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May 8

Update to Page

Here is another link to Sprint Car Racer Andy Cobb's Page. Several people from the racing scene have been attempting to get him placed on here as he competes with the likes of other drivers who have a page here like Buzzie Reutimann, David Steele, David Reutimann, Tony Stewart and more. Here is an article written about his transition into Sprint Cars from Late Models and Boats. Please consider this and activate his page submission.

http://www.hoseheads.com/richard.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.156.9.3 (talk) 00:04, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

There is no article on the English Misplaced Pages titled Andy Cobb, please provide us with a link to the page you are referring to. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:05, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

This is being provided as more content in attempt to get the page request for Auto Racer Andy Cobb published, several people from the community have submitted requests to have a page posted for this race driver however keep getting messages that there is no verifiable links to prove the drivers existance. This link is being provided for that. The page is not yet active and we would like it to be. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.201.156.63 (talk) 18:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

editing questions

Don't know who created the page about me (Marjorie Heins), but there's an error (date of birth) in the first line and there's no way I can see to edit that. Advice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Margeheins (talk • contribs) 02:44, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Try clicking Edit at the top of the page, near "View History". --Demiurge1000 (talk) 06:07, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Help with headline of my new article

Hello. I made a bit of a goof with the heading of my latest article. This should be Royal Nova Scotia Regiment, but the last three words are not capitalized. If anyone could fix this, I'd appreciate. http://en.wikipedia.org/Royal_nova_scotia_regiment — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wreck Smurfy (talk • contribs) 03:21, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Fixed by Gemaddog7. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 06:08, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Copying from ectomuscle's website

Hi, the articles we added were deleted. One stating that we copied info from ectomuscle's website. I actually own this site and have full copyright approval.

I did not understand why they were deleted as the reasons referred to for the other post were not applicable?

Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by EctoMedia (talk • contribs) 06:02, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Of course, with your 'full copyright approval' you can copy the contents, BUT... the contents is still copyrighted. And Misplaced Pages is not copyrighted—see the note below the edit box, where you entered the text:

By clicking the "Save page" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL.

So placing your material on Misplaced Pages is a copyright violation, because it releases copyrighted material into non–© domain. --CiaPan (talk) 06:41, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, your name 'EctoMedia' suggests that you are associated with the subject of the article. Please read about Misplaced Pages'a conflict of interest policy before you do anything else here. Maproom (talk) 10:17, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Just to add (I was the deleting admin), although a bot highlighted a copyright issue, the main reason I deleted Ectomuscle was that it was an obvious advertisement, so the page would not be restored even if the copyright issue was resolved. January (talk) 10:41, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

If you wish to donate copyrighted material, see Misplaced Pages:Donating copyrighted materials. - David Biddulph (talk) 11:12, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

But also be aware that material from an organisation's website is almost never appropriate for an encyclopaedia article, as it will usually be promotional in tone and not supported by references. For similar reasons, people closely connected with a subject are strongly discouraged from editing articles about the subject. Please read WP:NPOV and WP:COI. --ColinFine (talk) 15:09, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

uploading a pic.

How can I upload a picture into a page I created 5 days ago with 11 edits that should have been confirmed, but it says I have not yet? What is the way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekunam (talk • contribs) 06:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

You were unable to upload a picture because you have made only four edits with this account - you may have been logged out when you made the other edits. I see that your user page has since been deleted as unambiguous advertising. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:37, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Problems getting pages to load

Since about 20:00 on May 6 (UTC) I've had major problems getting any Wikimedia pages to load. Even when they do, most of them don't load properly. The issue seems to be that something or other from bits.wikimedia.org doesn't reach me (or does so extremely slowly) and as a result the whole page essentially fails to load. I've managed to make a few edits (like this one) through persistence, luck and reloading all pages in Private Browsing mode (which helps... a bit) but it isn't much fun.

Has anybody else had similar problems, and can they be solved by something at my end? (In case that matters, I'm using Mozilla Firefox 20.0.1.) Sideways713 (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Lookingat , it looks like that have been having problems over the past week - not sure it it is related though... 13:43, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Now very suddenly working again. I didn't change anything. Sideways713 (talk) 15:06, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Kakazai

It’s disappointing that an edit by the writer concerning `Kalal’ origins of Kakazais as described by Sir Denzil Ibbetson (PUNJAB CASTES, Page 325) is being repeatedly cut out by your concerned person. Something personal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.29.211.10 (talk) 09:06, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

You were nicely asked by the editor to discuss your edits on the article's talk page. --76.189.109.155 (talk) 09:11, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Suspect Medical article

hi, can someone review this medical treatment page please? User:Bella-doctor/Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

I'm a member of a health board that persistently have spammers promoting this treatment. On the face of it there are four or five companies but when you look at the detail you realise it is only one. And it uses google and hotmail contact e-mail addresses.

The only other google hit for the various terms they give are the page above. It seems to have no references, just claims of how great it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.165.149.106 (talk) 09:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

That's actually a user page, not an article. The edtior created it in May 2011 hasn't been back since then. However, even though it's a user page, I don't know if that type of content is allowed. But there's no doubt that a more experienced editor will see this and tell you soon. 76.189.109.155 (talk) 09:18, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

It's definitely still a violation of multiple policies whether on talk page or an article. See Misplaced Pages:What Misplaced Pages is not#Misplaced Pages is not a soapbox or means of promotion. Hopefully someone can sort/delete it soon ツ Jenova20 09:30, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I have deleted the page as it was an abandoned copy of the content of the page deleted at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 10:16, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

See, I knew a great editor would take care of this. Three cheers for Fuhghettaboutit! 76.189.109.155 (talk) 21:17, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

:-) Much appreciated--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:32, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

facebook page called about babies

Where the hell do you people get off giving information to this page, and where the hell do you think you get the right to steal photos from other peoples facebook pages and put on this about babies facebook page. There are a lot of peoples pictures that have been stolen and a lot of people who want to know why. As wikipedia is mentioned as a source on this page, you have a lot to answer for. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.0.59 (talk) 09:46, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

You appear to have a fundamental misunderstanding of the way that Facebook reuses content from Misplaced Pages. Facebook, like any other website, is free to use content from Misplaced Pages articles, provided (amongst other things) that they attribute Misplaced Pages as a source. That is likely what has happened here; they've used some of the writing from an article on one of their pages. If there are photos from Facebook that are being misused on Facebook then this has nothing to do with Misplaced Pages; the photos are not stored on Misplaced Pages's servers nor were they ever stored here. You should contact Facebook about that. Now if there are photos being misused on Misplaced Pages articles on this website then we can do something about that, but that does not appear to be the case here. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 09:50, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

If you are aware of a picture which is being used on Misplaced Pages without its owner's permission, tell us, and it will be removed. But if you just refer to "this page" without saying what page you mean, there's nothing we can do. And if it's a Facebook page you are complaining about, please complain to Facebook, not to Misplaced Pages. Maproom (talk) 10:09, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Facebook community pages may incorporate content from Misplaced Pages—such use complies with Misplaced Pages policies on reuse of content. We at Misplaced Pages have no control over how the content is included nor can we help to remove it. Facebook does have a topic on Community pages and profile connections on their Help Center. --  Gadget850 11:15, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

It may be even more benign that this.

Many people are aware that when doing a Google search, a box shows up on the right, with some information, often from Misplaced Pages, and an image, often from Misplaced Pages. However, the image is often form some other place. The text is labelled as from Misplaced Pages, the image is not labeled, and people jump to the conclusion that the image came from Misplaced Pages. At OTRS, we deal with issues like this every day, where people complain that Misplaced Pages has the wrong image.

Facebook has launched something similar, call Graph search (See Facebook announcement, see Misplaced Pages coverage). While I haven't yet seen it in action, OTRS volunteers received an alert today thay people might be complaining about images from Misplaced Pages, even though those images might not be from Misplaced Pages.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 12:00, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Addendum. The images might also be from Misplaced Pages, but as responses above note, if it was properly added to Misplaced Pages with a free license (i.e. not a fair use) then Facebook is allowed to use it. It isn't the case that Misplaced Pages has given it to them, it is here to be used by anyone, including Facebook.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 12:08, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps it's time someone from WMF (perhaps His Jimboness himself) had a "serious chat" with the people who run Facebook because their sloppy attribution of material is causing real damage to our reputation. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:33, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

new article

I have just written an article about Bronisława Wieniawa-Długoszowska about 15 minutes ago and it disappeared! I had edited several times but not pressed the save button it was in a sandbox, a special one for writing biographies can anybody help?? Gervasevernon (talk) 14:23, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

You didn't write a new article in a sandbox, but edited the existing article, at Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:30, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Business Listings

Why are some businesses allowed to post history and number employees and general information about the company but others are not.This includes our hobby shop that my wife and I own located Olathe, Kansas.Example Tower Hobbies,Boca Hobbies they are listed but when I post about our company I get Blackballed what is up with that? Thanks Jim — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pronitro1 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Well, first off, it wasn't that the company was allowed to write it, it was that an editor wrote the material. It was allowed to be kept because of what Misplaced Pages calls notability which is described at Misplaced Pages:Notability (organizations and companies) and has to do with whether we can verify the information in reliable sources. I assure you it is nothing personal. RJFJR (talk) 15:02, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

And also note that Misplaced Pages is not a directory. It does not have "business listings", it has articles about notable subjects.--ukexpat (talk) 15:08, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Also note that just because another page exists that appears very similar to one that is deleted in no way implies that the deletion was improper or unfairly handled. For any problem you encounter in an article and which which goes against our policies and guidelines, you will see many other articles with the same problem, not yet addressed. This occurs because of the decentralized way in which content is added and reviewed. Please see by way of analogy What about article x?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:06, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Mistake in information regarding Priyanka deSouza the most recently added Rhodes Scholar in the List of Rhodes Scholars article

It has recently been brought to my attention that my name appears in the 'List of Rhodes Scholars' wiki page. I would like to point out that I am not the first Rhodes Scholar from IIT Bombay. Ravish Tiwari from IITB won the scholarship earlier. I am the second from my institute to be awarded this scholarship. Please correct this in List of Rhodes Scholars — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.97.79 (talk) 16:29, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

 Fixed in this edit.--ukexpat (talk) 18:02, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Google search question

Hi, why my articles(joscardozo wiki is not available)in not showing on the google search or why it is like USER/JOSCARDOZO. What I have to do to get my wiki on the wikipedia, please help.

User:Joscardozo/sandbox

REGARDS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joscardozo (talk • contribs) 16:34, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

You had created, and have now blanked, a user subpage not an article. By default user subpages are not indexed by Google.--ukexpat (talk) 18:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, there are a few issues here: 1) Misplaced Pages is not a social networking site or a repository for vanity articles. People who are the subject of articles must meet our notability guidelines. Are you someone who has achieved acclaim in his field of expertise? Are newspapers writing about you? Did you take an iconic photograph that made you the subject of international attention? That sort of thing. 2) Individuals who meet the notability requirements are discouraged from writing about themselves, as this would present a conflict of interest. 3) In order for the article you wrote in your user space to become an actual article, you'd need to submit it to articles for creation. However, based on what I'm seeing in your article (which you blanked from your sandbox today]), it suffers from a lack of any references. If reliable sources aren't reporting on you, and if there are no references in your article, it is going to get deleted ASAP. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:07, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Help:CS1 errors#Unknown parameter |????= ignored

See Misplaced Pages:Help desk/Archives/2013 April 29#Help:CS1 errors#Unknown parameter |????= ignored

There have now been three templates that I am aware have suffered from this problem (one that did not exist prior to the move to the Lua-based CS1 engine):

• {{Cite ODNB}} fixed by user:Dragons flight
• {{Cite DNBIE}} (problem lies in the page= and pages= parameters)
• {{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria}} (problem also lines in the page= and pages= parameters)

While these can be fixed relatively easily as was done with ODNB, it does complicate the code in those templates -- and while I appreciate that the current checking in the new core is superior to the previous code -- I think it would be helpful if an extra parameter was created that did nothing but silently swallow any information passed by that parameter. It would allow the current code to work with just a parameter name change, and it would be a useful feature as it can be used to reduce the complexity of code in any "wrapper template" that calls {{cite encyclopedia}} or similar.

It is good practice when calling a template to only pass in the parameters that are required as passing in parameters with an empty value can cause problems in templates if the person who writes the code is unaware of the problems and does not code accordingly.

Up to now calling a template and passing in an unknown parameter was handled silently which was a useful way to write simple code to protect against the problems of valid parameters being passed in with a null value. (see Help talk:Template/Archive 3#parameters in templates passed into templates tested and failing mw:Help:Parser functions in templates and mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions )

Adding an extra parameter that did nothing but silently swallow any information passed by that parameter would allow this new interface to closer to backwardly compatible with the previous interface and help keep the interface to the templates {{cite xyz}} closer to other templates that preform the same sort of reference function (there are a lot of them and more created all the time). -- PBS (talk) 16:36, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps WP:VPT is the best place for this?--ukexpat (talk) 17:56, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I am happy to discuss it anywhere. Is that the best place to do so? -- PBS (talk) 12:32, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I fixed the other two examples you gave, though I used a different strategy than the first time. Personally, I'm not really sold on the utility of HIDE_PARAMETER, though I might be convinced. Dragons flight (talk) 18:56, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks I could have fixed them, but wanted to use them as examples as to how best to fix them (where in the code is the best place to do it), and fixing the immediate problem was not what I wanted to raise. BTW the parameter does not have to be called "HIDE_PARAMETER". I simply used that name because it was used in an example I saw, and thought it a reasonable self documenting name. Your solution to the page parameter can be generalised for any single parameter (assuming that cite ... does what the box says and empty parameters are ignored)

|prmtr-name={{#if:{{{prmtr-name|}}}|lead string {{{prmtr-name'|}}} post string }}

--PBS (talk) 12:32, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure we have been here before. HIDE_PARAMETER is an overcomplex solution. You could easily change

|{{#if:{{{last|}}} |last |HIDE_PARAMETER}}={{{last|}}}

to

|{{#if:{{{last|}}}|last={{{last|}}}}}

But, this is not needed with the new templates. Just use |last={{{last|}}}}}. Try it. --  Gadget850 00:43, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I do not think "|{{#if:{{{last|}}}|last={{{last|}}}}}" will works as you suggest it does. Here is an example of a template "{{wrapper template 1}}":

         
         This is wrapper template 1: <!--
          -->
         {{cite encyclopedia
         |{{#if:{{{title|}}}|title={{{title|}}}}}
         }}
         

For your convenience I have set up this template in {{user:PBS/test5}}.

• Calling {{user:PBS/test5|title=FRED}} currently returns:This is wrapper template 1: {{cite encyclopedia}}: Empty citation (help)

This is not the same result as

• calling {{cite encyclopedia|title=FRED}}: FRED.

As to your second solution let us suppose that we have two parameters that are potentially passed into the same parameter in {{cite encyclopedia}}. Lets call them "title=" (for a standard title) and "wstitle=" for one that will be used to pass in a title that uses a sister link to the sister project (there dozens of templates that do this, but for a typical (short) example see {{Cite Nuttall}}. Here is the demo code

         
         This is wrapper template 2:  <!--
          -->
         {{cite encyclopedia
         |title={{{title|}}}
         |title={{{wstitle|}}}
         }}
         

The initial title setting will be masked by the second setting of title as wstitle and will not appear. On the other hand if the ordering is inverted then title will mask wstitle (I presume that the ordering is not specified and may change). BTW it is no good suggesting |title={{{title|{{{wstitle|}}} }}} as an alternative solution in the calling template, because if that "wrapper template 2" itself called by a second wrapper template (wrapper template 3) then we have the same problem of title being set to empty so wstitle= is never passed on by (wrapper template 2). An elegant solution to this in standard templates (and in the standard cite templates before the implementation of the new code) is to use a dummy parameter:

         
         This is wrapper template 2:  <!--
          -->
         {{cite encyclopedia
         |{{#if:{{{title|}}}    |title  |DUMMY_PARAMETER}}={{{title|}}}
         |{{#if:{{{wstitle|}}}  |title  |DUMMY_PARAMETER}}={{{wstitle|}}}
         }}
         

This will not work with {{cite encyclopedia}} and similar if the left-hand side of the equals sign is anything other than empty (because that give the dummy parameter a value and that dummy parameter is then rejected, but it works will all other standard templates. Is there an alternative elegant solution for the two into one as described above without the use of a dummy parameter which will work with all templates?

-- PBS (talk) 12:32, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

See User:Gadget850/1:

This is wrapper template 1: <!--
-->{{cite encyclopedia
 |title={{{title|}}}
}}

{{User:Gadget850/1}}

{{User:Gadget850/1|title=FRED}}

As to multiple input parameters:

title={{{title|{{{wstitle|}}}}}}

You can nest parameters as desired and they will be parsed in order. Si if 'title', then it is used, else if 'wstitle' then it is used, otherwise, no value. --  Gadget850 22:44, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Gadget850, your your multiple parameters test will only set wstitle if title is not set so for example:

     {{wrapper 1
      |wstitle=FRED
      }}

will work.

     {{wrapper 1
      |title=
      |wstitle=FRED
      }}

will not. I have modified {{user:PBS/test5|title=FRED}}

• {{user:PBS/test5|wstitle=FRED}} returns: This is wrapper template 1: FRED.
• {{user:PBS/test5 |title= |wstitle=FRED}} returns This is wrapper template 1: {{cite encyclopedia}}: Empty citation (help)

If wrapper 1 is called directly from an article the error will not usually show up because article writers do not usually pass in blank parameters and if they do then this type of multi parameter test is not often used in the internal code of a template. But it is a serious problem for someone writing a wrapper template if they do not take adequate precautions, because like you many coders do not realise that the inner parameters of an if test are not tested if an outer one is set to null/empty and code "if statements" the way you proposed above -- It took me some time to realise what the problem was when this problem first bit me (see my posting mentioned above). I first came across it as a serious problem in the old coding of {{cite encyclopaedia}} -- where the internal code had |Surname1={{{last|...author|...}}}}}}} and lots and lots of other examples -- when a user of the template {{cite DNB}} posted to the talk page that that author parameter was not being set. If one writes a wrapper template that call warapper 1 (which calls {{cite encyclopedia}} eg:

     This is wrapper template 2: {{wrapper 1
      |title={{{title|}}}
      |wstitle={{{wstitle|}}}
      }}

It will fail every time that it is called with wstitle=FRED set because wrapper 1 never tests wstitle but instead sets "title=" to "title" which either has a value or is always set to empty and passed in by wrapper 2. Which is why (belt and braces) it is better to code with

      
      This is wrapper template 2: {{wrapper 1
      |{{#if:{{{title|}}}    |title   |HIDDEN_PARAMETER}}={{{title|}}}
      |{{#if:{{{wstitle|}}}  |wstitle |HIDDEN_PARAMETER}}={{{wstitle|}}}
      }}

If you, or any one else, knows of another method of coding {{wrapper 2}} so that the coder/programmer can achieve the same level of code security without making the code in {{wrapper 2}} more complex, then please explain how to do it. -- PBS (talk) 09:35, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You appear to be intent on making this overly complex. I can't help you any more. --  Gadget850 11:17, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I am not trying to make it overtly complex (and it is a breach of good faith to say so). Is there anything in my posting that you do not understand because the two solutions that you have suggested:

1. "|{{#if:{{{last|}}}|last={{{last|}}}}}"
2. "title={{{title|{{{wstitle|}}}}}}"

have been shown not to work and only to work in limited circumstances, and my last posing here asks for a simpler solution than the one I have currently implemented. -- PBS (talk) 13:21, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Sister project links

Is there a way for me to customize the left side navigation so that I can put, say, sister project links there? (I'm thinking of my own user pages more than anything else.) Thanks. StevenJ81 (talk) 19:19, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I am no expert on this stuff but, for say, a link to the Commons to appear in the left hand "toolbox", you can add to Special:MyPage/common.js:

addOnloadHook(function () {
   addPortletLink("p-tb", "http://commons.wikimedia.org/Main_Page", "Commons")
});

To adapt for your own purposes, just replace the URL above with that for the sister page you want and replace "Commons" with the name you want to display. Remember to bypass your cache after saving. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:01, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks. StevenJ81 (talk) 01:45, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Glad to help.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:27, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Request for Author Heath D. Alberts nomination to be reconsidered for acceptance.

Dear Misplaced Pages,

Re: Request for Author Heath D. Alberts nomination to be reconsidered for acceptance.

Verification: Heath D. Alberts has been one of authors for four years.

A nomination was recently submitted to the Board of Trustees and the Funds Dissemination Committee.

Author Heath D. Alberts has published two Novels and one non-fiction book.

•Terminal Beginning (2010) ISBN 1-452-81657-3 (novel) •Last Rights (To be released 2013) (novel) •Guerrilla Business (2012) ISBN 1-475-13012-0 (non-fiction)

Heath became one of our authors of on our original site called Books In Sync and received the Visitors Choice Award for May, 2011. Our site has moved and changed its name to Cold Coffee Press. We are a promotion site dedicated to online visibility for our authors and their books. We are always looking for special websites were readers will have the chance to view and purchase our authors' works.

We are asking that you reconsider Author Heath D. Alberts nomination as he is deserving recognition.

His reference submission page is: Misplaced Pages talk:Articles for creation/Heath D. Alberts

If there is anything that I can do to make this possible, please advise.

For verification please visit Heath Alberts Author's Page at Cold Coffee Press: http://www.coldcoffeepress.com/heath-alberts/

Thank you for reconsidering,

Cold Coffee Press — Preceding unsigned comment added by ColdCoffeePress (talk • contribs) 19:25, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Please add the additional material to the draft and resubmit it for review. But note that you still need references from reliable, third party sources to demonstrate notability. See WP:RS and WP:NAUTHOR.--ukexpat (talk) 20:07, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for being clear about what your site is. I'm sorry, but if you are a a promotion site dedicated to online visibility of anything at all, you are not welcome at Misplaced Pages. As individuals, the people who make up the "we" are welcome, but not for any kind of promotion. Please also note that it is not permitted for several people to share an account, or for an account to have a name suggesting in any way that it represents an organisation. --ColinFine (talk) 21:54, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Newborn Babies on facebook

this is an unacceptable page on facebook allowing people I don't know to see my son my profile is private for a reason please do something about this matter or I will have to remove all my photos of my child from facebook as I did not sign up to have this page post pictures of my child without my permission and as it is endorsed by Misplaced Pages I suggest you do something about it. I am one very anger mother right now. thanks for your time. This is the link to your so called page:- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newborn-babies/110436145643524 please fix this problem!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.145.130.237 (talk) 22:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Facebook is not 'endorsed by Misplaced Pages'. Misplaced Pages has no links with Facebook whatsoever. The page in question has nothing to do with us. I suggest you contact Facebook themselves. AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:06, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

The Facebook page cited above has one picture, of a baby. It is this one , from Misplaced Pages Commons. Its Commons page says "It was reviewed on 20 May 2010 by the FlickreviewR robot and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0." If this is the picture that 78.145.130.237 is complaining about, then someone ought to look into it. 78.145.130.237, can you please tell us if this is the picture you are complaining about? I wrote this at 21:25, 8 May 2013‎ , and forgot to sign it. Maproom (talk) 23:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

The Facebook page doesn't load for me. Was the page removed? Does that solve the problem? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:35, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

It would appear it was removed, as for me it redirects straight back to my home page. Close?--Launchballer 22:37, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Note: this is the second post about this.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:41, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

The first was from an IP address in Canberra, Australia; the second from one in Manchester, England. Maproom (talk) 06:24, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

At the risk of being repetitive - I really think it's time the WMF complained to Facebook about the way they use our material - specifically their failure to clearly distinguish what content they take from us and what they get from elsewhere. Complaints such as this are becoming more common and are damaging our reputation.

But the "Pictures of babies" panic going around on Facebook appears to be a misunderstanding, according to Facecrooks. See . --ColinFine (talk) 22:32, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

May 9

Counting items in numbered list

Is there any function or reference template for counting the number of items in an ordered list? (E.g., returning the number "13" from a numbered list of 13 items.) czar · · 00:30, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

1. one
2. two
3. three?--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:33, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Right, I'm looking for a way to return the value of the number of items (for use in a template), such as "3" for your list. czar · · 00:34, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Not to my knowledge. There is a way of making a separate column that uses pound signs (#) to number the list, but that is as far as it goes. Someone else, though, might know more. Apteva (talk) 00:35, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Please see my response at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Templates#Counting items in numbered list. --Redrose64 (talk) 07:23, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

superman enemies

Template:Batman divides to major villains and more minor villains by a layout I am not very familiar with but is neat. This is how it goes:
{{#switch:{{{1|}}} |List of Batman Family enemies |Anarky |Bane (comics) |Black Mask (comics) |Blockbuster (DC Comics) |Calendar Man |Catman (comics) |Catwoman |Clayface |Cluemaster |Deadshot |Firefly (DC Comics) |Harley Quinn |Hugo Strange |Hush (comics) |Jason Todd |Joe Chill |Joker (comics) |KGBeast |Killer Croc |Killer Moth |Mad Hatter (comics) |Man-Bat |Maxie Zeus |Mr. Freeze |Victor Zsasz |Penguin (comics) |Poison Ivy (comics) |Ra's al Ghul |Red Hood |Riddler |Scarecrow (DC Comics) |Tweedledum and Tweedledee (comics) |Two-Face |Ventriloquist (comics) = * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * {{#switch:{{{1|}}} |Joker (comics) |Red Hood |Jason Todd = ] (] * ]) |] }} * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] |* ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] }}
It limits villains on the navbox but adds on more of the villains in particular articles. Well I decide to do the same thing to Template:Superman but instead get a lot of unsuccessful results. This is what I did:
{{#switch:{{{1|}}} |List of Superman enemies |Atomic Skull |Bizarro |Bloodsport (comics) |Brainiac (comics) |Bruno Mannheim]] |Conduit (comics) |Hank Henshaw |Darkseid |Doomsday (comics) |Faora |General Zod |Gog (comics) |Imperiex |Intergang |Jax-Ur |Kryptonite Man |Lex Luthor |Livewire (DC Comics) |Mala (Kryptonian) |Mercy Graves |Metallo |Mongul |Morgan Edge |Mister Mxyzptlk |Neutron (DC Comics) |Parasite (comics) |Prankster (comics) |Silver Banshee |Solaris (comics) |Superboy-Prime |Superman Revenge Squad |Terra-Man |Titano |Toyman |Ultra-Humanite |Ultraman (comics) = * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] |* ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] * ] }}
What am I missing? Jhenderson 02:27, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

The Batman template uses a second file called Template:Batman/adversaries, which is where the switch is located. I do not know if that makes a difference, or if it can be done all in one template. Apteva (talk) 04:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I know about that. I don't know if that makes a difference. The second file was there to keep inclusions as it was protected from editing. I helped make it semi-protected. Later on User:J Greb added on this switch device to please more fans with inclusions they might have wanted (which I am not sure he is still active). So I am totally getting confused with this thing. Jhenderson 14:02, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks I figured it out while looking at the Batman template. Jhenderson 15:00, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism of the Banjo article

Dear editors:

It seems that the Banjo article is continuing to be vandalized every day or two. Can anything be done? Several people are watching it and reverting the damage, but rude language and occasionally racist remarks are being added. —Anne Delong (talk) 02:53, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

It looks like most of it is coming from an IP user, so semi-protection would help. You can request it at WP:RFPP. You can also report vandalism at WP:AIV to get the user blocked. RudolfRed (talk) 03:08, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

New Question

Hi, I just made a background page on "Islamic television networks" here: Islamic television networks

I want to link that new page to this old page, which has a list of Islamic television networks: Category:Islamic television networks

I tried to link it like the Misplaced Pages Help page suggested, using this code at the bottom of the page: Category:Islamic Television Networks I also tried taking the first colon out but it didn't work. Can someone help me please? Thanks in advance! Yallabye (talk) 03:04, 9 May 2013 (UTC)Yallabye

Categories are case sensitive. Category:Islamic Television Networks doesn't exist but Category:Islamic television networks does. It's fixed. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:20, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Bob Rupe

Please delete this article Bob Rupe. I do not want to have a page of my personal life on your site. In fact, I insist it be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.125.180.232 (talk) 03:53, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Not particularly notable, but please see WP:COI w/respect to editing an article about a subject for which anyone has a direct connection. Apteva (talk) 04:43, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Very scantily sourced; refs are little more than listings with no biographical content. Apteva has proposed it for deletion, and unless it is substantially improved in the interim I see no objection to deleting it per the PROD rationale and policy at Misplaced Pages:Blp#Deletion_of_BLPs_of_relatively_unknown_subjects. - Karenjc 07:57, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

PROD has been disputed, next step is Afd. Anyone?--ukexpat (talk) 14:38, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

The article is (now) scantily sourced because 24.125.180.232 (who claims to be its subject) is persistently removing two of its sources. Maproom (talk) 17:16, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I tried to request semi-protection on the page, but my request didn't format correctly. It might be a good idea for someone to request semi-protection while AfD is in progress. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:36, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, 24.125.180.232, if you persist in removing material from the article, you could be blocked. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:36, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protection is not needed if all of the edits are from a single IP address. Apteva (talk) 20:40, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

James and Stacy Keach bios

James Keach is not married to Jane Seymour, as it says in his bio. It is his brother Stacy who is married to her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.213.134.78 (talk) 04:51, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

This says otherwise. Stacy appears to still be married to Malgosia Tomassi, since 1985. Apteva (talk) 05:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Defamatory comments on page

I am writing as the article about Tom Waterhouse is continuously edited by someone with untrue and defamatory information regarding Rob Waterhouse. Rob Waterhouse recently won a court case against these allegations and every time I change the entry and delete these negative comments, it reverts back within a matter of hours. I feel this is a personal attack on Rob Waterhouse and the Waterhouse family and something which needs to be taken seriously.

" He is the son of convicted perjurer and race fixer Robbie Waterhouse." " Waterhouse's father, Robert "Robbie" Waterhouse and grandfather William "Bill" Waterhouse are also bookmakers. They have attracted controversy in the past including the loss of their bookmaker's licences for eighteen years (originally life bans) due to their involvement in the Fine Cotton substitution scandal in 1984. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.146.66.238 (talk) 05:26, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

You should discuss this on the article's talk page. If the statements are backed up by reliable sources, you'll need to explain why they shouldn't be used. Don't enage in an edit war. RudolfRed (talk) 05:32, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

adding new articles

Is it possible to add new articles under the same user name and if so how do I do this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Craftmethodology (talk • contribs) 09:10, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

A WP:Username is a unique identifier for a person, and is used to identify that person's contributions. Any number of articles can be created by one person, using that same username. A user name that is tied to one article is not recommended, and often not allowed. That is what is known as a Single Purpose Account. While there are legitimate uses for alternate accounts, most edits can be done with a single account. I would suggest reading the username policy and choosing a different username. Most editors do not use their real name, and before doing so, it is important to read that section to understand the ramifications. A good place to start learning how to create articles is WP:Your first article. Apteva (talk) 09:34, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If you are referring to the content on your user page, then it's not yet an article, nor should it be in anythiing like its present form. Firstly, it has no references. Secondly, it appears to be a copy or very close paraphrase of the web content here and here, so it almost certainly breaches our rules on copyright violation even though I cannot find an overt copyright notice on the pages concerned. Finally, it appears to be in breach of our rules on promotional content; because it is written in non-encyclopaedic, promotional language and actively markets a commercial product. Your username appears to confirm your conflict of interest with respect to the material. Sorry, but it is unsuitable for Misplaced Pages without a comprehensive rewrite and evidence of notability, and it should not be written by someone with a conflict of interest. - Karenjc 10:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

While Karenjc's advice is all good and you should definitely take note of it, I think the answer to the question you actually meant to ask is that it is not recommended to create articles on your user page at all, but it is common practice to create as many user sub pages as you like to work on articles in. --ColinFine (talk) 22:39, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Traduction de textes

Bonjour, aux dirigeants du site, Comment se fait-il que certaines pages rédigées en anglais, commencent par être traduites, automatiquement, en français, puis, très rapîdement, cette traduction disparaît pour revenir au texte d'origine, avec pour information: "erreur du serveur"? Avec tous mes remerciements. Respectueusement. Patrick Jacquier — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.212.240.67 (talk) 10:12, 9 May 2013 (UTC) (trans. Hello, website officals, Why is it that when some pages in English begin to be translated automatically into French, the translation very quickly goes back to the original text, with the information "Server Error "? With thanks. Respectfully. Patrick Jacquier) No idea what the answer might be. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:18, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I assume that you are referring to the Google Chrome built-in translation feature. Please note that this is Misplaced Pages, the 💕. You are currently at the help desk, which is only for questions involving Misplaced Pages. You may be able to find an answer at the computing reference desk. Regards, FrigidNinja 21:23, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Derek Redmond

Hi I am Derek Redmonds wife and assistant Maria Redmond and would like to change a couple of the details you have on his Misplaced Pages.In the external links the website you have for him he no longer wishes to be connected to and he has a new website that is www.officialderekredmond.com He would also like you to remove the Agents Website as he no longer works with any one agent and now solely represents himself. We would be very grateful if you would make these changes.

Yours Sincerely

Maria

Maria Redmond — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmearreika (talk • contribs) 12:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

 Done in this edit. I also removed a few of the other links per WP:EL.--ukexpat (talk) 14:43, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

What is wrong with my page?

I do not understand why the questions regarding my page remain on the page. My page was edited and links to verify were added, but the problems listing remain, and I am wondering why?

Elaine Mayes14:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)68.113.39.179 (talk)

Your contribution record shows no edits except for your question here. Which page are you talking about? - David Biddulph (talk) 14:38, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If you are talking about Elaine Mayes, there do seem to have been a number of updates since the tags were placed in April 2011. If the problems have been addressed, the corresponding tags can be removed. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:44, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I have removed the maintenance templates.--ukexpat (talk) 16:08, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Adding links to WikiData

How in the heck can I link an existing article on the Finnish Misplaced Pages to an existing article on the English Misplaced Pages in WikiData? I'm trying to link fi:Maalarinteippi to Masking tape. But if I try to add a link to fi:Maalarinteippi to the Masking tape article on WikiData, I get an error that the tag is already used. And if I try to do it the other way around, I get the same error. Do I have to remove the existing tag first before I can add it to the correct article? JIP | Talk 15:50, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

You don't have to add anything. The Wikidata entry for masking tape at d:Q3775755 already lists the en and fi articles and the relevant interlanguage links appear in the en and fi articles.--ukexpat (talk) 16:03, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I just added it. The Anonymouse (talk | contribs) 16:04, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

 Fixed There was a duplicate item on Wikidata, but I removed the link from that item and added it to the masking tape item (basically, I merged the to items). The Anonymouse (talk | contribs) 16:04, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Shawn Thompson

The birth date on the wiki page under Shawn Thompson is wrong. He is not 61 years of age. It was sourced from IMDB who have since removed that erroneous birth date.

16:21, 9 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shawn Thompson (talk • contribs)

Thank you for not editing the article yourself, which would have been a conflict of interest. It appears that the article has been edited. If you can provide a reliable source about yourself, someone can improve the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:47, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

How do I remove the boxes at the top of the page for Bruce Van De Velde?

How do I remove the boxes at the top of the page for Bruce Van De Velde? I believe I have made the necessary changes but they will not go away.

This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (January 2013)

This biographical article relies on references to primary sources. Please add references to secondary or tertiary sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2013) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edrewett (talk • contribs) 16:35, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

(ec)You have not fully addressed the problems pointed out by the tags - The Bruce Van De Velde article relies on primary sources - specifically the website of his employer. Articles must be based mainly on independent reliable sources - such as mainstream news media, not sources that are directly connected to the subject. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If you are Bruce Van De Velde, please do not edit the article yourself, which would be a conflict of interest, but you may provide reliably sourced information on the article's talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:49, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

In fact the sites listed as External links are superior sources for the article than the one that is used. BTW a Google search result is not an acceptable source at all. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:57, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I think that I agree, but am requesting a clarification. I agree that a Google search as such is not an acceptable source. However, I assume that you agree that a Google search can be used to find external web sites that are reliable, and that the editor doing the Google search should use judgment in whether the sites found are reliable. Are we in agreement? Robert McClenon (talk) 18:40, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, nobody is saying that you can't use Google to find your sources. But using Google's search results page as a source is a no-no. Dismas| 18:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Redirects from userspace to article space

I created some articles on subpages in userspace. When I was satisfied, I moved them to article space (mainspace). This created redirects from userspace to article space. First, is there any positive value to these redirects? My assumption is that there is not, and that they are simply the result of the way that a move between mainspace and mainspace is supposed to work. Second, is there any negative value or harm to these redirects? For instance, can they create useless hits in searching? If so, how can I get rid of them? Should I tag them with {{prod}}, for instance? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:06, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I usually tag them for speedy deletion per G6 as "routine housekeeping". As you created them you can tag them for speedy with G7, "author requests deletion".--ukexpat (talk) 17:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If they are in your own userspace tag them with - {{db-user}} - they will be deleted quickly and painlessly.

Archiving Article Talk Pages

Are article talk pages archived periodically by a bot? Is there a way to tag them to be archived by a bot? If not, do they have to be archived manually by an editor? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:09, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

They are not auto-archived unless the appropriate templates are added to the page. See Misplaced Pages:ARCHIVING.--ukexpat (talk) 17:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

The two talk pages that I had in mind indicate that they are tagged for archival by User:MiszaBot. Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:00, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Unique Acronym

I created two articles that have unique acronyms. That is, the entry of the acronym doesn't result in a hit either as a redirect or to a disambiguation page. Should I create redirects from the acronyms to the articles? (I know that if the article has an acronym that already has a disambiguation page, I should add an entry to the disambiguation page for the acronym.) Robert McClenon (talk) 17:13, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Sure, redirects are cheap and they can always be converted into disam pages later if required.--ukexpat (talk) 17:19, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

vincent cornier, need to contact him as we hold the rights to vincents books and sholud not of been published

pls contact myself or send me mike ashbys details we are seeking legal help thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.121.134.177 (talk) 17:47, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 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.Template:Z25 Robert McClenon (talk) 17:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If you have an issue with an article in Misplaced Pages itself, please provide more detail. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I see that the editor of Vincent Cornier's book "The Duel of Shadows" is not Mike Ashby but Mike Ashley. Maybe you will find him more easily now that you know his name. Maproom (talk) 21:18, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

New Borns face Book Page

Could you please remove this page ASAP as the content of some of the pictures of our grandkids and children of freinds have not been given permission for them to be used in this way and find this very intrusive to our privacy as all my families accounts are private and locked so these pictures cannot be seen !!!!! Please close down this page immediatley !!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.118.248 (talk) 19:47, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

This is the Misplaced Pages Help Desk. It appears that you have an issue with a Facebook page, not with a Misplaced Pages page. Please take it up with Facebook. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If information from Facebook has been copied into a Misplaced Pages article, please tell us what article is in question. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

See #Newborn Babies on facebook up the page.--ukexpat (talk) 20:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

This page may be relevant. It claims "Facebook Community Pages ... automatically aggregate data based users’ likes and interests. ... a user clicks on one of these community pages, and then that user sees posts, photos etc. from their friends that have the keyword in a status update." I would not call it a "reliable source", though. Maproom (talk) 21:03, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

please enter my details

ishtiyaq ahmad naikoo .. MA economics from GNDU Amratsar Pb Diver lolab kupwara near dilbagh school diver. BA from Amar singh college Srg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.201.242.241 (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

This is Misplaced Pages, an online encyclopaedia. We do not have 'details' on people. We may however have articles on people who pass our notability guidelines. Possessing an Ma in economics would not in itself meet our requirements - and in any case, our articles are based on published reliable sources, rather than personal statements. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

New Question

I would like to make this article that I wrote (see link below) a finished piece, but I do not know how. I need it to be posted as soon as possible for a class assignment--within 24 hours at the latest. Thanks in advance! http://en.wikipedia.org/The_palestine_poster_project_archives#Uses_of_the_Palestine_Poster_Project_Archives Yallabye (talk) 22:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)Yallabye

An article currently exists at The palestine poster project archives. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:00, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I moved it to Palestine poster project archives but it should probably be Palestine Poster Project Archives.--ukexpat (talk) 01:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I renamed it to correct the capitalization. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Template refreshing glitch

A problem I had related to what I was talking before. I created a template that doesn't seem to refresh it's later edits (after the first edit) not unless you go to the edit portion of the intended article. Call me crazy but I don't think it's supposed to do that. I did notice Misplaced Pages did that before while I was editing the same navbox yesterday (but it didn't last) although this one takes the case as being worse because this one doesn't seem to refresh at all. I went on here because I am not sure where to go about it and I know somebody would listen on here. Jhenderson 22:50, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

So you have {{Superman}}

and {{Superman/adversaries}}Template:Superman/adversaries

and each has the same list of 12 villains as the latter is transcluded into the former. Everything looks happy now to me. When you add a villain to the adversaries sub-template, there may be a delay in that update transcluding to the Superman template until the server cache is refreshed by the system. But you should be able to accelerate that if you don't want to wait, see Misplaced Pages:Purge. – Wbm1058 (talk) 00:48, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

• Guys, seriously - this is diseased.

• We ought to be using categories instead of infoboxes.

• But if you deny that, at least we ought to be limiting infoboxes to spam only a few links to a few articles, not hundreds of links to each of hundreds of articles. Anybody looking up any one of these characters on a search engine will get a hundred junk hits to sorta-maybe related articles that have the term only in the template, rendering the search futile.

• But if you deny that, at least we ought to have an infobox template all in one template, not in multiple sublevels being assembled together so that you have to go on a paper chase just to find where the article content can be edited.

• But if you deny that, then at least we should have one version of the infobox, not different versions for each article that trim or don't trim a few names here and there.

• But if you deny that, then at least you shouldn't send {{PAGENAME}} as a parameter from the upper template so that an arbitrary number of different versions of the same infobox can be generated from this subscript, depending how you edit it...

• My feeling is that somehow we've lost track of the notion that there should be some kind of clear command and control over the actual content within an article by means of editing that article itself. If a template is designed to deliver a short list or a long list, at the very least it should have a parameter short-list or long-list right in the main call from the article page, which is explained in the docs for the top level template. Wnt (talk) 05:38, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You make some very good points. Templates that transclude on dozens or hundreds of pages make cleaning up after page moves very tedious and time consuming when cleanup involves finding where the links that need to be updated are "hiding." If a page transcludes several templates, you need to go on a scavenger hunt, randomly making guesses until you find the one. Unless two templates transclude the same link, then you need to keep looking. Wbm1058 (talk) 11:30, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Well, it was refreshed now on one of the articles (not the rest of them). Although I am guessing we now have issues with the sub-template now. My idea was basically modeled after Template:Batman's Template:Batman/adversaries. We have a category on just Superman villain but basically all the DC comics villains. If you guys have such a issue on the switch I suppose I can get rid of it. I couldn't understand every point that you tried to come across with. I do assume when you say infobox you mean navbox right? Jhenderson 14:02, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Right, I think Wnt meant WP:NAVBOX. An example infobox these articles might use is Template:Infobox film, e.g., Superman II uses one. Wbm1058 (talk) 16:08, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Did you try purging as described in mw:Manual:Purge? Maybe if you can give an example page that isn't working, what you expect it to show, and what it is actually showing? For example, General Zod is showing me a list of 12 "primary enemies" and 24 "Other recurring enemies"—is that what you want it to do? When I look at just the plain template I still see 12 "villains" without the primary/other breakdown. That's under template control? Syntax to make that happen should be documented. Wbm1058 (talk) 16:46, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I exactly did trying purging it by placing ?action=purge on the url (right after my last comment on here) and it seems to work. So thanks for the suggestion. Is there any issues that you think needs fixed or changed? Would it be better withought the switch device? Jhenderson 17:09, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't want to discourage what you're doing too much, I do appreciate your initiative and creativity. There are differing opinions on this, for example:

• Misplaced Pages:A navbox on every page
• Misplaced Pages:Not everything needs a navbox

I do think navboxes are fine, when used in moderation. If your plan is to show a more complete list of villains only on articles about other villains, in general I think that's a good approach. Don't overdo it with too many navboxes on a single page, that's what can introduce maintenance headaches. Good luck, Wbm1058 (talk) 17:44, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Ok then. I do remember that second essay. Nice find on the first one. It wouldn't be discouraging if you didn't agree with it. I have made plenty of other edits of the particular navbox to not render my edits useless. Also I am not sure I am 100% for it either. That's why I asked. I would like to thank you for you're help. First time I learned about purging. ;) Jhenderson 20:59, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

May 10

where doesnthe word kow tow come from

where does the word kow tow come from — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.9.182.226 (talk) 00:01, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Doesn't the Kowtow article answer your question? Wbm1058 (talk) 00:08, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Article quality scale grading system

How do quality scale grades get assigned to articles? Is there a procedure for submitting for review or something? I'm aware of how to nominate for GA, but I've been working hard on the Chicago article and would love to see it get bumped up to a B. — MusikAnimal 04:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Except for FA, GA, and A-level, all other grades can be assigned by anyone, including you, if you feel confident that it meets the criteria spelled out for that level (B, C, Start or Stub). A-level grade is handled by Wikiprojects (and if you can't find an active Wikiproject that gives out A-level grades for your article, forget that). GA is handled at WP:GAN and FA is handled at WP:FAC. I hope that helps. --Jayron32 04:19, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

It does, will coordinate with others to see about a B. Chicago GA on the horizon. Thanks! — MusikAnimal 04:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

And just out of curiosity, we don't do topicons for A-class? I see GAs and FAs but A falls in between the two? For an example this revision is supposed to be an A per WP:1.0/A. Thanks — MusikAnimal 04:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

headline

I just completed an entry for the first time. The "headline" is my user name so when searching on the internet, it is under the user name instead of the subject of the entry. Could you please tell me how to edit my entry so the top headline is the name of the subject? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moremohonk (talk • contribs) 04:41, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest in adding an article. I would suggest starting out by reading WP:Your first article. Apteva (talk) 04:57, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The article needs to be moved to the correct name (presumably Kathleen Clark (playwright)). However, it would quickly be deleted if it appeared as an article in its current state - it has no sources, does not seem to suggest Ms Clark meets the relevant inclusion guideline, and is slightly (though not overtly) promotional in its tone. I'd suggest submitting it via Articles for creation, so that you can get some help fixing these problems before it goes "live". To facilitate this, I'm going to move the page to a subpage of your userspace (User:Moremohonk/Kathleen Clark (playwright)) and will add a template at the top which you can use to submit it to AFC once you're ready. The most important thing to add is references; see this page for some help doing so. Yunshui 雲‍水 07:45, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Re: pictures of my child without my permission

I have recetly been guided to a Misplaced Pages page on facebook that has a picture of my baby girl on I have not given permission for the picture to be shared, here is the details of the person that shared it and using your name, my profile is set to private as a do not want every tom dick n harry lookin through photos of my children please remove it

Description Happiness Date 18 May 2008, 17:35 Source Happiness Author Sabrina from Baronissi, Salerno, Italy Other versions

Derivative works of this file: 出産祝いカード-横.png

these are the details i got when i clicked on main pic of black and white picture of a baby.

thanks in advance Marie Griffiths — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.11.188.230 (talk) 08:02, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The image under discussion would appear to be File:Happiness.jpg. Keri (talk) 08:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Hi Marie. This article may help set your mind at ease. The information above refers only to the source for the picture "Happiness" by Sabrina Campala, and does not reflect the source of photographs of your child (which would have come from your own Facebook uploads). Yunshui 雲‍水 08:13, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Several IPs have complained at WP:RD pages about this. What they're really seeing is this Facebook page, which is re-using Misplaced Pages content and then displaying pictures (from their own Facebook friends' pictures and their own) that matches "newborn". Naturally this is nothing to do with Misplaced Pages, the photos in question aren't hosted by Misplaced Pages, and complaining to Misplaced Pages is pointless. It's a 100% Facebook problem, and it is to Facebook that respondents should direct their ire. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 08:47, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

We have had several complaints like this recently. But Marie is is the first complainant to specify what picture the complaint is about, and I would like to thank her – it is much easier to look into a complaint when we know what image is involved. But I am puzzled. The photograph "Happiness" was uploaded to Misplaced Pages in 2008, by someone claiming it was taken in Salerno, Italy. Marie appears to be posting from Manchester, England. Marie, are you claiming that the "Happiness" photograph is of your own child? Maproom (talk) 08:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

We have received many confused posts from Facebook users about this. Marie said "here is the details of the person that shared it". I guess Marie didn't describe her own photo but incorrectly thinks the Facebook page was made by the author of File:Happiness.jpg. The page was actually made by Facebook who used a picture from Misplaced Pages. Marie, other Facebook users (except possibly your friends) do not see your private photo on that page. A Facebook page can display different images to different people. If you log out and view the page again then your photo should be gone. See also People are NOT Stealing Baby Photos to Post on Community Pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:38, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

• See: http://commons.wikimedia.org/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people/checklist section 3a. If someone were to request deletion at commons it probably would be deleted there. If you contact facebook with the same rationale then they may delete it as well.--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Persecution of Muslims

I made an edit to this article, but the history page is showing the edit as being made by user:Ahmedzas. Is this a known problem? Op47 (talk) 12:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I guess you and Ahmedzas made the same edit at nearly the same time, reverting to the 27 April version, but Ahmedzas saved first. This means you made a null edit when you clicked Save page, because you saved what at the time had become the current version of the page. A null edit returns you to the page with no message, so it looks exactly the same as if your edit had been saved. It has happened to me several times when I reverted an edit. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Transmode

Dear Misplaced Pages Editor, I have recently revised the entry Transmode I have written this article for Misplaced Pages on behalf of the company which operates in the same business sectors as Cisco, Alacatel-Lucent and Huwei Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei However the Misplaced Pages Transmode entry has various warnings and advisories: - This article appears to be written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by rewriting promotional content from a neutral point of view and removing any inappropriate external links. (March 2010) - This article may require cleanup to meet Misplaced Pages's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2010) - This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. (October 2012) None of the entries of the other companies mentioned has such warnings and I would like to know what I need to do to the entry to meet your standards (and so that the warnings may be removed). Regards, Matthew Peach, Technical Copywriter, Bath, UK — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthew62 (talk • contribs) 13:06, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The article has been speedily deleted as far too promotional in tone and content - please see WP:SPAM. Also note, that you have an almost insurmountable conflict of interest here as you are, apparently, being paid to write this article. Although you probably disagree, it is very hard for someone with a conflict of interest to maintain the neutral point of view required for a Misplaced Pages article, and that's why people with a COI are strongly discouraged from writing and editing articles where they have a conflict.--ukexpat (talk) 13:49, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

add images to article

Hello, I have previously successfully added an image to an article, but recently I have tried using the same tutorial, but after saving the edit, instead of the image appearing in the article, only a link inside a frame appeared. This link went to the "file upload wizard". What am I doing wrong? Impressionistic (talk) 14:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

According to your list of uploads to Wikimedia Commons, the file is named with a "jpeg" extension not "jpg". I have fixed the article for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:43, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Of course, I should have noticed.

Thanks, John — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impressionistic (talk • contribs) 15:08, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

If we are talking about Lee Bracegirdle, you need to do some work on references and content. Although it has some external links, the article does not have inline citations. Please take a look at WP:REFBEGIN for help with that. More serious, it also reads like a resume and appears to be a very close paraphrase if not a copyvio of the resume on his website. You will need to fix that ASAP otherwise it will be deleted as a copyright violation.--ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Eliminating spam

Header added by ColinFine (talk) 16:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I have a Windows 7. I need to know how to eliminate SPAM. Any help will be appreciated GENE l Gillette <e mail redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.155.174.132 (talk) 16:22, 10 May 2013 (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 The Anonymouse (talk | contribs) 16:36, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

But one way to reduce spam is to avoid posting your email address on public pages such as this one. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:38, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

At the top of this page, on which you have just posted your question, it says:

• This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Misplaced Pages. For other types of questions, use the search box or the Reference desk
• Do not provide your email address or any other contact information. Answers will be provided on this page only.

Having said that, you might find some of the links in the article Anti-spam techniques helpful; or you could ask on the computing reference desk. --ColinFine (talk) 16:38, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Remove Message Alert

Remove the annoying message alert from my IP address — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.6.249 (talk) 16:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

If you view the page User talk:69.123.6.249, where the message has been posted, the system should stop giving you the "new messages" banner. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:36, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

That would be true with the orange bar, but with the new notification, I believe the only way to eliminate it is to actually click on the notification. Apteva (talk) 18:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

According to Help:Using talk pages#You have new messages, unregistered editors still get the orange bar. -- John of Reading (talk) 20:50, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Lawrence Cohn

Please make following correction: I was educated as a "Lawyer," and not as a jurist!

Many thanks.

Lawrence Cohn — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.83.126.125 (talk) 17:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Done. Maproom (talk) 17:56, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Amakasu clan

At Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Amakasu clan, I tried to add the appropriate notices. However, something seems to have gone wrong. Akamatsu doesn't appear on any of the the linked pages. My guess is that this mistake is easy to fix, but I can't figure out what should be done differently. --Ansei (talk) 18:43, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

@ OrangeMike

Hi OrangeMike,

I would like to find out why the page I created on the Swedish company Transmode has today been deleted - after several years of being displayed.

I made some changes to it earlier today to update the content: financials, personnel and similar business related material - but now it has been removed.

I noted on the Talk Page that some similar companies have Misplaced Pages pages without apparent problems (e.g. Cisco and Alcatel Lucent) but somehow the Transmode content is not acceptable?

Please can you explain what I need to do to make this Transmode material acceptable.

Regards,

Matthew Peach — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthew62 (talk • contribs) 18:52, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You asked about this article earlier today, see the earlier section on this page. - David Biddulph (talk) 18:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You could go to Articles for Creation and request that someone else write an article about the company. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Susan J. Elliott

Susan J. Elliott (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I have a cite at the top of my page which states: A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Misplaced Pages's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (April 2013)

I did not start my Misplaced Pages page. It was started by two readers of mine and they agreed to maintain it but they do not know everywhere I am cited. However, and everything on the page is factual. Whenever a magazine or news article cites to me or my book, my publicist from my publisher or me will add a footnote for legitimacy.

I have not added anything that is not fact. Everything on the page is simply fact about the book and my work. Please let me know how I can remedy this at the top of the page as it makes me appear self-promoting of which I am not.

There is much more which could go on this page and is not there. I have tried to NOT put every little thing on there or connect to every article written about me or my book or my work. There is much more that can go on there and I refrain from doing it as I want to adhere to Misplaced Pages's guidelines. I recently footnoted several magazines I was cited in because I was asked to by my publisher. If that is a violation, I would like to know.

To me, that is neutral and gives an air of legitimacy to what is being written about me. If I am not allowed to edit my page in this way, please let me know. Thank you.

Susan J. Elliott Please see my page at Susan J. Elliott Author: Getting Past Your Breakup: How To Turn A Devastating Loss Into The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You (Da Capo 2009) Founder: Michael A. DiCarlo Brain Tumor Foundation Founder: GPYP Domestic Violence Program (charitable foundation to help victims of domestic violence) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.6.182.89 (talk) 18:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Assuming you are in fact Elliott, you should read WP:PROMOTION, WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO. That note obviously belongs on this article, since neither you nor your publicist nor your publisher should be tampering with it, due to your obvious conflicts of interest. Instead, you should have made suggestions for improving the article on the talk page of the article. Note also: it is not "my page": it is an article in an encyclopedia, not a MyPage or Facebook page; you do not own it in any way. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:30, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for not editing the article yourself, which would be a conflict of interest. However, if your publicist is editing the article, that appears to be a conflict of interest, so that the tag is still appropriate, and the article still could benefit from cleanup. (The article doesn't appear to be promotional because it has that tag. The article has been tagged because it appears to be promotional.) You may provide information on the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:32, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Actually, by her own admission, she has been editing the article, as well as adding herself as a "notable local" to the article about her part of the Bronx. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:12, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Sorry but that "article" is a blatantly advertorial hagiography with completely inadequate referencing and serious structural problems. A complete rewrite might be able to save it - provided it passes the notability rules. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:39, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I did not write an autobiography!!!!!! I am not the original author of this page and just recently added citations to make the material stronger.

Two of my readers created a page for me a few years ago. I monitor it for vandalism. Recently I was asked to update it to include recent magazine articles and places where I have been quoted. I did so. It was neutral and factual. I did it to maintain the integrity of the page. I could ask the readers who originated the page but am not in constant touch with them and don't even know if I have their addresses.

Apparently EDITOR ORANGE MIKE thinks I have made this an autobiography page. IT IS NOT. His accusation of this is LIBEL. His editing is OVERREACHING. Everything in the article is TRUE AND FACTUAL.

Please remove this page if you think that. Everything on here is FACTUAL an I am an established author with a best selling book on Amazon. Please see the book on Amazon and the over 150 5-star reviews. It was About.com's 2009 Breakup book of the year as well as many other awards. There is so much about the book and me that is NOT on there. There are so many new things I have done that are not on there as I did not want to make it too much.

Please review my reviews and the many articles about me. Please do an internet search about me. PLEASE REMOVE ALL REFERNCES THAT THIS IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WHICH IT IS NOT.

I DID NOT CREATE THIS PAGE and ONLY RECENTLY ADDED REFERENES TO MAKE IT RELEVANT AND UP TO DATE.

Orange Mike is wrong and I consider this slander about me. I am an attorney (yes Orange Mike, you can look that up!) and I want these accusations that it is autobiographical or I want the page REMOVED.

I am a living person and I consider Orange Mike's comments to be libelous. And I will take action if he accuses me of having written this page myself and I will send you to the reader who originated it and is not someone I am personally acquainted with.

PLEASE REMOVE THE PAGE OR ANY ACCUSATIONS THAT IT IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL OR I WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION.

Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. Attorney at Law Author: Getting Past Your Breakup: How To Turn A Devastating Loss Into The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You (Da Capo 2009) Founder: Michael A. DiCarlo Brain Tumor Foundation Founder: GPYP Domestic Violence Victims Program

Please read Misplaced Pages:No legal threats. While you might possibly in appropriate circumstances be in a position to pursue legal action, you should be aware that you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages while doing so. I suggest that if you wish the issue to be sorted out here, you withdraw your threat to pursue legal action. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Orange Mike did not say that Susan J. Elliott had written an autobiography. He advised her to read the policy on autobiography. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You will not make any friends here by SHOUTING at us. Maproom (talk) 21:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

It doesn't look like you started off being promotional but one of the more recent editing sessions started to stray into it . But if you really are Susan then please heed the warnings you're getting for your own sake. I've seen people keelhauled in the media for editing their own Misplaced Pages articles (Just web search the phrase and you'll run into stuff like where the people sound as innocent in intent as you do) The changes you've made really aren't that much, so there's no reason to take all this flack when you haven't gotten anything much out of it. Wnt (talk) 12:16, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

GB (musician) on Misplaced Pages

hi there, i've attempted to create a wikipedia page for myself, Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker (recording alias GB) as i am a world renown electronic music composer and producer, having released lots of music over the last ten years. each time i have tried to create my page, it gets deleted, even when i cite all easily findable sources. why is this?? how can i create this page once and for all? thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gftdblsd (talk • contribs) 20:27, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You have a conflict of interest. Please read the policy on autobiographies. I suggest that you go to Articles for Creation and ask to have a third party write an article about you. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The relevant policy here is probably Misplaced Pages:Notability (music). I've not seen the article in question, but I suspect that it may be that you've not provided the necessary citations to indicate that you meet our notability guidelines. As Robert McClenon suggests, you should also read Misplaced Pages:Autobiography: we strongly advise against writing an autobiographical article, as it frequently leads to problems. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:40, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

How to handle edits regarding a persons personal relationships

I'm aware of general WP:BOLP policies, and that anything regarding personal life is going to need an accompanying reference. But let's say you do have a reliable reference that Bob is currently dating Jane. Bob is the subject of the article, and Jane is of some notoriety. I'd consider any such edits unencyclopedic unless it is a significant relationship with some crazy press coverage. I mean who cares who they're currently dating, engagement is a different story. Maybe Bob just met Jane last week. I feel like there must be a more thorough WP-namespaced essay touching on how to handle current relationships, as such edits are very popular among newcomers, and most of the time I feel they just don't belong there. Thoughts? — MusikAnimal 21:05, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Look at WP:BLP, and its guidance on what sources to avoid, avoiding gossip, and other related topics. RudolfRed (talk) 21:47, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Would this be fair use?

There is some support for adding an image to the article Ed, Edd n Eddy that would show the main characters of that series making a cameo appearance in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. I'm pretty sure that the general policy on Misplaced Pages is that screenshots are only allowed to be used in articles where the primary focus is on the work that the image was taken from. Might there possibly be an exception in this case though, since the main characters of the series that the article is about would appear in the image? --Jpcase (talk) 22:40, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Ask at WP:MCQ. That's where the copyright experts hang out. RudolfRed (talk) 22:43, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks for the tip! --Jpcase (talk) 00:35, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Matilda the Musical-Incorrect listings for original Broadway cast

Dear Wiki.

You have the understudies and the swings listed as the originalBroadway roles . This production was NOT triple casted like it was in the UK with the children. For example: the only Hortensia is Emma Howard....Madilyn Morrow is the swing that covers two roles as a "swing". She should be listed as a swing. You also listed some of the understudies for the roles. There is only one "Bruce" ...Jack Broderick and only one "Amanda Tripp"--Beatrice Tulchin. Thank you and please make the corrections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Namaste1955 (talk • contribs) 23:13, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The source cited in Matilda_the_Musical disagrees. If you have a source that supports your claims, please discuss it on the article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 23:56, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

May 11

CSID acronym

'Enclosed letter from AT&T re a program that they offer which tracks possible ID theft. Looked up CSID on Wiki and found no mention of this one. Thought you'd like to have the info. RonGrauer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.6.236.80 (talk) 01:57, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Is this about an article on Misplaced Pages? Which one? RudolfRed (talk) 02:32, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Password reset error

I am not able to login or reset my password (userid: booradleyp). I was able to login till yesterday and today i got "Incorrect password entered. Please try again." message. I tried using the "forgotten your login details link". A new password was sent to my mail id. I used that temporary password to login. But when i get to the "change password" screen to set a new password, i get the "incorrect password entered. please try again" message again. I have tried five or six times now. Same results - i get the temporary password without any problem, but when i try to use it and go to the change password page, i get stuck. Can someone please help me. - User booradleyp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.193.228 (talk) 04:20, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Have you tried a different browser? It may be that your current browser is doing something weird with the cookie that is stored when trying log on. Dismas| 09:48, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

this young....I wheat cand add recipe two food article

the a exiting articlr of list of korean soups. cn= can i add a recipe fore my father's soup call "Village Soup"? fr korea wheat is good cheap soup for king or a is pheasant, can it i wheat put it in wikibok cok books our upload?KyoungAuto (talk) 05:36, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

It is probably a better idea if you added it to the Korean Misplaced Pages then someone can translate it to English. Please note that all articles on Misplaced Pages must be based on published sources, grandmother's recipe is not a usable source. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:40, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Change Display Name on Misplaced Pages Page

Hi Misplaced Pages Folks,

When I created my account, it asked for a user name, which I typed in as "howlinwaters". Figuring this site was like most others, I'd have a username, and then be able to also have a separate display name on my page which is standard with most websites.

The display name now appears as "User:Howlinwaters", and I would like to change the display name to

"Howlin' Waters".

Can you do that, or send me instructions how to do so?

Thank you kindly for your help,

Howlin' Waters — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howlinwaters (talk • contribs) 08:22, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Please follow the instructions at Misplaced Pages:Changing username/Simple. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 09:02, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

User:Howlinwaters is the user page for your account. Are you trying to write an article for the encyclopedia? If so, see Misplaced Pages:Autobiography. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:12, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Submerged underwater weight training

Can we have an article on underwater weight training? I saw this guy if you google underwater weight training videos

Or

Www.underwaterbreathable.com

Just curious to know more!

Thanks, Alex — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.236.227.194 (talk) 11:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

If you can find reliable secondary sources that discuss this then an article can be created. The videos are not reliable sources and neither is the link you provided. There are a couple of ways you can do this. You can create an account and then create the article or if you don't want to make an account you can use the articles for creation process. I would suggest before using either process you read WP:FIRST. That is a page that helps you understand the requirements for writing your first article. GB fan 12:04, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Incorrect Password Problem!

Hello. I was opened the subject in previously but nobody did not cure my problem. I have got a Misplaced Pages account but I can't access in Misplaced Pages in the past few months, whereas I was numbers of time renew my password. Why is there all this trouble and what is the solution? 78.160.10.212 (talk) 11:43, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

It works for others. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive. What is the username? Can you get a new password at Special:PasswordReset? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:43, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Contact me

Since you are ignoring emails and continuing to threaten me on a personal basis, as well as continue to attack me personally on the pages of wikipedia, I am now having to resort to posting a message here in order to have someone step in and resolve this problem. If this message is also ignored, then the next step will be legal. action. TheRealJKO (talk) 14:22, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Please don't make legal threats on Misplaced Pages, as it can result in you being blocked from editing.

I'm not sure that your demands like this one can be acted upon - you can't dictate whether people can discuss statements about you on Misplaced Pages. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 14:26, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

You have now threatened me three times. You leave me no choice but to escalate this matter. You have slandered me and threatened me. Good luck.

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