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Happy editing! fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 01:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

May 2025

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)[reply]

thanks! Abs145 (talk) 03:20, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but...

Hi, please double check the text once added, Italian cuisine isn't a draft. JacktheBrown (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Welcome to the DCWC!

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:

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

DCWC August update

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)[reply]

CS1 error on Laura Loomer

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)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 17:57, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

October 2025

Hi, Abs145. Thanks for patrolling new pages. I've declined your deletion request for a page that you tagged for speedy deletion, because the criterion you used or the reason you gave does not cover this kind of page. Please take a moment to read the new tutorial for patrollers, criteria for speedy deletion, and particularly, the section covering non-criteria. Such pages are best tagged with proposed deletion or proposed deletion for biographies of living persons, or sent to the appropriate deletion discussion. Thanks! 204.111.137.106 (talk) 18:36, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

credible claim of significance is violated Abs145 (talk) 20:49, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that WP:CCS is only relevant to the criteria of WP:A7, WP:A9, and WP:A11, which apply only to a specifically listed set of topics and so is entirely irrelevant to this case, see WP:NOTCSD point 5. The CSD are specific and narrow, none of them applied. All bad speedy tags do is waste time so please refrain from tagging pages for speedy deletion until you have read and understood the criteria, thank you. 204.111.137.106 (talk) 21:11, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sorry - i felt it was 'invented' as a non-significant topic. i reviewed speedy deletion recs. Given your advice, I did merge + delete request. Abs145 (talk) 01:26, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 21:09, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't attack anyone. if anything the person attacked me for wasting their time. Please let me know what this is related to? Abs145 (talk) 21:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

talk pages

Hallo, Please remember to add new items to the bottom of a talk page, not the top. I've moved your post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women. Thanks. PamD 08:15, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thank you! Abs145 (talk) 23:11, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DCWC closing update

Two weeks ago, the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest came to a close! After three months of stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard, we have our winners. vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions), continuing his work on covering abortion in Africa, comes in third with 692 points. simongraham (submissions) comes in second with 763 points, largely from a slew of good articles about jumping spiders. And returning to the podium for the second year in a row, BeanieFan11 (submissions) takes the Gold Belt Buckle with a mind-boggling 946 points from his series of articles on sportpersons. Congratulations to our winners!

Amazingly, the award for the most countries covered goes to both BeanieFan11 (submissions) and simongraham (submissions), who each submitted articles under 30 flags! BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins for writing the most quality articles (16 good articles). For submitting 16 articles related to El Salvador, PizzaKing13 (submissions) wins the award for most submissions under one country. The award for most submissions related to women goes to both Spookyaki (submissions) (7 biographies about women) and vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) (21 related articles). And for the second year, simongraham (submissions) wins for the most reviews, having submitted 21!

Among the participants' contributions were 2 FAs, 5 FLs, 124 GAs, and an uncounted number of DYKs, ITNs, and reviews of every kind! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year, and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Nadia Latif (October 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by LuniZunie was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Nadia Latif and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
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– LuniZunie ツ_(talk) 21:38, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Abs145! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! – LuniZunie ツ_(talk) 21:38, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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331dot (talk) 20:22, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

what are you investigating me now b/c you all apply a 3 perfect source guideline to a blp? Abs145 (talk) 20:29, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No one is "investigating" you. I've simply given you mandatory notices related to the subjects of your editing. 331dot (talk) 20:57, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yep so you went and investigated what I edited as a result of not agreeing with me on a BLP discussion. its fine but I think its weird so I've called it out. Abs145 (talk) 21:03, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

funny bc i've been editing these pages for months w/ no notice Abs145 (talk) 21:04, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a volunteer project; editors are not required to perform any particular function. I will provide these notices if I see editors that need them. I didn't even go into your edit history- just looked at your user page. 331dot (talk) 21:09, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

awesome thanks you've been so cool and helpful! Abs145 (talk) 21:11, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Companies House info

Please stop using the information from Companies House as a source for personal information about a living person, as in Draft:Nadia Latif. You have now been told 3 times that this is not acceptable per WP:BLPPRIMARY. Although this information is undoubtedly reliable, it is information which a person has been obliged to reveal for official purposes, and not information which they have voluntarily published, so out of respect to their privacy we do not include this information where this is the only available source. PamD 09:28, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was told primary sourcing was not going to cut the mustard if it was not accompanied by 3 reliable sources. In the BLP primary you shared there’s no specific discussion of company house pages so I didn’t know it couldn’t be used. Please see comments nowhere I was told 3 times. Abs145 (talk) 17:18, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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