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January 14

Abby Martin page DELETED

I was wondering why the page on Abby Martin was deleted twice.

I had come to trust Wikipedia as my "go-to" source for human intelligence and information.

However, if a page is deleted because having a news show online, being a respected artist and journalist does not warrant a wikipedia page, yet starring in a porn movie does, then my faith in the integrity of Wikipedia takes a big hit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.174.241.175 (talk) 02:18, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

by the way, she is mentioned on the Wikipedia page for RT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.174.241.175 (talk) 02:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

This was asked and answered already here. Dismas|^(talk) 02:54, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on The New 52

Resolved

 – @Frze: thanks

Reference help requested.

Oops, sorry about the broken links, honestly have no clue how to fix it and just copied and pasted a line of code with some adjustments to cite the source I used since no one else had posted the news before I did. I think it might be best if someone more experienced tried to fix it and I'll read up on how to do it properly next time, can't apologise enough though.

Thanks, 90.200.66.154 (talk) 04:11, 14 January 2014 (UTC) ~:71.20.250.51 (talk)

cal bears 2012-2013 women basketball rooster also 2013-2014

Please add Kyra Dunn #11. 6'3 " from SACTO CA. ALONG WITH SJINE REDD SHIRT TRANFER FROM PITT. Also one of the best blockers and rebounders in college basketball as the annoucers say when she is call to play. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C:A380:16EA:5A67:1AFF:FE21:A9D5 (talk) 04:22, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I have no idea what this means. But if you think can improve an article by adding some information, and you have a reliable published source for that information, you are welcome to add it to the article in question. --ColinFine (talk) 12:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

There's no way you could know this User:ColinFine , but here is a list of all women's basketball team year articles in Wikipedia, many of which list rosters. Kyra Dunn is listed in 2013–14 California Golden Bears women's basketball team, as well as Brittany Shine. However, there is no article for the 2012–13 California Golden Bears women's basketball team, so I cannot add them to that article (if there were such an article, they would already be in it.)--S Philbrick(Talk) 19:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Fleemish Search

Is it possible to search and find every place where User:Guy Macon has used the word "fleemishes" on Wikipedia without returning any of the places where other editors might have used it?

If so, if it possible to do the same search limited to Guy Macon's edit comments? --Guy Macon (talk) 06:06, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

For your first question, as far as I know, there isn't. I might be wrong and there might be a tool out there that searches a user's edits, but I couldn't find one. If there is one, hopefully someone else can point it out. You can still search for all instances of "fleemishes" on Wikipedia, though; naturally this returns all instances of the word "fleemishes", but you're the only one who has used it by the looks of it ;P

Better news for your second question, though! There's a nice tool for searching edit summaries. If you go to the bottom of your contributions list, you'll see a link for "Edit summary search", which will take you to a page where you can search a user's edit summaries. Here's your search. Hope this helps! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict)According to a Google search, there are only two instances of the word "fleemishes" on all of Wikipedia (excluding edit summaries). They are here and here. I don't know how you would search edit summaries though. Dismas|^(talk) 06:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Ha! Now I have three editors who have mentioned Fleemishes! (Smile.) See User talk:Jimbo Wales/Archive 154#Instant CirrusSearch ready while indexing --Guy Macon (talk) 15:12, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Robert munroe m-5000 audio tape Hemi-Sync containing binaurai beats

please tell me how I can obtain a copy of the above audio tape. Lyndon Sigglekow — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.82.146.118 (talk) 07:16, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

www.hemi-sync.com

CD or MP3 formats (no tapes) ~:71.20.250.51 (talk) 07:29, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

This is the Help page for using and editing Wikipedia, so not the right place for a question like this. You might find something useful in the article Binaural beats, or one of the sources referenced in that article; otherwise I suggest you ask at the Wikipedia Reference Desk. --ColinFine (talk) 12:27, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Please accept my apology. It was easier to simply answer the question than to: explain -&- link to unsolicited info -&- redirect -&- answer over there. ~:71.20.250.51 (talk) 16:47, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Chem Trails

I have read through your article regarding chem trails. I realize that you are not accurate and are controlled by individuals or groups that do not have the welfare at heart of those of us that are being sprayed by these toxic chemicals. Please go to geoengineeringwatch.org or globalskywatch.com. Please watch the documentary "Why in The World Are They Spraying" on you tube. If you are a legitimate organization, you will rewrite the article. If you are controlled by NSA etc., which I suspect, you will continue to print falsehoods. I donated money to you. I WILL NEVER SUPPORT YOU AGAIN. Lana — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.185.25.19 (talk) 12:21, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia is the free encyclopaedia which anyone may edit - that is, anybody in the world (except a few people who have a history of editing disruptively). If you can edit an article to improve it, you are very welcome to do so; but I advise you to understand a few policies first:

• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not an advocacy site, no matter how worthy the cause;
• all articles are required to be written from a neutral point of view: if there are reliably reported controversies about a subject, they should be discussed in the article, but without taking sides;
• and ideally all information (and certainly, all controversial information) should be referenced to reliable published sources.

If you do edit an article but break one of those principles, your contribution will probably be reverted by another editor: not censorship or control, just the rules that the community of Wikipedia editors have adopted to govern this community project. --ColinFine (talk) 12:35, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Chemtrail conspiracy theory is what the OP is asking about. We can write about conspiracy theories, but we can't make a conspiracy theory into fact without multiple reliable published sources stating it is fact. After all, exceptional claims require exceptional sources, and conspiracy theories certainly fall under "exceptional claims". Astronaut (talk) 17:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Carlo Hallacq

Hi I am trying to resubmit this article but for some reason its not working ..please advise - rgds nemesispeed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nemesispeed (talk • contribs) 13:06, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

For convenience: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Carlo Hallacq Rojomoke (talk) 13:10, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done, the article is now back in the review queue. Just add {{subst:submit}} on top of the page (Including curly brackets) if you wish to submit an article that lacks a submission template in the future. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 13:37, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

The reason that you didn't have the resubmission links is that you deleted them in this edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Stoddard NH

Wikipedia states under the "Board of Selectman" John Halter, Chair...Arnie Stymest....Stephen J. McGerty In actuality, Stephen J. McGerty is currently the chair of the Board of Selectman. Can we have this information updated? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.20.42.238 (talk) 14:08, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done--Jeffrd10 (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Fire Department Page Photos

Hello, I am working on updating a lot of page for fire departments. I have been told by multiple different agencies that since their images are in the public domain, I am more than welcome to use them. Is there any criteria in WP:NONFREE that these fall under that would except me from having to use WP:CONSENT?

Additionally can someone help me understand the process for getting WP:CONSENT? If I send an email to someone containing one of the examples shown here: WP:ERP and they reply "That is okay with us. Go ahead and use them." (or something to that affect) is that enough for me to forward on permissions-enwikimedia.org or do I need to have them actually fill out the WP:CONSENT form? Thanks in advance for any help! --Zackmann08 (talk) 16:09, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Everything created in recent decades in the US is automatically copyrighted. A written statement from the copyright holder is required to either grant a license, or put a work in the public domain. Spoken agreements don't count. Also, a statement in an email such as "go ahead and use it" could be interpreted as go ahead and use it on the Wikipedia site, but since Wikipedia content may be reused under the terms of the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL licenses, that isn't good enough. The person who wrote "go ahead and use it" might not be anticipating such reuse. Jc3s5h (talk) 16:22, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If the images are truly in the public domain, they are free and can be freely used. However the only way a recent image of this sort can be legally in the public domain is if the photographer or copyright holder formally released it in writing to the public domain. (Or if the image was created by an employee of the US Federal Government as part of his or her job, works of the Federal Government are not subject to copyright. Few if any US States or other governments have a similar policy.)

In other cases I think WP:CONSENT or something fairly similar would be needed. At the least there would have to be an explicit statement that anyone could reuse or modify the image for any purpose, including commercial use. And a statement that this was done by the copyright owner or under the owner's authority. I'm sorry if this is a problem. DES ^(talk) 16:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

lost my NSC

i have lost my NSC, what should i do to get a new one — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.177.7.12 (talk) 16:46, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

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. Samwalton9 (talk) 16:51, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

What is an NSC - one of these NSCs perhaps? Considering that the OP is from South Africa, a reasonable guess might be National Senior Certificate, a South African educational certificate, presumably issued by your school. The first step would be to ask your school about what to do; failing that, the provincial education department for your province (whose contact details are listed here). The service though varies between provinces - Gauteng is not helpful, so Google is your friend; Western cape provideds a phone number in their FAQ; Eastern Cape is a little harder to find. Astronaut (talk) 17:27, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Convention center article requested

Hello, could you add a venue to your list of convention centers for the state of Iowa...

Adler Theatre

many thanks for any assistance

Ann Klundt The RiverCenter/Adler Theatre — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.232.6.252 (talk) 18:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I am not clear what you are asking for. WE already have an article about RiverCenter/Adler Theatre, obviously. DES ^(talk) 18:28, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Did you perhaps want the article added to List of convention centers in the United States in the Iowa section? I have done that. DES ^(talk) 18:33, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

RESET PASSWORD

Forgot password and tried to reset it. Response was that an email would be sent with a temporary password, but I did not receive the email. Have tried to do this several days & there's never an email response with the password. Have doublechecked my email account but there is no email in regular folders or Spam filter folder. Any ideas? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.243.84.15 (talk) 19:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Are you sure you're checking the email that you put as your email in the account? What is your account name? - Purplewowies (talk) 19:08, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

BUT BE AWARE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT GIVE THE PASSWORD. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:37, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

(Thank you for that note. I was in a mid-afternoon slump and didn't realize I might end up getting a password out of someone, too.) And to the OP, I mean your Wikipedia account name. I was going to check if you had an "Email this user" function and perhaps send a test email through it to see if you could receive that, because I don't have better advice than that. - Purplewowies (talk) 23:35, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

incorrect photo on Ruth Draper page

The top photo of Ruth Draper on her wiki page is not the monologue artist. It is an early 20th century socialite named Margaret Preston Draper. The Library of Congress for several years had this photo misidentified in its collection, which is likely how it ended up on Draper's wikipedia entry. I contacted the LOC and they researched and corrected the error. So now, if you visit the LOC photo library and search for "Margaret Preston Draper," you find this photo.

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001704012/

i asked to have the photo removed several years ago, and it was, but now it is back. Can you help remove it again? Thanks. Rue1978 (talk) 20:01, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for the heads-up, @Rue1978:. I changed the details on the photo here and I've requested the photo name be changed to Margaret Preston Draper. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:51, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!!! Rue1978 (talk) 21:14, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Requesting an Edit/Conflict of Interest

Hi there!

I'd like some help with corrections on my company's Wikipedia page: HubPages

I've tried leaving a message in the Talk section but did not get a response. These are the parts of the article I'd like to correct, if possible:

"HubPages is a user generated content, revenue-sharing website." should be: HubPages is a writing platform and revenue-sharing website with a focus on long format, media-rich articles.

In the Structure section:

“...(usually 400 to 1,500 words)” should be: (usually 700 to 1,500 words) “...by a 50/50 split with publishers.” should be: by a 40/60 split with 60% to the publishers.

Thanks for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.111.148.243 (talk) 20:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I will look at the talk page and respond there. DES ^(talk) 20:20, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done Responded on Talk:HubPages, basically asking for sources. DES ^(talk) 20:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I am unable to cite my sources (the HubPages FAQ)-- I get a warning that I'm trying to link to a prohibited site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.111.148.243 (talk) 21:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

The site is on the blacklist currently. I've replied on the talk page with some previous examples of discussions about this. If you need a specific page to be unblocked then I suggest you place a request after reading the guidelines here Wikipedia:BLACKLIST. CaptRik (talk) 21:35, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

As I understand it, I can not request that it be removed because I am a HubPages employee. And I can not provide citations about incorrect info on our policy/requirements without linking to HubPages. This is a bit of a catch-22. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.111.148.243 (talk) 22:08, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Is it possible to request only that our staff-written and curated site FAQ and Learning Center be whitelisted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.111.148.243 (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

as a side note, for being a blacklisted site, there certainly have been a large number of very creative people who have managed to worm the site into Wikipedia articles! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Your staff-written and curated site FAQ and Learning Center is by definition not a reliable source. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:40, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Biased portrayed of Yassir Henry

I strongly feel you need to consult more sources with this page and be more careful with phrasing. First off, the core source cited in this article is the Krog/Samuel book which has received criticism for its inaccurate portrayals of testimonies including those of Mr Yazier Henry (the author of Country of My Skull did not even spell his name right, she took he inaccurate spelling from the TRC. Acceptable spellings are Yazir and Yazier). The sentence involving Mr. Henry, "His whereabouts had been revealed by Umkhonto we Sizwe fighter Yassir Henry, who claimed that the police had threatened to kill his mother and four-year-old nephew if he did not betray Fransch," makes his account sound incredulous or up to debate which I feel is incredibly disrespectful to him. His account is the official record and it is not up to debate that the apartheid regime tortured him physically and mentally for this information. He should not be defined in this manner and I truly feel you should do more research as well as consult his writing on this matter which I will link you to. Otherwise you disrespect a great human being who fought tirelessly at a young age against the extreme forces of oppression that was the apartheid state.

Yazir's account begins on page 107

Lengthy URL
http://books.google.com/books?id=feG1-3T10SIC&pg=PR19&lpg=PR19&dq=the+ethics+and+morality+of+witnessing+yazir+henry&source=bl&ots=gsS1J8rzhh&sig=ZlmuPc3zQDCUPwntNg9x6tITZ0s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tKPVUsiKF7S0sQT70oGwBA&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=the%20ethics%20and%20morality%20of%20witnessing%20yazir%20henry&f=false

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.105.163.20 (talk) 20:56, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Can you please let us know what Wikipedia article this is about? I have searched for Yassir Henry, Yazir Henry and Yazier Henry, and can find nothing about any of them in English-language Wikipedia. Without knowing which article you are referring to, it's going to be hard for anyone to fix it. Maproom (talk) 22:31, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Found it! It's Anton Fransch. One place to raise this issue is the talk page for that article; though I suspect few people will notice what you write there, it's a rather inconspicuous article. You might try these users' talk pages, as they are the main contributors to the article: User talk:Bwpatt, User talk:Phil Bridger. Maproom (talk) 22:39, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Abby Martin - what's up?

Yes - what's up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjc71538 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Asked and answered Wikipedia:HD#Is_this_true.3F_96.52.164.89_.28talk.29_14:15.2C_13_January_2014_.28UTC.29. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

How come there are red links which go to existing articles?

I just came across the article Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth and in it is a red link to Scottish lion, but the article Scottish lion exist. So how come the link is red? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ove Raul (talk • contribs) 23:42, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

This has been reported at the technical pump apparently a delay in updating some internal pointers. In the mean time, a null edit of the target article (I think, maybe it was the source article) seems to fix it. DES ^(talk) 23:55, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Ove Raul: It looks like the page needed a Purge for the link to work correctly - I've done so just now, and now the Scottish lion article is a blue link as it should be. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 23:55, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thankyou. It seems to fix the problem. Ove Raul (talk) 00:17, 15 January 2014 (UTC)