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Question from Aphestus (07:48, 20 May 2024)
Hello.... How does editing work? Apparently my nitwit of a brother got himself banned indefinitely last night, according to what he told me, which wasn't much, he was merely telling the truth(although, I do know he can be rather aggressive in telling or describing) on a topic that needed "serious revision and rectification," and that he wasn't being heard or taken seriously.... Quite the contrary in my astute opinion. So, back to my question, how does editing work, as I'd love to be a contribution to what I call the earthly version of "encyclopedia Galactica." --Aphestus (talk) 07:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Aphestus: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'll send you a list of some helpful links shortly on your talk page. As for how you can contribute, I would read Help:Getting started. There's also a list of things you can do at the Task Center. Some things that I did starting out was linking pages and finding citations (there's a fun little tool for finding citations here). If you need anything or have any questions, you can ask me or volunteers at the Teahouse. Cheers! Relativity ⚡️ 00:59, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
DYK for Boot Monument
On 25 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Boot Monument, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a boot is the only monument in the United States dedicated to the traitor Benedict Arnold because it "was the only part of Arnold not to later turn traitor"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Boot Monument. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Boot Monument), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Concern regarding Draft:Hawking star
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Question from Chinonso233 (22:05, 28 May 2024)
How can I make money from wikipedia --Chinonso233 (talk) 22:05, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Chinonso233: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, making money off of Wikipedia is not permitted. However, if you are interested in contributing to Wikipedia (for free), I'll be happy to help you. Cheers Relativity ⚡️ 21:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Question from Aubreychandler (23:24, 28 May 2024)
Hello, I am the person that created my fathers wikipedia page years ago. Frank Garcia Paleontologist. I tried to add my name as his daughter but I was rejected. May I send you my birth certificate to prove it? --Aubreychandler (talk) 23:24, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Aubreychandler: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Wikipedia's information comes from published, reliable sources. Adding information that might be true but isn't published in a reliable source would be considered original research and therefore can't be added. If there is a published reliable source that shows you as his daughter, feel free to add it! Cheers, and let me know if you have any further questions Relativity ⚡️ 21:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Feedback request: Warfare Good Article nomination
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Question from Rajesh.M.666666 (09:16, 1 June 2024)
How to work in Wikipedia --Rajesh.M.666666 (talk) 09:16, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Rajesh.M.666666: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! There are all kinds of things that you can do here. One thing that you should do is check the Task Center. Some more suggestions of what you can do are available on your homepage. For a list of policies and guidelines you have to follow here on Wikipedia, check this page and this page. One recommendation from me personally is to use the citation hunt tool to find citations for uncited material, which is actually really important work. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask me on this page. Cheers, and happy editing Relativity ⚡️ 19:21, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
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A cup of coffee for you!
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- @Bluerasberry: Sip... ahhhh. Thank you! Relativity ⚡️ 22:12, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
A cup of tea for you! | |
For your comic making me laugh out loud when I saw it in the Signpost. Waylon (was) (here) 17:20, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
- @Waylon111: Yum, nothing like virtual Wikipedia tea... Thanks! Relativity ⚡️ 17:47, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks!
- I also didn't notice someone else gave the cup of coffee for the same reason I gave the tea, sorry for that lol Waylon (was) (here) 19:39, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
- No problem! The more caffeine, the better. Relativity ⚡️ 20:57, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
A message from Belko05
Belko05 (talk) 00:07, 13 June 2024 (UTC) Hello Relativity, I'm the guy that made the edit on Pedro Miguel Arce about his cause of death. It stated on the second citation (with is from Bloody Disgusting), that Arce died from cancer. I was just adding something that technically was already there. It also included an Instagram post which stated that, "After a brief battle with cancer, Pedro passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family"
Also on an unrelated note, are we allowed to give the name of the Belgrade school shooter here because many news sites gave his name as Kosta Kecmanovic.
https://www.voanews.com/a/parents-of-teen-who-fatally-shot-10-on-trial-in-serbia/7462069.html
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-mass-shooting-trial-weapons-7fe91a270fb01e92adee53702fadaf70
Thanks,
Belko05
- @Belko05: I didn't check your edit extensively, I just saw that you added new information without adding a new source. I did check the source, and yes, you are right, it was technically sourced already. I've reverted my own edit there. Thanks for helping improve the detail on that article, and my apologies for the inconvenience that caused. If you need anything, don't hesitate to leave me a message here. Cheers Relativity ⚡️ 00:22, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
A message from Ksenjamajanov
hey! i made a major revision to my Whistlegraph draft, such as an infobox, notable works paragraph, disbandment paragraph, images, more citations, etcetera.
Ksenjamajanov, 6/19/24 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksenjamajanov (talk • contribs) 02:58, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @Ksenjamajanov:. I am on mobile so expect typos. The draft is still not ready for mainspace yet. It is definitely looking better tone-wise and reads less like an advertisement. An infobox is nice but is definitely not a requirement for anythingExtra information is nice. However,our ultimate criteria for inclusion is notability, and I’m not seeing why Whistlegraph is notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article. Please read WP:GNG. The band’s own website cannot be used to establish notability, and neither can their music video or an instagram post (see WP:IND) Your other sources are not going to be enough to establish the band’s notability; also, see WP:Reliable sources. The amount of followers someone has does not mean that a subject is notable Wikipedia-wise. At this point I don’t think that you’ll be able to establish the band’s notability. However, if the band does eventually meet Wikipedia’s notability standards and has the required sourcing, then it could merit an article then. Cheers and let me know if you have any questions, although as I am travelinp, I probably won’t be able to respond promptly. Happy editing! Rel8ivity — Alternate account of Relativity (talk) 10:28, 20 June 2024 (UTC) Rel8ivity — Alternate account of Relativity (talk) 10:28, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Hawking star
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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.
The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
- Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
- AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.
The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.
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Good to see your name on the watchlist :) HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 02:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
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- @Daisytheduck Haha thanks! Relativity ⚡️ 22:52, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Finlitfan (19:59, 20 August 2024)
Hi there, if I have a Wikipedia page that a friend created for me, can I edit it myself? Or do I need to ask someone else to do it for me? Just wondering. I'm not aware of any errors. --Finlitfan (talk) 19:59, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Finlitfan: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! This question is a little more complicated than a simple "yes" or "no". We have a guideline on Wikipedia about Conflict-of-interest editing. In this case, both you and your friend would have a conflict of interest on the article on you. Therefore, both of you would have to follow the instructions written at the link that I linked above. In addition, if you paid your friend to write the article for you, please take a look at paid editing, although this is not necessarily the case. Could I ask which page? I could give you more specific instructions if I knew. Anyways, happy editing. Let me know if you have any further questions, I'm always here to help Relativity ⚡️ 23:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Question from DAVID.K.MAJOR-1 (15:07, 22 August 2024)
How do i start editing an article --DAVID.K.MAJOR-1 (talk) 15:07, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- @DAVID.K.MAJOR-1: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! You might want to check out Help:Introduction and Help:Getting started. After reading those, if you're still curious about what you should be doing, you can take a look at the Task center. If you have any further questions, I'm always here to help. Happy editing Relativity ⚡️ 15:24, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Question from Pero coo on User talk:Pero coo (01:39, 24 August 2024)
Hello how can I add image to my biography --Pero coo (talk) 01:39, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
Question from Eandvwigle (04:06, 28 August 2024)
Assuming that you are unable to find a citation for something tagged as citation needed, would it be appropriate to replace that information with something similar that you do have a citation to.
Additionally, is it appropriate to directly reference encoded material (such as a law or clause in a constitution) despite it not being academic or scholarly? --Eandvwigle (talk) 04:06, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Eandvwigle: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! It'd be helpful if you can provide a link so I know specifically what you're talking about, so my answer might not perfectly fit what you're asking about. For your first question, I would check how old that citation needed tag is. If it's less than two months old, you probably should keep the information there since removing it would be premature. However, if that citation needed tag has been there for quite some time, I would remove the info and replace it with what you've got. You also might want to leave a message on the talk page saying what information you removed, but that's totally optional.
- For your second question, it depends on the situation. (Please read WP:PRIMARY if you want to use that information for something directly on that law or clause itself.) Not all sources that are used on Wikipedia are scholarly or academic. We use news sources, books, etc. So what you're citing doesn't need to be academic or scholarly as long as it's reliable. However, please keep in mind that directly referencing a law of clause in a constitution is a) not going to help you establish notability and b) may put you in danger of one of the things outlined in WP:OR. Use your best judgement and be bold. Relativity ⚡️ 00:01, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Question from Sozzini2024 on Unitarianism (02:21, 23 August 2024)
Why was the brief history of Unitarian Universalism removed from this page? Why was Whitney Young Removed? --Sozzini2024 (talk) 02:21, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Sozzini2024: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! According to the edit I think you're talking about, apparently it was unrelated to the article. You might be interested in reading Wikipedia:Too much detail. Relativity ⚡️ 00:03, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter
The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
- Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
- AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
- BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.
Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.
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Question from DavidMagana (00:35, 3 September 2024)
Hi Mentor, I'm so thankful there is someone to bounce questions off as the info on Wiki is so vast. I have a question. I am attempting to create an article for an artist but I don't think I 'moved' it correctly. All info was properly sourced and cited. I read through the applicable instruction pages (Talk, Move, Mainspace, etc) but I continue to encounter the error of the page being called 'Talk'. And now it looks like it's been removed. Can you provide any advice? Once I figure this out, there are a few other Articles that I'd like to create based upon my interests in the NYC art scene. Thanks! Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ellen_Van_Ouwerkerk --DavidMagana (talk) 00:35, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DavidMagana: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Your problem is that you didn't actually move the page but instead you created a redirect— from draftspace, presumably— to the article mainspace. That isn't allowed, so Jo Ellen Van Ouwerkerk has been deleted. Please read Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects. In the future, you can create your draft using WP:AFC (take a look at that link) and a reviewer such as myself will review the draft, and if it's suitable for Wikipedia, we can move it properly into the mainspace. Thanks for asking, and let me know if you have any further questions. Relativity ⚡️ 01:06, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- This is awesome, thank you so much. DavidMagana (talk) 01:12, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Shakeel Shan on Help:Introduction to images with VisualEditor/2 (03:17, 3 September 2024)
Hello How can I create a citation --Shakeel Shan (talk) 03:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Shakeel Shan: There should be a nice helpful introduction at Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1. Cheers and let me know if you have any further questions! Relativity ⚡️ 03:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Shakeel Shan
Shakeel Shan is a Kashmir based poet, writer,Anchor and music composer having an experience of 35 years on radio,television and stage. He was born at Ratnipora Pulwama and completed his higher secondary level studies in his native village.
Shakeel Shan joined the Department of Information and Public Relations in 2001. He is heading the Cultural Unit in the department. He has composed and sung around 2000 songs for Doordarshan.
Shakeel Shan is also known as an ace anchor who has hosted VVIP functions and events of government and corporates . He writes in Urdu and Kashmiri languages. He has been a regular columnist for Kashmir based Urdu daily Sairaab . Shakeel Shan is also well known for his powerfull and impactful content writing. Shakeel Shan (talk) 03:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from LindalongLLL8 (03:27, 3 September 2024)
Hello, I want to create a Wikipedia page for a notable educator who passed away. They do not have a Wikipedia biography yet. I want to create a page for Dr. Rhea Stagner Das. How do I start to create this page? --LindalongLLL8 (talk) 03:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- @LindalongLLL8: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Please take a look at Help:Your first article, and if you have any specific questions regarding article creating, don't feel afraid to let me know on this page. Happy editing! Relativity ⚡️ 03:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you LindalongLLL8 (talk) 04:02, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Operationslipperypuppet (13:17, 4 September 2024)
Hi, nice to meet you, I was trying to add userboxes to my user page, managed to add the box but the userboxes are just text, know how to fix this? --Operationslipperypuppet (talk) 13:17, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Operationslipperypuppet: You put <nowiki> and </nowiki> tags on your userboxes, which are the problem. Just delete those tags and it should work. Cheers Relativity ⚡️ 15:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Hendry Siboza (23:53, 4 September 2024)
Hi Lance
Glad having you as my mentor, please assist me in creating a wikipedia page --Hendry Siboza (talk) 23:53, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Theatrebuff1989 (12:29, 6 September 2024)
Hi RElativity! I wonder if I can sense check something with you please: I have created a new draft article for review (Draft: Dafydd Rogers). The reason I created it was because I noticed that the page on the producing partnership between two well known UK producers (DAvid Pugh and Dafydd Rogers) had been edited after the dissolution of the partnership, writing one of them out of the record. I think this was actually in very bad faith. I added back the name of Rogers to the article now named for the other (David Pugh) and then created a separate entry for Rogers. Almost all of the citations in the Pugh entry refer to the partnership so I think the criteria for notability is equal between the two. My article was then almost immediately declined as it was identified as being too similar to the other. I think this is because the partnership (David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers) and the name Dafydd Rogers redirects to the single entry (David Pugh) which gives the misleading impression that the Pugh article is definitive when in fact this entry was renamed from David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers to David Pugh. I think I've supported my draft with citations that demonstrate notability and I think there is an argument to be made for each man having their own entry as they are both continuing to be active independently of each other and had lives before they met each other as well. My question for you is - can I convey this so that the article is not declined for the same reason again and do you have any advice about whether it is possible to edit the redirect which artificially creates the problem in the first place (and I think has been wilfully exploited to write one person out of the partnership). I hope that makes sense? Please let me know what you think. This is my first entry to Wikipedia so I'm learning as I go along! Thanks in advance! --Theatrebuff1989 (talk) 12:29, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Fsekoech (13:37, 8 September 2024)
Hey, I have made some changes to an article I wrote, but the changes are not appearing. What could be the problem? --Fsekoech (talk) 13:37, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Starline Ships (03:51, 23 September 2024)
Hi! You were assigned my mentor, so I have a question: previously my IP address (or something similar, this is a different computer from when I first found out) was somehow used to maliciously edit the cite. Could there be complications from this? --Starline Ships (talk) 03:51, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- I would also like to note that the person that maliciously edited the cite was NOT me. Starline Ships (talk) 04:03, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Starline Ships: Likely no. It depends on a couple of things, such as how recent the edit was, but it shouldn't affect you. Certain IP ranges have a lot of traffic to them, yet editors on them still find a way to edit. You should be fine. Let me know if anything changes Relativity ⚡️ 02:01, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from And8657 (05:46, 24 September 2024)
Hi i would like to make an wiki page for the New Zealand Family youtuber Your New Zealand Family here is the link to they Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@yournewzealandfamily --And8657 (talk) 05:46, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Allyourfavoritebands (20:23, 27 September 2024)
I would like to create a Wikipedia page for my new music project. I've been practically preparing for this my entire life. 20 years have been invested into my musical endeavors and I am currently on the rise and turning it into a career. I would like to create an article citing my music and to ensure the accuracy of the information portrayed on WikiPedia --Allyourfavoritebands (talk) 20:23, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Allyourfavoritebands: On Wikipedia, we need proof that your project is notable enough to warrant its own article. This means it must be supported by reliable sources that are independent of your project. (Also, take a look at Wikipedia:Verifiability and the links I've put in this response.) Since you were the one who made this project, you could also have a conflict of interest and I suggest you take a look at this guide to managing a conflict of interest. It is strongly discouraged for you to create an article on this project yourself, because you would be biased and therefore may not write in a way that adheres to our neutrality policy. If your project is truly notable, someone else will create an article about it when the time is right. Cheers, and let me know if you have any further questions Relativity ⚡️ 20:42, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Ucheojo47 (22:15, 29 September 2024)
How do I start up a topic? Where can I begin a conversation --Ucheojo47 (talk) 22:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
Olu People
Sub group of Igala pepple Ucheojo47 (talk) 22:16, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Timothymrandell (02:06, 30 September 2024)
I didn’t interact with anyone. I just joined. I wrote an article in sandbox. I didn’t ever try to upload it. My Ip address is through ATT. Why on earth am i blocked? --Timothymrandell (talk) 02:07, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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