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Women in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315 Online events: New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August) Announcements from other communities TBD Tip of the month: Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 19:58, 25 July 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

		The Copyright Barnstar
		Thanks for the help and advice on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Books. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 15:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, how kind! Happy to help, and I hope you enjoy adding to book articles! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 07:09, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello --Brokedson (talk) 12:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

New pages patrol | September 2024 Backlog Drive
On 1 September 2024, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each article review will earn 1 point, and each redirect review will earn 0.2 points. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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Women in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317 Online events: New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep) Announcements from other communities August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers! Tip of the month: Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply: List of pen names, List of literary initials, and Category:Pseudonymous women writers. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter/X

--Rosiestep (talk) 19:02, 26 August 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Hello! I need help with typing references when i do it just messes up the notes could please help me with this? --Naşakara (talk) 19:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Naşakara, and welcome to Wikipedia! Do these instructions help any with adding the reference? If not, can you give me an example of a reference that isn't working for you, and tell me more about what you're trying? I am happy to help! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Pls how can I lock my post so that Noone can edit it --Alawode Anuoluwapo Oluwafunmilayo (talk) 07:42, 3 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Alawode Anuoluwapo Oluwafunmilayo, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a collaboratively-written encyclopedia, so there isn't really a way to prevent others from editing something: the whole goal is to write together. If you make a user page for yourself here, people will typically avoid editing it out of politeness. If there is an existing article that is getting vandalised a lot, you can request that the page be "protected" to limit who can edit it (though not so no one can edit). ~ L 🌸 (talk) 17:44, 3 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Pls I would love to protect the page Alawode Anuoluwapo Oluwafunmilayo (talk) 10:50, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

How do you get your information about motorcycle clubs and what are you doing to check the information you poblish? --KABOTATHEHUN (talk) 21:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello KABOTATHEHUN, and welcome to Wikipedia. I personally don’t know anything about motorcycle clubs, but if you’re asking how Wikipedia articles get written on the topic, volunteers like you click the “edit” button and do their best to include accurate information based on what is published in reliable sources. I am here to answer questions about editing Wikipedia, so if you’ve noticed an error and aren’t sure how to correct it, I’m happy to help if I can. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 21:47, 3 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Greetings, Today I de-ophaned this new article by adding a link at List of authors by name: S.

Help to de-orphan articles. 1. WikiProject Orphanage - working to reduce the article backlog. 2. Wikipedia:Orphan - the complete How-to Guide for Orphaned articles. » De-orphaning articles is an important aspect of building the web.

Cheers, JoeNMLC (talk) 12:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks @JoeNMLC ITellComputerYes (talk) 14:50, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Administrator Elections | Updates & Schedule
Administrator elections are in the WMF Trust & Safety SecurePoll calendar and are all set to proceed. We plan to use the following schedule: Oct 8 – Oct 14: Candidate sign-up Oct 22 – Oct 24: Discussion phase Oct 25 – Oct 31: SecurePoll voting phase If you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts before we get started, please post at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections. If you are interested in helping out, please post at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections § Ways to help. There are many redlinked subpages that can be created.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:18, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

 

Hello LEvalyn:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:21, 11 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320 Online events: New: Women in STEM | Geofocus: Islands I-P | Women in archaeology Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities October is Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article Edit-a-thon Tip of the month: Unsure how to expand a stub article? Take a look at this guidance Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 08:07, 29 September 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Hey in an article I added some info about JC bose and his discovery of radio signals before Marconi.But 2 users keep deleting that part even though I added 5 sources. What should I do?Can I take actions? --SuvGh (talk) 04:24, 2 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello SuvGh, thanks for reaching out for help here. It looks like, shortly after your question to me, you received a response on the talk page, which captures the same advice I would have given you. More broadly, if you find that you are not reaching consensus through back-and-forth editing of an article, making a new topic on the Talk page is the best next step. If you think there is still a change that ought to be made at Guglielmo Marconi, you could try suggesting it on the Talk page and see if the editors there can assist with making it fit with the writing style, referencing, etc of a wikipedia article. I am happy to answer additional questions you may have, or for a faster reply you can also ask the mentors at the Teahouse. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 22:36, 2 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for your support❤, but honestly I'm ok with that page. SuvGh (talk) 09:35, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sounds good -- I will be here if you need help some time in the future! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 02:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates.

Here is the schedule:

• October 8–14 - Candidate sign-up (we are here)
• October 22–24 - Discussion phase
• October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

• The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed.
• Prospective candidates are advised to become familar with the community's expectations of adminstrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for RfA candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
• The process will have a one week call for candidates phase, a one week pause to set up SecurePoll, a three-day period of public discussion, followed by 7 days of no public discussion and a private vote using SecurePoll.
• The outcomes of this process are identical to making requests for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA or administrator elections.
• Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

Ask any questions about the process at the talk page. A separate user talk message will be sent to official candidates with additional information about the process.

To avoid sending too many messages, this will be the last mass message sent about administrator elections. If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

 

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:35, 8 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello! I just want to edit one specific article, which is one-sided (and I have legal documentation to that effect), and I want to create a page as well. Do I need to build up my experience? Can I go right into that edit?

Thank you,

Amrit Atman --AmritAtman (talk) 16:50, 8 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi AmritAtman, welcome to Wikipedia. In principle, Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, and only a few articles will prevent inexperienced articles from working on them. But your question here raises some red flags for me, so I don't want to encourage you too strongly without knowing more. It's extremely unusual for legal documentation to be relevant to writing a Wikipedia article, because Wikipedia is a tertiary source which just tries to summarize what has been published elsewhere (eg in newspapers, books, and scholarly research). What is the article that concerns you, and what seems to be the problem with it? ~ L 🌸 (talk) 02:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

I thought it was customary to cite sources when writing a wikipedia article? Forgive me. I misunderstood. AmritAtman (talk) 16:37, 15 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Concerning the page I wanted to edit, I was surprised to learn this morning that it's been deleted. It's a page on Eren Niazi. People have been engaged in slandering him on his wikipedia page, and I guess someone deleted it in the last week, so the question I posed to you is moot--probably due to such gross and baseless accusations. Anyway, I'll just create a new page. I've known Eren for 30 years, and am uniquely qualified to write a simple bio on him as the founder of Open Source Storage. AmritAtman (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello AmritAtman, I do not advise re-creating the article. Please read this guide on writing about people you know. Sources cited on Wikipedia must meet the criteria described at WP:RS, particularly in being published and independent; legal documentation and personal knowledge do not qualify. Articles are deleted when there are not enough of that kind of source for a summary-style encyclopedia article to be written. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 16:18, 17 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• October 22–24 - Discussion phase
• October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
• November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

During October 22–24, we will be in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages will open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase.

On October 25, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

 

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:23, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi! I submitted my first article and it was denied and need some editing. I completed the step suggested. It there a way to alert the original reader to review again? --DCfootball09 (talk) 13:51, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello DCfootball09, and welcome to Wikipedia! To request that a draft be re-reviewed after your edits, there is a "Resubmit" link at the very bottom of that big box above the article. In future, please don't remove that big box, since it's how Wikipedia tracks the progress of drafts. I put it back for you, so you should now be able to see a blue "Resubmit" button. If you have any other trouble, feel free to ask, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 16:16, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you so much! I have no idea how I did that mistakenly! I'm still learning and can't wait to expand my knowledge DCfootball09 (talk) 17:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Learning to edit Wikipedia can be like trying to drink from a firehose -- lots of details to keep track of all at once! The best way to learn is by doing. Glad I could help in this instance and good luck with your future work. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 19:51, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
• November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies for a vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

 

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323 Online events: New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) is an online campaign designed to boost Asian content on Wikipedia each November. Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History and Women writers Tip of the month: Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at search.creativecommons.org/ Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 20:43, 29 October 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is   AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion,   BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place,   Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are:   Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points,   Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points,   BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points,   Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and   AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

•   Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
•   Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
•   MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
•   Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
•   BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
•   Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
•   Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
•   BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
•   Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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Hello! I have to undestang how amgoing to start my work --Jenio boster (talk) 20:41, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Jenio boster, and welcome to Wikipedia. I'm not entirely sure what you're stuck on, but you could try this tutorial, or some of the suggested edits on your homepage. If you have a more specific question, feel free to ask. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 06:23, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Sir / Madam, I wish to know how to add a photo on the wiki website. Please let me know, thank you. --Asia Think Tank (talk) 03:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello! You can use the file upload wizard to upload files for free re-use. To add an image to an article after it's been uploaded, follow these instructions. Let me know if you have trouble, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 05:47, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply