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On abortion, bottommost, there is a rating bar. I've never seen it before on any other articles and when I clicked edit I can't see any codes behind it. Do you have any links to explanation for this (perhaps) new feature of Wikipedia? --Rattakorn c (talk) 01:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi
I spotted a glitch in the unit conversion script.
Eg in the page for Nikita krouchev, production values (section "agricultural policy"), the conversion ton / short ton produced a non natural value (1.074 E+8) for a number which should have been shown as 107,000,000 - or shown as "107 million" While I understand the scientific notation, 100 million is not a particularly large number, and showing it as 107 million is much more natural...
I corrected it manually by editing the text to remove the conversion and show the results in human readable form.
Cedric —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.50.128.34 (talk) 07:22, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
You have made Gordon browns page unable to be changed, this is wrong, a lot of the bad things he did need to be posted on this page so people can see how very useless he is.Please sort this asap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.190.52 (talk) 07:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
you have locked the page of Tony blair, this is WRONG, see to it that it can be edited, he was a very bad PM, people need to know more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.190.52 (talk) 08:07, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm trying to update a .jpg version of an image with an SVG version, but I can't overwrite the .jpg because the new file has an SVG extension. Is there a way to do this, or do I need to upload the SVG as a new file and delete the .jpg version. The file is [File:Orange_Bowl_2011.jpg] and is a nonfree logo. If you're able to answer this, could you drop a note on my talk page? Thanks for your time. JKBrooks85 (talk) 10:01, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
For logged in users who are browsing and reading articles, there should be an option to mark article as favorite. This will help save articles for future reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greatidea8 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Moved here from Wikipedia talk:Help desk -- John of Reading (talk) 11:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
To be brief, I added a link, another user removed it claiming it was spam, and when I left them a message explaining to them why it was not, a third member removed the message claiming it was vandalism.
is there any proceedure for dealing with or reporting harassment on wikipedia?
99.139.212.69 (talk) 07:57, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
the above unsigned comment posted by OnePt618, who has joined member Tbhotch in continuing to harass me, even when I tried to explain rationally to them why their beliefs that my link is spam are false.
99.139.212.69 (talk) 08:26, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello, everybody! I hope you are all doing well this fine day! I also suggest to the anonymous user that he or she dream up a good user name (funny if possible) and stay with us for a long time! I have left instructions on his or her user page on how to do so. Also a deep breath and a walk around the block does wonders. Sincerely, a friend to all, GeorgeLouis (talk) 17:08, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I don't like this edit toolbar and I would like to replace it with the original, good one. Thank you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 11:58, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
--68.194.124.188 (talk) 13:22, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I need to take a refresher course on sure trak / I live on L. I. N.Y.
James Farrell— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.124.188 (talk • contribs)
I've been accused by another user of disruptive editing. The page in question is fro CHBN-FM. User 117 Avenue has taken issue with my removal of the "competitors" paragraph within the article. In the edit summary I stated that competition is not germaine to what CHBN is. 117 Avenue's argument is that competition affects a radio station. Encyclopaedia's only explain the nature of something, not everything that can affect what that something is. Weather, acts of God and the ionosphere can affect a radio station too. 117 avenue has posted none of that in this article so the argument is inconsistent. Inside his profile you can see 117 avenue is a fan of a competing radio station but not listed as a fan of CHBN so the opinion in this case is in fact, biased. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hot4vegas (talk • contribs) 14:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
The web page address for Champlain College Lennoxville is incorrect, and I am unable to correct it (it appears in a box on the right hand side of the page). It reads www.lennox.champlaincollege.qc.ca but it was changed several years ago to www.crc-lennox.qc.ca. The old address still links to the new one, but this is for a definite time only. We would appreciate it someone could fix the error. Thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.236.4.254 (talk) 15:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm testing the waters with Wikipedia. My first attempt was denied because of copyright. Therefore I'm writing my own description.
Here's my problem.... I'm using the format for citing as described and it looks like this...
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_________ The Three Secrets of John XXIII The secret of everything is to let yourself be carried by the Lord and to carry the Lord<rev>Cahill, Thomas, (c) 2002,Pope John XXIII, Penguin Company, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY</rev> ------John XXIII at his coronation ____ However, when I preview the page, it does not create the footnote, but comes out like the following: The Three Secrets of John XXIII The secret of everything is to let yourself be carried by the Lord and to carry the Lord<rev>Cahill, Thomas, (c) 2002,Pope John XXIII, Penguin Company, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY</rev> The ==References== section looks like this: References[edit]__ |
What am I doing wrong?????
Help me please... jeff359w
I initiated a new article in Article Wizard on 12 February 2011 and entered the "new article content" title. I have been developing / editing and previewing the new article in Article Wizard for the last 5 days without any problems. Today (16 February 2011), I made some edits and upon going to preview, the "article content" title was missing and there was no information in the preview section. How can I restore the "article content" title and the preview feature? Thank-you. Mdonovcanmoore (talk) 15:40, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
hi. how do i generate a special page which lists all the user pages which i've created, which are subpages of my user page? I know there's a way to do this. also, how do I find this information in the help documentation? Couldn't find it. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:57, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
A graphic has disappeared from Marie Mattingly Meloney and has been replaced by a message stating "Error creating thumbnail: Cannot get metadata from TIFF". What to do? Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 18:09, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Uhh . . . if you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload, you will see that .tiff is listed as an acceptable format. If there has been a change, this page should also be changed. I hope that somebody reading this can take care of reconciling these conflicting instructions, because I wouldn't know where to begin. Sincerely, your friend, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:31, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
What happened to the new messages banner? It's blue now. When was this changed and where is the discussion? --T H F S W (T · C · E) 19:15, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
After a short hiatus where my edits were going through nicely, there appears to be a bug again in my article (User:Catchthedream/Issamar Ginzberg) -- and I can't revert this time. Help! Also, since I seem to be on here quite a lot lately, some feedback on the article is always nice if you have time :). Thanks. Catchthedream (talk) 19:29, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I assume this is part of the MediaWiki software update, and I see where I can get a few more things by hitting the arrow next to "Advanced", but where are the buttons for concealed comment and even more importantly for when I am on a laptop and don't have a tilde on the keyboard, for inserting a signature? I played with my settings under preferences and couldn't see how to get the old bar back. I am in MonoBook precisely because I don't like all the stuff Vector hides in places I can't find, or actively takes away; is there a fix in this case? Yngvadottir (talk) 20:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps this is not new, but I just noticed it on my login page. What is "Log me in globally"? Backspace (talk) 20:36, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Spent many many minutes searching about catagories... I tried to attach a catagory to a photo I uploaded, but could nowhere find a simple list of catagories. Lots and lots and lots and lots of pages about issues around catagories -- but no actual catagories, it seems.
Suggestion and request: A simple linear vector of high-level catagories that are currently defined. Then, maybe some click-down feature for sub-catagories, or whatever. But something, eh? I understand that there are likely lots of issues with catagories - but just do something simple, so if folks do useful effort on something, they can stick it somewhere that has some kind of catagorization. Otherwise, the whole effort is a useless waste of time, if people can't easily attach catagories to their upload efforts.
How do I just edit a spelling mistake in an uploaded file summary description? I made the edit, but the old version with the spelling mistake is not overwritten. Is this policy? As uploader/author, I assumed I could fix any spelling errors, but attempts to do this have failed.
Tech stuff and copyright issues. Look, I don't want to do anything bad, but I fear a lot of useful technical information that was common knowledge on many issues in the 1950's and 1960's is just being lost. I often seek the documents and technical schematics from certain obsolete products and designs, circa 1950's to 1970's. This info lives on low paper-quality engineering documents, that are often copyrighted by bankrupt and/or non- existant companies, or in rotting paper catalogues I would freely drop a bunch of my digital images, as public domain material, onto relavent Wikipedia articles, if allowed. I seek detailed guidelines on what I could upload. Been thru your notes on "What Wikipedia Is Not", and your image upload forms. An encyclopedic repository of technical schematics is needed. Patents expire after 17 years, but the US Patent Office has made its technical site *VERY* difficult to search and view - by plan, to protect US intellectual property, maybe? I have some technical material that will die when I do, if not placed successfully in the public domain. If a detailed technical article exists somewhere that indicates the limits of copyright restrictions. There is a "Greshams Law" happening to high-value data now. I seek to preserve, in the public domain, some valuable material, and seek specific, actionable guidelines. Thx for any info... - Rus. Rusfuture (talk) 20:56, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I am currently writing a novel and would like to include your sites with particular subjects/objects/people that you have photo on your web site. I have known these people or flown or worked with the aircraft. I am a retired USAF member. Examples would be General William V. McBride the Vice Chief of Staff, President Dwight Esinhower, Several Movie Stars, B-50, B-52, C130, MinuteMan Missiles and so forth. All I plan to do is add in to the book the web address when I get to the subject of the person/aircraft etc. It would certainly not cause you any harm and bring more people to your sites. People that buy my book when published on line would be able to just click the address on line and with a hard copy just type in the sites address on any computer tied to the internet, If they want to. What is your policy on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.19.195.64 (talk) 21:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I see everywhere about number of edits done or some number of edits to be done in order to autocofirmed etc.. Please could you clarify me how does this edits NUMBER is arrived or calculated? Are these edits count based on no. of edited lines, words etc. or one session of edit be considered as one edit made by a particular user?
Thank you! Kmkiran (talk) 21:32, 16 February 2011 (UTC)KM
By this afternoon i'm seeing some strange changes on layout. Since the change in may 2010, i've used monobook on my preferences (it is simplest to me to work), but the edit toolbar is changed. It shows a strange mixage of monobook and vector and for me is difficult to edit and, also, to patrol quickly. Sometimes it appears a big sky blue space below the toolbar and, some hours ago, the navbox templates showed a double "show/hide" keys. Also the picture galleries under <gallery> are strangely changed. I'm having the same problems on Commons, and over there the below toolbar is disappeared. I suppose it is not a vector problem, because sometimes i use vector when i edit on other Wikipedias (fr, de, es...): Today i've seen this strange changes also over there (fr, de, es...). I suppose it is a general technical problem (or else), because sometimes is appears the "offline" message. Is it the possibility to restore the previous situation? By now i'm having some difficulties and it seems to me that WP (from my pc) is running slowly than yesterday. Thanks a lot and regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 21:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I logged in today and the left bar is unusually shifted down (see screenshot). I'm using the monobook skin; is this recent MediaWiki updates (I noticed the new "Log me in globally" button on the login page and the "Deleted only" option in Special:Contributions or anything in my monobook.js (possibly the script labeled "Personal toolbox - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brian0918/monobook.js", which appears below the standard links on the left hand side) causing this? Goodvac (talk) 23:22, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I want a keyboard shortcut to show/hide the vertical strip along the left side of the Wikipedia page. Some people might call this "Full page view". It is the area that contains the Wikipedia logo, Main Page, Contents, and all the other links. (What is this area of the screen called, anyway? the quickbar?)
I actually hit something one day that did it, but (like The Lost Chord) I could never find it again. I use the Google Chrome browser on Windows XP. You can answer here or on my user page. Thanks so much.--Foobarnix (talk) 23:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)