January 10

Is it appropriate for a dab page (BLA) to include redlinks and external links? Illia Connell (talk) 00:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If an entry is redlinked then there should be a blue link in the description, and external links or references are not appropriate. I have changed the entry [1] per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Illia Connell (talk) 18:43, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What would happen if there was a notable book or band or film or whatever called Main Page? Would they get a hatnote on the main page? --Jameboy (talk) 00:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like there's already a copy of "Main Page" at "Wikipedia Main Page", thus we could just repurpose the old page for the new article, disambiguation page, etc. That page should then have a dab to the Wikipedia Main Page, but not vice-versa. Many links would also need updating. StuRat (talk) 01:01, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Main Page is one of 347 redirects to Main Page. It would be decided by consensus at the time. We cannot say what the result would be but I guess it would require a very notable topic to get support for a hatnote. By the way, there is a guy called William Main Page. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:11, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's no reason set in stone why the landing page for the en.wikipedia.org website need be the mainspace article Main Page. It's been that way for a very long time, and there's never been a pressing need to move it - but if such a need arose we'd have a discussion and decide what to do. The content you see at Main Page shouldn't be in the article namespace at all, because it's not an article; Main Page dates from the dark times before namespaces. It's a portal, so if we were doing things fresh now, it'd quite possibly end up as portal:Main page instead. I doubt hardly any of our visitors, and few of our editors, would really notice (and I, who have been here nine years, had to go check to see that it was Main Page not Main page or Front Page or Home page). -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 01:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is a biographical article in the German language portion of Wikipedia that would be an excellent article in English, since the subject is American. Is there a policy and a procedure on translating Wikipedia articles from one language to another and publishing the new translation? Thank you for your guidance. Nolabob (talk) 03:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:TRANSLATE.--ukexpat (talk) 04:58, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

When I came to the "Tip Collection" section of the "Stripper" article, I encountered a problem. The article says that to " crumple bills into a ball shape and throw them in the direction of the entertainer." is a from of tipping. I work as a stripper and can tell you that this is rude and inappropriate. I edited the page to say so, including that dancers may reprimand a customer who does this verbally or physically. I used appropriate language and terms and can tell you that this is accurate information.

My edit was removed while the original was left in the article. I made a second edit which was also removed. Please either remove the original comment, or better yet, allow my edit (or a similar edit) to follow it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.20.163.125 (talk) 03:29, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

While the second edit was poor form, it doesn't seem like the statement should remain in the article, as the behavior described is un-sourced and clearly wrong to anyone who's ever seen it. I'm sure a corroborating source could be found if someone really wants to argue that it's OK to chuck tips at someone on stage. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 04:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was unsourced, and I don't care enough to try to see if a source exists, but I don't see why it wouldn't be considered a method (even if rude) of tipping. How dare they not stick their hands in a garter or their face in a pair of breasts to tip politely? I'm sure when the strippers physically reprimand the customer, they return that money that was so rudely given to them for the performance... --Onorem♠Dil 04:08, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

{{submit}} Here is the link that you helped me put together in the wiki help chat room.Again it was declined. Why? I don't understand. This is the best I can do and I keep getting help from the Wiki Chat room. Even the people helping me in the wiki chat room say it looks great and meets all requirements. I'm confused. What seems to be the problem? Can you fix this and get back to me. Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/NO (Band).— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebandno (talk • contribs)

Articles on Wikipedia need to be notable. WP:BAND details the notability guidelines for (surprisingly enough) bands. Please read that. If your band does not satisfy those, then I'm afraid it's an inherent problem with the article that cannot be resolved. Kayau (talk · contribs) 15:07, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the source code for the <ref> .. </ref> tags? Electron9 (talk) 05:06, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is part of the MediaWiki software. You can get the source from the website at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki RudolfRed (talk) 05:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's not part of the MediaWiki core. It's in mw:Extension:Cite/Cite.php. Special:Version shows this extension is installed at Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please improve this page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankit555551 (talk • contribs) 05:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please be bold. Or, You can discuss how to improve the article on the talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 05:43, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I want more rights please... I want:

• Account creator rights
• File mover rights

PLEASE help me with this above. And can User:Yunshui please answer to this question first? Thanks, CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 09:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the short answer is no. Account creator is only ever granted to users who are identified to the Wikimedia Foundation and well experienced with the Account Creation Interface - as far can see, you've never done any work in this area. File mover rights are generally only granted to users who have considerable experience working with files - again, as far as I can tell, you don't yet have this (ten uploads (three of which have already had to be deleted) and 28 edits to the File namespace do not constitute sufficient experience).

Wikipedia isn't a hat-collecting contest; you don't gain any special consideration just because you have a long list of userrights. Calm down, take your time and just do some editing; if you do a lot of work that shows you need these rights and that you can be trusted with them, then they'll be granted, but we don't hand out userrights just because you want them. Sorry to be blunt, but there's currently just no visible evidence that you need these additional permissions to do your work here.

Finally, requests like this should be posted at Requests for permissions, using the correct format, not at the Helpdesk. Apart from anything else, most of the responders here are not administrators, and so couldn't grant you additional rights even if they wanted to. Yunshui 雲‍水 09:19, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr Editor

This is to bring into your kind notice that Sarsa's release date has not been finalised yet. This is my humble request to you to remove Sarsa's release date from your page (List of Indian Punjabi films). We will announce release date very shortly.

I'll be grateful to you if you do the needful.

thanks regards

Mehboob Brar Executive Producer "Sarsa" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.245.145.223 (talk) 11:04, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed it, as it is unsourced and fails WP:V. CTF83! 11:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I edited on a friends computer and forgot to log in how do I remove the ip address or change it to my user name so it isn't on public display? My friend wouldnt want their ip address out there.Uthican (talk) 14:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Requests for oversight. The IP address can be hidden but not changed to a username. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking for pages which contain the string 'Alpha Alpha' using the Wikipedia Search page. Even when I put the search string in quotes (single or double doesn't matter) among the top 20 hits are the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Alpha Omega Alpha pages. I've checked each of those pages and the word Alpha doesn't occur twice in a row in any of them (In Alpha Omega Alpha, it doesn't even have Alpha as the first word, so the issue isn't that the title is counted in the search text). Is there any way to get *only* those pages with the word Alpha occurring twice in a row, or is this something where the best solution is google? Naraht (talk) 15:11, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Google is usually better. site:en.wikipedia.org "alpha alpha" -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 15:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha Phi Alpha both contain the string "Alpha, Alpha", and both articles are therefore included in both Wikipedia and Google results on "Alpha Alpha". Your third link Alpha Omega Alpha is not anywhere in Wikipedia's results for me. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:24, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have recently created the article Giovanni Maria Bernardoni and I know that the polish and russian wiki also have an article on the same person. How does one add the new english article to the list of languages that the article is in?Omniscient13 (talk) 15:35, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See help with interlanguage links.--ukexpat (talk) 15:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings Reader,

I have a suggestion for you, which is say I am reading a wiki page on Pulse-code Modulation, there is link about sampling rate which redirects to another page. Instead of that when I move the cursor on it, it must display the 1st or important wordings about that link.

What happens is that when there is any new topic which is not known to us, we open that link in new tab, instead of it main information regarding the link must be displayed when the cursor is positioned on it. It saves time, possibility to forget the actually what we were reading.

Hope you consider this suggestion.

Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahantesh2012 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please consider enabling the Navigation Popups gadget on your account. Go to Preferences -->Gadgets tab and check the Navigation popups box; click save then bypass your browser cache.--ukexpat (talk) 15:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I attempted to create a Wikipedia page for my new novel, Bones of Contention, using my full name as, Adeola Tope-Fagbolagun as Username. However I got this message that,

‘This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 15:49, 2 January 2013 JohnCD (talk | contribs) deleted page Adeola Tope-Fagbolagun (A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject). I reckon there was something I did which wasn’t right. Would therefore be grateful for your advice. If not could I delete the record, as I don’t think it will be of any use if I ain’t getting it right.

Your assistance would be highly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adeola Tope-Fagbolagun (talk • contribs) 18:07, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As was noted in other discussions above this one, we really, really, really, REALLY discourage autobiographical edits, including writing or editing articles about yourself, your works, your organizations and/or companies, your family, etc.; not least because of the difficulty in maintaining the mandatory neutral point-of-view. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:22, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I work for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and have been tasked with updating our page. That being said I am completely inexperienced with editing wikis. It is my understanding that to upload our updated logo I must post a request here. Any help with changing the logo or good guides to editing would be much appreciated!

-Jake Judisch (Intern) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CarnegieFoundation (talk • contribs) 18:59, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You should read WP:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide and Wikipedia:Image use policy. Ruslik_Zero 19:26, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, see your talk page, regarding your username. I realize this can be a frustrating experience, but you can help improve Wikipedia by providing information to update the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching article; its just that it can get a bit touchy for someone with a direct association with the subject. Your contributions are welcome, and other editors with more experience (than me) can provide assistance as far as procedures (etc.) are concerned. ~Thanks, ~Eric F 74.60.29.141 (talk) 21:05, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion is:   first, change your username ;  second, place {{help me}} on your new talk page ;  and then explain your situation to the responding editor(s). ~Thanks again, ~E : 74.60.29.141 (talk) 21:26, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have no doubt that Jake means well and is simply following the instructions of his supervisors, but he (and they) should be fully aware that saying the article is "my companies page" and "our page" is wrong. It is Wikipedia's page, so Jake's employer has absolutely no control or authority over it. (By the way, it's "company's", not companies.) Although Jake's account has been blocked because of the inappropriate name, he should follow the good advice by the administrator on his talk page: "Once you've got an account with an acceptable name, you are welcome to suggest improvements to the article on its talk page, as long as you fully disclose your own conflict of interest when you do so."[2] --76.189.103.146 (talk) 22:06, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and {{Admin help}} would have been a better suggestion (above). ~E:74.60.29.141 (talk) 22:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded a new image for you. It can't go on commons because the new one is copyright. The colour is off and it seems a little wide. Can you provide a link to a better image and I can replace it for you. File:Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching logo.png is the file.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think I fixed it. Let us know if it is the correct image, size, shape, colour, etc. Very easy to fix in GIMP.--Canoe1967 (talk) 23:05, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to cite emails on Wikipedia? I got an email from a company and I would like to use it as a reference in an article.--Dom497 (talk) 20:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

E-mails are not a reliable source so cannot be used as references.--ukexpat (talk) 20:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(ec):Not directly. Only material publised in a reliable source can be cited, so in the case of emails they can only be used as sources if they have been published on a website, in a news article, book, etc. in which case you actually cite the book, newspaper, magazine article, web page... Roger (talk) 20:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

But its from the comapny.--Dom497 (talk) 20:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please take a look at the opening words of WP:RS#Overview: Articles should be based on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. - personal, unpublished, e-mails do not meet that definition.--ukexpat (talk) 20:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The main problem with unpublished emails is verifiability. Wikipedia is based on already published content. Wikipedia:Verifiability says: "Other people have to be able to check that you didn't just make things up." I'm not accusing you of making it up but Wikipedia has thousands of contributors, many of them vandals or less than stellar, and articles are not signed. We once had a Template:Cite email but it violated policy and was deleted (on my nomination) at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 April 19#Template:Cite email. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:56, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Farrell (Fianna Fáil)

Hi, this article needs to have its title changed because it is an attempt to politicize the person in question as the title identifies them in their Job in a political party that took place over 6 years 16 years ago. It is not pertinent to to the title and is addressed in the main body of the article in past career.

Many Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cianf (talk • contribs) 22:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

[Changed external link to wikilink]~:74.60.29.141 (talk) 22:09, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Moved to Pat Farrell (politician) per WP:MOSDAB. --Jayron32 23:20, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

January 11

Hi, We have just written a book dealing with historical information. Can I place it on the refence list in relevant Wikepedia sites? The ISBN number has not yet been issued and it's currently being published. Should I indicate the relevant page numbers? Thanks, Peter — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.39.81.8 (talk) 00:37, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would first advise you to read WP:SPS and WP:COI. Yes you should include page numbers. Template:Cite book will help you with referencing a book. CTF83! 02:02, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Whoa, slow down. How do we even know that this book dealing with historical information is a reliable source?--ukexpat (talk) 02:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Should I just link to WP:V instead of SPS? Also read WP:RS, or whatever else Ukexpat has to offer. CTF83! 02:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Peter here again. What does Ukexpat mean. How does anyone prove that a book is a reliable source? We are happy to provide information but we have found many conflicting sources on Wikipedia ourselves. We are either using original documents or we are quoting from other Wikipedia references. Totally mystified! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.39.81.4 (talk) 04:46, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 9th result in this google search is a pdf document called MANUEL QUIROGA, O VIOLINISTA ESQUECIDO. I can open it, read it, all good.

I want to use it as a citation for Manuel Quiroga (violinist), but can't see how to reference it, as it does not have a web address.

I've found a thing called http://centros.edu.xunta.es/cmus, but that leads to a dead end. Any ideas? Thanks. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 03:55, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cite it like any document, with author, date, title, etc. Salvidrim! ✉ 03:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but I'm unclear. I want readers to be able to click on a link and find themselves reading exactly what I read when I found the page in my search. What would be the syntax of that link if I have no web address I can quote? -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 04:03, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Use cite web with the parameter |format=pdf and the link is this.

"MANUEL QUIROGA, O VIOLINISTA ESQUECIDOnovo!" (pdf) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2013.

And fill out other parameters as needed. FYI, the on-site source is here. Salvidrim! ✉ 04:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) It has an address but it's obscured in the Google page and not displayed when you click the link. Your browser may display the address somewhere when you hover over the link without clicking it. Here it is: http://centros.edu.xunta.es/cmusprofesionalsantiago/cms/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=145&Itemid=68. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:26, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, all. Exactly what I needed. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 05:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Hi everyone,

I am a chemistry PhD candidate at a state university interested in contributing to science-related articles. I understand the basic principals of editing (I've IP edited many times), but I wouldn't know where to begin with, say, making a new page for a molecule that doesn't have an entry. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Caffeinated Chemist (talk • contribs) 04:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Caffeinated Chemist. Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry is probably a good place to start. There's a daughter project named Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals. I hope that gets you in the direction you are looking for. --Jayron32 05:55, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Why am I unable to rename File:20130103 Give and go (1).jpg (as well as images 2-5 in the series) by moving it at commons? I have tried various names and keep getting the error that a file with that name already exists.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:39, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What are you trying to move it to? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:33, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Because http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20130103_Give_and_go_(2).jpg already exists? RudolfRed (talk) 05:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As you said, the error said "that a file with that name already exists"; it seems that'd indeed the case... I'm unsure what confusion there is to be had? Salvidrim! ✉ 05:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to move these to File:20130103 UofM fast break (1).jpg or something similar.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just moved the first one, is that what you wanted? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 08:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Can you do 2-5.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:24, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Images now moved.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:49, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hello.i am vinay and i would like to know few details that can i keep articles of wikipedia in my website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Satikavinaykumar (talk • contribs) 04:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Read Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. It should get you started on how to do this properly. --Jayron32 05:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I was reading up on the Soviet Union page of Wikipedia and found a major error. Apparently some editor put something about Stalin killing monkey men. It's on the details page under the GPD of the USSR. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.219.229.139 (talk) 05:55, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give the exact title of the page where you read this? It will help us find it. --Jayron32 06:46, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. It was removed here: [3]. Actually by you. Well done. --Jayron32 06:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not so well, actually. The absurd part was put in place of some valid and valuable text ([4]), it should have been reverted rather than removed (and finally Majora4 fixed that [5]). --CiaPan (talk) 07:52, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh come now, you can't expect a person making their first edit to know how to do all that. 108.219.229.139 did a great job, removing the incorrect information, and posting here so we could check. Kudos to you, and thanks for letting us know! Prodego ^talk 07:56, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Wikipedia,

I have recently written an article on Michael A Potter User:Klaudia.darbinova/sandbox

This article has been written on behalf of my CEO, Mr Potter, who is a global HR and Management consultant.

The article has been rejected twice due to insufficient evidence of the subject's notability. I have read your page on referencing etc but I still don't understand what is there in my article that wikipedia does not like? Could you please kindly advise me on what I can do to improve my page?

Thanks,

Klaudia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klaudia.darbinova (talk • contribs) 09:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not commenting on the referencing concerns of the article draft itself, but I very strongly recommend that you read our policy about conflicts of interest, which lay out clear guidelines in regards to editing an article on the subject's behalf, especially when it is done on a professional (thus likely remunerated) basis. :) Salvidrim! ✉ 09:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

First, two thirds of the article has no inline citations at all. Secondly, most of the citations simply show that he has spoken at conferences: I have not looked at the sources, but I doubt whether most of them say more than that he was a speaker. Thirdly half the article is about the details of his sporting career as a boy: apart from being unreferenced, most of this information is simply inappropriate in an encyclopaedia article, since it does not appear to have anything to do with why he is notable (if he is). But the main thing is that the article does not contain the citations to significant coverage of the topic in multiple reliable sources independent of the subject which constitute notability for Wikipedia articles. This coverage may exist: but the article must directly say so, or it will be deleted. --ColinFine (talk) 15:33, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Forgive me for being blunt, but at the moment the draft reads like an advertisement/resume for the guy masquerading as an article.--ukexpat (talk) 15:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

User:Pdhillon2/sandbox

Hi

I am new with Wikipedia. I want to add a page on a very young author who was nominated for the Golden quill award. I have created it in my sandbox but how do I publish and add the page to Wikipedia?

Kind Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pdhillon2 (talk • contribs) 10:04, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In its current form the page would be deleted from article mainspace almost immediately; there are several issues you need to address before it can be "published".

• The draft has no sources. You need to provide at least two reliable, independent sources that talk about Khosla in depth.
• The formatting needs to be corrected; other editors can help you with this, but you would do well to read up on the layout guidelines and the basic markup commands.
• The article contains information that is not verified (e.g. sales figures, award nominations). Again, you need to provide sources proving these claims.

Once these issues have been dealt with, the most sensible thing to do would be to submit the page to Articles for creation; to do this, place the code {{AFC submission}} at the top of the page, and an automated program will move it to AFC for you. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, you should place {{subst:submit}}on it when you are ready to have it reviewed. Mdann52 (talk) 13:17, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops; yes of course - same template, but the {{subst:submit}} will timestamp it correctly; thanks Mdann52. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:21, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hvad, gør skabelonen use my dates (month, year). --89.249.2.53 (talk) 10:33, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(Google translate: This is Danish for "what makes the template")

We don't have a template named "use my dates", only {{use mdy dates}} and {{use dmy dates}}. You can read about them by clicking those links. As to "what makes them", they were created by the Wikipedia editors listed on their history pages, and they are added to articles by Wikipedia editors who care about date formats. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:28, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect "gør" here means "does", rather than "makes", and the question means "what does the template do?" --ColinFine (talk) 15:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, i need help with an article about the university i am working at. I was currently assigned to update the wiki page but i noticed a typo in the articles title from the previous creator. However i don't see option about setting that right, i read somewhere that i need an account older than 4 days and more than 10 edits on articles before i can have the option of editing articles title.

Since this a as an urgent matter can you help me about setting this right, the article in question is this: University for Information Science and Technology "St. Paul The Apostole"

the typo in question is the "o" in "Apostole" wich should be "Apostle".

Thanks in advance for your help.

12:06, 11 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goran.petroski (talk • contribs)

I have moved the article to the corrected title. I am now trying to make it read less like an advertisment / official prospectus. There might not be is not much left after this. Please read our guidance on conflicts of interest before editing the article further. Bencherlite^Talk 12:16, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please tell whoever assigned you this task that you should not be doing so, and nor should anybody else they assign, because you will all have a conflict of interest (see Bencherlite's link). What you may do is make suggestions for changes on the article's Talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 15:39, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

From looking at the website shouldn't the title be St. Paul The Apostle University for Information Science and Technology.--ukexpat (talk) 15:54, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How to search for the origin of a name (Kennis)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kennisforex12 (talk • contribs) 13:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The word "kennis" is "knowlege" in Dutch/Flemmish/Afrikaans. BTW your username seems to be a violation of the Username rules as it resembles the name of a company or other organisation. Roger (talk) 14:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for help about using and editing Wikipedia. I guess you have already tried searching in Wikipedia without success. It is possible that people at the Wikipedia Reference Desk may have some suggestions, if you ask there. --ColinFine (talk) 15:41, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Farrell (politician)

Hi if anyone could remove the politician title from the article as it is not an accurate description, as the person concerned was an employee of a political party, not a politcian, and resigned from this position over 16 years ago. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cianf (talk • contribs) 13:22, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Now at Pat Farrell and the dab page in the way moved to Pat Farrell (disambiguation). Bencherlite^Talk 13:41, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --Orange Mike | Talk 13:55, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A "Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found" note appears on the Nelson Mandela article below the Reflist. I have failed to find the cause, I can't see any ref markup after the Reflist. Please help. Roger (talk) 14:49, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Got it - a malformed addition to the Further Reading section. I've taken it out; I'll reformat it properly in a moment. Yunshui 雲‍水 14:59, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I read right through it multiple times but it simply refused to fire the necessary neurons... Roger (talk) 15:51, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The photograph appearing to the right of Espen Hammer, the Norwegian philosopher, is not of him but of his wife. It needs to be replaced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.17.247 (talk) 14:54, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Which page are you referring to? There is no photograph in Espen Hammer. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:11, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed by page on Wikipedia was deleted. I do not understand why. I am a writer with over 25 books. I have been a teacher for thirty years. In addition I am world-recognized authority on Film Noir.

If you google me you will find numerous entries which verify info in the article.

Sincerely,

James Ursini — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amontillado50 (talk • contribs) 15:46, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

James Ursini was deleted pursuant to the WP:PROD process. Having done some Googling myself, I think there is a prima facie case for notability here per WP:BIO so I will ask for the article to be undeleted, but that doesn't mean that an WP:AFD discussion won't be initiated.--ukexpat (talk) 16:02, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

every thing is given as far as butyryl chloride is concern but its process glow diagram is missing as well as its energy and material balance eqation is also missing . i need at least its process flow diagram .plz help me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Er.pranav kumar (talk • contribs) 15:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• This help? --Canoe1967 (talk) 20:06, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone help me fix the 'show' button at User:Dougweller/talkheader? The bottom one where it says "Did I delete your page, block you, or do something else that I should not have done?". Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 17:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I adjusted the width of the red box. Now it doesn't go out of the screen to the right side (at least in my browser) anymore as it did before. Is that the appearance you sought? -- Toshio Yamaguchi 17:41, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's fantastic, thanks. Dougweller (talk) 18:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds odd. In which browser does it become more narrow when you increase [6] the width? For me in Firefox, it looked fine before but now it goes off the right side. Setting a high pixel width sounds like a bad idea because it goes off many narrow screens. Why not 100%? PrimeHunter (talk) 18:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In my browser (Safari), in this revision the red box is approximately 1/5 shorter on the right side than the other two boxes. After my edit it has the same width as the green and orange boxes. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 19:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused. First you said the red box went out of the screen to the right side before. Now you say it was shorter than the other boxes before. How wide are the other boxes for you? For me the other boxes filled the screen both before and after. The red box went from being narrower than the screen to wider than the screen. The width is set in absolute pixels instead of a percentage. That means the width relative to the screen will vary wildly between users. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think my head isn't completely here at the moment ^^. It never went out of the screen, it was just shorter than the screen width, so what I said in my first reply is not correct. I guess I need some sleep .... -- Toshio Yamaguchi 20:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am planning to break-out the wreck recovery and wreck site remediation on Costa Concordia disaster (see Talk:Costa Concordia disaster), since there will undoubtedly be an explosion of editing once the salvage crew starts to attempt to roll the wreck and re-float it. However, some years ago, when I merged two parallel (duplicate) articles, one editor vociferously accused me of copyright violation (I did a cut-and-paste from the duplicate article into the primary one, clean-up edit of the merged primary article and created a re-direct from the duplicate to the primary). I was baffled, since this is all within Wikipedia. I imagine that he/she was concerned about attribution of prior edits. Is this an issue? Is there any basis for concern about copyright violation in this situation? More specifically, is there any way to accomplish a cleavage of the wreck recovery and site remediation section while transferring past edit history? I doubt this is possible since past history is for the whole page, but maybe there is a way to transfer edit histories for the sections that are moved? I assume that a cut-and-paste operation would accomplish this, unless there is a more sophisticated tool or protocol. Please advise if there any rules or procedures that I should be aware of.
Regards, Enquire (talk) 19:12, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cut-and-paste is not permitted, because the edit history is lost. What is done in a case such as this (and this requires the assistance of an admin) is that the old version is moved to the new name and deleted from the old version; then the old version is restored under the old name. The result is two articles with different names, each with an identical edit history, for proper attribution. (And yes, there is a copyright issue, because a cut-and-paste loses all those edits and the attributions thereof; while the process I'm describing does not.) --Orange Mike | Talk 19:39, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)I suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. We can't don't typically split the history during a normal article split, but we can use the templates to provide attribution. The template syntax is tricky, so expect a bit of trial and error. Monty₈₄₅ 19:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) The original article must be credited with a link when content is copied or moved. See Wikipedia:Splitting#Procedure and Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. I haven't heard of the procedure Orangemike refers to, and don't know whether it's possible to duplicate a page history like that. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

PLEASE, EDIT THE PICTURE FROM VASIL TOLEVSKI, PUT IT ON THE SITE (FOR BETTER TO BE SEEN HIS PICTURE): List of Macedonian writers#T — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olgica Tolevska (talk • contribs) 19:22, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Which image do you want to place in the article? Ruslik_Zero 19:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the code that purported to add an image to the list as File:Vasil tolevski.jpg does not exist on Wikipedia or on Commons.--ukexpat (talk) 19:37, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot seem to correct some information, nor can I email Wikipedia using the address provided; here is the email I tried to send with the correction:

The page lists Bonnie's first appearance as 1969; that is not correct. Bonnie was on an episode of The High Chaparral in 1968. She played the daughter of a half-breed Indian, played by Robert Loggia. Here is an excerpt from The High Chaparral web page: Character Highlights: Good episode for Mano fans since we get to see him without a shirt here, if only briefly. There is more tension here between Mano and Buck than usual with Buck taking an uncharacteristically harsh stand against Tina as a "breed". Mano is charming as usual, but also particularly sweet and compassionate. There is an unintentionally humorous scene where Rebel (Buck’s horse) very nearly wrecks the scene by head butting Mano while he is delivering his lines. Cameron Mitchell saves the scene by ignoring it and getting Henry’s line out of him anyway. Robert Loggia does an excellent job as the evil Chio and a young Bonnie Bedelia is also very convincing as the intense but confused Tina.

Sent from my iPhone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.140.149.90 (talk) 20:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We have more than 4 million articles. Which one are you referring to? I tried to search but couldn't guess it. The High Chaparral doesn't Bonnie Bedelia, and Bonnie Bedelia doesn't mention The High Chaparral. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:12, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Found it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:29, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My name is Eric Raines and I currently hold the position as an Senior Ombudsman Specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. I have worked with the agency for almost 30 years. I have been involved lately in regulating the banking industry and more recently served as the media contact at bank closing actities. I have been quoted in several publications about "why banks fail". I would like to have my history as a bank regulator and educational accomplishment noted in your publication.

Thanks,

Eric R. Raines — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.176.16.8 (talk) 21:00, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Added source template.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:21, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For WTKK, I was able to locate an even larger Logo Image Link than the image curently being used. Thank you for your time. 66.134.4.162 (talk) 21:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Per the non free use criteria the current version is big enough.--ukexpat (talk) 21:33, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, sounds good. 66.134.4.162 (talk) 21:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

January 11, 2013

Dear Wikipedia,

The term "Mulatto", was originated by Spanish Arab conquerors in South America, as a derogatory term used to refer to people born from sexual reproduction between Spanish Arab conquerors, Black Negro slaves, and Indigenous Indians. The term is derived from the term "mule",an animal which is a combination of a horse and a donkey. The term was intended by it's Spanish Arab Conqueror creators, as a derogatory, and comedic term, comparing the people born from sexual reproduction between Spanish Arab conquerors, Black Negro slaves, and Indigenous Indians, to animals, with a clear intention that these people should be considered less than human, or of a class of people that are not considered to be full humans and therefore should not have full participation and full legal rights in society. There is a parallel between the term "mulatto" and the term "nigger". The terms are equally derogatory.

Additionally, the term "mulatto", carries with it a connotation of slavery, a connotation of deprivation of human rights and legal rights, and a subordinate status in society.

I feel your current article does not reflect this strongly enough. It is not immediately clear from reading the article that the term "mulatto" is a derogatory term, carrying connotations of slavery, deprivation of human rights and legal rights, and a subordinate status in society. The term has an equivalent derogatory connotation to the term "nigger", and this should be clear in your article.

Regards.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.134.4.162 (talk • contribs)

Whether these assertions are accurate or not (I'd have to do some research), this should be discussed at Talk:Mulatto, not here. Have you done so? --Orange Mike | Talk 22:02, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What we certainly should not do is to enter into protracted discussion here about sources such as this one, which offers an interesting comparison; when Britain ruled India, Anglo-Indian marriages were actually encouraged by the British East India Company, who "would even pay a sum for every child born of these cross-cultural unions". A century later, it was Indians who stigmatised and stereotyped the offspring, not the British (or so the article implies). --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would like the following picture deleted because I have uploaded the wrong one.

File:Picture of Brennan Baker, Fall 2006.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmbaker88 (talk • contribs) 22:16, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done by User:Prodego CTF83! 01:12, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

January 12

I found this image of the monument to Sir James Hales (d.1589) and his son [7], and would like to use it in the section 'Marriages and issue' in the Wikipedia article on James Hales. When I tried to add the image to the article, however, I couldn't get it to show up. Help with this would be much appreciated, as I've never done this before. My experience with images has been solely related to images already available somewhere on Wikipedia. NinaGreen (talk) 00:58, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't appear you have uploaded it to Wikipedia yet. Click on WP:Upload or better yet, since it's free, upload it to Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons CTF83! 01:14, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I downloaded the image to my computer desktop, uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons, and added it to the article on James Hales. I'm not sure exactly where it went in Wikimedia Commons. It should be filed under Canterbury Cathedral, as that's where the monument is located, but I couldn't find anywhere to add that information. NinaGreen (talk) 01:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I added the category "Canterbury Cathedral", if that's what you mean, [8] CTF83! 11:18, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! NinaGreen (talk) 16:57, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yesterday I uploaded a better version of File:Richard K Guy 2005.jpg to Commons, but the old version is still the one you see at Richard K. Guy. If you click on the photo, it still shows the old version, but at the bottom you can see thumbnails of the old and new versions. But if you click on the new version to enlarge it, it shows the old version. What is going on? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 02:48, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what is going on; see this earlier thread where another user is having similar problems.

Here's a new theory: perhaps there's more than one WikiMedia server involved and the results vary by continent? TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) and yourself are both in the States, and seeing old images, and I am in the UK, seeing the new images. Perhaps some other help desk watchers could post with evidence either way. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:52, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(More) There are some similar threads at the Commons help desk. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:22, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have tried repeatedly to log in, register, etc. but nothing I do seems to work. This is very disappointing, especially since I send donations to Wikipedia on a regular basis. So, 1) WHY won't your site accept ANY of my credentials, whether I log in as an existing user or attempt to create a new user account??? This makes no sense, and comes across to me as being very rude and dismissive. Wikipedia is perhaps not interested in allowing its members to establish accounts or to help with content. I am surprised by this, as I thought that this was intended to be a contributive site. But that is not what I have experienced. 2) The image on the Samuel Insull page is very poor. I adjusted the image and then attemped to post this new file to Wikipedia in hopes that you would replace the very poor image with a corrected one after reviewing it. But nothing I have tried will work. What is wrong with Wikipedia? Don't you value the contributions of your readers, especially when all we wish to do is help you??? I don't understand this. And now I see that there is no way to upload an image to this message, so you will still not likely see what I attempted to do on your behalf. I don't get it. Don't you want your own readers to support your pages, and to help you with better files and content??? Please respond (and I won't be surprised if I hear nothing back). Regards, Stephen Mercer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.80.45.185 (talk) 03:06, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The website still works for me (and I'm sure many others), so don't be surprised if there's a problem at your end. And maybe try assuming a little good faith for once. - a boat that can float! (watch me float) 04:13, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does anything at Help:Logging in#Login issues and problems help you? From your description I suspect that your browser is unable to save Wikipedia's cookies. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:42, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We definitely want people to create accounts and help us. We have 47,540,658 accounts and Special:Log/newusers shows several accounts are created every minute. We have a better chance to say what goes wrong for you if you tell the username and say what happens when you try. You can also ask for an account at Wikipedia:Request an account instead of creating it yourself. Note that both usernames and passwords are case sensitive. We also want people to upload images but only if the image has a license allowing it. Unlike many other websites we care about copyright. Many people upload copyrighted images we have to delete. Copyright concerns complicate our upload procedure and we don't allow unregistered users to upload. In addition, uploads here at Wikipedia requires an autoconfirmed account (one that is at least 4 days old and has made 10 edits). At Wikimedia Commons at http://commons.wikimedia.org new accounts can upload images right away and these images can also be used in Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I found The Most Recent Logo for WJYY via their website. 98.229.132.126 (talk) 07:16, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The direct link to the logo for WFNK has been moved to here.

The direct link to the logo for WFNQ has been moved to here.

The direct link to the logo for WTHT has been moved to here.

The direct link to the logo for WNHW has been moved to here.

The direct link to the logo for WHXR (without having to crop from the "website coming soon" header) is now available at this link.

The direct link to the logo for WEMJ has been moved to here.

The direct link to the logo for WFRQ has been moved to here.

98.229.132.126 (talk) 07:31, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The direct link to the logo for WBBV has been moved to here, via being available through the station's Facebook page. The website link provided for this station is no longer active. 98.229.132.126 (talk) 17:33, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have found some links to Low-Quality .PNG images of the Logo Artwork for the remaining three stunt formats for WTKK in Boston, Massachusetts. I'm requesting that they be added to the WTKK article.

As Dance "Nova 96.9"

As Adult hits "96.9 Mike FM"

As Classic rock "96.9 The Bone"

These logos are being provided in chronological order and have been provided by the same website that was used to acquire the link to the .PNG image currently being used for the "Power 96.9" stunt logo that's currently uploaded to the WTKK article. Like the .PNG link being used for the "Power 96.9" stunt format logo, the links I've provided to the .PNG images for the logos for the remaining three stunt formats are not the original logo links but, rather, they're Lower-Quality (300p) image links. 98.229.132.126 (talk) 04:30, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have made a page and it is telling me that A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (January 2013). I really don't know what this mean the link my page is: Alpha Omega Sigma

thank you in advance Daniel J Wade — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpha Omega Sigma (talk • contribs) 08:27, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See the answer to the same question which you asked at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions‎. For future reference, please note that it is frowned on to ask the same question at multiple locations, as it can waste the time of contributors answering questions which have already been answered. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:12, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to change the font size of a LaTeX-formula in Wikipedia? In particular I would like to reduce the math font size in the legends of an image. Ceinturion (talk) 09:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried \textstyle or \indexstyle commands? Ruslik_Zero 11:28, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

plse i would like 2 know how a person like me from uganda how i can enter the amazing race in USA? Thanx — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.210.129.76 (talk) 16:23, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This is the help desk of Wikipedia, a project where volunteers from all over the world collaborate to build an online encyclopedia. Please consider asking your question at the reference desk by clicking here and selecting an appropriate category. Click on that category and then do the same over there as you did here and ask your question again. This help desk is only for answering question about editing Wikipedia. The volunteers at the reference desk will do their best to answer knowledge question like yours. Also, if posting there, please remember to type four tildes at the end of your post like this: ~~~~. This will produce your IP address and a timestamp and is usually considered a good practice here. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask. Best of luck. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 18:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On this page,you say that he moved his company union auto to Anderson Indiana in 1893.On the page that speeks of the union car1901-1905 and then he moved his company to anderson in and changed the name to lambert in 1906 and manufactured cars at that location.This is not info: on his biography page.correct me if I'm wrong.Thanking you!. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.28.240.56 (talk) 18:32, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How do I put a link to prove what I added to a page is true? Says "Citation Needed", but can't figure out how to add a link for proof. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Re105f (talk • contribs) 18:54, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"^{[citation needed]}" is a link to Wikipedia:Citation needed which includes a link to Wikipedia:Citing sources, but see also Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for a simpler page. You don't have to get it perfect. If the source is online then just make sure it's reliable and the reference has a working link to it. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted say that I think the reference to Dustin Hermanson, a former MLB player, comes across as rude and sort of makes light of a very successful career. I think words like bounced around, and replaced and let go take away from the positive aspects of his career. Is it possible to rewrite the article that highlights the key points in his career, his personality and all the good charitable things he has done as a result of his career? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.64.202.250 (talk) 20:46, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was a little colourful. I fixed it a little. Feel free to add any other notable things to it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:10, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was intending to request an article for creation (here) which seemed like a reasonable and simple thing. However, a little digging reveals that this particular request is more complex than anticipated. Article:

"Baby Mine" ~ (from Dumbo; Music by Frank Churchill, Lyric by Ned Washington)

There is no problem with notability, for one thing there are many articles that would link to it; and it was nominated for an Academy Award (1942), and a Grammy (1997, cover version); and there have been several other cover versions (notably by: Bette Midler, Alison Krauss, Chloë Agnew, Bonnie Raitt) — (Midler version featured: Beaches (soundtrack)) ... etc.

The first problem is that there already are two movies by that name; and there are some links erroneously linking to Baby Mine ← (which doesn't have a dab page, although there is also a play, coal mine, etc., by that name). This relates to the second problem, in that I was thinking about putting in appropriate red-links, but wasn't sure what to use; perhaps Baby Mine (song)? Also, I am unsure how/what to request for the article title, etc.

~Thanks for any suggestions and assistance, ~Eric F 74.60.29.141 (talk) 20:46, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The relevant guideline for this situation is WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Since I am not very familiar with the subject area, I don't know whether one of the three topics can be considered primary or not. If that is not the case, then I'd move Baby Mine to Baby Mine (1917 film), make Baby Mine a dab page and link the articles Baby Mine (1917 film), Baby Mine (1928 film) and Baby Mine (song) from it. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 21:26, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I believe, as an IP, I am unable to do that sort of thing. ~Eric _the IP 74.60.29.141 (talk) 22:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I turned Baby Mine into a dab page containing a redlink for the article you want to create. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 22:22, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!   I submitted it (at 'here' link above). ~ A related question:   Is there some way to find out which articles link to a redlink? (I lost count after about 25). ~E:74.60.29.141 (talk) 04:28, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, simply click on the redlink and then select What links here from the toolbox on the left. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 13:45, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if this was asked previously somewhere, but there is a big empty box in the top left corner of the page when I open Wikipedia. I don't know what it is, but it is new and doesn't seem to have a function. What is it, and how do I get rid of it?  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 21:38, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to this page? In what browser does this happen? -- Toshio Yamaguchi 21:43, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Every page. This page, my watchlist, article pages. I can see the box itself while in Internet Explorer. While in Firefox, I don't see the box, but I see a gap in space that is the size of the box (while looking at the same page in Interent Explorer). So, it's present in multiple browsers, IE just lets me see the box.  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 21:47, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is it the Wikipedia logo? 216.93.234.239 (talk) 03:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is what it looks like on my screen.  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 03:47, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see from your screenshot that you have MonoBook as skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. It doesn't happen for me when I try MonoBook, and I haven't heard about this from others. Try to clear your entire cache. Does it happen if you log out and view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk?useskin=monobook? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:07, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded an article one day ago, but cant find it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samy elbeblawy (talk • contribs) 21:51, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Samy. The account you posted this message under has no edits other than this one to any language Wikipedia, and no deleted edits to this one. This leaves three possibilities:

1. You created an article at a different language Wikipedia and it was deleted;
2. You were logged in under a different account when you created the article (in which case tell us what the account name was); or (probably most likely)
3. You never actually saved the page you worked on.

This third possibility can happen in various ways. For example, if you work on a page for a lengthy period of time before saving, when you click page it will say something like "loss of session data. the page was not able to be saved." Another is that people sometimes click the show preview button by accident instead of the save page button and then see the page's content as if it was saved when it was only a preview. If you did try to create a page under this account and here, I hope you saved your proposed edit somewhere offline (which is a good idea for any large edit, until after you're sure it "takes"). Other than that, and barring the unlikely possibility that you still have the window or tab open and it's stored in your computer's memory so that hitting the "back" button will reach it, the material is unretrievable.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:07, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see your account was created 10 minutes before posting here. There is a fourth possibility: That you created a page without logging in, possibly at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Unregistered users cannot create "live" articles in the encyclopedia but they can make suggested articles for review. If you tell a pagename then we can search for it. You can also try to log out and click Special:MyContributions to see edits made by your current IP address without being logged in, but your IP may have changed since the page was created. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:56, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

January 13

My name is Ray Wilson the last living partner of Jack Allen and Bill Kamarra. I am the sole owner of BBoy Records. Ninety per cent of the information that appears on your Wikipedia Site is incorrect.The contributors to any information on BBoy Records are only guessing and basing their knowlege on hearsay. I want to add my own personal experience to this website which is the real deal. Ray Wilson 71.190.248.21 (talk) 00:43, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Before editing the article, please read the guidance at WP:COI. It would be better if you made suggestions for improvements at the article's talk page instead. Also, you can't use personal experience as a source of information, unless it is backed up by a reliable source. RudolfRed (talk) 00:57, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WMBH Logo Found in their MySpace page. 98.229.132.126 (talk) 02:37, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

If an RfC was automatically closed, where would I go to ask someone to determine consensus? I was involved in it, and I don't feel I should determine it, for that reason. - Purplewowies (talk) 03:10, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure. Though It can still take awhile. Monty₈₄₅ 04:52, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. - Purplewowies (talk) 05:30, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well. Just realized the RfC in question is already listed there. Will file this away for the future in any case. - Purplewowies (talk) 05:39, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add a citation because my article was denied due to not including any. Unfortunately, I only have one article from our local Huntsville Times newspaper. Will this be sufficient? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.207.179.106 (talk) 05:34, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We can't tell which article you are talking about (this IP has no previous contributions), so I can't give you a definite answer, but probably not: if there is only one independent reliable reference to be found, the subject probably does not meet the criterion of notability, and so cannot have an article. --ColinFine (talk) 16:25, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello.... I got a message that the information I posted was copied from another site..... Basically, the same info I uploaded here was uploaded to another wiki site. What do I need to do so it's not flagged? Thanks! Orrji (talk) 05:37, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It appears under the terms of service at the other wiki site, that when you posted material there you gave them the copyright and they do not have a free copyright license like we do. So your submission of this material here was, though in good faith, an apparent copyright infringement.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 07:44, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, the material was not suited for a Wikipedia article so fixing the copyright issue wouldn't be enough. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:47, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that the article on "healing evangelist" A. A. Allen has been so fraught with problems because of lack of objectivity in editing that it should be deleted. It appears that various individuals have attempted to either edit to say that he had an alcohol problem and died because of alcoholism, or that this was not the case. The article has gone back and forth like a ping-pong ball. I attempted to not take sides, but to simply insert evidence suggesting that the issue of the cause of death might be more complex than what the papers said, which was that he died of alcoholism. I also said that the coroner's report, coupled with more up-to-date information on prescription drugs, suggests that prescription drugs for knee pain may have been the actual cause of death, or at least a major factor. I also named the drugs involved. ALL of that information has been removed, and we are back to the "Allen was an alcoholic; he died because of alcoholism" stance. That will probably shortly be replaced once again by the "No, he didn't" stance, and then back to the "Yes, he did" stance. I give up. I don't know of any way that this article can be maintained as a community-edited wiki in any manner that even begins to approach objectivity. For whatever reason, even 43 years after his death, it seems that everyone has an opinion about this man and about his death. I don't think that those opinions belong in a wiki, but those opinions have dominated the editing of this article for years. I know of no way to have that not continue to be the case. Mtnbuilder (talk) 13:12, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

But the fact that he died of liver failure induced by a heavier alcohol consumption is supported by multiple reliable sources. Do you have reliable sources that say otherwise? I have not noticed any in your version of the article. Ruslik_Zero 16:35, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote "Roses In The Snow" recorded by Emmylou Harris and I wonder why I am not listed in the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame. My song is considered a classic and has been recorded in Holland, Russia and Australia, plus several known artists in the USA. Can you please contact me? Thanks, Ruth Franks13:35, 13 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Songcatcher913 (talk • contribs)

Hello Ms. Franks. As best I can make out, you appear to have thought when you wrote the above that you were at the website of, or one affiliated with, the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame. This site is Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, so there's nothing we can do about the issue in your post. To the extent you already understood that, please note that this help desk is for help in using Wikipedia, and not a general help forum. If you have a specific knowledge question, you can ask it at the reference desk. Anyway, I took a look to see if I could locate the website of the OCMHOF and while I did confirm its existence (at least at one time), I failed to find any website (I was though able to find websites for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:47, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mitt Romney's page about his 2008 campaign redirects to fail, but I can't seem to find the last good revision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitt_Romney_presidential_campaign,_2008&redirect=no

Help would be appreciated. 67.5.17.43 (talk) 15:58, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. It's unfortunate that it took seven days to fix this vandalism. If it persists I'll protect the page. --Daniel(talk) 16:12, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Image Gallery needs to be improved as a slide show overlay or something of that sort.. Its really painful to view them each in a separate window. Mohammadulhaque (talk) 16:04, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to suggest improvements to how Wikipedia works is WP:Village pump (proposals). --ColinFine (talk) 16:29, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so this page has always had a chart but due to the continuous updates with the addition of new polls the chart needs updating every once in a while. This has meant that there are now an abundance of unwanted/out of date files on wikipedia, which should really belong in the chronology of the . As you can see from the chronology all is well for the chronology of that page until it stops at May 2012, the final update.

The next image to be uploaded was a , this chart and the were used simultaneously for a period. That is until the data for 2011 and 2012 was updated to the 100px|talk page to accommodate the new format (due to the addition of UKIP's column). This is a recent occurance. I was the one that uploaded the new data a few days ago, I also created a to see us through until we could get a new version of the favoured chart to cover May 2010-Present Day.

A exists, this preceded my chart, it was made in error, I discovered the lines were too thick for interpretation, therefore this image needs to be deleted, as it is in effect a duplicate. I do not know how to delete this image, or suggest deletion, can someone help/delete it for me? I'll see to it that there are comments on that page.

Since my chart was uploaded, I have uploaded the data to the 100px|talk page, for User:Wavehunter to update the chart that preceded mine to include the data from 2010 and 2011. The reason for this is that Wavehunter's chart was the one that had consensus. In the meantime Impru20 has uploaded . Since then Wavehunter has uploaded his updated chart which is now (by consensus) the .

To summarise what I need help with doing/for someone to do for me:

All of these listed graphs need to be added to the chronology of the and not be as separate pages. In chronological order the follow should be added to the chronology:

• (or deleted)
• 
• 
• (current)

Note: Please do not include: the as it is useful on other pages and does not fit in the chronology (as does not include 2010or11!

I would really appreciate someone doing this for me, as I am likely to make a mistake with it being multiple edits and my 1st time doing this. Could you also leave a note explaining how to do this for future reference on the talk page for the benefit of myself and future editors.

Many ThanksSheffno1gunner (talk) 17:20, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've hatted the chart examples, since they're taking up a big chunk of the page. RudolfRed (talk) 19:22, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for doing that but could you please try and answer the question!Sheffno1gunner (talk) 21:02, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

how can I hide the left side pane when viewing images from wiki articles? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.192.18.194 (talk) 18:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you click an image in an article then you are first taken to an image page with a left side pane and much other stuff like the image license and author which we are legally required to show for many images. If you click the image on the image page then you only see the image, and at its original size. Does that answer your question? PrimeHunter (talk) 22:40, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On the Jerry Lee Lewis bio, he was listed as having 7 wives with children with different ones. It is reported that with his 4th wife, Jaren Gunn, that they had a daughter which is correct. Her name is Lori Lee Lewis. Later, there is a mention of "two of his surviving children's names". They omitted Lori's name. She is also still living and she has a daughter, Lauren Leigh Lewis Lancaster, who is Jerry Lee's only grandchild. All of this information is well-documented with birth certificates (Jerry Lee is listed on Lori's birth certificate very clearly), family photos, and various court records. There was a major article in the Memphis newspaper (the Commercial Appeal on June 27, 2010)that presented much of this information. Lori should be mentioned by name as one of the surviving children and Lauren should be mentioned as his only grandchild. Thank you. Wayne Lancaster (talk) 19:00, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. My name is Kostya and I am the manager of Israeli metal band "Desert". I wrote an article about my band in wikipedia, and I really want you to make it official

Wikipedia_talk:Articles for creation/Desert (metal band)

Hope for your quick answer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by K0sty42012 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I converted your external link to a wikilink. On a quick look, it appears that the band probably does pass the test for notability, assuming that at least some of the sources you refer to are to be considered reliable sources. And despite your conflict of interest, the article is written in neutral language, so well done (but it would be best if you did not edit the content any further, as advised by the "conflict of interest" page I linked to). The main problem with it is that it has no inline citations at all, so the reader cannot see how to verify any information in the article. Once you have added citations for everything in the article (and removed all information for which you have no reference), I advise you to submit it for review, by adding {{subst submit}} at the top. --ColinFine (talk) 20:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WIKIPEDIA

Hitchings Enterprises Hitchings Productions ~ DuaneSongs ~ EDM Artist

          Website:  Reverbnation ~ Duane Hitchings/DigitalHitch

January 13, 2013

Sir/Ms,

My name is Duane Hitchings. I am a successful songwriter has won a Grammy and hit records for my efforts. I have sent two letters to you folks about YOUR CLAIM that I was NOT a co-writer of the song “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”. I AM a co-writer of “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy. I also sent copyright proof that I was in fact a co-writer. I was left off the credits by either clerical error or another reason which was a misunderstanding between Rod and Carmine Appice for – Rod’s drummer at the time – both good friends of mine. I went to MySpace recently and found the song was taken off my song list with , even on MySpace. I sold part of my publishing years ago to Full Keel Music, and trust me, they would not have given my HALF of the monies they gave me if “Sexy” was not part of my publishing ! It is the “flagship” of my catalog.

This is what bothers me. I wrote to a young lady 3 years ago about correcting this mistake because my name was taken off Wikipedia because of “gross misrepresentation “ concerning “Sexy”! Of course I was angry but understood the confusion, SO, I wrote 2 letters with proof of my co-writing Sexy. There was no response and even though I followed EXACT instructions by her concerning a form I was to fill ! I co-wrote this song in 1979. I missed standing on the Stage with Rod and Carmine for ASCAP song of the year because of this confusion. I assure you, I have received every single royalty check. I also have the paper that was drawn up by my attorney and Carnie Appice , that I was indeed the co-writer of the music and Rod finished the melody and , of course the lyrics.

This was embarrassed at first until Rod mentioned to many people and in interviews that, indeed I and Carmine were the co-writers.

My complaint to you folks, even though sending you two ( a LONG time ago ) letters and proof of copyright, I am still banned from Wikipedia and now this false information has spread to MySpace. The statement of yours of my “gross misrepresentation” on my part is libel if proven ONCE AGAIN that I , indeed co-wrote “Sexy” !

I am not threatening anyone but PLEASE answer me and let’s get this straight ! I went on to write 3 more hits with Rod - “Young Turks”, “Infatuation” and “Crazy’ Bout Her” . Certainly, Arnold Stiefel ( Rod's Manager ) AND Rod would have put a stop to my claims immediately if I were lying ! Arnold is Rod’s manager and I know him and Rod VERY well. AND , I might add, any record company takes forever too change mistakes on credits. They would have to reprint the album info. One would think after Warners made MANY, MANY MILLIONS, they could at least afford to change credits with a new printing of “Blondes Have More Fun -, the album that “sexy was on ------ 10 YEARS LATER !! To a writer such as myself, it is VERY important as you can imagine !

Please, would you do something about this soon ! I WILL write ANOTHER form or letter to you folks if I have too but as you can understand, I am very frustrated even though I have given you proof and no action has been taken by Wikipedia. I know my last complaint was 5-6 years ago but the MySpace comment finally got me to get this straightened out. Thank you !

Regards,

Duane Hitchings

By the way, my name is ALL OVER Wikipedia, just dial in my name. I also belong to all the important and popular musicians sites on the internet. PLEASE , let's get this resolved ! I know you folks are busy but this has gone on way too long and it is embarrassing ! Thank you and thank you for your obvious hard work with this site ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Captainhit (talk • contribs) 20:06, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Duane. You seem to be talking about two quite separate issues, both of which I can see have been frustrated by. I am not going to talk about the copyright issue, which I am not knowledgeable on. But for the content issue: the problem is that Wikipedia works on the criterion of verifiability, not truth. This may seem perverse, but the article I just linked to explains why. Put simply: it doesn't matter how many letters you write: if a reader tomorrow or next week or ten years from now sees something written in an article, they need to be able to find a reliable published source that confirms it, otherwise they have no way of knowing whether the information is correct or was a mistake, or was inserted by a vandal. As long as no reliable published sources say that you wrote that song, then Wikipedia, by its rules, should not say you did, and anybody who removes a claim that you did is entirely within their rights. I can see that this would be upsetting for you, but to meet our rules, you need to get a reliable source to say you did before that information can be validly added to a Wikipedia article. (By the way, like the vast majority of people who reply on this page, I am not an employee of Wikimedia foundation, or even an Administrator of Wikipedia: I am just an editor like you). --ColinFine (talk) 20:33, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We have this listed as released in late 1978 so if you co-wrote it in 1979 something has gone wrong somewhere. How much money would you owe Jorge Ben Jor, by the way? Britmax (talk) 20:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently not much doubt over the fact that Hitchings co-wrote the song [9], [10], whenever it was. I've added it to the relevant article, although I couldn't readily discern whether his name had ever been there. It's there now anyway, with a ref. Can't clarify which co-writer may or may not have plagiarised. All water under the bridge, I'm guessing. Bretonbanquet (talk) 20:59, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Britmax (talk) 23:37, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to use this image in the article Sacred Cod of Massachusetts, but it is uploaded here as being a fair use image. Shouldn't it be well out of copyright as it was designed in 1776 and even the current seals of New Hampshire just have an "insignia" warning. Is this image just incorrectly tagged or can I not use it?--Found5dollar (talk) 20:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct in that you can use it; works made before 1923 are automatically free from copyright. I tried to find a similar seal to give you an example but was horrified to find that almost all of them have the wrong copyright tags! Some even have {{PD-user}}, and I'm pretty sure none of the seals were designed by Wikipedia users! Intelligentsium 20:32, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

how long do sentences with "Citation Needed" stay before the un-sourced sentenced is removed?--intraining ^{Jack In} 20:57, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on the statement. See the comments given at Template:Citation_needed under the sections for "when not to use" and "how to respond. RudolfRed (talk) 21:08, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there is a specific agreed upon timeframe for that, so it is difficult to give an exact answer. In general, anything needs to be attributable to a published source per Wikipedia:No original research. Per WP:BURDEN material lacking a reliable source supporting it may be removed. However, removing a statement for which a reliable source might reasonably be found might be seen as disruptive by other editors. Is there a specific tagged statement you think should be removed? -- Toshio Yamaguchi 21:11, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I am the manager of the Israeli power metal band "Desert". I wrote about my band article on wikipedia, and now I wanna know how it can become official on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Desert_%28metal_band%29

Can somebody help me with it and make him official? — Preceding unsigned comment added by K0sty42012 (talk • contribs) 21:43, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored the submission boxes you removed in [11]. Please don't remove them. You can resubmit for a new review by clicking "When you are ready to resubmit, click here" in the second box. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:33, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way to minimize the empty space left beside the TOC? In one article I used a TOC:Right formatting, which minimized the blank space in my screens. However, another editor complained that for his screen it was the opposite. I couldn't find anything like wrap around or anything else.--99.159.17.33 (talk) 21:54, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This generally shouldn't be done. Empty space to the right of the TOC is OK but see Help:Section#Floating the TOC. Browsers and window widths can react differently to layout of web pages. If a TOC is very long with many subsections then you could consider Help:Section#Limiting the depth of the TOC. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:28, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Sir,

I recently searched for English players who have played American football. Would I be able to include my name and details to be included within that list please ? The reason being is that I was voted (by all the other coaches and team captains) to be the Budweiser Rookie of the year in 1989. I played for the following teams;

Portsmouth Warriors youth team - 1986 - 1987 London Ravens youth team - 1988 London Ravens - 1989 - 1990 - Won Budweiser Rookie of the Year 1989

Harper college, Illinois, Chicago, USA - 1991 - 1994.

Thank you,

Regards, Paul McAuslan (formally Mellis) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike Webster52 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for asking here first. If you refer to Category:English players of American football then it's a category. Categories can only contain Wikipedia articles. There doesn't appear to be an article about you so you cannot be added to the category. Wikipedia:Autobiography says to avoid writing an article about yourself. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:22, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To whom it may concern: I am the spouse who on behalf of my husband have on my face book blog several notices asking for witnesses to come forward in regards to his military career where I'm trying to help our lawyer who will be representing my husband on our first appeal with the Veteran's denial of my husband's condition.If anyone in your group would kindly look at my face book page which is Lise LeBlanc Perreault,where I have inserted a photo of my husband with my first blog,and as of last evening have updated this blog,asking for witnesses of ex retired military personal who were in fact comrades of my husband's unit the 1 Royal 22e Regiment who were involved with the St.Vincent de Paul prison riot on the 12th of July,l962.In trying to help our lawyer with the event of the mentioned of the airline disaster dated November 29,1963 approximately 8 witnesses have come forward with their emailed accounts of being of this traumatic event which will be beneficial when we have our hearing on the 29th of this month.Since most of his comrades came from down east from Ontario,Quebec,and the Maritimes presently I'm in desperate need of finding witnesses who were with my husband when his battalion the Vandoos also know as the Royal 22e Regiment were at this other traumatic event to quell the prison riot.I have included as much as I can on my blogs.Now if it is possible for your radio station and hopefully your other affiliates could carry this story over the radio-I'm trying this way along with my face book page because I know that any living ex military personal would not be computer savvy but I'm sure they would listen to the news.If this could be done then perhaps this urgent situation might be of help. I would like to thank you at present if you would seriously consider this request in order to help a military personal who I believe deserves help considering what he has gone through and still trying to deal with the mentioned traumatic events and was definitely confirmed as a classic case of post traumatic disorder where medication was started after he was assessed by the Veteran's psychiatrist suggested he should be on medications to help control this post traumatic disorder that my husband has been dealing with for over 40 years.As his spouse who has been working on this for at least six months and getting desperate I was hoping that you people could possibly help me. Kindest regards, Lise Perreault-my face book page Lise LeBlanc Perreault. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.145.189.13 (talk) 00:24, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.8 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. RudolfRed (talk) 00:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]