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== Link colours ==

Dear editors:
When I am looking at pages with many links on them, such as lists or category pages, I can't see the difference between the black visited and the dark blue unvisited links unless I zoom in very close, which isn't always practical.  Is there some way to change the colour of the visited links?  I've tried adjusting the settings in my browser, but then it overrides all of the colours instead of just that one item.  &mdash;[[User:Anne Delong|Anne Delong]] ([[User talk:Anne Delong|talk]]) 06:27, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Anne, I believe this is a browser specific setting. Generally you are able to mark viewed links and unviewed links as different colours. What browser are you using? <span style="font-family:Verdana;">[[User:Cabe6403|<span style="color:blue;">Cabe</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Cabe6403|<span style="color:green;">6403</span>]] <sup>([[user_talk:Cabe6403|Talk]]•[[User:Cabe6403/Guest book|Sign]])</sup></span> 07:30, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
{{Od|2}}You could always just edit your [[Special:MyPage/common.css]] and add:
<syntaxhighlight lang="css">
a:link { color: #FF0000; }      // unvisited link (red)
a:visited { color: #00FF00; }   // visited link (green)
a:hover { color: #FF00FF; }     // mouse over link (purple)
a:active { color: #0000FF; }    // selected link  (blue)
</syntaxhighlight>
Changing the colors to meet your needs of what looks good to you. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 12:17, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

:::Thanks again.  I tried adjusting my settings in Firefox, but it didn't seem to have a way of letting just the visited links colour be overridden, while allowing Wikipedia to choose the colours for everything else.  Technical 13's suggestion worked, although I had to create the css page first, and I used [http://www.johncfish.com/bggallery/otherchart/index.htm this chart]] and decided on #660033 as a colour that was different enough from the blue, while still fairly dark and readable. &mdash;[[User:Anne Delong|Anne Delong]] ([[User talk:Anne Delong|talk]]) 13:02, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== did a new page, can't get the links to work ==

just did my first wiki page for  Carl Ray Proffer
Can't get links to it to work, it's as if the other pages don't see this one. No one has reviewed the page yet, is this the problem? Can I do anything about this? Thanks. russlit11 [[User:Russlit11|Russlit11]] ([[User talk:Russlit11|talk]]) 02:58, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
:It seems you were trying to create a link to <tt><nowiki>[[Carl R. Proffer]]</nowiki></tt>—links must use the exact article name, so you will have to either:
:* link directly to <tt><nowiki>[[Carl Ray Proffer]]</nowiki></tt>
:*or [[Help:Link#Piped_link|pipe]] the link, like this: <tt><nowiki>[[Carl Ray Proffer|Carl R. Proffer]]</nowiki></tt>
:–&nbsp;[[User:29611670.x|29611670.x]] ([[User talk:29611670.x|talk]]) 03:06, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

::Hi Russlit! Welcome to the Teahouse! I've just piped the link for you in the article [[Ellendea Proffer]]. As 29611670.x writes, the titles need to be completely identical for <nowiki>[[link]]</nowiki> to work. [[User:Espresso Addict|Espresso Addict]] <small>([[User talk:Espresso Addict|talk]])</small> 03:12, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

:thank you so much.[[User:Russlit11|Russlit11]] ([[User talk:Russlit11|talk]]) 18:02, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== Would someone be willing to read my Wikipedia entry for posting to Wikpedia ==

My entry is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LeanInspiration/sandbox

The topic is Lean Design.

I have revised this extensively based on prior editor comments, and I believe it is getting closer to being ready submit and post to Wikipedia.  All of the comments to date have been very helpful.

Would someone please be willing to give me a hand with this?

Tim S.  [[User:LeanInspiration|LeanInspiration]] ([[User talk:LeanInspiration|talk]]) 23:42, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
:Here are my thoughts: I think you need to better explain just how "lean design" differs from conventional design (or would that be "fat design"?). Is this substantive or just management jargon? While you have a good number of references, they are used in a relatively small section of the article. Big chunks of text are unreferenced, and every substantive assertion should be referenced. Avoid promotional wording, as you should be describing and summarizing the topic, not advocating for (or against) it. Avoid any language characteristic of a training manual, or a do-it-yourself guide. Good luck to you, and thanks for helping to improve the encyclopedia. [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 15:53, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== Propaganda ==

Anyone knows about this magazine?? 
And what's the Teahouse for Spanish Wikipedia??
<span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 19:09, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Miss Bono. No TH on Spanish Wikipedia yet, to my knowledge. :(  - '''[[User:Jtmorgan|J-Mo]]''' [[User talk:Jtmorgan|<span style="color:gold;"><sup>Talk to Me</sup></span>]] [[Special:EmailUser/Jtmorgan|<span style="color:purple;"><sub>Email Me</sub></span>]] 19:38, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
::Hello, Miss Bono,
::There may be more than one magazine called "Propaganda" but there is an article about the best known one here on Wikipedia, [[Propaganda (magazine)]]. It started in 1982 and covered the goth, punk and vampire subculture. It is out of business. [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 04:56, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
Isn't that the name of one magazine about U2?? Is it? Anyone knows something about it? <span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 12:23, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
:::You are correct, Miss Bono, and that was a different magazine, the official U2 fan magazine. See [[Melon: Remixes for Propaganda]]. [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 19:04, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== wikipedia ==

what can happen to you on wikipedia [[User:215anthony|215anthony]] ([[User talk:215anthony|talk]]) 10:36, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

::What do you mean?? <span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 12:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

:::i mean what can people do that affect your editing or what you can do [[User:215anthony|215anthony]] ([[User talk:215anthony|talk]]) 16:55, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

::::Hello 215anthony! If I understand your question, you are asking whether other people can change your edits after you make them? If so, the answer is "yes". Aside from a few exceptions, most articles are constantly changing with contributions from many users. So if you add a sentence to an article and somebody wants to expand that sentence, they can. Or if somebody else adds a sentence and you disagree with it, you can remove it. Now, that does not mean every change is always ''correct''. So when there is disagreement about whether to keep one phrase, add another, change a sentence, editors have to work together to find [[WP:Consensus]] so that they are not fighting back and forth to change the article every day. Does this answer your question? [[User:MatthewVanitas|MatthewVanitas]] ([[User talk:MatthewVanitas|talk]]) 18:55, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
== Source referencing ==

As a Novice to Wikipedia, I am still trying to understand source referencing on the page. The problem I'm faced with, is the fact that my source is the actual subject himself. What do I do when I don't have actual books or published biographies for source reference? [[User:Mroberts72|Mroberts72]] ([[User talk:Mroberts72|talk]]) 02:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:We base wikipedia on published sources, not self-reported information, so unless the person gets that information published (such as in an autobiography) you can't use it. [[User:Stuartyeates|Stuartyeates]] ([[User talk:Stuartyeates|talk]]) 03:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
::Hello Mroberts72, and welcome to the Teahouse. If you are talking about [[Mickey Munday]], a Google News Archive search yields plenty of newspaper articles about the subject. It is important to add sources, because unreferenced biographies of living people simply aren't allowed on Wikipedia. [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 04:11, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Can someone change one article name? ==

Can someone change this article's name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Deus ? His real name is Leonardo de Deus, because "de Deus" is a compound name in Portuguese language, means "from God, connected to god, god's property" or something like that. It's impossible to separate, it's like "van Helsing". [[User:Dariusvista|Dariusvista]] ([[User talk:Dariusvista|talk]]) 02:38, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:{{done}} [[User:My76Strat|My76Strat]] ([[User talk:My76Strat|talk]]) 02:49, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== buu ==

how do you make pictures here  [[User:Talon127|Talon127]] ([[User talk:Talon127|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Talon127|contribs]])
: You can use the upload wizard at [[WP:UPLOAD]] to upload images.  If the image is already uploaded, you can use insert it in an article with the <nowiki>[[File:]]</nowiki> tag.  See [[WP:PIC]] for a tutorial.  [[User:RudolfRed|RudolfRed]] ([[User talk:RudolfRed|talk]]) 03:50, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Wonder Woman never had a movie? ==

I beg to differ. They may not have nade a big screen move but in 1974 Cathy Lee Crosby starred as Wonder Woman In a Tv Movie and the title was "Wonder Woman". 19:32, 14 April 2013 (UTC)                                                   <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gary1865|Gary1865]] ([[User talk:Gary1865|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gary1865|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: That's mentioned in the article at [[Wonder_Woman#Alternative_versions]]  [[User:RudolfRed|RudolfRed]] ([[User talk:RudolfRed|talk]]) 20:06, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

== Rejected article ==

Although I have done a lot of editing of articles on phonetics, I have only recently submitted an article. This was on the Spoken English Corpus. I tried to follow the general lines of similar articles on the British National Corpus, the Survey of English Usage and others. I have been greatly disappointed to hear that my article has been rejected. The reviewer (Wikignome, or Mabdul) has said in explanation only that "If I read the references correctly, the are all somehow involved". I can see nothing wrong with the references, which all refer to properly published articles in books and peer-reviewed journals. I have asked the reviewer to explain, but heard nothing yet. Do I just have to accept the rejection?  [[User:RoachPeter|RoachPeter]] ([[User talk:RoachPeter|talk]]) 11:29, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:Welcome to the Teahouse! I'm not sure exactly what's wrong with your references, so it may be best to wait and see if the rejecting editor will get back to you and maybe explain a little more. If you never get a response, you can contact me on my talk page and I'll try to help as best I can. [[User:Ducknish|Ducknish]] ([[User talk:Ducknish|talk]]) 14:43, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
::Hello RoachPeter, and welcome to the Teahouse. I read your AfC submission, and made some recommendations on your talk page. Good luck, and I hope the process isn't too frustrating for you. Keep at it! [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 04:17, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== I need help with "persistent notability", deletion and explanation of words like 'puffery', 'press releases' and  'usification' ==

Hi editors, I wrote this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Amanda_Blain and am brand new around here. I've spent a fair amount of time learning things around wikipedia, including proper markup, have gone through helping to clean up backlogged AFC (about 40 articles so far), updated various other minor pages and categories and created another article that is being discussed. I am really trying to understand how to help out and add new articles around here. This process is pretty frustrating.

I am very confused why this article is being judged so tough. It does seem to be penalized for submitting to AFC first, as many other articles get approved with no question with way worse sources than i've submitted here (not that that is ok) but not sure why there is little help on this and lots of simply "its wrong, advertising and pull it". Many wiki entries for people in the social media industry/internet personalities are left with "could use more sources", "additional clean up" or even stub articles. It is very discouraging to a new user to have hours of work immediately removed and deleted and certainly makes me not want to help out if everything just gets shot down because senior editors happened across it in the AFC. I've spent a lot of time to try and do things correctly.

I then have spent a fair amount of time on these deletion page responses going through my reasons for why I thought this was an acceptable article. The few other responses from editors on the page have used words that I don't understand why they are being used.  Like "puffery" and they feel that each interview with the person is a "press release" while they look like interviews to me. I don't understand why a major site like about.com is to be discounted and by why several 3rd party impartical blogs close to the social media/googleplus, dont have any value.  I have no idea what 'usification' means, even for googling it.  One person said they were not "persistant notable"(which ive never seen that "persistant" used anywhere) and then just linked to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:LOTSOFSOURCES#Lots_of_sources which from what I read is not to be used as an acceptable argument for deletion.

All in all I'm very confused. 

I understand after working around here a bit the last few months that wiki gets a fair amount of garbage self promotion articles for companies and people and why editors will be strict, But I really hope someone in here will spend some time with me on this, explaining why this "doesn't count" without using words that seem rather attacking to me, when i'm only trying to learn around here. 
[[User:Geek4gurl|Geek4gurl]] ([[User talk:Geek4gurl|talk]]) 16:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hello Geek4Gurl, and welcome to Wikipedia. Let me see if I can help out answering some of your questions. Firstly, "persistent notability" means that a person is notable, not just for a [[WP:SINGLEEVENT|single event]], but for multiple, and will remain notable. "Usification" (more correctly "userfication") is the act of moving a page from the mainspace to an editor's userspace as a subpage. This is generally done as the result of a deletion discussion.
:*I noticed on the talk page that you, the writer of the article, had accepted it at AfC. This is generally not permitted after it has already been declined by a reviewer, and was one of the main arguments for deletion.
:*The mentioning of [[WP:LOTSOFSOURCES]] was given to illustrate the main arguments that you gave for keeping the article: it has "lots of sources". The editor providing this link was of the opinion that your only argument for keeping the page was the above, and was not a valid reason to keep it. Additionally, the sources provided generally contained only quotes or were unreliable, which was outlined in the discussion.
:I hope that this has helped your understanding. <span style="font-family:Vani;">'''''[[User:FrigidNinja|<span style="color:black;">Frigid</span>]][[User Talk:FrigidNinja|<span style="color:black;">Ninja</span>]]'''''</span> 18:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
* Thanks [[User Talk:FrigidNinja|Ninja]]. I read in multiple spots that because I had done edits in various spots it was not required for it going through the AFC. If I am able to reject and approve others with my current status why is it so wrong that I approved this? I added many additional sources, framed it after other articles I saw getting approved. Again I want to emphasis that I regret attempting to follow the proper format of putting in through the AfC, because it is judged by senior critical editors without any chance for help or approvement/learning, instead just being reject/removed. If I just submitted the article because i've made enough edits it would be live, perhaps with a "needs work" and not being questioned for deletion unless someone stumbled across it. This seems counter productive and discouraging to me as a new user. 

I still don't understand the "Press release and advertising" discussion when they appear to be major publications. If only New york times and up are considered reliable sources, why is this not listed as "only these news sites are acceptable". How on earth would someone new have any idea that about.com, industry publications etc are 'not worthy'. It seems very subjective. I edited to add better "reasons why im keeping the article" ... but again this is such a confusing process. 

Are these not acceptable reasons for notable? Some advice specifically why these points are not valid?
The reasons for my Keep: I felt these best described an Internet Personality celebrity -
[[WP:ENT]] - Cult following of 2.5 million - Average blog post or G+ posts gets several thousand interactions
[[WP:CREATIVE]] - The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors and The person is a significant contributor to, a subject of, or used as an expert source by major news agencies or publications.

She has had press since 2010 and not for one specific event, but multiple tech ideas. 

I really feel like because I made the 'error' of approving the rejected article that people are not even looking at the sources and just assuming is 'advertising'. 

Appreciate some more help hopefully :) 
[[User:Geek4gurl|Geek4gurl]] ([[User talk:Geek4gurl|talk]]) 19:44, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
:sorry about the prefunctory response. i believe they're requesting [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]], for example: [[Wikipedia:Reliable source examples]]. the difference between [[Amanda Blain]], and [[Elise Andrew]], which may appear superficial, is that there are more sources with editorial control at the latter. facebook and google+ are used with caution. when they say: "widely cited by peers or successors", they mean in reliable sources, i.e. print, or magazines, or books. i would encourage you to put a copy in your sandbox, for when those sources emerge. <span style="font-family:Vivaldi;">[[User:Slowking4|Slowking4<sup>Farmbrough's revenge</sup>]]</span>⇔[[User_talk:Slowking4| †@1₭]] 03:03, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Help with splitting an article? ==

Hello, okay, I'm not super-new to Wikipedia, but, uh, still have newbie problems. :P So [[The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit]] was both a book and movie, and it needs two different articles for both. Problem is I don't know how to split and add the (film) or (book) stuff to the end of titles. [[User:Red Hat On Head|Red Hat On Head]] ([[User talk:Red Hat On Head|talk]]) 21:51, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hello, Red Hat. It's not something I've done myself, but I think [[Wikipedia:Splitting]] will probably tell you most of what you need to know. You change the title of an article by [[WP:MOVE|moving]] it. --[[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 22:00, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
::Great project. Make sure that two two plot summaries reflect any differences between book and movie. In effect, you will be writing one new article about whichever you judge is covered the weakest in the existing article. So if the movie is covered best, write the book article. Then, when that new article is in main space, strip most of the book specific information from the existing article, and move it to the movie title. If you copy material from existing to new, mention the source article by name in the edit summary, for reasons of attribution. [[User:Cullen328|'''<span style="color:green;">Cullen</span>'''<sup style="color:purple;">328</sup>]] [[User talk:Cullen328|<span style="color:blue;">''Let's discuss it''</span>]] 22:17, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

:I'll try to! Thanks guys! [[User:Red Hat On Head|Red Hat On Head]] ([[User talk:Red Hat On Head|talk]]) 23:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
::you have the dvd cover for the film infobox. check out the examples of novels and films at [[Mutiny on the Bounty (disambiguation)]]. <span style="font-family:Vivaldi;">[[User:Slowking4|Slowking4<sup>Farmbrough's revenge</sup>]]</span>⇔[[User_talk:Slowking4| †@1₭]] 03:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Help channel ==

I tried to log onto the live help channel, but do not find the "input area at the bottom of your browser"  How can I ask the questions?[[User:32cllou|32cllou]] ([[User talk:32cllou|talk]]) 19:13, 8 April 2013 (UTC)  Sorry, I just found it.[[User:32cllou|32cllou]] ([[User talk:32cllou|talk]]) 19:16, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hello. I am guessing that you are referring to {{irc|wikipedia-en-help}} channel. To access it on a web browser, you'll have to have enable javascript on your browser. If it is not enabled a message will appear. Or you could use an [[IRC]] client software. If javascript is enabled on your browser, then just fill in the log in form and you are there. But I am not sure why you are saying, the input area is not there. I also agree that it is a bit ''white'' so we might not be able to see it, but it's been like that ever since I can remember. Make sure that you are pressing on the white text field at the bottom. It's just a single line, which is white, so you probably won't notice. But if a blinking cursor appears, that means you have selected it. Then just type in the question. That is if you need live help. If there is a question about editing Wikipedia, then you could ask at even here, at the Teahouse. Regards --[[User:Ushau97|Ushau97]] ([[User talk:Ushau97#top|talk]]) 13:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
::I finally found the input area, and feel really stupid because it was right there!  Sorry.  But after asking and waiting maybe 12 minutes with no answers I gave up asking they answer on my Talk.  Nothing.  What I need to ask now is 1.  who is above admins in the power structure in Wikipedia?  2.  How do I contact one of those senior officials who's main focus of interest is Science?  3.  How do I find a Science focused group to help work on serious problems with scientific content?  4.  How do I contact a Foundation senior official with clear evidence of conflict of interest.  Truly blatant bias by an admin (Jmh649who claims to be a DR) with 75,000 edits but look at them, as they are mostly a smoke screen!![[User:32cllou|32cllou]] ([[User talk:32cllou|talk]]) 15:37, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
:::The answer for your first question is [[WP:CRAT|bureaucrats]]. In fact, [[m:stewards|stewards]] are above local admins or 'crats. But they usually don't take actions here at en wiki, because stewards are usually needed in small wikis, where there are no local users with those rights. As for your second question, I am not really sure what to say on that. [[WP:SCIENCE]] might be of help. However, since it's a very broad wikiproject, [[WP:PROJDIR/S]] might be able to narrow it. You will surely find science focused editors from those wikiprojects. In fact, editors with PhD's also work at those projects. I don't really understand your fourth question, because of the part ''with clear evidence of conflict of interest''. What do you mean by that? And you shouldn't say that about admins because they are selected as admins because they are trusted users. If you're not happy with an admin's actions, you could report them to [[WP:ANI]] where other admins and the community will comment. --[[User:Ushau97|Ushau97]] ([[User talk:Ushau97#top|talk]]) 09:51, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Thank you for the detailed answer.  Jmh649 has, in my opinion, lied and probably cheated (bringing in friends to drown me out).  Text and reverts that consistently promote the business of medicine, as apposed to promoting best patient outcome per most recent medical research reviews.  Misstatement of Wikipedia rules (most recent reviews per wikipedia "With respect to ordering we typically put newer and better content first. Doc James" 01:50, 8 April 2013 (UTC)", not most recent in comprehensive reviews always best last as is the wiki rule and convention), to promote bias (for example, the 2012 Cochrane Collaboration statement on mammography is not usable??!!!), not accurate quoting of references, deletion of well supported facts (once even replaced with an old review).  I just don't have the time to work with cheaters.  I will prepare a list of diffs and supporting references to prove, and submit to Stewards.  Is there a page for them only? (Jmh seems to have lots of admin friends).  Otherwise, I'll get clear specifics to [[WP:ANI].[[User:32cllou|32cllou]] ([[User talk:32cllou|talk]]) 20:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::Or you could just address the concerns raised by a number of editors about your changes on the talk page of the article in question [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Breast_cancer#Cochrane_Collaboration_.28CC.29] or read closely WAIDs reply to your concerns here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:WhatamIdoing#Breast_Cancer_content_dispute]. But feel free to provide diffs of my edits for further scrutiny. If by bringing in friends you mean posting at [[WT:MED]] here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:MED#Breast_cancer] to bring more long term Wikipedians to an issue yes. [[User:Jmh649|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Jmh649|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Jmh649|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Jmh649|email]]) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 15:48, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
Doc, So sorry for the negative personal comment, which will not happen again.  Please try to help me be follow actual wikipedia editing guidelines.[[User:32cllou|32cllou]] ([[User talk:32cllou|talk]]) 22:39, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks, Wikipedia can sometimes be frustrating. I do not have issues adding content from the 2012 pamphlet. It however is not an update of a systematic review. Feel free to propose wording you wish added on the talk page supported by this ref so others can comment. [[User:Jmh649|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Jmh649|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Jmh649|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Jmh649|email]]) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 05:08, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
== New page not showing up ==

Hello,
Yesterday, I contributed a new page ("Alexander's Choice") for the first time.  It showed up on a Google search almost at once, but still doesn't appear on an internal Wikipedia search, which keeps saying it hasn't been created yet.  Please can someone tell me what to do?
[[User:Periandros|Periandros]] ([[User talk:Periandros|talk]]) 02:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:Your page is on Wikipedia. It's at [[Alexander's Choice]]. I went ahead and renamed it since it used the character ’ which is not the same as '. This is more apparent when you're looking at it in the edit box. You can always find your contributions at [[Special:Contributions/Periandros]] or at the "Contributions" link at the top. This will show you what you've edited and any pages you might have made. Hope this helps, —[[User:Mikemoral|<span style="color: green">Mike</span>]][[User talk:Mikemoral|<span style="color: #21421E">moral</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Mikemoral|<span style="color: #01796F">♪♫</span>]] 02:49, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Periandros, welcome to the Teahouse. You don't have to do anything. Wikipedia's search index will automatically be updated to find the article in searches but it can take a little time. See [[Help:Searching#Delay in updating the search index]]. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 03:19, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

== Is my article up to date? ==

I just found out that [[Bank of Chester County]] is now owned by Wells Fargo, though the original building remains. However, I can't find any reliable sources for it. Assistance would be appreciated! [[User:Sonoma&#39;s bridge|Sonoma&#39;s bridge]] ([[User talk:Sonoma&#39;s bridge|talk]]) 17:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:I found something but it's not ideal. See [http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2010/03/08/daily24.html?page=all here]. Maybe you can use this to go further, to find out if Tower Bancorp, in turn, is owned by Wells Fargo. The bank's own website is a cipher, saying only "[http://www.fnbchestercounty.com/ Please come back later]" I attempted to look at the [[Pennsylvania Department of Banking]]'s website. Most states have such a department where all authorized banks are listed with certain information. However, [http://www.banking.state.pa.us/ it] just returns for me "500: Server Error".--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 17:53, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
::Hi. The "First National Bank" appears to be a different bank, as while the article talks about the first bank in the county, this one seems to be the eighth, and at a different address - http://westchester.patch.com/listings/first-national-bank-of-chester-county-2. Thanks for the effort, though &ndash; I'll keep looking, and I'll try to track down the PDoB website. [[User:Sonoma&#39;s bridge|Sonoma&#39;s bridge]] ([[User talk:Sonoma&#39;s bridge|talk]]) 17:58, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== When does the page go live? ==

Hi! Thank for the tea ;) 
When can other people see the wikipedia page I created? It's for the feature film Changeover, which will be filming in Raleigh, NC, this May.

Thanks!

[[User:ChangeoverFilm|ChangeoverFilm]] ([[User talk:ChangeoverFilm|talk]]) 17:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:[[Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Changeover (Film)]] has been reviewed and declined - see the note the reviewer left for you on that page. BTW the AfC process has it's own specialist help page at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk]]. -- [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 17:20, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Hyperlinking to new window ==

How do I hyperlink something in-text to open in a new window, rather than leaving the current page? 
[[User:BarMiller|BarMiller]] ([[User talk:BarMiller|talk]]) 15:32, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hey, BarMiller, welcome to Wikipedia and the Teahouse! There's actually no way to do this in the text of a page.  There are settings to make all external links open in a new page  for ''you'' (in the [[Special:Preferences]] page, on the "Gadgets" tab), but not to make a certain link open in a new tab for ''everyone''. 
:(If you're curious, in normal HTML, you'd do this by adding a <code><nowiki>target="_blank"</nowiki></code> into the <code><nowiki><a href="http://..."></nowiki></code>, but tags like that can't be used on Wikipedia.) Does that help? [[User:Writ Keeper|Writ&nbsp;Keeper]]&nbsp;[[User Talk: Writ Keeper|&#9863;]][[Special:Contributions/Writ_Keeper|&#9812;]] 15:39, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Inviting review of and help with my entry before I formally submit it ==

Hello,

I have created my first entry in my userspace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dnikkir/Nicholas_A._Basbanes.

I believe that it might be ready to submit, but would like a couple of experienced editors to take a look at it before I take that step. I have already had some help from Technical 13 and Ukexpat nicely wandered through a few times and cleaned some of my junk up.

I am interested in some additional people taking a look at the content as well as the formatting and giving me their opinions about its viability and its readiness for submission.

I appreciate your help -- all  of you out there.

[[User:Dnikkir|Dnikkir]] ([[User talk:Dnikkir|talk]]) 14:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Looks good- loads of solid sources anyway, a lack of which is the primary cause of article rejection? <span style="font-family:Georgia;">[[User:You Can Act Like A Man|<b style="color:Green;">Basket </b>]][[User talk:You Can Act Like A Man|<sub style="color:orange;">'''Feudalist''' </sub>]]</span> 15:26, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Thanks for looking.
[[Special:Contributions/24.147.247.94|24.147.247.94]] ([[User talk:24.147.247.94|talk]]) 16:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Dnikkir. Based on various hallmarks I see, I am going to assume you are either the subject or closely related to him. Please read our [[WP:COI|conflict of interest guideline]] as well as [[Wikipedia:Autobiography]]. The article suffers from some of the problems noted at those pages that are common to articles submitted by the subject themselves or someone closely involved with the subject. The biggest problem with the article is the sourcing (obviously, the user above and I are not in agreement on this).<p>A number of the entries in the references section are in fact notes, and not sources, so I am ignoring those, which leaves mostly [[WP:PSTS|primary sources]] – the subject, talking about himself. Wikipedia articles should be chiefly based on  [[WP:IRS|reliable]], published [[WP:INDEPENDENT|third-party sources]]. That is, source entirely independent of the subject and which have a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, such as widely-published books, magazines, newspaper articles – high-quality generally trusted mainstream publications. This should not be just passing mention, or one fact sourced and everything else primary; the article should be based in the main on such independent sources. ''The Wall Street Journal'' article blurb (and possibly the Yale Univ. Press source) is a start in the right direction, but almost everything else is is primary source. (Note: I am talking about the article's main content, not about its lists.)<p>So often articles like this one are written in this way ''because the sources to write what we really require don't exist''. Thus, the articles cannot meet [[WP:N|notability]] requirements, the content cannot be properly [[WP:V|verified]] and it cannot be written from the [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]. That common affliction does not appear to be the case here. A search, such as [http://www.google.com/search?gl=us&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&tbm=nws&as_q=%22Nicholas%20A.%20Basbanes%22&as_occt=any&as_drrb=a&tbs=ar%3A1&authuser=0 this one], indicates there are actually plenty of sources to write from. Independent, third-party sources such as some found there is where you need to turn to.<p>Meanwhile, please note that the [[Commons:File:Nicholas A. Basbanes in China.jpg|photograph you uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons]] will likely be deleted soon as you provided no indication of copyright ownership. There are some much less important formatting issues, but I am going to go address those now by direct edit. Best regards--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 16:51, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Am dealing with the photo issue and thank you for your additional comments. Agree that this subject meets notability requirements and will see if I can distinguish between notes and sources to make this right. Thanks for the input. [[User:Dnikkir|Dnikkir]] ([[User talk:Dnikkir|talk]]) 18:19, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Userpage designs ==

Hi guys, is there any list/page of designs for our userpages? I tried to search but can't find any. Thanks for your help. [[User:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:blue; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Arctic'''</span>]] [[User talk:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:brown; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Kangaroo'''</span>]] 14:53, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Arctic Kangaroo. The [[Wikipedia:User page design center|User page design center]] has a [[Wikipedia:User page design center/User page Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] for userpages. You can also find some styles, page elements etc there that you can use on your own userpage. [[User:Chamal_N|Chamal]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Chamal_N|<span style="color:#808080;">T</span>]]•[[Special:Contributions/Chamal_N|C]]</sup> 15:00, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Thanks Chamal. I will look at it when I have time and ask again if I have any queries. Cheers. [[User:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:blue; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Arctic'''</span>]] [[User talk:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:brown; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Kangaroo'''</span>]] 15:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:: Ick... I checked out that "Hall of Fame" and it is in very poor condition.  Lots of those userpages are of retired or vanished members and lots of them have many broken elements on the page.  I'll have to let who's in charge of that help section know that they need to be gone through and updated to things that actually work. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 16:37, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Notability ==

Hello,

I've had the following comment appear on a page I've edited on the Macular Society.

"The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations."

The Macular Society is a national UK charity with more than 15,000 members and 260 support groups. It was established in 1987. I feel this has significant notability, particularly for the 500,000 people in the UK living with macular degeneration! 

As a Wikipedia beginner, how do I show that this notability exists? So far I have referenced the Charity Commision website and Scotish Charity Regulator.

I have looked at other organisations such as Blind Veterans UK, who seem to have similar pages but does not have the notability comment.

Any help would be gratefully received. 

Thank you :)

[[User:MacularDiseaseSociety|MacularDiseaseSociety]] ([[User talk:MacularDiseaseSociety|talk]]) 14:43, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hello. "Notability" has a very specific meaning in Wikipedia: it is not the same as significance or importance. It means that the subject has been noticed by reliable sources, independent of itself. So you need to find places where newspapers, reliable edited websites (not blogs or social media) or published books have referred to your society, and the article must cite these: I'm sure the Macular Society has been so noticed, but the article must explicitly cite these sources - that is what the comment means. See [[WP:CORP]] for more information.
:I must also point out that Wikipedia accounts are required to be personal, not shared (for reasons of attribution), and may not have names that suggest they belong to organisations. The account you are currently using is likely to be blocked very soon, not because of anything you have done but simply because its name is not acceptable. You should create a personal account with a name not suggesting the Macular Society (you can call it anything that does not contravene the [[WP:USERNAME|username]] policy), and if there are more than one of you currently using the account you should each do so. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/ColinFine|contribs]]) 15:04, 15 April 2013‎ (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

:Thank you for your help with this question and highlighting the username policy. I will change this moving forward.

Thanks.

[[User:MacularDiseaseSociety|MacularDiseaseSociety]] ([[User talk:MacularDiseaseSociety|talk]]) 15:59, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


:Thank you for your help with this question and highlighting the username policy. I will address this now. 

Thanks again.

[[User:MacularDiseaseSociety|MacularDiseaseSociety]] ([[User talk:MacularDiseaseSociety|talk]]) 15:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== peronal,financials ==

i am 51,disabled & need help 5,000 or invester that can finance a legal-logo,lic.
& patent. all before july,when my recignition of invention runs out.[[Special:Contributions/76.91.72.85|76.91.72.85]] ([[User talk:76.91.72.85|talk]]) 12:58, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:Sorry to hear of your difficulties. However, this is a venue for people to ask questions about using and editing Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - we cannot offer legal or medical advice, much less funding. I am afraid you will need to look elsewhere for assistance. [[User:Yunshui|Yunshui]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">雲</span>]]&zwj;[[Special:Contributions/Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">水</span>]] 13:04, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== who does the reviewing of a new article? ==

Posted my first entry a few days ago on Wiki: Carl Ray Proffer
Am seeing a notice to the effect that someone has to review it. Who is this someone? Does this take a long time to happen? Thank you for answering, Russlit11[[User:Russlit11|Russlit11]] ([[User talk:Russlit11|talk]]) 17:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Russlit and welcome to the Teahouse. Generally, a [[WP:NPP|new page patroller]] will review your article if you published it directly into mainspace (e.g., it appears at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Name of article)) and a an [[WP:AFC]] reviewer will review it if you sent it there (e.g., it appears at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles for creation/(Name of article)). This usually takes about a week as there is a rather large backlog. Thanks for asking! [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 18:14, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

::Actually AFC takes about a week when there is no backlog. The current overload is running at about two weeks with a maximum of about 20 days. [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 18:52, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:::Russlit11's new article is not at AFC. --[[User:Demiurge1000|Demiurge1000]] ([[User_talk:Demiurge1000|talk]]) 18:59, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

::::As an instruction to a new user, I'd like to correct the terminology as it contains a common mistake. You posted an article in ''Wikipedia'', not ''Wiki''. [[Wiki]] is a generic type of web software of which Wikipedia is but one of the thousands of implementation worldwide. -- [[User:Alexf|Alexf]]<sup><i>[[User talk:Alexf|(talk)]]</i></sup> 15:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== EngVar script! ==

Is is working? The links of US Eng, UK Eng etc are missing for some time now. --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|contact]]) 22:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
:Have you tried [[WP:VPT]]?— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:Green;">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: orange"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: purple">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' 18:42, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== Delete ==

How can I delete one article which I created ? [[User:Mydreamsparrow|Mydreamsparrow]] ([[User talk:Mydreamsparrow|talk]]) 11:13, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
: Tag it with the appropriate [[WP:CSD]], [[WP:PROD]], or [[WP:XfD]] template. What kind of article and where?  Can you link it?  I'd be happy to tag it for you if I can find it. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 11:55, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

:If you created it recently, and no others have added to it, you can tag it with the [[WP:G7]] template as an author request for deletion. [[User:Ducknish|Ducknish]] ([[User talk:Ducknish|talk]]) 16:04, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

::A G7 deletion request will only be granted if you are the only person who ever edited the article. [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 19:16, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:::If it was that userspace draft of yours that you blanked the page of, tag it with a [[WP:CSD#U1]]. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 20:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Thank you all. Please don't delete any of my articles, it was only a doubt. [[User:Mydreamsparrow|Mydreamsparrow]] ([[User talk:Mydreamsparrow|talk]]) 06:36, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

== Why heading is not appears as I set it to be (I mean font size) and with some simbols? ==

There is another question as well how I can make active references in texts like blue one in your texts which linked to another page. 
One more, why external links have dark purple color and not blue and how to make it blue. 
It would be also great if someone will be kind to revise my article for posting which is short.

Thank you.[[User:DrSofiko|DrSofiko]] ([[User talk:DrSofiko|talk]]) 09:02, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
:Welcome! Make sure that you do not have any other text on the same line as the heading; there cannot be anything outside the equals signs. The external links are probably a purple color because you have already visited these pages. –&nbsp;[[User:29611670.x|29611670.x]] ([[User talk:29611670.x|talk]]) 22:36, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

::As per your question on font-sizes, there is a Wikipedia [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]], which governs how articles should look for uniformity across the encyclopedia. [[WP:FONTSIZE|Fonts are covered here]]. -- [[User:Alexf|Alexf]]<sup><i>[[User talk:Alexf|(talk)]]</i></sup> 16:04, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
== Reorganize ==

I need to put my userbosex in order because my user page is a full mess. Can anyone help me on that??<span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 15:59, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:It looks nice to me :-)  I'm not the techie type but there are several here who know how to do these things better than me. Best, --<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,sans -serif"> — [[User:Keithbob|<b style= "color:#090;"><i>Keithbob</i></b>]] • [[User_ talk:Keithbob|<span style="color:#075;">Talk</span>]] • </span> 16:02, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:: Might I suggest having yourself a good read at [[WP:Userboxes#Grouping userboxes]]?  If you need any help implementing one of the options, or want an option that isn't listed there, let me know and I would be happy to try and come up with something new. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 16:22, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

: I think I am now proud of my user page. But I still haven't found what i am looking for ;P... My Irish flag doesn't want to float over my page :'( <span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 19:57, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:: Looking much nicer... You may want to still wrap your userboxes in {{Tlp|Scrollbox|2=height=248px|3=text = UserBoxes }} so that the page doesn't grow when uncollapsing sections. <small>height of 248 is roughly five standard userboxes.</small> [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 20:06, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:: Can you fix that 4 me? I just tried and it became a MESS with capitals <span style="font-family:'Segoe Script',cursive">&nbsp;[[User:Miss Bono|<span style="color:black;">'''Miss Bono'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Miss Bono|<span style="color:red;">(zootalk)</span>]]</span> 20:11, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

== Canadian lakes ==

Dear editors:

The article title [[Canadian lakes]] is redirected to [[Great Lakes]], but this isn't very accurate.  I would have expected it to be redirected to [[List of Canadian lakes]].  Shall I just change it?  &mdash;[[User:Anne Delong|Anne Delong]] ([[User talk:Anne Delong|talk]]) 09:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Anne. If you think changing the target will make Wikipedia better, [[WP:BOLD|go for it]]. Worst case scenario: someone disagrees and changes it back, then you have a discussion about it. [[User:Yunshui|Yunshui]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">雲</span>]]&zwj;[[Special:Contributions/Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">水</span>]] 09:58, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:: ... and you could usefully add a hatnote or other link to [[Great Lakes]] from somewhere near the top of [[List of Canadian lakes]]. - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 10:07, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::The problem is that not all of the Great Lakes are in Canada.  I will change the redirect, and see if I can find an appropriate spot on the list of lakes for a link to Great Lakes.  &mdash;[[User:Anne Delong|Anne Delong]] ([[User talk:Anne Delong|talk]]) 10:15, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

== WikiCreole to HTML converter ==

Can someone suggest me a WikiCreole to HTML converter? --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|contact]]) 03:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hello, Tito. I suggest you post your question at [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing]]. This page is about getting help in editing Wikipedia, which as far as I can tell does not support WikiCreole. --[[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 10:18, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Asked! --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|contact]]) 12:39, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::It actually looks really simple.  I'll type up a tutorial in an hour or so and link it here.  Maybe someone will make a script out of it. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 10:41, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Okay, bot don't suggest to check "selection source", that does not work very well always! --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|contact]]) 12:39, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::: Tito, I have a rough draft at [[WikiCreole to MWML]] if you would like to take a look and help clean up my [[ReGex]] as I'm sure I have some of it wrong.  Can you add your [[WikiCreole]] source in a {{Tag|pre}} section here so I can test? [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 13:02, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::::: I see that [[WikiCreole to MWML]] has suffered a speedy deletion. If you are going to try again you may want to do it as a user subpage? - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 16:52, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::::: [[WP:USERFY|WP:USERFIED]] to [[User:Technical 13/Drafts/WC2MWML]] [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 17:13, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:Technical: I suggest you append an explanation with baby steps. To many people that will just look like Greek; they'll have no idea how to implement it.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 21:35, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:: I realize that.  I'm hoping for some sample code so I can refine the process before I "dumb it down."  I will create my own tomorrow if need be. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 21:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::I would help but I need the baby steps:-)--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 21:52, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:Let me restate this, so perhaps by tomorrow morning I'll have a simple to work with... Can you add your WikiCreole source in a <pre>...</pre> section here so I can test? Thanks [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 22:00, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
== Where do I go from here? Notabilty is relative? ==

I've written my first article about a folk rock band called Galley Beggar but have received the reply 'You haven't demonstrated notability to Wiki standards, read up on what does and doesn't qualify as notable. Also a lack of sources'

Despite adding a source from an in-print article in R2 Rock'n'Reel magazine (which surely is a decent source...) I wonder as to how a 6 year old band with 2 albums under their belt (and apparently the third on its way) that performs frequently and is well known enough on the circuit that you hear talk of them isn't notable. 

This doesn't exactly endear newcomers to contribute to Wiki. (which you guys probably hear often) Can anyone offer some suggestions or should I just give up? I'd appreciate some help, it's a little frustrating sourcing material that is valid. I was a little shocked they didn't already have an article and was quite excited to find a subject that I could make the subject of an article. [[User:DiGriz sigil|DiGriz sigil]] ([[User talk:DiGriz sigil|talk]]) 20:26, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi DiGriz sigil! Welcome to the Teahouse. To answer your question: Wikipedia requires many secondary sources for each article. By this we mean books, magazines, newspapers, so yes you are correct that  that is a good source. However, you need to have a source for every single thing you write. Wikipedia isn't always welcoming to newcomers due to it's large amount of policies, however this is why the Teahouse has been set up to make it easier. Don't give up on it yet, but how about drafting it in your userspace first? Hope this answers your questions, please do ask here or on my talk page if you have any more questions. <small><span style="border:1px solid #000">[[User:Adam mugliston|<span style="color:#000;background:#ADFF2F;">&nbsp;Adam Mugliston&nbsp;</span>]][[User talk:Adam mugliston|<span style="color:#BF4;background:#000;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small> 20:56, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


Hi, It's drafted in my sandbox. Here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Galley_Beggar Assuming you can access that. Any pointers would be handy.[[User:DiGriz sigil|DiGriz sigil]] ([[User talk:DiGriz sigil|talk]]) 22:02, 17 April 2013 (UTC)  <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:DiGriz sigil|DiGriz sigil]] ([[User talk:DiGriz sigil|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/DiGriz sigil|contribs]]) 21:05, 17 April 2013 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Hi DiGriz, I read through your sandbox draft, and it's not too bad for a first attempt. I do have a few pieces of advice though:
:*Make sure you make use of level 2 headings, as you currently employ only level 3 headings. Basically, make your article look visually like those of other musical ensembles
:*It's best to find as many sources as is humanly possible – references are the most important part of an article, and the more (and more reliable) you have, the better.
:*Read through [[WP:BAND]], notability criteria for musicians and ensembles. If the group meets one or more of these criteria but it hasn't been mentioned in the article, find a source for that information and put it in. This will establish [[WP:N|notability]], one of the things your AfC reviews mentioned.
:*Go through your article and make sure it conforms to Wikipedia's style guidelines. If you haven't read the [[WP:MOS|manual of style]], you might consider doing so soon, as it's important information. If that stuff really isn't your forte, you may be find someone willing to help you, such as a member of the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]].
:There are, I'm sure, other things I forgot to mention, but by working on the points I mentioned should help your article move closer to inclusion in the encyclopedia. —[[User:Rutebega|<span style="color:#7E5053;">Rutebega</span>]] ([[User_talk:Rutebega|<span style="color:#DAC06C;">talk</span>]]) 03:28, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

== coding for existing pictures ==

I was to use a picture that has already been uploaded into Wikipedia, but lives on another page. How do I do this? 

I am making a page for a general officer, and trying to make a chart listing his military ranks, and the dates he attained them. The images for the ranks are all present in Wikipedia elsewhere, but I can's get them to display. 

Any help is appreciated

Here is an example of the code I am using: 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date
|-
| [[File:US-O1_insignia.svg|center|x15px|alt=2LT]] ||[[Second lieutenant#United States|2LT]] || RA || Dec. 19, 1981
|}

[[User:Jefferson.wolfe|Jefferson.wolfe]] ([[User talk:Jefferson.wolfe|talk]]) 20:08, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
:Like that, don't use the full URL, just from File: onward. also, no thumb for in a table like that. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 20:14, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== can I upload this? ==

Hi teahouse,

I'm looking to upload an article about myself or to have someone else upload it.

All the major points of the article are footnoted with reference to articles in NY Times, Newsweek, Philadelphia Inquirer and other prominent publications.

The language is neutral.

I am playwright, award-winning author, and band leader. (Uke Jackson, born Stephen DiLauro)

I would most appreciate guidance that will include me in Wikipedia (though I am already mentioned in an article on the New York Ukulele Ensemble, which I founded. I did not create that page.)

Any guidance is much appreciated. Thank you!
Ukeplucker 
[[User:Ukeplucker|Ukeplucker]] ([[User talk:Ukeplucker|talk]]) 19:18, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi there! I'd strongly suggest you don't create your own article yourself. You could instead post a request to [[WP:Requested articles]] or submit a draft at [[WP:Articles for creation]] for review. If you choose the latter venue, send me a message when your draft is finished by clicking on [[User talk:King jakob c 2|this link]].  <sup>[[User: King jakob c 2|<span style="color:red;">King</span>]]</sup> [[User talk: King jakob c 2|<span style="color:green;">Jakob</span>]] <sub>[[Special:Contributions/King jakob c 2|<span style="color:blue;">C2</span>]]</sub> 19:28, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

:I tried that link but can't figure out how to leave a message. 

Here's what I uploaded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ukeplucker/Uke_Jackson

Thanks! 
[[User:Ukeplucker|Ukeplucker]] ([[User talk:Ukeplucker|talk]]) 19:45, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

::<small>I have moved the above message from the section below, as it appeared to have been misplaced. - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 20:15, 17 April 2013 (UTC)</small>

== About titles ==

Hi, I'm new here and I'm just learning how to create articles. 
I've created this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pgames and I notice that the title is my username. Will this be changed after? Because I didn't see where I could change it.
Also, I chose not to go live but to create the article so it could be revised to make sure it's ok. Who will revise it?
Thanks
Alda Maia
[[User:Pgames|Pgames]] ([[User talk:Pgames|talk]]) 17:03, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi, Pgames and welcome to The Teahouse. What title do you want the article to have? Or, rather, what title would Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Article titles|guidelines]] dictate that the article should have? Let's say you want to call it Myarticle. Click [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pgames/Myarticle]], click on the "start" option, and type what you want to call the article in the address at the top of the screen, and then put the content of your article in the box below. You were correct to create the article this way because when you are new to Wikipedia, you often make mistakes in creating new articles. It is better to have people evaluate the article so it won't get quickly deleted.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:Green;">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: orange"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: purple">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' 18:13, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
::Some additional advice: Once you move your content, you can use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pgames to tell us about yourself--specifically how you contribute to or use Wikipedia, using the guidelines at [[Wikipedia:User pages]]. You will also need [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] and a [[WP:REF|references]] section for the article you posted.

::As for how to change an article's title, you apparently haven't been an editor long enough to have this option, and wouldn't have known what the title SHOULD be, but the procedure is described at [[Wikipedia:Moving a page]]. At the top of your screen there should be an arrow which you click on which makes the word "move" appear, but not until you have been an editor for several days.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:Green;">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: orange"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: purple">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' 18:49, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== Man Group ==

Hi,

I'm an employee of Man Group and I'd like to amend the Man Group page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Group - to clarify a statement that's on there. Don't want to remove any content from thep age itself, just want to add a supporting statement that will clarify the position of the company, as we feel that what's on there at the moment doesn't provide a complete picture. Obviously, I'm aware of, and supportive of, sensitivities around conflicts of interest, so thought I'd post here for guidance first. Any thoughts?

[[User:PaulUKFS|PaulUKFS]] ([[User talk:PaulUKFS|talk]]) 15:30, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

: Welcome to the Teahouse. In view of your admitted conflict of interest, the safest thing to do is to post your suggestions on [[Talk: Man Group|the article's talk page]], together with references to published [[WP:reliable sources|reliable sources]] to support your proposed changes. - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 15:47, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

:Thanks David, Will do.

Regards,

[[User:PaulUKFS|PaulUKFS]] ([[User talk:PaulUKFS|talk]]) 15:50, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== Uploding an article to Wikippedia ==

Hi

I created an account in Wikipedia on 4/12/13. Can I upload a new article now? How can I do that? Pls help[[User:Rafi067|Rafi067]] ([[User talk:Rafi067|talk]]) 10:30, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

:Welcome to the Teahouse. I have put a number of useful links on your [[User talk:Rafi067|user talk page]], including to [[Wikipedia:Your first article]]. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask. - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 10:59, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== green tea ==

Does any of you about Green tea ?[[User:Muhammad Umair Iqbal|Muhammad Umair Iqbal]] ([[User talk:Muhammad Umair Iqbal|talk]]) 05:11, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Muhammad. Unfortunately, I don't understand your question. We have an article on [[Green tea]]. Does that help?--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 12:07, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
:: Hi Md. Umair and welcome to the '''Teahouse'''!!! I have tasted green tea just once, and it tasted bitter! I did not like it. Which is why I prefer it black, with milk. How do you prefer it? [[User:TheOriginalSoni|TheOriginalSoni]] ([[User talk:TheOriginalSoni|talk]]) 13:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Soni, You have to give it a chance. Some pastries made with [[matcha]] are just unbelievably delicious!--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 15:54, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== Creating Templates ==

I need to know how to create templates. I have searched about it but haven't found any clear idea.[[User:Rajnishgarg999|Rajnish]] ([[User talk:Rajnishgarg999|talk]]) 07:47, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Rajnish. Instructions on template creation can be found [[Help:Templates#Creating_and_editing_templates|here]]. However, you will need to know your way around wikimarkup fairly well to make sense of it. If the template you want to create is similar to an existing one, a simple shortcut is to locate the existing template in the [[WP:TEMPLATE|Template:]] namespace. Then open the page in Edit mode and copy the code; you can then paste this to a new page and tweak it according to your needs. [[User:Yunshui|Yunshui]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">雲</span>]]&zwj;[[Special:Contributions/Yunshui|<span style="font-size:110%">水</span>]] 09:57, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Rajnish, welcome to the Teahouse! I've actually got two lessons that have been created to help understand how templates work, and how to create them. They can be found [[User:Steven Zhang/Adoption/Templates|here]] and [[User:Steven Zhang/Adoption/AdvancedTemplates|here]]. I also have a basic guide to what we call Wikimarkup, which is the code we use do things like bold text, create lists and insert pictures into articles. You can find that one [[User:Steven Zhang/Adoption/Wikimarkup|here]]. Hopefully that helps, feel free to contact me if you need more help! :) <span style="font-family:Verdana;">[[User:Steven Zhang|<span style="color:#078330;">Steven</span>]] [[User talk:Steven Zhang|<span style="color:#2875b0;">Zhang</span>]] <sup>[[WP:DRN|<span style="color:#d67f0f;">Help resolve disputes!</span>]]</sup></span> 08:42, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== Medical Datas ==

I am just wonderring if medical datas such as rate of hipertension of in specific countries can be asked in this place? For example, what is the rate of hypertension in Solomon Islands?.....can that question be asked here o No[[User:Symonhh|Symonhh]] ([[User talk:Symonhh|talk]]) 00:54, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Symonhh. I'm not sure if your question was meant to be broad, as in "can these questions be asked anywhere on Wikipedia?", or if you were asking about this specific page. If the latter, then this page is really intended for questions about using and editing Wikipedia itself, but as to the former, we have a [[WP:RD|reference desk]] that is geared toward general knowledge questions. It's broken up into sections for science, mathematics, humanities, computing & IT, Language, Entertainment and miscellaneous. I would ask this at the [[WP:RD/M|miscellaneous desk]]. Though your question doesn't seek medical advice, since it is in the medical sphere, I thought you should know that we are not permitted to answer questions seeking medical (or legal) advice. Otherwise, skies the limit. Best regards--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 01:29, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::<small>Hi, Symonhh. I'm guessing that English is not your first language; if that is the case, Fuhgettaboutit's phrase "Skies the limit" might not be clear to you. It is a colloquial form of "The sky's the limit", i.e. "there's no limit". Apologies if this explanation was not needed. --[[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 10:14, 16 April 2013 (UTC)</small>
:Thank you very much Fuhghettaboutit and ColinFine for the answers and the help. I really appreciate it. Adios![[User:Symonhh|Symonhh]] ([[User talk:Symonhh|talk]]) 15:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::Anytime!--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 23:55, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== Criticising one's own sources ==

I wish to make a citation from a source. The source is a good one but the grammar and style of writing in the source is, I believe, attrocious. If the info I wish to cite is good, is it OK for me to add a rider indicating that I don't think much of the quality of the prose? [[User:Jodosma|Jodosma]] ([[User talk:Jodosma|talk]]) 19:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:What is the source? [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 19:31, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hey Jodosma. I too would be interested in the specifics to place your question in context, but sight unseen, I can't think of any good reason why any editor's opinion of the source's writing would be relevant or encyclopedic.  The sole purpose of a citation is to say "here be reliable corroboration of the facts you just read". I would characterize this as breaking the encyclopedic [[fourth wall]], if you will, and engaging in a form of [[WP:OR|original research]]. Best regards--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 19:51, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

::What is the article? Maybe the talk page would be the place to give an opinion on the source.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:Green;">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: orange"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: purple">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' 18:53, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

== i need help editing my murdered sons page thankyou. ==

hi i am new to this my son Jason Spencer was murdered and i have published a page,jason spencer murder,however i still have some issues notices on it which i am struggling to amend.also i uploaded a pic of him.file jason spencer jpg.but have no idea how to upload it to the page.any help with these matters would be appreciated.thankyou john greensmith.[[User:Babbaboo|Babbaboo]] ([[User talk:Babbaboo|talk]]) 21:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Babbaboo and welcome to the Teahouse. I am incredibly sorry about your son, though I know that nothing anyone can say can take away your agony. Regarding [[Murder of Jason Spencer]], the tags, in plain English, essentially mean the following:
*The first tag says that you should try to find more news articles (newspaper stories, internet articles, etc.) to help establish that the murder meets our [[WP:CRIME|notability guidelines for such events]].
*The second tag says that your article is what is called an orphan. This means that nowhere else in the encyclopedia does the link [[Murder of Jason Spencer]] appear. If there are any related articles, perhaps you could link to this article.
*The third tag simply says that more citations and references are needed. Especially for events that have a tendency to cause emotional trauma if facts are mis-reported, the more citations one can find the better.
As you are a grieving parent, please be careful to remain [[WP:NPOV|neutral]] when editing as you have a [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]] in this case. Should you ever need any help, I am always available at my talk page which is linked in the red "Phightins" in my signature. Thank you very much, and God bless you and your family. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 21:33, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:* Hello Babbaboo and welcome to the Teahouse!  Although I know it likely doesn't even come close to the amount of pain that you've been through, I recently lost a pet and am still grieving a little myself.  I'm sorry for your loss and know the pain never goes away, it only fades a little with our memories.  Things will get better.  As for your article.  I've tidied it up a little and the tags that were there are mostly gone but replaced with some new ones.  The ones that are there now mean:
:** "''A major contributor to this article appears to have a [[wikipedia:Conflict of interest|close connection]] with its subject.''"
:*** There isn't much ''you'' can do about this.  Simply let us know when you are done and one of us will go through and make sure that the article is neutral and not in the tone of a grieving parent.
:** "''This article '''may contain [[wikipedia:No original research|original research]]'''.''"
:*** This is due to the fact that some of the statements in the article, while although likely true, need to be tied to a news story or something that verifies the claim.  This is one you can work on because you likely know which articles or TV news stories say what and can find the right one that verifies the claim.  If you need help citing a particular source, let us know and I'm sure we would be happy to help you.
:** "''This article '''needs more [[wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|links to other articles]] to help [[wikipedia:BUILD|integrate it into the encyclopedia]]'''.''"
:*** This one will likely go away on its own as the article grows.  It is still a relatively small article, and there isn't much in there worth linking out to.
:* I hope this helps and if you need any further assistance, let us know and I'm sure someone will be willing to work directly with you to improve your son's article. [[User:Technical 13|Technical 13]] ([[User talk:Technical 13|talk]]) 22:59, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

:Hi there, Babbaboo. Are you aware of our [[WP:COI]] guidelines? Typically, those who have declared a COI voluntarily restrict themselves to voluntarily restrict themselves to making suggestions, providing sources, and pointing out errors in the article on the article talk page. Hope this helps, [[User:Sjones23|Lord Sjones23]] ([[User talk:Sjones23|talk]] - [[User:Sjones23/Wikipedia contributions|contributions]]) 05:26, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

::There's also [[WP:VICTIM]] to consider. Wikipedia is not the appropriate place to write about every crime, however serious the consequences. Though this is obviously a tremendous loss to Jason's relatives and friends, there are other tribute websites which may be better for this sort of thing. One of them, [http://www.familiesutd.com/the-families/jasons-story/ www.familiesutd.com] is already referenced in the article. [[User:Sionk|Sionk]] ([[User talk:Sionk|talk]]) 12:57, 16 April 2013 (UTC)