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Hi, I'm new here, so sorry if this is really simple =)

In the article Frederick Sturckow, his nick and commonly used name is "Rick Sturckow". How can it be made so Rick Sturckow redirects to Frederick Sturckow? When you type Rick Sturckow in the search, it comes out with the result first, but I think it should go directly to the page. Kmillard92 05:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

See Help:Redirect for full instructions. Quickly, the way to create a redirect is to create the page you want to redirect from, and type

#REDIRECT [[page you want to redirect to]]

as the only thing in the edit box. Hope that helps! --ais523 11:37, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

This is an unfortunate question.

At the Middle East Media Research Institute article, there was a dispute about whether a particular paragraph belonged. I thought it did, and did some re-arranging to make it fit in better, to my thinking. There were, certainly, people who thought it should be out entirely.

Then, after I'd been away for a while, I found that the article had been protected from editing just five minutes after a reversion, and this after the article had remained untouched for almost 3 and a half hours. I looked for some request for protection from the person who made the last reversion, but found none. I told the person who locked down the article that I thought the timing was suspicious, and I asked him if he could explain it. Instead, he claimed, on no clear basis, "If I hadn't protected it you'd now find yourself with a 24h block, so be grateful," with the edit comment "I find your comment offensive." [1]

How do I file a complaint against this person, who has been so rude and who may have used his power to lock an article unscrupulously?This Page is Useless, has no meaning for existance

Thanks, and my apologies for the nature of the question.

Beelzebarn 00:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment (look for the section on users) or Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, but not both. However, I personally advise you to let this one drop; attributing a coincidence to malevolence and then demanding an explanation is not assuming good faith, which is required by Wikipedia policy, so it's understandable that the user in question was a bit snappy in response. -- SCZenz 00:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice. However, I did and do find the timing suspicious. I would think it more productive among adults to give the person in question the opportunity to explain what actually happened, rather than for me to carry an unspoken suspicion about him. I think almost anyone in my position would find the timing suspicious, and had Mr. Connolley assumed good faith of me, he might have realized this as well. Instead, he chose to threaten and belittle me. I'll give him another chance to amend his behavior before I file the complaint. Beelzebarn 00:37, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

If it helps, I would also clarify that his mention of the block was based on the following logic: if the page were not protected, you might have change it to your preferred version, and thereby violated the three revert rule (resulting in a 24-hour block). Mr. Connolley was indeed brief in his response, but it does look to me like you're pushing that rule as it is; accusing people of secret conspiracies on top of that, based on one coincidence, is not likely to result in much support for your position. -- SCZenz 00:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

A perusal of the article's edit history makes it appear, superficially at least, that Beelzebarn had already violated 3RR, so I don't think that logic will wash. In any case, it's no excuse for violating WP:CIVIL in turn, especially if you're an admin. --Tkynerd 00:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

The key word is "superficial," Tyknerd. In fact, while I thought for awhile that I actually had violated the 3RR rule when Isarig filed the complaint against me (I wasn't really aware of the rule before his complaint), when I looked at the rule and at my edits, it was clear that one of them was not a revert, and I noted this on the 3RR complaint page: I only had 3 reverts.

SCZenz, I have to say I don't like the logic you described: I MIGHT have violated 3RR had he not protected the article??? Isn't that a bit like locking your car in the garage permanently because it might get scratched if you drive it?

Beelzebarn 01:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

First of all, I made you aware of the rule by way of posting a warning on your user Talk page prior to filing the report against you, so please don't misrepresent things by claiming that 'I wasn't really aware of the rule before his complaint'. A diff of the warning is included in the report I filed, for all (including you) to see. Second, you most clearly violated 3RR prior to the page being blocked, hence Mr. Connolley's comment that had the page not been protected, you would have been blocked. And finally, 3RR is not an entitlement. People can and do get blocked for edit warring when they make less than 4 edits. You have begun your WP career by edit warring, then violating 3RR, then wikistalking, then soliciting another editor to participate in your edit war in violation of WP:CANVAS, and now baselessly accusing a respected long-time administrator of colluding with other editors who conspire against you - in a blatant violation of WP:AGF and WP:CIVIL. I suggest you take a break from editing for a couple of days while you review the relevant WP policies you have been flagrantly violating. Isarig 04:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

A.1. You left your warning on my talk page at 15:33 yesterday, creating the talk page, the possibility of the existence of which I was only vaguely aware of at that time.[2]

A.2. Sixteen minutes later, you made the false complaint against me.[3] In the interim, I made one edit to the Middle East Media Research Institute article[4] and one edit to that article's talk page.[5] I did not in fact see your warning about 3RR until after I had seen your false complaint, which I came across after looking at your contribution history.

B. I most clearly did not violate 3RR prior to the page being blocked, and you are rather asinine to continue to insist that I did rather than apologizing for falsely accusing me of a rule violation. Look at your own evidence, Isarig: you have counted an edit where I did nothing but change "Persian" to the more correct "Farsi" as a revert![6] That Mr. Connolley made his comment proves nothing except that he was reckless in hurling threats and belittlement at me, which is a proveable assertion rather than a baseless accusation.

C. I am not inclined to be receptive to lectures from you about behavior, having seen how you tried to pass off an IDF announcement's claims as BBC findings, in addition to your own unrepentent edit-warring.

Beelzebarn 16:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

?

Are you aloud creating a new Wikiproject on a topic (like Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal)? Kamope · talk · contributions 01:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Sure. See Wikipedia:WikiProject and the links leading off of there (Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide being a good one). -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 01:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• Sure you're "allowed". Don't do it "aloud", though. Other people might want to work in silence. ;) - Mgm|^(talk) 09:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
• The key is whether you are allowed to create one. The key is, "are there enough people interested in working on it?" WikiProjects are fundamentally social constructs as well, and by definition, they are groups of users committed to improving certain areas of Wikipedia. If there's not enough people, then they become lonely places, and they are eventually abandoned. The WikiProject Council Guide is an excellent place to start, though, so you should definitely read it. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:16, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

First-time article writer -- didn't see this in Very FAQ

Hi, Only the first two paragraphs of the article I wrote appears online, even though when I retrieve it to edit it, the rest of the article is there in the text "work space." Since I'm a first-time user, I assume I've missed something.

Thank you for the help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neutralw (talk • contribs)

For the record, the article is Computious Also please remember to sign your messages with ~~~~. Xiner (talk, email) 02:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I've fixed it; the references were done incorrectly. I think WP:CITE says how to do it correctly. -Amark moo! 02:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

integrity of information

How can one trust any information in Wikipedia when anyone can edit or change text at anytime?

                                          Don Russell

Please see Wikipedia:Replies to common objections. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

That's why you should check the sources in the articles you read. Xiner (talk, email) 02:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Personally, when I'm doing research, I use Wikipedia solely for the external links. .V. _[Talk|Email] 02:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Also see Reliability of Wikipedia and Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia.--24.20.69.240 03:31, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

As many of my professors told me, and as I tell my students, Wikipedia is a great first stop, and a horrible last stop. Natalie 21:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Image editing

I have uploaded an image licensed under Creative Commons (Image:Maserati MC12 Corsa.jpg) and I want to use it in an infobox. Unfortunately it's taller than it is wide so it makes the infobox look terrible. What I want to do is crop the image (which the license allows me to do so). Should I crop the image and upload it as a new version of the same file or upload the cropped version under a different file-name? Thanks, James086^Talk 03:17, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

You should upload it to the same filename with a descriptive summary stating that you cropped the image. Best of luck, Yuser31415 (Editor review two!) 06:02, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. This is a JPEG. Cropping it and saving it again is going to degrade the whole quality of the file. It should be saved as a PNG instead, because Portable Network Graphics is a lossless format, while JPEG is lossy compression. You can leave the old file sitting where it is and just replace the usage of it with usage of the new PNG. And since these are creative commons files here, it's really best to put them on the Commons: instead of Wikipedia, so that everyone can use them. — coelacan talk — 06:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Trying to locate an old AfD discussion page

I was away from Wikipedia for a month, and in that time, two of the pages on my watchlist were deleted. I searched for the AfD/VfD discussion pages, but could not find them. The two pages were 1936: Horror and Mersienne Medieval Fantasy Campaign.

Assistance in this will be much appreciated. The Bearded One 06:46, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

The first was deleted by prod. The second one was deleted here: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Mersienne_Medieval_Fantasy_Campaign. Viridae^Talk 06:51, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response. I read the cited discussion and found it illuminating. What does "prod" mean, and where can I see that discussion? The Bearded One 06:56, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) When you click on a redlink, toward the bottom of the text right before the box where you can write in, there is a link that says "deletion log". This will usually have useful information about what happened to any older articles that were once there. In this case, I found Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mersienne Medieval Fantasy Campaign and also found that the 1936 horror article was a prod that was deleted by the admin User:Mailer diablo. See this link for details. Mailer diablo might undelete it for you, or another admin might. Talking to that admin should be your first action. Remember that admins are people too, so be kind. =) — coelacan talk — 06:57, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

"Prod" is detailed at WP:PROD. It stands for "proposed deletion" and there is no discussion, just a five-day timeframe in which someone can contest the prod and stop it from happening. No one was watching to contest this, so it was deleted. Mailer diablo might help. — coelacan talk — 06:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

A prod can be undeleted by any admin on request. JUst drop me a line on my talk page if you want that to happen. Viridae^Talk 06:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I have pinged Viridae on his talk page for the article's undeletion. Thank you all for your quick help. The Bearded One 07:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Tasso sausage page

I'm trying to create a page about Tasso sausage. Unfortunately, I tried to do it through a disambiguation page, but it keeps taking me to the Torquato Tasso (poet) page, instead of taking to me to a fresh page that needs to be started. If you could help me start the page, or simply start it yourself so I can edit in needed information, it would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Click on this link: Tasso (sausage). That will get you started. Dismas|^(talk) 07:32, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

The doctors say my friend suffers from electric discharge

The doctors say my friend suffers from electric discharge

Hello people from this fantastic site. First of all let me tell you that I have solved a lot of problems reading different articles on this site and want to thank you for all the information and time put in here.

I wanted to discuss something for which I cannot find an answer.

The doctors say my friend suffers from electric discharge. Let me explain what he feels often. All of a sudden he feels very tired, he cannot stand on his feet and his heart beats faster. His pressure usually goes very high and later it comes back to normal. Sometimes it even goes low and then back to normal.

Sometime back his potassium level had gone down and also suffered from diarrhoea for a long time.

Let me explain his work habits. He has very stressful days and he is on the computer for long hours, has 8 monitors and 2 CPU's which are on, almost 18 hours a day. While he goes out to work the computers are left on and he also sleeps in the same room. He eats too very very fast and just swallows the food.

I think I have given enough explaination. I was wondering if there is any connection with his lifestyle or if you'll you understand where his problem lies. Please do help me. Thanks in advance and hope to receive a reply. Stella202.177.244.78 07:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Have you tried the Science section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. — coelacan talk — 08:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

HOW TO EDIT

HOW DO I EDIT

• Please don't write in all capital letters. It's considered rude. See Wikipedia:How to edit a page. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Where does it say that writing in all cpital letters is rude? Crazy 29 13:13, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
    • "See Wikipedia:How to edit a page" is the answer to the question, not where it says it's rude. --WikiSlasher 09:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Creation of disambiguation

Hi - The article on Heeling needs some help - someone added unrelated content (and perhaps non-notable content?). I think it needs a disambiguation page, but I don't think I have the wikiskills to do this yet. Anyone want to help? Thanks --bmk

Sure you do, have confidence, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation. Dismas|^(talk) 09:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Columned references

I have an article for which the references are kinda taking over, I already made them small, but putting them in columns to close some whitespace might help too. Unfortunately, my attempts so far to make it work from copying code I found on Google searches of ref desk questions failed. Can someone point me to the page that lists all formatting possibilities for references? =- Mgm|^(talk) 09:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Template talk:Reflist mentions most of them. I can't find a page summarizing all the reference templates generally (it's possible they've never been documented except on their own pages). BTW, {{reflist}} is quite possibly the template you're looking for. --ais523 10:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• I was looking for div styles, but these might work too. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

can you translate in taalog version

can you translate in tagalog version

• Translate what? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Are you looking for the Tagalog language Wikipedia? --24.20.69.240 10:31, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Can I subscribe to an article?

Can I subscribe to an article on Wikipedia? I.e. to get e-mail alerts when a change is made to a specific article... Thanks a lot. Michael (wiki username: Upior) Upior 12:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think so; there was suggestion of implementing a feature like that, but people were worried it would be too popular and lead to Wikipedia being blacklisted for being a spammer (not to mention the load on the servers). You can place such an article on your watchlist, which provides a method of keeping track of articles you're interested on (but you would have to be viewing Wikipedia to be able to use it), and there are also RSS feeds available for changes to a particular article (click on the 'history' tab on the article, then on 'RSS' in the toolbox over the left of the screen). --ais523 12:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

what is wikipedia's policy on translation?

I noticed that many well-written articles in English are only "references" or "midgets" in Bulgarian. My question is whether Wikipedia.org agrees with translation of the articles from En.wikipedia.org to Bg.wikipedia.org and, in case this does not contradict with any policy, could you please guide me as to which articles to start translating from (probably there is some list of "perfect articles.") I would really be honored to contribute to the development of Bg.wikipedia.org and would be very proud to help enrich its pages, although at this stage I do not feel confident enough to offer anything different from my translation and edditing skills.
Please inform me in case I can help in this way.
Thank you in advance.
Vesi.kracheva 12:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
e-mail: (email removed to prevent spam)

Yes, translation by hand of an article is perfectly acceptable and encouraged, especially if the article is only a stub on the Bulgarian Wikipedia. You might want to translate one of the English Wikipedia's featured articles or good articles, or look to see whether all the vital articles have yet been translated (or new versions created). You may also want to look at interlanguage links, so you can fill in the 'in other languages' box in the articles. Note that you need to register your username separately in each language in which you edit, if you haven't already done so. --ais523 12:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

thanx a lot!
Vesi.kracheva 12:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• It's also a good idea to mention it's a translation from the English article when you post it to the Bulgarian Wikipedia. Don't forget to copy along the sources/references or find Bulgarian ones to back up the info included in the article. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
  • It's not just a good idea; it's probably required to satisfy the WP:GFDL. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Category page

I added a category page for Development Studies and then realized there is already one for Development studies. I could not delete the first page so I gave a redirect command to the second. Now on the second one, it lists the first one as a Subcategory, i.e. Development Studies is shown as a subcat of Development studies. How do I remove the other category page or correct the subcat?Garryjacobs 12:57, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Just tag the mistakenly created category for deletion as a mistakenly created page (you could use {{db-author}}; I have done so for you, using {{db-authora}}). --ais523 13:03, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

atocor 20

We've been buying it as 100 Atorvastatin (Generic Lipitor) Ta 20 mg. Our last shipment was noted as 30924/0 6 jul06. We are fast approaching the need for another shipment. Your help is appreciated. Timothy Shea

• You must be mistaking. We don't ship medical supplies. We're an encyclopedia. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• That is one of the strangest questions I have yet seen at the Help Desk... Adrian M. H. 15:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• It's strange, but hilarious. Natalie 21:24, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

How do I add text in columns?

I've seen some pages (which I now can't find!) that have lists of citations ranged in columns. What's the code for creating columns, please? --MichaelMaggs 14:16, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry - I've just seen that exactly the same question was answered above. --MichaelMaggs 14:17, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Mobile Wikipaedia

When will there be a mobile version of Wikipaedia?132.246.2.25 14:47, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

You can try Wapedia, a mirror of Wikipedia. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

How do I have a page re-evaluated for neutrality, refs, etc. ?

I entered a new page for David Gomberg and it was flagged as being non-neutral and having a commercial bent, and no references. So, I've rewritten it, removed any website reference, and provided references for all info. How does one request a re-evaluation of the content? - Thanks!

The easiest way is to put the article up for peer review here Wikipedia:Peer review or if the article falls within the realm of a particularly WikiProject you could also request a review on that projects peer review for a complete list please see Category:WikiProject_peer_reviews .— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 15:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Be bold and remove any of the tags if you feel the concerns were fixed. Although looking at David Gomberg shows it still needs a lot of fixing to conform the WP:MOS, this includes adding proper footnotes and proper image captions. You should also neutralize the point of view of the article by removing terms like "well-known" and "world's largest" to avoid the article reading like an advertisment. Michaelas10 (Talk) 15:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I understand, but when I look at other entries, e.g. Carl Sagan, I see terms like "highly popular" and "world famous" with no neutrality question. While he has passed on, his estate continues to sell books, and the article could be construed as an advertisement in the same light. In the global kiting industry and community, there is no one more well-known worldwide than David Gomberg, and so I'm going to leave that in. I will continue to provide additional unbiased info and sourcing, but will now "boldly" remove the comments. Thanks for the advice!

The impression that he is well-known or famous should be recieved from reading the article itself, see characterizing opinions of people's work. I've made a lot of changes to the article recently, which include wikifying, point of view, and removal of unverifiable sources. You may review the changes here. Michaelas10 (Talk) 16:33, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

how con I get a copy of age of sials and gae empears III?

Text-Version of Wikipedia? (For Mobile Phone Web / Blackberry use)

Is there a text-only (or "fit for smaller screens") version of Wikipedia, for use from a cell phone browser or Blackberry device or handheld PC, for example?

What information there is about this is at Wikipedia:Browser notes#PDA & cell phone browsers (and the pages it references). -- Rick Block (talk) 02:20, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Undo/redo please help

I have a problem and need help! I was editing a page and spent a very long time making changes. I then pressed the escape key and my changes went away! I did not even know that this was an undo hotkey. Please tell me there is a redo hotkey so that I can get my changes back. :)

Thanks.

-Ben

Hi, under normal circumstances you could hit ctrl-z if your using windows and it would undo what you just did, but since you have made other changes since then like adding a comment to this pagey you'll probably never going to see it again, sorry but at least you know for next time.— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 15:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

TIP. If I'm making a lot changes or doing a major re-write, I often copy the current revision to an external editor (Notepad is sufficient) and work there. Though I would not necessarily advise this if you work on high-traffic articles that are subject to frequent edits. Works well for new pages, too. Adrian M. H. 15:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Links to current article (style)

Is there a preferred format for links to other sections of a given article? Is the "#" meant to be visible to warn the reader that this link is to a section within the article?

Personally I think the hash makes the link look unattractive; and one of the Help pages describes a piped link such as [[Another article#Section13|another article]] as "stylish", presumably because the hash isn't rendered.

Is this purely a matter of taste? --NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 15:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't often find myself linking to anchor links, but I have always piped the link. Primarily because you're usually restricted by your chosen text, which wouldn't necessarily reflect the article name anyway. Adrian M. H. 15:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks: I think you've half answered my question. What I really want to know is how to link to another section of the article currently being edited. I've seen several cases of unpiped links (eg "This is discussed in the [[#Introduction]]"), so I wondered if this was preferred. The MoS doesn't seem to treat this case. --NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 18:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Life Estate

I have a question re: owner's responsibility for repairs and maintainance 15:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)15:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)~

You should place your question on the miscellaneous section of the Reference Desk. As it says at the top, the Help Desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. Adrian M. H. 16:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

HEEELLLLPPPPP

I created a wikipedia account just so i can make pages and Not edit articles. I wanna make my own page that people can read about my favorite celebs. It is just not working and I fell like a total loser and I can tottaly use some help.Hermione1234 16:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC) Menna

Well anyone can create a Userpage to display information about themselves but you may want to read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not to get an overview.

More specifically, I recommend perusing Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#What your user page is not. --Tkynerd 16:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

If your content is not suitable for Wikipedia, there are many other wikis; maybe one of them will be right for you. --Teratornis 21:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

wiki politics

16:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)16:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)~~ The encyclopedia and textbooks are impressive

Now third, can we now have `wiki politics' where many people can propose ideas for political party platforms, new strategies and a `more open politics" and more open political dialog? It should of course be global (UN etc) politics and not only the politics of particular states.

(From Parker Rossman, my bio is on the web page of my 3 volume- now also being published in China -- electronic experimental text book, regularly update, on hnow to use the Internet to bring education to everyone in the world: <http://ecolecon.missouri.edu/globalresearch>.

12.216.237.168 16:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)Parker Rossman

Feel free to start your own wiki! See here for the software. -- Kesh 01:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

After first looking through some lists of existing wikis for one that does what you want, e.g.:

• Wiki#Wiki_communities
• WikiIndex

WikiIndex lists several wikis relating to politics. --Teratornis 21:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

999

what emergancy services can you obtain by dialing 999 82.29.68.34 16:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

For a comprehensive list you should check out 999 (emergency telephone number).— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 16:52, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

In Britain, you ask for Fire, Police or Ambulance! Hugo999 13:10, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

How long should it take a new page to show up?

I created a page an hour or two ago, and it only shows up when I'm logged in and checking my contributions. How long does it take a new page to show up on the site? Thanks!

MAJ

What's the article? They are added instantly but may not show up in a search if you don't capitalize the title the same way when you search. The search takes a few weeks to update the database. If you were signed in when you posted your question, we could have found the article by looking at your contributions. Dismas|^(talk) 17:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about that - I'm new at this. Problem solved!ProMarketing 18:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Although it needs some polish, the page is there at Collectors' Information Bureau (CIB). You may want to remove the external links to that all go to the same page so it doesn't appear to be advertising. You may also want to read WP:CORP which deals with the notability standards for companies to have articles here. Dismas|^(talk) 18:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Good suggestions. Thank you. ProMarketing 19:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

How do I Register a Neutrality Dispute?

How do I Register a Neutrality Dispute? 70.107.104.75 17:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

One thing to try is to ask for a Request for comment (Article) - see WP:RFC - though there may be other places Cheers Lethaniol 17:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

No, how do I put a 'neutrality dispute' graphic/template on the article. What occurs after said item is placed at the beginning of the article? Nothing? Is the a process to address the neutrality dispute? 70.107.104.75 21:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Once you put the template up, nothing happens by itself. However, it will hopefully encourage people to edit the article to be more neutral. When the template is placed on the article, you should also post to the Talk page explaining why you believe the article is not neutral, and what should be edited to make it more neutral. Or, be bold and edit it directly. If someone reverts your changes, then a discussion would need to take place to reach consensus.

As for placing the template, just put {{POV}} at the top of the page when you edit, and it will display the proper template.

If, and only if, no one can agree on how to change the article to be more neutral, you can file the Request for Comment. Before that, try to reach an understanding with the other editors on that article. -- Kesh 01:14, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Accounts on different wikipedia sites

I recently created an account on wikipedia, I made it on the English wikipedia. The thing is I am Belgian and I noticed that I also have to make an account on the Dutch wikipedia seperatly. I wondered why the different wikipedia's aren't linked. (OR did I do something wrong?)

Bardac 17:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

You didn't do anything wrong. They aren't linked. For each Wikipedia you have to have a seperate account. I don't recall why though, maybe someone else can better answer that part of your question... Dismas|^(talk) 17:51, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, each wiki requires a seperate account, though there are plans to have a single login for all WIkipedia wiki have been discussed for quite a while. See meta:Help:Unified login.I don`t know when that will happen, though.Hope this helps.--24.20.69.240 06:18, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

OK thank you, this helped. Bardac 11:46, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Is this a situation where authorities should become involved?

A recent article edited by IP 219.73.8.223 has phrased a comment that could be considered as been life threatening. It may be a bit alarmist but it’s using Wikipedia in a manner that can be disconcerting to a living individual (Bob Cole) who may be concerned with this latest edit. What is Wikipedia’s policy and procedure to handle and report such comments and point-of-views? --HJKeats 18:06, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

That was blantant vandalism, which has already been reverted. Whenever you see vandalism such as that please try to revert it and warn the user that vandalized the page with the approprate warning. You can check out Wikipedia:Vandalism for more information.— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 18:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Is this the help ticket please and thank you

Could someone watch a vandal?

I have to get going but I was wondering if someone could watch this vandal... They have two warnings in the last 10 minutes thus far... User talk:Robotchicken1886. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 18:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

After more vandalism, I've reported user to AIV, but it's got an uncharacteristically long backlog at the moment. Xiner (talk, email) 19:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Help watching articles

I'm anticipating being busy, and there are a few articles I watch that get vandalized regularly (but not extremely regularly) that are generally only reverted by me, as nobody else seems to be watching them. I don't want the vandalism to persist and build up over several days while I'm gone. Isn't there a procedure that I can follow in order to ask other editors to watch these articles? I'm pretty sure I saw a policy page about this somewhere, but I just can't find it. Thanks. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 19:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Feel free to list them here, and WP:IRC has some vandalism-specific channels you may get help from as well. Xiner (talk, email) 19:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm mainly thinking of Werecat (which frequently collects inappropriate fiction additions, especially ones that are written so badly they sound like gibberish), and two articles about the publishing industry: Self-publishing and Print on demand (both of which constantly collect linkspam and other advertisement-related misinformation, especially from self-published authors and vanity publishers). Lately, I'm usually the only one reverting vandalism on these pages, especially Werecat. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 20:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Images [the constant question area]

If I have seen some images for which the reason for use in Wiki seems incorrect or questionable, what to do? Is there a place to report or some such, with my reasoning, to see if it is correct, or the image[s] are fine?? --Dumarest 19:47, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

You may want to check out Wikipedia:Image use policy, Wikipedia:Fair use#Policy, and Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Images/Media to get a better understanding. — WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 19:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• If you come across a questionable image, you can report it at WP:IFD. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

help me find stuff about that

The Children's March

Birmingham, Alabama 1963

Google for The Childrens March
Google Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, Alabama
here are some resourses — WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 21:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

And Children's Crusade (civil rights). Garion96 (talk) 21:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Use of images with no description tag

I am trying to locate copyright information for an image shown on a Wikipedia page. Unfortunately, the page is only found by linking to it using the Quickseek search engine. I am not certain of the status of the Wikipedia page but it may be an older file that was cached by Quickseek. Is there any way to find out its status?

The image in question is of an American alligator. It appears on this page: http://alligatoridae.quickseek.com/

The above web page is identified as a Wikipedia page for alligatoridae. However, the page linked to by Quickseek is different from alligatoridae page that is accessed directly through Wikipedia here: Alligatoridae

Can Wikipedia provide any information on the page linked to by Quickseek?

Thank you very much. 160.36.47.16 21:13, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it this image Commons:Image:Alligator.jpg? If so, the copyright information is on that page. Garion96 (talk) 21:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

userboxes

I cant get a userbox to appear on my page can somebody help me please.

I just added a userbox to your userpage so you may want to take a look at how I did it. Also take a look at your talk page I added a link to some suggestions for userboxes.— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 21:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Password issue

I received an email with the following info. This request did not come from me. I removed the new password, of course. Is the following legitimate, and what precautions should I take, other than changing my email and Wikipedia passwords to something new:

Someone from the IP address 65.30.70.101 requested that we send you a new login password for the English Wikipedia.

The new password for the user account "CoolGuy" is "XXXXXXXXXX". You can now log in to Wikipedia using that password.

If it was you who requested this new password, then you should log in to Wikipedia and change it to your desired password by clicking "My Preferences" at the top right of any page, or by visiting the following URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences

If someone else made this request, or if you have remembered your password and you no longer wish to change it, you may safely ignore this message. Your old/existing password will continue to work despite this new password being created for you.

~Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org

There's no reason you need to change your email or password. Someone has requested a new password for your account but it has only been sent to you. This could have been done by someone trying to annoy you or simply by someone who thought they had registered your username but couldn't log in. Your password/email isn't any less secure than it was (other than being sent in an email to you.) --Cherry blossom tree 22:57, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

The generated password isn't permanent either. It probably expired by now, and doesn't affect your current password in any way or form. They're stored separately in the user table of the database. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:10, 4 February 2007 (UTC)