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Not sure if I placed this request properly, but here goes: is there any page that lists articles on english WP with most Interwiki links? And if not, would it be possible to compile something like that? I think such list would be helpful for identifying popular subjects that are not necessarily listed in the List of articles every Wikipedia should have --Yerpo (talk) 18:12, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am a postgraduate student (and advocate of Wikipedia) doing research for a project at the Centre for Digital Library Research at Strathclyde University on Wikipedia/Web 2.0. With no technical expertise I am having trouble finding out the answer to the following question, so if anyone could help me it would be much appreciated!
Why, if I search for the string "gdl.cdlr" does this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daldowie
show up in the search results, but not this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maxton
?
As far as I can see, "gdl.cdlr" is part of what I call 'hidden text' behind the clickable link, and looking at the source code I see little difference; gdl.cdlr is not tagged as metadata; nor is it given as a keyword.
How does the Wikimedia search software work, and why am I am observing this effect?
Yours, Kathleen Menzies (email address removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.45.46 (talk) 07:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Any help at all would be appreciated.
This is a call out to all those who currently own, or know of someone who owns a fourth generation Plymouth Voyager or Grand Voyager with the rare Expresso grille badge. This is not the regular Plymouth blue & silver or grey & silver badge. This "Epresso badge" consists of two or three silver lines on a black circular background. This RARE grille badge has only been seen on the fourth generation Voyager/Grand Voyager. There are no documented photos on the internet. IF you own this vehicle or have digital photos of it, PLEASE upload them to wikipedia. thank you
P.S. IF I have uploaded this request on the wrong page, please forgive me and move it to its appropriate page. Thank you.
--Cdeboghorski (talk) 20:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
(removed leading spaces to change formatting to normal. --Kateshortforbob 21:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC))
Hey. I was just wondering if there are any sort of tools that will take a look at all of the references for an article and point out the redundancies. I guess I could bang out a PHP script to do it on my own, but if someone has already solved this problem, then I could save myself some work. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 06:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
If I upload an image based on another image (on Commons), what do I make the tag? I did a great deal of work with the image, zooming in on one particular part. I've seen the disclaimers on other images, but I forget where. What do I put as the template? Thanks, нмŵוτнτ 20:44, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Can someone give me a listing of the bars that appear on the top-right of a page when you log in and provide shortcuts to your settings/talk/watchlist/userpage/etc. My friend installed one on my account and I want to know what it is and how to remove or upgrade it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noobeditor (talk • contribs) 00:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Yes I asked a question about this matter, but I do kinda know that if I am to post my questions back there I might not get much attention ._.
Since there wasn't any comment by other editors, I just decided to split the article. My problem here now, is the naming convention. I did read WP:NC(S), but I still don't quite know which names to choose for the schools.
Eg. SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat (Batu Pahat High School). According to the disastrous article (IMO), its full name (official name) is Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Batu Pahat (SMKTBP), while when shortened is Sekolah Tinggi Batu Pahat (STBP), but "commonly referred" to as High School Batu Pahat (HSBP). However, in the Johor section, it is shown this way: SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat (Batu Pahat High School).
So what should I name it when I create "List of schools in Johor, Malaysia"? (Well I might as well get a minor cleanup for the article). SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat is the official name; High School Batu Pahat is its common name; Batu Pahat High School is in fact the correct grammar for its English name. — Yurei-eggtart 04:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I received an email from this address concerning an article. The email was asking to allow his website as a link into a Wiki article. Isn't Wikipedia.org an official email provider for the foundation? I'm so confused, because the "user" emailing me seems to not understand the basic Wikipedia policies. Can anyone acquire a Wikipedia.org email address? Sorry if this is the wrong place, or a stupid question, but it just seems strange to me. Thanks in advance. ←Gee♥Alice 00:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I assume wiki automatically deletes redirects like this and will figure out how to do it unless someone else who knows wants to do it asap. And I'm leaving User:Herorev who created it a message to delete as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bareback_Osama&diff=prev&oldid=185343827 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareback_Osama Carol Moore 14:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Carolmooredc {talk}
How do I post a URL that will appear as plain text, rather than be converted to a live link? Lou Sander (talk) 14:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Marcopolis (talk · contribs) seems uncommunicative and has gone from adding oversized images to articles, to completely replacing wikiformatting in articles with html formatting. I've asked him to use edit summary, made suggestions to him, and explained reverts in edit summaries, but he seems to plow forward undaunted. His edit here [1], leads me to believe his english is not fluent which could be part of the problem, but my french certainly isn't up to trying to converse with him in French. But these are unnecessary [2], [3], [4]. As well we had a repeated copyvio issue with him. He's contributing some great photos which might be useful. However I actually question his assertion that he's the copyright holder on this image (and others like it) Image:Seoulines.JPG. I'd rather not see him blocked, but I'm at a loss on how to handle him.--Crossmr (talk) 00:24, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Is there anyone who can block users on other Wikis? There's severe vandalism going on on Croatian Wikipedia right now and no one to stop it. If anyone could assist, it would be greatly appreciated. Rosier (talk) 06:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC) Link: http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posebno:Recentchanges -- Rosier (talk) 06:03, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Nobody on the English Wikipedia has any authority as such on any other Wikipedias. Corvus cornixtalk 06:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps there is someone not limited to English Wikipedia only, someone with wider authority? But thank you anyway, ignore my request. Goodbye. Rosier (talk) 06:35, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I was reading the Halter (horse show) article and was wondering if the part about presentation of halter horses in the USA was neutral? As I just recently started an account I'm not quite sure if I'm correct in my belief that it's not very neutral. I don't think that it could easily be proved that in the exhibitors in the US are more fond of grooming items than the rest of the world. Am I correct or not?SunshineStateOfMind (talk) 23:25, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you so much, I will go to the page and bring it up with the editors there. SunshineStateOfMind (talk) 23:37, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm trying to find out if there's an article-oriented version of Wikipedia:Long term abuse (which is for users). The article "loose cannon" has this perennial problem with people popping in and adding something like "John Smith is a notable example of a loose cannon.". It's not just one editor, and it's too infrequent for temporary protection to be of much help, but some sort of "global watchlist" for vandalism patrollers would be a good place to list it, I think. Have I missed such a page anywhere? --tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 07:33, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm havinag a problem with my user page...
I'm trying to put a bunch of userboxes on it in grouped boxes, but when I put this in only the Muslim userbox stays inside the box. The rest sit outside it.
Themagicmanfromtrent (talk) 06:08, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Beliefs
User:CL8/Userboxes/Palestine
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Hi all. Experienced editors are needed to assist in answering posts at Requests for feedback, it's been getting a bit neglected for a few weeks. Thanks! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 20:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Are the unlinked links provided in Dexter Lehtinen valid references? In my opinion, the original editor needs to provide links. The supposed references provided are pretty worthless, as far as I am concerned. Corvus cornixtalk 05:58, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
This has been resolved. Corvus cornixtalk 06:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
It's no longer resolved. Corvus cornixtalk 07:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I am trying to find out why my page "Australian Cinematographers Society" was deleted.
I am the Societies webmaster and posted our generic information from our website, into wikipedia (to link with some of our more high profile members), just like other cinematographer soicieies around the world and now I log on this morning and its been deleted 19:38, 28 January 2008 Woody (Talk | contribs) deleted "Australian Cinematographers Society" (CSD G12: Blatant copyright infringement)
I ask this be reconsidered and reinstated...
I was about to update it with more information about the society as we approach our 50 year celebtations
Austcine (talk) 21:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
This user seems to have been involved in some discussions with other users about a couple of websites which have since been blocked by the spam filter. As a result, it is now impossible to post on his talk page. The message that comes up says to remove the links, but seeing as it is a user talk page, this would be inappropriate. Could somebody please take a look at it, as I need to give him some information about a WikiProject that he is a member of. --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 22:25, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
I would like to introduce the following text as a new article to Wikipedia. I'm the author of this text, which is from my homepage www.dunkelyoga.com.
Manuprobst (talk) 22:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Manuela
Tibetan Night Yoga
Since times unremembered, darkness therapy, also known as nocturnal yoga, has been practiced by all ethnic groups. In particular, in Tibet the yogis have spent many weeks in dark caves in order to reach a state of deep meditation, known as Samadhi. Darkness therapy constitutes one of the most powerful means of finding oneself, and in this way, also for curing corporal, psychological, mental, and even spiritual illnesses.
During this therapy, one spends a determined time in absolute darkness. This period may be from just a few days up to several weeks. The procedure can be considered, in general terms, “sensory deprivation”.
In recent years scientific studies have been carried out regarding darkness therapy, which have shown beneficial results for many illnesses, such as depression, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, asthma, headaches, and other chronic illnesses. It is believed to be melatonin, which is released in great quantities, that induces a general detoxification and rejuvenation of the entire organism.
In general terms, three different stages in the experience can be identified. During the first stage, which can last until the second day, the absence of all forms of external stimulus can cause an almost unbearable mix of thoughts and emotions. Fear and boredom alternate. During the first 24 hours, in particular, this unsupportable mix of boredom, abandonment and loneliness can generate a temptation to abandon the experiment, especially if it is the first time.
During the second day, one becomes calmer and the first experiences of extrasensory perceptions may occur. In this second stage one looses bodily senses. The mental uneasiness and ego also decrease. One enters into a daydream like state. The aura of all animate and inanimate objects becomes visible. From this comes the denomination “Yoga of the internal light”. With the increase in the perception of vital energy, all thoughts and feelings become stronger.
In the third stage one looses more and more thoughts and feelings, and reaches ever longer periods of perception of total emptiness, which means everything. One begins to sense the “thunder of silence”, the revelation of the past and the future, and above all experiences of incomparable light, universal love, intense feelings of life and universal wisdom.
In this stage it is possible to spontaneously heal all types of corporal, psychological and spiritual illnesses. Encounter the nucleus of personality and then the authentic purpose and programme of life. Develop the capability of spiritual healing. Sharpen and broaden all feelings: feel by clair-sentience (extrasensory perception by touch), hear by clair-audience (extrasensory perception through the ear) and see by clair-voyance (extrasensory perception through the eyes). This extrasensory perception of the different senses can usually be maintained for a certain time after leaving the darkness, and can later be integrated into daily life.
So as to intensify the described experiences, it is recommended to combine the darkness therapy with a fasting of water, or at least with a strict diet of fresh tropical fruits, such as fresh coco water.
Question moved and answered here: Wikipedia:Graphic_Lab/Images_to_improve#SVG_help Felsir (talk) 15:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi there -
There is a topic that I have posted about and have been told that my information is incorrect when I know it is correct. And therefore it has been removed.
How do I go about correcting this and getting help with this?
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marnad1963 (talk • contribs) 17:34, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Could someone who knows how to reformat Wikipedia:WikiProject User Page Help/Help Desk to make the table of contents more userfriendly and easier to edit? MBisanz talk 04:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
How do I align all the arrows to the right on User:Billscottbob/User Page Draft. The template for the boxes can be found at User:Billscottbob/bluebox. Thanks. —Preceding comment was added at 05:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I've added a locator map to ((Infobox_Paris_metro)). However, while the map works fine, I've had a terrible time getting it to center in the infobox. If I can center it, then I lose the coordinates (which is OK...but would require digging through all 250 odd Paris Metro articles and getting new coords...which would be difficult because they would then not match the French wikis coords). Anyway, any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated because....well....I'm going insane ;) Thanks! Lazulilasher (talk) 15:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I know trivia sections are discouraged now, so I'm trying to integrate these two bits of trivia from Urban Assault into the main article. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! —shoecream 04:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Searching Google for "regexp" gives me this page of hits.
The first hit is a link to WP, but there's a typo.
A Wikipedia articele on regular expressions with an informal discussion, a formal definition and examples.
Where does Google get that text from, and how can I repair it? Dan Beale-Cocks 18:24, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
They have a form to submit corrections, I've sent one in. —Random832 16:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Aren't off topic discussions supposed to be deleted? There is a problem here: Talk:List_of_Virtual_Console_games_(North_America)#January_28. The discussion is off topic, and a user keeps re-adding the off topic posts. As he stated on the talk page: There is nothing wrong with a little side discussion. If you want to complain about side discussion, then this whole section needs to be removed, since it does not affect the article. Indeed it's completely off topic, as every week someone just says "this will be coming out" before it actually does. It's speculation at best, and shouldn't be on the talk page period. People are making claims about a site being a reliable source, however not once (that I've seen) does that information get added to the article early. It seems to me that they know it's not a decent source, yet they refuse to move the discussions to their talk pages or a message board. To sum it all up: several editors seem to be abusing the talk page just for general discussion on the subject itself. RobJ1981 (talk) 19:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
You can add yourself to that list of editors; you, me, and a few other editors have shot down their source (a message board post) because we typically don't accept that as verifiable information (even despite the fact that the source has been 100% correct so far). However, you can't complain that they refuse to use the source when you, I, and others have have all stated that it is not a reliable source. Second, source reliability and off-topic discussions on talk pages are two different issues, and the issue that some users have taken with your deletions is that you're deleting a discussion that relevant to the article itself (what will be released on what date). Despite the fact that you have stated that these subjects are off-topic, you still participate in them and then scold other users for doing so as well. Blanking out an entire section when it contains information pertaining to the article is simply unacceptable, and edit-warring to keep it out is unacceptable as well; even when I agreed that the off-topic discussion didn't belong and removed only what was OT, you still wanted to remove article-relevant information, and did so. Considering that you have also participated in these "off-topic" discussions about what is about to come out and whether or not the source is reliable, you can't say that you're not guilty as well if these subjects are truly "off-topic". PeanutCheeseBar (talk) 14:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
These instructions were commented out text in an article about a list of characters on a tv show. Is this standard form or a template from somewhere?
<!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". -->
MBisanz talk 19:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I just came across this article, Mark II pump, and I'm not sure what to do with it. It's basically a direct copy of http://www.unicef.org/sowc96/hpump.htm, but because the page lists it as a reference it's technically not a copyvio. I'm leaning towards AfD to remove the page for being a blatant copy, but maybe the topic is notable enough to just require heavy rewrites. Could someone else take a look at this and give an opinion? Thanks. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 04:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I have depopulated Category:Architecture and engineering occupations and was under the impression that it would delete itself after a few quiet days. It is still there. How can I delete it? BrainyBabe (talk) 11:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm trying to make a sig for my first time and I'm having a little bit of trouble. If you go look at User:Icestorm815/sandbox, I want my sig to look like the first line, but when I try and put it in as a raw signature, I keep getting an html error. Help would be greatly appreciated! Icestorm815 (talk) 02:06, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Could somebody please help me sort this out. (Instructions on page). Thanks! --omtay38 05:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
There is a deletion notice on an image in use on Scientific method, I believe incorrectly. Can someone with access to the Commons update the provenance in Wikimedia commons, it comes from an old Iraqi 10000 Dinar note. --Ancheta Wis (talk) 07:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Valerie Breedt (talk) 11:19, 6 February 2008 (UTC)My son married a very pregnant girl and adopted her baby as his own. We all love the child very much and she is very spoilt by us, as she is our first grand child. A boy has also since be born.
Our daughter-in-law has since given us all the hell one could not hope for (flared up by the assistance of her parents). She is now calling for divorce with the most sickning reasons unheard of, nevertheless, we have to carry on.
My question is, the first born - the little that is not our son's biological child, has the most beautiful blue eyes. The mother (our daughter-in-law), has true brown and the man she claims to be the father, also has true brown eyes. Can this be so? Can a child have such lovely blue eyes, when both parents have prominent brown eyes?
(this is the first time I am making use of this service, please if I posted it on the wrong page, would you forward it for me and advise me how to do this in future. Thanks)
Our article at Jason Dolley is basically the same as what's at http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/profile/jason-dolley.htm, but I can't tell who's copying from whom. Our article appears to have had the information on it prior to July 7, 2007, which the Wayback Machine says was when the article at whosdatedwho got updated, but they only have one copy of that article at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/profile/jason-dolley.htm and that doesn't have this material in it. The "rock n roll fanatic" edit was added with this edit over a year ago. What's our option? Corvus cornixtalk 06:53, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Specifically this one: Smooth jazz. There are a large number of issues with the article, and just today, another editor found another two that he/she felt they could not be confident to deal with themselves. The article has a wide range of issues that I noted with first Wikipedia:Cleanup and the (not dead) Wikipedia:Cleanup Taskforce. Specifically issues dealing with reliable sources and verifiability, as well as neutral point of view (in particular the radio section which at one time became a magnet for spam links - WP:NOT#DIR and WP:EL), original research and peacock terms. The editor this morning added two more tags, another for original research and one for weasel words, with an edit summary of a "blatant WP:ATT vio".
The only thing that stops me hauling it to articles for deletion is that it is a notable and worldwide major subgenre of jazz, with significant press coverage and dedicated radio stations broadcast terrestrially, via cable, satellite and the Internet across the world. That and the fact that I listen to the genre daily!
Every post in the talk page talks of major cleanup of the article and I suggested the whole article should be rewritten from scratch, considering many of the issues and differences in opinion, reference finding and citations would be needed for everything written in the rewritten article. However, no-one has given consensus and no-one seems to be bold enough to cleanup the article, maybe because of the uphill task of doing so. I started citing and removing things from the opening paragraph but just gave up after that, and I have never gained the energy or determination to tackle it since.
Does anyone know if there is a way that the article could be treated considering the above issues? Thanks in advance. --tgheretford (talk) 20:56, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Watchlist - Is there a way to automatically watch every page you look at, not just edit. Alexsanderson83 (talk) 07:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Maybe a bot can help. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn(Talk|Contribs|Log) 15:52, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
User:Jojit fb did put a otheruses-template on top of the page FAMAS (which is about the french rifle "Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne"), in order to link to the article Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which is referred to as FAMAS as well. This link was removed by another user, who explained on the talk page, that this link does not belong there (according to WP:NOT as he said). The reason he named was, that the other meaning is obscure and most people who type in "FAMAS" seek the rifle, not the film organisation. Is that true? And if yes: what is the otheruses-template good for anyway?--79.212.239.47 (talk) 00:21, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello!
I have a bit of a basic problem with the java script I have; I was trying to use addOnloadHook( function() where I append text upon clicking on a certain tool bar button, and it did not work. I have tried to look at friendly's welcome script but it had too many parameters I did not need. I am novice at java script to say the least, and I would appreciate if someone could help me with this-perhaps providing the script needed if it was short :)- I know this should be simple enough, and I am quite sure that I have nothing wrong with the procedure (bypassing cache, importing scripts from their locations, monobook.js, etc.) so the problem must be with the script I wrote. Thanks
Λua∫Wise (Operibus anteire) 15:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
This a request for suggestions on how to proceed, not a request for intervention or review. I've been a registered Wikipedian since 2004, and have run across all sorts of difficult situations in the past four years, but I'm now stumped... For the last year or so I've witnessed a particular editor repeatedly attempt to push a particular agenda. I've seen him (her?) repeatedly attempt to scrub criticism and negative information from all articles related to a particular right-leaning media outlet. This is often done by misrepresenting policy, or more often than not just repeating the same (broken / rejected) points until no one has the patience to continue trying to explain things to him... literally the "wear them down till they stop caring" (I'm serious). I could compile a list (with diffs) of dozens of instances of this behaviour, and I just don't know what to do. Each little bit of minutae goes on for so long that most editors won't even take the time to read the kilobytes (literally) of back-and-forth, and the long term pattern is only evident to those who are patient and consistant enough to witness it. It's not a simple content dispute (though I can reference dozens) because it spreads across multiple articles, and I can't say that he's broken any particular rules (other than some personal attacks and incivility) enough to warrant administrative action. Usually it ends up such that editors not familiar with his pattern/history try to treat it as a simple content dispute, or attempt to try and relegate it to a singular issue (instead of taking a more macro view). I know I'm not being as clear as I could be, and I request editors who have made it this far to read this thread with a (mostly) uninvolved editor to help more clearly explain what I mean. I'm not sure what to do, and I need some help on how to proceed. Any suggestions welcome; I'll be glad to be more specific/particular if anyone wants more info (just leave me a message on my talk page). Thanks in advance! /Blaxthos ( t / c ) 09:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
The Portal:Rapid transit is in decay, and it's founder, User:Selmo, is not around. Can I just assume responsibility for it, or should I ask somewhere, or email Selmo, or what? Note: I am not new to Wikipedia, and I am a long-standing member of the trains wikiproject.--MrFishGo Fish 18:14, 11 February 2008 (UTC)