Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2009 December 25

= December 25 =

Usage of material
On inserting Indian states in search bar one gets an alphab list of all states commencing with Andaman & Nicobar and ending with West Bengal. On the RIGHT of each page there is a logo and relevant details of each state; when was this compiled? I'm developing the definitive 'for India only'Environmental website - I live there 3/6 of 12 and am being assisted by several NGOs nationally and other govt 'faces'. I'd like to know how to use these details and the best way to.

It'd be easier just to have a www link directly to each page, so how to please.If some of these states details are found to be slightly incorrect or o-o-date does anyone mind them being changed. I'm just a retired -slightly MS - old man who is still not PC correct [ in more ways than one!] despite having a new Xmas present [ thanks to rich son ]oh well, needs must.

IF any of you wikipeople have a company or is interested in advertising / supporting on the site - on Joomla - when it's completed [ MIN OF 75% GOES DIRECTLY TO WOMENS / VILLAGES SELF-HELP groups ]which you are welcome to verify any time from anywhere please contact me -Tony.

EASY PEASY please as this will be seen by millions + who are just starting to verbally / gramtically /orally get to grips with proper english [ as she is spoken ] not pidgin-type Hollywood films.

HELP ASAP / HELP ASAP / HELP ASAP

fELICE NAVIDAD " COME ON THE RIGHT PATH AND WE'LL COME TO MEET YOU "

Tony Langham www.banplasticbags.org.uk [ this is what I play with at one home ] with lotsa help; thanks Lord. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grandaddy21 (talk • contribs) 11:48, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
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 * If you see something that is incorrect on Wikipedia, anyone may change it, including you. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by pressing "edit this page" at the top.  You can be bold and edit it yourself, and if you make a mistake, someone else will fix it soon.  If you find a mistake but don't wish to change it yourself, you can request the change here, but please be very specific and tell us what exactly you want changed and on what page.  Also, Wikipedia content must be verifiable, so please provide a reliable source for any change you want to make.  --Mysdaao talk 14:02, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Curtis Mathes TV
I purchased a curtis mathes 32 inch tv model #cm32010 without a user guide and I cnat program the tv to work what can I do —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.113.144.169 (talk) 15:52, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
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article an photo
i am trying to find an article in which a photo was taken of a couple of planes, i believe over korea in 1959 and the clouds were in formation of a perfect picture of jesus. i would like a copy of the picture. i'm hoping you can find in your archives. thank you. my name is pat tucker —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pat.tucker98 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I can't find the image on Wikipedia or on Commons, but I've found it at http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/jesusclouds.asp. Whatever you're going to use it for, keep in mind that the photo is fake.  --Mysdaao talk 18:55, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Template:Fb and Template:Fb-rt
Merry Christmas to everybody.

I know how to use those templates, I'd just like to ask the following. "Fb" and "Fb-rt" are abbreviations of what? --62.204.152.181 (talk) 18:12, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * They stand for football and football-right. The templates display an image of a nation's flag and an internal link to that nation's national football team.   puts the flag to the left of the team link, and  puts the flag to the right of the team link.  --Mysdaao talk 18:34, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Extra code on top of new image
I put an image in the infobox for the article on singer Julian Casablancas. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Casablancas)

However, after I've edited the page with the new image, there is an extra code that is visible above and beneath the image. What's wrong?

Nash212 (talk) 18:50, 25 December 2009 (UTC)nash212
 * You added the full image syntax to the infobox. You only need that if you're displaying an image on its own in an article.  In an infobox, you only need the image name.  You can see the documentation, including how to use images, at Template:Infobox musical artist.  I have changed the infobox fields on Julian Casablancas so it won't display the extra code.  --Mysdaao talk 19:02, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh I knew something like that was the problem! Thanks a lot, still getting used to the editing side of the site. Nash212 (talk) 14:30, 26 December 2009 (UTC)nash212
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 15:45, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I need help with searching and disambiguation
There are now three films about Che Guevara. There is "Che Guevara", "Che!", and a new film made in two parts called "Che". I would like to make it easier for people to find and distinguish them. For beginners, people should be able to search for "Che film" and have all three appear in the drop down menu. All all three should also appear if someone searches for "Che Guevara". A disambiguation page may also be indicated. I am not sure of all the steps involved to accomplish these things. There are also several other pages about Guevara.

Che! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che!_(film)

Che Guevara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_(film)

Che http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_(film)

bruvensky (talk) 20:47, 25 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Currently there is a disambiguation page Che (disambiguation). The top of Che Guevara has a link to the disambiguation page, so if somebody searches for "Che Guevara", they will first go to the article and can see the link to the disambiguation page immediately.  There is also now a redirect from Che film to Che (film).  If you want to change the redirect to something else (such as the disambiguation page), go to Che film, and at the top you'll see "(Redirected from [ Che film])".  Click on the "Che film" link and that will take you to the redirect page.  Edit that page and you can change where it redirects to.  --Mysdaao talk 20:54, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * There is a Che Guevara navigation template you could add to all the articles about him (which do not already display the template). See Categories, lists, and navigation templates for an overview of navigation methods on Wikipedia. You probably cannot satisfy everyone who tries to use the search box, since you cannot predict all the different keywords people will try to search for something. Your use of the phrase "drop down movie" suggests you may be asking for search box behavior that we do not have. --Teratornis (talk) 21:03, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

I meant to say "drop down menu". bruvensky (talk) 21:12, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The only kind of "drop down menu" is what pages are suggested in search bar when you type words in. That is a technical feature of Wikipedia, and users have no direct control over what appears or what order the pages are in.  --Mysdaao talk 21:40, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

There may be a way to indirectly control what appears in the drop down menu by making redirect pages or something else. bruvensky (talk) 23:09, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2008-11-10/Search engine gives some hints. But note, we have zero information about how many people are searching in any particular way. You can only know how you would like to search for something, but once you know where an article is, you no longer need to search for it. Thus it is difficult to know whether a change that would have helped you search for something will help others, or how many others it will help. Also see Category:Che Guevara which should list all the articles directly relating to the subject. --Teratornis (talk) 19:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)