Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/May 2007

(+996)
When I add a new article, I went to my watch page, and it had this number, (+number). What is this for, and what does it mean?¿? MaddiekateMaddiekate


 * See Help:Recent changes. PeaceNT 18:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Edit Does not appear on page
I have just tried making my first edit on Wikipedia. The page I am working on is a stub and I tried to add multiple new sections to the entry. Only one section appeared and nothing following it showed up. I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any help? Lucia Luna 22:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, sometimes the Wikipedia servers can be down and have it messed sometimes, this could be the problem.I suggest typing it again and see how it goes.If something goes wrong, then you may have a problem sometimes with your account....usually.--Trampton 07:11, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Have a look at the article's history (click on the 'history' tab on the article). It seems that a bot thinks you were vandalising and reverted you. You might want to ask the bot's owner why (click on the bot's username in the history list to find out its details). --ais523 08:20, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Merging contributions now that I have a user account
I made several edits and contributions before obtaining a wikipedia account. Is there any way to change the information on my contributions so that rather than the IP addresses I've used, I can see my user name there? Thanks.Jgstokes 22:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, to do that you'd have the to tinker with the mediawiki database to merge contributions with your user name and even then it might cause problems. Your best bet is just to make note of the IP you contributed from and put it some you can find easily. — Mitaphane  ? 23:32, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

How do I accommodate multiple search terms?
I wrote the article Chaubisi Rajya. I want readers searching "Chaubisi" to go directly there as well, at least while there's no article titled "Chaubisis" (it's unlikely there ever will be). So how do I set this up in the article itself? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LADave (talk • contribs) 23:13, 2 May 2007 (UTC).


 * What you're wanting to do is create redirects to the topic Chaubisi Rajya. See Help:Redirect for information on creating them. — Mitaphane  ? 23:34, 2 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm bored. I just did it for you. StAnselm 06:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Please reconsider
Dear Sirs, I tried to edit Nanotechnology Education to add the MSc/PhD program at the RBNI Technion, Israel. My edit was deleted. You are kindly requested to reconsider, since this program definitely belongs on a page listing nano education. Yours, Zvi Peretz Cohen

Log in / password
Hi!

I didn't forget my password, but it never worked since I signed in. Who can help? Please, repliy to me on my Talk page User talk:Emkaer. --134.102.112.90 13:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC) (alias Emkaer)
 * Replied at user's talk page. Adrian M. H.  17:08, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Any other resources on Creating a Mediawiki Website
I've started creating one and I'm still scratching my head. I've got little background in webdesign. I've used FrontPage to do several amateurish pages, and I've used DotNetNuke on two of my websites.
 * I thought about creating a wiki for a website I run for a group of like minded individuals.


 * I want to require that members have to register with data about themselves.


 * I want to add a paypal or similar program to possibly charge a fee to pay for the site.


 * I want to have most of the wiki pages blocked from the public so that my users know their work is kept in private place.


 * I want my members to upload particular files and data to share with others in an orderly fashion.


 * If I am out of my league, can you point me to a tutorial website that covers these and other things? Or perhaps a developer that can do this for me?

Thank you, Richard Hobbs thelitigator (at) bellsouth (net) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.152.248.63 (talk) 13:39, 3 May 2007 (UTC).


 * The MediaWiki website has a page on how to install MediaWiki. Though not terrible difficult to set up, it does require some knowledge of MySQL or PostgreSQL to create a database to install mediawiki on (and a knowledge of PHP if you want to do some more customization). There's also the article Comparison of wiki software to see what other options you might have. I've set up a MediaWiki site before and I've found it not too difficult, if you need any help feel free to ask. — Mitaphane  ? 03:48, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Does Hillsborough have a small claims court
I am interested in finding out to file a small claim case against a furniture store located on route 206 near Pathmart, Homegoods, Kohls.

Could you tell me what court house I would apply for a small claim.

Thank you, Chris Ridarick —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.235.15.40 (talk) 13:43, 3 May 2007 (UTC).
 * This area is for questions about editing Wikipedia. You could try at the Ref Desk. Adrian M. H.  17:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Getting Started
How do you start to make a new page for Wikipedia? I'm very confused and the FAQ or anything isn't helping. Help would be appreciated in step by step instructions. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Danloe555 (talk • contribs) 02:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
 * This pretty much explains it has simple as possible:

— Mitaphane  ? 03:56, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Type in the name of the new page in search bar and hit "Go"
 * 2) If the page doesn't already exist there should be a red link that says create this page, click it.
 * 3) After clicking a new page will popup with and edit window. Add the text you want then hit "Save Page". Congrats, you've created a new page
 * wow, Mitaphane made it clear. I suggest you see also Your first article. PeaceNT 11:45, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

garnd project
dear sir i am an MBA student and i would like to do my grand project with your organization.In my 3rd semester i'll be having Marketing and Human resourse as my subjects.so as for my information i would like to now that you are having a separate human resourse department or not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Siddharth vaid (talk • contribs) 16:32, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Er.... right. Wikipedia is an almost entirely volunteer-run website – by us, the editors. A small paid staff is responsible for maintaining the server system, There is no marketing department – it hardly needs one – and no HR department. By the way, don't take this the wrong way, but you will have to improve your spelling and typing if you want to impress potential employers upon first contact. Adrian M. H.  19:18, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Arborsculpture
Arborsculpture delete, move or improve ?

Comments appreciated

66.82.9.86 03:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reames


 * It's a general suggestion that one should try to improve an article first before proposing deletion (which should be a very last resort). I think the current title is fine, unless you have a better one? + A.0u  03:51, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Biographies
Simone BENMUSSA

Simone Benmussa, French director, is active in Paris and abroad as director and playwright. Working during a long time with the Renaud-Barrault Company, she has adapted, directed and designed in particular: "The Singular life of Albert Nobbs", based on a story by George Moore. "Virginia" by Edna O'Brien, based on texts by Virginia Woolf. "Camera Oscura", based on texts by Gertrude Stein. She also directed "Portrait of Dora" by Hélène Cixous and a play based on "Enfance" by Nathalie Sarraute. In London Simone Benmussa directed "Albert Nobbs" with Susannah York in the lead part, and in New York with Glenn Close (at the Manhattan Theatre Club). She also directed in English in London "Portrait of Dora" by Hélène Cixous after Freud, "Appearences" after Henry James, "The Revolt" by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (with Susan Hampshire), "The Human Voice" by Jean Cocteau (with Susannah York), "Happy days" by Samuel Beckett with Angela Pleasence. A New York production of "Childhood" with Glenn Close in the lead part and "For no good reason" by Nathalie Sarraute in New York, Paris and Barcelona. etc.etc. She founded her own Company "Espace Théâtral" which created "Freshwater" vy Virginia Woolf (with Eugène Ionesco, Nathalie Sarraute, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean-Paul Aron, Joyce Mansour, erika Kralik etc). - A frequent writer on theatre, she has authored a biography on Ionesco, a novel "Le Prince répète le Prince" (Ed. du Seuil), "Conversations avec Nathalie Sarraute" (Ed. La Manufacture), "Benmussa directs" (London, John Calder Publishers), the "Cahiers Renaud-Barrault". - She has directed a film on and with Nathalie Sarraute, Juliet Berto and Erika Kralik that was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1978. The majority of her adaptations have been published in France, in Japan and in China. - Also exhibitions at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (1978) and the Musée Carnavalet (about Callas, 1979 and Mozart, 1992) in Paris and she directed a ballet on the paintings of Paul Jenkins for the Opéra de Paris (Salle Favart). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.123.96.2 (talk) 08:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

Why doesn't new page show as a search result on Google?
Hello, Just built a page today for the first time and was wondering when it will show on Google. I typed the exact page name into Google and nothing happened. I expect folks to search using Google, and then going to Wikipedia. Thanks in advance! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tocsese (talk • contribs) 10:23, 5 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Google updates every few weeks, so the info there is probably from a week ago... Wait for a few days and the page you created will show up. --Kzrulzuall  Talk • Contribs 10:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Will this apply to google maps, too? bdierks

I can't make an edit
While gathering information for a research paper I found an inappropriate comment in the article on Hepatitis B.  Under "Treatment", at the very bottom of the section, the last sentence has no relevance to the article and is offensive to the person mentioned. In the course of trying to edit the section, however, I could not remove that line. It was not listed in the HTML version of the text. Any ideas on how to correct the article?

This article can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitus_B#Transmission.

Thanks,

Andy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.191.18.61 (talk) 03:54, 6 May 2007 (UTC).

Sorry, but I don't see any offensive information on the article.If you see it, please try removing it again.Thank you.--Trampton 04:57, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * See Bypass your cache. You may be viewing an old version of the page your browser stored to make internetsurfing faster. - Mgm|(talk) 10:08, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Saving pictures??
I would like to 'save' the pictures i added to an article. I got the information that they otherwise might be destroyed. How to do that? It is totally unclear to me how to ad the necessary information about copyright-permission to the pics, once they are allready put into the article. I got permission of the maker and can give you his site where i took them from. With regards —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chastityslave (talk • contribs) 20:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Images must be correctly licensed, for obvious legal reasons. See WP:IUP, which sets out the key requirements, and WP:ICT, which describes the tags. With regard to "saving", you presumably have a local copy, since you uploaded them. Otherwise, save them as you would any other internet-sourced image. Adrian M. H.  21:08, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Sean O'Threl

 * Sean O'Threl

Documentary and Feature Filmmaker, late 1960's into 1970's. Famous for documenting attack on Cambodian Village of Akec Le Fap by U.S. Troops. Went on to write and direct series of horror films calumniating in 1976 with the cult film: "Eden: Hell On Earth" which was never released by the filmmaker. Currently living in Arizona. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Scottwee (talk • contribs) 21:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
 * So what's you're question? - Mgm|(talk) 10:07, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

I made an edit, but it came out 'bold'
I attempted to improve the 'books' section of the entry on 'Time-binding' by doing a copy and paste from an MSWord draft on my Mac. Most of the text came out in bold, except for a few words, 'do' and 'are' that I Intended as bold. I also intended 'niche' to come out as italic. I also wanted the three titles in italic. Clearly, as a newbie, I don't understand how to get the type effects I intend. Weldc1jr 05:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I had a go at fixing it. Don't worry about making a few mistakes when you are new, it is a wiki and someone will fix up any problems :-) To bold you put 3 apostrophes around a word, to italicise you use 2. The first two entries at Cheatsheet have some examples.--Commander Keane 05:48, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the assist; it looks fine now.

Weldc1jr 23:01, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

making a link
Hi I am a new editor - I just want to ask a question —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vukilala (talk • contribs) 08:36, 7 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Welcome to Wikipedia! If you haven't, already, see this pretty helpful tutorial. :) – Luna Santin  (talk) 08:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

editing bold subject headline
To whom it may concern: i'm just trying to change the spelling of my brother's middle name in the bold headline & edit is not letting me do that. name is John Tiffin Patterson. In text it is now correct. In title, it says John TiffEn Patterson. that's all i want to change. how can i do it? pls email me as i am not sophisticated enough in this process to think i can find my way back to this location. aloha and thank you! Temple (e-mail address removed to prevent spam) ```` username templemaui have no idea what to do here really —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Templemaui (talk • contribs) 09:35, 7 May 2007 (UTC).


 * Take a look at WP:MOVE.  Jacek  Kendysz  09:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've done it anyway. StAnselm 10:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Notability
M y post is subject to be deleted. I don't know what is wrong I have a good story to tell and it's all true. What must i do to have my post not deleted and taken seriously —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Makall0209 (talk • contribs) 15:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC).


 * Read our guideline on notability, Notability.  Jacek  Kendysz  16:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Citing an Article
I would like to know what qualifies as "adequate citation". Can comments,quotes,text etc. be taken directly from another source as a means of reinforcing the credibility of an article? Wikipedia rules tell us not to copy text from other websites but if this isn't done how can the article be backed up through appropriate citation?. Please reply at my talk page. Thank You. TerritorialWaters 20:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC).


 * You can take information from other sites, you just can't cut and paste it word for word. For information you know to be true, that you've written in an article, find websites that back up those claims and cite them as references. See WP:CITE for information on how to cite your references. -- Lara Love Talk / Contribs  19:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Just a friendly reminder..
If your password is something really obvious/simple/easy to guess..
 * ..change it! For those who haven't heard, there's been a rash of account hijackings-- VectorPotential Talk 23:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

  

Signing in
how can i sign in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.204.155.70 (talk • contribs)
 * To sign in, have a look at the top left right corner of your screen, where you will see the button "Sign in/Create an account" (or similar, I can't remember the exact wording.) Click on this, and in the Log-in box, you will see the words "Don't have an account? Create one." Click on "create one". Then follow the instructions on that page.
 * And welcome to Wikipedia :)  Cat tleG  irl  '' talk 08:24, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You mean the top right corner. At least that's where that link is in the standard skin people who aren't logged in see. - Mgm|(talk) 10:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Right- the top right corner :)  Cat tleG  irl  '' talk 10:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Homepage
How can I set the WIKIPEDIA as my homepage? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mad 16 (talk • contribs)
 * It depends on the browser you're using. In the Internet Explorer you can select "Tools" then "Internet Options" and type the URL in the right box. Or go to the main page and hit the "use current page" as homepage option if you have it. - Mgm|(talk) 10:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The Main Page's URL is http://en.wikipedia.org (use www instead of en for the multilanguage search page). --ais523 12:10, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Greek letters
How do I get Greek letters to appear (i.e., Greek "a" instead of typing alpha)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 148.168.40.4 (talk) 13:01, 8 May 2007 (UTC).
 * If you click on edit, then scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll see a list of special characters, if you click on them, they'll appear in the edit window, for instance, clicking on β produces the Greek symbol Beta-- VectorPotential Talk 13:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Articles proposed for deletion
Hello, I have recently created two articles:Rise of nationalism in Europe and Monarchy in Britain and France 1154-1314. These two articles have both been proposed for deletion by the same user. Can you tell me if these articles will or will not be deleted and if a decision has been made on both articles. If these two articles are fit to remain on wikipedia can the deletion tags please be removed. Thank You. TerritorialWaters 16:42, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hello. The deletion tags will disappear as soon as a reviewing admin closes each AfD debate. As I wrote on your talk page the other day, you shouldn't have long to wait before that happens (as long as a reasnable number of responses have been posted) and the article that we were discussing has - and this is a guess only - a fairly good chance of staying. But I'm not into making predictions, and I haven't seen the other discussion yet. Assume good faith with regard to the nominations; that the same editor made both noms is just a result of how information and articles come to light, ie. via a user's contribs and via links between articles. Plus recent changes as well of course. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adrian M. H. (talk • contribs) 17:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC).

Spanish names, use of accents
Can someone show me where to find the style manual section that addresses the use of accents in the names of Spanish individuals? I'm just curious to read the policy on this, I found some general information about the use of accents but was hoping for something more specific. Ronnymexico 17:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This is just my advice: Use accents whenever they apply, even in page titles. I use them even in accented words such as début. Every common combination of letter and accent is available in the wiki-markup box. Adrian M. H.  17:56, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I would like to add that it could be a good idea to immediately create a redirect for the same names in page titles without accents, because for users without accents in their native language, it can be hard to remember where to put them and in which direction they should be. Lova Falk 18:00, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I opted not to mention that, but if it applies, you should do that. Adrian M. H.  18:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

How can I move a picture?
I want to move a picture from one page to another, but I don't know how. How do you do it? David Adam Lewis 20:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Your question is made a little unclear by the fact that we can "move" articles in order to rename them, so I'll give you two answers:


 * 1) If you wish to rename an image, you have to re-upload it and request the deletion of the original, then sort out all the article links, because images do not have a Move tab. This is only done when there is a very good reason, because it creates a bit of upheaval.
 * 2) If you wish to remove an image thumbnail from one article and use it in another, then be bold and do so, as long as you have a good reason for it. Just delete the image link from article A and add it in an appropriate place to article B. Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  21:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Redlinks
Why are some names red and others blue? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by David Adam Lewis (talk • contribs).
 * A link is red if it doesn't point to an actual article; for users, this means that their username will be red if they haven't set up a user page (unless they've got some HTML to change the color). Veinor (talk to me) 20:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Renaming an article
How can I change the main heading on the article I wrote? It came out with small caps rather than initial caps. This part of the article isn't in the text I entered, but is the heading assigned to the article automatically (I guess) when I started it.

Please reply on my talk page. Thank you!

Superpup1414 21:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Replied at user's talk page. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  21:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Archiving pages
How do I archive a page onto my userpage? Thanks. TerritorialWaters, 15:27 9 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Replied at user's talk page. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

My Watchlist Warning re Strong Passwords
My instance of the special page My Watchlist shows a warning about the use of strong passwords; near the top, under the announcement about Wikimania. I have a few problems with it. Probably I should go and look at the talk pages of the password pages, but this issue concerns administrators spamming about passwords, not passwords themselves. Pete St.John 14:39, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It does not indicate if it is broadcast spam (e.g. maybe this is "Strong Password Awareness Week") or a bot analyzed my password and found it wanting. There is a huge difference; if my car dinged every time anyone in the world forgot to buckle his seat belt, I'd have to disconnect the bell.
 * The Dismiss feature suspends the message for one week. There is no indicated way to get rid of the warning permanently.
 * The special pages list says to ask about particular special pages on the talk pages of corresponding system messages. I looked at all the listed messages with "password" and none of them is this "Strong Password" warning, so I don't know where to ask about this.
 * With issues such as this, it is a good idea to keep one or more Village Pump sections on your watchlist. It has come up at WP:VPT today. It is not spam as such, but every editor will see it, together with a similar message on the login page if they login manually. As you can see from the discussion, there is a very good reason behind it. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This is Strong Password Awareness Week, more or less; everyone gets the message (it'll probably be removed from the watchlist sometime soon). There have recently been cases where accounts were compromised due to their password being guessed, so it's pretty much an awareness campaign (together with improved security measures elsewhere) to help prevent similar incidents in the future. --ais523 15:03, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's great, I'm all in favor of password strength awareness, but the text should indicate it is a broadcast, and not directed at specific users, so as not to provoke people like me into wasting bandwidth like this. Thanks for replies though. Pete St.John 16:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The authors of watchlist notices probably just haven't thought about new editors who might be unsure about them, simply because they are occur fairly regularly (perhaps once every couple of months). For the most part, the system is used to highlight particularly important discussions. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:27, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Wiki Demos
I'm a technology trainer and one of the reasons why teachers don't like wikipedia and steer their kids away from it is because they do not trust it. So to prove the reliability of wikipedia, I will often go to a site and type in a very small error or bias POV and show them how quickly things get fixed. However, I've received warnings about doing this and don't want to be blocked. So, what's the best way I can show teachers the self-policing of wikipedia withoug getting blocked? Mike Hasley13:10, 9 May 2007
 * I'd use the recent changes special pages to troll for vandalism (which is what editors do to catch vandalism) but then, instead of fixing the vandalism (as editors do), put those pages on your watchlist. You can then note how quickly, and how many, vandalisms get fixed, withoug causing any yourself. There's plenty of petty vandalism, absolutely no need to make any of your own :-) Pete St.John 16:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * More can be said about the distrust in Academia, however. Many scholars dislike Wiki because of the anonymity; the wiki article itself does not credit authorship to a specific person. I'd argue that the precepts of good scholarship still hold: 1) Peer Review, at the heart of good scholarship. Here, we participate actively with the peer review process dynamically with the publication; that is, the processes are in parallel instead of sequential, but actually more transparent than anonymous peer reviewers selected by editorial boards. 2) Wiki is not a primary source. Original work is published elsewhere and Wiki merely glosses and references that work. Authors should generally not cite Wiki, but cite the references cited by Wiki, after first checking them. Pete St.John 16:21, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Images and references have me stumped
Hi,

I'm a new contributor to Wikipedia and I'm just trying to find my way around. Please reply to my talk page if you would - I'm still new here.

I have two questions:

1. Before I had a sign-in, I posted an image in an article that I photographed myself of an object I owned and posted it to my personal website and placed a request for it to be uploaded to Wikipedia - the way I thought I should according to the instructions. But nothing happened for a long time, then the upload request disappeared from the article (couldn't find it in the deletion log either). So obviously I'm all turned around on what to do if I have an image to contribute. I did find it bewildering to have to choose a copyright method among so many. Can someone point me to a concise guide to posting contributed images on Wikipedia? I mean, maybe I chose the wrong copyright method and made it impossible for you to use it??

2. I see 4 major types of referencing:


 * referring to something within Wikipedia
 * referring to something outside, but on the Web
 * "citation needed"
 * referring to something outside, but in some other media, besides the Web

Mostly I have trouble with the first 3. What I need is a step by step how-to for each of these. A manual of style - so that when I do them, the look like the Wikipedia style I see in other articles. Believe it or not, I've spent at least 3 hours looking for it so far, in various places, and another hour trying various means in various articles and I still haven't figured it out.

I'm perfectly willing to write the manual of style if it doesn't exist - if you help me by telling me a list of tasks for each of them. I'll figure out how to accomplish the tasks in a step by step way. But if it does exist, and I just haven't found it yet, let me know where it is, because I think I'm trying to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks! and please reply to my Talk Page if you would...

QuickieWiki

reference
How can I add reference to the text? Can you be more specific? --TatjanaPetrovic 17:51, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * More specific than what exactly?
 * Read the information at WP:REF, WP:FN and WP:CITET, in that order, and that will get you started. Also, see my reply to BigKnish about the same subject. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:59, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The easiest way is to add the link to the reference (if it is a web page) surrounded by tags (don't copy the nowiki ones!). So, you could use (again, the nowiki tags are to prevent the text from being converted in a reference, you should not use them) after the sentence. Remember to add a References section with or  to the article in question. PeaceNT 08:54, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It is preferable to be more specific with the choice of tag (or tags) where possible. In this case, copyedit and NPOV are appropriate choices. Don't forget to date tag them, and some comments on the talk page are often an important addition when tagging articles. And as always, if you can fix it yourself, please do so. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  18:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * All complete list of cleanup tags can be found at WP:TC. + <font color="1560BD">A.0u 19:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Bharat Punarnirman Dal
Bharat Punarnirman Dal is a political party, founded by a group of IITians and other such individuals and professionals, with the objective of making “Bharathvarsha a prosperous and powerful nation and re-establish it as the world-leader, a position, which the nation rightfully deserves”.

The formation of this political organization is the culmination of the efforts taken by a group of individuals from different parts of the country and from different walks of life towards realizing a long nurtured vision of making Bharat a prosperous and powerful Nation.

After years of study and hands-on experience at the grassroots level it became clear to the group that without reforming the political system any attempt to reform the society or the governance will be futile. Soon it became clear that the problem is not the lack of resources but it is inefficient management of the resources. In other words in order to get a lasting and widespread solution instead of trying to solve the problems and issues themselves it is better to improve the problem solving mechanism. This problem solving mechanism or the System that governs the country is already there and has sufficient reach and resources but because of inefficiencies at every level of this system it has become ineffective.

Bharat Punarnirman Dal was founded with a belief that qualitative improvement at the topmost level will be reflected throughout the structure that lies beneath them. Thus this political organization is an attempt to fundamentally reform the political system, which produces the top level managers – the politicians, by introducing quality and dynamism at the political level so as the country is run by politicians by choice not by chance or by birth.

NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE PROFILE

Ajit Ashwalayan Shukla National President, B.Tech and M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Bombay

Ravikishore Vice-President and Acting Spokesperson, B.Tech. (Aerospace Engineering), IIT Bombay

Sanjay Sharma National General Secretary, B.Tech (Civil Engineering), IT-BHU

Geeta Gokhale National Treasurer, B.E. (Electronics Engineering), Government Engineering College Nanded

Mahesh Pramod Patil National Working Committee Member, B.Sc. (Chemistry), Mumbai University

Omendra Pratap Singh National Working Committee Member, M.Tech (Material Science), IIT Kanpur —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xmayu (talk • contribs) 18:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Please check Articles for creation to have an article created with this information. -- ReyBrujo 18:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Alternatively, since you already have a registered account, you can create the article yourself. Just follow the directions in Help:Starting a new page.  Your first article offers some additional advice on getting started. + <font color="1560BD">A.0u  19:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Administrator
How do I become one.I want to be the coolest administrator ever... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TaylorLTD (talk • contribs) 22:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC).
 * It isn't easy to become an administrator; the standards are quite high. The best thing to do is to contribute to writing Wikipedia articles, participate in discussions on talk pages, and work to reduce vandalism, all the while becoming more familiar with Wikipedia policies. By the time you are ready to apply for admin status, you will have discovered where and how to apply. Six months to a year is a typical amount of time before a good, talented user is promoted. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * See also WP:ADMIN. 18:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It is not about being (quote) "the coolest administrator ever" (unquote). If you are a pro-active, valued and (above all) trusted editor who demonstrates neutrality, maturity, a cooperative nature and a very good understanding of policies and how to apply them, then you may be ready for the RFA process. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  18:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

editing
i need help with deleting stuff. if i am sincerely editing something, how do i delete the old text? Ebilshroom 23:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You go to the "edit this page" tab, highlight the information you want to delete, cut or delete it, then save the page. Lara  Love  T / C  03:02, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Picture
Please help me .... I am desperate.

When editing the Rampura Neemuch page on Wikipeida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampura%2C_Neemuch, I uploaded two image files -- the Chandrawat Place and BaDa Talab. . Both pictures I had taken in 1993 during a family vacation to our ancestral place. They are MY creations, but are not CopyRighted. I would like them to available to anyone == As Is ==  without any changes and simple credit.

How do do that? Can someone do it for me Pl. help...

Thank you.

Dr. Rajyashree (Raji) Tripathi


 * On the Photo page add <font color="#000888">Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp !  (Whisper...) 09:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * No, that allows changes to the image and use of the image without credit being given. If you want credit for the image, use person to credit it to; however, Wikipedia doesn't accept images which aren't allowed to be modified, so it's your choice as to whether you upload the image allowing people to modify it, or request its removal (which you can do with db-author). --ais523 13:48, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Windows Live Messenger
The Windows Live Messenger found a problem and needs to be closed. We lament the inconvenience.
 * I don't think that has anything to do with Wikipedia. --ais523 13:46, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Tesoro Corporation
Wiki only has one entry, which ignores our company which is also called Tesoro Corporation

I do not have a clue how to make an entry, but would somehow like our construction company included in Wikpedia, along with the huge oil refiner.

Do you have someone who will enter a page for me? I am also willing to pay a reasonable payment if someone sophisitcated in Wikipedia is open to that.

Our construction company info is at

www.TesoroCorp.com

thanks

Dennis Gilbert President

Tesoro Corporation

www.TesoroCorp.com

<email removed to prevent spam>
 * First up: Notability (businesses). If your company does not meet those criteria, then it does not warrant an article. Non-notable subjects are deleted, and rightly so. Next, comes conflict of interest. That may only be a guideline, but it can be considered one of the stricter guidelines and should be adhered to. If your company is or later becomes sufficiently notable, someone else is likely to write about it. Their article is likely to be without bias and devoid of promotion. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Request for neutral author to update my company's wiki entry
Hi, Since I work for 1&1 Internet, and am apparently not neutral enough, I would like to ask how I can get a 3rd party author to update the information in wiki about my company. The information is very incomplete when compared to other hosting/domain companies that are listed in wiki (some much samller than 1&1.)

Your suggestions or help would be appreciated.

Kind Regards, Joshua Sloan Director of Online Marketing 1&1 Internet, Inc. 610-560-1535

Joshuasloan 01:37, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Replied at user's talk. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:44, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Search for Painting
I amin search of an oil painting done in the late 70s of chief crazy horse for an american indain museum in north dakota. the artist was leonard hale of evansville indiana.my father was commissioned to do this painting and was accepted for display. i have forgotten much of the information about where this display was. if you have any information on named artist please contact dan hale <Phone number removed per privacy guidelines. Please do not post contact information>
 * Please ask at Reference Desk/Miscellaneous. The NCH is purely for questions about editing Wikipedia <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

How Do you Get the HIDE button back once it's Hidden?
I clicked the HIDE button in the top right corner. At the time, I did not know what I was HIDING. Now, I want to get the button back, but have no idea how to do that. I tried changing the Edit preferences in My Preferences. But, nothing seems to get the HIDE button to appear again.


 * I think you are talking about the Site notice. You can view it at MediaWiki:Sitenotice. Clicking hide probably adds a cookie in your browser - clearing cookies in your browser should bring back the notice (but it will log you out). You could ask at the Village pump technical for furthur information - this subject is a bit complicated for me.--Commander Keane 06:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete just the session cookie called dismissSiteNotice and not the other cookies. Hiding the site notices takes effect for a set number of days. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:39, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

How do you upload a picture?
How do you upload a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katiesmithxox (talk • contribs) 01:47, 20 May 2007
 * To upload images, you have to be registered. When you have registered, and are logged in, just click on the Upload file link in the left menu, just under the search box. Bjelleklang -  talk <font style="font-size:8px; color:red; font-face:arial">Bug Me 01:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Homework
Answer the following questions:

1. Pretty Lady Cosmetic Products has an average production process time of forty days. Finished goods are kept on hand for an average of fifteen days before they are sold. Accounts receivable are outstanding an average of 35 days, and the firm receives forty-days of credit on its purchases from suppliers.

(a) Estimate the average length of the firm's short-term operating cycle. How often would the cycle turn over in a year?

(b) Assume net sales of $1,200,000 and cost of goods sold of $900,000. Determine the average investment in accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable. What would be the net financing need considering only these three accounts?
 * Wikipedia is not a place to do your homework for you. Veinor (talk to me) 05:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

How do I contribute an article.
Can you tell me how I may go about contributing an article.

Paololarenzo
 * See Help:Starting a new page and Your first article; they do a better job than I could ever do. Veinor (talk to me) 05:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Creating a redirect
Hey, how do I allow a search to be "redirected?

Here's what I want to do:

When I search "WSHS," I want the school "West Salem High School" to also be in that list of four or five other schools.

I don't mind if someone else fixes it either. Or if you told me, I could fix it.

thanks.

(Oh, and "West Salem High School" does have its own wikipage. If this clarifies anything or not.)

Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beaver1believer (talk • contribs) 18:24, 20 May 2007
 * Another editor beat me to it. I made a search and added 7 more schools. PrimeHunter 17:50, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Where to request an article's creation if WP:AFC rejects it?
From time to time I get halfway through researching and molding an article for creation and then get sidetracked or waylaid by other things. As such the bones of the article are ready with headings, infoboxes etc - but some sections are just placeholders containing url's containing the bulk of the sources for that topic (e.g. User:Foxhill/content to add/Gerry Cottle.

As WP:AFC has rejected submissions of mine in the past that are not 'ready to go' (Articles_for_creation/2007-05-14), is there anywhere where users can release unfinished articles (that they have neither the time nor inclination to finish) into the wikiworld for other editors to finish up and publish? Foxhill 22:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * If it is rejected, there is usually a very good rationale for that. In your case, the one who reviewed your text stated that you are using too many external links, creating sections (like Personal life) which only contain external links. You should create a stub, a very minimum article with vital information and references, to demonstrate both notability and verifiability, and then expand on it. You don't need to create the full article at once, just create a small article, one or two paragraphs long, be sure you add reliable sources to verify your information, and then build on it. -- ReyBrujo 23:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


 * In addition to ReyBrujo's suggestions above, you may also want to look through a list of what a "perfect" article should have when developing the stub that you have created. + <font color="1560BD">A.0u 23:07, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Being ignored ?
Hi. I'm new here. I tried to write an article. All I get are words saying No notability. I politely asked for some guidance, but the admins just ignored me and then deleted the article. I am just sitting here looking quite confused, so could someone explain to me properly or I'll just assume newbies aren't that welcomed here.Kazurincwl 14:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You should read the notability guidelines, which explain why your article was deleted. If you didn't get a lot of individual attention, it's just because we get hundreds of new users every hour who just want to create an article about themselves, their band, or their company, and who won't ever stay to contribute anything else to the encyclopedia; if you are interested in helping create the encyclopedia, though, you're entirely welcome. -FisherQueen (Talk) 14:47, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * See also Why was my page deleted? :) PeaceNT 15:49, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It is very important to be patient, find your way around, and read the most essential policies and guidelines before trying to create an article. Otherwise, we cannot easily distinguish you from the hordes of SPAs (that's Single Purpose Account). Wikipedia has plenty of avenues for ono-to-one assistance: EAR and AAU to name just two. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  16:07, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Search delay
I am new to wikipedia. I created an entry and thought I had submitted it successfully but, I am not able to locate it on Wikipedia at all. Did I do it right? Or am I just impatient and the entry will appear in time?

Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenovibes (talk • contribs) 16:46, 22 May 2007
 * It takes time for the database to refresh. Give it a day or three. Please remember to sign your comments and use the + tab when making a new section. Thanks <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Having examined your contribs, I can see that the article in question will be soon be removed per WP:SD. So you won't see it after that anyway. Please take the time to read through some of Wikipedia's guidelines and policies. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Transport of Goods by Ship cargo from Chennai to Kuwait
Can you please help me to get an idea / the ways & means to send some household article to Kuwait from Chennai
 * That is a question for the Reference Desk. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  19:47, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

need help adding footnote
Hi, this is my 1st editing attempt. All I want to do is add an additional footnote to the body of the text. There are already 13 footnotes on the page I am trying to add to. I typed in the name of the site with immediately before and afterwards. Unfortunately, this preview page listed my footnote as #8 (it should have been #14), and the footnotes section was messed up (#8 showed my site reference and then the text from the original #8 was listed out). Couldn't figure out how to add a reference in the middle of the text while giving it it's correct sequence #. Thanks :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vivienabraham (talk • contribs).
 * The footnotes are numbered automatically, in the order at which they occur. So the very first reference in the article will be numbered 1, the second 2, and so on.  It gets a little complicated when a reference occurs in multiple locations.  However, regarding your issue, it doesn't matter.  In the article, if you stick a reference between 5 and 6, then references in position 6 onwards get shifted down in the references section as well as in the article.  In other words, don't worry about ordering, just point the references to the correct places.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  21:21, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You need to add more data than just a URL! See the information at the bottom of my talk page. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  22:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

created a new page ... why isn't it showing up on the site?
Hi ... I created a new page for the Lupus Foundation of America. Followed (as least I believe I did) the guidelines for building a page. Previewed it. All looked fine. Thought I published it live, but I'm seeing nada on the site. I searched the term "Lupus Foundation of America, Inc." and get nowhere.

Yet when I log into my account. I can see it in my history.

So what happened? Did I do something wrong? Is there some time delay before a new entry goes live? Or some sort of internal review process that takes place before something goes live?

Appreciate a response.

Writerdude 23:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually no you didn't do anything wrong. If you go to the article you created it should show up. But Wikipedia is putting your contributions on your "my contributions" page slower, hope this helps, Cheers!--Jupiter12 23:37, 22 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You didn't do anything wrong, it just takes a day or three to show up in search results. It's still there. -- Luigi Maniac  23:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Although, judging from the looks of things, it might not be there for long. it's up for speedy deletion for being a copyright violation... -- Luigi Maniac  00:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Well I have a few questions about that. First the link to which you're referring in regards to the copyright violation is a link to old lupus.org Website. I know that because I work for the LFA. Second, this was the copy I was asked to use to create a page. So I still need to rewrite it? Why haven't you flagged the content for the American Diabetes Association? They did the same thing. If I need to rewrite it, I will. But I'm trying to understand why the rules don't seem to be consistent among nonprofits. So if it does get deleted, will I receive some notification saying that it was deleted? Again, I appreciate any explanation so I know I'm doing it correctly this next go-round.

I have no idea.
I want to creat a new page, but I couldn't figure out how to do that.

what should I do?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Akihiro3 (talk • contribs) 04:24, 23 May 2007


 * Please see Help:Creating a new page and Your first article. PeaceNT 04:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

i wont to make a page for my band
$$Insert formula here$$
 * See Help:Starting a new page and Your first article. You should also see our conflict of interest policy which discourages editing (or creating) articles that you have a direct conflict in, and you should ensure that your band meets the band notability requirements or it will be deleted.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  09:00, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Internal link error (case sensitive)
Hi, I have put my first entry on Wiki, the 'Edward Alderton Theatre', but unfortunately the Wiki heading says 'Edward alderton theatre' (eg lower case for the 2nd two words). This means although it will find the entry in the search box, it will not link to it from another entry (eg Crook Log, the area), unless I change that link to 'Edward alderton theatre' (which I don't want to do). Would do you suggest?

Edwin morgan 11:20, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied on user talk. PeaceNT 11:27, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

inserting images in articles
We are having trouble with your protocols for images under "fair use". Suggest you take that category separately, and give step by step instructions (putting distracting warnings in another place). An example, step by step would also help--including all steps. Also suggest that your group of tags be expanded. We have been trying to use pictures owned by family or by estate and can find no relevant tags, tho' this would seem to be a common category. Thank you.Alethe 12:07, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * "We"? Not a multi-user account, I hope... Anyway, this subject is well covered by Copyright tags, Image upload and Usage policy. Have a browse through those, and post again in this section if you any specific queries about it. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Images that have not been published will not qualify under fair use. I imagine that is why we don't have the category you are after - fair use in Wikipedia doesn't exist to protect your copyright, we are trying to build a free encyclopedia.--Commander Keane 05:09, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Uploading information of theatre productions
I would like to put internal links to a list of theatre performances at the Edward Alderton Theatre - eg cast/crew list, newspaper review and photo - but am not sure if this is possible. For instance, linking to 'The Crucible' (a play they performed a few years ago) takes you to the main entry for Arthur Miller's play. Is there a way I can still do this, or is it not encouraged? (Excuse my ignorance as a newbie.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwin morgan (talk • contribs) 15:42, 24 May 2007
 * There is a very strict approach to external links - and rightly so IMO - that is covered by WP:EL and to a lesser extent, WP:SPAM. If you have an appropriate link with which you have no vested interest, then you can add it to articles to which it is directly relevant. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * My point was regarding internal links (on Wikipedia) rather than external links. Sorry, forgot to sign my name last time. Edwin morgan 14:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Reads to me like you're talking about external websites. You should always use wikilinks when referring to Wikipedia articles. So what is your question? <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  15:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, don't know how to add to previous topic. My question is: how can I add a Wikipedia link to a play performed by the theatre (eg 'The Crucible') that doesn't interfere with the entry for the play as written by Arthur Miller? On the Wiki page I have a list of past productions which I want to put Wikipedia links to. Currently if I link The Crucible it takes you straight to the main entry for the play, rather than the entry for 'The Crucible' as performed by that particular theatre company. Hope that's clear. Edwin morgan 15:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You can add your reply to an existing topic by finding the section header and clicking [edit] to the right of it, then on the edit page, you can add your reply underneath and indent it with  characters. Regarding the play, to take a well known example, The Sound of Music, what's been done is to only list briefly on the article the places where the play itself was performed. Tra (Talk) 15:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It makes it much easier for those who are trying to help you if you use wikilinks. If The Crucible is about the play of that name, rather than a particular performance of, that is exactly what I would expect. You seem to want to wikilink to an article that does not exist, and if it does exist, then it has a different name and you just need to wikilink to that instead. And if it does not have an article of its own, eiher it's not notable enough or no one has ever felt like creating it. Crucible (disambiguation) does not list a more specific article. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  16:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Burma
I don't know how to join a existing group (Burma) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thawngno (talk • contribs).
 * I guess you mean WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)? Go to WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)/Members and then add yourself to the list by putting "*Thawngno" to the bottom of the page just before the line containing "" Then it is suggested you go to your your userpage and then put the text "" into it.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  18:15, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

vandalism?
I recieved two messages to my IP about vandalism. I have never edited a wikipedia article, however, I would like to know if there are more of these on my IP adress.

142.167.250.92 18:35, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I guess you don't use a fixed IP. If your ISP assigns dynamic IP addresses, you are quite likely to get messages that are not intended for you. Create an account and you avoid this. The contribs show the history of the IP. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  18:45, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Question: SPAM- it's understanding/self made easy reference style -acceptability
Hi, I recently added one page Stress ulcer and I have few questions.

Question 01: Is Adding this type of ref. good/acceptable? Traditional example provided "{ { Reflist } }  < references / >" is too complicated for me when >2 times to addres same refence number.

Question 02: If I address some exact page number and exact books will it come under "Wikipedia:Spam" or etc policy?

Thanking you: AnThRaX_Ru &quot;Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.&quot; (Gandhi) 19:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Your formatting work on that article does not conform with Wikipedia's standards. What is so wrong with using the standard footnote system? You will need to explain what you want to know with question 2. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  19:48, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Ironwood Forest National Monument
While using Google Earth I found a button that had information about the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Most of the information in the article was grossly incorrect. For example, bighorn sheep do not dine on Ironwood trees and Sonoran Pronghorn antelope are not found within 50 miles of the Monument. I know these facts because I live centrally to the Monument and have been very active in the monument planning process. I was able to edit the full article, but I was unable to edit the incorrect summary material that comes up in Google Earth.

The monument's draft management plan is currently in a public comment period. It is important to tell people the truth when they click the Google Earth button for the monument.Simplicity please 23:14, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm sure the changes will eventually be displayed when Google Earth is updated. On a separate note, it is a good idea to add citations of reliable sources in order to support your corrections in the article, in keeping with Wikipedia's policy of verifiability.  + <font color="1560BD">A.0u  01:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC) P.S. I added the heading to distinguish this thread from the one above.

Page protection
I have been on wikipedia for a while, but I am having a mental blank!! I am sorry. How do I ask for page protection?
 * WP:RFP. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  15:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Building a house
I am building a new house and the framers built a window opening for my 3050 window exactly at 3050 without leaving me any lee way for installing my window. What are my options if they already finished the framing and are starting on the second floor? sand around the opening or use my skill saw and cut around 1/4 to 1/2 inch?01:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)01:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)70.122.110.128


 * Sorry, but Wikipedia is not a place where you can go to get advice to help build a house. We are an encyclopedia, so if you cannot find the information within our pages (house, skill saw or window may have some tips), go ask your local hardware shop.
 * --- THE  DARK LORD TROMBONATOR  ( ( (¶) ) )  03:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

City Infobox
I am working on expanding my first article Hill City, South Dakota. I used a common city infobox that I found from one of the featured articles from a US city, and edited it to use Hill City's information. For the following field I enetered


 * leader_title1         =  Council President
 * leader_name1          =Dave Gray

However, Dave Gray automatically links to Dave Gray who is not the council president of Hill City, even though there are not double brackets around his name. How can I make it so that when I put a name into this field it doesn't automatically link unless I add double brackets around the person's name?
 * Done. Check the edit to see how. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  17:44, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your quick reply - I learn something new about wikipedia every day Lmielke359 19:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

About Autoconfirm Level
When will I reach autoconfirmed? After four days (including time)? --əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 19:02, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Not sure what you mean? If you mean full editing functions, that's after 96 hours. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  19:27, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Looking at your user page, you're clearly not new, so I don't know what else you could be asking. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian  <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  19:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's all I wanted to know (apparently the exact time you registered counts, too). Thanks~ --əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 19:59, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Help with another person
i found 2 biased articles and changed it and the other person reverted them. they were slightly over the top but they completly reverted it and i edited it again this time being what i thought was completley neutral and i even cited my sources and left the old stuff so it said what both points of view were and they still completley reverted it again and now im gonna be blocked if i try to edit it again and ive tried to discuss it with them on the talk pages but the only way to get their attention seems to be editing their articleDog jumper idiot100 03:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm the 'other person,' and it is my strong belief, which I think the edit history supports, that this user is only here to promote a specific point of view. However, I want her to know that the problem is Wikipedia policy, and not my personal vendetta, so I'll leave her recent edits for someone else to check, and revert if other editors agree that they are pushing this editor's own bias.  As to my not responding to attempts to discuss immediately... well, I had gone to bed.  I do that sometimes. -FisherQueen (Talk) 12:26, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * no im here to fix biased articles that dont even cite their biasedness Dog jumper100 17:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * FisherQueen is quite correct to amend your recent edits. I have looked over some of your contributions and some of the relevant article history, and it seems that you need to study carefully the policies about bias and verifiability. You have been adding entirely unsourced material to articles such as Saddle Bronc and Bareback Riding. It is poorly written as well, though that is a side issue. Your additions are biased, and that is not excusable by the presence of material that you deem to be biased in the opposite direction. We must never let our own views cloud our editing of articles. Biased material gets removed and discussed, not "neutralised" by the addition of more bias. What is more, this is not the place to go complaining about other editors; if you have a grievance, you should sort it out with that editor through the proper methods of dispute resolution and if that is not satisfactory, you take it to 3O, etc. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian  <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  18:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Maps
Hey, I was wondering if someone could help me figure out how to make the maps like the one that is used on the article for NATO? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.102.182 (talk • contribs)
 * Hi, please sign your posts by using four tildes (WP:SIGN). How those maps are made is detailed at WP:MAPS.  If you make a request on the talk page page WP:MAPS someone will be able to make the map for you.  Good luck, meshach 20:57, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

What are Userboxes
I heard someone talking about userboxes on their talk...what are they? Where can I find them? (If you could reply to me on my talk, that would be great!) Kukuri and Nike 04:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I prefer to reply here; it benefits other readers. See WP:UB and WP:UBX for information about userboxes. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  14:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Michael Jackson
The article is undergoing GA review at WP:GA/R and I was hoping people here might be able to assist in giving their opinion on it. All welcome. I'm trying to draw a crowd of people so we get a fair discussion. Previously it's been somewhat limited. I'm hoping you new users will give insight especially as you're new and have fresh eyes and insights which the article so sorely needs. Hope to see you there! Thanks!--Manboobies 23:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Interested users should be aware that the above GA review is meaningless. This article just passed a GA review about two weeks ago. It should not have been renominated so quickly. The current review will have no impact upon the article and, although we do appreciate the interest, you are encouraged to ignore it.UberCryxic 01:57, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Please ignore that comment, it is not policy, simply "tradition" he is quoting. Please comment if you wish to, it will definately count.--Manboobies 19:11, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This is not the place to bring your argument. Editing other people's talk page comments in this manner is totally unacceptable, and that goes for both of you. This little edit war stops here, please. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  21:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I note UberCryxic has been browbeating people who disagree with him into submission and demanded the review be closed before it is finished gauging opinion despite other users agreeing it should be delisted.--Manboobies 13:07, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, if that is the case, it is an issue that you should take up with him (politely of course) in the usual way. Best not to air your dirty laundry in public until it becomes necessary to do so. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  15:04, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I have made my concerns quite clear both in private and in public. Manboobies is trying to gain undue advantage through wild accusations.UberCryxic 17:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Translation
I have never done this before, so excuse my ignorance. I can neither understand the instrns nor can I find the answer. I have just finished a translation (Ger>Eng. Italic textBausch &LombItalic text . Obviously it cannot stay on MY HDD - it has to be placed somewhere the proof reader can look at it. Where do I put it? Is the page already created waiting for the transln, or do I have to create it? Another matter: as I have deleted the links in the original (they point to pages in the German version so are of no use in the Eng), who restores them and finds all the appropriate articles in Wiki Eng version? (Sorry, I am a translator, not a web page dsigner). Tks for help. Island Kayaker 21:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The instructions at WP:TIE seem to be fairly easy to follow from that end, and I would have thought that placement of the article, unless instructed to the contrary, should be handled according to those instructions. Otherwise, keep it on one of your sub-pages (make one if you don't have one) and a proofreader can view it there, having seen your request in the relevant section of WP:TIE. But really, this sort of question should be asked at the project's talk page. With regard to links and other features, they should ideally be included by the creating editor (ie, you) unless instructed otherwise. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  22:02, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Advertising personal details, Campa Cola

 * Im not sure if this is the right place to report it but I seem to be having a problem with an article called Campa Cola. This one user seems to be using different Ip addressed to add company and personal details to the article to help promote this business, this seem to be happening on a daily basis and when I had a look through the page history, it looks as though its happened almost a hundred times before. Would it be possible to have this page locked or semi protected to prevent this from happening. Even though it is a different ip address every time, you can tell its the same person. Please check out these diffs. . You would have to go back prior to my revision.--AdamJWC 05:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)AdamJWC 04:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you might have grounds for semi-protection but it isn't very frequent. I'll watchlist this article.  Whenever you come across one of the anons, use uw-spam1 (or spam2, spam3, etc.) because it is slightly more accurate.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  11:51, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. You will find if you go right back through the page history it was quite frequent, but any way I will do the above. I also turned the infobox into a template called Template:Cola, hoping this will make it harder for them, thats unless they now how to edit templates. Thanks again--AdamJWC 12:18, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * If the problem is/becomes frequent enough for semi-protection to be helpful, you can make a request at WP:RFPP for the page to be semi-protected. --ais523 12:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, Ill keep a watch on this article, thanks--AdamJWC 12:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Offensive language
The following URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il contains vulgarity in the opening paragraph. I was not able to find a link to a "Repot a Problem" and this is the only place I could find to report it.

Dave Robison


 * Fixed, in the future you can fix it yourself. See WP:REVERT for details. Mr.Z-man  talk <i style="color:navy; font-family:cursive;">¢</i> 04:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

question
on the Oven page's external links section, I added a link to APWagner.com's oven repair information page, but it got deleted. But there was a similar link to Repair clinic's repair page(different content), that was not deleted.

Why is this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oven —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apwagner (talk • contribs)


 * Well because no one saw fit to remove it. External links are added and removed by ordinary contributors. I took a look at the article and removed the link to repair clinics link along with a couple of others that don't look needed to me. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:44, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Theresa. Sorry, I'm new to the wiki community. Why wouldn't links to Oven repair content fit in with a page on Ovens? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apwagner (talk • contribs)
 * Because they are not encyclopædically orientated and potentially commercial. WP:EL. Links must be entirely non-commercial, not-for-profit, editorially informative and directly related to the subject. Placing a link to a website about the history of France in France would be welcome, but a site that lists holiday locations would not be suitable. Just one example. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  21:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Creating New Page
Hi. I just created a new page by typing the name that I wanted the page to be called in the search box. It then asked me if I wanted to make a page with that name and I said "yes." Problem: I want to create another page, but when I put the name into the search box, it gives me all these other pages, and I dont have the choice to create a new page. HOW DO I CREATE A NEW PAGE?

--Mock Z 00:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * See Help:Creating a new page for information on how to create a page. --ais523 12:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

CREATING NEW PAGE
Hi, I'm trying o create a new page on wikipeda. The title or words that will be typed in the search bar is "master rim". How can I do this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Masterrimsma (talk • contribs).
 * Click on the following link: Master Rim (I assume it's spelt in title case like this) and then you can create the content by editing the page. It might be useful to see Help:Starting a new page and Your first article.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  02:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Your talk page now contains some links that you should ideally check before creating a new article. <font color="#4B0082">Adrian <font color="#4B0082">M. H.  15:41, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

what does this message mean
i attempted to set up an external link from a site about " The Groundhogs " and although the link was succesfully displayed it displayed the following message when clicked on. invalid friend ID this user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.

The link was to Myspace and the site already contained a Myspace external link Ken Pustelnik 82.46.86.53 13:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It's Myspace that generated that error, not Wikipedia. --ais523 13:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Search help
Good day -- i need some help to understand searches

When i enter "VideoPlay" in the search box, i get my page when i enter "videoplay', i get something completely different

How do i ensure that variations in the typing work?

Thanks in advance! Samuelmenard 18:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia's search mechanism is case sensitive. If you create an article, it may be useful to create redirects of common spelling variants or misspellings to this article.  So, for example, it would be useful to redirect Thx to THX.  Note, however, that it might not be useful to create redirects from GeOrGe W. bUsH and GEORGE W. BUSh to George W. Bush, for example.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  21:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You might also want to note that I have created a redirect at Videoplay for you. Now when you type "videoplay" into the search box, you should go to VideoPlay.  Despite MediaWiki being case sensitive, on Wikipedia, the first letter of an article is capitalised anyway, so soap and Soap are essentially the same thing.  x42bn6 Talk Mess  21:10, 31 May 2007 (UTC)