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Question from AnnieBGoode (16:59, 9 January 2024)[edit]

Hello - and many thanks for volunteering to be a mentor and help newbies like me. My cousin and I have created a document detailing our great-great-uncle William Tanner's journey to New Zealand in 1879.

There is already a Wikipedia page about William Tanner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tanner_(politician) so I thought it would be useful to be able to a) post this account and b) link it to his existing page. Could you please let me know if this is possible and, if so, how I should go about it? Thank you! --AnnieBGoode (talk) 16:59, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AnnieBGoode: Hi! Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, we generally do not use self-published sources on Wikipedia. I'm sure you can understand why: anyone can create a document, blog post, or self-publish a book saying whatever they want; if we allowed self-published sources, anyone could, for example, make up false information about your great-great-uncle and add it to the page. Is the information you want to add published anywhere reputable (e.g. a newspaper article, book, etc.)? Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:22, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for getting back to me. The information on William Tanner's existing Wikipedia page states that he sailed to New Zealand in 1879 on the Waitara. The information I wanted to post is his account of this 15-week voyage which he sent to his family in England. The notebooks his letter was copied into (by my grandmother) have been passed down as older members of the family died and we thought it might be appropriate to add to Wikipedia as it might be of interest to others. It has never been published anywhere else. If I were to get it published, could I then add a link to the existing page? AnnieBGoode (talk) 19:02, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AnnieBGoode: Hi, since it's what he wrote himself, it would probably be allowed per WP:ABOUTSELF, as long as it follows those 5 things listed in the link I sent. I'm not entirely sure though, since it's a strange case. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:07, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you again for your reply. I'm currently waiting to hear from a couple of New Zealand museums to see whether they might add the account to their websites - one of these has already published many accounts of similar voyages.
If this is not successful, do you think the Add Topic section on William Tanner Politician's page might be an appropriate place to add this account? AnnieBGoode (talk) 19:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by "add topic" section. The information would be incorporated into Tanner's page (Early life, Career, new sections if needed etc.) and properly cited. Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 02:16, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding the 'Add Topic'section. I clicked on the Talk link at the top of William Tanner Politician's page which has a tab labelled Add Topic.
There's also a box stating that the article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. So would this be an appropriate place to post William's account of his voyage? I've also found a reference to this account online in his obituary. I'm sorry to ask so many questions AnnieBGoode (talk) 18:51, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AnnieBGoode: Hi, the add topic section is part of the talk page, I had assumed you wanted to add information to your relative's article. Wikipedia is not the place to be publishing, in full, someone's account of a voyage (Wikipedia is not a webhost/publishing site). You can use that account to add information to the article, but you wouldn't be posting that account in its entirety. Perhaps you can have it published elsewhere, then use it to add facts to the article. What form does this account exist— is it a paper document? Can you scan it and upload it elsewhere? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 03:25, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks for the explanation. I agree that the account of the voyage isn't really suitable for Wikipedia - for one thing, it's far too long. I am currently contacting local history societies both in England and New Zealand, to see whether they could add the account to their archives and then add a link to the account to William Tanner's Wikipedia page. The account has been transcribed into a Word document.
I have also found an online reference to the account of the voyage in a New Zealand newspaper article, written after William Tanner's death, so I'd also like to add a link to that. However, I won't do anything until I have got this account uploaded somewhere! Thank you again for your advice and patience. AnnieBGoode (talk) 18:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good, hopefully it works out for you! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 18:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced articles drive[edit]

Thank you so much for joining the drive! There are a lot, and I mean A LOT of unreferenced articles that's about music and albums. Here are a few that you can try out and flesh out your editing procedures:

Best of luck for the drive in February! I cannot wait to see what you are up to. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 06:43, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CactiStaccingCrane: Hey, thanks for the message! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:31, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Justinbenji (20:21, 27 January 2024)[edit]

A page that I'm trying was deleted and protected by an admin, I tried connecting the admin, but he didn't respond, what should I do? I've tried requesting for unprotection on the unprotection request, but didn't get any response either, please what should I do? --J U S T I N B E N J I (talk). 20:21, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PerfectSoundWhatever here's everything I explained to him User_talk:Lectonar#Request_From_Justinbenji_(9:12,_27_January_2024) and I have been editing the article on my sandbox User:Justinbenji/sandbox. Please is it written from a neutral point of view and what do you think of the situation and what I should do. J U S T I N B E N J I (talk). 21:19, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like the admin responded and you can create the draft. The best thing you can do is fix the issues with the article (prove that it passes WP:GNG; BroadwayWorld is not considered a reliable source per WP:RSP, so you should remove it) and submit it to AfC. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:28, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thank you. J U S T I N B E N J I (talk). 06:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Artkamp209 (18:36, 29 January 2024)[edit]

Hello, I'm trying to update a page for an artist I work with and my edits have been deleted. I realize I used external links for my first edit so I tried again without links and it was still deleted. I am trying to add recent exhibitions to the list, should they by cited? I'm not sure how to cite an exhibition? Any help would be great. Thanks. --Artkamp209 (talk) 18:36, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Artkamp209: Hi, I can't find any of your edits, were they under an IP or another account? Almost everything added to wikipedia should be cited, to verify that the information is accurate. You would cite an exhibition, for example, by finding a newspaper article written about the exhibition. You should only be using references to reliable, secondary sources. Also, make sure you are properly disclosing your paid editing on your user page or in edit summaries. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 03:22, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much for your input. I'm not being paid for the editing and am learning how to navigate wikipedia editing policies. Any advice would be helpful. Artkamp209 (talk) 14:05, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, if its an artist you work for, then it does count as a conflict of interest/paid editing and you must disclose it. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:59, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, thanks for your reply. I misspoke as I am not employed by this artist. I do volunteer work in our local community to raise art awareness and this is an artist in our community. I am employed by Dia Art Foundation. Hope this clears things up. Artkamp209 (talk) 12:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That still counts as a conflict of interest if you know the artist personally. You still need to disclose it. See here: WP:DISCLOSE. Thanks! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 January 2024[edit]

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Welcome to the drive![edit]

Welcome, welcome, welcome PerfectSoundWhatever! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)15:39, 2 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Question from Apinan5 (01:50, 3 February 2024)[edit]

Hello. I have created a page for "Karl Heinz Blomann" but it seems that the page hasn't been published yet. Please let me know if I need to do something further before It is published. --Apinan5 (talk) 01:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Apinan5: Hi there, thanks for reaching out. I have moved your page to draftspace, and you can access it here: Draft:Karl-Heinz Blomann. I would recommend that you submit the article to Articles for Creation, which is a review process for drafts. You can do this by adding {{subst:submit}} to the top of the draft.
To improve the draft's chance of success, do the following. Make sure every sentence includes an inline citation to a reliable source (see Help:Referencing for beginners). Remove most sentences if they do not have a citaiton. As well, you need to demonstrate the article has notability, meaning you need to find 2-3 reliable secondary sources (e.g. books, newspapers, articles) about the subject that cover it in depth (WP:GNG). Sources that have a connection to the subject (e.g. the artist's personal website) do not count as contributing towards notability.
Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 03:12, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Justinbenji (07:46, 5 February 2024)[edit]

An editor summit my account for sockpuppet review for creating Draft:Kourage Beatz NSI. Lectonar approved me to write the article after being for a long time, please what should I do. --J U S T I N B E N J I (talk). 07:46, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's up to the reviewer of the sockpuppet review, and whether you are, in fact, a sockpuppet. This isn't really within your control, just wait and see what is decided. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 02:01, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Antny08 (15:39, 16 February 2024)[edit]

Hello, I have a draft for a local politician. It cannot be submitted to Wikipedia yet, but there is a section on political debates and ads that isn’t very organized, I would like to put it into some kind of table or slideshow or something, could you help me design that better? Thank you! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Christopher_Del_Borrello --Antny08 (talk) 15:39, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Antny08:, I would recommend you keep that section out of the article because it is unencyclopedic and isn't verified by any citations to secondary sources. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 21:33, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from CavsFan45 (13:32, 21 February 2024)[edit]

How Do You Cite A Book --CavsFan45 (talk) 13:32, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CavsFan45: Hey, you use the template {{cite book}} to cite a book. If you're in the visual editor mode, you can click the citation button and in the automatic tab, you can type a book's ISBN and it will usually automatically create a citation. Otherwise, you can manually enter all the information by selecting "manual" in this menu. Hope this helps! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 13:30, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, Thank You. CavsFan45 (talk) 13:35, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join New pages patrol[edit]

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Question from Abhishek singh Abhi ( Gonda) (17:41, 22 February 2024)[edit]

How are you sir? --Abhishek singh Abhi ( Gonda) (talk) 17:41, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Abhishek singh Abhi: I'm good! Did you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 03:05, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024 GAN backlog drive[edit]

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Question from Automatic heir (15:54, 28 February 2024)[edit]

Hello, I'm a total novice on this matter so how can you help me fit in this job? --Automatic heir (talk) 15:54, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Automatic heir (15:55, 28 February 2024)[edit]

Hello, I'm a total novice on this matter so how can you help me fit in this job? --Automatic heir (talk) 15:55, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Automatic heir: Hey there! What specifically do you need help with? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:57, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Omlaksham (21:48, 2 March 2024)[edit]

I have created a new page about Preeti Rai, a notable football player of Nepalese women football team. A raising star, could you assist me on getting this page created? --Omlaksham (talk) 21:48, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Omlaksham: Hello, it seems that the draft has been deleted. I would suggest that you read through your talk page and ask me if you have any questions about what is posted there. Thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 23:03, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ajaysingh1925 (09:59, 4 March 2024)[edit]

How do I create a citation ? Thanks --Ajaysingh1925 (talk) 09:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ajaysingh1925: Hi there, thanks for the question! Here is a good guide on creating citations: Help:Referencing for beginners. In summary, the easiest way is to add a citation is to be using the visual editor mode and click the "Cite" button. This automatically creates a citation from a url, a book ISBN, a journal DOI, etc, and is really useful! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 23:04, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Durkadevi on DALL-E (16:00, 6 March 2024)[edit]

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Question from Kenhrichards (22:28, 6 March 2024)[edit]

I am accomplished in the education and music industries, and would like to create a biography on Wikipedia. I entered a preliminary version as a sandbox document which I seem to have lost and simply cannot find. Now I'm having difficulty even finding the initial creation of an article page. Can you help? Thanks. —Ken Richards --Kenhrichards (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kenhrichards: Hi, do you think the sandbox page was located on another Wikipedia account? Or, did you ever edit while not logged in? (from an IP address). You can try Wikipedia's search tool and type the title of the article in. You can only search within the User namespace, which is where sandboxes are usually located.
If what you meant is that you didn't save the draft, the best place to start to create a new article is the Article wizard. Please also read Help:Your first article. Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 23:10, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award[edit]

Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to PerfectSoundWhatever for collecting more than 50 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:38, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Snowboy Blues (00:03, 11 March 2024)[edit]

Hello, how do I create an article of a musician, yet know --Snowboy Blues (talk) 00:03, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Snowboy Blues: Hi, it is highly encouraged that you do NOT write an article about yourself. If you decide to anyways, make sure it is created through the Articles for Creation process, the article is neutral, and that you properly declare your conflict of interest. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:09, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from TheScholemaster (21:00, 11 March 2024)[edit]

Hi, I'm currently editing a page that another editor began editing as well. In and of itself, of course, that's fine: this is supposed to be collaborative effort.

However, I have since discovered (by looking at their 'Talk' page) that this other editor has engaged in multiple 'edit wars' over the years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Augmented_Seventh

Looking at the comments they made to the page I was editing, it appears that they may be gearing up for another one.

As a relatively new user of Wikipedia, I don't really know what to do if another editor engages in this sort of disruptive and combative bad faith behaviour. I could definitely use some advice.

Thanks! --TheScholemaster (talk) 21:00, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @TheScholemaster:, thanks for your question. The only page I can see that you've both edited is Opera Atelier. That is nothing close to edit warring and I find it strange that you would preemptively think that they are "gearing up" for one. The bold edit then revert cycle is very common on Wikipedia— not everyone will always agree with your edits, and you will have to get used to people reverting your edits.
My main problem with your edit to that page is that you didn't add a citation for adding people as artistic directors, and I would have also thought about reverting the edits.
Anyways, in the case of an edit war, you would generally follow Wikipedia's policy for dispute resolution. First, don't keep reverting/edit warring as it solves nothing. Remember, edit warring is a two-way street. Next, discuss with the editor on the talk page. If you don't reach an agreement, you can either drop it, or request for other editors to weigh in. Worst case scenario, you could start an WP:RfC and get opinions from a wide range of editors on the issue.
Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:20, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your taking the time.
To clarify:
Yes, that is the page in question. I am certainly not suggesting there is currently 'edit warring' on that page.
I expressed concern about the possibility that it might happen, given the other editor's not inconsiderable history of doing exactly that (and making things quite personal). If anything, my question was more general: what should I do in a case like that, should it happen?
Second, for clarity, I didn't add anyone as artist directors. They were already listed separately as 'Co-Artistic Directors' in the infobox, and red-linked there, before I edited that page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opera_Atelier&oldid=1152195526
I amalgamated them into a single 'leader' entry in the infobox -- which seemed a little cleaner visually -- and added the Music Director to the 'key people' entry (for an opera company, fairly reasonable) as well as requested image from Wikimedia, which was already on the Italian version of the page. The founders were also already red-linked in the infobox as artistic directors; I did follow that lead, but I also don't object to that particular change in delinking them. (After all, they don't have their own entries.) The directorships weren't reverted or undone; they were deleted by the other editor.
With respect to your concern about citations, my current unsubmitted draft adds 14 citations to the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the CBC, a scholarly journal, etc. These support both the attribution of artistic direction and music direction, and the activity and history of the company generally. The founders are consistently described as "Co-Artistic Directors", as a direct quote, not only on the company's own pages but in almost every print source I've found. (I accidentally submitted this draft in an incomplete state, including broken formatting and a partial 'edit summary'; I then undid it myself, and am still revising it.)
Again, I'm not suggesting anything untoward has already happened. I was merely expressing concern that it might -- not without reason, given the other editor's rather truculent history -- and asking what to do in that event.
My hope is that adding more than a dozen solid citations will be well received.
Thank you especially for those links, which I will use for reference in following up. It would seem that I've indirectly, through the mentorship mechanism, stumbled into the third opinion (3O phase.
I'm quite happy to take your encouraging suggestion that nothing is or will be amiss, and all that's missing is some citations. Happily, those are not in short supply.
Cheers, TheScholemaster (talk) 03:11, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@TheScholemaster: If you had citations to support that claim, you must add them to the article when you add the information. It doesn't matter if you've found them but didn't add them. Hopefully you see that, due to this, it wasn't unreasonable for the other editor to revert.
Glad those links helped. Let me know if you have any other questions! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:06, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Antny08 (14:55, 13 March 2024)[edit]

Hello, I have participated in some AfDs, but in the AfD stats, it says that my vote is “undiscernible”. However, I clearly voted in 3 out of the 4 ones that it said I had no vote in. How do I get this fixed? --Antny08 (talk) 14:55, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Antny08: Hey, thanks for the question.
Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:14, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I realize I did not include my signature. Is there any way to get them counted as votes still? Antny08 (talk) 18:55, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure, sorry. I wouldn't worry about it too much. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:18, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I[edit]

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Question from Antny08 (16:58, 15 March 2024)[edit]

Hello, I have tried to change the grade on the article Battle of Port Said from Start to C class, because I believe it meets the requirements. However, although I changed the ranking on the talk page like the guide said, it stills says that it is only Start class. Do you know why? --Antny08 (talk) 16:58, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Antny08:, I had to research this myself as I wasn't sure. It turns out that WP:WikiProject Military history "has opted out of project-independent quality assessments". Basically, they have their own whole system for assessing articles. If you check here, for an article to be "C-class" it must meet specific criteria: B1 or B2 as well as B3 and B4 and B5. You can say that the article passed those criteria by looking in the template parameters. Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:24, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tahir Isman 1970 on User:Tahir Isman 1970 (09:46, 16 March 2024)[edit]

Hello --Tahir Isman 1970 (talk) 09:46, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Tahir Isman 1970: Hey, do you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:40, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Dave1337 on Champion Trees of South Africa (12:40, 23 March 2024)[edit]

Hi, how to insert a picture in the table? --Dave1337 (talk) 12:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dave1337: Hey, you can enter the article in visual editor, click on a table cell, and enter an image: Insert → Images and Media — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:05, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Lily Arami (10:02, 29 March 2024)[edit]

Hello! 

I kindly request you to unblock my IP address because there are no reasons to block my access; I have never made any edits to any Wikipedia articles, and my current Wikipedia profile is the only one registered about a week ago. If it takes much time, tell me, please, can I create articles using this account from another IP address, or will access be limited in any case? --Lily Arami (talk) 10:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lily Arami: Hi, I am not an administrator, so I cannot block/unblock anyone. If just the IP is blocked, you should be able to edit just fine using your logged in account. Is there any reason you need the IP to be unblocked? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:55, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, of course, I want to create new page, but can’t do it because of blocked IP :( Lily Arami (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Lily Arami: Only autoconfirmed users can create pages. To be autoconfirmed, your account must be at least 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits. Non-autoconfirmed users should create their pages through Wikipedia's review process, Articles for Creation, which I highly recommend. Start writing your article here — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:19, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 March 2024[edit]

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Question from 567modina on Economic growth (17:58, 31 March 2024)[edit]

Blockchain control system --567modina (talk) 17:58, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tyler1 GA review[edit]

Hi there, thanks for your ongoing review of my GA nomination. Thank you for bringing the Dexterto reliability concerns to my attention, I was not aware of this.

There are 9 Dexerto articles cited as far as I can tell, and if I had to guess I'd say that 20% of the article's prose rely on these citations. For this reason, I think it is fair to say that the article is "a long way" from meeting Criterion 2. As per the GA review instructions, you may quickfail an article without completing the review if It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria.

I am writing this message because you indicated that you are new to GA reviewing. If I were in your position, I would probably quickfail this article due to the Dexerto problems you brought up. If, for example, I have to remove 20% of the article's prose because there are no other reliable sources to support it, then that makes the review much more difficult. It is my hope that you continue to add valuable feedback so I can improve the article as best as I can in the future, but you are more than welcome to quickfail the article now. I really appreciate the feedback you've already given! Mokadoshi (talk) 18:11, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mokadoshi: Hi, thanks for your message! I'll take your suggestion and quickfail the article then, sorry, since you can probably discern this better than me. I still completed the review (although I wasn't getting to the nitty-gritty details). Hopefully the suggestions help to improve the article further. Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 18:31, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cfb51 (11:44, 7 April 2024)[edit]

Hi, I'm enabling VisualEditor through the Editing tab of Preferences. I'm stuck on this: Then, ensure the "Temporarily disable the visual editor while it is in beta" box is not checked, and simply save your settings." I can't find that box! --Cfb51 (talk) 11:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cfb51: Hey, my guess is that the tutorial you were using was out of date, as the visual editor is no longer in Beta, as far as I can tell. Don't worry, you should be good to go! Thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:46, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of List of types of websites for deletion[edit]

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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Question from Khamoshiyaan2024 (14:33, 13 April 2024)[edit]

How do I create table --Khamoshiyaan2024 (talk) 14:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Khamoshiyaan2024: Hi, please see Help:Table for more information. While in source editing mode, you can use basic table markup, or if in visual editor, you can click the dropdown Insert --> Table. Let me know if you have any other questions! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 02:55, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kuna1999 on User:69.137.12.8 (14:53, 14 April 2024)[edit]

false --Kuna1999 (talk) 14:53, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Core Contest has now begun![edit]

The Core Contest has now begun! Evaluate your article's current state, gather sources, and have at it! You have until May 31 (23:59 UTC) to make eligible changes; although you are most welcome (and encouraged) to continue work on the article, changes after May 31 will not be considered for rankings and their prizes. Good luck and happy editing! Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 03:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Creator984640 (06:57, 19 April 2024)[edit]

Hallo mentor Can I able to create new pages in Wikipedia --Creator984640 (talk) 06:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Creator984640 on Fatima Mata National College (08:12, 19 April 2024)[edit]

Hlo mentor How can I add image and logo of the college to this page --Creator984640 (talk) 08:12, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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