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[edit] 8th Platoon

What do the geen (+82) numbers meen?Accdude92 (talk) 17:23, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

If you're referring to your watchlist, it's the number of bytes that were added to the article/page by the last edit. If it's red then it's number that was removed. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 17:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

If it's red then it's number that was removed. Rephrase that.

Sorry, if it's red then it's the number of bytes that the article decreased by as a result of the most recent edit. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 17:50, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, and is there a place where i can chat with another wiki user?Accdude92 (talk) 17:59, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

Sure. You can leave a message on their talk page and they will get back to you when they log on and see it but you can also directly chat with other wikipedians using IRC. See Wikipedia:IRC channels for details. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Article to add

Resolved. Article now in mainspace - John A. Mackay – ukexpat (talk) 16:52, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have prepared a new article that did not exist before, a biography of a notable person, which is on my page, but I do not know how to move it into Wikipedia. I have tried to figure out how to do so but need help. Thanks. Ivor1889 (talk) 18:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

If you're referring to John A. Mackay (who is listed on your user page), you have a couple of options. You can click on this red link (John A. Mackay) and copy/paste the info from your user page. Or, you can click the "move" tab at the top of your user page. This will allow you to choose to which title you would like your article moved. If you have further questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:37, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] First big edit

Resolved. Keep up the good work!  – ukexpat (talk) 16:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I'm fairly new, and I'd like some feedback on my edits. I did some editing of the Peregrin Took article. Could people please give me feedback on this edit? Nuidramdad (talk) 05:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Nuidramdad, and welcome. My gut reaction is that the edit was very good, and of much higher quality than most new editors. I liked the conversion from passive to active, the recognition that things need sources (something often lacking in Wikipedia), and the clarification of the text.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:13, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, as iffy says good quality edits there! Keep it up. If you ever want more feed back on edits try at: Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. although I should say this should only be used for major edits, article creations, etc. etc. Spitfire^Tally-ho! 09:51, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Business profiles - paypoint plc

Resolved. under discussion on article's talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 16:50, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi there,

I work for an agency and I was looking to create an profile page about one of my client's business.

Paypoint plc which owns paypoint.net (the business in question) currently has a profile page, so I was looking to add a paragraph about companies owned by Paypoint plc and from there add a link to a paypoint.net profile page.

Is this the best way to do it? If not what would you recommend?

I look for forward to your comments.

Thanks in advance, Dina Jones (talk) 11:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Dina, because of your relationship with the subject matter, you have a conflict of interest and your edits will be closely scrutinised. Please be mindful of WP:Corp and WP:Spam. The best approach would be to discuss your proposed edits on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 13:56, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply, the article I want to edit is Paypoint but the talk page is not open to discussion. Apparently is part of the wikiproject business? What should I do?

Thanks again, RaquelDina Jones (talk) Thanks again raquel —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dina Jones (talk • contribs) 14:27, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Dina, sure you can edit the talk page: Talk:PayPoint - the article may fall under a wider wikiproject but you can still discuss issues specific to this article on its talk page. So be bold and post a message there explaining what you want to do. – ukexpat (talk) 16:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with reference list on Burton, Wiltshire article

Resolved. ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

The reference list comes out with two numbers for some of the references - I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Alc59 (talk) 09:23, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Whenever you put single brackets around a website name, it changes it to a number. For instance, compare http://en.wikipedia.org with [1]. I removed the brackets from the first reference in the article to show you how it looks different. In the future, you may want to consider using {{cite web}} to reference websites. This provides a common format to use when citing websites. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 12:09, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

You can avoid that number by typing a "title" to the link. Like this:

[http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]

Which produces:

Wikipedia

Cheers. Chamal ^talk 12:36, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I think there is the basis for a nice article here. I have done some minor clean up, and please see my note on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 14:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Double entry

Resolved. ukexpat (talk) 16:45, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Could someone please check the double article entry: Steve McCabe (author) and Steven McCabe for deletion of one of them. Thx. Gary Dee is me (talk) 21:46, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

• I've copied the only link that wasn't a duplicate and redirected the first article to the second one. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:04, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Thx. Gary Dee is me (talk) 22:24, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] inquiry

I want to find out how I can contribute articles to the melbourne University Law Journal. --196.207.1.138 (talk) 16:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Also, you may want to look at Melbourne University Law School, as that article may have more info. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:20, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question about Elisabeth of Hungary

I have a problem concerning the article about Elisabeth of Hungary. Haddison claims that Elisabeth was born on "July 7, 1207", and added her "birth year" along with more info about her. However, I searched through all websites on Elisabeth, and there's no mention of "July 7, 1207" being her birth date, just that she was born in "1207". I want to know why Haddison put "July 7, 1207" as her birth date and from what source s/he got the birth date from.--Angeldeb82 (talk) 16:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, your best bet is to ask Haddison where s/he got his/her info. A message on his/her talk page and on the article talk page would be a good idea. If s/he has a source, it would make a great addition to the article. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 16:39, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Editing a list of cars for Gran Turismo 4

I would like to add or find the list of cars for Gran Turismo 4 for which I cannot find. There is already a page set aside for it, but there is nothing in it, has it been deleted, has noone added it or is it somewhere that I cannot find?71.37.190.73 (talk) 17:24, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

The page is now a redirect to Gran Turismo 4. It appears, from the page history here, that someone created the article in 2006, but it was later redirected to the main article. The cars now appear as a section within the main article. If you would like to create the article, the best idea would be to discuss the suggested move on the article's talk page, where people can weigh in on whether or not to split out the car list. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 17:45, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] adding categories

Resolved. ukexpat (talk) 16:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

hello...

I am new to wiki and I am writing an entry for lebanese artist zena el khalil. I am wondering how to create categories to link her page to other wiki themes----Christineo (talk) 18:15, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Category. Algebraist 18:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

And please also take a look at WP:BIO and WP:MOSBIO. When you have finished working on the draft on your user page, it would be a good idea to come back and ask for a few other editors to take a look at it for you before it is moved to the main space. – ukexpat (talk) 18:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How do I add an artist to this site?

98.149.133.83 (talk) 20:10, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

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

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

If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. TN‑X-Man 20:12, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] page title

Resolved. ukexpat (talk) 16:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Help!!!

I accidently have titled the age I am working on User:ChristineO and I really need to title it Zena el-Khalil. How can I change it?Christineo (talk) 20:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Note for other editors: this got resolved.--A bit iffy (talk) 19:31, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How do I upload images

Resolved. see this message on my talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:42, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I need help upload images so that I can put them on articles that need, I just started an article called Reckless Abandon (Andrew F album), and I need to upload the album cover to it, please help me! Hometown Kid (talk) 4:01, 17 November 2008

[edit] Alphabetical Order

Help!!!

I have linked zena el-Khalil's page to categories but ... her name is added alphabetical by first name not last. How do I change this?Christineo (talk) 21:10, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Category again. Specifically, see the section Help:Category#Sort order. Algebraist 21:14, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] article marked advertisement

I was browsing for information on Google on Gorakhnath and the first link is to your page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorakhnath

here there is a quote with a link to an author,

Romola Butalia, an Indian writer of Yoga history lists the works attributed to Gorakshanath as follows:

"Guru Gorakhnath is thought to have authored several books including the Goraksha Samhita, Goraksha Gita, Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, Yoga Martanada, Yoga Siddhanta Paddhati, Yoga-Bija, Yoga Chintamani. He is believed to be the founder of the Nath Sampradaya and it is stated that the nine Naths and 84 Siddhas are all human forms created as yogic manifestations to spread the message of yoga and meditation to the world. It is they who reveal samadhi to mankind."

and I clicked on the link, which led me to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romola_Butalia

Here I found a brief innocuous introduction which is readily available elsehwere on the net. Here, the article was preceeded by a proclamation that it appears to be an advertisement. Seems objectionable. I logged on to give my feedback and hope someone familiar with the workings of this will check it out for themselves and do the needful. Thisisthelimit (talk) 05:55, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Do you mean that the "advertisement" label is unjustified? I suspect someone put it there because the article as it stands is possibly promoting her books and travel portal. But I don't know anything about her or Indian media in general so I'm not in a position to judge easily. Would you like to try fixing the article yourself? Any questions, just ask.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:38, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Carlos Ayala, Sculptor and Painter, an Artist for the Ages

Carlos Ayala may be a new name to the main-stream art world, but for over twenty years he has been prolifically creating figurative bronzes for individual and public commissions. Most of his work has been one-of-a-kind, life-size and monumental for homes, churches and public facilities throughout the United States and other International locations including Canada, Mexico, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and China. His artwork, detailed and realistic in nature expresses the beauty and hope that is a timeless message even in the midst of a world full of great opposition and suffering. While Carlos has focused primarily on sculpture, he is also an accomplished painter.

From Simple Beginnings to Richly Blessed

   Through much difficulty, sweat, and heartache, Carlos’ gift of artistic talent has been realized and grown.  Born as the eighth child of ten to a poverty stricken family in central Mexico, Carlos has had to work very hard to overcome great obstacles.  He was born a survivor and has learned the hard way, even as a young boy, that life is a great gift. Both  of Carlos’ parents died when he was just four years old.  A unique orphanage named Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos located outside of Mexico City provided Carlos a new and ever-expanding family.
   After becoming a part of this unique family of orphaned children, Carlos received an education and thrived in this secure and loving environment.  At age 16, Carlos’ determination to become an artist drove him to leave the security of the orphanage to pursue a career in fine-art.  He received a five-year degree in Fine Arts from Bellas Artes, the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico, D.F., Mexico’s premier art school.

A Husband and Father

   Carlos received an invitation to come to the United States in 1986 to continue his studies and work on his career in art here in the U.S.   His first sculpture, after moving to the U.S., was a 7 ft. bronze of “The Risen Christ”.  It was a commission for the Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell, Arizona.  This first commission opened the door for an over twenty-year career in commissioned artwork.
    Carlos and his wife Wendy have been married for fifteen years.  Their family continues to grow as they have been blessed with six sons (Luke, Christopher, Andrew, Brendan, John, and David) ranging in age from 6 months to 12 years.  They reside in Anthem, Arizona with Carlos’ art studio being a short distance in New River.  Carlos enjoys his time with his family and takes his role as father and provider very seriously.  

Diverse Expressions of Life

   Diversity, simplicity, and purity are common themes throughout Carlos’ artistic expressions.  Carlos has the capability of working in virtually any medium.  He has focused primarily in bronze sculpture and painting in oil, acrylic or watercolor.  The themes of his artwork have at their foundation the foundations of life itself.  Each piece of artwork that Carlos creates is an expression of gratitude and celebration for the gift of life.  He wishes that each person realize the gifts of life that surround us and are renewed with each new day.  Life is something that Carlos does not take for granted.  He celebrates life through the creation and expression of his artwork.  As reflections of a loving Creator, the creatures great and small are gifts that must not be taken for granted.

A Life Dedicated to Hope

   Like Carlos’ determination to be an accomplished artist, his artwork does not whisper hope and light, it shouts it from the rooftops.  Carlos’ personal desire is that by experiencing his artwork, the individual might be touched by the reality that each and every life is a treasure that may go beyond our personal understanding, but is fully understood and loved unconditionally by the One who created it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cwayala (talk • contribs) 05:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC) 

Do you have a question? Or do you want your contribution to be an article in Wikipedia? By the way: I notice that your user name is "Cwayala", so are you Carlos Ayala?--A bit iffy (talk) 07:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] editing

is there any way that i can get my information edited at the same time of finding my information?. 121.245.160.148 (talk) 10:47, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry but can you rephrase your question? Please explain what you are specifically referring to when you say "my information".--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:03, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Changing the wikipedia link name to an article you've created

I have accidentally created a new article under '/SISHA' instead of 'SISHA' (NB accidental forward slash). I can see how to edit the content of the article.... but I do not know how to edit the overall link name. I need to delete the forward slash that is the article link otherwise noone will be able to find the article. Please advise how to do this... or just change it for me if that is possible. Kristy111 (talk) 15:28, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

That article was deleted as a copyright infringement. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

OK... so how do i get it undeleted (I think all i need to do is move a footnote reference) and how then do i remove the forward slash from the title? Kristy111 (talk) 16:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you contact the deleting admin - User:Bkell - and ask them to undelete it to a subpage of your user page so that you can work on it there. Before you do, please make sure that you have read and understood WP:YFA, WP:CORP and WP:Spam. – ukexpat (talk) 16:15, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry i'm so bad at this. I'm finding it very confusing. How do i go about contacting User:Bkell as you suggest?? I looked at his page and i couldn't find how to contact him. I looked at the Contact us page [[2]]... and it didn't say anything either. very few of the help pages have clear and practical "how to" directions. I know there is an easy answer... but how do i contact admin?? the reason the current page has a forward slash at the moment is because i tried to create a subpage to work on but the instructions were hard to follow and it didn't work. I'm a postgraduate student - I'm not silly... this is difficult. Is there any way that this help board could be used to contact admin??... it is the only practical and helpful section i've found so far.Kristy111 (talk) 02:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

No need to apologise, it is very daunting to begin with, but you will get the hang of it. Go to Bkell's talk page here: User talk:Bkell. In the Guidelines box at the top of the page you will see a blue link that says "start a new section". Click on that and it will open the talk page in edit mode. In the Subject/headline box type a suitable title for your message, something like "Undelete request". Type your message in the big edit box with a redlink to the deleted article ([[/SISHA]]) and request that it be undeleted to a user subpage. Sign your message as you have done on this page. Click the preview button to make sure it looks OK, then click the "Save page" button and badaboom badabing, you have posted your message. Hope this helps.  – ukexpat (talk) 04:28, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spanish Language

Dear Sir: I would like to know if the computer come in the Spanish language? for countries like Venezuela where the native language is Spanish. Secondly, I would like to know Whom to contact in order to be able to distribute computer to schools for low income kids in venezuela? Thank you for any information Marilena Ramirez —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.79.195 (talk) 15:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over two million articles, and thought that we were directly affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is a help desk for asking questions related to using the encyclopedia. Thus, we have no inside track on the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the left hand side of your screen. If that is not fruitful, we have a reference desk, divided into various subjects areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:36, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I am the inventor of a new field tatical physics, and I am asking for help to list my invention on wikipedia. can you help me list my invention tactical physics on wikipedia?

96.26.134.159 (talk) 16:02, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia's policy on original research. Unless your research has been published in reliable sources, it is not suitable for an article on WP, sorry. – ukexpat (talk) 16:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 'subjective' inclusion

Dear Wikipedia, I recently opened the page "Compilation of atmospheric dispersion models". Inside this, in the section "Models developed in continental Europe" I saw that some (29) atmospheric dispersion models have been 'subjectively' chosen for a short description from a total of 104 present in another database named 'MDS'. I'm the developer of one of the 75 models not chosen and I'm interested to insert a short description of the model directly into this page of Wikipedia. Is this possible or not? Can I arrange directly or propose in some way this modification to anyone responsible for this page? Many thanks Arianetsrl (talk) 17:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Please discuss your proposal on the article's talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 18:55, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:38, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Readers for Zena El Khalil entry

Help Me Please..

Hello I just completed an entry for artist Zena El Khalil and I was wondering how long it will take to be searchable on google. Do I need someone to proof it before it is searchable on google?

thanksChristineo (talk) 18:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

It will be available on Google as soon as Google crawls the page. The time frame on that varies from hours to a few days. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 18:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

And let's not forget that the purpose of contributing to Wikipedia is to create an encyclopedia, not to achieve Google page rankings! – ukexpat (talk) 18:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hello!

Is there anyone that I could be friends with?Accdude92 (talk) 21:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

If you mean assistance in building Wikipedia, then there's Wikipedia:Mentorship and Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. In some places, people organise occasional meet-ups, if you want to meet other editors in real life. Apart from that, you could try other sites/activities outside Wikipedia (as this is not a social networking site). Hope this helps.--A bit iffy (talk) 07:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing images?

Resolved. problem fixed. – ukexpat (talk) 16:34, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so I'm not exactly a newcomer, but I didn't see a better place. Are images seeming to disappear for everyone or is that just my computer? It just started in the last ten minutes, and random images have just stopped showing up; there isn't even a symbol or text. Thanks! -Drilnoth (talk) 21:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I would guess that the image server is crapping out. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 21:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

So that means what exactly? When should the images come back? -Drilnoth (talk) 21:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, they seem to be working again. -Drilnoth (talk) 22:31, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New article submission - feedback welcome

I would like feedback on a submission for an article and this is my first attempt at Wikipedia. The page is on my talk page. I would like to get it right. I also have PDF versions of the articles referenced but cannot figure out how to link them in as references. Thank you.

Timber98 (talk) 21:46, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

IMHO it reads like a curriculum vitae or PR piece. Do you have any more background/biographical material to flesh it out a little? And it's probably better to create drafts on a user subpage, such as User:Timber98/Nigel P. Hart, rather than on your talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 22:04, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I created a subpage User:Timber98/Nigel Hart and put the article on that. I will also seek more information.Timber98 (talk) 14:41, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have done some reformatting and removed some of the unencyclopedic PR-type language. – ukexpat (talk) 16:03, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I have added a few more things and taken feedback. Are there more suggestions? Thank you. Timber98 (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I did some searching at opensecrets.org and cannot find a reference to his or his firm's political donation. In any event, it's probably ready to be moved to the mainspace. Let me know on my talk page if you need a hand with that. – ukexpat (talk) 19:22, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I just went to opensecrets.org to double check the reference. If you search Hart, Nigel his information is there. I'll contact you on your talk page about moving the article. Timber98 (talk) 17:13, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can on insert one's own profile as an article

Hi

I am a lawyer and a politician in Bangladesh. I want to add my profile and there would be certain links as well. how do I do it? I will really appreciate if you reply. Best wishes.

Nawshad

NB: I am providing a draft profile here. It will be updated and corrected once we agree to incorporate it.

PROFILE OF nawshad zamir:

Muhammad Nawshad Zamir is the acting head of the Chambers of Jamiruddin & Jurists. He is a key consultant in Asset and Project Financing matters and regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on civil, company and writ matters. He continues to be a legal advisor to IT sector companies in his personal capacity. His clients include a number of multinational corporations and multilateral development agencies.

He has been a lawyer for the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since 1999 and has provided legal services in the fields of Project Finance, Asset Finance (e.g. Vessel financing and Aircraft financing), power projects, treasury related matters, Islamic Financial Instruments, syndicated leasing transactions. He had also been a member of the Technical Review Group and Follow-up Group for Distressed Investments.

Apart from this, he has advised on matters related to trade finance, company law issues like equity participation, rights issue etc. and legal issues relating to corporate control issues like mergers, acquisitions and de-mergers. He has assisted in developing legal due diligence procedures and has undertaken a number of legal due diligence exercises in various sectors.

For the last two years he has been a leading lawyer of the former Prime Minister Begum khaleda Zia and her son the Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mr. tarique Rahman. He has also been responsible for maintaining liaison with the international community in Bangladesh. He has also visited the USA recently as one of the 100 persons nomitated throughout the world to observe the Presidential Elections 2008 in the I-VOTE (International Visitors Observe the Elections) by the State Department, USA.

He has an LL.M. from Harvard Law School , USA as well as an LL.M. and LL.B (Hons.) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Barrister and was called to the Bar from the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London , UK , and an Advocate, High Court Division, of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is also trained in International Financial Law.

Thisisnawshad (talk) 03:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

You may meet Wikipedia's notability requirements for biographies (it's hard to tell without supporting sources) -- you will find them here: WP:BIO. However editors are strongly discouraged from creating articles about themselves because it would be a massive conflict of interest. If you are notable, someone will create an article about you sooner or later. There are other options for putting your bio online - see: Wikipopuli and Wikibios. – ukexpat (talk) 04:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] OTRS Pending

Resolved. OTRS review in process, nothing else to do. – ukexpat (talk) 16:33, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I recently submitted an image which is OTRS Pending. The owners of the image have since emailed their consent to post it onto wikimedia with a GFDL copyright but the tag is still there. I don't remove it, do I? Do I just wait for an administrator to remove the OTRS Pending? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heysuk (talk • contribs) 15:59, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Probably best for the OTRS process to run its course. When it has (which may take a few days), OTRS will remove the tags and place appropriate template on image/talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much. Heysuk (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 16:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC).

No problem, marking this as resolved. – ukexpat (talk) 16:33, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Continuous Deletion of Page

I recently posted on my talk page asking why the page I was trying to create for a record label kept being deleted. I got a reply saying that the artists on the label did not pass the music standards, but after I read the music standars, I found that they clearly do. I replied again saying this, but have heard nothing back.

I'm trying to create a page about Carnival Recording Company. The Eli Young Band had a charted single with Carnival, and both they and Mando Saenz have had videos out on both CMT and GAC. Is there something I need to put in the text saying this so that my page will not continue to be deleted? Any help would be really great.

Schiraldie (talk) 17:03, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

The article's been deleted a couple of times, once through an articles for deletion discussion in 2007, then by User:Orangemike in October as not notable. Looking at the deleted article, it doesn't do much to establish notability, and I'm searching around trying to find any indication of the charting single you mention, but it doesn't seem to be registered with Billboard or other charts I've found. Having said that, even if a single had charted, I'm still not sure that the label is notable - its main notability seems to be association with Eli Young Band prior to its signing with a major label, and notability isn't really associative. I suggest that if you want to try and develop an article in your user space to go ahead and do that, ensure that it's impeccably sourced, and then ask some experienced editors to take a look as to whether it's appropriate before posting it again. Tony Fox (arf!) 17:17, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help!

How do I know if I get a reply from something I type?Accdude92 (talk) 17:56, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

When you edit a page it goes onto your watchlist so you can look there to see if your comment received a response. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 18:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Pages are not by default automatically added to a user's watchlist when said user edits them. That has to be enabled in the watchlist tab of Special:Preferences. – ukexpat (talk) 19:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

But no message comes up saying I got a response right?Accdude92 (talk) 21:40, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

You only get a message banner when somebody else edits your user talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

See Help:Watching pages for a way to detect edits to other pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:26, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

You could also request that the user leaves a {{talkback}} template on your user talk, which will trigger the message. — neuro^(talk) 10:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What

does mb and m mean on a page?Accdude92 (talk) 21:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

I believe you're referring to your watchlist. "M" means the edit was marked as minor and "mb" means the edit was a minor bot edit. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 21:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks can you also answer my above question?Accdude92 (talk) 21:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)accdude92

[edit] Audio in articles

My question pertains to the use of audio files in articles. I have uploaded some audio (field recordings) to the commons, but I do not see files like it used very often in articles on Wikipedia itself. Besides the sort of book-on-tape recordings that accompany some articles, where else is it appropriate to use audio files, and is it simply a matter of there not being that much encyclopedic material, or just that audio hasn't been tapped as a resource yet? Dsw4 (talk) 02:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article Space

I want to have another user bring my article into article space at Famous Puerto Rican actors. PRHarlem (talk) 06:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC) How long does that take? PRHarlem (talk) 06:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't see a draft article listed in your user contributions. Do you know where you created it? Just a thought: "famous" is a very subjective term and I suspect that any list that you create entitled List of Famous Puerto Rican actors or similar will have serious verifiability, notability and sourcing issues. – ukexpat (talk) 19:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I suspect the content referred to is this article content, posted to Help:CentralAuth (which was quickly undone PR, because it was not created in the article section of the encyclopedia), and the reference to famous puerto actors was about the listing of the subject in List of Puerto Ricans#Actors, actresses, comedians and directors. The person you posted about appears to be quite a notable fellow, both by what you wrote about him and his listing at IMDB, so having an article on him should not be a problem.

To see how to create an article, please go to Wikipedia:Your first article, which starts off with some instructive information. However, please note that the articles as you wrote it appears promotional in tone (not written from a "neutral point of view") and it's possible it could be deleted as blatant advertizing—especially since you appear to know very specialized details about this actor indicating to others the possibility that you have a conflict of interest in writing about him. You also do not cite to any reliable sources which verify the content, which would improve the article, insulate it against deletion and is one of our core content policies--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:30, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Editing Semi-protected articles

I have registered as a new user about a week ago, when will I be able to edit semi-protected articles? Sinjid40 (talk) 10:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

When you have made 10 edits. You only need 2 more. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:34, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bots

does someone controol them or how do they work? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Accdude92 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Bots are scripts written by editors to make edits that would tedious to make manually. However, there are various restrictions on bots. Please see WP:BOT for more. Cheers! TN‑X-Man 15:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] UJIA

UJIA is the largest Jewish charity in the UK. UJIA's strategy is designed to help guarantee a sustainable and positive future for the people of the Galil and the Jewish community of the UK.

Our programme is built around young people and education, which we see as the key to securing our future. We believe that the future of Israel and the Jewish Diaspora are dependent upon each other and that UJIA creates the 'living bridge' between our communities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by United Jewish Israel Appeal (talk • contribs) 16:30, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

This help desk is for questions about using Wikipedia. Is there something with which we can help you, possibly with questions about creating an article? TN‑<