Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/Mar 2007

Citing official letters in articles

Hi, are official letters an accepted source of information? I want to work on the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia and I have copies of letters from the Brigade President detailing joint international projects. I was wondering if they can be used as a verifiable reference. Thanks for your advice! Axfangli 14:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

In my opinion, yes. But ironically, I cannot quote a guideline on wikipedia to that effect!martianlostinspace 16:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

If nobody has a definitive answer, maybe we should transfer this conversation to the Village pump. I had a similar debate regarding an official email during which I took the position that it wasn't acceptable. I'd like to know if I was wrong on that. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 18:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Notability of Politicians

Are there any specific criteria dealing with notability of politicians? I would like to expand the information available for municipal politicians in my current city of residence (population ~800,000) and my former one (population ~60,000), but don't want to run afoul of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. I've read the general guidelines, but they strike me as a little ambiguous where politicians are concerned, and there doesn't seem to be a specific accepted guideline for politicians as there does for so many other types of person.Sarcasticidealist 19:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

To add to that, two articles I've created that I'm concerned might run afoul of notability guidelines are Paul Chalifoux and Mike Nickel.Sarcasticidealist 19:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Politicians are specifically addressed at Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Special cases, I think the third criterion is the one you're looking for. As for the other two articles, they're in need of attribution, especially if they are to conform with the biographies of living persons policy. Read Footnotes and Citation templates for information on how to insert references. Hope this help you out some! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 19:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I'd read that, and it was the third criterion that gave me trouble - I couldn't find any elaboration of what constitutes "significant press coverage". Are you aware of any specific talk pages or AFDs I could read to see where the threshold's been set in the past? As for the attribution issues with the two articles to which I linked, you're obviously correct and I'll get some sources there shortly. Again, thanks for your assistance.Sarcasticidealist 19:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I think that what constitutes significant press coverage has been intentionally left as somewhat of a judgement call. With different situations around the entire world it would be very hard to draw a bright line. If you think they fit the criteria, go ahead and write something; if you have doubts, hold off for a while— they may qualify at some later date (we're not working under a deadline here.) The worst thing that can happen is that your work gets deleted, which I think has happened to pretty much all of us once or twice (at least). I don't know if all this helps any, but I wish you luck with your articles. Have a great day! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 21:03, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

contributing articles in Tamil..

Dear Sir,

We are a non-profit organisation located300km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu India & are dedicated to uplift of rural children, primarily in the realm of higher human values, secondarily in education.

We have been working at organising a 'medical literacy' roving-exhibition program to educate the students & thru them the villagers. In this process we are translating a very popular book "Know Your Body", originally written as a series of articles in Reader's Digest, into the Tamil language. We would like to make it available to Tamil-speaking diaspora of the world.

Could you advise us on the modus operandi on getting permission for this type of non-profit venture & publishing it in Wickipedia?

Kind regards, Sachith Amritha Sathya Institute for Higher Learning Sarguneswarapuram(P.O.) Tamil Nadu 609 501 India

Here's the tamil language wikipedia ta: — Lost^(talk) 06:42, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Hide-Show

Hi, I'm new on Wikipeida. What is the code to hide/show a paragraphe or any content? thanks

CephasE 00:55, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:NavFrame. John Reaves (talk) 00:57, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Deleting uploaded photo

I've uploaded a photo that I own the copyrights to and have decided I don't want it on Wiki. How do I delete it?

Lenzdude 05:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)Robert Lane

Put {{db-author}} on top of the page after going into edit mode — Lost^(talk) 06:40, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Contribution

Hi

I have been scolded for adding information about a product I produce.

It is a 5 CD set of Rugby Songs which help people learn the lyrics and tunes.

I have put a link on some relavent pages, but it looks as though they have been removed.

How do I phrase my contribution without it looking as though it were advertising ?

Mike

You can't. See Wikipedia:External links, it might help explain. John Reaves (talk) 10:23, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

last tine i heard of piergi

i was wondering if there are any real time links to an encylopedia that is commerical free yet has no problem footnoting books and musical works. by god the next thing that you'll mention is the Martha Stewart Show. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.30.149 (talk • contribs)

? -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 04:59, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

That's what I was thinking too. Would you like to reword your question? -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 05:33, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Submitted article still not approved or rejected

I recently added a short director's stub page, and was wondering how long it usually takes to get 'approved' and officially become a Wikipedia article? I've checked out other articles submitted on the same day and most of them have either been rejected or approved, and would really appreciate it if someone could let me know if I'm doing something wrong with regards to the article structure or content etc?

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2007-02-23#Tan_Pin_Pin

Thanks!

Butterysoft 10:12, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:Articles for Creation:

"Keep in mind that there are a lot of article submissions, and established users may not have time to immediately look into your article. Sometimes, due to the large backlog, a submission may not be explicitly rejected or accepted."

Really, the only answer anyone can give is "nobody knows."

However, there is nothing stopping you from creating the article yourself. As a registered user, you can create articles. Just go to Tan Pin Pin and start writing. It's important to make sure your article meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, neutral point of view and verifiability, though. Hope that helps! —P^urpleRA^IN 20:23, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, I did start an article, and it's there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Pin_Pin), but I was unable to access it via the wikipedia search tool, any idea why? Also, it's a film director stub, but when accessing the list of stubs, it is not placed under the appropriate 'T' category, but remains uncategorized (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Film_director_stubs)?

Butterysoft 11:16, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

The search index doesn't update immediately; the article you created should show up in search results within a week. As for the category, that was because the code for {{film-director-stub}} was copied-and-pasted, thus sorting the category incorrectly; I've corrected that for you now (see what I did). Hope that helps! --ais523 11:28, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much, all who helped! :)

Butterysoft 15:05, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Preserving Factual Information of a Category

An addition I made to the Sliders section Sliders in Other Media was recently deleted. The deleted statement was not opinion, and I made that clear by using the words "factual" and "obvious". If necessary, I can break down each specific error for Wiki, but that would take a much larger amount of space (and possibly even its own article). I did not do this initially because it all involves errors in dialogue, plot and character names; these things are literally obvious to anyone who just watches the episode.

So why was the statement deleted? No comment as to the deletion was given.

Before I change it back, I wanted opinion. If the majority wants to let it go, then I won't protest; but I haven't yet learned how we handle a situation where a single person has decided to alter factual history they seem to not like in their personal opinion. DBHughes 17:41, March 3 2007 (UTC)

The best place to start would be to talk to the user who deleted the content by posting a message at User talk:172.148.114.204 and/or discussing it on the article discussion page at Talk:Sliders. If you can't figure things out by those means, then you may need to look at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes. Hope that helps! —P^urpleRA^IN 20:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

What are popups and TW???

I see some edit summary like "Reverted edit 1234567 by ?????? using popups" or "Reverted to revision 111577799 by ?????? using TW)... What the hell "popups" and "TW". They seem to be some softwares but I try in vain to find the setup. Could anyone explain to me and instruct me how to use those softwares? Appleworm 14:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, this two software can be found at Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups and Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/Twinkle, paste the script into your monobook.js (if you haven't create it, please create in User:Appleworm/monobook.js). Follow the instructions to implement. However, it is use under your own risk. --Aleenf1 14:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

RISKY? What do you mean? May it damage something? Appleworm 15:37, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually no. But you must responsible, when you must use this tools to revert articles, that's why use under your risk. See WP:3RR. --Aleenf1 16:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Search box not linking to correct page

Hi - after being a big fan of Wikipedia for some time I've posted my first page National Balancing Point (UK). All seems to be as I intended, however when I type National Balancing Point into the search box, it doesn't direct straight to the new page, instead it directs to NBP (where there is then a link to my new page). I'd like it to be that if someone is very specific in their search, it directs straight to my page. How do I solve this? Thanks Sixfields 15:47, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Fixed. See National Balancing Point now. PeaceNT 15:53, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I guess I don't understand

I went to wiki the way I normally do to look up a term "site guide" and didn't find one. So, for the first time, I wrote a small definition to my knowledge (and source knowledge), but I found that one of the editors didn't like it. I went back and re-edited it, but now wonder if that is enough. I have tried to read the editors comments and he has set down two wide ranges for deletion ---- "jargony" and "too short" --- I can't find any jargon, and should something be taken down due to brevity?

As I am new to this process, I'd really like to see this definition make it and hope to find out how to do that with more direct advice than that I have received. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rob griffin (talk • contribs)

The message on your talk page gives you some ways to address the proposed deletion, but if you'd like to know more specifically why it is up for deletion, consider contacting the edit who put the notice there (User:Strangerer). -- Natalya 18:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

In general, please note that per WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not a dictionary. If you want to contribute to one, you should look at wiktionary or the Urban Dictionary. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 14:55, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Search Names

Hi! I just submitted a new page. I would like to have one or two more names/titles that can be searched that will lead to this page (candlelighters, candlelighters childhood cancer foundation, CCCF) Can I do that? Right now it is just Candlelighters. thank you! Jlynne

Create each one of those pages and put the text #REDIRECT [[Candlelighters]] in them so that when they are visited, they will redirect to Candlelighters. Tra (Talk) 23:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Alternatively, you can click the button and then add the text. John Reaves (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Uploading images

Hi, I seem to have problems uploading images. When I click on upload, nothing happens. Can anyone help me please? Gibmetal77 14:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I take it you can get to the Special:Upload page without problems (if you can't, use that link)? You might have the same weird browser problem as I've got; I can solve it by opening a new window and then going back and uploading in the original window. --ais523 16:27, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Births / Deaths added to site

What are the procedures on having births added to the pages of dates Bryan1906 16:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

You can add the birth/death dates of a person added to the article about them by following Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Dates of birth and death. As for the date pages, such as January 1, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Days of the year for information about what should go in the page. --ais523 16:49, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

creating an article on a village

HI, How can I add an article on a village ? Its name is Bordi and is located in Maharashtra, India. I couldn't find any special village section for that. Please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sahil23 raut (talk • contribs)

For creating new articles, you can take a look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page. -- Natalya 15:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps users at the Wikipedia India WikiProject can advise you, such as giving model pages of other villages (e.g. Kolis Datiware). Good luck! -- Deborahjay 17:01, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Need a "disclaimer banner" for my User page

I'm not even sure what to call this, so haven't succeeded in finding it on my own: I'm looking for a template (?) of the sort that comes enclosed in paired braces, e.g. {{busy}}, that displays as a boxed banner centered across the page. (I can't recall where I found the "busy" one that I've borrowed...surely on another User's page.) What I particularly need is one with disclaimer content that states a dissociation of what I write here from my employer's opinions, or some such. (Ideally I'd be able to modify the contents, but I'm not handy at designing these graphics from scratch.) -- Thanks, Deborahjay 16:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't think there's currently a template doing what you request (there's {{userpage}}, but I don't think it's what you want). At least one user just typed out what they wanted by hand. You could use a premade customizable box, such as {{info|type your disclaimer here}}, or if you let me know what wording you want I might be able to make a template for you. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Ehhh...! I experimented with some of your suggestions, but to no great effect. The closest standard-rewordable template I tried was {{Caution}} because its icon seemed more appropriate than that of the custom-text-insertable {{Info}} banner. However, the text looked feeble, plus I had difficulty placing it on the page (i.e. under the {{busy}} banner). (For starters, I'd like it to say: All Wikipedia activity by this User is her sole and full responsibility, and is not to be considered as representing the opinions of her Employer). This, BTW, is all preliminary to stating my credentials... so I imagine a template for this purpose might be quite popular were one to be made available (perhaps with an exclamation point as the icon rather than the "Warning!" sort of triangle per {{Caution}}...?) -- Deborahjay 03:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

For the record, I've now created this at {{User:ais523/Disclaimer}}. --ais523 11:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Contributors / How to Provide Credentials

A news article on CNN [1] says that Wikipedia wants contributors to provide their credentials but can remain anonymous. Where can I find the process? Regards, Telecom_eng B.Sc., M.Sc., 21:40 08-March-2007 UTC.

• The article says "plans to ask contributors who claim such credentials to identify themselves." (bolding mine) The process is not yet fully developed. Please see Wikipedia:Centralized discussions for the ongoing discussion. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:43, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

(Note: Untitled, separate comment reposted below under its own heading. -- Deborahjay 09:18, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

New Article Help

I would like to create a page about the Bisbee Deportation. Currently, it links to the article for the town of Bisbee where there are a few sentences about it. I looked at creating a new page but how do I change that it points to the article on the town? Thanks malatesta 22:56, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

See WP:DISAMBIG --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 10:09, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

New contributor seeks advice

I'm only 14, but I'd really like to help. All of the projects look so difficult! What could I do to help? JB 27 21:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

(Welcome message and initial suggestions added to the User's Talk page) -- Deborahjay 09:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Well if you find all the projects difficult, you could join in preventing vandalism, although i doubt you can find nothing to contribute to. I know someone younger than you who has actively contributed to Wikipedia. --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 10:05, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

You could also start out by doing minor fixes - see, for example Wikipedia:Maintenance. Disambiguation work, for example, is pretty straightforward - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation. Vandal fighting is also pretty straightforward - find it, revert it, and post a warning on the user talk page or report the vandal to WP:AIV: see Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit and Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol. (There are a lot of tools out there to speed up this type of editing, but you don't have to use them, particularly starting out.) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 20:00, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

• Don't put yourself down. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't help. I'm sure there's something you know a lot about. Try making a list of your interest and look if any of the subjects can use improvement. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

If you're good at spelling, punctuation, and the like, you can help copyedit articles. You can even do that when you're reading articles for personal interest. Natalie 23:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Help!

Content removed; if you want to see it, please check wikinews:Wikinews:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense#Not quite news (third item). This is apparently a sort of urban legend. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 16:02, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

The issue is already addressed in the help desk --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 11:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Contributing to Wikipedia

My name is Christopher Onyekachi Agwu, London resident, lawyer by training with both graduate and postgraduate qualifications. Currently undertaking advanced studies in Applied Sociology and Child Protection, I am keen on contributing to Wikepedia, a project I find very interesting which will in due course take knowledge to a wholly new dimension. I know I will make a unique contribution having regard to the fact that I have been brought up, lived and and received my education in different countries, continents and cultural millieu. <e-mail address removed> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.64.34 (talk) 16:19, 11 March 2007

For more information on making contributions to Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Introduction, Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia:Tutorial. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 05:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

names

My sisters daughter just had a child. My sister is a grandmother. am I a grand aunt. or am I a great aunt

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. --ais523 15:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

You would be a great aunt. Congratulations. --דניאל - Danielrocks123 ^contribs 01:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

HTML tags for "small" type - not working?

On Talk pages and the like, I've been adding some text intended to appear in "small" type. However, enclosing it within the usual (?) pair of HTML tags, namely "small" and "/small" (within angle brackets; I've forgotten how to type these here to disable the execution!) doesn't seem to produce the desired effect. What would you advise? -- Thanks, Deborahjay 01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Can you give an example? -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 02:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Sure! but you'll have to look in "edit this page" to see the tags as I'd typed them, as "plaintext" doesn't seem to work as advertised, or I don't understand the use of that tag either!! :-/

(replied at [[WP:USER|User's]] Talk page)-- ~~~~

• You forgot to close the nowiki tag in there, so it thought that everything that came afterwards needed to be ignored. I've fixed it now by adding one behind User's]]. You need to close all the tags in between before closing small. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Ummm... thanks for the suggestion, Mgm, but in practice the "nowiki" has nothing to do with it —that was just something I added above in my attempt to show the syntax. Take a look at the "preceding unsigned comment" text (which is another one that I use) in the query that follows this one! On my screen, at least, the text within the "small" and "/small" pair of tags is displayed with its size unchanged. I still don't get it! -- Thanks, Deborahjay 22:01, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

higenberg uncertainity principal

hello sir, in many books i saw dat dere is hbar in place of hbar/2. i think much but cant get dis so pls can ur team do it for me n my class mates plsssssssssssss thks i will wait for ur reply!!!!!!!!!!

thnking you

Anant —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Anantrams2005 (talk • contribs) 17:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

• You might want to visit the reference desk, specifically the science desk (: --VectorPotential^Talk 17:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Adding content to an entry

Greetings,

I added an image [2] to the entry on Conservapedia [3]. The image was removed with this reason "That image is not on conservapedia." Only, it WAS on Conservapedia up until a few days ago. And I have proof. [4] I believe it is fair to add this picture to the Wiki entry on Conservapedia because it is representative of their overall content. It is, as the saying goes, worth a thousand words. I believe it should be added back to the page.

You could try discussing it with the user that removed it by editing User talk:Pellucid. (As it happens, a short conversation about what had happened has already started there.) Hope that helps! --ais523 09:15, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

logistic center

I am searching for a warehouse and carrier in Germany (Dresden for example). Can you give me same information? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.176.242.18 (talk) 07:16, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. —P^urpleRA^IN 14:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Can User:ryanamacher edit World War I?

I need to know what e-mail address was assigned to the username "ryanamacher" and I wanted to know if that username can edit the article of World War One. If they can't can I e-mail the necessary suggestions or Wikipedia remove the block. Thanks.

The only way to determine the email address associated with an account is for the person associated with that account to log in and go to Special:Preferences; anything else would be a privacy violation. The username appears to be more than 4 days old and is not blocked (although they have never edited), so they should be able to edit World War I (which is only semiprotected). Hope that helps! --ais523 09:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Does the User:ryanamacher account belong to you? It may be that you didn't log in correctly before trying to edit, and that's why you were unable to edit World War I. If you have suggestions for the article, you can always put them on the article's talk page, and someone else can add them for you. Hope that helps. —P^urpleRA^IN 14:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Lethal Lava Land

Hello, I am a new user with about 30-some edits as an anonymous user, and I am requesting comments on Lethal Lava Land. I found the page while looking at the Mario Bros. games category, and I thought it didn't belong there (it's a world in Super Mario 64) so I checked it out. I put it under Category:Mario Bros. locations instead, but it is just a stub, and none of the other worlds in Super Mario 64 have articles, so I'm thinking it should be deleted. As a new user, I neither know how to go about doing this, nor do I really want to do it without someone else's opinion. Thanks in advance for the help. LuigiManiac 23:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like a good candidate for a WP:MERGE. Look at that page for instructions. --MECU≈talk 23:30, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

This is the username "Ryan Amacher"

I unfortunately forgot my password and my e-mail address associated with the username "ryanamacher". I understand that Wikipedia cannot send the password via e-mail because of privacy issues, but can they at least send me the e-mail address used in the registered username "ryanamacher"? to my new e-mail address (email address removed to protect you fram spam harvesters), because I have forgotten which e-mail address I used to set up "ryanamacher". Thanks very much Wikipedia, I appreciate it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.237.140.77 (talk) 03:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

We can't tell what email address you used. You can go to Special:Userlogin, enter your username, and click 'email new password', in which case a random password that will work in addition to your current one will be sent to the email address you used; but we have no idea what address you did use. Other than that, you could try making a new account. Hope that helps! --ais523 17:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

• If you provided an email address when you signed up, you can certainly get a new password as described above. We can't send the email address used to create the account. Not only is this info not available to us, it's a bad idea since we can't confirm you are the same person. Sorry. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Existing Topic: Create the Article!

Hola fellow wikipedians! I have been a user here on Wikipedia for little over 3 months now. I have not been able to spend very much time here, but i do plan to do so now.

I am a large fan of the "Dragon Ball Z" series. One of my favorite characters is Vegetto. Notice that if you click the Vegetto link, it will take you to a short section about fusions. As you begin to notice, Vegetto is one of the many fusions performed in the series. However, i believe his section is too short.

I would like to expand more broadly on this amazing character. As a result, i would like to create an article about him. I believe there was an existing article on Vegetto, but only god knows whatever happened to that.

If anyone can direct me as to how to manually create a brand new article, or direct me to the allready exisiting article for Vegetto, i would enormously appreciate you.

Muchas Gracias! Gooden 04:00, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

For information on creating a new article, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page. However, as far as I can tell, it is questionable whether this character would pass the fiction notability guidelines. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 08:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that information, however i have allready read them all. It says "Clicking the 'Create Page' Button" but where is it? Where do i click to begin a new article? Do i have to see a red link? How can i create an article which i believe can benefit Wikipedia?

Muchas Gracias! Gooden 20:17, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

The Create page button is there, you just need to scroll down a little. Have you read the link that Chairman S. provided above, though? It's important to know about Wikipedia's policies on creating new pages before you start creating them; otherwise, they will just end up being deleted anyway. Hope that helps. —P^urpleRA^IN 22:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh yes! You helped enormously! Thanks! You rock! Gooden 20:56, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Deleting talk page warnings

Are registered users allowed to delete legitimate warnings from their own talk pages? The instructions on archiving state that "A user may simply delete any comments they have read, whether they have acted on them or not. The only exception to this are warnings of vandalism and other abuse on anon IP talk pages." Does this rule apply only to anon IP talk pages or to registered users also?—Emote _{Talk Page} 19:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

There is no clear policy on Wikipedia regarding this. You might want to look at the following pages: [ Wikipedia:Removing warnings ], [ Wikipedia_talk:Removing_warnings ] [ Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Removing_warnings ], [ User:Acalamari/Warning Removals ]. The general feeling seems to be that it is not forbidden, but if it is done regularly, it might be considered vandalism. That's just my interpretation, though. Join the discussion if you have more to say about it. Hope that helps. —P^urpleRA^IN 22:27, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

The WP:ARCHIVE page you cited is neither policy nor a guideline; it's "how-to" advice, and it's wrong. Admins don't just look at user talk pages to see warnings; they also review user contributions to see if the user has edited the talk page. In other words, a user can't every truly "delete" a warning, just as you can't truly "delete" text from an article - the text is always available to be reverted if someone else wants to. So as a registered user, feel free to delete warnings at will. (If you do vandal patrolling, you'll probably get your share of bogus warnings from vandals, too.) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 02:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Just because something is legal or allowed doesn't make it a good idea to do. Shoving something quickly under your coat while in a department store is sure to attract the attention of security, even if it was your own umbrella in the first place. The erasing of comments (or user warning templates) left by others on your talk page without first archiving them is looked on suspiciously by the community because it looks like you're trying to hide something. Because of the edit history it's as useless as a kitten trying to cover up on a tile floor, but people still frown on the practice. My own habit is to reply to all comments left on my talk page and to eventually archive them. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 02:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

• I agree with Elipongo. Quickly blanking messages from your talk page is likely to look like you're hiding something. I don't recommend it. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Re. writing articles for biography section

Hi, I want to contribute to wikipedia. How can I write and get it approved by wiki. Waiting for your response. Regards, Mastufa Ahmed

You don't need to be approved - anyone can edit Wikipedia! All you need to do is click "edit this page" at the top of the article you wish to alter. See Wikipedia:Introduction, Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia:Tutorial for more information. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 06:39, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Pictures

Where can I find a really easy to understand description on how to add pictures to articles? --Georgethedecider 05:55, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I think Help:Images is about the easiest you're going to get. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 06:38, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

You might also look at Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, User:Smurrayinchester/Tutorial/Images, and use Wikipedia:Fromowner if you're uploading a picture of your own. (If you're not, you may be violating copyright or Wikipedia policy.) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 02:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

how to start a home owners association

I need information covering all aspects involving the steps in organizing and creating a home owners association in Florida68.212.156.176 15:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)–АṂŴ

I'm just a new contributor, so I may be wrong, but this might be a job for Wikipedia: Reference Desk, which answers knowledge questions. I think this page is only for questions on contributions to the Wikipedia. --LuigiManiac | Talk 15:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Reporting a User or an Action

Hello there fellow wikipedians! Thanks for all your support in providing me with pertinent information needed to be a successful contributor on Wikipedia. However, i need more information. One of these information is probably the most crucial to know: "How do i report a user or an action?". Where do i go to plead a case to stop an action, or report a user? If you can answer this one thoroughly fellow wikipedians, you guys really are the best!

Muchas Gracias! Gooden 21:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

If you're reporting vandalism, go to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Other possible actions include Wikipedia:Requests for comment, Wikipedia:Requests for mediation, and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 21:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

You're the Maaaannnn! (or the woman :lol:) Thanks alot! Gooden 21:24, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Happy to help. :) -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 23:37, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to report both a user, and a group of individuals who i feel are being unfair in a certain situation. I have tried discussing it with them all, and i have been insulted and neglected by one of the few. Even though it is from only one person, i still feel uncomfortable in the situation. How do i get an administrator? Yes i've read all the dispute resolution stuff, but is there a quicker way? A better way? Gooden 04:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

You do know that an admin(possibly two) is already involved, right? Nemu 04:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

They aren't very much administrators if they are insulting new users such as myself, which is why i need real administrators. Thanks alot! Gooden 04:53, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

You are in no way a new user. You've been around for nine months, which is easily enough time to get use to the site. He also hasn't insulted you. You stated you were going to handle it in "your own way," which usually means editing the page even when consensus is against you. He just warned you. Nemu 04:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh, so because "it usually means editing the page over and over without an agreement" you're going to automatically assume that i'm going to perform such an atrocious act? What kind of people are you? I never had that intention. If he was confused as to my meaning, he could've easily asked. I meant i'll go around and report the case through my own experiences. This means i do not need any of you to help me, because obviously none of you care. Which is a big dissapointment in my eyes, i thought people were really nice on here. What do you mean nine months? I signed an account with Wikipedia last September. That's not even 7 whole entire months. And even if i were signed with Wikipedia for 9 months, i have not been on for that time. Therefore, i am still considered new because i do not have any knowledge of the site's features (up till now). Gooden 05:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC) Please stop arguing with me. I have a question, and you are doing nothing to politely answer it! Thank you! Gooden 05:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

This is an editing dispute, the best and fastest way is to follow the Resolving disputes policy. Some of those other editors have already told you what the correct next step is— namely to start a new discussion at WikiProject Dragon Ball. Remember that these things don't always go the way we want them to and to remain civil even if you think the other party isn't doing so. Hope this will help. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 05:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Have you read any of the messages i've posted in that Project Talk Page. I have been constantly insulted and ridiculed. I don't believe that ignoring what you believe is right is the true way to go. Staying calm when someone keeps degrading you is an impossible task for ANYONE! However, i have never retaliated with an insult. I make it a practice to never intentionally insult someone. Make it a practice allright! But, what these people are doing is completely unfair. As a result, i need a higher power to come settle it. I need a higher power to see the view points and talk things with the involved parties. That's why i need your help! Gooden 05:30, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

My apologies, I missed the discussion at WP:DBZ. Now that I've read it, I have to say that even though some of the comments are nicer than others, they're pretty much unanimous in that they don't want that character to have its own article at this point in time. Instead of escalating this I think you should take a break. Edit some other part of Wikipedia, or even <gasp> turn the computer off and step outside and see what the weather's like. There's really no reason to rush and get an article written, after all There is no deadline on Wikipedia. If you just can't make yourself walk away, I'd advise you to expand the section on the overview page that the character is listed on for now. If you still want to escalate after this advice, your next step would be a Requests for comment. Again, I advise you to simply take a breather from the whole thing; drink a root beer, read a book, go outside— you'll feel better for it. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:03, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like a hell of an idea! But it's like you say, "There's no deadline on Wikipedia" but there is deadline to life. I can't sit around and wait till miracle happens. If i would like to write an article and something is stopping me, i can't sit around hoping it will go away. I need to go investigate. Do you understand my situation? It's confusing, but i'm determined! Thanks for your support though my friend! I appreciate it immensley! Your words actually make me feel warmer! You rock!! Gooden 06:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

(P.S) I'd like to report a user as soon as possible. I think the best thing for me to do is arbitrate them. I need a reliable administrator who gets the job done quickly. Is there such a person? If not, can you guide me to the steps in reporting a user (on the spot)? Thanks! Gooden 06:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Report me for what? In the most recent part of the "discussion," I've probably been a little too "jabby," but that's still nothing you can report a person over. Nemu 06:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

There you go again with your assumptions! Whoever said anything about me reporting you! I will report somebody, but that doesn't mean it WILL BE YOU! Gooden 06:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know who else it would be, possibly bulletproof, but all I know is that you've dealt with me the most. Nemu 06:28, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Friends, this is not a general discussion page, your dispute should not be spilling over into it. If you can't settle this amicably between yourselves, you need to go to RfC. Thank you. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

May I also remind everyone here to assume good faith and keep cool. Thank You. --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 06:35, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I've consistently asked Nemu to stop arguing with me, which he has blatantly failed to do. Even though i'm not doing much better, i have proposed to stop the arguing. He just denied it and kept on yapping! So, does anyone have an answer for my previous question? (the one before Nemu interrupted?) Gooden 06:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

If you want to report a person, go to WP:ANI or WP:RFC. But as some advice, let me remind you that admins aren't nominated, by the community, for their personal attacks --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 06:53, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Allright!! You rock! Yawwwnn, i've been active all day now. I think it's time for bed! See you folks in the morning! Gooden 07:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

hmm...well at least noone's fighting...--KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 08:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

So i just came back from reading the response to my complaint. The person that Replied, "Sandstein" told me that the situation does not belong there. He also said that it is more of a "Content" problem, than an administrative problem. Where do i go if this is indeed a Content situation? Thanks again! Gooden 14:53, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Gooden - you are involved in an argument over content. The process for such disputes is spelled out at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes, as has already been stated. There is nothing that you can do to speed up that process. There are thousands of such arguments at Wikipedia every day, and administrators do not get involved in them unless there are (significant) violations of WP:NPA, or disruptive editing on the part of an editor (say, someone who refuses to acknowledge that consensus is against him/her), or edit wars.

There is no higher power here that is going to help you. There is no better administrator that you can ask to take your side (we don't allow editors to pick and choose). Either follow the rules here or go somewhere else - see Wikipedia:Not Wikipedia and Wikipedia:Alternative outlets for places where you can write (more or less) whatever you want without having to follow all the restrictive rules of Wikipedia. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 15:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Ok so the best solution for me here is to follow the dispute resolution process. But i've allready followed it. I suppose i need to be more patient for better results. But these people will not listen. That's the problem! And it would suck if that stays the same forever! That's why i would like someone to help me discuss the matter. Kind of like a third party or something.

I don't believe i'm doing anything wrong here. I'm just in hot pursuit! Gooden 15:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Citing References

Hello there again fellow contributors. This time i'd like to know how to cite references within articles. Our current featured article; "Theatre Royal, Drury Lane", is a prime example of what i speak. If you notice within that article, there are little numbers next to words. If you click those numbers, they will take you to the "Notes" section, where it will tell you more about the cited reference.

So what's my question? How do you replicate this? How can i cite my references like this? Thanks! Gooden 16:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Have you read Wikipedia:Citing sources? That pretty much tells you everything you need to know. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 20:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again Chair! You really do rock! Gooden 06:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Blocking users

How could I prevent other users from seeing my user page, and also how to block them, to prevent them from reverting edits, or vandalizing pages? Thanks! Energyfreezer 20:50, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

You cannot prevent users from seeing your userpage. In addition, only admins can directly block users or protect pages. However, if a user repeatedly vandalises pages, you can report them at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, which may result in them being blocked. You can also request that pages be protected or semi-protected at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 21:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

"Trivia" sections

Newbie, currently contributing to my first project, the new telvision show The Riches.

I'm noticed that many pop culture (and other) articles here have Trivia sections. For example, the television shows Gilmore Girls or Six Feet Under.

However, a third example, My Name Is Earl has a warning (?) box inserted at the top of its Trivia section:

This article contains a trivia section. Content in this section should be integrated into other appropriate areas of the article or removed, and the trivia section removed.

Does this indicate a general frowning-upon of trivia sections, or is it because the one for MNIE is so long?

Thanks.--Thessaly 07:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles for some information. Note that this is a mildly controversial issue, and there are many differing opinions about it amongst editors. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 08:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I see I stumbled right into an interesting can of worms. I suppose I'll choose the 'avoidance' path re: Trivia until I feel I have something more solid to contribute to the dialogue. Thanks again! --Thessaly 08:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Mental Illness

The page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_illness, contains an obvious typo: This can involve cognitive, emotional, behavioral and interpussy.

My question is how to bring this to the author's attention so as to secure his correction. Tjeffo 16:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)Tjeffo

That wasn't a typo; that was someone deliberately editing it to mess it up. I've reverted it to "interpersonal impairments." In the future, you can do the same thing by clicking the 'edit this page' tab, just like you did to edit this one (for more information, see Wikipedia:How to edit a page). Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 16:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Infobox: Editing

Hola fellow contributors! I am currently working on an article titled "Alief Taylor High School". Now if you notice, there is an infobox within that article. However, i would like to add a new text to this infobox, such as: Co-Founder, or Whatever. How can i edit this infobox? What is needed to do so?

Muchas Gracias! Gooden 07:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

For help on editing infoboxes, go here. Real96 08:02, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Hallright! Smooth, you rock! Thanks! Gooden 08:17, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Changing Entry Header

Hi: I'm wondering if a typo in a header can be corrected. Paul e beaudoin should actually read Paul E. Beaudoin or just Paul Beaudoin.

Thanks.

• Yes, use the Move function (you'll find it at the top of the page) and enter the correct name of the article. A redirect from the old article to the new one will automatically be created. - TexMurphy 13:32, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
  • I've replied on the user's talk page, because the user was non-autoconfirmed and had tried to move via cut-and-paste, which made the situation considerably more complex than it appears from TexMurphy's reply (cut-and-paste moves need admin attention to sort out, and users need to be autoconfirmed (that is, registered for at least 4 days) to move pages). --ais523 13:35, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Determing copyright status

I want to add an image to this page:

Kaitlin Olson

I wrote to her manager (after contacting Ms. Olson on her MySpace page) requesting a photo. This is a selection from my email:

I am aware that there are many publicity images of you available, but since Wikipedia aims to be reproduceable even for profit and even in nations where generous United States "fair use" provisions in copyright law are inapplicable, we cannot use an image that is not released under a so-called "free license". Essentially, the copyright holder of any image that we use must irrevocably permit anyone else to use it, modify it, or sell it, with the only permissible requirements being that the author be named and that any modifications be released under an identical license. Example licenses that would permit us to use a high-quality image would be: the GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/legalcode), or a simple "no rights reserved".

She wrote back simply:

Hi Mark,

Per your request attached is a headshot of Kaitlin Olson. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Best,
--
Lindsay Whitaker
FLUTIE ENTERTAINMENT
6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2240
Los Angeles, CA 90048

T:310.247.1100
F:310.247.1122

E: [email protected]

So, how do I tag the copyright status? Therefore 22:08, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

• I'd say use the attribution-share alike license to keep on the safe side. It gives them the most they can get out of it without assuming anything this response obviously isn't saying. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:18, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

That's not good enough for us to determine the license. The owner needs to specifically state what license they want, and especially since their reply mentions nothing about a license, assuming anything would be inappropriate. Follow the directions at WP:COPYREQ. --MECU≈talk 12:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

How do I tell which template has been used on an exiting page?

I'm trying to follow the Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography guidlines and it talks about using a template for new pages - but how do you check that an existing page was set up correctly to start with? I guess I mean specifically template and infoboxes. Here's the guideline page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography#WikiProject_Biography_11_easy_steps_to_producing_at_least_a_B_article

and here's the page I'm cleaning up/improving:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pike

Another question (sorry) - should (can I) delete the "This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards." tag, or should I ask for a new assessment?

I've requested the use of some images from the Grace Cathedral archives where Pike was Bishop (a good pix of Pike, Pike with Martin Luther King, etc.) and want to expand the related articles and books about/related to Pike.

Any help would be great. Most edits I've done in the last year; this is the first major re-working of a major page.

--RFlynn1000 12:26, 21 March 2007 (UTC) Rob Flynn

To see what templates (infoboxes are just templates) are used on a page, you can edit the page and click "show preview", at the bottom of that page it will list all the templates that are used on that page. I'm not really sure what you mean by "page was set up correctly" -- no one but every editor is to determine if it's correct. To remove the cleanup tag, you should read the talk page and if you have cleaned up the article per that cleanup request, go ahead and remove it, be BOLD! --MECU≈talk 12:43, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help!

One more dumb question - Is there a way to contact the user that originally added the clean up tag? Does one add an edit to their personal talk page?

--RFlynn1000 13:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Rob Flynn

Yup. If you look at the talk page of the article, after their comments on the cleanup tag they put their signature and you can contact them by clicking on it. But, you don't really need to contact them unless there's some confusion or you disagree. Also, you don't need to type your name after putting the ~~~~. Just the signature is enough. Also, you don't need to write on the talk page every action you do to the articles. Only if there are some comments about it or questions about the article. Putting "I added an infobox" in the edit summary would be fine, but adding that to the talk page isn't really needed. --MECU≈talk 14:47, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I cannot sign in because i forgot my password

You asked: should (can I) delete the "This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards." tag

You can delete this tag whenever you feel that the article has improved enough so the tag is no longer correct. You do not need to notify the person who put the tag on the article - in fact, a lot of editors would be irritated by such a notification, since they have tagged hundreds of articles that way and don't want their user talk pages filled up with people informing them of a change. In general, you can remove any tag that you think is incorrect, regardless of the reason; just don't get into a revert war if another editor disagrees with your removal (instead, if another editor objects to the removal, and presumably puts the tag back up, talk about it on the article's talk page). -- John Broughton (♫♫) 17:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Line breaks

Just posted an aricle on credit repair. Why are the lines of text not wrapping at the bottom of the article can someone please tell me how to fix this as well as cite the article.

thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tfountain (talk • contribs) 07:09, 23 March 2007

The reason some of the lines don't wrap is that you have a space at the beginning of the line, which causes them to appears in a box. You should note, however, that your page will most likely be deleted, because Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 21:01, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

2 names

If I would like to write an artical about walnut creek middle school in Erie, PA; what do I do if there is already a Walnut Creek Middle School artical out there? thanks...Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 00:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Make a disambiguation page. Then name your article Walnut Creek Middle School (Erie, PA). For tips on disambiguation, go here. But, make sure the article is notable. Real96 00:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

A better page for explaining notability is Wikipedia:Notability. You should also try to read Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 00:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Walnut Creek Middle School (Millcreek, PA) Tell me how I did Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 01:20, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

(reduce indent) I don't know if it fits Notability. Real96 04:12, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I really dont understand why you are trying to delete it. lots of schools on wikipedia are not notable. ex original walnut creek middle school. whats so special about that school? -Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 00:41, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

reporting spammers

Hi folks!

I don't edit Wikipedia much, so I haven't bothered to register for an account. Usually, my edits consist of despammifying pages. Occasionally I'll see repeat offenders, or I'll have spammers revert my changes. I've read some of the pages about this, but the "report a user" pages I've seen say "hey, make sure you've edited their talk page, given them fair warning, etc". I don't really have the time to pursue to the formal complaint process, setting warnings, etc :-(. Is there a way that I can kick these issues off to a much-more-competent admin or set of users, without going through the warning process myself?

Thanks, all! Could you please poke my talk page, too, so that I see the message?

12.208.150.136 19:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC) (forgot to sign this!)

Not really (as far as I know, anyway). However, adding warning templates to a user's page is not particularly difficult - you can get the most common ones from Wikipedia:Vandalism (although I'd recommend that you register an account first). -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 20:55, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

stubs

How do I suggest to Wikipedia to research on and make an article on a new topic?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philstudy (talk • contribs) 13:16, 24 March 2007

You can make a request at Wikipedia:Requested articles. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 04:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorting out copyright violations

After spending ages cleaning up Volcanic_margins I noticed that some of the content had been copied and pasted from one of the sources. I followed the tagging instructions on Wikipedia:Copyright_problems, replaced the entire page with the template, left a note on the contributor's page etc. But this is the first time I've had to deal with a copyright problem, so I just wanted to ask how I go about sorting the article out. I can create a draft replacement as the template suggests, removing the cut and pasted material, and leaving the rest. But the majority of the other references are paper sources, and I'm worried there might be copyright violations in there from other sources that I have no way of spotting. Am I being too paranoid? It also reads like original research, but I can't check it and add refs from the given sources because they're all paper based and I don't have access. Any ideas?
Cheers. Eve 16:06, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

m:Avoid copyright paranoia discusses the arguments for and against removing text on the basis that it might be a copyvio (I'd advise only removing text on the basis of copyright violation if you're reasonably certain it is a violation). If a page reads like original research, and you're not clear on how to or able to sort it out yourself, you can tag it with a cleanup tag, such as {{originalresearch}}, and explain your concerns on the article's talk page. Definitely remove the cut-and-pasted text, and I'd suggest leaving the rest if you can't think of anything better to do; the article's talk page and cleanup tags are there to let other people know of problems if you're unable to fix a problem yourself. --ais523 17:23, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I am salimswati!

I am from swat NWFP Pakistan and have been for a long time in UK.I would like to do some thing for wikipedia. would you like to allow me for that? thanks salimswati —Preceding unsigned comment added by Salimswati (talk • contribs) 16:16, 25 March 2007

Hi there; sorry, I'm afraid I've not really picked up on what you said there - I don't think you were clear enough. Would you mind repeating it again? Your effort is appreciated — anthony^[cfc] 05:52, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia - see Wikipedia:Introduction, Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia:Tutorial for information on how you can start contributing. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 06:30, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

• If you visit the Main Page you can see if there's a Pakistani language Wikipedia or whatever it is they speak there. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:45, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Fansites

Hi, new member here :) I had my webpage linked into an article for a series, its a fanpage. It keeps getting removed by someone although 5 other people told me that fansites are allowed because they help with the information, which is why I placed it in. So, I would like to know if fansites are allowed to be linked on wiki-articles? I really need either a yes or no, because this problem is seriously getting chaotic at the moment.

In regard to your question about fansites, their use is allowed, but their place is questionable. Please review spam. I think (hope) that this will help. Fansites are generally biased for the person/thing the site is for, and generally are not neutral. Moreover, I would encurage you to take a deep breath, and remember that sometimes it is best to just edit other things, and come back at another time. If you need anything else, please leave a message on my talk page. Happy editing! (also, please remember to sign your comments, you can do so by typing ~~~~ at the end of your comment or question.) --Wpktsfs 23:42, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Some editors refer to WP:NOT#LINKWikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, which states that one major fansite link is all that's really necessary. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 23:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

• Yes, fansites that provide useful information can be linked, but your definition of useful may be different to that of the people who are removing the link. Also, external links sections need to remain relatively short. If an existing link already gives the information, your site would add nothing new. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:42, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

How to add link from one Wiki page to information on another

I think "Whistling Rufus" should be listed under Music on the Rufus page, eg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus Rufus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For Ancient Romans of the name Rufus, see Rufus (Roman cognomen) Rufus is a name meaning "red" in Latin that could refer to one of the following: Music • Rufus (band), a 1970s/1980s funk band fronted by Chaka Khan • “Whistling Rufus” composed by Kerry Mills

• Kerry Mills page link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Mills

144.110.74.119 01:54, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

You can add links yourself in the same format as the others on the page. I'll add this one for you. You can read the Introduction and Tutorial for more information about formatting. Hope that helps! --ais523 08:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

bands

is there a special type of page to upload information about bands? —This comment is unsigned by Scatteredrivalry (talk) • (contribs) without signing their name using four tildes (~~~~).

Hi. If you wanted to put information about bands on Wikipedia, there's a few things you could do. You could add it yourself to the article in question (make sure your information's verifiable), or you could discuss information on the band's talk page. Other than that, no, there's not page where you could do that besides the individual pages of bands. Hope that helped- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 08:52, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Question

How do you create great articles on Wikipedia? IsuzuAxiom1007 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, it's hard to give a straight answer for that. However, Wikipedia:What is a good article? has some good guidelines, and you should check out some examples at Wikipedia:Featured articles. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 08:51, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Referencing indirect links to PDF documents

I had a couple links removed from an article. These links point to what I feel are very useful reference documents. These PDF documents require you to have them emailed to you but are free from a reputible oragization. They were removed with a mildly condesending remark because of this. How can I reference these links correctly so they are available to other users.

Reference Artcle: Measurement Uncertainty

01:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I've added back one of the two guides, because I found much of it on another page. As for the other, the reason that the link seems unacceptable can be found here - see item 6. (Admittedly, "registration" isn't required, but providing an email address in order to get mailed content is essentially the same thing.) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 01:11, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Hiroshima bomb design

John Coster-Mullen is the author of the consensus position on Little Boy (Hiroshima bomb) design. In his view, the uranium projectile is the hollow piece, not the solid piece as your text and drawings say. User:Fastfission, the artist who drew the Wikimedia drawings has agreed to accept the John Coster-Mullen account, and I have managed to post my revisions of Fastfission's drawings on Wikimedia at the following URLs

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gun-Type_Fission_Weapon.gif http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Little_Boy_Internal_Components_(no_labels).GIF http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Little_Boy_Internal_Components.gif

After several hours, they are still there. However, I have had no luck getting them to appear in the Wikipedia articles. I have seccessfully changed the text in the Little Boy article and the caption to the first drawing, but when I replaced Fastfission's filename

    Image:Gun-type_Nuclear_weapon.png

with my substitute image filename

    Image:Gun-Type_Fission_Weapon.gif

the old image disappears and only the filename for my image appears. Now there is no image showing at all.

    Please reply to my talk page.  Thank You, HowardMorland 02:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Fixed. You simply forgot to add the cloisng brackets ( ]] ).--Fuhghettaboutit 12:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

How to upload images when we edit a page

please tell me how i can uplaod historical monuments pictues on the wikipedia when i edit a page.

Here are some useful pages to start with: Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, Wikipedia:Fromowner, Wikipedia:Uploading images, and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Images. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 00:50, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

classmate search

—i am already logged in, but i don't know how to find a classmate. Canyou help me?

This is Wikipedia, an encyclopedia. Maybe you've sent your question to the wrong website? --ais523 16:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

table of contents on every page- is this possible?

Hi guys,

Is there a way that you can get a table of contents to appear permanently on the "side panel" of your wiki site? You know, so that whatever page the user is on, they can always see a table of contents? Your help most appreciated.

Tania

Unfortunately, individual users can't customise the sidebar. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 03:06, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it's possible to customize the sidebar using user scripts. I don't know of any that do what you ask, but if you make a request at Wikipedia:WikiProject User Scripts (be clear about what you want), it's possible that such a script will be written. --ais523 07:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Which tags to use on this article?

Hi there,

I recently was looking at Compagnie française d'assurance pour le commerce extérieur's entry (COFACE - a French Credit Insurance company) and thought it looked almost exactly like an advertisement or copied from a press release.

I am pretty sure this article needs a re-write, but do not know which tag(s) to add to it. Can anyone offer me assistance on this?

I was thinking of adding both 'cleanup-rewrite' and 'advert' - would this be correct?

Regards, --Fakelvis 08:21, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

That seems reasonable. You might find the list WP:TC of cleanup templates helpful. --ais523 10:22, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. I've now added both of these cleanup templates to the article. --Fakelvis 10:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Similar names

Okay, I signed in ten minutes ago and don't know where else to ask my question.

I looked up Joel Goldsmith (the guru) one day and got Joel Goldsmith, a composer of movie music. I was able to go to Amazon and find out that the guru's full name is Joel Sol Goldsmith, and looked him on on wikipedia.

Fine. But isn't there some way that when a lot of people have the same name, we could be notified about that, so we could find the particular Joel Goldsmith or George Bush or Joe Jones that we're looking for?

I guess I'm supposed to add Bellyboy 02:57, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Fixed it. If there were more than 2 Joel Goldsmith's, we would create a disambiguation page, like Joel Goldsmith (disambiguation) or rename the first one Joel Goldsmith (composer). But for only 2, there are templates here to link to alternate articles. Mr.Z-mantalk¢Review! 03:09, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

How to edit References

I have justed added some content on Croscombe and would like to add a link in the reference section. However, the markup code there is unlike the main section. I could add an external links section easily enough, but wonder why this section has been treated differently. Derek Andrews 16:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

References verify the points made in the article, and are tied to a particular bit of text. To add a reference, write <ref>the reference</ref> at the point in the article where you want the reference's footnote to appear (this is the method Wikipedia uses to link the point in the article and the footnote together; no other section in an article requires this treatment, which is why references are different). See WP:FOOT for more details. Hope that helps! --ais523 16:43, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Photos?

Can you upload photos to Wikipedia without releasing them into public domain? If not, why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lonerockalex (talk • contribs).

Yes. However, you are heavily encouraged to use a free license (GFDL, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike, etc). We are trying to create a free encyclopedia, and prefer free contributions. -- ReyBrujo 23:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)