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erning withdrawal Gerald Gulanday (talk) 15:31, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia doesn't pay for edits. It's a volunteer service, all people just work because it align with their goals. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 13:35, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Holzapfel-at-Wiki (15:37, 23 June 2026)

Hello did you have a look on my "poster", which containes basically all the information to use the infos for this poster? If you think we need more explanations, please let me know! Yours Wilfried --Holzapfel-at-Wiki (talk) 15:37, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Can you clarify what you mean by "poster"? PhantomVorteX (Talk) 13:34, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Ethicalsmell24 (22:47, 27 June 2026)

I would like to edit an article because somebody edited an article about famous rapper “Nine Vicious” dying. He has not died and it has been debunked by the rapper himself. How long can I wait before I can edit the article 😁 ?? --Ethicalsmell24 (talk) 22:47, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Flight747jet on Zion Hensley (18:50, 1 July 2026)

Hello I am trying to add a silver medalist to the athlete medal profile. Zion Hensley 2026 United States Jr. Olympics and Summer Fest silver 🥈 can you help me organize that in and publish --Flight747jet (talk) 18:50, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

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Question from Mpboop (15:31, 3 July 2026)

Hi my name is Michael Patrick Boop, I am the father of the well known progressive singer Russell Allen (born Russell Allen Boop). How do I inform Wikipedia of this fact so other AI platforms will recognize it? --Mpboop (talk) 15:31, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from DefinitelyNotAngryFella on User talk:Spiderone (18:53, 4 July 2026)

Yo mentor. This guy Spiderone is deleting my pages for NO reason. You gotta help us sort this thing out man. --DefinitelyNotAngryFella (talk) 18:53, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

File a formal complaint at WP:ANI if you believe they are acting inappropriately PhantomVorteX (Talk) 04:03, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

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Question from Hallowed99 (10:58, 8 July 2026)

How do I import pictures into my edits? (I want to put some in my user page.) It would be helpful for other edits as well, however.--Hallowed99 (talk) 10:58, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 12

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on June 19. Please help translate. This edition uses the new annual plan goals for this fiscal year (July 2026–June 2027).

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• Wikipedia 25: Wikipedia's 25th birthday was celebrated with various projects designed to grow awareness and support for Wikipedia and the people who make it possible. This includes the virtual birthday event on January 15, which garnered 10,000 live viewers and 15,000 reactions. Find more details on all related projects and results in the program report.
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Question from G. venkaesh on Wikipedia:Username policy (17:08, 7 July 2026)

Tell me what to do next --G. venkaesh (talk) 17:08, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Do you want to create a article, improve already existing articles or something else? PhantomVorteX (Talk) 14:31, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

You're invited to the Mentorship noticeboard

Hi, VortexPhantom. You are cordially invited to the brand new Wikipedia:Mentorship noticeboard. I get the impression sometimes that we mentors are each toiling in our own cubbyhole or hamster wheel, quietly answering mentee questions with little to no interaction with other mentors. I think we have a lot to share and learn from each other, and I know it will make me feel better just having the opportunity to interact with you and other mentors there, and I hope it will for you, too. Looking forward to hearing your feedback. Please take the § Survey when you get there! Mathglot (talk) 03:19, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from Sanjay 787712 on File talk:TV-copyright.svg (03:50, 11 July 2026)

sanjay bheel --Sanjay 787712 (talk) 03:50, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from ChiaroscuroTA (01:19, 12 July 2026)

Hi! How can you correct a translated text in an article? --ChiaroscuroTA (talk) 01:19, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

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Honorific

Honorifics are not allowed on Wikipedia, unless they are so commonly attached to a person's name, that it's almost impossible to find the name without honorific in "reliable english sources", which is not the case with Shri and Krishna, there is not even single reliable source provided where Krishna is addressed as "Shri Krishna" evenly throughout the whole source. You provided a source which just uses Shri on the title of the one of the chapters in the book once and that too not for Krishna but for Jagannatha. Also, Shri is in no way exclusive to Krishna for any of the special feats he achieved or any honour he got, to use it as honorific in infobox, similar to knighthood honorifics i.e. Lord, Sir, etc. It's used as a common honorific for many Hindu gods e.g. Shri Rama, Shri Ganesha, Shri Hari and Krishna is just one of them. It's even a common honorific for humans too. Please read WP: honorifics Hbanm (talk) 10:55, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

I see your concern but I have a valid reason behind it as Shri is mostly used as a honorific prefix, but here it's denoting Lakshmi, reflecting his attribution to Radha and Rukmini, no matter they both are considered an incarnation of Lakshmi. In Hinduism, it is commonly practiced to add consort's names before the name of deity and also included in formal writings. More specifically, Shri is used here as an epithet of Lakshmi. I can also locate a TV series on the exact name Shri Krishna by Ramanand Sagar. I think this will give you a more clearer picture. Feel free to argue if you still disagree, I am always here to help you out.

Thank you, have a nice day. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 12:29, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Shri before Krishna is a honorific and not Lakshmi, please provide reliable sources for your claim. Also, there is no practice in Hinduism to add consort's name before deity (Lakshmi-Narayana, Uma-Maheshwara are divine couples, not a single deity), please support your claim with reliable sources. And most importantly, you can't add it as per WP: honorific. Hbanm (talk) 15:54, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Who told you that honorific is not allowed in Wikipedia? See Issac Newton, where Sir is placed as honorific in the infobox, i, then I want you to go and try to remove that honorific, because you are just saying so. See Shri#Usage which regards Shri as an epithet of Lakshmi in the very first paragraph. Sita-Ram, Gauri-Shankar is not a pair of deity but a combined form, of which I am talking about here. Be relax and just try to understand what I mean. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 11:37, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Who told me? I recommend you to see WP: honorifics but I think you are not interested in reading and understanding Wikipedia guidelines and policies, it's clearly evident from your questions and arguments. Sir, Lord as a honorific can only be used when a person gets knighthood honour by government, monarchy, etc or holds any specific position to get this honour. Issac Newton got that honour, as he was knighted by Queen Anne of England in 1705, it's not a general honorific. "Shri" is a goddess in Vedas and epithet of Lakshmi and is also a general honorific, it doesn't mean that prefix "Shri" before anyone's name is goddess "Shri" and not honorific. Shri prefix before Krishna or any other god for that matter is a general honorific and not goddess "Shri", you are claiming it otherwise, provide reliable english sources for your claims. There is nothing for me to understand, Wikipedia works on reliable sources, guidelines and policies not on personal understanding. Also, Sita-Ram, Gauri-Shankar is a combined form, as per you, right? But article Krishna is for a singular deity and not a combined form, there you go. Hbanm (talk) 13:24, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from Bohique1964 (22:30, 16 July 2026)

Hello! I would like to edit articles about Rituxan (rituximab). How do I

find them? --Bohique1964 (talk) 22:30, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles for Creation backlog drive

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