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June 4

What happened to my book? Snierman

I used the book tool to compile a list of articles and now that I've returned later in the day--I cannot find it or access it. What did I do wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snierman (talk • contribs) 01:00, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Were you logged in as User:Snierman? Cresix (talk) 01:10, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Only autoconfirmed or confirmed users can save books. An unsaved book may disappear between sessions. Would you like to be confirmed now? PrimeHunter (talk) 09:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Problems with being Autoconfirmed

My account is over 4 days old and I have made at least 10 edits, but I am not autoconfirmed. What should I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by InformationContributor11 (talk • contribs) 01:18, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

What led you to believe you were not autoconfirmed? Are you editing through a TOR network? Anyway, I have manually granted you confirmed user status as a user right, which will do nothing if you were already autoconfirmed, and if it you weren't, then it should override whatever was going on.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:59, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorting issue

I'm working on creating a new page in one of my sandboxes, and one feature is a rather lengthy table. I have the 'sortable' feature of the table is activated and each one section of the table sorts fine except for the final one; instead of sorting numbers from largest to smallest, it sorts in some weird manner that sorts numbers greater than nine separately from those that are less than or equal to nine. I've looked at similar templates and none of them have this issue, and my experimentation to fix it isn't working. How do I fix this and make the template sort correctly? Toa Nidhiki05 02:39, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

My guess is that the references inside the table are messing up the sort. The page at Help:SORT#Numerical_sorting_problems kinda says that it shouldn't, but the example they give doesn't have any references in the table cells that are being sorted. RudolfRed (talk) 02:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I believe if you have anything other than a pure number in the cell, it treats it as text and sorts it like text. The easiest solution is to move the references to a separate column.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 11:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Alright, I'll have to see about that. Toa Nidhiki05 15:04, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Your link is somehow being connected to mine

Hello. My name is Kim. I have a fan page on Facebook at the following link......https://www.facebook.com/GrannyDs. For some unknown reason, whenever I post and share from my page on Facebook. It puts the following name in my posts as a link to my page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Granny-D/112933575422468?rf=126424307400147, which is causing a BIG MIX UP among my friends and fans. And all of my posts are being directed over to this page also. Wikipedia, seems to be the only source on this page where I can contact someone about this error. I have contacted Facbook Support about this issue also, but decided it best to also contact you with hopes that you might be able to get this matter resolved.71.228.42.53 (talk) 02:44, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

We have no connection to Facebook. If they are not displaying things correctly, you'll have to take it up with them. Dismas|^(talk) 02:49, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Facebook community pages may incorporate content from Wikipedia— such use complies with Wikipedia policies on reuse of content. We at Wikipedia have no control over how the content is included nor can we help to remove it. Facebook does have a topic on Community pages and profile connections on their Help Center. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:23, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Creating a page basic

1. I am preparing an article in My SandBox

2. How do I upload a photo to My SandBox

3. Once I think the article is complete, to whom do I submit it

4. I asked basically the same questions a week ago and no response. Is that your policy? Or do you respond?

thanks

Caldude85

Caldude85 (talk) 03:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

If you were logged into this account when you say you asked the same question last week, then you only attempted to do so; this is your first edit to the help desk. Please read our requirements that topics of articles be notable, the subject specific guideline applicable to articles about people and our guide to identifying reliable sources, which is crucial to understand in order to meet notability requirements. I am pointing you to these pages because I have doubts that the topic in your sandbox can meet these requirements. In any event, I am going to post below a standard template that describes the process of uploading and using images, but please note that unless you know of a freely-licensed image that is compatible with our license or in the public domain, I don't think you will be able to use an image. While we do allow certain copyrighted images to be used under a claim of fair use, this is rarely allowed for images of living people. Note also that images claimed to be fair use must not be used while the page remains in your sandbox. There is no one you must submit it to. You can simply move it to the article mainspace when you think it is complete. But you might drop by here and ask someone to take a look befoe doing so because if, for example, it resembles its present state, it will likely be deleted very quickly once moved. The text appearing below this is the image template I advised I'd post.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:50, 4 June 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.

there is a mix up?

Hi Wikipeadia I found on one of your Web pages called Ultimate Spiderman episode 109 & 110 are the wrong way around is this the way it spouse to be or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.238.11.132 (talk) 03:44, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

The list at List_of_Ultimate_Spider-Man_episodes is sorted by the date the episodes aired. It's possible they were not shown in the order they were created. RudolfRed (talk) 03:54, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

See also Production code number. According to List of Ultimate Spider-Man episodes episode 9 to be shown had production code 110, and episode 10 had code 109. I haven't seen a source for the production codes but note that episode 10 says "A special screening of this episode was shown at the Marvel Television panel at the 2012 annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)." That was in mid April and episode 9 didn't air until May 20 so it sounds plausible that episode 10 was produced first. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:13, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Joint Casualty Resolution Center article

Dear Sir/ma'am

Hello.

After reading and attempting to jump thru all the various hoops needed to ask that a article be created,it was more of a pain in the ass than I had either the time or patience to deal with. I was searching for information,pictures, or anything at all on a joint unit created during the VN war in order to, among other covert activities,search and account for missing and dead service-members. The unit in question is called JOINT CASUALTY RESOLUTION CENTER, and was still active up until late 1990's-2000,when I lost track of their activities. If you can research this unit and post anything at all about it,including the pocket and shoulder patch(s), as well as the unit crest, beret flash, and parachute wing background (flash & oval are all black with a orange stripe going thru it, top right to bottom left,IIRC)

Any information is much appreciated,and if you need some minor help, I would be glad to give ya'll what I know.Ask for hep same area you appeal for donations,and provided it isnt a 30-step process,I will contact whomever and help with what I can. Also, someone has GOT to make the submittal process easier when looking to have a article created. As it is now, it is ridiculous-too many hoops to jump thru just to ask for "CREATE A ARTICLE ON________________________".

Thank you for your time,

SFC Craig — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.19.176 (talk) 07:44, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Does Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command help you? Dru of Id (talk) 08:02, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

(JCRC [1] became "Joint Task Force - Full Accounting" in 1992 [2], which consolidated to JPAC in 2003). Dru of Id (talk) 08:20, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Category question

Can I get some guidance on this issue please: Wikipedia_talk:Categorization#Defunct_resorts? It's gone unanswered for 17 days on what seemed to be the right place to ask. Thanks! —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 09:14, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

So your question is essentially "Shouldn't all categories at least have a paragraph defining them if not a main article?". This is not a requirement, and there are many many categories without a description. You may add one by going to the category page and clicking the edit button.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:31, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

They are existing categories. It's not up to me to decide what they are about, is it? My question is primarily specific to those categories and that article, as I wrote, and secondarily in general. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 01:57, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Film capacitor

Please help: I tried to move my article User:Elcap/Film capacitor to an official wiki page "Film capacitor", but the article moved to "Wikipedia:Film capacitor". Please help to correct my mistake. Thanks, --Elcap (talk) 11:47, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Done. You forgot to choose the namespace in the drop-down list. Regards.--GoP_T^C_N 11:53, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

This isn't the first time I've seen this happen. A new user might (understandably) think that, when moving a page out of user space, the proper location is Wikipedia. Seems obvious, but it is wrong. I wonder if there is an easy way to have a pop up warning, as it is almost always wrong, and if you really want to move it to the Wikipedia name space, you would know enough to ignore the warning. The warning would read something like " If this is intended to be an article in Wikipedia, you want to move it to the article namespace, not the Wikipedia namespace. If you are sure that you want the Wikipedia namespace hit continue".--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:02, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Can the dropdown list be set to be on article space by default? Then move attempts such as this would be correct anyway. Anyone wanting to move a page anywhere other than article space should be experienced enough to select the correct space. Roger (talk) 14:42, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

The default namespace is the current one and I think that's best. Article as default would probably cause many incorrect moves to article space. The currently blank MediaWiki:Movepage-summary is displayed at top of all move forms. It could explain that "(Article)" and not "Wikipedia" means encyclopedia article. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:57, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

F.G.Natesa Iyer

I have created an article around F.G.Natesa Iyer, at User:AnanthanarayanaSharma/FG Natesa Iyer. Is it possible to have a "soft review" done, on things like notability, references, etc? Since he was a well known historical figure in South Indian politics and culture in the first half of the twentieth century,is it possible to get some more references and details? Anant (talk) 12:10, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I fixed the all caps section headings. The lead needs to be expanded to briefly summarise the article. Please do not refer to the subject by his full name. Use only the surname like this: "John P. H. Smith-Fleming was a tall man" is incorrect, "Smith-Fleming was a tall man" is correct. Unfortunately I can't figure out in this case what part of his name is the surname. Roger (talk) 12:42, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I have expanded the lead. The name F.G.N.Iyer has been used throughout the article. Anant (talk) 14:42, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Need review of my article.

May the respected fellow members here furnish to me, a review of article created by me. It is Madhavi Mudgal. Thanks! VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  12:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done - I made a few minor changes.--ukexpat (talk) 12:56, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Is a Wikiproject allowed to have a "shared" sandbox?

Sometimes creating an article draft is easier as a joint effort rather than as primarily the work of a single editor. In such a case it would be easier if a sandbox can be under a Wikiproject because it can be inhibiting to the process if the user who happens to "own" the sandbox is expected to always take the lead and other editors might feel like they are "intruding" when they contribute to such a draft. Having a sandbox "on neutral ground" might help the drafting process. Roger (talk) 12:59, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't see why not.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:03, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

The main sandbox is in theory shared by everyone, so I don't see why a Project shouldn't have its own shared sandbox.--ukexpat (talk) 13:05, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

It might be prudent to create a new shared sandbox for each article being drafted, so that the finished draft can be moved to mainspace without dragging huge amounts of irrelevant history with it. I'd appreciate it if someone could pick me up if I've got the mechanics of moving pages wrong, though. Brammers (talk/c) 13:12, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Also a good idea.--ukexpat (talk) 13:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, but I actually feel a bit sheepish now, as I have just discovered that WP:WikiProject Disability does in fact already have a sandbox - it's a bit dusty and covered in cobwebs but I'm about to start something new there. Roger (talk) 13:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

The Scouting project has the Article incubator where we collaborate on any number of draft articles. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:43, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Local upload

How do I upload a photo locally to only the English version of Wikipedia? Jheditorials 13:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Unless you're submitting it to Wikimedia Commons, the image would only be available on the English Wikipedia. But if the image is suitable for our wiki, the licensing will likely permit other editors to use it (with attribution) on other wikipedia projects. You might want to be more specific - do you just want to use it here, or do you wish to prevent other projects from using it as well? UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 14:15, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

The question stems from these two discussions: [[3]] and [[4]]. Thanks! Jheditorials 14:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Transcluding only a section of a page into another page

Is it possible to transclude only a defined section of one page into another? I tried {{Source page#Source section}} but the whole of the "Source page" transcluded instead of only "Source section". Roger (talk) 14:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, see Wikipedia:Transclusion#Partial transclusion. It requires some preparation of the source page. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:04, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Maybe someday I'll learn to RTFM before asking questions here. Roger (talk) 15:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

CPU overloading

I've been having a problem with my PC for a while now. It's cnfiguration is thus- 2 GB memory, 2.8 GHz Core 2 duo prcessor and a 1 GB NVIDIA graphics card. The problem is that when I'm playing games like FIFA 12 and CoD6, they terminate abruptly resulting in a blue screen which complaints about overloading. I work on Windows7 and have Ubuntu installed on the system as well. What coud be the problem and how can I fix it myself ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.204.6.155 (talk) 14:34, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--ukexpat (talk) 14:49, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

HOW TO UPLOAD A PICTURE

i HAVE A PHOTO OF GOURI SHANKER HEERA CHAND OJHA . I WANT TO UPLOAD IT ON HIS PAGE AT WIKIPEDIA. HOW CAN I DO IT.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.109.221.102 (talk • contribs)

• 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 there is no need to SHOUT!--ukexpat (talk) 15:19, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

How do I know if a picture is okay to use on wikipedia?

I am working on improving the article of a famous person, particularly a president of a university. The article is currently a stub and does not have an image of the person.

I would like to add a picture of this person for his "infobox". How do I know that the picture of him is not copyrighted? ... can I just take a picture from the University's website? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.49.219.160 (talk) 15:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

You may not just take his picture from his website unless it clearly bears a free copyright license compatible with Wikipedia's licenses or is released into the public domain. In the absence of such material, you are required to assume any image is non-free copyrighted. We do allow use of certain images for particular purposes under a claim of fair use, but this is almost never applicable to living persons. Unfortunately, this is the state of copyright—you must have and provide positive evidence of lack of copyright, and for a large number of images, since negative evidence is very difficult to come by, you are stuck. This is the reason that we have many articles on incredibly famous people but with no photograph. It is very frustrating but them's the breaks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:03, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

incorrect link on Quad City Eagles page

Quad City Eagles

Kurt Albrecht

Please fix one of your links embedded in an article for the "Quad City Eagles." Your page lists all of the members of their soccer team but one player in particular, Kurt Albrecht, has a link that take the reader to the page of a prominent WW2 Nazi soldier who died in 1959. As we know, most people only read the first few lines of a story of and due to that unfortunate reality, people will think that this player is a Nazi, which is obviously not true. The players name is correct, but please remove the link to the other page.

Thank you for your time.

Erik Albrecht — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.224.254 (talk) 16:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

 Fixed in this edit.--ukexpat (talk) 16:59, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I've also disambig'ed the three other players who linked to incorrect pages. Rojomoke (talk) 18:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Need Review and Copy editing help

Hello everyone. I would like to request fellow members here if they might be willing to give me some hand in copy editing and and re arranging the content on this page. Also add any necessary inputs if possible and rectify any grammatical mistakes if they still persist. Thanks! The article is this User:Vivek Rai/Palle Rama Rao VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  17:46, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Citation Not Needed..

In the Eurovision Article there is the line: Most host countries choose to capitalise on the opportunity afforded them by hosting a programme with such a wide-ranging international audience, and it is common to see the presentation interspersed with video footage of scenes from the host nation, as if advertising for tourism.[citation needed] --- As far as i can see, this can not be citited under Wiki guide lines becuase only via watching the show would you know or not or can the citation be a personal comment ie - 2012 Eurovison had segways that showed places of natureal beauty in Azerbaijan, clearly a nice looking and well placed bit of advertising. Would this be acceptable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MLaughton (talk • contribs) 17:55, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely not. There is a grey area when an article about a film or TV programme says that something happens or is seen in the film or programme, and it is at least arguable that the item is a reliable source for facts about its content. But this is a different case, because it is making a general claim about Eurovision presentations in general. If it is not referenced to a reliable source, it is original research, and should be removed. --ColinFine (talk) 22:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

It's also disallowed original research to make your own analysis of why the images are shown. It may well be that their goal is to advertise for tourism but you should cite a reliable source for such a claim. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:46, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Flickr Images

Is it ok to take an image from flickr and use it on a wikipedia page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.49.219.160 (talk) 18:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

In many, many cases, the answer is no. I believe the images in the top and bottom categories on this Flickr page—"Attribution License" (CC BY) and "Attribution-ShareAlike License" (CC BY-SA)—are OK to use on Wikipedia, but even with those there may be problems if they've been uploaded to Flickr by people who don't have the right to so license them. The licensing information for each Flickr image appears under "License" on the right-hand side of its Flickr page; any image with "All rights reserved" or with a license more restrictive than the two I mentioned above (such as a prohibition of commercial use or of derivative works) is not compatible with Wikipedia's licensing. Deor (talk) 19:54, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

See

Flickr image info.	License	OK here?
© All rights reserved	No license	NOT OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY-NC-ND	NOT OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY-NC-SA	NOT OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY-NC	NOT OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY-ND	NOT OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY	OK
Some rights reserved	CC-BY-SA	OK
No rights reserved.	Public Domain	OK

Look at the right side of a page on flicker and you will see the above signs. Then look at this table; only three types of licenses are allowed. Regards.--GoP_T^C_N 20:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

our wikipedia page was deleted

Im currently interning at Water Music Publishing and we noticed that our wikipedia page was deleted by Ron Ritzman due to non-reliable sources but we're confused by what that means because our claims are true so right now our concern is to get the page restored which lies in the power of the administrators, thanks for the help.

-Marc — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.240.100 (talk) 18:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

For starters, this is not "your" Wikipedia page, but rather a Wikipedia article about your firm. See WP:OWN and more importantly our guidelines on conflict of interest. If these assertions were properly cited to impartial third-party sources, they must still establish that the subject corporation is notable enough to merit an article about it in an encyclopedia. If that is the case, presumably at some point somebody else, somebody without your conflict of interest will write an impartial article about the company, properly sourced and with the requisite neutral point of view. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:42, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

To get the page restored (to user space), follow the directions in WP:USERFY, but unless you address any problems pointed out by User:Orangemike, the article will likely get deleted again.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:52, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Email password reminder not arrived

I have sent out for a new password

To date it has not reached me.

Charles Stewart — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.89.123 (talk) 18:45, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Standard advice is to look in your spam folders. Otherwise there is not much we can do. Do you still have access to the email address with which you originally registered your account? --ColinFine (talk) 22:50, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Searching for wikipedia articles on the internet and article quality ratings.

Hello, my article, Manuel Sáez, shares the same title as another article on Wikipedia. It's the name of a person and the only difference between the two names is an accent. When I do a search on the internet, my artcle does not show up wheras the other article does. My article was assessed as Start-Class, is this the reason why it doesn´t show up in searches on the internet (e.g. Google)? I've recently revamped my article, is it possible for it to be reassessed? Many thanks for your time GreenMutant (talk) 19:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

We have no control over how search engines work. It is possible that the search engine(s) you are using are ignoring the diacritical mark and that the older, longer article Manuel Saez (which probably also has more incoming wikilinks) simply comes up far sooner than the newer one (Manuel Sáez (artist)) on search results. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:08, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

(ec)I will move the article to Manuel Sáez (artist) and will add a pointer from the other article to this one. Hopefully that will help.

I haved moved it to Manuel Sáez as disambiguation is not required for the version of the title with the diacritic, and corrected the hatnote at Manuel Saez.--ukexpat (talk) 20:53, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Is that acceptable? Having articles on two different topics with only diacritics being the difference in the article name? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 20:58, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't see why not -- there is certainly no technical reason for it to be unacceptable. If search engines are ignoring the diacritics, that will happen with or without the disambiguation.--ukexpat (talk) 21:02, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

In most languages which use diacritical marks, the letter plus diacritic is considered an entirely separate letter; e.g., h and ĥ in Esperanto, o and ö in Hungarian, n and ñ in Spanish, etc. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:05, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Then might I suggest adding a hatnote to Manuel Saez? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:07, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Of course you can suggest it. Better is to be bold and add it. RudolfRed (talk) 22:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Page view question...

So I was looking at the page views for the Speech_generating_device article (views are at [5]). And the views show a fairly major spike followed by a consistantly high improvement — I'm curious to know what caused this — are there any tools availbile to look at the sources of incoming views? Would be a really interesting data set...— Preceding unsigned comment added by Fayedizard (talk • contribs)

Very curious. I tried a general search of links to the article ([6]) and News archive searches sorted by date of both the title and the redirect to it to see if anything was reported just before the spike and nada. I'd like to know too.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:16, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I hadn't thought of googling for links - very smart :) actually I think I may have a suspision - Stephen Hawking shows a similar jump [7] and that's the week he turned up on big bang theory… so I maybe a big run off in this case. Would still be interesting to see see some wikiware (if that's not a word yet then I think I invented it) that splits up page views by where they came from (i.e. google/otherpages and which otherpages)… might help when people are attempting to moud the language of a particular article properly… Fayedizard (talk) 08:47, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

False information keeps being re-posted on my page, please help!

Hi Wikipedia, I work for City University of Seattle and would like to flag a section under our reputation section. I have amended this section a few times, as have others, and it keeps being changed back to the same false statement. The statement can be found on - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_University_of_Seattle. Here is the statement in total: "Allegations of Fraud in Switzerland (title) In January 2011 the circuit court in Zurich adjudicated the Swiss branch of the City University of Seattle bankrupt. [7] It was the second time in seven years that the Swiss part of the City University went bankrupt. In other countries there were similiar incidents. In 1991 the City University launched a subsidiary in Slovakia which went bankrupt in 2003. [8] Though the students enrolled paid millions of Dollars for tuiton fees each year, the Swiss branch had no assets in January 2011. After that local Swiss authorities filed a suit for fraud against the former headmaster of the Swiss branch of the City University of Seattle. [9] There have allegedly been irregularities concerning the deposited funds. [10] In addition to that the Swiss authorities make the allegation that the City University has taken advantage of the good reputation of Swiss schools to sell not recognized useless diplomas for money. [11] In the media coverage following these events the City University was mostly described as an institution with a bad reputation. Several Swiss newspapers and blogs described the City University as "dubious university" [12] or used the term "pseudo-university". [13] [14] It was not the first time that the City University was described in a negative way. As early as in the nineties the German politician Rezzo Schlauch called the City University "a third class school disguising as a university" (original: "eine als Universitaet getarnte drittklassige Volkshochschule"). The City University sued Rezzo Schlauch, but a German court defended Mr. Schlauchs view and rejected all claims. [15]"

As a senior level manager at City University of Seattle, I can tell you City University of Seattle (CityU) decided to close City University of Seattle Zurich once in the 1990s for admissions reasons. Then, we re-opened a City University of Seattle Zurich campus in the late 1990s and later declared bankruptcy in 2010/2011. This caused some negative editorial articles and blogs to be posted about CityU. However, Zurich was the only campus of CityU’s that went bankrupt. And, as this campus closed, CityU offered a tuition package to each student at the Zurich campus, making it so each student would not have to pay any extra for their education, should they want to continue with CityU in Switzerland or elsewhere. Students at this campus transferred to City University of Seattle’s Lucerne campus (ref: http://www.cityu.edu/locations/europe/lucerne.aspx), City University of Seattle Slovakia Bratislava (ref: http://www.cityu.edu/locations/europe/bratislava.aspx), City University of Seattle Prague (ref: http://www.cityu.edu/locations/europe/prague.aspx), and our U.S. Bellevue campus (http://www.cityu.edu/locations/americas/bellevue.aspx). We have seen students who were enrolled at the Zurich campus graduate, but we have not seen “millions” of dollars from them as this post claims. We have not seen even close to a million dollars. We have also never seen allegation that the City University of Seattle, or any of our locations have taken advantage of the reputation of Swiss schools or any school for that matter. We have also never sold our degrees to any student, rendering them useful. City University of Seattle is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a regional accrediting body approved by the U.S. Department of Education (ref: http://www.cityu.edu/about/profile/accreditation.aspx). Regional accreditation serves as the most important means of assuring the quality of higher education through meticulous peer-review and evaluation. CityU has maintained continuous accreditation with the Commission since 1978, earning reaffirmation of accreditation in its last review in 2010. Members of this accreditation team also visited several other locations, including our international locations. This accreditation body would in no way stand for our selling degrees or taking advantage of other’s reputation.

We try very hard to uphold our reputation as a small, not-for-profit, university. Can I please ask that you remove and ban this post? It is false, wrong, and hurting our reputation. Thank you, City University of Seattle 209.221.168.11 (talk) 23:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC) 209.221.168.11 (talk) 23:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

First, it is not "your" page. See WP:OWN. Second, you have a conflict of interest here, see WP:COI. If you have any changes you want to make to the page, please post the changes on the article's talk page. along with verifiable sources (WP:V) RudolfRed (talk) 23:36, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

While I agree with the points RudolfRed is making, I think the tone of that reply is a little bitey. Wikipedia is concerned that articles be accurate and balanced, but the criterion is verifiability rather than truth. If a reliable source says something about you that you don't like, then that information may be added to the article, and you are not entitled to remove it (if it is not supported by such a reference, anybody may remove it). If you can find independent reliable sources that say something different, they may be added to the page - but as an interested party you should not do this, but confine yourself to suggesting it on the article's talk page. Normally the original statement should stay in the article as well, perhaps with text that points out that different sources say different things: if the statement is clearly superseded (for example by a retraction in the same organ, or if enough other reliable sources dispute it) it might be acceptable to remove it, but this is a matter for consensus among interested editors. --ColinFine (talk) 19:21, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, looking at it now, it is a little bitey. Apologies to the OP, and thanks for the better explanation you provided. RudolfRed (talk) 20:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

June 5

Help with deleting revision

I want to delete the revision attributed to me and associated with the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armenian_Genocide&oldid=495787044 How do I do it? There are no 'undo' buttons visible in the history. Thank you. Diranakir (talk) 00:14, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Why? "Just because", doesn't work, check out valid reasons WP:CRD. If one of the reasons apply, make a request at WP:RFO CTJF83 00:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Diranakir claims that he did not make this revision himself, and that it is a forgery attributed to him by another editor. Maproom (talk) 10:41, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I am a volunteer mediator at WP:DRN. What Diranakir is claiming did not and can not happen. It is not possible for someone to modify a diff while leaving your name on it. (Admins can delete, nobody can modify.) This was explained to Diranakir in great detail by two different mediators at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard#Armenian Genocide. Diranakir's continued false accusations against Gazifikator after being informed that they are impossible is bordering on WP:HARASSMENT. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:38, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

How do I add the "other languages" tab for a page that exists in other wikis????

The English Wikipedia page Daar doer in die bosveld exists in the Afrikaans Wikipedia and the Bahasa Indonesia Wikipedia but the English language version is not listed under the "Other Languages" tab in those wikis and there is no "other languages" tab on the English-language page. how do I add an "other languages" tab into the English page. Thanks for your help!Phuthaditjhaba (talk) 01:27, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

You may add the link using the following example: [[es:Wikipedia]]. Changing the "es" to say "fr" will take it to the French language link. I hope this helps, SwisterTwister talk 01:31, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

(e/c) You would add to our article, near the bottom, [[af:Exact name of Afrikaans article]] and [[bjn:Exact name of Bahas article]], then go to the two foreign article and add [[en:Daar doer in die bosveld]] to them. For more please see Help:Interwiki linking.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

how do you create a wikipedia?

how do you create a wikipedia?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ranecia2012 (talk • contribs)

See meta:Requests for new languages, meta:Language proposal policy and meta:Language committee/Handbook (requesters)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:28, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

"create a wikipedia" means to create a whole new language version of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. If you only mean to create a Wikipedia article then see Wikipedia:Your first article. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:39, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Ocean acidification and rising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere

Educational assignment tag has been placed. Why doesn't it show? Thanks n advance. Roshan220195 (talk) 01:54, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

The tag needs to go on the talk page of the article, not the article itself. See the documentation at {{Educational assignment}} RudolfRed (talk) 01:58, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Oh ok.. Thnx!! Roshan220195 (talk) 02:02, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

tim burns 3rd degree

there are a number of articles about me that seem to be attributed to other tim burns's....what do i do about that... as far as i can tell i dont have a me in wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.181.2.132 (talk) 07:14, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean there are articles mentioning you but linking your name to another person named Tim Burns? If you are an artist then the links can be changed to red links by writing [[Tim Burns (artist)|Tim Burns]] which renders as Tim Burns. A red link signals that the subject does not have an article. See Wikipedia:Autobiography if you consider writing an autobigraphy. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:26, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Simply put, unless you have been noted in reliable publications, you likely do not satisfy our notability guidelines. It's nothing personal, there's just no call to have an article on every person. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 14:10, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Editing MPNFL page

Hi, I have spent a few hours making the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League page a much better setup with more club colours. But every time I view the page. It goes back to the previous version. Even though my edits are in the history.

Help!

--CCFNS (talk) 08:13, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I see your changes. Try to bypass your cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:14, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Main image isn't displayed correctly

Dear all,

for the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinterion I've replaced the logo (since we have a new one), the new one is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cinterion_logo.svg

As you can see, on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinterion it is shown way too big, and when I open it directly (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Cinterion_logo.svg), the old logo is shown. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you! bemabe79 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bemabe1979 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I have purged Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH. That fixed it. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:11, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! But what needs to be done to fix the http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Cinterion_logo.svg? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bemabe1979 (talk • contribs) 09:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

What is wrong with it? It looks right to me. Try to bypass your own cache. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:36, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Perfect, now it works! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bemabe1979 (talk • contribs) 09:41, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I have chopped out of the article the "What is" section which was completely out of place in this article and had no references.--ukexpat (talk) 14:24, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

pl confirm if form3019A is submitted in favor of diigvijay singh a 88 east of kailash new delhi india

i have been contacted by mr. kudio vincent account officer of late cuma karaagas of turkey regarding the transfer of funds to my company PURE GOLD INC. NEW DELHI FOR investments in india.I HAVE DULY FILLED THE FORM 3019A FOR VERIFICATION BY YOU PL CONFIRM IF IT IS GENUINE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.161.81.139 (talk) 10:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Are you aware that this where you posted is a page in Wikipedia, a website functioning as an online encyclopedia edible over the internet? We have no connection with Mr. Kudio Vincent and this page (called the help desk) is only for questions about using and editing this online encyclopedia. I am afraid you have to choose another means of contact instead. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 10:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Mmm, Wikipedia, delicious!--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:24, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

A quick Google Search turned up http://ukinsingapore.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/when-things-go-wrong/uk-police-records. Maybe the address at the bottom is of some help? Regards. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 10:53, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Unless this is a transfer that you already know about and are expecting, this is almost certainly a scam, and I would advise you to ignore it. --ColinFine (talk) 19:25, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject as a one-man show

Do I need to get a clear consensus for setting up a WikiProject and if not, can I simply set up and run the WikiProject by myself, or is there a policy requiring that I gain consensus for the projects establishment first? Are one-man WikiProjects allowed? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:25, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Also note, the WikiProject I have in mind had 2 supports and 1 oppose? Can I start the project under that premise? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:29, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Without details, I can only refer you to Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 11:33, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

WikiProjects are actually are actually there to maintain the content. It is pretty nonsensical to create one with you being the only member. Regards.--GoP_T^C_{N 11:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)}

This is the project I have in mind. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:38, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

(ec)Is it a field that has a larger active project that already covers it? You could consider starting a taskforce within that project instead. But I'm not aware of anything against starting such a project per se , but considering projects are designed to be a place where editors can collaborate to make consensus and editing easier, starting a project of one seems a little self-defeating. You can start the project and invite people to join and contribute, but there'd be no one person in control. Яehevkor ✉ 11:39, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

The smallest Wikiprojects I have ever seen so far had 4 or 5 "signed up" participants. I suspect a project with fewer participants would simply not have enough momentum to last. Try to recruit at least two or three more participants before starting. A WikiProject with only one member makes no sense at all - one member has nobody to collaborate with. Roger (talk) 11:40, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I expect recruiting two or three more participants for this project should be quite difficult. Perhaps I should start something at VPR? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I shouldn't take this into consideration at this time, until the current discussion regarding NFCC has yielded some results. The outcome of that discussion might make it moot anyway. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 15:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Film Pages - Production Designers

hi there,

I love reading about films on wikipedia and as a film student i find it very helpful, however i do find it (as a design specialist) irritating and slightly offensive that nearly every head of department including producers, cinematographers, editors etc are in the info box on film ages except for production designers or art directors - is there a way to make this compulsory to film pages?

many thanks!

Jonathan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.127.199.95 (talk) 13:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

All parameters to {{Infobox film}} are optional so the infobox works if they haven't been added. Compulsory parameters for production designers or art directors are out of the question. Directors don't even have that. Optional parameters can be suggested at Template talk:Infobox film. Archive searches find for example Template talk:Infobox film/Archive 20#Production Designer. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:51, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Up to day photo of this area in at the National Zoo

I have a picture of my mom and dad taken at the national zoo back in 1960's and i'm looking for a particul area in the zoo from which they are standing.Today is the day 14 years ago of my dad's passing and i would like to update the photo with an up todate veiw of the area ? Could you send a link so that I may summit my photo?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.147.9 (talk) 14:48, 5 June 2012 (UTC) 16:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC) Saveme63 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Not sure that I understand your question. Do you want to upload the image to use it in an article?--ukexpat (talk) 15:15, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I would guess that the editor meant "submit" not "summit" and that this is indeed what he wishes to do. Britmax (talk) 16:54, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Which "National Zoo"? Roger (talk) 16:55, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

The IP address locates to Britain, however I am not aware of any British Zoo known commonly as the "National Zoo". National Zoo currently redirects to Smithsonian National Zoological Park, which is most commonly known in the U.S. as simply "The National Zoo". In the anglophone world, there is also the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra and the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa in Pretoria. This search for "National Zoo" also turns up other possibilities. --Jayron32 18:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

The nearest thing we have to a National Zoo is London Zoo in Regent's Park. Britmax (talk) 20:22, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Not sure where you get that the IP address is Britain, every lookup that I can find puts the physical location in the Washington DC Metropolitan area, and thus I'm pretty sure that it is the National Zoo that is part of the Smithsonian in Washington DC. I do know that the zoo has gone through several redesigns over the last 50 years, so it might be tricky. In any event, I'm not really sure how Wikipedia can help.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Naraht (talk • contribs)

War of 1812

It is very important that you add to your article the fact that Stephen Girard provided the funds to the US Government for the War of 1812 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.255.76.22 (talk) 16:30, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source for that?--ukexpat (talk) 16:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

You'd probably be better off on the article's talk page. Don't forget to take your reliable source with you. Britmax (talk) 16:56, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

how can a student who has passed m.b.b.s. from india join your university

after doing m.b.b.s from india how can one persuade into biomedengeinrring — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.177.22 (talk) 19:17, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

This is not a university. This is Wikipedia, the encyclopaedia that anybody can edit. --ColinFine (talk) 19:27, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I have played a part (the Italian nanny) in The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke

May I be added in the cast list?....  :) Many thanks! Sara Schivazappa— Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.153.146.175 (talk) 21:20, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

If there is a reliable published source which says that you did, then you may. (However, I notice that the existing cast list in The White Ribbon has very no references, and should be removed unless it can be referenced),

Normally you should not edit anything about yourself in any article - see WP:COI - but in this case, provided you can cite a reliable reference, I don't think there would be a problem in your editing it yourself. --ColinFine (talk) 21:44, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

External Link

Hi

I was thinking of including an external link to most references to the Brontë Sisters/Family. However, the page is a shop but it's being run in cooperation with Haworth Church (Resting place of Emily and Charlotte)(Brontë Family) and includes donations back to Haworth Church for the restoration fund directly linked to the Brontë Sisters. So is this OK to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yorkandbeyond (talk • contribs) 21:24, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

What exactly does it add to the article(s)? Being connected to the fund is noble, but unless it adds something to the article and qualifies per our external link guideline it shouldn't be used. It sounds unlikely to be of use if it's simply a store though. Cheers, Matthew (York). Яehevkor ✉ 21:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Broken Page?

When I try to access the page on Lotronex (using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotronex), which is supposed to redirect to Alosetron, the page never loads, let alone redirect me to the correct page. I was able to get the redirect when I accessed the page from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lotronex, though. Is this problem just happening to me? If so, is there actually a way to fix this problem? SilentDreamer11 (talk) 21:42, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

It's loading perfectly well for me. Clear your cache perhaps? (just a thought, I've no idea whether it will help). --ColinFine (talk) 21:48, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

How to edit the lead title

How do I edit the lead title of a new page that I just created? Right now, the lead title says "User" followed by my username. Any ideas?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Basever (talk • contribs) 21:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

You cannot edit the title of a page: what you do is to move the page to the right place, which in this case would be Max Siegel (this link shows in red, because the article doesn't currently exist). However, don't do this! The article is nowhere near ready for release into main space, and would get deleted very quickly. First, it has no references at all, and therefore does not establish that the subject is notable by Wikipedia's standards, and also contravenes Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people. Secondly, the tone is promotional and contains a number of peacock words.

What I do suggest is you move it to User:Basever/Max Siegel (a user subpage) to work on it further, as your user page is not supposed to contain articles. When you have added sufficient inline references, and rewritten the promotional parts of it, then you can consider moving it to main-space. --ColinFine (talk) 21:55, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Against the advice above you moved it to the mainspace. I opted to move it back rather than delete it under CSD G11. It's at User:Basever/Max Siegel. You need to do a lot of work before this is ready to "go live", if you want to make it stick. I will leave a note on your talk page about this.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Page Ratings unaccessible

After editing the "Maya art" article, I found that the Page Ratings are no longer accessible. What has happened?Retal (talk) 22:01, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

You and an IP has edited Maya art more than 30 times in the last day. This has probably caused ratings to expire. See mw:Article feedback/FAQ#How are the averages calculated? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Uploading an image

Hi, I'm trying to upload an image to a page but can not, I believe due to the fact that I don't have the correct level of Wiki status to do so. Can someone help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomathon2012 (talk • contribs) 22:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Your account should already be autoconfirmed and able to upload images both at Wikipedia and commons:. What happens at Wikipedia:Upload? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:02, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

When, or should I say, how many edits ago did you try to do this upload that it failed? I ask because to be autoconfirmed requires, in addition to an account being 4 days old, having made at least ten edits. Your edit to this page is your eleventh, so I thought you might have tried to upload the images before your tenth edit on May 14, 2012. If so, that's probably the source of the problem, and it should be corrected now that you've passed the number of edits threshold.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:24, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Problems editing my Watchlist

I have noticed, since yesterday, that, when I try to view and edit my watchlist, I get a WikiMedia error page instead. Is there a problem with the watchlists -- or the editing of them? If I try to just view the watchlist, it loads fine. I haven't tried to edit the raw watchlist to find out if that loads correctly. Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 23:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Creating article

Hello:

Is there a simple, straightforward way to place an article on Wikipedia? I have checked and there is nothing on this subject that currently exists on Wikipedia. The article appears below.

Thank you.

Dian Kiser

June Horton Gable

June Horton Gable Educator-Feminist-Fulbright Scholar 1920-2011 June Horton Gable was a remarkable educator and feminist who pointed the way to equal opportunity for girls and boys beginning in Sacramento, California and spreading throughout California and beyond. Ms. Gable joined the Sacramento City School District as a junior high teacher in 1959. She became involved in feminism during the early days of the women’s movement, late 1960’s, and was president of the Sacramento Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1972-1974. During her years with NOW, she assisted Sacramento City School District to win the first federal grant awarded to implement Title IX, a groundbreaking law banning gender discrimination in all school programs that receive federal funding. In 1976, she was appointed the district’s Title IX manager and assigned to eliminate bias in every aspect of education, including student activities, staff hiring, policies and written material. “We’ve seen great changes,” she told the Sacramento Bee in 1984. Now, words and ideas such as sexual stereotyping, role modeling and sexism—which were unknown…10 years ago—are read in newspapers and magazines and heard on radio, television and in movies.” Ms. Gable’s support for opportunities for women took her around the world. She was a delegate to the 1975 United National Conference in Mexico City for International Women’s Year. She lectured on women’s right at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and spent three months as a Fulbright Scholar touring and writing about the role of women in India in 1977. She participated in global study projects throughout Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Caribbean and the South Pacific. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gable moved as a child to Minnesota. Her earliest role model of a strong woman was her mother, who had quit school in the fifth grade to pick coal off railroad tracks in the Bronx to keep her family’s apartment warm in the winter. Gable attended the University of Minnesota and graduated Summa Cum Laude 1942 with majors in history, government and politics. She went on and completed her Master’s degree in 1945. She taught school in Iowa, San Bernardino and finally in 1950 accepted a teaching position in Sacramento City Unified School District. After the 1975 passage of Title IX, the federal gender equality law, SCUSD, under June’s leadership, became the first district in the United States to win federal funding to address inequities against women and girls. In 1976, as Title IX manager, she established a resource center which provided a wealth of resources, programming, and gender equity training for educators. Many of the resources she developed were distributed across the globe. June Gable retired in 1987, receiving honors and recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California Senate, the Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Within two months of retirement, she accepted an appointment to serve on the California Commission on the Status of Women. For nine years, she was an ardent advocate for strengthening of women’s history in school curriculums. June Horton Gable died at her home in Sacramento in 2011 at the age of 90.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dian Kiser (talk • contribs) 23:41, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, it looks like this will be a valuable article. But before this can go live, there's one thing you absolutely must do, and that's provide your references. Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners provides an accessible overview for new Wikipedia contributors. I've copied your draft to your own personal sandbox at User:Dian_Kiser/Sandbox. If you can add references there, you can ask here again and someone can make the article live for you. Feel free to ask if you need anything. Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 01:07, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Monroe, LA

The location placed on the map is incorrect. Source: Google Maps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.177.231 (talk) 23:42, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out. Deor (talk) 02:39, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The movie "Blue Sky"

Jessica Lange played the role of Rama Laurie Stagner's mother

Everthing except the riDe on to the Nevada Test Site was based on my real life final years on active duty in the US Army. I was the Nuclear Advisor for the film and I am the father of Rama Laurie Stagner(See ArizonaStar newspaper article,fall of 1994). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.9.27.188 (talk) 23:51, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Also, please sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). 71.146.10.213 (talk) 05:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I think this is a suggestion for improvement to the article Blue Sky (film). Anybody may make contributions, but information must be verifiable from published reliable sources: personal recollection is not acceptable because readers have no way of checking it. You best course is to make the suggestion at Talk:Blue Sky (film) - but if you can find independent sources which support the information, that would be helpful. --ColinFine (talk) 11:04, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

June 6

Toca Rivera

I was trying to create a page for Noel "Toca" Rivera, a percussionist (here is the page). Then, a few weeks after my page was declined, I saw that someone else had already had a Toca Rivera article page approved, which had not been created until a while after my page was declined and with, practically, an exact copy of the paragraph that I had in my original draft. What I'm trying to say is, I think I deserve some credit for the page that DID get approved. Joshbob10 (talk) 01:35, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I understand, but what do you want to ask? What do you want us to help you with? 71.146.10.213 (talk) 05:07, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

You are right you should be credited per Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. I have credited you in [8] and posted {{Uw-copying}} to the user who copied your text. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:26, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Monitor what is being added to a category?

Does anyone know how to keep track of what article is being classified under a category? A lot of anonymous editors are just adding random people under the Category:Filipino people of Spanish descent without reliable sources. Its becoming a pain to go through each article that was added on this list and remove them from the category using Twinkle. I want to be able to keep track of what's being added here so that I can notify the users who are doing this. Also how can I leave a automatic note about adding random people into categories like this so that this doesn't happen again? Bleubeatle (talk) 02:52, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

You can add this

importScript('User:ais523/catwatch.js');

to your vector.js subpage. It will show you, in your watchlist, when articles are added to the categories that you are watching. Dismas|^(talk) 03:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

How do I access this subpage? Bleubeatle (talk) 10:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Like you would any of your subpages. Put a slash after your username and add vector.js. So this would be at User:Bleubeatle/vector.js. Dismas|^(talk) 11:00, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

To expand on this a bit because the installation is tricky: As said, go to your personal JS and add the code importScript('User:ais523/catwatch.js');, but then you need to create the separate page User:Bleubeatle/WatchedCategories.js. Place there:

var WatchedCategories=new Array(
 
 // Place categories in this list. There should be a comma in all rows
 // but the last; make sure the names start with a capital letter, have
 // the correct case for all other letters, and don't have Category:
 // before them. This watchlist cannot be kept private (that is, other
 // users will be able to tell which categories you are watching).
 //
 // After editing this list (either for the first time or if you change
 // it later on) you will need to bypass your cache.
 
 "Name of category (do not prefix "category")",
 "Next category name",
 "Last category name has no comma"

 );

Make sure to then bypass your cache. Note that many user who have tried this needed to log out and restart their browsers before it would work, even after bypassing the cache.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:23, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Cite button missing

The cite button for the reftoolbar is missing from my edit window much of the time. It is actually there right now, but I've been missing it a lot lately. Has anyone else experienced this or know what could cause it? Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:34, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

image in interlanguange links

How to used image in interlanguange links to en-wiki? should we download the image and upload it to en-wiki? or anything else? *Annas* (talk) 03:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

To be clear, are you asking how to add an image found on another language Wikipedia to en-wiki? If the image is local it should be downloaded and re-uploaded assuming it meets our guidelines on non-free content use. If it is a free image and it has not already been uploaded to commons you could consider moving it to commons if you can figure out how (I still can't do it on en.wiki) or just uploading it to commons with attribution. If it is already on commons then you can use it like you would any other image. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:50, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Editing protected page

Recently, I seen this revision on the main page of English Wikipedia [[9]].I am aware that the main page is fully protected and can be only edited by administrators.but, see this link [[10]] it says that User:Centrx does not belongs to the group of sysops.Then, How he managed to edit a protected page?Max Viwe | Viwe The Max 05:26, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

User:Centrx became an administrator in 2006 (see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Centrx); after the edit you cited, he was de-sysopped and blocked. Dru of Id (talk) 05:56, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Table

The Midwest Athletic Conference page has a table with its state champions. Why is the school column so wide? How do you fix a problem like this? Also, why is the table disconnected from the rest of that section? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest_Athletic_Conference#State_championships — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.46.234 (talk) 06:16, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I think I've fixed it. Take a look and see if that's the way it's supposed to be now. Basically all I did was close the table correctly. Dismas|^(talk) 06:38, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of most of the Wikipedia entry for William Glen. Unauthorized. please restore to full entry as published for several years.

William Glen (geologist and historian) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

The history of professional activities, honors, publications, etc for William Glen has been deleted almost entirely. It has served many as a source for bibliographic search and much else. Please that the most complete version is restored. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ersatzgenug (talk • contribs) 07:46, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The removal of the extended CV information from this article was correct. Wikipedia is not the right place to store a CV, and should certainly not be used or referred to as a primary source for such information. If Dr Glen has published his CV elsewhere on the internet, then the article can include a link to this in an External Links section. Gandalf61 (talk) 08:08, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Meanwhile it is an unreferenced Biography of a Living Person, and may need to be removed if it remains unsourced. From your edit summaries, you need to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Dru of Id (talk) 08:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Agreed, I note one edit summary says "I have updated my former and present affiliations". Dr Glen, I presume that this means that you are Ersatzgenug. I'd appreciate it if you'd read WP:COI and for information on what a biography should look like, MOS:BIO. [11] is nice, calls you a distinguished historian of contemporary science." Wikipedia with its reliance on what other people have said about a subject can come as a surprise to new editors who aren't used to the way we work. Dougweller (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Note that I have moved the article to William Glen (geologist) on the principle that disambiguated titles should be as simple as possible.--ukexpat (talk) 12:55, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

BTW what exactly does the word "Unauthorized" in the heading mean? Since when does anything on WP need to be "authorized"? Roger (talk) 13:00, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

It usually means that somebody is under the misapprehension that their "authorisation" is in any way relevant to a Wikipedia article about them or their company. --ColinFine (talk) 15:20, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Reference list

Recently an editor changed a reference list I'd made from the format '<references/>' to '{{reflist}}'. Is there a preference or rule to use one or the other? Is there a functional difference? --Wolbo (talk) 09:10, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

There isn't (AFAIK) any rule over which to use. {{Reflist}} is more common, because as well as including the <references/> parameters, it adds additional functions (such as multiple columns, etc.). Generally

is used on new articles, but those older ones with <references/> are left as they are. Yunshui 雲‍水 09:18, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I believe there was a recent discussion about changing all instances of <references/> to {{reflist}} but I can't find it (and only looked at it perfunctorily so I can't report the trend of comments there). An older discussion touching on the issue is at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 67#Change to template:reflist fontsize wiki-wide? Anyway, I sometimes change this when I want to use columns, like {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} which is often preferable for long reference lists.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:54, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

ufc

2012 in UFC events (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

i love coming here to find out whose fighting in ufc and when,but some of the pages aren't workng i.e. ufc on fx 3. if you click on that it just says 2012 ufc events,then it list every ufc ever and never gives you information on that event. can someone please fix this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.240.207.72 (talk) 11:07, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

A link or two would really help us to figure out what exactly you are going on about. Roger (talk) 13:01, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I've linked the main article; I won't do the 35 redirects. This is part of the Ultimate Fighting article wars. Dru of Id (talk) 14:04, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Australian Cricket Society

The article I wrote last year entitled "Australian Cricket Society" has not been published as a page by Wikipedia. What do I have to do to get it published? I am the webmaster of www.australiancricketsociety.com and authorised to write the article. Gamesdownunder (talk) 13:20, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Where did you write it? BTW being "authorised" means nothing on Wikipedia, please see WP:OWN and WP:COI. Roger (talk) 13:27, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The draft is on you user page at User:Gamesdownunder. See your previous question and answers about this in the archives at Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2011/August#Userspace draft.--ukexpat (talk) 13:41, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

renaming a page

Hi, I was wondering if someone might be able to help me please. Zurich Financial Services have recenely changed their name to Zurich Insurance Group. I have been able to alter all the page names other than Spanish as it appears to be locked. Please could someone help me do this? Thank you GraRey (talk) 13:23, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I looked at the Spanish article and couldn't move it, so I suspect you will need to ask for help at their Help Desk.--ukexpat (talk) 13:34, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much for trying. GraRey (talk) 15:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Admin

How many edits do I have to need to become an admin on the Wikipedia? Morgan Katarn (talk) 14:38, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

No strict limit, but have you read Wikipedia:Administrators and Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship? - David Biddulph (talk) 14:41, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

42 + de.wikipedia admin is the most unusual. Dru of Id (talk) 14:58, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, the 42 is edits on en.wikipedia, his count on de.wikipedia and meta were much larger. ( but still fascinating...)Naraht (talk) 15:25, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

new page?

Hi I have been pointed out that there is no article regarding a certain university research institute for which i am currently working. There is quite a good deal of material on wikipedia mentioning us since we are pretty active in new medias, so the lack of an entry looks to me like a minus for the encyclopedia; in fact, other similar institutes have their entry. So after doublechecking, I can confirm, and I can also say that the university webpage generally mentioning our activity actually points to a wrong (technically speaking) page. I am able and willing to fix this, I have been editing entries in my field in the past, although not as a registered user. I have double-checked all the policies of wikipedia, regarding creation of new pages, notability, NPOV, etc and I believe all is fine, but before proceding I would like to receive confirmation, since I want to be sure I am following the policies properly.

Hope this is the right place to ask, thanks in advance.

Tiandem (talk) 15:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

You shouldn't try to write the article yourself if you have a conflict of interest. Try Wikipedia:Requested articles. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:14, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Testing

Testing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.97.171.80 (talk) 16:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Try Wikipedia:Sandbox. --Jayron32 16:51, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Adding a Bio

Hello

I was asked to add my boss's Bio to Wikipedia. What are the steps I ned to take in order to complete that task? Thank you

Miranda— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.62.31.10 (talk • contribs)

Don't do it - Wikipedia is not a repository of resumes. Roger (talk) 16:53, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

To expand Roger's reply: if your boss is notable by Wikipedia's standards - that is, he has been written about by multiple independent reliable sources, then there may be an article about him, but you should not write it as you have a huge conflict of interest. If you can find the necessary references, you could request an article at requested articles - but like everything else on Wikipedia that is serviced by volunteers, so it may take a while. --ColinFine (talk) 17:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Individual questions

Hi folks! Is there a special page on the Wikipedia where I can ask multiple questions what do not have to do with the Wikipedia, like the Wikipedia:Auskunft what belongs to the German Wikipedia? Morgan Katarn (talk) 17:45, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The reference desk at WP:RD can answer general knowledge questions on a variety of topics. RudolfRed (talk) 17:57, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Vandals

Is there also a special page where I can add vandals to the administrators' attention who are vandalizing the Wikipedia? Morgan Katarn (talk) 18:02, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

WP:AIV Roger (talk) 18:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Help with semi-protected of a wiki page and a banned user.

Firstly: Im trying to request semi-protected a wiki page: Blockbusters (UK game show) I'm not sure how you correctly do it. The reason for asking is a BANNED USER is name coming back in as Ramdon ISP, to get around this. User was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Darkness2005 but he came back as : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.141.207.87 Before switching over to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.153.180.149

I hope someone can help.

User:Crazyseiko (talk) 21:03, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Quite simple, really. Just politely ask an admin(on their talk page) (preferably an experienced one) to semi-protect the page. I'm not sure there is a certain page to request protection/ unprotection. --Drla8th! (talk) 23:33, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:49, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

External links question

Is there the potential of an issue occuring if I am adding the same external link to multiple pages? The link is to a university map collection concerning state geography/history of Oklahoma. I have identified certain pages that researchers would benefit from using this external link. I am not adding it to random pages. Please let me know what I need to do so that any problems are limited. Can I avoid the issue of these links being considered spam? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Athiker99 (talk • contribs) 20:39, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Well, only adding links to one site falls under Wikipedia:Single-purpose accounts (note that that's not necessarily a bad thing). The 5th one threw up a warning tag, and they were all reverted. The link to an educational institution, for historical maps, should probably have been given more consideration, and discussion, but I don't see whether you answered the questions asked at your post here in November: are you affiliated with the university, specifically with the maps? and what value do you think they add to those articles? User:Orangemike's questions to you near the bottom of the page. Dru of Id (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes,I am connected to the university library and the McCasland Digital Collection of Early Oklahoma and Indian Territory Maps project. I am a graduate student/intern. To answer the second question. Would this link contribute? I would say "yes". This collection is housed and being digitized at Oklahoma State University. It is currently the largest digitized collection of Oklahoma maps in the state and growing. Close to 4,000 digitized maps. If a Wikipedia visitor is searching a historic/geographic page concerning Oklahoma they could find maps that are not available anywhere else. Primary sources like maps are invaluable to researchers. If there are other question please let me know. If you have advice for me I would appreciate that as well. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Athiker99 (talk • contribs) 20:47, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

This kind of issue comes up repeatedly, and anyone adding many links can expect significant resistance. The place to get guidance on the issue is at WP:ELN. Johnuniq (talk) 08:41, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Should this be in an article?

Should information about these illegal forms of pornography be allowed on this page?

Genres of pornography#Age — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.101.215.2 (talk) 23:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Why not? See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not censored. Dru of Id (talk) 00:50, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

The Alhambra Decree Image Premission Request

Dear Wikipedia,

I would like to request permission to use the jpg image of The Alhambra Decree from your site. It will be used in the front matter of my book "Flower from Castile Trilogy" as it relates to the Sephardim affected by that decree.

Thank you.

Lilian Gafni Author

If you click on the picture, it will tell you how it is licenced, and under what terms you can use it. RudolfRed (talk) 01:03, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Compare all revisions of a single line

Is there a way to compare many previous revisions of a single line?

For example, on the Bible citation page, the first Bible quote on the page used to only have the Bible reference, not the version acronym. (The next line explains the reference as if it contained the acronym. I just added the acronym, but if possible, I'd like to restore it to what it was when the referencing line was written.

Computergeeksjw (talk) 23:58, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I've never used it, but the WikiBlame tool might be what you're looking for. WP:BLAME RudolfRed (talk) 00:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I just used WikiBlame to find that it was this edit that inserted the "common example", although I'm not sure that is what you need. On the history page for the article, you can click "Revision history search" at the top to go to WikiBlame. However, you need to slog through the entire history which you can see by setting the limit to a large number, like this. Johnuniq (talk) 08:38, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

June 7

parsing error on wikipedia page for 'poundal'

received this error on wikipedia page for 'POUNDAL'

Failed to parse (syntax error): 4.66\,\text{slug} \cdot 8\,\tfrac{\text{ft}}{\text{s}^2} = 37.3\,\text{lb}_F</math Note: Slugs (32.174 049 lb_m) and poundals (1/32.174 049 lb_F) are never used in the same system, since each exists to solve the same problem and will cancel each other out; both should not be used together. Rather than changing either force or mass units, one may choose to express acceleration in units of the acceleration due to Earth's gravity (called g). In this case, we can keep both pounds-mass and pounds-force, such that applying one pound force to one pound mass accelerates it at one unit of acceleration (g): :$150\,{\text{lb}}_{m}\cdot 0.249\,{\text{g}}=37.3\,{\text{lb}}_{F}$ - — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.17.143.76 (talk • contribs) 01:19, 7 June 2012‎ (UTC+1)

Corrected. Thanks for letting us know. - David Biddulph (talk) 00:30, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Image request

Hello, your FAQ suggested asking here for an existing member to upload an image for me as my account is too new to have been activated. I need to upload this image: http://www.simiansquared.com/simian_logo_tall.png for use in the article about the company. It is their logo and I think this constitutes fair use.

thanks,

IG — Preceding unsigned comment added by IndieGamerNet (talk • contribs) 03:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Where is the tall logo used? It looks to me like http://simiansquared.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/simian1.png is the logo. It's used on all pages I examined at http://simiansquared.com. The wide format would also look better in the infobox at Simian Squared. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:47, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Writing numerals from right to left

Dear Friends of Wikipedia, I have just completed my first Draft Article but still have two problems I am unable to solve: 1. Writing numerals from right to left. 2. I was unable to correctly format "Palm Sumday" and can't find what is wrong with it. I would be grateful for your assistance. Sincerely Paterimon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paterimon (talk • contribs) 04:05, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

It would be easier to answer your questions if you gave a link to your draft article, so we could see what you are asking about. I have looked for the article in your contributions list, and can't find it.

(1.) I guess that, by "writing numerals from right to left", you mean, embedding a number written in "arabic" numerals within Arabic text. I can't help with this, and I know it can be a difficult problem. But I hope I have helped other editors to understand your question.

(2.) I observe that you have mis-spelled "Palm Sunday". Maproom (talk) 08:12, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Someone copied my user page as his/her own

User Nimfy has copied the user page of Patrick Edwin Moran and used it as his own user page. I prefer to retain my own identity. Please get this user to make up his own personal details, etc. P0M (talk) 05:47, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I've left User:Nimfy a polite note; hopefully he will adjust his userpage appropriately. Yunshui 雲‍水 07:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

The editor hasn't been around for 10 months so I've deleted it. Dougweller (talk) 10:27, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

User attrition data

Hi, on WP:VP I asked about user attrition but received no response.. A sign or user attrition? Anyway, does anyone here have any idea if there is any serious data on that, preferably by some type user category (e.g. edited for more than 2 years, then quit, etc.). Else how can we talk someone (say at WMF) to get that data, so we don't wake up in a ghost town one day. Thanks. History2007 (talk) 09:18, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

You might start with the stats at http://stats.wikimedia.org/ ; I think this internal page might be of interest. But I don't know that this tells you much about attrition of core users—people who edit a lot and perform the many administrative tasks that keep this place running (it's my impression that we've lost a lot and everything takes longer than it used to even with all our bots, filters, tools and scripts).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't get the same impression, I've been around since mid 2007, I think routine maintenance and admin has slowed down because of the increased workload rather than a decrease in the Wikignome population - how many million articles do we have now? Roger (talk) 12:07, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

You might be right. But a lot of core places that I monitor are always backlogged like they didn't used to be. For examples, WP:RM used to be more efficient even when everything was done by hand, and is constantly backlogged now. Helpme requests sit for hours or days sometimes. WP:AIV used to be monitored to such an extent that you could barely blink before it was empty again. Again, just my unscientific impression.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:20, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

My intuitive feeling about content contributors is the same as your impression about admin activities. I just mentioned that to another user in the context of a nice essay someone else had started. I have seen a number of editors with 10,000 to 30,000 edits just shrug their shoulders and walk. That can not be good news, and the pages they used to watch are now totally neglected. And I have seen no statistics on those either. Thanks for the link, now in the last graph titled "Very Active Editors for All Wikimedia Projects (100+ edits per month)" the same trend is confirmed on English Wikiedia (the blue line): a steady decline in active editors in the past 2 years (dropping from 4,000). And please note that the simultaneous increase in article count exacerbates that effect. If that trend continues, in 3 years there may be half as many long term active editors per article. As I said on the user talk page the determined users seem to be those driven by COI, while frustration is driving away the best editors. Something needs to be done if we are to avoid the wiki ghost town. History2007 (talk) 14:20, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Is Editing with a first account after editing with IP prohibited ?

I was banned because I got a first account and edited with it after I edited as IP user.

First I edited only as IP user, but I liked wikipedia little by little and I decided to get a first account and I edited with it.

But I was banned and I was very surprised. The person who banned me told to me that the reason was sock puppet.

I understand editing with a sedond account after editing a first accout is strictly restricted. I understand editing with IP after editing a first account is sometimes restricted according to the purpose of user.

But is Editing with a first account after editing with IP prohibited ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.30.21.117 (talk) 10:15, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

It's hard to provide advice on an issue like this because it probably all depends on the circumstances. Taking the question at face value, of course editors are welcome to first edit as an IP and to later create an account and continue editing—that's what we hope will happen. However, if "ban" means what is described at WP:BAN, then no. If you provide the username that was banned (do you mean blocked?), people can give meaningful advice. Johnuniq (talk) 10:26, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for reply . I used "ban" as "block". And I was a Japanese user and this happened in Japanese version. So probably you can not understand it if you read it. They are all written in Japanese. I want to be given general advice. I think if sock puppet includes this, all user become sock puppet user. --125.30.21.117 (talk) 10:41, 7 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.30.21.117 (talk) 10:41, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

The rules regarding sockpuppetry are at Wikipedia:Sock puppetry. If you were indeed blocked under an account name, you are not allowed to use an IP address to get round that block. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:30, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for replay. This was happened in Japanese wikipedia and I was blocked in Japanese wikipedia but I was not blocked in English version and policies and guidelines of Japanese version may differ from English version but policies and guidelines of Japanese version are all translation of English version, so I want to be given some advice here . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.30.21.117 (talk) 11:09, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Well the Japanese Wikipedia may have different policies and guidelines than the English one, so it's hard to know why you were blocked without knowing their policies. The notice on your talk page should include the policy under which you were blocked, if you think the block was unjust, you should appeal on your talk page there, we can't do anything on this Wikipedia about blocks on another Wikipedia. Quasihuman | Talk 10:57, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for reply. I was a Japanese user, and this happended in Japanese wikipedia but policies and guidelines of Japanese version are all translation of English version. So I questioned here. --125.30.21.117 (talk) 11:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.30.21.117 (talk) 11:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I note that the guideline Wikipedia:Appealing a block has a Japanese version at Wikipedia:投稿ブロックへの異議申し立て. Perhaps that is of some help? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 11:07, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

... and similarly there is a Japanese inter-wiki link on sockpuppetry. Please also be more careful with the indentation of your comments. If you are replying to someone else's comment, your comment should be indented one step further than theirs so that the flow of the conversation may be more easily followed. I have attempted to correct your indentation above. - David Biddulph (talk) 11:22, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

It's impossible to evaluate your case without seeing it. I'm guessing the block is based on specific circumstances and that general advice based on policy by itself will have low relevance to your case. You really have to take this up at the Japanese Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:34, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

The page is here. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85%E2%80%90%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1:Gtyuio Japanese administrators are very stubborn. I don't like to write personal name. But all Japanese people don't look at here so I write. They are all stubborn, but especially "Rakko", a very notorious administrator, who blocked me. I took that step but they decided to continue block. Policies and guidelines of Japanese version are all translation of English version and so the policies and guidelines are not different from those of English version. I don't think that editing with a first account after editing with IP is prohibited, because it is not written. But they insist that it is sock puppet even in this case. I really appreciate if some advice are given to persuade Japanese stubborn administrators. --125.30.21.117 (talk) 12:11, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

To answer your question, it is NOT prohibited to contribute first as an IP user, and then as a registered user. However, I see a whole different story. You initially participated in the discussion on AIDS as an IP user. You then signed up for an account, and continued participating in the same discussion as a registered user. Some other participants asked you if the comments of the IP user belong to you, but you did not respond.

Under the policy of Japanese Wikipedia, editors are strongly encouraged to use single user account when participating in discussions. It is prohibited to manipulate multiple accounts to mislead discussions. Based on this policy, you are blocked for improper use of multiple accounts. Nevertheless, you counter argued that you did not violate the sock puppetry policy as IP user does not count as an account.

After observing series of your action, including but not limited to evading blockage by changing IPs and attempting to spread pernicious propaganda as you did on English Wikipedia, we have determined that we cannot afford your action any longer and imposed indefinite block.

You are always welcomed to start up a dialogue to request unblock as its procedures described above.--Tomo_suzuki ( talk ) 14:44, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Short sections

WP:BODY says "Very short or very long sections and subsections in an article look cluttered and inhibit the flow of the prose." How can I avoid having many short section, when I have a number of unrelated subtopics in an article. In the case at hand, there are many different published facts about the topic, but there is not so much to say about each fact such that a reasonably long section could be made. Of course I could just make a section such as Other facts about .... and throw in everything there, but I believe this looks even less appealing than a couple of very short sections. Any advice? -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 10:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

How does one enter a footnote?

There are a great many FAQs about footnotes. I can't locate the one that simply informs a new user how to footnote an entry, i.e., how to enter a number, and how to relate that number to the same number at the bottom of the entry. EdenGeneva (talk) 12:29, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Is there some specific point in Help:Footnotes or WP:Referencing for beginners which is causing you difficulty? - David Biddulph (talk) 12:35, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) You add footnotes by using ref tags. For example, if you want to to add a footnote saying This is an example footnote, you would add <ref>This is an example footnote</ref> at the place in the Wiki markup where you want the footnote (the small number) to appear. If you then place {{Reflist}} somewhere on the page, the footnotes will be shown there. The numbering of those footnotes will be generated automatically. -- Toshio Yamaguchi (tlk−ctb) 12:46, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

What Toshiro Yamaguchi wrote is true. However, footnotes are usually used to provide citations to sources. Wikipedia does not have a house citation style, so if you are editing an existing article, you will have to observe the system previous editors have adopted and follow the same system. If you cannot detect any system (which is unfortunately true of many articles) ask on the article's talk page. Jc3s5h (talk) 13:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I have added a properly formatted reference to your sandbox.[12] Note that the reference numbers are created automatically. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:10, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

How do you change the title of a page?

For example from Tom Smith to Tom Smith, Jr.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.49.219.160 (talk • contribs)

See WP:MOVE but also note WP:NCPDAB.--ukexpat (talk) 13:57, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

How can I give wikipedia permission to use my copyrighted picture?

I own a picture & want to put it on a wiki article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.49.219.160 (talk • contribs)

See WP:Donating copyright materials.--ukexpat (talk) 13:54, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

'Jeroen Speak' proposed for deletion

Hello, a page I created has been scheduled for deletion, I have now added referneces, but unsure how to remove the {{prod}} tag that you mention, nor am I sure yet if the references have been deemed suitable. Many thanks in advance for your advice. Score555 (talk) 13:43, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

There's no {{BLPPROD}} tag on the article any longer, and the references provided are adequate to prevent it being re-added. (More, and better, refs would be good, though). If anyone wishes to propose this for deletion now, it will need to be discussed by the community at Articles for deletion. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

numerical ordering

I have a bulleted list that i would like to automatically sort into numerical order. Can anyone help me on how to do this? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.39.176.12 (talk) 14:35, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

The best way to do that is in a table, see WP:TABLE.--ukexpat (talk) 14:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Search finding previous title

Dear Wikipedia-Community,

an article was started with the name "Michael Holick" by somebody else a while ago. I expanded it a lot and referenced it etc. The person's name I was writing about is actually "Michael F. Holick", not "Michael Holick". "Michael F. Holick" is the name that's used in his publications etc and he has a son also named "Michael", so the "F." is important. So I redirected the article from "Michael Holick" to "Michael F. Holick". The problem is, that if you search for "holick", it still displays "Michael Holick" and not "Michael F. Holick" in the search list. Any ideas or anybody out there who knows how to solve that problem?

Thanks a lot,

best regards Matt

PS:

Michael F. Holick — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthias3110 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

You moved the article only a few hours ago. The search engine will probably catch up in a few days.— Preceding unsigned comment added by David Biddulph (talk • contribs)

I have tagged it for deletion as too promotional - the whole thing reads like a cv, resume, or website profile.--ukexpat (talk) 15:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Michelle Gomez's Wikipedia Entry.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have recently edited Michelle Gomez's page but I have received a message from your office that as I have not been able to cite verifiable sources then the page has reverted back to it's original content.

I don't know how you have been able to VERIFY the fact that Michelle Gomez went from Shawlands Academy from 1978-1983 because this is an impossibility.

Michelle Gomez was born in 1971 and the earliest she could have attended Shawlands Academy is 1983. To explain further Shawlands Academy is a SECONDARY SCHOOL and you cannot attend a secondary school until the age of 12. If we are to assume you are correct in your assessment that Michelle Gomez went to secondary school for a total of five years(your facts state 1978-1983) then the only logical conclusion is that she attended from 1983-1988.

I am not able to cite concrete proof of this but I am completely baffled as to how you have been able to verify your original as correct given that it is so evidently wrong.

Anyone with a cursory knowledge of the education system in Scotland and indeed of Glasgow would tell you your facts are bunkum and I would urge you to employ someone with local knowledge to look into it.

I edited it because, as in the past, I found it incredibly difficult to find a contact address to report an error. I think the fact that I have had to apply five clicks of the mouse to get to this page suggests that you are not really serious about anyone reporting errors in your pages, however, if I am wrong then I apologise.

I shall be reporting any further inaccuracies relating to my local area now that I have found the methodology of contacting you.

Yours faithfully John Keown — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.40.79 (talk) 15:24, 7 June 2012 (UTC)