Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2010 March 7

= March 7 =

Section linking... within images?
Is there any use for this syntax? Should it be removed from any image? -- Basilicofresco  (msg) 00:21, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Most likely. I mean, if you wanted to section link, you would have to use Turian  ( talk )  00:28, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * It's ignored by the software and doesn't show up in the html source of the rendered page. I would just remove it if I was editing the page anyway and noticed it. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:41, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

I'm Steve Fonyo
Hi there

I was just trying to up-date everyone on my current situation and I'm having a hard time being able to do this. I have logged in and tried to edit but was unsuccessful. Can you please help me to figure out how to up-date your information so that everyone who uses your "Wikipeda" information can be as current with my information as they can be. Thanks Steve Fonyo [email redacted] I will be sure to reply as soon as possible and again thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephen Fonyo (talk • contribs) 02:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * We don't reply by email here at the help desk. Can you be more specific about the problem? The article Steve Fonyo has an "edit this page" tab at top. See also Biographies of living persons and Biographies of living persons/Help. The latter includes an email contact address but it probably isn't needed if you just want to update information. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:24, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * You don't show as having made any edits except this one, nor does the History of Steve Fonyo show attempts to edit it in the last month: did you accidentally press "Show preview" instead of "Save page"?
 * You are welcome to correct factual errors, and to remove any unsourced negative information from the article (as any Wikipedia editor may, according to the policies in WP:BLP). But please read WP:COI before you edit that article. --ColinFine (talk) 10:45, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

How do you upload an image?
I am trying to, but it only says imbedded file on it.-- Guy546 ( Talk ) 03:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * If you want to add an existing image to an article, add  to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing   with the actual file name of the image, and   with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
 * If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.  Intelligent  sium  03:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.  Intelligent  sium  03:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

copyright violation The Enchanted Dance
Regarding the above film article; I can not understand why it is a notable docmentary, futhermore it seems to be a direct word for word copy and paste from here. I can not find any other information on this film using google/bing. I don't think it ever had won a award or grossed a big amount of money or even had a huge audience. Can I place a speedy delete tag on it?.-- intraining  Jack In  12:20, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * It's been over an hour since asking here; I have gone ahead and placed a speedy delete tag on it.-- intraining  Jack In  13:47, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sent to copyright problems because it is not clear which came first, the article or the external use.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

e-recharge
i require details on the history,advantages and disadvantages on the e-recharge topic for my college project....please help me and if possible mail me on: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.40.64.107 (talk) 14:29, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello. We do not appear to have an article on that topic. You can ask a question at an appropriate section of the reference desk but I'm not sure anyone is going to do this for you and may feel this comes under the heading of "do your own homework". Note that this page is for questions about using Wikipedia, not for general knowledge questions, and we do not respond by email, both of which matter you might notice are prominently advised at the top of this page.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:10, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
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Watched Pages
Is there a way to see how many people are watching a certain article, so as to see which pages are popular and which aren't. Any Help will do. Paul 23 87  14:52, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * First, there's an external sites which provides traffic statistics, and there's another which shows number of watchers (only shows results if there are more than 30). Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The second link Fuhghettaboutit points out is accessible through the article history. If you click the history tab, you will see a list of external tools, including a link to number of watchers. avs5221 (talk) 09:47, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

John Addison 1765 Professor of Music
I have tried to create an account three times using all my names and usual passwords. Each time I get the message "already taken". You have my 4 x great uncle mixed up with John Addison who wrote music for the film industry. My John Addison was born 1765 and died in Camden Cottages in 1844.16:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC)16:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.157.56 (talk)
 * We have an article on "your John Addison": John Addison (1765–1844), which appears on the the disambiguation page for the multiple articles on people all named John Addison. The article occupying the main title is right now considered the primary topic but has a note at the top (called a hatnote) which directs people who reach that page to the disambiguation page where your relative is listed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:15, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I just tweaked the article referencing and added some additional information.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:40, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * There are taken usernames so you may have to try more than three to create an account. Did you see a link to the wrong John Addison in an article? You can probably fix that without an account by editing the article source and replace   (which renders as John Addison) with   (which renders as John Addison with a link to your relative). Or you can tell us where the link is. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:45, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

how to propogate the Clivia? I looked it up and people were talking about this but I couldn't find the info to the question?
Could you tell me how to access the info on How to propogate the Clivia. I looked up Clivia Miniata 74.232.56.91 (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:P question.svg|20px]] This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Miscellaneous reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try  for an article related to the topic you want to know more about.  I hope this helps. --ColinFine (talk) 19:46, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

editing the schizoid page
Hi, I feel really sorry, I've tried to add some information to the schizoid wiki page, and I couldnt get rid of a part of the writing being configured in a box and running to the side off the page. Rather than delete the whole thing, I'm hoping an editor may be able to sort this out for me. I hope this will be alright, and thanks for your help. 80.41.101.98 (talk) 18:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC) Did your text look like this?


 * You began a line of text with a space. There is no need to indent lines on Wikipedia - remove the space and everything should look correct. Xenon54 / talk / 18:54, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I have fixed it by removing leading spaces. Because there was a leading space at the beginning of the line, it put the text in a box.  Please see Help:Wiki markup for information on this formatting.  --Mysdaao talk 18:56, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

what links to a section?
Is there a way to find out what links to a particular section of an article? Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 20:32, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * There isn't a way to find the links to go directly to a section. --Mysdaao talk 02:06, 8 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I didn't think so, but that would be useful to me. Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 02:36, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

purple day for epilepsy article
The purple day for epilepsy article. I am trying to add the citations, etc third party.

I don't know how to do it properly so we don't loose the text.

I am President of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and Global Partner for this campaign. The website www.purpleday.org domain name is registered with our agency.

I would be happy to do this according to your rules but I need to know how to do it.

thanks Deirdre Floyd, President Epilepsy Nova Scotia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dpatricia (talk • contribs) 21:33, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:CITE: that page, and those referenced from it, tell you everything you could ever want to know about citing in Wikipedia.
 * Please also read WP:COI. Editors are discouraged from editing articles on subjects they are connected with, because of the difficulty of writing neutrally. But adding citations for existing content should be no problem. --ColinFine (talk) 23:14, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Irrelevant templates transcluded
Can someone take a look at the article on Verrettes and explain why a huge number of irrelevant country & flag templates seem to be transcluded. Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 21:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I only see the Haiti flag in the infobox. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 22:12, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I also read the question as regarding the rendered page but examination showed it was the edit window which included a long list of country and flag templates at the end. I fixed it in by removing a flag template from an infobox parameter that doesn't allow it. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:12, 8 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I should have been clearer in my explanation but, yes, PrimeHunter is correct... there was a long list of irrelevant country and flag templates listed after the edit window when in edit mode. Thanks for fixing it.  Astronaut (talk) 14:58, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia list of Chevaliers of the Order of Arts and Letters
It is not critical but I was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (March 1, 2005) and another medal,Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite (May 9, 2007). The dates are on the "brevets" (diplomas) but not of the actual award ceremonies. The first was on Bastille Day, 14 July 2005, at the French Consul General's residence in Beverly Hills, CA and the latter on June 29, 2007, by the same Consul General at La Cumbre Country Club, Santa Barbara, CA. You have a list of recipients of the Arts and Letters but my name is missing for 2005. If it's not too much to ask, please correct the omissions. Thank you kindly. Frederick R. Sidon  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.154.82.61 (talk) 22:40, 7 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Lists like List of members of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres are generally only for those recipients who satisfy Notability (people) and have a Wikipedia biography. If you refer to Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres then it is a category and can only contain Wikipedia pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:22, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

a gun with a 1856 logo on it
I have a gun that only has a scoll on the side with the numbers 1856 scolled on both sides of the gun and nothing else. would you know how made a gun with only the 1856 and a scoll aronud it. i would be very happy if you could help me. thank you gail —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.162.94 (talk) 23:48, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Symbol_move_vote.svg This is not the place for general knowledge. Please take it to the Reference desk. Thank you. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 23:51, 7 March 2010 (UTC)