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May 9

I had a couple questions about this character: Shouldn't articles that start with "I ♥" be moved (if they haven't already) to "I Love" in accordance with some sort of WP:ACCESS and WP:MOS guidelines? I also noticed a couple of redirects (I ♥ Tirana and I ♥ Skanderbeg) that don't lead to any "I Love" article, but, rather, normal articles on people or places. Shouldn't these be tagged R3 as implausible typos? – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 22:50, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted the implausible redirects - one was to a 15th century noble? TNXMan 22:57, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, unless there's some 15th century bumper sticker I'm not aware of, the redirect seemed rather ... weird. Thanks! – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 23:05, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Several months ago, all wikipedia pages on 3 of our PCs, began displaying in a narrow, small sans-serif font (? the Agency FB True-Type Microsoft provided font). This font change makes reading and editing pages very difficult, without markedly changing the browsers image size, font size, display resolution, or some combination of these.

This has been a major annoyance and lead to our both utilizing wikipedia much less often and contributing edits (much less new pages) much less often and is new since we first started using and contributing to wikipedia in 2004.

These 3 PCs are all running Windows XP Pro and using Internet Explorer, Version 8.0.6001.18702IC to display web pages, including wikipedia.

We have not had font problems on any other of a great many web pages we commonly utilize and suspect that a code change made within all wikipedia web pages, combined with the behavior of Windows XP OS and IE8 methods of selecting which installed fonts to utilize is responsible.

We have found several other people on the internet who have been struggling with the same issue and a few selected work-arounds, none very effective, appealing or addressing the underlying issue, despite this working against the effectiveness of wikipedia's usefulness and appeal.

Please help me, and all the other users similarly affected, better understand how to correct this problem with viewing wikipedia pages by creating a wikipedia page which helps users and contributors correct this font display problem on whatever operating systems and browsers they utilize to interact with the wikipedia servers. If possible, please also email me and add a section to “My talk” page on wikipedia.

While this issue might have been addressed somewhere else on the wikipedia site, I was not able to locate it.

Starting a more general wikipedia page on wikipedia web page display/presentation issues might be a good idea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MAlvis (talk • contribs)

Go into your preferences and test out the different skins in the Appearance tab. If none of those are to your liking, you can also set your browser's font size. Lastly, if you only need bigger text on Wikipedia, you can try adding custom code to your CSS or just magnify the page by pressing Ctrl++ or hold Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel. — Bility (talk) 02:48, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He had already mentioned the fact that he knows how to zoom in, and he said it was annoying, so that's not a valid solution. As far as changing the theme goes: If it really is a problem with vector, shouldn't we try to find out what's causing it either to fix it for everyone else as well or to find a solution that doesn't require changing the actual theme of the website, in case the user enjoys the default theme the same way I do? Soloman212 (I'm new here, so sorry if I put something in the wrong place.) (talk) 02:44, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please fix (or explain how to fix) the text overlapping the image in the History section of Houston Ship Channel? I've played with it a little bit but it has me buffaloed. Thanks, RadioBroadcast (talk) 01:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I "fixed" it. The problem really is too many images, some very large, in too little space. I moved things around, shortened one very long caption, and added templates to give white space. Beyond that, the only thing I know of to do is to reduce the size of the images, particularly the one with the inset, or eliminate the images - or, of course, write more material. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 01:43, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See also, {{clear}}. — Bility (talk) 02:34, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! RadioBroadcast (talk) 02:56, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:TITLEFORMAT says not to use quotations in the title, when using Template:DISPLAYTITLE, but it says italics is ok....why? CTJF83 02:17, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Where does it say not use quotes with DISPLAYTITLE? DISPLAYTITLE won't add quotes anyway… — Bility (talk) 02:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some article titles are supposed to use italics. For example, articles on ships have the ship's name in italics (see USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Mississippi (BB-41) etc). Chamal ^T•C 04:10, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok...I guess I'm just curious as to why we italicize show titles in the top article name, like The Simpsons, but don't put episodes in quotations, like Homer's Phobia CTJF83 11:42, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Because it is technically not possible— DISPLAYTITLE does not support quotes. You can test this in the sandbox. WP:TITLEFORMAT says to not create an article name with quotes, as opposed to the display name. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:18, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok, thanks, CTJF83 20:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

<removed draft article> Anitaraja (talk) 08:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

if you want to create an article, see "Your first article" -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 09:24, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Please move to Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven over redirect. Kittybrewster ☎ 11:37, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requested moves? Though of course, if an admin reads this and it's not controversial... --Obsidi♠n^Soul 14:12, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Uncontroversial. Kittybrewster ☎ 17:36, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, as this article Amina Bokhary controversy is all about living people and about a controversial topic I wanted to add a template to the talkpage Talk:Amina Bokhary controversy reminding users about BLP and suchlike and to automatically NOINDEX the talkpage but as its not actually a biography this template seems wrong , {{WikiProject Biography|living=yes}} is there something better in such situations? Off2riorob (talk) 12:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This template, {{BLP others}}, is probably what you are looking for, not sure if it does the noindex though. GB fan (talk) 12:13, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looked closer it does noindex the page. GB fan (talk) 12:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thats the one, many thanks. Off2riorob (talk) 12:20, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can come back to the desks days later and would read the same pages until I refresh. It's not happened before but now happens every visit. 66.108.223.179 (talk) 13:29, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I need to know how to rename a page that was created by someone who died. The article was created when the person didn't know quite how to use Wikipedia, so the title of the page appears incorrectly:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Acbush/Eddie_Bush_%28musician%29&action=edit

The title includes "User:Acbush" and I need to know how to get that removed -- either that or have the whole page removed so that it can be re-created from scratch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.213.126.39 (talk) 16:19, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you create an account, you can move it yourself to the correct name, see Help:How to move a page. If you don't wish to create an account, you can file a request at Wikipedia:Requested moves. It looks the the article in question was started as a userspace draft, see Help:Userspace draft, so before moving it be absolutely certain that the article is in a state to "go live", see Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft for an explanation of how and when a draft is ready to "go live" as an article. --Jayron32 16:22, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the above information. At the moment, my concern is that while it may not be 'live', it still comes up in Google searches. So in a sense, it is public, even if not a live article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.213.126.39 (talk) 16:26, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also - If I was not the creator of the Userspace draft, will I be able to edit it and then have it moved (re-titled) when I've edited it sufficiently to go live? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.213.126.39 (talk) 16:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• I googled and this particular page didn't seem to come up in the first three pages of results. I see no problem with you editing the draft. The user in question hasn't been online for over a year and that page was their only contribution. However, if you want to "go live" please make an account so it can be attributed to you. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:37, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Assuming what you say is true (that the creator of the page has died), I don't see why not. Users don't own any page, even in the userspace, and if what you do makes Wikipedia better, go for it. Alternately, if you want to create an article from scratch on the same subject, you could do that too, again keeping in mind that not every subject is appropriate for a Wikipedia article (see Wikipedia:Notability). You might want to read Wikipedia:Why create an account? for information on the benefits of creating an account, if you do you can create your own userspace draft to work on such an article on your own time... --Jayron32 16:39, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The execution is very slow --80.142.206.59 (talk) 18:46, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Like many areas of Wikipedia, there is a backlog. They're processed by volunteers, just like you or me. They need checking by hand - because some might not be appropriate to move (due to licencing), others are the subject of a current deletion discussion, and suchlike.

If you like, you could help us - we need all the help we can get. See Wikipedia:Why create an account?.

If there are some specific images you'd like moved, please tell us the names.  Chzz  ►  18:55, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I want to create a stub article about an American economist at Harvard Dwight Heald Perkins (1934- &bsp;). An article already exists about an American architect with the same name Dwight H. Perkins (1867-1941). For now, Dwight Heald Perkins is a redirect page. What shall I name the new article?

One option would be to change the name of the existing article to Dwight H. Perkins (architect) and then to name the new article Dwight H. Perkins (economist). Is there a better approach to this problem? If so, what? Why? Where should I have known to look for a good answer to this kind of question?

What shall I do with the current redirect? Shall I re-work it as a disambiguation page? --Tenmei (talk) 19:12, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is no need for a disambiguation page if there are only two relevant articles. I would leave the current article as is, but edit the redirect page to replace the redirect code with your article, then use an appropriate hatnote on each page to direct stray readers to the other article. – ukexpat (talk) 19:19, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've offered Tenmei to help with moving the page once he/she finished a userspace draft of the proposed article. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:39, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If the new article is going to be at Dwight Heald Perkins, there won't be any need for a page move, just a copy and paste in place of the current redirect code.  – ukexpat (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• They both have the same name so both the full name and the one with just the H. initial could be a suitable query for both articles. I would definitely make a hatnote, but I think renaming with a disambiguated title is in order to avoid confusion. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:55, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How do I post an Article that I have in my sandbox? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Latinguy2009 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See So you made a userspace draft for what to do next. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:55, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Having taken a look at User:Latinguy2009/Sandbox, it reads more like a term paper rather than an encyclopedia article. – ukexpat (talk) 14:15, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I recently moved my page and renamed it "Child Family Health International." However, I noticed that the URL still contains part of the old name: "User:Jevertoh". Is there any way to change the URL, so it appears like this using the new page name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Family_Health_International

Also, how do I delete the phase "(Redirected from User:Jevertoh/Child Family Health Internationa)" that appear beneath the page title.

20:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)20:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jevertoh (talk • contribs)

It's fine - it's a live article, Child Family Health International.

Your user-page, where you moved it from, redirects to the live page - see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jevertoh/Child_Family_Health_Internationa&redirect=no.  Chzz  ►  21:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 10

Goodmorning.

I am from Government Belaurus (Беларусь гатова ствараць) and I have job for Belaurus Government as editor for English branch of Wikipedia. This is my notification for you and general public. Many thank you and brave day. --Shuvuhikovsky (talk) 00:22, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Shuvuhikovsky, and welcome to Wikipedia. Just a quick note, you may want to read over our conflict of interest guideline before you start editing. Cheers and best of luck. — Ched :  ?  01:59, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you are very welcome to edit as an individual. But in general Wikipedia does not want what governments (or any other organisations) want to say about themselves: we want what other (reliable, published) sources have said about them.

Hello -

I'm attempting to put myself on Wikipedia and understand you must prove your notability. I'm an actor, producer and writer in Los Angeles and do have links to articles, radio shows, etc about me. How may I submit these, and to whom?

To cut down on back and forth correspondence, I will provide some links to articles/interviews here in the event this can be approved here.

http://melissadilan.blogspot.com/2011/05/exclusive-interview-with-gregor-collins.html?spref=fb (article)

http://www.theentertainmentcorner.com/2010/09/gregor-collins-its-all-about-journey.html (article)

http://filmcourage.podbean.com/2010/06/14/filmmaker-arin-crumley-producer-richard-jacob-actor-gregor-collins-on-film-courage-ep-62/ (radio int.)

http://www.rexsikes.com/Rex_Sikes_Movie_Beat/Interviews/Entries/2009/12/1_Gregor_Collins___Actor___Producer.html (radio int.)

Thanks!

Gregorcollins (talk) 01:23, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Gregor, and welcome to Wikipedia. Just a quick note, you may want to read over our conflict of interest guideline before you start creating an article on yourself. It's usually a better practice to allow others to create an article about yourself than to attempt to do so on your own. One possible solution is to list your request at Wikipedia:Requested articles. Cheers and best of luck. — Ched :  ?  01:56, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, you should read the article WP:Autobiography. --ColinFine (talk) 18:53, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1. Could someone write a summary for The_Saturday_Big_Tent_Wedding_Party by Alexander_McCall_Smith? This summary from this website should be a help: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/alexander-mccall-smith/saturday-big-tent-wedding-party.htm 2. Is Eli Wallach of Polish-Jewish descent? This website says so: http://www.nndb.com/people/735/000022669/ Would that website be a good enough reason to put Wallach under the Category:American_people_of_Polish-Jewish_descent? Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:33, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

maybe it is better if you discuss this on the talkpages of these articles. mabdul 12:04, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. If I take a photograph for an article, how am I able to put it online? Thank you. And Adoil Descended (talk) 02:07, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:UPLOAD. Dismas|^(talk) 02:42, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to request an article and where would I do that? I want to request and/or make myself a list of nations according to their proven iron reserves (I haven't found the statistical data for this yet). Such a page does not exist yet and I could have sworn I've seen links around Wikipedia saying you can make a request for things like that. DrZygote214 (talk) 02:20, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Initially, decide if the subject is reliably sourced and notable. If it is, you can either create the article yourself with the article wizard or request it. To request an article, go to Wikipedia:Requested Articles, specifically the list of topics in the natural sciences, and select the matching field. Once there, add the title of the article you're requesting, along with a short description if necessary. For example, your entry on the list might look like this:

• List of nations by proven iron reserves or * [[List of nations by proven iron reserves]] (without the nowiki tags).

I hope this helps. Meph^talk 02:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found large area of white space in "ICP0" page. Is there any one who knows how to fix it?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajaxxer (talk • contribs) 05:08, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed it for now, although I think something else on the page is causing it. I'll look into it. — Bility (talk) 05:22, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, fixed it for real this time. It was a combination of a floating table and a missing semi-colon that created a huge left margin, almost all the way across the page. — Bility (talk) 05:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to make the search field in the wikipedia main page highlighted?

It would be like in Google main page, where you can just start typing when you enter there. It's a pain in the butt to always reach for your mouse and click the search field when you wanna just get going. This feature would further improve the ease of use of Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.50.134.110 (talk) 05:51, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are various ways to achieve this. Have a look here. -- John of Reading (talk) 05:58, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

John's link didn't work for me, try this one - Main Page FAQ. CaptRik (talk) 11:24, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, my mistake. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:32, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative click tab and you got there too. mabdul 11:51, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

why is Microsoft FrontPage protected? I wanted to correct the missing references tag, and it seems like it's protected, altough it is not visibly marked as such.

Also, the history of the article doesn't show too much vandalism

Sorry I am asking here, but I always forget the procedures for protecting/unprotecting. --78.128.179.22 (talk) 06:33, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Microsoft FrontPage (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

The "logs" shows that the page has never been protected, so you could have fixed it as far as I can see. I've restored the sections that were blanked yesterday. I've seen reports that a software glitch sometimes displays "View source" instead of "Edit" when the page is not protected. If this seems to be happening for you, try clicking "View source" anyway and you may find that you can edit the page after all.

To ask for a protected page to be unprotected, go to WP:RFPP; or you can request that a specific edit be made for you by using {{edit semi-protected}} or {{edit protected}} on the talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:34, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that was it. BTW, the same bug happened to me here right now - I still see just "View Source" on this page, and I don't see those [edit] links here (on this very page).

Thanks for helping! --78.128.178.223 (talk) 05:49, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I was trying to browse the Computing Reference Desk on my work computer, but the anti-virus software prevented access to it, saying there was a "JS/Exploit JavaDepKit.A Trojan". What has happened? 194.100.223.164 (talk) 10:31, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One of the threads there was discussing some bad JavaScript. It wasn't "live" JavaScript and couldn't have been run, but I can see how it might have confused an anti-virus program. I have removed the JavaScript from the thread. Does that improve things for you? -- John of Reading (talk) 11:09, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am a regular reader of Wikipedia.I have a broadband connection and normally it takes seconds to load any Wikipedia article page in my web browser. However today I find that although websites like google are taking seconds to load Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites are taking are taking several minutes to load.What is the reason and what is the remedy.Ichgab (talk) 11:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have the same problem. It seems to work properly if you Stop the load then reload the same link. Works on the 2nd or 3rd try most of the time but still rather slow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.204.75.226 (talk) 11:51, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I'm v. new here and have visited Hugo van der Goes but found that it has far fewer images than its Dutch counterpart. I tried to copy-paste the table, but the images themselves didn't come through. Could you advise me on what to do?

Thanks. Tinpotgeneral (talk) 11:58, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This should have worked, since the images are at Wikimedia Commons, which is shared by all the different-language Wikipedias. Did you change the Dutch "Bestand:" prefix into the English "File:" prefix? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:04, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You should be able to copy the wiki markup from the Dutch page into the English page and change "Bestand:" into "File:" like John says above. Of course, you would then have to translate the column headers, picture titles (but not their files names!), and so on. I started with this;

{| class="wikitable"
! '''Afbeelding'''
! '''Titel'''
! '''Datering'''
! '''Techniek'''
! '''Afmetingen'''
! '''Museum'''
|-
|[[File:Hugo van der goes monforte altarpiece detail 01.jpg|100px]]
|''Het Monforte-retabel''
|ca. 1470
|olieverf op paneel
|147x242 cm + 9x76,3 cm
|[[Gemäldegalerie (Berlijn)|Gemäldegalerie, Berlijn]]
|-
|[[File:Hugo van der Goes 010.jpg|100px]]
|''Dood van de Heilige Maagd''
|ca. 1470
|olieverf op paneel
|147,8 x 122,5 cm
|[[Groeningemuseum|Groeningemuseum, Brugge]]
|}

...and the images displayed correctly. It might be a good idea to check out other artist's articles to see if this kind of table is a commonly used feature here on the English Wikipedia. Astronaut (talk) 13:04, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

hi, I would like to know after having cleared all calls history & massages on my phone nokia e71, is possible retrieve them. is there another location on my where i can have these information about receive,dial,miss call & messagers.

thanks for a prompt reply.

K pillay —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pillayk (talk • contribs) 14:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.8 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

hi plz can anyone decode my boyfriend is driving me crazy being so sneaky plz help x —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.237.186.158 (talk) 14:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you need help with a computing problem, you could try the Computing Reference Desk. The volunteers there will try to answer your question, but you will have to give them much more detail first. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:06, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. My name is Radkris. I have written and published (in India) a new full-length crime fiction novel featuring Sherlock Holmes. I have obtained the necessary trademark licences before hand. However, I saw that I cannot create a page about myself. I should be much obliged if you could help me figure out how to create this page titled 'The Adventure of Black Drop'.

Thank you.

Radkris ig (talk) 14:53, 10 May 2011 (UTC)Radkris.[reply]

Wikipedia doesn't have a page on every book, only those that have attracted enough media or scholarly attention - the guidelines are at WP:NBOOK. It is unlikely that any newly-published work would pass those guidelines. In addition, as you have noted, you have a conflict of interest. I suggest you do nothing; if the book becomes notable, someone will write the article. Good luck with your writing career! -- John of Reading (talk) 15:15, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was wondering how i would go about creating a stub template for albums from the 2010s? It would have to look like {{Template:2000s-album-stub}}, but with the updated decade of course. Could someone point me in the right direction? Or give me a hand if it's not too time consuming, I've never done any template work and wouldn't even know where to begin! Thanks for any help, doomgaze (talk) 15:55, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You mean this template: {{2010s-album-stub}}? TNXMan 15:59, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah thanks, figured it was odd that no-one had made one yet. Thing is it's not on this general bit list of music-related stubs. Cheers, doomgaze (talk) 16:02, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added it to the list with this edit. doomgaze (talk) 16:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please add to your list of notable people burid there Paul S. Chaffee (Zoo Director and Veterinarian who they named the Fresno Chaffee Zoo after)? He was buried there in 1990. My husband is his youngest son. Thank you. (I am sure you can confirm he is buried there with their office if need be).. our e-mail is ^{[details removed]} if you need to reach us. thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.54.116 (talk) 17:16, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Belmont Memorial Park (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Chaffee Zoological Gardens (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I'm sorry, but usually these lists of notable people are restricted to those who already have Wikipedia articles. An article about a memorial park would quickly become unwieldy if it attempted to list the names of all those buried there. As is usual for this page, I have removed your email address to protect your privacy. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:08, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe there's a better place for this request, but Wikipedia's loading for me today like a turtle wading through molasses, so I've given up on finding it.. User:96.55.23.26 keeps vandalizing Knossos, and since I can't get the site to load reliably, I could really use some help making sure the page gets cleaned up, the user warned, etc. Please? Anyone? Thanks! -- Avocado (talk) 17:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added page to watchlist, reported user to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Some people eh.... doomgaze (talk) 17:27, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! -- Avocado (talk) 17:42, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, just had a look and that user's been banned for 60 hours, hopefully they'll get bored by then! doomgaze (talk) 17:44, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When I use Wikipedia, I often read the same topic in different languages. That gives more information in the topic and it helps to find out the truth. However, on the mobile site, there is no language selection. I have to switch to the "regular" version to select a different language. Is there a more convenint way to do that on mobile site. If not, can this feature be added in the mobile site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.135.173.226 (talk) 17:32, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is a known issue, already listed at bugzilla (see Bug 19834). There don't seem to be any specific plans for its implementation yet (this might change in the future). If anybody else knows of some concrete plans, please feel free to correct me. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 18:26, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am currently translating a foreign video game, and had started a Wikipedia page for it back in 2008. There are currently no online resources related to it (hence why I am making it), and I was wondering if this will be an issue? I will have no references, and the only way to verify the information will be to play the game yourself, but that is why I am doing this.

Rollerfox88 (talk) 19:09, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notability is the prime issue. What makes the subject notable, if there are no references to validate it? Zakhalesh (talk) 19:23, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources are not required to be online. They are, however, required to exist. "Old-fashioned" paper sources, like books, magazines, and newspapers, are perfectly acceptable. See Wikipedia:Offline sources for more information. WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:26, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to create a category that, right now, it only would have 4 articles in it (although it has potential to have more in the future). Would this be OK, or there is a minimum of articles a category should have before being created? --RR (talk) 19:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon with 4 you would pass WP:SMALLCAT, shouldn't be a problem. The potential for future growth is also very much on your side. doomgaze (talk) 19:31, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi everybody !

I have recently discovered that there is an article lacking on Wikipedia, about a TV serial, and I decide then to do it. I do first the French version in Wikipedia France, without problems, and then, I will to do it in the English one. Out of the fact I have a little bit struggled to find how to make a new article, and learned a lot, my article was refused by the review because it does not quote so much sources, the rewiever said. The fact is that I have given the reference of the official website (there is not so much informations about it, it remained quite confidential, explaining maybe why there is not article about it until now), and... done the article. As a matter of a fact, I haven't the level (either than the time) to make a really nice wikipedia article, with frames, links in, and so on. On the french version, another people more used with it arranged the things in least than two days, as I was expecting of a "collaborative encyclopaedia". With the same base, my article is refused in English, so I am a little bit wondering just now...

Here's the link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Matrioshki_2_-_Three_years_later

Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.128.94.21 (talk) 21:14, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(someone else entirely trying to be helpful). The fr-wiki article is fr:Matrioshki 2, and to the best of my ability to tell is identical in content with the proposed version here except including a quote from the synopsis and being entirely unsourced. (of course, the English version could do with some copy-editing). Someone hit the first paragraph with the equivalent of {{wikify}}, but didn't query the lack of sources, the later paragraphs were added afterwards. I don't know whether it's a difference of policy or not. 128.232.241.211 (talk) 21:58, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• You did submit references, but they are not third party (by someone other than the subject discussed) or reliable (IMDB is created by user input and has repeatedly shown to have poor editorial control). Has the Flemish press discussed this tv show in newspapers? Has the show won any awards? Do we already have an article on the director? If you answer these questions, your chances to have the article accepted improve drastically. P.S. The French edition is seperate from the English Wikipedia with their own rules and procedures. Something accepted there, is not neccesarily going to be accepted here. --Mgm|^(talk) 06:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your answers. The fact is that the DVD has gone out without press I can read (I personnaly can't dutch), and the impact of the DVD is sitll quite limitated - and the fact the first season was quite unoffially "banned" frm the most of TV, and not supported by european union for funding (subject too much sensible) is surely for something in the discretion of the serial (which is mentionned in the discuss page of the first season in a 2008 comment). Well, I gave the sources I found. I don't know what is really need outer from the official website and IMDB, because the proper of the source is that you give what you have and you can not create something you haven't : the lack of sources is not something pertinent to give a subject away. The other problem with sources is either you quote, either you make a bad copy (or reformulation) of things said about, but... I really have some difficulties (I try to understand) in the logic of sources (or maybe I haven't perfectly understood what wikipedia is calling a "source") : there is no (i think) article about the director, but the fact is if I want to make the article about the director, the article won't be validate because there is no article about the films he made. So, it's quite... circular... If I quote word for word, it's a forbidden plagiarism (written in red in the down part of the article), but if I formulate with my own words from the website, and I resume the subject from the synopsis giving the address of the synopsis, it lack of sources. If a make a translation about the french version I wrote, it looks like a bad translation of mine (well, obviously ;-)), and the fact we haven't a lot of informations about something may mean that his subject does not worth to be on wikipedia, even it exists, and it's attested... so, what will be, after more than 3 millions articles, the article which worth to be in ?

I don't want to offense, and I really apologize if my paragraph seems to, I just try to understand (really).

Thanks for your help ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.128.1.226 (talk) 14:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. A simplified version of what you really need is really just this: A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

Once you can provide that, you have met the most basic criteria for inclusion. Anything else needed after that would usually be minor things that can be fixed.

For help in figuring out if the film itself is notable or not, please see Wikipedia:Notability (films). If the film does not meet the criteria, then I'm sorry but it can not be included (though that may change in the future).

For help in figuring out which sources are good and which sources are 'bad', see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. And here are some quick points:

• Sources have to be from outside sources - you can not use Wikipedia as a reference for another Wikipedia article. Also you can actually write an article on the director independent of the film, if he has gotten enough attention elsewhere. Every article on Wikipedia stands alone on its own sources, the absence or presence of other articles related to it does not matter.
• You can not use personal knowledge - even if you did see the film. It has to have been published elsewhere (again not on Wikipedia) where other users can read about it and verify that the information you wrote is attested.
• They have to be independent - they must not be connected to, published by, or otherwise closely connected to the subject of the article. That's the reason why using the film's official website does not help you prove notability.
• They have to be reliable - they are not sites with user-generated content like IMDB, blogs, Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. all of which can be edited by just about anyone and are thus unreliable. Refer to Mgm|^(talk)'s explanation above.
• And they must prove the information you have written in the article - You would need to rewrite it in your own words of course. You can still stay true to the meaning without having to copy something word-for-word

Examples of good sources include reviews and articles in newspapers and magazines (offline or online). Note that this excludes press releases because they are prepared by the company itself and thus not independent.--Obsidi♠n^Soul 14:51, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It states "Kaspersky Labs currently has Jackie Chan as their product spokesman"

I really can't believe this.. surely its made up by someone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.153.39 (talk) 22:28, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are two sources in the article to confirm the information and google has plenty of hits. It doesn't look like someone made it up. GB fan (talk) 22:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) Yes, this is very true, both Google and the Kaspersky website show it (plus, from someone who as seen the actual commercials, it's kinda funny)  A p3rson ‽ 22:37, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 11

After adding significant updates and references to the article 'Travis Fimmel' (there are now 40+ verifiable citations compared to the 4 or 5 there originally), the article still has the 'Additional Citations Needed' message at the top of the page. This message is dated January 2009 so it hasn't been reviewed on this basis for two years. I have read a number of other articles on Wiki with as little as 3 or 4 citations for similar length articles. Why the discrepancy? And how can I get this message removed from the article I have updated?? Thanks for the help.Ultimatedit (talk) 00:18, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You get it removed by removing it yourself once the issue has been addressed. There is not automatic system to remove them. Dismas|^(talk) 00:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removing the alert is a manual process - any editor can review the article, decide the alert is no longer necessary, and edit the article to remove it. I have done so. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:24, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict × 2) Good work! I have removed it with this edit. With 3.6 odd million articles there can be a bit of a backlog with out-of-date tags, especially since everyone here is a volunteer. In cases like this where clearly the tag is inappropriate, feel free to remove it if the issues it raises are adressed. If not, best to mention it on the articles talk page and see if anyone disagrees. Cheers, doomgaze (talk) 00:26, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heh. doomgaze is right. His edit beat mine. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:30, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Just looked properly at the article, you're not Mr Fimmel himself or his publicist are you? In places the article unfortunately veers the wrong side of our neutral point of view policy. doomgaze (talk) 00:32, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed that the article seems to be a bit heavy on the praise of Fimmel. Dismas|^(talk) 00:47, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've trimmed it rather heavily in places and welcome your input. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 01:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, Noticed that you having multiple pages of written nuisances regarding Al-Qaeda, even given a leader i.e Osama bin Laden activities etc Can you prove to us that Al-Qaeda exists in first place? For example Bush administration and associates denounced publicly that Al-Qaeda exists and that Osama was a leader of the Al-Qaeda Its morally wrong to post that kind of misinformation to the internet world

Thanks in advance

Poly —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.88.183.103 (talk) 05:33, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am confused? Are you claiming that Al-Qaeda does not exist? The articles about Al-Qaeda are well referenced to reliable sources, so we're going to need more than your insistance that these sources are wrong. If you have evidence that the sources are wrong, such as sources of your own, you could try posting at Talk:Al-Qaeda so others can review them. --Jayron32 05:53, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I wanted to know something. Suppose, I copy something from wikipedia, In my research papers, I clearly include the reference. But one thing, wikipedia articles are usually subjected to change.

Is it possible that one reference which I had previously taken from wikipedia is deleted from the article??

Thanks Regards Noor —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bakenoor (talk • contribs) 05:57, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes, it is possible that an article you reference in your research paper changes over time. That's why you should use the "cite this page" link in the toolbox on the left of your screen (if you're watching the correct article). Such a link will point to a specific revision of the article (since all revisions are recorded and saved on Wikipedia. This way your professor will see the exact same article as the one you cited. --Mgm|^(talk) 06:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AN AMPLIFIER HAS A FORWARD GAIN OF 1000 AND THE PROPORTION OF THE OUTPUT IN THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP IS 0.05. CALCULATE THE CLOSED LOOP GAIN WITH THE AMPLIFIER OPERATING NORMALLY AND WITH A FORWARD GAIN REDUCTION OF 5% —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.51.21 (talk) 05:59, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please do your own homework.

Welcome to the Wikipedia Help desk. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misevaluation, but it is our policy here not to do people's homework for them, but merely to aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn how to solve such problems.
Please attempt to solve the problem yourself first. You can search Wikipedia or search the Web.
If you need help with a specific part of your homework, the Reference desk can help you grasp the concept. Do not ask knowledge questions here, just those about using Wikipedia. Goodvac (talk) 06:06, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Traveltoogle (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I have contributed the unique article (something like:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixigo.com) but mine is deleted everytime showing reason that it has been deleted due to "Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#A7". I made some correction and again submitted the same thing happens. Please help me what I have to do now. :( —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thenikhil (talk • contribs) 09:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article has not provided any reason within the article itself for why it deserves to exist. Wikipedia does not allow articles about simply anything and everything - the subject must be notable. See WP:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7. Roger (talk) 09:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that the speedy deletion notice says clearly that it must not be removed by the creator of an article, but you still did so. Coming back to your original question, for you to show the subject's notability you will need to find references which don't come from the company itself or from its own press releases and blogs. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:00, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to improve the article, you can request userfication to a user subpage with a request at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 11:37, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It hasn't been deleted (yet), it is tagged for speedy deletion. – ukexpat (talk) 18:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Half of the four deletions of Traveltoogle have been for unambguous advertising or promotion. Not only must the subjects of articles be notable, the articles must be written in a manner that is neutral and not promotional. —teb728 t c 20:00, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

My edit was not accepted this is not correct I reported what a company Badoo is doing to me intentionally if people accept an email from these people they invade your life and you cannot get rid of them they will not willingly accept deletion. How would one let others know that this could happen to them. This is true and not a vandilium it is true and factual. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aquirky (talk • contribs) 12:03, 11 May 2011

There were a number of things wrong with your edit. There were a number of misformatting errors, spurious images, the edit was in the wrong place in the article, and you didn't quote any source. If you have a reference for the accusation you make, quote it in the article. - David Biddulph (talk) 12:18, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)It might be true and factual, but this is an encyclopedia not a forum. An encyclopedia summarizes information that appears in reliable sources about a subject. Your personal experiences with a company are not appropriate for an encyclopedia. GB fan (talk) 12:20, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Could someone please point me to the name of the Wikipedia help/guideline article that explains that if material isn't in an article, it's because someone hasn't added it yet (i.e., it's not a deliberate omission), or something to that effect. I remember coming across it in the past but can't recall its name and a search hasn't revealled it. Many thanks,  • DP •  ^{huh?} 12:15, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How about Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress? -- John of Reading (talk) 12:22, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Thank you very much.  • DP •  ^{huh?} 13:04, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any general guidance on how to avoid white space? I know the question arises fairly frequently, but seem to have different answers depending upon the specific circumstances.
The specific problem is at Deaths in 2011 which is supposedly undergoing a 30 day trial of adding photo's.
The page has a long contents list down the right-hand side, one entry per day until the previous month is collapsed, so by December 31 the contents list will have 43 entries (31 dates, 11 previous months and a links section). Adding a photo to comparatively recent deaths, puts the photo alongside the contents page, leading to a large white space. Such photos are then removed by other editors on the basis that the white space disrupts the page. Is there a way to have the photos alongside the contents list without generating white space?
Arjayay (talk) 15:04, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If the article is always in date order, you might want to consider suppressing the table of contents altogether. I believe the 'magic word' is something like __NOTOC__. Astronaut (talk) 16:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but the table of contents is useful, avoiding scrolling down numerous screens, and it also links to the previous months. Arjayay (talk) 17:32, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You can create a custom TOC; see Help:Section; see List of Eagle Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) for an example; please discuss on the article talk page. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 19:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How do I claim a username that is not being used, and has not contributed at all. I believe I may have created the account years ago, but forgotten my password. I'd like to claim it now and use it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.162.124.105 (talk) 15:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you've still got access to the e-mail address which you nominated when you created the WP account, see Help:Logging in#What if I forget the password?. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:17, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:USURP. – ukexpat (talk) 15:18, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Recently, I asked why I still needed to type my password when I logged in, even though I had ticked "Remember me". Prime Hunter explained that "Remember me" is not actually about remembering passwords. However, just out of interest, is it possible to have Wikipedia remember your password? That used to be the case on my laptop but it does not seem to be the case at present. Thank you in advance for any help, ACEOREVIVED (talk) 15:37, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think Wikipedia can, but Firefox and Google Chrome do. CTJF83 15:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is a browser feature. My former reply is at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2011 May 5#Technical questions. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:24, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As a general idea, having the operating system remember the username and password is a bad idea. It is easy to forget your password if you rarely use it. For example, suppose your computer gets malware and needs to be reinstalled from scratch, how will you access your account if you can't remember the password? Astronaut (talk) 16:39, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User committed identity? :) CTJF83 16:42, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if there's a formal name for this but a practice I personally find useful to remember passwords is to remember a main password and then prefix an abbreviation of the site name that is easy to remmeber, such the first three letters. This way I can never forget. For example say my main chosen password was 1a2b3c4d. For this site my password would be wik1a2b3c4d. For Yahoo it would be yah1a2b3c4d and so on.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:38, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My company recently refreshed our brand and we have a new logo. I have a wikipedia account, and logged in but don't know how to change the logo on the company page. Please can you help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thecattylife (talk • contribs) 15:51, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You really shouldn't be editing your company page WP:COI. Provide a link to the company article and the image. CTJF83 16:00, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think User:Thecattylife can upload an image, as their account is not Autoconfirmed. I'm not sure keeping a logo up to date is really a COI, but see WP:Logos and WP:Upload. Arjayay (talk) 16:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I meant editing their company. Thecattylife, please provide the links so we may help you. CTJF83 16:12, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My company's website is http://www.dimensiondata.com/ are you able to pull the logo from there? Thecattylife (talk • contribs) 17:58, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_Data_Holdings - how do I share or upload the new logo for you? Thecattylife (talk • contribs) 18:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not post your logo without considering that you do so releasing it for use anywhere by anyone, saving only attribution. WP does not accept photos with use restricted to itself. Bielle (talk) 17:07, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You can't upload it until you pass WP:AUTOCONFIRM, I'll take a look. CTJF83 17:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, Bielle? Why would they have to release the photo to have it on here? We have thousands of non-free photos. All we are doing is updating File:Dimensiondatalogo.PNG CTJF83 17:11, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's more nuanced than that - see Wikipedia:Logos. The company does not relinquish copyright. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:14, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The non-free media use rationale on this file should be rewritten or expanded. In my opinion, currently it doesn't specify, why this file must be used in the article and how exactly it helps the readers understanding of the article. I think this should be improved. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 18:54, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, because this is highly confusing:

• Bielle and NeilN are both incorrect - licensing is a not a problem and the image will be used under fair use.
• Ctjf83 is incorrect about this being a COI problem - changing a logo could not possibly bias of the article.
• Toshio Yamaguchi - it is a logo, it definitely meets the NFCC, but you are right, the rationale could be written up better.
• Thecattylife you can upload the image by going here and following the instructions.

Prodego ^talk 19:16, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I meant in general, someone editing their own companies article, not specifically them adding a logo. CTJF83 19:30, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I think the rationale not only should be rewritten, it must be rewritten, because in its current form, it provides insufficient reason for this images inclusion in this article. And I think no file meets NFCC without a detailed rationale. Non-free content has no routine permission on Wikipedia. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 19:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It so clearly meets the criteria that a rationale isn't really needed. What is present is sufficient. Prodego ^talk 19:27, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A rationale is always needed for NFC. And your argument "It so clearly meets the criteria that a rationale isn't really needed" doesn't make sense. Also, please see WP:NFCC#Policy. 10c clearly says a rationale is needed. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 19:33, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - new version uploaded and FUR expanded. – ukexpat (talk) 19:36, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ukexpat. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 19:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If everyone knows it meets the NFCC, we really don't need a rationale to tell everyone that, do we? Follow the spirit of the policy, not every letter. Prodego ^talk 19:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the wikilink I provided. A rationale is always needed for non free content. Non-free media does not automatically meet NFCC. Also this is a more serious issue than some people realize, because our content must be allowed to be used commercially. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 20:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You are a new editor yet, you will see in time. Prodego ^talk 20:17, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that a rationale is always needed for non free content, but IMO the original rationale was adequate. (It would have been better changing illustrate -> identify in the purpose. And ukexpat’s is better still.) —teb728 t c 20:24, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

@Prodego It is not clear to me what you mean with this comment and what the fact that I am a fairly new editor has to do with this. Also please see Resolution:Licensing policy#Resolution which says "All projects are expected to host only content which is under a Free Content License, or which is otherwise free as recognized by the 'Definition of Free Cultural Works' as referenced above". NFC does not fit into this and is therefore only used in cases, where free content is not available and then is used as sparingly as possible. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 20:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help - very much appreciated! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thecattylife (talk • contribs) 08:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.68.151.251 (talk) [reply]

Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts#Investigation and trials

"After the trial Nikulin became a key witness an unrelated murder and changed his surname to Mikhailov as part of witness protection program." Can we have an official Wikipedia policy on not naming people who are under official governmental witness protection programs? Or is there one already? How do I flag this article for policy review? Pär Larsson (talk) 17:01, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The relevant policy is WP:BLP, particularly the "do no harm" principle. – ukexpat (talk) 18:18, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In general I agree with your point and the policy - we shouldn't be revealing the new names of those in witness protection programs. I was going to seek WP:OVERSIGHT to suppress this, both in the article and here; however I noticed in this case it is not Wikipedia but the Novaya Gazeta report (used as a reference to the sentence you quoted above) which already outed Nikulin three years ago. Astronaut (talk) 05:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As I was viewing an article, suddenly a lower window opened and asked me to rate article's trustworthiness, objectivity etc. The feature seems to be called "Rate the article". Is there a write up somewhere on this feature? Thanks. History2007 (talk) 20:44, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We have an Article Feedback Tool that is in a pilot deployment as of September 22, 2010. Only a few articles have the feedback tool— they are in the hidden Category:Article Feedback Pilot. You can ask more questions at the discussion page for the Article Feedback Tool workgroup. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 20:53, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Looks interesting. History2007 (talk) 21:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This has been rolled out across a much larger number of articles; see Wikipedia:Vpt#Expanded_Use_of_Article_Feedback_Tool. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:23, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I came across this page from The Washington Times that used text straight from John Pappas but with no attribution to Wikipedia, thereby violating Wikipedia:Text of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Is this allowed? Eagles 24/7 (C) 21:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia paragraph was added today; it may be the copyvio. —teb728 t c 22:49, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is the first version of the article (with the same exact lead). Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:52, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're right; I misread the history. —teb728 t c 22:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 12

what are the conditions for a girl/boy,if she/he is studying in Germany and wants to invite his/her spouse from pakistan?Is there any condition of job in germany?Someone told me that if he/she is studying full-time then there is no condition.But if their study is part-time then they must have a job of 1200 Euro per month.Is this correct? My wife is in Germany.we recently got engaged,how can she invite me to Germany? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yawar101 (talk • contribs) 05:23, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia.
• For factual and other kinds of questions, use the search box or the Reference desk.  Chzz  ►  05:28, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am getting the error while I am submitting the Article for review. "This page is only for discussing improvements to Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Science of Analytics. "

What can I do to submit my article?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Expert.Analyst (talk • contribs) 05:38, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could try again. Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Science of Analytics doesn't exist and your username only has the above question as its only contribution. I assume you went to Wikipedia:Articles for creation, followed the 6 steps in the wizard, entered "Science of Analytics" in the first text box of that last page and clicked the "Submit new article for review" button (although it might have been better to use "create a new userspace draft" instead), so it should work. Astronaut (talk) 06:21, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it appropriate to add a section to Burj Khalifa about a recent suicide? I suspect not, but an anon editor has accused me of whitewashing the image of the building when I removed the section they had added. Would this fall under WP:NOTNEWS? Astronaut (talk) 06:06, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• A single suicide, while a sad event, doesn't mean very much in the greater history of the building. Giving it an entire section, would give the event undue weight. I would only mention it, if it received significant media attention and leave the coverage at one or two lines summarizing it. --Mgm|^(talk) 07:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it did receive significant media attention. I guess because it was the first suicide from the building. A line at the maximum... Wifione _....... ^{Leave a message} 08:23, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have just added my name to the list of participants for WikiProject Physics. I can't figure out how to introduce a concern. For example, I think two pages should be merged, and I would like to express this. How do I do this? On the main page it says "If you plan to be active in editing articles relating to physics, please add your name and your interests to the participants list. Concrete proposals, suggestions and activities are discussed on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics page, and any and all interested parties are encouraged to join up and participate. "

So I added my name and interests, and then I try to go to the discussion tab on the main page, where it says "If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks."

I don't understand how to add a new topic on the discussion page. There is a way to edit the individual topics, but not to add a topic for discussion for the project. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aceoftrades (talk • contribs) 06:18, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added a header to separate your new question from my question just above. Astronaut (talk)

If you just want to merge two articles, you can read WP:MERGE for guidance. Is doesn't have to be done through the Physics Project. If you prefer to discuss your proposed merge and other topics with other project members, you can start a new discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics (hint: click the "new section" or "+" tab at the top of the page).

Incidentally, I have corrected the links to your user, user talk, and contributions list on the project members page, they were all pointing elsewhere. Astronaut (talk) 06:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have just gone into your site and there is a message saying that I have edited something incorrectly or due to lack of authorisation. I have no idea what this means as I didnt even know that the general public could edit. I have no reason to edit anything on your site either. I clicked on new message and it told me to go to cluebot? No idea what it is talking about. This is the heading on the message I received "User talk:124.180.156.10". Sorry, but again I don't know or understand what it is a reference to. If I have done something I shouldn't have, please let me know what and how I did it so that I don't do it again. So sorry for any problems I may have caused. K 124.180.156.10 (talk) 11:26, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You can disregard the message, it was given out in 2010 to whomever was using the IP address you are using today. GB fan (talk) 11:34, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Actually Wikipedia is edited only by the general public, everyone here is a volunteer. To edit a page, all you have to do is click the "edit" tab at the top. Since you do not have an account the website identifies you by your IP address; it is quite possible that that message was meant for someone else who was using your network or (since the addresses can change) someone totally unconnected to you. It might be a good idea to create an account (click here to do so) as then you won't be getting messages meant for this other user. Cheers, doomgaze (talk) 11:37, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In an article I am editing there are sources and it is not clear to me if these sources count as third-party sources per WP:THIRDPARTY. Where can I bring this up in order to receive clarification? Would WP:RSN be the right place in order to have the sources checked? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:53, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thats the correct place. mabdul 12:06, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:11, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. If I come across an article which I think doesn't meet the notability standards, how can I tag it for the attention of others? Thanks in advance. Styggron (talk) 13:35, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could add Template:Notability to the top of the article. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:42, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The actual code being {{Notability}}. – ukexpat (talk) 13:43, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. Where do I put the code? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Styggron (talk • contribs) 14:10, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

At the top of the article. – ukexpat (talk) 14:11, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again to the both of you. Styggron (talk) 14:13, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would like Zeta Phi Beta 1957 restored to a personal page (See Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Zeta_Phi_Beta_1957). I'd request the original admin who closed the debate, but that administrator User:Mikkalai has been banned as a sockpuppet. Note, if it can fixed and restored as an article, I intend to have the name as Zeta Phi Beta (Fraternity) (not sure if Fraternity as a disambiguation modifier should be capitalized or not). The fraternity is in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, so I expect some of the same reference issues as for the Philippine Fraternities and Sororities, but not *quite* as bad. I also intend to use some of the information from the page for the Fraternity on the Spanish language wikipedia (es:Zeta_Phi_Beta) (yes, the interlanguage links will get odd considering that the Zeta Phi Beta articles on the two wikipedias will refer to different groups, but I'm sure that has happened somewhere before) but given the lack of references over there, I'd like to see if the article Deleted here had any secondary sources. (quite willing to take comments on my strategy as well as my request. :) )Naraht (talk) 14:16, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to ask for this is WP:REFUND GB fan (talk) 14:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have now submitted it there, even though this case doesn't quite seem to line up with the criteria since it was a discussed AFD, but, if rejected for that reason, at least they'll tell me where to go. Any feeling on whether the restored article should be Zeta Phi Beta (Fraternity) or Zeta Phi Beta (fraternity) (capitalize the 'f'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naraht (talk • contribs) 14:45, 12 May 2011

Since fraternity is not a proper noun it should be lowercase. GB fan (talk) 14:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• It shouldn't be used in a disambiguation either way since any other article by the same name is likely going to be about a fraternity as well. Isn't this a national chapter of Zeta Phi Beta? I've been away from Wikipedia for a while, but I seem to remember that unless a local or national chapter is particularly notable (as determined by impartial people), there should not be an article for every such chapter. --Mgm|^(talk) 14:57, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]