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November 30

Change the article on the shooting of Mike Brown

The article has been proven to be inaccurate (Mike Brown did NOT steal cigarettes from the convenience store before he was shot) and must be changed so that people can be aware of the truth of the circumstances surrounding his death, and so that false information and conceptions are not perpetuated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.219.154.130 (talk) 02:42, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

The place to discuss the article is Talk:Shooting of Michael Brown. There are already discussions about what to say regarding the cigarillos. The latest is Talk:Shooting of Michael Brown#RFC: Alleged theft of cigars from convenience store? It certainly has not been proved that he did not steal them. His own friend who was with him in both the store and at the shooting has testified that Brown stole them. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:07, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

messed-up articles

The last two times I contributed information, once to the Uri Milstein page and the other the Yitzchak Rabin page, the page at the end of my edit, or after it, was italicized and also moved way off the screen;

Question #1 how do I fix that.

Question #2 how do I prevent it happening in the future.

As an aside, how do you make the names of Wikipedia articles you mention show up as such (in blue type)

Thank YouDale Stern (talk) 02:56, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

I've reformatted your question since you put a space at the beginning of each line. This puts a box around the text and doesn't allow the text to wrap naturally. Dismas|^(talk) 02:58, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

To answer your questions though, remove the space from the beginning of the line. And italics are put in by using two single quote marks ''like this'' which produces like this. And to link something, you put it in square brackets. So, [[link]] will produce link. You can see how to do more with linking at WP:WIKILINK. Dismas|^(talk) 03:02, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Wrong person on google

When a certain name is typed into google, a side bar on the right of the page provided by Wikipedia offers a photo and information about the incorrect person with a similar name. Is there a way to fix this? If so who do I contact, so the correct information is displayed instead of an article of someone's page that doesn't even reach wikipedia's guidelines for notability? Thank you. LifeAquatic42 (talk) 05:17, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

It's not provided by Wikipedia. It's pulled from Wikipedia. Google does that and sometimes they make mistakes. But it's not any of our doing. You'll have to inform Google of the error. Dismas|^(talk) 05:27, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

@LifeAquatic42: If you would like to inform Google of the error, you should see a little "Feedback" link at the lower-right of the side bar you mention. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:24, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Solved the problem. LifeAquatic42 (talk) 07:25, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

It may no longer be relevant if you say it's solved but Template:HD/GKG is about the issue. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:54, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

How do I stop the table from being forced to the bottom?

I inserted a table in my edit here[1], but the table is appearing out of place at the bottom of the page for some reason. Could someone please point out what's wrong? Thanks in advance. WinterWall (talk) 09:16, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Is this what you were looking for? Dismas|^(talk) 09:30, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Excellent! Thank you! WinterWall (talk) 09:39, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Default to Desktop view on Safari on iOS

Hi!

I used to be able to make the Desktop View default when viewing Wikipedia pages on my iPhone. Specifically, I use iOS 7 on an iPhone 5S. Is there any way to do this again that doesn't involve scrolling down to the bottom of the page to click on "Desktop" every time I open a new Wikipedia page? Thanks!

Also, Wikipedia's interface is simple enough that most Android or iOS devices can handle the normal desktop version. Why do we even need a mobile version?

Thanks, Kyle 128.135.100.108 (talk) 09:37, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

@128.135.100.108: I access Wikipedia through a laptop and through a smartphone. The phone's screen is so tiny that the desktop version is very difficult to use on it.

While some functionalities are missing from the mobile version, that's a problem to attack, not a reason to not have a mobile interface. I'm using the beta mobile version, and reporting bugs through Phabricator. --Thnidu (talk) 01:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Change of company name

Watson, Farley & Williams

Title: Watson, Farley & Williams

Watson Farley & Williams LLP has changed its name from "Watson, Farley & Williams LLP" to "Watson Farley & Williams LLP" (removing the comma after "Watson"). The content of the Wiki page has been updated, however is it possible to update the referencing title of the page?

Many thanks.

Legal68 (talk) 11:02, 30 November 2014 (UTC) Legal68

 Done. JohnCD (talk) 11:08, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

the ISIS/islamic state article needs editing and real change in the way this new state is precived

there is a desperate need for neutral and fact-based view of this group and the whole preception of the term of "state". you can go and read the section "the term "Rebel group controlling territory" is fake term made up in order to replace the term "unrecognized state"" in the talk page if you don't sure about how this group should be treated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wheels of steel0 (talk • contribs) 12:46, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

You should discuss this matter on the talk page of the article in question, provide sources to support your stance, and negotiate with others to arrive at a consensus. --Jayron32 18:15, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

That would be here. Britmax (talk) 19:16, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

How to include a paragraph of a page into another page?

There is a page (A) containing a paragraph (X) of text with 5 lines. I'm going to create a page (B) that will contain some information, and I want to append/include the paragraph (X) of page (A), so I don't need to type the whole text again. This feature would work by creating a global wikipedia variable associated with a paragraph, so other pages would be able to use it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Faltur (talk • contribs) 13:03, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Try Help:Labeled section transclusion. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:15, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

@Faltur: This should be very rarely done if at all for mainspace articles. Some reasons include that it makes it inaccessible to editors who want improve it or tailor it to the specifics of another article it is included in; any vandalism to the original page will result in that vandalism showing up everywhere it appears; its copyright attribution is divorced from the source; any secondary citations using named references in the original page will fail on the transcluded pages, etc. I suggest instead you copy and paste the text, providing copyright attribution in the edit summary. See Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:13, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the answers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Faltur (talk • contribs) 16:17, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Bond angle in alcohol is mistaken!

Bond angle of C-O-H id found to be decreased from 109.5degree to 105.3degree due to lone pair lone pair repulsion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manish1447 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

You might be better off addressing this on the talk page of the article concerned. Whichever article that is, possibly Alcohol. Britmax (talk) 14:44, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

can I put a link for Council Bluffs, Iowa (wikipedia article) on my Facebook group page?

I am in the beginning stage of planning a family reunion, for which I have set up a Facebook Group page for family members; I have suggested Council Bluffs as the location for the reunion, and would like to know if I may post the Wikipedia article, or a link, or url, there for the purpose of supporting my suggestion. Thank you. MemberOfFamilyReunion (talk) 22:09, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Absolutely! You are free to link any Wikipedia article for any reason. Wikipedia is free, after all ;). Cheers!--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 22:13, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

What you do on Facebook isn't generally Wikipedia's concern - though if you copy an article there (as opposed to providing a link) you must comply with the terms of the Creative Commons license, which requires explicit attribution amongst other things. Note that this license covers the text. Images may be covered by other terms, and you'll need to check them individually. I suspect that it might be a lot simpler just to provide a link - and it is possible that Facebook's own terms also restrict what you can do, though you'll have to check that with them, not us. AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:19, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Help with conversion template

I've gotten pretty good with the conversion template, but stuck on this one. Can somebody fix this up & make it pretty?: "This was a massive flood, with estimated 1,693 km3 (4.5 × 10^14 US gallons) of water flowing at a rate of 42 km3/hr (1.1 × 10^13 US gallons), over a 40 hr period." Thanks —Gaff ^ταλκ 22:53, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

I would just write out per hour for the second volume:

Markup	Renders as
{{convert|1693|km3|gal}}	1,693 cubic kilometres (4.47×1014 US gal)
{{convert|42|km3|gal}} per hour	42 cubic kilometres (1.1×1013 US gal) per hour

--  Gadget850 ^talk 13:30, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

December 1

A user is deleting information on a band's page... the info is being put up by the owner of the band!

Hi, my name is Jeff Waters and I am the owner of the music group ANNIHILATOR from Canada. Annihilator (band)

There is a user named: MetalDiablo666 who has deleted/altered my official "facts/bio/info" on the page. A few minutes ago, i used the "undo" function to revert back to the recent and correct version of the page... again, what this user did was delete the official stuff and somehow leave incorrect facts... How can I prevent him from changing this page again? He is not there to add facts or "help out"; he is deleting official facts that I uploaded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metaliker (talk • contribs) 01:28, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Even if you do own the band, you do not own or control the article about the band, nor do you have any right to control its content. With your obvious and massive conflict of interest, you should never have edited the article at all, much less been messing around with it for so long. You should have suggested improvements to the article on the talk page of said article, offering reliable, impartial sources of information to improve the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:51, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Space problem?

In the following article: Maher Arar - I can't seem to be able to distance "in" from "Canada" in the first sentence? Matt714 (talk) 02:09, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Are you saying you see "...Canadian citizenship who has resided inCanada..."? I'm not seeing that. ‑‑Mandruss ☎ 02:13, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Looks fine to me as well. Dismas|^(talk) 02:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

All is good, that just the way the text follows the infobox. Mlpearc (open channel) 02:21, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

It's normal in Chrome's incognito mode. Must be some extension I'm using: http://i.imgur.com/9m1bugd.jpg Matt714 (talk) 18:59, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

A question about editing on wikipedia

Are there any rules and/or guidelines on wikipedia which state that a user must contribute to wikipedia if they hope to have their user sub pages kept? So for example, can a user cease contributing to main space articles and instead contribute solely to their own user space, without having to worry about their user subpages being deleted? JayJ47 (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

There doesn’t appear to be anything listed here – providing that user space rules have not been broken. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion--Aspro (talk) 03:15, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Yes, it says "User pages about Wikipedia-related matters by established users usually do not qualify for deletion." I've seen some material deleted, though, if it appeared that the user had stopped contributing to Wikipedia and instead was using his or her userspace for something else (posting a resumé, running a fantasy game, promoting a product, etc.) —Anne Delong (talk) 03:40, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Ok. Thank you both for your answers :) JayJ47 (talk) 03:51, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:User pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:07, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

@JayJ47: WP:NOTWEBHOST is also relevant where it says user pages "should be used primarily to present information relevant to working on" WP, & "...user pages should not function as personal webpages or be repositories for large amounts of material that is irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia". If you are only editing your userpages/subpages and not contributing to improving WP, your pages could well be deleted. 'Abandoned' draft pages for example are deleted fairly regularly. I had a few old drafts deleted, though they were on my old IP sub page, and hadn't been edited in years. Such things can be recovered though, If I decide I want to complete those pages. 220 of ^Borg 17:37, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Page view comparison of multiple articles

I know that you can find out the page views of a particular page on Wikipedia by first clicking on the History tab and then clicking on "Page View Statistics". Is there a tool available where you can type the names of multiple articles and then compare the page views of all of the articles together. It would be a real time saver. Thanks. Gizza ^(t)(c) 05:32, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

@DaGizza: I don't know of any, and if there isn't one...well, I've been looking to hack something together as a side project in my spare time over break :) I'll keep you updated if I manage to throw something together in the next few weeks, but no promises. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 08:20, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks SuperHamster :) Yeah I find the Google Trends and Alexa statistics very useful. It will be handy if Wikipedia can offer something similar. Gizza ^(t)(c) 12:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

In case you don't know, the page view tool has a pagename field next to the "Go" button. It only works on one page at a time but it's often faster than going via the page history. However, the field is currently broken for me. You can write the pagename directly in the url instead but I don't know whether it works for all characters. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:23, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Incorrect company logo

Hello,

I am writing on behalf of The Shepherd Building Group. I work for the company and need to change the logo on the page as it is incorrect.

The article is here: Shepherd Building Group

The user who uploaded the logo has not been instructed to by the company. I am unable to overwrite the image. Could I be advised how to gain control of editing the page. It can include any information that is taken from reliable sources, ?

Thanks

Katy Jobling

KatyJobling52 (talk) 09:12, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Please understand that this is not "your" page, it is Wikipedia's page about your company, please read our policy on ownership of articles. It can include any information that is taken from reliable sources, whether that is praise or criticism of the company.
You cannot "gain control of editing the page" - please read and follow our policy on conflict of interest, which explains why you should not be editing the page at all, and what to do if you want changes made. Similarly "The user who uploaded the logo" had no need to be "instructed to by the company".
If you wish the logo to be updated, please supply a URL of where the new logo can be found - or ask at files for upload - Arjayay (talk) 09:38, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

I assume that the logo you would like to see on the page is this one. Getting it into the article in place of the one currently there will be easy, except for one thing. Wikipedia is careful to obey laws regarding copyright, and only uses images which it is legally entitled to use, either because they are in the public domain, or under "fair use" rules. As far as I can tell, neither of these applies to Shepherd's current logo. If the company is willing to release its copyright in the image, there are (lengthy and tedious) instructions here. Maproom (talk) 10:52, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

I understand this is not my page and I understand I cannot fully gain control, this is not what I intend to do - I did not phrase this well. Apologies. I would simply like to update the logo on this page to the correct one. The correct logo is here: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=shepherd+group+logo&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=912&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4kp8VL-mE-n5ywOa6oGADA&ved=0CCYQsAQ#facrc=_&imgdii=8ltYQczbpSHC4M%3A%3Bj6mC-gLwVnVY1M%3B8ltYQczbpSHC4M%3A&imgrc=8ltYQczbpSHC4M%253A%3BYBC3k-1zc0dItM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.yorkguildhallorchestra.com%252Fassets%252Fimages%252FShepherd-Group-logo-for-web.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.yorkguildhallorchestra.com%252Fhtml%252Flinks.html%3B3477%3B1521

I am new to editing so if this link is not helpful I apologise. http://www.ses-ltd.co.uk/who-we-are/shepherd-group.html

Thank you KatyJobling52 (talk) 11:15, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

I've changed the logo image for the company. We can use logos under a claim of fair use. I don't know why anyone would need to go through the trouble of donating their own company logo. Dismas|^(talk) 11:40, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

SPI

On 21st November an editor was taken to WP:SPI for suspected sock-puppeting and there is a long backlog for dealing with these cases. This case is still low down on the list. Today the editor has opened yet another account in a different name (this is clear from comparing userpage details). Could details of this new suspected sock-puppet account be added to the current SPI form? ~ P123ct1 (talk) 10:41, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Sure. Just add the new account's name below, and in the same format as, the other entry or entries in the "Suspected sockpuppets" section, and add a signed and dated note—below your original explanation of the report (if you were the original filer) or in the "Comments by other users" section (if you weren't)—pointing out that you've added the account to the report. Deor (talk) 14:06, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Deor: Thanks. ~ P123ct1 (talk) 14:17, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Audio illutions

I want to put my problem(my wife)hearing from unknown source in Wikipedia,so that people concerened can read and if there is any of their suggetion can be redirected to me,or through wikipedia can I get to talk to reserchers on brain? how do I go about? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Premacharir (talk • contribs) 12:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

I'm afraid that is not what Wikipedia is for. I would suggest you look elsewhere for a suitable website on which to discuss your issue. Yunshui ^雲_水 13:36, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

You could start by reading the Wikipedia article Hallucinations. There may be some further help in the footnotes to that article which may guide you to suitable websites where you can pursue this. ~ P123ct1 (talk) 14:27, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

References and categories not displaying properly

Hi! I seem to be experiencing a technical glitch, or I did something the wrong way, but cannot figure out what... I just created a new stub article, First Council of Dvin, put the reflist under a reference header at the bottom, then added a navbox and 2 categories, but they don't display when I save the page. The references appear but without a header, the rest not at all. Could anyone fix it or tell me how to do it?? Many thanks! Susuman77 (talk) 14:29, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Missing stuff often results from something being unclosed (e.g., a tag or template). I added a slash/stroke to the ref tag preceding the References section heading. ‑‑Mandruss ☎ 14:33, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Great! Thanks a lot for your fast response, I'll be careful to check that in the future. Susuman77 (talk) 14:35, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

there is a bug report on that, as the software does not detect if the last <ref> is unclosed. --  Gadget850 ^talk 02:35, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

There are other Wikipedia articles on this group in other languages, e.g. Arabic. (I do not mean translations of the en. version.) How do I look these up? ~ P123ct1 (talk) 14:48, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

To the left of the article text, under the heading "languages", are links to the articles in other languages. Just click on the link(s) for the one(s) you want to read. Deor (talk) 14:54, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

The links come through this Wikidata page. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:56, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

You can get there by clicking "Edit links" or "Wikidata item" in the left pane of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:42, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Actinic keratosis

In the first paragraph of the above mentioned article, a treatment listed is 'cannabis.' This requires a reference. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.111.102.2 (talk) 15:32, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

That comes from an edit made earlier this afternoon. Even if it was not vandalism it was unsourced as you correctly pointed out, so I have reverted the edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:41, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Alasdair Taylor (squash player) and James Dow (physician)

Could someone please review these articles for me. Thanks.Gomach (talk) 15:48, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for creating the articles. I renamed the existing Alasdair Taylor page to Alasdair Grant Taylor and created a disambiguation page. Thank you for adding James Dow (physician) to the existing disambiguation page. I created a redirect for James Findlay Dow. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:27, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much.Gomach (talk) 18:39, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Fora Financial Wikipedia page

Hi,

I want to make sure I have officially submitted our Fora Financial Wikipedia page for approval. I submitted our page in the sandbox but want to make sure it is being reviewed and make sure I have submitted it correctly?

Thanks,

Fora Financial — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElissaF (talk • contribs) 16:46, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

No. If you look at the box at the top of your sandbox page you'll see a green button with the text "Submit your draft for review!". You didn't press that button, so you haven't yet submitted the draft for review. You also need to read about conflict of interest. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:52, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Olympic Games, U.S. athlete sanctioned for political protest (minding his own business)

How can the Wikipedia index be improved to find my answer (or help me find the answer)

Around 1972, one or two American runners were sanctioned for standing around during the medal ceremony. They said they were minding their own business like white people minding their own business among black people. What happened/who were these famous people? Wowee Zowee public (talk) 19:07, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

No need to answer. I found the answer. It was Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett. Both were banned from the Olympics afterwards. Wowee Zowee public (talk) 19:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Image licence question

The section on German compounds mentions the German language can be used to produce surprisingly long compound words. I have seen the word Banküberfallvorbereitungsüberwachungsdatenspeicherungsgesetz used in a German Donald Duck comic book, and it clearly seems to illustrate a surprisingly long German compound word. If I take a photograph of the panel where Chief O'Hara is arresting Black Pete, citing this (fictional) law, am I allowed to publish it on Wikipedia? After all, I don't own the copyright on the drawings of Chief O'Hara and Black Pete on the panel. JIP | Talk 19:00, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

@JIP: Hey JIP. Sorry, I don't think you can use it. Since nothing you've said indicates the image is in the public domain or bears a compatible free license, the issue is whether the intended use of this non-free copyrighted material would be permitted under fair use and I don't think it would. It's not as if this example of a surprisingly long German word is the only example one could use that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose. For that reason, it would likely not meet contextual significance and its use would be replaceable by a free equivalent. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:07, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

how to add a pdf file to a page

Hi,

I am editing the Wikipedia site for my old professor, George W. Hilton. Trains Magazine has sent me a new obituary that they ran in their November issue with their permission to post it on Wikipedia. But, while I know how to enter a link to a pdf that is on another site (eg, AEI), how do I attach the pdf file directly to George's Wikipedia site? When I click on edit the references, it does not take me to the reference section where there are presently four references. Thanks,

R Helms — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobertBHelms (talk • contribs) 20:52, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

We don't provide references by uploading them. What you should do is use the {{Cite magazine}} template to provide details of the reference so that anyone who wants to verify it can find it in, say, a library and check it for themselves.--ukexpat (talk) 22:09, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Filedelinkerbot problem

Commons:File:Trevelin.jpg has recently been deleted, see Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Trevelin.jpg. This image was used in articles in several Wikipedia languages. User:Filedelinkerbot quickly removed the reference to this file from Trevelin in English Wikipieda, but it has not removed the references in corresponding articles in eight other languages: br:Trevelin, cy:Trevelin, es:Trevelin, eu:Trevelin, fr:Trevelin, it:Trevelin, pt:Trevelin and sco:Trevelin. Should I raise this in User talk:Filedelinkerbot? I could edit these pages manually, but I am wary of editing a page in a language that I don't understand. In each case, a recent edit replaced a valid image with the now-deleted image. I hope that a new edit will prompt the restoration of the original image by an editor watching the page. Verbcatcher (talk) 22:47, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

@Verbcatcher: As far as I'm aware, Filedelinkerbot only operates on the English and German versions of Wikipedia. To expand the bot to run on other language-versions of Wikipedia would require the bot go through whatever bot-approval process those wikis have. I suppose that is something that could be discussed with the bot's operator, but in the mean time, I've started removing the images manually (and restoring the previous one when appropriate). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:58, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2

Regarding Maps of India

Dear Sir I am a citizen of India & Pakistan. I happen to see your page referring India and Pakistan. We live as brothers, and there is a problem between us, I agree. But as of now the world record say that the areas marked by you in India that are claimed to be a part of Pakistan is hurting my feelings. If you want to mention the post as it is and you argue that it is correct, Please answer my question, America is a land of Red Indians, and Canadians, whereas Settlements from Europe, England and African settled there. If what our brothers do in India is problem then you have to mention USA as "Land of Red Indians occupied by Europeans and Africans". I believe I am correct. This is not a post of anguish or anger. Just a suggestion to a great organization that the way you display your ideas hurt others too.

Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myacc05 (talk • contribs)

@Myacc05: Our maps and text reflect what reliable sources say - namely some territory is claimed by both India and Pakistan. If you have a problem with a specific article, please bring up your concerns on that article's talk page. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 02:05, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Also, be aware that India and Pakistan are subject to discretionary sanctions and WP:ARBIP because of persistent disruptive editing. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

linking to old version of a page

I just restored some text in Vampire lifestyle that was deleted, apparently by accident, by an anonymous user in the edit of 14:03, 24 October 2014. ← That external link goes to the diff page showing the deletion. I tried to put the same link in the change summary for the history page, but at least in the preview it showed as wikicode, not interpreted:

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vampire_lifestyle&diff=630933838&oldid=629660753 14:03, 24 October 2014]

instead of

14:03, 24 October 2014

Is there a way to do this, as a wikilink or otherwise? Please ping me if you answer. --Thnidu (talk) 01:39, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

@Thnidu: See Help:Diff#Internal_links --NeilN ^{talk to me} 01:58, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

@NeilN: Thanks! --Thnidu (talk) 02:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Can I request an unblock for another user?

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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A user was blocked (including having his talk page access revoked). I have reason to believe he was not notified as required by discretionary sanctions for the ban upon which he was blocked. Can I request an unblock on his behalf with the {{unblock}} template? --Obsidi (talk) 02:18, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

The user in question should use WP:UTRS RudolfRed (talk) 02:25, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

This seems to be a duplicate of an already-answered request at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Can I request an unblock for another user?. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 02:48, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Adding a ghost town to a county template

Hi there. I've tried to add a section about ghost towns to Template:Ocean County, New Jersey, but it was quickly reverted. I added a comment about this on the template's talk page here, but I doubt this will be noticed by anyone. Ghost towns are common on county templates across the US. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 04:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Have a chat to the person who disagreed with you on User_talk:Alansohn. See if you can come to an agreement. 88.104.19.199 (talk) 13:49, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Citation

How can I make one source be sited more than once as the same number. For example if I want to use the first source in the first paragraph of my article and then that same source in paragraph 30, when many sources have been cited in between.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erilev (talk • contribs) 05:01, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Use the "ref name" syntax. In the first paragraph, type <ref name="example">http://www.example.com</ref> and then later type <ref name="example"/>. JIP | Talk 05:19, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

There's more on this at Referencing for beginners. Dismas|^(talk) 05:43, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Uploads

How to find link which is usable on wikipedia of images uploaded by me . I cant find link of my image to use it on any page . Any help appreciated highly . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikunjvadera (talk • contribs) 07:42, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

@Nikunjvadera: You appear not to have uploaded any images here as Nikunjvadera or dangernikunj6; however, you did appear to upload the poorly named File:A8XG26VCYAAnfcz.jpg to Wikimedia Commons. Did you really take that picture?   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 07:52, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

I doubt it, it appears on the internet here with exactly the same file name. - Arjayay (talk) 08:35, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

In which case it may also be worth checking on File:600full-juelz-ventura.jpg. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:39, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks guys, they're both marked as copyright violations, which will not be tolerated.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 09:34, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

images location

i would like to ask where can i find images uploaded by me ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikunjvadera (talk • contribs) 09:06, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

See the parent section.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 09:35, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

You can find a list of your uploads to Commons here. Maproom (talk) 11:54, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

That Commons contributions list is now empty, as the copyright violations have been deleted, but there are references to the deleted files on the user's talk page at Commons:User talk:Nikunjvadera. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:33, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Deleted files are included in commons:Special:Log/Nikunjvadera (two deleted uploads at Commons) and Special:Log/Nikunjvadera (no uploads at the English Wikipedia). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:46, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Rugby Union at the MCG

I have added details of a match previously omitted and cited a reference to the Sydney Morning Herald. Both the amendments and reference are included in the revised article but it carries a heading in red to the effect that details of a reference fail to appear between cite symbols. I am unable to find this and correct it. Can you please help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rugbylock (talk • contribs) 22:06, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

As part of your 2nd edit, you introduced empty ref tags at the beginning of the article by mistake (see this diff), I've removed them. Nanonic (talk) 22:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Congenital disorder

Reference help requested. How do I fix a reference error? I've received a message from the ReferenceBot. Thanks, Jg9611 (talk) 22:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello @Jg9611: you have 2 page parameters (page, pages, at) at once in this reference. You'll need to remove one. If the source consists of several pages, use "pages" and specify a range or "page1, page2, ...". On a side note, accessdate needs a different date format, "../../.." is not supported. Some general CS1 help is linked with the little blue "(help)" link behind the error message. GermanJoe (talk) 23:01, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

 Done - fixed now: [2]. GermanJoe (talk) 05:19, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

December 3

Experienced user help, please?

I'm leaving work shortly and likely won't have time to clean this up when I get home. I've just found that User:Kamal455 is adding spam links wherever they find dead reference links in various articles. Could someone help out by cleaning these up? Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 11:15, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Dismas,

I am only adding links on relevant articles and this is not a spam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamal455 (talk • contribs) 11:22, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

This edit is the first I saw. The link you added has no information on Suzen Johnson or the Gifford family at all. Dismas|^(talk) 11:25, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Neither of the two promotional sites added appear to verify the information in the articles; it's pretty obvious spam. I've blocked Kamal455 and will mass rollback their edits. Yunshui ^雲_水 11:38, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Technical question regarding image formatting

Hi guys. The summary of my question/issue is this. What I want to do is place two or more images next to each other on a page (rather than one underneath the other which usually occurs), with a frame and a caption, but without using a < gallery > tag. Wikipedia:Extended image syntax has an example of what I want to do under the "Overlaying annotations on an image" section, but the problem is that it uses a template to achieve this. I don't want to use the template because I'm actually already using a template to display the image (long story, I can explain more about this if it's relevant). What I'm hoping though is that actually there is a simple wiki syntax that will allow me to do what I've described above, without getting into too much black magic CSS coding. Any suggestions appreciated! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:32, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

• Actually, I think it would be easier if I just show you what I'm working on and trying to do. I have two templates, each one displays a random image from a collection of images each time the template is referenced. The two templates are here and here. You can view the template code (it's fairly simple) to see how the image syntax is used there. I've created a basic page on my sandbox in which I'm trying to make the two randomised images display next to each other rather than under each other. You're welcome to play with the sandbox and the templates to try to get it working if you like. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:41, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Would a table work? E.g.

Churches and Cathedrals (and other things) of Lithuania

Churches and Cathedrals of Britain

That's the only way I can think of for doing it without a template. Obviously you could spruce up the formatting using table syntax... Yunshui ^雲_水 11:48, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Actually I think that will probably work perfectly. Thank you, I didn't realise it was that simple. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:11, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Ðiliff, the template {{multiple image}} may also useful as used here. Jee 12:41, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi Jee. I don't think it will though, because unless I misunderstand how it works, it wouldn't allow an image template to be used inside the multiple image template. I need to use a template for the image itself because my template randomises the image. If I just wanted to use a single image, then yes it would work fine. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:46, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Oops; I didn't noticed that part. Then a table or div tags may better. I've a similar use in my common user page; but only one random image at a time. :) Jee 13:20, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Wow, those are beautiful images Jee.--ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia content supported by reference possibly based on Wikipedia content

Having a blank, what's the Wikipedia term for this and how would I tag this? Hack (talk) 12:43, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

The term is probably "Frustrating". Don't tag it, remove it, and make a note on the articles talk page to discuss it if needed. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:49, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

See WP:CIRCULAR, {{Circular-ref}}, {{Circular}}, but they don't mention the "possibly" situation. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:54, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Had more of a look and it looks like the ref wholesale copied a old version of the page in question. @PrimeHunter:, thanks for the links. Hack (talk) 00:45, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

publishing article

Hi I was traying to pulish info about (Hiwa mohamed khorsed هیوا محمد خورشید born (27 , november , 1987 in kirkuk , iraq) is a kurdish former muslim, left islam and Became atheists he still active on Criticising islam Since 2006 hiwa live in the sweden)

so please i need someone publish it , you can just google my name u will find my material

hiwa khorsed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adamsamil (talk • contribs) 15:01, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Submissions/Name of article to delete. Start by reading WP:Your first article, WP:Notability, WP:Autobiography, and WP:COI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Biddulph (talk • contribs) 15:32, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Philip Bloch

To whom it may concern,

It has been over 3 months that we submitted legit information for Phillip Bloch and have been waiting to hear from someone in regards to his wikipedia page. Can someone please let me know if there is anything else we need to do in order to expedite the process? I look forward to hearing from someone ASAP.

Thank you for all of your help!

All my best, Ingrid — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phillipstyles (talk • contribs) 17:04, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Your Draft:Phillip Bloch is not on the queue for review because you broke the syntax by using <ref/> for yourr reference terminating tags instead of </ref>. The error message in the article tells you that, and gives you a wikilink to the relevant help page. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:14, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

There was also a warning to that effect in September on your user talk page. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:18, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Ingrid. Forgive me if I'm jumping to wrong conclusions, but your username and your use of "we" and "our" suggests to me that you may be associated with Phillip Bloch. If that is so, you need to read WP:BESTCOI for how to edit when you have a conflict of interest, and also to be aware that accounts must be personal and may not be shared, and that user names which suggest that the account is editing for an organisation are not permitted. --ColinFine (talk) 18:25, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

@Phillipstyles: (Ingrid?) I fixed the formatting errors, so a lot of the text that was 'hidden' is now visible, but the page still needs a lot of 'wikifying'. Perhaps wp:My first article may help. (oh @#$ er... Darn it! I meant! ) The page has been deleted! (WP:CSD#G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion) - 220 of ^Borg 18:34, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Image rotated 90 degrees

I'm trying to upload a photo of Kenneth Johnson (producer), but Wikipedia rotates the image onto its side when I upload it (see the file here). Searching the archives I see that someone had the same problem three years ago, but although they solved it then, their discussion doesn't help me, since ukepat doesn't explain how he was able to upload a version which Wikipedia won't automatically rotate. What do I do?--NukeofEarl (talk) 17:22, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

I don't know the answer to the question, but your image can't be used as its use does not satisfy the non-free content criteria. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:26, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Why is that?--NukeofEarl (talk) 17:35, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

The licensing/copyright issue can be dealt with by providing evidence of permission as described in the tag I just added to the image page. The rotation issue can be fixed by using an image editing application such as Photoshop to rotate the image and then uploading the rotated image.--ukexpat (talk) 17:39, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

This rationale seems incorrect: "While this purpose could be served with a free use photo, I believe this non-free photo is actually preferable on legal terms, since I have received express permission from Kenneth Johnson (both the subject of the photo and its owner) to use it on Wikipedia." Since when do we prefer or accept for Wikipedia only images? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:44, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

We don't. WP:NFCC#1 says "No free equivalent. Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose." As the subject is alive, there is no justification for a non-free image. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:49, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Oh boy. It would be nice if the Image Upload Wizard let you know that photos of living persons have such stringent requirements; I'd never have guessed it from how few articles on living persons lack infobox photos. Unfortunately I think I'll have to just let this one be deleted. The e-mail I got from the owner giving his permission naturally doesn't have the legal language required by WP:CONSENT, and I wouldn't feel right about asking him to type up such an e-mail to wikimedia. Thanks for the help anyway.--NukeofEarl (talk) 18:11, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

NukeofEarl, out of curiosity, did you use this upload form? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:17, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

The MediaWiki software as of 5 October 2011 checks image metadata such as EXIF and automatically rotates the image when it is uploaded. The file page may show the upright image, but thumbnails may be rotated. At the bottom of the file page there is a Metadata section— click on "Show extended details" to see the orientation.

The file may be stored on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. If the text below the image is "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons", then it is on Commons.

• If the file is on Commons, then click on "description page there" to directly open the image on Commons.
  • If you are registered and logged in, then use the Request rotation link directly below the image and a bot will correct the orientation automatically.
  • If you are not registered, then edit the page and add {{rotate}} per the documentation.
  • See also: Commons:Rotation
• If the file is on Wikipedia, then
  • the file will need to be downloaded, fixed using editing software and reuploaded.
  • the file could be moved to Commons (if it is allowed there — e.g. fair use images are not) and rotated by the bot there (see above).
  • If you don't have any of those abilities, then you can add {{Cleanup image|rotate 90 degrees clockwise}}, {{Cleanup image|rotate 90 degrees anticlockwise}}, or {{Cleanup image|rotate 180 degrees}} to the top of the file description page. You can also place a request on the Help Desk.

--  Gadget850 ^talk 18:19, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

I have rotated the image (which is on en:Wikipedia). Quick and easy, but probably a waste of time in view of the lack of copyright. Maproom (talk) 21:37, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

How can I write and send a check to wikipedia

I am sure there are many people like myself who would donate money to Wikipedia but would prefer to write and send a check but Wikipedia has not provided a mailing address... PLEASE give one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.197.176 (talk)

The address is here. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:24, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

149 New Montgomery Street Floor 6

San Francisco, CA 94105

USA --Orange Mike | Talk 18:30, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

The IP geolocates to the US, so check the above link for the correct address. RudolfRed (talk) 18:33, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Reference problem

I can't change a broken link in references - its just shows a list like below .... (?)

==References==
{{reflist|35em}}

— Preceding unsigned comment added by ESDAW (talk • contribs) 21:42, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

The reference itself is coded in the body of the text in this case. Click the "^" next to the reference, and it'll take you to where the reference is in the text, edit *that* section to find the actual code for the reference. Rwessel (talk) 22:44, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

See Help:Referencing for beginners. --  Gadget850 ^talk 02:10, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Information may be incorrect

The article on laurie Brown, footballer for Arsenal football club and football manager and father of field hockey player Karen Brown.[1] is incorrect ! The part that states that he is the father of Karen Brown, international hockey player is not correct ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.75.5 (talk) 21:53, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Laurie Brown (footballer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Just adding a convenience link. Dismas|^(talk) 22:00, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

A reliable source states that Laurie Brown is the father of Karen Brown. Do you have an alternate reliable source that disagrees with the claim? In any case, discuss on the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:41, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

According to The Times, her father was Leslie Brown (footballer) - Harris, Cathy (27 January 1998). "Brown adds third writers' award to collection - Hockey - Interview - Karen Brown". The Times. Sport, especially football, runs in the family. Les, her father, played for Wimbledon and Dulwich Hamlet, representing Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Hack (talk) 03:28, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Hack has removed the questionable parentage information. Since there is a conflict between different reliable sources, the removal of the parentage information from Karen Brown (field hockey) is the correct application of the policy on biographies of living persons. Thank you for removing the questionable information from a biography of a living person. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:28, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Language Change

Is it possible for me to change the language of an article? If so how? I found the article i want to read but it's written in German. 69.248.114.84 (talk) 23:14, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

There are versions of Wikipedia in many languages. If you found an article in English Wikipedia that is in German, it is in the wrong place.

If the article is in German Wikipedia and you want to read it, there are browsers that have built in translation options and there are many free online translators where you can copy the text of the article and paste it into the translator and it will provide a machine translation - which are OK for getting the general gist of an idea, but are generally not very good at translating specifics. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:24, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Have you checked the grey far left-hand column of the article? See lower section headed In anderen Sprachen to see if it links to an English version?--Aspro (talk) 02:52, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

December 4

Home page, Random?

I was given a suggestion to make Wikipedia my home page so that it gives a random Wikipedia article every time. How can i do this? --Lloyd Miller — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.238.244.249 (talk) 00:39, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Easy: Add this as your home page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Randompage --Aspro (talk) 00:50, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

CS1 date error at Development of the New Testament canon

The last paragraph of the lead of Development of the New Testament canon contains several CS1 date errors ("Check date values in: |date= (help)". For example, the citation {{Citation | author = Eusebius | title = Church History | at = 3.25.1–7 | year=c. 303–25}} renders as "Eusebius (c. 303–25), Church History, 3.25.1–7 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)". According to MOS:DATERANGE the preferred form would be "c. 303 – c. 325", although that produces the same error. "303–325" works, but omits the circa. "c. 303" works, but omits the range. I've tried various other combinations without success. I assume this is some overzealous editing somewhere in the bowels of template:citation, but I've not yet managed to follow that code far enough to find where, yet. Any suggestions? Rwessel (talk) 01:29, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Ask at Help talk:Citation Style 1. --  Gadget850 ^talk 02:09, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Safe (secure) contribution to Wikipedia

Can I safely make a contribution to your fundraiser online using your "Dear Wikipedia Readers" form, i.e., giving my name, address, email address and credit card information, or do you recommend some other method of making a monetary donation without publishing my confidential information? As a willing donor, I await your early response.04:55, 4 December 2014 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.83.39.37 (talk)

You can send a check through the mail if you wish. The address is

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

149 New Montgomery Street Floor 6

San Francisco, CA 94105

USA -A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 07:26, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Every page here has a "Donate to Wikipedia" link, near the top of the left sidebar. That leads to a page with various secure payment methods. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:47, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

United States Phantom F4 Livery and museum locations

There are at least two Phantom f4's at the Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona. One is inside with Thunderbird white and red livery (7).

clintwmt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clintwmt (talk • contribs) 05:55, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

You can mention that on the talk page of the article to which you want that statement added, with a reliable source to that effect. It isn't obvious whether you want that mentioned in an article about the airplane or in an article about the museum. If the museum's own web page mentions the airplanes, that would be a reliable source for that purpose. What article do you want updated? Robert McClenon (talk) 16:21, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Rope strange redirection

A very specific term Rope (torture) appears a redir to a general Rope which in turn says nothing about a rope torture. What should I do about that? --CiaPan (talk) 08:51, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Suggestions: if you have enough information for an article with that title, then write one. If you have enough for a section in the rope article, add that. Otherwise, just leave it as it is. Britmax (talk) 08:56, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

A brief article did exist until replaced by a redirect in 2009. Because the redirect seems inappropriate I have reverted it. --David Biddulph (talk) 09:03, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

i just need to confirm the correct place of birth for my sister son who is chris bush born in london not leytonstone 31.51.176.124 (talk) 11:59, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Leytonstone is an area in London. From what I can see on the internet, he was born in Leytonstone in London. - Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 12:18, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The error message in Chris Bush (English footballer) says "Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)." and in the error message the blue text "help page" is a wikilink to the specific help page which describes the problem. The problem was caused by this edit which added a <ref> tag without a complete </ref> to terminate it. You need to undue that edit, and you can then address the mismatched brackets from an earlier edit which broke the wikilink for "London". As for the change which you were trying to make, the previous text had a reference, which you have left in there; if that reference is inaccurate, you will need to provide evidence of a more reliable published source to justify your change. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:23, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

type size

I am only 56 years old and have to struggle to read the font size on your pages. I was considering donating to Wikipedia but changed my mind for this reason. (The font on this message page is more readable than your pages.)

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:1205:C6A7:3B60:F4A3:D330:A628:690 (talk) 13:41, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

The size of type displayed is set by your browser, not by Wikipedia. The instructions for whatever internet browser you use show how to increase the size of the type displayed. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:44, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Changer le nom de la page Wikipédia Epsilometer test pour Etest®

Template:Request edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilometer test Biomerieux (talk) 14:25, 4 December 2014 (UTC) {{subst:Demande de renommage| titre actuel : Epsilometer test | titre souhaité : Etest® | justification : Etest® est le nom officiel. bioMérieux ne souhaite plus que ce produit soit désigné sous le nom Epsilometer test}} Biomerieux (talk) 13:54, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Could you please rename the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilometer_test to Etest®? Because Epsilometer test is not the official name. Etest® is the official name. Thank you very much, Charlotte Biomerieux (talk) 14:25, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Moved to Etest per common and official name. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 14:47, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of article "Mara Aranda" English version

The above mentioned article was tagged for speedy deletion for copyright reasons. Indeed, a large part of the text is a copy of the biography that appears on the website www.mara-aranda.com. I affirm that I, Christopher Baxter, am the manager and representative of the artist in question and have permission to use said subject material. Contacting the artist will confirm this and she will be happy to forward the relevant letter of consent. Thanks for your time and best wishes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madam trobairitz (talk • contribs) 15:07, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Never mind the copyright issue, you have a Conflict of Interest, you need to read WP:COI as soon as possible. - X201 (talk) 15:30, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

... and on the copyright issue, your affirmation here is no help. The process for donating copyrighted material is referred to in the message which you received on your user talk page. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

The use of copyrighted material on Wikipedia from web sites or books is not easy to work. Wikipedia will only allow copyrighted material if the material has been released under a Creative Commons copyleft for use anywhere else. Copyright owners sometimes assume that releasing the copyrighted material for use on Wikipedia only is sufficient. It is not. The release has to permit general reuse. In this case, the artist may not want to release the biography for general reuse, and we do not allow it to be released only for Wikipedia. Also, even if the copyrighted material could be used, copyrighted material taken from private web sites is usually too promotional and non-neutral to meet Wikipedia's standards. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:15, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Importing image files and Chemboxes for articles

How do I get, retrieve, and insert an image file (png format) and chembox for the article 5-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid and 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid? The article already has them for 5-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid but also needs them for 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid. I do and also will have similar needs for other chemicals in other articles and therefore would like to know the general method for this. If you could instruct me on this or give me a site which does so, I'd be grateful. Thanks, Joflaher — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joflaher (talk • contribs) 16:36, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Regarding the use of a copyrighted image that I have permission to use

I have asked the owner of an image for permission to use it on the Lawrie Sanchez page as there are no other images available in the public domain/for free.

The owner's reply was "I don't have any objections to you using that image on his Wikipedia page, as long as you include my copyright line in the text associated with the image as follows: Image © Gary Hynard 2007".

Is it acceptable policy to put this copyright info underneath the image on a Wikipedia page?