Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/Archive/2010/June

If a talk page has a comment requesting rationale for using an image, and the image has since been deleted, can the reference to it on the talk page be removed? Are there guidelines to that sort of thing?--Tuxhedoh (talk) 18:41, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Generally, we don't delete comments from talk pages, especially when the discussion is about past changes to the article. People who remember the old image may go to the talk page looking for where it went, so reference to it on the talk page should be left for people to be able to keep track of what happened. --Jayron32 19:18, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

I created my Wikipedia account on 090224. I have used it several times since then. I logged in and tried to upload an image of mine for the first time today and it stated that I was unauthorized. Thanks, HSSrWB (talk) 20:32, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

If you click on "my contributions" at the top right of this page, you'll see you have made three edits with this account, including this one. To be

WP:FFU for your image to be uploaded by another user. Karenjc

21:01, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

comment faire pour allez parciciper au concou rsde boite de cerealsugar crisp merci beaucoup —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.134.214.194 (talk) 11:29, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Pardon, je ne comprend pas le français. Le wikipédia francaise, c'est ici. Kayau Voting IS evil 11:44, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

The OP geolocates to Canada, which explains the French. S/he's asking how to enter a competition run by Sugar Crisp breakfast cereal, which is known as

Post Cereals, and they have an online enquiry form, but it's an English-language site. Vous pouvez adresser votre question au producteur de la céréale ici [2] mais c'est un site Internet de langue anglaise. Karenjc

20:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Category_talk:Toys_of_the_2010s has non useful content, is this considered vandalism? Should it be reverted? Tuxhedoh (talk) 14:46, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

It's not useful, so I've removed it. You could warn the IP about editing tests using {{

uw-test}}, as they may not have realized they were actually editing anything. TNXMan

14:50, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

That was my plan, although I wanted to make sure that reverting tests on Talk pages was a valid revert or not. Tuxhedoh (talk) 14:59, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

It's OK, as far as I'm aware, if it is clearly unconstructive (as this was). When in doubt though, I would leave it. TNXMan 15:13, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Dear Wikipedia,

Please give me proper directions on how yo upload articles or bibliography of some personalities that need to be acknowledged. I have known several actors who are very good actors yet are not being given proper credits to the industry. I want to make them well-known because if their great efforts and artistry.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely yours,

A-showbiz <redacted>—Preceding unsigned comment added by A-showbiz (talk • contribs) 04:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Please do not post your email address on Wikipedia, as these pages are highly visible. As for creating articles, please read

notability guideline for entertainers; if the actors you are thinking of have not yet earned recognition in independent reliable sources, they are unfortunately not yet ready for Wikipedia. Once they meet the guideline, you are welcome to create articles on them. Thank you, liquidluck✽talk

04:50, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

If they do meet the notability guidelines, users with accounts can create their own articles. It might be a good idea to create the article in your user space, so it doesn't get prematurely deleted.

Your first article may be helpful. Simeon24601 (talk)

19:01, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I would like a list of the audio books available from the top 25 current mystery/detective writersSherbertdog (talk) 14:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over three million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at

anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. TNXMan

14:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please

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Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan

15:41, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Sedgefield (talk) 22:50, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Most likely not. If we listed a link to every branch of the Red Cross (for example), the article would be nothing but links. Our external link policy is

in this section. TNXMan

23:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

what do i have to do to invite my friend into canada —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.27.29 (talk) 23:20, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --Mysdaao ^talk 00:20, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

my photo of a laurel pigeon (Columba junoniae) is now posted on the german Site (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorbeertaube).

The english wikipedia-Site of the "laurel pigeon" has no photo at all.

But I´dont know how to link my photo from the german site to the english (and spanish) wikipedia-Site.

Can anybody help me?

Please answer to my talk page (DrPhilippLehmann = User).

Bye, Philipp —Preceding unsigned comment added by DrPhilippLehmann (talk • contribs) 07:35, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

A given language Wikipedia will only display images hosted on that same Wikipedia, or on the Wikimedia commons. I see your image has been nominated to be moved to commons. Once that happens, you can display it on every Wikipedia. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:49, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

It appears to be showing up now on Commons at this page; this page explains how to embed Commons media in any language's Wikipedia. In short, you treat the image just as if it was stored in the local Wikipedia. So you would add the code [[File:Lorbeertaube15-01-2010.jpg|thumb|descriptive text]] to the Laurel pigeon page. If you'd prefer, I'm happy to do this for you. Gonzonoir (talk) 07:53, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Nice pic. I've gone ahead and added it to the article. -

talk

) 20:28, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

what is called health quotient? the definition and its application —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.198.81.13 (talk) 03:21, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Someguy1221 (talk) 05:32, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:54, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I am intending to provide a Japanese language version to an already existing article written in English. I've not been able to see any help on how to do this, and link the two articles together. Are you able to point me in the right direction?

Justinhollingworth (talk) 08:11, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Please go visit our Japanese project at ja.wikipedia.org, not here. You can click on the direct link here. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:41, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

As noted above, the article would be created at the separate Japanese Wikipedia. Linking the two articles together is simple. Once posted, you would place at the bottom of the Japanese article the code [[en:exact name of English Article]] and at the bottom of our article, [[Ja:exact name of Japanese Article]]. To provide a working example, see the bottom of the English article on Obi (sash), which has the code [[ja:帯]], and the Japanese article which has [[en:Obi (sash)]]. Each article will then link to the other in the language box on the left hand side of the page. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:11, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

That's great thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Justinhollingworth (talk • contribs) 01:54, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi - I'd like to know how copy & paste our Organisations logos onto our Wiki article (which is still a work in progress at the moment) Can someone provide me with an "idiots guide" on how to do this (I have them save in a word document). Many thanks 13:18, 17 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdehsjbc (talk • contribs)

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our
  picture tutorial
  for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable
  file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps. --Mysdaao ^talk
  13:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Lakshitha —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lakstudio (talk • contribs) 13:35, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

What is your question? --Orange Mike | Talk 13:42, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I can't find a WP article about the East Bay Green Corridor, although it is mentioned on the article for Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. I thought I would try to write up an article (my first!) but wanted to make sure it was a good topic before spending too much time on it. The EBGR has gotten extensive local press coverage (http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-06-27/business/17210690_1_uc-berkeley-green-industry-green-careers, http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/03/10/editorial2.html, http://oaklandlocal.com/article/east-bay-green-corridor-partnership-aims-lure-green-start-ups - a few examples among dozens of others), but I could only find one passing reference to it in the national press (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/us/21sfpolitics.html). Locally, it is an important initative, but is it WP:N? I am not trying to promote it; I have no affiliation with EBGR, other than as an interested local resident. I just want to contribute my first article to WP, and this initiative is something I have followed closely in the news. I would be sure to also include some WP:NPOV criticism of the project (such as http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2007-12-11/article/28674?headline=East-Bay-Green-Corridor-Industrial-Berkeley-s-Salvation-or-Road-to-Ruin-&status=301). Advice? Is this place to ask this kind of question, or is there a better place? Thanks for helping a n00b out! Tarastar42 (talk) 21:56, 17 June 2010 (UTC)Tarastar42

The Ballycottin Cross is an important 9th cent artefact artefact and I have added info and links about it to the Ballycotton Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballycotton

I would like to post a photolink on the page sourced from the British Museum who hold the item and hope this is doable and acceptable. I have not yet found how to do that and as I believe this item will IMO* have an increasingly important future as the second earliest indicator (after King Offa's slightly earlier coinage) of Islams 'presence' in the Northern Isles in the dark ages I would appreciate having my 1st efforts viewed by experienced eyes. Cordially Yours

naradaian ramsey

• Given numerous and increasing efforts to show Islam is long prooved to be at home in northern europe this artefact is cited very often by Islamic historians etc

Naradaian (talk) 12:48, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I felt the cross deserved a paragraph and heading of its own rather than being tagged onto the end of the lead paragraph, so I've moved it. I also rewrote it very slightly for tone and clarity - check the page to see what I have done. It was unsourced - I have found one useful source and added it quickly, but it does require a couple more I think. Will look further when I have time. Karenjc 16:29, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.170.90.6 (talk) 09:39, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Looks like you were trying to create an article, but this is not the place for it. Standard advice on article creation follows:

You will need to first

search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people

.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation. Karenjc

15:45, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Creaxion2 (talk • contribs) 17:57, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

It looks like you're trying to create an article. Here's some standard advice.

Before creating an article, please

search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people

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Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan

18:00, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

I'm hoping this is the appropriate place to make this request: I've created a draft of a new article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bcnelson/draftHLN and was hoping someone could review and comment on it, both the content and the formatting (or anything else for that matter). This is a bio of a living person, and while *I* certainly think it passes the notability standard, there is always a diversity of opinion. Bcnelson (talk) 07:42, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

The dedicated place to seek feedback on a new article is

WP:RFF, so I'd suggest you list your article there. From a brief readthrough I would say it's fairly near ready for publication, although the subject should be referred to by his surname rather than as "Harry" (per MOS), sources for some of the personal detail you've included are scarce, and it's a little chatty rather than encyclopaedic in places. More independent media coverage of this individual and his achievements, if it exists and can be cited, would help put his notability on firmer ground. Karenjc

15:54, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

I left some comments on the talk page for the article... I think I was maybe overly persnickety about my suggestions for in-line citations, but I also gave you some sources that will help with notability, like a great article from Popular Science 1979. If I was too critical of the sources, please chalk it up to newbie over-literalism. Is this your dad? He is awesome! Thanks for sharing about him. Tarastar42 (talk) 17:04, 18 June 2010 (UTC)Tarastar42

Thanks for the comments and the WP:RFF suggestion, and the extra sources; I was not aware of the Popular Science reference. Regarding the surname issue, his first name really actually is "Harry" (not e.g. Harold). I'll try to put more of the references in-line rather than just at the end. And yes, it is my father, so I admit it is a little suspect that I'm writing the article since I can hardly claim to be neutral, but I try. Bcnelson (talk) 17:18, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

I think that Karenjc meant that the article should refer to him as "Nelson" rather than "Harry", as in "In 1980, Nelson came across a copy of the chess program Cray Blitz written by Robert Hyatt." Makes it more encyclopedic that way. :-) Tarastar42 (talk) 17:31, 18 June 2010 (UTC)Tarastar42

That's exactly what I meant, Tarastar. The guidance on this is at

WP:LUC. Once this article is live, anyone and everyone can edit it and you don't have any special control over what's in it. Good luck. Karenjc

18:59, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Right. surname. (smacks self on forehead.) Don't know what I was thinking. I'll try to read through (more of) the Manual of Style tonight and make some changes. I appreciate the reminders about Conflict Of Interest and that I don't/won't have any special status or ownership of the article, but I was aware of that going in. I don't deny it is hard to write neutrally about one's own family, but at least I forced myself to leave out a great many amusing-but-totally-unverifiable anecdotes :-). Bcnelson (talk) 23:27, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Alright, I've made a number of changes to the draft. But as was rightly pointed out, this is the wrong place to discuss it. Please comment on it at either

'Warm Ride’, was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the [Bee Gees] during the 1977 [Saturday Nigh Fever] sessions sessions in [France] was recorded by [Rare Earth], [Graham Bonnet and [Andy Gibb]. The unfinished Bee Gees track was mixed and released on a reissue of [Bee Gees Greatest[ album in 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Byfinger (talk • contribs) 14:50, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

What do you want us to do about that? Kayau Voting IS evil 14:54, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

In the composer Arthur Berger's article, the link to his official Web site points to an outdated URL. The new URL for the composer Arthur Berger is http://www.arthurvberger.com

Please advise how to make this change. [If it is possible, I would be most grateful if someone at Wikipedia could do it for me.] RosalieC (talk) 16:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Fixed in [3] by clicking "Edit", changing the url, and clicking Save page. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:58, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Barpa and the surrounding villages have a population of around 15,000. More than 60% of these live below the poverty level. More than half of the population between the age group 5-15 years do not have any access to basic education.  Barpa and the surrounding villages have a population of around 15,000. More than 60% of these live below the poverty level. More than half of the population between the age group 5-15 years do not have any access to basic education.

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I'm trying to work out how to do this because some articles are very large and I only want to know of any changes in certain sections.

I'd like to know how I am able to do this.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poltek (talk • contribs) 00:02, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Can't be done. A fix for this (which requires a fundamental change to Wikipedia's discussion system) is going to come eventually. Someguy1221 (talk) 05:35, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

User Eekster seems to be jumping right to deletion of the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spellfury without going through the other steps listed in the deletion wiki "If the page can be improved, this should be solved through regular editing, rather than deletion." Can someone look at the page and make sure I have enough references that prove notability for the webseries "Spellfury" ? I'm pretty sure I have, still new on wiki :) Showzampa (talk) 17:19, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Here are some tips:

• If something's on YouTube, MySpace, Twitter, etc, they are not sources.
• A site that just dumps any random info inside doesn't prove the notability.
• Try using offline or foriegn language sources as usually nobody bothers to check them.
• News articles are powerful weapons. You've got to try them.
• By the way, this site is called Wikipedia,
  not wiki. A wiki is any website using wiki
  software; there are thousands of them.

Kayau Voting IS evil 13:46, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

How to download mpeg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.68.26.150 (talk) 11:58, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. TNXMan 12:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

My apologies if this is not the correct place to post this question. Under the article on Aspartame, I didn't see a source for the following statement: "Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., appointed a 5-person Scientific Commission to review the board of inquiry's decision. It soon became clear that the panel would uphold the ban by a 3-2 decision, but Hayes then installed a sixth member on the commission, and ~the vote became deadlocked. He then personally broke the tie in aspartame's favor." I reviewed sources 18,19, and 20 in the article to no avail. Please help.

```` ghostwheelinthemachine —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghostwheelinthemachine (talk • contribs) 19:37, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I would suggest you post this question on Talk:Aspartame. Best, Verbal chat 20:48, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

In response, The Talk/Aspartame page is closed/locked. I am new to this and could not see a way to post my request for a source. Please help. Ghostwheelinthemachine (talk) 21:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)--Ghostwheelinthemachine (talk) 21:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)Ghostwheel

User:Verbal has made the request for you. – ukexpat (talk) 21:20, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

The Garnet Spy is a conservative political commentary blog specializing in national security policies and South Carolina politics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charliespeight (talk • contribs) 06:49, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

See

WP:REQ to request for a new article. -Reconsider!

09:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi. I am in the middle of attempting to write my first article and have two questions about sources. One source is from a prominent magazine where I have the hard copy but there is no online version. Is it enough "proof" of the source to just list the magazine and issue date? My second question: A few sources are from prominent local news stations -- but the content is not up on those news sites. Instead, it is up on a company's site who grabbed that clip from the station site. It seems like that is still a very valid source since it's the same content. Is that correct? Thanks, Jeff Jbernfeld (talk) 22:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it's fine to cite something that doesn't exist online. I'm pretty sure the second is ok as well (maybe not necessarily linking to the company's copy of it, because that might count as a copyright violation, but given that it *was* recorded then it *is* verifiable). Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

I think you are right on both questions. The key issue is

verifiability. If the off-line references, either from the hard copies of the magazines or from the company's wesbite, can be cited sufficiently clearly that someone who is so minded can find the magazines in a library somewhere and verify the references, then it should be OK. – ukexpat (talk

) 18:44, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

I'm trying to find out some information on the contemporary composer Isabel McNeill Carley. Does anyone know her birthplace/ birthdate/ deathdate? 121.219.225.3 (talk) 09:55, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Entertainment reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:57, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

How do I get a new website, LincolnGrapevine.com onto wikipedia02:40, 24 June 2010 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.84.248.188 (talk)

Article Wizard

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IP, I don't understand what you mean by 'get' the website here. Is it a PD website whose contents you want to copy here? Do you want to write an article about the website? Or do you simply want us to link to your site? Thanks Kayau Voting IS evil 08:58, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Gunshot Straight are a 3 piece Rock n Roll band from Worthing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gunshotstraight99 (talk • contribs) 12:43, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

What do you want us to do about that? Kayau Voting IS evil 12:43, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Please see

WP:REQ. -Reconsider!

13:20, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Okay, so, I'm creating an article. I made this account specifically so I could write it. I've read a bit on here, and they suggest creating a subpage within your own user stuff to work on the article and then add it to the wiki. I get that, and I want to create one to experiment and work with the article i'm creating. I just dont really get how! ARG! The article that explains abot this sort of stuff is confusing, and i'm still very confused. Can someone walk me through how I can create one of my own user subpages? Thanks, R3m. R3m (talk) 20:01, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Sure. The easiest way is to tag on to your username, thusly - User:R3m/Sandbox. The link is red right now, but as soon as you add content there and save the page, it will be blue. You can replace "Sandbox" with a tentative article title or whatever you'd like. TNXMan 20:16, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi,

I want to submit an article about an old rock band I played in in the sixties. The reason I want to do that is not so much about self-promotion, as the band is long since gone. However, when I looked it up on line, there seems to have been another band that came along later with the same name. I have had several emails asking me the real story, so that's why I wanted to submit it. Many of the members of that band went on to become well-known musicians, which is why there seems to be some interest about all this. I have several newspaper articles that I can use as legitimate references, but since I was a member of the band, would this be considered a "conflict of interest" and, if so, can I get someone else to submit the article, or how might I get around that? I would like to somehow get accurate information onto the web regarding this band if there's a way to do that.

Thanks!

—Preceding unsigned comment added by RobMoitoza (talk • contribs) 20:13, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes that would be a

WP:RS. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk

) 20:20, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

And remember (this is a problem for some folks to comprehend): there is no rule that says that your sources have to be online sources. Articles from 1968 newspapers are often not available online; but there's nothing wrong with a

properly formatted citation to an actual hard-copy magazine, newspaper, book, etc. --Orange Mike | Talk

20:43, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Bangladesh Center works for all Bangladeshi as a Federal NGO, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia with departments and representatives in the USA, Australia, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Japan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zahidmurad (talk • contribs) 12:19, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

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4. Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article
5. Gather
   cite
   in the article
6. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
7. Use the
   Article Wizard
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8. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the
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   . Base the article on what the references say, rather than on what you know.
9. Once you believe that your draft meets Wikipedia's requirements, submit it for review by picking the "Submit your draft for review" button in the draft.
10. Be aware that many drafts are not accepted the first time, or even the second time they are submitted for review, for failing to adhere to our
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    before attempting to create new ones.

- ColinFine (talk) 17:48, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

How do you create boxes on the side Like on New Jersey Transit Rail Operations —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tech Teacher 101 (talk • contribs) 12:51, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Please see

Wikipedia:Infoboxes. Regards Kayau Voting IS evil

15:02, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

How can I avoid my page being deleted —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elder Daryl (talk • contribs) 18:23, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

If you read WP:Notability, and think you can prove why the subject of your article deserves a Wikipedia entry, then add {{hangon}} underneath the deletion template which has been placed on your page, stating that proof. If it doesn't meet the notability criteria, then it may well be deleted. Orphan Wiki 18:40, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo, Texas[4] is located at 1100 South Harrison Street. The architect of the building was Mont J. Green, who designed the building in the Tudor Revival architectural style. Materials used in the construction include concrete, limestone, ceramic tile, stained glass, stucco, and wood. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic places on November 13, 1991. <sup>[2][3]</sup> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fourbears2010 (talk • contribs) 21:58, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Following is some standard advice.

Before creating an article, please

search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people

.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan

14:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Dilshad Saju a.k.a Dillu [Mainly known by his nick name Dillu] is well known writer. he became world recognized from his major works like "Devil Wears Arman i" , "A Girl without a Rolex" , "Reckless life" , "rythm of heart" etc Dillu also produced a CID movie named "Where is Mr ashish Shaji? " and was a sleeper hit. grossed over 2 crores in the indian film markets. Still at the age of 19 , he is considered as one of the rising stars in the artistic world. with his non-conventional perspective of looking at things differently , he won the Teen choice award in 2008 as well as peoples choice award same year. Dillu has also got many cold critical responses for his religious views by traditional peoples.on one interview he mentioned " I don't want to be known under any religion Else, i Want to be known as a simple human being" One of the world famous Quotes are " Happiness is not just a state , it's a inner full-fulfillment" Noble prize winner Professor Arjun boney Described him as the "Thought of future":) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Extremepassion.dil (talk • contribs) 11:56, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Following is some standard advice.

Before creating an article, please

search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people

.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. TNXMan

14:26, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.203.149.20 (talk) 12:26, 27 June 2010 (UTC) 

It sounds like you are trying to create an article. Following is some standard advice.

You will need to first

search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people

.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see

Article Wizard is available to walk you through creating an article, but you will need to create an account to use it. if you don't wish to do so, you can submit a proposal for an article at Articles for Creation. TNXMan

14:25, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) This page is for asking questions and this isn't one but it sounds like you are suggesting text or a topic for an article. If so, a couple of things. What you have written does not suggest this person is

verifiability of the information, which requires providing reliable independent, already published sources treating the subject in detail, or the article request will not be acted upon.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk

) 14:29, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Regarding free images that are not used on any page in the Encyclopedia, nor are likely to be used in the foreseeable future: how does one deal with them? Insorak ♫ talk 15:13, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

You could consider either moving them to Commons, or listing them at

WP:FfD (see "orphan"). GiftigerWunsch [TALK]

15:33, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

"We want to make it VERY clear that FAIL Blog nor the Cheezburger Network had any involvement or knowledge of the Whitman campaign use of a screenshot of FAIL Blog. In fact, the screenshot portrayed in the video never existed because the Whitman campaign faked the content within the screenshot. FAIL Blog or the Cheezburger Network has never been involved in any endorsement of any candidate or political party and do not plan to do so.

This is a place for humor, a place to laugh, and to have light-hearted fun poking at each other and what we see in the world. The FAIL Blog community involves liberals, conservatives and everyone across the political spectrum. And we do not endorse the use of FAIL Blog’s image or any content on any of the Cheezburger sites for anyone’s political gain.

We demand a written apology from the Whitman campaign and the removal of the video.

Sincerely,

Ben Huh, Founder of the Cheezburger Network

P.S. Jerry Brown, you better not be thinking of using this image or post in your political ad either.[5]

The video can still be seen on Youtube. (link to Whitman's advertisement on Youtube)

Just click the undo button on XLink's revision in the history page. XLinkbot will not revert the same editor twice in a row on the same page. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:40, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Am trying to post an article about a local nonprofit organization. The information contained in the article is 100% factual, neutral, non-promotional, and verifiable. It is no different in nature from other Wikipedia entries about the World Wildlife Fund, YMCA, etc. I need specific reasons why this entry is being rejected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bridgesdvc (talk • contribs) 20:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

The article you were creating does not establish the

notability of the subject. Factual, neutral, non-promotional, and verifiable are all requirements for an article, but you missed "was the subject of non-trivial coverage from multiple, reliable, independent sources". Someguy1221 (talk

) 04:39, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

 –  – ukexpat (talk) 17:36, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello everybody. I have uploaded two images to wikicommons, and am now trying to include them in the robostrider article. The Robostrider_6-FIG2.jpg is as intended, but Robostrider_faceoff2.tif doesn't show up as a thumb image. What's my best option for includig a thumb of both images? Thanks, Robinh (talk) 20:09, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Answered at the Help desk: Wikipedia:Help desk#image thumb problem. – ukexpat (talk) 17:36, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Rain is Korean singer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.115.92.120 (talk) 08:03, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

OK. This page is for asking questions about using Wikipedia. TNXMan 11:40, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

I can't figure out how to insert the URL/text name using the format wiki provided. please advise.

shannon ATSOF (talk) 16:03, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

To insert a link to another article, encase the name within double brackets. Thus [[Philadelphia Eagles]] produces Philadelphia Eagles. To insert an external link, simply type the URL. Thus, http://philadelphiaeagles.com becomes a link. TNXMan 16:14, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello! I am used to editing minor stuff on Wikipedia such as typos, grammar, etc. I want to get into bigger and better stuff such as article creation. I am working on my user page to get used to certain editing features such as image addition and manipulation. Can someone take a look at my user page and tell me how i can get my userboxes underneath my infobox? I can't figure it out. Placement is my biggest problem so far with editing. Any good advice on how to work placement of pictures, boxes, etc? Thanks in advance!

Elementrider77 (talk) 15:25, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

I've awkwardly fixed your userpage (I'm sure there's a better solution out there) by using {{

Wikipedia:Layout#Images? They may be of assistance as well. TNXMan

15:38, 30 June 2010 (UTC)