Wikipedia:Help desk/Archive 61

Adding a disambiguation
If there is currently only one meaning to a page, and I wish to add a disambiguation, how can I make the second page? How is it decided which page has prominence?
 * Usually, the more notable page is given precedence, or if both pages are about equally as notable the disambiguation page is the default page when the term is searched. You can read up on how to create disambiguation pages at Disambiguation.  Basically, you would create a page Blah (disambiguation) and list all the possible articles for that term, then edit the appropriate articles to link to that page. — K  e  akealani  •talk•contribs• 05:44, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * To distibguish different articles, you put modifiers behind the title to clarify which of the meanings you intend. For example, for an article about the fictional band Foobz, you could have Foobz (band) Foobz (album) (for their self-titled album) and Foobz (film) (for the film made about them). You'd list all of these at the disambiguation page located at Foobz. You only create Foobz (disambiguation) if one of the meanings has clear precedence over the others. - Mgm|(talk) 11:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

addition to books or references section
I have tried this several times for several articles. I wrote in the author, title, publisher, date etc. What do I do next to have this actually put in the article? Is there something I have to click? Am I supposed to click Save Page for this? Or does it take some time for the addition to appear on the actual page?
 * This seems to be your first contribution under this name. If you added as an IP, then you need to add a references section towards the end of the article and write then  ) in Firefox. —Jared Hunt August 29, 2006, 12:21 (UTC)


 * This is a problem with the cached copies of pages. The short-term fix is to WP:PURGE the page. This is NOT simply purging your browser cache, it is forcing the wikipedia server to rebuild the cached page that viewers see. Add ?action=purge to the end of the article URL. See various discussions at WP:VPT and also a discussion at WP:FN. Gimmetrow 13:44, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * There is another issue with the template transclusion database: many articles are listed as transcluding hundreds of templates they don't contain; this is fixed by editing/saving the page (a purge doesn't seem to work for this one). Some of these issues may be remnants of the recent WoW vandalism. Gimmetrow 13:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It's fixed now. I don't know how it was fixed. It could have been something to do with one of the things you all mentioned. Thank you! Cabanes 01:59, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

testing agency to check fuel consumption in petrol driven cars
To Helpdesk Wikipedia, i have approached district consumer forum in hyderabad inthe matter of low fuel milage by HONDA CITY car,who have published that their car will give best milage as24km/lit, average milage as19km/lit,andworst milage as14km/lit,which iwasnot able to achive,and iwas getting only between 11-12km/litin normal conditon. i want to the independent agency who can test the carfor performance as claimed by    THE HONDA SIEL CAR COMPANY. THANKING YOU, N.PURUSHOTHAM REDDY.59.163.113.85 11:51, 29 August 2006 (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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 12:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think this is a matter you would want to consult Wikipedia about. First of all, we are not an "independent agency who can test the carfor [sic] performance as claimed by ..." Not to offend you, but I don't think this is the best place for such things. —Jared Hunt August 29, 2006, 12:14 (UTC)

Possible talk page vandalism
I recently came across a user (who I won't name unless I can be sure that what he has done is vandalism) who has blanked his talk page twice; as far as I can tell, it was because some other users left unflattering, but not harassing (there was at least one personal attack, but another user removed it) comments on it.

I think this constitutes talk page vandalism, but I haven't been able to find anything about whether blanking one's own talk page (as opposed to someone else's, or an article's) is considered to be vandalism or not.

Clarification would be appreciated. CameoAppearance 12:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not exactly sure of the situation here, but I'm guessing if there is a legitimate reason for the blanking, it could be. One case I could recall is Purplefeltangel, whose discussions were deleted by request. —Jared Hunt August 29, 2006, 12:19 (UTC)


 * Did the user show any signs of taking the unflattering comments to heart? - Mgm|(talk) 13:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's pretty much accepted that people have a right to do what they like to their own talk page. Guidelines are to archive discussions but stil... If he is removing warnings that is viewed in pretty bad light and generally not accepted (ends up with more warnings!). In all if there are nasty things being said then chances are he just doesnt want them there - suggest to him he archives instead of deleting. --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 13:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Correction: He only blanks the talk page of one of his subpages; however, he deletes comments of a similar nature from his own talk page (without completely blanking it every time), including what I think was a non-formalised warning about the content of his user page (I don't know if he's since removed the offending content or not). CameoAppearance 05:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Problem with inserting a footnote.
I inserted a footnote on the quantum mechanics page. The preview showed what I wanted, but, once saved, the footnote appeared twice.

helpmeBfiene 13:48, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This seems to be a common problem, there was a question on it I saw last night, I had the problem on an article and a friend had the same trouble. My one I fixed by doing a dummy edit and purging the page cache - but sometimes this doesnt work!! --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 13:54, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * See here for the related discussion on the technical part of the VP --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 13:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

dance infobox
I have just started an article on Weapon dance and would like to include some sort of an appropriate infobox or portal to indicate that this article is part of a larger scheme, perhaps "dance" or "folk dance". I have looked and can't seem to find one, and, also, I don't want to run the risk of duplicating what someone has already done. Thank you. Jeffmatt 14:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Have a look at Portal:Dance and WikiProject Dance. Their talk pages will guide you better -- Lost(talk) 14:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

weird reference issue
Why is the one reference tag showing up twice in the Happy editing. :) Luna Santin 09:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. Arath 09:52, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * m:Help:Interwiki linking may also prove a useful bookmark in view of its enumeration of project shortcuts and language prefixes... Joe 18:10, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Needs Better Discussion Facilities
Is there a group I can join to keep up-to-date with regards to the debate on changing discussion pages to become more like a message board? I know this has been discussed in many places for a long time and I want to make sure that when the voting begins, I don't miss it. If there is no group for those interested in the issue, how do I create one. Would it be a WikiProject? --Username132 (talk) 12:55, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Village pump/proposals may be a good place to discuss this -- Lost(talk) 13:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * You should start by addressing the fact messageboard lack the ease of edit histories and the fact you can't use wiki code on them. - Mgm|(talk) 15:56, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This really wasn't what my question was about but why do you need an edit history for a discussion and surely wikicode could be used in the prototypes people have been making. Anyway, I didn't want to debate it; I just wanted to know how I can keep up-to-date on the progress of this issue. --Username132 (talk) 07:38, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Spurtnip cup
My page Spurtnip Cup got deleted after I spent an age editing it. cna you please help?Shaman Garr 14:05, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Here is the deletion log: . The person who deleted it left a note on your talk page. I believe they considered it made up, or nonsense, but you can ask them. Notinasnaid 14:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Edit
Hello. I noticed an error on the Sheila Kuehl page the other day regarding the bill she authored on gays and lesbians in the schools. I work in the area of policy and know it was changed, so i tried to make a correction. I don't quite understand the edit directions and while i figured out how to *add* text, i couldn't figure out how to delete the text with the original bill language informantion. Would you please either do that or give me the instructions on how to do it myself?

Thanks! EdDienst 16:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)Alicia
 * Normally, you would just go to the edit mode, remove the text you dont want and click on save page. Are you not able to do that? -- Lost(talk) 16:51, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

placing tags
How do things like critique an article's tone, factual accuracy, or neutrality? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.250.229 (talk • contribs)


 * Take a look at Template messages; Pick the one that best suits your needs, and put it at the top of the offending article. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 17:59, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Brushing slide
What is a brushing slide° —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.99.219 (talk • contribs)
 * 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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 19:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Contributions - (top)?
Hello,

just wanted to ask what does the word "(top)" (in bold) mean next to certain lines in my contributions page.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Juozas Rimas (talk • contribs)


 * It means that you are the last editor to the page. It is called "top" because when viewing the history of an article, your edit shows on the top of the list if you are the last editor. GeorgeMoney (talk) 21:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

mini wiki
i have a program on my website called Wiki from Aplus.net The program acts like a small wikipedia where i can add my own content about my webpages and other things i like. if i find that something i like is already on Wikipedia how do i link it back to my page or visiversa? my wiki is http://ultrapcgear.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.224.228.204 (talk • contribs)


 * If you want to copy a page then you should follow the terms of the GFDL (ie keeping the usernames in the history or linking to the original version.) if you want to copy the article, just edit it and copy all of the text, then at the bottom say "Original version at . Contributors: ". GeorgeMoney (talk) 22:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Updating Exitsting Images
Hello,

I want to update some existing images (which are part of an episode guide), but when I upload them it tell me it already exists. I want to update the TV Screenshot with a DVD Screenshot (which the other images are). I know others have the ability to do this. How can I update the existing images?

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minker (talk • contribs)


 * Just ignore the warning about it already existing and it will update it. If you make a mistake and wanto to revert yourself, just go down to the section that says "File History" which is on the image description page. You should see

* (del) (cur) 13:41, February 8, 2005. . You (Talk | contribs). . 135×155 (11,974 bytes) (More updated version) * (del) (rev) 21:11, February 1, 2005. . Someone (Talk | contribs). . 355×349 (37,624 bytes) (I created a new image)

(note, even though the "del" link is there, only admins can use it.)

Just click the "rev" link to revert back to the original version. So even if you do mess it up you can always revert, so there is nothing to worry. Just ignore the warning. GeorgeMoney (talk) 01:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Question regarding changing Username
Hi there, had a quick question for you. Currently my user name is Stevecz, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Stevecz

How do I go about changing it to my name; Steve Czarnecki ?

Also...if people want to find me when they go to Wikipedia.com, where would they type in my name to pull up my information? No one seems to be able to pull it up unless I give them the link directly, I'm not in the main search engine, or at least not where I've looked. Please let me know...

Thanks you, all the best!!!

Steve Czarnecki e-mail removed to stop spam


 * Regarding changing your username. You can request that at Changing username. Garion96 (talk) 23:10, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Since you only have about 6 edits so far, it is actually easier for you (and the servers) to make a new account with the desired username. Garion96 (talk) 23:16, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Unicode font selection
Hello. I have several Unicode fonts installed on my computer, for use with various typefaces in some graphics work I do. (For example, there is a Unicode font resembling Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, etc.) Anyway, when IPA characters in a Wikipedia article appear, they are in one of the very light fonts I have installed, and are difficult to read. Is there any way of telling Wikipedia which Unicode font I want displayed, or does it always default to something? Thank you. —  Michael J 00:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Ask here. --\/\/slack (talk) 02:19, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * OK. Thanks. —  Michael J 08:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Highlighting text
Is there any way I can place a colourful highlight on text-and can this colour be programmed? Thanks--JDitto 00:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * If you want to highlight text for others to see, you can just wrap text around it, and it will be highlighted (but it is highly discouraged to do this in articles.


 * If you want to do it for your own personal use, just put the following code in your personal monobook.css:

foo {background: red;}


 * so to make links have a red background use

a {....}


 * GeorgeMoney (talk) 01:42, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

HOW DO I CREATE A NEW ARTICLE?
Please email me with the answer to sunflowerpaint____At____gmail-|dot|-com (email format modified to prevent spam)

Thank you dearly,

anya —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anya sm (talk • contribs)
 * See Help:Starting a new page.You might also want to read Your first article and How to write a great article.24.20.69.240 01:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

How can I find the IP address for an editor?
I would like to find the IP address for a user because? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:HealthConsumerAdvocate&action=edit )user:HealthConsumerAdvocate Please respond to my talk page. Thanks. DPeterson talk 02:06, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * You cannot view the IP addresses of users unless you have the CheckUser permission which is only given to a few people. GeorgeMoney (talk) 02:09, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I appreciate your quick answer to my question. If I want to make a request to see if a user is a proxy for one who has previously been banned from certain pages, how would I do that?  regards

DPeterson talk 02:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Ask here. --\/\/slack (talk) 02:18, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Login thinks I've disabled cookies
I just upgraded my browser from Mozilla to Firefox 1.5.0.6. Now, when I try to log in, I get the message "Login error: Wikipedia uses cookies to log in users. You have cookies disabled. Please enable them and try again." The thing is, I don't have cookies disabled. I even looked at the cookies (Tools->Options->Privacy tab->Cookies tab->View cookies button) and saw four new ones from en.wikipedia.org.

My userid is "Gwil". I can still see my talk page, so I'll check that for a response. Thank you for any help. 69.134.179.173 02:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Image tagging for pictures of products
I was just looking at the page for Milky Way candy bars (just hungry, I suppose...), and I noticed that the picture Image:Milky Way Wrapped.jpg was tagged as Public Domain. I know this is incorrect - is there a tag for pictures of products? I looked at the list of image license tags but couldn't find it. I'm certainly no expert on copyrights. If possible, could someone get back to me on my talk page? Thanks! tiZom(2¢) 04:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I think Promotional would be an appropriate tag here (copied to his talk page) -- Lost(talk) 04:14, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Rename Account
How do I rename my Account? I don't want to use my actual name. I want to change my account username to "The Mac Utopian". Can anyone help me do this? PhilipJBlack 04:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Head on over to WP:CHU for further help. :) Luna Santin 04:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Though you only have 2 edits including this one it would be much better and easier if you just created a new account. GeorgeMoney (talk) 04:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

List of tags?
Where can I find a full list of entry tags like 'reqphoto', 'advertisement', 'confusing' and 'cleanup'? --Navstar 07:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * WP:TEMP is unfortunately not 100% complete, but it's as close as I've seen. :) Luna Santin 07:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * WP:CR is a list of specifically cleanup tags. Anchoress 08:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

C band channels
I wish you can give me a link to where i can find station codes such as VPIA, APID, CAS and T.P of below 68 degree so that i can enter to my decoder to recieve more channels.
 * 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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost(talk) 07:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

What is unbalanced Growth Theory
What is unbalanced Growth Theory —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.22.160.54 (talk • contribs)
 * I think you'll want to consult the Reference Desk for that - this help desk is for answering questions pertaining directly to Wikipedia such as editing. Also, keep in mine that you are in an encyclopedia, and many things are merely one search away.  I might also suggest Google.  — K  e  akealani  •talk•contribs• 08:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Unable to Move/Rename page
An article was created today for "California Bluegrass association". There was a typo in the title...the word "association" should be capitalized, as it is part of a proper name (it is used correctly elsewhere in the article. I created an account to move the page.  When I try, I get a message that I am not logged in, or that my account is too new.  While I can list the page for an administrator to move, this seems like a trivial typo matter.  How long does it take for my account to no longer be "too new"?  Should I just list the page for an admin to change? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishybone (talk • contribs)
 * The "too new" message is a neccesary evil to ward of page move vandalism. You can request moves at Requested moves, but in this case, I'll go ahead and do it for you. - Mgm|(talk) 09:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

adding/editing formulas
How do I write/edit mathematical formulas in articles & talk pages? PeterHaughton 09:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * WP:FORMULA might be able to help you. talk to JD wants e-mail 09:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Making the font larger
How would I go about making the font larger on my user page? I've tried everything but to no avail... Mecca Cola 12:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * An easy way is to use the tags and -- Lost (talk) 12:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * use the font tag with the size attribute some text < / font > (without the spaces -- see HTML tag) or use whatever the XML standard is these days, I believe span instead of font. - Mgm|(talk) 12:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

help needed
Hey I need help in knowing how to link some words to google search engine from wikipedia. For example if I go to google page and type a word I would get some links that have been added to google. How is it possible. Please help me. I would love to hear from anybody,for a page onfireministries. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rencin24 (talk • contribs)
 * Dont worry, this will be done automatically after a few days. The google search engine keeps re-indexing every few days and in the next indexing, this page will also come up. -- Lost (talk) 13:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Image permission question
I've just uploaded two pictures from the Succubus website (http://www.bloodceremony.net/Home/leffat/Succubus/body_succubus.html). The copyright holder of these images explicitly gave me permission to use them freely in Wikipedia, so I chose the license "The copyright holder gave me permission to use this work in Wikipedia (no other terms specified)". But it turns out Wikipedia classifies these images as candidates for speedy deletion, because they're not explicitly free to use outside Wikipedia. What should I do? Do I have to ask the copyright holder if the images can be used by everyone as they please? He did indicate that these are official promotion images and can be used publically, which is different from snapshots taken from the film DVD itself. J I P | Talk 18:07, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, in effect. Images in Wikipedia must be free to be used elsewhere, including for commercial purposes. There is a specific license that can be applied, but it cannot limit use, only require credit. This does not suit every copyright holder, certainly. Notinasnaid 19:24, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If the copyright holder gives me a license to use these images everywhere (and I'm sure he will, after all these are official promotional images, not screencaps from a DVD), what do I have to do to prevent the images from being speedy deleted? J I P | Talk 20:06, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The easiest way is to ask them to mention this permission on his website, so we can easily verify, or he could email permissions[at]wikimedia[dot]org. Also, even if they're promotional images, make sure the website owner actually owns the rights to the images, otherwise you should tag using promophoto or however that template was suppoosed to be named. - Mgm|(talk) 20:50, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The website owner owns the copyright as he is also the film director. I asked him about this, giving him a link to the Wikipedia image use policy, and he replied: "Let's not give copyright away completely. The images may only be used in connection to the film." Does this mean the images can be used, or does it not? J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 05:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That sounds like the images could be uploaded under Fair use, but only on articles about the movie. User:Zoe|(talk) 03:23, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

wikipedia email
How can I have a Wikipedia e-mail address? It would be insanely fun to if went as follows, "e-mailaddress at wiki dot org"
 * even though it's not a real email address, obfuscating to prevent bottage — K e  akealani  •talk•contribs• 21:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC) 

Curiositykills 09:19, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You'd have to ask the people who own the wiki.org domain. It is not owned by the Wikipedia people. Notinasnaid 13:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Case sensitive search
i wrote an anrticle about the investment bank MPS Finance. Searching it from the search bar in wikepedia's main page i found that the name is case sensitive ie. i have to write MPS Finance as opposed to mps finance, to be directed to the article. How can this problem be corrected? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stefanocg (talk • contribs).
 * This is WP:VFAQ #1. In your case, you need to add a REDIRECT from Mps Finance. -- Rick Block (talk) 14:59, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Or mps finance (note the 'f'). - Mgm|(talk) 17:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Piped link
Still find it difficult to create a piped link. Advice will be welcome. This is my first use of this site.All help is welcome.Osborne 15:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)Osborne


 * See Piped link, you will surely find there help. Jacek Kendysz 15:44, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

User boxes are covering the text on my user page
So I found out about user boxes. cool! So I added a bunch to my user page. I put them in several different boxes, using boxtop / boxbottom. But now they are appearing on top of one another... could someone explain how to fix? Thanks! SaxTeacher (talk)  18:33, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Easy; get rid of the user boxes. &mdash;Bunchofgrapes (talk) 18:34, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Fixed --GeorgeMoney (talk) 18:38, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you! SaxTeacher (talk)  18:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

An idiots guide for uploading images...
Quite frankly, my eyeballs melt when I start reading about all the different types of copyright available here. And then uploading to the Wikicommons to link over to Wikipedia? Huh?? Wha?? I have written permission from a photographer to post images of actors that he photographed (at public events) for his blog. The people in question have Wiki entries without photos (I thought it would improve the entries to have photos of the people in question). He wants to be credited by name for the photos, but does not care about reserving any rights to the photos. Any ideas how to go about this while keeping within Wikipedia's serpentine copyright rules? --Navstar 19:45, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If he has released rights with credit you can upload them to commons (although you will need proof of the permission) under GFDL or similar. Your best bet -as they are being released - is to register on commons.wikimedia.org and ask for admin or experienced user help in tagging the images and uploading there. Images on commons are accessible on wikipedia in the normal way [ [image: etc. as well as every other wikimedia project --Errant Tmorton166(Talk)(Review me) 20:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I've made a mistake, can you delete an image?
A few minutes ago I uploaded this image: to replace this one:  as it was missing a few countries. I typed in the name of the old image as the source file name (as I wanted to replace it, not make two images), but I did that before I chose the file I wanted (by clicking on the 'Browse' button on the upload page), so when I chose my file, the source file name changed automatically, overriding what I had just put in. There's now two images, but this one: is the one that's correct. I've replaced all uses of the old image with the new one, so could someone (an admin, maybe?) delete the old image, or should I just add the 'redundant' template to it? Thanks! - Lewis R « &#1090; · c » 20:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's a good idea. The image you were trying to overwrite is on the Wikipedia Commons. I recommend you reinstate the links you altered and try to overwrite the image there. It would be a shame to have a free image like yours not be on the commons anyway. I'll see if I can do this for you. - Mgm|(talk) 20:32, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I've tried my best, but I couldn't get the purple image to update by uploading yours over it. I've reverted the links that point to your new version. There's no real reason to delete the old version. I suggest you ask the people who edited the old image to update it with your changes. Just click through to the image description page on the Commons which is linked with a colorful banner here on the wikipedia image information page. - Mgm|(talk) 20:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Service mark as subject of Wikipedia entry
When a registered service mark is the subject of a Wikipedia entry, and the Wikipedia entry recognizes expressly that this is the case (that the term is a registered service mark), does not the owner of the mark have the exclusive right to define the meaning of that term under Wiki guidelines if it desires without compromise? Under the law that is the case, ie., no one can offer the services under the marks name without consent from the owner and it needs to be done precisely as defined by the owner or it is unlawful. This is, of course, separate from appropriate comment in the entry on the service provided under the mark. But does not he owner get first crack at defining what his mark stands for? Also, are you aware of other service-marked entries that might be a good example? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.162.81.184 (talk • contribs)
 * IANAL, but we're not offering the registered service, or anything similar to the registered service, we're just talking about the service. Tito xd (?!?) 20:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree, we're an encyclopedia and we do not use the term in a commercial context so there's no danger of being infringed upon. Besides, if we give those people a crack at defining it first we're violating our own policies. It's supposed to be what we can verify not what the owner believes it is. - Mgm|(talk) 20:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Borders
How do you make borders.On your userpage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amrykid (talk • contribs)

Check a user page with borders. Steal the source then mess with it to get what you want. --\/\/slack (talk) 21:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Skate.jpg
I am trying to figure out how this image mysteriously disappeared. It's not in the delete logs. It was used on hundreds of pages. If someone could just tell me where it went and why I can't see any logs, I'd be grateful. (btw, I'm an admin.) Thanks. --Fang Aili talk 13:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * . Commons ;-). Prodego  <sup style="color:darkgreen;">talk  21:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh duh. Mystery solved. Thanks. --Fang Aili talk 23:18, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

How do I reference a new article while writing a Wikipedia article?
e.g.

["Doctors make space for travel pals on the Web", The Oakland Press, Thursday June 22nd, 2006].

Also, which keys on the keyboard do I use to do the superscript to give the number reference of the out side article in the Wiki article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phidman (talk • contribs)
 * I think WP:CITE will help you. There is actually a tool in the wikimedia software that allows you to make references which will translate into those little superscripts.  Let me know if you need additional help ^^ — K  e  akealani  •talk•contribs• 22:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

You have new messages (last change)
Is there an actual page for that template, or does it just never change? Just curious. -- The Great Llama   (speak to the Llama!) 23:09, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * It can be changed, but actually changing it is complicated. There are (at least) three different pages that could to be changed for there to be a global edit (and only administrators can do that). But you can change it just for you, and I would be happy to explain that if you would like. Just ask! Prodego  <sup style="color:darkgreen;">talk  00:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Centreing the text
How would I go about editing a text so that it would show in the middle of the page rather than the left of the page?
 * text goes here  J Ditalk 04:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Smores
Why do my Canadian friends think I'm crazy when I tell them sincerely that from my birthday around 1930, by the 1970s I hadn't heard anybody refer to the campfire treat called Smores? I lived all those years on the west coast of the U.S.--did a lot of camping and other campfire activities. Can anyone cite for me a specific published instance where Smores are mentioned on the west coast? 2totango 05:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Try asking at the reference desk; this desk is for Wikipedia problems. Thanks.  J Ditalk 05:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Hotels in Bhubaneswar
pls suggest how to check the budget hotels in Bhubaneswar at your site? veerkumar
 * This site is not likely to give you such information. It would perhaps be more appropriate to try something like www.wikitravel.org. You could also try our reference desk as they specialise in knowledge questions -- Lost (talk) 05:43, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Correcting an improperly executed page move.
The content of Secret of the Fire Nation, Part 1 was copy-pasted to the new page Serpents Path. While this move is correct (likely, although there is a little uncertainty about the title, the source is a video of Nickelodeon’s website and what’s being said is a little unclear.) Anyway, what I was wondering was, how would one correct this improperly-done move so a correct one could be done?--Fyre2387 (talk • contribs) 05:56, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * All cleaned up now, except for changing the text in the first paragraph to reflect the new name. BTW, it looked to me like the name is Serpent's Path.  If this is not correct, we'll have to move it back to Serpents Path. -- Samuel Wantman 06:07, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I realized I never answered your question. The quick answere is that unless you are an administrator you can't fix it yourself.  For more detail, see How to fix cut and paste moves.  -- Samuel Wantman 06:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Renaming a page
I want to correct the spelling that Wikipedia uses as preferred for a geographic location: the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas. The article is now under Ua Pu. As far as I can tell, Ua Pu is a misspelling by Europeans; Ua Pou is recognized by Marquesans and is standard in French Polynesia.

I made changes in the article, only to find that I couldn't touch the article title... making the changes useless at best.

How to proceed?

66.91.154.90 23:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, to rename pages (sometimes called "move") you need to have an account for more than 4 days. I can move the page that you want but I couldn't understand what page to move where. GeorgeMoney (talk) 02:33, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * This is the English Wikipedia and as such we use Anglicized spelling of foreign words, not the original spelling. By the way, Ua Pou redirects to Ua Pu, content has been merged and the names have already been changed. There's nothing to move. Take a look at Naming conventions. Sounds like a naming dispute. Google seems to like both spellings equally, so by the "go with the most oft used spelling" I don't see why any change was needed to begin with. - Mgm|(talk) 07:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

When to add additional tags to a stub
When a biographical article already has the bio stub tag, when is it appropriate to add additional tags, e.g., unreferenced, POV, copyedit, likeresume, etc.? Patiwat 02:02, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * At any time that they'd be appropriate. A stub template simply means that the article is too short or incomplete to be regarded as encyclopedic - those other templates (which should supplement, not replace, the stub template) refer to different problems with the article. Grutness...<small style="color:#008822;">wha?  02:12, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I would say "too short to be regarded an article". Stubs can still be encyclopedic. - Mgm|(talk) 08:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Black and white photos of old movie stars for your Bio's
I discovered your encyclopedia and was able to see what movies a lot of old movie stars, most of them dead, starred in. I have scanned and then downsized my b&w photos. For example, Constance Smith, an actress in the 1950's. I don't want to edit any of these bio's but I am wondering if you would like me to send to you, or someone who is in charge of adding photos to your bio's, a .jpg photo that I obtained in my youth when I collected movie star pictures and have hung onto them all this time, and someone with Wikipedia can post the photo to the site because a lot of your bio's do not have photos, one being Constance Smith. -Barbara
 * To upload photos here, one must be very clear of their copyright status. Here's a page that describes it in more detail -- Lost (talk) 05:27, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Make sure you read Image copyright tags. Most of the images you have will be copyrighted, so you need to make sure you have a fair used rationale ready. - Mgm|(talk) 08:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

uploading source
say you use Adobe Illustrator (or whatever) to make some diagram and turn it into a PNG image for a website - is there someway to upload the Adobe Illustrator file (or whatever source file) so that other people have the image in a form that is editable - but not so easily viewable?
 * Couldn't you just upload both and link them togheter (page A says: this is the source for B, B says: png version of A)?
 * By the way, do you know you can use .svg for diagrams (it looks great!) since the wiki automatically translates it to more common formats (.png actually)?
 *  MaxDZ8 talk  07:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The thing is, it won't allow me to upload my source file because it's not an acceptable image format - and wikipedia apparently only lets you upload images. I guess the really question is can you upload anything other than an image? Richard Giuly 10:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Media should give you an idea of the type of files that you can upload -- Lost (talk) 10:23, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

iran-iraq war
what was the cause of iran-iraq war? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bardia222 (talk • contribs) 09:27, 2 September 2006.


 * See Iran-Iraq War. In the future, please use Reference Desk for such questions. 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). Jacek Kendysz 09:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Image tag syntax
Is there a way to get a frame around an image while also limiting its size, e.g. frame|225px, without using the "thumb" tag that puts the little thumb symbol on the final product? Also without downloading the image, shrinking it, then reuploading the smaller size. Dismas|(talk) 15:45, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Nope, there isn't a way to resize it with a frame without using thumb. GeorgeMoney (talk) 18:41, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmm, well, there was a way posted to my talk page but it doesn't allow captions which is the part of the question that I forgot to mention. Oh well.  Thanks for the response!  Dismas|(talk) 16:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Question
I've been editing the truncus arteriosus page and cross referencing. I have a problem with that it should be Persistent Truncus Arteriosus (PTA) to separate with another embryological cross reference of truncus arteriosus. Can I change the title to PTA and how?GetAgrippa 13:51, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * From what I understand, you want to change the title of the page. You would need to move the page for this. However, before moving, please propose this on the talk page of the article, so that there is consensus about the move. -- Lost (talk) 15:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Moving a section of an existing article to a new as-yet uncreated page
I would like to create a new article on the Sandy Lake Tragedy currently this article does not exist on its own, but is a well-written section within Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa. How can I move that section into its own article with its authors receiving proper recognition? There are several bands of Ojibwe (Chippewa) that recognize the Sandy Lake Tragedy as part of their history but it wouldn't be appropriate to link to the Sandy Lake Band article.

Going off that, on other pages I've seen section headings saying something like:

For the main article see History of Ireland.

I think it would be appropriate to keep the section where it is with such a message, but then also move it to a new, longer article on Sandy Lake Tragedy.

How do I do this? (Leo1410 16:27, 2 September 2006 (UTC))
 * I will attempt to answer this though there may be more than one ways to resolve this. If everything is already covered in the article and the article is not getting too long because of this, simply create a redirect from the new title to this one. If more can be written about the tragedy, then put the text in the new article and add to it and put a section heading as above -- Lost (talk) 16:44, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Image Tag
I have inserted a photo that I made myself on a page and it has told me to give it an image tag, but whatever link I try I cannot find how to make an image tag. Please could you tell me how I create an image tag for this photo since I want it to remain on the page and not be deleted. Thank you.
 * You dont need to create a new tag. Just put GFDL-self on the image page and remove the bot notice. You could of course get a more comprehensive list at Image copyright tags -- Lost (talk) 15:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

unclear about PROD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion does not seem to contain any information about HOW to get an article deleted after the PROD has been in place for 5 days? So how is it done?

--Charlesknight 15:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dont worry. An admin will do it automatically if the prod tag is left for five days. Since there is lot of work, it may get backlogged at times but it will be deleted soon enough -- Lost (talk) 16:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

How to link uploaded image to article?
Hello, I read the article about Swingline stapler company and uploaded a jpeg of an excellent Swingline stapler I have owned for over 40 years but I don't know how to link it to the article.

I started from the article and clicked on "edit" or something similar, then followed the links to become a member and upload the picture which is labeled "Swingline" and is a jpeg.

Please advise how I can link it to the Swingline article.

Thanks, Olejobprinter


 * Here is a nice tutorial that I, TheTruthBelow, and Moe Epsilon wrote: WikiProject User Page Help/Do-It-Yourself/Formatting Pictures. I think you would find that useful. GeorgeMoney (talk) 17:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats a real nice project. I will be calling upon you guys soon :) -- Lost (talk) 17:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Candidate for deletion
Hi. I've written an article about an elected local politician and it's coming up with 'candidate for speedy deletion'. I've read the notes but can't see what I've done wrong? The file is leah Fraser. I've also tried to link an image but that's not working either!Ian Lewis 2007 17:00, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I have put a hangon tag for you so the article will not be deleted immediately. What you need to do is go through our policies of verifiability and go through Notability guidelines as well. You need to assert why this person is notable and back it up with reliable sources. If you can do this successfully on the talk page of the article that you just created, it will not be deleted. All the best -- Lost (talk) 17:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Category Lists
How do you add something to a category list? In my case, I am trying to add a mascot to the list of college mascots (the ASU Indian Family).


 * Simply add to the end of the article. See also: Help:Category. --Hetar 19:27, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Excellent, thanks! ToddC4176 20:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Reporting Broken LInks.
I am sure that it is right herestaring me in the face, but I can't find instructions for reporting broken links. Please let me know on my own account space (whatever that is...you know what I mean...I hope). Antigone2
 * Replied on his talk page -- Lost (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Adding a company stub
Hi there,

I'm new to Wikipedia and fascinated. Would like to add the following company stub: Is this ok and if so, how do I do it? Thanks very much. Best, Julie Squires

Softscribe Inc. is a public relations firm that helps technology companies targeting the US government, hospitality and healthcare industries drive product sales and solidify their brands. The company does this through a blend of traditional one-to-one-marketing public relations and Search Marketing with an emphasis on media and influencer relationships, writing and a focus on messaging strategy.

Founded by husband and wife Michael and Julie Keyser-Squires in 1999, the virtual organization is a pioneer in the area of work-life balance and a triple bottom line: profit, community and the environment. It advances Web 2.0 tools and attitudes through a corporate culture handbook (How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie), use of leading Web 2.0 tools such as PRWeb, and an interest in educating children through global initiatives like One Laptop Per Child, and regional programs like the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ annual Youth Birding Competition.

Although Softscribe Inc. shares a similar name with three other companies (one in Canada, one in Russia, and one in the state of Virginia), Softscribe Inc. owns the “Softscribe” registered trademark for the United States.
 * Wikipedia welcomes all contributions as long as they adhere to the policies of Verifiability and Neutral Point of View. In this particular case, you would also like to go through Notability guidelines for companies -- Lost (talk) 21:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you.

How To Correct Misspelled Entry Title....?
I found an entry title spelled incorrectly. I cannot find a way to correct this. If anyone tries to put in the correct full name, Evie Tornquist-Karlsson (*not* Karllson), they will not get the page, unless it allows for those errors, and asks about similarly named pages.


 * In order to rename a page, you actually "move" it to the correct title. See full details at Help:Moving a page. Shell babelfish 23:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

about editing entry for Ben Selvin
to whom it may concern:

I have the intial right to edit whatever I want. The United States Constitution gives us those endeavoring freedoms and liberties to say, edit, pursue, and abolish inforamtion that relevant and pertainant to just causes such to those abiding to certain issues concerning anything that within legal boundaries of laws set charters dating back to 1775, 1776, 1778.

Thank you


 * Hello AOL user,


 * The US government may not censor you, but your edits can be blocked at the discretion of others as Wikipedia is privately owned. (although for the public good) See this.


 * -- \/\/slack (talk) 23:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not owned by the United States government. It is a website owned by a private corporation.  And as such, the US Constitution has no jurisdiction.  You do not have the right to walk into a private office and start shouting your opinions, why should you have the right to do so here?  You have two rights on Wikipedia:
 * Fork the content to your own site (so long as you follow the requirements of the GFDL license)

or
 * leave. User:Zoe|(talk) 18:29, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Phishing Wikipedia Member passwords
I just received an email with the Subject title "Password reminder from Wikipedia" From wiki@wikimedia.org.

Here's a copy of the body of text(I've removed the actual IP address and user name and PW);

"Someone (probably you, from IP address xx.xx.xxx.xxx) requested that we send you a new Wikipedia login password for en.wikipedia.org. The password for user "XXXXXX" is now "XXXXXXX". You should log in and change your password now.

If someone else made this request or if you have remembered your password and you no longer wish to change it, you may ignore this message and continue using your old password."

Has any other members experienced this and did this actually come from wikipedia.org? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sefner (talk • contribs)


 * That did come from wikipedia, someone has requested a new password for you. However if you just ignore it, the new password will time out and need not be used. Viridae Talk 01:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikimedia & Wikipedia images
How do I upload a Wikimedia picture to Wikipedia? Ksax 03:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * No need to upload it, all Wikimedia Commons pictures can be used as if they had already been uploaded. Simply put [[Image:Imagename.jpg]] where you want the image to show up. --Hetar 05:55, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Edits Made Before I Registered My Account
Is it possible to hide my IP address from the history pages of edits that I made before I became a registered user? —Preceding unsigned comment added by LBanks89 (talk • contribs)
 * Unfortunately, that isn't possible. Don't worry - your IP address can hardly tell anything about you, just your country and (maybe) your state - it isn't traceable in general contexts. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 04:07, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * IP addresses don't have any personal info and unless you do something to connect them to your name, no one will no a particular IP belongs to you. If you use AOL it's shared between lots of users anyway. There's a few (I think 10 max) people who can do a "checkuser" to link IP addresses to usernames to check for sockpuppets and such, but if you stay out of trouble, you won't be checked and all that information they can get is classified. - Mgm|(talk) 08:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Pictures on Commons and Wikipedia
I uploaded a picture to Commons and want to use it in the retainer article. Basically, I planned on replacing this image with the one I uploaded. But when I edit the article to include my image, this one pops up. So, my question is how do you get a picture from commons onto Wikipedia if there is an image on Wikipedia with the same name? Thanks for the help. P.S. I'm not sure if I phrased the question correctly, and if anyone is confused let me know so I can explain it better. --ClockFace 04:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You can't. The best you can do is give your image a unique name; for example Image:ClockFace_Retainers.jpg so people won't accidentally upload an image by the same name. Don't forget to have the one you uploaded to the old location deleted. - Mgm|(talk) 08:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for the help. I appreciate it. --ClockFace 15:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

About my userpage
Quick question, a user with a suspected sockpuppet tag on his page (User:Tattoo678), has copied my user page verbatim (including a false claim against my article's i've created). While I realize that I have released my contributions under copyleft licensing, is there some kind of policy regarding this, and is there anything I can do about it, or, should I just laugh it off as 'imitation is the best form of flattery'? Autopilots 06:19, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * As a first step, you could try discussing on his talk page. He may just have liked the layout and may be in the process of changing the text -- Lost (talk) 06:25, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If this had been another regular, active wikipedian who had done this, I wouldn't have brought it up at all. However, this user has only 3 edits, back in June, and has been labelled a suspected sockpuppet. One user, User:Wrobertson, I suspect has copied my layout, and for that, I am flattered. Actually, I kind of wish I'd never brought it up, but wished to be careful in case tattoo678 started a trolling spree. Autopilots 06:36, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I just noticed that the user has not shown up since June. I am sorry I am not too sure what to do in such a case. I will leave this for someone else to answer -- Lost (talk) 06:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Per Doppelganger_account, I think you can ask an admin to have the account blocked for impersonation. You can also try asking this question at Wikipedia_talk:Doppelganger_account.-- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 07:05, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Under the GFDL, it's also a copyvio if the user didn't attribute the page correctly (ie. history, etc.) to the original author. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 07:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * This user hasn't shown up since June, so I don't think he's in the process of changing the page to be about himself. I'll blank it. - Mgm|(talk) 08:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I was a little embarrassed about this, since I didn't want to feel like I owned my page, though I do feel a bit protective about it, which, admittedly, I feel I about all of my edits (No! Don't change my beautiful words! (Just kidding, sort of)).Autopilots 08:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

No Fear disambig?
Would the article No Fear be appropriate for a tag, or would the other uses of the term (other than the brand) need to be extensive enough to constitute their own article? --Grant M 06:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Personally I don't think a split tag is needed at this point, but you may want to bring this up on the article's talk page to see what editors more familiar with the subject think. --Hetar 06:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd agree. The meanings mentioned in the "other uses" section are both too short to be made into a suitable stub. Unless you can expand on them with at least a bit more to make the ideal stub, I don't recommend splitting. - Mgm|(talk) 08:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

ufo
are ufos real? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sksis (talk • contribs)
 * Depends on what you mean by "ufo." In actual terms, any flying object not yet identified is a UFO -- this can include birds, planes, or pretty much anything. If you mean aliens, then... uh, sure, I guess. Personally, I rather doubt it, but I'm always open to being proven wrong. Either way, you'll probably get a better answer by posting at the reference desk. :) Have a good day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luna Santin (talk • contribs)


 * Yes. UFO's or Unidentified flying objects are real. Pilots spot them all of them the time. However, the words UFO and alien spacecraft have become synonymous, which, in actuality, is not the case. A UFO is anything unidentified, or usually unidentifiable, which can include such things as a classified weather balloon.  Autopilots 07:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Original research question
Please could you explain something to me.

If I was to take public domain information and then subject it to a mathematical treatment (using well accepted methods which are accepted by almost all professionals in that field and are well documented in text books) to generate a content for wikipedia, then is it original research or not?

I know that if a photograph or diagram (which you might want to use) exists which is covered by someone else's copyright, then one solution is for an editor to create their own version (without the assistance of others). The editor now has the copyright for this photo/diagram, then the editor is free to sign away his rights to it when he uploads it.

Part of my interest is in the computational simulation of events which is it not possible for legal, cost or safety reasons for any reasonable wilikedian to reproduce for the purposes of creating copy right free content.

My reason for doing this is that it generates a copyright free version of data/graphs which otherwise we would have a legal problem with using. Also it allows us to compare different reports written by authors who used different standards, this would allow us to make a NPOV editorial commentry on the different reports. Please could you answer via my talk page.Cadmium 10:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * (copied from his talk page so others can weigh in)Hi, regarding your question on the help desk, the simple answer would be that any information that is uploaded to wikipedia must be verifiable through a reliable source. If you are submitting a diagram, the information that it offers must be verifiable. In case of text, the information must still be verifiable. Does this answer your question? I will post this reply to the help desk as well so that others can weigh in with their opinions. -- Lost (talk) 11:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * hmmm, "...if a photograph or diagram (which you might want to use) exists which is covered by someone else's copyright, then one solution is for an editor to create their own version (without the assistance of others). The editor now has the copyright for this photo/diagram, then the editor is free to sign away his rights to it when he uploads it." isn't quite right. If you start from a copyright protected work then any work created from it is a derivative work. The holder of the original copyright has the right to allow (or not) derivative works. To answer your primary question of whether something you took from public domain and modified (per your opening paragraph), IMO that would be OR. Brian 17:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC)btball


 * Derivative work, the plan that I have is to take data from academic journals/goverment reports, combined with other sources of data and then subject it to mathematical treatments which I am sure that are not copyrighted. I am sure that it is not possible to get copyright protecton on data, for insatnce if I publish a periodic table then I can not get copyright protection for the fact that oxygen follows nitrogen..... The big question is, is the derivative work using several different sources (and well established computational anyslsis) original research or not. For instance if I was to measure the diameter and mass of a tennis ball, then look up viscosity data for air from a book before using Stoke's equations to work out the terminal veolcity of a tennis ball dropped from a tall tower.......Would this be original research and how should the issue of copyright be viewed.Cadmium 19:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

1000 articles deleted each day?
Deletion_policy claims that around 1000 articles are deleted from wikipedia each day. Anyone know if this is actually accurate? There can't be more than 250 or so articles being deleted daily via AfD and Prod, does this mean 750 articles a day are being speedy deleted? --Xyzzyplugh 11:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I can't tell. On a bad day, I find about 50 non-G3 speedies and a hell of a lot more marginal ones. But I edit during the time of least traffic and there are other speedy taggers. There's also other ways to deletion, e.g. copyvio and transwikis. MER-C 11:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * From the deletion log, I count about 3,000 pages deleted in the last 24 hours. Lots of these are images though, so 1,000 articles a day would probably be quite accurate. - ulayiti <font color="#226b22"> (talk) 13:59, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the responses, and for the link to the deletion log (which I was unaware of). I had no idea how much was being speedy deleted.  Looks like, if not for the speedy deletions, AfD would collapse under the weight of all that junk.  --Xyzzyplugh 20:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

YFZ Ranch
Do you have the address or latitude/longitude coordinates for YFZ Ranch, a 1,700 acre ranch just outside of Eldorado in Southwest Texas. It is owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
 * 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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Lost (talk) 14:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * (Update)There is an article about YFZ Ranch on wikipedia. You may like to ask on the article's talk page as well -- Lost (talk) 14:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Access to talk, contacting an administrator
Hi! Thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia. I added a link to my website at http://www.physiciandigest.com/Obesity.html to the article on Obesity, but it was deleted because it was considered unauthoritative and advertising. I was given a warning that if I did something like this again, my future edits would be blocked. I tried to access a talk page to discuss this with the administrator who removed my link, but I can't find it. I'm just another newbie, I suppose. Anyway I am interested in discussing this with someone, but I am having difficulty finding the appropriate link or access to the right place to talk about it. Any tips you can give me would be appreciated. I certainly wouldn't want to do anything that would get me blocked and I'm not sure I understand why my link was inappropriate. I'm a little clueless here. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Sorry it's so long Belleriviere 16:35, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It is generally considered in bad taste to link to your own or any commercial website unless it adds to the value of the article. It is just like advertising that website through wikipedia. See here for more detail Thats the reason for the warning on your talk page. If you would like to discuss this with the person who gave you the warning, please click on this link. Else the help desk is always available. Please let us know if you would like any more clarification. -- Lost (talk) 16:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Redirecting/Multiple Names
How do I get one search query to automatically redirect to another?

For example, when one types "sex with dogs" into the search box, the page on Zoophilia comes up.

I want the page on "Brandon Academy Private School" to come up when someone types in "Brandon Academy." How do I do this?

Thanks a lot!
 * please see Redirects -- Lost (talk) 16:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Policies
User:TRiG/Suggestion for policy on raunchy pictures

<ol> <li>Does anyone think that this is a good idea?</li> <li>Can anyone suggest any improvements? (If so, do so there.)</li> <li>What is the right place to publicise this? (I imagine it isn't here.)</li> </ol>

Thanks.

TRiG 17:59, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The right place to take a policy proposal is Village pump (policy) -- Lost (talk) 18:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Perennial objection/suggestion. The perennial answer is that "shocking" is in the eye of the beholder.  User:Zoe|(talk) 18:26, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikilinking
Which is better, adding a wikilink when the article it would link to doesn't exist yet, but in all likelihood will at some point, or not? Clarityfiend 21:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If it's likely that an article will be created, link it always. I find it helpful to click on the redlink and go to 'what links here', that way you can see how many other articles redlink to it also. <font style="color:#DC2163;">Z iggurat 21:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

dictionary thesaurus
how do I access dictionary-thesaurus? Fred DiDoemnico


 * The Wiktionary is located at Main Page, if that's what you're looking for. If not, there's always dictionary.com. Luna Santin 22:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Reference help
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why I can't get the cite news template to work in Charles Ogletree. I finally gave up and saved the broken reference. If someone could fix it and show me the error of my ways, let me know. I've used it before just fine, and I don't think it requires all the parameters. Help! Grand master  ka  22:40, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Fixed. You were missing a space. :) Luna Santin 22:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

It has come to my concern that in page "Transfer(football)", section" most expensie trasfers" ,the name of Jaap stam is not included. Jaap Stam is an Dutch Footballer and currently plays for Ajax Amsterdam. In 1998 it is stated in "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Stam" that Stam made a 36milion euro move to Manchester United(ENG)from PSV Eindhoven. In the "most expensive trnsfers" section it does not state the valuble transefer,but instead it states that Hernan Crepo's move to S.S Lazio(ITA) from Parma(ITA), which is 35.5 million euro. Please look into this matter.
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late night history
In the old days, when television went off the air around midnight of so, cbs would have a close of the day's broadcast. The Lord's prayer sang by the air force choir or similiar closing broadcast program. Where may I get a recording of those closing programs? Please and thank yoy for your help yficjames|a\t|earthlink(dot}net 76.1.86.89 01:11, 4 September 2006 (UTC)James Doane  yficjames||a|t||earthlink|_dot_|net email formatted to prevent spam

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). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. GeorgeMoney (talk) 01:20, 4 September 2006 (UTC)