Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

What would you like to do? Ask a question Do something Ask a knowledge question that you cannot find the answer to in the encyclopedia. (e.g. Did Leonardo da Vinci build a working flying machine?) Learn about how and where you can help Wikipedia (information and resources on the basics needed to comprehend, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia) Ask a question at the Teahouse about using or editing Wikipedia that you cannot find the answer to in the Frequently Asked Questions. (e.g. How can I fix this problem with this article?) Create an article now (see Your first article before you start) Ask a question about a practical problem you have that is not related to using or editing Wikipedia. (e.g. I was cheated by a builder. Please Help.) Request that other editors review your new article   Ways to get help If you place {{helpme}} on your talk page, a helper will visit you there as soon as possible! Join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC? Click here to be connected instantly! The template below outlines Wikipedia's help pages and can be viewed at the bottom of most related pages. (Click "show" on the right to expand the template)

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Secret about table of contents?

Is there a secret ingredient to include a ToC on a page? In sandboxes and the first article I started from scratch, I had no problem. Then I expanded a stub and couldn't produce a ToC. Initially I suspected that the summary preceding sections must be a single paragraph. I tried and made ToC appear on this page. But then, this trick won't do in this page that I started from scratch - even after ToC it in my sand box, or in this stub that I expanded. Then, I noticed that many articles with ToC have multiple paragraphs in summary so it cannot be a deciding factor. What is the trick? Sillyvalley (talk) 17:20, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

The ToC doesn't appear automatically in pages with 3 or fewer headings. See WP:TOC for more information. Algebraist 17:25, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi, yes there are tricks. To put a TOC on any page you can use the wikicode __TOC__. That's "_""_"TOC"_""_". The TOC will appear where ever you put that line. If you put it lower than normal, you may want to include {{skiptotoc)) on the top of the page. Hope this helps! :-) Fr33kman^{talk APW} 19:58, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your pointers and offers! Got 'em work'n Sillyvalley (talk) 06:23, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Affordable Insurance & Financial Services Pensacola,Florida

Finding home insurance in Florida is a huge task and very frustrating to homeowners to secure. This is one of the main reasons that Affordable Insurance & Financial Services opened its doors. Due to the many hurricanes and severe flooding since hurricane Andrew in 1992 the market has changed and it is hard to find coveage outside of Citizens Property which is a state pool (State backed and operated). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.1.125.149 (talk)

This page is a place to get help with editing and finding your way around Wikipedia. Do you have a question? Maybe Wikipedia:FAQ/Business is relevant. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:54, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Citation template

What would be the one to reference a dvd booklet? Mjpresson (talk) 00:44, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

{{Cite DVD-notes}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:50, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Capitialization of Article Title

Hello, I cannot figure out how to properly capitalize the first letter of the middle and last name on this entry: Yousef al otaiba, thanks, cabUaeinfo75 (talk) 03:08, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello Uaeinfo75. In order to rename an article you need to move it to a new target name. Moving articles, and a few other features of the software, are restricted to autoconfirmed users; that is, users whose accounts are more than 4 days old and who have made at least 10 edits. Your account is 2 edits and 3½ days short of the threshold so I moved the article for you. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:55, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Non-Roman fonts in English articles

Where can I find documentation on how to include phrases in non-Roman fonts in Wikipedia articles (something I notice is often done?) Strawberryjampot (talk) 14:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Look at your edit screen. You will see, usually at the lower left, a radio box, set by default at Insert. The other settings are Wiki markup, Symbols, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and IPA. (Greek breathings and non-acute accents can be cut and pasted from Polytonic orthography; such characters should be used with {{polytonic}} - and even so some systems will not display them.) Septentrionalis PMAnderson 17:45, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I will try it out. Strawberryjampot (talk) 18:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Material on other web sites

What should be done if I find material that has been copied verbatim from a web site into a Wikipedia entry? LLDMart (talk) 20:06, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Remove the content immediately and give the editor who added it the copyright violation warning, {{uw-copyright}}. If the entire page is and has always been such a violation, tag it for speedy deletion with {{db-copyvio}}. However, keep in mind that sometimes it is the other webiste that copies Wikipedia. If the copyright notice at the bottom of a website, or the date of authorship for that website is newer than the page history shows the information to have been on Wikipedia, this is probably the case, and there is nothing we need to do. You can also see Wikipedia:Copyright violations, and you may report violations to Wikipedia:Copyright problems if you're not sure of the right course of action. Someguy1221 (talk) 21:39, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

And some material is not under copyright: chiefly government publications and material published before 1923. Those aren't problems either. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 22:20, 15 September 200 (UTC)

That's true for US Government websites, but not necessarily others. For example, material on UK Government websites may be protected under Crown copyright. – ukexpat (talk) 00:44, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Simple name differences

Why can't the Wikipedia be designed to recognize simple and human differences in names that are in the Wikipedia. For example, as I have re-checked & confirmed, the Wikipedia has an article on Mount Graham, but when I put a link into another article to Mt. Graham the Wikipedia did not recognize this. This ought to be programmed in universally, and not just on a case-by-case basis. For other examples, everyone knows that Mt. McKinley and Mount McKinley are the same place, and so are Mt Blanc, Mt. Blanc, Mount Blanc. Also, everyone knows that Mt. Graham and Mt Graham are the same place. 74.249.93.92 (talk) 07:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Please don't post the same question in multiple places. This is being answered on the Help Desk. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 08:13, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

HIV/AIDS

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. 196.1.53.30 (talk) 13:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC) WHAT IS THE HIV PREVALENCE RATE IN NGARA DISTRICT

This page is for questions about using Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. Chamal ^Talk ± 14:07, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Infobox question

I added "|president = name of president" to infobox but it's not showing. Why? And why the text: [[Image:|150px]] shows up on top of my logo? How do I get rid of it? Thank you much!--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 19:35, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Which page did you have this problem on? Someguy1221 (talk) 21:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodservice_Equipment_Distributors_Association --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 22:01, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

You didn't need to wikilink the logo's image in the infobox, I've fixed that for you. You can go to the {{Infobox Organization}} template page to read a bit about the parameters, though it doesn't mention that the image doesn't have to be linked. Infoboxes aren't (yet) standardized, so some do require the image to be linked and some don't- if it's not documented you just have to try it both ways. The template doesn't have a parameter for "president" per se, rather it has two fields, |leader_title = and |leader_name = that need to be filled out appropriately. Hope that helped, cheers! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 22:28, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much Elipongo! --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 22:49, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Cit template

Is there one to cite audio comments made by a film director on a special dvd version of a film over which the director speaks and describes the making of the scenes, ect.?Mjpresson (talk) 22:03, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for the question!. I would probably use {{cite video}} to provide a reference to an audio commentary. You can use the |quote= parameter to say that it's from the director's audio commentary track. Hope that helps, happy editing! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 22:17, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Jack Innes

Jack Innes is an 11 year old Go-Kart racer who is a part of the Wollongong Kart racing club. Last year, Jacks first year of Karting, he collected many podium positions, icluding a 5th at the inurigal Prokart twilight nationals at Wollongong. Jack has been accepted to compete in a charity relay event to raise funds for MS on December 3, 2008. The event pairs Go Kart drivers with V8 supercar drivers. Jack will be paired with Tony D'Alberto. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragonjack66 (talk • contribs) 23:47, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 23:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi and Welcome to Wikipedia! I believe you are trying to submit an article, but this is not the correct place for that- follow the link to read about how to start a new article. Please note that when writing a new article you need to be sure to establish the subject's notability in the article by verifying the information with citations to reliable sources, preferably by using footnotes. Articles that don't establish their subject's notability may be deleted. Feel free to stop back if you have any more questions and happy editing! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 00:34, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Help with photos for album pages for musicians?

Gosh, I somehow really embarrassed myself and messed up the last question... but.. My question is this: I started a page for Alun Davies who was a supporting musician for Cat Stevens before Stevens adopted Islam and became Yusuf Islam, and once again plays with him. I found though, that Davies recorded several albums of a similar genre to Stevens, ending as a solo performer in 1972. What must I do to upload smaller versions of the covers of his albums for album pages? There is lots of information about them, and though I realize the copyright likely belongs to CBS (in one case), the albums have been out of circulation for some time, and would illustrate information on the main artist page. Is there a group here that handles album pages, or anyone who can advise me on this? --leahtwosaints (talk) 18:50, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

How to create page?

Please fill in the subject box above, then REPLACE ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS with your question, and don't forget to sign by leaving the following four tildes (~'s) in place which automatically formats to your signature once you click "save page" below. AwesomeManTails (talk) 20:19, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I am AwesomeManTails. I am a new user with one question-how do I create a page?!?

Please take a look at WP:YFA for the basics. – ukexpat (talk) 21:11, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Help with Google search results

Hello - I created a page on the Ambassador of the UAE Yousef Al Otaiba. At the beginning, it showed up on the top 10 of any google search of the Ambassador's name. Then, all of a sudden, it disappeared. Can someone tell me if it's something that I did with the page that made it not appear AT ALL in any Google search? If not, any idea what it is, or how to make it show up on Google searches of "Yousef Al Otaiba"? Thank you very much. Uaeinfo75 (talk) 23:04, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

When I just used Google to search for "Yousef Al Otaiba" (in quotation marks), the Wikipedia article came up second. It also came up second in a search without quotation marks. Might you have accidentally misspelled the name when searching? Deor (talk) 06:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I tried the Google search when I saw the post yesterday and the Wikipedia article was nowhere. Now I also get it. It's my experience that Google can be quite unpredictable and inconsistent but I don't have any inside knowledge about them (I'm still a fan who uses Google a lot). PrimeHunter (talk) 18:05, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Hii

Hi guys,

I'm new in this wikipedia edit and I want to contribute. I added and expanded some articles in wikipedia. One of them is Llovizna (telenovela). I learned how to edit and add new articles in wikipedia. What I don't know is how to upload image and put correct "Permission", "Licensing" and entire process of uploading pictures. I wanted upload index image for Llovizna (telenovela) and I did but I got stuck up with this "Permission", "Licensing" process because I can't figure out how it works. I ask if somebody can write entire and I mean entire process of uploading images or pictures. For ex. How to put logos in indexes? What kind of "Permission", "Licensing" to put and process how to put it. Thanks in advance. Bye Milex (talk) 01:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Replied on user's talk page. SpinningSpark 08:27, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Translation from German to English WP

Hello, my english is not so good, and I tried to translate Laudach and Vorchdorf (both related to Austria). Could someone please reread and correct style, grammatic and expression errors? The text is not so long anyway. (If I'm wrong here, please give me a hinte, where to asek). thanks and regards, --FrancescoA (talk) 11:33, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I fixed up Vorchdorf to some extent. I'm confused about the section where the article lists a whole bunch of regions with a section header implying they're inside Vorchdorf. This must refer to erm, neighbooring communities? something else? Also, what does "well binded to traffic" mean? It doesn't come across in English. Maybe that the community is used to/inured to traffic? Mired in traffic? Well located for visiting? --Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:33, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi Fuhghettaboutit, thank you very much for your work. Vorchdorf is a "Gemeinde" (community or municipality) and that consists of small parts (no politically important), which are called "Ortschaften". It comes mainly from history. The "core" is Vorchdorf as "Ortschaft" itself and the whole community is called Vorchdorf and the surrounding areas in the region of Vorchdorf are the 28(???) parts (Ortschaften). I suspect the word district is not the correct one. "well binded to traffic" I mean, it is easily reached by car. well located, yes (for vistiting and for economy). Please ask again, if something is unclear. regards, --FrancescoA (talk) 12:58, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Maybe a "locality" or "hamlet" could better describe a "Ortschaft". --FrancescoA (talk) 13:18, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Ah, Okay thanks for the clarifications. Just so you know, traffic often has a negative connotation in English, depending on context, as in "dammit, I'm stuck in traffic!" I'll do some more later (at work right now).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I see, I did not distinguish between traffic (from my school english) from the "negative" meaning. For Laudach, I would be also graceful, only the worst things, I typed in. :) I do not want to oblige you, of course. ;) Cheers, and thanks for the feedback. --FrancescoA (talk) 21:22, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

For future reference, WP:TRANSLATE specializes in this. Paragon¹²³²¹ 22:32, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Creating a bio

how do i create a bioMARKZARRILLI (talk) 17:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:16, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Citing sources from software program

Hi! I am writing an article about an industry software. I would like to cite a line of text from the Help Manual that's currently under the Help menu in the Software itself. How do I write my reference? Any example? Thanks! --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 22:12, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi Hydrangea Blue. I looked for an existing example and was unable to find one, but the important point about sourcing is to make your source as transparent as possible. Before starting, take a look to see whether the text of the subject page is available online and if so, include that in the reference (you can search Google for a quote from the relevant page to see if it exists). Here's what I'd suggest using a hypothetical source (I am assuming here that we are speaking of referencing using inline citations): <ref>[[Internet Explorer]], version 8 Beta, internal software help page: ''Managing Web Browser Add-Ons: Disable a Browser Add-on''. Digitized version at [http://www.Microsoft.com/help page/87631022 Microsoft.com] and retrieved on [[September 18]], [[2008]].</ref>. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:56, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

The info is not available anywhere on the Internet. So I am going to make use of your suggestion and modify it. =) Thank you!--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 23:24, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

My article was deleted but I could not find it in the deletion log

Hi, I posted an article yesterday and I could well see it. However, today when I tried to search for it, it says the page does not exist. I was not able to find it in the deletion log. May I know what could be the cause of it? Kohkelyn (talk) 05:50, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

If you are talking about Citycare, it was because it was a copyright violation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Citycare - Icewedge (talk) 06:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Okay noted. I apologise for that but I am the author for the article. There was no blatant copying from any site. Anyway, may I also check then how to make my piece displayable? Kohkelyn (talk) 06:12, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

If the original author of the article is you, and you can prove it, then it can be un-deleted by any administrator. I have a requested some admin help from the admin's noticeboard to that effect. They should be showing up shortly. - Icewedge (talk) 06:23, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Kohkelyn, what is your relationship to User:Citycare.sg? This is a user from whose talk page you have repeatedly deleted warnings and on which you pasted the entire text of the Citycare article (which looks like blatant spam, the reason it was deleted the second time). I ask because at this moment, it looks about 95% likely that you're a sockpuppet. --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 06:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I had already deleted and reverted where appropriate and was about to suggest a connection to the accounts, but I was apparently beaten to the punch. This might be a WP:DUCK. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 06:40, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

(ec) This article has actually been deleted twicesix times, four times at Citycare, and twice at a userfied version User:Citycare.sg. I checked again, and unfortunately the latest version still reads very much like an advertisement, so it's unsuitable for restoration. Kohkelyn, if you want to try again, you're welcome, but please rewrite it from scratch, and make very sure you write strictly in a neutral, matter-of-fact, encyclopedic tone, and give ample references to independent reliable sources demonstrating this organisation is notable. It must have been the object of extensive, non-trivial discussion in multiple independent, reputable sources (such as news media, books, TV coverage) to qualify.(on seeing the extent of previous spamming: well, maybe it would be better if you just stopped. To Steven: the original account was apparently blocked as a username block, so continuing under a new account name wouldn't ipso facto be prohibited sockpuppeting. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:37, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I stand corrected and ashamed. Your rebuke is well taken. Of course a user blocked for a username violation has every right to create a new account with another name. --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 06:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

To be fair, if I'd been aware of just how persistent the spamming had previously been, I'd have worded this differently. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:50, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Let me just figure how I can go about doing this better. I have no intention of spamming, blatant copying or anything near that. Thanks for the advice. Kohkelyn (talk) 06:53, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

As a first step read WP:Your first article. – ukexpat (talk) 18:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

win xp

what is mean by error performing inpage operation and how to solve this problem in win xp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.88.129.185 (talk) 17:06, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

You could try a Google search like [1]. Have you tried the Computing section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:00, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

creating a new page

Hello, i would like to know how you can you make new pages for wikipeidia? IF you're able to.

    ~~Alexander Maden~~  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.128.125 (talk) 20:53, 19 September 2008 (UTC) 

You will need to first register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles. Once you have registered, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 21:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Editing

When im editing something and there isnt already a image how do i add one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zac langsford (talk • contribs) 07:56, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

You can add an image if the image already exists either in Wikipedia or in Commons. For example, if the name of the image is "Example.jpg", then you can add a thumbnail image by typing [[Image:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption]]. Please read Wikipedia:Images for more detailed information, and other ways of adding images. If the image doesn't exist, you'll have to Upload it of course. But before uploading an image, please make sure that it doesn't violate the Image use policy. Cheers. Chamal ^Talk ± 08:05, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

my edit has been reverted

Resolved

I've asked in the discussion tab if anyone had any objection to me removing the word 'bisexual' from a discription of a character in a movie (in the biog about kevin zegers) i expained why i thought it should go, left it for a while and eventually removed the word. the word was put back in almost immediatly but i see no explanation as to why. someone obviously disagreed with me but what do i do next? I'm happy just to leave it as it's no big deal but thats not the point of a wiki is it! do i take it out again? moan about it in the discussion section? the editer who took it out seems annoymous .. but im new so im not sure.. any advice? Bawdekin (talk) 14:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Neither your contributions nor revision history of the page show any edits by you to the article Kevin Zegers. The term 'bisexual' was removed from the article by an anonymous editor (or was it you, without logging in?), but has been reverted by Bankbryan. You can drop a message on his talk page and ask him why he reverted the edit if you like. Most probably he assumed it to be vandalism (Due to the high rate of vandalism on Wikipedia, users who are reverting vandalism can't read talk pages for clarifying each and every edit. If it seems to be vandalism at first glance, they revert it. So it's best to provide a clear reason for an edit like that in the edit summary). Anyway, my advice is to discuss this with him and clear out this problem. Cheers. Chamal ^Talk ± 15:14, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

i understand. yes it was me without logging on. i know now for the future! i'll drop him a line.Bawdekin (talk) 15:19, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

ive asked him but it's interesting to note that there seem to be many queries from other wikipedians about him editing and reverting edits without entering into discussion! if i hear nothing from him i assume it is ok for me to put back my edit, logging in of course this time!Bawdekin (talk) 15:29, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

I see he has replied to you saying it's OK to remove bisexual so I'm marking this resolved. By the way, I haven't seen the film but a Google search easily found some reviews calling the character bisexual. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:50, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

How to edit the title of a redirect page

There is an article called Panther (Publisher) about the publishing company, Panther Books. It is not a good title for the page really but as there are quite a few links already to it I didn't think it a good idea to change the title, so I decided to create a redirect page called Panther Books instead. Inadvertantly, however, when I created the page I left the double quotes I'd used when doing the original search around title Panther Books so now there is a redirect page called "Panther Books" - not very useful! It works so well that I can't get to the actual redirect page to edit it and remove the double quotes. Could someone please help me do this. Could you please reply to me on my talk page. Thanks Idmc (talk) 02:36, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

I have moved Panther (Publisher) to Panther Books and updated the redirects, the issue about the links is really no big deal because when someone clicks them they will just be redirected. - Icewedge (talk) 03:10, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

(e/c) First, if the other title is better, then it is a very good idea to move the article to the better name. When you move an article from the name to anotehr name a redirect for the old name is automatically created, so you needn't worry about the existing links to the name causing a problem; all of the links will still function (all double redirects need to be fixed however; a bot will sometimes do this for you). With regard to fixing the redirect name, you have a choice: you can either move the redirect to the name without the quotes, or you can ask for it to be deleted by tagging it with {{db-redirtypo}} and simply create the properly named redirect as a new page. The way to access a redirect page is to click on the link "redirected from [name]" at the top of an article after seacrhing for it using the redirected name. Note that once a redirect has two edits in its history, only an administrator can move it. You can request such moves at Wikipedia:Requested moves. I was just about to move the article to Panther Books, but another user, Icewedge, already did so. I have deleted the redirect page with quotes in the title. I think all your issues have been addressed but I wanted to provide an explanation. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:15, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

rainforest

i'm looking for information on rainforest. what is the largest rainforest and what continet is ist located? 209.247.22.170 (talk) 03:59, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Questions like this should really only be asked at the reference desk as this page is supposed to only be for questions about using Wikipedia. Anyways, The answer to your question is the Amazon Rainforest which is in South America. - Icewedge (talk) 04:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Editing

I want to upload some information about a film or give a link how do I do this?Miratanna (talk) 12:49, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

If you have reliable sources just click 'edit this page' at the top of the article you'd like to edit and add the information where you see fit. Then cite your sources. Scottydude _review 13:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Or if you are looking for help creating a new article, please read WP:YFA. – ukexpat (talk) 16:02, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Replace a logo uploaded by another contributor

I would like to replace a logo of an article. How do I do that? Please instruct. Thank you.--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 05:17, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello again, thanks for stopping back! There are a couple of ways to replace a company logo on that company's article. If you uploaded the original logo yourself, the easiest thing to do may be to upload a new version to the same file name. If you go to the image page you'll find a link near the bottom lableled "Upload a new version of this file". Click on that and follow the instructions. If, however, you didn't upload the original logo, or if you don't want to change the file for some other reason, you can just upload an image under a different file name (making sure to provide a good fair use arugument), then change the image file name in the article's infobox. If you don't find a valid use for the old file on the article, it will eventually be deleted since we don't keep copyrighted images unless they're in use on a fair use article. _{(what a tortured sentence!)} Hope this answers your question. If I'm off the mark, stop back and clarify. Happy editing! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 07:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi! I followed your advice. I uploaded a new logo under different name, then changed the file name in the infobox. I thought I would see the old image in the history file, but the old image is gone! Oh well... Thanks again for helping out.--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 17:15, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

techanic of prepration energy drink like red bull

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Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.—Elipongo (Talk contribs) 07:25, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

linking to translations in other languages

Hi, I have written an article on a British West End actor and translated it into several languages (French and German so far, Spanish to come) uploading it to the German and French Wikipedias as well. I noticed that for the English article there is a box saying other languages on the left hand side referring to the French version. I was wondering why there is no reference to the German one and what I need to do to make that happen. Thanks for your help, Kimt2003 (talk) 07:14, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! What you are asking about are called InterWiki links. They are formatted thusly: [[language code:Title]]. The language code is the two letter ISO 639-1 code,. English is "en", German is "de", etc. The title is the title of the article on the other Wiki. They're usually placed in alphabetical order at the very bottom of articles, after the categories. For more detail, click InterWiki. Thank you very much for your contributions, interlanguage support is sorely needed on the project and your contributions are very valuable. Hope this answered your question thouroughly, if not stop back and ask again. Happy editing! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 07:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Perfect! Thank you for your help :-) Kimt2003 (talk) 07:46, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

regarding technique of preparation of energy drink

I am starting a new company of energy drink. so i want to know the technique of processing and preparation of energy drinkReetika jain (talk) 07:28, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps.—Elipongo (Talk contribs) 07:41, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Is there any tv proramme running on any tv chanel which is bassed on true stories of fatel accidents

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The best place for you to ask this is at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment. This page is for getting help in how to edit Wikipedia. I can see from your IP address that you seem to be in India. Is it only TV programmes available in India that you're interested in? There was a British TV programme called 999 based on this concept (but strangely there's no Wikipedia article on it as far as I can see).--85.158.137.195 (talk) 11:50, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Recreating an article

My article was deleted. Is it possible to recreate it?--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 19:02, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

In your case, it can be recreated if:

Notability status has changed: The subject matter may not have been notable at the time the page was initially deleted. For example, the article could be about a growing company. When an article was first created, the subject was not notable, but coverage has since expanded, thereby establishing notability.

Cheers mate!

Λuα ^{(Operibus anteire)} 19:11, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

"The best way to address this concern [establish notability] is to reference published, third-party sources about the subject."

Can someone tell me how many references are required in an article? Thank you in advance! --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 19:17, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

It is also possible to re-create the article as a user subpage, ie a user sandbox where you can work on the article without fear of it being deleted. Please let me know if you need assistance with this. – ukexpat (talk) 19:19, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

There is no hard and fast rule about the number of sources. Take a look at WP:RS for further guidance. Note however that AutoQuotes was deleted as advertising not for lack of sources. There is a difference between an encyclopedic article and a press release/advertising piece, so you should probably take a look at WP:SPAM for guidance on that. – ukexpat (talk) 19:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

The reason I ask is because I get a notability tag on Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association page. And I wonder if there is anyway I can improve the article. On AutoQuotes, I didn't mean to "advertise" the software. I wrote about it because I notice almost every foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers, dealers, operators and consultants in the US are utilizing the software. As far as I know (forgive me if I am wrong since I am a newbie), Wikipedia has very little info about the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. And I don't see stub template for this particular industry. As a newbie, I don't know if I should propose one. --Hydrangea Blue (talk) 19:58, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

I put the notability tag on Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association because at the moment the only reference is to the organization's own website and self references are not reliable references per WP:RS - please read that guidance and WP:V for assistance with references and verifiability. With respect to AutoQuotes, you may not have intended it to be advertising but that's the way it read. If you want to re-create the article the best idea would be to do so as a user subpage - User:Hydrangea Blue/AutoQuotes for example - and have other editors review and comment before it is moved to the main article space. To propose a new stub, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. Hope this helps.  – ukexpat (talk) 20:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you.--Hydrangea Blue (talk) 22:22, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

how to make a page Cis9 (talk) 05:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

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Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Algebraist 13:23, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

2 questions

Ok I have 2 questions.

1. In an article about someone, its says he spent 30 years as CEO of several businesss but doesn't mention the names of any of the businesses. THat is the first paragraph. The rest of the entire page discusses his life as an author of business related books.

How can I ask that additional source information be added to verify that he was in fact CEO of businesses and what business names are?

2. It looks like the subject of the biography has made numerous entries on his own biography. Isn't this a violation of guidelines?

thanks

forgot to sign hope I"m doing this right this time. please be nice to the newbie!

18:35, 24 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bargal (talk • contribs)

If there are no references whatsoever, add the {{unreferenced}} template to the top of the article and, to be absolutely clear, post a comment on the article's talk page. As for the conflict of interest, there is no rule or guideline prohibiting someone from editing or creating their own bio, though it is discouraged. But if it complies with policies and guidelines it should be OK. However such bios will and should come under severe scrutiny for non-neutral POV, being spam/vanity pieces, appropriate references etc. – ukexpat (talk) 18:38, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

As Ukexpat says there is nothing preventing them from editing their own biograpy, however you may ask the user to read: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help, or if you direct me to their page, I may consider it Theterribletwins1111 (talk)

Ok thanks. I added a note on the TALK page. There are references on the page to his printed books and articles but nothing about the first 30 years of his business career. So I assume a "unreferenced" tag isn't approppriate? or...? Theterrible - can i send you the URL offline somehow? thanks Bargal (talk) 18:49, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

The article appears to be John Renesch - I just checked that page, and it needs help - I stripped some marketspeak from the intro, and tagged it as needing sources and its tone evaluated. It's pretty shining in its description of the subject. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:57, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

In refrence to the chap editing his own biography, a note has been left on his talk page Here, also Bargal, if you want to guide me to a page, instead of sending me a link offline (I'm afraid I don't supplie my E-mail), you can use this: [["page name to link to"]] Much simpler :) Theterribletwins1111 (talk) 19:03, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Blimey, even in its much cleaned up state it still reads like vanity piece or PR bio! – ukexpat (talk) 19:37, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

A page has been deleted without significant discussion. Please put it back.

A page that I was contributing to from time-to-time was eliminated by supposed merging to another page without any significant discussion. The name of the article was “Scripture.” There is no trace of the article on the page to which to was supposedly merged – “Religious text.” How can one editor (or two) make the decision to do that? That editor should be reprimanded and the page should be returned. It seems that that particular editor has been causing editing trouble since discovering the page. What can be done about it? References were provided to support article commentary and progress was being made. I have noted that many pages on Wikipedia, even when there are disagreements, are retained so that they can be worked out. Is there a time frame for building articles that I don’t know about? How long do editors have to work on a page before some god-like editor makes a decision for merging or deleting a page because that editor doesn’t seem to like the topic. It borders on censorship. It certainly is a form of vandalism. — Ayapota (talk) 22:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Very little data is ever lost on WIkipedia. The last version of the page you are talking about is here. I have not looked at the merge discussion or outcome, but in general, you are free to merge whatever you want from the last version into religious text. No-one here is paid, so people often react a bit chilly to demands that something "has to be done". And of course, most things done by one editor can be undone by another (although that is not always the wisest course - see WP:3RR and Wikipedia:Edit war). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 23:13, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

If you feel that there's a strong case for a separate article entitled "Scripture" (as opposed to one entitled "Religious text" and beginning "Religious texts, also known as Sacred Scripture, are...") then there's no problem proposing and discussing the matter at Talk:Religious_text. If you feel unhappy with the outcome of the actions of the editor in question, feel free to approach them yourself on their talk page to discuss a solution. Karenjc 23:24, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

How do I upload my file?

How do I upload my file? I find the sustem exremely cumbersom, Is there now where a step by step guide to take met to the end? My contribution is there and I need it to appear on the encyclopedia now. Thanks in advance Wernerbooysen (talk) 07:44, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I see you created Wikipedia:User:wernerbooysen. You should have typed that into your userpage which is at User:Wernerbooysen (don't worry, I moved it there for you). Then to create the article, type it into .458 Express. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 09:30, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Actually, you need to move your user page to .458 Express. Note that Wikipedia deletes thousands of articles for failing to comply with WP:Notability. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 10:58, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I would advise that it not be moved in its present form - it will almost certainly be nominated for deletion for not being notable. Instead, I suggest that Wernerbooysen reads a few of our guidelines and policies first, and then works on the article in user space: WP:YFA, WP:N, WP:V, and WP:RS are good places to start. – ukexpat (talk) 13:17, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

New article not coming up in Google search

Hello. I just created a new article for William Seale today, Sept. 25, 2008. I can see it if I navigate to Wikipedia and search for it. However, it does not come up in a Google search. I have looked at the first 15 pages of the search results and could not find it. Is there something I should do to make it come up? Thank you. Whhapubl (talk) 14:59, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Google can have a lag of a couple of days. Give it a while before it "knows" this new article is there. Scottydude _review 15:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

How to add a page when there is a page with the same name

I wanted to add some pages about japanese modern artists. I started with PINKMAN, but there is already an article for an American in a pink suit called: Pinkman. How can i add a page about PINKMAN the artist when there is already a page about a different person with the same "name"? Please reply to my talk if possible. Tigerjapan (talk) 15:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

• First move the current content of Pink Man to Michael Maxfield (you'll have to tag Michael Maxfield for deletion "reason: Make way for move"). Then Write your article at the location Pink Man, don't forget to include a {{Otherusers|Michael Maxfield}} template at the very top of the page. If you want to write an article called Pinkman (not Pink Man), please let me know and I'll take you though that. If any of this dosn't make sense, don't hesitate to ask me Theterribletwins1111 (talk) 15:42, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
  • P.S., are you sure your artists real name is Pinkman? surely he must have a "real" name? Theterribletwins1111 (talk) 15:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

(ec) Actually, the existing article name is Pink Man. The article Pinkman is just a redirect so could be edited to be a new article. However I suggest you call your page Pinkman (artist). The Pinkman page should be turned into a disambiguation page with links to both articles.

Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. SpinningSpark 15:53, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Also note that copy and paste moves as suggested by Theterribletwins1111 are counter to guidelines and can lead to big problems for admins to fix to keep edit histories in the correct place. – ukexpat (talk) 15:56, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Before your note I had altered my comment to suggest a move instead, thanks Theterribletwins1111 (talk)

How to improve wikipedia articles page rank on google search engine,

Hi, I would like to know how I can improve my wikipedia articles's page rank on google search engine

Please help. Do i need to add any templates or meta tags? If you how do I do this?208.215.25.131 (talk) 17:22, 25 September 2008 (UTC)cherry

Hello!

You mean some sort of a google bomb? You might want to see PageRank to understand how it works and how it can be achieved.

If you can't do the above, then simply waiting will increase the ranking as more and more sites (mostly mirrors) link to that article.

Cheers mate!

Λuα ^{(Operibus anteire)} 17:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Do you know if I can add any meta tags/keywords to improve my wikipedia articles siterankings, currently google ranking is 0, is there anything preventing the article from being ranked? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.215.25.131 (talk) 17:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

No, you can't directly add meta tags and keywords to Wikipedia articles. What page, specifically, are you interested in? If it's new, it might not have been indexed yet. Algebraist 18:02, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I am talking about the following page "Britannia Driving School article on wikipedia"208.215.25.131 (talk) 18:04, 25 September 2008 (UTC)Cherry

Apologies in advance if this is bitey. If you are contributing articles just to get the page ranking up on Google then you are contributing for entirely the wrong reason -- that sounds like promotion, not creating an encyclopedia. This is not a popularity contest. – ukexpat (talk) 19:08, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Britannia Driving School has been indexed by Google, and is currently twenty-seventh in the results for the search term "Britannia Driving School". What's the problem? Algebraist 19:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Dont apologize. When I type in the wopds, sometimes the article shows up on google and sometimes it wont. So I wondering it has something to do with the ranking. I am not too familar with the concept so I was wondering why this was happening.208.215.25.131 (talk) 19:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)cherry

Template error

I was attempting to create a new template but somehow messed up the current template MountaineersRunningbacks which now has the page name FightingIrishrunningbacks and so it gives we an error when I try to access and correct it. 75.41.135.46 (talk) 17:37, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I've reverted your edits to {{MountaineersRunningbacks}}. To create a template titled FightingIrishrunningbacks, click here. Algebraist 17:56, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Except that unregistered users can't create templates. You can create an account, or submit the template to Articles for creation. Someguy1221 (talk) 17:57, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

PLEASE,-I WANT TO CHANGE USERNAME :رياض الرفاعي TO RIYADH . THANKS

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Take a look at WP:CUN. – ukexpat (talk) 21:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Don't bother, they will just tell you to do it manually as you have only 1 edit. Simply create a new account, and discontinue using your current one Theterribletwins1111 (talk) 09:24, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

difference between pseudocode and algoritm

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You didn't replace the instructional text with a question so it's hard to know what you are asking. We do, however, have encyclopedia articles on pseudocode and algorithms. Please note that knowledge questions shold be asked at an appropriate section of the reference desk. There are separate sections for computer-specific questions, mathematics-specific questions and for miscellaneous questions; this page is for questions about using Wikipedia.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

reporting an entry with bad information

I'm a newbie and am not sure how to report a false entry I found: From the entry "social science" someone has put in the ridiculous comment: "It comes from a person called Jim Castady 1800 years ago[citation needed]" It needs to be struck. Cathy Davidson (talk) 15:35, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

I've removed the erroneous information. In the future, feel free to remove any obvious mis-information. That's the great thing about Wikipedia: anyone can edit! If you have any other questions, feel free to drop me a line on my talk page. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:44, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

hello

Hello, my name is Harry. I am curious as to what the role of of House of Commons is? Could you please send me some information about the House's functions and features?

P.S. If you don't mind could give a detailed e-mail about what is happening in England? For example, construction sites, new government regulations and policies? I also want to know who Doug a former patient at Greystone Park Pyschiatric Hospital in the United States of America in the state of New Jersey? Please send me that person's e-mail address so we can chat!!!!! Please!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!

Sincerely, Harshad —Preceding unsigned comment added by 28harry (talk • contribs) 18:31, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about House of Commons. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They will be glad to try to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. Algebraist 19:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

For general UK stuff there is always Auntie Beeb or the British Government. – ukexpat (talk) 20:54, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

re: placing a bio on a recording artist in wikipedia

How do I place a bio on myself to put in wikipedia......... Where do I begin?

Crosby Tyler —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.115.193 (talk) 05:35, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, let's start with the conflict of interest guidelines, as a starter. Essentially, it's never a good idea to write your own biography on Wiki - if you meet our notability guidelines, someone else is likely to create a page about you anyhow. For that bio to be kept, you'd have to meet our specific guidelines for musicians, based on reliable sources proving that notability.

You'd also have to be registered to create an article. Hope this helps. Tony Fox (arf!) 06:05, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Adobe User

I recently lost my Adobe Flash Player. And I was wondering if Adobe Flash Player was a free product. This doesnt involve uploading it on wikipedia. I just need to get at info that required these program in order to read. I'm just wondering if it causes money or not to upload the latest version. CHANLONG (talk) 10:24, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

This is a place to ask questions about using Wikipedia - you should really have asked this at the Computing reference desk. However, I do happen to know that Adobe Flash Player is a free download. There's detailed information about compatibility etc in the Flash Player Support FAQ on the Adobe site, here. Karenjc 19:03, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Thomas Willis

Thomas Willis !!!

Thomas Willis was born on Aug 16th Thomas Willis (talk) 19:15, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Good for him. Does he have a question about using Wikipedia, which is what this page is for? Karenjc 19:25, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Merton Football Club

Merton FC, the oldest amateur soccer club in the Borough, is celebrating its 98th season. From humble origins in 1910, the club has grown steadily and is now firmly established with 7 regular senior teams playing on Saturdays. We also run a womens side and a youth Sunday side. It is notably a lot of people having a great deal of fun and making lots of friends.

Merton FC went straight into the Southern Amateur League, which started three years before the club. For the first 30 years of its life, the club shared a pitch with Merton Hockey Club on the John Innes Recreation Ground in Merton Park. A first and reserve team were fielded along with a third side known as the "Strollers" who played friendly games away from home. The "Strollers" were older, senior players who needed to be as good at drinking and socialising as they were at football to qualify for the team. This was, so as to enable them to obtain and keep the best available fixtures.

During the Second World War, Merton managed to field one regular home side. Any member who was in the services was always offered a game to make his stay at home more enjoyable. The club played some memorable games at this time, often against professional clubs. One of the regular fixtures was against the Scots Guards from Pirbright Barracks. On one special occasion, they turned up with their band, bagpipes, kilts and all, providing Merton with its biggest crowd for years.

The Southern Amateur League boasted some good teams until the 1940's with the likes of Cambridge Town and Ipswich. Merton always used to play these clubs away because they had enclosed ground and could charge admission fees. Merton could not afford to bring these clubs to London and pay their fares out of a crowd collection at half time, which would typically raise 50 bob (£2.50). On one visit we beat Ipswich 4-0 just before they turned professional.

In the 1946/7 season the first team were Division 1 Champions, clinching the title over Easter with two crucial games, beating Hastings 3-2 and Eastbourne 5-1, the resulting celebrations caused the coach journey back to London to take more than eight hours. The Amateur Football Alliance has provided some memorable games for Merton, among them an away game against Old Chesterfieldians, which we lost 5-4, the same Merton player scored all four goals but still got some stick on the way home for not scoring more.

Merton Council helped the club improve their ground and at the end of the 70's the club itself spent £3,500 on improvements with the labour provided by the players in their spare time.

Merton's other claim to fame is that Efan Ekoku once of Wimbledon FC played for the club in the season 1987/88, also representing the league and AFA side. Alan Pardew, who is a local lad, trained us for a couple of seasons before he became famous.

In the 1988/89 season, the 1st team won the division three title and the Surrey AFA Senior Cup.

1989 was a sad year as the club lost its President Bill Cox who died suddenly in December he had been with the club since 1932.

We have been quite successful in recent years. 2004/05 the 2nd team winning their respective league, 2005/06 the 1st and 5th teams winning their respective leagues and 6th team gaining promotion. 2006/07 the 4th team gained promotion. 2007/08 the 3rd team gained promotion. We now have 6 of our 7 teams in division 2.

One of the provisions of the SAL is that all players are to be provided with a hot meal and socialise after every game irrespective of which team they play in.

In 1990 the clubhouse at our spiritual home John Innes Recreation Ground was set ablaze by vandals, and was rebuilt in 1992 and opened by the Mayor of Merton.

In 1999 the club moved to its present home at Joseph Hood Recreation Ground, Martin Way, Morden where we can accommodate 3 home teams each week and provide better facilities.

Merton FC is a self funded amateur club run by hard working volunteers and are always looking for sponsors and new club members from the local community —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kernow7 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Moving an article from your subpage to make it available through Wikipedia search

Hello! I am finished with editing an article. Now I want to "post" it where everyone who is interested can see it. How do I do that? (I tried to discern how to do this by searching the HELP information, but I could find the answer to this question). Thanks Jean Tisserand (talk) 19:20, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

• Go to the user subpage and, in the tabs on top of it, click on "move". Then type in the name you want for the article, fill in a summary, and click "move page". Bart133 ^{t c @ How's my driving?} 19:32, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

If you are the only contributor then you can also copy the source to a new page like James G. Stewart. In order to satisfy the GFDL you must move it if there are other contributors. Moving preserves the page history. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

By the way, after you move it, you may want to edit your userpage. If you use the move button, it will replace your user page with a redirect to James G. Stewart. Just delete the redirect from your page, to avoid confusing other users. Bart133 ^{t c @ How's my driving?} 00:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Message to leave edit summary?

Is there a template message I can leave a user who never has left an edit summary? Mjpresson (talk) 14:34, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

You can try {{Editsummary}}. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 14:36, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Or {{Summary}} or {{Summary2}}. Scottydude _review 14:37, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

(more) However, the template is pretty bare-bones. You may want to leave a note on the user's talk page instead. Hope this helps. TN‑X-Man 14:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

And there is also {{Uw-editsummary}} which has additional parameters. – ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Smiley Faces

Smiley faces our just circles with eyes and mouths.They make all kinds of smiley faces.Some are so adorable.While I will write more soon=) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kittymitty51 (talk • contribs) 19:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)