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October 15

Doing Something Wrong

I am a new editor and I am apparently doing something wrong because I can not get my new listings to appear. I put a listing in for the Author Frank w Bennett about a month ago. When I go into my history I can see my entry in a long list of entries that have not yet been added to Wikipedia. I don't know if this is the sandbox that they talk about! Anyhow, I am clearly doing something wrong because my listings never appear and I have no idea why. Can someone please help me.

Thanks, Newyorkmets86 01:15, 15 October 2007 (UTC)Steve[reply]

Hello, I've replied on your talk page! Cheers, Ariel♥Gold 01:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clear watchlist

I'm wondering what will happen if I hit 'Clear watchlist'? Is it going to clear all the pages I tagged to watch, or will it just clear the most recent changes from the watchlist screen? Jeff Dahl 02:20, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jeff, clearing your watchlist will permanently remove all the pages in the list, they cannot be later retrieved. If you click on the 'Clear Watchlist' button it will explain the process (clicking that link will not automatically clear the list, it will ask you for a confirmation). There is no way to clear an individual notification from a watchlist. Cheers, meshach 02:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I didn't want to try experimenting and end up losing all my watched pages! Jeff Dahl 02:30, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

possesiveness

04:38, 15 October 2007 (UTC)~what do you mean by possessiveness?

You are probably looking for wikt:possessiveness. Best, PeaceNT 04:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On the slim chance that you are asking a garbled question about who owns articles on Wikipedia, see our WP:OWN guideline. --Teratornis 16:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Image:Ant worker morphology corrected.svg

Where has Image:Ant worker morphology corrected.svg gone? — PhilHibbs | talk 08:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it was renamed. I've asked another admin with more experience regarding this image for details. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Image:Ant worker morphology corrected.svg was renamed to Image:Scheme ant worker anatomy-en.svg, but not all of the links were changed yet here on Wikipedia. They all have been fixed now. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 11:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An article I created may be deleted if i do not quote a reliable source

Hello. Wikipedia has flagged an article I created for deletion unless reliable sources are quoted. I believe I did cite sources - including two internation publications, Film Score Monthly and Soundtrack. A friend of the person I wrote about is also a journalist with an entry on Wiki (with barely any text and the same type of sources as I have cited) has not been flagged for deletion. Please advise.

Thank you.

Saxplayer67 09:04, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. I could see you are referring to Dirk Wickenden. Of the two external links you cited, the Myspace one is a self published source, which is considered to be unreliable, and the other is a trivial source about the subject. The article currently needs third-party sources, otherwise it will be deleted. You still have time to improve the article, though, since the tag on this page is not a speedy deletion tag. Please see also WP:V for more information. I hope this helps PeaceNT 09:19, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the meantime you could copy your article to WikiBios, which accepts biographies of anyone, without the bother of Wikipedia's notability requirements. Also see wikiindex:Category:People and wikiindex:Category:Music for other wikis you could try. --Teratornis 16:10, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Company Profile

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

I'm trying to update my companies profile to update the figure corresponding to our assets under management. I'm not sure if the page has been protected or not. I can't see it in the protected or semi protected list of pages.

Emmabe 09:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest before proceeding in editing the page. ~ Sebi _[talk] 09:39, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, the page is currently not protected. PeaceNT 09:42, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also note that you can create and edit another copy of your company profile on Wikicompany without conflict-of-interest restrictions. See wikiindex:Category:Business for additional wikis where you may promote your company. If you are trying to get your company noticed, you might as well put it on all the wikis that want it. --Teratornis 16:14, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

complete article

how can I complete an article about gichd or even create a new one (the old one is correct but definitely too short)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gichd (talk • contribs) 09:49, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you're talking about Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (redirected from GICHD),when an article already exists, you just need to click the edit this page tab right at the top of the article to expand it. Please also be aware of WP:COI. I hope this helps. PeaceNT 10:20, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

strategic implimentation in logistics

Discuss the factors essential for succesful strategic implimentation and the problems experienced in strategy implimentation showing the critical processes involved in accomplishing a strategic impli —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.199.28.108 (talk) 10:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please read the instructions at the top of the page. We do not answer homework essay questions. Questions that are not about editing Wikipedia belong on the reference desk. Also, your chances of getting an answer to any question increase exponentially if you say 'please' and spellcheck your question before you submit it. It's also a good idea to ask your question just once. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:42, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Move page button

Hi,

The Move page button is not visible to me. How can I see it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Internationalstudent (talk • contribs) 11:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It becomes visible when your account is 4 days old which is required to move pages. Before that you can request a move here or at Wikipedia:Requested moves. PrimeHunter 11:50, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

trivia and popular culture

I strongly suggest wikipedia start a new wikiproject for trivia and popular culture references. I know the official policy is to incorporate the trivia sections into the main text of the article, but personally, my favorite wiki/websurfing activity is to read the trivia sections of articles. I find so many fascinating odds and ends and tidbits of information. Plus, the trivia section has so many interesting links to other wiki articles. Occasionally I revisit an article only to find the whole trivia section removed. That always makes me sad. I wonder how many articles I've visited and never got to read the trivia section. I check the history but it rarely says "trivia section removed." It just says "cleanup."

Anyway, just a thought I wanted to pass on to someone or at least release it into the ether of wiki and the internet.Ozmaweezer 11:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia Cleanup where contributors may have different preferences for handling trivia. New WikiProjects can be suggested at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals, but a WIkiProject shouldn't have the goal to go against established policies and guidelines. Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia was apparently created by one editor without discussion and deleted at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia. Trivia guidelines are discussed at Wikipedia talk:Trivia sections. See also Wikipedia:Handling trivia which is only an essay. PrimeHunter 12:04, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone at least pass on my trivia and popular culture question (see above) to someone who makes these types of decisions? Or maybe wikipedia should have a suggestion box or a poll for ideas like this that people can vote on and users could view the results. Thanks.Ozmaweezer 11:39, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has many "suggestion boxes" for ideas like this. :) As PrimeHunter pointed out to you, you can propose a project at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals or you can discuss the way trivia is currently handled at Wikipedia talk:Trivia sections. You may also choose to discuss it at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). As this is your suggestion, it's probably best that you pass it on yourself at one of those places. I imagine that other editors may want to discuss your ideas with you directly. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can not send or resive e mail

please help i can not send or resive my emails since my pc has been for repaire —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.92.67.74 (talk) 12:34, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried the computing 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 is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. I suggest giving more details like operating system, mail program, what happens when you try to send a mail, does your Internet connection work in your browser. PrimeHunter 13:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Securing my Article

Hi, I want to create an article and give security to it ie., giving access permissions to some user names only. Can i do that using WIKI?

Regards, Dhinakaran —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhina.techno (talk • contribs) 13:12, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. :) I'm afraid that you can't. When you edit Wikipedia, you are releasing the content to be freely modified by anyone under the Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License. Under the notes at the very bottom of the edit page, you will see the warning that "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it". --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:20, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is your question about Wikipedia or another wiki using MediaWiki software? If it's the latter then see mw:Extension:PageSecurity. PrimeHunter 14:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'TWAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE...

'Twas a pleasant surprise to find the José Bernal article "posted" when I returned to try -once again- to add the label/caption on the black & white photo I hope improves the visual appearance of the page. Hopefully the "posting" is an indication that the article is being considered to be permanently posted soon. If that is the case, I wish to thank all of the contributors who have been of assistance and have made it possible. Then -also- I wish to take this opportunity to inquire about how to successfully label the B & W portrait photograph: José Bernal in 1950. I was able to do so when the photograph was uploaded in its "thumb" scale; but, that proportion within the article did not harmonize w/the visual balance of the other images. So, I increased the proportion to "225 px," but -then- the caption disappeared. At this point, I can not imagine what to do. Will someone instruct me as to how to proceed??? It would be wonderful to be able to accomplish this task. I am sincerely grateful to all of you!!! --Labs1950 13:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)Labs1950[reply]

The caption is displayed now by using both thumb and size.[1] PrimeHunter 13:49, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category-class articles

Hola. I am active in WP:Fire Service and am trying to create a category for Category-class pages, of which there are many in the project. I can not figure out why no articles are showing up on the created page as being classed as Category even though I have classed at least 10 of them. Please see:

[[Category:Category-Class Fire service articles]] - the created page
[[Category:Unassessed Fire service articles]] - where the Category talk pages are being listed even after being classed

Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks for your help!--Daysleeper47 14:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please explain more clearly what you are trying to do here? --Orange Mike 14:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you trying to get this edit to add the page to Category:Category-Class Fire service articles? PrimeHunter 14:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PrimeHunter, that is what I am trying to do. It works for the other classes (stub, start, etc) within this WP. Any ideas where I am going wrong for Category-class and why the articles will not list within the category space? I have classified at least 10 category talk pages as being "Category-class" but they aren't listing. Thanks!--Daysleeper47 16:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a template coder but it appears {{WikiProjectFireService}} doesn't have code for class=category or class=cat like some other WikiProject templates do. The template has to be edited to know your wanted parameter and category. You can request help at Wikipedia:Requested templates or try looking at one of the similar templates with the wanted functionality, for example (randomly selected) Template:RollerCoasterProject. PrimeHunter 20:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The use of Imperial measurements vs SI units

How come almost every article in Wikipedia uses both oldfasioned and obsolete imperial measurement units instead of the internationally recommended SI units?

I'm danish and we connverted to the metric system in 1907. The inch, pound or gallon means absolutely nothing to me, but is only confusing. A search on wikipedia also states that only the US, Liberia and Myanmar does not use the metric /SI system. As they represent approx 350 million people out of 6,5 billon its baffeling that they can set the standard for measuremets units on the world biggest (and best?) encyclopedia.

The point of my rantings? Discontinue the use of imperial measuremets - your only keeping a flaved and obsolete system alive.

Best regards

Michael Foscolo —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.161.86.168 (talk) 14:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is the English-language Wikipedia. Unfortunately, a lot of American readers are still ignorant of SI; thus, we use both systems here. --Orange Mike 14:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:UNITS. PrimeHunter 14:23, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It could be far worse, and in the future it should far better. Someday, Web browsers will be smart enough to present just the version of the World Wide Web that each user prefers to see, converting languages, dialects, units of measurement, etc., as necessary, and removing all content that offends the user. In the meantime, you might find the Danish Wikipedia more to your liking, although it is much smaller at ca. 70,000 articles (or should that be 70.000?) to the English Wikipedia's 6,932,296 articles. If you speak German, try the German Wikipedia which is very respectable in size and growing rapidly. In the meantime, you can convert many common units with Google Search, for example:

google:12 pounds in kilograms =
google:273.2 miles in kilometers =
google:44 gallons in liters =
- Unfortunately, to make the above links work, you have to click on them to open the Google search form pre-filled with the unit conversion expression to evaluate, and then click the "Search" button to run the search a second time. Something about the way MediaWiki's interwiki link code constructs the initial search URL confuses Google until you click the "Search" button. You won't have this problem if you type a unit conversion expression into Google yourself. And maybe there is some browser add-on which provides automatic mouseover unit conversions (there has to be, right?).

And speaking of flawed and obsolete systems, why does Europe cling to so many different languages? Why not just pick one? European economies must expend vast amounts of overhead to translate information from one language to another. --Teratornis 16:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If so many articles use imperial units, it's probably because they were written by Americans or other people who typically use those units. Feel free to add conversions. You could also use a browser add on to have them added automatically (I have one in Firefox). - 131.211.210.12 08:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I fully agree with Michael Foscolo - Wikipedia should use SI-units, but I was under impression that it usually does. I think most of the science articles do. I believe it would be a good to at least provide SI equivalent to any non-SI quantity you find on the wikipedia. --Jarekt (from US) 21:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that just wishful thinking? Isn't it better to describe the world in those units that someone understands rather than enforcing a diktat? We haven't had a vote on this so why should an English language Wiki conform to the expressed needs of non-native English speakers or would you prefer that the entire Wiki project was conducted in Mandarin? The US uses imperial measures, as do most of the population of the UK in their everyday lives. Surely it's better that articles are accessible and comprehensible to the majority of their readers. I live in Finland and despite the SI units' predominance here people still buy wood in thicknesses of tummat or 'thumbs', better known to myself as inches, theri horses and ponies are also measured in hands. Shall we impose a standard on people, regardless of usage and custom? Jatrius 13:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good if Wikipedia could come up with some standard for this type of thing. E.g. standardise on metric with imperial in brackets for the benefit of those folk not yet in the 21st century. Macrae dj (talk) 13:37, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sample layout rearranging

Can you help me rearrange this sample layout so that the Featured list section appears next to the featured picture section at the bottom.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 14:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have fiddled with it a bit. I only need someone to remove the extra borders in both the picture and list section.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

O.K. I think I got it myself.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Glad we could be of help.. :) ssepp^(talk) 21:45, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Linking pictures to article (Mission Raceway Park)

your caption goes here

How do I link a photo I have uploaded to an article? Under the article there is no image and it asked me if i wanted to upload an immage, which I did. I can't figure out how to load this image or link it back to the article (Mission Raceway Park).

Thanks Malcolm Muir (wikipedia ID mjmuir)

Maple Ridge, BC Canada —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjmuir (talk • contribs) 19:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Adding an image to a page is mostly the same as adding a link to another article - enclose the image's file name in double square brackets, like this: [[Image:Example.jpg]]. In articles, it is usually preferred that you add a caption to the picture; to do that, use this form instead: [[Image:Example.jpg|thumb|your caption goes here]] This creates a smaller version of the image within a frame, as you see at right. For more information, see Help:Images. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please note also that all images you upload MUST have information on the source of the image and what license it should be under. The images you have uploaded do not have this information, and will be deleted in two days if it is not provided. If you took the pictures yourself, please make that clear on the image page and add one of these license codes to the page: {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain, {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GNU Free Documentation License, or {{cc-by-sa-3.0}} to release it under a Creative Commons license. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:21, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

article on D-Day

There is some vandalism in the article about D-Day. A reference at the beginning, refering to the Battle of Normandy, has been removed and replaced with the word "hi". I looked at the history page to see if I could figure out how to fix it (thinking I might do it in one revert) but it looks like that won't work.

I am quite new at this, so I decided to ask someone to fix this.

Thank you. --Phillicia Cattertails 19:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reporting the problem with the D-Day article. It looks like another user fixed it. For some strange reason, that article seems to be attracting vandals lately. --Teratornis 20:48, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Peppers

I went to create a page for Brian Peppers and it is protected. How can I get it unprotected so I can make a page. This is a popular meme Pilotbob 19:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't try. Here's a link: [2]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AndyJones (talk • contribs) 19:31, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that whole discussion is silly. I probably shouldn't bring it up because I might get banned by the wikinazi's, but there should be a real discussion that is not censored and stopped early because the admins don't like it. Pilotbob —Preceding comment was added at 19:38, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, how do I bring an artical up for deletion review when the artical has been protected??? Pilotbob 19:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from using words like 'wikinazis'. ssepp^(talk) 21:03, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since almost all activities of a deletion review take place at deletion review, not in the article, not being able to edit the article should not be a serious impairment on your ability to start a deletion review. I don't think it would do much good in this case though, Brian Peppers has been discussed ad nauseam. ssepp^(talk) 21:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

THANK YOU, PRIME HUNTER FOR YOUR LESSON...

Prime Hunter, thank you for your lesson of 13:46, 15 Oct 2007 (edit) (undo). You did the task and -by doing so- you taught me me how it is done. I appreciate it greatly. --Labs1950 19:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)Labs1950[reply]

You're welcome. PrimeHunter 20:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Entering my book of Pubs of Loughborough, Leics, UK through your medium

I have written an Email detailing my comments re above but I am getting a message saying your Email address is not recognised. Can you help

regards

Bill Wells —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.151.141 (talk) 19:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is the help desk for the encyclopedia Wikipedia. People usually don't use email to contact Wikipedia and I don't know what you refer to. PrimeHunter 23:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

photoes

how to brows a photoes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.176.41.190 (talk) 19:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can search for photos at Wikimedia Commons. ssepp^(talk) 20:56, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you are referring to a Table of Contents, one will automatically appear on any page with more 3 or more section headers (this is the default and can be changed in your preferences). No editing other commands are necessary to generate the TOC. There are several magic words you can use to manipulate the default TOC options and force then to override user preferences. If that's not what you meant, can you be more specific? Leebo ^T/C 20:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

?????

have you got a box to write what we want to write about —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.42.195 (talk) 20:38, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can create a new article by typing the name in the search box, clicking on 'go', and (if it does not exist yet) clicking on 'create this page'. You should familiarize yourself with the policies first, for instance by reading Wikipedia:Your first article. ssepp^(talk) 21:43, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ahhh, my Wikipedia view is messed up :(

The site looks really funky, like it went back in time by a few years. The tabs are gone too :(

I have this error in Firefox for each page I load :

Error: addOnloadHook is not defined Source File: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=-&action=raw&gen=js&useskin=monobook Line: 104 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.248.55.152 (talk) 21:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Might be a cache problem... ssepp^(talk) 21:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Woohoo, thanks that worked!! 4.248.57.21 21:49, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Watching KTVE news on line from Kentucky

I would like to know how to watch the current news on line in Kentucky. My mother is from West Monroe, and would like to watch the news from the West Monroe, Louisiana viewing area. Is that possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.51.204.131 (talk) 21:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please scroll to the top of this page and read the box with the text in red letters. Then you might want to follow the link to the reference desk provided there. ssepp^(talk) 21:39, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We have a nice article about KTVE, which even mentions the slogan: "Coverage You Can Count On." But I guess not if you are in Kentucky. Many television stations have Web sites which provide some video clips. You could try browsing around KTVE's site and see if you can find any video clips to watch over the Interwebs. --Teratornis 03:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If nothing else, your mother could read the text versions of KTVE news stories on their site. --Teratornis 03:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blog links

Could somebody actually tell me why links to blog pages are not permitted, even if that blog contains facts and/or images that are of direct relevance and interest relative to the Wikipedia aricle? There has been quite a lot of negative press in my home country (the UK) about Wikipedia being policed by people who follow their own agendas entirely, and that it is becoming unsustainable as a project.

Why is such an arbitrary rule as "no blogs" made regardless of whether the content is relevant or not? I cannot believe that the factual accuracy of every linked document in checked. Why would a blog be any different? I am so saddened to see Wikipedia become an ego-trip for some people, the private domain of a clique that will not allow anything that does not fit it with their own personal agenda. It was such a grand design and so exciting. It has become so petty, it's a shame. Thanks all the same! WS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.250.24 (talk) 21:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There does not seem to be a rule against linking to blogs, it is only discouraged. I assume this is because blogs typically provide opinions (as opposed to facts), and can normally not be considered a reliable source. ssepp^(talk) 22:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You started out well. It seemed like you wanted information in earnest. Then we read the second part of your post and see that was a pretext to launch into a screed, upbraiding us collectively before any answer is given. Please grind axe elsewhere.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:14, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect, you have just confirmed all the reports I have been reading about Wikipedia and its editors. As for my "diatribe" (you are so quaint, a "screed") it is good to see any criticism whatsoever of Wikipedia, however unaggressively phrased, taken to heart by people like you. You are a wonderful, wonderful example of everything Wikipedia should not be but has become. "Please grind axe elsewhere". What planet are you, may I ask? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.250.24 (talk) 13:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the Help Desk. Feel free to ask questions about using Wikipedia. ssepp^(talk) 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question about copyright

Hi,

My name is Mia and I work with Bad Boy Records. I would like to update the information for the artists on our label, preferably by using the biographies we currently have on our websites. How do I go about doing this to ensure I have accurate information from our company while adhering to copyright laws? Please let me know what steps I need to take so that I may begin editing our artists' information.

Thank you,

Mia <personal infoirmation removed>—Preceding unsigned comment added by Bad Boy Entertainment (talk • contribs) 21:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mia. We strongly discourage those with a conflict of interest from editing articles about subjects in which they have a vested interest. That being said, information in articles should be added with citation to independent, reliable sources. Regardless of whether your site is reliable, it certainly isn't independent, so any information added should cite to a third party source. As to copyright, you must not use infringing text from your site unless you release the material under a free license, such as the GFDL. This means you would have to release the information by, for example, including on your site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later." Many people find this counterintuitive--"why can't I just give permission for the material to be posted here if I own the copyright?" The answer is that all information on Wikipedia must be able to be redistributed by others.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to save (nicely!) Wikipedia page to disk ?

When I save entire page to disk in Firefox or IE, then (differ to other,non Wiki page) saved page diffs from online original; not has left margin and has other attributs (no css?) How make identical page on disk as page pnline? (sorry for my English) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Borneq (talk • contribs) 22:03, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you only need the text then just copy and paste the article into word and save it on a disc there. ~ Bella Swan 22:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2007_August_28#How_to_save_to_local_disk_with_skin.3F. ssepp^(talk) 22:34, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

replying to a message

Im not a registered user, however i see a message to me asking for a more indepth explanation of a paragraph that I responded to. I see no 'reply' button, nor do i see the users IP. any help would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.238.89.8 (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It seems they did not sign. Using the 'history' (top of the screen) I was able to tell that text was written by User:Desakaio. You can reply on User talk:Desakaio. Alternatively, you can edit your talk page and add your reply, but that way Desakaio will not get a 'new message' alert. ssepp^(talk) 22:16, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted image, public domain, no issues, but gone

Image:Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles from the air has been deleted, I cannot find a deletion discussion and there seems to me to have been no reason to delete it. Can someone help me find the deletion discussion? I want to use it in the article Photogrammetry. Thanks for your help. User:Pedant 22:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you looking for Image:Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles from the air.jpeg? You need to include the .jpeg ssepp^(talk) 22:48, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It appears you also forgot .jpeg in the comment for Image:In-N-Out from Image Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles from the air.png. PrimeHunter 22:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help Desk questions missing from archive

I am looking for the answer to a question I asked here between October 1 and October 9. This page has no questions dated earlier than October 9. The Help Desk Archive has no questions dated later than September 30. Where can I find answers to questions asked between these two dates? Marco polo 22:50, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Try Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/October 2007. ssepp^(talk) 22:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I looked in your contributions and found Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2007 October 4#Finding articles where I can help most. PrimeHunter 23:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can see why you couldn't find the archive. It seems the archive links at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives had 'run out of months'. I've added links for some months to come. ssepp^(talk) 23:03, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I lock an article from being edited?

How do I do this. The Kelvin Sampson article needs to be locked until the situation has been fully disclosed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heismanhoosier (talk • contribs) 23:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only administrators can protect pages from being edited. To request a page's protection, see WP:RPP. In this case, the article does not warrant protection, as only two edits have been made in the last two months. If it were being actively vandalized, then it may require protection. More information on Wikipedia's protection policy is available at WP:PROTECT. Shadow1 (talk) 23:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Naming a biographical article where two people of note share the same name.

I wish to create an article for noted special make-up effects artist James Cummins. There is already an article with the name James Cummins who is an American poet. I assume I should create a disambiguation page. How do I go about doing this?

To illustrate my point, on "The Boneyard" article page, writer and director James Cummins' name is repeatedly linked to James Cummins the American poet. Obviously a mistake. James Cummins the effects artist cannot be linked to because a page cannot be created using his name.

Help! --Poppix 23:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguations pages are generally for 3+ items with the same name. For this instance, a hatnote would suffice, placed at the top of each article, directing readers to the other article if that is what they intended. As for naming, if you know it, simply use the person's middle initial in the title to differentiate. If you don't know the person's middle initial, it may be best to have someone move the current article to James Cummins (poet). Hope that helps! Ariel♥Gold 00:13, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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