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tks for the welcome. I do have a question. I've been drafting a new page (I learn by doing so not stressed if it gets rejected) and the following comes up:

1. Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

For some reason all my citations appear in an early section, while the above message appears in the reference section.

I have noticed some articles on this but they seem to refer mainly to those that use the source code. I'm using visual.

How do I fix this?

cheers

Notso Stupid (perhaps Notso Clever is more appropriate) Notso Stupid (talk) 13:50, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

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Peaceray (talk) 15:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dreaming in Smoke has been accepted

Dreaming in Smoke, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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asilvering (talk) 20:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

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Hi Notso Stupid! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.

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Happy editing! — xDanielx ^T/_C\^R 07:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Please note the WP:ER process, particularly the uncontroversial aspect. — xDanielx ^T/_C\^R 07:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

In that light, I removed your latest reply which had clearly gone way beyond an edit request. Please don't make such comments again, but instead stick to edit requests only. If your edit request is rejected, it's up to EC editors to take it up if they feel there is something there worth discussing or not. Do not take an editor reply in a way that seems to invite followup as justification for you to reply further since you and no one else is responsible for what you do here nor can you expect editors to know whether you're violating ECR. Nil Einne (talk) 09:29, 9 November 2024 (UTC)