Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/Dec 2006

Automatic internal Wikipedia links
THIS IS DR. JOSE O.COLON RUIZ AUTHOR OF PALETO, CUENTOS DEL FOLKLORE PUERTORRIQUEÑO ENTER MY PAGE: SITE--http//joruiz.web.prw.net AND READ SOME OF MY SHORT STORIES

Hi, I've been working on adding authors to the children's nonfiction page, and I noticed that one of my entries--Steve Jenkins--is now being automatically linked to a bio page of a *different* Steve Jenkins who plays football in Wales.

Is there anything I can to do sever this erroneous link?

Thanks in advance, Rebecca —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rsmith02148 (talk • contribs).
 * That just means theres more than one Steve Jenkins around :) Use Steve Jenkins_(author), and, if there is a page about him, it'll be linked to that one, instead of the football one. I'll check now, and if there is, i'll add a note at the top of the Steve Jenkins footballer page :) Also, remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tidles (~) Thanks! &mdash; D e on555talk desk 02:18, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, Deon, for your assistance! I'll remember to add the author designation in future. Rsmith02148 02:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC) (Did I do that right?)


 * And if you want to make the link to Steve Jenkins the author look like Steve Jenkins instead of like Steve Jenkins (author), then all you need to do is put a pipe character before the closing brackets, like this: . More info on this at How to edit a page and Piped link. Hope that helps! &mdash; QuantumEleven 07:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

How do you Categorize your own article?
The article: Korean G-7 is not categorized. How can you categorize it?


 * See Categorization. Z iggurat 05:06, 2 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Also, Categorical index is a good place to find the appropriate categories. ---J.S (T/C) 05:07, 2 December 2006 (UTC)


 * (edit conflict) Exactly. You can go to Categorical index and find the relevant categories there. Once you've got them, you just add them (with wikilinking brackets) to the bottom of the page,, for example. Putting a colon before the name, like Category:Living People , results in a link to Category:Living People instead. Alternatively, you can add uncategorized to the page and one of the categorizers will attend to it eventually.--Kchase T 05:10, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Parodies
I have a question regarding parodies of a subject: What is the norm of tolerance for parodies on Wikipedia? For example, on the Salad Fingers page, they have a bunch of external links to parodies; should they be removed, kept, etc.?SuperDT 21:01, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * We are not a linkfarm, so you can probably remove the links without much problems. Just remember we are an encyclopedia and you will be fine. —— Eagle (ask me for help) 21:16, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * External links gives some guidelines on what is acceptable as an external link and what isn't. &mdash; QuantumEleven 07:10, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Anthony panizzi Entry
For the last two days I have been trying to add new material to the above entry. I seem to be unable to save the new text, even though it appears in the preview. Help someone! Please tell me what I am doing wrong and fix the entry,.Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by L. Mangiafico (talk • contribs)
 * It looks like it worked to me. What do you think went wrong? --ais523 09:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Calgary Science School
Could someone please make a table out of the list of teachers and their classes? I've been looking for a table to use, but I can't find how to make one. Thanks, --Ard0 03:54, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You can create a table like this:


 * produces


 * Also see Help:Table. --ais523 09:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

List of Countries
Hi.

It would be very useful if your 'Country' editors who assemble the country lists that you supply to many webmasters, had heard of our Country - Alderney.

This is a Channel Island and has it's own Government - States of Alderney - and is 25 nm away from Guernsey - by boat it's about an hour and by plane 15 minutes.

We in Alderney are fed up with being listed as part of the UK, which we are definitely NOT, neither are we part of Guernsey.

How can we get this issue resolves satisfactorily, please? 80.73.217.30 11:09, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Try providing reliable sources that demonstrate the fact on the article's Talk ('discussion') pages, and asking the editors there to prove sources that demonstrate their point of view. Reading Alderney and crown dependency may make the situation clearer; it seems as though Alderney counts as part of the UK for some purposes (e.g. nationality law), but not others (e.g. housing and employment), so it will depend to some extent on what the list is a list of; 'country' is not very well defined. You may also want to read about dispute resolution. --ais523 12:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The problem with listing Alderney separately is that it is subject to the juristiction of HM Govt. Do we also list, say, Guam, separately, because it is not a state? No, because it is within the jurisdiction of the US Federal Government.  Alderney is not a sovereign country.  Slippery slope argument: if we do this for Alderney, we also have to do it with Rockall.  Perhaps it would be appropriate if counties were listed, or offshore islands, etc.  Do you mind if we call you British? martianlostinspace 19:04, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, Rockall is a bad example - I apologise for mentioning two incomparable islands in one sentence! (What I am saying still stands, just Rockall wasn't appropriate for me.)martianlostinspace 18:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

A great promotional picture or much, much lesser FDL version?
I'm working on an article about the Fujifilm FinePix S5200 digital camera and am at a quandary: do I use Fujifilm's excellent promotional pictures under "fair use" or take my own (which will in no shape or form be anywhere near as good as Fuji's) to avoid copyright issues?

Here's Fuji's:
 * http://www.fujifilmusa.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/bin/23_IMAGE_4_FRONT.jpg
 * http://www.fujifilmusa.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/bin/21_IMAGE_2_BACK.jpg
 * http://www.fujifilmusa.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/bin/18_IMAGE_1_FRONT_F.jpg

I noticed the Nikon D2X article opted for the promo version. So what should it be? Thanks for taking the time with this question.

--Og-emmet 01:26, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


 * If you have the ability to take your own, do it. As long as it looks decent in the article (at much reduced size) it should be fine; a little tweaking with Photoshop can probably help. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 01:36, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Why
Why is there a picture of a penis under Crohn's Disease? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Keithaustell (talk • contribs).
 * The article appears correct, without such image as far as I know. -- ReyBrujo 03:09, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Can you tell me who wrote the articles on Whitby Abbey and Blackpool Tower please?
I have used the Wikipedia site in order to complete a college assignment but need to know who wrote the articles on Whitby Abbey and Blackpool Tower in order to compile my bibliography. Please could you give me this information as it is essential if I am to complete my assignment. Many Thanks --Xfrancescax 13:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Almost all articles on Wikipedia are written by multiple editors, not just one. If you click on the "history" tab on the top of the article, there is a list of all contributors to the particular article. If your purpose is to cite Wikipedia, See Citing Wikipedia. &mdash; Lost (talk) 13:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Redirecting
I am working on an article but the only way to get to it is to search the Exact name that I used when i created the article. Most people being lazy will forget to capatilize the first letters and forget the apostrophe. My article is Programmer's Notepad and i want it so that when u search things like programmers notepad, it shows in the results or some way you can get to the article


 * We have redirects for just that purpose.--Kchase T 17:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much. i knew redirects where there i just couldnt figure out how to use them. Charlie Da Tuna 18:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Well done for foreseeing that, Charlie! Many wouldn't bother.martianlostinspace 18:01, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Also, after a certain while (a few days), the Wikipedia search index will have automatically updated itself, and you'll be able to get to the article in question by searching for different variations in captitalisation etc. Just be patient, it's automatic but it takes a few days! &mdash; QuantumEleven 09:21, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


 * To redirect a page, type "#REDIRECT [[Other page]]" but there must be nothing else on the page. Kamope 14:48, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

How can an Article Title be edited?
Hi,

The article entitled Dao(sword)about chinese sabers would be more accurately titled Dao (broadsword)or Dao (saber). I did not write the article. How can I make this change?

Thanks for your guidance.

Paul Tepper

P. Tepper 21:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hello there. Unluckily, it is not possible to "edit" the title. However, you can move the page to another name. Just click the "move" tab, and you will have to input the new name and an explanation about why you are moving it. I suggest, before doing it, to leave a message at the talk page of the Dao (sword) article to let everyone know you will be moving the article, as it is possible the article was moved from one of those names to the current one, or there may be a good explanation about why it is situated where it is right now. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 21:20, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The word in brackets is not meant to be a literal translation, but a means of disambiguation; it's only there to distinguish it from Dao (political), Dao (film) etc. So it's likely to remain at Dao (sword), as Dao (broadsword) or Dao (saber) would be unnecessarily specific (the latter already redirects to the right article). --Sam Blanning(talk) 23:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * On that note, you may want to put a redirect from Dao (broadsword), if you think it's very likely that someone will search for it there. The problem with moving articles is that it often causes a lot of problems with people watching specific pages, etc. so it's best not to screw with it too much :) — K  e  akealani  23:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I created a redirect at Dao (broadsword).--Grand Slam 7 14:12, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Contributions
How do I make a page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Luchafen (talk • contribs) 21:26, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * See Your first article and then Help:Starting a new page. Please sign your posts by putting ~ at the end. --Sam Blanning(talk) 23:20, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

is someone tring to hack me?
i randomly get an email from wikipedia saying i requested a change of password when i did not. What is going on? Is it a hacker and, if so, how would a hacker benefit from this?
 * Dont worry, it does not matter. Just ignore the mails. Only if you act on the mails, then your password gets changed. Else it remains the same. &mdash; Lost (talk) 14:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

What about adding someone with the same name?
I want to add an article about Michael Wright the artist, but there is already an article about Michael Wright, the actor. What is the protocol to distinguish people of the same name? Sue Maberry 17:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You can add to Michael Wright (artist). And see WP:DISAMBIG for information about disambiguation. There are two ways. If both are equally famous, make the current Michael Wright a disambiguation page, else add a small disambig notice at the top of the page &mdash; Lost (talk) 17:24, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

How do I edit an article that has missing information?
Hello,

On looking up something which appears to be newly added to Wikipedia I notice there is some information missing. There is no 'Edit' link on the main article, only on the extra info that follows. How do I edit the main part of the information? Thank you 17:42, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Which article is this? Sometimes an article is protected for various reasons, hence allowing only selected people to edit &mdash; Lost (talk) 17:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I think they want the "Edit this page" button at the top of the page. By clicking on that, you will be able to edit "section 0", or the header/summary portion of an article. Clicking this will bring up the entire article and not just a section like the rest of the "edit" links. -- MECU ≈ talk 20:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Hidden Text
In the Odin article, some jokester put a bunch of swear words in the part about his characteristics. I tried to edit them out, but they don't appear in the editing area. I'm using the article for a midterm paper, and I hope it's cleaned up soon in case the professor decides to check my citations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.84.13 (talk • contribs)


 * Someone else seems to have fixed the problem.--Kchase T 20:12, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

google
why dont some articles show up when typed in on a search engine?
 * The search engines take a few days to update. The articles will start showing after a few days &mdash; Lost (talk) 08:29, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

it seems a couple articles I have seen have been around for nearly a year and they still don't show up.
 * Have you tried using Google? It often works better than Wikipedia's built-in search function - for example, it's not case-sensitive and can detect misspellings. Go to google and type  (replacing 'search' with what you're searching for). --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:46, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * By the section title I guess you are using Google already. Unless the articles you're searching for have been deleted, I really can't think why they wouldn't show up. --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:47, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

the article off hand that i recall not showing up on a google search is Asteropaios
 * Works fine to me. --Sam Blanning(talk) 14:41, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

American Dreamer needs a disambiguation page
-- in addition to a CD and a TV show, there's also a great movie called American Dreamer, starring Tom Conti and JoBeth Williams. An American housewife wins a trip to Paris in a mystery-writing contest. She loses her memory when she's hit by a car, and begins acting as if she were the female detective in her story. The link to "American Dreamer" in the article on Tom Conti mistakenly links to the TV show (should link to the movie)


 * It looks like there isn't an article right now for the movie. The best thing about Wikipedia, is that you can create one!  First, go to the Tom Conti article, and change the link.  Instead of American Dreamer, make it American Dreamer .  What that does is keeps the display of the link the same (the part after the "|"), but makes it link to American Dreamer (film) instead (the part before the "|").  Then you can click on the link you just created and start writing about the movie.  Be bold!
 * If you want to make the American Dreamer page into a disambiguation page, you can do that, too. Go to American Dreamer, and when it redirects you to the album page, click on the link at the top.  This will take you here.  Then edit the American Dreamer page to disambiguate between the three different options.  Disambiguation and Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) can help you with the details.
 * Hope that helps! &mdash; P urple   RAIN  21:40, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Cleaning up articles
Hi I am new here and have a question about cleaning up articles. I found my way to a box that listed articles that need various problems fixed, the first article listed for cleanup is Wolfgang Schirmacher. Do I just start organizing it into headings, rewording things, etc? I have read about copyright violations, this article looks like it might be copied from somewhere but I can't find where. Ugly Elephant 21:51, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. For that particular article, I would suggest some simple steps:
 * Dividing the article into a lead and several sections. You can learn how to write a good lead from here.
 * The Selected books section could use a better organization. It may be possible to use the cite book template to give it some format.
 * You could wikify the article. Check How to edit a page to learn how to create wikilinks if necessary. And remember this: you don't need to wikify everything, just the words casual users are likely to click.
 * It appears that the article is linkless. Although many pages link to it, most are user talk pages. In order for a casual user to reach this article, he must either be searching for it, or be reading an article about a related topic. If that related topic mentions Wolfgang Schirmacher but does not wikilink to it, then he will not find the article. You may search for related articles and add wikilinks to this one if necessary.
 * You can replace the generic cleanup template with a more specific one. See the different templates to request sources, clean up and maintenance.
 * Regarding the copyvio, it may be. This was created by a new user who has contributed to only few articles. However, it is already two years old (almost three). It may be a copyvio from an offline resource, though, but since it involves searching for offline sources, I believe it becomes harder to determine.
 * Good luck, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! -- ReyBrujo 02:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

add photo
I've uploaded a photo. How do I place the photo on the page a created? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Srjrev (talk • contribs).


 * The command is [[Image:{name}]] . But there are many arguments for this command with which you can set location, dimensions, etc.  Read up at WP:XIMG to get familiar with everything. SubSeven 23:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

person in a movie
was wondering if there was a movie with a man in gray flannel suit in a diner named george
 * 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). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. You would be more likely to get an answer if you provided more detail, however. --Sam Blanning(talk) 02:45, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Removing an image file from the server
How do I remove an image that was uploaded?
 * If you uploaded it yourself, you can place db-author on the image, I think. — K e  akealani  18:38, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A complex issue. If the image has been uploaded with a free license, you can't get it deleted, as it is free and you have released rights when uploading it. The only way to have it deleted if it is a copyright violation, or if it has been uploaded with a wrong license. If it is a fair use image, you can remove the image from all the articles that are using it, and tag it as orfud with, which will provoke a deletion in around a week. -- ReyBrujo 18:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Search results without accents
How does a user make it so that an article will appear under a search that doesn't include the accent?

For example: Yaoundé Convention will call up the article on "Yaoundé Convention"  BUT Yaounde Convention will NOT call up the article AND Yaoundé will direct the user to the city of Yaoundé

How can it be changed so that "Yaounde Convention" will call up "Yaoundé Convention"?

129.64.143.39 20:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC) Yaoundé inquisitor


 * See searching Wikipedia for information on how the search function on Wikipedia works, specifically, the difference between the "Search" and "Go" buttons. To enable users to find the page on the Yaoundé Convention by searching for, you need to create a redirect from Yaounde Convention to Yaoundé Convention. I'm going to go ahead and do this for you, but the page I linked to above can help you if you want to do this in the future. &mdash; QuantumEleven 09:27, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Searching Wikipedia using Google will often give you better results, as Google is more forgiving of accents and capitalisation. --Sam Blanning(talk) 14:40, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Again -- articles about different people with the same name.
I'm trying to create a page about someone with the same name as an existing article. I've read the enformation on disambiguation, but I find it totally confusing. What are the steps one needs to take to add someone with the same name so that when someone enters the name in the search box they'll be directed to perhaps both names. Thanks in advance. Faithmoonlake 14:03, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The process is slightly different depending on how many articles on Wikipedia have that name and which of them is more significant. What's the name of the person you want to create an article on? --Sam Blanning(talk) 14:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm going to make some assumptions and go through this. I'll assume who you're adding is less important than who is currently there. No offense to whoever you're adding, but it's also faster if it gets set up for AfDing. If the person already there has some occupation, etc, you could add a (artist), etc to the end of his name, then add a redirect to the original page linking to him. Then you would need to add a message at the top of the article leading to a disambig page for all the different people. Example is the top line for halo, for example. Sam is definitely right though, if you post the article in question, its much easier to figure it out. EDIT: Actually the halo page changed since last I saw it. But a simple disambig page like that is an easy way to do things. But you'll have to clarify the person you're adding as well as the original person. When you have that sorted out, its easy to just copy the code from another disambig page and modify it for your person.David Fuchs 01:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Accounting Template
I created a template for accounting topics and put it on several accounting related pages. I thought I was helping, and I doubt that I've misused the template feature. A couple of members have removed the template from some accounting articles, and I don't understand why. Where is the disputes area of this site? --Far Beyond 04:21, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * There are multiple areas for resolving disputes; Dispute resolution links to all of them and explains in which order you should try them. --ais523 09:36, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Bitten
I keep getting bitten for my lack of skill and grammer to wikipedia and i do try.... honest For example when i requested to be an admin everyone shunted me aside, i really dont like it and o feel lie i am being picked on. What can i do to improve? DINOMAN 16:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sometimes Wikipedians forget about Wikipedia's Assume Good Faith and No Personal Attacks policies. You can try reminding them of those.  Partly, it just takes patience.  There's a lot to learn about how Wikipedia works and all the polices and procedures.  Wikipedia only has about 1 out of every 2500 users who are admins.  It takes a lot of positive contributions and a lot of community support to become an admin.  Don't take it personally if people don't think you're ready yet.  Keep editing, and eventually you can re-apply.  Keep up the good work! &mdash; P urple   RAIN  16:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Your contributions are still welcome, but if you have a lack of Wikipedia skills, requesting to become an admin probably isn't a good idea yet. - Mgm|(talk) 12:40, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi there - please don't get discouraged! Sometimes Wikipedia editors can have slightly short tempers (spend a few hours reverting vandalism with the recent changes patrol, and you'll probably want to let off some steam too! :) ), I'm sorry if you've been on the receiving end. May I recommend that you spend some more time on Wikipedia before applying for adminship again? Try getting involved in more in-depth editing of articles, article deletion discussions, or some of the tasks listed on the community portal? Get involved in longer discussions about difficult issues on talk pages, read up on and contribute to policy discussions (the Village pump is a good place to start), and generally help out. These are just suggestions obviously, feel free to contribute where you think you can do the most good (and what you enjoy the most!).


 * Also, don't get too hung up on adminship - it's really not more than a few conveniences (such as being able to revert with one click instead of two or three), many excellent and valuable editors are not admins. Admins are expected to have a good deal of experience with Wikipedia and knowledge of how Wikipedia operates (both the written rules and the unwritten guidelines), just something to keep in mind. On Wikipedia, you'll be judged much more by the quality of your contributions than by whether you're an admin or not.


 * I sincerely hope you won't stop contributing to Wikipedia! Best of luck! &mdash; QuantumEleven 12:58, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

See Don't |Don't bite the Newbies. Around here, that's a criminal offence. People are normally expected to pick up things as they go a long, and I remember so many times I could have been bitten. I've bitten other folks before - I shouldn't have. You could quote this next time!martianlostinspace 17:31, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

And I'll apologise on behalf of the culprits.martianlostinspace 17:32, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

You might especially find this section helpful.martianlostinspace 17:33, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

links to other wikis?
Is there a way to create a link to an article in Wiktionary, for instance? There was a link on a page for the word nefarious, having nothing to do with the Wikipedia articles there are. I simply erased the link, but my first thought was to have it redirect or link to Wiktionary. Couldn't find anything in any help files. Can we do this? Should we or should we not do this? Moondoll 20:37, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * These are referred to as Interwiki links. To link to Wiktionary, use Article as in Nefarious. &mdash; P urple   RAIN  20:49, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


 * You can find out how to link to other Wikis at meta:Help:Interwiki linking - it's generally OK, but you should do it sparingly (a user expects a link to go to a page on Wikipedia unless it's explicitly marked as going somewhere else). &mdash; QuantumEleven 13:47, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Wiktionary's case-sensitive, so you want to link to nefarious (with a lowercase n). --ais523 14:01, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Font of Wikipedia
What is the name of the font of Wikipedia? Thank you.

--62.114.229.135 08:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Which font do you mean? The one used on the logo, or on the site itself? The font used on the site varies depending on how your web browser is set up. If you're using Windows, it's more than likely Arial. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 08:27, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

I am using Firefox under Windows XP and I mean the font with which the articles are written and also the font which is used in the edit box.

--62.114.229.135 08:32, 16 December 2006 (UTC)


 * By default the font on the articles will be Arial, and the font in the edit boxes will be Courier New. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 08:41, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

The message at the top
What does the message at the top of every page which reads: ''You can give the gift of knowledge by donating to Wikipedia! $3,697.00 Tax-deductibility of donations'' mean? Why is it displayed? Thank you.

--62.114.229.135 08:22, 16 December 2006 (UTC)


 * It's a fundraising drive. If you create an account, there's an option to remove the message when you log in. Yet another reason to create an account: avoid fundraising spam from wikimedia. ;)--Kchase T 08:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

That is, the Wikimedia foundation is non-profit. That's why we haven't got any ads here, and that it's free. The only income for operating costs (mostly hardware) comes from donations.81.168.46.189 10:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Archive this page?
Shouldn't we set this page up for auto-archiving from Werdnabot? -- (talk) 20:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh wait, it's not a talk page. Archive it anyways? -- (talk) 20:22, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You know, that would be a great idea. I don't know how to work bots at all, but I do definitely think this page could use an archive. — K  e  akealani  22:15, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Split Infinity (talk) 02:29, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Many ethnomusicologists are omitted on your list of ethnomusicologists
Dear Sir, i have noticed that your list of ethnomusicologists is unsufficient. There are many French ethnomusicologists missing on your list, namely Prof. Gilbert ROUGET, specialized in African Music Prof. Tran Van Khe, specialized in Vietnamese and Asian Music Prof. Bernard Lortat-Jacob, specialized in Mediterranean Music Dr. Tran Quang Hai, specialized in overtone singing and Jew's Harp (visit his website: http://tranquanghai.info) and many others (visit the website: http://ethnomusicology.free.fr/annuaire)

Awaiting your reply, All the best Dr. Tran Quang Hai, Ph.D. Ethnomusicologist at the National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tranquanghai (talk • contribs)


 * Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the  link at the top. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).  The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. Drop me a line at my talk page if I can be of any further assistance to you. Cheers!--Kchase T 08:41, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Showing own Pages in wikipedia
How we can show a page to others through wikipedia? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Microbase (talk • contribs) 08:36, 18 December 2006 (UTC).


 * Can you be more specific? Do you mean your user page or an article?  Jacek  Kendysz  13:50, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I think he means embedding in webpages. Can't do it.martianlostinspace 16:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Reference plus external link?
What's the right way to cite a reference and create an external link to that reference in the footnote? The source of my first attempt looked like

but that produced a footnote in the text (the superscript number) but neither reference or link at the bottom of the page. BSVulturis 14:53, 18 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Never mind! I hadn't realized before that one needed to put a tag to make the references show up.  (I'd added references before, but I hadn't added a first reference before, and was confused when it didn't show up.)

BSVulturis 15:11, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

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Making my own user page
How do I make my own "User Page?" I am finding it difficult to find info on this. Any direction would be appreciated. ThanksCandaceJ 21:57, 18 December 2006 (UTC)


 * At the top righthand portion of your browser window (when logged in) is a row of links: (your user name), mytalk, preferences, et al. Clicking on your name brings up your user page (not your user talk, which already may have been created.) If you don't have a user page, it will prompt you to create one (this page doesn't exist, etc.) Just click the create page link and you have an edit window. Save whatever you type, and it appears under User:(your user name here). Click on my name in my signature for an example. If you need extra help, drop me a line, I'll be glad to help you. David Fuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 22:07, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

leaders
what do floor leaders do? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.11.40.31 (talk) 23:19, 18 December 2006 (UTC).


 * See Floor Leader. In the future, please use Wikipedia's Reference Desk for knowledge questions.  Jacek  Kendysz  00:08, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Companies with identical name in different states or countries
What is the best way to have entries for two different companies that have the same name, but are in different states? They could be Example, Inc. (Colorado) and Example, Inc. (Texas). Also, should there be a disambiguation under Example, Inc.?

Amiga1985 00:48, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * see WP:DAB. — K e  akealani  10:33, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Deleting an account
You say that accounts can't be deleted because contributions of every user are recorded in the history of every article. However, think about this. User:A has made 10 edits but he wants to delete his account, so, he contacts an oversight user who deletes his edits. Is this possible? This is of course not practical in case of users with thousands of edits but is the principle OK? The page about oversight does not talk about this but this should be OK because the edits of any user are copyrighted by him. Also, Wikipedia should enable accounts deletion as Yahoo! does. Thank you in advance.

--62.114.229.130 09:50, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Edits you make to Wikipedia aren't copyrighted by the author, which is the first mistake. By submitting content, you release it via GFDL, which means that Wikipedia can do with it what it wants, under that license.  Secondly, I really don't think oversight-capable users will hide edits for no reason or just because somebody asks...usually it's because it's something harmful or insulting where the pros outweigh the cons of screwing up edit histories.  Technically, you may have some merit, but your arguments don't have a lot of weight, as I'm reading. — K  e  akealani  10:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Keakealani, you are partly wrong here. Releasing rights under GFDL does not relinquish one's own copyright. GFDL is a granting of rights to use something in a broad range of ways, but it is by no means the same as releasing into the public domain.


 * Conversely, Keakealani is right about one thing: once you have released rights under GFDL, the grant is permanent. You can't take it back. - Jmabel | Talk 02:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * When you submit work under the GFDL, you keep the copyright, but not the right to revoke the licence; so you have the copyright but can't use it to request deletions. --ais523 11:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

How to stop a vandal
How articles about Ukrainian context can be protected against vandalism of Russian User:Ghirlandajo. For instance he removed completely all information for entire country of Ukraine. If user has so many edits as he has can still be considered as a vandal and stopped some how? What is the way to illuminate these ill edits? Best wishes.--Vladyslav Savelo 20:11, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with the case, but first thing to do is talk to him. Leave a note on his talk page, and be sure to be civil. If its an issue about content, try and resolve the issue without resorting to edit wars, etc. Beyond that, you can contact an administrator. If its really that serious, it may be up to ArbCom to act. David Fuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 21:15, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you. How to contact with an administrator?--Vladyslav Savelo 21:37, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems to me unlikely that Ghirlandajo, an established user, has suddenly become a vandal. You might want to look at Vandalism to make sure that is really the word you mean, not just a content dispute. If you believe that this is really vandalism, and you have warned him, and he has persisted, you can place a note at Administrator intervention against vandalism (follow the directions) if the matter is straightforward, or at WP:AN/I if it is more complicated. - Jmabel | Talk 02:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you.--Vladyslav Savelo 17:33, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Mr. Savelo seems to be an adherent of the New Generation or some other Protestant sect which may claim less than one percent of Ukrainian population among its adherents. His propaganda is done at the expense of the Russian Orthodox Church and two other major churches of the country, which are mentioned in the History of Christianity in Ukraine. He attempts to represent minor Protestant communities in Ukrainian towns as some sort of "megachurches", citing their websites as "reliable sources" and accusing his incredulous opponents of vandalism. Category:Cathedrals in Ukraine and Category:Monasteries in Ukraine list some of the churches really frequented by Ukrainians; I suggest they should be listed in the List of megachurches provided that the attendance is sourced per WP:RS. When I have more time, I will review the state of List of megachurches and prod it if other sections are steeped in sectarianism as deeply as the one about Ukraine. -- Ghirla -трёп-  11:54, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I am Christian and not a Russian Orthodox. Here I expect a help of experienced authors how to deal with such ill edits and vandalism matter. And do not expect any kind of insult and your attacks me. English Wikipedia is not a place for persecution Christians and illuminating whole Ukrainian nation. May God bless you.--Vladyslav Savelo 17:33, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Your words "...I will review the state of List of megachurches and prod it if other sections are steeped in sectarianism as deeply as the one about Ukraine". Are threatening me and others? Nobody is afraid.--Vladyslav Savelo 17:42, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The New contributor's help page isn't for dispute resolution. If there is a dispute here, please take it elsewhere (Talk or User talk pages should probably be the first step; see Dispute resolution). --ais523 11:56, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

My Pictures
Texto en cursiva This page: It,s about my Literature and Pictures. Dr. Jose O. Colon Ruiz

Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean: Texto en cursiva - there isn't an article of this title - in English, anyway. Can you clarify?martianlostinspace 18:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I think Dr. Jose O. Colon Ruiz means how he can use cursive text. You're welcome.Ae.com17 02:42, 01 January 2007(CMT)

Deletion tag
I fixed an article that was tagged earlier this month for deletion and not citing sources, and I was unsure of what to do with the tags. Do I just remove them, or make a comment on the talk page of the person who tagged the article, or does it just stay there until an admin decides? Thanks Thismakessand 19:50, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The article does not appear to be tagged for deletion. If you feel that you have fixed the problems addressed by the tags, then you're welcome to remove them, possibly leaving a note on the article's talk page.  If someone else thinks there's still a problem, they can replace the tags, but generally a good faith attempt to fix a problem will be appreciated.  Hope that helps! — K  e  akealani  20:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

How do you create an artcle
I was wondering, because I can't find an article on an organizaton I know a lot about, if there's a way for me t \o create it. 04:33, 22 December 2006 (UTC)~
 * See Help:Starting a new page. As a note, you may want to review Wikipedia's policies and guidelines before creating the article, to make sure that the article might not be accidentally deleted.  Another good page to read is the Manual of Style.  Good luck and happy editing! — K  e  akealani  04:40, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Editing Question
I added http://www.deepfitness.com to the physical fitness page because I thought the website had good content/informative information. It was taken off because it looked like advertising, but that was not my intention.

Thanks, Matt —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Darthmatt12 (talk • contribs) 13:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC).


 * Yeah, they try to keep external links down to a bare minimum of things that can't be covered here in Wikipedia. You can find more info at External links.  If you still think that the page should be listed under the External links section, then bring it up on the talk page.  tiZom(2¢)  00:15, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Changing Page Name
I did an article called 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA and I would like to change the Page Name to 23rd Field Regiment, RCA, as the word "Artillery" is a mistake, as it is an American term and was not used by the Canadian Army. How do I change the page name?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GREENPATCH (talk • contribs) 15:02, 22 December 2006 (UTC).


 * See Help:Moving a page.  Jacek  Kendysz  15:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I would like to add an article about my own company
Hello:

I own a brick and mortar company that was founded in 1988. I would like to initiate an article about the company.

1) It this OK to do?

2) If (1) is yes then how do I do it?

Thanks, Ted —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zaytran (talk • contribs) 16:35, 22 December 2006 (UTC).
 * This could constitute a conflict of interest and so is discouraged. If you want to submit the article anyway, see the neutral point of view guidelines, notability guidelines for companies, and Help:Starting a new article. --ais523 16:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Lyrics?
I added the lyrics to a song that South Park character Butters dances to in one of the episodes. It's not a real, published song, just a tune that appears in the show for him to dance to. Another user deleted the lyrics, saying that lyrics are not allowed on Wikipedia. I've been unable to find anything that specifies this. Help would be appreciated. Captain Infinity 23:19, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, any song that is created by the animators of South Park and played on a show is considered to be "published" and is protected by copyright law. We are allowed to use copyrighted material as long as it fits Fair use guidelines.  But the entire set of lyrics to a copyrighted song doesn't really fall under Fair use.  See What is copyright? for more info.  tiZom(2¢)  23:51, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Looking at it again, it's possible also that the other editor may have thought it was not encyclopedic, or did not add anything to the article. In most cases, you might want to bring it up on the talk page, but I think the copyright thing supercedes this.  It might be appropriate to say that Butters sang a song, and what the song was about, but not the whole lyrics of the song.  tiZom(2¢)  23:56, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Captain Infinity 23:58, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Invisible boxes
Isn't there a way to make an invisible box that will block out the "edit this page" and the "history" links? I think it goes something like this:  But for me, it's not working. Can anyone see a solution?  ♥ Fr  ed  il  16:31, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I know what you are trying to do, but the code seems bonky... for one thing, it would be easiest to have the position:absolute determined by left and top, since those dimensions don't change by page width. As for 'invisible boxes', that code only makes a div, its not creating a box... let me see what I can do with it. David Fuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 17:01, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I fixed the code so it's more or less where the edit/history tabs are... however I don't know the code of wikipedia. Despite fiddling with the z-index I can't get it over the edit tab, and mousing over another tab makes that one pop up...

THIS IS A TEST OF THE DIV THING  David Fuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 17:10, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Why would you want to do something like that? Blocking off 'history' would be a copyright infringement, and protection would be a better way to prevent editing (WP:RFPP is one place you could request a protection). --ais523 17:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * How is it a copyright infringement? Just add &action=history to the end of the URL. And I want to block it to discourage registered users vandalising my pages.  ♥ Fr  ed  il  17:16, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * This is Wikipedia's code, and just so you know I'm completely helpless with div.

Views  Project page</a></li> <li id="ca-talk"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_contributors%27_help_page">Discussion</a></li> <li id="ca-edit" class="selected"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page&amp;action=edit">Edit this page</a></li> <li id="ca-history"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page&amp;action=history">History</a></li> <li id="ca-move"><a href="/wiki/Special:Movepage/Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page">Move</a></li> <li id="ca-unwatch"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page&amp;action=unwatch">Unwatch</a></li> </ul>

 ♥ Fr  ed  il  17:27, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Contacting a Current User/Contributor
Dear Sir/Madame:

I am trying to contact Jerry Orr to provide reference citations he addede to the Lincoln University, PA site so as to remove his "citation needed" references.

If I cannot reach Jerry Orr, how can I the necessary reference sources to remove the "citation needed" references.

Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Njlincolnlion (talk • contribs) 02:50, 24 December 2006 (UTC).
 * If you have cited the statement or section properly, you can simply remove the template yourself. If another editor feels additional sources are needed, they will replace the template, but as long as you edit in good faith there should not be a problem with removing it.  However, you can contact any user by posting a message on the user's talk page. — K  e  akealani  02:54, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

the definition of the term diagnosis
I enetered a suggested change but am not sure it was recorded. It pertained to the term "diagnosis." I could write volumes about this term, and much of the confusing narrative you have would be cleared up if only it was presented in the basic format I have described. My entry was:

In general, a diagnosis (plural diagnoses) has two distinct dictionary definitions. The first definition of the term diagnosis is: To recognize a disease or condition by its outward signs and symptoms. The second and more science-based definition of the term diagnosis is: To analyze the underlying physiological/biochemical cause(s) of a disease or condition. Prior to a scientific understanding of the causalities for medical and psychiatric diseases or disorders, the first definition was preeminent. Later, as causilities were defined through scientific method, the second definition of the term diagnosis came into vogue. For instance, a common disorder such as pneumonia was nevertheless used as a diagnosis before germ theory was accepted, and the disease was defined as a complex of symtoms consisting of cough, sputum production, fever and chills. Later, as the actual cause was assigned to micro-organisms, the term diagnosis included the causality, e.g., pnuemococcal pneumonia, suggesting not only a spectrum of symptoms but also a cause for the symptoms. Advances in medicine could be described as a shift from definition #1 to definition #2 as scientific causalities were discovered. This differentiation of the term diagnosis is critically important because widespread disagreement exists between medical and psychiatric practitioners as to whether causalities for various diseases and disorders are known or unknown. If causalities are assumed to be known, then authentic cures can be obtained by correcting the causal abnormalities. If causalities are assumed to be unknown, then paliative treatments to reduce symptoms are the best treatments possible.
 * I'm not sure what your question is here - if you want to propose a change, you should do so on the article's associated talk page. — K  e  akealani  06:37, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Dysinhibition (disinhibition) Syndrome
Dysinhibition (disinhibition) syndrome is an inability to use one's inhibitory process due to a primary neurological disorder. Think of it as a temporary or permanent behavioral processing or learning disability. These behaviors are excessive and may range from silliness, rage, and Episodic destabilization or full-blown destabilization.

This author defines Dysinhibiton Syndrome as a dysfunction or uncontrolled regulation of one's inhibitory process. Disinhibiton however is viewed as a state of excessive behaviors resulting from substance abuse a self-induced state of disinhibition.

Dysinhibited behaviors however can hallmark a neuro/psych disorder or complicate a primary neuro/psych conditon. These Dysinhibited behaviors result in diagnoses of multiple spectrum disorders that may be temproary and resolved with medication and behavior managment.

Episodic destabilization and Full-blown destabilization are the extreme ends of the disorder warrenting professional intervention for medication and treatment evlauation or admission to a day treatment and/or hospital setting.

Dysinhibition Syndrome is a 1999 Hope Press publication written by Rose Wood AKA on the Internet as Woody.


 * Hi, User:Researched, Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Sorry we haven't got an article about this topic yet, but I'm sure it would make a good one - you seem to know your stuff. If you see here:, you can create articles like that for yourself. And since you already have a username (User talk:Researched), that means you can create it (you need to be logged in to create new articles).  Be bold Be bold in updating pages when it comes to wikipedia, you can just make new articles yourself, it's much quicker than leaving it here.martianlostinspace 11:45, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

minority quota
IS THERE ANY SIKH MINORITY QUOTA FOR B-TECH COURSES IN IPU UNIVERSITY? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 61.246.15.120 (talk) 07:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC).

Hi. Can I suggest you take this question to the Miscellaneous Reference Desk here ? What is "IPU University"? There could be several in the world with those initials, you will need to tell us where you are. Please answer these questions when you post again on the ref desk, but please avoid writing everything in capitals.martianlostinspace 11:37, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Having feature page in many languages
Hello:

In reading the page on the United States, I noticed at the top that it is translated in many langauges. I have searched in the editing section, and elsewhere but I have not been able to find the feature that allows one to make their feature page accessible in multi-languages. How is this done?

Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.229.102.208 (talk) 22:45, 27 December 2006 (UTC).


 * Good evening (GMT time); the only way a page could be translated into other languages is that it has an article on a foreign language Wikipedia - for example, the Spanish Wikipedia.


 * If we take United States as an example - if you wished for United States in Polish; you would go to the List of Wikipedias, look down the lists until you find Polish Wikipedia (it is #4 in the 100'000+ Articles Wikipedias). Click on the hyperlink under the Wiki column, which takes you to the Polish Wikipedia. Go to the search field (Szukaj) and type in United States. This should take you to United States in Polish, providing an article on USA has been created at Polish Wikipedia!


 * Obviously if it was another language you wanted United States in (or indeed any other article) you would select a different wikipedia at the list of wikipedias page.


 * Hope this helps


 * Anthon y  cfc  ( talk  •  email  •  tools ) 23:00, Wednesday December 27 2006 (UTC)

On the watchlist, I see a red or green number in brackets after the article name and the time. What does this represent? Thank you in advance. --DonES 07:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It's the number of bytes or characters added or removed from the page in that edit. Tra (Talk) 00:20, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Editing band boxes
How do you edit the boxes at the bottom of a band's page that lists its discography, where the code will read ? Tim Long 08:27, 28 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, you are talking about templates. In this case, just go to Template:BandName and click on 'edit' button to edit this template.  Jacek  Kendysz  13:07, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Aligning text/userboxes
On my user page, the text in the beginning of the Welcome! section is formatted strangely because I put three userboxes before the text. Can you please visit my user page and tell me how to fix this problem? I suspect that it has something to do with aligning the text or the userboxes, but I don't know how to do it. Thank you! --Sue H. Ping 19:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, Sue, I've done it, using . Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 19:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much =D Sue H. Ping 20:09, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Getting started/Getting to know everyone
I'm new here and I figured this would be the way to get someone's attention to help me out here. I've made and/or contributed to various articles as a guest, and I just made an account yesterday. So I'd like to get to know some people. I don't really know how to contact people here either.
 * I've left a welcome note on your talk page.—WAvegetarian&bull;(talk) 23:13, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

HELP
My sister forgot her password and has not recorded her e-mail address
 * I'm sorry. It is not retrievable. She will have to remember it or register a new account.—WAvegetarian&bull;(talk) 23:12, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Accout creation
Sometimes in the new user log, it says that "(someone) created new account (someone else)" How does this work?  Zeratul En Taro Adun!So be it. 00:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah... thanks for helping.  Zeratul En Taro Adun!So be it. 16:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sarcasm tags don't show in Wikipedia... :) to create another user page, its pretty easy. In the search box, someone puts, for example, 'User:OKSDA'. There is no User:OKSDA, but Wikipedia will prompt you to create that page. Walah. I would advise you, however, not to create duped user pages.  Dåvid ƒuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 17:12, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, but how do you explain this, then?  Zeratul En Taro Adun!So be it. 17:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * That would appear then to be intent of question. I would see if he did anything with them, or alert an admin. Dåvid ƒuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 18:14, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It's when someone creates a new account whilst still logged in to another account. People might do this in order to show a connection between the two accounts, e.g. to show that a bot or alternate account belongs to them. If this is done unintentially, then it may show that the two accounts listed in the log are sockpuppets of each other. A further reason for this may be that someone is assisting another person to get an account if thay cannot sign up for on themself, e.g. if a person wanted to sign up as TrA, they would not be able to since it's too similar to my account name, Tra. However, if an admin thought that TrA was an appropriate choice of username then they would be able to create that account whilst loggeed on as an admin (who can get around this restriction) and e-mail the password to the new user. Tra (Talk) 00:18, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Grave injustice
I worked very hard for getting content and citations for editing Seuna_Yadavas_of_Devagiri, Rashtrakutas, all my additions were based on citations but still a certain Mr.Kannambadi and a group of him blocks me unnecessarily and remove the content. They have protected the page to endorse and help Mr.Kannambadi's mockery of history. I need help. Plz answer me before i get blocked. Vishu123 05:57, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Through a quick glance it appears that they are reverting edits by a supposed sock puppet. If Dineshkannambadi has no evidence of this, that could certainly be a concern... as I don't know really what the dispute about content in the citations is, I can really do little. First thing you should do is talk to the user on his talk page and try and sort things out through dialogue. If the problem persists, you might have to take a more direct action. Dåvid ƒuchs (talk &bull; contribs) 17:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)