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Colonization of Mars

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Barack Obama

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Anggie1995:

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{{Infobox Senator
| name = Barack Obama
| nationality = American
| image name =ObamaBarack.jpg
| jr/sr = Junior Senator
| state = [[Illinois]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| term_start = [[January 3]], [[2005]]
| alongside = Richard Durbin
| preceded = [[Peter Fitzgerald]]
| succeeded = [[Incumbent]]
| office2=[[Illinois State Senate]]
| term_start2=[[1997]]
| term_end2=[[2004]]
| preceded2=
| succeeded2=

| date of birth = {{birth date and age|1961|08|4}}
| place of birth = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[United States of America|USA]]
| spouse = [[Michelle Obama]]
| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]], [[Harvard Law School]]
| religion = [[Christian]] ([[United Church of Christ]])
| signature = Barack Obama signature.png
}}
'''Barack Hussein Obama''' (born [[August 4]], [[1961]]) is the [[Senate seniority|junior]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Illinois]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. The [[Historian of the United States Senate|U.S. Senate Historical Office]] lists him as the fifth [[African American]] Senator in [[History of the United States|U.S. history]] and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.<ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/Photo_Exhibit_African_American_Senators.htm |title=Breaking New Ground: African American Senators |accessdate=2007-07-22 |work=U.S. Senate Historical Office }}</ref>

Born to a black [[Kenya]]n father and a white [[United States|American]] mother, Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the [[majority-minority state|majority-minority]] U.S. state of [[Hawaii]] and lived for four years in [[culture of Indonesia|Indonesia]]. A graduate of [[Columbia University]] and [[Harvard Law School]], Obama worked as a [[community organizing|community organizer]], university [[lecturer]], and [[civil rights]] lawyer before running for [[public office]]. He served in the [[Illinois Senate]] from 1997 to 2004, launching his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.

Obama delivered the keynote address at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] while still an Illinois [[state legislature (United States)|state legislator]]. He went on to win election to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with a [[landslide victory|landslide]] 70% of the vote in an [[United States presidential election, 2004|election year]] marked by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] gains.<ref>{{cite news | first=Randal C | last=Archibold | coauthors= | title=The Illinois Candidate; Day After, Keynote Speaker Finds Admirers Everywhere | date=[[July 29]] [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E7DB103DF93AA15754C0A9629C8B63 | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=U.S. Senate and House - Illinois | date=Last updated: 2004-11-11 | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/SenateHouseResultsByState.aspx?sp=IL&rti=G&cn=1&tf=l | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> As a member of the Democratic minority in the [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]], Obama co-sponsored the enactment of [[conventional weapons]] control and [[Transparency (humanities)|transparency]] legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

He is among the Democratic Party's leading candidates for nomination in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Malone | coauthors= | title=2008 US Presidential Campaign in Full Swing | date=[[May 18]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-18-voa37.cfm | work =Voice of America | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news|url=http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08dem.htm |title=White House 2008: Democratic Nomination |accessdate=2007-07-22 |work=Polling Report }} {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Top Democratic Contenders: Support in National Samples of Democratic Voters | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.pollster.com/ATopDems.php | work =Pollster.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Since announcing his [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|candidacy]] in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the [[Iraq War]] and implementing [[universal health care]] as campaign themes.<ref name=BBC20070210>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Launches Presidential Bid | date=[[February 10]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6349081.stm | work =BBC News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} [http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=494649996&channel=353512430 Video] at Brightcove.com.</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Robin | last=Toner | coauthors= | title=Obama Calls for Wider and Less Costly Health Care Coverage | date=[[May 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/us/politics/30obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first=Angela | last=Galloway | coauthors= | title=Obama Fires Up Crowd in Seattle | date=[[June 2]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/318258_obama02.html | work =Seattle Post-Intelligencer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He has authored two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled ''[[Dreams from My Father]]'', and ''[[The Audacity of Hope]]'', a personal commentary on U.S. politics.<ref>{{cite news | first=Carol | last=Memmott | coauthors= | title=Obama's Books Drive Talk of '08 Presidential Run | date=[[January 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-01-29-obama-prez-books_x.htm | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Early life and career==
{{see also|Dreams from My Father}}
Obama was born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in [[Nyanza Province]], [[Kenya]]) and Ann Dunham (born in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Kansas]]).<ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.barackobama.com/about/ |title=Meet Barack |accessdate=2007-07-22 |work=BarackObama.com }} See also: Obama (1995), Chapter 1. Throughout his early years, Obama was commonly known at home and school as "Barry Obama." {{cite news | first=Kirsten | last=Scharnberg | coauthors= Kim Barker | title=The Not-So-Simple Story of Barack Obama's Youth | date=[[March 25]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-070325obama-youth-story,0,5069625.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-05 | language = }} </ref> His parents met while both were attending the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa]], where his father was enrolled as a [[international student|foreign student]].<ref>Obama (1995), pp. 9–10. For book excerpts, see {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama: Creation of Tales|date=[[November 1]], [[2004]] | url =http://www.nationmedia.com/EastAfrican/01112004/Features/PA2-2212.html | work =East African | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref> Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced.<ref>Obama (1995), pp. 125–126. See also: {{cite news | first=Tim | last=Jones | coauthors= | title=Obama's Mom: Not Just a Girl from Kansas | date=[[March 27]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-0703270151mar27,1,3372079.story?coll=chi-news-hed | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> His father went to [[Harvard University]] to pursue [[Ph.D.]] studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.<ref>Obama (1995), pp. 3–5, 9–10. See also: {{cite news | first=Philip | last=Ochieng | coauthors= | title=From Home Squared to the US Senate: How Barack Obama Was Lost and Found | date=[[November 1]] [[2004]] | url =http://www.nationmedia.com/EastAfrican/01112004/Features/PA2-11.html | work =East African | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref> His mother married Lolo Soetoro, an [[Indonesia]]n foreign student, with whom she had one daughter, Maya.<ref>From his father's side, Obama has two half-sisters and five surviving half-brothers. {{cite news | first=Michael | last=Sheridan | coauthors= Sarah Baxter | title=Secrets of Obama Family Unlocked | date=[[January 28]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1267352.ece | work =Sunday Times (UK) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: Obama (1995), Chapter 2 and Chapters 15–19 (Part 3: Kenya).</ref> The family moved to [[Jakarta]] in 1967, where Obama attended local schools from ages 6 to 10.<ref>For details of Obama's early primary schooling in Indonesia, see Obama (1995), p. 154, and Obama (2006), p. 274. For media responses to the January 2007 ''[[Insight (magazine)|Insight]]'' article titled "Hillary's Team Has Questions About Obama's Muslim Background", see : {{cite news | first=Kim | last=Barker | coauthors= | title=Obama Madrassa Myth Debunked | date=[[March 25]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-070325obama-islam-story,0,7180545.story?coll=chi-news-hed&?track=sto-relcon | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first=David D | last=Kirkpatrick | coauthors= | title=Feeding Frenzy for a Big Story, Even If It’s False | date=[[January 29]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E2DD143FF93AA15752C0A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Debunked Insight Magazine and Fox News Smear Campaign | date=[[January 23]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://obama.senate.gov/press/070123-debunked_insigh/index.php | work =Barack Obama U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama, School Deny Radical Islam Claim | date=[[January 25]], [[2007]] | publisher=WPVI-TV Philadelphia (ABC) | url =http://video.ap.org/vws/search/aspx/ap.aspx?t=s60&p=ENAPus_ENAPus&g=0125dv_obama_school&f=1165353 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = video }}</ref> He then returned to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents while attending [[Punahou School]] from 5th grade until his graduation in 1979.<ref>Obama writes: "For my grandparents, my admission into Punahou Academy heralded the start of something grand, an elevation in the family status that they took great pains to let everyone know." Obama (1995), Chapters 3 and 4. See also: {{cite news | first=Reyes | last=B.J. | coauthors= | title=Punahou Left Lasting Impression on Obama | date=[[February 8]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://starbulletin.com/2007/02/08/news/story02.html | work =Honolulu Star-Bulletin | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} </ref> Obama's mother died of [[ovarian cancer]] a few months after the publication of his 1995 [[memoir]], ''Dreams from My Father''.<ref>Obama (1995), Preface to the 2004 Edition, p. xi. See also: {{cite news | first=Julia | last=Suryakusuma | title=Obama for President ... of Indonesia|date=[[November 29]], [[2006]] | work =Jakarta Post | url =http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20061129.F03 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref>

In the memoir, Obama describes his experiences growing up in his mother's [[American middle class]] family. His knowledge about his absent [[Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)|Luo]] father came mainly through family stories and photographs.<ref>Obama writes: "He was an African, I would learn, a Kenyan of the Luo tribe, born on the shores of [[Lake Victoria]] in a place called Alego." Obama (1995), p. 9. See also {{cite news | first=Nico | last=Gnecchi | coauthors= | title=Obama Receives Hero's Welcome at His Family's Ancestral Village in Kenya | date=[[August 27]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-08/2006-08-27-voa17.cfm | work =Voice of America | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Of his early childhood, Obama writes: "That my father looked nothing like the people around me—that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk—barely registered in my mind."<ref>Obama (1995), pp. 9–10.</ref> The book describes his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his [[multiracial]] heritage.<ref>Obama (1995), Chapters 4 and 5. See also: {{cite news | first=Richard A | last=Serrano | coauthors= | title=Obama's Peers Didn't See His Angst | date=[[March 11]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1230439131.html?dids=1230439131:1230439131&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+11%2C+2007&author=Richard+A.+Serrano&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.20&desc=THE+NATION | work =Los Angeles Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = paid archive}}</ref> He used [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]], [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]], and [[cocaine]] during his teenage years, Obama writes, to "i am the stupidest n the book, Obama writes: "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." Obama (1995), pp. 93–94. For analysis of the political impact of the quote and Obama's more recent admission that he smoked marijuana as a teenager ("When I was a kid, I inhaled."), see: {{cite news | first=Lois | last=Romano | title=Effect of Obama's Candor Remains to Be Seen|date= [[January 3]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010201359.html | work =Washington Post | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }} {{cite news | first=Katharine Q | last=Seelye | coauthors= | title=Obama Offers More Variations From the Norm | date=[[October 24]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E2DB173FF937A15753C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

After graduating from Punahou, Obama studied at [[Occidental College]] for two years, then transferred to [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia University]], where he majored in [[political science]] with a specialization in [[international relations]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Larry | last=Gordon | coauthors= | title=Occidental Recalls 'Barry' Obama | date=[[January 29]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oxy29jan29,0,2099497,full.story?coll=la-home-local | work =Los Angeles Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref name='CCTJan05'>{{cite news | first=Shira | last=Boss-Bicak | title=Barack Obama ’83: Is He the New Face of The Democratic Party? | date=January 2005 | publisher= | url =http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan05/cover.php | work =Columbia College Today|accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref> He received his [[Bachelors of Arts|B.A.]] degree in 1983, then worked for one year at [[Business International Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/obama/cv.html |title=Curriculum Vitae |accessdate=2007-07-22 | work=University of Chicago Law School }} See also: Obama (1995), pp. 135–136.</ref> before moving to [[Chicago]] to take a job as a [[community organizing| community organizer]].<ref>As Director of the Developing Communities Project, Obama worked "alongside low-income residents in the [[Roseland, Chicago| Roseland]] community and the [[Altgeld Gardens, Chicago| Altgeld Gardens]] public housing development." {{cite news | first=Bob | last=Secter | coauthors= John McCormick | title=Portrait of a Pragmatist | date=[[March 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0703300121mar30,1,282774.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-14 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Ryan | last=Lizza | coauthors= | title=The Agitator: Barack Obama's Unlikely Political Education | date= [[March 19]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20070319&s=lizza031907 | work =New Republic | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-14 | language = }} ([http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/bobamasunlikelypoliticaledu.html alternate site])</ref> He entered [[Harvard Law School]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Levenson | coauthors= Jonathan Saltzman | title=At Harvard Law, a Unifying Voice | date=[[January 28]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/28/at_harvard_law_a_unifying_voice/?page=full | work =Boston Globe | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 |language = }}</ref> In 1990, ''The New York Times'' reported his election as the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]'s'' "first black president in its 104-year history."<ref>{{cite news | first=Fox | last=Butterfield | coauthors= | title=First Black Elected to Head Harvard's Law Review | date=[[February 6]] [[1990]] | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DC1631F935A35751C0A966958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FO%2FObama%2C%20Barack | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} </ref> He completed his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'' in 1991.<ref name='CV'> {{cite web|url=http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/obama/cv.html |title=Curriculum Vitae |accessdate= 2007-07-22 |work=University of Chicago Law School }}</ref> On returning to Chicago, Obama directed a [[voter registration drive]].<ref name='CV'> {{cite web|url=http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/obama/cv.html |title=Curriculum Vitae |accessdate= 2007-07-22 |work=University of Chicago Law School }}</ref> As an associate [[lawyer|attorney]] with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, [[employment discrimination law in the United States|discrimination]] claims, and [[Voting Rights Act|voting rights]] cases.<ref name=Civil_Rights>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Law Graduate Obama Got His Start in Civil Rights Practice | date=[[February 19]] [[2007]] | publisher=International Herald Tribune | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/20/america/NA-POL-US-Obama-Attorney-at-Law.php | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He was a lecturer of [[constitutional law]] at the [[University of Chicago]] [[University of Chicago Law School|Law School]] from 1993 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.<ref>{{cite news | first=Abdon M | last=Pallasch | coauthors= | title=Professor Obama was a Listener, Students Say | date=[[February 12]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/253391,CST-NWS-prof12.article | work =Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==State legislature==
Obama was elected to the [[Illinois Senate|Illinois State Senate]] in 1996 from the state's 13th District in the south-side Chicago neighborhood of [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]].<ref>{{cite news | first=David | last=Jackson | coauthors= Ray Long | title=Obama Knows His Way Around a Ballot | date=[[April 3]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070403obama-ballot,1,57567.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In 2000, he made an unsuccessful Democratic primary run for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] seat held by four-term incumbent candidate [[Bobby Rush]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Janny | last=Scott | coauthors= | title=A Streetwise Veteran Schooled Young Obama | date=[[September 9]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/us/politics/09obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-09 | language = }}</ref> He was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 and 2002, officially resigning in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.senatedem.state.il.us/obama/index.html |title=13th District: Barack Obama |accessdate=2007-07-22 |date=[[August 24]] [[2000]] |work=Illinois State Senate Democrats |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20000824102110/http://www.senatedem.state.il.us/obama/index.html |archivedate=2000-08-24 }} {{cite news |url=http://www.senatedem.state.il.us/obama/index.html |title=13th District: Barack Obama |accessdate=2007-07-22 |date=[[October 9]] [[2004]] |work=Illinois State Senate Democrats |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041009213335/http://www.senatedem.state.il.us/obama/index.html |archivedate=2004-10-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Jodi S | last=Cohen | coauthors= | title=Obama's Springfield Seat Goes to Lawyer | date=[[November 7]] [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0411070178nov07,1,94275.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> As a state legislator, Obama worked with both Democrats and Republicans in drafting successful legislation on [[political corruption|ethics]] and [[health care reform]].<ref name=Slevin20070209>{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Slevin | coauthors= | title=Obama Forged Political Mettle in Illinois Capitol | date=[[February 9]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802262.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Record May Be Gold Mine for Critics | date=[[January 17]] [[2007]] | publisher=CBS News | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/17/politics/main2369157.shtml | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-16 | language = }} {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=In-Depth Look at Obama's Political Career | date=[[February 9]], [[2007]] | publisher=Chicago Tribune | url =http://video.chicagotribune.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?clipid1=1226539 | work =CLTV | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} (video)</ref> He sponsored a law enhancing [[tax credit]]s for low-income workers, negotiated [[welfare reform]], and promoted increased subsidies for [[child care]].<ref name=NYT2007-07-30>{{cite news | first=Janny | last=Scott | coauthors= | title=In Illinois, Obama Proved Pragmatic and Shrewd | date=[[July 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }}</ref> Obama also led the passage of legislation mandating videotaping of homicide interrogations, and a law to monitor [[racial profiling]] by requiring police to record the race of drivers they stopped.<ref name=NYT2007-07-30>{{cite news | first=Janny | last=Scott | coauthors= | title=In Illinois, Obama Proved Pragmatic and Shrewd | date=[[July 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }}</ref><ref>See also: {{cite news | first=Rick | last=Pearson | coauthors= Ray Long | title=Careful Steps, Looking Ahead | date=[[May 3]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-0705030101may03,1,7439904.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> During his 2004 general election campaign for U.S. Senate, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois [[Fraternal Order of Police]], whose president credited him with having been "immensely helpful in working with police organizations" on [[capital punishment in the United States| death penalty]] reform.<ref>{{cite news | first=Sam | last=Youngman | coauthors= and Aaron Blake | title=Obama’s Crime Votes Are Fodder for Rivals | date=[[March 14]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obamas-crime-votes-are-fodder-for-rivals-2007-03-13.html | work =The Hill | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He was criticized by a rival [[pro-choice]] candidate in the Democratic primary and by his Republican [[pro-life]] opponent in the general election for having voted either "present" or "no" on anti-[[Abortion in the United States|abortion]] legislation.<ref name=Slevin20070209>{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Slevin | coauthors= | title=Obama Forged Political Mettle in Illinois Capitol | date=[[February 9]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802262.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=John | last=Chase | coauthors= | title=A Big Split Over Abortion, Stem Cells | date=[[October 4]] [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0410040132oct04,1,5739543.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Sam | last=Youngman | coauthors= | title=Abortion Foes Target Obama Because of His Vote Record on Illinois Legislation | date=[[February 15]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/abortion-foes-target-obama-because-of-his-vote-record-on-illinois-legislation-2007-02-15.html | work =The Hill | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Keynote address at 2004 Democratic National Convention==
[[Image:Obamakeynote2004.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Obama addresses the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] as keynote speaker.<ref name=keynote>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention | date=[[July 27]] [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.barackobama.com/2004/07/27/keynote_address_at_the_2004_de.php | work =BarackObama.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} [http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid900718856/bclid900554575/bctid791793079 Video] at Brightcove.com.</ref>
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{{see also|2004 Democratic National Convention}}

Obama wrote and delivered the keynote address at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], while still serving as a [[State legislature (United States)|state legislator]].<ref>For details about the speech's genesis and delivery, see: {{cite news | first=Shira | last=Boss-Bicak | title=Barack Obama ’83: Is He the New Face of The Democratic Party? | date=January 2005 | publisher= | url =http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan05/cover.php | work =Columbia College Today| accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=David | last=Bernstein| title=The Speech | date=June 2007| publisher= | url =http://www.chicagomag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=8642F5EFCEA14A939100AB7214F31861&nm=Archives&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=61BFC65300D24DB58350C761094153A1&tier=4&id=864D9B81ECE746529042D982A9FED8A3 | work =Chicago Magazine| accessdate = 2007-07-22}}</ref> After describing his maternal grandfather's experiences as a [[World War II]] veteran and a beneficiary of the [[New Deal|New Deal's]] [[Federal Housing Administration|FHA]] and [[G.I. Bill]] programs, Obama said:

<blockquote>No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.</blockquote>

Questioning the [[George W. Bush's first term as President of the United States|Bush administration's]] management of the [[Iraq War]], Obama spoke of an enlisted [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]], Corporal Seamus Ahern from [[East Moline, Illinois|East Moline]], [[Illinois]], asking, "Are we serving Seamus as well as he is serving us?" He continued:
<blockquote>When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never, ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.</blockquote>

Finally, he spoke for national unity:
<blockquote>The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into [[Red state vs. blue state divide|Red States and Blue States]]; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. We coach [[Little League]] in the Blue States and yes, we got some gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.<ref name=keynote>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention | date=[[July 27]] [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.barackobama.com/2004/07/27/keynote_address_at_the_2004_de.php | work =BarackObama.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} [http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid900718856/bclid900554575/bctid791793079 Video] at Brightcove.com.</ref></blockquote>

The speech was Obama's introduction to most of America. Its enthusiastic reception at the convention and widespread coverage by national media gave him instant celebrity status.<ref>{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Wolf | coauthors= | title=Illinois' Obama Revisits Idea of 2008 Run for White House | date=[[October 22]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-22-obama-president_x.htm | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Senate campaign==
{{main|Illinois United States Senate election, 2004}}

In 2003, Obama began his run for the U.S. Senate [[open seat]] vacated by [[Peter Fitzgerald]]. In early opinion polls leading up to the Democratic [[Primary election|primary]], Obama trailed [[millionaire|multimillionaire]] businessman [[Blair Hull]] and Illinois [[Comptroller]] [[Dan Hynes]].<ref name=Mendell20040317>{{cite news | first=David | last=Mendell | coauthors= | title=Obama Routs Democratic Foes; Ryan Tops Crowded GOP Field|date=[[March 17]], [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0403170332mar17,1,1737252.story?coll=chi-news-hed | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> However, Hull's popularity declined following allegations of [[domestic violence|domestic abuse]].<ref name=Mendell20040317>{{cite news | first=David | last=Mendell | coauthors= | title=Obama Routs Democratic Foes; Ryan Tops Crowded GOP Field|date=[[March 17]], [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0403170332mar17,1,1737252.story?coll=chi-news-hed | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Obama's candidacy was boosted by an advertising campaign featuring images of the late Chicago Mayor [[Harold Washington]] and the late U.S. Senator [[Paul Simon (politician)|Paul Simon]]; the support of Simon's daughter; and political endorsements by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' and ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Fornek | coauthors= | title=Obama's Appeal Spans Racial Lines | date=[[March 18]], [[2004]] | publisher=at Find Articles | url =http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040318/ai_n12537351 | work =Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Christopher | last=Hayes | coauthors= | title=Check Bounce | date=[[March 17]], [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=hayes031704 | work =TNR Online | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 |language = [http://www.chrishayes.org/articles/check-bounce/ alternate site]}}</ref> Obama received over 52% of the vote in the March 2004 primary, emerging 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival.<ref name='2004 primary result'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Illinois Primary 2004: Primary Elections Results | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/primary/ | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

His opponent in the general election was expected to be [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary winner [[Jack Ryan (Senate candidate)|Jack Ryan]]. However, Ryan withdrew from the race in June 2004, following public disclosure of [[child custody]] divorce records containing sexual allegations by Ryan's ex-wife, actress [[Jeri Ryan]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Ryan Drops Out of Senate race in Illinois | date=[[June 25]], [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/25/il.ryan/ | work =CNN | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In August 2004, with less than three months to go before election day, [[Alan Keyes]] accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination to replace Ryan.<ref>{{cite news | first=Maura Kelly | last=Lannan | coauthors= | title=Alan Keyes Enters U.S. Senate Race in Illinois Against Rising Democratic Star | date=[[August 9]], [[2004]] | publisher=Union-Tribune (San Diego) | url =http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20040809-0849-illinoissenate.html | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> A long-time resident of [[Maryland]], Keyes established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ford | last=Liam | coauthors= David Mendell | title=Keyes Sets Up House in Cal City | date=[[August 13]], [[2004]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0408130201aug13,1,7640082.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 |language = }}</ref> Through three televised debates, Obama and Keyes expressed opposing views on [[Stem cell controversy|stem cell research]], [[Abortion in the United States|abortion]], [[Gun politics in the United States|gun control]], [[education voucher|school vouchers]], and [[tax cut]]s.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.keyesobama.com |title=Keyes-Obama Debates | accessdate= 2007-07-22 |format=video, audio, and text |work=Keyes Obama Debates }}</ref> In the November 2004 general election, Obama received 70% of the vote to Keyes's 27%.<ref name='2004 election result'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=America Votes 2004: U.S. Senate / Illinois | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/IL/S/01/index.html | work =CNN | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-13 | language = }}</ref>

==Senate career==
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on [[January 4]], [[2005]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama Sworn in to U.S. Senate | date= | publisher= | url =http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=2578406 | work =WLS-TV (ABC 7, Chicago) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In a move considered exceptional for a first-term incoming senator, he recruited Pete Rouse, a 30-year veteran of the Washington political scene and former chief of staff to Senate Democratic Leader [[Tom Daschle]], as his chief of staff.<ref>{{cite news | first=Perry | last=Bacon Jr. | coauthors= | title=The Outsider's Insider | date=[[August 27]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082601446.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-02 | language = }}</ref> [[Karen Kornbluh]], an economist who was deputy chief of staff to former Secretary of the Treasury [[Robert Rubin]] was hired as Obama's policy adviser.<ref name='Enda2006'>{{cite news | first=Jodi | last=Enda | coauthors= | title=Great Expectations | date=[[February 5]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=10828 | work =The American Prospect | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In July 2005, [[Samantha Power]], Pulitzer-winning author on human rights and genocide, joined Obama's team.<ref>{{cite news | first=Brendan R. | last=Linn | coauthors= | title=Power to Advise Obama for Year | date=[[July 25]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=508336 | work =Harvard Crimson | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He holds assignments on the Senate Committees for [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations]]; [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor and Pensions]]; [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]]; and [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]],<ref> {{cite news|url=http://obama.senate.gov/committees/ |title= Committee Assignments |accessdate= 2007-07-22 | work=Barack Obama U.S. Senate Office }}</ref> and is a member of the [[Congressional Black Caucus]].<ref> {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Member Info | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.house.gov/kilpatrick/cbc/member_info.html | work =Congressional Black Caucus | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Jeff | last=Zeleny | coauthors= | title=When It Comes to Race, Obama Makes His Point—With Subtlety | date=[[June 26]] [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-050626obama-race,1,7205709.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

===109th Congress===
Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]] in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Obama++Barack))+01763)) |title=Bills, Resolutions > Search Results |accessdate=2007-07-22 |last=U.S. Senate |first=109th Congress |work=Thomas |publisher= }}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Obama++Barack))+01763)) |title=Bills, Resolutions > Search Results |accessdate=2007-07-22 |last=U.S. Senate |first=109th Congress |work=Thomas |publisher= }}</ref> He took an active role in the Senate's drive for improved [[Illegal immigration to the United States|border security]] and [[United States immigration debate|immigration reform]]. Beginning in 2005, Obama co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. [[John McCain]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]).<ref>{{cite news | first=109th Congress, 1st Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title= S. 1033, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act | date=[[May 12]] [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01033: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He later added three amendments to [[S. 2611]], the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. [[Arlen Specter]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]]).<ref> {{cite news | first=109th Congress, 2nd Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 | date=[[May 25]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN02611: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | title=S. Amdt. 3971 | date=[[January 14]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SP03971: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref> {{cite news |url=http://obama.senate.gov/press/060525-obama_statement_on_senate_passage_of_immigration_reform_bill/index.html |title= Obama Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Reform Bill | date=[[May 25]] [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-07-22 |work=Barack Obama U.S. Senate Office }}</ref> S. 2611 passed the Senate in May 2006, but failed to gain majority support in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Immigration Bill Divides House, Senate | date=[[September 22]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-22-immigration_x.htm | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006|Secure Fence Act]], authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the [[United States–Mexico border]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Latinos Upset Obama Voted for Border Fence | date=[[November 20]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_324192245.html | work =CBS 2 (Chicago) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law in October 2006, calling it "an important step toward immigration reform."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=President Bush Signs Secure Fence Act | date=[[October 26]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026.html | work =White House | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

[[Image:5e076810-1dc2-4b71-a5fc-c5ed5f90a9dd.jpg‎|thumb|right|250px|Senate bill sponsors [[Tom Coburn]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Oklahoma|OK]]) and Obama join President Bush at the signing ceremony for the [[Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006| Coburn-Obama Transparency Act of 2006]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act | date=[[September 26]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060926.html | work =White House | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-02 | language = }}</ref>]]

Partnering first with Sen. [[Richard Lugar]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Indiana|IN]]), and then with Sen. [[Tom Coburn]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Oklahoma|OK]]), Obama successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name. "Lugar-Obama" expands the [[Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction|Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction]] concept to [[conventional weapon]]s, including [[Man-portable air-defence system|shoulder-fired missiles]] and [[anti-personnel mine]]s.<ref>{{cite news | first=109th Congress, 2nd Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 2566, Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006 | date=[[May 25]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN02566: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Richard G. | last=Lugar | coauthors= Barack Obama | title=Junkyard Dogs of War | date=[[December 3]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/02/AR2005120201509.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref> {{cite news | url=http://lugar.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=267485 |title= Lugar-Obama Signed into Law | date=[[January 11]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-07-22 |work=Richard Lugar U.S. Senate Office }}</ref> The "[[Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006|Coburn-Obama Transparency Act]]" provides for a web site, managed by the [[Office of Management and Budget]], listing all organizations receiving Federal funds from 2007 onward, and providing breakdowns by the agency allocating the funds, the dollar amount given, and the purpose of the grant or contract.<ref> {{cite news | first=109th Congress, 2nd Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 2590, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 | date= [[April 6]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN02590: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=President Bush Signs Coburn-Obama Transparency Act | date=[[September 26]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://coburn.senate.gov/ffm/index.cfm?FuseAction=LegislativeFloorAction.Home&ContentRecord_id=eb582f19-802a-23ad-41db-7a7cb464cfdb | work =Tom Coburn U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In December 2006, President Bush signed into law the "[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act," marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor.<ref> {{cite news | first=109th Congress, 2nd Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 2125, Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act | date=[[January 3]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN02125: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In August 2005, he traveled to [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], and [[Azerbaijan]]. The trip focused on strategies to control the world's supply of [[conventional weapons]], [[biological weapons]], and [[weapons of mass destruction]] as a first defense against potential [[terrorism|terrorist]] attacks.<ref>{{cite news | first=Christina | last=Larson | coauthors= | title=Hoosier Daddy: What Rising Democratic Star Barack Obama Can Learn from an Old Lion of the GOP |date=September 2006 | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.larson.html | work =The Washington Monthly | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>
Following meetings with [[Military of the United States|U.S. military]] in [[Kuwait]] and [[Iraq]] in January 2006, Obama visited [[Jordan]], [[Israel]], and the [[Palestinian territories]]. At a meeting with [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] students two weeks before [[Hamas]] won the [[Palestinian legislative election, 2006|legislative election]], Obama warned that "the U.S. will never recognize winning Hamas candidates unless the group renounces its fundamental mission to eliminate Israel."<ref>{{cite news | first=Chuck | last=Goudie | coauthors= | title=Obama Meets with Arafat's Successor | date=[[January 12]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3806933 | work =ABC 7 News (Chicago) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He left for his third official trip in August 2006, traveling to [[South Africa]], [[Kenya]], [[Djibouti]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Chad]]. Obama flew his wife and two daughters from Chicago to join him in a visit to his father's birthplace, a village near [[Kisumu]] in rural western Kenya.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ellis | last=Cose | coauthors= | title=Walking the World Stage | date=[[September 11]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14640264/site/newsweek | work =Newsweek International Edition | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Michela | last=Wrong | coauthors= | title=Africa: Kenya Glimpses a New Kind of Hero | date=[[September 11]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.newstatesman.com/200609110024 | work =New Statesman | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary [[HIV test]]ing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Screaming Crowds Welcome U.S. Senator 'Home' | date=[[August 27]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/26/kenya.obama/index.html | work =CNN | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In a nationally televised speech at the [[University of Nairobi]], he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and [[corruption in Kenya]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Slates Kenya for Fraud | date=[[August 28]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1989646,00.html | work =News24.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> The speech touched off a public debate among rival leaders, some formally challenging Obama's remarks as unfair and improper, others defending his positions.<ref>{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Wamalwa | coauthors= | title=Envoy Hits at Obama Over Graft Remark | date=[[September 2]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143957666 | work =The Standard (Nairobi) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Vincent | last=Moracha | coauthors= Mangoa Mosota | title=Leaders Support Obama on Graft Claims | date=[[September 4]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143957752 | work =The Standard (Nairobi) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

===110th Congress===
On the first day of the newly Democratic-controlled [[110th United States Congress|110th Congress]], in a column published in the ''Washington Post'', Obama called for an end to "any and all practices that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a public servant has become indebted to a lobbyist."<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=A Chance To Change The Game | date=[[January 4]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010301620.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He joined with Sen. [[Russ Feingold]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Wisconsin|WI]]) in strengthening restrictions on travel in corporate jets to S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, which passed the Senate with a 96-2 majority.<ref>{{cite news | first=Christi | last=Parsons | coauthors= | title=Senate OKs Tougher Ethics Bill 96-2 | date=[[January 19]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1196841501.html?dids=1196841501:1196841501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+19%2C+2007&author=Christi+Parsons%2C+Washington+Bureau&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=4&desc=Senate+OKs+tougher+ethics+bill+96-2+ | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = paid archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=110th Congress, 1st Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title= S. 1, Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 | date=[[January 18]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN00001: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Obama joined Charles Schumer ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New York|NY]]) in sponsoring S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the [[United States general elections, 2006|2006 midterm elections]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Seth | last=Stern | coauthors= | title=Obama-Schumer Bill Proposal Would Criminalize Voter Intimidation | date=[[January 31]] [[2007]] | publisher=Congressional Quarterly | url =http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/01/obamaschumer_bill_proposal_wou.html | work =CQPolitics.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=110th Congress, 1st Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 453, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 | date=[[January 31]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN00453: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Obama's [[Energy use in the United States|energy]] initiatives scored pluses and minuses with [[Environmentalism|environmentalists]], who welcomed his sponsorship with Sen. [[John McCain]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]) of a [[Global warming|climate change]] bill to reduce [[greenhouse gas]] emissions by two-thirds by [[2050]], but were skeptical of Obama's support for a bill promoting [[coal|liquefied coal]] production.<ref>{{cite news | first=Hebert | last=H. Josef | coauthors= | title=Congress Begins Tackling Climate Issues | date=[[January 29]] [[2007]] | publisher=CBS News | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/29/ap/politics/mainD8MV8LBG0.shtml | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Elizabeth | last=Williamson | coauthors= | title=The Green Gripe With Obama: Liquefied Coal Is Still . . . Coal | date=[[January 10]], [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901503.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Also during the first month of the 110th Congress, Obama introduced the "[[Iraq War De-Escalation Act]]," a bill proposing to cap troop levels in Iraq, begin phased redeployment, and remove all combat brigades from Iraq before April 2008.<ref>{{cite news | first=E. Kasak | last=Krystin | coauthors= | title=Obama Introduces Measure to Bring Troops Home | date=[[February 7]], [[2007]] | publisher=nwi.com | url =http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/07/news/illiana/doc65cc98d8dc6506b28625727b0011edb5.txt | work =Medill News Service | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=110th Congress, 1st Session | last=U.S. Senate | coauthors= | title=S. 433, Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 | date=[[January 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN00433: | work =Thomas | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Presidential campaign==
{{Future election candidate|Obama, Barack}}
{{main|Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008}}
[[Image:Flickr Obama Springfield 01.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Obama on stage with his wife and two daughters just before announcing his presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, on [[February 10]] [[2007]].<ref>For other photos of this event, see: {{cite web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157594528136270/show/ |title=Presidential Campaign Announcement |accessdate=2007-08-26 |date=[[February 10]] [[2007]] |format= |work=Barack Obama, Flickr }}</ref>]]

In February 2007, standing before the [[Old State Capitol State Historic Site|Old State Capitol]] building in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Illinois]], Obama announced his [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|candidacy]] for the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 U.S. presidential election]].<ref name=BBC20070210>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Launches Presidential Bid | date=[[February 10]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6349081.stm | work =BBC News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} [http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=494649996&channel=353512430 Video] at Brightcove.com.</ref> Describing his working life in Illinois, and symbolically linking his presidential campaign to [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s 1858 [[Lincoln's House Divided Speech|House Divided]] speech, Obama said: "That is why, in the shadow of the Old State Capitol, where Lincoln once called on a house divided to stand together, where common hopes and common dreams still live, I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Presidential Campaign Announcement | date=[[February 10]], [[2007]] | publisher=Brightcove.com | url =http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=494649996&channel=353512430 | work =Obama for America | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> The announcement followed months of speculation on whether Obama would run in 2008.

Through the fall of 2006, Obama had spoken at political events across the country in support of Democratic candidates for the midterm elections.<ref>{{cite news | first=Anne E | last=Kornblut | coauthors= | title=A Senate Newcomer, Helping Fellow Democrats on the Trail and Drawing Big Crowds | date=[[November 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/us/politics/01obama.html?ex=1320037200&en=f61f55cf2683f519&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-04 | language = }}</ref> In September 2006, he was the featured speaker at [[Iowa]] Senator [[Tom Harkin]]'s annual steak fry, an event traditionally attended by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the [[Iowa caucus]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Anne E. | last=Kornblut | coauthors= | title=For This Red Meat Crowd, Obama's '08 Choice Is Clear | date=[[September 18]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/us/politics/18obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Speculation intensified in October 2006 when Obama first said he had "thought about the possibility" of running for president, departing from earlier statements that he intended to serve out his six-year Senate term through 2010.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=MTP Transcript for Oct. 22 | date=[[October 22]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15304689/page/3/ | work =Meet The Press | page =3 | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Following Obama's statement, [[opinion poll]]ing organizations added his name to [[Opinion polling for the Democratic Party (United States) 2008 presidential candidates|surveyed lists of Democratic candidates]]. The first such poll, taken in November 2006, ranked Obama in second place with 17% support among Democrats after Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New York|NY]]) who placed first with 28% of the responses.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Poll: Obama Now Trails Only Clinton on '08 List | date=[[November 2]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/poll.2008/index.html?eref=rss_politics | work =CNN | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In December 2006, Obama spoke at a [[New Hampshire]] event celebrating Democratic Party midterm election victories in the [[New Hampshire primary|first-in-the-nation]] U.S. presidential primary state.<ref>{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Brooks | coauthors= | title=Obama Fever Grips NH | date=[[December 11]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Obama+fever+grips+NH&articleId=96bb103b-6332-4304-ac8d-60da60b323e9 | work =New Hampshire Union Leader | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama's New Hampshire Trip Sparks Interest in 2008 Presidential Race | date=[[December 11]], [[2006]] | publisher=PBS | url =http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/obama_12-11.html | work =NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

Obama's campaign raised [[United States dollar|US$]]58 million during the first half of 2007, topping all other candidates and exceeding previous records for the first six months of any year before an election year.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Malone | coauthors= | title=Obama Fundraising Suggests Close Race for Party Nomination | date= [[July 2]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-02-voa52.cfm | work =Voice of America | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Observing that $9.7 million of his $33 million in second quarter donations came from contributions of $200 or less, the ''Los Angeles Times'' commented that it was "an unusually large number and one that surprises campaign finance experts."<ref>{{cite news | first=Dan | last=Morain | coauthors= Doug Smith | title=Small Donors Give Big to Obama | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-money16jul16,1,3876162.story | work =Los Angeles Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In May 2007, Obama became the first presidential candidate to be newly assigned [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] protection more than 18 months before a general election.<ref>Sen. Hillary Clinton was already under Secret Service protection because of her status as wife of former President [[Bill Clinton]]. {{cite news | first=Helen | last=Kennedy | coauthors= | title=Obama Gets Earliest-Ever Secret Service Detail | date=[[May 4]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/05/04/2007-05-04_raising_his_guard.html | work =New York Daily News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-02 | language = }}</ref> The [[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]] polling organization reported in May 2007 that 49% of Americans consider it "somewhat likely" or "very likely" that Obama will be elected.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=49% Say Obama May Be Next President | date=[[May 21]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/49_say_obama_may_be_next_president | work =Rasmussen Reports | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Also in May and again two months later, [[John Zogby|Zogby International]] reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Remains Strong Against GOPers | date=[[July 18]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1338 | work =Zogby International | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> If elected, Obama would become the first black U.S. president.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jonathan | last=Alter | coauthors= | title=Is America Ready? | date=[[December 25]] [[2006]]–[[January 1]] [[2007]] | publisher=MSNBC | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16238556/site/newsweek/ | work =Newsweek | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Political advocacy==
{{see also|Political positions of Barack Obama}}
[[Image:ObamaSouthCarolina.jpg|right|thumb|Obama speaking at a rally in [[Conway, South Carolina]]; August 23, 2007]]
On the role of [[government]] in [[economy|economic]] affairs, Obama has written: "we should be asking ourselves what mix of policies will lead to a dynamic [[free market]] and widespread economic security, entrepreneurial innovation and [[social mobility|upward mobility]] [...] we should be guided by what works."<ref>Obama (2006), p. 159.</ref> Speaking before the [[National Press Club]] in April 2005, Obama defended the [[New Deal]] social welfare policies of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], associating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] proposals to establish private accounts for [[Social Security debate (United States)|Social Security]] with [[Social Darwinism]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Ben A. | last=Franklin | coauthors= | title=The Fifth Black Senator in U.S. History Makes F.D.R. His Icon | date=[[June 1]] [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonspectator.com/articles/20050601obama_1.cfm | work =Washington Spectator | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In May 2006, he joined four other [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] farming state Senators in calling for the preservation of a US$0.54 per gallon [[tariff]] on imported [[ethanol]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Tom | last=Harkin | coauthors= with Byron Dorgan, Richard Durbin, Tim Johnson, and Barack Obama | title=Harkin Urges Bush to Stop Undercutting U.S. Ethanol Production |date=[[May 9]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://harkin.senate.gov/news.cfm?id=255348 | work =Harkin U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Ken | last=Silverstein | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama Inc.: The Birth of a Washington Machine | date=November 2006 | publisher= | url =http://harpers.org/BarackObamaInc.html | work =Harper's Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Obama spoke out in June 2006 against making recent, temporary [[Estate tax (United States)|estate tax]] cuts permanent, calling the cuts a "[[Paris Hilton]]" tax break for "billionaire heirs and heiresses."<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Remarks by Senator Barack Obama on the Paris Hilton Tax Break | date=[[June 7]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://obama.senate.gov/press/060607-remarks_by_senator_barack_obama_on_the_paris_hilton_tax_break/index.html | work =Obama U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In a speech to the health care advocacy group [[Families USA]], made shortly before announcing his presidential campaign, Obama said: "I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country."<ref>{{cite news | first=Nedra | last=Pickler | coauthors= | title=Obama Calls for Universal Health Care within Six Years | date=[[January 25]] [[2007]] | publisher=Union-Tribune (San Diego) | url =http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070125-1240-democrats-healthcare.html | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} Obama's campaign published a detailed health care reform plan in May 2007. {{cite news | first=Karen | last=Tumulty | coauthors= | title=Obama Channels Hillary on Health Care | date=[[May 29]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1626105,00.html | work =Time | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-29 | language = }} See also: {{cite news |url=http://www.barackobama.com/issues/healthcare/ |title=Creating a Healthcare System that Works |accessdate=2007-07-29 |work=BarackObama.com }}</ref>

Obama favors tying the [[minimum wage in the United States|minimum wage]] to inflation and has been a vocal advocate for [[United States labor law| labor rights]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Outlook is Modest on Effect of Minimum-Wage Increase | date=[[July 22]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.wage22jul22,0,3701056.story | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-02 | language = }}</ref> In November 2006, he told members of [[Wake Up Wal-Mart]], a union-backed [[Political campaign|campaign group]], "You gotta pay your workers enough that they can actually not only shop at [[Wal-Mart]], but ultimately send their kids to college and save for retirement."<ref>{{cite news | first=Pallavi | last=Gogoi | coauthors= | title=Can Barack Wake Up Wal-Mart? | date=[[November 16]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2006/db20061116_897533.htm | work =BusinessWeek.Com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Sen. Obama: 'You Gotta Pay Your Workers Enough'|date=[[November 16]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.wltx.com/FYI/story.aspx?storyid=44125 | work =WLTX-TV 19 (Columbia, SC) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Courting support for his presidential campaign from Iowa members of the [[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]] in July 2007, Obama said: "We are facing a [[Federal government of the United States| Washington]] that has thrown open its doors to the most anti-union, anti-worker forces we've seen in generations." At the same forum he also vowed to walk a [[picket line]] with union organizers if elected.<ref>{{cite news | first=Glover | last=Mike | coauthors= | title=Obama Says He Would Walk Picket Line | date= [[July 21]] [[2007]] | publisher=ABC News | url =http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3401441 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-02 | language = }}</ref> At a May 2007 [[AFL-CIO]] meeting in [[Trenton, New Jersey| Trenton]], [[New Jersey]], he said: "Let’s all acknowledge that to some degree [[globalization]] is here.… The world is smaller than it used to be." Obama added, "When we negotiate trade deals, we’ve got to make sure there are strong labor and environmental provisions in those trade deals."<ref>{{cite news | first=Tom | last=Curry | coauthors= | title=Trust at Issue as Obama Courts Union Voters | date=[[May 15]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18643647/ | work =MSNBC | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-03 | language = }} A May 2007 article in ''The Economist,'' on reviewing Obama's writings, economic proposals, and cadre of close advisers, concluded that "Obamanomics" is "more concerned with helping people deal with globalization than trying to slow it down." {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Who's the Real Left-Winger? | date=[[May 10]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.economist.com/world/na/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=9163589 | work =Economist | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-03 | language = }}</ref>

He was an early opponent of Bush administration policies on Iraq. In the fall of 2002, before the start of the [[Iraq War]], Obama addressed an anti-war rally in Chicago, saying:

<blockquote>I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of [[al-Qaeda]]. I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars. You want a fight, President Bush? Let's finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq | date=[[October 26]] [[2002]] | publisher= | url =http://www.barackobama.com/2002/10/02/remarks_of_illinois_state_sen.php | work =BarackObama.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref></blockquote>

Speaking to the [[Chicago Council on Global Affairs]] in November 2006, Obama called for a "phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq" and an opening of diplomatic dialogue with [[Syria]] and [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=A Way Forward in Iraq | date=[[November 20]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/hottopics_details.php?hottopics_id=52 | work =Chicago Council on Global Affairs | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = [http://www.barackobama.com/2006/11/20/a_way_forward_in_iraq.php HTML text] }} Retrieved on [[2007-08-04]].</ref> In March 2007, in a speech to [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC]], a pro-Israel [[Lobbying in the United States|lobby]], he said that while the U.S. "should take no option, including military action, off the table, sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions should be our primary means to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons."<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=AIPAC Policy Forum Remarks | date=[[March 2]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://obama.senate.gov/speech/070302-aipac_policy_forum_remarks/index.html | work =Barack Obama U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} For Obama's 2004 Senate campaign remarks on possible missile strikes against Iran, see: {{cite news | last=Mendell | first=David | title=Obama Would Consider Missile Strikes on Iran |date=[[September 25]] [[2004]] | publisher=Chicago Tribune | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/printedition/chi-0409250111sep25,1,4555304.story?ctrack=1&cset=true | accessdate = 2007-07-22}}</ref> In August 2007, in a speech detailing his strategy for fighting [[terrorism| global terrorism]], Obama said:

[[Image:Capital building and darfur rally.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Obama addressed the [[Save Darfur Coalition|Save Darfur]] rally at the [[National Mall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] on [[April 30]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Kasie | last=Hunt | coauthors= | title=Celebrities, Activists Rally Against Darfur Genocide | date=[[May 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-30-darfurrally_x.htm | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }} For excerpts from Obama's speech, see: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=More Must Be Done in Darfur | date=[[April 30]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://blog.thehill.com/2006/04/30/more-must-be-done-in-darfur/ | work =The Hill | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }}</ref>]]

<blockquote>I understand that President [[Pervez Musharraf| Musharraf]] [of [[Pakistan]]] has his own challenges. But let me make this clear. There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al Qaeda leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable
intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we
will.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama Warns Pakistan on Al-Qaeda | date=[[August 1]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6926663.stm | work =BBC News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-03 | language = }} For full text of the speech, see: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Policy Address on Terrorism by The Honorable Barack Obama, United States Senator from Illinois | date=[[August 1]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event&event_id=269510 | work =Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-03 | language = [http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/remarks_of_senator_obama_the_w_1.php HTML text] }} For analysis by [[Samantha Power]], one of Obama's leading foreign policy advisers, on this statement and two other widely reported Obama statements regarding the appropriate uses of military force and diplomacy, see: {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title='Conventional Washington' v. Change | date=[[August 3]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/03/303197.aspx | work =MSNBC | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-05 | language = }}</ref></blockquote>

In a December 2005 ''Washington Post'' opinion column, and at the [[Save Darfur Coalition|Save Darfur]] rally in April 2006, Obama called for more assertive action to oppose [[genocide]] in the [[Darfur conflict|Darfur region]] of [[Sudan]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= Sam Brownback | title=Policy Adrift on Darfur | date= [[December 27]] [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/AR2005122600547.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Doyle | coauthors= | title=Tens of Thousands Rally for Darfur | date=[[May 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/01/MNGFBIIFOA1.DTL | work =San Francisco Chronicle | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> He has [[divestment|divested]] US$180,000 in personal holdings of Sudan-related stock, and has urged divestment from companies doing business in Iran.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Kuhnhenn | coauthors= | title=Giuliani, Edwards Have Sudan Holdings | date=[[May 17]] [[2007]] | publisher=WTOP (Washington, DC) | url =http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=213&sid=1143856 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obama, Brownback Want Iran Divestment | date=[[May 18]] [[2007]] | publisher=Yahoo | url =http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070518/obama_iran.html | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In the July-August 2007 issue of ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'', Obama called for an outward looking post-Iraq War foreign policy and the renewal of American military, diplomatic, and moral leadership in the world. Saying "we can neither retreat from the world nor try to bully it into submission," he called on Americans to "lead the world, by deed and by example."<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Renewing American Leadership | date=July-August 2007 | publisher= | url =http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070701faessay86401/barack-obama/renewing-american-leadership.html | work =Foreign Affairs | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

Obama has encouraged Democrats to reach out to [[evangelicalism|evangelicals]] and other [[religion|religious]] people, saying, "if we truly hope to speak to people where they’re at—to communicate our hopes and values in a way that’s relevant to their own—we cannot abandon the field of religious discourse."<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Lerner | coauthors= | title=U.S. Senator Barack Obama Critiques Democrats' Religiophobia | date=[[July 3]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.tikkun.org/rabbi_lerner/news_item.2006-07-02.3949597607 | work =Tikkun Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.beliefnet.com/story/194/story_19473_1.html |title=Sen. Barack Obama: Call to Renewal Keynote Address |accessdate=2007-07-22 |date=[[June 28]], [[2006]] |work=[[Beliefnet]] }}</ref> In December 2006, he joined Sen. [[Sam Brownback]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Kansas|KS]]) at the "Global Summit on [[AIDS]] and the Church" organized by church leaders Kay and [[Rick Warren]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Manda | last=Gibson | coauthors= | title=At Global AIDS Summit, Churches Challenged to Take the Lead | date=[[June 28]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.purposedriven.com/en-US/HIVAIDSCommunity/StartingAMinistry/churches_challenged_to_take_the_lead.htm | work =PurposeDriven.com | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Together with Warren and Brownback, Obama took an HIV test, as he had done in Kenya less than four months earlier. He encouraged "others in public life to do the same" to show "there is no shame in going for an HIV test."<ref>{{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=Race Against Time—World AIDS Day Speech | date=[[December 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://obama.senate.gov/speech/061201-race_against_time_-_world_aids_day_speech/index.html | work =Obama U.S. Senate Office | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Before the conference, 18 [[pro-life]] groups published an [[open letter]] stating, in reference to Obama's support for [[Abortion in the United States|legal abortion]]: "In the strongest possible terms, we oppose Rick Warren's decision to ignore Senator Obama's clear [[Pro-Life#Term controversy|pro-death]] stance and invite him to [[Saddleback Church]] anyway."<ref> {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rick Warren/Barack Obama AIDS Partnership Must End, Say Pro-Life Groups | date=[[November 28]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/791771591.html | work =Christian Newswire Press Release | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=David | last=Van Biema | coauthors= | title=The Real Losers in the Obama-Warren Controversy|date=[[December 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1565076,00.html | work =Time | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22| language = }}</ref> Addressing over 8,000 [[United Church of Christ]] members in June 2007, Obama challenged "so-called leaders of the Christian Right" for being "all too eager to exploit what divides us."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama: Faith Has Been 'Hijacked' | date=[[June 24]] [[2007]] | publisher=CBS News | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/24/politics/main2971556.shtml | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-31 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=David | last=Brody | coauthors= | title=Obama to CBN News: We're No Longer Just a Christian Nation | date=[[July 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/204016.aspx | work =Christian Broadcasting Network | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-03 | language = }}</ref>


==Personal life==
In 1988, while employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of [[Sidley Austin|Sidley & Austin]], Obama met [[Michelle Obama|Michelle Robinson]], who also worked there.<ref>Obama (2006), pp. 327–332. See also: {{cite news | first=Eric | last=Tucker | coauthors= | title=Family Ties: Brown Coach, Barack Obama | date=[[March 1]] [[2007]] | publisher=ABC News | url =http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=2916437 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> They were married in 1992 and have two daughters, Malia, born in 1999, and Natasha ("Sasha"), born in 2001.<ref>Obama (1995), p. 440, and Obama (2006), pp. 339–340. See also:{{cite news | first=Rosalind | last=Rossi | coauthors= | title=The Woman Behind Obama | date=[[January 21]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/221458,CST-NWS-mich21.article | work =Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> The family moved from their [[Hyde Park, Chicago]] condominium to a nearby US$1.6-million home in 2005.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jeff | last=Zeleny | coauthors= | title=The First Time Around: Sen. Obama's Freshman Year | date=[[December 24]] [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-051224obama,1,1815354.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land drew media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with controversial Illinois businessman [[Antoin Rezko]]. {{cite news | first=Peter | last=Slevin | coauthors= | title=Obama Says He Regrets Land Deal With Fundraiser | date=[[December 17]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/16/AR2006121600729.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first= Conor | last= Clarke | coauthors= | title=Show Trial: Barack Obama's Non-Scandal | date=[[December 20]] [[2006]] | publisher= Google cache | url = http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:mGQzs3Ri7_EJ:www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi%3Dw061218%26s%3Dclarke122006 | work =New Republic | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = web only }}</ref> Obama plays [[basketball]], a sport he participated in as a member of his high school's varsity team.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jodi | last=Kantor | coauthors= | title=One Place Where Obama Goes Elbow to Elbow | date=[[June 1]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/us/politics/01hoops.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Neal Karlinsky | last=Dan Morris | coauthors= | title=The 'Rat-Ballers': Obama's High School Crew | date= | publisher=ABC News | url =http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3095109 | work =Nightline | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Before announcing his presidential candidacy, he began a well-publicized effort to [[Smoking cessation|quit smoking]]. "I've never been a heavy smoker," Obama told the ''Chicago Tribune''. "I've quit periodically over the last several years. I've got an ironclad demand from my wife that in the stresses of the campaign I don't succumb. I've been chewing [[Nicorette]] strenuously."<ref> {{cite news | first=Christi | last=Parsons | coauthors= | title=Obama Launches an '07 Campaign—To Quit Smoking | date=[[February 6]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-0702060167feb06,0,373462.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} </ref> Replying to an ''Associated Press'' survey of 2008 presidential candidates' personal tastes, he specified "[[architect]]" as his alternate career choice and "[[chili con carne|chili]]" as his favorite meal to cook. Asked to name a "hidden talent," Obama answered: "I'm a pretty good [[poker]] player."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Questions for the Candidates | date=[[May 17]] [[2007]] | publisher=WTOP News | url =http://www.wtop.com/?nid=213&sid=1143599 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

A theme of Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and the title of his 2006 book, ''The Audacity of Hope'', was inspired by his pastor, Rev. [[Jeremiah Wright]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Jodi | last=Kantor | coauthors= | title=A Candidate, His Minister and the Search for Faith | date=[[April 30]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/us/politics/30obama.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: Obama (1995), pp. 292–295.</ref> In Chapter 6 of the book, titled "Faith," Obama writes that he "was not raised in a religious household." He describes his mother, raised by non-religious parents, as detached from religion, yet "in many ways the most spiritually awakened person that I have ever known." He describes his Kenyan father as "raised a [[Muslim]]," but a "confirmed atheist" by the time his parents met, and his Indonesian step-father as "a man who saw religion as not particularly useful." The chapter details how Obama, in his twenties, while working with local churches as a [[community organizing|community organizer]], came to understand "the power of the African American religious tradition to spur social change." Obama writes: "It was because of these newfound understandings—that religious commitment did not require me to suspend critical thinking, disengage from the battle for economic and social justice, or otherwise retreat from the world that I knew and loved—that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of [[Jeremiah Wright|Trinity United Church of Christ]] one day and be baptized."<ref>Obama (2006), pp. 202–208. Portions excerpted in: {{cite news | first=Barack | last=Obama | coauthors= | title=My Spiritual Journey | date=[[October 23]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1546579,00.html | work =TIME | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=J. Bennett | last=Guess | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama, Candidate for President, is 'UCC' | date=[[February 9]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.ucc.org/news/barack-obama-candidate.html | work =United Church News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==Books authored==
[[Image:AudacityofHope2.jpg|thumb|left|''[[The Audacity of Hope]]'', with "#1 ''New York Times'' Bestseller" banner.]]

Obama has authored two bestselling books. The first, ''[[Dreams from My Father|Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance]]'', was published after his graduation from law school and before running for public office. In it he recalls his childhood in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] and [[Jakarta]], college years in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]], and his employment as a community organizer in [[Chicago]] in the 1980s. The book's last chapters describe his first visit to Kenya, a journey to connect with his [[Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)|Luo]] family and heritage. In his preface to the 2004 revised edition, Obama explains that he had hoped the story of his family "might speak in some way to the fissures of race that have characterized the American experience, as well as the fluid state of identity—the leaps through time, the collision of cultures—that mark our modern life."<ref>Obama (1995), p. vii.</ref> ''Time'' magazine's [[Joe Klein]] wrote that the book "may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician."<ref>{{cite news | last=Klein | first=Joe | title=The Fresh Face | date=[[October 23]] [[2006]] | work=Time | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1546362,00.html |accessdate=2007-07-22 }}</ref> The [[audio book]] edition earned Obama the 2006 [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Brooks | last=Boliek | title=Sen. Obama Finally Gets His Grammy|date=[[September 6]], [[2006]] | url =http://www.entertainment-news.org/breaking/54592/sen-obama-finally-gets-his-grammy.html | work =Reuters/Hollywood Reporter | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref>

His second book, ''[[The Audacity of Hope|The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream]]'', was published in October 2006, three weeks before the 2006 midterm election. It was an immediate bestseller and rose to number 1 on the [[New York Times Best Seller List]] by early November 2006.<ref>{{cite news | first=Julie | last=Bosman | coauthors= | title=Obama’s New Book Is a Surprise Best Seller | date=[[November 9]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/books/09obam.html | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/books/bestseller/0812besthardnonfiction.html |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction |accessdate=2007-08-05 |date=[[August 12]] [[2007]] |work=New York Times }}</ref> The ''Chicago Tribune'' credits the large crowds that gathered at book signings with influencing Obama's decision to run for president.<ref>{{cite news | first=Mike | last=Dorning | coauthors= Christi Parsons | title=Carefully Crafting the Obama 'Brand' | date=[[June 12]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-obama_senate_recordjun12,1,48733.story | work =Chicago Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Former presidential candidate [[Gary Hart]] describes the book as Obama's "thesis submission" for the U.S. presidency: "It presents a man of relative youth yet maturity, a wise observer of the human condition, a figure who possesses perseverance and writing skills that have flashes of grandeur."<ref>{{cite news | first=Gary | last=Hart | coauthors= | title=American Idol | date=[[December 24]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E1D61531F937A15751C1A9609C8B63 | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Reviewer [[Michael Tomasky]] writes that it does not contain "boldly innovative policy prescriptions that will lead the Democrats out of their wilderness," but does show Obama's potential to "construct a new politics that is progressive but grounded in civic traditions that speak to a wider range of Americans."<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Tomasky | coauthors= | title=The Phenomenon | date=[[November 30]] [[2006]] | publisher=Internet Archive | url =http://web.archive.org/web/20070401154934/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/19651 | work =New York Review of Books | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> An Italian translation was published in April 2007 with a preface by [[Walter Veltroni]], Mayor of [[Rome]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://store.libreriarizzoli.it/4DLink/4DAction/MostraScheda?Codice=978881701658 |title=L’Audacia Della Speranza. Il Sogno Americano Per Un Mondo Nuovo |accessdate=2007-07-22 |date= |work=Libreria Rizzoli }}</ref> Spanish and German editions were published in June 2007.<ref>{{cite news | first=Annelena | last=Lobb | coauthors= | title=Obama, en Español | date=[[June 19]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/06/19/obama-en-espanol/ | work =Wall Street Journal Online | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Riemann - Barack Obama - Hoffnung wagen | date=June 2007 | publisher=Riemann | url =http://www.randomhouse.de/book/edition.jsp?edi=248620 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-20 | language = }}</ref>

==Cultural and political image==
[[Image:Flickr Obama Austin 01.jpg‎|thumb|right|250px|Supporters at a campaign rally in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], on [[February 23]] [[2007]]. Obama drew a diverse crowd of over 20,000 people at this appearance.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=More Than 20,000 Gather for Barack Obama | date=[[February 23]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://keyetv.com/topstories/local_story_054223608.html | work =CBS 42 (Austin) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-26 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | first=Philip | last=Elliott | coauthors= | title=Obama Measuring Campaign Success not Just in Cash, but Crowds Too | date=[[May 28]] [[2007]] | publisher=Boston Globe | url =http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/28/obama_measuring_campaign_success_not_just_in_cash_but_crowds_too/ | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>]]
Supporters and critics have likened Obama's popular image to a cultural [[Rorschach inkblot test|Rorschach test]], a neutral persona on which people can project their personal histories and aspirations.<ref name='ref name=Enda2006'>{{cite news | first=Jodi | last=Enda | title=Great Expectations | date=[[February 5]] [[2006]] | url =http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=10828 | work =The American Prospect | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }} See also: {{cite news | first=Garrett M. | last=Graff | title= The Legend of Barack Obama | date=[[November 1]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/mediapolitics/1836.html | work =Washingtonian | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=John | last=Podhoretz | coauthors= | title=Obama: Rorschach Candidate | date=[[December 12]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nypost.com/seven/12122006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama__rorschach_candidate_opedcolumnists_john_podhoretz.htm?page=0 | work =New York Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Obama's own self-narrative reinforces what a May 2004 ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' magazine article described as his "[[everyman]]" image.<ref>{{cite news | last=Finnegan | first=William | title=The Candidate: How the Son of a Kenyan Economist Became an Illinois Everyman | date=[[24 May]] [[2004]] | publisher=New Yorker | url=http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/040531fa_fact1 |accessdate= 2007-07-22 }} See also: {{cite news | first=Jonathan | last=Tilove | coauthors= | title=In Obama Candidacy, America Examines Itself | date= [[February 8]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1170922945129720.xml&coll=1&thispage=1 | work =Times-Picayune (New Orleans) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> In ''Dreams from My Father'', he ties his maternal family history to possible [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] ancestors and distant relatives of [[Jefferson Davis]], president of the southern [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>Obama (1995), p. 13. See also: {{cite news | first=David | last=Nitkin | coauthors= Harry Merritt | title=A New Twist to an Intriguing Family History | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/politics/bal-te.obama02mar02,0,3453027.story | work =Baltimore Sun | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first=Mary | last=Jordan | coauthors= | title=Tiny Irish Village Is Latest Place to Claim Obama as Its Own | date=[[May 13]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/12/AR2007051201551.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Speaking to an elderly [[Jew]]ish audience during his 2004 campaign for U.S. Senate, Obama linked the linguistic roots of his [[East Africa]]n first name ''Barack'' to the [[Hebrew]] word ''[[baruch]]'', meaning "blessed."<ref>{{cite news | first=Ron | last=Kampeas | coauthors= | title=Obama, Democrats’ Rising Star, Known for Harmony with Jews | date=[[August 6]] [[2004]] | url =http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/23183/edition_id/462/format/html/displaystory.html | work =Jewish News Weekly of Northern California | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref> In an October 2006 interview on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', Obama highlighted the diversity of his extended family: "Michelle will tell you that when we get together for Christmas or Thanksgiving, it's like a little mini-[[United Nations]]," he said. "I've got relatives who look like [[Bernie Mac]], and I've got relatives who look like [[Margaret Thatcher]]. We've got it all."<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200610/20061018/slide_20061018_284_110.jhtml |title=Keeping Hope Alive: Barack Obama Puts Family First |accessdate= 2007-07-22 | date=[[October 18]] [[2006]] | work=The Oprah Winfrey Show }}</ref></blockquote>

With his Kenyan father, upbringing in Honolulu and Jakarta, and [[Ivy League#Social elitism| Ivy League]] education, Obama's early life experiences differ markedly from those of African American politicians who launched their careers in the [[1960s]] through participation in the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)| civil rights movement]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Wallace-Wells | first=Benjamin | title=The Great Black Hope: What's Riding on Barack Obama? | date=November 2004 | publisher= | work =Washington Monthly | url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/0411.wallace-wells.html |accessdate=2007-08-26 }}</ref> During his Democratic primary campaign for U.S. Congress in 2000, two rival candidates charged that Obama was not sufficiently rooted in Chicago's black neighborhoods to represent constituents' concerns.<ref name=McClelland20070212> {{cite news | first=Edward | last=McClelland | coauthors= | title=How Obama Learned to Be a Natural | date=[[February 12]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/12/obama_natural/ | work =Salon | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Wolffe | coauthors= Daren Briscoe | title=How Obama Is Shaking Up Campaign | date=[[July 16]] [[2007]] | publisher=MSNBC | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19651719/ | work =Newsweek | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-26 | language = }}</ref> In January 2007, "The End of Blackness" author [[Debra Dickerson]] warned against drawing favorable cultural implications from Obama's political rise. "Lumping us all together," Dickerson wrote in ''[[Salon.com| Salon]]'', "erases the significance of [[History of slavery in the United States|slavery]] and continuing [[Racism in the United States|racism]] while giving the appearance of progress."<ref>{{cite news | first=Debra J | last=Dickerson | coauthors= | title=Colorblind | date= [[January 22]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/22/obama/index_np.html | work =Salon | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} For a sampling of views by other black commentators see: {{cite news | first=Gary | last=Younge | coauthors= | title=Obama: Black Like Me | date= posted [[October 27]] [[2006]] ([[November 13]], [[2006]] issue) | url =http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061113/younge | work =The Nation | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }} {{cite news | first=Stanley | last=Crouch | title=What Obama Isn't: Black Like Me | date=[[November 2]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/467300p-393261c.html | work =New York Daily News | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070308142850/www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/467300p-393261c.html |archivedate= 2007-03-08}} {{cite news | first=Laura | last=Washington | coauthors= | title=Whites May Embrace Obama, But Do 'Regular Black Folks'? | date=[[January 1]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obamacommentary/193216,CST-EDT-LAURA01.article | work =Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | language = }} {{cite news | first=Clarence | last=Page | coauthors= | title=Is Barack Black Enough? Now That's a Silly Question | date=[[February 25]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4580864.html | work =Houston Chronicle | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-29 | language = | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070308133020/www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4580864.html |archivedate= 2007-03-08}}</ref> Expressing puzzlement over questions about whether he is "black enough," Obama told an August 2007 meeting of the [[National Association of Black Journalists]] that the debate is not about his physical appearance or his record on issues of concern to black voters. "What it really lays bare," Obama offered, is that "we're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong."<ref>{{cite news | first=Les | last=Payne | coauthors= | title=Sen. Barack Obama: In America, a Dual Audience | date=[[August 19]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-oppay195336541aug19,0,1600516.column | work =Newsday | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-26 | language = }}</ref>

Writing about Obama's political image in a March 2007 ''[[Washington Post]]'' opinion column, [[Eugene Robinson (journalist)|Eugene Robinson]] characterized him as "the personification of ''both-and''," a messenger who rejects "either-or" political choices, and could "move the nation beyond the [[culture war]]s" of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news | first=Eugene | last=Robinson | coauthors= | title=The Moment for This Messenger? | date=[[March 13]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/12/AR2007031200983.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} See also: {{cite news | last=Senior | first=Jennifer | title=Dreaming of Obama | date=[[October 2]] [[2006]] | publisher=New York Magazine| url=http://www.newyorkmetro.com/news/politics/21681/index.html |accessdate=2007-07-22 }}</ref> Obama, who defines himself in ''The Audacity of Hope'' as "a Democrat, after all,"<ref>Obama (2006), p. 10. See also: {{cite news | first=Michael | last=Tomasky | coauthors= | title=The Phenomenon | date=[[November 30]] [[2006]] | publisher=Internet Archive | url =http://web.archive.org/web/20070401154934/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/19651 | work =New York Review of Books | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> has been criticized for his political actions by self-described [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] commentator [[David Sirota]],<ref>{{cite news | first=David | last=Sirota | coauthors= | title=Mr. Obama Goes to Washington | date=[[June 26]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060626/sirota | work =The Nation | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> and complimented for his "can't we all just get along?" manner by [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] columnist [[George F. Will|George Will]].<ref>{{cite news | first=George F | last=Will | coauthors= | title=Run Now, Obama | date=[[December 14]] [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR2006121301901.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> But in a December 2006 ''[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]]'' editorial headlined "The Man from Nowhere," former [[Ronald Reagan]] speech writer [[Peggy Noonan]] advised Will and other "[[The Establishment|establishment]]" commentators to get "down from your tippy toes" and avoid becoming too quickly excited about Obama's still early political career. Agreeing with Obama's own assessment that "people project their hopes on him," Noonan attributed some of Obama's popularity to "a certain unknowability."<ref>{{cite news | first=Peggy | last=Noonan | title=The Man From Nowhere|date=[[December 15]] [[2006]] | url =http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110009388 | work =OpinionJournal from The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }}</ref>

==Recognition and honors==
An October 2005 article in the British journal ''[[New Statesman]]'' listed Obama as one of "10 people who could change the world."<ref>{{cite news | first=William | last=Skidelsky | coauthors= | title= Revolutionising the Future: From Tennis to Teleportation | date=[[October 17]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubsfilter.php3?newTemplate=NSArticle_NS&newDisplayURN=200510170012 | work =New Statesman | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> Three months into his Senate career, and again in 2007, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Obama one of "[[Time 100|the world's most influential people]]."<ref>{{cite news | first=Perry | last=Bacon Jr. | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama: The Future of the Democratic Party? | date=[[April 18]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/leaders/100obama.html | work =Time | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }} {{cite news | first=Joe | last=Klein | coauthors= | title=The TIME 100: Barack Obama | date=[[May 14]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615513_1615496,00.html | work =Time | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>
During his first two and a half years in the Senate, Obama received [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] Doctorates of Law from [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]],<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Commencement 2005: Knox honors U.S. Senator Barack Obama | date=[[May 10]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url =http://www.knox.edu/x9684.xml | work =Knox College | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> [[University of Massachusetts Boston]],<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=U.S. Sen. Barack Obama to Receive Honorary Degree, Address 2,500 UMass Boston Graduates | date=[[May 26]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.umb.edu/news/2006news/releases/may/060526_obama_press_release.html | work =University of Massachusetts Boston | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> [[Northwestern University]],<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Commencement 2006: Sen. Obama to Address Grads | date=[[June 6]], [[2006]] | publisher= | url =http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2006/06/honorary.html | work =Northwestern University | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> [[Xavier University of Louisiana]],<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Sen. Obama Addresses Xavier Graduates | date=[[August 13]], [[2006]] | publisher=USA Today | url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-13-obama-xavier_x.htm | work = Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref> and [[Southern New Hampshire University]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=SNHU Commencement with Sen. Barack Obama | date=[[May 19]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.snhu.edu/6736.asp | work =Southern New Hampshire University | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}</ref>

==References==
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==Cited works==
*Obama, Barack. ''[[Dreams from My Father|Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance]]'', Times Books, 1995. Reprint edition, 2004; ISBN 1-4000-8277-3
*Obama, Barack.''[[The Audacity of Hope|The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream]]'', Crown, 2006. ISBN 0-307-23769-9.

==Further reading==
*{{cite news | first=Jessica | last=Curry | coauthors= | title=Barack Obama: Under the Lights | date=Fall 2004 | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagolife.net/content/politics/Barack_Obama | work =Chicago Life | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Neil | last=King | coauthors= | title=Obama Tones Foreign-Policy Muscle | date=[[September 5]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118895877299317784.html | work =Wall Street Journal | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-09 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Ryan | last=Lizza | coauthors= | title=Above the Fray | date=September 2007 | publisher= | url =http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5841 | work =GQ | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Larissa | last=MacFarquhar | coauthors= | title=The Conciliator: Where is Barack Obama Coming From? | date=[[May 7]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/05/07/070507fa_fact_macfarquhar | work =New Yorker | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Liza | last=Mundy | coauthors= | title=A Series of Fortunate Events | date=[[August 12]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/08/AR2007080802038.html | work =Washington Post Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-12 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Ben | last=Wallace-Wells | coauthors= | title=Destiny's Child | date=[[February 07]] [[2007]] | publisher= | url =http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/13390609/campaign_08_the_radical_roots_of_barack_obama/ | work =Rolling Stone | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-22 | language = }}
*{{cite news | first=Hank De | last=Zutter | coauthors= | title=What Makes Obama Run? | date=[[December 8]] [[1995]] | publisher= | url =http://www.chicagoreader.com/obama/951208/ | work =Chicago Reader | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-05 | language = }}

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== Question about admins ==

I know adminship is no big deal and all, but being an admin is about the same as being a normal member, only with special abilities right? You don't have to pay anything or something? '''''Cheers, [[User: JetLover|Je]][[User talk: JetLover|tL]][[User: JetLover/Sandbox|ov]][[Special:Contributions/JetLover|er]]''''' 00:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Correct. [[User:Prodego|''Prodego'']] [[User talk:Prodego|talk]] 00:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::The only money wikipedia takes in from editors are voluntary contributions. Admins are normal editors who have gone through a vetting process called [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] where it is determined if the community is able to trust the candidate with the admin rights. --[[User:Rogerd|rogerd]] 00:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:You can see more about their abilities at [[Wikipedia:Administrators]] which says they don't get paid. Your question is the first mention I have ever seen of the possibility that they might have to pay. It's possible for anybody to [[Wikipedia:Fundraising|donate]] to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] which runs Wikipedia, but it's voluntary and doesn't give any special rights. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 00:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==Question about Becoming an Admin==
Based on my observations at [[WP:RFA]], I know there is more to be considered when applying for adminship than just editcounts, but how many edits would you recommend before applying to avoid being completely shot down by, "Oppose. Too few edits" and "Oppose. Not enough experience."? [[User:Useight|Useight]] 00:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:A couple thousand is enough to stop the opposes due to too few edits, but if you want to actually pass (rather than get a no consensus defaulting to fail) you'll want more like four thousand. Three might work if a lot of them were in the Wikipedia namespace though. Sort of ridiculous, I agree. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 00:30, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Beleive it or not, I was reccomended to run for an admin recently. I declined and all, but I'd say I few thousand edits. Like 5000+. '''''Cheers, [[User: JetLover|Je]][[User talk: JetLover|tL]][[User: JetLover/Sandbox|ov]][[Special:Contributions/JetLover|er]]''''' 00:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Two columns/numbered lists ==

The article [[1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die]] has some big-time formatting issues. What would be the best way to handle 2-column text that flows and balances? Just leave it be or is there a better template? How about the numbered lists? The numbering should be continuous throughout. I'm guessing that at the least, we need to re-start numbering at each section... how would that be done?

:Remove all the multi column code in place and add <code><nowiki><div style="column-count:2; -moz-column-count:2;"></nowiki></code> above the list and <code><nowiki></div></nowiki></code> below it. That will do it. [[User:Prodego|''Prodego'']] [[User talk:Prodego|talk]] 01:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== How do you add coordinates? ==

I recently wanted to add the coordinates (degrees-minutes-seconds system) to four articles (Buena High School, Ventura High School, Foothill Technology High School, and Ventura College; I am a resident of Ventura, California) but I did not know what to do on the edit page. If it helps, I am not a member of Wikimedia. How do I do this (or can I)? [[User:69.230.221.26|69.230.221.26]] 01:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:Coordinates can for example be added with {{tl|Coord}} but doing it for a local thing like a high school may be a bit much, and {{tl|High School Infobox}} does not have a coordinate field. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 01:35, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

::Adding coordinates helps people who browse Wikipedia from [[Google Earth]]. Eventually when everybody has a [[mobile computing]] device with a built-in [[GPS]], it will be nice if every article that is about a geographic location has coordinates, so you can ask your mobile computing device to display a map with links to all the Wikipedia articles about things around you. Hopefully this computing model will extend to other [[wiki]]s which accept articles about less [[WP:NOTABLE|notable]] topics than Wikipedia does. That way, you will be able to browse a very dense geographic database of wiki pages that will probably tell you useful things about just about every object, building, road, park, natural feature, etc., around you. Topics that aren't notable enough for Wikipedia may be notable enough for a few hundred local residents of a particular locale, or even a few dozen. People might as well document everything about their environment which is useful for other residents and visitors to know. Much of that information is scattered around the [[World Wide Web]] anyway, but not in a structured way for geographic browsing. To learn more about coordinates in Wikipedia, see: [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Map]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 01:47, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Is there a guideline about when to add coordinates? [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Geographical coordinates]] does not say when and the examples there are far from schools: Airports, Cities, Islands, Mountains. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#Goals]] does include: "5. Create a database of points, enabling generation of navigatable maps with a clickable icon appearing for every location for which there is a Wikipedia article". But it's not a guideline and the page also says things like "This is a concept currently under development, so this is subject to change". And it's not specified what is included in "location". [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#type:T]] mostly lists geographical features but includes "landmark: Cultural landmark, building of special interest, tourist attraction and other points of interest." It's unclear to me whether an ordinary high school is a "landmark". The example in [[:Category:Coordinates templates]] is [[New York City Hall]] which says it's a U.S. [[National Historic Landmark]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 03:47, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::::The phrase "every location for which there is a Wikipedia article" sounds pretty clear to me. A fixed object's location is one of its characterizing features, similar to other characterizing features such as the birth and death dates of a person. We do not specify certain classes of people to have their birth and death dates censored. That's a characterizing feature you want to know about every object (in that case, a person) who has a Wikipedia article. You could, for example, pick a date range and look up all the Wikipedia articles about people born during that time. You would want such a list to be complete. It should not be missing classes of people whose birth dates we decided to censor from the list. That wouldn't stop anyone from constructing such a list by other means.
::::I'm wondering what would be the point of constructing a geographic wiki if it's going to have arbitrary gaps in the data, i.e., what sort of argument could be made to cripple its usefulness by partially censoring geographic data. (We can't really censor location data, because it's mostly already available, even more available than birth records actually, because it's as easy for Wikipedians to record locations of accessible fixed objects with their [[GPS]] receivers as it is easy for them to photograph the objects with their cameras.) The idea is to have another way to sort articles - by location. When we look at [[Special:Allpages]] now, we expect to see all articles sorted by title. We don't need specific reasons to include this or that type of article on [[Special:Allpages]]; instead, we would need an overwhelming reason to consider excluding some articles. Similarly, on a geographic wiki, we expect to see all the articles that can be arranged by location to be arranged by location. There are many obvious and not-so-obvious uses for articles arranged on maps. We can quickly see which parts of the world have the most article coverage; that could be another way to allocate our editing efforts (for example, if we see that a particular populated region currently has few articles, or few articles of high quality). We can see where things are in relation to our locations, and in relation to each other. Someone might want to compare the geographic distribution of schools to prisons, or chemical plants, or flood zones, or residential areas, or all sorts of things people currently do with [[GIS]] software. Trying to impose artificial limits on the potential uses of an encyclopedia is like trying to impose artificial limits on the uses of a mathematical formula. It doesn't fit with Wikipedia's position against censorship. Besides, people will find ways around the limitations. As more computing devices gain [[GPS]] features, more people will expect their data to be geographically-enabled. Wikipedia can either lead the way, or wait for [[Google]] or someone else to do it. Of course this is only my opinion. If the cabal or the [[User:Jimbo Wales|Great Leader]] says we must try to censor some location data, then we will try to censor it. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 07:10, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::If it's considered good to add coordinates to everything with a fixed position then I think it should get more attention than minor mention in a goal in a Wikiproject which is much more about how-to than when-to. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools#Sections of the article]] says "Give the full official name of the school and detail about its location (town/municipality, county/state/province, country)." Coordinates are not mentioned, and as said above they are not an option in {{tl|High School Infobox}}. My original thoughts included that high schools are only of local interest, the locals know where they are, and they are in towns which should have an article with coordinates, but you have some good points about uses for the data. Is there any limit to what should get coordinates? Both [[White House]] and [[Oval Office]] have them, but currently not [[West Wing]] which contains the Oval Office. What about fixed statues in buildings which have articles with coordinates? But the help desk is probably not the place to discuss all this. If you feel for it then you could join [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates]] and discuss spreading the word. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 13:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Data ==

Hi {{unsignedip|P559ieatapig}}
:Hi. Do you have a question? [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 01:39, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::If the question is about data, lots of data is available here: [[WP:DUMP]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 01:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== neé vs. "born as" vs. maiden name ==

Which is the preferred style on Wikipedia? ++[[User:Arx Fortis|Arx Fortis]] 03:47, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Maiden names]], there doesn't seem to be a preferred style, as the page itself references several different methods. I myself prefer "born", as I feel the general reader will understand that best. [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 04:00, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== User Template Align Right ==

How do i align my User Template to the right?

For example, I have {{tl|User IND Citiz}} on my User page. But it is on the left. How do i align it on the right?

--[[User:Sudhakar2310|Sudhakar2310]] 05:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:To align anything to the right, you can use the following formatting:
<pre><nowiki>
<div style="float:right">
whatever you want to align to the right
</div>
</nowiki></pre>
<div style="float:right;color:red;border:solid grey 1px">(like this, for instance; border added for clarity).</div>
:If you want to 'float' multiple userboxes to the right, putting them all inside one div and separating them with the {{tl|-}} template is likely to produce the best results. Hope that helps! --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:00, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== speedily deletion ==

<math>Insert formula here</math>

who is warthog & immediately after creating my account I am flagged for speedily deletion. Comparing other users i think I should have the time to understand wikipedias regulations, so to speak.
LASERDOGTHEBIGDOG. aTTEMPING TO EXPLAIN THE TERM LASERDOG AND IT'S RELATED "DOGS"

==Article-only watchlisting==
There are some articles I'm interested in that have ''very'' noisy Talk pages, and I'd rather just watchlist the article than all the bickering. Is it possible to do such a thing, or do we always have to watch the article's Talk too? Thanks. [[User:Raymond arritt|Raymond Arritt]] 05:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:If you want to exclude all talk pages from your watchlist you can go to the bottom of this line 
Below are the last 20 changes, as of 06:38, 28 June 2007. 
Show last 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 hours 1 | 3 | 7 days all 
Hide bot edits | Hide my edits | Hide minor edits 
Namespace: [all] [Go]
:where there is a droplist that automatically says all and a button that says Go next to it. Select (main) to hide talk pages. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 06:46, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== speedy deletion ==

If you google my trade name wiki shows a listing but it is not there. I am attempting to inform people of the world the origin of the term and it's other conotations. So I should not be flagged BY WARTHOG for speedy deletion until my page is fully explained and worded. LASERDOGTHEBIGDOG

== Wikipedia account in several languages ==

I have an account with wikipedia which I registered for by en.wikipedia.org .
Why can't I log in on the Dutch wikipedia with the same login? Are there seperate databases for the seperate languages? Do I have to make a new account on the Dutch page? I can my account be easily copied?
[[User:Wild Wizard|Wild Wizard]] 06:38, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:You have to create a new account for each wiki. They are seperate databases- this is why we provide interwiki links to other projects. Also keep in mind that admins on one language's wikipedia are powerless on another, which also applies to dispute resolution processes. --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 06:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Also, check out [[:meta:Help:Unified login|Help:Unified login]] for the latest progress towards one of the longest-standing requests. - [[User:BanyanTree|Banyan]][[User talk:BanyanTree|Tree]] 02:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Error changing e-mail address ==

I want to change my e-mail address, but when I click save I get an elaborate error:

Internal error
Invalid NULL return from broken hook logPrefsEmail

Backtrace:

#0 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(336): wfRunHooks('PrefsEmailAudit', Array)
#1 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(117): PreferencesForm->savePreferences()
#2 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(14): PreferencesForm->execute()
#3 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPage.php(653): wfSpecialPreferences(NULL, Object(SpecialPage))
#4 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPage.php(459): SpecialPage->execute(NULL)
#5 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Wiki.php(203): SpecialPage::executePath(Object(Title))
#6 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Wiki.php(45): MediaWiki->initializeSpecialCases(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(WebRequest))
#7 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/index.php(89): MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#8 /usr/local/apache/common-local/live-1.5/index.php(3): require('/usr/local/apac...')
#9 {main}

Then I do receive a confirmation e-mail with a clickable link, but when I click it I get the message

''Invalid confirmation code. The code may have expired.''

While I click it immediately after receiving the mail.

Help? :(
:This is a bug that has been reported to developers (see [[bugzilla:10388]]). They're presumably trying to fix it at the moment. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 08:55, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

==Cite Errors==
how do I use a journal reference several times in a text, without having to type it all over again and get a new reference number? Yes I have given it a <ref name="etc", but what do I put in the edit to refer again to the same ref?[[User:Jagra|Jagra]] 07:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
: Just put the <ref name="etc"/> and thats it. — [[User:Shinhan|Shinhan]] < ''[[User_talk:Shinhan|talk]]'' > 07:51, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Can deleted pictures be viewed? ==

Can deleted pictures be viewed by admins in the same way that deleted articles can? --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 07:52, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Yes. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 08:56, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

:Yes, they can. Anything that is deleted on Wikipedia can be restored (only a few exceptions), and so admins can preview what they are restoring before actually restoring it. [[User talk:Spebi|+]]'''[[User:Spebi|spe''bi'']] '''~ 08:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::On a side note, deleted images were lost forever for the first few years of the site until a software upgrade in late 2005. See related [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-10-31/Image storage|Signpost article]]. - [[User:BanyanTree|Banyan]][[User talk:BanyanTree|Tree]] 02:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Need help archiving ==

Could someone take a look at [[User Talk:Feba]] and straighten out my archiving system into something more logical for me? I'm not quite sure how to do it, I'd prefer is someone else could just set it up for me. Thanks, --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 08:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:I've fixed your archive system – see my reply on your talk page. [[User talk:Spebi|+]]'''[[User:Spebi|spe''bi'']] '''~ 08:46, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== I want to use same login account to edit/ publish articles in two different languages ==

Dear Friends,

I want to use same login account to edit/ publish articles in two different languages i.e. in Sinhala and English. I have already an account for edit sinhala pages. But I cant edit english pages using the same account. If I have to use two different accounts, it will be little bit difficult to handle things.
Also I want to upload or publish or place video files. How can I do it?

Prabath.
My E_mail: (email removed for security purposes)
:You've just made the most requested feature request in the history of Wikipedia: see [[bugzilla:57]] (it's proving quite hard to implement). In the meantime, you'll have to create separate accounts; if and when that bug is ever fixed, it'll help if you use the same username and email address on each account. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:16, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])
::As for your followup question; see [[Wikipedia:Upload|the file upload wizard]]. If you want to upload media under a [[free use]] licence, you may want to upload it to Wikipedia's sister project [[commons:|Wikimedia Commons]], where all the different language versions of Wikipedia can include images from. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 09:20, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])
:I have tried to make account in English with same user name "Prabath" but unfortunately there seems another user with that name.
::If another user's using exactly the same name, you'll have to choose a different one. [[User:Prabath]] has no edits, so there's also the possibility of asking for the username to be [[WP:CHU/U|usurped]], but this is a slow process that's normally rejected for new contributors, and you'd have to have a different username meanwhile anyway. (If you want a name that's similar but not quite the same as an existing username, see [[WP:ACC]].) --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 10:45, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== Wanna Page Hit counter ... ==

Dear Wikipedia Group,

I request you ("if possible") to please add a page hit counter.

Want to know where the world is heading.

Regards,
Vicky —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:125.17.142.34|125.17.142.34]] ([[User talk:125.17.142.34|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/125.17.142.34|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.

:Hi Vicky and welcome to Wikipedia. Unfortunately, hit counters on Wikipedia have been disabled, due to them affecting server performance. However, there is a list on the the Top 10 most visited Wikipedia articles, but I cannot track down the exact URL. [[User talk:Spebi|+]]'''[[User:Spebi|spe''bi'']] '''~ 10:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC) someone help me out here?

:: [[Special:Statistics]] has a top 100 chart... er it seems to be broken now but it ''usually'' works. Top of the list is normally [[Main Page]] (duh!), [[Wiki]] and [[Wikipedia]], then whatever is in the news (was [[Spiderman 3]] a month or two ago when I last looked), and of course [[List of sex positions]]. --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 11:55, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== cars ==

where and when did car racing start? —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|122.163.92.158}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|122.163.92.158}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|122.163.92.158}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|10:28, 28 June 2007}}}

:See [[Auto racing#History]]. In the future, please use [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desk]] for knowledge question. [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Jacek]] [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Kendysz]] 10:43, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== animal ==

which runs fast, a cat or a squirrel?
: Try asking at [[WP:RD/S]] --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 11:49, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Problem changing my password ==

I enter the preferences menu then I enter my old password then th new one two times then save and...

Internal error
Invalid NULL return from broken hook logPrefsPassword

Backtrace:

#0 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(227): wfRunHooks('PrefsPasswordAu...', Array)
#1 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(117): PreferencesForm->savePreferences()
#2 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPreferences.php(14): PreferencesForm->execute()
#3 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPage.php(653): wfSpecialPreferences(NULL, Object(SpecialPage))
#4 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/SpecialPage.php(459): SpecialPage->execute(NULL)
#5 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Wiki.php(203): SpecialPage::executePath(Object(Title))
#6 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Wiki.php(45): MediaWiki->initializeSpecialCases(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(WebRequest))
#7 /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/index.php(89): MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#8 /usr/local/apache/common-local/live-1.5/index.php(3): require('/usr/local/apac...')
#9 {main}
[[User:Peterroumian|Peterroumian]] 11:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC) preterroumian

I believe that there is a bug that causes the problem. There is a section somewhere above, it explains better. -[[User:Zachary crimsonwolf|'''Zachary''']][[User talk:Zachary crimsonwolf|'''crimsonwolf''']] 13:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
: Its [[Wikipedia:Help desk#Error changing e-mail address|here]]. Take a look. I think it may be the same bug that causes problems when you're changing your password or e-mail address. Cheers!!! -[[User:Zachary crimsonwolf|'''Zachary''']][[User talk:Zachary crimsonwolf|'''crimsonwolf''']] 13:40, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:: It was first asked [[Wikipedia:Help desk#Error|here]]. That user didn't get any answer... [[User:70.233.167.83|70.233.167.83]] 16:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Ursula Andress Talk Page ==
More than a month ago, I made a proposal on the Ursula Andress talk page to remove the Infobox photo on the article page.

'''''Not one person''''' has bothered to add a comment.

As nobody has disagreed with me, can I, therefore, go ahead and remove the photo ?

[[User:87.243.196.167|87.243.196.167]] 11:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

: [[:Image:Consensus_new_and_old.svg]]
:Usually, yes, unless there has already been a number of discussions on the past over it, [[WP:CONSENSUS]] does change over time, and if nobody objects, it's safe to change something. See the image on the right side of this section for a good example of how to proceed when you're not sure what the community wants. --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 11:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

: I'd say Yes. Any responses would happen within about a week - after that just go ahead. In fact, for most things just [[WP:BOLD|go ahead and fix it]] - if someone disagrees they can easily [[WP:BRD|revert and discuss]] --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 11:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:: One month is nothing - some articles [[Special:Ancientpages|haven't been edited since 2004]] :-) You might like to [[WP:REGISTER|get yourself an account]] - it's free! --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 11:46, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:::And that page hasn't been updated since December 2006! All articles I examined had edits since then. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 14:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::::And PrimeHunter, could you please explain what makes you think [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ursula_Andress&action=history the page hasn't been updated since 2006]? [[User:Corvus cornix|Corvus cornix]] 17:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::"That page" referred to the just linked [[Special:Ancientpages]] with a piped link that said it listed articles that "haven't been edited since 2004". However, [[Special:Ancientpages]] says "last updated 04:54, 29 December 2006", and the listed articles have been updated in 2007. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 03:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I've restored the image. The anon removed it because they felt it showed her as she looks today. So? Wikipedia is not censored, his apparent disgust with her "haggard and old" is ageist. The image is available for use, there's nothing wrong with it, they didn't replace it with a different image. [[User:Corvus cornix|Corvus cornix]] 17:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Can I delete the search history ==

How can I delete the search history? Everything I ever typed appears in a list underneath the search bar, even though I have cleared the explorer tools files. [[User:84.64.223.91|84.64.223.91]] 14:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:This is something that would be specific to whatever browser you are using. You could try clearing your cache, but also you can hover over the things you want to delete, and just hit the delete key. I know this trick works in Firefox, but I'm not sure if it will work on your browser. [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 15:54, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Mukwonago ==
I am writing only to let you know that I believe the River in Mukwonago, Wisconsin is a part of the Fox River. I lived in Mukwonago for 30 years and I do not remember it being called the Mukwonago River. Could someone check this please? {{unsigned|Monroek}}
:Well, this is a wiki, so you could certainly edit it yourself if you feel something is wrong. To be honest, none of us here are more qualified than any other editor to do such fact checks. In fact, having lived there, you've probably got access to more resources than we do.
:If you don't want to edit the article yourself, then just ask your question on the article's talk page, and someone who is interested/knowledgeable of that subject will eventually be by to take care of it. [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 15:54, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Ophone ==

Is the article [[oPhone]] approiate for wikipedia? [[user:thedjatclubrock|Thedjatclubrock :)]] [[user_talk:thedjatclubrock|(talk)]] 14:51, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

: Well, my answer is "no", since it looks like nonsense. I've tagged it for speedy deletion. [[User:Echuck215|Charlie]]-[[User_talk:Echuck215|talk to me]]-[[Special:Contributions/Echuck215|what I've done]] 15:24, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== History ==

Can you see the history of a deleted article?

:No, not unless you are a sysop. —'''[[User talk:Magnus animum/Steam|«]] [[User:Magnus animum|ANIMUM]] [[User talk:Magnus animum|»]]''' 15:40, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::However, except in some cases such as copyright violation and personal attacks, you can request to see a deleted article at [[WP:DRV]]. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 15:50, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== Trapped in glitchy skin ==

I'm trapped in Chick and I can't get out. This is a seriously irritating skin, and I don't seem to be able to select or click some things, including the option to change the skin back! Using tab I can get to the 'change skin' page, but nothing I do will let me select the circle for anything other than Chick! Help! [[User:Skittle|Skittle]] 15:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Use this link to change your skin back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences?useskin=monobook. (It loads your preferences with a skin override set to Monobook, where you can save the skin change and make it permanent.) --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 15:59, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

::Thank you sooooo much :-D Is that link available because this is a common problem, or do you just have a technique for making such things? [[User:Skittle|Skittle]] 16:09, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:::I think the skin override is most likely to have been implemented for seeing what pages look like in various skins (it's how the preview links work on the preferences), but I don't know this for sure and it's certainly handy for changing back from skins. I do know that that particular link (or possibly a slight variation on it that does the same thing) is in the FAQ at the top of [[WP:VPT|the technical Village Pump]], although I'm not sure if it's in the main FAQ, so presumably it's a common problem but people normally go there rather than to the Help Desk to seek a solution. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 16:14, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

::::Ah, I see. The FAQ didn't appear to be working, somehow, when I looked, and the preview links don't stick if you navigate away from the main page! But it's good to know there are measures in place. I thought I remembered hearing about a similar problem a while ago. That's one link that'll end up on my user page for future use! Thanks ais. [[User:Skittle|Skittle]] 16:24, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== 23 September 2012 ==

What is expected to happen on September 23, 2012? —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|130.76.64.93}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|130.76.64.93}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|130.76.64.93}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}
:There seems to be no relevant information in the relevant article [[2012]]. You might want to try asking at the [[WP:RD|reference desk]]; this help desk is for questions about Wikipedia, not general knowledge questions. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 16:15, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])
::I plan on lunch at least.--[[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] [[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]] 16:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Well it's a few months before [http://afgen.com/numbr23b.html the end of the world], so I'd assume we'll be panicking, staring up at the moon, and quietly muttering [[Majora's Mask|"Three months..."]] over and over to ourselves. I could of course be wrong. --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 16:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Try Google.[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22September+23+2012%22] One of the hits says Xu Zerong is due to be released from Guangzhou Prison on September 23, 2012.[http://www.duihua.org/2006_09_01_archive.html] Maybe he is notable enough for an article which should then discuss his case [http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/antonians/guardian.shtml] and expected early release [http://www.duihua.org/press/statements/statement_on_xu%20zerong_reduction.htm] (but I'm not going to write it). [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 23:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== How do I report a user? ==

User [[Yankees10]] continues to change the team colors for Dave Winfield when the wikipedia community had already agreed that he should be shown as a San Diego Padre based on the body of his career and his Hall of Fame cap. How do we get this user to stop making these changes?

:If he is actually breaking policy, you can report it one of two ways. If it's simple and obvious [[WP:VANDAL]]ism, then take it to [[WP:AIV]] and let them deal with it. If it's a disagreement, or something more complex, which is what this seems to be, bring it up at [[WP:ANI]], which will let experienced users and admins comment on it and warn/block the user if needed --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 16:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The community never voted on what color to use for his infobox, that was only [[Reggie Jackson]], and [[Jeff Nelson]], he is making it only his decision on what color to use, and it is the same situation with [[Gary Carter]], he has a Expos cap on his Hall of fame plaque, and has Mets colors on his Infobox. Hee clearly doesnt know what hes doing because he doesnt sign his name at the end.--[[User:Yankees10|Yankees10]] 16:31, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Yankees10

This guy clearly doesnt like the Yankees, because he changed all the infoboxes that had Yankee colors to other colors, even when they spent most of there time with the Yankees, If theres anyone that needs to be blocked its him--[[User:Yankees10|Yankees10]] 16:43, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Yankees10
:Please, this isn't the place for dispute resolution. See [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]], or contact [[WP:ANI|the administrators' incident noticeboard]] if you think that the other user is being sufficiently disruptive to warrant a block. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 16:47, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

== Can't create an article ==

I would like to create an article about a lighting company called "Zero 88". However when I search loads of results come back with the term "zero" in so I can't just click create a page and can't see a link to the non existant page yet.

'''What can I do!?'''

:See [[WP:FIRST]], although you should also see [[WP:N]] and [[WP:COI]] before you create an article about a business --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 16:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

This still doesn't tell me '''how''' to create n rticle
:There's a box to create an article at the top of [[Help:Creating a new page]] if you really need it, but a better method is by introducing a link to the nonexistent article in some article it would be relevant from and then clicking on it. (If there is no such article to link from, then creating the article in the first place may be a bad idea.) --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 17:29, 28 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])

::To repeat the advice above, please review [[Wikipedia:Notability|Notability]] before proceeding, as well as [[WP:COI|Conflict of Interest]]. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 17:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==USA Volleyball Logo==
Hello

I looked up the USA Volleyball Logo this morning. The logo was designed by Nonie Beal and myself in 1981 prior to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles when the men's team took the gold under the amazing coaching of Doug Beal (the current Executive Director). Is there any way we can both be credited on Wikapedia for the design of the logomark?

Lois Harrington (12:14, June 28, 2007)

:If you're talking about this [[:Image:USA Volleyball logo.png|logo]], then an appropriate contribution could be added to the [[USA Volleyball|USA Volleyball article]]. However, a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] would have to be provided and cited properly. The information couldn't be added just on your say-so (not questioning your veracity or intentions, that's just WP policy). You may also want to review [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|COI]] before proceeding. If it looks like this info can be appropriately added, the information will be appreciated. I tried to do the adding myself, but was unable to find a reliable source that supports your statement; hope you have better luck. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 17:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==Some editing of the attacked article [[Red army crimes in Lithuania]] like the whole category '''''Red army crimes articles''''' is needed==

Hilfe.

[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 17:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:Can you be more specific about the help you need with editing? Respond here or on [[User talk:JimDunning|my Talk page]]. I've left a message on your [[User talk:Ttturbo|Talk page]] as well. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 17:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

::Apparently there's some disagreement among some editors of this article about an AfD process that is ongoing. Ttturbo needs to leave comments at [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Red_army_crimes_in_Lithuania]] instead of just removing the AfD tag. Ttturbo, please review the [[WP:3RR]] policy. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 17:52, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

ATTENTION - Some slavians -Mikkalaj, Alex Bakharev, IgorSF, Pavel... and not only they started real attack against the article [[Red army crimes in Lithuania]]. (in 1945 March Red Army officer killed my grandmother)

Look at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red army crimes in Lithuania|Articles for deletion/Red army crimes in Lithuania]] discussion. 

Who will write the articles - [[Red army crimes in Afganistan]], [[Red Army crimes in Georgia]], [[Red army crimes in Baku]], [[Red army crimes in Karaganda]], [[Red Army crimes in Praha (or Chechoslovakia)]], [[Red army crimes in Budapest( or Hungary)]], [[Red army crimes in Germany]], [[Red Army crimes in Ukraina]], [[Red army crimes in Latvia]], [[Red army crimes in Estonia]], [[Red army crimes in Finland]], [[Red army crimes in Chechnia]], [[Red Army crimes in Belorussia]], [[Red Army crimes in Asia republics - Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kirgistan, Uzbekistan]] [[Red army crimes in Poland]], [[GRU crimes]]? Category - '''Red army crimes''' is needed

[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 23:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

How to make redirect from [[Red army crimes in Ukraina]] to [[Red Army crimes in Ukraina]]?

[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 01:12, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:This really isn't the place for this, the Help Desk isn't a battlefield--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 23:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:: I don't see anything there that requires the assistance of the Help desk - we deal with problems in using wikipedia - we don't take sides in context disputes. --[[User:Fredrick day|Fredrick day]] 23:20, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

*'''Note''' - For editor's awareness, [[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] has just edited this section header to include ''the whole category Red army crimes articles'', which is a category he '''just''' created. It is disengenuous to claim that [[:Category:Red Army crimes]] is under attack, when he did not even create it until after the AfD on this article had begun, and smacks of [[WP:POINT]]. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 01:21, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:::I claim that only the article red Army crimes is under attck, not the whole category. You made mistake at a midnight. But why do You started attack against the whole cattegory?[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 02:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::::By using the word "like" you imply that the category is also being attacked. I get the impression English is not your native language, so that may be the source of your confusion. And I did not attack the category. All I've done is point out you created it after the AfD began, and made the people here and in AfD aware of that. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 02:30, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Ukrainian language searches not using cyrillic alphabet ==

I know Ukrainian, but am typing froman American PC. How can I download the cyrillic alphabet to coordinate with my english language keys to be able to do search queries on the Ukrainian Wickipedia website?
:See [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/xpintlsupp.mspx this]. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 17:57, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== MOVING AN ARTICLE ==

I've made (alas) a double redirect and cannot think how to fix it.

The actual article to be redirected to is [[Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan]] NOT [[Nguyen Huu Thi Lan]] -- but the latter has popped up as an interim redirect. Can somebody help? I've made all the proper link redirects, to the former name.[[User:Kitchawan|Kitchawan]] 18:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:If I follow correctly, just change the redirect on the article from [[Nguyen Huu Thi Lan]] to [[Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan]]. - [[User:Zeibura|Zeibura]] ([[User talk:Zeibura|Talk]]) 18:30, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Removing a redirect (2) ==

I used [[List of gas stations]] as a humorous example of an "indiscriminate list" in an AFD and was shocked to find it was not a redlink. In fact it redirects to [[List of automotive fuel brands]]. A "gas station" is a building with pumps out front which dispense fuel, with a building where the attendant collects money and sells soda and snacks, with grubby restrooms, and perhaps with a service bay where mechanics work on cars. It is NOT an "automotive fuel brand." How would I go about removing the redirect? Is it an editing process anyone can do, do I request an admin to do it, or do I somehow propose the redirect for deletion? Was there once actually a [[List of gas stations]] which went through AFD and was replaced by this inappropriate redirect? Thanks. [[User:Edison|Edison]] 18:40, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:[[WP:RFD|Redirects for discussion]] is probably what you are looking for. ^^ [[User:Zouavman Le Zouave|ZOUAVMAN LE ZOUAVE]] 18:45, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::It seems that it was the result of a cut and paste pagemove some time in 2003. It's pretty nonsensical as a redirect, so I've gone ahead and tagged it for speedy deletion. --'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 19:30, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks! [[User:Edison|Edison]] 05:22, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Start my own topic ==

Hello,

How can I start new topic in Wiki?

I would like to write our software manual entirely in Wiki.

:See [[Help:Creating a new page]]. -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 19:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::But if your goal is to create a software manual as a wiki (cool idea!), then you wouldn't be creating it on Wikipedia, since it'll get deleted as not being an encyclopedia article. Instead, you'd want to set up a separate wiki for it... see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] for detailed instructions and software for how to do that. -[[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] ([[User talk:FisherQueen|Talk]]) 20:35, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::If you want to use [[MediaWiki]] as your personal editor, see [[mw:Manual:Wiki on a stick]]. It's fairly simple to install MediaWiki on your own computer, accessible locally from your [[Web browser]]. However, to publish your manual so other people can see it, you would need to copy your manual's wiki pages to a public wiki. Setting up and administering your own public wiki is a ''big'' job. If you can find an existing [[wiki]] which will accept your content, editing on an existing wiki is much easier than setting up a new one. You can search for wikis on [http://www.wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Welcome WikiIndex]. If you are writing a manual for an open-source software project, there are several wikis you can probably use, for example: [http://opensource.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page?useskin=monobook&save=true Free and Open Source Software Wiki]. If you are writing a manual for a commercial software project, your company should (probably) set up its own wiki. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 23:38, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== article completed but not found on the site ==

I was logged in and created an article. The article is complete and I'm trying to google search it on wikipedia and search within the wikipedia site and it's not identified/coming up. Has the article been published and if not how do I complete that process?
[[User:Kathleen baldwin|Kathleen baldwin]] 19:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Kathleen baldwin

:Are you looking for [[Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science]]? -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 19:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted Entry:SnapVillage ==

Hi,

A recent entry was deleted to which was flagged as purely advertising a product/company. To my understanding the entry (SnapVillage) can be 'fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic.'

I read that it was a good idea not to just post again and to ask to be able to repost. Please let me know if this would be ok to rewrite my entry so that it is not promotional and just factual.

thanks,
--[[User:Snapman1020|Snapman1020]] 20:03, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Before you try, you should carefully read both [[WP:ORG]] and [[WP:COI]]. If the company meets the notability criteria, and if you are not personally associated with the company, then you can explain your reasoning at [[WP:DRV|Deletion Review]] and request that the article be undeleted so you can rewrite it. -[[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] ([[User talk:FisherQueen|Talk]]) 20:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==How do I delete my account?==

I never use my account so, how do I delete it?

[[User:Sausageracer|Sausageracer]] 20:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:You can't delete accounts, unfortunately. Why do you want to? - [[User:Zeibura|Zeibura]] ([[User talk:Zeibura|Talk]]) 20:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==Article removal request==

My wikipedia page is being continuously misrepresented and vandalised. I would like to remove my page from the site as I beleive I am being staulked. Can you help me with this?

[[User:68.33.118.103|68.33.118.103]] 21:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:Which page are you talking about? We can't remove it without knowing the name. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 21:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::This IP has tried to completely blank [[Katherine Hadford]] several times today. No idea why, or what on the article is a problem for her, or whether she really is Katherine Hadford or not. There seems to be some dispute about whether she is Hungarian or Hungarian-American, and when she started competing internationally, and this IP's contribution to the discussion on the talk page is less than fully civil. -[[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] ([[User talk:FisherQueen|Talk]]) 22:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

: 68.33.118.103, we have no way of knowing who you really are. To fix the page, please present [[WP:RS|sources]] (such as newspaper articles, press releases, etc) which back up your claims. Please do this in a [[WP:CIVIL|civil]] fashion on [[Talk:Katherine Hadford]], and they will be included. You may alternatively [[Wikipedia:Contact us/Article problem/Factual error (from subject)|email Wikipedia]], but it is a lot faster to fix stuff using the talk page. --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 02:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Kate's Tool ==

Whatever happened to [[Kate's Tool]]? It was the original and only edit counter for years, but it's now broken. [[User:Kevinwong913|Kevinwong913]] [[User talk:Kevinwong913|Speak out loud!]] 21:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Try using [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate wannabe_kate] which is a substitute for Kate's Tool which is currently not much used anymore. [[User:E|E]] [[User talk:E|talk]] 21:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:Server replication lag caused it. (If you want to know what that means, please ask someone else as I am not that technically apt. :-) .) —'''[[User talk:Magnus animum/Steam|«]] [[User:Magnus animum|ANIMUM]] [[User talk:Magnus animum|»]]''' 21:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Add details ==

Pls inform me how to add details on a famous law corporation in your web
:See [[Wikipedia:Creating an article]]. [[User:E|E]] [[User talk:E|talk]] 21:45, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Porno ==

How does one get rid of the porno on the History page. When the lines of porno are removed it just shows up again as a revision. I want the porno no where on my site, not in history, no anywhere. —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Samgallo|Samgallo]] ([[User talk:Samgallo|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Samgallo|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.
:See [[Help:Page history]] for information on history pages. History can not be removed without an administrator deleting the page. [[User:E|E]] [[User talk:E|talk]] 21:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:Users with [[Wikipedia:Oversight|oversight]] can remove edits from history, but on Wikipedia that is only used in special cases as listed on the oversight page. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

:This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. If by "my site" you mean that you run your own [[wiki]] with [[MediaWiki]] software then see [[mw:Extension:Oversight]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 22:46, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== "Create Page" button ==

I am trying to create a new page, and the tutorial says I need to click on the "Create Page" button. However, I cannot find it. Where is it? —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Mehubb|Mehubb]] ([[User talk:Mehubb|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mehubb|contribs]]){{#if:21:45, 28 June 2007| 21:45, 28 June 2007|}}.
:It will be on the page when you go to it if it has not yet been created. Have a read of [[Wikipedia:Creating an article]], which may help. [[User:E|E]] [[User talk:E|talk]] 21:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::Except that the creation of new pages is disabled for very new editors. I see you created your account today. You'll have to wait a few days, I'm afraid. In the meantime, feel free to improve existing pages. Happy editing. [[User:ElinorD|ElinorD]] [[User talk:ElinorD|(talk)]] 21:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Are you sure about that? I thought auto-confirmed only gave you move and upload. [[User:Prodego|''Prodego'']] [[User talk:Prodego|talk]] 22:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::::And to call it a button is a misnomer. It's just a link that says "create this page". [[User:Dismas|Dismas]]|[[User talk:Dismas|(talk)]] 22:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::The auto-confirmed flag has nothing to do with page creation, any registered user can create a page, however new users will have to fill out a [[CAPTCHA]] if their article contains any external links.--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 22:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted article with no paper trail ==

I submitted a short article entitled "Boom Event" and also recommended (because of automated recommendations) that the phrase be put on the Wiktionary, and it appears to have been deleted without a paper trail, audit trail, log, or any reason whatsoever. Please be assured that as an automation industry security expert, industry spokesperson, standards committee(s) voting member, and author of various security white papers and manuals, that this is not a matter that should be taken lightly. I would appreciate an explanation of why the entry disappeared and the rationale for doing so. [[User:Richardhclark|Richardhclark]] 22:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:According to the deletion log [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Boom+event here] it was deleted under [[WP:CSD#A1]]. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 22:21, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:It seems that it was a definition of the word rather than a real article. It might meet the standards of inclusion on Wiktionary, I'm not sure. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 22:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== Not seeing how to add a request for editing a page that has been blocked from editing. ==

I don't see where to make a request how to edit the "Animal Farm," page. It has been restricted from editing, and I did not see how to do this in the FAQ or general instructions. I am sure it is in there somewhere, so it will be perfectly fine if you can direct me to the section for further instruction.

Thank you. -- [[Special:Contributions/Vitalymak|Vitalymak]] 22:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:It has been semi-protected, see [[Wikipedia:Protection policy]]. Note that if you edit with an account that is a few (4?) days old you can edit all semi-protected articles directly. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 22:40, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
::Although if you'd rather not {{plainlinks|URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup|NAME=register an account}}, you can always use {{tl|editprotected}} on the talk page of the article, and someone else will come along to make the edit for you, although seeing as how you already have an account, you could just wait 4 days and then you'll be able to edit them yourself--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 22:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

== [[Luther Lassiter]] ==
I am Luther Lassiter's niece. I read the article you have here, and there are some things that were left out regarding his later years that I think need to be rewritten. If there is anything I can do to help you address this, please let me know. I have read several articles recently that are completely incorrect, and I just want to get it all corrected. Thank you for your help.

Tracy Lassiter Polk
:The best thing to do is to point out those errors on the article's Talk page, ''along with'' links/references to publications where we can see the facts for ourselves. Unfortunately, we can't simply take your word for it. We need [[WP:V|verifiable]] sources of information. If there is unsourced information in the article you feel is incorrect, please bring it up on the Talk page and folks will help from there. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 00:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

= June 29 =
== did i do this right ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:061219_spears_hmed_4p_h2.jpg

I made it no soruce. There was a website link but it was broken--[[User:Gustyfalcon|Gustyfalcon]] 00:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:No. Further comments on [[User talk:Gustyfalcon]]. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 01:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I didnt upload it--[[User:Gustyfalcon|Gustyfalcon]] 02:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Does it cost money to run a Wiki? ==
I'm just thinking of starting my own... [[User:Angry Sun|Angry Sun]] 00:58, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:Potentially. You need a computer to run it from, which can be as simple as your own home computer. If you want to share it with others, then you have to pay for an internet connection and (usually) hosting fees. Most [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] frown on home users setting up their own servers without paying additional fees. Or, you could use a service that hosts wikis like [[Wikia]]. It all depends on how you want to run it. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 01:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::This question suggests the questioner is very early in what is typically a ''long'' learning process to become a wiki administrator. It is possible to start your own [[mw:Manual:Wiki on a stick|wiki on a stick]] for zero incremental monetary cost (since you probably already have a computer if you can read this, and the software is free), and I recommend that you start by doing that to learn the technology, but if you want other people to see your [[wiki]], somebody will have to pay to host it on the Internet (either you, or some kind of hosting service like [[Wikia]] which tries to generate ad revenue). But first, decide whether you really need to start your own [[wiki]]. What do you want to write about that isn't already being handled by at least one existing wiki? Search [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=www.wikiindex.org&sitesearch=www.wikiindex.org WikiIndex] first to see if another wiki is already out there. Many smaller wikis tend to be underused as it is. That is, they need more enthusiasts in their subject areas to contribute. In the meantime, Wikipedia deletes thousands of pages per day. Go figure. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 19:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== potential vandalism? ==

The user [[User:12.218.62.240]] seems to be a member of the Muller family of Estherville, Iowa, based on his edits. I suspect that his edit on [[Norman Lear]] is not based on fact, but I don't want to revert it. Someone want to go through and make some decisions on the notablilty/veracity of his edits? I removed the most recent one, but I'm a bit new here, and I'm not sure if I'm justified in systematically removing all the contributions of a single user.
(sorry, forgot to sign) [[User:Noliver|Noliver]] 00:59, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:Questions like this normally belong on the [[WP:COIN|Conflict of interest noticeboard]]. Because I have experience working there, I was able to study this case myself. I did need to revert a few edits and leave a message on [[Talk:Norman Lear]] asking whether he was born in Estherville (as this IP claims) or in New Haven. I will leave a note on [[User talk:12.218.62.240]]. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 01:21, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks, and sorry for posting to the wrong place. [[User:Noliver|Noliver]] 06:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Disputes ==

What constitutes a dispute? [[User:Hallpriest9|Hallpriest9]] ([[User talk:Hallpriest9|Talk]] | [[User talk:Hallpriest9/Archive|Archive]]) 01:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:[[wikt:Dispute]]. Beyond that, we'd need to know more about what you're referring to. It's a bit of a vague question. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 01:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::On Wikipedia? Usually it means a disagreement between editors that isn't quickly resolved by a brief discussion. (I suppose it technically applies to the ones that are resolved by a brief discussion as well, but nobody really talks about those to other people and they're usually more like misunderstandings.) You may be wanting the link to [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]] here. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 01:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Does this mean a disagreement with respect to a fact, a style/format, or something different? [[User:Hallpriest9|Hallpriest9]] ([[User talk:Hallpriest9|Talk]] | [[User talk:Hallpriest9/Archive|Archive]]) 00:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

==Citing Repeats==
I want to use the same reference several times in a text, how do I write the edit to acheive this without having to repeat all the data and end up with two identical references with seperate numbers? Yes I have given them a ref name="pmidxxxxx" show me what to type in edit for the second ref[[User:Jagra|Jagra]] 02:34, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:For the second ref, just type <nowiki><ref name="exampleref" /></nowiki> --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 02:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::That should be <nowiki><ref name="exampleref"/></nowiki> with / at the end. See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes#Citing a footnote more than once]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 02:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Right you are. Fixed. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 02:59, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Thanks my error has been in using "pmid 123456" ie a number in the name and this will return a Cite Error[[User:Jagra|Jagra]] 04:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== [[Sanhedrin]] references ==
Dear sir, madam,

I'm a new user, I've just edited the article about the "Sanhedrin".
I didn't know how to insert references and I feel the way I've done it, although correct in facts, is inadequate in appearance.
Could you give me a reference to show me where to improve it with hyperlinks etc?

Kind regards,
Bert {{unsigned|81.205.37.2}}
:Please see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] for how to use <nowiki><ref>, </ref> and {{reflist}}</nowiki> to create clean-looking footnotes. - [[User:BanyanTree|Banyan]][[User talk:BanyanTree|Tree]] 03:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== help me ==

How do i post content? {{unsigned|57th street kid}}
:See [[Wikipedia:Creating an article]] -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 03:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== FONT ==

When I access any of the Wiki family of sire they come up in an italic font that is very difficult to read. When I finall decipher and find something I wish to copy by highlighting, copying and pasting the result is alsways in TNR font. Is there a way I can get this font to come up on screen?

--[[User:203.173.169.74|203.173.169.74]] 04:59, 29 June 2007 (UTC)John Hatchard
:I've seen a similar question here before, and I don't have a clue. Unfortunately, there's no help page on the Wikipedia system that deals with this problem AFAIK. You could try asking at [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing]]. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 06:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== WHERE IS MY IMAGE? ==

I'VE UPLOADED AN IMAGE A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE EDITING [[Dhoom 2]]. I THOUGHT THAT MY UPLOADED IMAGE WOULD BE PLACED IN THAT PAGE, BUT AFTER COMPLETION OF THE UPLOADING FILE MY IMAGE HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THAT PAGE. NOW WHERE CAN I FIND THE IMAGA? {{unsigned|124.7.123.130}}
:Please log in and show us your account so that we can put the image in the article for you. We can't find it if you don't log in. Also the image was probably deleted if you did not give a description of its copyright status. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 06:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Pownetwork.com deletion ==

Hello,
I read that the reason behind the pownetwork.org page deletion was that it was a subject that wasn't of significance or something like that. I still quite don't understand the terminology of what you are using. I felt it was inportant to put up. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 makes it a federal offense for a person to claim military prestige that they did not earn to self promote themselves. The site isn't a slam site, the people do look up to verify that 1.) The person is making extravagant military claims and 2.) The claims they make are simply not true through records or a lack thereof. People need to recognize there are phonies up there that will take advantage of them. I am a servicemember and have family members and many friends whom are veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and it makes them unhappy to outright mad when they see or hear about them. There are also countless amounts of non-servicemembers who have been scammed financially, emotionally, and a few times physically by these people. People should ought to know.

Also, it's primarily a memorial site for the POW/MIA of all the wars the U.S. have been in. I think that's a plus too. I would like a quick response back. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Guardiangirl777

: Wikipedia is a large site and has room for many articles, but this is an encyclopedia, not a directory of everything ever made. It is very important to us that the content is [[WP:V|verifiable]]. In general, this means that there need to be independent third party sources and articles must have references. For web sites, you can read more details about the inclusion criteria [[WP:WEB|here]]. Best of luck! [[User:Henrik|Henrik]] 05:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== References: do not send to footnote ==

Please help check [[Opus Dei]] article's reference notes 76 onwards. They do not send to any footnote. In fact there are more than 75 footnotes but footnotes 76 up to 100 do not appear at the foot of the article. Please help. Thanks. [[User:Walter Ching|Walter Ching]] 05:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

: Fixed! [[User:Henrik|Henrik]] 05:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== [[Welsh people]] ==

Hi. I've been trying to fix something [[User:Cstephen]] did to the info box in the [[Welsh people]] article, which messed up the references at the end of the article, but without total success. The refs are okay now, but the info box contains an error message. It might have been fixed by now, but could someone take a look please?--[[User:Shantavira|Shantavira]]|[[User talk:Shantavira|feed me]] 07:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

: Fixed! [[User:Henrik|Henrik]] 07:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Clarification ==

I'm about to do a mass translation from the French Wikipedia on communes. I just want to clarify if all towns are notable by right? '''[[User:Sr13|Sr]][[User talk:Sr13|13]]''' 07:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:I'm sure they are, just as [[Meeteetse, Wyoming]] and [[Holsloot]] are. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 08:34, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== recovering deletions ==

I wrote quite a long article in the summer of 2005 on an English school called Beaumont College. I spent a long time on it, adding bits and pieces as I found them, and didn't keep a copy myself, thinking that the Wiki material would always be available.

One day I found a community website containing a fair amount of useful information on local history in the area. I took some material from it, rephrasing what I was using to make sure, in my judgement, that I was staying within the "fair use" provisions of copyright law. One day my article was suddenly blocked by an administrator on copyright grounds. I complained that he should be prepared to discuss the nature of his complaints, that I was happy to amend the material I had used further if what I had written did not comply with US copyright law (my knowledge is of the law in the UK), and that it was very unfair to destroy all the work I had done when it was only a very small part of it, which could easily be removed, that he was objecting to. I had no reply. Then the article was deleted altogether.

I have now found that there are supposed to be ways of challenging this kind of action. But although there is now again an article called "Beaumont College", it is very short and there is no trace of my earlier article. Can I find it somewhere, and try and resurrect the 95% of it that did not offend the administrator?

[[User:Deipnosophista|Deipnosophista]] 07:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:We'll have a chat on your talk page. '''[[User:Sr13|Sr]][[User talk:Sr13|13]]''' 08:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== oracle application CRM modules ==

i want
'''oracle application CRM module details'''

:Try Oracle's [http://www.oracle.com website], and these articles: [[Oracle E-Business Suite]], [[Customer relationship management]], [[Oracle Applications]], and [[Oracle Corporation]]. There doesn't appear to be a lot on CRM itself, but this may help. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 12:30, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Filmography ==

I want to create a Filmography like this one [[Editing Template:Ursula Andress Films]] but when I try to create one, I get a blank article page . How do I get a blank Template page ?

[[User:87.243.196.167|87.243.196.167]] 10:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:Are you referring to a list like the one on [[Ursula Andress filmography]] or the navigation/summary box called "Main Filmography" at the bottom of the article [[Ursula Andress]]? If it's the list, then review [[Help:Table]] for information on how to organize data in tables. If it's the "Main Filmography" one, then you can go to [[:Template:Ursula Andress Films]] and use the markup as a guide to start the template you're shooting for (you might want to review [[Help:Template]] as well). Good luck. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 12:48, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Rhe Royal School Dungannon ==

These are corrections which for accuracy need to be made. Thank you Paul Hewitt, Headmaster, The Royal School, Dungannon.
:Please read [[WP:COI]]. After that, feel free to [[WP:EDIT]] it yourself --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 11:51, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::So long as you cite [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] to support the edits. [[User:Corvus cornix|Corvus cornix]] 17:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Sandbox ==

Is there a warning for someone that deletes the sandbox heading? [[user:thedjatclubrock|Thedjatclubrock :)]] [[user_talk:thedjatclubrock|(talk)]] 00:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:{{tl|uw-delete}}. I actually think that template needs a tweak though; maybe should refer to the more inclusive "pages," rather than "articles."--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 00:58, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:Can a user be blocked if S(he) Deletes the template with multiple warninngs. Thanks,[[user:thedjatclubrock|Thedjatclubrock :)]] [[user_talk:thedjatclubrock|(talk)]] 11:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::Not really, no, especially since {{Plainlinks|URL=http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9213|NAME=anons can't see their warnings}}, so it would be a little silly to block them for blanking the sandbox header when they probably don't even know they're doing something wrong--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 11:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== I can't remember my login name. ==

I am trying to log in. but can't remember my account name. As to get you to email me my password. What do i do? I don't want to create a new account.

:You will need to create a new account, sorry. Try to keep better track of these things in the future. --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 11:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::There is one possibility. Can you remember any pages you edited with your account? If so your account name will be listed in the page history. [[User:Raven4x4x|Raven4x4x]] 13:50, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== INCLUSION OFOUR GROUP INFO ==

I am representative of The Dawood Group , Pakistan [www.dawoodgroup.com]. we want to include our information in wikipedia so that our group also becomes part of all the info u providing to all internet users.

Please help me in this regard.

Thanks & Regards

Asim

:See [[WP:N]], then [[WP:COI]]. If you feel you can satisfy both of those, visit [[WP:AFC]] and [[WP:FIRST]] --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 12:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== feasibility report ==

please can you show me how to write feasibility report

:The help desk is for help with using wikipedia. See [[WP:RD]] for some help --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 12:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::You might also try [[Feasibility study]] or any of the relevant links on [[:Category:Business process|Business process]]. Good luck. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 12:37, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Can an image be a link? ==

Hello!
I'm using wiki markup to make a template on a wiki site and I haven't managed to figure this out: can I link to an external page with an image? Or does the image always link to its own page? Thanks for your reply, --[[User:Missmarple|Missmarple]] 12:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:You cannot, to my knowledge, use an image as a link with wiki markup. You must use HTML. -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 12:19, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::Oooh, I see :) Completely forgot about HTML... thanks, --[[User:Missmarple|Missmarple]] 12:36, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Can't find the "get help from an expert editor" page ==

Hello.

I'm really sorry to bother you, but the other day I ran into a Wiki page about getting assistance from a veteran editor. I thought it was a great idea, so I went and got all my info together, so I could make the edit I wanted. I went back to try to get that assistance, and now I can't find it anywhere :(

It's in reference to the page Otherkin, which is being shredded by editors currently. It even has a reference to clinical lycanthropy, which #1. Has nothing to do with otherkin and #2. Inherently attacks otherkin as a spiritual belief by making up some connection to a psychological disorder. Because of the attack on the belief system, I feel it's rather urgent to update it as soon as possible.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

[[User:RubyCona|RubyCona]] 12:57, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:There are several options available. For one, you can just post your question right here and somebody should be able to help you. If it's more urgent or more detailed, you can add the {{tl|helpme}} template onto your user talk page, and somebody will show up to help you out. Or if you'd like more long-term guidance, you can join [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User]]. Or feel free to just go to my talk page and ask there, and I'll be happy to help you out. ;-) --[[User:Maelwys|Maelwys]] 13:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
: There are several [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] out there that have users who have specialized knowledge in various topics. You can look in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory]] for an appropriate project. I don't have any experience with [[Otherkin]], but I could tell you all sorts of things about [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] architecture. --[[User:Elkman|Elkman]] [[User talk:Elkman|(Elkspeak)]] 13:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Edit request ==

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_House

Please change "Evergreen House" to "Evergreen Museum & Library" as we have officially changed our name. Verification may be found on our website at http://www.museums.jhu.edu.
:Done--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 17:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
=== Edit request ===

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_House#History

Please change "Homewood House" to "Homewood Museum" as we have officially changed our name. For verification, please visit http://www.museums.jhu.edu.
:Done--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 17:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== I'll just put my post-to-be here, then :) ==

Hello! Thanks for responding!

It's in reference to the Wikipedia page, Otherkin, which has been a battlefield for a few years now, namely because there were no actual books published about Otherkin. Just recently a book was published, it's called A Field Guide to Otherkin, by Lupa. Just Lupa. The 1st 30 pages of the book are viewable online at http://www.thegreenwolf.com/preview.pdf. The ISBN number is 978-1-905713-07-3 Copyright 2007

Currently, there's a reference in the page to something called Clinical Lycanthropy. I'd like to edit that to clarify that it's in reference to the belief that someone is Physically other than human, namely, a wolf. It says so right in the link on "clinical lycanthropy." It just says "belief that one is other than human" currently, which indicates a connection to Otherkin that isn't valid. Otherkin is the belief that one is Spiritually other than human. That or completely remove the reference to Clinical Lycanthropy, since it has nothing to do with Otherkin.

I'd like to remove the "Common creatures to which Otherkin claim some connection include angels, demons, elves, fairies, lycanthropes, and even extra-terrestrials.[1][2]" and replace it with more detailed information, from the book:

"Otherkin can be broken down into several categories: Elves and Fey, therianthropes, mythological animals (the most common of which being dragon), vampires, angelkin and demonkin, Kitsune (an unique fox spirit otherkin, primarily from China and Japan), Multiples and Walkins, and Otakukin and Mediakin. This last group is highly controversial within the otherkin community, opinions vary as to whether they are actually a part of Otherkin, or an entirely seperate phenomenon."

This is paraphrased from the book's section on "types of otherkin." I'd like to break down the categories below.

And right next to the Clinical Lycanthropy line (again, edited to clarify it's the belief one is Physically other than human) I'd like to add a line saying, "An Otherkin is one who believes that "through either a nonphysical or (much more rarely) physical means, s/he is not entirely human" (- direct quote). The most common belief is that one was once non human, then reincarnated into human form." with the little {#} thing showing that it's referenced to the A Field Guide to Otherkin book.

And to add the book as reference. Don't know how to do any of those things.

I'm not too savvy on wikipedia's rules. Can you have a bunch of information from a single book? There's only one book in existance about otherkin, virtually all information on the community exists as online resources, like www.otherkin.net, which the editors say are invalid since they're not published.

I'd like to basically write the article based on the otherkin book, but there's a few problems. I don't know how to do HTML stuff, don't know how to make the category stuff, don't know how to make links, zip nadda. And, I'm not sure if writing the article based on primarily 1 source is ok by wikipedia. The book is pretty neutral, for the most part. The author is otherkin, however, she's just detailing the facts about otherkin, the community, from a pretty matter-of-fact point of view, from surveys and researsuch. So, I think it's a very good source for the article.

Thanks for your help :D

[[User:RubyCona|RubyCona]] 14:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:This should be on the Talk page for Otherkin. The Help desk isn't for resolving editing disputes. If you feel that you are at an impasse with editors on that article, you might go through [[WP:DR|dispute resolution]]. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 23:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Anyone to know the DFD of help desk application? ==

Anyone to know the DFD of help desk application?
I want sample Data Flow Diagram for help desk application, which is using in maximum BPO's.
Please send me the DFD for simple help desk application.
Email_Id : (email address removed)

vipin —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|123.252.160.55}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|123.252.160.55}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|123.252.160.55}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}

:I'm not sure what you want. We have an article on [[Data flow diagram]]. The software controlling this help desk is the same as other [[Wikipedia]] pages and many other [[wiki]]s: [[MediaWiki]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 14:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::Your chances of getting a useful answer improve if you [[Help:Link|link]] all the [[jargon]] and [[three letter acronym]]s in your question to pages that define them. [[BPO]] is ambiguous, thus it has a [[WP:DISAMBIG|disambiguation page]]. The only entry that might have something to do with the rest of your question seems to be the first one. But we don't know if the list of entries in [[BPO]] is exhaustive, so you will have to explain what you mean. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 15:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== AWB for linux ==
[[WP:AWB]] makes it rather clear that it will only run on Microsoft software, are there any clients similar to AWB for linux though? Something more than just popups would be nice --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 14:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:Check the links in [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Bro]], e.g. [[Wikipedia:Tools/Browser tools]]. If nothing listed there is what you want, and you find something elsewhere, please add your finding to the Editor's Index. Also try searching [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=meta.wikimedia.org&sitesearch=meta.wikimedia.org Meta-Wiki] and [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=www.mediawiki.org&sitesearch=www.mediawiki.org mediawiki.org]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 18:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Question or Article Request ==

Does anyone know why exactly the "Ceramite" page redirects to [[Weapons of the Imperium]], when the latter page has zero mention of Ceramite? Furthermore, Google seems to indicate ceramite is used in real life in various construction and electronics applications, so it should probably have its own page rather than redirecting to one of a fictional universe. [[User:24.65.61.166|24.65.61.166]] 15:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:Apparently, Ceramite is an "important" material in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=ceramite&fulltext=Search construction of body armor in fictional game universes]. Since it is also a "real" material in our universe, a disambiguation page should also be created and the redirect removed. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 16:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::Further research shows that Ceramite is a trademarked (and therefore a proprietary) product of Elkem Materials. It may not necessarily be a well-known material and therefore not notable enough for inclusion in WP. On the other hand, it might be as notable as [[Corian]] and someone could start a page on it. If you're interested in doing so, then contact an [[Wikipedia:Redirect#When_should_we_delete_a_redirect.3F|admin about deleting the redirect]] and create a [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation page]] along with the article on Ceramite. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 16:26, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:::Disambiguation pages are used to disambiguate between Wikipedia articles and we don't appear to have an article mentioning a real material at the moment. [[Ceramite]] was mentioned in [[Weapons of the Imperium]] when the redirect was pointed there but not now, so I have changed the target to [[Equipment of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)]]. The redirect does not have to be deleted in order to create a disambiguation page or article. When the redirect target is reached after clicking [[Ceramite]], just click the Ceramite link in "(Redirected from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceramite&redirect=no Ceramite])" and then edit the page normally. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 16:36, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::::Thanks for the additional info and education. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 18:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== The words "effect" and "affect" ==

Which word would I use in a sentence such as "The gas was having a very negative affect on me"?
:Effect. - [[User:Zeibura|Zeibura]] ([[User talk:Zeibura|Talk]]) 16:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:"Effect". See [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effect the Wiktionary definition]. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 16:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:See [[List of frequently misused English words#A]] for the affect/effect entry. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 17:57, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES ==

WHAT IS NORMAL SPECIES?
:Please try the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|reference desk]] desk! [[User:Dep. Garcia|Dep. Garcia]] ( [[User talk:Dep. Garcia|Talk]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Dep._Garcia&action=edit&section=new +] | [[User:Dep. Garcia/Help Desk|Help Desk]] | [[User:Dep. Garcia/Complaints Department|Complaints]] ) 17:45, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Template ==

How do you create a new Template ? [[User:Tovojolo|Tovojolo]] 17:51, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:Go to {{tl|YOURTEMPLATENAMEHERE}} or [[Template:YOURTEMPLATENAMEHERE]] and start typing--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 17:55, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:(edit conflict) The same way as you create an article. Coding for a template can be complex, though, so it's advisable to look at other similar templates for guidance if you've never create one before. See also [[Wikipedia:Template namespace]]. --[[User:ais523|ais523]] 17:56, 29 June 2007 ([[User:ais523|U]][[User talk:ais523|T]][[Special:Contributions/Ais523|C]])
::{{conflict}} I was going to edit that into my post, now I don't have to (-: I will however add a link to [[m:Help:Template]] -- '''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 17:58, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::Templates are an "advanced" feature of [[MediaWiki]] which means you can expect to need some time to study them. Start with [[Help:Template]] and see the links under [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Tem]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 18:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Carried Interest definition was deleted -- How do I protest and get it reinstated? ==

On June 22, a tag was placed on an entry I made about "Carried Interest." The objection from the tag/bot was that the term was a copyright infringement. Carried Interest is NOT a copyrighted term, it is a term used within the investment fund world to describe a fund manager's share of distribution from a private equity fund or hedge fund. Additionally, this term, and now issue, has been all over the US press lately as the US Congress is seriously looking at increasing significantly the taxes paid on this distribution.

Can you please advise me and/or help me on the best way to get this definition reinstated? This is my first Wikipedia experience and entry.

Sincerely,

KSTax--[[User:KSTax|KSTax]] 18:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:It's not the ''subject'' of the article that causes copyright concerns, it's the content. You can't just cut n paste from some website. Wikipedia is free content. Try writing about this topic in your own words. [[User:Friday|Friday]] [[User talk:Friday|(talk)]] 18:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Also keep in mind that the article was tagged and deleted by humans, not by bots. The bot just left the note on your talk page. Often times, people don't through new articles or recent changes do not leave comments on page, because it takes too much time, effort, or they just forget, so there are bots to take care of the stuff that humans don't want to --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 18:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== User boxe questions ==

Excuse me, but is there a directory of userboxes? And what is the wikicookie?
[[User:8th sinn|8th sinn]] 18:40, 29 June 2007 (UTC)8th sinn[[User:8th sinn|8th sinn]] 18:40, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:The first part of your question is easy, [[WP:UBX]]. The second part of your question is slightly confusing. --'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 18:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::I think this is the [[:Template:WikiCookie|WikiCookie]]. It appears to be an inactive [[Wikipedia:WikiMoney/WikiCookies|rewards system]]. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 18:56, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I think people still give others cookies. It's like a light version of a [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|barnstar]]. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:36, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Australian Cityizenship Test ==
The Australian Cityizenship Test -- Comments Plerase [[Special:Contributions/220.238.121.16|220.238.121.16]] 18:58, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:What kind of comments? We don't appear to have an article about it. This page is for questions about using [[Wikipedia]]. The [[WP:RD|Reference Desk]] is for general knowledge questions. But if you are looking for comments about the Australian Citizenship Test then Wikipedia is probably not a good place. You could try a Google search [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Australian+Citizenship+Test%22]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 19:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== German Porcelain Trademarks ==

I am attempting to find who a trademark belongs to on a porcelain figurine that is stamped Germany
and had a mark on it I am not familar with. Where can I find a list of trademarks before 1940?…19:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[[User:72.188.227.70|72.188.227.70]]Tinkersmom
:The help desk is for questions about ''using'' Wikipedia. You could ask your question at the [[WP:RD|reference desk]]. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Changing Username That Has Been Taken ==

Back around January, this year, an account called Smuggler was created along with Smuggler inc, Those accounts have been inactive and do not have pages up. I am looking to create a page that gives a list of neutral facts about a production company. Companies such as 40anceres and a mule are listed with hardly any facts or information about their productions. There is also a list of directors along with the company founders that I would like to document in this page. The Smuggler and Smuggler inc accounts are inactive and merely reserving those names. I would like to have either name because the company is called smuggler. It would be incorrect and inconvenient to put this listing under any other name. I just would like to document facts about smuggler and the directors involved.

:See [[WP:USURP]] --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 20:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Authors deleting CSD tag on own article ==

Please advise on how to deal with authors deleting the CSD tag on their own articles. Thanks!--[[User:Evil1987|Evil1987]] 20:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:Warn them using {{tl|uw-speedy1}} and put CSD tag on a page again. [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Jacek]] [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Kendysz]] 20:24, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::Thanks. The user has done additional editing and I'm no longer certain it qualifies for speedy deletion, so I think I'll warn them without re-tagging the page. Does that sound okay?--[[User:Evil1987|Evil1987]]

:::I'd say so. The way I'd do it would be to make use of the ''additional text'' parameter of the warning template - so <nowiki>{{subst:uw-speedy1|Article name|However, in this case you seem to have also added sufficient information to the article to disqualify it from speedy deletion, so I will not be re-adding the tag. Thank you.|subst=subst:}}</nowiki> would give

{{{icon|[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] }}}[[Wikipedia:Introduction|Welcome]] to Wikipedia. Please do not remove [[Wikipedia:Speedy deletions|speedy deletion]] tags from articles that you have created yourself{{#if:Article name|, as you did with [[:Article name]]}}. If you do not believe the article should be deleted, then please place {{[[Template:hangon|hangon]]}} on the page (please do not remove any existing speedy deletion tag) and make your case on the article's {{#if:Article name|[[Talk:Article name|talk page]]|talk page}}. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. However, in this case you seem to have also added sufficient information to the article to disqualify it from speedy deletion, so I will not be re-adding the tag. Thank you.

:::Which seems to say what you want to say. [[User:ConMan|Confusing Manifestation]] 14:54, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== changing an article ==

I've been asked to completely update, change, overhaul an article on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tarrant. It needs sources and, as a biography, isn't very accurate. I've been working with the person who the article is about (John Tarrant) to come up with the new text. Is it okay to just eliminate the old article and replace it? The original author is also in favor of updating the article and adding references.

Second question. About references: Some of the information in the article is also referenced in author bio's from the books the subject has written and there is one other book that has some material we probably use, but in general it's just material given by the subject of the article. What's the best way to do the references in this case?

[[User:24.18.156.147|24.18.156.147]] 20:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)R. Boughton
:It should be alright to remove/rewrite content, as long as you use [[Help:Edit summary|descriptive edit summaries]] you should be fine, otherwise people might think you're blanking the article, and might try to revert you--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 20:31, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::You could also discuss the proposed changes on the article's [[Talk:John Tarrant|Talk page]] to solicit input. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 22:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

: I don't see a problem, provided you leave a notice explaining your changes on the article talk page. However, we ask people to be careful when editing articles they are closely associated with. Take a look through our [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest guidelines]]. --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 23:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== tagged? ==

'This article has been tagged' What does this mean? [[Special:Contributions/69.204.104.156|69.204.104.156]] 20:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:Depends on the context, could mean it's been tagged for [[WP:CLEANUP|cleanup]], or it could mean it's been tagged for deletion (''[[WP:CSD]] or [[WP:AfD]]'') and any number of things in between. As I said, context is everything--'''VectorPotential'''[[User_talk:Vector Potential|Talk]] 20:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
:If you saw this message on an article in a box saying "This article has been tagged since (month and year)", then it should mean the box has been there since the given time. The box should also say what the box is for. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 22:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== using International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) ==

I have reached the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) page. But nothing there shows me how to use it. It is supposed to have scores for various works, such as Bach's 3rd Orchestral Suite in D, but I don't see how to find any scores.

How do I use your page?

Thanks.

[[User:76.184.120.45|76.184.120.45]] 21:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:The website for that project is [http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page here]. I think you were on the wikipedia article for that project instead of its website. [[Wikipedia]] (this website) is an encyclopedia. IMSLP is not related to Wikipedia. If you have further question about IMSLP please ask at their site, not here. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:24, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Vacation template ==

I'm going to be away for a while, so I wanted to create a vacation template for myself. I can write any text, but I'm having an issue with the default color of the {{tl|vacation}} template, which is orange. How can I make an identical template with the first set of dark blue colors featured at [[WP:COLOR]]? - [[User:AMP'd|AMP'd]] 21:12, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:First, you need to type <nowiki>{{subst:Holiday}}</nowiki> on your talk page and save. Then, after that, go edit the code so that the first line reads

:<nowiki>{| class="messagebox standard" style=background:#cedff2 border:#a3b0bf
</nowiki>

:And leave the rest as is. That should work. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 21:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::Awesome! Where is this written down? - [[User:AMP'd|AMP'd]] 21:34, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:::It can be found [[template:vacation|here]] (if that is what you were asking). [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 21:47, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

::::Actually, it isn't written down. I just spliced those directions together based on {{tl|wikibreak}}, which accepts a background colour input field, and told you how to replace the revelant code from {{tl|holiday}} so that it also accepted background colour. It would actually be pretty easy to merge the code into the template directly, now that you mention it. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 21:51, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

==Britney Spears==

hey guys, i have news about Britney Spears, but as im a new user i cant add it ...so here is the link for the whizz that can lol...

http://x17online.com/celebrities/britney_spears/x17_xclusive_britney_update_a_new_man_a_new_agent_a_new_explanation_for_the_letter.php
:I"m sorry, but this is too broad and unspecific. Perhaps you can add it yourself: please see [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page]]. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] 21:43, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== concentration camps ==

Yes, I'd like to ask a question.
In the Iraqi war going on right now, are there concentration camps for middle eastern's like the Japanese in WWII? —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}
:Try the [[WP:RD|reference desk]]. Politically loaded questions like that aren't likely to float far anyway, though. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] 21:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|70.49.164.37}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}
:::See also our articles on [[Internment]] and [[Japanese American internment]]. The term "concentration camps" is generally not used about the internment camps for Japanese in USA during WWII. They were very different from the [[Nazi concentration camps]] and [[extermination camp]]s which is what people today usually associate with "concentration camps". [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 21:56, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::::The [[Euphemism#The “Euphemism Treadmill”|euphemism treadmill]] spins again! Here's an excerpt:
::::*For example, the term “[[concentration camp]],” to describe camps used to house civilian prisoners, was used by the British during the [[Second Boer War]], primarily because it sounded bland and inoffensive. However, after the [[Third Reich]] used the expression to describe its [[death camp]]s, the term gained enormous negative connotation. Since then, new terms have been invented as euphemisms for them, such as [[internment camps]], resettlement camps, etc.
::::Some might consider [[Camp X-Ray]] and [[Camp Delta]] to be concentration camps, but the official term for these facilities is [[detainment camp]] (the euphemism treadmill has ratcheted forward a few notches). Also, those camps are not for all members of a certain ethnicity, but for persons accused by the U.S. government of being "[[illegal combatants]]." For one of the most brutal instances of prisoner confinement in U.S. history, see [[Andersonville National Historic Site]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 22:19, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Reverts ==

I saw this on an article history :

(diff) (hist) . . Jennifer Tilly‎; 08:18 . . (+14) . . SatyrTN (Talk | contribs) (Reverted edits by 69.156.23.19 to version 140161588 by 71.229.183.112)

Where does the figure 140161588 come from ?

I'm looking at the Jennifer Tilly history right now and I don't see it.

Where does it come from ? What does it represent ?

[[User:Tovojolo|Tovojolo]] 21:46, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:It means it was the 140,161,588th time someone edited Wikipedia. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 21:50, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

So if I wanted to see that, what would I do ? --[[User:Tovojolo|Tovojolo]] 21:53, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

:You know on diff links, how it will have a part of the address bar saying "&oldid=" and then a number? Well, if you paste the number of a given revision in, in this case 140161588, instead of the one that's there by default, it will show you that revision. So you want http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jennifer_Tilly&oldid=140161588
:This is actually true no matter what page you are on, so for instance, the address http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&oldid=140161588 actually doesn't display a revision of this page, but rather the one from that Jennifer Tilly article again. Which gives you some weird results if you try navigating diffs from it. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 22:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Questions about adding a Medical Device company to Wiki? ==

How do you add this to Wiki?
What are the guidlines for adding information about this company?
Thx for you help.

Tom —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Tomdos|Tomdos]] ([[User talk:Tomdos|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Tomdos|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.

:See [[Wikipedia:Creating an article]]. -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 23:01, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
::But for guidelines, please check [[WP:N]] and specifically [[WP:CORP]]. If you are associated with the company, please check [[WP:COI]] and [[WP:AB]]. Basically any user who has been registered for five days can create an article, but any other user can question the notability of the article's subject, and a consensus that the subject is non-notable will cause the article to be deleted. When in doubt, ask before wasting a lot of your time. -[[User:70.177.166.200|70.177.166.200]] 03:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:::And think '''very carefully''' about whether this is what you really want to do. Remember, it's the encyclopedia that anyone can edit -- that includes your competitors, disgruntled customers, and all their friends and relatives. 03:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Links ==

How do I create a link to another page in Wikipedia, like when its blue and underlined and takes you somewhere else. [[User:Anna F C|Anna F C]] 00:30, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:Add four brackets around it. For example, <nowiki>[</nowiki>[Wikipedia]] turns to [[Wikipedia]]. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 00:49, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:You can often see how something is done by clicking edit (or view source for protected pages) on a page that does it. For example, the source for your above signature says <nowiki>[[User:Anna F C|Anna F C]]</nowiki> which creates a [[Wikipedia:Piped link|piped link]] called "Anna F C", but linking to [[User:Anna F C]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 01:14, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Requesting article topic without writing it ==

Can I request Wikipedia to create an article, though I don't want to be the one to write it? Can I do this without registering?

For example, I'd like to see Arthur Sulzberger's article expanded or a new article that addresses his role in fighting Zionism and his apathy towards the Holocaust.

Can I request this somehow? —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|69.123.235.53}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|69.123.235.53}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|69.123.235.53}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}

:You can make suggestions and edit most articles without registering. I guess you refer to [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]]. You can suggest additions to the article at [[Talk:Arthur Hays Sulzberger]]. You can request a new article at [[Wikipedia:Requested articles]]. But I cannot say whether any action will be taken. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 02:58, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Theoretical Work On Absolute Maximum Temperature Possible ==

This question relates to the subject of "temperature."

It is my understanding that "Absolute Zero Kelvin" is the lowest temperature that matter could possibly attain. When I read articles about cosmetology and astronomy I see temperatures mentioned of tens and even hundreds of millions of degrees.

My question is this: Has there ever been any theoretical (mathematical, etc.) work done to try and find out (establish) what, if any, is the absolute maximum temperature that is possible for "matter" and/or plasma to attain?

Thank you.

Dean M. Schlarbaum

:I '''really''' hope that "cosmetology" was a typo. [[User:Raymond arritt|Raymond Arritt]] 03:41, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

::'''[[Thermodynamic temperature]]''' article appears to explain what your looking for, from there the references would also be another place to get the information [[User:Gnangarra|Gnan]][[User_talk:Gnangarra|garra]] 03:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

==Mark Wilkinson Music==
I created a page ([[Mark Wilkinson Music]]) my user ID is nman3912. However when i try to search for it using wikipedia search engine it doesnt come up. I think that i may have saved it as a JPG instead of an actualy Page. Im really lost. Help {{unsigned|nman3912}}
:Did you click search instead of go? Try clicking go if you've been using search. No, you didn't save it as JPG or anything like that. [[User:Tim Q. Wells|Tim Q. Wells]] 06:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::No, you did a good job! If I remember correctly, the search function doesn't update immediately, but you can access the page by naming it exactly and clicking "Go".
::Also, I've linked the title above, and I just want to let you know that per our [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|naming conventions]], the name of this article should be [[Mark Wilkinson (musician)]] or [[Mark Wilkinson (singer)]] or something like that. I've gone ahead and moved it to [[Mark Wilkinson (musician)]].
::Regarding the content - Wikipedia gets tons of new musicians every day. To have an article, a musician has to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. I think you've done a good job here, but you may want to review the rules [[WP:BAND|here]], just to make sure.
::Hope this helps. If you need anything else, just ask here, or you can ask me on my [[User talk:Tomtheman5|talk page]], and I'd be happy to help! [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 07:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Disambiguation ==

I'm planning to do an article on the sternwheeler [[Moyie]] this weekend, and as you can see, that title is available. However there is a [[Moyie Lake]], [[Moyie River]], [[Moyie Springs]] and an unwritten (but undoubtedly forthcoming) [[Moyie, British Columbia]]. In light of these other "Moyie" titled articles and articles to be, is now the time to think about making a disambiguation page? And should the simple title Moyie be saved for the unwritten town article? Because I could use [[Moyie (sternwheeler)]] instead.[[User:CindyBo|CindyBo]][[User talk:CindyBo|talk]] 07:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:I'd say make [[Moyie]] a dab page, create the town article at [[Moyie, British Columbia]], and create the sternwheeler at [[Moyie (sternwheeler)]]. On a side note, I had to get out my dictionary to find out what the heck a sternwheeler was. --[[User Talk:Feba|ʇuǝɯɯoɔ]][[User:Feba|ɐqǝɟ]] 08:26, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, that makes sense. I do try and make the term sternwheeler clear in the articles, and link to [[paddle steamer]] right off the bat. Because you're right, it's hardly an everyday word. Thanks again for your help.[[User:CindyBo|CindyBo]][[User talk:CindyBo|talk]] 08:47, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:Why a dictionary? Why not [[sternwheeler]], which does redirect to paddle steamer. -[[User:Arch dude|Arch dude]] 18:23, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Get admission ==

Sir me from Pakistan. i am very good player of football "i dare say" that's way i wanna join your academy. sir please tell me how i join your acadmemy.
thanks
Name----Waseem
E-mail--- <e-mail address removed for privacy reasons>
Mobile no--- <phone number removed for privacy reasons>

:You are in the wrong place; this is the help desk for [[Wikipedia]] - the free encyclopedia. We are not a football academy. If you wish to ask about joining a football academy you might want to use the [[WP:RD|Reference Desk]]. I have also removed your e-mail address and phone number to prevent spam. [[User:Raven4x4x|Raven4x4x]] 09:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== wikipedia ==

view full episode of mr bean (original) —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:202.78.170.3|202.78.170.3]] ([[User talk:202.78.170.3|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/202.78.170.3|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.

:I'm not sure what you want but [[List of Mr. Bean episodes]] may be of interest. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 14:42, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Missing page ==
I created a page called ''Princess Marcella Borghese'' on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at approximately 20:30 EST. I do not have an account, and created the page anonymously.

The page does not seem to be up, and it is not listed on the deletion logs I checked.[[User:74.99.2.250|74.99.2.250]] 11:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:You suggested the page at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2007-06-29#Princess Marcella Borghese]] where it was declined. You can see the reason there. Submissions at Articles for creation are listed on an existing page and is not the same as creating a page. No page has been created at [[Princess Marcella Borghese]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 12:37, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Signature ==

Is there any way to make a template or something so I don't need to type in my signature every time? How? Thanks a lot,
[[User:Wikihobby|'''Wikihobby''']] [[Special:Contributions/Wikihobby|҈]] '''►'''[[User talk:Wikihobby|talk]]
:See [[Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing your signature]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 14:39, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Elvis Presley's favorite books ==

Hello,

I wrote an article entitled "Elvis Presleys favorite books" which was deleted because the people in charge said it was "bollocks", not well researched (there were 33 references), irrelevant etc.

One critic even went so far as to say, "Why not have a page on my favorite books?" Strange. I don't think they really understand what a cultural phenomon Elvis was and how much his fans want to know about him. Just for the record I didn't like his movies either.

In short I would like to appeal this decision.

Bruce7777777
30 June 07 —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Bruce7777777|Bruce7777777]] ([[User talk:Bruce7777777|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bruce7777777|contribs]]){{#if:15:46, 30 June 2007| 15:46, 30 June 2007|}}.

:See [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]]. [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Jacek]] [[User:Jacek_Kendysz|Kendysz]] 15:51, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

::Note that [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]] says: "This process should not be used simply because you disagree with a deletion debate's outcome but instead if you think the debate itself was interpreted incorrectly by the closer or have some significant new information pertaining to the debate that was not available on Wikipedia during the AfD debate." The debate at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elvis Presley's favourite books]] cannot be interpreted to keep. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 16:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== How do I change an articles Name? ==

The article titled 'Doncaster Lakers' needs to be changed because the club is now called 'Doncaster RLFC' how do I change this or can someone do this for me?
:I changed the name for you. To change an article name, you need to move the page by clicking the move button. Once an account is more than 4 days old, you can move pages using your account. --[[User:Hdt83|Hdt83]] [[User talk:Hdt83|Chat]] 16:46, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== How do I make the new messages thing go away? ==

I've read all my new messages. How do I make the thing that says I have new messages here go away? [[User:63.224.202.1|63.224.202.1]] 17:37, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:I think it's a bug/glitch/problem with the MediaWiki program for anonymous users. Try purging your cache (Ctrl Shift R from Firefox, Ctrl F5 for Explorer), or quitting your browser and opening it again. '''[[User:Evilclown93|Evilclown93]][[User talk:Evilclown93|(talk)]]''' 17:39, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== copyright rules for pictures on wikipedia? ==

Can I use photos that appear in the pages of wikepedia on my website for free?

I'm so confused by Wikipedia! I'm trying so hard to figure this out. For starters, why can't I upload images that I own? Why am I being told I'm doing something wrong with photos I have permission to use? What do I need to include in the HTML to make this all better???

Do you contact me via this, or via my e-mail- <email removed for privacy>

:[[Image:1926 USSR stamp featuring Leon Trotsky as a child.jpg|thumb|120px|left|A public domain image of a Russian stamp]] You should check the licensing information on that image's page. If the image is in the public domain or under a free license, it'll be ok to use (just check the terms of the license if you want to make any changes to the image). Some pictures are under copyright, however, so you should check with the holder of the copyright (who should be named on the image page) before you use them. For example, the image below is in the public domain, but [[:Image:David Weir Kirin Cup.png|this image]] is held under copyright (which is why I can't show it on this page).
:Wikipedia itself holds no copyright on any information or images on this site. All material is licensed under the [[WP:GFDL|GFDL]], unless otherwise stated as on the image pages.
:For more information on how to upload images properly, see [[WP:IMAGE]] and [[WP:IUP]]. ''[[User:Hersfold|Hersfold]]'' ([[User_Talk:Hersfold|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|work]]) 20:19, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

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== How long to allow "citation needed" tag? ==

If a particular item has been tagged with the "citation needed" tag since Februrary, can we delete that uncited item? What is the acceptable length of time to allow something uncited to remain in an article?

: Primarily, one should try to find a source. If you can't find it, and no one else has been able to add one since February, I don't think it would be unreasonable to remove the item. It's something that have to be decided on a case by case basis though. Happy editing! [[User:Henrik|Henrik]] 20:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

::See also [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Dealing with citation problems]]. If it's harmful, it should have been deleted long ago. If it's harmless then there is no fixed time limit. If it sounds dubious, it would probably be OK to delete it now. If it doesn't sound dubious and it's on a page with low edit frequency then I suggest you either search for a source (e.g. with Google) and remove it if you fail, or leave it if you don't want to spend time searching. What is the article? Then we can help better. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 21:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== added photo ==

hi
I uploaded a photo and added to a wiki article. The only probelm is that i there is a box around the image. How do i fix that--[[User:Gustyfalcon|Gustyfalcon]] 21:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:This is about [[Jason Derek Brown]] I assume. It seems it has been fixed. You get that box if you add spaces before text
like this
:[[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:17, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Userboxes on User page ==

How do I get the userboxes on my user page to sit nice and not go all over the place? I am one of these people who communicates using the boxes and right now they are all over my user page.--[[User:Brianna Goldberg|Brianna Goldberg]] 21:09, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:There is some info about this at [[Wp:userboxes#Grouping_userboxes]] but that might be a bit confusing (at least I thought so when I grouped my userboxes). I used the table method on my userpage, you could use the structure of that as an example if you choose to use a table (by clicking edit on my userpage and viewing the code). Each pair of boxes shows next to each other, and the |- creates a newline. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== SPA (meatpuppet?) flood ==

Is there any particularly-efficacious way to contend with the flood of SPA's in [[Talk:List_of_people_from_Ridgefield%2C_Connecticut#Request_for_other_comments|this straw poll]] and the not-quite-3RR-violating [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_people_from_Ridgefield%2C_Connecticut&action=history insistence on change] in violation of consensus? Permanent semi-protection of the page seems ridiculously extreme, and would just mean that all those SPA's would be creating throwaway accounts, instead of posting anonymously. Is this just destined to become a slow-burning [[WP:LEW]]? While we're at it, can anyone Goggle up any obvious [[WP:MEAT]] recruitment, such as blog or forum posts, for example? [[User:Jouster|Jouster]]  ([[User Talk:Jouster|whisper]]) 21:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:[[WP:VOTE]] might have some relevance here... [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 21:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::I'm familiar with it, and I even went so far as to cite it on the Talk page in question. Please don't [[WP:WTF]] and [[WP:BITE]]. [[User:Jouster|Jouster]]  ([[User Talk:Jouster|whisper]]) 23:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::Anyone have any actual suggestions on how to curb this situation? [[User:Jouster|Jouster]]  ([[User Talk:Jouster|whisper]]) 05:58, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I added the {{t1|afdanons}} template to the poll. I know it's suited more for AfD, but it gets the message across. [[User:Shadow1|Shadow1]] [[User talk:Shadow1|(talk)]] 23:02, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Leaving Messages ==

I logged on and found a message on "my talk", how do I send a message back to that person, (or anyone) [[User:Anna F C|Anna F C]] 22:05, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:If they signed the message, there should be a link back to the sender's talk page. If there isn't, you can always check the [{{fullurl:User talk:Anna F C|action=history}} page history] and see who sent it there. Then, once on the sender's talk page you can click the small "+" at the top of the page, which will allow you to create a new thread on the page. ([[User:Spebi|spebi]] · [[User talk:Spebi|talk]]) 22:09, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

I was wondering about that 2, but what if you want to send a message to a user that hasn't sent u a message. [[User:216.184.34.43|216.184.34.43]] 22:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:You need to go their talk page, either by clicking on their name (which normally leads to their user page) and then clicking discussion, or by entering User talk:(username) into the search box. The click the "+" at the top. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 22:14, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Pictures ==

I am no good with computers, so I got 2 ask a dumb question, how do I add pictures to Wikipedia. [[User:Anna F C|Anna F C]] 22:09, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:If it is not uploaded yet, need to upload it through [[Wikipedia:Upload]] (make sure to read the instructions well). Then you can include it in an article using the markup explained in [[Wikipedia:Images]]. Note that images that are not freely licensed can normally not be used in Wikipedia. [[User:S_Sepp|'''ssepp''']][[User talk:S_Sepp|(talk)]] 22:17, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::If you want to upload an image from your computer onto Wikipedia, you must know what license is the image licensed under. You can't just upload any photo that you found off the Internet. I recommend reading the [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Wikipedia's image use policy]] before uploading the image. If you do know what license the image is under, you can upload it now by going to [[Special:Upload]]. If you upload an image under a false license, you will be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked indefinitely]].

::On the other hand, if you want to add a picture that is already on Wikipedia to an article, you need to place '''<tt><nowiki>[[Image:Image name.png|150px|thumb|right|Caption here]]</nowiki></tt>''' to the article.

::* replace '''<tt><nowiki>Image name.png</nowiki></tt>''' with the ''exact'' filename of the picture
::* replace '''<tt><nowiki>150px</nowiki></tt>''' with the size in pixels you want the picture to appear
::* replace '''<tt><nowiki>thumb</nowiki></tt>''' with ''frame'', or you can leave it as it is.
::* replace '''<tt><nowiki>right</nowiki></tt>''' with either ''right'', ''left'', ''center'' or ''none''; and
::* replace '''<tt><nowiki>Caption here</nowiki></tt>''' with the optional caption

::I also recommend reading our [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|picture tutorial]]. Hope this helps, ([[User:Spebi|spebi]] · [[User talk:Spebi|talk]]) 22:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Mayor vs Supervisor in Geobox Settlement ==

Many of the Town articles use the ''Geobox Settlement'' template, which contains a ''Mayor'' field. However, in many towns (e.g.-those in New York State), the town leader has the title ''Town Supervisor'', not Mayor. Could someone please explain how to use the Geobox so that it says "Supervisor" when needed? Thanks. [[User:Truthanado|Truthanado]] 22:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:As far as I know, a new template would have to be made. Fields cannot be changed as needed for templates. Doing so voids the field and it just doesn't show up on the page. Go to [[Wikipedia:Requested templates]] to request this. [[User:LaraLove|LaraLove]][[User talk:LaraLove|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/LaraLove|C]] 13:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Login problem - "Remember me" seems to have forgotten ==

When I set up my account some months ago ([[User:Struway]]) I clicked the Remember me button, so it would log in automatically. Came back from holiday a couple of days ago, login working fine, suddenly today it wants me to log in explicitly i.e. to enter user name and password. So I enter what I'm pretty sure is my password, but apparently it isn't, and (stupid, I know) I didn't supply an email address so can't request a password to be sent.

I know I can create a new account (though it's a pity, as I was quite happy with the one I had), but was wondering if anyone knew why this might suddenly happen? [[User:86.131.13.222|86.131.13.222]] 22:51, 30 June 2007 (UTC) (who used to edit as [[User:Struway|Struway]])

:You may have accidentally cleared your cookies and your saved passwords in your browser. ([[User:Spebi|spebi]] · [[User talk:Spebi|talk]]) 23:15, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Questions about Wikipedia's survivability ==

Hello.

I posted a question up here most recently, and I'm wondering about something.

Wiki trolls are shredding wikipedia. Not just my soap box, the Otherkin page, but tons of them. People who go crazy on the small technicalities of Wikipedia's rules. Otherkin went from a 4 page article, very well written, neutral, and an excellent reference... even though I didn't completely agree with it... and because it used online references, it was ripped to shreds, now a tiny article that even includes a references to Clinical Lycanthropy, which has nothing to do with the belief, and uses a reference from a website maintained by a skeptical teacher who's admittedly biased, but say that the recently published book about otherkin isn't valid, because she wrote books about things they don't find valid, like animal magick and alchemy. Even though those are published, too.

Sometimes common sense is thrown into the wind in favor of obsessive technicality, ruining the greatest thing about wikipedia: it's the online source of information about obscure topics. Yeah, you can read about the Holocaust, for instance, in any random encyclopedia. But you want to read about Otherkin, or some other obscure, fringe topic, and it's available on wikipedia... at least, up until a few years ago. Tons of pages are getting shredded to bits. Some of it's valid, but they're not using common sense in a number of cases, but an obsession with technicality instead.

I can't really do editing stuff, because I don't understand HTML and related things. But even if the 3 year long battle to the death on the Otherkin article is finally resolved, it doesn't fix the problem that caused it.

How can we fix wikipedia's current, inherent flaw: wiki trolls? How can a movement be made, to change and fix wikipedia back to it's original beauty? There has to be something that can be done. It pains me to see obscure, but accurate articles disappear into oblivion because the information about them only exists online. The internet is such a massive tool for data sharing, a lot of information about some subjects can only be found online. Why should those subjects be entirely discarded? Why is a website dedicated to the study and publishing of it's findings, made by a passionate user, less valid than a random reporter, putting in some comment in the news?

Wikipedia needs a makeover. Maybe this place isn't the best place to ask this, but where is? What can be done? {{unsigned|RubyCona}}

:[[Wikipedia]] [[WP:ENC|is not for everyone]], but that is not immediately apparent to a number of new users. Only after gaining some experience on Wikipedia can people see how well it fits with their particular agendas. As you are probably aware, the world is full of many sharp disagreements; in some cases, people are even willing to die or kill over differences in belief. Given that Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that (almost) anyone can edit, that raises questions about how Wikipedia can avoid descending into endless [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit warring]]. (Actually since the edit warring around here ''is'' endless, the real question is how to keep a lid on it.) The answers are in Wikipedia's policies of [[WP:NOR]], [[WP:NPOV]], and [[WP:RS]]. Those documents do a better job of explaining themselves than I can here, so read them as many times as you need to understand them.
:If you have content you want to edit on a [[wiki]], but [[Wikipedia]] deletes it, then go find another wiki with different content policies that favor your point of view. There are thousands of public wikis; see: [[List of wikis]] for a very incomplete list, and [http://www.wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Welcome search WikiIndex] for a lot more. You might, for example, prefer to edit on [[WikInfo]] because it rejects the neutral point of view in favor of the sympathetic point of view, and welcomes original research. You might also think about [[b:Wiki Science/How to start a Wiki|starting your own wiki]] if you can't find an existing wiki you like. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 00:09, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::I should also point out that Wikipedia's survivability is not in question at the moment, with {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} [[WP:ACCOUNT|registered user accounts]] and {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} [[WP:WIAA|articles]], both numbers continuing to burgeon. That is why Wikipedia has the luxury of deleting up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page= several pages ''per minute'']. Wikipedia has no problem getting vast amounts of content which complies with its [[WP:POLICY|policies]]. But for some odd reason, it seems many contributors of noncompliant content are unaware of the existence of other wikis which might welcome their content. Wikipedia is not the "only game in town" (or, more specifically the only [[wiki]]), yet it seems to be the only wiki many people have heard of. Wikipedia was, for example, the first wiki I looked seriously at. When a new user creates a new article, there is no obvious mention of the fact that other wikis exist, and the new user should first determine the most appropriate wiki for the article he or she wants to create. I think if that message could be gotten across to new users clearly somehow, it might save everyone a lot of grief. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 00:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:::To the original poster, your use of "my soap box" indicates that you have not read [[WP:SOAP]]. To boil down all the Wikipedia rules into a single sentence: Wikipedia is focused on organizing online (and sometimes print) references, not specifically truth or fact. In other words, there are many things on Wikipedia that are not true, but they are referenced. So, they stay. There are many things on Wikipedia that are completely true, but not referenced. So, they get removed. -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 00:30, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Image link ==

How can I display a text-only image link? [[User:Tcrow777| Tcrow777 ]][[User_talk:Tcrow777| talk]] 23:02, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:Never mind, I found out how. [[User:Tcrow777| Tcrow777 ]][[User_talk:Tcrow777| talk]] 23:12, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

:By typing the following code: '''<tt><nowiki>[[:Image:Image file name.png]]</nowiki></tt>''' – replace Image file name.png with the actual filename. This same method can be used to display text-only links for Categories, and transclude pages in the article namespace (e.g. <nowiki>{{:Main Page}}</nowiki> transcludes the main page). ([[User:Spebi|spebi]] · [[User talk:Spebi|talk]]) 23:13, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== EDUCATION ==

EDUCATION IN CANADA —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:61.10.60.10|61.10.60.10]] ([[User talk:61.10.60.10|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/61.10.60.10|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.

:See [[Education in Canada]] for the article on education in Canada. ([[User:Spebi|spebi]] · [[User talk:Spebi|talk]]) 23:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Article Photos on a User Page ==

If a photo appears on a Wikipedia article, can I put a link to it onto my own User Page ?

[[User:Tovojolo|Tovojolo]] 23:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:Yes. See [[Help:Image]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 23:32, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:And also: [[Special:Mostimages]]. You can browse to some of the most-linked-to images, scroll down to see the pages that use the image, and see that many users have linked to some of them from their [[Help:User page|user pages]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 23:36, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::Just to be clear since the word "link" may be ambiguous, you may not ''post'' [[fair use]] images on on your user or talk page. By contrast, images that are free to use, such as those that have [[Creative Commons licenses]], are under the [[GFDL]] or in the [[public domain]] (images residing at the [[Wikimedia commons]]) are okay.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 23:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Self-promotion of website? ==

I presume there is some kind of name for this (link pimping?), but I suspect someone of littering their website through a bunch of wikipedia pages to improve their Google ranking. Is there some way to search for a domain name through wikipedia articles? (searching for "example.com site:wikipedia.org" only finds specific "example.com" listings, not a full stem search (ie. "*.example.com/.*"). Also, is there a wikipedia policy on this? ie. where does the line fall between adding relevant content and self-promotion? Thanks! [[User:Natebailey|Natebailey]] 00:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Yes, there is a policy against it, which is called linkspam. It is at [[WP:SPAM]]. Sorry, but I don't think you can search for a specific name to fight. [[User:Reywas92|Reywas92]][[User talk:Reywas92|Talk]] 01:08, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::The way to find all instances of a particular spam link is with [[Special:Linksearch|linksearch]]. You can use a search function like *.example.com which will find extensions of the name.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 04:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Link to vote in Meta elections ==

Could someone please get me a link to the voting at the meta board of trustees election? When I click the link there, it stops me because I don't have 400 edits at meta, but I do here. The link was previously on the watchlist header, but now I can't find that. Thanks! [[User:Reywas92|Reywas92]][[User talk:Reywas92|Talk]] 01:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:[[Special:Boardvote]] is what you need, I believe. – [[User:Luna Santin|'''Luna Santin''']] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]]) 01:37, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==New Article (once again)==
where do i go to to create a article page ? {{unsigned|Lil story}}

:See [[Wikipedia:Creating a new article]] -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 01:12, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Freedom od speech, and lack of bigotry! ==

After the establishment of the joke Conservpedia, I just want to say Thank you to Wikipedia for being the information network without prejudice! You give information, not judgement as they do, and that is important!

Thank You

''email removed''
Irene Ward

:You're welcome. Glad to help with this service. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 02:31, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::If you like [[Wikipedia]], then you should be thankful for the spin-off [[wiki]]s such as [[Conservapedia]], [http://creationwiki.org/Main_Page CreationWiki], [[Wookiepedia]], [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Strategy Wiki], etc. Spin-off wikis tend to siphon off the decidedly [[WP:NPOV|non-neutral]] topic enthusiasts and promoters of particular points of view, leaving Wikipedia freer to pursue its stance of [[WP:NPOV|neutrality]]. If those other wikis did not exist, more non-neutral types would probably stay on Wikipedia and [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|fight]]. Most people who harbor strong beliefs not conclusively supported by the facts experience the following two types of emotion:
::*They feel distress when confronted with facts which contradict their beliefs (see: [[Cognitive dissonance]]).
::*They feel positive emotions when surrounded by people who agree with their beliefs while systematically ignoring any disturbing facts (see: [[Groupthink]]).
::Therefore, almost anyone who harbors a strong belief not conclusively supported by the facts is likely to feel less comfortable (possibly ''much'' less comfortable) on [[Wikipedia]] (where many if not most belief systems are represented) than they will feel on a wiki catering to their particular beliefs. Since most people prefer feeling comfortable to feeling uncomfortable, over time this has the effect of encouraging authors who value their beliefs more than they value the facts to leave Wikipedia and edit elsewhere. That makes it easier for the remaining Wikipedia editors to keep Wikipedia focused on the facts.
::While one might deplore the existence of obviously biased wikis, their very existence represents a kind of concession on the part of people whose beliefs turned out to be insufficiently supported by facts to be generally convincing to the diverse community of Wikipedians. Since the facts are the only things the vast majority of people can generally agree on (for example, almost everybody accepts the ''fact'' that cutting one's own arm off is a bad idea, unless the situation is such that the alternative would be even worse - we can all agree on that sort of thing), a site like Wikipedia which tries hard to limit itself to facts will have the widest possible appeal. The various axe-grinding sites are unlikely to become as popular as Wikipedia, and they are unlikely to be as generally [[WP:USEFUL|useful]] - because centuries of human experience have shown that beliefs based directly on facts (e.g., [[science]]) are more useful than beliefs not based directly on facts (e.g., [[religion]], [[politics]], etc.). As an example, we no longer sacrifice virgins to propitiate the rain gods, because careful analysis by [[meteorologists]] found no evidence that sacrificing virgins has any effect on rainfall (and the virgins themselves probably complained). Instead the biased wikis will tend to exist primarily for the entertainment and emotional reinforcement of people who already agree with them. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 15:19, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== is this template broken ==

i tried doing {{db¦reason}} on a page and it seems broken

--[[User:Gustyfalcon|Gustyfalcon]] 03:36, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:You placed a pipe | in the wrong place. It's <nowiki>{{db-reason|reason goes here}}</nowiki>. —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] ([[User talk:Kesh|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Kesh|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.
:{{tl|db}} redirects to {{tl|db-reason}}. The real problem is that your symbol ¦ above and in your test [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&diff=prev&oldid=141728799] is not a pipe which should be |. Depending on your keyboard, you may get a pipe by holding Alt Gr down and pressing a key near backspace. Or you can click the symbol a little to the right of "Wiki markup" in the box you probably have below the "Save page" button when you edit. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 04:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==Internal Links==

I am working on an article. When I use a referance like (1), I want to link the refarance I have on the page. I am familiar with programming, so feel free to just give me code. I understand that using [[article#section will link to a section, but I want to link to a specific refarance. The article is [[Job costing]]. Thank You!
[[User:MRME4|MRME4]] 04:24, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:The code for what you want is <nowiki>[[ARTICLENAME#referencename|1]]</nowiki>, but that's not an efficient method since it will require you manually specify anchors, and there are several better standardized formats. Have you read [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]]? You can create a fully formatted reference section using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags by following its directions. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 04:33, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Wow! Thank you for your help. I am new to Wikipedia and impressed by how robust and powerful it is. Thanks!

:Not a problem, I'm glad to help. [[MediaWiki|The software]] isn't perfect, but it has a lot of neat features, with more being added all the time and. That's the benefit of open sourcing our software and debug processes. The downside is that difficult but not vital problems and requests take forever, since the devs would usually rather work on their favorite project rather than do drudge work. If you're really interested in programming, you might want to take a look at Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Bugzilla|Bugzilla]] database. --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 04:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::[[MediaWiki#Release history]] summarizes some of the more important feature additions. I too was highly impressed by [[MediaWiki]] the first time I looked at it enough to grasp some of what it can do. More than a year later, I'm even more impressed (although I'm not impressed with ''everything''; see for example some admitted shortcomings in [[Help:Search]]). It's getting hard for me to tolerate many non-[[wiki]] [[Mystery meat navigation|Web sites]] any more, where they don't even let visitors fix typos and so on. However, be aware that on [[Wikipedia]] you are seeing not only the [[MediaWiki]] software, but also (probably) the most highly-developed and best-maintained implementation of it. If you try to [[b:Wiki Science/How to start a Wiki|start your own wiki]] by downloading and installing [[MediaWiki]], you will quickly discover how much of the value of Wikipedia is in its large and dedicated community of users (called "[[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]]"). Without a whole bunch of people to add [[WP:WIAA|content]], write [[Help:Contents|manuals]], enforce the [[WP:POLICY|policies and guidelines]], and combat [[WP:VAN|vandalism]], a [[wiki]] readily withers into disuse or turns into a mess no matter how sophisticated its software may be. The genius of the [[MediaWiki]] software is in how efficiently it enables the Wikipedia community to function. Accordingly, the key to replicating some of Wikipedia's success on another wiki is in recruiting a community to build and maintain it. Wikipedia has the key advantage of being an [[WP:ENC|encyclopedia]] about everything which is [[WP:VERIFY|verifiable]], and that's a lot. Because Wikipedia covers so many topics, it attracts a very large number of contributors, and fortunately the very smart people who started the project figured out the right mix of policies and guidelines to allow the project to grow without becoming entirely deadlocked in [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|Edit warring]]. Although it may still be a bit early to judge, I suspect [[Wikipedia]] may eventually be recognized as one of the most significant technological innovations in history, perhaps on par with the [[World Wide Web]] itself. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 19:29, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== shiraz sistercities ==

Nicosia -Cypress

chongqing - China

Doshanbe - Tajikistan

:Do you have a question about Wikipedia? -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:02, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==User name==

How do I change my user name?{{unsigned2| 04:57, July 1, 2007|Paulbat}}
:You've only got two edits besides this one, so I would suggest simply creating a new account and putting a redirect on your current User page to point to your new account. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::The inconveniently named [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] page provides that function. It has to be done manually though, by a bureaucrat, so it's probably easier for you to just make a new account. (Bureaucrats are like admins, only with additional powers such as promoting admins, changing usernames, and a few other things. We only have like 10 of them or something.) --[[User:tjstrf|tjstrf]] [[User talk:tjstrf|talk]] 05:04, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the help. I've created a new user. How do I create and add a "redirect"????{{unsigned2|05:08, July 1, 2007|Paulbat}}
:Just put this text on your current Userpage:
{{quote|<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[User:Newusernamehere]]</nowiki>}}
:And that should do it. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Ok Kesh.... sorry I have no information re: tight muscles.... However.. re: redirect I'm really stupid here, where on what page do I put it???? It's ok to LYAO.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPs.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk"
:If you are [[User:Paulbat|Paulbat]], then your [[Help:User page|user page]] would be at: [[User:Paulbat]]. However, you can see that is, at the moment, a [[WP:RED|red link]] which means you did not yet make a user page for your "Paulbat" account. [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] was telling you to put the [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] there. You would do that by clicking this red link: [[User:Paulbat]] and editing it to contain the [[wikitext]] Kesh gave you above, except of course that you would replace "Newusernamehere" with your new user name. Since you did not tell us your new user name, we cannot tell you exactly what to type. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 15:30, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Muscles ==
I need to know if you have any information about muscels being so tight that they rasie your hip upward{{unsigned2|05:11, July 1, 2007|71.127.85.221}}
:Wikipedia is not a place to get medical advice. If you're just seeking general information, the [[WP:Reference desk|reference desk]] is where to get that info. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:14, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Ok Kesh.... sorry I have no information re: tight muscles.... However.. re: redirect I'm really stupid here, where on what page do I put it???? It's ok to LYAO.
:Visit [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science]] and ask your question there, just like you did here. No problem, I won't laugh. :) -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Granite Oregon Mayor update ==

I tried to figure out how to update an article but I am lucky if I get this thing turned on.
Your article on Granite Oregon is outdated. As Mayor You have Pat Fielding. The presemt mayor was elected on Nov 7 2004 and took office on Jan 1 2005. and was reelected on Nov 7 2006
His Name Is Fred Neal Corbin.
Thank you
Fred

: You did pretty well at editting this page. I changed the facts for you. I couldn't find any facts as you as mayor, but you were the fire chief and elections were held. Don't shy away from editting, [[Wikipedia:Be_Bold | Be Bold]] and just click on the "Edit this page" tab at the top, remember that any changes can be reverted, so don't be scared. [[User:Tdmg|Tdmg]] 05:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Use/Mention ==
I tried to find the FAQ on this question, but I couldn't find it. I was editting the [[Castle Ashby]] article, and it started off "Castle Ashby is the name of a civil parish ..." However, I think they meant "Castle Ashby is a civil parish ..." Is this something that deserves editting? I know philosophers care a lot about this, but I don't know about encyclopedias. I'm going to change it, but I'd like some guidance. [[User:Tdmg|Tdmg]] 05:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, your version sounds much better. [[WP:BOLD|Be bold]] and fix it! :) -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 05:47, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== API for searching content? ==

Is there an API for searching content? I found the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API MediaWIKI API] and Query API but those seem to only deal with titles, not with content at all. I was curious if there was a programmatic way to search article content? [[User:Paultyng|pw]] 06:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:WP's search engine is notoriously bad. Hopefully that's something they are working on. [[User:LaraLove|LaraLove]][[User talk:LaraLove|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/LaraLove|C]] 13:41, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::See [[WP:DUMP]]. Probably the most flexible programmatic way to search [[Wikipedia]]'s [[WP:WIAA|article]] content is to download a dump of Wikipedia's database and run your own [[MySQL]] queries on it. (It is better for your own search speed, and everyone else's server response, if you run programmatic searches against your own local mirror rather than burdening Wikipedia's servers. See: [[mw:Manual:Wiki on a stick]] for a relatively easy method to set up your own local workstation mirror of Wikipedia.) I suspect but do not know for certain that many if not most of the serious [[Wikipedia:Researching Wikipedia|Wikipedia researchers]] need such powerful search methods. However, before you go to that much trouble, investigate the options for [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Sea|searching Wikipedia with external search engines]]. Also see [[semantic wiki]] and [[structured wiki]] for other approaches to organizing wiki information for flexible retrieval. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 15:41, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Also, if you give some specific examples of searches you want to run, we may be able to recommend specific methods. When you ask a question on the Help desk (or on any Internet help forum), it's advisable to state your ultimate goal as clearly as possible, rather than asking about something which is merely one means to an unstated goal (the means may then become a [[red herring]] for people who respond to the question). An API approach to searching Wikipedia may or may not be the best means to whatever goal you have in mind, but that's hard to know when we don't know what your real goal is. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 16:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Filing stubs ==

¬¬¬¬I have written a stub in the category 'Trinidad and Tobago People Stubs'. Whereas other articles in this category appear in the alphabetical listing by the name of the person, my article appears under 'T' - 'Trinidad and Tobago People Stubs',and NOT under the name of the person, in this case 'Peter Boyd'. Can you please explain how to get it listed properly? I have searched everywhere for this information and cannot find any instructions to this effect. Thank you.
:First, [[Template:Trinidad-bio-stub]] needs to be restored. (Apparently you moved it by mistake.) Then transclude the template onto your article - i.e., add <nowiki>{{trinidad-bio-stub}}</nowiki>. If the name still appears out of order, add <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:Whatever}}</nowiki>, where Whatever is the name for sorting purposes. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 09:20, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
{{Resolved|[[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 10:12, 1 July 2007 (UTC)}}

== Getting Satellite Images ==

How can I see images of a particular place of my choice ?
:Try [[Google Maps]] [[User:Dep. Garcia|Dep. Garcia]] ( [[User talk:Dep. Garcia|Talk]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Dep._Garcia&action=edit&section=new +] | [[User:Dep. Garcia/Help Desk|Help Desk]] | [[User:Dep. Garcia/Complaints Department|Complaints]] ) 09:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Wikipedia editors not eligible to vote in Board Elections? ==

Although I have 24,000+ edits on the English Wikipedia, when I go to the vote page I am told I am ineligible because I do not have enough edits. I am registered on Wiki Commons but have no edits there as I cannot figure out how Wiki Commons works. Does this mean that voting for board members is ruled out for editors on Wikipedia only? (I am probably asking this in the wrong place, but it is so hard to know where correct places to ask are. Please forgive me.) Sincerely, [[User:Mattisse|Mattisse]] 10:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Hm, you need to have registered before March 2007 and have at least 400 edits, those are the only requirements I'm aware of, and you've clearly met both of them. Are you following the link from meta, or another project, perhaps? If so, you'll need to go to a project where you ''do'' meet the requirements, and visit [[Special:Boardvote]]. – [[User:Luna Santin|'''Luna Santin''']] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]]) 10:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Voting is possible from all Wikimedia projects, incl. Commons and Meta, however you need to fulfill the rules Luna Santin outlined '''on the project you vote from'''. --[[User:Mbimmler|Mbimmler]] 10:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::I a so very sorry but I do not understand what you are saying. I registered in May of 2006 and have 24,000+ edits. I am following the link at the top of my Watchlist on the English Wikipedia to get to the voting. When I do that I am immediately switched to Wiki Commons. If I do not sign in at Wiki Commons, I clearly cannot vote. If I do sign in, I am ineligible. The [[Special:Boardvote]] leads me to the same situation. Perhaps people like me are not supposed to vote? Sincerely, [[User:Mattisse|Mattisse]] 10:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::You definately should be able to vote. Just click on [[Special:Boardvote]] at the english Wikipedia and you should be redirected to a page on Meta. This page should say "Welcome Mattisse@enwiki!" at the top. It will then have instructions on voting etc. Does this happen for you? [[User:Raven4x4x|Raven4x4x]] 13:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Actually it isn't meta, it is an external site. There is a security warning you will need to click to open the page. Log in ''here'', go to [[Special:Boardvote]], wait 20 seconds, click to accept the security certificate, and then click vote. I believe you may also need an email set, but that shouldn't be a problem. [[User:Prodego|''Prodego'']] [[User talk:Prodego|talk]] 18:35, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== ¡¡Still Having Trouble with Images !! ==

I already know how to upload a file, but ¿¿how do tell its uploaded??
And how do i create my own signiture and templtes?
[[user:naj da man]]

: Creating your own signature can be done by going into [[Special:Preferences]] and adding HTML coding into the ''Raw signature'' filed and checking the below it, if the tags are incorrect it will tell you this, if its suitable it wil save them for you once you click save. When uploading images via [[Special:Upload]] it will appear on screen when successfully uploaded so you can click the ''watch'' tab by the edit this page icon or you can see it at or [[Special:Log/upload]]. Hope this helps. ''The Sunshine Man'' is now [[User:Qst|Qst]] 12:33, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Spam ==

Do we report people who are spamming external links to WP:AIV? [[User:Recurring dreams|Recurring dreams]] 11:46, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

: If people are [[WP:SPAM|spamming]] articles with inappropriate [[WP:EL|external links]] then you can warn them using the correct [[WP:WARN|user warning templates]] and if they spam after there fourth and final warning they can be reported to [[WP:AIV|AIV]] but the warnings have to be within a close period of each other. Regards --''The Sunshine Man'' is now [[User:Qst|Qst]] 12:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:If you are interested in fighting spam then see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 12:31, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==Question==
I am a designer and builder of a few medical type components that connect to a PC via USB. there are many terms used on my sites that are not comonly used by the average individual. i was wondering if i have rights to use your link pages on my site? or what i have to do in order to add your links legally

sincerely,

Ab Baum.
:Hi. I think [[Citing Wikipedia]] would be helpful to you. [[User:LaraLove|LaraLove]][[User talk:LaraLove|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/LaraLove|C]] 13:39, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::If you merely link a [[jargon]] term to its [[Wikipedia]] article, I don't think you have to do anything special. That is, I don't think Wikipedia exerts any control over who may merely ''link to'' articles here. (Can any site exert such control? That is, does copyright protection extend to [[URL]]s themselves, apart from the pages they link to? If so, that would be news to me.) However, if you want to mirror Wikipedia content on your site, see [[WP:MIRROR]] and the pages it links to. If you want to cite Wikipedia as a reference, for example in your scholarly works, then [[Citing Wikipedia]] applies. I'm not an [[attorney]], so consult one if you want to be sure. Also see [[meta:James explains law]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 14:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== my talk page ==

Am I allowed to add images on my talk page? [[User:Spinkanini|Spinkanini]] 13:20, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:Yes you are, but only images which are under a free license (eg. [[WP:GFDL|GFDL]]) or public domain. [[WP:FU|Fair use]] copyrighted images cannot be used on your talk page. [[User_talk:Wimt|Will]] (aka [[User:Wimt|Wimt]]) 13:26, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::OK, thanks. [[User:Spinkanini|Spinkanini]] 13:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Problems updating Scott Hirsch entry. ==

I sighted references that I sourced the facts from but it still says no sources or references sighted. do i need to do something else to cite sources? I even provided direct links. How does this get updated and wickified? How do I insert a table of contents?

:I removed the template. Look over [[WP:MOS]] for guidelines on style. A table of contents will appear automatically when your article has a list of contents to display. Currently, you have no headings, thus no need for a TOC. Wikification is the linking of words to other articles, as I did above with WP:MOS. See [[WP:MOS#Wikilinking]] for more details. Also, the templates on the page automatically add the article to a list of articles needing each of those things stated in the templates. So if you don't make the necessary changes, someone else may come along and do it. However, those lists have huge [[backlog]]s so it may be a while. [[User:LaraLove|LaraLove]][[User talk:LaraLove|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/LaraLove|C]] 13:34, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::See [[WP:RS]], [[WP:CITE]], [[WP:CITET]], [[WP:WIKIFY]], and [[Help:Section#Table of contents (TOC)]]. Almost everything you need to know about [[Wikipedia]] is somewhere in the [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia|manuals]]. However, Wikipedia is an enormously complicated project; the manuals are therefore long and you have to spend much time [[RTFM|reading them]] if you want to contribute productively here. This is actually much better than in many areas of real life, where most of the necessary instructions aren't written down anywhere that we can find. You only have to spend a few months being confused on Wikipedia, whereas real life is confusing for up to 80 years or so. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 14:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== RFA ==

Are anons allowed to participate in RFA'S? [[User:81.132.77.133|81.132.77.133]] 14:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Yes, with limitations. You can't participate in the Support, Oppose, Neutral, but anons are ''encouraged'' to participate in the discuission section. --'''[[User:Evilclown93|Evilclown93]][[User talk:Evilclown93|(talk)]]''' 14:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Protecting a deleted page ==
How can one protect a deleted page to prevent recreation? I tried to do this on my personal wiki, but the protect button disappeared after I deleted the page. [[User:Salaskan|Sala]][[User talk:Salaskan|Skan]] 14:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:There are three methods that I know of, see [[WP:SALT]]. [[User:TenOfAllTrades|TenOfAllTrades]]([[User_talk:TenOfAllTrades|talk]]) 15:06, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::Cheers! [[User:Salaskan|Sala]][[User talk:Salaskan|Skan]] 15:39, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== pages ==

how do you start your own page?

:See [[Wikipedia:Creating a new article]] -- [[User:Kainaw|Kainaw]][[User_talk:Kainaw|(what?)]] 17:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::If you mean your own user page, see [[Help:User page]]. On [[Wikipedia]], "page" and "article" do not quite mean the same thing (all articles are pages, but not all pages are articles; [[set theorist]]s will recognize that type of relationship as involving a [[superset]] and a [[subset]]). See: [[WP:WIAA]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 17:18, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Also note that [[Wikipedia:Creating a new article]] is a copy of the generic [[MediaWiki]] help page: [[m:Help:Starting a new page]]; it focuses more on ''how'' to create a new article, and less on ''whether'' you should create whatever new article you may have in mind. [[WP:WWMPD|Experience shows]] that many new users come to [[Wikipedia]] with incorrect assumptions of [[WP:NOT|what belongs here]]. The result is that [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page= Wikipedia deletes up to several pages ''per minute'']. Be aware that many new articles by new users end up [[WP:WWMPD|getting deleted]]. Articles which "stick" are subject to heavy editing by others. Therefore, before you spend hours editing a new article here, be sure you can write the kind of article Wikipedia wants, and you are comfortable with the idea that large numbers of people you will never meet can edit your work in ways you cannot control. If you aren't sure about your idea, ask us. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 17:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== using WinZip ==

how do i use winzip or winrar?

:The Help Desk is intended to help editors use Wikipedia. For non-Wikipedia questions, see the [[WP:REFDESK|Reference Desk]]. [[User:Shadow1|Shadow1]] [[User talk:Shadow1|(talk)]] 17:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::Start by reading [[winzip]] and [[winrar]]. If you cannot figure out how to use these programs by reading their articles on [[Wikipedia]], follow the links from those articles which usually guide you to user manuals and so on. If [[RTFM|reading the manuals]] isn't enough, ask on the [[WP:RD|Reference desk]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 17:20, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Health care '08 ==

I made an article for [[healthcare '08]] then decided it would be better if I actually spelled it right so made the same thing for [[health care '08]]...so I would like someone to delete the first one.... {{unsigned|Kenziejoy}}
:Actually the proper way to rename articles is to follow the procedure in [[WP:MOVE]]. The idea is that we need to preserve the [[Help:History|history]] of pages we rename. Hopefully an administrator will see this question and clean things up. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 19:04, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== ethnicity of Jane Mago with the federal government ==

Who is Jane Mago with the Federal Government, and what is the origin of the name Mago?
:Try searching on [[Google]] or asking at the [[WP:RD|reference desk]]. We don't have an article on [[Jane Mago]]. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 19:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Protected image? ==

I'm trying to fix [[:Image:Types_of_Carbon_Nanotubes.png]] which appears to have been corrupted in March 2007. I have the fixed image on my disk, but I have no idea how to upload it so that it replaces the old one -- neither on Wikipedia nor on Wikimedia Commons... The upload link seems to be missing on both sites, so perhaps the image is protected somehow? How could I request unprotection? --[[User:Ma Baker|Ma Baker]] 19:58, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:First of all, the image looks perfectly fine to me. But if I'm not seeing what you're seeing, you should leave a note at [[WP:AN|the administrators' noticeboard]] requesting an admin to move an image to make way for uploading a new image. Someone whould be able to help you or to indicate that it's not necessary. [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] [[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] 20:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks for the reply; the issue is that the lower 20% or so of the image is completely black so the lower tubes are truncated and their legends are missing. --[[User:Ma Baker|Ma Baker]] 20:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::The image was hosted on commons, that's probably the reason why you couldn't upload it. I did the upload for you (and credited you in the licensing part, I didn't know how to do it) -- [[User:Lucasbfr|lucasbfr]] [[User talk:Lucasbfr|talk]] 22:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Reproducing parts of text ==

How do I go about reproducing images for use in a book I am writing? Is there a special form which needs to be filed?

:This is the Wikipedia Help Desk, intended for help on using Wikipedia. Wikipedia does not hold copyright on any information or images on its site. If you would like to use an image, you should contact the source of that image. If the image is in the public domain, you are free to use it however you like. Many images here are under free licenses - you should consult the terms of those licenses to determine how they can be used elsewhere and who to give credit to. ''[[User:Hersfold|Hersfold]]'' ([[User_Talk:Hersfold|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|work]]) 01:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== How to ask for editing RED ARMY CRIMES category articles help? ==

My English is not fluent enough. I would like to ask for editing help for the whole category articles, but my entry to '''help desk''' becouse of unknown reasons was blocked.
[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 22:18, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:It was not blocked, and in fact is still visible on this page. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 23:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, but when I've marked my page by {help} it was removed soon threatening to ban me if I ask again. Is it possible to ask for editing help for all category?
::[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 23:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::The help template is ''always'' removed when someone comes to help you. That's standard practice on Wikipedia. You were warned, not for asking for help, but for trying to push your own opinions and accusing other editors of crimes. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 23:37, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::::This was not true. I've asked for some editing help and information about redirecting, but help mark was removed without any explanations and threatening -please don't disrupt ant don't attack me accusing in not telling the truth!. Remeber please general warning about responsibility.
[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 00:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
:(reduce indent) This user has made some [[WP:CIVIL|uncivil]] remarks in the past (example [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Miranda&diff=prev&oldid=141304553 here]). His article is currently under [[WP:AFD|deletion]], and he needs help editing with the article so that the article will survive deletion. In my opinion, this is a [[WP:NPOV|point of view]] related help. '''[[User:Miranda|Miranda]]''' 02:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

==I need help editing Red army crimes category articles==
[[Red Army crimes]] article is not fluent enough. Please, help.
[[User:Ttturbo|Ttturbo]] 00:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== how can i delete my profile? ==

how can i delete my profile?—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:86.153.232.98|86.153.232.98]] ([[User talk:86.153.232.98|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/86.153.232.98|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.
:If your mean your [[WP:USER|user page]], you can log in and add the {{tl|db-user}} template to the page. An administrator will be along shortly to delete it if appropriate. Your [[Wikipedia:User contributions|contributions]] to other pages cannot generally be deleted. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] [[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]] 22:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

It seems this question is often asked, is it on the FAQ? [[User:Kevinwong913|Kevinwong913]] [[User talk:Kevinwong913|Speak out loud!]] 23:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:A variation of this question is in the [[Wikipedia:Very_Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_delete_my_username.3F|''very'' FAQ]] -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] [[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]] 00:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== Alignment ==

Hi

How do I get an unbulleted but indented paragraph to align properly in a bulleted list?

*The obvious idea
:which is this
*Doesn't work

Matt 22:47, 1 July 2007 (UTC).

This works:
*A bullet, another line
*Another bullet

But the coding is weird:

<pre>*A bullet, another line
*Another bullet</pre>

Can't think of anything else though... [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 00:57, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

:The other way involves a colon and another indent:
*item
*:item
*:item
:*item
:*item
*:item
*:item
It does basically the same thing as your working example does - it puts a newline character into a list item. Your code is easier, and I think, is better HTML. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] [[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]] 02:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
-- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] [[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]] 02:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== Positions vacant deepartment ==

We are a foreign company based in China Foshan City and wish to employ students recently graduated from your electronic marketing classes

Can you direct me where to look on any of your web sites

Thanking you

Bill Dryburgh

:: This is the wikipedia help desk, we help users understand how to use wikipedia and it's functions. We don't have any electronic marketing classes as we are not a college or a university - therefore we don't have any pages that contain that information or any students. --[[User:Fredrick day|Fredrick day]] 23:14, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::The questioner may have been reading a [[Wikipedia]] article about a trade school of some sort, possibly mistaking Wikipedia's Help desk as the contact point for that school. Wikipedia is a free online [[WP:ENC|encyclopedia]] that (almost) anyone can edit. Wikipedia has many articles about schools (among other things). Most school articles here should have one or more links that you can follow to find contact information for the school. Unfortunately I know of no way to determine which article the questioner might have been viewing, so unless he tells us the name of the school we cannot give him more clues about how to contact them. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 06:04, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== book as a source ==

I recently started a page on a character from a book series known as the Dresden Files. The character's name is Thomas Raith. It is not complete, but already there are messages saying I haven't cited my sources. My sources are the books themselves, and I am not sure what the exact format is for citing the books. Could someone tell me what the format is?

:You could use {{t1|cite book}}. [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 00:53, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that, that will help for the actual citation. Something else I was wondering, though. Do I create a footnote, and then post the citation at the bottom with a footnote attached? I am pretty sure I don't just post the citation in the middle of the text...

:Yes, you should enclose the citation with the <nowiki><ref> and </ref></nowiki> tags. This will create one of those little superscript numbers, which will link you to the actual citation at the bottom of the article, where you should place the <nowiki><references/></nowiki> code. See [[WP:CITE]] or [[WP:FOOT]] for more information. ''[[User:Hersfold|Hersfold]]'' ([[User_Talk:Hersfold|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|work]]) 01:11, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== picture of the day ==

how do I submit a photo to be considered for the picture of the day?
:The [[WP:POTD|picture of the day (POTD)]] is chosen among a list of [[WP:FP|featured pictures]]. To try to get a picture to be featured, it absolutely must be a free picture (as in, it is either [[Public Domain]], [[GFDL]], [[Creative Commons]], etc.). If it is licensed freely, then check out the [[ Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria |featured picture criteria]] to make sure it meets the standards. If you feel that it does, then follow the directions to nominate it. Fellow editors will vote on it, and if consensus rules in its favor, it will become a Featured picture, and will soon be Picture of the Day.
:It's a tough process, I know... but it is what keeps the POTDs the best of the best. :o) [[User:Tomtheman5|tiZom]][[User talk:Tomtheman5|(2¢)]] 02:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== Father Mark Mary's Homily on Concupicence ==

We are looking for a copy of the Father Mark Mary's Homily on Concupicence. This was presented at Mass on EWTN.—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:71.97.150.34|71.97.150.34]] ([[User talk:71.97.150.34|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/71.97.150.34|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.
:Have you tried Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desk]]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 02:38, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== canada law for information for Freedom of information ==

pl what is status canadian law for freedom of information for canda law for information to citizens and what are key persons to cotact.[[User:220.224.41.98|220.224.41.98]] 02:46, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
anil
anil_1949@hotmail.com
:Have you tried Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desk]]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] 02:52, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== administration ==

I saw somewhere about administrators. How does one become one? Does one apply for the job at the Wikipedia offices? Does one have to have some previous work experience as either a writer or in management? [[User:Polounit|Polounit]] 02:54, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
:No, you don't need any outside experience or anything. And no, you don't have to go to the offices. Experienced users (usually at least 4 months at 4,000 edits) run at [[WP:RFA|Requests for adminship]], and other users decide whether or not they should become an admin. It's not a job, and you don't get paid :). I would suggest you don't apply now, as you're not that experienced. You're welcome to voice your opinion on other requests though. --([[Wikipedia:Editor review/R|Review Me]]) [[User:R|'''R''']] [[User_talk:R|you talking to me?]][[Special:Contributions/R|Contribs]][[Special:Emailuser/R|@]] (Let's Go Yankees!) 02:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
::The rule of thumb is that you have to have been here long enough and done enough to display that you are trustworthy and knowledgeable about [[WP:POLICY|policy]]. How you do that may differ from editor to editor. [[User:Leebo|Leebo]] [[User_Talk:Leebo|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Leebo|C]] 03:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Perhaps the first requirement for being an administrator is to know one's way around the [[Help:Contents|manuals]] well enough not to have to ask how to become an administrator. Not to be rude about it, but Wikipedia is very much a document-driven project, so learning the manuals in depth would be an essential first step toward becoming an administrator, and one of the manuals one would come across in the course of reading all that material would be [[Wikipedia:Administrators]]. For (lots) more information see the Administrators: entry just below [[User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia#Adm]]. --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 06:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== swap mislabeled pix ==

Two related images – [[:Image:Elongated alternated cubic honeycomb.png]] and [[:Image:Gyroelongated alternated cubic honeycomb.png]] – got mixed up. Ideally, they'd be swapped, so that articles which cite the wrong illustrations by the right names would be correct. Can that be done? —[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] 03:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

:There's actually a difference between those two illustrations? Anyways, just re-upload each image, but save it under the correct name. You will be prompted to overwrite the existing image, which is what you want, so go ahead. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 05:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== cladistics ==

The top portion of the 1st page can't be edited but contains 2 factual errors. Cladistics does indee use morphological similarities, i.e., in those analyses based on phenotypic(classical, nonmolecular) evidence. Also, DNA sequencing is not "so-called", Molecular data, it is, indeed, molecular data. Futher on it does not mention that many cladists consider paraphyly as polyphyly which it is. —The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|69.156.205.19}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|69.156.205.19}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|69.156.205.19}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|{{{2|}}}}}}
:Click "edit this page" at the top of [[Cladistics]] to edit the lead. Note that changed information should be based on [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]]. I don't know the field. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] 03:45, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== I need an opinion/advice here. ==

For the past weeks, I've been trying to improve the fictional character article of [[Shego]], trying to rise it to a Good Article and maybe to a Featured Article someday. Now, while the other users and me have managed to improve the article, there's a dispute I'm not sure how to handle.

Among all the sections of the article, I decided to put '''Personality''', '''Appearance''' and '''Powers and abilities''' as subsections of a '''Characteristic''' section. My reasons for doing so is that, by doing it that way, it's possible to archive everything about the character's usual and present characteristics into one section, while I believe that the less Main Sections, the better. But there is another user that claims that that doesn't really contribute to the article, and so is the dispute.

I tried to research about how should this be done in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], but it didn't help. Does someone knows how should it be done? Or can at least give me an opinion?

Already thanks for whatever help I got. --[[User:Alexlayer|Alexlayer]] 03:55, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

:The Help Desk really isn't the place for [[WP:DISPUTE| editorial dispute resolution]], but here are some suggestions. It certainly appears that the editors working on this article have had a productive set of discussions going, so consider following that route further. You've only been addressing the issue for a couple days, so give it more time and see if other editors weigh in to help gain [[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]. You might try contacting some other editors who have worked on the article before and ask them for input; make sure you do so neutrally without pushing a POV too strongly (solicit objective assessments). Along the same line, use the resources at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films|WikiProject Films]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Television|WikiProject Television]] and ask for ideas on the Talk pages there. If you haven't done so already, check out [[:Category:Kim Possible characters|similar articles]] and evaluate their formats in light of your goals. I hope these ideas are helpful. Good luck. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 04:16, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

::I wasn't actually asking for how to solve this dispute, but about what should be done with the heading sections, as if there is any style that should be followed about that, and/or if I'm right with my opinion of "The less main section, the better". --[[User:Alexlayer|Alexlayer]] 04:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

:::The beauty of WP is that there usually are no set format requirements. Did I mention that's often cited as the irritating part of WP, too? How you handle the headings and sections is really up to you and the other editors (and thus falling outside the realm of "how to use WP"). Often times the Project pages will [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Style_guidelines|provide guidelines]], but I don't see anything there that can help you on this one. I still suggest reviewing as many similar-topic articles as you can and build consensus that way. I hope I'm addressing your question. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 04:49, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

::::Yeah, thanks for the help, and sorry for bothering. --[[User:Alexlayer|Alexlayer]] 05:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry I'm not addressing your issue. Jim 05:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::Aw, c'mon, don't be. You tried to help ^_^ --[[User:Alexlayer|Alexlayer]] 05:47, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

:[[WP:LAYOUT]] describes standard Wikipedia article sections. That may or may not help you here. To find a good layout for a certain type of article, look at other well-edited articles of similar type. To find such articles, look at the relevant [[Help:Category|categories]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]]s. Hopefully the article is already categorized into the relevant categories, and the relevant WikiProjects should be listed on the article's [[Talk:Shego|talk page]]. Given that [[Shego]] is a cartoon character, there should be many similar articles to use as models. Obviously it is more productive for editors to agree on one basic structure for all articles of a given type, than to argue over the details of every one of them individually (without reference to all the others which have been argued about). --[[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] 06:25, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== lost password for an account made long time ago, wihout providing email ==

Hello
Is any chance to recover a password for an account I made long time ago and for wich I did not provide an email address? How can I prove that I made it? Of course, I cand make another account, but I use this nickname on almost every site.
Thank you
Catalin

:Create another account. If you still love your old user name so much, make a request at [[WP:CHU/U]] to change your new acc username to the old one (in case you old acc has ''no contributions''). Best wishes. '''[[User:Appleworm|A]][[User talk:Appleworm|''W'']]''' 04:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

::Unfortunately, it looks like there were a [[:Special:Contributions/Catalin|couple edits]] if [[User:Catalin|this is your account]]. This will preclude you from [[WP:CHU/U|"usurping"]] the account. Also, you'd have to establish yourself as a regular user before making the request. Best suggestion at this point is try logging in using favorite passwords from four years ago (or go for a whole new persona — ''change is good''). Good luck. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 04:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== Southhampton in England ==

What is the closest airport to Durley in Southhampton in England?{{unsigned2|04:39, July 2, 2007|203.47.149.67}}
:Wikipedia is not a travel guide, and this page is for questions about Wikipedia itself. That said, I suggest searching [http://maps.google.com Google Maps]. -- [[User:Kesh|Kesh]] 04:45, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== excel information ==

what is a defination of excel {{unsigned2|05:16, July 2, 2007 UTC|203.200.68.23}}

:If you're referring to the definition of the word "excel", try [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/excel www.wiktionary.org]. This is the Help Desk for using Wikipedia, not providing word definitions. If you're talking about Microsoft Excel (the spreadsheet software), try the Wikipedia [[Microsoft Excel|article about it]]. [[User:JimDunning|Jim Dunning]] | [[User talk:JimDunning|talk]] 05:25, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

== Wikipedia ==

When i use the Wikipedia recently, the page expands larger into the right. When i go look into the right there is just blank white. I just changed to Internet Explorer 7 so does that affect that. Maybe your site doesnt support IE 7! {{unsigned2|05:48, 2 July 2007|211.28.149.205}}

== how can i make a page? ==

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Bob cut

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Bob cut

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[[Image:MDafoeBob20s.jpg|thumb|300px|Woman sporting '''bob''' with [[finger wave]]s, late 1920s]]
A '''bob''' is a short [[haircut]] that became modern for women in the early [[1920s]]. In the [[1970s]] it became popular as a men's style, in which the hair is cut short, but a weighted area is left to fall between the ears and chin.

It was invented in [[1909]] in [[Paris]] by the hairdresser [[Antoni Cierplikowski|Antoine]], who was inspired by "[[Joan of Arc]]." In Britain it became popular in [[Bloomsbury Group|"Bloomsbury"]] circles before the end of the First World War, but was made widely popular in the [[1920s]] by [[flappers]]. At the time it was considered a sign of a [[women's liberation|liberated woman]]. In 1924 the razor cut [[shingle bob]] was introduced.

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== 1960s and beyond ==
In the [[1960s]], [[Vidal Sassoon]] made it popular again, using the shape of the early bob and making it more stylish in a simpler cut. Its resurgence coincided with the arrival of the "[[mop top]]" [[Beatles|Beatle]] cut for men. Those associated with the bob at that time included the fashion designers [[Mary Quant]] and [[Jean Muir]], actress [[Amanda Barrie]], and singers as diverse as [[Cilla Black]], [[Billie Davis]], [[Juliette Gréco]] and [[Mireille Mathieu]].

Many styles and combinations of the bob have evolved since. In the late 1980s, [[Siouxsie Sioux]], lead singer of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], had a bob cut for a short time. [[Anna Wintour]], editor-in-chief of American ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' since 1988, apparently had hers trimmed every day (''Times 2'', 10 July 2006). More recently the bob was identified with [[Uma Thurman]] in the film ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994) and adopted in 2006 by the singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and, as a move away from [[boho-chic]], by actress [[Sienna Miller]].

==Types==
*Chinese bob: Cut at the neckline, bobbed up around the edge.
*"Pob": A typical bob cut, with slightly longer hair in front, cut in an asymmetrical style. made popular by [[Victoria Beckham]] (''A posh bob'')

==See also==
*[[Bobby pin]]
*"''[[Bernice Bobs Her Hair]]''", a short story by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] on the subject.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bobpage.de Bob Haircuts Page]
*[http://www.latest-hairstyles.com/medium/bob.html Bob Hairstyles]
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/b.world/index.htm Bob World Film Database]

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