User talk:Abs145
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Happy editing! fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 01:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
May 2025
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Hi Abs145! I noticed that you recently made an edit at This Place Rules and marked it as "minor", but it may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia: it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 01:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- thanks! Abs145 (talk) 03:20, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, but...
[edit]Hi, please double check the text once added, Italian cuisine isn't a draft. JacktheBrown (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
- hey thanks for double checking the content. I always check before i post so if you have a preference on the grammar or think it can be improved, please do so. no wikipedia pages, once published, are drafts - thats an obvious statement i don't need to be told! Abs145 (talk) 10:48, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
Welcome to the DCWC!
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Abs145, for the second running of the Developing Countries WikiContest, it is now open for submissions. Welcome to the contest! You can now list your work at your submissions page to earn points. The coordinators have addressed some of the queries at the last contest and we are hopeful that it'll turn out great for you—yes, you! If you haven't done so already, please review the following:
- New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions on the talk page.
- Got open nominations? List them at the review requests sidebar.
- Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews. Remember, reviews now award 10 points!
- Not sure if your article qualifies? See the scoring rules for more information or contact a coordinator.
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On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you the best of luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 10:05, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hi folks - thank you! I have just added a new page (a Trinidadi person of significance) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Ashe-Watt - how do I submit? I am not clear on the scoring rules and what type of points this would be eligible for. Abs145 (talk) 11:27, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- Absolutely! The DCWC awards points when an article passes at one of Wikipedia's content review venues. You can see a list of eligible ones at § Scores of the scoring page. Since you created the Norma Ashe-Watt article today, I would recommend nominating it to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, which you can do for the next seven days. First, though, the article needs to meet the notability guideline for people and be edited to only use reliable sources. I've left some inline tags for issues that need to be addressed on that front. If you nominate the article and it ends up appearing on the Main Page, it can be submitted to the contest! Please let me know if you have questions about any of this (I recognize it's probably a lot of information at once), or you can also ask at the Teahouse and an experienced editor will help you with your questions. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:45, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- thanks! I think it doesnt qualify (she lands in the UK) but she was on the list of suggested articles in the contest talk page... will still revisit your citation guidelines. its difficult as most info seems to come from the transcript of the interview, will seek out additional sources. Abs145 (talk) 16:03, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- Absolutely! The DCWC awards points when an article passes at one of Wikipedia's content review venues. You can see a list of eligible ones at § Scores of the scoring page. Since you created the Norma Ashe-Watt article today, I would recommend nominating it to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, which you can do for the next seven days. First, though, the article needs to meet the notability guideline for people and be edited to only use reliable sources. I've left some inline tags for issues that need to be addressed on that front. If you nominate the article and it ends up appearing on the Main Page, it can be submitted to the contest! Please let me know if you have questions about any of this (I recognize it's probably a lot of information at once), or you can also ask at the Teahouse and an experienced editor will help you with your questions. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:45, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
DCWC August update
[edit]We're a month into the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest, with stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard already! Our current top five contestants are:
- Spookyaki (submissions) – 256 points, mostly from a handful of GAs about women's history in Latin America as well as the 1991 Haitian coup d'état.
vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 229 points, back with a number of articles on abortion in various African countries.- simongraham (submissions) – 213 points, mainly from GAs on species of jumping spiders in both Africa and Azerbaijan.
PizzaKing13 (submissions) – 200 points, with five GAs on articles relating to Salvadoran politics, history, and griddle cakes.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) – 168 points from a few GAs, a few DYKs, and a few ITNs on athletes from a variety of countries.
Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier!
On behalf of the coordinators, we'd like to thank all the participants for helping to combat systemic bias on Wikipedia! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 03:36, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
CS1 error on Laura Loomer
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Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Laura Loomer, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
- A bare URL and missing title error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
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