Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/October 2010
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October 1
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- Determining if my subject is Notable
- Problems with disambiguation pages
- Formatting gone wrong?
- Moving page
- FLOURENS ARTICLE
- Commons attribution
- "Promotion"? Really?
- Disambiguation page redirect
- XLinkBot Issues
- Locked Page?
- How do I tag that an article needs clean-up
- Biology by team
- Size of quotations
- Non-breaking space for template "convert"
- Fluorescent background-color, text-color
- How do I delete an image I previously uploaded.
October 2
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- Resubmission of a first time article
- Signatures
- Adding Official Social Networking Sites
- Is the movie true?
- Photo tag
- IP warning
- New Article Creation (to find information easier on a specific possible non-notable topic)
- Cheated by sales of Royal Jordanian
- Offers
- Locating a particular diff
- Advice on editing infobox templates
- campari
- Personal Pages
- Which cite style to use
- Photo images. Puzzled.
October 3
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- Friendly merged to Twinkle
- Who approves textboxes?
- Marriage certificate
- Received Notice in Error - is this common?
- Is there any policy on drug safety information for pharmaceutical product pages and any policy on drug companies having responsibility for these?
- Editing a template/infobox
- What do you do if you think an entry should be monitored because the entry is growing into a heated issue?
- Uploading images into English Wikipedia
- Here comes Santa Claus
- forgot password, email no longer exists
- Help with User talkpage move
October 4
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- Fan produced toys
- I read help and FAQ - All I wanted to do was update a URL link in the reference section of a page but I can't figure it out.
- School Infobox
- searching for articles
- writing an article for a band
- Can't figure out how to
print"publish" final article?? - Draft on User Space still exists after moving
- Marking Favorite Pages
- Joe Chapman's page
October 5
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- URL syntax
- Modifying the personal toolbar
- material I edited is deleted
- Question about Sourcing (Now I'm in the correct spot)
- Follow up to question asked 10/4/10 re can't figure out how to publish final article??
- Redirects of Book Titles
- Three things I need to discuss
- talk page
- My Wikipedia background went crazy - instead of it being gray it has a pic of a family
- suggestions
- Kostya Novoselov needs to be moved to Konstantin Novoselov asap !!!
- What Is My Registration Date?
- Changing the title of an article
- Rearranging a table
- Out of date?
- Deletion of crack-pot ideas...
- Template question
- Wikipedia political system questions
- TAGS
October 6
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- Inaccurate Article
- Jeweller article
- The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series)
- nominate for deletion
- Responding to answers for new article "National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)"
- Copyright
- y my changes have disappeared
- Archive
- A place called OFEN before WWII,it was in Germany close to the former city of Danzig.I cannot find it in any of your maps of Germany or Poland
- Removing 'stub' status
- Wapedia vs Wikipedia
- Important Band Missing
- Redirect categorization
- Demeaning and Inappropriate Description Of Tyler Perry BIO
- Updates to family member's article (not Tyler Perry's)
- Editing refs
October 8
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- Who can stop vandalism?
- Info on Noerthern California Wailaki Noremuk Wintu Tribe
- About sections of contents of arthcle
- headline not working
- Luo people/Masai people
- vandalism
- Creating an article about a hospitality company: is it OK?
- So many methods
- How can I get another contributor banned?
- Can you advise me re my article
- Hansard citation?
- Dangling redirect
- Mediawiki bug?
October 9
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- Mediawiki extensions?
- Block function
- Even and odd functions
- Shortcuts
- Obtaining permission to use a photo
- National Club of India
- Identifying Correct Person
- 1944 Air Port on Ascension Island
- Cannot find article
October 10
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- List of Blocks
- WP:COI user warning
- 2 articles that need cleaning up
- Crossing out history entries
- Article Issues
- Autopatroller removal
- How to Merge different Accounts registered at diff languages portals of Wikipedia
- editing category
- Flag not working
- Eye Doctor
- Where to Report
- CANT STOP LEAVES ON THE LINE
- image problem
- Is it possible to specify who can edit a page and who can not?
- White House E-Card
- General reference desk service
October 11
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- problems with image coding
- Option "MathML if possible" doesn't work
- How to invite others to read my post
- References combined with google books
- screed
- Calories In Your Whole Wheat Bread????
- Usernames for admin attention
- Why Wikipedia...
- Ten Ten Day
- Add a page
- The rules of darts
- Listening to articles
- Transclusion
- Update to Paul Williams (saxophonist) article
- Additions
October 12
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- Article editing
- thanks and another question about page format updates
- Site may contain malware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_spoofing -
- Searching for external links, but only in the article namespace
- Category:French serial killers - classification by occupation
- important info deliberately removed and page locked to prevent correction
- Where do I put this?
- oxymorons and other nonsensical phrases
- Help with an infobox
- Secure server links from Wikipedia
- Forgotten committed identity
- CArlos D Bustamante DOB error
- Italics in article titles
- audio articles
- Section headings
- Donating material to wikipedia
- Greyed out names with no linking
- How to put template
- External Link Deleted
- comercial airline crash
- Wikipediholism
- vu meter troubleshoot
- Profile picture not shown
- Sanny Alexa a Singer
- how do I print articles of interest?
- HELEN THOMAS WIKI PAGE
October 13
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- Single login at Meta - double login everywhere else
- Problem with template
- I can't see the images on the page.
- Page numbers in different editions of books
- Music box is wrong
- I think ANI is broken!!!!!!
- Registering Company
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%26P_Projects
- Tag "Feedback needed"
- how to
- Include my email address when other people are notified of changes I make
- improper deletion of my uploaded images
- Ask to remove personal details from image history
October 14
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- Image filter
- Help with Tables
- Stanley Park
- shining path
- Office-protected pages
- Using Book Creator with Hebrew pages
- Past deleted articles
- writing an article for wikipedia,
- Miscellany for deletion
- writing original book summaries...
- libellous
- Cropping Images?
- References
- Why is "Project Voldemort" redirected to "LinkedIn"?
- Semi-protected talk page?
- Harry "Hap" Holmes
- Comparison of racing simulators
October 15
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- Link to Wikisource
- Redirected from $1
- Required physical amenities/facilities for an upscale hotel for business travelers
- download articles for personal use
- Edit Summary drop-down box
- tagging an image
- Moving Notes to Talk Page Until Sorted Out
- How to tell where an article starts and ends.
- article creation
- Silas Creek Parkway. Write new? Or edit another article?
- Monobook not working
- Popup Smiley Face
October 16
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- Upgrade my unit
- House not yet on the historical division roster
- References
- test
- Izabella Arazova
- Angola international airport
- Struck Contributions
- Edit Counter
- Duplicate links
- Correcting our title (company name)
- unchecking "Watch this page" by default
- hiding article warnings
- Deleting a picture
- "What links here" bug
- Changing the font size
- Auto-log-out
- How to have 2 footnotes for the same book but at different page ranges?
October 17
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- [[Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2010 October 17#please_fix_agar_so_that_the_Google_results_do_not_begin_with_the_contents_of_the_.7B.7Btl.7Cmultiple_image.7D.7D_template|please fix agar so that the Google results do not begin with the contents of the {{multiple image}} template]]
- IMDb
- Contraction rules
- Recovering the password
- Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist}} template or a <references/> tag; see the help page.
- Angola International Airport
- referencing commons files
- Cystic Fibrosis Website
- problem with table
- I registered but I cannot edit some articles
- Italic article titles
- Biography disambiguation
- Sorting a table
- C.I.D. (TV series)
- How to make screenshots like this?
- TV Sports Information
- How to ask a question about the content in an article
- Recieving content of deleted article to my email
October 18
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- Italic titles
- Placing a picture across a Wikipedia article in different languages
- Brights Grove, Ontario
- Image covering prose
- Media archealogy
- Fair-use image of a fictional character, used to illustrate the actor (deceased)
- WP:PROD Vs WP:AfD
- hide
- Rica Takashima
- Needs to be taken down
- media description page
- Adderllin
- Corrupt file?
- Wikitable heading color
October 19
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- How do i cancel this redirection
- Need help with excess white space
- Google Categories
- Lion-Vallen Industries wikipedia page.
- How does an UNREVIEWED article become a REVIEWED article?
- summary deletion of two articles. While seeking footnote help.
- What's the difference between Wikipedia and Wikitravel?
October 20
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- Will I be notified if someone edits a Wikipedia page I create?
- Turkmen Wikipedia Technical issue!
- Speedy deletion policy
- Blacklisting
- How should this article be marked?
- Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit/Denni
- Change in the Page Name for Royal Enfield
- Corporate / Organization Wiki Page
- Sessionography...Can i upload a Word document on this category?
- LEGO Set Articles
- Strange behaviour of phone-like numbers on article pages
- Joining unregistered entries to my newly created account so my IP address doesn't show up anymore - but my username instead
- Photos for new article
- B-class checklist
- Double Jeopardy
- Football league seasons
- Categories improperly up for speedy
October 21
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- Feedback is drowning
- FA Link
- Transclusion
- Correct way for someone with COI to request that article be created?
- Ameen Rihani
- Who is RSAnimate?
- Rejab
- how to make a Collapsible tables in a reference template?
- whats the name of...
- indian histroy
- Moving edits from account to account
- Retrieved
- merging an article with other language wiki links
- E. Howard & Co. Wrist Watch. Ned help
October 22
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- Is there a WYSIWYG format?
- Background web color?
- Userpage and image upload
- AfC Script
- Change to organisation name
- Page Upload
- Tuition center
- Japanese naval commanders
- Deletion of an over-specific article and consolidation of its contents into one where it belongs
- Moving a lost query here
- Need some help
- kasakhs, azerbaijanis, turkmen...
- Rollback edit summary
- Upload Image
- Linux commands
- Update picture
- McEwen Centre needs moving
- Need help with template and date math
- mossberg500 A shotgum 30 inch barrel
- Any Way To Assume Responsibility For My "Forgot-To-Sign-In" Edits?
October 23
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- Comparison of clipboard manager software
- How can I become an administrator?
- Incorrect information in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal Sufism
- Odd copy and paste problem
- How should http://www.asic-world.com be designated?
- Vandalism
- what is the best way to request English Wikipedia pages translated to foreign lingos Wikipedia, and interlink them
- Where Is The "PMID" Number For A Reference?
- Wiki's rasterization
- Problem with Wiki's editor winner42
- Proofreading Request Adam Josephs
- User talkpage
- Signature
- Image not updated in facebook
- Yet another userbox problem
- The Land Has Eyes
- Software misinterprets formatting
October 24
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- Please create a redirect for me
- Conflict of Interest
- Correcting a citation in a reference list
- Article on user-page vs. Wikipedia-article
- Ranvir Shorey
- Sandboxes
- Purpose
- Biographies
- Problem with splitting off of references into paragraphs, by sorting it with ref group
- Tube Challenge
- Protection
- Content submission
October 25
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- No one participating in RfC discussion
- The 1975 film "Tommy"
- How to delete a page?
- About open proxy
- Images
- bad information on our page "craze productions"
- reset password
- There's a problem in opening
- using a spanish/English dictionary
- new photos
- The Lost Hero references
- nakijin village okinawa japan
- someone has changed a help link to post their own resume
- Incorect links
- Watchlist:biggest change
- cmos switching
- Change in Ronald McNair page
- My Article
October 26
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- how to transport content
- HOW TO EDIT "Pablo Picasso"
- can't reply to an email that was sent to us about an item we are selling
- Scripts
- Conflict of Interest - Article Request
- POTATO SEEDS
- Practical Joke
- Hra petville
- Downloads
- Link error on my userpage
- how to delay
- "Burn" page causes Firefox to crash, how weird is that?
- Searching tool
- desi arnez sr. high school
- want to edit Carl Franklin's site
- Phone number policy
- Odd Templete Issue
- |frameless|alt=|
- Solitaire
- Elephant
- Editing music articles created by the band themselves
- Is this a template?
October 27
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- Somebody keeps putting back in their non-notable website.
- Notability
- Wrongly accused of doctoring websites
- Formatting:How do I position this template directly beneath the infobox?
- List of Flags for Articles
- Adams's Apple
- Can i get my company listed in wikipedia?
- Re-Print or re-use wiki articles
- Mentor
- making changes in an entry
- Cyprus
- enquiry
- Please remove "...references that appear in reliable third-party publications..." on the Dean Silvers page.
- things for sale
- reference source(s)
- How to Close Wikipedia Accounts...
- senior poconos pa residence fined for having roommates per zoning laws
October 28
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- My password doesn't work and I can't get a new one
- how can I use an established page in wikipedia to create a new page.
- How to make the unique content (without references) published on Wikipedia?
- My name removal from Mumbai Meetup
- Wiki Slang
- Cannot Remove Pending Changes
- Fixing A "Broken" Link In A Reflist
- donate from india...
- Trying to find Information about a Newsletter put out by the B.C. Stroke association!!
- Posting An Article
- Oshawa
- Reference not matching article
- RE: Talk:Human Potential Movement
- Moving article from WP:Sandbox to main namespace
October 29
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- Ready for Submission page replaced
- Non-encyclopedic picture?
- bot
- Profanity in edit summaries
- Quick look from an experienced editor, please
- Searching a Word Document
- Eager to publish!
- Afd nomination for deletion
- Possibly Unauthorized Bot
- Unjustified deleted edits
- Can I use this Creative Commons material?
October 30
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- Can someone clarify the Anchor link help section?
- How do I submit an article for publication?
- Conserving Wiki content is free- but takes just a bit of thought in advance- Why not offline copy- one a year?
- Question
- orphan pages
- How should I ask a question?
- Image upload: privacy, metadata
- List of concerts at US Bank Arena
- my biography - David McReynolds, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McReynolds
- Multiple personal watchlists
- Need help for a larger project here on Wikipedia
- Redirection
October 31
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- Can't log in on a new computer
- article
- Question not in help desk?
- Where is the philosophical science?
- SUGGESTION FOR IMPROVING CONTENT
- Contentious words
- Education Sector in Pakistan
- Problem saving edits
- Bracket in title of cite news messing up reference
- Removing deleted article from Google search results
- Unconscious - The Real Life
- Chapeau Act
- Unconscious - The Real Life
- My password doesn't work and I can't get a new one
- Foreign Language Articles
- Templates
- Submission via e-mail
- please userfy ...