Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2009 April 15

= April 15 =

How to speedy delete?
There are two pages which should be deleted (or redirected to Wiktionary): Oversleep and Oversleeping. Both are search terms at Wiktionary, with an adequate one line definition.

These two were both redirects to Hypersomnolence, which is absurd. Thank you, Hordaland (talk) 00:25, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * They have both been deleted. Xenon54 (talk) 01:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! - Hordaland (talk) 01:45, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Speedy
I am new here and it said in my first article, The Legend of Spyro: Dark Revelation, that it will be speedy deleted. Why? I don't see anything wrong with it and I did read the "your first article" article. I don't want ti to be deleted. Whats wrong with a fanfic? This is for one that I'm making. And if it gets deleted then whats the point of me doing another? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wargeris (talk • contribs) 01:22, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia - a collection of fact, not fiction. Please take your fanfics elsewhere. Xenon54 (talk) 01:26, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * See WP:FANCRUFT, WP:NOR, and WP:WWMPD. Lots of new users read our instruction page: Your first article, yet some of their articles get deleted anyway. Deletion on Wikipedia is an extremely complex subject. There isn't any good way for a short instruction page for new users to explain all the different ways to violate Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Perhaps I will start a discussion on Wikipedia talk:Your first article about beefing up the warnings a little. One really good piece of advice that isn't on the page is for the new user to ask on the Help desk about whether the article they want to write is likely to survive on Wikipedia. It's better to get some expert guidance before sinking hours into editing that might prove to be futile.
 * As far as what is "wrong" with fan fiction, nothing is wrong with it. It just doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. The fact that Wikipedia excludes something does not make it "wrong". See Alternative outlets and search on WikiIndex for other wikis that accept fan fiction, even treasure it.
 * As to why you might want to continue editing on Wikipedia even after your initial unpleasant experience, only you can decide what site you like best. Wikipedia is a very good place to work on encyclopedic content. If you want to collaborate on an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is the best venue in the world for that. Wikipedia is an extremely well-developed wiki, with large numbers of smart and skilled users, who constantly solve problems and add clever new features. If you learn to edit on Wikipedia, that is to make edits that stick, you will have learned lots of valuable things that might not be learnable anywhere else. What's happening on Wikipedia is really special, and most of the world is coming to regard Wikipedia as important. Millions of people turn to Wikipedia every day to look up information, but maybe fewer than 100,000 serious editors have a deep understanding of how this place works. If you become one of us, you will have joined a kind of exclusive club that's just really cool to be part of. Editing on Wikipedia is not always easy, but you won't regret any time you spend studying how Wikipedia works. --Teratornis (talk) 02:10, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Image license question
Hey folks. So Image:Wii Light Gun.jpg is currently tagged as being fair-use as a 3D work of art, which I'm pretty sure is the wrong license given that other images of Wii remotes are under various free licenses, and the image in question is self-created by the uploader. The problem is that it's not my image, and I therefore can't release the rights. So, that begs the question, what do you do for an image that is incorrectly tagged as fair-use but isn't actually fair-use? I'm sorry, but I don't think I've ever encountered this issue before. Thanks in advance! --fuzzy510 (talk) 02:03, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Lots of interesting material is in Commons:COM:EIC. For example, see:
 * Commons:Commons:Derivative works
 * If the pictured device is a "utility object" rather than a "work of art", then a photograph of it is not a "derivative work" and the copyright therefore belongs to the photographer, rather than the vendor which made the utility object. That's my non-lawyer understanding, anyway. If you think the license of an image file is wrong, you can discuss it on the talk page. Possibly you can convince the uploader who took the photograph that he or she actually owns the copyright to it and is therefore entitled to license it under a free license such as CC-BY-SA. Since you do not own the copyright, I don't think you can be bold and change the license yourself. I guess. --Teratornis (talk) 02:20, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've left a message on the uploader's talk page, but I'm not optimistic, because they haven't made a contribution in more than a year. If the image isn't actually fair-use, but is incorrectly tagged as such, I assume that we have to abide by the fair-use rules for it?  --fuzzy510 (talk) 02:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess the user did not enable e-mail, either. I have no idea what you can do about the incorrect license. However, if the depicted object is not rare, you might find something usable on Commons (File:Wii Gun WIth Rubber Bands.JPG looks somewhat similar) or you could search on Flickr with Flickr free:
 * which finds this image that you could import to Commons with Flinfo. See Commons:COM:EIC. --Teratornis (talk) 02:47, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * which finds this image that you could import to Commons with Flinfo. See Commons:COM:EIC. --Teratornis (talk) 02:47, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Nikolay Motovilov
I corrected the spelling of his wife's name

from Melnikova (incorrect)

to Meliukova (correct)

My reference is the book St. Seraphim of Sarov, by Valentine Zander, published by St. Vladimir Seminary Press, 1975

When I went back to check, my correction was not absorbed. What to do?

signed Helen M.M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helen M.M. (talk • contribs) 02:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Nikolay Motovilov has not been edited since January 2009. Are you sure you clicked the "Save page" button when you made your edit? – ukexpat (talk) 03:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Don't you think...
I'm clarified of the subject I started. Thanks to all that helped. I wanted to make a standard of editnotices regarding the spelling of the article. that we should post on each article, on the top of the page about the international variety of English. Users should know in what variety of English the article was written (American English, British English, Australian English, etc.). It takes some time to find out how the subject of the article is related to a variety of English, and I see lot of users (new to the article) doing spell checking to be reverted because of this, and their work was in vain. The banner would link you here Manual of Style (spelling) before writing in the banner (as a suggestion): ''The subject of this article is related to British English and the spelling of it is the same. You should respect this policy as it makes it more reasonable to be written in the native langauge. See also Manual of Style (spelling)''. Thank you. Hope it makes you understand why it is needed. --TudorTulok (talk) 06:12, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * An article's talk page is a more appropriate place for information of interest to Wikipedia editors. For example, that is where the WikiProject templates go. Clues about the national variety of English would be available if one of the WikiProjects had an obvious national affiliation, such as WikiProject United Kingdom. --Teratornis (talk) 07:04, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've seen such banners before but I forgot that they are on the talk page, I should reconsider this thing by talking about a small banner on the main page of the article sounding like this: Before starting editing this article you should look at the talk page. It sounds absurd but this is the way you are obligated before editing to see details about the article, because lot of peoples (including me) starts editing before reading the talk page. TudorTulok (talk) 07:22, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Rather than a banner, it might be better to put it in the edit notice. Personally I would love to see a technical fix to this wherein the users could select their prefered style.  I should also note you can bring this sort of proposal over to the village pump for discussion. --TeaDrinker (talk) 07:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * i agree that the village pump seems the right place for the suggestion, and that edit notices might be worth a try. as for the "technical fix": if you mean what i think you mean, the differences among varieties of English run deeper than spelling & vocabulary, and it pains me to even imagine anyone attempting a "technical fix".  variety is educational; broad horizons are grand; and this isn't the place to argue it, so ... over and out 8) Sssoul (talk) 07:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * In articles that get a lot of this sort of "correction", I've seen users add a hidden note at the top of the article text, so that it's visible in the edit window. There's one in C. S. Lewis, for example. I donn't know whether ayone notices them, though. Deor (talk) 13:41, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "Technical fix" sounds like Localisation applied to article content. This probably won't be feasible until natural language processing technology has advanced to the point where we are talking to our computers as if to people. I hope I live to see that. Of course the ramifications of such technology would extend far beyond Wikipedia. --Teratornis (talk) 18:22, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know how to use an edit notice that demands you to read the talk page, before starting editing the article. I've seen the hidden note at the top of the article text as Deor said, at the C. S. Lewis article, but if you start editing a section of the article that note it's useless. --TudorTulok (talk) 07:34, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

(outdent)... an edit notice wouldn't need to "demand that you read the talk page" - it could simply state what needs stating (eg This article uses UK English). and/or those "hidden messages" that are only visible in the edit window can be added to each section - that's done in some articles i work on, and some people do notice them, plainly. really i'd encourage trying the edit-notice route, since it's higher visibility than the "hidden notes" without cluttering the main article page. Sssoul (talk) 07:51, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Andy Fairweather Low
Please would it be possible to find out his actual place of birth more specific than Ystad Mynach, i.e Where in Ystrad Mynach (street or house number)It appears he may have been born in a close friend of mines house and accross the street from myself we are keen to find out if the rumour is true many thanks Gareth.Iamcoocoo123 (talk) 09:32, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 09:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Something strange
When you edit User:XLinkBot, it says that it is protected when it isn't...? How is this? Valerian456 Hush,  Rush 10:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It is protected. The protection log entry is under the previous name SquelchBot . Algebraist 10:36, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

it is showing only web adress whwn iam trying to copy anything from ie to word
it is showing only web adress whwn iam trying to copy anything from ie to word,how can i solve this issue —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.130.122.146 (talk) 10:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * How are you trying to copy the page? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 10:36, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. Algebraist 10:36, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

can't save anything, though if this works, I'm wrong about that, too
Problem from Internet Explorer; switching now to Firefox to see if that solves the problem. If you see this entry, I still have an issue with IE settings, though, and would appreciate input on solving: I make an edit, hit the preview button as usual, no problem. Then I hit the save page button, and get a blank screen. Been going on ever since my last edit. Trying now to edit the Methods of Divination page with this addition:
 * enthusiasm: speeches by those supposed to be possessed by a divine spirit 71.231.213.253 (talk) 12:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what your issue was, and you can report problems to WP:Bugzilla. In the meantime, TheEditrix2 added the information to the article.  hmwith  τ   14:19, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

How do I release a draft article created in my user page?
I have created a new article on my user page. Now I want to make it public (so that Wikipedia visitors can access and read it via the Search field). How do I do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johser001 (talk • contribs) 13:32, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If you mean ComActivity AB, you already have.  Grsz 11  13:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * ...after he made the post above. Actually not. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 13:35, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Nope, he moved it before he made the post :) Anyway, if you mean using a search engine like google, you'll have to wait a while until your page is found by them. Nothing we can do to speed that up. If you mean using the Wikipedia search facility, it can be searched already. You might want to create some redirects so that people have a higher chance of finding it whatever they type.  C h a m a l  talk 13:39, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Additions Deleted
I recently made some additions to the Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza" in the cultural references section. I know that my additions were accurate but some idiot deleted them soon after I posted them. This is not the first time this has happened. The management should look into this. There is no point in making additions if some moron is just going to delete them a hour later. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Earl237 (talk • contribs) 13:57, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Your edits were removed because you didn't back up your statements with reliable, third party sources. One of Wikipedia's core policies is that everything we write must be written and documented somewhere else, so it can be verified. I suggest you take a look at our how to source your statements guide to find out how we cite things. Hope this helped.  tempo di valse  [☎]  14:02, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * In addition, referring to other editors as "morons" is not going to make you any friends. – ukexpat (talk) 14:07, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The "moron edit" is perfectly acceptable by our rules and guidelines, btw. Unsourced addition of material is usually reverted, particularly if they appear to be original research. It's clear now that you made the edits in good faith, but we can't know that. There are a lot of people vandalizing Wikipedia and we have to make sure that there's no rubbish in our articles. That's why we need to make sure that everything here is verifiable. Please make sure that the information you add is backed up with references as explained above. Also, as it says below the editing box, "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly... do not submit it". What you post here is not likely to remain the same, it is likely to be changed or even removed by others when improving the article.  C h a m a l  talk 14:15, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * On a side note, you can sign your posts by placing 4 tildes at the end of your comments: ( ~ ). I'm Just saying; cause it is a common practice. — Ched :  ?  14:44, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is like a MMORPG where the objective is to add something that other editors will not change. As with any game, the key to success is a thorough mastery of the rules. You might want to read WP:TMM, which introduces you to the rules in a logical order. We try not to call other editors "morons" even when they actually do something stupid (which wasn't the case here), because that isn't civil. Instead, if you see another editor violating some rule, all you need to do is cite the rule they violated and explain their transgression. There is no need to digress into irrelevant commentary about the editor's IQ. There is no known method by which a person can significantly raise their IQ, but almost anyone can eventually learn to follow our rules, and those who can't or won't follow our rules usually get frustrated and leave. --Teratornis (talk) 18:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

I apologize if I offended anyone, I was just mad about seeing my hard work deleted, I will try to provide sources for my posts in the future. Earl237 (talk) 22:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note that your edits are still in the history. The deleting editor left the Edit summary: "Source?" which suggests that presumably your edits would be OK if you can find a reliable source to support them. The claims you make in your edit sound plausible to me. See WP:FOOT, WP:CITE, and WP:CITET for instructions on how to add footnote citations. Try to remember how it feels to have your work deleted; it's easy to forget as you gain more experience, become a "hardened" editor, and find yourself deleting other users' contributions. --Teratornis (talk) 22:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

2 column legend
Hello, could anyone tell me if there is a way to make the legend in a picture's caption go in two columns rather than just one? The picture in this article looks weird because the legend is so long. TastyCakes (talk) 14:16, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * See Help:Columns. I've done it in the article. Hope it's OK. Cheers.  C h a m a l  talk 14:28, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It's perfect, thanks a lot. TastyCakes (talk) 14:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Or you could use to do something like in 2 or 3 or more columns:

(The partial image border is actually part of the image!) Peet Ern (talk) 15:28, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Formatting problem
I was trying to improve the layout of the page on Strain gauge by adding a "|left|" tag to the image at the bottom, but this corrupts the reference section. Why, and can it be resolved? Mumiemonstret (talk) 14:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by 'corrupts'? Can you post a screenshot? Algebraist 15:01, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean. Moving to the image to the left causes the References header to move to an odd location. You can fix this by adding a at the bottom of the section with the image in it.  TN X Man  15:06, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * IMHO sometimes creates too much white space. In this situation why not leave all the images on the right? – ukexpat (talk) 18:04, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree that it is preferred to have all images to the right but in this case the formatting gets ugly when the browser window is wider than some 1400 px so the paragraphs above become too short. Mumiemonstret (talk) 09:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I tried both at the actual paragraph and the paragraph above it and noticed the excessive whitespace in the latter case but found a left-aligned picture followed by the clear tag quite agreeable in this case. Thanks for introducing me into some of the aspects of Wikipedia formatting! Mumiemonstret (talk) 09:17, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

how to include a company?
hi guys, i wanted to know how to include a company in wikipedia? i have seen a lot of companies on wikipedia and they have those boxes on the right with all the company info and their detials. i would like to create something like that for a company. how do i do it? thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Evileyes 247 (talk • contribs) 16:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You sound like you haven't written an article before, so I'd recommend you read "Your first article" and WP:CORP. If you're somehow related to the company, you should read WP:COI and WP:SPAM first. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.211.75.45 (talk) 16:46, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Have a look at the source for Imperial Chemical Industries:

Start by copying that into your page, then changing anything you need to change. Delete any line that is not applicable.

For more information, see The Template Documentation.

Murkee (talk) 16:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I strongly suggest that you create your article first in a user subpage and then ask that it be reviewed by other editors before being moved to the mainspace. Company articles are fraught with issues around notability, spam, non-neutral POV etc. – ukexpat (talk) 16:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Start your article by clicking this link: User:Evileyes 247/Sandbox, and then post a message here when you have something for us to examine. (On Wikipedia, a "sandbox" page is a page we use for practice edits.) We can then tell you if you are on the right track, and offer specific guidance on what you will need to do to make your article stick. While you're reading all the other kajillion instruction pages we mentioned, also see WP:BFAQ. --Teratornis (talk) 17:59, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Secure Server Login
Good afternoon,

I like to use the secure server to login, and after a bit of clicking around, I ineveitably stumble from https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/ onto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ - it may be that I've gone to a related wiki and back, or that I've gone to wikipedia via another site, whatever - I continue to browse without really noticing.

The issue is that I then need to do a 'logged in' activity - and find I've been logged out for a while.

I would love it logging on to secure.wikimemia.org/wikipedia would in some way tell en.wikipedia.* to forward the page - heck, I'd even put the rule into my browser (if I could work out how) to redirect any traffic going to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ to the https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/ address instead.

It's a real pain - for ages it simply looked like the secure login was being forgotten, but it's that whatever is going on behind the scenes isn't clever enough to see that I'm logged in if I show up at a non-logged in URL - manually replacing the http:// with https://secure.blah.blah sees me still logged in - but that's a real pain.

Any bright ideas? Murkee (talk) 16:41, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I use Firefox on the Secure site. Clicking a link for the normal site is treated by FFx as a new site, which I have set to open in a new Tab in the browser. Thus I stay logged in on the secure site, and the normal site links are segregated into a different tab, so it takes a conscious effort to switch off of the secure site. Works for me anyway, hope it helps! Arakunem Talk 17:02, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * That's the thing - you end up with a mix of logged in and not-logged-in, which is exactly the issue. Why go to the hassle of logging in when following links leads to the not-logged-in page, which you then have to jump through hoops to edit using the already logged in secure server? The work-round is to simply log in on http:// - but that rather defeats the point! I understand that some may want to keep the 'dual' behaviour - but it really is causing me to tear hair, and I'd love it if I could find some way of saying 'if I'm logged in, use the secure server' - even to the extent of seeing if I can re-write the URLs! (no, not easily is my answer to that so far!)

Murkee (talk) 17:42, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

How to create a new Wikipedia page?
Hello Wikipedia Help desk:

I would like to create a Wikipedia Web Page for a former NFL athlete who performed on the SF 49ers Super Bowl XVI championship team. It seems like a rather simple thing. But, I can't seem to find instructions on how to create a new Wikipedia Web page. Could you please advise on how to create and save a new Wikipedia page?

Thank you.

Wikipedia Contributor —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danaudick (talk • contribs) 17:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.


 * Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.


 * If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Your first article and How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 17:30, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

10 off the air
how long is 10 going to be of the air. it hs ben 2 days now —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.53.210 (talk) 18:39, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * We have no idea, have you asked them? Checked their website? – ukexpat (talk) 18:43, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Which Channel 10 do you mean? When you ask a question here, you are writing to people all over the world. --Teratornis (talk) 23:23, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Request copies of files: File: Metro Brussels.svg but with new lines
Hello, Is it available to copy the files: File: Metro Brussels.svg but changing the lines? Why? Because on Saturday, 4 April 2009, the STIB changes its lines. Metro lines 1A, 1B and 2 give them up to 4 lines. If you do not know the new subway lines, it is these 4 new lines following: Info: 4 color lines such as the example of Modèle:Métro de Bruxelles (in French). Note: In addition, the station Simonis has changed its name: Simonis (Leopold II) is the station on the upper level of the station Simonis (formerly served by the line 1A), and Simonis (Elisabeth) is the station's lower level of Simonis Station (where the terminus of line 2 done).
 * 1 Gare de l'Ouest - Stockel (purple color)
 * 2 Simonis (Leopold II) - Simonis (Elisabeth) (orange color)
 * 5 Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux (gold color)
 * 6 Roi Baudouin - Simonis (Elisabeth) (steelblue color)
 * Did you see the previous answer to this question? If you want to edit the SVG files yourself, see Commons:COM:EIC. --Teratornis (talk) 23:19, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Editing Help, Userspace
This may not be the correct place to post this but after searching, it was the closest relevant space I found. Anyway, can anyone help me with the coding on my userspace, it should only take a second, I am attempting to create a gallery of my pictures that are featured in articles for quick reference and access as well as a little self motivation. I would like it at the bottom of my userpage but I can't seem to get it to go there, I am new to CSS and HTML and Wiki Markup in general. Thanks! --Alex Barrow (talk) 20:24, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, you may find more help at this page. TN X Man  20:57, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll help with that one. Will communicate through the talk page. Equendil Talk 20:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_%26_Frigate
I was just wondering why this page was deleted. It's a page about a pub in Southampton, that had been there for a while, and I'd visited before. I tried to look at it and was presented with the fact of its deletion. I tried following the steps in the advice to find why, but it is not mentioned in articles for deletion log etc. So in summary, why was this page deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.72.72 (talk) 20:41, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It was proposed for deletion and that deletion was uncontested for five days. If you would like the page restored, ask the deleting administrator (although it was a long time ago now so you may have to refresh their memory) and ask for an overturn.  I'm sure they'll accept, but if not, try deletion review as a last resort.  GARDEN  20:46, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Using Wikipedia
Hello,I'm trying to find a one stop source for everything,so to speak.and I have to write an Essay on different aspects of Government,Will I be able to find all I need here?{Topics I have to Cover}One Person,One Vote,Minority Rights,Federalism,Communism,Theocracy,Popular Consent,Exclusionary Rule,Political Machine,Political Action Commitee. I am new to all this so please bare with me,I hope I have asked the right question and given you the info you need. ..Thanks a lot!23:43, 15 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.104.142.125 (talk)
 * Nobody is going to do your homework for you and it is never a good idea to use anything as a one stop source but why don't you start by looking at the articles for all of the topics you mentioned: One person, one vote, Minority rights, Federalism, Communism, Theocracy, Popular consent, Exclusionary rule, Political machine, and Political action committee--Alex Barrow (talk) 00:10, 16 April 2009 (UTC)