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Cesar Chavez
When was the story on Cesar Chavez revised? --24.96.78.33 00:53, 1 April 2006 (UTC)nick Palomo
- The article Cesar Chavez was last edited/revised a couple of hours ago. You can find details on how to cite the article here --Commander Keane 01:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
How to Start a page?
How do I start a new subject? —This unsigned comment was added by Henkster (talk • contribs) {{{2|}}}.
- Enter the title in this box, and go to that page:
<inputbox> type=create width=45 </inputbox>
- You can find more information at Help:Starting a new page. Happy editing! tiZom(2¢) 17:31, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
WISH TO JOIN ANY TEAM
Hullo,iam a Ugandan currently in India but wish to join any club in any part of England.Iam currently playing for some college in India.How can i go about my wish?
(removed contact information)
- I'm not quite sure what sort of club you mean. This is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, which you are welcome to help edit. Take a look at welcome and introduction for more information, or feel free to drop a note on my talk page. Petros471 14:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
About Translating an article
Hey guys!
Just a little question....I was checking some info, which is available in english, thank god I know the language but I would like to cooperate translating the page into spanish.
What would I need to do to achieve that? I dont know much about creating style sheets and things like that to be uploaded to the internet, so thats the reason of my question. I would appreciate your replay
thank you
HM
- Definately! One of the nice things about wikipedia is that you don't need to know any of that to edit like a professional :) If you have specific pages you want to translate into spanish, just go to the spanish wikipedia and create the new article. You can do this by typing the name at the end of the url, for example http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/nombre_de_articulo Then translate away :) Once you are done, at the bottom of the page type [[en:English article name]] This will add a link to the english article from spanish, then come to english and do the same thing, but [[es:Spanish article name]]. So, what you are doing is making a new article at spanish wikipedia, and then linking them together.
- If you want to help translate but don't know which article to do check out es:Categoría:Wikipedia:Traducciones solicitadas. If you want more help formatting pages see es:Wikipedia:Manual de estilo and es:Wikipedia:Cómo se edita una página If you ever want to translate into english we need help there too Wikipedia:Spanish Translation of the Week If you have any other questions let us know :) - cohesiont 19:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
Flags
How do I add the mini flag pictures to my user page?
--DiCicco 20:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
How do you make boxes?
How do you make boxes? I need to know because I'm written and article on CableOne.--21:38, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
Example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon for example.
- Type this (leave any fields blank if you don't want to use them) and fill in all the fields you can (you can delete what's in parentheses, but leave the vertical bars after the text):
{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = (Company Name)|
company_logo = (The company logo. Type this as [[Image:Name_of_image.xxx]] if the image is on the Wikipedia servers) |
company_type = (Public / private; Also put in the link to it's NYSE ticker if there's one)|
company_slogan = (Slogan)|
foundation = (Date of foundation)|
location = (Self-explanatory)|
key_people = (The leading people in the company)|
num_employees = (Number of employees)|
industry = (What industry it's in (example: Communications Services)|
products = (What does it sell) |
revenue = {{profit}}(amount of profit and where you got that value)
homepage = (URL of the company)
}}
Fetofs Hello! 22:04, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
How do you insert a picture in a box if is not from the Wikipedia servers?
How do you insert a picture in a company info box if it is not from the Wikipedia servers?--Robguru 22:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- Images can only be displayed inline if they are hosted on wikipedia servers. To upload an image, see Special:Upload and please read and follow the instructions. If you have any questions feel free to ask :) - cohesiont 23:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
Can't find my "My Talk" article using the Search function
I am unable to find the listing of my My Talk posting using any of the words in the title of my post. --Dan 02:17, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
- That's because "My Talk" is a special page - each user has one, it's a page where other users can leave you messages. For instance, my talk page is at User_talk:QuantumEleven. Yours is at User_talk:DanLCc - you can access it easily by clicking on "my talk" at the very top of the screen, just to the right of "DanLCc". You can find out more info about talk pages at Talk pages, and specifically about user talk pages here. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Can i create my own free wiki page here ?
Can i create my own free wiki page here ? If yes please do reply about how to create it ? Thanks in advance ..
~ Sundar
- That depends what you define as a "free wiki" - Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. However, individual registered users have a page (their user page, for instance, you can find mine here) where they can, if they wish, add some information about themselves. Wikipedia is not a free host, blog, or webspace provider, so you shouldn't treat your user page as a blog or for writing about things not connected to Wikipedia.
- If you want to run your own wiki, the software used to run Wikipedia (MediaWiki) is available for free under the GPL license, you can download and install it on your own webserver to run your own Wiki. Be warned that it's a complex piece of software, and if you only want to run a simple wiki something simpler may serve you better (see list of wiki software for more info).
- If you are looking to contribute to a specific wiki which is not Wikipedia, you can check out some of our sister projects (at the bottom of the Main Page). Have fun at Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
trademark searches and regitration
i want to register my trademark.Before that i want to do the trademark search in india and i dont have credit card.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:30, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
fundy tides
how do the bay of fundys tides influence the weather Template:Unsigned
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Bay of Fundy. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:22, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
scottish hills
What is the highest Marilyn in Scotland Template:Unsigned
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Marilyn (hill). If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
HISTORICAL COST PRINCIPLE
HI,
I have two questins.
1. Why does historical cost Principle distort financial statements?
2. Why accountant keep using the historical cost principle even whtn is distorts the financial statement? Template:Unsigned
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Historical cost. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
My stress-o-meter is about to explode...
Image:Wikistress3D 5 v3.jpgI spent months working on the community portal, including creating/installing the Community Bulletin Board, and based on the heavy use the CBB gets, I was under the impression that most people liked the page. Unfortunately, the way the talk page system is set up, it seems like only people with complaints and gripes visit those, so all I seemed to get was negative feedback, on various points and then recently to the design effort itself. I did everything I could to accomodate the specific points (except for a select couple that I really liked). But then people started complaining about the page being changed at all - and it was supposedly an open page! Then somebody comes along and reverts the page to a version that existed months ago, including getting rid of the community bulletin board, soon followed by an admin who locks the page. Luckily another bold admin restored the CBB, but *sigh*, not the rest of the page. So... I called for a vote to get the page changed back! And finally, some encouragement shows up in the form of support votes. Is this what we have to do to avoid the Wikiblues around here? --Go for it! 20:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
- It's not a vote. Wikipedia is not a democracy. Your so-called vote is merely a "discussion" with numbered comments labelled with unambiguous Support or Oppose tags. And yes, that's what we have to do from time to time. It usually works very well, that is, until someone threatens to leave Wikipedia if he doesn't get his way. The process can also become pretty ugly if it doesn't produce a clear concensus. Anyway, if the community is to reach a peaceful collaborative decision, it must indeed sometimes hold
votesdiscussions. --TantalumTelluride 00:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
harley davidson motorcycles
when did harley davidson stop putting chains on motorcycles —This unsigned comment was added by 12.214.106.152 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 3 April 2006.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --TantalumTelluride 23:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Wearing a perfume..
Dear Sir / Madam, When I notice somebody who has dabbed perfume on himself can I say he is wearing a perfume? Is it a correct construction of sentence? Regards S. Gopal Template:Unsigned
- The correct male term for perfune is 'cologne', so you would say 'He is wearing cologne.' — Image:Flag of Ottawa, Ontario.svg Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Image:Flag of Canada.svg nathanrdotcom (T • C • W) 06:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Willy Beyerlin, Selblitz
Sir:
I would like to hve contact details of M/s. Willy Beyerlin GMBH including their tel,fax, email contacts. Also Mr. Kai Staltmayer.
My contact details P.S. Viswambharan Bangalore, India mail: psvis@rediff.com
- I'm sorry but Wikipedia doesn't store that kind of information (see Wikipedia for more info). But I did a search on Google for both those names and the results were not at all promising. So it seems we can't help you with your search. - Akamad 08:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Solar power
Has anyone done the calculation to see if there is an actual power gain over the life time of a photovoltaic cell installation when applied against the energy used in the manufacture from raw materials for the whole installation including batteries, control electronics etc if so where can I find this information and is it true for all regions of the world. confusedenviron
- Try our Reference desk for factual questions like this one.--Commander Keane 10:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
My new page will not come up in a wikipedia search
What do I do to get my page to come up in a search by others?
How do I make this page public? —This unsigned comment was added by Boncomics (talk • contribs) 16:19, April 4, 2006 (UTC).
- All pages on Wikipedia are public, they can be seen and edited by anyone. However, looking at your contributions list, I would guess that you are talking about your user page (User:Boncomics). You seem to have misunderstood what the difference between a user page and an article is. A user page (a page which has the prefix User:) is meant to be a page briefly listing information about you, the contributor (for instance, take a look at my user page). Articles are, well, articles on subjects. You seem to have been trying to write an article - take a look at your first article, and then starting a new page on info on how to write your first article. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
posting article
Am I able to post an article about an organization if I work for the organization?
- While it's discouraged (because you are unlikely to be impartial to your organisation), yes, in theory, you can, there is nothing stopping you. However, please be extra cautious in your edits, read over the Wikipedia policy on neutral point of view (NPOV), and know that your edits will probably come under closer scrutiny than edits from someone who has no affiliation with your organisation. However, if you can make good, NPOV contributions, go right ahead! Although, as I said, you may be better off editing some articles where you have no connection to the subject matter to get the hang of the Wikipedia. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:04, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Natural way of commiting suicide
Hi All, I live with my family.I want to commit suicide. Please suggest ways of commiting suicide which look natural. By which nobody doubs this was suicide it should look natural death. Currently I don't have access to poison/guns etc. Please help any way which is fast and no pain involve but sure shot of finishing life Sheena shaina 16:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Since you're seeking information, I would point you toward the Reference Desk, who answer questions not about how to use Wikipedia (which is what this board is for). However, as a first answer to your question, don't commit suicide in the first place. There is no way that your life can be so bad that it's worth ending it. If you feel you cannot talk to your family, talk to the Samaritans or seek help from a psychologist. You will be glad you did. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- I hope you don't mind QuantumEleven, but I copied your response on to the user's talkpage. - Akamad 22:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
posting article
I am interested to know if I can post an article about an organization if I am employed by the organization--67.100.157.250 17:17, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- There is no policy regarding that, but please read Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations), and our neutrality policy before writing the article. In situations like these it may be more difficult to create a truly neutral point of view, but it shouldn't be impossible. Keep in mind that wikipedia is not advertising so any attempt to promote the organization will most likely be frowned upon. If you need any help or have questions about content appropriateness let us know :) - cohesiont 18:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
call waiting
What year did call waiting (telephone)begin? Template:Unsigned
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --TantalumTelluride 21:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Editing titles of articles
How do you change the TITLE of an article? Examples -- the Toby Radloff article is titled Toby radloff (lowercase). Where can those be edited?--Wikigrodd 02:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- What you want to do is move the article to a new title. If you have been here long enough, you will see a "move" tab at the top of the page (between "history" and "watch"). You can use that link to move the article to a new title. You can find more detailed information at Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page.
- I've performed the aforementioned move for you. The article is now titled Toby Radloff, and Toby radloff redirects to the appropriately named article. -- Natalya 03:25, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
THANKS!
New page
How do I start a new page? Template:Unsigned
- This article here: Help:Starting a new page should provide you with everything you need. - Akamad 05:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
$2 bill
I have been left by family a number of $2 bills. Can you help me locate if any of them may have greater value then their face value? Thank you so much. George
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP
I WAS WONDERING HOW TO SPELL FIREBALL IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES I WANNA GET A TATTOO BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT LANGUAGE IT LOOKS BEST IN THANK A LOT
- You might want to avoid the ALL CAPS in the future, I'd try Wiktionary for the translations wikt:fireball. Cheers -- Tawker 07:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Change User Name?
Hi. I'm fairly new to Wikipedia. I haven't written/edited any articles yet, but can I still change my user name?
- If you haven't edited anything, the easiest thing is just to create a new account. Cheers -- Tawker 07:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
"E-mail this user" feature
Hello, I 'am' a new user. I've noticed on my "my preferences" page a pink coloured box that says reads as follows:
- E-mail (optional): Enables others to e-mail you from your user or user talk page, without revealing your e-mail address. It will be revealed when you use the "E-mail this user" feature. Please note that if you change your e-mail address, you will need to reconfirm your address.
Where do I find an option for this on a user's user page? I haven't noticed any, including my own page which I believe has this option activated.
Thanks, Studentofisless 07:44, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi there. To email a user, simply go to that user's userpage or user talk page. And the link to email the user is in the toolbox on the left hand side of the screen, underneath the search box. I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Photos
How do you upload a picture or logo that you need —This unsigned comment was added by Apehode (talk • contribs) 14:15, April 5, 2006 (UTC).
- The Wikipedia picture tutorial and uploading images should help you with any questions you have about uploading and using pictures. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Dory fish
Are all dory fishes have scales? Thank you.220.255.189.74 13:23, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Gasoline remediation
What is the difference between ppm (ppmv) and ppb? Template:Unsigned
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 17:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Adding to a page?
If a page is well-written and has enough information on it already, is it ok to add information, as long as the information is relevent? Template:Unsigned
- Definately. If you feel there is something missing in an article feel free to add information to it. One of Wikipedia's frequently cited guidelines is to be bold when editing pages. If other editors feel that what you added wasn't appropriate, or was too much information, they'll simply remove it, no harm done. - Akamad 21:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
What is BS 2059
This number appears on drawings for a steam model in relation to a splined shaft What are the measurements etc.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 09:54, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
helpp
How do I find the page nuber af an article a reference?
- As Wikipedia is an online hypertext encyclopedia, it has no page numbers. If you are citing Wikipedia as a source, you should use the "web page" form of whatever bibliographic style you are using. --Sneftel 00:04, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- More specifically, go to the article you're interested in, and click on "Cite this article" (bottom of the left-hand toolbar). For more info on this, see citing Wikipedia. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:25, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
How do I add a picture? Namely one which I had put into my computer.
I need to know how to submit a picture for the page on a cartoon program. Lord of French Stuff 00:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi! You need to go to Special:Upload and submit your picture to Wikipedia, then you would go to the article and add it with the image syntax. Be aware of copyright issues, though! Fetofs Hello! 01:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Maps
I have an almost photographic memory in maps. Current and historic. I saw one with many mistakes and wrote to you about it but nothing had changed. What can I do in the future when I see a map with mistakes in it?
- Hi there. If you feel the maps are wrong, the only way to change it would be to upload a new map image and replace the old one in the article with the new. See Wikipedia:Uploading images for info on how to upload image. - Akamad 09:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
My Login does not work
I just setup an account and uploaded a picture called Byron Lighthouse looking south 2004 28 12.jpeg. This worked and my username was at the top of the page. Now if I go to login on the main page it tells me I do not exist. I signed up in the Wikimedia Commons page does that make a difference? Can u have a login for the whole of Wikipedia??--143.238.71.106
- You'll need to register another account on en.wikipedia.org, they're not the same as on commons.wikipedia.org. Currently it's not possible to have a unified account for all Wikipedia wikis, but there are plans on moving in that direction.. Henrik 07:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Moving top-line
Hi, Very small point but when I try to click on, say, "my watchlist", in the top line of each page the headings suddenly shoot across from right to left. Happens in various PCs. Is this by design? Reply in 'mytalk'. Thanks GrahamBould 14:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- It certainly isn't by design - it doesn't happen to me, and I've never heard of it happening before. Do you use the same web browser on all the different PCs? -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
how do u become part of the u.s. national guard?
how do u become part of the u.s. national guard? Template:Unsigned
- You will probably want to look at the National Guard website. If you need more information, Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Articles copied from a source
When someone takes an article from a source, are they suppose to put it in their own words or quote the source word by word. —This unsigned comment was added by 216.12.21.57 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 6 April 2006.
- Large portions of text should never be copied word-for-word from copyrighted sources. Up to a few sentences or phrases may be copied word-for-word if the source is explicitly credited and the copied text is placed in qutation marks and the copied text contributes significantly to the reader's comprehension of the article. In most cases, it is best to draft an article in your own words using several reliable sources and to cite the sources using footnotes. (See Wikipedia:Cite your sources.) In the unlikely case that the copied source is in the public domain or licensed under the GFDL, it can be copied word-for-word as long as credit is given to the original authors. --TantalumTelluride 18:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
User SPASAGE is vandalising article and threatening to log me out!
User SPASAGE is vandalising article and his bot is threatening to log me out!
This is the article in question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith
What should I do?
Anwar saadat 20:11, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- At first galnce, it seems as though User:Spasage is not involved. User:Prin is who left a message on your talk page. He does not have sysop abilities and cannot block you. I will investigate this situation further and take appropriate action. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 21:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
how to find history of residence
I am trying to look up the history of a building located at 700 madison ave. huntington wv. The business at one time was called fosters memorial home. i am not sure where to find this information or how to find old archives on huntington itself.thank you --205.188.116.136 20:45, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. --TantalumTelluride 21:30, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Extra Space
I noticed that in wikihtml, when we edit, formating has extra space, for example, when we edit a comment, there's a space between the $Subject/headline:$ & the content of the message. Another example is $== Extra Space ==$ is also the same as $==Extra Space==$. Does this make comments larging in size as bytewise? Even if not, it could create confusion. So I guess Mediawiki needs to be tweaked/the devlopers\the codes needs a little editing?
Please leave one if you'd like more clarification on this issue. You could also contact me [contact information removed] [since they haven't instituted the option to delete your account, made their own licence, or the GNU licence hasn't changed yet, I haven't signed up].
thanks
24.70.95.203 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Response to your first question: yes, technically it makes a difference (a few extra bytes per page), but storage space is dirt cheap and no-one cares (you shouldn't either). Wiki markup is designed to be forgiving and very easy for rank amateurs to understand, it's not strict or logical like a programming language.
- I don't really understand your reasons for not getting an account, they seem frivolous. If you don't use an account anymore, just don't use it anymore, no harm done. Wikipedia is published under the GFDL, if this is something that you can't live with, then I'm afraid you may have to seek another Wiki to participate in. That would be a pity, as we hate losing contributors. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
Withdrawing a Featured Picture nomination
I nominated an image for Featured Picture and afterward realized that it doesn't meet the size requirement of 1000 pixels. Is it acceptable to delete the nomination, or is a slow death required? Thanks. Mooveeguy 21:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- I would suggest leaving a note on the nomination page explaining the situation. Then there probably won't be a pile-on of oppose votes. Letting it ride out the process won't hurt anything. --TantalumTelluride 21:40, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Moving page sections
I am currently planning on making major edits to Clans (BattleTech), involving (amongst other things) creating a separate page for each Clan and simply linking to them from the main article. I understand that it's not recommended to simply copy and paste content, as this does not carry the edit history over to the new article. However, there seems to be no way to use the 'move' function to move page sections. At present, the best solution I can think of is to simply copy-paste to create new articles and then put a note in the talk page for each new article linking to the edit history of the main article. Any help would be very much appreciated. --Lucian Gregory 14:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:How to break up a page gives some information on it - I feel like there are more guidelines for splitting a page, but I can't seem to find them. I'll let you if I find them. -- Natalya 16:19, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
Reverting Vandalism Edits Urgent!!!
I'm having a problem with my article, how do I revert the vadalism edits to the last version of the article that was not vandalized? Please answer soon, urgent!!!! --Brad M. 02:50, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- Help:Reverting gives step by steps instructions at the very top on how to revert a page to a previous version. -- Natalya 03:52, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia Admin
How does one become an Admin on Wikipedia and where can we find a list of them? I see userboxes stating that they are "Wikipedia admin", but can't find out what admin actually is or does, or who they actually are. Scotwood72 17:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Administrators for detail on administration. Wikipedia:List of administrators for a full list of admins. You can nominate yourself for adminship at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship, though having somebody else nominate you generally increases your chances of success. The requests page has a link to the criteria the some people use for voting for admin candidates and the current prevailing requirements are somewhere around 3 months of contributions to the project with a minimum of 1,500 edits over multiple areas including the Wikipedia namespace as well as on articles. --GraemeL (talk) 18:05, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
IRS 1040 tax
Hello,
I would like to know if a person is collecting disability due to a catastrophic illness, with no cure insight. Is that person requried to pay taxes on retroactive funds and thereafter on thier monthly alotment?
Thank you,
--Goodytwoshoes 01:25, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps.-- Natalya 01:58, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
Stubs not displaying
Hi, I created a number of Artists stubs a few months ago. I did searches on those artists today and the stubs I created are not showing up in the search results, but they had previously. Any thoughts? - Thanks __Alp1776 02:26, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- It's possible that the pages might have been deleted according to Wikipedia's deletion policy. What were some of the particular article names? --TantalumTelluride 02:30, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Alp1776, here's a page of your contributions: Special:Contributions/Alp1776. Hopefully you can track down what you're looking for from there. — TheKMantalk 02:41, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
HI, here are the Artist Stubs I contributed: Arnold Friedman, Edward Henry Potthast, John D. Graham, Richard Pousette-Dart - Thanks __Alp1776 02:49, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- Great, looks like you found what you were looking for. Anyway, I tried using the Wikipedia search function to find Edward Henry Potthast using the term "Edward Henry Potthast" but I was given "no results" (however, "Go" sent me directly to the article). The Wikipedia search engine isn't the best in the world (and is sensitive to spelling and capitalization), and Google is always a good alternative. Also, I'd like to point out the Watchlist, which is a great way to keep tabs on articles that are of a particular interest to you. — TheKMantalk 02:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
Thanks TheKMan! Dumb question though, what are the differnces between "Go" and "Search" buttons? And if the stubs I contributed show up in Google does that mean they haven't been deleted? Won't I see a warning message on the stub before it is deleted? I am aware of my watchlist and view it almost daily. __Alp1776 03:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- The "Go" button sends you directly to the page with the search term you entered, and the "Search" button attempts to find articles that include your search term. Also, if an article shows up in Google, it doesn't always mean it still exists, as it sometimes caches articles shortly before they are deleted. As long as they still show up in your contributions page, they are still around. In cases of an article's deletion, sometimes the admin who deletes it will be nice enough to inform you of this, but this doesn't always happen, so it's best to keep an eye on articles of interest. As long as an article doesn't meet a criteria for speedy deletion, you'll see any "proposed deletion" or "articles for deletion" tags on an article for a week, and you can watch for this through your Watchlist. — TheKMantalk 03:31, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
Is it typical that a new stub will display right away within the search results listing and then later on not display within the results? I have always used the "Search" button and not the "Go" button. __Alp1776 13:55, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- No, likely you hit the "Go" button the first time and "Search" the second. The Wikipedia index used by the "Search" function takes a while to be updated (it's huge!), so a newly created article generally won't appear on it for a week or two. Be patient! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
How do you make hidden text?
Sorry, I forgot it. I know it involves <'s >'s and !'s, but I forget the exact thing. --69.145.122.209 03:05, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot. :) --69.145.122.209 03:10, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
reprint
hope you can help me ...i got given a reprint of a young ...dark headed girl with her back to you holding a dog by the scoff of the neck ...looks like a black lab ..it also got Picasso's name on left hand side of tthe pic ...just wondering if you might know wot the pic is called thx for the help --222.152.100.8 07:03, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- For factual questions like this you should try our Reference desk. Good luck! --Commander Keane 07:11, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
U.S. AMBASSADOR ZALMAY kHALILZAD'S U.S. CITIZENS STATUS
THIS IS A QUESTION NOT AN EDIT OR CONTRIBUTION: I understand that U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad came to the U.S. as an Afghan High School Exchange Student (which generally meant he came from a very wealthy family) and remained in the U.S. despite exchange student visas having limited duration. I am also aware that many "exchange students" have used their status to intentionally enter the U.S. illegally. How did Ambassadot Khalilzad really become a U.S. citizen??
207.162.148.207 13:33, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:18, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Print Settings
What are the best margin settings for printing Wikipedia articles?
- Probably best to ask this question on the Wikipedia:Help desk. - Akamad 06:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
how can u tell which ones are boys and girls?
How can u tell if its a boy bird or a female bird? i would like to know because i have to parakeets of my own .
- For factual questions like this, you should try our Reference desk. Good luck!--Tdxiang 陈 鼎 翔 (Talk)Contributions Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 04:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Farndon Cheshire
where in farndon, cheshire did EDWARD 111 die?
iam the son of paul burrell and live in farndon, we have lived in farndon since 99 and still live there
Alex Burrell
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:48, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Tabloid?
Hello, I noticed that there is no statement on the "What Wikipedia is Not" page stating that Wikipedia is not a Tabloid (such as the National Enquirer or Globe). The fact that these types of publications have a reputation for presenting information and/or arguments without references and have in some cases have been found to be in error...my question is...is Wikipedia a Tabloid or not?
- NO. Wikipedia is just an encyclopedia.--Tdxi
Why is this not stated on the What Wikipedia is Not page?
- It seems a bit spurious to list everything that Wikipedia is not (eg Wikipedia is not a fish), because most of them are obvious. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not is for things similar to Wikipedia which have caused problems in the past where it was not clear what Wikipedia was not (for instance, "Wikipedia is not a crystal ball", to stop articles about unsourced speculations of the future). — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
If one was able to cite specific examples of how problems have previously arisen as a result of the lack of understanding as to the difference between a Tabloid and an Encyclopedia would you agree that this statement should be included? Also, I ask that you please provide me with your opinion as to the difference (since you seem to be suggesting that its obvious)
- If you think that it would help, go ahead and add it to the page! Wikipedia encourages users to be bold, so go for it! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, not quite. The page in question is an official policy page. We do not amend those without previous discussion and attainment of consensus on the talk page beforehand. Impromptu alterations (unless it's fixing a typo or something else minor) are not usually well-seen. I would suggest that, if there's an idea for a new entry as to what Wikipedia is not, propose it on the talk page first, get consensus there, and only then go ahead with the inclusion. Regards, Redux 23:24, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
teaching drama
I am a drama trainer.I have to take drama classes in summer camp for fifteen days. What are the basics of drama to teach in begining in fifteen days only.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Although I should say that you're unlikely to get help even there, for this kind of thing you'll need to do your own work and write a proper lesson plan. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
My Article Vanished
Hi, I have been submitting minor edits anonymously for a while, and recently signed up because I wanted to submit a new entry. It was only a few lines, but I wanted to expand and add to it eventually. My contribution vanished without trace! What happened to it? Is it in a "pending" bin somewhere? - John.
--Treandafilia 09:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- Erm... checking your contributions list I can't find a trace of this article you mention. Forgive the stupid question, but are you sure you clicked the "Save" button (and not just the "Preview" button)? I have heard reports of other user's contributions occasionally not being saved, we still haven't quite figured out why (as it works perfectly well for almost everyone). Try editing a few articles and seeing if you experience any problems with the Save button. But to answer your question, there is no such thing as a "pending" bin on Wikipedia - all changes are visible immediately. I had originally thought that your article might have been deleted, but that's obviously not the case as it was never created in the first place. Sorry, I seem to be at a bit of a loss to explain this, try contributing a bit more and by all means come back here (or go to the Village pump (technical), where all the technical Wikipedia wizards hang out. Good luck, and welcome to Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 15:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- He didn't actually mention what article it was. If it was a new entry, only a few lines long (even if you planned on expanding it eventually), there is always a possibility that it may have been deleted. If it vanished "all of a sudden", it may well have been speedy deleted, if an Administrator found that it met any of the criteria for speedy deletion. If an entry is deleted, it does vanishes from the list of contributions, watchlist and other venues, and only Administrators have access to deleted articles. If you tell me the exact title that the article had, I can see if it was deleted and when. And if it is found that the deletion was wrongful, it is possible to undelete the entry. Regards, Redux 18:22, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- It was Clothette (found using this). I restored it and let Treandafilia know on their talk page.--Commander Keane 18:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Full text
Possibly naive - but I am new to this - how do I open the full text of an article--`Leedictu 13:02, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- No need to apologise, it's what the Newcomer's help desk is for! :) Although I have to admit I'm a bit hazy as to what you're asking - if you're trying to read an article, you just click on the relevant link, or find it using the Search function (left hand toolbar, halfway down). If you're talking about editing an article, if you want to edit the full article (and not just a section), click on the "Edit this page" button at the very top centre of the screen. Does this answer your question? If not, come back and ask again! Welcome to Wikipedia! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 15:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Signature Help
I've been around for less than a month, and I've made a User page, made a few edits, etc., but I've also tried to make an appropriate signature. I've succeeded in changing it several times, but the last time didn't work right. I looked at other people's signatures, basically emulating them. What I got was this:
The Ninth Bright Shiner</b> (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede)
When I tried to put it into the "Nickname" box under My Preferences, it said that it was an invalid signature and I had to check my HTML tags. And yes, I had "Raw Signature" checked. This is what I get when I type ~~~:
<b><i><font style="background: black" color=silver>The Ninth Bright Shine</font><font style="background: black" color=silver>r</font></b></i> (<small>talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede</small>)
What exactly am I doing wrong?
<b>The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede) 18:39, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- A quick look sees that you open and close the bold and italic tags in the same order. The nesting matters in HTML, so it might be causing the parser to reject it. Try this:
<b><i><font style="background: black" color=silver>The Ninth Bright Shine</font><font style="background: black" color=silver>r</font></i></b> (<small>talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede</small>)
Back again, I've put the suggested code into My Preferences, and it was accepted, but now it doesn't make the signature appear correctly. Now, wen I type ~~~, I get:
<b><i><font style="background: black" color=silver>The Ninth Bright Shine</font><font style="background: black" color=silver>r</font></i></b> (<small>talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede</small>)
This simply generates the code to make the signature without putting it into action. The Ninth Bright Shiner (talk/741k/alktay/hablar/حديث/rede) 00:18, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Inheritance
My mother and father died without leaving a will. They left a house. The house is paid for. My sister lives there. The title is clear.
How can I get my monetary value of this home as a living heir? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.67.138.84 (talk • contribs) 19:26, 10 April 2006.
- You should probably talk to a lawyer. Otherwise, you can ask at Wikipedia's reference desk. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 20:38, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
SALT
When hurricanes pull salt water out of the oceans and then falls back to earth as fresh water, what happens to the salt?
O. Tyler
- Hurricanes and other storms don't pull saltwater from the ocean. Only the water evaporates from the ocean to form rain clouds. The salt doesn't evaporate. That's exactly why the ocean stays so salty. See Wikipedia's article on the water cycle for more information, or feel free to ask at Wikipedia's reference desk. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 20:45, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- Um, where did you learn that hurricanes took the salt out of the water????
reader input
In my article I want readers to add and edit content. A fundamental requirement, however, is that the reader use their editing skills to perform a transition from a worded to a structured format.
This is possible to accomplish without using a built in HTML tag to assure the format transition but using an HTML or a Wiki based tag instead to allow editing the content of a drop-down box would be very helpful. However, the drop-down box HTML generated by Front Page does not work when cut and pasted to the page. Can you help me insert a content editable drop-down box in an article?
Thanks in advance.
209.216.92.232 23:12, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- Are you talking about your "article" on Wikipedia? If so, anyone can always read and improve your article, that's the principle of Wikipedia. If you're talking about an article on another site, have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 06:02, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
MIME
I am getting e-mail in MIME format base 64 and I can't read it.It's very important to me,because its' materials from my french teacher and I must have them.How can I get to understand this e-mail.
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 06:26, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
box texts
How do I do box texts and how? Can you give me a list? ASAP--Ohnomad 11:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Can you be a little more specific as to what you want to do? You can put text in a 'box' of sorts by starting a new line with a space, like this:
This line was preceded by a space, so this text is in a box, in a monospaced font.
If there is something else you were trying to do, could you please be a little more specific (you could cite an example of what you're trying to imitate). — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
manufacturering/ producing vanilla ( orchids )
Hello !
I am living a long time in the phillipines , and wonder about how to by motherplants / seeds or small plants for starting production of vanilla there . Thank you for an answer and help .
Best regards
Bjørn Fossberg ( e-mail redacted )
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:04, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Check In / Check Out
Hi,
I'm fairly new around here, and am just getting started by doing cleanup / copyedits on existing articles. Once an article has been cleaned up / copyedited and the tag removed from the page itself, does anything more need to be done to it in order for it to disappear from the "pages to be...cleanup/copyedit" lists or is it done automatically? Also, does the removal of tags need to be peer reviewed or, even if not required, is there a group of peer reviewers available on request?
Thanks a lot for your help!
--Phl3djo 21:46, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Once you remove the {{cleanup}} tag, the article will automatically be removed from Category:Wikipedia cleanup. If it is also listed at Wikipedia:Cleanup, you will need to remove it manually from that list. There is no approval process required, but it is a good idea to leave a note on the talk page of the user who originally tagged the article for cleanup. Just look through the article's history to figure out who tagged it. See Wikipedia:Cleanup process#De-listing cleaned articles for more information. Thanks for your contributions! --TantalumTelluride 23:25, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
hi i need help
hi i am swordprincess i need help how do i play the game??like see and talk to other players and walk around how???????
- Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't a game. It can in fact be addicting in a creepy way, but it's actually an encyclopedia. You can see Wikipedia's article about itself for more information. You are welcome to contribute to our articles by clicking the edit this page tab at the top of the screen. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 23:15, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Deleting an account
How do I delete my account? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GameMaster2690 (talk • contribs) 00:34, April 12, 2006 (UTC).
- Accounts cannot be deleted. This is in order to comply with the GFDL. The easiest thing to do is to simply not use the account anymore. Have a look at the username policy page for more info. - Akamad 00:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
how much
how much do you pay for the program each month —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.200.112.159 (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 April 2006.
- I'm not sure what you mean by "program." If you are referring to the MediaWiki software, it is free since it is lisenced under the GPL. However, the Wikimedia Foundation must pay for servers and various other gadgets. You can find more information about the foundation's finances at m:Finance Report. Thanks for the question. --TantalumTelluride 01:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
science
What are the pros and cons of pneumatic systems?
- Have you seen Wikipedia's article on Pneumatics? If you can't find what you're looking for there, try asking this question at the science reference desk. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 02:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
about get data from database use sql
how to get data from database using sql?
--202.75.44.18 02:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Be sure to check out Wikipedia's article on sql. There's a lot of general information there. You might get some better answers if you ask this question at the Reference desk. If you want to retrieve data from Wikipedia's database, I would direct you to the technical section of the village pump, where you might receive some more advanced advice. Please be sure to explain your question thoroughly, be specific, and read this before posting your question there. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 03:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
powerloss reduction in electrical transmission line
My questions are
what are the causes of powerloss in electrical transmission line. what are ways of minimizing this powerloss in electrical transmission line
- You might want to look at Wikipedia:Reference desk, thats the best place to ask questions. Cheers! -- Tawker 02:44, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
powerloss in electrical transmission line
what are are the causes of powerloss electrical transmission line what are the methods use to reduce powerloss in electrical transmission line
.........
- This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. You will not likely receive a satisfying answer to this question here. You will, however, probably find what you're looking for at the reference desk. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 03:09, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
About myself
Hi, Is it fair that i can say some thing about myself in this wikipedia ? like , someone types my name .. and they will come to know about me . waiting for reply . thanks, Jay
- Thanks for your question, Jay. Wikipedia has notability criteria for biographies. Articles that do not meet those criteria might be deleted immediately and without warning. However, if you actively contribute to the encyclopedia, you will be allowed to create and maintain a user page, in which you may include a brief profile or biography as well as information relevant to editing the encyclopedia. Other users won't be able to get to the page by typing your name in the search bar because the title of the page consists of the "user:" prefix followed by your Wikipedia user name. For example, your user page is User:Jayender. Whenever you sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~), a link to your user page will be produced. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free webspace provider, so you are not entitled to do absolutely anything you want to do in your user space. You are welcome to set up a reasonable user page, though, if you are interesting in helping us maintain our free-content encyclopedia. Once again, thanks. --TantalumTelluride 04:36, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
SAP-HR
Can u give me information regarding the SAP- HR
--Sarita 810 05:00, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you had a look at the SAP page, perhaps that could help. If it doesn't, you should try Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:33, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
how to search for files on my system longer than 1 MiB
how to search for files on my system which are longer than 1 MiB--155.232.250.19 07:35, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). You should state what operating system you are using, this will help the reference desk volunteers to answer. I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:34, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
motivating
How can I recognize coeicive motivation in myself? What type of example I type of example I can give on coeicive motivation?
- The best place to ask this would be the reference desk. But I must say this sounds a bit like a homework question, so I don't know how much luck you'll have with it. - Akamad 11:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Movie
I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A MOVIE BUT COULDN'T FIND IT,BECAUSE I WAS NOT NOT SURE OF THE TITLE ITS EITHER CITY OF SALT OR SALT CITY,OR SALT SEA OR SEA OF SALT SOMETING LIKE THAT IT HAS THE WORD SALT.
HOW DO I FIND IT?
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 11:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
stomach acid
I get stomach acid, Indigestion day & night, could you please tell me whatI can do about it Thank you.
- Probably best to ask this question on the reference desk. Actually, the best place to ask this would be at a pharmacy. They can give you an informed answer. All the best. - Akamad 11:10, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
help
can u help with finding out what MICROSYCOSIS is ? thanks Fallon Template:Unsigned
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 20:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Trying to initiate a request for mediation
I'm new to wiki and don't know the whole dispute resolution thing down pat. If someone could hold my hand and make sure I dot all the i's I'd appreciate it. This is in regards to my RfM regarding user:Rjensen's personal attacks and violation of the reversion rule against me. I've started the RfM, but don't know all the dispute notice codes I need to put up on various pages. Would appreciate the help.Citizenposse 18:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
P.O. Box
Are Post Office Boxes kept private to the public or can that information be obtained by calling a Postal Service worker and asking the name on the P.O. Box?
--208.188.57.237 20:26, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- You might find what you are looking for in the article about Post Office box. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 22:53, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Edit problem
I'm trying to edit and add some pages and instead of going to the edit page I get a download prompt on my browser for index.php, This happens on both IE 6 and Firefox. Can somebody point me out of how to fix this if it is on my end or if not to fix it on the server.
Kalius 20:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Is there anyway that you're somehow managing to click "Save target as"? It's usualy a right mouse button menu option, but it does bring up an option to save a file called index. -- Natalya 23:17, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Queensland Hospital Radio Inc NEW Webpages & URL
Thank you for placing Queensland Hospital Radio's Website on Wikipedia - But the URL is very much out of date - New One Currently Updated is http://www.connectqld.org.au/qhr
My appreciation again. Flora Smith President/Founder Queensland Hospital Radio Inc. email address removed PO Box 400 Moorooka Brisbane Queensland Australia 4105 Template:Unsigned
- Could you specify where the incorrect link is? The only place I can find the Queensland Hospital Radio mentioned is at List of Australian radio stations, but there is no external link to the radio's website. Also, you can edit it yourself! Wikipedia:How to edit a page has more information if you would be a first-time editor. -- Natalya 23:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
About the user
Hello, how come some people have like a page where it has their phobias and some thing in Tagalog and other stuff (i was just wondering because i want one too)!
Australian Jezza--Australian Jezza 01:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC) Template:Unsigned
- Everyone who has an account on Wikipedia can have a user page. You can create yours by either clicking on the link at the top that should say "Australian Jezza", or by clicking here, which will create your userpage. The page location will be at User:Australian Jezza. As for listing phobias and other such things, you may be referring to userboxes. -- Natalya 01:13, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Userpage
How do I make a userbox in my userpage? and make my userpage more interesting?--Australian Jezza 01:26, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Stubs
How do i mark an article as a stub?
Write a very short article, and add {{stub}}. Simple as that. The Republican 02:02, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- You can also mark a stub within a subcategory. For exmaple, if the article is about American theatre actors, it can/should be placed in the American theatre actor stubs category with the tag {{American theatre actor stubs}}. Have a look at the Category:Stub categories for the list of categories. - Akamad 02:25, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- Actually Template:Tl would be the correct stub-tag in the example given. Eivindt@c 21:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- Ahh yes, sorry, my bad. - Akamad 01:06, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
my contribution - cannot find the page created
I developed a new page with topic: "Los Angeles Art Association" as title and when I look at my contributions I see the article. BUT when i search for Los Angeles Art Association I do not find it. What gets the article into system so it can be found when searched? --Pblieden 03:17, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- I just searched for it and found it, though the content you put in is a direct copy paste of the LAAA's website, which is a copyright violation and isn't allowed on Wikipedia. If you can re-write the page so it doesn't look exactly like their website it would be great, otherwise someone might delete it. If you have any questions feel free to give me a shout -- Tawker 03:20, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
How do I create a new article?
Hello, I wanted to create a new article, but I have no idea how. Would someone give me some information on how to do this?
Thank you,
Kevin
- Unregistered users have to make requests at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Just follow the instructions there. If you want to be able to create articles yourself, you will have to register an account and then wait a few days. --TantalumTelluride 03:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
REPLYS TO BLOGS
Hello:
I've always wanted a place to "vent" my dismays or ideas, and as this looked like a good place, I created 3 blogs last night.
Everytime I now sign on, I immediately get a page on which 2 of those blogs are shown.
1: Where do I go to do a brand new blog?
2: Where can I find out if there are any responses to my blogs?
3: Where can I look to see if there are blogs out there on the same subject as mine?
I guess in general, I just need a simple way to navigate this site.
Thanks
- I think you're asking in the wrong place. There aren't any blogs on this site at all. It's an encyclopedia project. Take a look at WP:WELCOME for some more information. --FOo 06:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- You were mistaken. This is not a good place to vent dismays or ideas. This is an encyclopaedia.
NEED HELP ON APPRAISAL OF SIGNED PAINTING
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TRYING TO GET ANY AND ALL INFO ON A PAINTING ( LOOKS AS IF IT IS PENCIL DRAWING) FRAMED AND SIGNED, SIGNATURE IS NAME ONLY,WITH A 95 DIRECTLY AFTER.FIRST MAME POSSIBLY STARTING WITH C,CENTER LETTER LOOKS AS IF DOTTED, AND LAST LETTER SEEMS AS IF IT MAY BE A 'G' OR A ' J' ?? THE NAME OF THE DRAWING IS CALLED "MUSE TWO " BUT IT IS NOT SPELLED OUT 'TWO', IT IS THE NUMERAL II.IT IS NUMBERED 58/100.PICTURE IS OF A PERSON TRYING TO FIND THE MUSIC FROM THE SOUL AND HIS MUSE HELPS HIM SEE. IT IS ABSOLUTELTY GOOSEBUMP MATERIAL ESPECIALLY IF MUSIC MOVES YOU AS IT TRULY DOES TO MY FAMILY.
- removed bold text and fixed formartting to make it easier to read. - Akamad 13:09, 13 April 2006 (UTC)'
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 13:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Applying the correct style to my entry
I have spent an hour trying to understand how to apply the correct style to my new entry and am still confused about how to achieve the proper style. Would anyone be willing to edit my entry so that the Bibliography, Headings, TOC, etc. are up to Wiki standards? I entered information on author Charlaine Harris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlaine_Harris. If not, I need a very elementary explanation on how to apply styles. For example, I can't get an item to appear in boldface. Thank you. Swedegirl5 16:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- If you haven't already looked at it, I have a feeling that Wikipedia:Manual of Style will help you out immensly. I've made some basic changes to the Charlaine Harris, but you should be able to use the Manual of Style to fix it up more.
- I made the bibliography and subsequent lists each their own section using Headings. Heading tags look like this: == Text goes here == , and whatever you want the section header to be called goes where the text goes. You can make different sized headers by increasing the number of '=' signs.
- I bulleted the titles in the bibliography (you may want to make sure that they are correctly bulleted). A bullet is made by putting an asterisk (*) at the beginning of a line. Increasing the number of '*' symbols will also increase the indent of the asterisk.
- This bullet was made with two asterisks (**)
- This one was made with three! (***)
- This bullet was made with two asterisks (**)
- I italicized and uncapitalized the titles. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (titles) has specific information, but for the most part, titles should be in italics.
- Additionally, you should add pertinent wikilinks to the narrative section of the article. Information on what to link to (and what not to link to!) can be found at Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context. -- Natalya 17:36, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
finding a friend
I am trying to contact an old friend IFEANYI UDEZE .I am AMORIGHOYE by name and my e-mail is (removed email address).Thank you .
- I don't think Wikipedia will be able to help you. Googling the name yields many results, and at first glance they all relate to the Nigerian soccer player by that name.. You might want to give the reference desk a go. The volunteers there might be able to help you, but trying to find someone over the internet is not an easy task. Either way, all the best to you. - Akamad 07:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Login Problem - Cookies are NOT disabled
I cannot login either in Firefox or IE - the error message says cookies are disabled, try again. As near as I can tell cookies are not diabled in either Firefox or IE. Any suggestions? tom94022 216.103.87.80 20:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what's wrong, but it might be worth checking for security or ad blocking software that you've installed that might intercept the cookies? Henrik 21:57, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah it could be your firewall settings. I also have trouble logging in when using my university's secure wireless network because of the security on their end. So it could be a situation like that. - Akamad 23:42, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Need Help Posting Original Article
I would like to post a short description of a privately held company based in California. I found my way to the page of California-based companies, but I was unable to figure out how to post a new article.
Our company web site has much to offer on the subject of global outsourcing, with links to many recent studies and articles on this topic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jayme Curtis (talk • contribs) 20:50, 14 April 2006.
- As a newly registered user, you won't be able to create a new article yourself for a few days. However, you can use Wikipedia:Articles for creation to request creation of a new article. Once the article is created, you will be able to edit it freely. Before submitting your request, be sure to read Wikipedia's notability criteria for companies and corporations. Thanks. --TantalumTelluride 21:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Don't Edit
Hi. I'm not that new but...I remember seeing about two months ago a tag that said something about not editing it so an edit could be made by the user that put that their. Even though people can still edit while that notice is up...does anyone know how to get that template? Please respond on my talk page --TeckWiz 23:44, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have a look at this page Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance. I assume the tag you are referring to is one of the first 4 listed. Hope this helps. - Akamad 00:02, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
references and foot notes
I have just created the temporary sub page Catholicism and Freemasonry/example so several editors can discuss an issue about how we want to handle quotations and citations. I have successfully added the reference coding... but for some reason the references (citations) are not showing up as footnotes at the bottom of the page. Please look and see if I have done something incorrectly. Blueboar 23:49, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- You need to have <references/> on the page to get the references to show up. I have just done that.--Commander Keane 23:56, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- D'OH... thanks. Blueboar 23:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Author
If there is not much limit of space, I would like to see Wikipedia have signed articles. That way you would have more than one article in each theme. It would cost more space, but signers will be more carefully in what they write. There is not one opinion in many of the themes that you cover here. Template:Unsigned
- Since Wikipedia is a wiki, there are many different contributors to every article - that is the beauty of a wiki! Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, the goal is present factual information. Talk pages are signed, but signing articles would take away from the information. However, every edit to every page and article is kept track of in the page history, so in a way every article is signed with every author who has ever edited it, just not directly on the page. Regardless, if you would like your idea to be considered, you should bring it up at the Village Pump, where technical and policy issues are discussed. -- Natalya 02:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
Redirecting links
For words that redirect to another article, such as Waterstones to Waterstone's, is there a way to change all the ones that are redirected to the proper article, without having to do it manual? So all Waterstones are changed to Waterstone's. Skinnyweed 13:14, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- The software can't do the change automatically, but bots can do the edits (you could request at Wikipedia:Bot requests, and someone will do the work for you). However, keep in mind Don't fix links to redirects that aren't broken - although in this case Waterstones is incorrect and should be changed. In this case, Special:Whatlinkshere/Waterstones reveals that no articles actually use Waterstones, so there is no problem.--Commander Keane 14:28, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
what are the economic resources of singapore?
can i know the economic resources of singapore and the comparison of malaysia and singapore? physical/ human / technological / products import and export? what are the demographic profiles of singapore and malaysia?
- Have a look at the Singapore and Malaysia articles. You might also want to look at the CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/. In future, the best place to ask these kind of factual questions is on the reference desk. All the best. - Akamad
footnotes
Hello, I started reading Peter Ackroyd's biography of William Shakespere and I think it can be used as a source for several of the "citation needed" points in that article. I have created some articles but anything beyond inserting text in an existing article confuses me. I don't want to mess up the order or correct linkage of the existing footnotes. Can someone help? Thank you. Iwalters 03:03, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- The article William Shakespeare already uses the new cite.php method, which makes it easy to insert references. Wherever you want to insert the reference in the text, add the following code:
<ref>Reference - Author, etc. 2006, other information</ref>, replacing the content between the two ref tags with the appropriate reference, of course. The reference will automatically be created and placed in the references section below; you may wish to see Gerald Ford as another article which uses the cite.php method (whenever there is a footnote, click "edit" in the section and you'll see the ref tags in use). I hope this helps. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 03:17, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
How long Question
How long after submitting a new entry does it take for wiki to index it and make it available online? Should it be instant, or does an editor have to approve all submissions?
--Dss311 07:00, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- New articles and new edits are posted instantly (but the search engine takes some time to update though, so if you try to search for it, it may take a while until it's found) Henrik 07:54, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Holiday offers
How can I access information on what holiday offers are available from the courier
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 11:29, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Pianist. Yuan Tian (田苑)
Ms Yuan Tian was born into a musical family in China, she began piano studies with her mother and music theory with her father. She entered the Central Conservatory of Music at age of nine and graduated from prestigious Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington), Oberlin Conservatory and Cleveland Institute of Music with M.M and artist diploma in piano performance. Her teachers have included Monique Duphil, Chen Bigang, Roland Keller, Herbert Stessin, Anton Nel. Yuan Tian has recorded all of major repertoire for wind and piano for the label of Beijing Global Records since 2000. She has been heard in recitals in the United States,China, Italy, Greece and Germany. Her concert tour of France was praised by the La Republique Du Centre as “Superb concert at the oratory,” “enchanted her audience,” “magistral interpretation of L’Isles Joyeuse by Claude Debussy,” “all in nuances……” In 2004, she was invited to premiere Milde’s bassoon concert etudes with David McGill; the principal bassoon of Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the famed international double reed festival in North Carolina. She distinguishes herself by winning two competitions at Aspen Music Festival in 2003. As a winner, she made her debut performance of Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto “Emperor” with Aspen Music Festival Symphony Orchestra. Yuan Tian has been awarded American Chinese Women Organization Fellowship and Simm’s fellowship. Her first solo CD, Chopin - 24 Etudes for Piano Op.10 , Op 25 was released with label of tian-tian arts in 2005. 
Template:Unsigned
- It looks like you are writing an article about Yuan Tian - now all you need to do is post it! You can do it by clicking on the link to edit the article named Yuan Tian. For more information on creating an article, take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article. -- Natalya 22:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Gauss the Prodigy
Published in American Scientist, May-June 2006, pages 200-208:
Vist http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/50686 to view the article with illustrations
- I removed a whole bunch of text that was a copyright violation. There was no question posted. - Akamad 23:00, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
new article
how do you start a new article? hope this is not an absurdly stupid question. Template:Unsigned
- Don't worry, it's not a stupid question and all! Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page should give you all the information you need. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. -- Natalya 00:48, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Help, please.
Hi. I'm editing Ida Crown Jewish Academy and the "history" section suddenly went way off-format. I'd appreciate it if someone could fix it, then tell me what I could do to prevent/fix that next time. Thank you! (respond on my talk page, please!) --04:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC) Template:Unsigned
Contributing more actively.
I've been on wikipedia for quite some time now, but at the moment all the editing I'm really doing is typo corrections and small additions to articles when I happen to stumble upon them. So, rather than just wondering aimlessly round wikipedia, what's the best way to get more involved in contributing? Thanks in advance :). (I'll have this page on my watchlist, but I'd prefer a reply on my talk page.) Bodil 12:08, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- Even your small contributions are very important! It's great that you want to get more involved, and there are a lot of ways you can do that. Take a look at Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects, which lists all the WikiProjects around Wikipedia. There is a wide range of topics in the Wikiprojects, so you can pretty much work on anything that interests you. You can also look at Wikipedia's Portals, which concentrate on one field of information. Good luck! -- Natalya 15:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks Natalya - I've taken the advice on board :) Bodil 16:16, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- You might also want to have a look at the community portal, there's plenty of stuff on Wikipedia that needs to be done. - Akamad 00:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing it out Akamad! I can't believe I hadn't noticed that before. Bodil 21:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
Redirecting
How can I make a search redirect to my page? Example: Someone types "klambino ball" or "klambinoball". How can I get Wikipedia to redirect this person to my page about "Klambino Ball"?
-Kasey Klamka
- The WP:REDIRECT shows you how to do it. But in general, you simply put #REDIRECT [[Klambino Ball]] on the redirect page of your choice. So for example, create the klambino ball page, and put the following text:
#REDIRECT [[Klambino Ball]]
- That will create the redirect. I hope this helps. - Akamad 00:52, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
- Shouldn't it be-
#REDIRECT [[KlambinoBall]]
- Regardless, it seems the article is on its way to being deleted. - Akamad 00:36, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Quick Bar
Hi. I'm not that new but... what is the quick bar. Is it the thing that says [username], my talk, my preferences, my watchlist, my contributions, log out? If it isn't can you tell me what it is because I would like to move a page in the near future and the renaming article says to use the quickbar.TeckWiz 13:10, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
- If it's referenced in the context of moving a page, the "quickbar" would probably be where below the bar you reference, where the "edit this page" button is. Look to the right of it and you'll see a "move" tab. Fetofs Hello! 13:12, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
- Oh yeah!.I've seen that move button a million times. I just forgot about it the one time I needed it. Anyway...thanksTeckWiz 13:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
wiki code or wikicode
Is there a page where I can find a list of code such as:
OR
thanks thewolfstar 01:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think that's wikicode, they are templates. I think you could try here, if I understand you correctly and you're just looking for maintenance ones. A general list is here. Fetofs Hello! 01:37, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
bar codes
how do I go about finding an example of a bar code eg for a tin of beans or a garment AND how to interpret each part of the bar code;what does each part mean?
- Try Universal Product Code Ansell 02:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
desk and suggested tasks
Hi. Can someone please tell me how I get to my desk to see any worked has been placed there? Also, when I logged on earlier, I was able to link to articles that were suggested for me to work on; however, I can't seem to find that link now. Please help. WriterightWriteright 16:18, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- Place Template:Tl on your userpage, or use this link: User:Writeright/Desk. --Eivindt@c 17:41, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- There's also a message from SuggestBot on your user talk page, which you can quickly access by clicking the my talk link at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you're logged in. --TantalumTelluride 20:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- I thought you desk would be something like your user page, or the Wikipedia:Community Portal-- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 11:59, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
- I added a link to it on your userpage. — Image:Flag of Ottawa, Ontario.svg Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Image:Flag of Canada.svg nathanrdotcom (T • C • W) 03:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
My article marked as spam?
Hello, My article Sensatio was marked for deletion. It's ok, I'm absolutely not a spammer. Of course I feel sad because that little article is going to be deleted, but it's ok, if someone with more experience thinks that the article should be here, but PLEASE do not label me as a spammer. Because I'm not. Will I get labeled as a spammer for article? Please help! I want to contribute to the wikipedia, I do NOT want to promote anything.
And now will I get a "bad score"? Will I have to fear that all my future articles or collaborations may be deleted because of this? Because someone marked my article as "spam"?
Please help to maintain my name clean, as always.
--Knowledgy 04:58, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
- Answered on user's talk page. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 07:20, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
links to a site of your own?
I have a site that contains images licensed under the creative commons (attributed) license, and I would like to add it to the Wikipedia:Free or semi-free non-Public-Domain information resources page, but I'm not sure what the etiquette is for that... Do I just hope for somebody to add it, or is it ok for me to do it?
- If they are your own original works that are all licensed under CC-BY then I see no reason for not being able to put the link on the page within the appropriate category. Ansell 00:43, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Transclusion of text
I would like to know if it is possible to list 50 statements on 50 seperate pages, and display the text from them (like an image) on one main page?
I know this can be done with templates, but it won't be effiecent.
Any help would be greatly apprieciated!
Dan —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dan777aust (talk • contribs) 01:46, 21 April 2006.
- You can include using the {{pagetoinclude}} syntax, however, this is not recommended, or possibly even allowed, for articles, as articles are made to be centralised. You can use this syntax on your own MediaWiki installation though, or in user space. Ansell 04:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Thankyou, and yes this is for my own MediaWiki installation.
6
i hear Gangster Deciples go whats your 6 to others what do they mean--75.4.189.118 03:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- i hear Gangster Deciples got yo that's my 6. -- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 04:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Album info box
- A simple typo led to the error: a pair of square brackets was missing. It's fixed now: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Champions&diff=49418670&oldid=49415206. - Akamad 08:58, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
AutoWikiBrowser
I'm not exactly new, but I don't know where else to ask. I've been approved for AutoWikiBrowser (Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage). I've downloaded it and the .NET framework. It opens fine, but after I log in, it tells me I am not authorized and in a sends me to the Check Page. -- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Consider asking at Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser? They might know more specifics. -- Natalya 15:03, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Standard City Layout
Is there a standard layout for US cities? Most look the same, like they were generated by a bot, but some are manually created with no recognizable layout (e.g. Viera, Florida)
--Archer3 13:43, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Yes most US places were generated by a bot: User:Rambot (there is a link to a FAQ and some info on the user page). I'm not sure why Rambot didn't create Viera, Florida. Often once Rambot created an article humans would improve it and it would no longer be recognisably the work of a bot anyway.--Commander Keane 17:48, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
French revolution
hey is there anyone working on an article on the thermadoread reaction in france during the french revolution? It comes up all the time at school in work/homework, and i think it is urgent that it is added , thank you [[mmorpgrtsfps|mmorpgrtsfps]
- Yes, we have an article: Thermidorian Reaction.--Commander Keane 18:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Why can't I find my page on Wikipedia Search?
I have constructed a page, "World Wide List of Pipe Bands" if I type that in the search, in total with the capitals and everything...the page comes up. Should'nt it also come up if I don't type the capitals? Also, shouldn't come up if I type in "pipe bands" or "list of pipe bands" etc?
What am I not doing right?
Baxnfalls --Baxnfalls
- Bascially, the Wikipedia search engine is limited (we don't have the revenues of companies like Google or Yahoo who can develop better search engines).
- There is a reasonable explanation at Wikipedia:Searching.
- Also, the "Go" and "Search" buttons do different things. The "Go" will take you straight to an article (if you use the correct capitalisation), whereas "Search" is only updated every couple of weeks - so the results can be out-of-date.
- So that "Go" works you might like to create a redirect from some common titles. For example I just redirected List of Pipe Bands to List of pipe bands, so now "List of Pipe Bands" works when I hit "Go".--Commander Keane 19:17, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
How can I know if an addition is premitted ?
I have several ideas about editing some categories, but I'm unsure if this is acceptable (e.g. Adding a soundtrack section to most movies). How can I know if I can start doing this ? --Kingmanos 21:00, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Everything is done here by consensus. I suggest a suck it and see aproach. Make a few changes and see if the community likes them (if you don't get reverted, then your changes are permitted). Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:21, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The general approach is to ask and discuss on the relevant talk pages first, to see what others think. I'm not exactly clear on what you want to do. If you want to change a whole heap of film articles, then asking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Films would be a good idea.--Commander Keane 21:22, 21 April 2006 (UTC)