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    Non-profit Orginization Forms

    Please read all the instructions at the top of this page if you expect to get an answer more helpful than this one. Dismas|(talk) 05:14, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    New Entries

    Is there anyway to add a new entry or word? Like a whole new object or can I only improve on older ones?

    See Wikipedia:Starting a new page. Dismas|(talk) 05:46, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with class

    I wanted to look at or edit Template:prettytable but all it says is class:"wikitable". Now I'm stuck. What does this mean? How do I edit a "class" and how do I find it? Thanks PAR 06:43, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Autoblocking?

    I found this in the IP block list:

    • 16:13, 20 September 2005, JIP blocked #38485 (expires 16:01, 21 September 2005) (unblock) (Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Adastra". The reason given for Adastra's block is: "repeated vandalism despite several warnings".)
    • 16:01, 20 September 2005, JIP blocked Adastra (expires 16:01, 21 September 2005) (contribs) (unblock) (repeated vandalism despite several warnings)
    • 15:08, 20 September 2005, JIP blocked #38483 (expires 15:08, 21 September 2005) (unblock) (Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Mindspillage II". The reason given for Mindspillage II's block is: "impersonation of User:Mindspillage".)
    • 15:01, 20 September 2005, JIP blocked Mindspillage_II (infinite) (contribs) (unblock) (impersonation of User:Mindspillage)

    What is this "autoblocked" thingy? How does it work? Is it enabled for all admins by default? Can I configure it? What do those numerical usernames mean? Trying to go to their user pages gives a "Bad title" error. — JIP | Talk 06:55, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    • Those numbers aren't usernames but to mask the IP that's being blocked. The autoblocker kicks in when someone tries to edit from a recently vandalising IP to avoid the vandals signing up for a new account and continuing with their edits. Autoblocks should last 24 hours if I remember correctly. - lazy non-logging in MacGyverMagic - 131.211.210.12 07:45, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      • It both prevents attempts to get a new username, as Mgm points out, but also prevents a vandal from simply logging out. The autoblocker prevents an IP associated with a vandal's username to log it. Further, if a vandal changes IP and then tries to log in to a blocked username, the new IP will also be autoblocked. — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 09:02, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    adding a url

    I'm trying to add a url www.blustag-arcticbreeds.com to your Utonagan page. But it won't seem to let me. What do i do?

    Are you trying to add the address for some advertising purpose? Your site is under construction so it's hard for anyone to tell what your intent is. If it is advertising that you're looking for, you're in the wrong place. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a repository of links or ads. If the site adds information and knowledge to the overall article, then you may add it by clicking the "edit this page" link at the top of the page for Utonagan. Dismas|(talk) 08:43, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    According to the page's history, nothing has been added or changed on this page since August. So it's not something that anyone here is doing deliberately. There have been database problems lately, where clicking "Save page" comes back with some kind of error about "sorry, there's a problem..." What you can do is click your browser's BACK button to return to the edits and click Save page again. If you're having some other kind of problem, please describe exactly what "it won't let me" means so we can help. Elf | Talk 17:34, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    List of files

    How would I get a list of all files in Wikipedia or Commons of a certain filetype, say .ogg or .pdf? Thanks, — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 08:47, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    By the way, a bit of thought provided me with a Google method. [1], [2]. Is there an in-wiki way? — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 09:12, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Search for "database dump" or some such wording. I think that might get you something close to what you're looking for. I've seen similar questions to this one in the past so you might want to check the help desk archives as well. I know this isn't much of a response but I hope it helps. Dismas|(talk) 20:35, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    "Category:Nigeria related stubs" is for some reason called "Category:Nigergia related stubs" (note the errant G). I figured out that it's from the {{Nigeria-stub}} template, so I just edited the template so Nigeria was spelt correctly. But now the category comes up red, and the 12 or so articles were in it are not in the category any more. Help me out? (and tell me what I did wrong on my talk page, oh awesome ones). Proto t c 08:56, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Automatical Redirect

    I have the line #REDIRECT Wikipedia:en:User:Schenkeli at the start of my User Page at Wikimedia in order to redirect it to my Wikipedia User Page. The redirect works, but only of the user clicks on the "redirect arrow". Is there a way to make this redirect automatacilly? Or does this depend upon some settings in my browser? Thanks for helping me out again!

    Why are my thumbnails so blurry?

    The thumbnails for most of the photos I have added are very blurry. I see other thumbnails from other contributors that are fine, but mine looked sort of mushed together. You can see one in New Zealand. Scroll down to "Flora and fauna." Contrast with the satellite photo and photo of Mt. Cook.

    I gather the thumbnails are generated automatically from the full-size originals. Is the blurriness of my thumbnails because my originals are so large (3008 x 2000 pixels.)? Since I have no control over the generation of the thumbnails, there is no way for me to do any sharpening or other image enhancement to make them look better. Some of the thumbnails look so bad that I think I'll just remove the images from the article (and the one in the New Zealand article already has another image waiting to display if the text gets longer anyway), but I don't want to have to remove images just because the thumbnails don't display well. JShook | Talk 16:52, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    It doesn't look blurry to me. If you are accessing wikipedia over AOL or via some kind of web accelerator, both achieve speed ups by producing lower quality images. Some work, I believe, by sending a low quality image and then (at some point later) sending a better quality version (and updating the page with javsscript or something). If that's the case for you, there's generally some kind of configuration option you can set to defeat this behaviour. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:51, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    I am using Safari/MacOS X. I see the same thing in IE5, Camino, Mozilla, Netscape 7 and Opera. JShook | Talk 13:23, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    It looks as blurry to me as I'd expect a resized image to look. Usually you'd sharpen an image after resizing like that, but AFAIK Mediawiki only resizes it, so you get what you see there. You can see the problem when you blow up the resized image pixel-by-pixel, as here. I find the other images on the page just as blurry, though, except their colors tend to have worked out better, probably because they have less contrast to begin with, or so much that they blow out instead of being blurry). You can see that the map is blurry here. There's not much you can do to fix that; it's just an artifact of automated thumbnailing. (By hand you'd usually apply an unsharp mask to enhance contrast.) That said, I find the huge original to be a bit blurry as well around the high-contrast edges, as if the depth of field was too shallow. It might benefit from being sharpened a bit and re-uploaded, although there's no guarantee that that will make the thumbnails better and not worse! — mendel ☎ 15:07, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it is indeed a combination of original image sharpness (the picture was taken at f 4.5, so there wan't much depth of focus.) Combine that with the low contrast and I guess it's no surprise I end up with mush.
    On the other hand, a bright, contrasty photo (like the lower photo at Cape Reinga) with a lot of DOF looks fine. So I may go back and experiment with the images that produce blurry thumbnails and see if a bit of unsharp masking on the original helps at all. JShook | Talk 16:39, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Have you tried making the image larger than the standard thumbnail using |XXX px|? Sometimes a small enlargement improves the appearance greatly. I also often have to increase the contrast and brightness of my pictures to get acceptable thumbnails. Rmhermen 18:27, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    That's what I've been doing. I changed one to have a width that is close to an even division of the full size, and that helps a bit. In a few days I'll go through them all and see if changing the specified thumbnail size to something other than what I have (i.e., to an even division of the full size) been using helps them looking more sharp. JShook | Talk 23:22, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Removing Cleanup Template

    How does a user go about removing the Cleanup Template when it appears that the cleanup is complete?Phil talk 14:21, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Just take it out by editing the article. Look for {{cleanup}} where the cleanup message appears; remove that–don't forget the edit summary!–and you're done. (If someone else puts it back, then maybe the article still needs work; you should discuss it on the talk page.) TenOfAllTrades(talk) 14:37, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you so much. I am a learner and kind and clear replies like yours make my day. I visited your page and I learned from it. Phil talk 15:32, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    biography of douglas biber send

    Ferrari 330 P4

    Folks @ wikipedia.

    As an online encyclopedia, you have a duty to keep to the facts. At the moment there is a raging discussion happening about the Ferrari 330 P4 topic. As there is no real proof that the car mentioned is the original 0846 (despite some wild claims) you should not have it mentioned on the page. It's current writeup looks like an advert for the claim.

    Please remove this page and lock things until Ferrari has either agree'd that it is 0846 or stated that it is not.

    Welcome to Wikipedia. Now you are here, you are one of those folks whose job it is to keep to the facts. Really, that's where all of these two million articles came from. There are no staff, only you. And people like you, of course. Please do, either edit the article yourself, or if you aren't confident in that start a conversation on the talk (discussion) page. If you have tried this, please see Wikipedia:Resolving_disputes. Help us improve Wikipedia - you've made it your duty now. Notinasnaid 21:03, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Compile for Laptop?

    How many photos?

    I have looked for and failed to find a document establishing guidelines for how many illustrations an article should have. (If there is such a document, please point me to it. Thanks.) It seems clear to me that any illustration should either support/illustrate something mentioned in the text or add appropriate new information, but how far to take this? If there is an article about birds of New Guinea and someone has a photo of each one, it seems that to add them all would be too much. But a few might be good, but how many?

    Also, I have added photos to really short articles that are stubs just so there would be one (see East Cape.) But is there any point to the image in a case like this? Should I comment it out so it will be waiting in readiness for the time when the article is fleshed out? Or just delete it? I admit my bias is toward having lots of pictures, but I feel I may be going too far with this. Any suggestions? JShook | Talk 17:13, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know of any specific guidelines on how many is too many. We've discussed this from time to time in the dog breeds project. For example, I feel that it's useful for a complete breed article to have photos of all major coat colors of the dogs (because they can look very different), photos with cropped & uncropped ears/tails for breeds where that's common in some countries; side photos, face-on photos, puppy photos (because they look quite different from adults), action shots of dogs doing their breed's typical thing (e.g., herding breed herding). You can see that, for a short article that hasn't been fleshed out yet but that has a lot of photos, that can be overwhelming. Some people feel that we don't need that many. I dunno, I try to arrange the photos and provide captions in such a way that they seem like integral parts of the article. On the other hand, we don't need 20 photos of people's pet yellow Labs lounging around on the couch.
    For more generic articles, such as the bird one you mention, perhaps a single representative photo would be good (such as in terrier). Maybe one that's particularly colorful, or indiginous only to New Guinea, or a photo with more than one species. If the article is very long, maybe one per section to illustrate the concept there (such as in dog). For some things it's not clear that a photo is helpful at all, such as list of dog breeds, which is quite long but the important info is the list and a photo won't help the reader.
    As for photos in stubs--I wouldn't comment them out; remember, a picture is worth a thousand words :-). It might even inspire someone to add more to the article. Elf | Talk 17:24, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Has anyone considered a kind of special page that would be a picture gallery? It would be linked to from articles like your dog breed article, but would not load with the article unless requested. You could have all of your various breed images in the gallery page if anyone wants to see them, but only if they click a link to it. I'm thinking it would be a simple page with ":Gallery" appended to the article title. Maybe a short introductory paragraph, a clear link (back) to the main article and as many pictures with captions as you need. JShook | Talk 20:01, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • If I remember correctly image galleries are part of WP:NOT. If the images are free galleries can be made on the Commons. As for how many images is too much. I think that if it's impossible to format the page correctly, it's either because you have to little text or too many images. Usually those go hand in hand. - Mgm|(talk) 20:46, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Offline browsing of Wikipedia on Laptop

    I've been working on and off with the instructions for compiling a pocketpc readable TR3 copy of Wikipedia, and I love the results (Thanks Mr. Zachte). I'm looking for a way to put something similar into effect on my laptop. The Tomeraider scripts focus on compression and image resizing to save space, but I've got much more space on the laptop (10GB) than on the pocketpc (~2GB). Any suggestions?

    Made mistake in creating category help needed

    Hi I made a new category http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jews_in_Music and started adding people in this list List_of_Jewish_musicians but I mistakenly (as you can see) capitalized music is this something that really needs to be changed if so is there any easy way to do it without deleting and starting again? Thanks Arnie587 17:57, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Yeah, it really oughta be done. Unfortunately there's no easy way to do it except by going back to all those articles and correcting the category with the lowercase m. It's better to do it now rather than adding more with the incorrect capitalization and making you or someone else have to redo even more pages. I wish there were an easier way. Elf | Talk 18:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks Elf I moved them all over but someone then put the category for renaming ARGHHH Arnie587 17:46, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Can you guarantee the data is factual?

    Given that the information is user provided, how do you guarantee the data is factual?

    There are no guarantees in life, but we think we have a good system. Many of our articles are contributed by experts or serious hobbyists in the field in question. Also, articles tend to be watched over by many interested parties to ensure no one adds erroneous information. Also, our article Talk pages sometimes show evidence that certain facts are in dispute, which is a feature you don't get with most other reference sources. Likewise, our policy to cite sources will help you get verification, and our histry tab will show you if a certain fact is newly inserted, or if it has survived the test of time and repeated edits. This gives you the power to draw your own conclusions about the reliability of the data. Please see also Wikipedia:FAQ. Thanks, Johntex\talk 18:31, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Publishers.

    Who published your web site?

    -Andrew Ewing

    how to print a short excerpt of a site

    iwant to learn about angela davis

    Try typing Angela Davis into the search box. Elf | Talk 18:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Bonhomme Richard

    Would you ask Jinian to be so kind as to contact me. I am not a computor whiz kid or a full blown academic but did place a short historical note ate the end of a Bonhomme Richard article regarding the Irish Guard [of 1662 Charles II] Dublin] contingent on John Paul Jones's flotilla off the British coasts in the War of Independence. I am a member [I think!] of Wilkepedia, with posting rights. I am investigating the truth of this rumour which is acknowledged by the USMC in their book by publication of JPJ and Benjamin Franklin inspecting these British/Irish Red Coated Guards in an illustration, which I could send Jinian. I have placed a contact on my article. So the article is not annonymous. I would like the comment to remain as it is germaine to the espirit de corps of the USMC. The 92e Infantrie en France also has a claim acknowleded and allowed of descent from this source but place their seniority at 1661[ in this they are in error as the seniority is much older]. The Royal Irish Regt are also of this liniage but the English Establishment do not acknowledge it as it exposed their 1688 revolution and involved recognising the seniority inregimental matters of Stuart Crown Service as equal at least to Guelph to Windsor Crown Service. Michael Patrick Cusack. email removed

    Comments made on Talk:USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). Jinian 18:10, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Disappeared image of Green Anole

    The first image I ever uploaded, with unnecessary difficulty, was a shot I took of a Green Anole molting. I succeeded in placing it in a Green Anole article. And subsequently I viewed it several times. Now I can't find it. Can someone tell me where it is gone? Thank you. Phil talk 19:44, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Molting Green Anole


    • How wonderful this help page is!. My sincere thanks for your help. As a novice, I thought you could go to the page that you wanted the image to reside, and just click upload, and Bingo it would be there <smile> Also, I did not pay proper attention to finding and selection the proper PD release. I have it whipped now, and am looking for more problems <s>

    I hope to continue learning. Phil talk 20:41, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    • You're welcome. I have proposed an improvement to the upload instructions to mention how to include the image once uploaded. I don't know if it will get in as the instructions already seem too long to expect anyone to read because of all the copyright concerns. Bovlb 19:31, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Advertising on Wikipedia.com

    We're intersted in advertising on wikipedia.com Please advise as to rates and whether there are any new client specials available. We'd be interested in a 6 month or 12 month quote.

    Sig Cabrera sig@ticketmomma.com

    Images, copyright, and the public domain

    I may be told to RTFF on this, but I feel as though I've been through everything. There is quite a bit of material in Wikipedia tutorials on using only public domain images, but not much on identifying which images are actually public domain.

    For example, I'd like to use picture of a mojave rattlesnake in an article (this is actual scenario, fyi). I can Google up countless pictures of such a beast, yet I can't for the life of me determine if the photographer makes them available to the public domain. Dozens are simply unsigned and unassociated with any particular person, and make no reference to their copyright status. Other than stomping off into the desert and rustling up a rattler on my own (which is starting to sound easier), I can't figure out how to make sure I'm using an appropriate image.

    If this should be in clueless newbie, I'll repost there.

    Thanks

    --Bad carpet 22:06, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    This is often unclear to people. The rule is fairly simple. A picture is only in the public domain if:
    1. The photographer has explicitly said "I place these pictures in the public domain" or words pretty much like that. If nothing is said, it is copyrighted.
    2. The photograph was taken by an employee of the United States federal government as part of his or her job. (note, if the person was a contractor, this may well not apply.)
    3. The photo is old, and the photographer has been dead for at least 50 years. (if the photo was taken over 100 years ago, and there is no info on the photographer available that might do).

    If none of those apply it isn't public domain. In that case it can be used only if the copyright owner (normally the photographer) will release it under the GFDL or if a Fair use claim can be made. For the kind of pictures you are describing I don't think fair use would apply, so the only way to use these would be to write the photographer and ask for permission. There are form letters to use on Wikipedia:Requests for permission, or you can write your own. Obviously ther are no guarentees that anyone will say yes, but many people do. DES (talk) 22:16, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]


    -- Thanks for your response. --Bad carpet 22:22, 21 September 2005 (UTC) -- Your like to requests for permission doesn't lead to a form and I couldn't find them -- through search. Have a suggestion? Thanks again. --Bad carpet 22:32, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Oops. I misrememberd the page title. That should be Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission. Sorry. DES (talk) 22:35, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    -- Yet another issue. I finally discovered a good (great) photo that the photographer lists
    -- free for use except commercial. When I go create an image description article, I find this
    -- "Please check that the conditions given above are compliant with Wikipedia licensing
    -- policy. Most importantly, derivative work, commercial use, and use in non-educational
    -- contexts must not be prohibited. If they are not, please list this image for deletion."
    -- So is this image unusuable? I may be grumpy if so, have a couple of hours into this.

    --Bad carpet

    Sorry to be the bearer of news that'll make you grumpy but the answer is no. We need to have our images suitable for commercial use so that commercial enterprises can use our content. For example if a software company wanted to distribute a copy of Wikipedia along with thier product on a disk. Or if a publisher wants to print a copy of wikipedia and sell it. Theresa Knott (a tenth stroke) 23:26, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    - Well, I guess I'm off to search the desert. When I'm bitten, if I live, I intend to return here and complain about the complexities of copyrights. If I don't live, and I'm certain I won't, my last request will be to have a photo of my unhappy corpse uploaded in place of a photo of a Mojave rattler. I will also write a long paragraph willing the photo to general public.

    --Bad carpet

    I would recommend trying a Creative Commons search, before you go running off to the Mojave :P --Wulf 02:41, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    I have a couple of suggestions:

    1. Take a look at the Creative Commons section of Flickr.com - these images are licenced in such a way they can be used on Wikipedia (but avoid the "no commercial" or "no derivs").
    2. Search the Internet and find some suitable images, which may not have a copyright tag. Visit the website and contact the owner, asking for permission to use the image, or to licence it to GFDL, CC, or PD. I did this for several images for Discworld articles, for example Death (Discworld) -=# Amos E Wolfe talk #=- 03:49, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Content of article in question

    In the article titled "Choker" there is information pertaining to the usage of chokers and collars in the BDSM community. It lists that "in the BDSM context (e.g. the delicate arts of bondage and sadomasochism such as those practiced by Jeffrey Daumer)..." I and several associates take offense at this labeling (slanderous labeling) of a private alternative lifestyle. Whoever wrote this article obviously did not do his/her homework, as a case in point, your own article on the serial murderer DOES NOT list any cases of sadomasochism, just a penchant for being truly evil (in my words). Also, in a related article (to this topic), your listing on BDSM itself, does not have a link/listing to Mr Dahmer (which is spelled wrong in the initial article).

    the following links are: Choker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choker Jeffrey Dahmer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_dahmer BDSM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BDSM

    The "Choker" article at the least needs to be corrected as the information is false. While it's possible that Mr. Dahmer indulged in a form of sadomasochism, to include this convicted serial killer in this lifestyle is insulting and derogatory.

    Thank you for your time and consideration.

    ---anon

    Thank you for your suggestion! I have removed the phrase in question. Note that this is a wiki, you could have simply made the change yourself. When you feel an article needs changing, please feel free to make whatever changes you feel are needed. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit any article by simply following the Edit this page link. You don't even need to log in! (Although there are some reasons why you might like to...) The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use out the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. DES (talk) 22:28, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Trouble staying logged in.

    I have a Wikipedia user name (MattReid), but I have trouble staying logged in. When I log in and click "Remember Me", I usually stay logged in only for the next page or two, before the line in the upper right reverts to "Create account/log in." I have had this problem using both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The problem is particularly annoying when I am trying to edit pages and I cannot do so as a registered user (because I cannot stay logged in). Any tips and suggestions are welcome.

    Have you got cookies enabled? Hermione1980 22:41, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes. Sorry, I realized too late that I should have mentioned that. In both Firefox and Internet Explorer I have cookies enabled. --MattReid

    It has been reported that sometimes there are some session problems (with the symptoms that you get logged out often) which are solved by removing all the cookies from wikipedia on your browser and logging in again. --cesarb 21:27, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Vulgartity issue

    I was just checking this site out to kill time, looked up 'donkey' for fun, and found an offensively named link in the first paragraph. I checked the 'editor' function, and that is not what is in the script for that spot, so I left it alone. I though someone that knows the ropes would want to check it out and maybe kick rear on the person responsible, if possible. Thanks a ton, and it's been real. Keep up the good work!!! Warren.

    Do you mean the link to ass? It's a common name of the animal, we can't help that I'm afraid. --fvw* 01:48, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Also please note WP:NOT which notes that wikipedia is not censored. Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 01:50, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Guys, cool off, he's referring to a real vandal edit. It was reverted just after he posted this. Titoxd 01:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Photo

    I'm looking at obtaining a photo in the best quality avalible of the smallest thing known to man. Any leads on where I may possibly start?

    How about an elementary particle? They don't, in general, reflect photons, so you can just have a black picture, at as high a quality as you want. --fvw* 02:34, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Dude, everybody knows that quarks come in red, green, and blue. :D As fvw says, you can't directly take a photograph of an elementary particle—perhaps a bubble chamber image would be appropriate, however? TenOfAllTrades(talk) 13:07, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    This Google image search (the first image) shows the IBM logo composed of Xenon atoms, that's rather small. --Commander Keane 05:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Relocating a reference desk question

    I accidentally wrote a question in the "Humanities" section of the reference desk when it really should have gone either in "Science" or "Miscellaneous". Should this be moved to a new section? If so, how? And am I the one that should do it? Thanks. --Silvaran 02:56, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, you can do it. Just click the edit tag next to your question. Erase the question unless it already has a response in which case copy the whole thing. Then go to where the question should be and put it back in. Dismas|(talk) 03:09, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    what is the name of the place called middle east paris

    Questions like this belong in the Reference Desk. — Kjammer ⌂ 07:44, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    new article

    Hello,

    I have published a new article about actor Georges Corraface in English and French, and have a few bugs in it that are most certainly due to not having found the right tips to follow.

    -)

    1. I find the article when I type "corraface" and click on "go" but NOT when I click on the "Search" button. What is the difference? I did peruse the site's guidelines but didn't find this nuance explained (sorry).

    2. I tried to correct the page title to read "Georges Corraface" in the French version (it's OK in the English version) but haven't figured out how to correct the title problem.

    Many thanks in advance for you help to a newbie here.

    -)

    Best regards,

    DLC

    • You initially posted your entry to Corraface instead of Georges Corraface. Someone has moved the entry for you. Once you've been around for awhile the option will become available to you as a tab on top of the page. This is to prevent page move vandalism by people who sign up just to move pages to nonsensical locations.

    I think you can't find "Georges Corraface" when typing search because the search engine database needs to be updated first, which is only done at an interval. Doing it with each new addition would strain the servers too much. Using "Go" will send you to the page with the name you typed without intervention of the search engine. - Mgm|(talk) 10:37, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Many thanks - will try to keep atop proper use and posting!

    -))

    Ok to translate the articles of others?

    Is it okay to translate existing english articles into other languages or do you have to produce "original articles"?

    --anon

    If an article in the English Wikipedia is all OK according to the GFDL, then it's also all OK to directly translate it into another language on that language's Wikipedia. The GFDL specifically allows this. Translation of texts from other webpages than Wikipedia, though, is usually not allowed. — JIP | Talk 10:54, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that it's a good idea to add a note to the edit summary of your translation that you used another Wikipedia page as a source. A note on the new article's talk page is also a Good Thing. Finally, it's a good idea to create an interlanguage link between the English Wikipedia article and the translated article.

    name of the most weat point in your providence

    What is the name of the most furthest point west in Canada?

    I am ten and doing a project for school

    Adam Payne

    Walter Grey Walter inaccurate

    I have just seen that there is an entry for Walter Grey Walter in Wikipedia. His name was actually William Grey Walter (I am his grand-daughter and very keen to see this corrected), but when I clicked edit I couldn't get to edit the actual title. Could somebody do this for me? Thanks so much. from Natasha Walter

    There was only one and I've fixed it. -- Rick Block (talk) 13:25, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I see the contributions of a user?

    I want to see all contributions of a wikipedia user. How can I see it?

    Go to their user page, and click on user contributions in the toolbox panel on the left side of the screen. Wikilinks to contributions can be formed by linking to a subpage of Special:Contributions; the page Special:Contributions/TenOfAllTrades lists my own contributions, for example.
    A note of caution—using an editor's contribution log to stalk or harrass that editor is not tolerated and can result in sanctions. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 12:58, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Walter Grey Walter elsewhere on the web

    I realise this isn't directly a question about Wikipedia, but you might be able to help me here.

    The name Walter Grey Walter, given to William Grey Walter for the first time in this inaccurate article in Wikipedia, has now, I see, got a life of its own on the internet - Google turns up lots of webpages (around 100) now using this name, as opposed to about 80 using the right name (together with around 600 using the name he usually used, Grey Walter). How can I possibly go about trying to rectify this error spawned by Wikipedia? Should I just give up and accept that these things happen on a free internet?

    Thanks for any advice.

    Natasha Walter

    Many of the google hits are probably Wikipedia mirrors (explicitly permitted by the GFDL) and will likely be updated whenever they next refresh their content. If you really want, you can send email to the webmaster (for example, webmaster@en.wikipedia.com) at each website where the incorrect name appears and request the correction be made. The email address "webmaster@..." generally exists at every web site. If this fails, you can find an address by looking up the domain name using Whois. -- Rick Block (talk) 13:38, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]


    Thank you very much for all your help. I appreciate it.

    Natasha

    Can I e- mail an article from wikipedia?

    Instead of copying and pasting to an e- mail and sending it to myself, can I just send it to myself from wikipedia.org Thank you. Eric.

    There's no way to do that from the article page like you would a news article at CNN.com or news.yahoo.com or something like that. Just copy and paste. Dismas|(talk) 15:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    But if you do copy and paste an artilce, and email it, please retain the note that is included indicating that it came fdrom wikipedia, and please include a url for the article itself so whoever you send it to can see any later modifications, and can consult the histroy tab to see who wrote what, as the GFDL requires. Thank you. (an "email this article" function that did all that automatially might not be a bad idea as a feature request.) DES (talk) 17:56, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I add a link to an official website. I found an author whose official site I visit often but it is not listed in his Wikipedia Entry.

    Thanks

    You can click on the link at the top of the page that says "edit this page" and put the link where it belongs. It should look something like this [http://www.author.com Official site] and should be placed in the External links section of the author's article page. Dismas|(talk) 19:48, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    im in need of free bibles!

    I am a youth who is trying to start helpin the youth of my community through teachings of the lord.I have witnessed some distibutors of the pocket-sized gideon bible at corners-stores and the bibles that are given out are not being put to use,i have seen people discarding the given bibles on the ground or trash,and i hav never recieved one myself.I am wondering if the distibutors of these bibles could supply me with a case of these bibles and i would distribute them to the youth of my community.Iam tryin to teach teach the youth who do not go to church the word of the lord.But many do not have bibles to read from.Iwould like to distibute a quantity so thatt those who I distributed those bibles to i know truthfully they will be put to use.Iam simply trying to do my part and help my youth friends and community learn the greatness of the lord as i hav over the past years.I am serious about helping out but I myself do not have enough bibles to supply the youth that want to learn.So I wondering if the distibutors could supply my with one case so that I can distribute to those who I know want learn the word of the lord.Thank You for your time. 


     Sincerely,
 A concerned Youth and Believer of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank You
    This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. For factual questions such as yours, please post the question over at Wikipedia:Reference desk. Dismas|(talk) 19:46, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    what are project management limitations

    Time, budget, definition, fluidity, regulation, bosses, staff, ability, authority, relationships, fallibity, publicity. Why do you ask? Notinasnaid 13:33, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    damn foolish i18n

    Hello!

    Yes, I know, Wiki is great and well internationalized at reader's side, but not on editor's one.

    I just mentioned than there are separate user bases for each Wiki's language... IMCO it's inconvenient and really fool in our globalized age, but I can create accounts for these 3 languages in which I can edit articles without major strain. Of course, I should also set up 3 different preferences, watchlists etc.

    Next, I created an article as a Russian analog of the Cable television article. When I choose the title, I (occasionally) capitalized the first letter (cyrillic T) of the second Russian word. But later I realized that de Wiki bon ton is to capitalize the title's first letter only, leaving second word generally lowercase. Due to titles' case-sensivity (yet a question, why this case-sensivity?!), I thought that I should rename the article. But on ru.wikipedia.org there is NO "move" tab in the Russian "Standard" skin, no such link AT ALL!!! Maybe, not only Russian, I'm tired trying to set up this webshit. And before I realized that it's time to switch out such castrate user interface, somebody renamed the article without me :)

    And yet another i18n bug. When I use Russian skin in en.wikipedia.org, the link for Editing help points to nowhere because it seeks to Russian-translated Справка по редактированию but on "en" site. So what are these damn preferences for, making the life harder? IMHO Wiki's Web-programmers should at least warn users that some skin languages, types and, posssibly, their combinations are not stable, merely said, ARE BUGGY!

    If there isn't a move link on the russian wiki, you probably aren't logged in properly. Only logged in users can move pages. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 20:34, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    There is a переименовать tab in Russian wikipedia, but newly registered users aren't allowed to move articles. You have to wait a few days before that features becomes available to you (this is an unfortunately necessary anti-vandalism measure). For the second question, why are you using a Russian skin on the English wikipedia? -- Curps 20:37, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, disabling "move" may be right policy for newbies. Concerning my use of Russian skins, I prefer an _uniform_ interface for all sections. Perhaps you use English skin of Fr Wiki and Ru too, but most your works are in En, isn't it? :)

    IMHO: if a feature can't behave properly, users must be warned about it.

    Nevertheless, thank you for quick reply, Curps!

    Pictures

    how can we look at the pictures of the contestants of ms universe 1993 japan

    I don't know, but I would guess that you cannot. 1993 was years before the general public heard of the web, and the idea of making such pictures permanently available was not something anyone had thought of yet. — Nowhither 00:50, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    canceling membership and user name

    Is this possible? If so, how do you do it?

    Just put that you've left on your user page and walk away. If you have an email address set in your preferences, remove that so people can't contact you. --fvw* 21:21, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    6 speed gearbox Honorable mention?

    I noticed that the 1988 Honda Civic four wheel drive wagon was given an honorable mention as first 6 speed gear box. I would like to note that the 1983 toyota tercel four wheel drive wagon also had a 6 speed gearbox. I owned a 1984 toyota tercel SR5 4WD station wagon. The transmission had a sixth gear labeled "EL" for Extra Low. The gear was intended to be used like low speed, on a two speed transfer case. It could only be engaged when the car was in four wheel drive.

    Thanks for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to change it. You can edit almost any article on Wikipedia by just following the Edit link at the top of the page. We encourage you to be bold in updating pages, because wikis like ours develop faster when everybody edits. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. You can always preview your edits before you publish them or test them out in the sandbox. If you need additional help, check out our getting started page or ask the friendly folks at the Teahouse. Dismas|(talk) 22:11, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Partial move/article split, retaining history?

    A couple of days ago, Cncs wikipedia started adding fascinating China-related content to the article production team, which previously had been about production teams in theatre, television and film. After a little discussion on Talk:Production team, I decided that the Chinese content probably ought to be moved to a new article, probably Production team (China). Is there a way to do this that puts the China-related history on the Production team (China) page, but keeps the history of the theatrical content at production team? (Obviously, if I created production team (China) I'd put a disambiguation notice at the top of production team.) —23:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

    It could theoretically be done provided none of the non-chinese-production-team content was edited in the period the chinese-production-team information was added, but it'd be one hell of a hassle and it really isn't necessary for the GFDL. If you think older revisions might be useful for editing Production team (China), you can always link to the history of production team on Talk:production team (China). --fvw* 23:31, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Right: as long as it doesn't cause a GDFL problem, I'll go ahead and cut-and-paste the China content out of production team into production team (China). Thanks! —Josiah Rowe 23:40, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    To be on the safe side, you should probably put "copied from the Production team page" in the edit summary. --fvw* 23:44, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    John Bengtson article

    I just created the article about myself, and found that the title of the article read John bengtson. Obviously, my surname should be in caps, but I could not find how to change it. Can you change it for me please?

    Changing an article title requires "moving" the article. Anonymous users are not allowed to do this, but can make such requests at Wikipedia:Requested moves. I've moved it for you. BTW - you might want to read Wikipedia:Autobiography. -- Rick Block (talk) 00:04, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    John: A few points:
    • First, if you are going to do much Wikipedia editing, sign up for an account. It's quick and (unless you choose to give your real name) anonymous. Then you can move pages yourself.
    • Second, unless you are notable in some way, don't write an article about yourself. It will be deleted.
    • Third, you already mistyped the name. Probably others will, too. Assuming we wanted to keep the article, we probably want those who mistype the name to find the real article, right? What we do in such cases is to have a "redirect". So the actual article would be at "John Bengtson", and "John bengtson" would be a redirect that takes viewers to the properly capitalized version. Moving the article (see above) automatically creates such a redirect.
    — Nowhither 01:13, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually, I deleted the redirect that resulted from the move since it is not needed to find the article via the "go" box. The chance someone creates a link to a miscapitalized version seems fairly slim to me. On the other hand, typing the name and then hitting "go" should find it (and does in this case, regardless of the capitalization of what you type). -- Rick Block (talk) 04:42, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    cleanup stuff

    when you put cleanup on an article, does it automaticaly go to the cleanup page list? if it doesn't that is my suggestion Jeremybub 00:36, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    The tag {{cleanup}} automatically puts an article in the Wikipedia cleanup category. If you look at the template (Template:cleanup) and edit the page, you see the text "[[Category:Wikipedia cleanup|{{PAGENAME}}]]" near the end. That places the article in the category. — Nowhither 01:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    (slow fingers on my part)... It does. After a page is marked with the {{cleanup}} tag you'll see an additional category at the bottom of the page. Click on that category to see all the pages that are marked for cleanup. If you'd like to help out, feel free to cleanup an article that you find listed there. After it's been cleaned up, you can remove the tag. Dismas|(talk) 01:10, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    words that start with f that have more than 5 syllables

    yes i need a two words that have 6 sylables and 1 8 syllables 1 9 sylabbles and 1 10 sylablles words can you help me thanks holly

    Pipe-character syntax

    When I add a category to an article about a person, I am always forgetting to sort the link by "Lastname, Firstname" (i.e. I'll put [[Category:Schlemiels]] but not [[Category:Schlemiels|Smith, John]]). I am trying to remember if there is some sort of shorthand (as opposed to typing the whole name) that will do this automagically. That got me wondering about the pipe character in general: not just for categories, but for wiki links, too. There was some page that described the syntax for the pipe character and now I can't find it. Maybe I'm just that dense (and it's late here) but it does not seem to be in an obvious place. if someone can point me to the source(s) I would appreciate it. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 04:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm afraid not, after all you have to tell it where to split the name. When the name only consists of two words that's easy, but once it's three words it could be a double first name or a surname consisting of two words.
    The page you're looking for is probably Wikipedia:Piped link. --fvw* 04:31, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! That's not the page I remember, but at least now I'll know that I have to remember and alphabetize the category manually. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 04:38, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    not noteworthy ?

    Why does it say "not noteworthy" on the page called Centre Laval ? I'm upset 'cause it was a page that didn't exist and I made it by myself!!!

    Doesn't look very important to me, but I don't think it qualifies for speedy. The reason given in the speedy template, not notable, is not a criterion for speedy deletion. --Andy Janata 05:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Currently, articles are removed from the Wikipedia if they are deemed "non-notable". However, the deletion policy is undergoing review. If you would like to comment on this policy, please see the proposal to remove the notable requirement. -- Reinyday, 13:01, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

    INDIA has been recognised as a rich country with lot of 'NATURAL RESOURSES ' explain?

    (no further details)


    Meaning of i in i-mode

    What does i in i-mode stand for?

    Priyanka Mehadia

    • From iPod#Name: "When Apple first introduced the iMac, the '"i" stood for internet, meaning that the iMac shipped with everything you would need for a connection, but it stuck, as it seems to bring good luck to the sales of Apple products. Recently, some media have started referring to the generation primarily born in the late 1980s, and which in particular has made the iPod popular, as the iGeneration, suggesting that the "i" family of products may have a far-reaching cultural impact." - 131.211.210.12 11:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • iPods don't speak i-mode! The "i" in NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet service stands for "internet, information, etc." [3] which makes me think it is a brand name rather than an abbreviation. — mendel ☎ 14:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    About this Edit option

    Hello sir/madam,

    I am vijay S. I went through you are site.I felt one thing about your edit option. you have given full freedom to edit the web page to the browser. any body can add anything and anybody can delete the Information.

    then who will ''''TRUST'''' your websight.

    better remove that option or make it secure(providing authentication.)

    Thank you Vijay S.

    • Without this option Wikipedia wouldn't have become what it is today. In fact, Wikipedia can be trusted more than other websites, because the entire edit history is stored so you can see how an article developed and which people contributed. You can't do that with other websites. How can you trust those if you don't even know for sure who wrote them? See Wikipedia:Replies to common objections for more points that address your concerns. -Mgm|(talk) 11:44, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Another important point is that Wikipedia only exists because it can be edited. I think maybe some people think that there was a good, accurate encyclopedia, and then suddenly people were given the freedom to edit it. But that is not the case. In the beginning, there was nothing at all, and people were free to add to it. Of course, Wikipedia sometimes contains things that are wrong, by accident or deliberately. This is a useful lesson to people about whether to trust: if you trust any web site or book uncritically, well, I have some nice bridges I'd like to sell you. Notinasnaid 13:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    User 202.138.120.65 try to delete the contents

    Hi,

    User 202.138.120.65 tried to delete the contents of the Hyderabad, India. How do I prevent this from happening? Is this not a serious offence?

    Please check the history of the page Hyderabad, India for more details.

    thanks, Naveenji

    • That happens occasionally, along with all sorts of other kinds of vandalism. It's typically found and reverted right away. Old versions of a page are kept in the page history so nothing is ever lost when a page is blanked; it just looks funny until it's fixed. — mendel ☎ 14:24, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Edits gone after saving and logging out.

    Hi,

    I've been updating my school's article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_College. I've added a lot of content to the page and reviewed it many times before saving it. Everytime I save it, log out then log back in, it reverts back to the baseline, one-sentence entry that we had before. Please advise. This has happened twice so far. I added a whole bunch of content, saved it and sent the link to our school's president only to have her look at the old page.

    Thanks, Moose123

    Looking at the article history, it appears user:Kappa has reverted your changes. Please bring this up on the article's talk page, at talk:Landmark College or initiate a conversation at user talk:Kappa. -- Rick Block (talk) 14:00, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Specifically it seems thst several editors have stated that the materiel being inserted infringes copyright and so can not be added to wikipedia. see Wikipedia:copyright for the rules on this issue. DES (talk) 15:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    There are several problems with what you've added. (a) The content seems to be exactly the same as some of the material on http://www.landmarkcollege.org/about/. It may be that the college is willing to release its writing under a suitable license, but you would need to include information on this release; the web page just says "All rights reserved". (b) There is no place in Wikipedia for sentences like "Why does Landmark's approach succeed? Because we take a different path." The only "we" is Wikipedia itself, NOT the author or institution. The material but be written in the style expected for an objective, impartial encyclopedia, not as promotion for anyone or anything. This sort of rhetorical question approach is unlikely to survive for long. This won't have been mentioned because getting rid of copyright violations is the number 1 priority (to avoid any possibility of legal action). (But thank you for taking the time to contribute! I'm sure you have valuable information to add, it just can't be in this form).Notinasnaid 15:51, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    FB Crew

    Hello All I am wondering if anyone knows an e-mail address or web site for the group FB CRew, formerly Fresh Blood. Any help greatly appreciated. respond to [redacted] Thanks in advance Joe

    Can anyone explain how Q-link works. As far as I am able to ascertain it seems to be an electronic method of remotely controlling devices such as DVDs and VCRs. The technical mnauls do not help because they assume prior knowledge? It may be a manufacturers name for somehting more generic.

    Regards

    David Mottram

    david.mottram@fluor.com

    languages and Wikipedia

    Hi:

    I just noticed today that there are different numbers of encyclopedia entries for all of the languages that Wikipedia has; so this would mean that Wikipedia is completely different depending upon which language you are in, is this correct? I do not read other languages enough to know, but this would mean that Wikipedia is not the same language to language as a translation would be.

    Example, there might be maps in one that are not in another, etc. Any comments on this topic?

    thank you,

    Beverly

    there is some overlap (some articles are direct translations and some people work on more than one language) but no things are not the same.Geni 16:30, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Beverly: The different language versions of Wikipedia are actually completely separate works. Strange but true. There are some good reasons for this, however. Foremost among them is the difficulty of collaboration and resolving disputes when people have no common language. Another is the question of which language version would be the "official" one from which translations are made. But there is nothing wrong with creating a new Wikipedia article by translating an article in a different language version of Wikipedia. This actually happens quite a bit.— Nowhither 22:31, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    I think I've broken BJAODN

    I was trying to add something to the current BJAODN page, and when I saved changes, the page layout went rather mad. I've reverted my changes, and it's still broken. Help! -- AJR 16:41, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    A proper revert seems to have fixed it, but I'm still puzzled as to what made it go bad to start with. -- AJR 16:44, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    My Wiki Page will not Find in a search

    Greetings, 

    I made a page: "Medieval Scenarios and Recreations" (My Medieval Recreation group.)
 OK, but I cannot find in in any WIKI search. I can only return to it from my watch page.
 What have I done wrong? (Yes, I am new to Wiki...)
 Thanks,
 Kurt Schnakenberg email removed
    • I can see it at Medieval Scenarios and Recreations. Regarding the article, I'd suggest that you add two specific things to the introduction: some indication of the geographic focus of this organization (is it international, does it meet somewhere in America, etc.); and an assertion of the organization's notability (how many members, how long in existence, mentions in the press, importance in some specific country). Bovlb 18:17, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • You can find it by putting the title in the search box and pressing "go". TO have it in the search index takes some time as the search index needs to be compiled. You could help the page being found by linking to it from other relevant articles. - Mgm|(talk) 22:46, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    NEW non-FAQ question!!!

    I would like to know if the slogan "The free encyclopedia" refers to the fact that it is free i.e. free of charge, or free i.e. free for you to edit and contribute to it, or both! I ask because for many wikipedias in other languages, like spanish and portuguese, the slogan means strictly the second instance only! How accurate is this? Maybe this is clear enough or not? (Sorry in advance if this seems like a stupid question, but if you know spanish like me, you'd be annoyed by the slogan in the spanish wikipedia too!) Kreachure 17:56, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Just to pile on, "free" has two meanings in english - "gratis" (in the sense that it costs $0, 'free as in beer') and libre (unrestricted, 'free as in speech'). Wikipedia is free in both senses - wikipedia costs nothing to access or use, and Wikipedia is free (as in speech) because our copyright license allows people to reuse our content. →Raul654 18:51, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Kreature: I believe the second meaning is what is primarily intended. That is why the various translations use that meaning. So don't be annoyed; those translations are correct. It is true that the website Wikipedia.com provides Wikipedia content without charge. However, Wikipedia's license allows other sites to charge for the content (perhaps improved somehow), if they wish to do so. Therefore the first meaning is only semi-correct. — Nowhither 22:36, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    University of MIchigan's men's Glee Club page

    I am a member of the universtiy of Michigans mens glee club and we have transfered some info from our site to this one. It has blocked our page because of copy right issues, but we own the copy right. How do we take care of this?

    -Aquaman258 <e-mail removed>

    I'd recommend you put a small page on your original website (it doesn't have to be linked from anywhere) saying you agree to licence the content under the GFDL. Then leave a message on the talk page of the Wikipedia article, explaining that the info was posted by the copyright owner (yourselves), that you agree to licence the info under the GFDL, and including a link to that page on your original site. But be warned: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a free web host. So it's very likely your article(s) will be edited, merged, deleted, or otherwise interfered with in ways that you will have no control over. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 18:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    To enlarge on Finlay McWalter's posting: The GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License), which is Wikipedia's license, explicitly allows others to modify, re-distribute, and sell the licensed content. If you do not want people to do this with your content, then (1) do not post it on Wikipedia, and (2) do not put the GFDL notice on your page. On the other hand, if you don't mind this, then go ahead and place the notice on your page and put the content on Wikipedia. But understand that your article will be edited by others in ways you may not like.

    Also, this is a public website. Do not post your e-mail address here, unless you want every spammer in the galaxy to e-mail you.

    — Nowhither 22:41, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing

    There is a strange error/vandalism on the Hinduism page in the section under Murtis(icons). It seems like you can't edit it, but maybe someone can. --anon

    It's already been fixed. Thank you for pointing it out though. The edit link is to the right of the heading of the Murtis(icons) section. Dismas|(talk) 19:04, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Portal: Three Kingdoms and Portal: Second Age confusing Wikipedia?

    There are two Magic: The Gathering sets called Portal: Three Kingdoms and Portal: Second Age. Nis81 has done some work on them in the past... but the articles have vanished into some sort of Wikioblivion. Can someone please:

    1. Give us a good naming scheme for these two sets? The names, above, are correct, so it would be nice if they could remain. If not, they should be as close as possible.
    2. Recover Nis81's work, if possible?

    Thank you! --Ashenai 19:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Clarification: apparently, Portal: is a namespace. This is probably what caused the problem. Unfortunately, this knowledge brings me no closer to the solution. :) --Ashenai 21:34, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you all for your help! We went with Portal - Three Kingdoms, and Norvy's recreating the lost content. Cheers! :) --Ashenai 00:27, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Old content restored for Portal: Three Kingdoms. Brion could not find Portal: Second Age (if it's supposed to have been created by Nis81, it never existed). According to him, the problem was the space in the title. Next time, try Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). --cesarb 01:04, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    what is the genius for eggs?

    add no eggs.
    Original poster: The Help desk is for questions about Wikipedia. General/factual questions belong on Wikipedia's Reference desk. Also, your question makes no sense. Please restate it. — Nowhither 22:47, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    some more info to be added on the Megas XLR page

    Howdy :P I just noticed something that isn't listed on the Megas XLR page, The fact that the planet(i don't remember whether it is the home planet of the S-Force, or the killer robots), resembles Unicron from the Transformers series :D

    Change it then. -- Thorpe talk 21:48, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs changing, please feel free to make whatever changes you feel are needed. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit any article by simply following the Edit this page link. You don't even need to log in! (Although there are some reasons why you might like to...) The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use out the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. --cesarb 00:36, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Okay, I've added that to the page(I never know that could be done :O), So.. How would I remove this small topic from the help desk?

    Search engines

    I thought articles were shown up on search engines? I tried to find Friday Night with Jonathan Ross but no luck. I pasted the following address into the search box of Google: 

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_with_Jonathan_Ross

    This article was created in September 2004 so shouldn't it be indexed now? I know I have created some articles this year and they appear in search results. -- Thorpe talk 21:48, 23 September 2005 (UTC) [reply]

    Er. Maybe Google's servers hiccuped? It's there now.... TenOfAllTrades(talk) 22:05, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Google doesn't like URL searching too much, googling "site:en.wikipedia.org Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" shows it as the first result. -GregAsche (talk) 02:45, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    wikipedian profiles

    The other day I made a little profile for myself. I've never read anyone else's profile. Today I uploaded a little picture of myself to put on my profile. Is this a gross misuse of wikipedia's webspace, or just plain gross? (this is a multiple choice question.) Teknomage 22:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    By "profile" I assume you mean your user page? If so, then putting your picture there is a fine thing to do. Don't put it anywhere else, though. And be resigned to the fact that idiots throughout the known universe will do unspeakably horrible things with your picture. — Nowhither 22:44, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    To whom it may concern You are using a personal photpgraph of my gt.uncle on your Anthony M Ludovici page without my or my family's permission. Please have it taken off immediately and contact us as to who gave you the authority to copy it onto your site.We have had it taken off the Anthony M Ludovici site for the same reasons,and I presume that is where you copied it from. Thank you Caroline Ludovici Jones

    I assume you are refering to Image:Amludovici.jpg - the user who uploaded that image, User:Dionysus83, stated when uploading it that the photo is licensed under the GNU General Public License. (I have removed Caroline's email address, as per the instructions at the top of this page; I have also emailed a copy of this response.) -- AJR 23:25, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Please see Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation. Bovlb 00:30, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    It seems highly unlikely such a photo would ever be GPL so I've deleted it. There was also no source given, making it a speedy deletion candidate. Angela. 04:24, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    scanner

    Have a look at Wikipedia's scanner article, and click on the meaning that fits what you want to know. If that is not good enough, then post again, and this time ask a question. Also, you probably want to ask on the Reference desk; this page is for questions about Wikipedia. — Nowhither 07:52, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    There's some kind of interference—scanners are unable to penetrate the other ship's hull! Lt. Cmdr. Seeker 08:03, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    They might penetrate if you threw the scanners at the other ship really hard. — Nowhither 11:31, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    bozo the clown

    can you give me any info on when he was in windsor ontario

    Appropriate information on George W Bush and other controversial articles

    I just found out about Wikipedia. I checked it out for the first time, searching few topics of both personal and general public's interest. Most articles seem to be much better than regular encyclopedias. But I was pretty disappointed with the article on George W Bush. We all know that he is a controversial figure and the article is mostly anti-Bush. I stopped reading it after reading about his Management Style. It says that he visited his ranch in Texas 51 times a year. Information like that sounds more like a tabloid than a serious encyclopedia. I think Wikipedia has awesome potential, but I think the monitoring people can do a better job of distinguishing "appropriate information" on controversial articles.

    This page is almost constantly being edited, so it is likely you would see POV arguments and vandalism. If you think that there is information that doesn't belong in the article, then change it. Be bold! — Kjammer ⌂ 03:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    your site

    This is one of the most confusing and difficult web sites i have had the mispleasure to try and navigate. I was directed here to find a list of Region 2 DVD's that have Audio description. Immpossible.

    You have a title..."List DVD's With Audio Description" Click on it and it offers you a menu which includes Region 2 DVD's that have AD.

    Click on this and nothing.....

    Surely, if you have something decribed as "List" you should provide a "List" or am i being to simple???

    I got to your site by asking for DVD'S with AD and ADI who have previously supplied this list mow direct you to your site...what a waste of time?

    Because of Wikipedia's nature (as a preptual work-in-progress), not every linked article exists. Red links indicate that an article does not exist. →Raul654 09:23, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    we got error message say error connecting the first mix sorry try again later

    quary?

    If I wanna get a membership what i have to do?

    How do I sign in & make it work

    I have tried many times unsuccessfully to log in.

    Each time it fails. So I clicked the link to have a new passowrd sent.

    I use the new password & it staill fails. I do this a second time with a second password & get the same result.

    In case its one of those poorly coded sites that give us Netscape users grief, I try it all again with explorer & get the same result.

    I have Cookies enabled, I have gotten in before. So I would like to know if this is something new I am missing out on.

    I have even tried upper & lower case versoin of my user name.

    REgards 

        Dave Morris

    User - dmrh / Dmrh / DMRH E-mail - dmrh69@hotmail.com

    Francis Crick

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crick

    Can I bring this page to your urgent attention, it needs to be "reverted" asap? Some of its content has recently 'disapeared':

    1.5 Molecular Biology (part) 1.6 Views on Religion 1.7 Directed Panspermia 1.8 Neuroscience 1.9 Other Interests 2 Reactions to Crick and his Work 2.1 Religious Beliefs 2.2 Drug Use 3 References 4 Books about Francis Crick 5 See also 6 External links

    Please re-instate what is a truly excellant web page; thanks a lot,

    Martin Packer martin@packer34.freeserve.co.uk

    There was a lot of editing yesterday, but the content all seems to be there now. Perhaps you're seeing an older version cached in the system somewhere? Try reloading the page. Shimgray 13:36, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    Use in documentaries

    Hello,

    I am looking to use a section of wikipedia as a visual aid in a documentary. I understand the GNU Free Documentation License allows for free use of wikipedia articles in a written context, but what about a visual context, as in a no-budget independent documentary?

    For a specific example, I would like to use the section on Conditioning as an interviewee is discussing the impact of the mass media.

    Sincerely,

    Michael

    Yes, the GFDL lets you use content in any format. You should include a mention of the source, and I weould think A URL, visible on-screen when the page shows or near that time, and probably include one in the credits, too. DES (talk) 16:49, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    search page results summary

    the search results page only shows the topic and not any summary information. Why not? paul gatfield

    an essay on plastic free kalyan

    Offensive Material

    Whilst I was looking for a crossword answer I searched on "Lyric Poetry". The result is offensive. The correct content can only be viewed in edit mode.

    Your deletion process is far too complicated and there should be a much faster way of getting rid of such material.

    Otherwise I think Wikipedia is great and will continue to use it.

    Thanks, Anon

    The Lyric Poetry page was vandalized shortly before you viewed it. The vandalism was reverted less than a minute later by another user, apparently before you clicked the "edit" button. Seems like you were on the right path to fixing the vandalism yourself, but somebody else simply beat you to it! The change history for all articles can be viewed by clicking the "history" tab. -- Rick Block (talk) 15:32, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    That was very unfortunate timing on your part. I assume you refer to this edit of the article at Lyric poetry. That contained vandalism, which was reverted to the "proper" version within one minute. I think that's quite a fast way! By the way, if you ever find a page that has been vandalised, you can revert back yourself if you wish. -=# Amos E Wolfe talk #=- 15:26, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    oops!

    Just a quick note:

    I am a first-time user. Taking this awesome website out for a test drive.

    Boy, oh, boy, did I ever screw up!

    I have messed up an article on Ben Johnson...sorry. Have no idea how to correct my mistake.

    I am the proverbial father who tries to assemble a swingset without reading the instructions carefully...well, now that I have embarrassed myself, I will read the instruction manual carefully!

    Such an unbelievable website site, what a cool idea!

    Will share it with my students.

    Keep up the good work!

    Wayne Purcell

    Welcome to Wikipedia! I have corrected your mistake. In future, you can click on the "history" tab on the top of the page, click on the revision before the test (or, in future, vandalism), click "edit this page", put in an edit summary saying "revert vandalism" or something like that, and click save. Have fun being a Wikipedian! Hermione1980 15:25, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    ROMANS

    What did the romans do for us???

    variatation in the length of year with respect to distance between earth and sun ,and speed of earth ?

    variatation in the length of year
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