Help talk:Contents/Archive 5

message: My monobook needs  more cowbell. Can anybody point me in the right direction?--Shella * 18:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Check out the first and last links at Help:Contents/Account settings and maintenance. --Quiddity 20:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Needy Monobook

message: On my watchlist, there was somthing I didn't put there. "Brotherfucker". Yeah, I know. Weird. Could someone have figured out my password? I changed it, after seeing this. -Yancyfry 03:55, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That'll just be the result of page-move vandalism. Even after the move is reverted, the new page will stay in everyone's watchlists. I'm sure (hoping) its a bug being worked on :) -Quiddity 06:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different kind of problem 

message: How do you enable cookies to log in? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.169.199.41 (talk • contribs).
:Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks (and cookies are a browser thing, so tell the people at the help desk what browser you are using :) --Quiddity 03:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Log in cookies 

message: This is the discussion page for an anonymous user, identified by the user's numerical IP address. Some IP addresses change periodically, and may be shared by several users. If you are an anonymous user, you may create an account or log in to avoid future confusion with other anonymous users. Registering also hides your IP address.
Where is the source template for this message? Travb (talk) 04:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: At MediaWiki:Anontalkpagetext. (I just searched google for the 1st line). --Quiddity 20:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Template source

message: Hi there,
I am bringing back a request to have Adopt-a-user linked from this page. The program has matured significantly  (+200 active users, 50 odd Adopters, 150 odd Adoptees), and could be a very valuable resource for ongoing help compared with the one off help from either the Ref/Help desk. What do people think. Cheers Lethaniol 20:10, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure where to..but i back that request. I think its useful for newbies to know. I didnt know it existed till a few days back! Fethroesforia 01:10, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh come on Quiddity give us your opinion - I won't bite I promise :):) Cheers Lethaniol 02:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Sorry this is an even tardier reply - thanks very muc, looks good to me:):) Cheers Lethaniol 20:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WP:ADOPT 

message: :moved thread to Wikipedia talk:Cheatsheet#Adding a Resource. --Quiddity 03:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a Resource 

message: How do you add a subpage to your user page? Math Genius
:JUst go to Special:Mypage/pagename (change pagename as you wish.) Flyingtoaster1337 00:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Subpage

message: Whenever I upload an image it dosen't work. What do I do? --MacintoshApple 01:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks :) --Quiddity 20:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Uploading Images

message: My problem is that when I try to put a picture gallery on the page, I want to move it to the right instead of the left.  What do I do? Supergeeky1 04:14, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks :) --Quiddity 04:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Galleries 

message: I was just going through the stargate address page and I came across a stargate missing its glyphs or chevrons (whichever you call them)
The Planet is designated BP6-3Q1, the one where the kingsize mosquito attacks Teal'c
The gate address is 27-07-15-32-12-30 but I don't know how to put it in
Can somebody do it for me please. 124.182.4.109 12:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, this page is for discussion of the Help:Contents page, not general discussion of Wikipedia in general. I'm not sure which article you're referring to, but you should bring the matter up on the discussion page of that article, rather than here. Thanks – Qxz 01:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'll get it anyway. Josh LeePAGE|TALK 23:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stargate Address Update 

message: Why did Jimbo Wales order the removal of video game guides from WikiBooks?100110100 13:45, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, this page is for discussion of the Help:Contents page, not discussion of Wikipedia in general, or of other Wikimedia projects. I recommend you visit Wikibooks and find an appropriate place to ask your question there, where people with knowledge of the project will be able to assist you. Thanks – Qxz 14:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why 

message: Where can I get imnformation on Calcium Zinc stabilisers for PVC —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 196.41.15.178 (talk) 05:48, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, this page is intended for discussion of the Help:Contents page, and is not the place to ask questions. You may recieve an answer if you ask at the Reference Desk, or use a search engine. Thanks – Qxz 07:52, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

text: This page is for the help article talk. See the intro to this page. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:45, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Calcium Zinc PVC stabilsers 

message: I´m trying to use today tip of the day, the Wikipedia toolbar for Firefox but i cant find a version compatible with Firefox 2.0 There is one at least? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alextrevelian 006 (talk • contribs) 02:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope. 2.0 is not available as yet. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikipedia toolbar for Firefox

message: It seems to me like this would be a high-risk page that an admin should full-protect to stop vandalism. — CobraWiki ( jabber | stuff ) 03:09, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think anonymous editors would vandalise this page. I think most just edit mainspace articles. -- Andy W. (talk/contrb.) 20:54, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

text: It already is semi-protected. :) --Quiddity 22:00, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Semi-protection should be enough; full protection seems a bit pre-emptive to me; unless, of course, the page suddenly gets hit by a load of users who have been registered for more than four days. Acalamari 23:33, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protect page? 

message: Why doesn't this page say how to link a page through an image? —
Supuhstar 
: Can one do this in Wikipedia ?. I think it would do it to an internal link and include also a small link called "license" to go the image page in Wikipedia or Commons --62.87.96.65 13:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is possible, but isn't explained because it's not standard practice. See ImageMap, however, "it should be used sparingly as image description pages contain copyright information and should normally be easily accessible." If you're not sure, then it's best to ask before using it. --Quiddity 17:11, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: I would add a link to mw:User hub
: Added to Help:Contents/Technical information – Gurch 06:54, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link 

message: Which can be considered internal links in Wikipedia ? --Nopetro 10:05, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Internal links 

message: is it possible to link to and display images from another wiki language site?  I've been trying to use this image "" in an article without success. --emerson7 | Talk 01:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Couldn't you just upload it here too? Maybe ask the person who uploaded it to upload it to Commons. 65.37.60.195 07:12, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Basically no, it is not possible. You have to stick the article in commons and do it from there. --BozMo talk 19:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  interwiki image links 

message: It's needlessly difficult to search the Help namespace on Wikipedia.  Is there someway to search the help section other than to open a search for something else, and then use the little tickboxes at the bottom of the search window?  Is there anyway that we could link, on the main help page, to a search box that would search the help section.  I'm guessing that new users (i.e. the people that need to search help) are going to have frustration figuring out how to search help.  I tried to find a page that's just a search of the Help namespace, and the best I could get was something like this -- a link to a nonsense term (so there are no results) and then the proper button checked at the bottom.  But this would only work if people knew to use the bottom search box.  Does anyone agree with my concerns that this is a really unfriendly search mechanism for new users? --JayHenry 16:11, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, how about a "Search Help" box on this Main Help page? TIA? --Jerome Potts 03:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I put in an inquiry at the Wikipedia:Help desk and somebody pointed out that you can easily link to a google search of the help namespace -- Search help.  I'm not sure what the policy is on linking to google searches, but I think this would be an extremely helpful tool for new users.  Does anyone watching this page know if this is an acceptable link? --JayHenry 16:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Searching help 

message: Just west of Clipperton Island in the Pacific (west of Guatemala/Mexico), there is a spot that advertises Tucson, AZ.  Not quite sure how it got there.  Good luck! ~Jennifer —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.187.198.27 (talk) 
:I can't see anything in googleearth, so either I guessed wrong and you meant something else, or it's already fixed :) --Quiddity 18:35, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misplaced Tucson, Arizona 

message: The counterpart of JAWP has been moved from ja:Wikipedia:ヘルプ to ja:Help:目次 and ja:Wikipedia:ヘルプ is currently used for a differnet purpose. Please modify the interlang.--Cave cattum 03:18, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I fixed it. Don't we have an Interwiki bot that usually does that sort of thing, though? Andre (talk) 03:17, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  JAWP page has been moved 

message: How can I print an article and keep the tables in colors so they will not be in grayscale? I would appreciate if someone could send me a message or a mail or something explaining how that can be done. Thanks! -Kri(talk)
:Please ask help-with-Wikipedia related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks. --Quiddity 17:57, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Print articles with colored tables? 

message: I didn't see a section on  comments.  Is that under a subcategory?Heqwm 06:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: (I've enclosed your code above in "nowiki" so that it's visible) It's very uncommon, so just a brief mention at Wikipedia:How to edit a page#Invisible text (comments). Many editors prefer that comments-to-other-editors get placed on the talkpage, instead of within hidden sections where they may get missed or erased. The only common/consensus usage I can think of offhand are the "Don't add any more links to this list without discussion first" notices in some article's "External links" sections. --Quiddity 17:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments 

message: does anyone know how to insert a chess board image?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.23.148.191 (talk) 01:39, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Replied at userpage. --Quiddity 06:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chess 

message: Hi, I selected the help namespace and entered "test" in the search box. After pressing the enter button, I was forwarded to the article Test. When I use Firefox, I became the search results as expected. Is there a bug with IE? --129.27.12.2 14:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, we have often bugs expecting to Wikipedia when using Internet Explorer. I'm going to transfer your comment to Bugzila. Thank you for telling us. Martial BACQUET 21:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problem with IE and searchbox 

message: Is it possible to do an ordered list in reverse chronological order using either the  # or <OL>  commands?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM)  18:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please ask help question at Wikipedia:Help desk. However, see Help:Table#Sorting which might help. --Quiddity 21:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ordered list in reverse chronological order. 

message: Hi, my cat just walked over my keyboard and suddenly all the letters are very small. Can someone give a key combination that trigger different lettersizes so I can tune it just right? Thanks Mallerd (talk) 00:24, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Your cat managed to hold down Control and scroll the mouse? I'm impressed – Gurch 21:21, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

text: I scrolled at that time I guess. :D Mallerd (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lettersize 

message: I'd like to develop an alternative introduction to Wikipedia that is not focused on how to edit, but rather how to get acquainted with Wikipedia. How to use the History tab to see what's happened to an article, why getting an account and using a watchlist might be helpful even if you don't plan on editing anytime soon, how talk pages and archives work. Maybe also how the administrative end of things works: how people get admin or bureaucrat rights, what those rights are, how deletion and merge decisions are made, how consensus works in general. If anybody's interested in collaborating on this, please contact me. -Pete (talk) 21:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  My adoptees would really need something like that.  -download | sign! 21:38, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree - there is no need to bombard users with all of the editing help and info from the off, just a genle intro and link to all the editing help would do, there are a lot of duplicate links on the help pages leaving it a little confusing - but everything can be improved eh? I recommend using Wikipedia:Help Project as a base camp, it is somewhat inactive but seems to be the place to start ( I have suggested putting it's banner on relevent help talk pages so that good natured editors such as yourselves are led to a central discussion area rather than the isolated mists of little watched pages). I know of at least one other editor keen to fire the project up again... :note there's also a smaller more directed  Wikipedia:WikiProject Contents. LeeVJ (talk) 23:41, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

text: Absolutely! I am a newly signed up user who would just like to make the most basic of comments on errors noticed in articles or minor changes to them now and then. Every time I've wished to do so, I've come to help and begun reading because this wiki stuff isn't exactly user-friendly. I feel encouraged by those bits about anyone being able to contribute, and advising people to "be brave" and add something. After a half hour of non-progress I start to think I'll just leave the correction for others.  Sometimes I then think; well, it would be nice to learn how to do this once and for all.  Couple hours of reading later, having been bounced around to a dozen pages, informed of umpteen additional policy, mark-up and guideline documents I still need to familiarize myself with, having become utterly overwhelmed by a storm of information and still having next to zero knowledge of how to do something as simple as customize the CSS for how I see the site without incurring the wrath of God, I always do decide to leave it to others!I've nearly mastered HTML, Javascript, CSS, Objective C, and Perl, but the so-called help on this site is the most unfriendly, daunting, bewildering disaster I've ever encountered. There must be a way to get people like myself acquainted with the site and the details of contributing in a step by step way instead making it feel like trying to get a Phd in a day. Deinonychus rex (talk) 11:25, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

text: Did anything come out of this? I don't know how to locate this page, if it exists. Is there discussion of this proposal somewhere else at Wikipedia? Ottawahitech (talk) 20:36, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but it's not a simple as first thought ! Wikipedia:Help Project is more active now and we have sorted some bits out, outlined others and work is still in progress. apart from general tidying up and fixing a large number of articles the main pages relevant to this thread stem from Help:Help -> Help:Getting started (several new introductions that are meant to cover everything and not lose the reader)), :Category:Wikipedia help is cleaner and another recent drive by a lone editor is reader help (see :Category:Reader help). We're not there yet but any help or suggestions much appreciated ! Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 21:16, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A general project 

message: Wikipedia:Introduction 3 should mention joining a WikiProject in a particular area of interest in the right-hand column. (The page isn't editable.) -Pete (talk) 21:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  A specific suggestion 

message: The link "Other Media" currently links to Wikipedia:Media, a disambiguation page. Looking at the history, it appears the originally intended link target is now at Wikipedia:Creation_and_usage_of_media_files. Should this link be fixed? -- 128.104.112.85 (talk) 21:23, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Thanks for not only pointing out the problem, but also researching the solution! Ideal. -- Quiddity (talk) 21:29, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Other Media" 

message: Some links to third-party software that can be used to edit articles would fit well in this article. SharkD (talk) 00:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a link to Wikipedia:Tools here already. I think anyone who is technical enough to want a separate program to edit with, will be able to find that. -- Quiddity (talk) 02:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing software

message: I was looking through the help files and saw a link to [Pages Needing Attention] under the heading of [Resources and Lists], and when I clicked on it I saw it was marked as an inactive page and retained only for historical reference.
Maybe that should be noted on the main page, and the link move somewhere down below, seperating it from the rest of the help section.
76.211.8.149 (talk) 03:11, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 20:11, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pages needing attention 

message: Far too much info on this page; no idea what to click for the best. Can't it be clarified? Like, distinct headings - help for people reading Wikipedia, help for beginner editors, help for experienced editors? (I'm not a beginner, but I'm imagining I am, and I think I would be overawed by this page.)--The Early Knight (talk) 18:53, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you ever have too much information? Nezzadar [SPEAK] 17:59, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'll second that sentiment.  Howcan we provide a simplified walkthrough of the core areas as a guide to this wonderful bounty of information, more like the tabbed Tutorial pages?  +sj+ 11:46, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ouch

message: I just jiggled with the header bar (a separate template), if anyone wants to take a look. Template:WP help pages (header bar).--Kotniski (talk) 19:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: makes alittle more sense, cheers. L∴V 20:57, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  NB: edited the header bar 

message: Wikipedia:FAQ/categories has the following statement:
::"When using the search box, it is possible to restrict your search to articles in a particular category. To do this, just add +incategory:"CategoryName" to the search string."
I'm not quite sure how this works.  I didn't get any results when I did a search for:
::+incategory:United_States_Supreme_Court_cases discrimination
I must be doing this wrong.  Can you add an example of a properly-formatted search to that sentence? Agradman appreciates civility/makes occasional mistakes 04:05, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The linked example to do this at Wikipedia:Searching is also not working. I would hazard a guess that the feature is turned off. Most likely someone at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) will know for sure.--Commander Keane (talk) 05:25, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories]] 

message: Twist fan and Jeannieb's recent posts are examples of the influx of topics on this talk page that I think are new article requests. I am not sure why they are posted to this page, maybe there is some misleading documentation somewhere? Perhaps someone can add an edit notice or warning on this talk page to avoid these kind of posts. Someone should welcome and explain to these users the right way to request a new article (if that is what they are trying to do).--Commander Keane (talk) 07:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Inspired by Wikipedia talk:Starting an article's model, I've created Template:Editnotices/Page/Help talk:Contents. Might help a little. Rd232 talk 00:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why the new article suggestions on this talk page? 

message: We have just unleashed several new help pages aimed first time users/would be editors, Help:Help whose first paragraph links to Help:Getting started, which itself provides links to a couple of lovingly crafted introductions ( 'talk pages' and 'guidelines/policies'). We hope to fully integrate them and other newbie help pages into something a little more cohesive than the prexisting help. More eyes and ideas would be welcome, but I can't quite decide where to link them in - a link 'about help' to help:help, maybe a 'first time users' link to Help:getting started for now..? Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 00:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok I've added a discrete 'about help' -> Help:help for now, and modified the first link in the 'getting started' subpage to point to help:getting started... Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 01:34, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A couple of new high level help pages 

message: Hi: A discussion has started if the Chabad editors case should be dismissed or should remain open. As someone who has been involved in the discussions leading up to this ArbCom case and presented evidence you should be informed of this motion and have the right to explain if you agree or disagree with this proposed motion and why. Please see Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Chabad movement/Evidence#Contemplated motion to dismiss. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 06:45, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Motion to dismiss or keep the Chabad editors case 

message: The article page name is "Help:Contents/Images and media", but this Talk page's name is merely "Help talk:Contents". Is this a technical glitch? Maybe that's why quite a few sections here are very general, only vaguely related to Images and media. Thoughts?  --  Bricaniwi (talk) 08:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not a glitch, Help talk:Contents/Images and media redirects to Help talk:Contents (here!). It has done sosince 2006 to centralise discussion. I think it works well that way, otherwise I would not have spotted your query above. You can suggest a change of course.--Commander Keane (talk) 09:39, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the redirect is pretty helpful. Ofcourse it can be pretty confusing when you're redirected to a talk page with a different title. Is there any way we can make it more clear that they all redirect here? -- Jack?! 22:24, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

text: I think Quiddity's edit has fixed this. -- Jack?! 23:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this page's name correct? 

message: Well i know how to upgrade a page on Wikipedia but how do i make my own page and make a new section on ANY page (Including the ones i made)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nascarkylebuschj12 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Answered at userpage. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:05, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New article, New section 

message: Please add si:උදවු:පටුන to other languages list. Thanks...10:23, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem.  — Mr. Stradivarius (drop me a line) 13:31, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Language 

message: I wrote Wikipedia:Guide to requesting assistance in response to many frustratingly badly written help requests on my talk page. Now I have at least something to point people to... If it does not duplicate some other page, which I did not check, it may be of use in the help context somewhere.  Sandstein  20:25, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's been a long time since you posted this, but I thought that a late reply is better than never... I think this would work well as a link on Wikipedia:Questions, and I've left a message at Wikipedia talk:Questions#Wikipedia:Guide to requesting assistance about its possible inclusion. I think there are lots of other places that would benefit from linking to it, but Wikipedia:Questions seemed like a good place to start. All the best.  — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 12:20, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  New help-related info page 

message: In section titled "Criticism of Federal Reserve",
change  
[quote] On 16 August, Perry sharply criticized the Federal Reserve, stating that it was "treasonous in [Perry's] opinion", by "printing money to play politics".[end quote]
to 
[quote] On 16 August, Perry sharply criticized the Federal Reserve, stating that it was "almost treasonous in [Perry's] opinion", by "printing money to play politics". [end quote]
...because he actually did say the word "almost" before "treasonous". (Source: every single news outlet playing a video clip of the remark.) Omitting the adverb critically changes the meaning and severity of the remark in an unacceptable and obviously slanted manner. If that seems unclear, consider the difference between "She died" and "She almost died."
Hyjyljyj (talk) 14:49, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not the page to put the request on.  It should be moved to the talk page of the page you would like to have edited.  --Jnorton7558 (talk) 15:04, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Hyjyljyj, 18 August 2011 

message: A cheap Indian has deleted my edits on London Eye page. He's not even allowing me to write on its discussion page. The edit I made was very informative. you can check that in history of the article. Please ban this person on English Wikipedia because he's behaving like an autocrat.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.76.189.77 (talk) 12:05, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for the late reply, I hope you still see this. This question is more relevant to Wikipedia:Help desk. I checked your edit and felt it wasn't relevant. Calling something "cheap" is derogatory, and doesn't adhere to our WP:Neutral point of view policy. Furthermore, the Delhi eye isn't very notable (it's actually only mentioned in the article Kalindi Kunj, so there's no reason to include it in the London Eye article. Calling Vibhijain a "cheap indian" and "autocrat" was unconstructive and rude, the note you left on the talk page was more of an attack on him. You are welcome to discuss the issue further on Talk:London Eye, however please refrain from insulting other editors. Puchiko (Talk-email) 13:53, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please stop autocracy on wikipedia 

message: The Gynaecology and Fertility Hospital(Ph:0097165771822) Dr.Pankaj Shrivastav Conceive Fertility Hospital is situated on the Dubai-Sharjah border in the U.A.E http://www.conceiveuae.net
Conceiveuae (talk) 12:08, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. If there is something on a specific page that you would like changed the best place for that is that page's article. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 01:48, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from , 9 October 2011 

message: Once in a while I'll see a horrible overuse of the inter wikilink.  In those cases there seems to be a belief that just because the term has a Wikipedia page that it somehow should be linked.  Such pages are becoming hard to read.  I can't find a reference to this issue anywhere....does one exist?Tgm1024 (talk) 16:02, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a shortcut for that, see WP:OVERLINK. jonkerz♠ 16:14, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  OVERuse of inter-wikilinks 

message: Can I request that you put a 'to the top' button on Wikipedia as when you get to the bottom it would be easier to click it to go to the top.
Thanks Matthew583 (talk) 11:49, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Matthew. You can use Keyboard shortcuts to do this. The 'search' access key (Alt+Shift+F in Firefox) brings the cursor to the search box at the top of the page from wherever you are on the page, for example. -- œ™ 09:18, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request 

message: Include redirect WP:H in "Shortcuts" box. 71.146.20.62 (talk) 02:51, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ruslik_Zero 19:16, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit request

message: Anyone wanting to put a pic on a Wikipedia page would click: Help, Edit Wikipedia, Pictures and Videos.  They would find themselves on a long page telling everything about pics except how to upload them to the page.  This is the most important part.  It even says 'here are all the file types you can upload'... How?  That's why I came to this help section, to upload a pic.  Someone should really add this info.  Thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.182.6.35 (talk) 05:23, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've linked the word "upload" in that sentence. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:58, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A suggestion 

message: The link “Browsing Wikipedia” on the Contents opening help page is redirected right back to Getting Started on that same page. Is this really necessary? I found this confusing and unhelpful. I would suggest that either the Getting Started page should offer a description that it covers several topics (“the basics; the interface; browsing”) or the “Browsing Wikipedia” should have the actual section on Browsing moved to it. I’m wondering what others think.
:Webster Newbold (talk) 01:29, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Redundant?

message: I posted a question a little while a ago in the Wikipedia help desk: "What does the lock icon after a hyperlink mean?"
It has been answered, but it occurs to me that this is perhaps a more general issue. Shouldn't there be a listing of icons that is easily found on the Help pages?
I have since found where I could have answered the question on my own, but it took a lot of persistence. Maybe this is just a slow brain day for me, but my process was something like this:
1. See if the icon itself linked to an explanation. No.
2. Look at other links and try to spot the difference. I probably should have noticed the https, but didn't for some reason.
3. Search in the usual box at the top right for "lock", "icon", and "lock icon". Articles - nothing obviously appropriate.
4. Search in DuckDuckGo for "wikipedia lock icon", "wikipedia lock", "wikipedia icon". The only things it returned from wikipedia itself were similar to #3. Nothing else jumped out as helpful.
5. Look for wikipedia help. I looked at "Browsing Wikipedia" and didn't find anything. Then I looked at "Links and References"
6. "External Link" look promising. I quickly scanned the page for the icon. Nothing. Then I searched within the page for "lock" (nothing) and "icon" (not useful).
7. Try "Wikipedia:Linking". Tried the same things as #6 with the same result. There was one instance of the icon on the page, but didn't explain what it meant.
8. Go back to the Help page and look in FAQs. Nothing quickly jumps out.
9. Search the FAQ for "lock", "icon", and "lock icon". Nothing useful.
10. Go back to Help page and follow links to "Ask Question" -> "Help Desk". Success!!! - I got an answer in less than 5 minutes.
but while I was waiting:
11. Go back to "Help" - "Search Help" for "Lock"
* a. I did this before asking the Help Desk and the first result was "Lock may refere to: mechanical devices..." which is the disambiguation page you get from the usual search box. It looks like "Search Help" is broken or stupid.
* b. I tried again, but this time I noticed the check boxes under the text box and above the "Search Help" button.
* c. Nothing useful for "Lock" or "Lock Icon", but "Icon" gets me "Help:External link icons". Paydirt! Here's the official answer to my question.
12. Check the "Help Desk" page. Thank the guy who answered.
I say all that to point out several places where I think I should have been able to get an answer. Refering to the above:
1. Is it feasable to make the icons links? This might be a bad idea (confusing icon with actual link). Alternatively (my HTML is *very* rusty), could there be a tool tip that explains it?
3. Could there be an article "Wikipedia Icons"? I'm not sure that it's appropriate to intermingle help and articles. Or perhaps the normal search box should retreive help as well?
5. A general page on icons might be appropriate under "Browsing Wikipedia". Or "Links and References" should have a direct link to the "Help: External link icons" page.
6. The "Help: External link icons" could be rolled into "External Links" - or at least there could be a link to it.
8. Are icon questions "Frequently Asked"?
11. This is very confusing, the "Search Help" button should actually do that, or at least the appropriate box should be pre-checked.
I'm not a regular Wikipedia contributor, so I'm not really sure if any of my suggestions are appropriate, or if they are something that the ordinary public can do. Can someone here offer an opinion?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.109.210.28 (talk) 21:13, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for this feedback. The page Help:External link icons is fairly new and isn't properly integrated into the other help pages yet. I've edited Help:Link and Help:Wiki markup to include a blue link to it; there may be other good places as well. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:58, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

text: At Help:Contents the first three checkboxes just above "Search help" are supposed to be ticked by default. I'll ask at the technical help desk if anyone can work out what is wrong. -- John of Reading (talk) 22:04, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia Icons 

message: to Wikipedia dear sir it has come to my attention that if you need any help to clean any articles just ask me to help okay therefor i am writing this to you 
71.206.18.99 (talk) 15:21, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice of you to offer, pick an article and get started, but not with edits like this please--Jac16888 Talk 16:57, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 26 February 2012 

message: yes i am interested in wikipedia tutorials these tutorials provide a very useful informations and these type of information for the net user and other users and they can build up their currier and  reach their destination also for more informations contact us 
Webdesigning2012 (talk) 05:04, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This appears to be an advert. Please note that Wikipedia does not allow advertising. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:53, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 10 May 2012 

message: <<extensive off-topic material removed>>
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Warner Music Malaysia (talk • contribs) 10:25, 28 May 2012‎
:This isn't a good page to post material for the encyclopedia. In any case, the page SM*SH already exists. Please also check the message I have posted at your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:49, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  SM*SH  

message: Please always speak the truth  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rennox (talk • contribs) 01:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If you've found an error on a Wikipedia page, then be bold and fix it. Thank you for registering an account, by the way - I've left you some introductory links on your talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:07, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Truth 

message: dying should be  dyeing
109.156.198.184 (talk) 07:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. This talk page is for discussing Help:Contents, but I don't see the word "dying" on that page. What page are you referring to? Rivertorch (talk) 09:16, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 4 June 2012 

message: The Naveen Xerox, Adyar, Chennai founded in the year 2002.  The company has been well known for its quality of work.Its owned N. Senthil Kumar.
Address 13, KB Nagar 3rd Cross Street, Adyar, Chennai.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Senthileee (talk • contribs) 07:03, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see "Wikipedia is not a directory". -- John of Reading (talk) 07:09, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  NAVEEN XEROX,ADYAR