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Question from Abdul Lathiiph (20:38, 18 May 2025)

I need a community profile of Changnaayili community in Saganrigu municipal --Abdul Lathiiph (talk) 20:38, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Do you wish to learn to create an article? If so, please see this page regarding directions on how to. It may also be useful to review the Wikipedia Manual of Style, notability guidelines, reliable source guidelines and guideline on how to cite sources. Thanks! Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 05:33, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from This was difficult to make a username (17:10, 20 May 2025)

How do I make an article? --This was difficult to make a username (talk) 17:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Please refer to the guidelines on writing your first articles to create your first article! It may also be useful to review the Wikipedia Manual of Style, notability guidelines, reliable source guidelines and guideline on how to cite sources. If you have any questions regarding editing feel free to ask me anytime as well. Thanks, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 05:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Shagil khan (18:55, 24 May 2025)

hello i want create an article as a wikipedia editor can you please tell me how to create a draft of the said article --Shagil khan (talk) 18:55, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Please refer to the guidelines on writing your first articles to create your first article! It may also be useful to review the Wikipedia Manual of Style, notability guidelines, reliable source guidelines and guideline on how to cite sources. If you have any questions regarding editing feel free to ask me anytime as well. Thanks, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 05:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bossybritches (16:19, 6 June 2025)

Hi there. I really enjoy doing this, but it takes a lot of focus. Can I create a wiki page for myself? I have some street cred and references. --Bossybritches (talk) 16:19, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there @Bossybritches! If by "wiki page for yourself" if you mean an autobiography, writing about yourself on Wikipedia is strongly discouraged. However, otherwise, feel free to follow the directions here to write your first article. Thanks, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 05:29, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I did work up a a page with citations and quotes in what I believe was neutral language and submitted it. A colleague said she submitted a page for me a long time ago, but it never appeared, so I thought I'd give it another crack! Bossybritches (talk) 14:01, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bossybritches (16:21, 6 June 2025)

I also wanted to ask about citations. I found a few articles on John Dowling in Academia.com that I wanted to cite, but could not find links to do that. Do you have any guidance? --Bossybritches (talk) 16:21, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! With regards to citations, please see here on guidelines of formatting them. However, with academia.com, please take note of the fact that not all of the sources there may be reliable since it may contain retracted papers, unreviewed preprints etc. Thanks, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 05:32, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. And Point taken re: Academia.com

Another question: if I am working on an edit and have to stop, will I be able to return to that article and make more changes?

Thanks! It looks like you are busy studying and I appreciate your replies. Bossybritches (talk) 13:59, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

With regards to the studying for finals template on my talkpage - I forgot to remove it, my exam season is over right now.

Unfortunately though, I don't think you will be able to return to an article and have your unsaved edit loaded if you do not initially save/complete your edit. ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 17:36, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AntiVandal Use

Hi, I noticed that you used AntiVandal to revert this edit on the page Mobile phone recycling. I think the use of AntiVandal here was inappropriate. I agree with your reasoning for the revert and that it should have been reverted, but I don't think AntiVandal should have been the tool used to do so. This appears to have been a good faith edit and also this IP user's first contribution to Wikipedia. I'm sure your intention was just to make doing the revert quicker, but I worry that from a newcomer's perspective seeing the "AntiVandal" tags attached to a reversion of their first edits may put them off contributing and may come across as WP:BITING. Could I please suggest that in future you limit use of AntiVandal to obvious vandalism? Thanks! SI09 (talk) 20:09, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @SI09, first things first sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for the reminder. I haven't been active on Wikipedia for a while as I was busy with IRL stuff for the past year and my policy knowledge is a bit dusty, will keep this in mind for future edits. Thanks, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 20:11, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Waymorefan (03:28, 17 June 2025)

Hi! I tried to link a new single by a music artist and it was removed wrongly. How do I cite a single that has been released? Link the official music video from YouTube? I was also told that Yahoo is not a reliable source, yet it’s the Rolling Stone official release information. Either way the person who removed it was extremely condescending and not helpful at all. --Waymorefan (talk) 03:28, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June thanks

Thank you for improving article quality in June! - I heard this music, yesterday, - streamed a day before at a different location. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:45, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from HussainJalbani (07:37, 25 June 2025)

Hey, how do i create new article? --HussainJalbani (talk) 07:37, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BrandPipal (15:41, 27 June 2025)

Hi, nice to emeet you. Help me guide and include me in your community. Thank you in anticipation. --BrandPipal (talk) 15:41, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2025 July newsletter

The third round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 June. This round was again competitive, with three contestants scoring more than 1,000 round points:

BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,314 round points, mostly from articles about athletes and politicians, including 20 good articles and 48 did you know articles
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,197 round points, mostly from military history articles, including 9 featured topic articles, two featured articles, and four good articles
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 1,055 round points, mostly from television station articles, including 27 good articles and 9 good topic articles

Everyone who competed in round 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far, while the full scores for round 3 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 4 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 1 featured picture, 9 featured-topic articles, 149 good articles, 27 good-topic articles, and more than 90 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 18 In the News articles, and they have conducted more than 200 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:50, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors' June 2025 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2025 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Hall of Fame: Congratulations to Dhtwiki for their well-deserved addition to the Hall of Fame last month, and thanks to GoldRomean for the nomination.

Election news: Voting in the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

April Blitz: 14 of the 25 editors who signed up for the April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 92,769 words in 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

May Drive: 31 of the 54 editors who signed up for the May 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 384,392 words in 216 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

June Blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 26,652 words in 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July Drive: Our July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive will begin on 1 July and finish on 31 July. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 02:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 148 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,270 articles.

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Question from ArgonForge (01:27, 2 July 2025)

Hi! This is interesting. I edited a page for the first time a moment ago and my change was understandably reverted, though I think mistakenly.So I made a login to see how all this works on Wikipedia, for once.

I guess my first question is how to substantiate my edits. What makes something stick? In this case it was the diameter of a specific type of half dollar coin that I happen to have and measured as significantly different than what's listed on the page for it. But I'm curious about the process more generally too. --ArgonForge (talk) 01:27, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]