Mx. Granger

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	I'm not in need of any Wikipedia mentorship; however, I wanted to express my appreciation for your mentorship of others! joeyquism (talk) 17:05, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 17:56, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ashdwf (18:35, 23 June 2024)

Hi, how are you? How do you tell if a definition for a picture was used or published? --Ashdwf (talk) 18:35, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ashdwf, thanks for the message. Most images on Wikipedia come from its sister site Wikimedia Commons, and you can search for images there. I can see that you've published two images on Commons: commons:File:Memememem.jpg and commons:File:One I made.png. To see where those images are used on Wikimedia Foundation projects, go to those pages and scroll down to the "File usage on Commons" and "File usage on other wikis" sections. Does that answer your question? I'm happy to explain in more detail if not. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 21:50, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

That helps thank you. Ashdwf (talk) 22:04, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hemanthtdpli (22:20, 24 June 2024)

Hi there! I drafted a page, but I cant publish it. Need some assistance! --Hemanthtdpli (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Hemanthtdpli, thanks for the message. I can see that you've already gotten advice at Wikipedia:Help desk#Publishing a Page, which I endorse. Please let me know if you have any other questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:36, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mint Keyphase (05:58, 27 June 2024)

I mostly spend my time on wikipedia going through ANI and watch the drama there. I have noticed a lot of unclosed threads without activity for months or even years, am I allowed to close them? If so, how can I close a thread? --Mint Keyphase (talk) 05:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mint Keyphase, thanks for the message. I would suggest waiting until you have more experience editing Wikipedia before closing ANI discussions. At that noticeboard, people tend to be grouchy and less tolerant of mistakes than usual. Moreover, for threads old enough to be archived, there's often no need to close them – if the discussion came to a clear resolution, an official close may not be needed.

My suggestion would be to first spend some time editing articles, participate in discussions about article content, and when you feel confident, try closing some talk page discussions as non-admin closures (that page has some unofficial but useful advice about when non-admin closures are appropriate). Once you have some experience closing lower-profile discussions, it might be reasonable to try closing ANI discussions.

In terms of how to close a discussion, you can find instructions here: Wikipedia:Closing discussions. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:49, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Blepbob (18:33, 27 June 2024)

Hi Mx Granger! I was clicking "Random article" and I found an article that needs improvement, but I'm not sure what kind.

Thomas John Grainge is very short (a "stub"?) and doesn't explain why the subject is notable. It's just a list of his birth, death, place of education, and places of work. His "Compositions" section doesn't list anything specific or explain his influence on other composers.

There are some print sources cited for biographical information, but these sources aren't being cited to explain his importance. I can't find additional information on him online. So it seems like this article maybe doesn't pass the notability guideline for music? But I haven't checked the print sources.

This article seems like it needs either expansion or deletion, but I'm not sure what the next step is. --Blepbob (talk) 18:33, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Blepbob, good question. I wonder whether the cited sources cover the subject in enough detail to meet the general notability guideline. Do you have any way to access them and check? I would also try searching on Google Books, Google News archive, and Google Scholar if you haven't already.

The key guideline here is WP:BEFORE – if you follow the steps there and can't find evidence of meeting either the general notability guideline or the notability guideline for music, then nominating it for deletion sounds reasonable. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 03:46, 28 June 2024 (UTC)