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October 2

Adding a link to a user's block log

MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-blocked-notice currently mentions a user's block log, but it has no links; I thought it would be convenient to add a link that would go to the userinquestion's block log, but I can't figure out how to do it. If you go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Nyttend?uselang=qqx, you'll see a link to Mediawiki:sp-contributions-blocklog in the spot where the minilink (at the top of the page) to my block log is located, but I can't figure out how to use this page to put a userinquestion's block log link into Sp-contributions-blocked-notice. Is there some way to produce such a link, so that the link will go to the user's full block log, rather than the blocker's block log? I tried using {{REVISIONUSER}}, but that doesn't detect anything at all when you're looking at the blocked user's contributions (it just goes to [1], with no username specified), and I can't think of anything else. Nyttend (talk) 00:36, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This description isn't particularly clear. Here's what I mean — if you go to Special:Contributions/Truth is the only religion, the "This account is currently blocked..." line should have a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3ATruth+is+the+only+religion, and if you go to Special:Contributions/WoW, it should have a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3AWoW, but I can't figure out how to have the software figure out the username that should be linked. Nyttend (talk) 00:39, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done.[2] Note that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Truth_is_the_only_religion?uselang=qqx displays "(sp-contributions-blocked-notice: Truth is the only religion)". That means Mediawiki:sp-contributions-blocked-notice is used with $1 = Truth is the only religion, i.e. the username, so my edit gets the username as $1. Other details: plainlinks is to avoid the external link icon. fullurl is to make it more stable so it works if the url format changes (it also means it can be copied to other wikis without modification). urlencode is needed for usernames with spaces or special characters. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:15, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for the hhelp! Nyttend (talk) 13:55, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002

Dear sir/ma'am,

The content available on "Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002" web page contains the following errors: Purpose of the act[edit] FISMA assigns specific responsibilities to federal agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to strengthen information system security. In particular, FISMA requires the head of each agency to implement policies and procedures to cost-effectively reduce information technology security risks to an acceptable level.[2] It should be "Information security systems" Kindly do the needful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.112.131.58 (talk) 02:46, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Its a Wiki - YOU can be the hero that fixes it! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:18, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Maproom (talk) 12:57, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

how to add information

Hello! this is rohith kumar .i would like to add up a little information to the article 'Earthquake'. but i do not understand how to edit it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohithklv (talk • contribs) 06:03, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there @Rohithklv: If you head over to the Earthquake article, you'll notice a little lock symbol at the upper-right corner of the page. Clicking it will take you to WP:SEMI, which explains what's going on. To put it simply, the article has been protected to prevent editing by unregistered and brand new users due to high levels of vandalism to the page. You account will need to be autoconfirmed in order to edit it, which will happen automatically once your account is four days old and you've made ten edits to Wikipedia.

Now, you don't necessarily have to wait for the ability to edit the article. You can head over to the article's talk page (Talk:Earthquake) and submit a request for another editor to edit the page for you. You can create a new section at the bottom of the talk page, specify what, exactly, you wish to change in the article, and then add {{edit protected}} to your message to alert other editors that you've made a request. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:15, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to hide user page or else edit its name

Dear Sir/Madam,

While creating a user account on wikipedia by mistake i used my particular comapany mail id and while following the instructions to get started with wikipedia i ended up creating my company user page which is causing me lots of trouble now.

As i am aware about that you can delete wikipedia user page. But it will be a great help if anyone can guide me regarding how to hide this particular user page or else edit its name.

Thanks You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.200.117.160 (talk) 06:08, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Already dealt with via OTRS. Yunshui ^雲 _水 11:15, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why is HHVM stalking my edits

I recently noticed all of my edits as displayed on article page histories and on my overall user contributions are appended with (Tag: HHVM). But it seems unique to me only, not to other editors that are editing the same articles as me or anything. What does this mean and why is it being added to the end of each of my edits? It appears to be linked so I clicked it and it took me to a page on the main MediaWiki site which explains the acronym HHVM but it doesn't explain why I'm being tagged with it.

In case maybe it's one of those things that only shows up when I see it here's a screenshot: http://tinypic.com/r/1tu29u/8

David Condrey (talk) 06:59, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am being stalked as well. And it is because I enabled the feature. If you click on the blue linked HVVM you will see that is a beta of a speed enhancement. You can disable it at Preferences → Beta features → Faster servers with HHVM. -- Gadget850^talk 07:21, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Havin' paparazzi is cool David Condrey (talk) 07:47, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Application layer protocol article-With reference to september 28 query

Thanks Rwessel for pointing it out. But I believe DHCP snooping is not a application layer protocol, and it should not be listed under Application layer protocol. The same can be seen in the explanation - DHCP snooping. Previous Query:

Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2014 September 28#Application layer protocol article (Category:Application layer protocols) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simpletry (talk • contribs) 10:46, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you are suggesting that Category:Application layer protocols ought not to appear at DHCP snooping, that would be an appropriate topic for you to raise at Talk:DHCP snooping (giving WP:reliable sources to justify your views). --David Biddulph (talk) 11:03, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

financial help

do you help people with financial constraints — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.134.39.49 (talk) 10:59, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No. Wikipedia is a nonprofit charitable organisation with a very specific goal, which is to develop and maintain online free, open content encyclopedias, collections of quotations, textbooks and other collections of documents, information, and other informational databases in all the languages of the world that will be distributed free of charge to the public. As a nonprofit organisation incorporated in Florida, United States, local and national laws prohibit Wikipedia from using its funds for anything but this purpose. Yunshui ^雲 _水 11:12, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio? More than Paris seems to have been "liberated".

There are significant chunks of text that are pretty much word-for-word the same in Liberation of Paris and this copyrighted article - for example the 3rd and 4th paragraphs of the Events timeline section. The historynet article is dated September 2000, which precedes the inclusion of those two paragraphs (and who knows what else). I don't have the time right now to go through it all. Could somebody lend a hand? Clarityfiend (talk) 11:08, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That article has 79 watchers, so you might have better luck getting help from among those people, on the article's talk page. By watching the page they have shown a specific interest in the article. But you've been around since 2006 and have over 100,000 edits, so you already knew that. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 05:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You can ask either Diannaa or Moonriddengirl who are admins and copyvio experts. In the meantime please feel free to delete the copyvio text. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 05:49, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Clarityfiend: I deleted the whole section. It was entirely plagiarised and unsalvageable. I did not detect any other copyvios yet. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 06:09, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It appears I was out of line and I apologize to Clarityfiend. ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 06:21, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No problem Mandruss. The processes related to copyvio suppression are not widely known and your initial reaction was understandable. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 06:31, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Dr.K. It was well past my usual bedtime, or I'd have done it myself. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:53, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't mention it Clarityfiend. It was my pleasure. Thank you for pointing this out. Best regards. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 09:08, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have checked using a copyvio detection tool and removed some material copied from http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-the-liberation-of-paris.htm, which pre-dates our article's creation by four years. I think that's got it all. Thanks to all who helped clean this up. -- Diannaa (talk) 14:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Diannaa: Thank you very much Dianna for taking the time for the final cleanup and for the copyvio detector link. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 15:28, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BIRTH AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES

I HAVE TO GET A COPY OF BOTH CERTIFICATES FOR MY MOTHER AND FATHER ,IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY YOU COULD ASSIST ME WITH MY SEARCH. AT THE AGE OF 9 MY FATHER TOOK ME AND ALL THE FAMILY TO LIVE IN CANADA BECAUSE HE WANTED WORK. I HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF DANISH NOT CANADIAN IF YOU CAN HELP I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE THE EMBASSY WANTS THEM IN THREE WEEKS TO BECOME A DANISH CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY I LOVE AND LONG TO RETURN TO . THEY REQUEST I NEED THE CERTIFICATES FOR MY DECEASED PARENTS. I WAS BORN IN AARHUS AND LOVE THE CITY AND SO WISH TO RETURN. CAN YOU HELP ME TO FIND OUT WHERE I APPLY IN AARUS TO GET THEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.BECAUSE I HAVE LITTLE TIME LEFT TO GET THEM REGARDS LEIF ALEX JENSEN — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.190.172.135 (talk) 11:43, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia 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.

(in addition, please do not use ALLCAPS. in online discussion forums doing so is generally considered SHOUTING and is not polite.) -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:52, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Inserting Photograph in Wiki Page

Draft:Janet Macoska

I have made a page and uploaded the photograph for that page. I inserted that link into the Wiki page but photograph does not show up, only the link address. I'm baffled on how to get that image to show up on the page like all the others on Wiki.

Also, it shows as a "Draft" - wondering how, once it's how I want it, to go live - publish it. I see no button for that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deanna Adams (talk • contribs) 11:49, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some of the image help links Wikipedia:Images#Tutorials_and_help. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:09, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

with regards to moving from draft space, I added the submission template. just click the green button when you are ready. however, the article appears far from ready. it reads like a promotional personal web page with such wonderfully non encyclopedic phrases as " Ohio provided an ideal location " "she was already snapping away at rockers. " "rock luminaries. " In addition it will need footnotes or citations to reliably published sources that establish that the subject meets the basic criteria for a stand alone article. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:28, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References pasted into talk page encroaching on the next message

I added a new section on the following page, and found the links pasted into the prior section are appended to the bottom of my comment. Here is the page:

Talk:Gamma ray

What do I need to do to correct the problem in the future. I have seen this before but cannot figure out what is wrong. Zedshort (talk) 14:51, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Zedshort, on a talkpage there is no need for a header for the references and adding one will only cause the button "add a new section" to add a new section into the references section. So I have removed the header for the references and that should fix it. See the history of the talkpage to see what I did. All the best, Taketa (talk) 15:01, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Automatically generated reference lists are a new feature that automatically creates a reference list at the bottom of any page that has <ref> tags without reference list markup. On talk pages you can add {{reflist-talk}} at the end of a discussion to properly place the reference list. For more issues see the Automatically generated reference lists help page. -- Gadget850^talk 15:15, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, @Taketa:, your edit didn't solve the problem, as it still left the references in a section to which they are unrelated. As Gadget850 pointed out, it can be solved by putting {{reflist-talk}} in the relevant sections, & I have done that for the two sections involved. As others have pointed out, the Automatically generated reference lists feature should not be applied to talk pages. Sadly the bug report pointing out the problem was closed without being resolved. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:33, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good to see a better solution. David, I see no problem with references on the bottom of a talk page, since refs are always on the bottom and contain links that point the reader to them and back to the relevant section. But ofcourse the reflist-talk is better (seems a very long name for a highly used template). - Taketa (talk) 15:44, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It would probably be tolerable to have Automatically generated reference lists at the foot of a talk page if it automatically generated a "References" section heading to go with it, but unfortunately the automation does only half of the job. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:14, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You would have to get consensus on the section title; see MOS:LAYOUT. But it could and should be added a a MediaWiki interface page since it would need to be translated for all the language Wikipedia variangs and there it could be customized. I reopened T70324. -- Gadget850^talk 18:18, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

editing article title ...please!

Draft:Kpop Nonstop

Hi please I just my company page article on wikipedia and on the tilttle somehow I dont know what I made wrong ........... but the tittle should be "KPOP NONSTOP" only and not "DRAFT:KPOP NONSTOP" please what should I do ? I also want to add a picture but I dont know how to do it ... everything i tried to ad a picture I just get a text on the field for typing :( I am sorry Im very ignorant with how to use wikipedia please help thanks :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tatana18 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The page can be moved by those who are autoconfirmed or a move can be requested.

However, the page in its current form would be rapidly deleted for not meeting the criteria for a page. Please read WP:NCORP for the rules on what makes a company notable (largely *other* people writing about it) and WP:COI for information on how an article should be created where you have a conflict of interest. Naraht (talk) 16:56, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tatana18, you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding as to the purpose of Wikipedia - this is an encyclopaedia, not a platform for advertising, and your draft isn't remotely acceptable as content. Furthermore, creation and editing of content concerning a company with which you are involved is a violation of Wikipedia:Conflict of interest guidelines, and accordingly you shouldn't be creating such a draft at all. If the company concerned meets the relevant notability criteria, as demonstrated through significant coverage in third-party published reliable sources, it is possible that an article could be created - you could ask at Wikipedia:Requested articles for an uninvolved contributor to do so. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:57, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Draft has been speedily deleted as over promotional.--ukexpat (talk) 18:05, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How do I create a page for a well known environmentalist not on Wikipedia?

How do I create a page for a well known environmentalist not on Wikipedia? Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mccaberest (talk • contribs) 20:44, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mccaberest, you can find information at Wikipedia:Starting an article. - Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 21:50, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew Frost

Hi,

I just created an article on Matt frost, but apparently you reduced half of my artivcle because you think this is for advertising and promotional purposes. All my linked work sections have been removed...

Can you help me on that please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Calambert2014 (talk • contribs) 21:32, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Calambert2014, only the most important external links are allowed, and no external links in the main text. The person removing links from the article is following the guidelines on how to write a good article. See WP:EL for information on how to use external links. -- Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 21:41, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And see referencing for beginners and reliable sources for additional guidance on referencing.--ukexpat (talk) 13:16, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Editing request

Could you please include the following images within the article of Greene's Tutorial College Oxford? There's an picture of the school building and another of the college's emblem: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rxH8Fm887kg/ULRfrv78v4I/AAAAAAApzTE/G0hkG8P9O6M/w704-h528-no/Greene%60s%2BTutorial%2BCollege https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/267957_235460159806031_8057332_n.jpg?oh=45093a7d8066cc3544680a6011d375e1&oe=54BDD720&__gda__=1422305512_ae73dcd5b8ce5c0fcdc203e7b01d271b — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.49 (talk) 22:23, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid not, at least for the first one. The only way to display images in Wikipedia is to upload them either (preferably) to Wikimedia Commons, or to Wikipedia itself. Images may be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons only if they are freely reusable by anybody for any purpose, which means either that they are in the public domain (either because they are very old or because the copyright holder has explicitly relinquished all rights to them) or that the copyright holder has explicitly licensed them under a licence such as CC-BY-SA which allows anybody to use them for any purpose. An image is always assumed to be copyright unless there is an unimpeachable reason for believing otherwise, so the photo may not be used.

There is a limited possibility of uploading copyright images to Wikipedia and using them in articles, as long as all the criteria in WP:Non-free content criteria are complied with. One of these is that there is no reasonable possibility of obtaining a free image that will do as well - since anybody could go to Oxford and take their own picture and then licence it, there is no way the photo of the college that you have found on Google can ever be used. On the other hand, it is possible that the emblem could be used under the NFCC, because a free version is unlikely ever to be available, and many logos and badges are in fact used in this way. See WP:LOGO. --ColinFine (talk) 22:49, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I misspelled a photographer's name for photos I uploaded to Commons - can I edit it?

I can't figure out if there's a way to edit this, or where I can ask.

I misspelled her name here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Star's_Third_(concert_series)#mediaviewer/File:GroupShotBSTLosAngeles.jpg and here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Star's_Third_(concert_series)#mediaviewer/File:JodyStephensBigStarThird.jpg

The photographer is Patricia Rainer, not Patricia Ranier. Can it be corrected? Thanks! Julie JSFarman (talk) 22:40, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. You can click through from the page you linked to, to commons:File:GroupShotBSTLosAngeles.jpg, and edit it there. --ColinFine (talk) 22:54, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Julie JSFarman (talk) 07:00, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No Devotion Band

Hello,

You have the band listed as "Welsh-American band" but it should say British-American as there are 4 gentlemen from Wales (Lee Gaze, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson & Mike Lewis) the American is Geoff Rickly but the drummer, Luke Johnson is from Ridditch, Birmingham, England which makes him English. The appropriate way to lump the five of the gentlemen together is to call them British.

There is an article posted by Modern Drummer published on July 6, 2012 which he says where he's from. It's in the 7th paragraph & the article can be found at http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/07/luke-johnson-lostprophets-blog/#.VC3f2vldW4g

The bands Wikipedia page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Devotion

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Echelon Donates (talk • contribs) 23:49, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Echelon Donates, you can post this comment on the articles talk page. Also you are allowed to change the info in the article yourselve, simply click on the edit button on the top of the article. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 00:03, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Taketa but you can see I'm not comfortable with HTML coding so I do not feel comfortable making the edit myself. - Echelon Donates — Preceding unsigned comment added by Echelon Donates (talk • contribs) 12:50, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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