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The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers
	Orville (l) and Wilbur (r)
Born	Orville: August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio; Wilbur: April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana ETC. ETC. ...

I have found out some of the information on the page for Clare Kramer is incorrect. I spoke to her today and she said that "nothing has been signed" in regard to her national tour for Mamma Mia.

I interviewed Clare Kramer today and she said she has no idea where the information about her being in Mamma Mia is erroneous. She says nothing has been signed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.199.74.113 (talk) 00:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the unsourced statement from her article.--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:27, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, there is no reason why you couldn't have removed the uncited statement either. Dismas|^(talk) 00:29, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested Articles

Excuse me if I'm not in the right place, but I'm not sure where else to ask this. I requested a number of articles some time ago that have yet to be created. Unfortunately, I'm not well experienced when it comes to starting articles on my own. Please help if possible. --Radiokid1010 (talk) 01:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If it helps and in case you didn't notice, that page has a significant backlog. So it's not just your requests that are going unanswered. Dismas|^(talk) 01:35, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll add that many editors are likely to see a work in progess mentioned here, and may help develop it at articles for creation or your sandbox until it's ready for primetime, although if moved prematurely, new creations are frequently challenged. Dru of Id (talk) 01:41, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wojciech Szczęsny

On the Szczesny bio, it says he is now playing for Swindon Town. He's not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.73.226.168 (talk) 03:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reporting this. Does it look ok now? -- John of Reading (talk) 07:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Double image inside an Infobox

Is there a way to put multiple images inside a Biography Infobox?

I tried the 'double image' and 'multiple image' markup language to do this, and they almost worked, but both methods rendered with some visible stray markup language which I did not add and could not eliminate. It looks like this: [[File:|frameless|alt=]]. Specifically, I'd like to put side-by-side images of the Wright Brothers at the top of a single Infobox, as shown. Other than photo-editing the images into a single file, is there another way to do this, or to clean it up? Thanks. DonFB (talk) 04:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen it done this way, though it's a kludge:

{{Infobox person
| name        = The Wright Brothers<br>
{{double image|center|Orville Wright.jpg|158|Wilbur Wright.jpg|146| <center>Orville (l) and Wilbur (r)}}
| birth_date  = '''Orville''': {{birth date|1871|8|19|}}, Dayton, Ohio<br/>'''Wilbur''': {{birth date|1867|4|16|}}, Millville, Indiana
ETC. ETC. ...
}}

-- John of Reading (talk) 07:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, good suggestion, will preview it on Talk page. DonFB (talk) 09:57, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I used the smallimage field to put the Olympic rings under the portrait of Avery Brundage, I think it worked well.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

searching for lost friend

please can you locate an address or telephone wether it be a house or cell number name of juan manrrique of pazcuaro michocan mexico — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gloria pauline hernandez (talk • contribs) 05:30, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Dismas|^(talk) 05:31, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gloria, you will probably get better results if you use the spellings, "Manrique",

"Patzcuaro" and "Michoacan". Even with these improvements, a Google search did not produce

any obvious phone number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.255.191 (talk) 09:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Telmex confine their numbers to their own customers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.255.191 (talk) 09:45, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User contributions: created pages

Silly question that I would know the answer to at this stage: is is possible to view a list of pages created by a user (e.g. filter user contributions by pages created). --RA (talk) 08:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try this tool. This is linked from the bottom of the "user contributions" page. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:55, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That you, sir. --RA (talk) 09:23, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot get edit to work correctly

hello I am having probs editing this page....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_television#History

it is the page that states Internet TV History...

the story that was there before was incorrect..

I tried and tried to edit it correctly...but kept getting it wrong. and the page will not display correctly etc...can someone possibly straighten this out please... I did try and try and try....without correct results.

here is the correct Info that should go on the HISTORY section of this page.... I cannot get it to display correctly...no matter what I do.

........................................................................................ .............................................................................................

The First 24/7 Internet Television station, Daytona Beach LIVE, http://daytonabeach-live.com/ was Created August 25, 2000 In Daytona Beach, Florida, USA By TheRaven. aka Harold Kionka. Who-Is info:

>>  http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/daytonabeach-live.com

After    Creating  and running  the First  ever Route 66 LIVE  Internet cam,    
 http://web.archive.org/web/19980501063613/http://global66.com/

in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA in 1998, TheRaven then started and ran Albuquerque's first Internet only, radio station Route 66 LIVE, http://web.archive.org/web/20000816065955/http://www.route66live.com/ in 1999.

After running the Radio station with the help of Original Route66Live on-air DJ's Brian "The GETTO" Seymore and "Jupiter Josh Mosh Universal" aka Josh Hernandez, and Original Rt 66 Live program director Stewart "Hip Daddy Deadeye" Kline, for a year,

TheRaven    then moved  to Daytona Beach, Florida, USA    and   started  Daytona Beach LIVE      http://web.archive.org/web/20020605121408/http://daytonabeach-live.com/           in the year 2000,   with   his   First ever  Bikeweek  Internet TV broadcast,     from  atop the  roof of the  Fishin Hole   establishment  in Daytona, Florida, USA

>>> Fishin' Hole: 450 N Beach St, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 252-9804.

TheRaven, along with ex-Route66Live.com on-air personality Brian "The GETTO" Seymore, continued to Broadcast Biker events http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1060223904.php along with many other Daytona Beach and local area events From his Beachside Studio Atop The Beaches Oceanfront Resort, at 1299 S. Atlantic Avenue

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NJ&p_theme=nj&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=%22broadcasting%20on%20a%20shoestring%22&p_field_label-0=Author&s_dispstring=broadcasting%20on%20a%20shoestring%20AND%20date(all)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no

 http://web.archive.org/web/20021003221011/http://www.volusia.com/beachesoceanfront/

until the year 2008, when he relocated to Adrian,Michigan, USA and formed the existing Internet TV stations into the Internet TV Network Ravenworld Communications: http://www.ravenworldcommunications.com/

Samples of some of TheRaven's Daytona Beach work: Bikeweek 2003 >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19593795 Daytona Beach Boardwalk Bike Show >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18815179 The Birthplace of Speed 2003 event, from Ormond Beach, Florida, USA >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8851697 Daytona Beach Turkey ROD RUN Hot Rod event >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18317328 First ever NITEtime Christmas Parade, in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA 2002

>>>  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18360968

Daytona Beach Christmas, Trains, and SANTA >>> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8144735

DaytonaBeach-Live.com website cirrca: 2005 >> http://web.archive.org/web/20050103092841/http://www.daytonabeach-live.com/

After teaming up with Longtime friend and ex Route66Live.com Radio personality "Jupiter Josh Mosh Universal" aka Josh Hernandez in 2011, TheRaven continues to Jointly Own and Operate the RavenworldCommunications.com Internet TV network from his worldwide base of operations in Adrian,Michigan, USA, and San Antonio, Texas, USA, and continues to specialize in LIVE event Internet TV broadcasting. .

..................................................................................... ..........................................................................................

Frank — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank810z (talk • contribs) 09:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow what a mess of misformatting! Firstly, never start a new line with a space, then take a good look at WP:Referencing for beginners because none of your references are correctly formatted. Inline extrermal links are also frowned upon, see WP:ELNO. But the biggest concern about your addition is actually not its layout, the content is highly promotional, which is not allowed - please see WP:ADVERT. Roger (talk) 09:36, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If for some reason you are unable to edit the article, the best place to discuss what you want to change on the article's talk page, here Talk:Internet television. But take note of what Roger has said: if you look at what you've posted here, you'll see that it's very hard to read because of your formatting. --ColinFine (talk) 09:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Removing alphabetic subheadings in categories.

Category:Paralympic competitors by disability category contains only six items and won't get any more as those six are the only ones that exist. Having alphabetic subheadings in categories with so few entries is pointless, is there an easy way to eliminate them? Roger (talk) 10:49, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not by editing the category itself. Each subcategory could be given a sort key starting with the same character, for example [[Category:Paralympic competitors by disability category|*Amputee]] and so on. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:25, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My organization has changed its name

What is the proper way to reflect that change on Wikipedia? Should I seek administrative assistance in changing the Article Name, or should I prepare a new article with the new name? I apologize that I am unfamiliar with this. Thank you kindly for your time.Lindacbean (talk) 11:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Moved! - David Biddulph (talk) 11:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

donating/log on.

First of all, I m a donor. I have tried to log on to Wikipedia to no avail. I have tried at least 3 times to reset the password. It says an email is sent but it never arrives. It will not let me setup a new account as it says I already have one. Can you assist please?

Pat Comiskey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.224.248.134 (talk) 12:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have you checked your email's spam filter? (BTW being a donor is irrelevant to your status as an editor.) Roger (talk) 12:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) If you think you know the stored email address for the account then check any spam folders. Your mail service may have one outside your own computer. If this doesn't help and you want to keep the username then you may be able to usurp it but I cannot tell without knowing the name. What is it? You can also create a new account with another name. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:30, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thine Antique Pen

Thine Antique Pen has done the following. I am not complaining BTW, neither am I making personal attacks. I just want this to stop:

He made a sub-page full of my mistakes here[1], which soon got deleted.
I made a delete comment at I am learning [2] in which he said "It's more notable than MyMaths, in my sight". And 2 mins late the MyMaths get's nominated for deletion and the result was "speedy keep".
Thus the continued arguments I gave hime the following rules.

"Here is what you need to do:

Stop visiting my talk page
Don't comment on me anywhere on this wiki
Don't critisize and attack me like you did on sunday
I will not do the same to you

This is to prevent further disruption and accusations-I personally don't want an intervention ban.--Deathlaser : Chat 16:05, 22 May 2012 (UTC)"

Yet he keeps breaching these rules-I really don't see what's so unfair about them that they need to be breached.--Deathlaser : Chat 13:52, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see that TAP intentionally nominated MyMaths for AfD which is not a good practice and thus discouraged. If not intentionally then no problem (but it looks like it was intented) Anyways if you feel that he is bothering you, ask for interaction ban from him. →TSU ^tp* 14:11, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Corrections: I don't see what that subpage had to do with your mistakes, but OK. Also, "giving" someone rules isn't the best way to phrase it, but OK. And the AfD was closed per SNOW, not as a Speedy Keep, but OK. The last sentence should read something like "I will extend the same courtesy to you", but OK. The spirit of this request should be granted, and I have asked Thine Antique Pen to do so. Otherwise we'll have to ask for an interaction ban. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 15:43, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, okay! However, I do not look at the article creator when I patrol new pages, or CSD/PROD/AFD them, so if one is Deathlasers, give me a ping on my talk page! --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 15:59, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but that page was already two days old when you got to it. Regardless, just make sure to check the history, and when you notify (whether that's done automatically or not) you will see who created it. This little bit of extra care is worthwhile. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How get the attention of confirmed editor?

I posted a one line edit with a reference to an image at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_20,_2012#Photo_Gallery. I am not a confirmed editor, but I uploaded the image to the Commons. The text appears (the Nevada City entry), but the image does not appear, so perhaps the uploading of the image needs to be completed by a confirmed editor. Any help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gpalmernc (talk • contribs) 14:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You do not need to be a confirmed editor to add the image, however, I am having trouble locating the image. Will look further.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 14:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a user with your name at Commons, did you use a different name? --SPhilbrick (Talk) 14:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking at recent uploads at Commons, not seeing an eclipse, but I'm searching through just the last few minutes. Do you know what time you uploaded it, or did you add a category?--SPhilbrick (Talk) 14:26, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You uploaded the image with quotes around the title, including the file extension. I'm sure that's not what you intended but it is at File:"Annular Eclipse Nevada City CA May 2012.jpg".jpg. I will make a move request to a proper title at the Commons. In the meantime, I have fixed the image name in the article.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I mucked up the filenames. I think I saw the quotes around a filename in an example for the upload and I assumed it worked like UNIX filenames on a terminal. I judge from the note on the Commons page ("This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover.") that I should do nothing. I'm sure that is the best way to avoid breaking it.Gpalmernc (talk) 20:37, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Images École nationale de l'aviation civile and Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées

Hi. Writing the articles École nationale de l'aviation civile and Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, I try to add an image for both of them. But, unfortunately, I can't because I don't have an account. Is there anybody who can help me and add these two images. You can find them here for ENAC : https://etud.insa-toulouse.fr/~contact/logos/logo_enac.png and here for IPSA : http://www.ecole-ingenieurs.com/images/media/concours/logo-ipsa.jpg. Thanks for your help. Kind regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 19:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Follow the instructions at the wizard for uploading files. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 02:53, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Backgrounds in Infoboxes

Hi. I am confused about how to make a background color for a certain section in an infobox. For example, (and this is just an example), look at the "Background Information" section on Lil Wayne's infobox. The background is gold. I have no idea how to do that, and that's what I'm asking.
--Just a note--
I don't mean the background of just the word, I mean the background of like the whole line. TheBest Zebra 21:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's done by | background = solo_singer in Template:Infobox musical artist... and that's as far as I can get you. Sorry. Dru of Id (talk) 22:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I got a bit further; at Template:Infobox musical artist/color (in 'View source') it's #35;f0e68c  (color code & description). Dru of Id (talk) 01:02, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Recovering a contribution

I have spent hours writing an article for Wikipedia. When I clicked SAVE PAGE I received an error message that my contribution could not be processed. How can I recover it? Thank you for your assistance Paterimon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paterimon (talk • contribs) 21:02, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes when you get an error, it may go through credited to the IP address, so you should check the page's 'View history' file. If it does not appear there or on your user contributions Special:Contributions/Paterimon, then it is gone. I frequently copy or cut-and-paste large revisions to a thumb drive or computer file to avoid this loss, especially when an error has already been mentioned here, or an error has already come up for me. Dru of Id (talk) 22:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably too late now but in many browsers you can use the browser's back button and get back to an edit window with your text. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On my profile page with Facebook....

There was a mistake made in the location of a school which I attended and posted on my profile using Facebook. Wikipedia sited the school as San Rafael High school in Richmond, Ca. This is incorrect and should read: San Rafael High School, San Rafael, Ca. Please take care of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.38.63.132 (talk) 21:14, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I empathize, but Facebook's scraping of our Wikipedia pages is beyond our power. Also shortening title of the section. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 21:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the Wikipedia article is incorrect, can you please tell us which one it is? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia article San Rafael High School says that the school is in San Rafael. We have absolutely no control over what Facebook may say. --ColinFine (talk) 21:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Appears to be this Facebook page for San Rafael High School; lists Richmond, California in header, but gives correct address in San Rafael. Dru of Id (talk) 21:58, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]