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March 17

How do I post my article onto Wikipedia

How do I post my article onto Wikipedia so that it is accessible by other people? In other words, I would like to PUBLISH the article on Wikipedia. I have saved the article in My Account, but I don't see any button that allows me to publish. I have checked your FAQs and all your other Help menus (archives, chats, etc.). Srcaulk (talk) 02:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The draft is currently in your user space. For it to appear in the mainspace it has to be moved there. Your account must be autoconfirmed (4 days old and 10 edits) before you can move articles. However, the bigger issue is that the subject does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines set out at WP:BIO. You will need to cite significant coverage in reliable sources to demonstrate notability. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 02:45, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding 'this article needs to be updated' box to an article.

Hi, the Giant Manufacturing article needs updating, particulary in the 'models' seciton as it has last year's (2009) models. How do I add an update box to the top to get people to help out, like the box in 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season. Is there anyplace where I can get the markup for the box so I can put it in? Chevymontecarlo. 07:37, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That article has a template on the very first line, {{update-section}}. If you add that to the very top of the article, on a line on its own, the notice will appear.

You might also wish to join WikiProject Motorsport.

Cheers, Chzz ► 08:16, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for the template. Chevymontecarlo. 15:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vjsasson

help i dont know how to set up a page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vjsasson (talk • contribs) 07:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A good place to start is WP:FIRST. I have also added help links on your own talk page. Chzz ► 08:21, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) What kind of a page? We have articles, user pages, templates, and talk pages, for starters. If you mean article see WP:YFA, WP:LAYOUT, and you'll need to read about our policies. Since you gave your username as the question heading, maybe you want to create a user page. Just click on your red name and start editing. See WP:USERPAGE. --Teratornis (talk) 08:25, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

delete SanDisk vRPM page

Hi I have requested to delete the vRPM page over a week ago and it is still appearing on Wikipedia.

Please advise what I should do to get this page deleted.

SanDisk no longer supports this claim and would like this page deleted.

Regards, Gali Kovacs SanDisk Marketing Manager —Preceding unsigned comment added by Galikovacs (talk • contribs) 09:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend leaving comments on the article's talk page. You can also contact editors that have contributed to the page, they are listed in the page's revision history. Because you appear to be directly involved with the subject, so there could potentially be a conflict of interest in your editing the article. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 11:54, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The PROD was disputed and correctly so IMHO. The fact that SanDisk no longer supports the concept and wants the article deleted are not of themselves valid reasons for deletion. The article is thin on references so it should probably be discussed at AFD. – ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Signatures

What code I have write to make this signature on Special:Preferences:

-- Extra999 (Contact ^me) 04:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I currently do signature by typing on. Thought to do through signature - `~!@#$%^&*() -- Extra999 (Contact ^me) 04:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In Special:Preferences, add the code of your signature (-- [[User:Extra999|Extra999]] ([[User talk:Extra999|Contact me]])) without the date and time to the "signature" text box. Check the "Sign my name exactly as shown" tick box and save. You can read WP:CUSTOMSIG if you need more details. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 11:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

how can i create my own page. i have account in wiki also

how can i create my own page. i have account in wiki also —Preceding unsigned comment added by Balamedbio (talk • contribs) 11:27, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

After a short period of time, accounts are automatically enabled to create articles. Take a look at this first Wikipedia:Your_first_article and I would highly recommend using Wikipedia:Article_wizard at least the first couple times. If you are not able to create an article yet, but have some good material, consider submitting an article through Articles for Creation --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 11:47, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Registered users can create articles immediately. Here is standard advice on how to create one:

A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

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 with which all articles should comply. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite 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 Wikipedia:Your first article. You might also look at 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. An Article Wizard is also available to walk you through creating an article. --Mysdaao ^talk 12:17, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mail fraud

Seems very USA centric. Is this intentional and if so should the title not reflect this? And if so why is the Great Train Robbery included? - Kittybrewster ☎ 14:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it's so US-centric because it is specifically about the offense of mail fraud under US Federal law. It needs cleaning up somewhat - I'll take a look as soon as I can. – ukexpat (talk) 15:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date Headers and archiving

Scsbot usually archives old questions and adds the date headers here on the help desk and on the reference desks. Well it seems the bot has gone wrong with intermittant archiving and not adding the date headers. Can someone who knows what they are doing with the bot, do something about it. Thanks. Astronaut (talk) 15:45, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:John Madden (American football) - newer comments are not displaying

On Talk:John Madden (American football) - newer comments are not displaying. Editors have jumped around on the page and have missed up the voting table record discussion formatting (I think). The last three page comments/additions (two by me) are not displaying at the bottom of the page. --Morenooso (talk) 16:44, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look like it is fixed. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 16:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Content Dispute

Hello. Can you tell me the procedure to follow if I identify a page where there is misinformation about a person, of the sort that would damage her professional reputation? Thank you.

Tolerance1 (talk) 20:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If the information is completely unsourced, you can edit the page to remove the misinformation -- that is perfectly acceptable under the Biography of living persons policy, or if you are the subject of the biography, you can follow the process set out at WP:BIOSELF. However, if the information is cited to reliable sources, the mere fact that it is critical is not a BLP violation and should be discussed on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 20:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template for "hold on I'm working on this".

Resolved

– – ukexpat (talk) 21:40, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've used a template before that basically says "I know this article isn't up to snuff yet, I'm working on it" and also says if there hasn't been any recent change to page to go ahead and delete the template. I just can't remember which one it is. :(Naraht (talk) 21:10, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think {{underconstruction}} might be the one. --AndrewHowse (talk) 21:14, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you that was it!Naraht (talk) 21:20, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template {{inuse}} can also be useful, it is slightly different. it is for a short period of fairly intense editing. DES ^(talk) 04:43, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Colourz- unfinished business

But nobody answered my real question: are all colors on the List of colors applicable? If not all, which ones are? Surely not just the ones with an HTML name. 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^stuff _{more stuff} 22:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ok not sure what your asking but all Web colors can be used by there Hexadecimal numbers ..ie.. Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal = Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal ...also most can be done by simply using the words all together like lightblue and not light blue ..i.e= Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal = Aboriginal peoples in Canada portal ...see here for more colors...hope this helps!!Buzzzsherman (talk) 22:13, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stick with the X11 colours, most of which are supported by any respectable modern browser as well as Internet Explorer. Use the hexadecimal triplet when constructing signatures to save space. Please make sure your signature is decent-looking and that it complies with the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:Signatures. Having seen all manner of ugly signatures -- running the gamut from signatures in HTML-size-6 font to signatures that are louder than your creepy uncle's Hawaiian shirts -- in my inordinate amount of time here, I can tell you that if someone deems your signature to be inappropriate you will get a warning, and if you refuse to comply you are liable to be blocked. Xenon54 / talk / 22:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Redirects

Redirects such as Carcinoma of the lung which I created, are desirable, right? Immunize (talk) 23:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly seems to fit within the guidelines at WP:REDIRECT, as do/would Lung carcinoma and Cancer of the lung. Redirects are cheap. – ukexpat (talk) 14:46, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about this one? Immunize (talk) 15:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]