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May 20

problem using an image on a template

Resolved

– – ukexpat (talk) 14:58, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

the following image File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Arbuthnott.svg can be used on thumbs without a hic, but I can not seem to get it to work (show) on the template Template:Infobox Clan at the page Clan Arbuthnott. Other similar images have no problem (e.g. adding Clan member crest badge - Clan Arthur.svg works fine. see also templates at Clan Arthur or Clan Bruce). What have I done wrong? Yours ever, Czar Brodie (talk) 01:15, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Something odd about the image rendering. The template sets it to 190px, but:

[[File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Arbuthnott.svg‎|189px|Image at 189 px]]
[[File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Arbuthnott.svg‎|190px|Image at 190 px]]
[[File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Arbuthnott.svg‎|191px|Image at 191 px]]

Shows as:

I have seen this before, but can't remember the issue. This image is on Commons, and I see the same problem there. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 02:22, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And now the darn thing is working. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 08:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for looking into my problem. Yes it suddenly works. Very odd. Thanking you for looking into the matter. Yours ever, Czar Brodie (talk) 10:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of all Wikipedia articles?

I'm trying to find a way to get a text list of all Wikipedia articles. Special:Allpages has the info, but I need to somehow get the titles into a text file (since I ultimately want to use some regular expressions to search through the list). Can anyone suggest a way that I might do this? Does it already exist somewhere? Thanks! Kyle Barbour 01:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See the links under WP:EIW#Download for example Freebase Wikipedia Extraction (WEX). You might something useful there. I have no idea because I haven't looked at it. --Teratornis (talk) 02:32, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thanks. It's XML, which isn't perfect, but it'll do. I appreciate it! Kyle Barbour 23:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that you area aware that there are more than 2.8 million articles on the English Wikipedia, so the file will be on the order of 50MB. -Arch dude (talk) 02:56, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple AfD

Can I raise a single AfD for a group of 10 related articles? If so, how? Astronaut (talk) 05:26, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is possible and allowed, but keep in mind that the articles should be related - don't raise one AFD for 10 articles that don't have a clear connection. Instructions are here: WP:BUNDLE Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 06:39, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do i start a new page on a particular topic on Wikipedia? There is no existing page on this topic on Wikipedia.

Can you please let me know how i can start a new page on Wikipedia?

There is no existing page on Wikipedia on this particular topic.

Do i need some admin approval or something?

Regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rickyrawal (talk • contribs) 09:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Simply type the article's name in the search box and press "Start the page" or similar. Please ensure that you read WP:NOTE and WP:COI and if possible attempt to use reliable third party sources to ensure your article is not immediately deleted. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 09:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. – ukexpat (talk) 14:55, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sound file help

Can anyone play the sound file at Intimacy (Bloc Party album)? It simply stalls on "opening http://...." for me... weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 09:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Using the latest build of Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer i was able to open and play the file. Are there any internet restrictions at your current location (EG: Work). Also, does your computer have the codec to play OGG Vorbis files? Alternatively you might want to read the media help Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, probably should have said before :P I'm using the latest build of Firefox and other media files (e.g. those on A Weekend in the City and Silent Alarm) work fine. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 11:00, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki updates

Where do I look to find out what has been added in any new download of Wikipedia/Wikisource etc?

Many thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.194.221.231 (talk) 10:24, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are 6,904,330 articles on Wikipedia. Edits are being made every second. If you want to see the most recent changes, see Special:RecentChanges. If you want to see what has been added to a specific article since the last time you read it, click the "history" tab at the top of the article, just to the right of "edit this page". Then, you can see what has been added since the last date you viewed the article. You can click to circle (of the last date and the most current date), click "Compare selected versions", and all of the changes to that article during that time will be shown. hmwith τ 13:20, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply which is useful, but I should have been more specific. I used the word "download" because every 2-3 months I download updated Wikis (the Bzipped XMLs) for offline browsing (I am not on the internet at home). So what I really want to know is what articles have been added (for each Wiki) from one download to the next. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.194.221.231 (talk) 08:42, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Remove my user name from title of article

At the head of an article I have placed it reads User:Chrismgbgt. I wanted it to read Employer of CHOICE. How do I amend thisChrismgbgt (talk) 12:03, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Use the move tab at the top of the page. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 12:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Where exactly is the move tab?Chrismgbgt (talk) 12:15, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can see it when I look at User:Chrismgbgt, but I'm an "autoconfirmed user. You could either wait until you're autoconfirmed (4 days and 10 edits, if I remember correctly), create a page at Employer of CHOICE and copy the contents of your userpage (User:Chrismgbgt) there, or ask at Wikipedia:Articles for creation for someone else to create the article for you.

Whatever route you choose, be aware that other editors will edit your new article "mercilessly". It would be a good idea, if you haven't already, to read Help:Starting a new page too.

Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 12:19, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) You cannot move pages yet— your account was created on May 29 20, 2009. A number of actions on the English Wikipedia are restricted to user accounts which pass certain thresholds of age and editcount: users who meet these requirements are considered part of the pseudo-group autoconfirmed; accounts which are more than 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits are considered autoconfirmed. Autoconfirmed status is required to move pages, edit semi-protected pages, and upload files or upload a new version of an existing file. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note that nothing in the article will be subject to copyright, and if it is copied from something that is copyrighted then it will have to be removed. This is an encyclopedia, and the note you've got there about copyright is not something you'd expect to see in the Britannica, is it? Right now this reads like publicity, and you will certainly have to satisfy WP:Note or your article is likely to be deleted. Do read the starting a new page link if you want to avoid this. Dougweller (talk) 12:32, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know of software that will check the validity of local anchor links in a wikipedia page?

I don't want it to check ALL links, including the external, just the anchors. (when anchoring is only local) (I know of 'static anchoring'). --AaThinker (talk) 12:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You would like to check if all of the wikilinks are valid? By valid, do you mean that it leads to an article? All links that do not should be red, rather than blue. hmwith τ 13:22, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Formulaes

How exactly do i write formulas while asking/answering questions ? For example, how do i get the integral sign ? Rkr1991 (talk) 12:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All of the info on displaying mathematical symbols should be on this page. If you have questions, let us know. TN X Man 12:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(+13) (-27)

(+13) (-27) what does this symbols mean?? aseti nishnebi ras nishnavs xom ver metyvit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beso Gvenetadze (talk • contribs) 13:15, 20 May 2009 (UTC) --Beso Gvenetadze (talk) 13:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

These symbols indicate the net number of characters added or subtracted to an article by the last edit. For example, adding one letter would result in a +1. TN X Man 13:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

enrollment @ washington college for 2009

when do the students who applied between Jan, 2009 and May, 2009 start school?--41.210.31.22 (talk) 15:01, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try to forward your question to Wikipedia:Reference Desk. Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 15:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or maybe call the College? – ukexpat (talk) 15:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gray line

Resolved

– – ukexpat (talk) 22:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please take a look at the See Also section of the Golf article. Just at the left of the sisterlinks template, you can see a small vertical gray line. Can it be removed? Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 15:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see it, but it may have been caused by the inclusion of the portal template within the bulleted list. I think I fixed it. – ukexpat (talk) 15:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it looks better now. Thanks Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 15:43, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing

Is Encyclopedia Britannica considered a reliable source? a little insignificant 15:39, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From Wikipedia:Reliable source examples#History:

"There are many other sources of historical information, but their authority varies. A recent trend is a proliferation of specialized encyclopedias on historical topics. These are edited by experts who commission scholars to write the articles, and then review each article for quality control. They can be considered authoritative for Wikipedia. General encyclopedias, like the Encyclopedia Britannica or Encarta, sometimes have authoritative signed articles written by specialists and including references. However, unsigned entries are written in batches by freelancers and must be used with caution."

See also the links under WP:EIW#Source, subheading "WHAT can be properly be used as a source". --Teratornis (talk) 15:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Linking image

Resolved

I want to create a link with a file name, that link to the file when clicked
For example: A link with text "File:AAA.JPG" shown that actually link to AAA.JPG when clicked
Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk|Contribs|Log|Userboxes) 15:52, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you looking for something like File:Example.jpg or something like this? TN X Man 15:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The former. Thanks. Visit me at Ftbhrygvn (Talk|Contribs|Log|Userboxes) 01:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image Not Displaying

An image I recently uploaded is not displaying on Andrew Dickson White. I've checked this out on a couple computers and the issue appears to not be localized. The image in question is File:AD White 1865.jpg . What's happening? --Xtreambar (talk) 16:01, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When you say that it's not displaying, were you referring to a specific location? I ask because I can see the file (nice sideburns!), ~~but do not see the picture in the related article.~~ TN X Man 16:04, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I do see the picture now in the article. It's displayed on the left-hand side of the Cornell University section. TN X Man 16:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It shows nicely under Andrew Dickson White#Cornell University. Try purging the page. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 16:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wonky. It is now suddenly displaying consistently for me, too. A wiki-hiccup I suppose. --Xtreambar (talk) 16:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

auto edit summary?

Just now I made this edit and as usual I did not put an edit summary. However, in the history and contributions pages (but not on diff pages) the edit summary "repeating characters" is showing. Is this some automated edit summary? What caused this, and what does it mean? I repeat, I did NOT enter anything into the edit summary box —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.44.54.169 (talk) 16:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is a tag added by the abuse filter. It's a way to draw attention to possibly problematic edits. There are filters for common swear words, repeating characters, possible autobiographies, etc. TN X Man 16:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a further note, if you'd like to report a false positive, you can do so here. TN X Man 16:32, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah thank you for explaining. I probably won't report it since I've no idea what it means so can't tell if it's a false positive or not. But I have another concern; shouldn't it say it's an auto tag in the summary, to avoid this sort of confusion? And for example the term "repeating characters" (especially in the context of the edit I made) could be taken to mean something which I did not intend. Anyway, thank you for clearing up that confusion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.44.54.169 (talk) 16:34, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Getting page to go live

I'm a registered user and created a page "Richard Weissbourd", however when I "save page" it never goes live. I search on the topic "Richard Weissbourd" and it does not appear although it has been weeks since the page was created. I don't believe the page was deleted because when I check the page history, only the history of my edits appear. I'm clearly missing the obvious. Many thanks for your help. 16:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newmrk (talk • contribs)

The page you created is currently in your userspace (it's your userpage, in fact), which means no amount of saving it will make it go live. Don't worry though, this is a good thing, as whilst your article is better than the vast majority of submissions from new contributors, there are a couple of things an experienced editor would do differently that should probably be rectified in a process we call "wikification" before the page is moved into mainspace. If I weren't doing four things at the same time as it is, I'd fix it for you, but I'm sure another contributor will be along in a sec. - Jarry1250 ^{(t, c)} 16:57, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I cleaned it up a bit, tagged it for needed improvements, and put it into "article space," since that's what you wanted. Please continue to work on it, though. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:31, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You put it into article space, then spammed it with notices and prodded it for deletion. Wouldn't it have been a better idea, and given a somewhat more pleasant welcome to have discussed the changes that it needed so that it might stay in mainspace? Also, the fact that you prodded it as non-notable shows that you didn't even google the subject. Please do keep WP:BITE in mind. Unomi (talk) 18:06, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

yea, {{Article issues}} would have been the way to go with the tags; with "multi" issues and all. Might be WP:SPA and WP:COI issues, but still a pretty troutable thing to do with the move=>Prod thing and all. At least OM didn't G-11 or A-7 it, but I'd definitely advise Newmark to get some reliable sources in there to back up the notability ASAP. Looks to me like there's enough in Google searches to define the subject as acceptable, but without those refs, AfD can be a harsh place. — Ched : ? 19:29, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

username

I added my username as torontofreegallery. when I went to create a page for the organziation the title came up as "torntofreegallery." I would like it to appear as Toronto Free Gallery. Do I have to delete my account and start again. Is so how do I do that? Torontofreegallery (talk) 18:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can simply abandon the account and create a new one or request a name change at Wikipedia:Changing username. The real problem is that your name appears to violate the Wikipedia:Username policy, especially if you are intending to promote the Toronto Free Gallery. If so, I recommend you use a different name and read Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 19:06, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki markup/bracket question

A recent edit to the article for the film Independence Day got me wondering about this...

The original text in the article read:

Todd McCarthy of Variety felt the production's budget-conscious approach resulted in "cheesy" shots that were no comparison to "the cutting-edge perfection of effects in Cameron and Spielberg films".

An edit was then made remove the piping and displaying the first names in the wikilink:

no comparison to "the cutting-edge perfection of effects in James Cameron and Steven Spielberg films"

Problem is... the sentence quoted from the source does not state Cameron or Spielberg's first names. I thought I'd might be able to modify the quote by including their first names in brackets while also including them in the displayed blue wikilink:

[James] Cameron and [Steven] Spielberg

But, it looked too weird, so I changed it to how it now appears:

[James] Cameron and [Steven] Spielberg films

They both just look odd, and I'm sure someone will revert either one back to "...James Cameron and Steven Spielberg..." thinking it's not formatted properly. I could leave a hidden message explaining the odd look, but for some strange reason I feel like either method is violating some kind of markup/formatting guideline. What's the best way to display such a modified quote? I'd really prefer to use brackets for the quote modification instead of parentheses, as they are a better indicator of an insertion of words into a quotation for clarification purposes. Thanks. - SoSaysChappy (talk) 19:13, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hm: i'd probably stick with the guideline that states that links should not generally be made within quotations, and try something like:

... no comparison to "the cutting-edge perfection of effects in Cameron and Spielberg films" (referring to James Cameron and Steven Spielberg).

well ... something like that, anyway! Sssoul (talk) 19:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A-ha. I figured a guideline somewhere wasn't being adhered to. I'll just paraphrase from the source to avoid using a direct quote. Thanks for the quick response! - SoSaysChappy (talk) 20:38, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A quick question

I'm trying to upload this image [1] for use in my article Ictalurus catus I wondering how to? Monkeyfox (talk) 19:17, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:UPLOAD might be of some help. — Ched : ? 19:32, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But note that this page may mean that it does not meet Wikipedia's free use policy. – ukexpat (talk) 20:00, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. Monkeyfox (talk) 20:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The experts at WP:MCQ will be able to offer more specific advice. – ukexpat (talk) 22:00, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting Page History

I understand that it is possible for users to access past revisions of a current page. I am wondering if I could have an administrator delete a revision that contained libelous information, since even though the information has been corrected, the public is still able to access the libelous material through the page's history. How would I go about contacting an administrator who has the privileges to do this?174.116.97.230 (talk) 19:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. --Saddhiyama (talk) 19:38, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or, as an alternative to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard, simply here (Wikipedia:Help desk). In case I'm able to help, I'd be happy to do so. — Aitias // discussion 19:41, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do all admins have that mop function or just oversighters?

It depends how far it needs to be deleted. Admins can remove the material from the view of the general public so it is only visible to admins. Oversighters can remove the material so no one can see it except oversighters. TN X Man 11:58, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Wine

The big WINE word on top of the portal made the portal look messy, it doesn't look nice at all. Can someone help me to change the it to other font type. Or maybe a simple PNG or SVG transparent image can be created to replace them. I wonder how it can be featured when the font used is really horrible.(X Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 19:58, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You should discuss this on the portal talk page. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 20:31, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox - Ice Hockey Player

If a player has played one season in the NHL and then stayed out one season before going back, how do I show that?

Here is an example of what I'm working with, but the career_start and career_end are wrong.

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
[...]
| career_start = [[1942–43 NHL season|1942]]
| career_end   = [[1959–60 NHL season|1960]]
[...]
}}

Would this be acceptable?

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
[...]
| career_start = [[1942–43 NHL season|1942]]
| career_end   = [[1959–60 NHL season|1960]], 1965 – 1970
[...]
}}

TastyCakes (talk) 20:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at Dominik Hašek a featured article it has that format. however I can see someone asking for a source for maurice richards career continuing after 1960 professionally (If thats the article your working with, it might be good to continue on the talk page of the article). Happy editing Ottawa4ever (talk) 20:26, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(trimmed code to relevant parameters and added <pre>) Xenon54 (talk) 21:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How many times is the location needed?

On the article for Myakka City, Florida, one author keeps insisting that it is standard to have the coordinates of a community stated four times in the article. This seems pretty ridiculous to me. The profileration of little globes is untidy and totally unnecessary in my opinion. So, just how many times is it necessary to have the coordinates? Astronaut (talk) 21:02, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One is fine. Akron, Chicago, and Donetsk all have one coordinate template; the first two in the corner, and the last one in an infobox. Xenon54 (talk) 21:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The folks who participate at the talk page of the Geo coordinates project may be able to offer additional advice. – ukexpat (talk) 21:57, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Malicious Lockout

In trying to edit Talk: Food Intolerance which you will see i regularily do, I am getting an error repeatably when I try and save which says "Lock limit timeout exceeded" I have no idea what this means and wonder whether this is some kind of malicious action ? The only other problem i have found is in accessing Talk Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It will not scroll down? Peerev (talk) 21:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There seemed to be a database problem (obviously it's rectified now) for about 11 minutes starting at 2104 UTC and ending at 2115 UTC. I don't think anyone was able to edit during that time. I got the same error. Xenon54 (talk) 21:24, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will put my paranoia to bed, I note now also this page will not scroll down either, maybe due to excessive length?. Peerev (talk) 21:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It will not scroll? Is the text there, but you can't see it? Or is it just not loading? It's probably an Internet connection issue. hmwith τ 00:02, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Forums

Resolved

Hi again.

Are there internet forums that users use to talk and discuss with each other? Since talk pages aren't used for forums, I'm thinking there must be some other way people talk to each other. I am a regular in the chat, but nothing ever really happens when I'm in there anyway... So are there places that experienced users go around and chat with themselves, preferably places I could join? I'd kind of like to get to know some more editors. Renaissancee (talk) 21:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing official but there is The Wikikpedia Forum. – ukexpat (talk) 21:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say IRC is your best bet (but I'm assuming that's what you meant by trying chat). A lot of people meet friends there, and that's my first place to go to chat about Wikipedia. Try going different rooms, such as ones that are more specialized. A list of useful Wikipedia channels is located here. hmwith τ 23:55, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks guys.<3 Renaissancee (talk) 00:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Where's the Policy?

Can I Import the image below?
[2] Programmer13 (talk) 21:32, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Go here for most likely a faster and more reliable answer. Renaissancee (talk) 21:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Briefly, there is no explicit copyright release on that site so we have to assume that the images and text are copyright. The only way that they could be used is with the copyright owner's permission per the process set out at WP:IOWN. – ukexpat (talk) 21:54, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do I update a .PNG image?

I have removed some maps or charts in articles about rapidly changing events, because they are misleading. Especially when, previous to my edits, a map of counties in a state with confirmed infections did not state what date it was current to, which was rather stale. See Image:Swine Flu Illinois.PNG. My request on the talk page of the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the United States article for someone to update it or point me to some Wikipedia guide to how to edit it brought no response. The file itself only appears to be a raster graphic; there should be somewhere a listing of the counties and an attribute file where the color is specified for rendering each county. How would I get accesss to that file, and what if any special software is needed to do the updating, given that I know which counties have confirmed infections as of a given date. This is "the encyclopedia anyone can edit" but sometimes guidance is helpful, even for experienced editors, in finding information about particular computer tricks. The map shows 10 confirmed counties, but there are now 17. Thanks. Edison (talk) 21:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most photo editing software (even Microsoft Paint) allows one to use an eyedropper to pull the exact color from any part of an image. I'd suggest that. hmwith τ 00:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

submit a photo a topic ?

Hi, I have been trying to submit a photo to the topic page on Wild Man Fisher. I own and took the photo. How do I get it to the page. Thanks Serarphoto (talk) 22:43, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Serarphoto. What you should do is go upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up here; takes just seconds). Once you've registered, click on "upload file", which is the first link under "participate" on the left hand side of the page under the search box. The Commons is for images that are under a free license. The images that are locally uploaded are basically copyrighted images that are going to be used under a claim of fair use, which wouldn't work for photographs you've taken. Any image uploaded to the commons can immediately be used on any Wikimedia project.

Once you;ve uploaded, the way to place the image in the article, is to go to the article, click edit, and type [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]], replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Press Release

1. If I were to cite this press release as a reference: http://anime.about.com/cs/animetitles/a/aa050104a.htm Who would be the "publisher?" Dreamworks Pictures or About.com?

2. If I were to cite this: http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/oshii.html Would I use the cite web template or should I use the cite paper template? --Stepusual (talk) 22:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

About.com are the ones who actually published it, so I'd use that.
{{citeweb}}. hmwith τ 23:59, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.--Stepusual (talk) 00:07, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do recall, though, that press releases are notoriously not reliable sources for anything other than stating what the content of the press release was. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:04, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How can I document work cited of this online source.

I used this site to do some home work and I will cite it, please help me with information such a Aurthur(s),publisher and place, and every other information that will enable be cite it properly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.211.236.197 (talk) 23:01, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 23:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Log of 'new page patrolled' ?

Where does one find a list of new pages a user has patrolled? I was checking my contrib list, and it's not in there, nor in my logs. I"m not hot at using the logs, though, so I may have missed it. ThuranX (talk) 23:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here ya go. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:39, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I do not receive password recovery emails (recently unified login)

I have not received any requested password recovery emails, and cannot tell if they are being sent. My username is smaines. Previously, I have logged in all lowercase, but now read that login is case sensitive. I am reluctant to try to exhaust possible password/username capitalization permutations....

Please Advise,

-SM 66.108.236.78 (talk) 23:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Special:EmailUser/Smaines shows "This user has not specified a valid e-mail address." Last activity for this account was on 17 January 2006. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 23:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All usernames are automatically capitalized. When I login, for example, it makes no difference whether I type "hmwith" or "Hmwith"; it logs in either way. hmwith τ 23:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For future reference, passwords online are almost always (if not always) case-sensitive. hmwith τ 00:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, now what do I do? I did have a valid email before login unification. -SM 66.108.236.78 (talk) 08:39, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

About all you can do is to create a new account and edit the old to redirect. The user logs show only a few edits, and it looks like none of them stuck. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 12:04, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unless you're active on other projects under this name and want a single unified login. If so, see Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL. hmwith τ 13:11, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This login has been unified. This account on English Wikipedia has over a thousand edits, and was created 2005. Starting over is not an option I should be asked to consider. Even if (hypothetically) I forgot my password and removed my email address (neither of which I believe to be the case), these edits should show in this account's edit log. We need someone to fix this, not just for me, but because it is clearly broken. -SM 66.108.236.78 (talk) 20:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried logging in on one of the other projects such as Commons? If so, you maybe able to send a password reset e-mail from there, or from there come back to En Wikipedia using your SUL. Just a thought. – ukexpat (talk) 20:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, but no joy. What do we do next? -SM =( 66.108.236.78 (talk) 09:22, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did you make these edits? If not, can you find your edits in the history of one of the files you remember having edited? What is the username associated with those edits? —teb728 t c 09:41, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did make these edits, which are a subset of these edits, which I also made. -SM 11:13, 22 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.236.78 (talk) [reply]

Still waiting for help -SM 66.108.236.78 (talk) 14:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Password recovered (finally remembered it)! I went straight to my account preferences and found that, yes, I have email set up, but an exhaustive search of my email has turned up no account reset/confirmation messages, though Wikipedia insists they have been sent. This email account is quite old, and I get everything else consistently. Again, I submit to you, the functionality may be broken somehow. -SM 06:28, 25 May 2009 (UTC)