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I have removed the {{proposed deletion/dated}} tag from Bouzebal, which you proposed for deletion. reliable sources found and added to article, mindful of WP:BIAS. If you still think this article should be deleted, please do not add {{proposed deletion}} back to the page. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! SallyRenee (talk) 05:40, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
- Looks good, thank you for doing that! GraziePrego (talk) 06:05, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
Question from Dandel175 (17:12, 24 March 2025)
Hi i have created https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:David_Dancey_Wood Im trying to do To move a published draft wiki article to mainspace, you need to be an autoconfirmed user (account at least 4 days old with 10 edits). Then, click "More" and "Move", select "Article" as the namespace, confirm the title, and click "Move page"
but i do not have the More button anyware can you help please --Dandel175 (talk) 17:13, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi there,
- I have added the Articles For Creation template to the draft. This will allow you to submit the article to be reviewed, and then someone can accept it and move it into mainspace.
- Looking at the Draft I don't believe this article is currently suitable for mainspace. The images in the article are listed as being creative commons which I find surprising if they're examples of an artist's work? The writing is also very praising of David and doesn't seem encyclopaedic. If those are fixed up then it may be accepted when you submit. Also make sure the subject is WP:NOTABLE enough. GraziePrego (talk) 01:26, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
Question from Dandel175 (10:08, 25 March 2025)
Hi thanks for checking the article, I see messages regarding images I have permission for the Artist him self in writing were can I send this to show that I have the Artists Permission to use the images --Dandel175 (talk) 10:08, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving article quality in March! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:19, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
Today, 300 years of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1! We sang works for (mostly) double choir by Pachelbel, Johann Christoph Bach, Kuhnau/Bach, Gounod and Rheinberger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:31, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
Women in Green's May 2025 edit-a-thon
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Dissolution of the Australian House of Representatives
Would you be able to help me with the rollout of the template? The more editors are involved the faster the job can be completed. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 19:20, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
DYK for 2018 Batman by-election
On 1 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2018 Batman by-election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Batman had a hipster-proof fence in 2018? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2018 Batman by-election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2018 Batman by-election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Question from ItsTrueNow (19:53, 3 April 2025)
Hey Mentor !! Ive added a info thats not mentioned in making the topic look biased against WP:NPOV. So ive reverted it but didnt used proper source so someone noticed it and said about it and ive rectified it through talk page and now another one has removed it without any claim for removal or reason for removal . What should i do now ? Ive provided reliable , credible sources directly . Its clearly breaching neutrality. --ItsTrueNow (talk) 19:53, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Question from DJ STREETST on User talk:DJ STREETST (00:08, 4 April 2025)
Where will I change my profile --DJ STREETST (talk) 00:08, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Question from ElHijodelBarondelSoconusco on User talk:ElHijodelBarondelSoconusco (22:05, 5 April 2025)
... hello, GraziePrego How long does it take to my contribution to get published? Or what else do I need to do? Thank you --ElHijodelBarondelSoconusco (talk) 22:05, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
Question from Damiamvhenry (08:37, 6 April 2025)
What is the best way to start here on Wikipedia? --Damiamvhenry (talk) 08:37, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
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Concern regarding Draft:Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election
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Question from FarmToTheWorld FuturisticsOfAgriculture on Help:Preferences (23:29, 11 June 2025)
delete account --FarmToTheWorld FuturisticsOfAgriculture (talk) 23:29, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election
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Question from Kcsekander on Ariana (02:48, 17 July 2025)
Sentence for footnote 8 removedsince since it seems irrelevant to the rest of the sentence. In addition, it is also Iran-centric. --Kcsekander (talk) 02:48, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Hisham Ibn Mu'adh (21:16, 12 June 2025)
How you doin --Hisham Ibn Mu'adh (talk) 21:16, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Àdex Remmy on Speed dating (12:29, 23 April 2025)
Hello am new here please how can I connect with the people that are looking for a black responsible person to marry with? --Àdex Remmy (talk) 12:29, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
- ????? Wikipedia is not a dating site. GraziePrego (talk) 14:33, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Question from Breezygamer117 (05:29, 24 April 2025)
Quick question, is there a way to officially join a wikipedia project instead of just editing the page? I'm looking to join WP:FISH. Any info would be helpful, thanks! --Breezygamer117 (talk) 05:29, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
- The way to join is to add your name to the list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fishes#Participants
- That's all you need to do to ofishially join :) Happy editing! GraziePrego (talk) 05:40, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
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April music
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Thank you for improving article quality in April! - My story is about music that Bach and Picander gave the world 300 years (and 19 days) ago, - listen (on the conductor's birthday) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
I finally managed to upload the pics I meant for Easter, see places. - Also finally, I managed a FAC, Easter Oratorio. I wanted that on the main page for Easter Sunday, but no, twice. You are invited to join a discussion about what "On this day" means, day or date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Pomelo
I was browsing the rewards board when I saw there was one out for "citrus fruit GAs", after having coincidentally done a GA review for Pomelo, a citrus fruit. Anyway, @GraziePrego, I think you owe @Chiswick Chap a barnstar. Mrfoogles (talk) 22:23, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- Oh lovely, thank you for pointing that out. :) GraziePrego (talk) 06:58, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Thank you very much! :) GraziePrego (talk) 14:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Question from Arthur Reichhardt (20:59, 16 May 2025)
Good day, I want to create a Wikipedia page for my rugby club Connect NTK RFC and share the clubs background and history we had 23 Springboks who also played for the club.
Is there some sort of way you can create it in order for me to edit and add information? As well as the club badge? --Arthur Reichhardt (talk) 20:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Question from Revirtualizer (17:07, 15 May 2025)
is there a way to find articles with specific improvements needed, for example if there is information in spanish that the article does not have in english? --Revirtualizer (talk) 17:07, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Revirtualizer I don't know too much about this topic, but this may help? Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English GraziePrego (talk) 11:10, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Edit on Wurundjeri
Hi there, please do not use the term 'Aborigines' as it is widely considered offensive in Australia. Thank you for your well-intentioned edit. Poketama (talk) 08:21, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the clarification @Poketama, as a fellow Australian I am aware of that- the bit I was reverting was the edit which introduced incorrect wording- saying there were x thousand "peoples" which wasn't correct as that implies x thousand separate groups, which was not the intended meaning of the sentence. GraziePrego (talk) 10:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Question from BlueNoteEditor (18:01, 17 May 2025)
Hello! Thank you for your help. I created an article but I am not sure how to publish. Can you help me? Thank you. --BlueNoteEditor (talk) 18:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
- What article have you created? GraziePrego (talk) 04:12, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- I tried to create via the Wikipedia Article Wizard. Is it lost now? I cannot locate it. I thought is was saved as a draft. They said someone would review and get back to me but I have not heard from anyone. I obviously have a lot to learn. Thanks for your help and patience. BlueNoteEditor (talk) 14:27, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Articles for Creation backlog drive
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(Personal attack removed 17 July 2025) Icecold (talk) 11:16, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:Oh I say, what are you doing? Come down from there at once! Really, you're making a frightful exhibition of yourself. GraziePrego (talk) 11:21, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
- (Personal attack removed 17 July 2025) Icecold (talk) 11:26, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
== which sources need to be deleted == Draft:Prashant Madanmohan
hi, please help me out , which sources need to be deleted in this draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Prashant_Madanmohan Thehugolion (talk) 08:59, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Thehugolion, sources like amazon, goodreads, Imdb, are not reliable sources. The sources directly from Cognishift are all primary sources as well. WP:RELIABLE and WP:BLPPRIMARY are good reads about this :) GraziePrego (talk) 11:03, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
- thanks, i've followed your instructions ! Thehugolion (talk) 18:58, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
May thanks
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Thank you for improving article quality in May. One of mine was Jadwiga Rappé. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:55, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
Question from Clintplayz (05:17, 28 May 2025)
Hallo!! Uhh do people usually dislike/downvote edit revisions? I corrected the page regarding the "List of wars by death tolls" by removing the Javanese wars, which the last revision had it on the 2nd spot above the mongolian conquest (along with it's Deaths being "0.23 million", no percentage, and no citation), while my edit is the current revision, my edit has been disliked/downvoted 110+ times, is that normal? --The Player (talk) 05:17, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ah I see what you mean- the “-110” is the number of characters you removed from the page, not upvotes or downvotes :) GraziePrego (talk) 05:21, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
Question from Clintplayz (05:21, 28 May 2025)
Greetings!! Please disregard the last question I have asked, since i have researched and found that the numbers indicates that the edit added/removed a number of bytes (corresponding to characters) to the page, my apologies --The Player (talk) 05:21, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
Corsican Citron
Hi! I saw your article request on the reward board about bringing a citrus article up to GA, and I brought Corsican citron up to GA. Зэгс ус (talk) 17:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
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Hello am new here and was assigned to you, I hope to learn from you. Thank you Author Street (talk) 20:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome GraziePrego! I'm glad that you are joining the June 2025 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
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- An RfC is open to determine whether the English Wikipedia community should adopt a position on AI development by the WMF and its affiliates.
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- A new feature called Multiblocks will be deployed on English Wikipedia on the week of June 2. See the relevant announcement on the administrators' noticeboard.
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- An arbitration case named Indian military history has been opened. Evidence submissions for this case close on 8 June.
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Question from Entergalactico (01:08, 10 June 2025)
Hey can i publish a homepage on a business figure from my country and how to make a full report with pictures and all --Entergalactico (talk) 01:08, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
- Try reading this first :) WP:FIRST GraziePrego (talk) 03:14, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from RussByTheCliff (04:30, 12 June 2025)
Hello,
I have someone I saw live. Their story is crazy and I spoke to them about a wikipedia article. They dont see themselves as techy enough to know what to do. I've been thinking about it and think he deserves a page. He's done more than enough. How would I go about this?
All with proper links online this guy is a full time award winning tv appearing comedian, who has climbed the ladder from homelessness and drug addiction. He has been the UK Joke Champion, is playing the main comedy stage at Glastonbury and accidentally became an undercover reporter for national newspapers during the covid pandemic and took 1.5billion pounds off a multinational company by revealing practices of modern day slavery in the UK. This was commented on by the prime minister and laws got changed.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr/02/knock-knock-jokes-homeless-comedian-kev-mud-pun
This is the article he wrote with the editor of the guardian (he is credited at the bottom) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/04/boohoo-booms-leicester-garment-factories-linked-lockdown
He is on the main Glastonbury stages here- https://glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2025/?view=artists
heres another article on him https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/features/kev-mud-homeless-to-stand-up-interview/
Another https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-comedian-went-being-homeless-9599158
Another https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68284422
Here he is in The Sun, next to Shakespeare https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33283761/local-shop-name-best-puns-britain/
His 'comedy cv' https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/kev-mud/ --RussByTheCliff (talk) 04:30, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Idris86 (13:44, 13 June 2025)
Good day could you please assist me in moving my article out of sandbox --Idris86 (talk) 13:44, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Isfahan62 (18:31, 17 June 2025)
Hello GraziePrego. I am pleased that my article "Gwen Lamont" has been created, but am puzzled how we proceed from here. For instance do I attempt to make my wording more encyclopedic or do I leave it for others? Do I create links to existing related wikipedia articles (Sir Cornelius Kortright, Annora Brown, Betty McNaught) ? If so how? etc etc etc. Isfahan62. --Isfahan62 (talk) 18:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Rammehar1313 on Draft:Jaspal Singh Atwal (18:24, 20 June 2025)
Can you please check this draft Jaspal Singh Atwal and help me to more improve --Rammehar1313 (talk) 18:24, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving article quality in June! - I heard this music, yesterday, - streamed a day before at a different ___location. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
June Backlog Drive is almost over!
Hi! Thanks for participating in the Articles for Creation June Backlog Drive! We've done amazing work so far, dropping the backlog by more than 2000 drafts already. We have around 2100 drafts outstanding, and we need your help to get that down to zero in 5 days. We can do this, but we need all hands on deck to make this happen. A list of the pending drafts can be found at WP:AFCSORT, where you can select submissions in your area of interest. Thank you so much for your work so far, and happy reviewing! – DreamRimmer ■ 01:32, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Gaiacoyote (20:24, 26 June 2025)
Hi GraziePrego. I appreciate your availability. I just created the page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryphantha_compacta That looks OK but I set the page to be for Coryphantha cornifera. Apparently there's a redirect. Now the page's title says one thing, but the whole page refers to a different species. I've checked with the usual sources like POWO and they mention no synonym status for the name I use. Not quite sure how to handle this. Thanks. Gaiacoyote (talk) 20:24, 26 June 2025 (UTC) (gayacoyote)
May 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award
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Question from Truthlinker (06:39, 29 June 2025)
I’m new here and came across your work while exploring related topics. I’d love to contribute more on Wikipedia and learn from experienced editors like you.
If you ever need help with any page maintenance, citations, or general cleanup, I’d be happy to assist in my free time. Appreciate any tips or suggestions you have!
Thanks, TruthLinker --Truthlinker (talk) 06:39, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors' June 2025 Newsletter
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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. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Question from Hayden Eurovision editor (07:15, 4 July 2025)
Hello!I am always posting the right media and information,always double-checked and I am posting it only because I know it.I am very interested in editing articles about Eurovision and making them longer/righter/more interesting.Which articles need to be changed for them to look more interesting and with good quality? --Hayden Eurovision editor (talk) 07:15, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from K317hAr (02:38, 28 June 2025)
Hi Ixtal,
I created a page as a tribute for a journalist as I see pages created for many of his fellow journalists faced same challenges, but the page is failed to publish. Is it because my account is new or am I doing something wrong? --K317hAr (talk) 02:38, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- Same happened to me.I am not a professional,but it may look like some editors/publishers/staff thought it may look more like an essay,than a Wikipedia page for help.Same happened when I tried to create a page for the Monegasque Eurovision national selections translated from French Wikipedia,but they thought it's an essay-like page. Hayden Eurovision editor (talk) 07:18, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Kealeboga kobile (21:03, 4 July 2025)
Hello how can I add a link when editing articles? --Kealeboga kobile (talk) 21:03, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
- I am not a mentor,but I can help.First,you need to open the text editor (not the visual one,the one with only text and a lot of these:<>.Then,you need to click "Cite" in the left corner.Choose "Cite web".Then copy the URL of the source you want to cite,paste it there,name the citing (basically something like "Eurovision Turkey Results" as I did for Paker (Turkey Eurovision representative in 1996 and 1997).You can also add the date of the edit and the name of the website you're citing.Hope that's helpful for you.Good luck! Hayden Eurovision editor (talk) 12:00, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a talk page discussion, speedy deletion criterion G13 has been amended to remove "Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text."
- WP:Manual of Style/Superscripts and subscripts was upgraded to a guideline following a RfC discussion.
Miscellaneous
- The 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
- Administrator elections will take place this month. Administrator elections are an alternative to RFA that is a gentler process for candidates due to secret voting and multiple people running together. The call for candidates is July 9–15, the discussion phase is July 18–22, and the voting phase is July 23–29. Get ready to submit your candidacy, or (with their consent) to nominate a talented candidate!
Question from Lanceohmar (11:08, 8 July 2025)
Hello how I will do a Post image in Wikipedia --Lanceohmar (talk) 11:09, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
June 2025 AfC backlog drive award
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June 2025 AfC backlog drive award |
| Thank you GraziePrego for participating in the June 2025 AfC backlog drive. Your dedication and sustained efforts in reducing the backlog and contributions to Wikipedia's content review process are sincerely appreciated! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 13:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC) |
== which sources need to be deleted == Draft:Prashant Madanmohan
Question from Osamaa Ahamed on User:Osamaa Ahamed (18:51, 21 July 2025)
Halo --Osamaa Ahamed (talk) 18:51, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Osamaa Ahamed on Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/1 (19:20, 21 July 2025)
Ethiopia --Osamaa Ahamed (talk) 19:20, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
Reward board
Hello @GraziePrego! I promoted the Marmalade (a type of citrus spread) to Good Article status. Floating Orb (talk) 16:54, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
- Does this count for your reward post? Floating Orb (talk) 03:54, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Joanlab (21:15, 8 July 2025)
Hi. I am editing the article that has been created for me on Wikipedia by others. I have made some corrections but did those before I "joined" so I guess those corrections and additions may or may not be added. I can check my "article" and confirm those (if possible). For instance, someone listed my birth-name using a variation of my legal working name but not including my actual birth name. I have corrected that. I have also added the names of some choreographers with whom I have worked (in addition to Merce Cunningham). I will make additional changes as I have time. --Joanlab (talk) 21:15, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Joanlab, which article is this? GraziePrego (talk) 05:51, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Jlicciardi (19:16, 10 July 2025)
Hi there - I'm curious about editing -- what is the best way to start being more helpful to the community? --Jlicciardi (talk) 19:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia, @Jlicciardi! There are lots of different things you can do. A great list of different tasks can be found at the Wikipedia:Task Center. One good way to get started is to do copy editing, essentially going and improving the wording of particular articles. There are lists of articles tagged as needing copy editing which you can find here :) GraziePrego (talk) 05:55, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Theresa DiMasi (13:35, 15 July 2025)
Hi, I want to create a page for someone else, and don't know how to change the title of it. Right now it says Create User: and my name. Needs to be a different name. --Theresa DiMasi (talk) 13:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Theresa DiMasi (14:02, 15 July 2025)
And a followup to that question -- do I have to publish a user name, my name, first, before writing a Wikipedia page for someone else? Is that what this means: To start a page called User:Theresa DiMasi, type in the box below. When you are done, preview the page to check for errors and then publish it.
I don't want a page named myself right now. --Theresa DiMasi (talk) 14:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- No you don't have to publish a user page before making a page for someone else. You can ignore it when it says to start the page for User:Theresa DiMasi. GraziePrego (talk) 14:03, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Bdonley33! (17:30, 15 July 2025)
Hi and thanks!
I'm totally new to this - I used to have another account that I used to edit existing articles, but this is the first time I have ever tried to add new pages to Wikipedia...
And apparently, I don't know what I am doing...
I started something in my sandbox for a big West Texas business called Betenbough Homes, but when I went to publish it, it published with my sandbox name rather than with "Betenbough Homes."
How do you publish a page from the sandbox correctly?
Plus whatever other advice you have would be amazing!!!
Thanks again!
Ben --Bdonley33! (talk) 17:30, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:How to create a page is a great place to start for that :) I can give more advice on the page once you've made it. GraziePrego (talk) 02:55, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
re: Fabricio Bloisi
Hey sorry I should not have included that; I just wanted to meet the criteria for references and tried to squeeze it in Eloquentverse (talk) 06:34, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- I don't understand though, did you put it in or did an AI put it in? Because you just put a totally fictitious sentence in, and then added a source to try and pass it off as a sourced piece of information. That is serious deception if you did that deliberately. GraziePrego (talk) 06:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- No i did not mean any deception or harm whatsoever with that. I should have removed it, and double checked the source. I am indeed incredibly sorry :/ Eloquentverse (talk) 06:43, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- "It developed mobile content services including ringtones and Brazil's first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) search portal.[4]" The source makes no mention of the development of ringtones or the "first wireless application protocol".
- Please, please go check through every single source to make sure that the information contained in a sentence is actually sourced to the source. You cannot trust the output of AIs to write articles for this exact reason, they will produce a sentence with a source- but the source will not correspond to the sentence. GraziePrego (talk) 06:47, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- I will triple check all of the referenced quotes and sources and rewrite again If needed!! I Again apologize I am trying to get better at this without AI assistance Eloquentverse (talk) 06:50, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Eloquentverse thank you for doing that. :) GraziePrego (talk) 07:30, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- thank you for taking it easy on me xD Eloquentverse (talk) 14:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Eloquentverse thank you for doing that. :) GraziePrego (talk) 07:30, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- I will triple check all of the referenced quotes and sources and rewrite again If needed!! I Again apologize I am trying to get better at this without AI assistance Eloquentverse (talk) 06:50, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- No i did not mean any deception or harm whatsoever with that. I should have removed it, and double checked the source. I am indeed incredibly sorry :/ Eloquentverse (talk) 06:43, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Saketbivalkar (14:17, 21 July 2025)
which is correct format for citations? --Saketbivalkar (talk) 14:17, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
- Use the "cite" button at the top right when editing. GraziePrego (talk) 02:52, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
Request for Review of Claudia Lynx Wikipedia Page
Dear @GraziePrego, I have once again edited the Wikipedia page for Draft:Claudia Lynx - Wikipedia, significantly expanding the content and adding credible sources to enhance its quality. While most of the sources are in Persian and Arabic, I’ve also included English-language references to meet Wikipedia’s standards. I’ve put considerable effort and time into ensuring this page aligns with Wikipedia’s guidelines and policies. I believe the page is now ready for publication, especially considering that I’ve included 117 reliable sources—far more than many other Wikipedia pages that lack even a single reference. I kindly request that you review the page again and provide feedback. Thank you for taking the time to read my message, and I truly appreciate your consideration. WikiNourma (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @WikiNourma, I will let another reviewer have a look at the draft rather than me reviewing it again. I notice though that there's still plenty of citations to YouTube and social media on there, these should be removed from the draft. GraziePrego (talk) 02:52, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for your response @GraziePrego
- I believe the sources referencing YouTube and social media are essential for the article. The YouTube sources are tied to her 1995 performance on the Tamasha network, while the other two cover her interview with Persian Network at the Los Angeles Auto Show and her denial of a relationship with Tito Jackson. Honestly, I searched extensively for written sources for these videos, but unfortunately, they weren’t available on the Archive.org, or the links didn’t work. The two Facebook sources are also relevant; one about the last time she was seen, and the other about her final post.
- If you think these sources aren’t necessary, I can remove them. Please let me know, Thanks. WikiNourma (talk) 10:55, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Drjuanrodriguez (05:32, 26 July 2025)
Hi there!
I'm trying to propose an article for deletion but keep failing at placing the tag correctly.
Can you please advise on what I'm doing wrong?
Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Russell_(Dow_Theory)
Thanks! --Drjuanrodriguez (talk) 05:32, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Shababell555 (21:51, 27 July 2025)
How can I make money --Shababell555 (talk) 21:51, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
- Editing Wikipedia is about volunteering and having fun, not about making money. Get that advice elsewhere. GraziePrego (talk) 22:33, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
July thanks
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Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Three Ukrainian topics were on the main page today, at least at the beginning, RD and DYK, - see my talk. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you @Gerda Arendt and excellent work as always. I am very happy to say I am extremely close to my 12,000th edit, which I am excited and proud about. :) Happy editing! GraziePrego (talk) 01:42, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks, that's good news! - Three of "my" recent deaths bios are on the main page right now, one my story today, Gary Karr, and I loved to find his breakthrough concert in 1962 as a video. In my music today I match it with 9 other double bassists, 7 conducted by a person who's birthday is today - coincidence ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- On Bach's day of death, I decorated my user pages in memory, with his music, and my story ends on "peace". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
- A beautiful sentiment, Gerda :) GraziePrego (talk) 13:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Bobby calf awareness day (10:52, 29 July 2025)
Hi Could you please help me create a page for us?
Is this message public? --Bobby calf awareness day (talk) 10:52, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
Women in Red August 2025
Announcements:
Tip of the month:
Other ways to participate:
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--Rosiestep (talk) 14:49, 30 July 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Question from BenAvital100 (16:34, 31 July 2025)
- BenAvital100's mentor Clovermoss is away.
Hey! There’s something I’ve been wondering. About my signature. I don’t understand, I keep inserting my name in the box and even when it says it changes I can’t insert it on pages. I just wanna understand what it is since the Help:VisualEditor page is not up-to-date for everything there is and I’m very confused. --Ben Avital (talk) 16:34, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hey, I’m not sure I understand sorry, you seem to be adding your signature to comments fine? GraziePrego (talk) 23:13, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
Submission of my draft review - Avra Banerjee
Hi @GraziePrego, thank you for reviewing my draft on Avra Banerjee. I noticed that the submission was declined with the reason that it contains promotional or advertising content. Could you kindly help me understand specifically which parts of the article or which sources were considered promotional? I’d like to revise it to meet Wikipedia’s neutrality and sourcing standards, but I want to make sure I correct the appropriate sections. Swtysinha (talk) 05:15, 2 August 2025 (UTC) Swtysinha (talk) 05:19, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, this is an example, the section that just reads “Avra Banerjee views music as both a spiritual and intellectual pursuit. His compositions often incorporate unconventional rhythmic cycles, multi-modal melodic structures, and a commitment to emotional authenticity and experimentation.”. This also has no source, so it just seems like a promotional glowing description of the subject. I would also recommend you go through and put citations on each paragraph throughout the whole article, it’s currently unclear what information is actually supported by sources. GraziePrego (talk) 05:48, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- thanks a lot, I have now made required modifications, but I cannot edit the section above "Early Life" - can you please advise how to do it, rest I think I have taken care of."Avra Banerjee is an Indian-born classical musician, composer, and sarod player based in Perth, Western Australia. Known for his mastery in blending Indian classical music with global and contemporary forms, he is a prolific recording artist and a prominent figure in world music fusion.' Swtysinha (talk) 04:07, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
- @Swtysinha, the draft contains the following terms and phrases: "multifaceted artistic profile", "work spans", "received appreciation", "he was honored", "His achievements were further recognized", honorees, "awards deserve a mention", "multiple recognitions", "major outlets", "featured in", eminent, legendary, prominent, renowned, mastery and prolific. It shows the hallmarks of being generated by a LLM and is unsuitable for an encyclopaedic entry. TarnishedPathtalk 05:53, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
Quotations
Hi my dear mentor,
I was wondering how I could make quotations and references? Right now I have some pages that you could look at where I have the quotation as just a normal paragraph. MillieSP (talk) 23:20, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
- Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.
Technical news
- Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as
All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
- The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
- The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as
- The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
- The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.
Miscellaneous
- Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.
Question from Rupamswiki (03:05, 10 August 2025)
I am unable to publish my page. Can you help? --Rupamswiki (talk) 03:05, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of ADAMTS15
If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.
A tag has been placed on ADAMTS15 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10085599/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 16:28, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
ADAMTS15 - Context
I reviewed the speedy delete nomination (as a copyright violation) of ADAMTS15, and removed the tag, as it seemed that the "copied" words were scientific descriptions, etc. I noticed that a {{context}} tag had been added -- "This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader." I am not familiar with the topic, so am in no position to add information. If you could address the issue and expand further, that would be great. Thanks. — ERcheck (talk) 16:47, 17 August 2025 (UTC)