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	:Have you tried Misplaced Pages's ]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: ] (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Although I should say that you're unlikely to get help even there, for this kind of thing you'll need to do your own work and write a proper lesson plan. — ] \| ] 08:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)		:Have you tried Misplaced Pages's ]? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: ] (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. Although I should say that you're unlikely to get help even there, for this kind of thing you'll need to do your own work and write a proper lesson plan. — ] \| ] 08:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

			== My Article Vanished ==

			Hi, I have been submitting minor edits anonymously for a while, and recently signed up because I wanted to submit a new entry. It was only a few lines, but I wanted to expand and add to it eventually. My contribution vanished without trace! What happened to it?
			Is it in a "pending" bin somewhere? - John.

			--] 09:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

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Signing In

Oh dear, I've forgotten my user ID! Is there anywhere I can enter my email address and have it sent to me?

~BSL

I don't think so, but you can create a new user account. --Bowlhover 21:29, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

If you remember any articles that you edited, your user name will be in the page history. --Tantalum T e lluride 14:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Linking

Hi! I recently linked to a relevant website on the iPod page for converting DVDs to an iPod format video file. I got a message from another member saying that Misplaced Pages cannot be used for commercial purposes. Yes, it was my site, but it is by no means on the internet for commercial purposes, merely for helping iPodders. I would like to know whether I should put it back up. Thank you. —This unsigned comment was added by Ekozie (talk • contribs) 03:48, 21 March 2006.

You can check out Misplaced Pages:External links for guidlines about what types of external links are appropriate. Also, you should talk to the editor who removed your link. Misplaced Pages articles are built through collaborative discussion. Remember to always remain civil. Thanks for your contributions! --Tantalum T e lluride 04:07, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

colour-blindness

Mind if I ask you a question? I am working on a project about colour-blindness. Is colour-blindness an infectious disease like the common cold or influenza? Hope you can reply to me soon.....

Thank you!
Love,
Krismine Ho

This kind of question should probably be on the Reference desk, but I'll give you a good link to get you started: our very own article on color blindness. Knock yourself out. :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 10:40, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

change in technology

how has the changes in trends (fashion) and its development impacted on technology today?

what are the reasons for the changes in trends (fashion)and its development?

4 reasons why international retailers were set up in the uk.

Have you tried the Humanities section of Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. F e tofs 11:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Note that Misplaced Pages won't do you homework for you, it only gives you info. Alex (+) 07:18, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Registration

how do i apply?--159.134.184.98

Easy! click here, pick a nice username, and you're done! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 15:20, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Reporting IPs or Users that are doing vandalism

How do I report an ID or an IP of someone that keeps doing Vandalism? --Triage 15:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

There are several places depending on the nature of the vandalism. If it is obvious vandalism, and the vandal has been warned, report to WP:AIV. If you want a watch on a user or for more complicated cases, see requests for investigation. In extreme cases see long term abuse, but that is only to be used in certain situations. For a general guide, see cleaning up vandalism. Petros471 15:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

cryptographic applications

what are the prominent cryptographic applications

Question

Hi, I was just wondering since I'm a new user what is a my watchlist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salene (talk • contribs) 21:29 21 March 2006 (UTC)

You can choose to watch some articles, clicking on the tab watch above (to the right of the edit button). Any changes of them appear in bold in recent changes and you can easily see the last contributions to these articles in the past days if you access Special:Watchlist. Please read Help:Watching pages for more info. F e tofs 22:35, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I didn't post that question. Salene did: . Nathanrdotcom attributed the question to me: , probably because I made an edit right after Salene asked the question. --Bowlhover 04:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

HIV/AIDS

HI,AS I'M THE NEW USER OF WIKIPEDIA THINK YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS TOPIC — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pontsho (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about HIV. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. You might also try the AIDS article. -- Natalya 12:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

mustafa üngör

Turkey/Izmir ilinde yeminli mali müsavir — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.96.150.177 (talk • contribs)

The Turkish Misplaced Pages may be of some help to you. On the English Misplaced Pages, it is good to post your questions/comments in English. -- Natalya 19:36, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

religious terms

Is nondenominational a religious term?

Need to know immediately..

Connie email address removed please only send reasonable answers, this is a work e-mail — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.64.96.138 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Non-denominational Christianity. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 19:40, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

401K FOR SELF EMPLOYED

Sir, I have recently started a new business of which I am the only employee. Is it possible for me to set up my own 401k plan? When do the contributions have to be made? Can a 401k for the tax year 2005 be opened now? Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.159.68.144 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about 401(k). If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 19:44, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Surname

I want to know if the surname: Mrav is Serbian or Croatian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.198.48.179 (talk • contribs)

information on epidemiology

Good day the team on board ,i'm NCHANG CHRYSNTHUS,a research student in the university of dschang,west cameroon and doing research on nosocomial infections,so i will like to find out if can have a detailed surveillance method or protocol used and to have detailed information on INFECTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY.This nformation will help me very much to a better retrospective study.

   Thanks in zdvance

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.194.155.26 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Epidemiology. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.-- Natalya 17:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Wondering about pictures

Dear Misplaced Pages staff

My name is Adam Savory and I was just wondering if I may be able to use some pictures in my project on the Canadian pacific railway. It would really mean a lot to me if you could email me back with the go ahead on this and my email is email address removed

Sincerely,

Adam Savory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.227.143.2 (talk • contribs)

Hi there! You need to look at the licenses of the images in question - click on them to see the full-sized version, then scroll down and read under what terms and licenses the image in used on Misplaced Pages. For instance, this image is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, meaning you can use it if you keep a mention of where it came from and the original photographer in your project. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:05, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

health: spleen problems

well about four years ago i was stabbed multiple times and one of the areas was my spleen which was punctured and was repaired but now i feel alot of pressure around my spleen area and sometimes it cramps up really bad to the point where i have to get on my knees and wait it out. i dont really feel like i have the same amount of energy as i did before and ususally i have alot of energy i mean iam only 24 yrs old and iam in good shape and i still eat pretty darn healthy and my blood pressure is really good. i can always feel some sort of pressure on the left side of abdomin area. i was wondering if you guys had any answers

Sincerly, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toddsarni (talk • contribs)

It is best to ask for medical advice from a doctor or other health care professional. However, if you still wish to ask your question on Misplaced Pages, the Science section of the Reference Desk would be where you would want to do so. -- Natalya 23:29, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Helpme

I'm trying to learn how to use Misplaced Pages. I asked a question earlier but do not know where to look for an answer. I would like to contribute to the subject of Quantum Idealism, introduce a new subject and reference other like subjects in Misplaced Pages.

Helpme, Don Roberts — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donlee (talk • contribs) 04:24 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages (with ~~~~). If you ask a question on this page, watch this page for an answer. — File:Ottawa flag.png nathanrdotcom 04:36, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi there! You can start by reading Misplaced Pages:Your first article and Help:Starting a new page. If there is anything which isn't clear, ask us again and we'll do our best to help you! As nath said, any answers to your questions will appear just below your question on the page you asked the question (in this case, here!). So just come back in a couple of hours and see if anyone has answered your question. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Comics

What were the dimensions of the golden age comic books such as action comics #1 in comparison to today's comics such as action comics #689?--71.68.18.20

You might find what you are looking for in the article about American comic book. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 19:42, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Merciless editing

I have a user who is following me around reverting many of my page edits. (mostly removing external links I have placed on pages) They are doing it without comment to me, claiming the website is "commercial". What do I do?Nickrz 23:51, 24 March 2006 (UTC) please notify me via talk

User was notified by a user via talk. F e tofs 01:32, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

PBS -BBC?

Some 15 or 20 years ago there was a program on PBS of British origin that was most unusual. I think it was shown twice . It consisted entirely of shots where the camera was the eyes of the protaganist. It was otherwise silent. The protaganist simply traveled from place to place through places of business such as factories and warehouses traveling from locale to locale, room to room, and at the end of each of the travels of the protaganist he would come upon someone by surprise, and without so much as a word he would shoot him dead. There were many such scenarios in this movie. It might have occurred during the bad IRA British troubles. I have never been able to find that program. Has anybody ever seen this or know what it is? Please tell me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moebius00 (talk • contribs)

New entry with existing name

I'm trying to open up a page for the British musician Neil Campbell, as a follow on to my extensive amendments to the Richard Youngs and Vibracathedral Orchestra pages and my new A Band page. However, the name Neil Campbell is already taken concerning a US scientist. How can I resolve this? I have looked around the site for an answer to this but can't seem to find anything. Thanks. Ac@osr 10:59, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

You'll want to make the page called Neil Campbell (musician), and the place a link on Neil Campbell to the page you created along the lines of:

This article is about the scientist. For the musician, see Neil Campbell (musician)

However, if both Neil Campbells are equally notable, a disambiguation page should be created. That would mean that Neil Campbell would be a disambiguation page, and would link to both Neil Campbell (musician) and Neil Campbell (scientist) (the original article would be renamed).

That may have been really confusing, but start by making Neil Campbell (musician)! Let me know if you need any help with the disambiguation afterwards. -- Natalya 13:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

watch

Hi,

I received a gold pocket watch from a friend. On the back is inscribed.
       A.A.STORES
       --95 3/4--
       Montpelier
     Jany. 8 - 1902
  Alderney Butter Color

I am assuming This may have come from Vermont. But I really dont know how to research, the past history of company's that may have been in business back in the early 1900's. I'm assuming this was a presentation watch. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks  JACK — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clockjok (talk • contribs)

Have you tried Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 18:26, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

WikiProjects

How do I join a WikiProject?

Stwalkerster 17:34, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Just head over to Misplaced Pages:List of WikiProjects and see if there's any that interest you. Many WikiProjects have a list of participants that you can add yourself to, and a WikiProject tag or userbox that you can place on your userpage. — TheKMan 17:53, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

But you rarely need to formally 'join' a Wikiproject to contribute to it - just edit away! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 20:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, so do i just add my name to the bottom of the list of the users contributing? (or in alphabetical order if applicable) Thanks again. --Stwalkerster 17:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

liberalisation privatisation globalisation

what do we mean by l.p.g concept or liberalisation privatisation globalisation in business or management terms?
what is a world bank?how it works?
what is international standard organisation(i.s.o)?
what is environment oppurtunity threat profit(etop concept)
what do you mean by business?types & process?

-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simply tina10 (talk • contribs)

BAPTISM

IS IS OK IF YOU BAPTISE THE CHILD OF THE PERSON THAT HAS BAPTISED YOUR OWN CHILD?

That would depend on the denomination to which you belong. The governing authority for your denomination should be able to help. --rhmoore 09:18, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Image Uploads

How do I edit the information on my upload?

Replied on user's talk page. - Akamad 00:47, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

How to open a discussion on criteria for articles

I would like to open a discussion for general criteria for articles, but would like to do it respectfully and in the right venue.

Where would be best to post such a discussion?

--rhmoore 09:16, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Answered on user's talk page. - Akamad 09:27, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Ethnic discrimination:

[[Muslim, Christian and other religion followers belong to the same oppressed nationality. While there is a verse in the Quran (I think) where it says not to take others as a friend and partner, how can these ethnic groups fight national or ethnic repression and discrimination collectively? What is the best way Muslim can cooperate in fighting discrimination?

1. Discrimination is not about religion 2. Discrimination is about certain ethnic group where Christian, Muslims as well as other religion followers belongs. 3. Is there any situation this same ethnic group collectively fight common enemy?]]

This page is for questions about editing Misplaced Pages. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Misplaced Pages for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. --Chachu207 ::: Talk to me 19:10, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Fanfiction Entry

I wanted to ask the person who wrote the "fanfiction" entry a few questions about specific examples of MST3K narritive fanfiction (as opposed to MSTed fanfiction). How do I get in contact with them? Kristin--66.53.194.75 21:19, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages is a wiki — that means many people contribute to the same article. If you want, you can leave a message at the discussion page of one user you find on at that article's history. If that doesn't work, there's always the reference desk. F e tofs 22:43, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

A question about henna

Hello there, I have just begin to research henna. I do body art with henna but I recently joined a community garden in down town Portland Oregon. Our plot is dedicated to herbs. Just yesterday the light went on, Why am I not growing henna? Could it grow in the garden or would I need to grow it inside if indeed it could grow there? So my QUESTION is can any one tell me where I could get seeds or a plant to start? I would greatly appreciate any help I could get. The best to all that visit here, The ArtkahunaArtkahuna 22:01, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Henna. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. F e tofs 22:40, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

signature

i have problems in taking a signature please help i started with tamping machines but will soon go to other machines how do i comment back my messages —This unsigned comment was added by Prakashpgopinath (talk • contribs) 02:59, March 27, 2006 (UTC).

Hi Prakashpgopinath, to reply to your messages on your talk pages, just click "edit this page" on the talk page just like on an article and add your message. To put your signature at the end (your name and the time) end it with ~~~~. If you start your reply with a :, you will also indent the reply like mine to show that it's a reply to the thing above. BigBlueFish 19:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Citing Sources that are not Website

I just went through the tutorial. Nowhere did it say how to create links to sources that are not websites. Specifically, I just began a page on the Palatki Heritage Site where I recieved most of my information from park rangers who where there at the time. How do I give them recognition. Let me know as soon as you can because as of now the page has no citations!! __Jbabin

Hey there! Check out WP:CITE, it shows how to add references for several different forms of sources. You should also check out WP:RS to see what is a reliable source. — TheKMan 03:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

my "my talk" page

is my "my talk" page for me to discuss who i am etc. what should i put on it?

Hi again. User_talk pages are generally used by users who wish to talk to you. You also have a user page at User:Jbabin which you can use for just about anything you want. Most users use it to add information about themselves, to list their contributions Misplaced Pages, and more. Hope this helps! — TheKMan 04:02, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

how can i post pictures on wikipedia?

other than linking them can i post pictures i've taken. i took some pictures of the Palatki ruins, can i put those up to users have a better idea, or should i only find links? either way works for me!

Jbabin

Hey, the Misplaced Pages:Images gives a rather short summary on using images, Misplaced Pages:Uploading images tell how to upload a new image, Misplaced Pages:Extended image syntax goes into detail on how to place an image into an article, and you should also visit Misplaced Pages:Image copyright tags and Misplaced Pages:Image use policy to learn about adding source information and proper copyright tags to images. Also, be sure to use four tildes (~~~~) to sign your talk page/discussion edits. — TheKMan 04:13, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Recipes

I am an older (53) user, and would like to add a couple of Australian recipes. Don't have time to read all the info on your site. But have registered as a new user. Can someone tell me in "layman" terms how to do this--Mumbum

Misplaced Pages is not a cookbook, but fortunately we have a sister project called Wikibooks, which does have a cookbook. You can edit the cookbook pages in much the same way as you asked a question on this page. You will need to register a separate account to edit Wikibooks, although you are welcome to use the same user name. You can sign up here. At Wikibooks, I don't think there are any page-creation restrictions on new users, so you should be able to start a new recipe page right away. Thanks for your interest in contributing. Feel free to ask if you have any more questions. --Tantalum T e lluride 05:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

about gec

dear sir actualy i m intrested to see electric a/c moters information of gec

I just made a page and I'm not sure if it's all right

Hi,

I made the page 'Martha Whittington'. I am a fiction author and wanted to include my info on Misplaced Pages to allow my readers know more about me and my work. I'm not sure if this page is public yet or can be viewed at all. I tried adding an internal link and all I was taken to a page saying that the 'Martha Whittington' page does not exist. But when I type my name under search I go straight to the page I created. I have been reading (and for hours) the help info but now I have a headache. Sorry.

Thanks for the help with this.

Your article was listed at Martha Whittington, Fiction Author. I moved it to Martha Whittington. On a side note, make sure this article meets WP:N and WP:VAIN. tiZom_(2¢) 19:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Trampires

I created the article 'Trampires' as a joke, and it has been proposed for deletion because of Neologism. I don't understand why this is a suitable reason for deletion. Could this please be explained to me? Thanks —This unsigned comment was added by Edmeup (talk • contribs) 19:09, 27 March 2006.

Misplaced Pages is not a jokebook. If you object to deletion in any way, you may remove the {{prod}} template from article. However, please be aware that the article is probably not suitable for Misplaced Pages because it doesn't even assert that its subject is notable. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 19:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

By the way, your article might be appropriate in Uncyclopedia, which is a parody of Misplaced Pages that uses the MediaWiki software but is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. --Tantalum T e lluride 19:22, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Peking Ducks HELP!

Can anyone tell me the basic do's and don;ts of raising peaking ducks? —This unsigned comment was added by 71.48.19.142 (talk • contribs) 21:13, 27 March 2006.

You can find some basic information in Misplaced Pages's article on Peking ducks, but there's not much info about raising them. Maybe you can get some good feedback if you ask at Misplaced Pages's Miscellaneous reference desk. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:29, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

How Can I Stack Images?

I do not know if "stack" is the proper term, so let me try to explain what I would like to do in a wiki article. When I type:

]]

then the 1st image is displayed with the 2nd image displayed flush against the left side of the 1st one with no pixels between them.

Is there a way(s) to have the 1st image displayed but with the 2nd image displayed flush against the bottom of the 1st one with no pixels between them? If not, what about with 1 pixel between them? I would appreciate notification on my talk page, thanks! Clatra 23:00, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Answered on users talk page.--Commander Keane 23:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the info, Commander Keane. So is there no way to have one picture on top of another with ZERO pixels between them? Clatra 22:13, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

How to edit User page

Please! I've been trying to edit my user page but I have no idea how...all I know how to do is add predesigned userboxes. How can I create a userbox of my own?

For example, I would like to put on my userpage that I'm a Zionist and I'd like to put a star of David beside it...how do I do that?

Loomis

Hi there. There are several methods to create your own userboxes. Misplaced Pages:Userboxes shows a few. Another good solution would be to open an existing template, copy and paste the code and then edit it to sya what you want. For example, I created the folllowing userbox by editing the existing Template:User Jew:

This user is a Zionist.

The code for it was:

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 238px; background: #fafaff;"

| style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: #e9e9ff; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: black;" | ''']'''

| style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 4pt; line-height: 1.25em; color: black;" | This user is a ''']'''.<br>

|}</div>

I hope that helps. - Akamad 22:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Question mark in title

I just created an article called How Can Any Thing So Little Be Any More?, yet now I realize that the question mark in this article title means I cannot link it from other pages (for some reason it doesn't understand the question mark in the URL.) Does anyone know how to solve this?

It works as is. To link in wikipedia, just do what you just did a few sentences ago - How Can Any Thing So Little Be Any More?. To link from outside wikipedia, make sure all the spaces are underscores, and the question mark gets replaced by %3F. So it would be http://en.wikipedia.org/How_Can_Any_Thing_So_Little_Be_Any_More%3F. Does that help? tiZom_(2¢) 01:47, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what the problem is then. Neither of those links you posted seem to work for me. Thank you for your help though.

Userbox

I see these boxes on everyone's user pages, and I've heard them referred to as userboxes. However, the userbox page is protected-deleted. Why? And where would I go to find a list of userboxes? Use my (currently non-existant) user page pls. Bduddy

Hi there! The page you are looking for is Misplaced Pages:Userboxes. The difference being the "wikipedia:" prefix. All pages that provide information about Misplaced Pages have that prefix. Misplaced Pages:Project namespace and Misplaced Pages:Namespace provide more info. - Akamad 07:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Review of Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné

Newcomer User:Aboudaqn would like someone to take a look at their article Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné. They have some comments on the talk page that they would like addressed.--Commander Keane 04:55, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

how to apply

how do i register with the icao? i want to find a job — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.159.201.52 (talk • contribs)

You probably want to look at the ICAO website. Otherwise, Have you tried Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 18:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Link Exchange Request

Hello, my name is Jack Fagundo. I am seeking out possible link partners that our visitors would be interested in visiting. I've found your website to be a perfect fit for our visitors and content. I have already gone ahead and added your link to our website at: http://www.browsedaily.com/links.php

I am contacting you to see if it is ok to have done so. Also, I would like to ask if you mind linking back to us? If so, it is greatly appreciated. Below are the linking details and it would be great if you could send me the location of our link on your website.

Here is our linking detail: Title: Real Estate Information Description: General Real Estate Information Articles on Residential and Commercial Real Estate. URL: http://www.realestate.browsedaily.com

We've got several PR6 and PR7 websites, so we expect this site to become at least a PR5 within the next month and will eventually become a PR6 or PR7 within the next few months.

I hope this can be a way for us to benefit our visitors with excellent content. Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards, Jack Fagundo www.realestate.browsedaily.com

Wind Farms

I'm thinking of exploring the idea of starting a wind farm on a small moutain foothill above our house outside of Bellingham. I've done some preliminary researsh through the Bonneville Power Administration through their Portland Oregon office. They have done a year long study using an aenometer placed on site. It gave fair to good results. The BPA representative said the site would support about nine 1.5 megawatt wind generators. That would give the owner a$6000 to $9000 annual income. I've also contacted the owner of the land where the wind farm would be. They gave me a positive reaction.I do have some resource support here in the Bellingham area. I belong to analternative energy and green resources organization called The solar group. If this project goes through it would be in collaberation with them. The question I have at this point is where would I go for funding a project like this?

For factual questions like this, try our Reference desk.--Commander Keane 23:39, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I need help!!

I am tryaing to download an image to an article I'm writing, for Hassan Bek Mosque, it is not downloading.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Brad M. (talk • contribs)

Working with Brad on his talk page.--Commander Keane 23:39, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Why not make the userbox page useful?

I understand the page userbox should not be recreated without a good reason. Why not redirect it to Misplaced Pages:Userboxes. I have gone looking for the userboxes the first time I was here and ran into that page. I think it would be helpful to have it link to the most likely intended destination rather than leave it with a message that the page was deleted. Where might I suggest this to the Misplaced Pages community? Also where can I find the archived discussion that led to that page being deleted? Sifaka 01:14, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

What you are proposing is what we refer to as a "cross-namespace redirect" and is something we try not to do. The "main" namespace, or "article space" is for articles only, like China or History of Texas. Pages in the wikipedia namespace, or "project" namespace relate to wikipedia, like this page for example. This is useful because some people might want a database copy of all our articles, but don't want all the pages about wikipedia. There are also some pages that exist in both, Copyright and Misplaced Pages:Copyright for example. The first is the encyclopedia article on copyright, and the other is a project page about how copyright relates to wikipedia and other related policies. As the top of the userbox page says, "Misplaced Pages is first and foremost an online encyclopedia, and as a means to that end, an online community. Userboxes are to help us create the best encyclopedia we can."

To answer your specific question there was most likely no discussion about that page's deletion, a redirect would violate Misplaced Pages:Redirect. If you wanted to discuss the issue and try to change people's minds Misplaced Pages talk:Redirects for deletion would be the place, but there is strong support for not having them because they are usually seen as confusing for people. - cohesion 06:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

chemistry

Hi, I would like to know that considering the activity series and the relative activities of hydrogen and of the metals, what containers made of the following metals could be safely used to store hydrochloric acid?

Ag, Cu, Na, Mg, Al, Pb, Ca, Pt, Sn, Au

healthy food for vegetarians

Hi all, Iam sudha, from Channai, Tamil nadu, India.

I just wanted to know what Vitamins did all the vegetables has in it and als how it is useful to us.

For example, beans, carrot, beat root, capsicum, brinjol, tomato, potato, cabbage, ladies finger etc. All the vegetables has which Vitamin/mineral it has in it and in what way, these are useful to humans.

Iam a vegetarian. So iam interested to know, what are healthy foods for vegetarians.

Also tell me about sprouts, rice, atta are healthy for humans.

This may be a basic question. But I want to know this.

Can anyone help me, in this, Please.

Thanks Sudha — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.22.70.16 (talk • contribs)

name of Brown University Women's College

Please reply to question — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.233.204 (talk • contribs)

When Brown still had a women's college, it was called Pembroke College. However, factual questions such as this belong at the Reference Desk. -- Natalya 12:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

User Page

Please could you help me to design a new user page which is bold and funny. I am autistic and require help in such matters. Any assisstance welcome. Thanks - Dalek 11:52, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

This user is a

Drug Dependence

Assalam Alaikum moslem brothers. I am 42 a moslem who could not find muslim brothers in my knowledge or organisations to help me out of these menace that has ruined my entire life and my home.I dont know where to go or what to do.My family has failed me,my friends have run away fom me.We dont have proper rehabilitation centres.I have always asked Allah to take a way my life if it is the best thing for me.I am bored with life, because i cant go along.I appeal to any brother to let atleast another brother know about thuis my condition.I feel that life is not worth living,because of our nonchalany attitude of brothers. LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MOHAMMADAN RASULILLAHI SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM> INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJIUN> ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH HELP THE AFFLICTED> email address removed PLS let him who cares try an e mail of acertain formula.You are free to exchange with me letters for a reward from Allah. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kassim abba (talk • contribs)

The Newcomers help page is for questions new users have about editing and using Misplaced Pages. If you are trying to find Wikipedians of similar faith to you, consider looking at Category:Muslim Wikipedians. -- Natalya 20:02, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

BIOGEOGRAPHY

Habitats are surrounded by areas where species cannot maintain a population due to certain factors. Discuss both Adaphic and Biotic factors that limit the distribution of organisms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.46.196.58 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried the Science section of Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there. For your convenience, here's the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps. -- Natalya 20:04, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

New Page

I know people can edit pages but can anyone create a new page with a new topic / subjext?

Could you please email me back at (hotmail email removed)

Yes, anyone with an account can, but it's recommended that they read Misplaced Pages:Your first article first. F e tofs 13:23, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Define: boot camp

define: boot camp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.189.31.203 (talk • contribs)

It depends on what definition are you are looking for. Boot camp can have many encyclopedic meanings, all of which are linked to from that link. If you are referring to Misplaced Pages:Boot camp, is now redirect to this page, but is/was an area for new users to get help starting on Misplaced Pages (someone can probably give a better definition than I). There is also an IRC channel for the bootcamp, #wikipedia-bootcamp, where you can go to get help if you need it. -- Natalya 20:12, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Can i ask a question related to physical chemistry here

Can i ask a question related to physical chemistry here(mole concept)?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.194.62.22 (talk • contribs)

You are better off asking your question at the Science section of the Reference Desk, which is for factual questions such as yours. This page is for new users getting help about editing and contributing to Misplaced Pages. -- Natalya 20:15, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Mr. Roger Milla's INVITATION TO GERMANY FOR THE WORLD CUP

I am Mukum Angeline Jabosung a Cameroonian,resident in Bamenda North West Province of Cameroon, married to a Germany (Klaus Paysan)who is so much interested in German-Cameroon coorperation; and he together with the Town Mayor of Stuttgart want to invite Mr. Milla for the World Cup in Germany. How can I get in touch with Milla so that we talk over this issues? Can I have the direct E-mail address or telephone number of Mr. My E-mail is: email address removed . Roger Milla? While hoping that this mail will be responded to immediately, I remain yours Mukum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.128.165.192 (talk • contribs)

Dow Jones Average

I have been trying to learn "how the $11,000+" amount is calculated. I have looked up the 30 stocks and added the stock price but doesn't come close to $11,000. How is this number derived on a daily basis?

Thanks, Bill — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.165.204.88 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Dow Jones Industrial Average. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 22:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

HI!!!!!

Could someone please advise me how to refer a page for deletion that has already survived one page deletion vote, due to the dishonesty and sanitizing of data by the original editor??

I've got all the time in the world. As the Irish say, when the Good Lord made time, he made plenty of it. So, no rush!!

Thanks!! Brandubh Blathmac 22:39, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Please link the article in question so that we can answer your question better. - cohesion 07:46, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Cohesion: The page in question is Irish-Scots, and if you compare my last version to that of Camillus or Demiurge you will see that they have sanitized and deleted much info. from this site b/c that does not fit their political agenda. Thanks!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandubh Blathmac (talk • contribs)

Just some explanation, User:Brandubh Blathmac is a sockpuppet of User:Rms125a@hotmail.com, who is currently the subject of this user conduct RfC. Demiurge 13:48, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Cohesion: This is false, I am a sockpuppet of no one. I demand that this Demiurge (he/she) prove these claims or be suspended from Misplaced Pages for having sullied my good name. Brandubh Blathmac 15:33, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Creating a Userpage

How do I create a userpage? Aniljay 04:08, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

If you look at the top of your page when logged in, you should see your name in red. Click on it and you will automaticly open the edit-box for you user page. Or use this link . Eivind 04:21, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

check a company

How can I check a company on web is real?I can just see their website. How will I know that a company is a scammer?

This is a question for the references page. Anyway, go to the Better Business Bureau. Google it, it’s the first hit. They have reliability information about a ton of orgs and buisnesses there. Try searching the name of your company in the reliability report finder. If it isn't there, it's good to be wary. First, Google the company name and look at hits that are not the company’s. Are they good referrals? What kinds of pages mention them? If that doesn’t help, contact someone about it, maybe the person who runs it, maybe even a competing business who you think would know about the company. I hope that helps. Sifaka 07:25, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

where to find user boxes?

Template:User writing is userbox the correct name for these things?

How do you find out if there is a user box for a particular subject? Is there a page listing them all? --Lostkiwi 07:16, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes there is. Misplaced Pages:Userboxes I had trouble finding it too... Sifaka 07:17, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, finding that page took me ages, don't clutter you page too much. See my page for an idea of how to use a lot of user boxes with out wasting space.(scroll down to a place near the bottom.

Inclusion of Video Clips

Hello, I would like to know if I can include video clips for an article and if so what the copyright restrictions are for clips obtained from various sources. Opie

Before I get into it, let me say, doing video on wikipedia isn't easy, and it's not very common. On to specifics! As far as copyright, the same rules apply to all media, see Misplaced Pages:Copyright. Basically we require the video to be freely licensed under the GFDL, Creative Commons or something similar. The video also could be public domain, or fair use. Fair use for video would be very difficult to defend though. Now on to the hard part! Video on wikipedia needs to be in the Ogg Theora format. This is a freely licensed codec that is required by consensus opinion in keeping with our free software ideals. Depending on your operating system encoding on theora may be very difficult or impossible. The codec itself is still in alpha and no standalone encoders exist yet. For this policy see Files types (commons). Also, here is a list of people who are willing to help with this conversion. - cohesion 08:05, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Suggestions for change to an artical rather than changing it myself

I just checked out one of the pages and noticed that there's very likely a error in the list of plays performed at the Greek festival, the Great Dionysia. An example would be, that the play Frogs by Aristopahnes was performed at the Lenaia where it won a first prize, rather than the Great Dionysia. This error is continued on the main page of the Frogs play, where the top introduction says that the play was performed at 'the' Festival of Doinysus which suggest the Great Dionysia instead of the Lenaia as it should be.

I'm not particularly good at writing or editing, and I'm not at all familiar with wikipedia's formatting tools. So I don't dare try 'fixing' it myself. Anyway, that was the error I encountered; But my question is (for future referance): Is there are place I'm supposed to go to -other than here- to suggest a change to other users?

Well, yes, you can ask the Help Desk or Village pump. Good luck!--Tdxi a ng 陈鼎翔 (Talk)ContributionsContributions Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 10:15, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

question about wiki.com uses...

I'm helping a non-technical friend. She has a son with medical conditions that she wants a private place....internet web site, for the caregivers, doctors, all those involved in her son't treatment to have for updating status and checking the status of her son. Her doctor told her about wiki. I have checked it out and it seems an inappropriate place for stogarge of day to day data and status for his caregivers. Is there a section that I am missing....or would you consider this not the correct place for her to track his condition...

Thanks, Judy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.19.147.179 (talk • contribs)

Being an encyclopedia, Misplaced Pages is certainly not the place for it. As for using the general concept of a wiki, it would depend on how your friend wanted information contributed to the site. For more information on wikis, you can take a look at the article on Wikis, and for implementation a look at the MediaWiki website. -- Natalya 17:49, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

translation

hello

my name is François WOZNIEZKO I m trying to translate in french an english text ( ESCROW) can I use a SPECIAL function to be helped please ?

François

web browser & server

How do I find my web server?

External link

In the Myopia section I have had an external link that had always worked until recently. I re-created the site but kept that same address (http://aarcolin4.net).

Now, when I click on the link, it brings up the page but it is blank (in the lower left-hand corner it says "done".

Please advise,

--Rich

email addresses removed

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Researich2 (talk • contribs)

I am assuming you are referring to the external link The Myopia Site - Experiments and contradictions found in the External Links section of the Myopia article? When I open the link, it works fine for me. Is it still causing a problem for you? -- Natalya 17:54, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Where to ask questions ?

Here or thers http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Welcome%2C_newcomers ?

This is the page to ask questions, but that page may provide some useful information as well :) - cohesion 08:40, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

meaning of Abba song "knowing me, knowing you"

I want to find out the meaning of the abba song, "knowing me, knowing you" and why the group choose to name the title of the song this way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.74.74.34 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

trying to find "the uniformed little boy" saying / peom

I am trying to locate the above mentioned poem / dialog. can you tell me where I may find it.

Scoutmaster Troop 589 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.58.160.188 (talk • contribs) 02:39 31 March 2006 (UTC)

reissue of convocation certification

I have completed my Bsc degree by year 1995 &subsequently applied for the convocation and recieved that one by next year. Now it got damaged,for reissue of certificate what i have to do — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.62.203.139 (talk • contribs)

Creating a biography

I would like to create a biography of a person I feel should be in the Misplaced Pages. He was a local person who gained national fame in the 1930's. He was a local character and famous in my area of Ohio for nearly all his life. He was a flag pole sitter, a daredevil high wire act and a human fly. I have an original copy of his autobiography from which to glean the facts of his life. This man has been dead since 1978. And was a personal friend of mine for the last six months of his life.

Would such an article be apropriate to publish on Misplaced Pages? Thanks for any insight.

Hi there! It does sound like your late friend should merit an article on Misplaced Pages - take a look at your first article, and then starting a new page for more info on starting an article. Note that you need to create a user account to start a new article - you can create one for free (read all about the whys and hows at why create an account?) by clicking here. Have fun on Misplaced Pages, and if you have any questions, feel free to come back here, or leave a message on my talk page! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:26, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

MS ASN1 Interger Overflow TCP

I have had this worm come up as trying to intrude several times my Norton Antivirus has protected me but I am wondering how I can quarantine this worm or get rid of it as it repeatedly attacks. I have searched for it as well as a friend who is quite fluent with computers and neither of us have been able to find anything. If you would be able to assist me it would be greatly appreciated. I can be emailed at ( e-mail redacted ). Thank you. Sandy

"Copyright problem" is not a copyright problem but the problem of my skill... —This unsigned comment was added by Mak13 (talk • contribs) .

game

how do i play the game?????

is it a mulit player game so how to i play????

please tell me — Preceding unsigned comment added by King matt181 (talk • contribs)

You will probably want to clarify your question first, but it most likely belongs at the Reference Desk. -- Natalya 23:54, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

woooo what happened....

i had put an article and contribution on yesterday and poof, now it is gone...what happened?

http://en.wikipedia.org/City_hick

no really, what happened? reply in my talk please

--tRoPpMaNn 21:10, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Reversion

I've just been to Citroën AX and noticed that it had been vandalised only a few minutes before. My stupid newbie question is "Is there an easy way revert the vandalism - how do I do it?"

dave

Yes - go to the article in question, and click on the "History" button (middle top of the screen if you're using the default skin). This will bring up a list of versions of the article. Use the radio buttons and the "compare selected revisions" button to see the difference in versions. Assuming no-one has edited the article since the vandalism occurred (be careful about this!), you can simply revert to an earlier version by opening it (clicking on the date of the appropriate revision in the History view, the one just before the vandalism, when the article was still un-vandalised), then clicking the "Edit" button. The article will now appear as it was as of the revision you clicked, and you can click "Save" to save the article in the state it was as of that version. Voila! You have just reverted your first vandalism. Go on and try it - it sounds horribly complicated when explained, but it's very straightforward once you do it yourself. Just to reiterate - make sure that there have been no changes since the vandalism you are trying to revert, otherwise those changes will be lost too! Oh, and please leave an edit summary - an abbreviation you can use is rvv, which stands for "reverting vandalism". — QuantumEleven | (talk) 22:32, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

help

how do you save an edit for ever because there are some incorect information —This unsigned comment was added by Gijoeak47 (talk • contribs) 23:28, March 31, 2006 (UTC).

What do you mean, "save it for ever"? When you modify and article and click the "Save" button at the bottom, your changes are immediately incorporated into the article. However, any editor after you can edit your changes, so there is no way to keep information in an article "for ever" - that's the whole idea of a wiki, editors improve on each other's work! You may want to check out Misplaced Pages:Introduction, it introduces some of the concepts of Misplaced Pages, and why it works (and also why it sometimes doesn't!). Have fun, and don't hesitate to come back if you've got any more questions! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 22:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

PS A small note - Misplaced Pages saves every version of an article ever written (you can see and read them by clicking on the "History" button in the top middle of your screen), so your contribution will never be lost, just perhaps improved upon by later edits. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 22:49, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

You can click the link the says permanent link on the left hand side of the page to see the URL of any version and that version of the page will not change. Ozone 18:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

How to contact a contributor

I'd like to contact Rabbitcarrot so that he can remove an addition he made on the following URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/John_Maunsell

It runs as follows and would best be listed as a new entry:

A different person by the name of John Maunsell is a neuroscientist who studies attention.

66.60.186.67 23:44, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

You can contact users by adding an entry to their talk page. Click the "+" tab to start a new message. If you want, you can edit the article yourself as well. Be bold! --Sneftel 23:48, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Cesar Chavez

When was the story on Cesar Chavez revised? --24.96.78.33 00:53, 1 April 2006 (UTC)nick Palomo

The article Cesar Chavez was last edited/revised a couple of hours ago. You can find details on how to cite the article here --Commander Keane 01:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

How to Start a page?

How do I start a new subject? —This unsigned comment was added by Henkster (talk • contribs) .

Enter the title in this box, and go to that page:

You can find more information at Help:Starting a new page. Happy editing! tiZom_(2¢) 17:31, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

WISH TO JOIN ANY TEAM

Hullo,iam a Ugandan currently in India but wish to join any club in any part of England.Iam currently playing for some college in India.How can i go about my wish?

(removed contact information)

I'm not quite sure what sort of club you mean. This is Misplaced Pages, an online encyclopedia, which you are welcome to help edit. Take a look at welcome and introduction for more information, or feel free to drop a note on my talk page. Petros471 14:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

About Translating an article

Hey guys!

Just a little question....I was checking some info, which is available in english, thank god I know the language but I would like to cooperate translating the page into spanish.

What would I need to do to achieve that? I dont know much about creating style sheets and things like that to be uploaded to the internet, so thats the reason of my question. I would appreciate your replay

thank you

Definately! One of the nice things about wikipedia is that you don't need to know any of that to edit like a professional :) If you have specific pages you want to translate into spanish, just go to the spanish wikipedia and create the new article. You can do this by typing the name at the end of the url, for example http://es.wikipedia.org/nombre_de_articulo Then translate away :) Once you are done, at the bottom of the page type ] This will add a link to the english article from spanish, then come to english and do the same thing, but ]. So, what you are doing is making a new article at spanish wikipedia, and then linking them together.

If you want to help translate but don't know which article to do check out es:Categoría:Misplaced Pages:Traducciones solicitadas. If you want more help formatting pages see es:Misplaced Pages:Manual de estilo and es:Misplaced Pages:Cómo se edita una página If you ever want to translate into english we need help there too Misplaced Pages:Spanish Translation of the Week If you have any other questions let us know :) - cohesion 19:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Flags

How do I add the mini flag pictures to my user page?

--DiCicco 20:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

How do you make boxes?

How do you make boxes? I need to know because I'm written and article on CableOne.--21:38, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Example: http://en.wikipedia.org/Verizon for example.

Type this (leave any fields blank if you don't want to use them) and fill in all the fields you can (you can delete what's in parentheses, but leave the vertical bars after the text):

{{Infobox_Company |
  company_name   = (Company Name)|
  company_logo   = (The company logo. Type this as ] if the image is on the Misplaced Pages servers) |
  company_type   = (Public / private; Also put in the link to it's NYSE ticker if there's one)|
  company_slogan = (Slogan)|
  foundation     = (Date of foundation)|
  location       = (Self-explanatory)|
  key_people     = (The leading people in the company)|
  num_employees  = (Number of employees)|
  industry       = (What industry it's in (example: Communications Services)|
  products       = (What does it sell) |
  revenue        = {{profit}}(amount of profit and where you got that value)
  homepage       = (URL of the company)
}}

F e tofs 22:04, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

How do you insert a picture in a box if is not from the Misplaced Pages servers?

How do you insert a picture in a company info box if it is not from the Misplaced Pages servers?--Robguru 22:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Images can only be displayed inline if they are hosted on wikipedia servers. To upload an image, see Special:Upload and please read and follow the instructions. If you have any questions feel free to ask :) - cohesion 23:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Can't find my "My Talk" article using the Search function

I am unable to find the listing of my My Talk posting using any of the words in the title of my post. --Dan 02:17, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

That's because "My Talk" is a special page - each user has one, it's a page where other users can leave you messages. For instance, my talk page is at User_talk:QuantumEleven. Yours is at User_talk:DanLCc - you can access it easily by clicking on "my talk" at the very top of the screen, just to the right of "DanLCc". You can find out more info about talk pages at Talk pages, and specifically about user talk pages here. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Can i create my own free wiki page here ?

Can i create my own free wiki page here ? If yes please do reply about how to create it ? Thanks in advance ..

~ Sundar

That depends what you define as a "free wiki" - Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia. However, individual registered users have a page (their user page, for instance, you can find mine here) where they can, if they wish, add some information about themselves. Misplaced Pages is not a free host, blog, or webspace provider, so you shouldn't treat your user page as a blog or for writing about things not connected to Misplaced Pages.

If you want to run your own wiki, the software used to run Misplaced Pages (MediaWiki) is available for free under the GPL license, you can download and install it on your own webserver to run your own Wiki. Be warned that it's a complex piece of software, and if you only want to run a simple wiki something simpler may serve you better (see list of wiki software for more info).

If you are looking to contribute to a specific wiki which is not Misplaced Pages, you can check out some of our sister projects (at the bottom of the Main Page). Have fun at Misplaced Pages! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 09:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

trademark searches and regitration

i want to register my trademark.Before that i want to do the trademark search in india and i dont have credit card.

fundy tides

how do the bay of fundys tides influence the weather — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.227.118.193 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Bay of Fundy. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:22, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

scottish hills

What is the highest Marilyn in Scotland — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.65 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Marilyn (hill). If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

HISTORICAL COST PRINCIPLE

HI,

    I have two questins.

1. Why does historical cost Principle distort financial statements?

2. Why accountant keep using the historical cost principle even whtn is distorts the financial statement? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.166.88.234 (talk • contribs)

You might find what you are looking for in the article about Historical cost. If you cannot find the answer there, click here to post your question at that article's talk page. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try asking your question at Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk. They'll be glad to answer questions about anything in the universe (except about how to use Misplaced Pages, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 16:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

My stress-o-meter is about to explode...

I spent months working on the community portal, including creating/installing the Community Bulletin Board, and based on the heavy use the CBB gets, I was under the impression that most people liked the page. Unfortunately, the way the talk page system is set up, it seems like only people with complaints and gripes visit those, so all I seemed to get was negative feedback, on various points and then recently to the design effort itself. I did everything I could to accomodate the specific points (except for a select couple that I really liked). But then people started complaining about the page being changed at all - and it was supposedly an open page! Then somebody comes along and reverts the page to a version that existed months ago, including getting rid of the community bulletin board, soon followed by an admin who locks the page. Luckily another bold admin restored the CBB, but *sigh*, not the rest of the page. So... I called for a vote to get the page changed back! And finally, some encouragement shows up in the form of support votes. Is this what we have to do to avoid the Wikiblues around here? --Go for it! 20:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not a vote. Misplaced Pages is not a democracy. Your so-called vote is merely a "discussion" with numbered comments labelled with unambiguous Support or Oppose tags. And yes, that's what we have to do from time to time. It usually works very well, that is, until someone threatens to leave Misplaced Pages if he doesn't get his way. The process can also become pretty ugly if it doesn't produce a clear concensus. Anyway, if the community is to reach a peaceful collaborative decision, it must indeed sometimes hold ~~votes~~ discussions. --Tantalum T e lluride 00:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

harley davidson motorcycles

when did harley davidson stop putting chains on motorcycles —This unsigned comment was added by 12.214.106.152 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 3 April 2006.

Wearing a perfume..

Dear Sir / Madam, When I notice somebody who has dabbed perfume on himself can I say he is wearing a perfume? Is it a correct construction of sentence? Regards S. Gopal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.155.84 (talk • contribs) 03:56 04 April 2006 (UTC)

The correct male term for perfune is 'cologne', so you would say 'He is wearing cologne.' —

nathanrdotcom 06:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Willy Beyerlin, Selblitz

Sir:

I would like to hve contact details of M/s. Willy Beyerlin GMBH including their tel,fax, email contacts. Also Mr. Kai Staltmayer.

My contact details P.S. Viswambharan Bangalore, India mail: psvis@rediff.com

I'm sorry but Misplaced Pages doesn't store that kind of information (see Misplaced Pages for more info). But I did a search on Google for both those names and the results were not at all promising. So it seems we can't help you with your search. - Akamad 08:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Solar power

Has anyone done the calculation to see if there is an actual power gain over the life time of a photovoltaic cell installation when applied against the energy used in the manufacture from raw materials for the whole installation including batteries, control electronics etc if so where can I find this information and is it true for all regions of the world. confusedenviron

Try our Reference desk for factual questions like this one.--Commander Keane 10:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

My new page will not come up in a wikipedia search

What do I do to get my page to come up in a search by others?

How do I make this page public? —This unsigned comment was added by Boncomics (talk • contribs) 16:19, April 4, 2006 (UTC).

All pages on Misplaced Pages are public, they can be seen and edited by anyone. However, looking at your contributions list, I would guess that you are talking about your user page (User:Boncomics). You seem to have misunderstood what the difference between a user page and an article is. A user page (a page which has the prefix User:) is meant to be a page briefly listing information about you, the contributor (for instance, take a look at my user page). Articles are, well, articles on subjects. You seem to have been trying to write an article - take a look at your first article, and then starting a new page on info on how to write your first article. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

posting article

Am I able to post an article about an organization if I work for the organization?

While it's discouraged (because you are unlikely to be impartial to your organisation), yes, in theory, you can, there is nothing stopping you. However, please be extra cautious in your edits, read over the Misplaced Pages policy on neutral point of view (NPOV), and know that your edits will probably come under closer scrutiny than edits from someone who has no affiliation with your organisation. However, if you can make good, NPOV contributions, go right ahead! Although, as I said, you may be better off editing some articles where you have no connection to the subject matter to get the hang of the Misplaced Pages. Good luck! — QuantumEleven | (talk) 17:04, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Natural way of commiting suicide

Hi All, I live with my family.I want to commit suicide. Please suggest ways of commiting suicide which look natural. By which nobody doubs this was suicide it should look natural death. Currently I don't have access to poison/guns etc. Please help any way which is fast and no pain involve but sure shot of finishing life Sheena shaina 16:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Since you're seeking information, I would point you toward the Reference Desk, who answer questions not about how to use Misplaced Pages (which is what this board is for). However, as a first answer to your question, don't commit suicide in the first place. There is no way that your life can be so bad that it's worth ending it. If you feel you cannot talk to your family, talk to the Samaritans or seek help from a psychologist. You will be glad you did. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind QuantumEleven, but I copied your response on to the user's talkpage. - Akamad 22:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

posting article

I am interested to know if I can post an article about an organization if I am employed by the organization--67.100.157.250 17:17, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

There is no policy regarding that, but please read Misplaced Pages:Notability (companies and corporations), and our neutrality policy before writing the article. In situations like these it may be more difficult to create a truly neutral point of view, but it shouldn't be impossible. Keep in mind that wikipedia is not advertising so any attempt to promote the organization will most likely be frowned upon. If you need any help or have questions about content appropriateness let us know :) - cohesion 18:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

call waiting

What year did call waiting (telephone)begin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Floinak (talk • contribs) 21:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Editing titles of articles

How do you change the TITLE of an article? Examples -- the Toby Radloff article is titled Toby radloff (lowercase). Where can those be edited?--Wikigrodd 02:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

What you want to do is move the article to a new title. If you have been here long enough, you will see a "move" tab at the top of the page (between "history" and "watch"). You can use that link to move the article to a new title. You can find more detailed information at Misplaced Pages:How to rename (move) a page.

I've performed the aforementioned move for you. The article is now titled Toby Radloff, and Toby radloff redirects to the appropriately named article. -- Natalya 03:25, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

THANKS!

New page

How do I start a new page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lburg265 (talk • contribs) 04:02 05 April 2006 (UTC)

This article here: Help:Starting a new page should provide you with everything you need. - Akamad 05:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

$2 bill

I have been left by family a number of $2 bills. Can you help me locate if any of them may have greater value then their face value? Thank you so much. George

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP

I WAS WONDERING HOW TO SPELL FIREBALL IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES I WANNA GET A TATTOO BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT LANGUAGE IT LOOKS BEST IN THANK A LOT

You might want to avoid the ALL CAPS in the future, I'd try Wiktionary for the translations wikt:fireball. Cheers -- Tawker 07:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Change User Name?

Hi. I'm fairly new to Misplaced Pages. I haven't written/edited any articles yet, but can I still change my user name?

If you haven't edited anything, the easiest thing is just to create a new account. Cheers -- Tawker 07:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

"E-mail this user" feature

Hello, I 'am' a new user. I've noticed on my "my preferences" page a pink coloured box that says reads as follows:

E-mail (optional): Enables others to e-mail you from your user or user talk page, without revealing your e-mail address. It will be revealed when you use the "E-mail this user" feature. Please note that if you change your e-mail address, you will need to reconfirm your address.

Where do I find an option for this on a user's user page? I haven't noticed any, including my own page which I believe has this option activated.

Thanks, Studentofisless 07:44, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi there. To email a user, simply go to that user's userpage or user talk page. And the link to email the user is in the toolbox on the left hand side of the screen, underneath the search box. I hope this helps. - Akamad 08:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Photos

How do you upload a picture or logo that you need —This unsigned comment was added by Apehode (talk • contribs) 14:15, April 5, 2006 (UTC).

The Misplaced Pages picture tutorial and uploading images should help you with any questions you have about uploading and using pictures. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Dory fish

Are all dory fishes have scales? Thank you.220.255.189.74 13:23, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Gasoline remediation

What is the difference between ppm (ppmv) and ppb? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.97.24.170 (talk • contribs)

Adding to a page?

If a page is well-written and has enough information on it already, is it ok to add information, as long as the information is relevent? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.197.202 (talk • contribs) 20:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Definately. If you feel there is something missing in an article feel free to add information to it. One of Misplaced Pages's frequently cited guidelines is to be bold when editing pages. If other editors feel that what you added wasn't appropriate, or was too much information, they'll simply remove it, no harm done. - Akamad 21:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

What is BS 2059

This number appears on drawings for a steam model in relation to a splined shaft What are the measurements etc.

helpp

How do I find the page nuber af an article a reference?

As Misplaced Pages is an online hypertext encyclopedia, it has no page numbers. If you are citing Misplaced Pages as a source, you should use the "web page" form of whatever bibliographic style you are using. --Sneftel 00:04, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

More specifically, go to the article you're interested in, and click on "Cite this article" (bottom of the left-hand toolbar). For more info on this, see citing Misplaced Pages. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 13:25, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

How do I add a picture? Namely one which I had put into my computer.

I need to know how to submit a picture for the page on a cartoon program. Lord of French Stuff 00:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi! You need to go to Special:Upload and submit your picture to Misplaced Pages, then you would go to the article and add it with the image syntax. Be aware of copyright issues, though! F e tofs 01:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Maps

I have an almost photographic memory in maps. Current and historic. I saw one with many mistakes and wrote to you about it but nothing had changed. What can I do in the future when I see a map with mistakes in it?

Hi there. If you feel the maps are wrong, the only way to change it would be to upload a new map image and replace the old one in the article with the new. See Misplaced Pages:Uploading images for info on how to upload image. - Akamad 09:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

My Login does not work

I just setup an account and uploaded a picture called Byron Lighthouse looking south 2004 28 12.jpeg. This worked and my username was at the top of the page. Now if I go to login on the main page it tells me I do not exist. I signed up in the Wikimedia Commons page does that make a difference? Can u have a login for the whole of Misplaced Pages??--143.238.71.106

You'll need to register another account on en.wikipedia.org, they're not the same as on commons.wikipedia.org. Currently it's not possible to have a unified account for all Misplaced Pages wikis, but there are plans on moving in that direction.. Henrik 07:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Moving top-line

Hi, Very small point but when I try to click on, say, "my watchlist", in the top line of each page the headings suddenly shoot across from right to left. Happens in various PCs. Is this by design? Reply in 'mytalk'. Thanks GrahamBould 14:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

It certainly isn't by design - it doesn't happen to me, and I've never heard of it happening before. Do you use the same web browser on all the different PCs? -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

how do u become part of the u.s. national guard?

how do u become part of the u.s. national guard? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.63.198.2 (talk • contribs)

You will probably want to look at the National Guard website. If you need more information, Have you tried Misplaced Pages's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions, and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Misplaced Pages, since that's what this Help Desk is for). For your convenience, here's the link: Reference Desk (when you get there, just select the relevant section, and ask away). I hope this helps. -- Natalya 18:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Articles copied from a source

When someone takes an article from a source, are they suppose to put it in their own words or quote the source word by word. —This unsigned comment was added by 216.12.21.57 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 6 April 2006.

Large portions of text should never be copied word-for-word from copyrighted sources. Up to a few sentences or phrases may be copied word-for-word if the source is explicitly credited and the copied text is placed in qutation marks and the copied text contributes significantly to the reader's comprehension of the article. In most cases, it is best to draft an article in your own words using several reliable sources and to cite the sources using footnotes. (See Misplaced Pages:Cite your sources.) In the unlikely case that the copied source is in the public domain or licensed under the GFDL, it can be copied word-for-word as long as credit is given to the original authors. --Tantalum T e lluride 18:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

User SPASAGE is vandalising article and threatening to log me out!

User SPASAGE is vandalising article and his bot is threatening to log me out!

This is the article in question: http://en.wikipedia.org/Ajith

What should I do?

Anwar saadat 20:11, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

At first galnce, it seems as though User:Spasage is not involved. User:Prin is who left a message on your talk page. He does not have sysop abilities and cannot block you. I will investigate this situation further and take appropriate action. Thanks. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

how to find history of residence

I am trying to look up the history of a building located at 700 madison ave. huntington wv. The business at one time was called fosters memorial home. i am not sure where to find this information or how to find old archives on huntington itself.thank you --205.188.116.136 20:45, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Extra Space

I noticed that in wikihtml, when we edit, formating has extra space, for example, when we edit a comment, there's a space between the $Subject/headline:$ & the content of the message. Another example is $== Extra Space ==$ is also the same as $==Extra Space==$. Does this make comments larging in size as bytewise? Even if not, it could create confusion. So I guess Mediawiki needs to be tweaked/the devlopers\the codes needs a little editing?

Please leave one if you'd like more clarification on this issue. You could also contact me .

thanks

24.70.95.203 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Could you please clarify your question? --Tantalum T e lluride 21:34, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Response to your first question: yes, technically it makes a difference (a few extra bytes per page), but storage space is dirt cheap and no-one cares (you shouldn't either). Wiki markup is designed to be forgiving and very easy for rank amateurs to understand, it's not strict or logical like a programming language.

I don't really understand your reasons for not getting an account, they seem frivolous. If you don't use an account anymore, just don't use it anymore, no harm done. Misplaced Pages is published under the GFDL, if this is something that you can't live with, then I'm afraid you may have to seek another Wiki to participate in. That would be a pity, as we hate losing contributors. — QuantumEleven | (talk) 16:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Withdrawing a Featured Picture nomination

I nominated an image for Featured Picture and afterward realized that it doesn't meet the size requirement of 1000 pixels. Is it acceptable to delete the nomination, or is a slow death required? Thanks. Mooveeguy 21:18, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest leaving a note on the nomination page explaining the situation. Then there probably won't be a pile-on of oppose votes. Letting it ride out the process won't hurt anything. --Tantalum T e lluride 21:40, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Doesn't WP:SNOW apply? Eivind 09:50, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

WP:SNOW makes a lot of sense, but implementing it requires a great deal of WP:BOLD and might cause some WP:DICKS to throw a fit. ;-) --Tantalum T e lluride 20:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Moving page sections

I am currently planning on making major edits to Clans (BattleTech), involving (amongst other things) creating a separate page for each Clan and simply linking to them from the main article. I understand that it's not recommended to simply copy and paste content, as this does not carry the edit history over to the new article. However, there seems to be no way to use the 'move' function to move page sections. At present, the best solution I can think of is to simply copy-paste to create new articles and then put a note in the talk page for each new article linking to the edit history of the main article. Any help would be very much appreciated. --Lucian Gregory 14:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:How to break up a page gives some information on it - I feel like there are more guidelines for splitting a page, but I can't seem to find them. I'll let you if I find them. -- Natalya 16:19, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Reverting Vandalism Edits Urgent!!!

I'm having a problem with my article, how do I revert the vadalism edits to the last version of the article that was not vandalized? Please answer soon, urgent!!!! --Brad M. 02:50, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Help:Reverting gives step by steps instructions at the very top on how to revert a page to a previous version. -- Natalya 03:52, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages Admin

How does one become an Admin on Misplaced Pages and where can we find a list of them? I see userboxes stating that they are "Misplaced Pages admin", but can't find out what admin actually is or does, or who they actually are. Scotwood72 17:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

See Misplaced Pages:Administrators for detail on administration. Misplaced Pages:List of administrators for a full list of admins. You can nominate yourself for adminship at Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship, though having somebody else nominate you generally increases your chances of success. The requests page has a link to the criteria the some people use for voting for admin candidates and the current prevailing requirements are somewhere around 3 months of contributions to the project with a minimum of 1,500 edits over multiple areas including the Misplaced Pages namespace as well as on articles. --GraemeL 18:05, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

IRS 1040 tax

 Hello,

 I would like to know if a person is collecting disability due to a catastrophic
illness, with no cure insight. Is that person requried to pay taxes on retroactive
funds and thereafter on thier monthly alotment?

Thank you,

--Goodytwoshoes 01:25, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Stubs not displaying

Hi, I created a number of Artists stubs a few months ago. I did searches on those artists today and the stubs I created are not showing up in the search results, but they had previously. Any thoughts? - Thanks __Alp1776 02:26, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

It's possible that the pages might have been deleted according to Misplaced Pages's deletion policy. What were some of the particular article names? --Tantalum T e lluride 02:30, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alp1776, here's a page of your contributions: Special:Contributions/Alp1776. Hopefully you can track down what you're looking for from there. — TheKMan 02:41, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

HI, here are the Artist Stubs I contributed: Arnold Friedman, Edward Henry Potthast, John D. Graham, Richard Pousette-Dart - Thanks __Alp1776 02:49, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Great, looks like you found what you were looking for. Anyway, I tried using the Misplaced Pages search function to find Edward Henry Potthast using the term "Edward Henry Potthast" but I was given "no results" (however, "Go" sent me directly to the article). The Misplaced Pages search engine isn't the best in the world (and is sensitive to spelling and capitalization), and Google is always a good alternative. Also, I'd like to point out the Watchlist, which is a great way to keep tabs on articles that are of a particular interest to you. — TheKMan 02:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks TheKMan! Dumb question though, what are the differnces between "Go" and "Search" buttons? And if the stubs I contributed show up in Google does that mean they haven't been deleted? Won't I see a warning message on the stub before it is deleted? I am aware of my watchlist and view it almost daily. __Alp1776 03:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

The "Go" button sends you directly to the page with the search term you entered, and the "Search" button attempts to find articles that include your search term. Also, if an article shows up in Google, it doesn't always mean it still exists, as it sometimes caches articles shortly before they are deleted. As long as they still show up in your contributions page, they are still around. In cases of an article's deletion, sometimes the admin who deletes it will be nice enough to inform you of this, but this doesn't always happen, so it's best to keep an eye on articles of interest. As long as an article doesn't meet a criteria for speedy deletion, you'll see any "proposed deletion" or "articles for deletion" tags on an article for a week, and you can watch for this through your Watchlist. — TheKMan 03:31, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Is it typical that a new stub will display right away within the search results listing and then later on not display within the results? I have always used the "Search" button and not the "Go" button. __Alp1776 13:55, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

No, likely you hit the "Go" button the first time and "Search" the second. The Misplaced Pages index used by the "Search" function takes a while to be updated (it's huge!), so a newly created article generally won't appear on it for a week or two. Be patient! :) — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

How do you make hidden text?

Sorry, I forgot it. I know it involves <'s >'s and !'s, but I forget the exact thing. --69.145.122.209 03:05, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

It's:  . Hope this helps — TheKMan 03:07, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. :) --69.145.122.209 03:10, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

reprint

hope you can help me ...i got given a reprint of a young ...dark headed girl with her back to you holding a dog by the scoff of the neck ...looks like a black lab ..it also got Picasso's name on left hand side of tthe pic ...just wondering if you might know wot the pic is called thx for the help --222.152.100.8 07:03, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

For factual questions like this you should try our Reference desk. Good luck! --Commander Keane 07:11, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

U.S. AMBASSADOR ZALMAY kHALILZAD'S U.S. CITIZENS STATUS

THIS IS A QUESTION NOT AN EDIT OR CONTRIBUTION: I understand that U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad came to the U.S. as an Afghan High School Exchange Student (which generally meant he came from a very wealthy family) and remained in the U.S. despite exchange student visas having limited duration. I am also aware that many "exchange students" have used their status to intentionally enter the U.S. illegally. How did Ambassadot Khalilzad really become a U.S. citizen??

207.162.148.207 13:33, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Print Settings

What are the best margin settings for printing Misplaced Pages articles?

how can u tell which ones are boys and girls?

How can u tell if its a boy bird or a female bird? i would like to know because i have to parakeets of my own .

For factual questions like this, you should try our Reference desk. Good luck!--Tdxi a ng 陈鼎翔 Contributions Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 04:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Farndon Cheshire

where in farndon, cheshire did EDWARD 111 die?

iam the son of paul burrell and live in farndon, we have lived in farndon since 99 and still live there

Alex Burrell

Tabloid?

Hello, I noticed that there is no statement on the "What Misplaced Pages is Not" page stating that Misplaced Pages is not a Tabloid (such as the National Enquirer or Globe). The fact that these types of publications have a reputation for presenting information and/or arguments without references and have in some cases have been found to be in error...my question is...is Misplaced Pages a Tabloid or not?

NO. Misplaced Pages is just an encyclopedia.--Tdxi

Why is this not stated on the What Misplaced Pages is Not page?

It seems a bit spurious to list everything that Misplaced Pages is not (eg Misplaced Pages is not a fish), because most of them are obvious. Misplaced Pages:What Misplaced Pages is not is for things similar to Misplaced Pages which have caused problems in the past where it was not clear what Misplaced Pages was not (for instance, "Misplaced Pages is not a crystal ball", to stop articles about unsourced speculations of the future). — QuantumEleven | (talk) 08:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

teaching drama

I am a drama trainer.I have to take drama classes in summer camp for fifteen days. What are the basics of drama to teach in begining in fifteen days only.

My Article Vanished

Hi, I have been submitting minor edits anonymously for a while, and recently signed up because I wanted to submit a new entry. It was only a few lines, but I wanted to expand and add to it eventually. My contribution vanished without trace! What happened to it? Is it in a "pending" bin somewhere? - John.

--Treandafilia 09:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)