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July 23

Inter-Wiki Translating, do I include the same references?

When translating from one wiki to another should I include the references from the original article in the new article? Thank you in advance! Lelapindore (talk) 00:56, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would. References in the article language are preferred but foreign language references are acceptable. – ukexpat (talk) 01:51, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you are doing a faithful translation of one article to a new Wiki, you should absolutely include all of the references. There's no requirement that a reference is instantly checkable, just that its is not impossible to check, and being in a different language should be no hinderance. --Jayron32 02:25, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also see the pages linked under WP:EIW#Translate for additional guidance. Thank you for helping with translation; we don't have enough multi-lingual editors who can translate articles from one language Wikipedia to another. (In theory, every language Wikipedia should have about as many articles as the English Wikipedia, which has 6,923,546. No other language Wikipedia is even half that large, so we have a huge backlog of things to translate just from English.) Note that for best results the translation target should be a language you speak natively or near-natively. One doesn't have to be as fluent in the source language, as long as the subject matter is familiar. --Teratornis (talk) 04:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again everybody! Now I can really get to work! Lelapindore (talk) 06:24, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Wiki form

I need help finding where I can locate the exact form to report disputes with other users. I tried looking for it, with no score. SwisterTwister (talk) 04:56, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Depending on the nature of the dispute, there are lots of venues. The first place is to try calmly discussing the matter on the article talk page of the article in question. If that doesn't work, you can find a plethora of options listed at WP:DR. --Jayron32 05:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Userboxes

I need help locating the userboxes page. Could somebody please help me? --Monterey Bay (talk) 05:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is no complete list of userboxes. There are thousands of them, and they aren't all collected in any one place. Wikipedia's guidelines for the use of userboxes is located (unsurprisingly) at Wikipedia:Userboxes. Wikipedia:Userboxes/Gallery contains links to grouped userboxes by type; these are likely the most common ones, but there are probably many more out there. --Jayron32 05:17, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Difference between versions

Is the difference between versions always a stupid as this? One extra line has been added, which means that the wrong paragraphs are being compared. I am sure I have seen it recognise new lines before. :-/ Yaris678 (talk) 11:56, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Such diffs are common. wikEd can often make better diffs. It's much better in this case. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:11, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Citation Fritz Zwicky

I attempted to cite the source for the ram jet using the appropriate format but it was rejected and highlighted in red ink.

The sources are as follows:

TIME Magazine Underwater Jet March 14, 1949 TIME Magazine Missed Swiss July 11, 1955

Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.230.64.214 (talk) 12:31, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guessing that you are referring to Fritz Zwicky. I don't see the problem there. If you got a message starting with Cite error, then follow the link at the end of the message to a help page (unless you have your language set to other than "en", then that link does not show). ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:49, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requests page lock

Hi I am contacting fromEmerald Group Publishing Limited in Bingley UK. As a business We would like to know if we can restrict it so that only an employee of emerald can edit our page? Any information you have on this would be greatly appreciated.

Joseph Tyson

Marketing Co-ordinator —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.193.86.204 (talk) 12:54, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly not! You do not have a page. There may be a page about you, if you're notable enough; but Wikipedia is a reference work, not a place for you to market yourselves; and nobody "owns" a page, least of all the subject thereof. I'd also advise you to read our guidelines on conflict of interest and those on attempting to market or publicize oneself in Wikipedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:11, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok fair enough. I just wanted to check. Thanks for the info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.193.86.204 (talk) 14:05, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Emerald Group Publishing. Please read Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations, which has an overview of applicable policies and guidelines. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:16, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Company name on page title is wrong

My company's name is not listed correctly - it's listed as one word, A123Systems, and should be 2 words, A123 Systems. The article page name is not a field that I can edit. How do I fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.17.130 (talk) 13:48, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Only autoconfirmed accounts can change page names. After some research I have moved A123Systems to A123 Systems although both forms are common at the official website. For example, http://www.a123systems.com/a123/company says A123Systems, also when it talks specifically about the name. If A123Systems is considered wrong then maybe you should try to fix your own website. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:05, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I know it's inconsistent on our website. It is a recently rolled out change and we are launching a new website soon, so have decided not to spend on changing it there in the interim. Thank you for changing it on Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.17.130 (talk) 14:32, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article is uses too much promotional language and self-published sources. I've taken a stab at cleaning it up. TN X Man 15:15, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

link error

any time I click a wikipedia link in Google, I go to a sales page like AOL shopping...how can I stop this? thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.29.154 (talk) 14:07, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard of this before. Your computer has been infected with malware. Wikipedia has no control over this. Maybe Adware#Prevention and detection or List of antivirus software is of help. You can also ask for advice at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:22, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Details to Any Page

Dear Help Desk Team,

How can one add details to an existing webpage of wikipedia? What steps does one need to follow to do so? Please guide.

Thanks !! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rockingvibes (talk • contribs) 15:05, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Simply click on the edit tab listed at the top of any article. Be sure the details you are adding are supported by independent reliable sources. You can also look at Help:Editing for more details. TN X Man 15:15, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous reviewer

In the page "Piranha II. The Spawning", and anonymous user keeps putting his personal review on the Plot and Reviews sections since July 12. Lots of user have reverted his reviews, but he just keeps doing that! In fact he edited around and hour ago. He obviously knows he does some thing wrong, since he says "Please don't delete my review". I have warned him.

--Upgrader1 (talk) 15:59, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. If they continue to do this, you can report them to AIV. TN X Man 16:15, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Appropriate to create a new page? And how do we maintain control of content?

Hi, I work for a non-profit company called Quality Living, Inc. (QLI) based out of Omaha, NE. A few details about QLI...

QLI has the most comprehensive array of post-hospital brain injury and spinal cord injury services in the United States. We have served residents from 23 states and helped rebuild families from coast-to-coast. We are the largest specialized provider of our kind in the nation (234 beds across five levels of care). We have been identified by the US Pentagon and the Wounded Warriors program as an invaluable resource for American service men and women who have been injured in battle. QLI has hosted visitors from 43 states who have come to Omaha to learn how we recreated the industry.

Wikipedia is great reference online, and QLI would love the opportunity to have our company information/history listed on your site.

A few questions:

1) Is it even possible to post a Quality Living, Inc. page on Wikipedia? If so, where would we begin? 2) If we do post a page, can we maintain administrative editing rights, or do we just monitor the page to make sure the content is not hijacked?

Thanks! <redacted external links> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blake4177 (talk • contribs) 20:14, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

None of the above. Wikipedia is not a directory. If somebody from outside your company decides that it is notable enough to have an article in the Wikipedia, then they will write one or request that one be created. In either case, your company should not be involved, due to your obvious conflict of interest; and under no circumstances would you have any kind of administrave or editing rights. Nobody "owns" an article. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:26, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You should read this FAQ page. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:28, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c) Hi. You can't maintain any editorial control more than any other editor (which means anyone in the world who has an internet connection and a keyboard)—maybe even less because your edits, as an interested party, would be approached with that conflict of interest in mind. You can stop "hijacking", if you mean by that, reverting clear vandalism, off topic posts, unsourced negative content, screeds and other clearly inappropriate material, but you might also mean by "hijacking, someone who comes along and posts well-sourced, neutrally written, negative information about the hospital (e.g., an unfavorable verdict in a major malpractice lawsuit that was reported about in newspapers; you can think of examples yourself) and that would likely remain unless it was felt to be undue weight. Note that the text you wrote above would be wholly unsuitable for the article, and would inevitably be changed, because it reads like promotion, containing non-neutral peacock language. That doesn't mean reliably sourced material couldn't be included containing the same information, but it would have to be stated more neutrally. I think you'd learn a lot that would answer some of your questions by perusing the (admittedly numerous) links I sprinkled in the preceding text—Wikipedia can be a labyrinth for new users and the best way to start is by taking the time to read core policies and guidelines. I'm sorry to impose, but I have a few more, maybe more targeted as to your specific question. Please see Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:The perfect article, and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. Finally, noting the tenor of your post using words like "we", be aware that accounts cannot be shared with others. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:42, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing Information

I would like to add content to the HealthLink BC page but I want to ensure the information falls within the guidelines of Wikipedia. Is there somewhere I can post a draft for an editor's review to make sure it is acceptable? Rthexton (talk) 21:08, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Offer it on the talk page of the article; that's part of what the talk page is there for. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eastenders

On the EastEnders cast page it says that don gilet is leaving eastenders but i can't find a source.Is it vandalism?,Gobbleswoggler (talk) 22:14, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It has a reference and was added in the most recent edit which gave an edit summary.[1] It's certainly not vandalism but it might be discussed whether the source [2] is clear enough to list him as departing. An interviewer asks another cast member "Lucas's storyline is obviously drawing to a close now - will you miss working with Don Gilet?". The reply starts "I will really, really, really miss working with him". PrimeHunter (talk) 21:28, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to Number Equations

How do I number my equations, using the math markup? If this is not possible, is there an aesthetically equivalent method? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hh73wiki (talk • contribs) 21:34, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Equations are usually not numberred but there is a method at Help:Displaying a formula#Equation numbering. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:55, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Change User Name

How can I can my User Name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rthexton (talk • contribs) 21:37, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Changing username. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:49, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help at the help desk

Could someone please continue to help me with my issue (headline: Tables), that was posted yesterday? MR. PreZ 22:58, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I originally skipped #Tables because I didn't want to spend time guessing what blocks and sections referred to but I have taken a stab at it now. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:13, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]