User talk:Nataly Yuzhakova
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Hello, Nataly Yuzhakova, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Below are some pages that you might find helpful. For a user-friendly interactive help forum see the Wikipedia Teahouse.
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September 2022[edit]
Hello, I'm Adakiko. I noticed that you made a change to an article, The Biggest Little Railway in the World, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Adakiko (talk) 09:52, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hello Adakiko, my name is Nataly, yes I just tested the text how it is edited and saved. This is my first time working with Wikipedia. Therefore, I am learning. Can I contact you if I have questions? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 09:58, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- And another question: if I, as a professional translator, see errors in the text that was being translated, and I want to make corrections (edits), can I do this and how? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 10:05, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- help:introduction is a good place to start. Fixing a translation error should not be a problem especially if it does not change the meaning. If the fix does change the meaning but the sources support it, state so in the wp:edit summary (ES). It is generally a good idea to explain your reasoning behind your change in the ES. Please don't make test edits. Test edits add to the wp:page history. You can click wp:Show preview to see how your changes look.You can also use your sandbox (accessible at the top of any Wikipedia page depending on how your preferences are set) or at this wp:Sandbox which is blanked periodically. I would be willing to answer questions, but my knowledge is somewhat limited. The best place to ask is the wp:Teahouse. If you wish to call someone's attention to your, or other talk pages, use help:notifications. Be weary, notifications are tricky; make sure you get acknowledgement. Hopefully you will find this helpful! Cheers Adakiko (talk) 11:27, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, thanks for the answer) I have a question: if the article is in English, we can automatically translate it into Russian, but how do I make changes in this very Russian? There is no way? Because the article itself is in English? That is, if I want to make changes to the article in Russian or Ukrainian, then the article itself must be in these languages? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 08:50, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- I don't understand the "make changes in this very Russian". Are you asking if the Russian or English translation should be a close-to-exact translation? I don't think that is the case. Probably the most important would be that citations support the content. You should, per the license agreement and copyright, give attribution to the source. See wp:Copying text from other sources#How about copying from one Wikipedia article to another? and wp:Copying within Wikipedia#Copying from other Wikimedia projects. This is getting beyond my limited knowledge; I don't want to misinform you. Might be best to ask at the wp:Teahouse for basic questions, at the wp:Help desk for more complicated questions (such as these). There is also the wp:Village pump for the detailed ones.
It sounds as though you have an interesting background. You might write a bit about yourself on your user page: User:Nataly Yuzhakova I'd be interested. wp:user pages Cheers Adakiko (talk) 09:21, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you I will give more details about myself) I meant will I be able to edit Wikipedia pages that are in Russian? I found an article in Wikipedia, it was in English, I used the automatic translation of the article into Russian and wanted to make corrections exactly in the Russian version, but I can't do it. Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 09:33, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I wanted to make edits to the automatic google translation of the article in Russian. Well, how do I edit articles whose source language is Russian? Go to the Russian Wikipedia? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 09:56, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- I suspect google has their translation software under lock-and-key. I would presume you could edit the Russian Wikipedia. I don't know if there is any lock-down given the current situation. You may need to create an account there or edit anonymously. Might be best to peruse wp:WikiProject Russia and ask there. Try typing "wp:russia" and see what pops up before pressing enter. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 10:03, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I think so too, it turns out that the English articles I can edit only in English, Russian in Russian and so on. Finally figured it out) Thanks a lot for the answers! Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 10:05, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oh! I don't think you can edit that machine translation. I wasn't able to copy it with a clumsy try. If you want to copy the translation for use elsewhere, use https://translate.google.com You can rate the translation and there is a "contribute" button. Is that what you are asking? If you use the google chrome browser, it will translate an entire page for you. (within limits). Just right-click on the page and there is / may be a translate function. Does this help? Cheers Adakiko (talk)
- I suspect google has their translation software under lock-and-key. I would presume you could edit the Russian Wikipedia. I don't know if there is any lock-down given the current situation. You may need to create an account there or edit anonymously. Might be best to peruse wp:WikiProject Russia and ask there. Try typing "wp:russia" and see what pops up before pressing enter. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 10:03, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- I don't understand the "make changes in this very Russian". Are you asking if the Russian or English translation should be a close-to-exact translation? I don't think that is the case. Probably the most important would be that citations support the content. You should, per the license agreement and copyright, give attribution to the source. See wp:Copying text from other sources#How about copying from one Wikipedia article to another? and wp:Copying within Wikipedia#Copying from other Wikimedia projects. This is getting beyond my limited knowledge; I don't want to misinform you. Might be best to ask at the wp:Teahouse for basic questions, at the wp:Help desk for more complicated questions (such as these). There is also the wp:Village pump for the detailed ones.
- Hello, thanks for the answer) I have a question: if the article is in English, we can automatically translate it into Russian, but how do I make changes in this very Russian? There is no way? Because the article itself is in English? That is, if I want to make changes to the article in Russian or Ukrainian, then the article itself must be in these languages? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 08:50, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- help:introduction is a good place to start. Fixing a translation error should not be a problem especially if it does not change the meaning. If the fix does change the meaning but the sources support it, state so in the wp:edit summary (ES). It is generally a good idea to explain your reasoning behind your change in the ES. Please don't make test edits. Test edits add to the wp:page history. You can click wp:Show preview to see how your changes look.You can also use your sandbox (accessible at the top of any Wikipedia page depending on how your preferences are set) or at this wp:Sandbox which is blanked periodically. I would be willing to answer questions, but my knowledge is somewhat limited. The best place to ask is the wp:Teahouse. If you wish to call someone's attention to your, or other talk pages, use help:notifications. Be weary, notifications are tricky; make sure you get acknowledgement. Hopefully you will find this helpful! Cheers Adakiko (talk) 11:27, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
Railroads[edit]
Please tell me which template to choose to write an article about the railroad, trains? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 12:53, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- I broke this out to a new section. Probably best to start a new section for a different topic. See help:talk pages and wp:talk page guidelines.
- It might be a good idea to find a few articles similar to what you want to write and replicate its format. Make sure it follows wp:Manual of Style - wp:Simplified Manual of Style. Some articles need a lot of work. You can click on "edit" to see the code. Referring to "template", do you mean this sort of wp:template, a wizard tool, or a general guide? For your first few articles, I would recommend the wp:Articles for Creation process.
- There are various infoboxes {{Infobox rail}} see Southern Pacific Transportation Company {{Infobox locomotive}}, {{Infobox Public transit}} see San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Category:Rail transport infobox templates this gives you a list of all such templates categorized as such. To find articles they are used in, go to the template page by clicking on the item on the category page or by typing "Template:Infobox rail" in the search box (or what ever) to get to the template page, then click on "What links here" in the gray left column. That will give you everything that links to that template (and probably a whole lot more). Adakiko (talk) 21:47, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your reply. Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 10:49, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia Incentives[edit]
What are Wikipedia's rewards for contributors, that is, for the people who create articles, edit articles, make edits. Or are there no incentives? Does everything happen on a pro bono basis? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 08:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Depends on how you look at it. Either wp:Wikipedia is a volunteer service or Wikipedia is a honeypot. I'm probably of the latter... Usually, people would not see your talk page. I just happened to be wp:watching your page. If you want further info, I would suggest asking at the wp:teahouse or wp:help desk. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 08:54, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply. Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 08:55, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, Nataly! Please note Adakiko said Teahouse or helpdesk, not both. Asking the same question in several places usually doesn't help to get better replies. --CiaPan (talk) 09:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, I will know.) 217.196.161.70 (talk) 11:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, Nataly! Please note Adakiko said Teahouse or helpdesk, not both. Asking the same question in several places usually doesn't help to get better replies. --CiaPan (talk) 09:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC)