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June 16

Permanently enlarged text in Mozilla Firefox

I'm looking to permanently enlarge the text in web pages in Firefox, as the native resolution on this new monitor is too honking fine for me to comfortably read a lot of sites (such as the left column here). While I can find the setting for minimum font size, what I really want is to duplicate the effect of the Ctrl+"+" hotkey which enlarges all text, preserving the relative font sizes. Unfortunately, said hotkey isn't persistent across browser sessions. Anybody know how to make an effect like that persistent? — Lomn | Talk 00:14, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Tools > Option > Content > Font & Color -- Миборовский 00:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately, that just forces all fonts to one size, not the relative size differential. — Lomn | Talk 03:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
You sure about that? I tweak my font size to 17 in Firefox on the Mac, and the sizes of headers etc. change proportionally, since at least on Wikipedia, they're done with <h2> tags (etc.); I assume those are the things you're talking about whyen you say "relative font sizes". --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 04:30, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
So it does... I wasn't seeing any effect poking around in the 14-16 range but going to 17 made an impact. Thanks! — Lomn | Talk 03:35, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Control + and Control - work in firefox --Froth 17:23, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, but it reverts when I close the browser. I want to lock in those settings. — Lomn | Talk 04:24, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Eggs

Is it possible to balance an egg your head? This has always intrigued me... I can't do it, I am just wondering if anyone can. Political Mind 00:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Given enough hairspray (and hair) I'm sure I could handle half a dozen :D --inksT 01:55, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Depends on what state the egg is in - a poached, scrambled or fried one would sit rather comfortably, although you should let it cool down first, particularly if you have short hair / are bald. But it also reminds me of my favourite surrealist joke - "A guy walks into a bar with a fried egg on his head. The barman says 'Hey, why've you got a fried egg on your head?' The guy says, 'Because a boiled one would roll off, idiot'." Proto||type 08:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I mean a normal egg, still in the shell. Political Mind 23:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Try it, I suggest hard-boiling it first, the boil shouldn't affect it's balance, but it will affect the clean-up. Emmett5 23:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I have tried it. Political Mind 01:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

It's quite easy to balance one raw egg. I can also balance 18 raw eggs on my head at the same time in the carton. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 02:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
  • You are all assuming a hen's egg,try a wild bird's egg ,they are usually much smaller and therefore easier to balance. I'm sure I could balance a blackbird's egg on my head,but it's not nesting season anymore so I can't prove it.hotclaws(81.136.157.206 07:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC))
I can't think of any particular reason that a typical hen's egg (like you buy at the store) could not be balanced as you suggest. I'm not saying that it would be easy, but it should be possible.–RHolton≡– 18:39, 17 June 2006 (UTC)


It is possible, and not that difficult. Here is a picture of me doing it this afternoon: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7662/216/1600/egg.jpg

Ship me to Wayne's World

I'm staying in Chicago for a while, and the movie Wayne's World takes place in Aurora, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Was it filmed there? Can I visit places in the movie?

According to Aurora, Illinois, it was not filmed there. But if you want to visit Stan Mikita's, a Tim Hortons anywhere in Canada will do. Adam Bishop 06:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
According to imdb, it was filmed there, as well as Cerritos, California, Chicago, Illinois, Covina, California, Los Angeles, California, Mesa, Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona and West Covina, California. User:Zoe|(talk) 15:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Where

Where do you get the Atari, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, & Transformers tshirts?

I'm looking for the orignal Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo on a black shirt, & how did the Transformers tshirt style start?

Also, where do you get the fiber bacelets & necklaces? I've been trying to find that style that the most people wear for males. Is it made of hemp or somthing? [Something like that, right?] & where do you get the chain bracelet? Its like a bike chain.

Please, you can contact me [email address removed to prevent spam].

Thanks 24.70.95.203 06:19, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

It would help if you stated where you live. In the United States, you can find a store called "Hot Topic" in approximately every other shopping mall, and they carry exactly this type of merchandise. --LarryMac 13:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
??? I live in the US and have never heard of Hot Topic. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
You must live near those other shopping malls.  ;-) --LarryMac 17:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Well, to anwswer your question, I live in Canada. But since I REALLY need/I guess want this stuff, I will do anything to get this shit. Maybe you could order this stuff for me?
Thanks, once again my email is [redacted to prevent spam]; please.
Thanks.
24.70.95.203 06:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm not really in the mail-order business; have you tried ebay?
Yes I have, thanks, but can't find what I'm looking for!:-P:-D
Please, (removed email to prevent spam)
Thanks
24.70.95.203 22:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps you could find these items on ebay

good questions

where can i find a list of good or interesting questions and answers that have been asked on the ref desk.

Best you can do it rootle around in Wikipedia:Reference desk archive. If you want to put together a Best of the Desk, umm, that'd be fine :) --Tagishsimon (talk)
There is a pilot scheme in action at the moment on the Science desk to mark "exemplar questions", but it's only been running about a month, so there isn't much done yet with it. Grutness...wha? 11:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Keep coming back here; there are guaranteed to be plenty of interesting questions and answers. Whether or not they're good, however, is another story all together. Cernen Xanthine Katrena 00:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

1935

Ques. #1; How many people were born in the US in 1935? Ques. #2: Is it possible to know how many of those born in the US in 1935 are still alive today?

1) Not sure, I'll look it up for you,
2) It's 2006 now, so anyone born in 1935 would be (2006-1935 = 71) 71 years old, so I'm guessing there are quite a few people still alive in America who were born in 1935: what's need is a [65 years and over: 12.5% (male 15,542,288/female 21,653,879) (2006 est.) recent census] (from CIA World Factbook), but the age breakdown only goes as far as 65 here...the United States Census, 1930 is lacking in detail too, with just a summary of population, and is 5 years before your query.
Try the humanities reference desk, you may get a more coherent answer!
Don't forget to sign your posts using --~~~~!
EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 13:17, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

African peace

where can i get a list of English speaking countries in Africa that are at peace, i wanna go on holiday to a tropical/jungle type area in africa, but i want to live through it and not have a problem with the language. I have already been to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana. So other than those? Thnks

Map of nations using English as an official language
Geographic areas with ongoing armed conflicts.

These two images should answer your question. Philc TECI 13:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Also, may I recomend zambia, the Victoria Falls are worth a visit. Philc TECI 13:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

It appears that Phil's maps leave us with Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia.

Sierra Leone and Liberia were recently in civil war, so the tourist infrastructure probably isn't well developed. Zimbabwe is a mess right now. Botswana and Namibia are peaceful and relatively modern, but there's not much to see unless you like deserts. (And from the pictures, Windhoek looks like it's in Canada.) South Africa is a beautiful country, but don't step into the wrong neighborhood. Lesotho and Swaziland are teeny. French is bigger than English in Cameroon, I think. Kenya and Tanzania are famous safari destinations. Wikitravel recommends Ghana for a first trip to Africa. I don't know what to say about Nigeria other than that Lagos is probably not a place for a fun weekend.

It's probably best not to limit yourself to "English-speaking" countries. People involved in tourism the world over learn English, and you can always use phrasebooks. -- Mwalcoff 23:38, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I know someone who recently went on a tourist safari trip in Tanzania and loved it. --Fastfission 02:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

oh and if your white, you might want to avoid zimbabwe. Philc TECI 17:21, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Wine

What kinds of wine are good to have with grilled steak? Siri.

One would assume red wine with red meat (in contrast with white wine with white meats (chicken etc) and fish). Rosé could provide a nice, refreshing wine if you're having a barbeque outside on a hot afternoon though. EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 13:08, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Whatever kind of wine you like. I don't care for white much and tend to drink red with white meat. Don't worry about other folks opinions and what they think. Just enjoy yourself. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 13:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Personally, I would recommend a Cabernet sauvignon or a Syrah. Chuck 18:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
That is a favorite on Saturday Kitchen. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 19:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Australian Shiraz has a good strong flavour that suits red meat and there is a sparkling version which is good for BBQ's but hey only wine snobs care about the white/red stuff which was invented by the Victorians to keep the lower middle class in their place anyway.....hotclaws(81.136.157.206 07:13, 17 June 2006 (UTC))
I do not drink except to mark rare occasions or epiphanies since I am genetically predisposed to intoxication (which I now compensate for by indulging in the Wikipedia, ha-ha) but have you tried Merlot? ...IMHO (Talk) 18:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright question

I'm looking for some help determining whether a few images are in copyright or not. It's a bit long but I'll try to keep it as short as I can.

  • I'm looking for a photo for the Jim Hall (boxer) article. He died in 1913, so any photos of him were obviously taken before then.
  • This photo is the one I've seen used most often. The "Dana Photo SF" on the print refers to Dana Studio in San Francisco, who specialised in boxing photos from 1900-1916. The photographer, Percy Dana, was born circa 1865. There doesn't seem to be any indication of when the photo was published.
  • {{PD-US}} says images published before 1923 in the US are PD only in the US. {{PD-old-50}} says the same thing, and the author died 50 years ago (1956). I haven't yet been able to determine when Dana died (he would have been 91 in '56), but I'm not sure if it is OK to assume the photo was published before 1923 (since the photography studio closed in 1916).
  • Alternatively there is this ("circa 1895", no info about the ownership of the photo though), this (published in 1910 - but in Britain) and this (no info i could find)

So in short my question is whether (1) it is OK to use the first, under the assumption it was published before the photography studio closed and/or the subject died; (2) either of the second lot i've listed (in particular, the British one) are OK; (3) it's best to make no assumptions and try to find a new photo/concrete info; or (4) this is completely the wrong place to ask this question... Thanks — AlbinoMonkey (Talk) 13:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried asking at Wikipedia talk:Copyrights. They are helpful. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 13:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
I'll try that. Thanks. – AlbinoMonkey (Talk) 13:37, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
If memory serves, an image published 1910 in the UK should be fine... at least in UK law. Shimgray | talk | 22:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Using similar slogans

We would like to use the slogan got Realtors??? get Results!!! Is this okay since this is similar to the "Got Milk" slogan?

Create a new article

i have been skimming all of your files, but I cannot find any simplified instructions on how I may go about creating a new article. Can you please provide me with instructions on how to accoplis this?

Darris Johnson

As you've already got an account, first go to where the page should be, either by clicking on a red link or typing the name in the search box and clicking 'Go', then click 'Start the (whatever) article' on the resulting page, or 'edit' at the top. Help:Starting a new page has the full instructions, and Wikipedia:Your first article should be read first (it's not that long and can save you a lot of bother). Future questions on how to use Wikipedia should go the the Help desk. --Sam Blanning(talk) 15:27, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Looking For Gmail Invite

I'd like you use gmail but can't find anyone to invite me. --Username132 (talk) 16:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I'll invite you if you leave your email on my talk page. TastyCakes 16:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
One can also sign up with a cell phone. zafiroblue05 | Talk 23:55, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Graduation Class System

In the United States and now over here many schools are creating yearbooks and year photographs etc. The title of these is often "class of....". How does this system work? is it the date the students arive or the date they leave? if so if I was doing a year 11 yearbook (current year 11) would I use: Class of 2001 (entry year), Class of 2006 (some are leaving this year) or Class of 2008 (the rest are leaving in '08)???? Please help I need to get the yearbook off to print and I am unsure as to which to use.

Many thanks James

It's supposed to be the year they graduate (for example, for high school, I was in the "class of 98"). This is not necessarily the year they leave, depending on how your education system works. Adam Bishop 18:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou, but I am still unsure whether it is class of 06 or 08??? Can anyone help?

If the person graduates this year, they would be in the class of '06. If they graduate in two years, they would be in the class of '08. Normally, if a person graduates early because of skipping a grade or whatever, a person will use whatever year they actually graduated in. They may go on to say, "Well, I was supposed to graduate in '08 but I skipped two grades and graduated in '06." If they are still in school and don't expect to graduate early, by skipping or whatever, then they will say "I'll be in the class of XX". Dismas|(talk) 20:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
The yearbook itself should simply be called QuaintName 2006. (My high school yearbook was "Sequin YYYY", my college's I won't even name, save to say "hooray for faux-Native American names!"). If you have separate photographs of the year 11 students leaving this year and those leaving in '08, you could label them "Class of '06" and "Class of '08" respectively. If you have one photograph of the whole group, then it might best be labelled "Year 11, May 2006" or something like that. --LarryMac 20:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much I shall do that.

It's worth noting that many UK schools have in the past used the year to be the year of arrival, and a few still do for the sake of consistency; I've had to deal recently with a large collection of records whose "year" was given consistently as 1910 rather than 1915 for (arrived 1910, left 1915). The year-of-mass-leaving system is, IMO, the more sensible one. Shimgray | talk | 22:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Name saying

I am wondering how to pronnonce the name diem i believe it would be someome from vietnam. I just want to know how it is said.

DIE-em or DEE-em, I would think. Not so sure on my Vietnamese. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 19:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

That sounds nearly right thanks for the info.

It's one syllable. DYEM. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:02, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
See Ngo Dinh Diem for the pronunciation. The D should NOT be pronounced as in English, but like a y. DHN 01:31, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Do wiki delete contents on the my talk portion of user space

Do wiki delete contents on the my talk portion of user space ? Thanks.

Not unless someone deletes it themselves, it's not automated. Edit: There might be some bots that clean up inactive user pages. Wizrdwarts (T|C) 18:45, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

2005 company slogan

In 2005 there was a company slogan "Always thinking so you don't have to." I would appreciate knowing what company it was? Possibly banking, insurance or investment firm

TechGeeks? --LarryMac 20:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyright clarification

The US Copyright web site says that all images and documents are automatically copyrighted when they are created without having to be registered and that it is only prior to an infringment suit that the creator must register his copyright. Therefore in the copyright article where the word "copyrighted" is used does this mean pre-registered copyright or post-registered copyright? ...IMHO (Talk) 20:56, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

There is no difference unless you are filing an infringement suit. --Fastfission 00:28, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
So then you are saying that if an image is posted that is tagged as public domain or released and then the copyright is registered that this is no clue that an infringment may actually exist and a law suit may be impending? In other words isn't it a bit unlikely that a registered copyright or that copyrighted material that has been registered is also public domain or released by the owner or is published under a free license, one of which every uploaded image on the Wikipedia must have? ...IMHO (Talk) 13:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Isn't an "infringement suit" one of those outfits fancy cowboys wore, with hanging leather fringes ? :-) StuRat 12:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

captains that go down with the ships

I would like to read about captains going down with their ships. When, why, how often, etc. Sinking ship has a reddish hue. -lethe talk + 22:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Have you tried Enron? 82.131.188.130 00:11, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
It may not be an exclusively British tradition, but it's certainly part of the "British rules about death". There was a great line spoken by William Holden in Bridge on the River Kwai. It went something like: "You people have the stench of death about you. You're always concerned about dying by the rules, dying like a gentleman - when what's really important is living like a human being". JackofOz 01:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
  • I 've heard one reason is so that in the inquiry afterwards the captain can be blamed and isn't there to say otherwise (See inquiry into the Titanic Sinking) . It's to do with responsibility. The captain is responsible for all souls on board,therefore in the event of a disaster he has to get everyone off first then himself.If there wasn't time then he naturally went down with the ship.There are various literary examples of this but all I can think of right now is "The boy Stood on the Burning Deck" which is supposed to be based on a true incident and "Wreck of the Deutchland" but you go way metaphysical with that one.I'll get back after I've looked in all my shipwreck books and see if I can come up with any more....hotclaws**==(81.136.157.206 07:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC))
Do captains do that still nowadays? -lethe talk + 07:40, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
For the record, Enron's captains took all 47 lifeboats out, leaving the employees with a broken bilge pump and a bunch of wet cardboard boxes to bale out the ship with. Cernen Xanthine Katrena 00:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

If would like to read about it, read about the tinaic that is the most famous case of this. When this will happen. When this happens, this usually happens because the window of oppurtunity at a time before see that all the passengers and or crew have left the ship. In such case the captains death cannot be seen as willfull but incidental to performance of duties. The captain might go down with ship if the circumstances where their would be no way for every one to survive. Such relates the idea that the captain a protector if their is a limited resourse it must be given to his protectees his crew and passengers. Regarding why it does, the captain is legally and morally responsible for everyone on that boats safety, as such is expected not to secure his own saftey before everyone elses safety is secured. Further as the captain of the ship he knows the most ship and thus would the best position to make sure that know one is left behind. Regarding how common, now it is not that common because commutions recue methods make the rescue process quicker and more likely to succeed. Even before rescue methods going down with the ship even if duty demanded such was not universal. Captainship is one of the few leadership possition where the leader usually shields takes danger before his underlings. Now a days for example generals never are anywhere near danger. In bussiness and poltics, their is always a fallguy and it is never the boss.

Pronunciation

I friend and Iare in an argument. We are both good friends with a boy from Vietnam named Duy Nyugen. He (as a joke) has refused to tell us the proper pronunciation to his last name, and has bet us we won't ever get it. He returns from a camp in about a week and was hoping to surprise him with a banner with the pronunciation key to hi last name on it... any suggestion on how it is properly pronounced or a place to find out?

For one thing, are you sure it's Nyugen and not Nguyen? Nguyen is a common Vietnamese name. —Keenan Pepper 23:12, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
And we even have an article on it, with a sound clip of the pronunciation: Nguyen. —Zero Gravitas 23:14, 16 June 2006 (UTC) Okay, I'm an idiot and didn't see the link above.
I added it after I realized we had an article, so don't worry, you're not going crazy. =P —Keenan Pepper 00:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about Nyugen, but the common Vietnamese name Nguyen is pronounced like 'win.' Reywas92 02:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

But this does bring up the question of why they chose to spell it such an odd way in English instead of, say, I don't know, "Win" ? I can only assume that the correct pronunciation is something like "nahgWIN" with the "nahg" part greatly de-emphasized. They must feel that "WIN" is as close as English speakers can come, so settle for that. StuRat
I would suggest "Doy New-an".
They chose to "spell it in an odd way in English" because that's how the name is written in the language. DHN 01:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

when are criminal convictions spent?

in my youth i was stupid enough to get into trouble with the law in northern ireland. i was 16 and got sentenced for a number of crimes. most of these are now spent as i am now 27 and have kept my nose clean but there is 1 that is still haunting me. it was a three year sentence i got back in 1995, i know that usually a sentence of more than 2 1/2 years are never spent but the law also says that its different if your under 18 at the time. i hope somebody will be able to put my mind at rest and give me an answer because i find it hard to get a job, as soon as an employer asks about criminal convictions and i tell him i get a nice smile and a we'll be in touch and are never heard from again.

Well, in the US, your criminal record is usually wiped clean at 18 (but not for serious crimes), I would imagine it's similar for N. Ireland, but you should probably consult an attorney. Wikipedia cannot provide legal advice. Emmett5 23:32, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

The term, at least in the US, for having your criminal record wiped clean, is having your record "expunged". StuRat 12:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Our article Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will give you the answer as it applied to England and Wales. Basically, it says that for offenders under the age of 18, the "rehabilitation period" is 5 years before their record is wiped clean. I am 99% certain that the law would have also applied to Northern Ireland, but you may wish to contact the people at the Office of Public Sector Information to make sure, and also to check that there have been no amendments since then that have changed the time period for "young offenders". If you want further advice and don't have the option of speaking to a solicitor or other legal representative, you may wish to try your local Citizens Advice Bureau. They may be able to direct you to the correct official who will be able to put your mind at ease. Road Wizard 00:12, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

If I you I would simply begin your resume begining with when you got out of jail. As you where 18 or 19 the employer probablly would just assume you where attending secondary school (espessally if you actually completed secondary school while in prison) even if you clearly wherent doing that employer would probablly assume that you simply did adolencent thing of dropping society. I have a cousin who droped out of high school, and for while lived basically homeless, but later returned to life and school. Employers would assume such as explain a blank time. Few employers who want hire an adult for an adult possition would spend great deal of energy trying uncovering your adolences. If the records are sealed as has been suggested then their is no way you will found out. However it is also true that even they new about the arrest (depending on what the arrest was for) they would not hold against you, and if you came out openly about it, such migh actually advance you in your employers. By admiting it (espessally if it cant easily be found out)you prove your employer your honest, it would also sure employer that you can adapt and mature.

Graham Coxon's Freakin' Out

Does anybody know which British TV program uses the intro to Graham Coxon's Freakin' Out as its own intro? It's really bugging me. Anand 23:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

June 17

Can you be more specific? You may want to read the article June 17.--172.168.44.159 01:04, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Stupidest repley of the day. Or ever, replying to a date banner!! Philc TECI 01:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
No, seriously, June 17!
(This has got to be the funniest thing I have ever seen at the RD!) Loomis51 01:49, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I have to agree, this is actually "laugh out loud" hilarious! --Froth 03:18, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I've been laughing for 5 minutes, and I don't know how to stop. Help !!! JackofOz 03:32, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Suicide probably works (but I haven't actually tried it, caveat emptor). --ColourBurst 06:39, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
That's great advice, CB. If it works, I'll come back and haunt you. (lol) JackofOz 10:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Oh dear. Suitly emphazi, pastatutes, and now June 17. Grutness...wha? 05:49, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
What's also funny is that people are keeping track of - remembering - these things! zafiroblue05 | Talk 07:25, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
For the curious, see User:Cernen/Reference_desk_in-jokes -- SGBailey 07:41, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Oh, now don't you go dragging me into this. I'm sitting idol. Cernen Xanthine Katrena 09:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Let's not forget about vurnable pastatutes. JackofOz 08:18, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
  • You've got it wrong,it's June-girl's name and 17-her age and someone is looking for her--hotclaws**==(81.136.157.206 07:32, 17 June 2006 (UTC))


Wikipedia content in academic papers

Now don't blame me for cheating or anything - it's summer and I've been out of school for a month. Here's my question: Is copying text from wikipedia plagiarism if you were one of the major contributors to the article? Say I wrote an article. Others improved it of course, though not dramatically; mostly they made wikification changes, added a little content to satisfy NPOV, etc etc. If I copy large blocks of text (text that I know I wrote entirely, and was largely unchanged by others) and put it in a paper, and a professor runs one of those "anti-plagiarism" programs, can I get in trouble?

This is entirely hypothetical and I've never actually written a full article on my own.

All hypotheticals aside, basically what I'm asking is do I forfeit my rights to the content I submit? I'm afraid I didn't see anything like that under the GFDL.

--Froth 03:17, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

No, you can still use content you submit to Wikipedia for any other purpose as well. The only right you forfeit by submitting it is the right to stop others from using it too. If you subsequently use the same material in an academic paper, you risk having the awkward situation of being accused of plagiarism, and it's too much to expect your professor to look at the article history and see that the major contributor happens to have your name (and your username may bear no resemblence to your real name anyway). You can explain yourself, and if need be prove you have the account that wrote the article by logging on, but this still would be a situation it would be best to avoid.-gadfium 04:07, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Your writing belongs to you and you can do what you like with it. For example, some material at Cessna Citation X is nearly exactly lifted from the introduction to a long report I wrote for a class. But since it's mine, I can GFDL license it if I want. Doing it in the other order is harder, since you might have a hard time distinguishing your work from the work of others. moink 22:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Their Advice from a person with a doctorate in law: Legally their would no plagerism. The text you wrote is entirely your own. As far the fear creating an academic concern of being accused plagerism, that can be diffused before it is created simply by approaching the proffessor proposing what your planning. Here you can get his ok an if need be prove, through the history that it is your work. By getting his ok you completly neutralize the problem. If you approached the proffessor this way he would not think it employ in a scheme, such is because few plagerists would have the moral fortitude to present their copying. In addition by approaching the proffesor before you hand in the paper it could effectivly difuse other issues. If you don't approach any excuse you make would come accross as disingenious, however even you can prove your authorship it is best approach because the school might consider it cheating use old work and recycle it. Though this is unlikely since most rules only ban recycled work if it was previously submited for academic credit (at my college such would have been considered cheating even it was submitted for academic credit prior to college). If using your wikipedia text would be problem for any reason talking to the proffesor before you submit will disfuse problem. Of course if he says you can't use it you should not try to push the envelope by useing it any way

Chocolate

Often, on a box of some chocolate-flavoured food I see some type of chocolate which I don't know the name of. They're always in sort of chunks or something.

Here's an example:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7301/cpt2sv.gif

Does anyone know what this is? --Daltonls 03:20, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Milk chocolate perhaps? --Proficient 11:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Well, for one thing, it doesn not say Pop Farts; it says Pop Tarts. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 11:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

nelson's

what is Nelson's in cricket parlance? is it correct for example 222 runs for 2 wickets is called Nelson's

See 111 (number) -- SGBailey 07:18, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't play cricket. --Nelson Ricardo 15:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
A score of 111 is usually called a Nelson - although the reason why is open to argument. A score of 222 is more correctly called 'double nelson'. The cricket umpire Dickie Bird used to stand on one leg when 111 came up on the scoreboard if I recall correctly. It is considered to be an unlucky score. --Worm 11:23, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

The name Nice

What gender is the given name Nice in Italy? Wiwaxia 07:54, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

When you say "given name", do you mean the first name of some person, or the name of the French city? I've never heard of a person known as Nice. According to this, the French city Nice is known as Nizza in Italian, which I'm guessing would be feminine. JackofOz 09:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Doesn't "given name" mean the name of a person? .. I'd guess female, "nice" seems more feminine than masculine. --Froth 17:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Maybe short for Berenice. JackofOz 06:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Fashion

What is the relationship between Atari & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and shirts?

To explain, other game companies [in refrence to Atari] don't have their company logo and/or name on any shirt; Nintendo is a company that is in every way the same as Atari, but you don't see people wearing a shirt with the nintendo logo; for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you see people in their 20's wearing these shirts, but they don't wear Pokémon shirts.

Where do you get the Atari, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, & Transformers tshirts?

I'm looking for the orignal Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo on a black shirt, & how did the Transformers tshirt style start?

Also, where do you get the fiber bacelets & necklaces? I've been trying to find that style that the most people wear for males. Is it made of hemp or somthing? [Something like that, right?] & where do you get the chain bracelet? Its like a bike chain.

Please also email removed, thanks.

Thanks alot!

24.70.95.203 08:01, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Isn't this like the fourth time you've posted this question? User:Zoe|(talk) 21:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I do believe it is. From here on out, sir or madam, I'm going to remove your questions related to this issue. Be patient and give us a chance to respond. Cernen Xanthine Katrena 00:42, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
He or she has been responded to, but apparently has not liked the answers (cf, my talk page). You go ahead and delete, Cernen, I'm going to be sitting idol. --LarryMac 19:37, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

insect

Any one who can tell me from insects which one is an insect which doesn't have a leader and an aim?

See insect.  -- Run!  11:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
..then look in a mirror (Well, you did ask!)--Shantavira 18:10, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

insects are animals they do not have leaders or queens in the way we think of them.

"Why doesn't the government just print money for itself instead of making taxes?"

A question asked by my 10 year old sister. I know it's not feasible, but can anyone provide specific reasons?

Inflation. Actually, hyperinflation. Creating money out of 'nothing' dilutes the value of currency in circulation; this leads to the need to print more money to purchase the same goods, which in turn leads to a decline in the value of the currency, which leads to the need to print more money.... TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:18, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
It will create a vicious circle. --Proficient 15:47, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
The same question was answered about a week ago, see Printing lots of money. --vibo56 talk 16:01, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, but why not just print the same amount of money they would anyway, but take their cut at source, rather than giving it to people and then demanding it back in the form of taxes? That would make matters a whole lot simpler. --Bonalaw 16:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I didn't get that. What is the difference between "taking their cut at source" and taxing? --vibo56 talk 16:40, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
In other words, why doesn't the priest get a 10% pay cut and not have to tithe? This would be a valid question, except the employer already confiscates money from your paycheck. As for why the government doesn't just do it "off the assembly line" and have a tiny secondly tax rather than a huge yearly tax.. historical reasons I suppose --Froth 17:17, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
The more money you print, the less it's worth. Wizrdwarts (T|C) 16:46, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

The answer I have told myself is that printing more money won't magically increase the amount of food, or the time people have on their hands. So the supply of goods and services won't be able to keep up with the demand, and all that money will just be sitting useless on people's bank accounts. JIP | Talk 18:16, 17 June 2006 (UTC) This method has been tryed before, it was tried Weimer Germany, the result hyper inflation.

.AU online bookstore?

I'm looking for an Australian equivilent of Amazon. Does anything like that exist? Failing this, can someone recommend a good, cheap AU bookstore?

Try a Google search for 'australian book websites' (without the quotes). Several sites show up. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:14, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Doesn't Amazon ship to Australia ? Are the shipping charges too high ? StuRat 14:19, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Spanish online bookstore

And I'm looking for a good Spanish online bookstore. There's no www.amazon.es. Can anyone recommend a good Spanish online bookstore, with fast delivery within Europe, and a wide selection of books in the fields of science/medicine? --vibo56 talk 16:46, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Vatican Image Copyrights

When, if ever, do photos taken in Vatican City enter into public domain. In Italy, images become PD after 20 years, but obviously the Vatican is not Italy. If you google search this, you will be bombarded with hits about how the Vatican aggressively pursues copyrights on its works, but they are all talking about the writings of Pope Benedict XVI. I want to know about images, specifically old images, more specifically the images in Pope Pius XII which are between 70 and 50 years old. savidan(talk) (e@) 16:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

If you've taken the picture, you can license it into the public domain, else you don't (generally) own the copyright of the image. Other than that, you may want to check here... Hope this helps, else come back and ask the question again, or post on my talk page. EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 21:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Cartoon question

Have a look at this picture (warning: softcore erotic content): [1]. I recognise the cartoon it is parodying but can't remember its name. It also had a boy with light brown hair and red clothes. What is it called? JIP | Talk 18:03, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Sperm

After stimulating my Boyfriends penis for a little while a clear liquid appears at the tip of his penis. Is there sperm in this liquid?

Yes, pre-ejaculation contains sperm. --Proficient 19:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

But not much. See Pre-ejaculate. —Keenan Pepper 20:04, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Sweetheart if you do not about the liquid that come out of your beau you are to young for a sexual relationship. I would advise to await a fews year, you probally will be happier in the long run.

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