Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2010 October 12

= October 12 =

Article editing
I have submitted one of my articles, 'Interpreting the Grandes Etudes of Fryderyk Chopin', but in copying/pasting it the lines have stretched across the screen, outside of the dotted line box. I am not especially conversant with computers, so could not see how to correct the problem. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Adlear (talk) 00:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Paragraphs are separated by an empty line. You tried to make paragraphs with leading spaces but that causes special formatting. I have fixed the formatting of Interpreting the Grandes Etudes of Fryderyk Chopin but the page risks being deleted because it claims copyright with "© Angela Lear". PrimeHunter (talk) 01:19, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The page was indeed deleted as a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. I can't see the deleted content, but the "interpreting" in the title suggests it may possibly have been a personal essay or a piece of original research.  I'm afraid neither would be suitable for Wikipedia, whose articles are built using verifiable facts from existing published sources.   Ka renjc 09:33, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

thanks and another question about page format updates
Sorry, but I cannot see any way to reply to the query thread I started yesterday, asking for help with an image on Alec Su's page. So, thanks! The changes are fine. I have another question regarding some comments for this page that have now been addressed (eg, introduction too long). Is there a way to ask somebody to review and remove the comments if the format is now OK? I have reworded and shortened the intro and put additional text in separate sections. I've also put in one reference citation in answer to the other page comment (although since any factual information available is in Chinese it's difficult to find more of these). I'm not sure how often pages are checked for format corrections and changes, etc. Emfarrell (talk) 00:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)Emfarrell


 * The way to respond to a question is the click on the [edit] link to the right of the question. You'll see another one at the top of this question too... -->-->->--^  Dismas |(talk) 01:55, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * As for the tags on the article, they can be removed by any editor (hint: you are an editor) once the issues have been addressed. The intro for the article has been shortened considerably, so I'll go ahead and remove that one for you.  Dismas |(talk) 02:00, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Site may contain malware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_spoofing -
Ironically enough I believe this site has been 'hacked' as in evil person loading evil programs.

When I downloaded the article I wanted to change the title a little, but when I attempted to do this my keyboard malfunctions ie: two characters instead of one, wrong key etc. Doesn't happen anywhere else just this page.

Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazinoz (talk • contribs) 02:08, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * No problems on my end. Dismas |(talk) 02:46, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Searching for external links, but only in the article namespace
Is there a way to restrict Special:LinkSearch to a namespace, or at least just (Main)? I was doing a search that returns thousands of results, but ~90% are on something other than article space, mostly Talk. I was able to hack a kludge together, returning 500 results then grepping them for lines with only one colon, but that's not a good approach... for one thing, I don't have links anymore.

Solutions, anyone?

CRGreathouse (t | c) 02:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Apparently this has been requested, but not implemented, due to performance concerns - .  Chzz  ► 05:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * You can kinda do it with the API though, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=exturlusage&euquery=google.com&eunamespace=0 (the part limits that to article namespace).


 * See for the (fairly limited) documentation.


 * Otherwise, you might get success asking for a query to be run, Query service  Chzz  ► 05:23, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! The API looks like the way to go.  Pity it doesn't link the Wikipedia pages; I guess I'll have to write a script to scrape it. CRGreathouse (t | c) 01:29, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Category:French serial killers - classification by occupation
The discussion page for Category:French serial killers notes that its namespace is not regularly watched, and recommended coming here to the Help Desk instead.

This classification caught my eye:
 * Classification: People: By occupation: Murderers: Serial killers: By nationality: French
 * also: France: People: By occupation: Murderers: Serial killers

Serial Killer as a specialisation within the general occupation of Murderer seems a little insensitive and outré. Can some other classification be used? Like notable for, noted for, or just about anything else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smittee (talk • contribs) 06:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure if it helps, but there is a Serial Killer Task Force that may deal with these types of detail in articles. CaptRik (talk) 12:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * As a general rule, Wikipedia does not adjust its wording solely to avoid offending someone. See WP:EUPHEMISM. I'm not sure how that rule would apply to this particular case, as I don't know that "murderer" is commonly viewed as an "occupation" per se. --Teratornis (talk) 16:29, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

important info deliberately removed and page locked to prevent correction
i have a page on my watch list for a few years and just noticed that some one has deliberately deleted some important info from that page and locked the overview to prevent anyone from correcting the info currently being displayed. how do i rectify this condition? Apbhamra (talk) 08:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * What page is it? Dougweller (talk) 09:09, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed! We can do nothing without knowing what page you're talking about.  Dismas |(talk) 09:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Where do I put this?
10/16/2010 is the 200th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. How do I get this into "On This Day" on the front page? Rebele | Talk The only way to win the game is to not play the game. 08:22, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * See WP:OTD. You could raise this at Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries. Mjroots (talk) 08:38, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

oxymorons and other nonsensical phrases
This has bothered me for some time. Is there a page where "preferred" phrases are at? I'm talking about replacements for phrases such as "exact estimate" and "almost perfect", etc. I'm reluctant to change such things unless I know how to substitute it, or that I'm not on the wrong track myself! --Ratmangxa (talk) 09:08, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, no. And there's nothing wrong with "almost perfect". Algebraist 09:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * In the case of "exact estimate", just replace it with something which describes it better; if you provide a link to where you've seen this I'll take a look for you as well. I agree with Algebra that there's nothing wrong with the phrase "almost perfect" though.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  10:01, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The "Words to watch" list in the Manual of Style may be what you're after. It logs certain problematic phrases and suggests alternatives, though those you mention aren't included. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:09, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Giftiger. "Exact estimate" was the one that originally got me to wondering.  I see that in Canadians of American origin.  It's currently used in 18 other articles, too.  I, personally, can't come up with anything less bizarre sounding, which is why I threw it out for everyone.  --Ratmangxa (talk) 11:49, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I changed it to "reliable estimate": I agree that "exact estimate" is a confusing turn of phrase. It was essentially implying that no one's been able to produce a reliable estimate though.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  11:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, thank you! That was driving me nuts!  I'm now going to change the other articles, too!  --Ratmangxa (talk) 12:04, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I think "exact estimate" sometimes refers to estimating a specific value instead of estimating an interval or a vague term like "very few" or "more than last year". In other contexts "exact estimate" may refer to an estimate that was actually spot on although this was unknown by the person making the estimate. For example, "I don't know much about USA but I estimate there are 50 states". Look at the context before changing formulations and don't change something quoted from a source. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:17, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * One could also speak of an estimate that is exactly reported. For example, if I estimate a value as 35.343, then 35.343 would be my exact estimate. If someone rounded it to 35 they would be reporting my estimate inexactly. The problem with a phrase such as "exact estimate" is that the modifier "exact" can have several different meanings, and the exact (ha) meaning might not be clear from the context. To make sense of what the phrase means, the reader might need to know who or what is doing the estimating. If all we have is an estimate floating around, and no idea of whose estimate it is, we might not know what to make of it. --Teratornis (talk) 19:17, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Help with an infobox
I've just created the ViiV Healthcare article but am struggling with the infobox. Could some kind soul sort it out for me? Wikipediatastic (talk) 09:27, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It's there. Most of the fields are empty but it's there.  Dismas |(talk) 09:54, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Secure server links from Wikipedia
I find it very frustrating when I click on a link from Wikipedia, and suddenly find myself out on the secure server where I'm not logged in. A number of recent cases have arisen with links from WP:ANI or from users' talk pages. Is there a policy that links should be provided to the normal server, rather than to the secure server? If not, shouldn't there be one? David Biddulph (talk) 12:53, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not aware of any guideline about it. Manual of Style (linking) is for articles and not the place to discuss this. It mostly occurs for diffs. You could suggest a change at Help:Diff. See also Complete diff and link guide and Template:Diff. Maybe somebody can reverse User:Anakin101/alwayssecurewikipedia.js for you. Please use fullurl is an essay about an option that never moves you away but like Template:Diff, it's cumbersome to write instead of just copying a url from the browser. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Forgotten committed identity
I have forgotten the pass phrase I used to create my committed identity. What should be done when this happens? Do I just create a new one and write it down? —O'Dea 13:08, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Just go ahead and create a new one. Don't lose the pass phrase this time ;-) I assume there's not currently any dispute about you being you. Your committed identity will only be needed if there is a dispute (e.g. if it's suspected that your account has been cracked). If that's not the case you can change your committed identity at will. I changed my recently, as I wanted to (my levels of paranoia increased...) TFOWR 13:17, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I am not in any identity dispute now but since I bothered to create the committed identity, there is no point in having it if I cannot recall the phrase I used to generate it. I will wait another couple of days just to see what other comments, if any, arise, then I will probably proceed to make a new one. I doubt if anyone will offer me a god-almighty decrypter to crack open my 128 character identity which probably would not be cracked by NSA computer arrays any time before the heat death of the universe, or at least before beer o'clock on Friday. Thank you for replying.  —O'Dea  22:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If you've forgotten the key phrase, there's nothing to do but create a new key and make sure you don't forget that one. Since there's no question at the moment as to your identity, it's not extremely important anyway; if you create a new one now, you'll be able to later prove that you're the same person that you are now. Unless you remember the phrase you used to generate the hash, the chances of figuring it out are mathematically insignificant (unless of course you used a weak phrase which could be brute-forced, in which case the value of the hash is called into question).  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  22:39, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

CArlos D Bustamante DOB error
I am Carlos'father he was born in 1976 not 1975

Thanks

Carlos I Bustamante MD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.31.167 (talk) 13:28, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Although there's no direct reference for this birth year in Carlos D. Bustamante, this article says he is 35, and it was published last month. Based on that, he could've only been born in 1974 or 1975.  Do you have a reliable source that you can provide that says he was born in 1976?  --Mysdaao talk 13:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It may seem odd that we are asking you to provide sources, since you are say you are his father; but bear in mind that on the Internet, we cannot tell whether you are who you say you are (or whether I am who I say I am). For this reason we require that information - especially information about living people - be sourced from independent published sources. --ColinFine (talk) 21:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Italics in article titles
How does one get the actual title of an article to be listed in italics? I had never seen the actual name of an article listed in italics before. Then, I stumbled across this article (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), and I was surprised to see the title itself in italics. So, how can I italicize an article's name? Also, is this a new feature ... or has this been around awhile? If the latter, why are names of books and films, etc., rarely – if ever – given in italics when they are the title of a Wikipedia article? Thank you! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 13:55, 12 October 2010 (UTC))
 * Add the template to the article.  Giftiger Wunsch    [TALK]  13:56, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * And looking at the history of that template, it's been around since January 2009.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  13:58, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. For the specific article that I mentioned (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) ... how is that article name italicized?  I did not see that template that you mention anywhere in the edit box area for that article.  Thanks.  (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:01, 12 October 2010 (UTC))


 * It comes from the infobox - there's an optional parameter to prevent italicisation. TFOWR 14:03, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, great ... thanks! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:05, 12 October 2010 (UTC))


 * Also, Page name article tells about the conditions to change the displayed title. ~ Elitropia (talk) 14:08, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks!  (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 01:34, 14 October 2010 (UTC))

audio articles
How to add audio for an already existing article or to the article that i create ?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishan.b (talk • contribs) 13:59, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * look here-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:05, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Section headings
can i make a lvl. 1,2 section headings without the underline?-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:03, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You could use CSS to emulate the heading, but you should use the standard headings except in your userspace.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  14:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * This is somewhat similar, for example.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  14:09, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * i already know css, but thx anyway-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, that's the way to emulate section headings without the line (and the only one I know of).  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  16:47, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * section headings are for editing sections, and i need to edit a section, but without the underline. arent there any?-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 17:43, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Using wikimarkup, no. The default for all of the header tags would have the bottom border, but h3, h4, h5, h6 are defined with border-bottom: none; to suppress it. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 14:34, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Donating material to wikipedia
Hi, the university I work for, The University of East London, holds a number of specialist archives, the contents of which might serve some useful purpose being donated to Wikipedia. I've read through the page: Donating Copyrighted Materials but I was wondering if there were any further help pages on the subject of donating, the legalities involved, and anything else that I may need to know.

On our end, we would need to analyse the ownership rights on the archives (some we own, some we only store with copyright held externally). Any tips or links would be much appreciated. Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.76.127.89 (talk) 14:18, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Media copyright questions may be a better place to ask, but basically you can only donate materials to which you own the copyright. So the first thing to do is sift through your collections and figure out the materials that you own outright as opposed to those that you just "house" for others. – ukexpat (talk) 14:54, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * That does look like a far more suitable home for this question. Also, am in the process of trying to determine which materials we own, and which we only house (but it could take a little while). Cheers ukexpat. 161.76.127.89 (talk) 15:14, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Please also bear in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a library or archival system. If the materials will be directly used in existing or future encyclopaedic articles (eg if there is or might be an article about some of the archives themselves), they will be welcome; but if they are going to serve just as sources to be referenced, then Wikipedia is not the right place for them. --ColinFine (talk) 21:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The Wikimedia Foundation which runs Wikipedia has other projects such as Wikimedia Commons (for media files) and Wikisource (for source documents) which might be more suitable for the material you want to donate. Several institutions have made large media donations, for example the German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv donated 100,000 photos to Commons. Since you will probably need to maintain an ongoing discussion with other users of the project to which you donate materials, to work out the technical details, you should create an account and merge it so you can automatically log on to any Wikimedia project wiki. It's easier for registered users to communicate with other registered users here. When you post without logging in, you are identified only by an IP address which may not uniquely represent you. When you create an account, choose a user name to represent yourself (you may use a pseudonym) rather than a name which represents your institution (see WP:GROUPNAME). --Teratornis (talk) 19:08, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Greyed out names with no linking
Hi, I know there is an easy answer to this somewhere... On Chevron's site John Watson (Chairman & CEO)is not linkable, Is there a bibliography for him? Is there one availible elsewhere? Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.19.151.39 (talk) 15:56, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia does not currently have an article about that John S. Watson. There is one on Chevron's site at http://www.chevron.com/about/leadership/corporateofficers/watson/ . – ukexpat (talk) 16:38, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

How to put template
Hello, I am new to this site and I want to correct an error on my userpage.The German flag ther I want to have smaller and also it should say that the user is a German citizen. Could you help me please? Regards--Cruks (talk) 16:12, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * no you can't, because its a template, and if you change it, this template will change on every page on wikipedia. du kannst aber auch das benutzen: zum Beispiel, siehe hier für weitere-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 16:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * und hier-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 16:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Please use English, since this is the English wikipedia and your comments should be understood by the community at large. The user appears to have no trouble understanding English.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  16:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * By the way, if you want to change the message on the userbox (I see another user helped you to achieve a similar effect), you could copy the template to your userspace (for example at User:Cruks/German citizen) and adjust the text, and then change the babel template to .  Giftiger Wunsch    [TALK]  16:58, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

External Link Deleted
I've twice seen my 'external link' deleted from a wikipedia page which I contributed to. How can I tell if this is Wikipedia's actions or someone looking to secure website traffic through the 'top stop'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charris88 (talk • contribs) 16:46, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia does not exist to drive traffic to external websites, and external links that do not comply with policy are removed. In your particular case, links to self-published sites like blogs are usually discouraged unless the author is a recognised authority on the subject (see WP:ELNO) and you should not link to sites you personally own or maintain (see WP:EL).  If you think they may be appropriate, they should be discussed on the article's talk page first.  That said, the anonymous IP removing at least some of your links has left his/her own links on those pages, which are equally spammy, so there probably is an ulterior motive.  I shall clean up the links in the articles concerned.  Ka renjc 17:04, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Karen, would you mind leaving a note at User:XLinkBot about the IP-added links? WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Whatamidoing, I checked XLinkBot's criteria and I'm not sure the IP's additions are sufficient to be blacklisted - there's only one outright replacement of the blog link with a commercial site (which has already been removed), plus a re-deletion of the blog when it was added back. The IP's other few link additions were mainly links to metalibrary and may have been good faith, I can't tell, because none of them work and they have already been deleted.  The spamsite has not been added back again, so perhaps it was a one-off.   Ka renjc 19:05, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

comercial airline crash
heard of airline crash today over afganistan today,but no one seems to know anything about it .is it so ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.102.178 (talk) 17:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * maybe you should have a look at here-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 17:48, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * See Transafrik International Flight 662. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipediholism
where is the wikiohlism testErik.leif (talk) 19:37, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * It's at Wikipediholism test. Good luck. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:43, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

vu meter troubleshoot
vu meter troubleshoot.. on all cassette, all 8 track decks. meter error not reading wavelength. meter not responding

is the vu meter broken or is it just a simple capacitor problem???? also who services this stuff

all places around here are out of business. or moved away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.156.248 (talk) 19:47, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.  Fei noh a   Talk, My master 19:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Profile picture not shown
I can not see the profile picture in the article Henry E. Steinway. What is the problem? --Peoplefromarizona (talk) 20:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The new picture was lost in a queue somewhere. I have purged the page and can now see the picture. Can you? -- John of Reading (talk) 20:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, thank you. --Peoplefromarizona (talk) 20:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Sanny Alexa a Singer
Sanny Alexa е родена под името Александра Апостолова 25.01.1981  Пловдив, България. Израства в семейство на музикант. Баща ѝ Никола Апостолов е професионален музикант( живеещ в Швеция) работи дълги години по света в едни от най-добрите оркестри, които сам е създавал, за шоу и денс места. Още от съвсем малка Sanny показва заложби и пее с баща си понякога, като основните нейни вдъхновители са Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Tata Vega, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey и много други соул изпълнители. както обикновено се случва Sanny Alexa поема пъртя на баща си и от 18 годишна пее в show dance програми по света. Едва след 10 годишно патешествие тя решава да се върне в България, за да поеме пътя на солова кариера. Не след дълго тя записва и първия си single Always Remember по музика на Красимир Гюлмезов и текст на баща ѝ Никола Апостолов. Песента не стига веднага до широката публика в TV програма, но влиза в класацията на радио Хоризонт през месец Септември 2010. Във Фейсбук (Facebook) Sanny Alexa изключително добре е приета от множество музиканти и всякакви членове на Facebook. За повечето добронамерени музиканти Sanny Alexa е най-добрата певица в soul и R&B стил в България до този момент. Участва не малко радио предавания, където пускат и други нейни изпълнения на Hello (Lionel Richie), Dance with my father (Luther Vandross), You've got away (Shania Twain), но изпяти в нейн вариат в soul R&B стил.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikoapolo99 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * You would probably better off posting at Russian Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 20:24, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Or even better, the Bulgarian Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 21:34, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

how do I print articles of interest?
I can't print articles of interest: please advise me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.209.222 (talk) 21:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If you look on the sidebar, you should see a link saying "printable version". If you click on that, you'll find a more printer-friendly version. Printing that will depend on your browser and/or operating system. In windows, most browsers will have the option under File > Print; most operating systems and browsers will call up the print menu when you press Ctrl + P. I hope that answers your question.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  21:54, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Printable version should be needed only for very old browsers. See Help:Printable. If you still have problems printing, please give us more details. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 14:26, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Printable version does not show in Vector, which is what shows for IPs. Toolbox → Share → Print will bring up the standard browser print dialog. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 17:42, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

HELEN THOMAS WIKI PAGE
However, on 12 October, Thomas told a radio interviewer that the comments were "exactly what I thought", explaining that she soon realized the comments would spell the end of her job and that she apologized because of the upset thay caused. She added: "They distorted my remarks, which they obviously have to do for their own propaganda purposes, otherwise people might wonder why they continue to take Palestinian land." She did not clarify whom "they" referred to, but denied being antisemitic.

THIS WAS ADDED TO HELEN THOMAS'S WIKI PAGE TODAY oct 12th the interviewers name is scott spears and he is with wmrn radio —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.100.40.40 (talk) 22:40, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you need help with something specific? I had a look at the text and removed the last sentence as a BLP/NPOV violation, since it implies anti-semitism. I've also added a cleanup tag to the section of the article, which is a bit of a disjointed mess of quotes; probably best to discuss that on the talk page before trying to change it though. Does this address your concerns?  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  22:49, 12 October 2010 (UTC)