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September 18

pleasant hill tn

Misplaced Pages I found a problem with your statement on how the town and school of pleasant hill was started. My great great great great great great grandfather moved from New York to pleasant hill and started the hole community with his family. I know this because my grand father told me it has been passed down my family for a long time.

thank you , Bailey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.55.125.127 (talk) 00:42, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but that information can not be published on Misplaced Pages unless you can find a source other than your grandfather, such as maybe in a book or on a website. Once you do find that information, you can add it to Misplaced Pages on the appropriate page. To add a reference, add the text "<ref>", then the name of where you found your information right after the information, then the text "</ref>" pluma Ø 01:03, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Just signed up and cannot edit. There is no save or view listed.

Eroc Clapton's name is Clapp. I do not think I will both with Misplaced Pages anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dawei4321 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I guess you refer to Eric Clapton but I'm not sure what your concern is. The article says:

"Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband, Jack Clapp, who was stepfather to Patricia Clapton and her brother Adrian, believing they were his parents and that his mother was actually his older sister. The similarity in surnames gave rise to the erroneous belief that Clapton's real surname is Clapp (Reginald Cecil Clapton was the name of Rose's first husband, Eric Clapton's maternal grandfather)."

You should be able to edit the article by clicking the edit links. There is a glitch where unregistered users sometimes see a "View source" tab instead of "Edit" on unprotected pages, and then they have no section edit links. If this happens then you can click the "View source" tab and should be able to edit the whole page. Or you can add ?action=purge to the url and may fix the page so it gets edit links. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:16, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Downloading Images

Would I get banned/blocked if I ran script that would fetch 800 px wide scaled down image version from image table (imported from dumps/images.sql.gz) at rate 1 per 2 seconds until finished for some 700,000 images (would take around 3 weeks). It would be non-intensive non-parallel one-time crawl. Do I need bot account for it or does it qualify as reason to get banned ? Gzilirion (talk) 04:52, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Is this wrong place to ask these kind of questions ? Gzilirion (talk) 12:18, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I suspect this would swamp the servers that do the image scaling; I suggest you ask the experts at Village pump (technical). You will need to watch out for the legal/copyright issues mentioned at Misplaced Pages:Database download#Where are images and uploaded files. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:19, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

The birthdate of Dr Vikram Sarabhai

The birthdate of Dr Vikram Sarabhai is 12th Aug 1919. It is incorrectly mentioned as 29th Aug, in[REDACTED] page. When I tried to correct, it says myu input is incorrect. Please correct the information & help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.204.162.185 (talk) 05:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

You seem to be correct. I have found no source outisde Misplaced Pages to support the 29th. I changed the date of birth and added external links to support this date. Thank you for noticing. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 06:26, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for trying to correct the article. Your edit was probably reverted because it only changed one of the three occurrences of the date and gave no reference or edit summary. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:45, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

nfl championship

it has the Cleveland browns over the Minnesota vikings in the nfl championship game 1969 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.92.70.237 (talk) 06:59, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Which article? List of NFL champions and History of National Football League Championship have Kansas City Chiefs. - David Biddulph (talk) 07:52, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Funny issue with bar box

I was fixing the dimension of an info boxes inserted by another user and, after fixing few of those, I came across Domakonda. I even copied the format lines (as far as I could understand them) from Khammam and paste them in the other article and still got the same issue. I thought it could be because of that piece of reference down at the bottom of the article but I'm not sure. Has anyone an explanation? Thanks in advance! --Dia^ (talk) 10:55, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

It seems has already been fixed by another editor. --Dia^ (talk) 11:02, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Yeah sorry, I fixed it. The issue was a bad wikilnk within the template. Wasn't able to post here as I had a surprise visit from my mother. Followed by shopping. Then work. Яehevkor ✉ 15:45, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Searching all revisions

Is it possible to search all revisions of a page at once? For pages with tons of edits, it's incredibly difficult to find out whether a particular word or string of words was included in the article at any time. Technically, it should be possible to search all past revisions e.g. by having a bot crawl through the page history and search all revisions one by one. But such a tool doesn't exist anywhere, or does it? --213.196.219.128 (talk) 12:32, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Page histories are not stored by a search index so there are limitations but see Help:Page history#Searching and exporting histories. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:22, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

how to put a video on Facebook

All I want to do is post the Martina McBride song or video of teenage daughters –– — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.254.16.5 (talk) 13:19, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried the Computing section of Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Misplaced Pages. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:23, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Text formatting

How can I achieve, that at User:Toshio Yamaguchi/Template:OEIS logo the letters IS sit directly under the letters OE? The appearance I want to achieve is one similar to that in File:OEISicon.svg. Thus more specifically I want to achieve that the space between the two lines OE and IS be removed, ie they sit directly on top of each other. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 13:35, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Here is an attempt which works inline: OE
IS A000001. I don't know how stable it is in different browsers and contexts. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:53, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I will propose this at Template talk:OEIS#Look with icon. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:01, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Email change and password reset

Hi,

I don't have access to the email address I used when creating my account (I've left the organization). I don't remember my password. How to I go about resetting my password and/or change the email address associated with this account?

MebSter ( used to be ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.162.162.65 (talk) 13:55, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

You can't (afaik) but you can get the username back by filing for usurption at WP:USURP. Jarkeld (talk) 13:58, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I have removed both the old and new email addresses to deter spam -- John of Reading (talk) 14:08, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

login

I can no longer login from the email url that I'd saved. No idea how to login and access my article. Help!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.6.32 (talk • contribs)

Does anything at Help:Logging in help you? You can still edit without logging in if you wish. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:24, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Broken pronunciation link

While attempting to listen to the pronunciation of the word "Certiorari" on that words respective page, I noted that the link for the pronunciation was not in working order.

Thank you, Ty Lulz58aLulz58a (talk) 14:54, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

There is no sound file associated with this word, so unfortunately there is nothing to fix. Jarkeld (talk) 15:34, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, when the page was converted to using the {{IPAc-en}} template at this diff, the wrong code was used which indicated there was an audio file with the

weird adress popping up in user talk and watchlist.

HEy there.After I login and try to go to my watchlist, a box containing http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=watchlist&wllimit=1&wldir=older&format=xml&wlprop=comment%7Cids%7Ctitle%7Cuser pops up with an ok message. This also pops up sometimes in the[REDACTED] and help namespaces. any explanations? Buggie111 (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

No, but you could try commenting out the scripts from User:Buggie111/monobook.js to see if that fixes it; if it does then put them back one at a time to see which one is responsible. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:24, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Problems with downloading a file

I want to download File:OEISicon.svg from Commons because I want to alter it and upload it as a new version, but somehow I can't figure out how to do this. When I click on the 'Download' link at commons, a Window titled "Download this file" pops up, containing the following:

Page URL: http://commons.wikimedia.org/File:OEISicon.svg

File URL: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/OEISicon.svg

Attribution: By Lipedia (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

Download image file: 75px | 100px | 120px | 240px | 500px | 640px | 800px | 1024px | Full resolution

When I click one of the choices, eg. full resolution, I am taken to another url, in this case http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/OEISicon.svg. What exactly am I doing wrong? I am using Safari 5.1 on Windows 7 if that helps. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:17, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't have Safari installed, but I suggest that when you get to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/OEISicon.svg, you should right click and look for an option to "Save page as..." or "Save file as..." -- John of Reading (talk) 16:27, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

You download an SVG image by clicking directly on the image, and than your right mouse button should lead you to something like "save this page". But please let me do that, and let me do it later, after some other people have commented. There is no hurry. Lipedia (talk) 16:28, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

First, I think you should not delete other peoples comments as you did with that by John of Reading.

Second, thanks for the answer, this works.

Third, I will wait and let other people comment before taking any further action. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 16:39, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Pictures Problem

Hi. I've been recently adding images, and there's this problem that keeps occurring. Text keeps appearing around the image. It always has "Frameless|alt" there. You can find the problems on these articles: Hi-5 (American band), Alexa Goddard, Kimee Balmilero, and China Anne McClain. Thanks for your help! Pinkstrawberry02 (talk) 16:54, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Fixed, you don't need the "File" wiki markup in the info boxes, just put the raw file name in there and the template will do the rest. Яehevkor ✉ 17:04, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Post deleted - question the decision.

The article Anthony 'Macca' McNally was deleted yesterday. It was only written yesterday. The citings needed editing but the official reason for the deletion was that the person was not notable. In the article it states that the person is a former England u-20 rugby player who played for a Premiership team. It also states he is still playing rugby for a legitimate rugby club not in the Premiership. This information is just as useful and valid as information about a soccer player in a lower league team of which this information is in abundance. If you can have info about soccer players then you can have info about rugby players. Rugby might not be a big sport in the administrators home country but it is certainly a big enough sport in England. Although still playing the featured player has had a longer and more successful career than many other featured sports players. I ask you to reinstate the article or provide better reasons for deletion. Mistersymbol (talk) 18:38, 18 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mistersymbol (talk • contribs) 18:34, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Anthony 'Macca' McNally (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I see from the deletion log that the article was deleted by Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) with the comment "(A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content)". I've left a message at User talk:Jimfbleak pointing to your question here. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure why this is a more appropriate forum than my talk page, but so be it. I deleted this article because there was no evidence of notability, the only reference was to a message board which didn't support the text, and the language was spammy with lots of unsupported claims. He played well... is known as a team player and communicator with a winning mind-set... He is more notable as a rugby union player... playing and training with the Bees - and enjoying playing rugby again.

I don't watch this page, so I won't be posting here again, but if the consensus is to restore, I won't object.

Thanks to John for letting me know about this discussion Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:54, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I would like to ask for another administrator not connected in any way to Jimfbleak to look at the article. There may be a conflict of interest as there is a point in the article about a match against Bedford which is only a few minutes from the location of Reading. Also I question if the administrator is knowledgeable of the sport of rugby to submit comments about what is factual information. Does he think only celebrities are allowed on Misplaced Pages or only celebrities play rugby? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mistersymbol (talk • contribs) 21:25, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Onus is on you to show us notability, not the administrator who deleted it. And, to be blunt, demanding another admin tends to fail every time. —Jeremy v^_^v 21:28, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Jeremy I thought so - I have asked him to look at it. My guess is if I had just put the words a current lower league rugby union player it would have been different. Its still not clear yet. Also the point that he is more notable as a rugby union player wasn't meant to be taken as he is a famous rugby union player it means he is known more as a rugby union than rugby league player.

I will be able to provide further references. Also in reply to the next comment the references although not cited using correct[REDACTED] brackets is from reliable sources - the offical club website and area newspaper - this should have been noticed. It also shows the person listed as a player at the clubs and therefore important to acknowledge. Also the spam like content is an opinion not spam and can be deleted. I would still like you to consider reinstatement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mistersymbol (talk • contribs) 21:33, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Ninety

If an 80 year old is an octogenarian, what is a 90 year old? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.181.197.215 (talk) 18:37, 18 September 2011 (UTC) Septogenarian? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mistersymbol (talk • contribs) 18:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Questions like this should really be posted to the reference desk (in this case I would say language desk, or perhaps humanities), however Ageing#Dividing the lifespan has the answer--Jac16888 18:44, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Diego Garcia

when further reading is listed at the end of an article, I am specifically interested in Diego Garcia, there is no indication that the reading compliments the article or refutes it. An example would be to include in the aformentioned article's further reading list the book 'A Lesser Dependency' by Peter Benson, which gives details of the British Government stating that the island was uninhabited, when in fact the inhabitants had been removed by force. Should there maybe be a more balanced reading list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.32.179.207 (talk) 19:32, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Diego Garcia (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I suggest you post at Talk:Diego Garcia, where your suggestion will be seen by the editors most interested in that article. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Smart Phone editing

Is there a way to get it when i click edit on my phone that it opens in a new window? I've tried 4-5 Android browsers and I don't know if it is my phone or just how it is set up, but I can't scroll down in the edit window on my phone, only down the whole page, so it makes editing impossible. And when I can scroll down, when I try to click on a word to edit, the cursor jumps all over. CTJF83 19:38, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

"link rot"

In the essay on bare URL's and "link rot" some of the examples of "rotted links" don't stand up to the definition of rotted links.They still lead to the Nikon service support page.Shouldn't these examples be removed and others substituted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.28.208.20 (talk) 20:41, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Bare URLs gives examples of bare URLs that would be susceptible to link rot - not links that have actually rotted, at least the with the Nikon examples. All the International Herald Tribune in the next section have indeed rotted. Яehevkor ✉ 23:47, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

editing an article

Hello,

With whom can i contact for the editing of "Asaf Avidan" article (http://en.wikipedia.org/Asaf_Avidan)?

I write here on behalf of the personal management of the artist.

I'm not trying to change the article since i know there are rules and i want it to be done according to the standard procedure of Misplaced Pages.

I also wrote a message at the discussion page of the article, but i haven't recieved an answer yet.

Best regards, --Yoni Kory (talk) 20:42, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

What is the issue with the article? Jarkeld (talk) 20:48, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I suggest you post again at Talk:Asaf Avidan giving more detail of the changes. If you can provide links to reliable sources such as coverage in newspapers, magazines and respected websites, that would be very helpful. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:21, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Waterproof, Louisiana and John Henry Johnson

Not really interested in becoming an editor.

However, I was just looking up John Henry Johnson, an NFL Hall of Famer, and noticed he was born in Waterproof, Louisiana. That sent me to the Waterproof, Louisiana page. Noticed he wasn't listed among Waterproof's notable people. Shouldn't he be? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.64.201.188 (talk) 21:05, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

That would seem logical. If the source backs this up, I'll correct it. Thanks. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:07, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Done - sourced to the New York Times, so it seems reliable.AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:28, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Wrong email

Ok I was so excited to get my Wiki account started that I typed in the wrong email. Can this be changed on my account or should I dlete and start all over again Lady of the Moonwalk (talk) 22:18, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

You can change it anytime you want to. At the top of your page you should see My preferences. On the opening page of your preferences is the place to change your email address. GB fan 22:23, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Preferences → User profile → E-mail (optional) ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  03:57, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Moving an article

I have edited my article to satisfaction in the subpage of my user space and am ready to move it to the mainspace. The process of finally reaching the Internet is soooooo confusing and complicated that it is darn near impossible to navigate. How do I now move to mainspace - and - do I need to add a picture before or after moving there? Thank you. Old nevada (talk) 22:26, 18 September 2011 (UTC)Old Nevada

You can request a move at WP:REQMOVE. As far a pictures are concerned: that's up to you. If you have one you can add it now (subject to WP:IMAGE). Jarkeld (talk) 22:48, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

But I wouldn't reccomend you move it now. I think all that's needed is the use of inline citations of the references and following of the manual of style.Jasper Deng (talk) 22:50, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Seconded. It's not just that the article should use inline citations in favor of the general references it currently contains, but has controversial material in it and at least one quote that must be sourced with them per the verifiability policy. Please review Misplaced Pages:Referencing for beginners.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:02, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

September 19

sonny tufts?

I've been trying to contact[REDACTED] for an update on the bio of Sonny Tufts, about the 'myth's' origins (without becoming a member), but as to increase the validity and interest of this page... While listening to Bogdanovich's interviews with Orson Welles, Welles lays claim to beginning the name joke on his radio program, while also admitting that Joseph Cotten has also credited himself over the years. Being that two men of Hollywood history claim the same incidental witticism, I'm inclined to believe that this is no longer a myth. Perhaps you'll agree that the subject warrants further investigation. thanks for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.95.235.175 (talk) 02:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Sonny Tufts (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

You don't have to register to make edits at Misplaced Pages, though there are some advantages if you do. If you've found some reliable sources that would improve this article, then feel free either to edit the article yourself, or to post them at Talk:Sonny Tufts where they will be seen by any editors interested in this person. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:27, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Aloha i'a oukou, Aloha from Honolulu. My name is Randy Ruff, and I was one of the background vocalists on the Chili Peppers first huge record called "Mother's Milk". I edited so that my name would correctly appear, and was very proud when it appeared correctly. But a couple of days later when I checked to show my ailing mother, it was no longer there. My name appears on the album and the CD of the 1989 recording, and I recieved a Gold, Platinum and double Platinum for the work. Ca

Can you please please help me figure out how to return it to the Misplaced Pages article to show my mother. Call or write anytime. A hui hou ia aku no, Randy Pilialoha Ruff — Preceding unsigned comment added by Randy Ruff (talk • contribs) 03:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You are correctly listed at Mother's Milk#Personnel. Since you were not ever a member of the band, you probably shouldn't be listed at the band's article, but you have already been correctly listed at the article on the album you worked on. --Jayron32 04:01, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK

Just wondered if someone could check my DYK entry for Vang Vieng here to check if I'm doing something wrong? Mattun0211 (talk) 05:48, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You missed step III at Template talk:Did you know#How to post a new nomination so nobody ever saw the nomination. However, the article was already much older than 5 days at nomination time so it didn't qualify for DYK per Misplaced Pages:Did you know#DYK rules. It's no longer relevant but regarding the nomination text, the nominated article should be bold and there should be no link to a disambiguation page. "that tubing in Vang Vieng" should have been "that tubing in Vang Vieng". PrimeHunter (talk) 08:24, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

How do you actually edit the text as it appears on the mainpage?

Todays featured article "Stark Raving Dad" appears on the mainpage as "...Michael Jackson (pictured) guest starred..." - except he isn't pictured. "(pictured)" could do with being removed, but if I go to the article itself, "(pictured)" doesn't appear. I'm sure it's easy to do, but I can't seem to figure it out. a_man_alone (talk) 06:45, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

That detail is in Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/September 19, 2011, which is protected so we can't edit it. - David Biddulph (talk) 06:51, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

So who can? It looks silly. a_man_alone (talk) 07:04, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Now raised at WP:Main Page/Errors. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:11, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Cheers - never even knew of that page, or I'd have done it. a_man_alone (talk) 07:16, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I have removed "pictured" after seeing the report here and not at WP:Main Page/Errors but that is indeed the right place to report. If you click "View source" on a protected page then there should be instructions about how to request an edit. PrimeHunter (talk) 07:55, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

That doesn't seem to be the case on the main page - I originally tried "View Source" but couldn't see anything to help, and I've just tried it again - even now I know what I'm looking for, I don't see anything to point me towards WP:Main Page/Errors... a_man_alone (talk) 09:54, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm an administrator so I have an "Edit" link on the Main Page, but if I log out and click "View source" then I see instructions including "Report errors on the Main Page" which links to Misplaced Pages:Main Page/Errors. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:21, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Ok, that's weird - and one for discussion perhaps: If I click on "View source" I get the following:

"You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

This page has been protected to prevent editing.

You can view and copy the source of this page:"

And that's it.

However, if I logout, and then view the source - ie as an IP editor, not a registered user - I get a huge template telling me that I can, as you point out, raise the issue at the mainpage help. I know what to do now, but it's not very helpful to others. a_man_alone (talk) 15:54, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Why does Wiki always refer to America?

Can someone please explain why Wiki always refers to America in articles? Like eg "in the United States a poll was etc etc" or "According to the United States...etc" or even "The United States Government etc etc", why does the English version of Wiki always refer to the United States in the basis of determining articles, or referencing "supposed fact" in relation to studies and polls in the US, what about all the other English speaking nations and the rest of the world? It seems like if anybody is editing these articles they are in the US? So how can anybody get the general consensus of the entire planets views rather than just what the US Government says? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.7.157.252 (talk) 09:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

The short answer is that because most English Misplaced Pages contributors are from the US it is inevitable that much of the article content would be from US sources. The only way to alleviate this systemic bias is to add material from other countries and to recruit more contributors from outside the US. Roger (talk) 09:30, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

If there are particular examples of pages which you feel represent an unbalanced view, you might consider using Template:Globalize. - David Biddulph (talk) 10:01, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Note that a wiki is a type of website and Misplaced Pages is only one of thousands of wikis. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:14, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Not all articles on the English Misplaced Pages refer to America, but it has 6,943,130 articles and nobody has read them all. Most people read articles within a subset of topic areas they find interesting, possibly giving them an unrepresentative sample of Misplaced Pages as a whole. Perhaps within the subset of articles you have read, there are some articles with an excessive focus on the United States. (This would not be surprising, because in 2007 just over half of contributors to the English Misplaced Pages were from the United States.) If you link to some of those articles, we can inspect them to see if they need improving, and then improve them so you can study what we did. Also see WP:NOTWIKI. --Teratornis (talk) 15:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Issue with article for Bain & Company

The article for Bain & Company includes a section called "The Bain India Incident" that is not relevant to the subject of the article. The section has been deleted by members of the community and re-added repeatedly. The section alleges a Bain & Company connection to India's anti-corruption movement.

A large sub-section entitled "Relationship with the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement" has nothing to do with the subject of the article. Any relevant content should be moved to articles related to the India anti-corruption movement.

The source alleging a connection between Bain & Company and the anti-corruption movement, reference #19 (now deleted), is "^ Unattributable source under Chatham House Rules." References to unverifiable sources should not be allowed. Without a reference, however, the assertion is unverified and I believe it should be removed entirely.

In addition, there are proper references, in the sentence below, but they do not justify the claims being made. "In response to client demands from mounting PR pressure, Melgiri's campaign resulted in the replacement of Bain India's MD and Country Head as well as other re-organizational changes to Bain's New Delhi and Mumbai offices; the next day, Bain released an article on implementing more "bias-free" HR practices to the Indian financial daily The Economic Times."

Sources 19 and 20 are simply announcements of changes to Bain & Company's organizational structure, but have no linkage to mounting PR pressure or client demands. Similarly, The Economic Times article () is a commentary authored by a Bain & Company author (a U.S. based expert on organizations, according to the article) and is unrelated to any change in the firm's HR practices.

I initially attempted to make these changes, and then saw they were reverted. I then reviewed the revision history and found it has been a persistent back and forth since early September. How can this be handled? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NJmeditor (talk • contribs) 11:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

NJmeditor (talk) 13:20, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I am amazed that 34 of the 55 references cited are to support the paragraphs on this controversy. Checking out the first few of these references, I see they support the bare fact but not the controversy. For example: "In response to client demands from mounting PR pressure, Melgiri's campaign resulted in the replacement of Bain India's MD and Country Head as well as other re-organizational changes to Bain's New Delhi and Mumbai offices;", ... references 19 and 20 support the notion that Bain made some senior management changes but not that client demands or Melgiri had anything to do with it. The following phrase: "...the next day, Bain released an article on implementing more "bias-free" HR practices to the Indian financial daily The Economic Times." is supported by reference 21, but there appears to be no link in the reference to the previous days events. Placing the two phrases one after the other seems like unwarranted WP:SYNTHESIS to push a certain POV. It continues in the same way, copious references supporting the bare facts but nothing actually draws it together into the implied controversy. I'm tempted to add a big "so what" to the lengthy discussion on the talk page but I fear it will be lost under the large chunks of the text being copied there too (complete with copious references). This editwar needs to stop (perhaps the article could be protected for a while and the edit warring parties suitably warned) and the article edited so it complies with Misplaced Pages's policies on No original research and a neutral point of view. For the time being, I have tagged the whole section with {{Synthesis}} and requested additional citations for the claims made. Astronaut (talk) 14:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on this Astronaut. That's exactly what I was looking for. I was not aware of the WP:SYNTHESIS concept, but it expresses the concerns I had about the arctile. I'll refrain from making further edits so that I'm not escalating an edit war. Others have tried to pull the content in question onto the Talk page for further discussion, with it being re-added to the article each time. At least now there is a clear label reflecting the underlying concern about it. NJmeditor (talk) 15:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by NJmeditor (talk • contribs) 15:05, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

External Links to real estate websites

Hello,

Is it innappropriate to add a link to a real estate website under the external links category? Agents that specialize in a particular city should be able to be listed under the external links part, correct?

Thanks, Matt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdjohnson2 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

No, because Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia, not a business directory nor an advertising outlet. The relevant guideline is at Misplaced Pages:External links. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:57, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

RICK JAMES/COLD BLOODED (ALBUM)

RUSTYSCAGE 17:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)THE LINK FROM RICK JAMES DISCOGRAPHY TO HIS ALBUM COLD BLOODED LINKS TO A MEDICAL REFERENCE SITE. NOT SURE I AM QUALIFIED TO CHANGE OR MAKE THE PROPER ADJUSTMENT AS THE PAGE FOR THE ALBUM DOES NOT EXIST. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RUSTYSCAGE (talk • contribs)

Please stop SHOUTING. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:18, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I've changed the link for the album at Rick James discography to a red link for now. By the way, writing all in capitals isn't always considered good internet etiquette. Singularity42 (talk) 17:22, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

ABOUT STEAM ENGINE........

Actually my question is that... IN SUBMARINERS, WHY THEY MOSTLY USE/PREFER STEAM ENGINE ?? Y NOT DIESEL ENGINE ??? ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF STEAM ENGINE ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srikanth2142 (talk • contribs) 17:24, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.Template:Z37 Additionally, please do not type in ALL CAPS. The use of all-caps typing is considered screaming in most places on the internet, and screaming at a bunch of strangers of whom you have a question is a bit rude. --Jayron32 17:30, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

See Submarine#Propulsion for a discussion of various technologies. Diesel-electric submarines were the standard design from the first and second world wars. Later, nuclear powerplants driving steam turbines enabled submarines to stay submerged far longer, since they no longer needed to surface for air to run the diesel engines, or use a snorkel. A modern nuclear submarine is able to stay submerged almost indefinitely, with the limiting factors being crew fatigue and running out of food for the crew after several months. --Teratornis (talk) 18:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest

Hi,

I am an employee of Peter J. Solomon Company, a boutique investment bank in New York City, and I would like to write an article about the firm as currently there is none. Of course, I understand there is a conflict of interest since I work for the company, but from reading around it seems that as long as the article's content is completely non-biased and properly cited from reliable sources, then I can still write the article. Can you please confirm?

Thank you! Evan Schindewolf Eschind (talk) 17:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Please read Misplaced Pages's advice on conflict of interest. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:43, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Also see Misplaced Pages:FAQ/Organizations. An important thing to understand is that once an article appears on Misplaced Pages, your organization cannot control its content. Other editors might add unflattering content, and it might stick if it is well-sourced. (Putting an article on Misplaced Pages is somewhat analogous to running for political office. Is there any dirt for someone to dig up?) See WP:OWN. Thank you for your interest in Misplaced Pages. --Teratornis (talk) 18:18, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You are correct, so long as the company meets our guidelines for inclusion. It is best to create it as a draft first though and then get another editor to take a look before making it live. If you start it at User:Eschind/Peter J. Solomon Company and drop a note on my talk page, I will take a look for you. SmartSE (talk) 22:22, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Assistance requested with file version

Quick query - with respect to this image, any ideas as to what happened? In the past, I seem to recall being able to upload a file with the same name as an existing graphic and (by doing so) simply add a newer version to the page. However, when I did that today, it seems to have over-written the old page entirely and thus wiped out the existing rationale. To make matters worse, I can't find the page history to undelete my change, even with the admin bit. Thoughts? --Ckatz_spy 18:26, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Somehow you've uploaded this to Misplaced Pages when the other version is at commons - commons:File:Plutoids compared to Luna.png. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:41, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Ah, that's the problem. Thanks for the quick reply - I've uploaded the revision to Commons and deleted the local copy. Cheers. --Ckatz_spy 18:58, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Dutson

The article for Dutson was recently created and it appeared on my watchlist. This means that it must have been put on my watchlist at some point in the past. Although, when I look at the deletion logs, I can't find any reference to this article at all. What's going on here?

I'm ignoring the question of whether the article even belongs here in the first place, for now. Dismas| 18:52, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You tagged it db-bio on June 20, 2006. --Jayron32 18:55, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

So, why isn't there an entry in the deletion log? Dismas| 19:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't know, but there are two deleted edits, and you made one of them, which was to add db-bio. The article was deleted by Pilotguy, when I check the deleted edits, it shows this:

• (del/undel) 14:40, June 20, 2006 Pilotguy (talk | contribs | block) deleted "Dutson" ‎ (content was: '{{db-bio}}DutsonName of family who resided in the Bury district of Lancashire from at least 1725. Earlier generations of the family were hatt...')

Old logs have some missing bits in them; I don't exactly know why, but occasionally I have seen similar glitches. Maybe someone at VPT would know the answer. --Jayron32 19:05, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

FYI, I see the same entry in the deletion log:

• 09:40, June 20, 2006 Pilotguy (talk | contribs) deleted "Dutson" ‎ (content was: '{{db-bio}}'''Dutson'''Name of family who resided in the Bury district of Lancashire from at least 1725. Earlier generations of the family were hatt...')

Dynamic|cimanyD contact me ⁞ my edits 19:10, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

It's in the logs for the page, but when you check the deletion log around the time in question: it doesn't exist. No idea why. --Jayron32 19:52, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Your link is for June 30. It was deleted June 20 and appears in the deletion log at the time. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:34, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Forgotten

I've forgotten my username and password and need it urgently! How do i find out what they were? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.31.39.58 (talk) 19:07, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

It is absolutely necessary for you to remember your username, there's just no way around that. If you have a general idea of what it was, try searching for the first characters using Special:Listusers, maybe the results will refresh your memory. If you do remember your username, and you still have access to the email address that you registered with, you can request for a new password to be sent to you at Special:UserLogin — frankie (talk) 19:46, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Or if you can remember any articles that you may have edited, check their edit histories and see if any of the names look familiar. – ukexpat (talk) 19:56, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

There are a couple of other suggestions at Help:Logging in#What if I forget the username? -- John of Reading (talk) 20:16, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

The New Update it Wicc 600 Logo thats On The New Web Site at www.wicc600.com thats on the top left

Dear Help Desk, 9-19-11 Here is the Update that On WICC-AM on the top right below City of licenese Bridgeport, Connecticut The New Update it Wicc 600 Logo thats On The New Web Site at www.wicc600.com thats on the top left needs to get put on right away & Would you please keep that in mind & don,t forget to put The New Update It Wicc 600 Logo thats On The New Web Site at www.wicc600.com thats on the top left needs to get put on right away & don,t forget to go On The New Web Site at www.wicc600.com The New Update it Wicc 600 Logo is on the top left & don,t forget. Please Write Back to my E-mail address is <redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.123.170 (talk) 20:39, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Uhhh... what? I'm tempted to remove this whole section as spam. —Jeremy v^_^v 21:06, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

WICC (AM) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I think this is a request to update the infobox logo from the station's web site, but I'm too sleepy to tackle it now. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

The user is an IP hopper whom has just been blocked. He seems to enjoy removing the logos from various Connecticut radio & tv station pages and has been doing it for well over a month. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 21:47, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

music

who are two dancers in music video another way by gigi d agostino84.41.52.103 (talk) 22:36, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

This page is for questions about using Misplaced Pages. 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 Misplaced Pages, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link and ask away. You could always try searching Misplaced Pages for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 23:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

confused about setting up disambiguation

Two quick questions about starting a new article. I'd like to do one about the movie "The Gymnast". When I punch in the title on Misplaced Pages the article about the Seinfeld episode "The Gymnast" pops up. I know to build an article about the movie I'll have to work with the disambiguation angle. The info page describing disambiguation is a bit confusing. Anyone have an abridged or easily understandable explination of the process? On the same subject, the publicized image of the DVD cover for the movie "The Gymnast" is all over the internet and in print. Can I just use the image for the article? When I download it what licensing notation should I use? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmasiulewicz (talk • contribs) 23:31, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You would create the article at The Gymnast (film) and then at the top of The Gymnast use the {{for}} template to direct people to the article about the film. Since there are only the two instances, no diambiguation page is needed. Dismas| 23:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Which is exactly the solution I gave at Misplaced Pages:Help desk/Archives/2011 September 5#questions about starting new article. Please look for replies to your questions before repeating them. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Constant Deletion of valid articles by another user

To whomever it may concern,

We have been trying to create an article about "Illinois Articulation Initiative" in order to assist transfer students in Illinois. We are the authority on the subject as evident from this page http://www.itransfer.org/contact.aspx.

Every time this article has been created, it has been deleted.

Please advise !!!

Illinois Articulation Initiative team — Preceding unsigned comment added by ] (talk • contribs) 23:35, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Per Misplaced Pages: Conflict of interest you shouldn't write articles about your own organization. The article was deleted correctly. Jc3s5h (talk) 23:44, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

And it was a copyright violation, see the message on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:12, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

The purpose of Misplaced Pages is to provide unbiased encyclopaedic information to everyone. If your purpose is to "assist" a particular group of people, especially by talking about one particular organisation, this is not consistent with the purpose - however worthy your organisation's aims may be. An article about your organisation, written in a neutral tone, and based wholly on independent published sources, would on the other hand be completely appropriate. --ColinFine (talk) 18:22, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

September 20

Sander Vanocur - Family

Sander Vanocur (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

In the Family section of information about noted TV journalist Sander Vanocur, the article says that he has one son, Chris Vanocur, a Salt Lake City political reporter. My problem is that I am Nick Vanocur, a former two-time "Best of Gannett" headline winner during years as an editor at The Tennessean, Nashville's alledged morning newspaper. I find the mention to Sander Vanocur odd as I am his eldest son in addition to being Chris' brother and friend to John Seigenthaler. Currently I am helping set up a non-profit corporation to change the overwhelmingly lopsided balance of the sexes in the field of dental Hygiene and near the completion of my first novel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.179.44.25 (talk) 00:21, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

You can edit the article and fix it yourself. However, please include a reference confirming that he does indeed have two sons. We can not ascertain your identity online, and Misplaced Pages have very strict rules on biographical articles (Take the time to read: Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons). You can find tutorials on how to add references here: Misplaced Pages:Referencing for beginners. Also please take care to keep to wording neutral, do not insert promotional content. Remember that the article is about Sander Vanocur, not his family.

You can also simply post in Talk:Sander Vanocur (or even right here if you want) with the exact wording of the changes you want and include a link to a reliable source confirming the information and someone else will do it for you. Cheers.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 00:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I have added a cited reference with your name and some additional information in this edit.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:11, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Image problem

I tried to create a table for personal data as others scientists did. I have uploaded my own picture M.A.P.Rao.jpg from my computer into My talk (ID:Raomap). This answer is provided to the question raised Who has uploaded, and asked its source. I regret for the inconvenience caused. If allowed, please suggest how to create a box having photo and personal details. M.A.Padmanabha Rao, PhD(AIIMS) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raomap (talk • contribs) 01:50, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I recommend the page User:ww2censor/IfD, which explains everything more clearly than I can here. You need to go to the file page, File:M.A.P.Rao.jpg, click "Edit" at the top and then give answers to the questions. Don't worry about the formatting; that can be fixed up later.

If the material on your user page is intended as a draft for a Misplaced Pages article, then the correct way to create a nicely-formatted box at the top left would be to use Template:Infobox scientist. If you follow that link you'll find the instructions for using it. There's an example at Alexander Fleming. But in this case you should stop and read Misplaced Pages:Autobiography before you go any further.

If you are merely creating your user page, then Template:Infobox wikipedian is probably best. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:02, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Smart Phone editing

(Reposted from above, got lost I guess) Is there a way to get it when i click edit on my phone that it opens in a new window? I've tried 4-5 Android browsers and I don't know if it is my phone or just how it is set up, but I can't scroll down in the edit window on my phone, only down the whole page, so it makes editing impossible. And when I can scroll down, when I try to click on a word to edit, the cursor jumps all over. CTJF83 19:38, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Since no-one here was able to answer your question two days ago, I suggest you try the Computing reference desk or Village pump (technical). -- John of Reading (talk) 08:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, CTJF83 23:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

User Name

How can I update how my user name or how it displays? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smwieland (talk • contribs) 03:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

You can change your username at Misplaced Pages:Changing username. You can also modify your signature when you sign messages by instructions at Misplaced Pages:Signatures. You should sign your messages using four tildes like this: ~~~~. --Jayron32 03:38, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

iPhone 3GS and mobile wiki problem

Is there any functional radio button on a Misplaced Pages mobile site that actually works on an iPhone 3GS? I'm jealous of another questioner who is getting "half the time" buttons working. We used to dream of getting the site to work half the time! Would of been Paradise! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.15.9 (talk) 03:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

potentially slanderous comment

Dear Misplaced Pages, I don't have much experience with editing and so I'm writing to you. There is a potentially slanderous comment about me on one of your pages. I have gone out of my way to resolve this through an email to the user be he has not responded. I like to think that there was no malice involved. Can you advise me on next steps. The page is here. Simon Young

http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Italian_cuisine#External_links_deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.203.251 (talk) 07:39, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't have the experience to advise you, but I have notified Ian Spackman (talk · contribs) about your post here. He hasn't edited since the 15th so may be on holiday. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

What action do you want? I had a very quick look at the article talk and it looks like an editor has attempted an analysis of whether a particular external link (to a blog) would be useful for the article. The editor (I think, from my very quick look) suggested that the blog was unsuitable as it appeared to include information copied from another blog (that's in addition to WP:ELNO which mentions that links to blogs are generally not used). The normal response to such a comment would be to briefly explain that the suggestion is wrong because in fact (I think, from my very quick read) that the same person wrote the original material, so no plagiarism was involved. It is hard to see what better outcome might be wanted. Please review WP:NLT because any editor who hints that legal action may be contemplated is blocked since none of us are qualified to deal with such a situation. Johnuniq (talk) 08:48, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

How to add our company profile page on Misplaced Pages ?

I would like to know,can we add our company profile page on Misplaced Pages, if yes how can I add my company details. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sraatim (talk • contribs) 12:02, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

See Misplaced Pages:FAQ/Organizations. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  12:05, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Note that there are no "profiles" on Misplaced Pages, nor is Misplaced Pages a business directory or an advertising medium. Misplaced Pages has encyclopedia articles about notable subjects. If your company does meet the notability guidelines set out at WP:CORP someone will write an article about it eventually. You may find WikiCompany more suitable for your needs. – ukexpat (talk) 14:17, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Facebook

when i open facebook in my computer my email address and password are seen in the log-in box. so anyone can enter into my account. how to remove it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.194.121.131 (talk) 13:54, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Misplaced Pages, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Misplaced Pages itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about 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. We have nothing to do with Facebook. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:03, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

It's a function in your browser to store the data for another visit to the same site. If you post to Misplaced Pages:Reference desk/Computing and tell them which browser you use then they can probably help you. Also tell them whether you want such data to be forgotten for all sites or only for Facebook. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:44, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Permanently Delete Page

Hello,

Someone has posted my personal information on Misplaced Pages and it was unauthorized. The posting went to deleteopedia and is still available to view and is being picked up by other websites and reposted. I would like the page completely deleted, if possible.

Please provide instructions for permanently deleting pages with personal information.174.252.1.184 (talk) 15:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

The fact is that we have no control over what is done by other websites. You will have to contact those websites directly to request the removal of material from their pages. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:48, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Template help needed

Can someone help User:Jimrowanisjimrowan who tried to create a course page on the http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:United_States_Education_Program/Courses page but the course description does not seem to transclude although it has been created. Shyamal (talk) 15:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:United States Education Program/Courses/2011 Q3 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I believe User:Jimrowanisjimrowan has solved this one? The page looks ok to me now. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:19, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, it does appear to be ok now. Shyamal (talk) 02:13, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Creating new artical - where is link?

I have not been able to licate the link to begin a new artical. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stutyr (talk • contribs) 15:37, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

There is no such link. You can create an article by entering the title of the new article into the search box. For example, when you enter "Test page" into the search box, the following text will be shown:

You may create the page "Test page", but consider checking the search results below to see whether the topic is already covered.

When you click on the red wikilink, you are editing the page Test page and you can add content to it.

Please remember our guidelines on notability and verifiability when creating a new article. It might be helpful to first develop a new article in your userspace by creating a userspace draft (see Misplaced Pages:So you made a userspace draft). You might also want to use the Misplaced Pages:Article wizard which guides you through the steps required when creating a new article. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:50, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Based upon your post's content, it is unlikely that your English writing ability is at the level needed to construct an article yourself.--108.27.97.25 (talk) 15:56, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Cant find it !

Hi.........I purchased 1985 Holiday Rambler Class "A" motorhome. It has a 7000 watt koular generator.It has its own battery for starting. I have looked everywhere. Cannot find battery. Feel like an idiot. Know it has one. Disconnected other 2 battery sources and generator still turns over. Where might I look to find the mystery battery????................Jerry Kozak 18:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)18:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC)~

<redact> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kanuk0007 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 20 September 2011 (UTC) 18:37, 20 September 2011 (UTC)18:37, 20 September 2011 (UTC)Kanuk0007 (talk)

Have you tried the Science section of Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Misplaced Pages. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.Template:Z38 TNXMan 18:49, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Add material

i would like to add that Therese Titjens sang in Darwen (Co-operative Hall Darwen Lancashire England) on Thursday January 9th 1871. Source Blackburn Standard January 18th 1871, an advert for Darwen Subscription Concert Third in Series of Four. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.40.232.180 (talk) 18:38, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Go for it! --Jayron32 19:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

How to wikilink to a section if two sections with identical title exist

Suppose I want to wikilink to a section here at the help desk, but there are two different sections with the same title. How can I specify the correct section to link to (in my case the second section)? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 19:27, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

You would have to either change one of the section headings or use {{anchor}}. – ukexpat (talk) 19:38, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

An anchor does the trick. Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 19:56, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

You can also add " 2" (a space/underscore and a number), but this will break the link if an earlier section heading is removed, for example because it's archived first. Here is a more extreme example: User talk:PrimeHunter/Archive 1#Thanks 13 (gee, I got thanked a lot). If you click on the table of contents then it goes to the right section and shows the right number in the url (if somebody also made a section heading ending with a space and number then things can still get messed up). PrimeHunter (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Very informative answer. That gets you another thanks from me. :) Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 21:36, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Vicki Roberts erroneously is redirected to Amy Alkon

Vicki Roberts - typing in this individual's name erroneously redirects one to the page of Amy Alkon. This needs to be undone. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.168.12.21 (talk) 20:03, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Right now, the only notable thing about Vicki Roberts is that she is the lawyer in a lawsuit against Amy Alkon. If you want to, you can work on a proper article about Vicki Roberts. She has been on a few minor television shows. -- kainaw™ 20:10, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Have I messed up an AfD?

I have just gone through the process of starting an AfD , but somehow it doesn't seem to show up properly on Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Log/2011 September 20. I've probably done something daft, and rather than make things worse by trying to 'fix' it, can I ask someone less incompetent to see if it can be corrected? Thanks in advance... AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:30, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I fixed it for you. You didn't have the header on the actual nomination page, Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/The Pakish Identity. GB fan 20:37, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I think I see now what I did: clicked on "this article's entry" when I should have clicked on "Preloaded debate" when creating the AfD discussion page. Apologies for this - one day I'll get it right... AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:40, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

That would do it. If you click "this article's entry" then you have to add {{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat=Category | text=Why the page should be deleted}} ~~~~ as described in II at WP:AFDHOWTO. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:55, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Yup. I can see that now - evidently my brain was only half-engaged, or I'm finally going ga-ga... AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:02, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Deleting old draft copies from Userspace

I have the tag for requesting that an admin delete an old draft page from my userspace (I have a pile of drafts in there to delete). But does that also delete all the versions of that page from the userspace? I was doing a lot of save-save-save etc. Thanks,

OttawaAC (talk) 23:49, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

What do you mean by "all versions"? If by "version" you refer to all revisions in the page history, then yes, if an admin acts on the {{db-user}} tag placed on a subpage, all revisions of that page will be deleted. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 00:04, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

September 21

Babel "es"

Hi. I´m using the template {{Babel}} "es", but I notice the translation (or better, the text) is wrong. It says "Este usuario tiene el español como lengua materna." It should say "La lengua materna de este usuario es el español", or "El español es la lengua materna de este usuario". I have no idea how to fix it, if I can or who to tell. Can someone do it or at least tell me where to discuss the change? Thanks. --Andreateletrabajo (talk) 02:48, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

The text is from Template:User es. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:02, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

OK, thanks. --Andreateletrabajo (talk) 03:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Horizon League

Horizon League should not have its article title italicized. Template:Italic title appears to be transcluded onto the article, but I can't find it in the text to remove it. Jrcla2 (talk) 04:32, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

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