Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2007 June 12
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How do I add a new page?
hello, i have a problem - i don't know where to start to create a page - i uploaded an image but i can't seem to add a text to it ! i'm lost
:Here are two links that may help you: Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Also, to add a page, start by searching for the page on Wikipedia. Unless the page already exists (in which case you don't need to create it!), the search will fail. One of the links on the resulting page will be a red link that you can click on to create the page. Hope this helps. --Tkynerd 00:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
grants
68.36.45.130 01:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)In N.J. what governmental agency receives requests for grants and then issues the grant. Are there any internet info where one can find who has received grants and the amounts thereof?68.36.45.130 01:32, 12 June 2007 (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's what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Hersfold (talk/work) 02:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::I've copied this question to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#grants, where you might be more likely to get a response. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Images w/false tags
What do I do with images that appear to have false license declarations/tags? In this case, I am concerned about :Image:Hot16-mixtape.jpg, in which I doubt whether the user in question actually created the image. Astrovega 02:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:Procedurally, such images are generally listed on IFD. If the source (or one of the sources) of the image is/are non-free, this makes the image non-free. However, this image actually looks free, but is probably unencyclopedic, since its subject does not appear to be notable. Of course, another good way to resolve the problem is to contact the user, explain the problem, and work out a solution (if the user is open to that). GracenotesT § 02:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:I suppose you could also use Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. Peacent 03:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Tags for hiding text
I noticed that some templates on Wikipedia have this "show/hide" button. Are there tags which can be used to show/hide text in an article? For example, I'd like to include a mathematical derivation in an article, but not have it overwhelm the rest of the content. Advice? --HappyCamper 02:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Make a table like this:
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%"
! Title here |
| Text here |
style="width: 100%" makes it go across the whole page, wikitable makes the table gray colours, collapsible makes it show/hide and collapsed makes it hidden to start with. --h2g2bob (talk) 02:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:The buttons are added by a script, located at MediaWiki:Common.js (see "Collapsible tables"). The details are too complicated and messy, but you can hide text using the above syntax.
:I would advise not using the hidden section if there is a chance that a user could go to the article and want to learn about the mathematical derivation (I know that I usually do). It's generally discouraged, even for long, cumbersome sections. But, it is an editorial decision to make. GracenotesT § 02:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::Wow! Quick responses! Actually, it was my intention to have the derivation show up by default. Could you tell me the keyword to use for this? --HappyCamper 02:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Sure. The syntax is this:
Derivation of (X)Insert proof here
The result is this:
Insert proof here
The style for NavFrames is:
margin: 0px;padding: 4px;
border: 1px solid #aaa;
text-align: center;
border-collapse: collapse;
font-size: 95%;
The style for NavHead:
height: 1.6em;font-weight: bold;
background-color: #ccf;
position:relative;
And for NavContent:
font-size: 100%;
These can be overridden with CSS. If you need help doing that, just indicate how you want to look. GracenotesT § 03:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:By the way, see WP:NAVFRAME for general information; the javascript code is at MediaWiki:Common.js, and the CSS classes are at MediaWiki:Common.css. GracenotesT § 03:24, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
create a new page
1. I have installed wiki, now I need to add new pages.
2. How to rename Main Page title.
:1. Please see Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article
:2. If you're asking about the Main page (?), it shouldn't be renamed. In general, you could rename pages by moving them to the new titles.
Peacent 02:46, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
: Do you mean you've got your own webserver and have installed the MediaWiki software which Wikipedia uses? --h2g2bob (talk) 02:52, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
To answer your questions, assuming that you use MediaWiki:
- I generally create pages by searching for them. If they do not exist, a red link will appear close to the top of the screen on the search page. Click on the red link, and you can edit the page and create it.
- To change the title of the Main Page, do two things:
- Move the page called
Main Pageto the title you want it to be. By default, the "move" tab is at the top of the page for logged-in users, next to "edit this page", "history", etc. If the Main Page is protected, then you can only do this if you are logged in as an administrator of your wiki. - Then, find a page called
MediaWiki:Mainpage. It should contain the textMain Page. Change the text of the page calledMediaWiki:Mainpageto the new title of the main page, and that title will appear in the sidebar. Once again, you can only do this if logged in as an administrator.
Hopefully this answers your questions. GracenotesT § 03:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: You might find the MediaWiki handbook useful too. --saxsux 18:46, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
want to add picture to biography
Hi,
I am trying to adda picture I uploaded on Wikipedia to the Biography. The picture is on Wikipedia as Wayne Hardin and Roger Staubach.jpg
but I want the pciture to show up on the biography page of Wayne Hardin.
Can you do this? I could not figure it out. It is from a December 2, 1963 picture in Sports Illustrated on Page 32.
Thanks!
John —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcthomasjr (talk • contribs)
:Please see Help:Image#Linking. Also, I notice the image you uploaded currently provides no source or license, please read WP:IUP and WP:TAG and consider adding the source from which you take that image, otherwise it would be deleted. Peacent 03:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Template?
I seem to remember a series of warning template saying not to remove the sandbox head or put offensive content in it but now I can't find them. Does anybody know of these? Help is appreciated. Cheers, JetLover (Talk) (Sandbox) 03:33, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:Wikipedia:Template_messages/Project_namespace#Projects shows an entry for {{Tl|Sandboxpaste}}. I don't know whether that is what you want. --Teratornis 05:43, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
i want to download the games in my computer folder
If you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia, please ask it here. If you have a question that is not about Wikipedia, it may be appropriate at one of the Wikipedia:Reference desks.—WAvegetarian (talk) 03:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Demographics
Recently, User:Nyttend has removed the demographics section from a large amount of Ohio town articles. Is there a Wikipedia policy related to this section? Are there plans to remove all of them, or is it only this user? Is the section even useful? 71.31.149.98 03:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:This user should have started a discussion somewhere prior to beginning this campaign of removal. Every US city and town has a demographics section, and to remove it from a subset would be to disrupt the standard layout of the articles. If he/she has no consensus to support the deletions, they should be restored. Corvus cornix 15:57, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::This IP should have been more accurate. I removed the section from two township articles (see civil township if you're unsure what I'm meaning). I've never been able to find detailed demographics for townships from the Census Bureau, and the section I deleted in one township (Claridon Township) claimed to be Census-Bureau based. Unless a source can be found for this information, I don't believe it proper to include. In the other township (Bainbridge Township), the article was about the township, but the demographics that I removed were those of a census-designated place, Bainbridge, within the township — because the article, although it was supposed to be about the township, mostly discussed the CDP. This is as if an article on New York, instead of discussing the state, discussed New York City and had its demographics instead. And by the way, the IP also deleted a section on the township names — against what is the norm in all Ohio townships that aren't tiny stubs. Nyttend 01:37, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::By the way, demographics articles are added to articles on municipalities and CDPs — Ohio townships don't have this information, because of their legal status. Most Ohio township articles, in fact, were created this year, not a few years ago when most US place articles were created. Nyttend 01:54, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Possible page eligable for speedy deletion.
I noticed a page that was called sometthing along the lines of 'the kung foo mummy' i accidently refreshed the page and lost the link, from what i saw of the text (it was a new page so it showed the new text) it seemed to be spam, please do the appropriate action.Ω§|Blacksmith2 06:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:The kung fu mummy, it does need something done for it.--Commander Keane 09:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
my userpage/TOTD
at the top of my user page, i just put a tip of the day box, but i want it aligned to the right so that is could be next to the table of contents or whatever thats called. could someone show me how or just do it for me? Maddie was here 07:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
right now you may have problems with this but lets have a go.type in Column Name
- {{totd}}
try it out and look in Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 21, 2006 for different templates, dont worry about the date they have there٧|Blacksmith2 07:57, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
