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About Hutchison China Meditech article

Hello, @AllyD:! I noticed your warning about posting my articles on Hutchison China Meditech and Hutchison MediPharma being a COI (Conflict of Interest). Please don't misinterpret my intentions!!! I am not hired or paid by the either companies to post these articles. I am merely a student who has gained an interest in the growing pharmaceutical industry in China. I decided to post articles of Hutchison China Meditech ans well as Hutchison MediPharma purely out of the my own interest. I believe that Hutchison China Meditech may very well be on the rise to being a major player in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, and I merely wish that others interested in this company for the same or other reasons have access to a wikipedia page containing public information regarding the company. I hope that my wikipedia page will prove to be a more convenient option of learning about Hutchison China Meditech.

Abour Dev (Leader) articles

I am sorry to inform you that Nepalese Farmers are dominated by Other society of Nepali, but Mr, Dev is fighting for farmer respects and development in Nepal. so, e like him too. ple sir, help us to create this page . Our group thanks you too much for your cooperation.(Redirected from Wikipedia:SOCK) we use official laptop due to electricity problem,

Shiva Prasad Dhawal (born July 14, 1987), better known as Dev or Dhawal (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is a Nepalese Farmers’ Leader, Writer (Article, Story, Poem Essay and Song), Agro Planner, Farming in Farm, Self business and radio/FM host. He was discovered by the record label in Madhesh of Nepal, In FSC Rupandehi, and A real Farmer via Myspace after His friend Rajesh and Mahesh, posted His Ledgering to some beats. Farmers’ Short Videos " Organic Farming" was Sampled in Far East Movement's organic Farming "Rice Farming in Nepal" which reached number 1 in the Nepal, and sold over 80% farmers’ work on their Agro business in the country. He was Participated to Paddy Day in July 2007, and Speech His idea to develop Nepal By Farmer "Economic Crisis is Eliminated by Agro Development in Nepal" Which reached the top Leader Speech in the Nepal. His first poem The Love Thinker in Nepali was publics on 2008 in Chhitijh Yearly of BMC Annual Book. Dev in 2008 Confrence with Rupandehi FM about politics |leadership in Nepal, EPs and the second part as a follow up to part one. He's a radio host of the popular radio by Siddharthanagar, founded in 2000. In 2016 Dev started promoting “International Farmers’ Work as Self Business” A real Article book, which is set to be released after 1st “International Farmers’ Day” of Jun 10, 2017 in Kathamandu Nepal.

about this articles is on process of working (creating) ple...help us to make a critical article's, but never delete this page. if any problem about it then send a message on (rupandehifsc@gmail.com or 00977-9801346702) I try to correct it. Thanks User:Dev_Dhawal

Tea Nguyen

Hi. Thanks for your review and suggestions. I also notice that qTrace and qTest eXplorer should be merged but as a new wiki user I'm not too sure how to do it. For the qTest eXplorer page it is a renamed product so I feel it should be mentioned since qTrace no longer exists, yet the secondary sources for qTest eXplorer are not that many. Any suggestions on how can I re-write (or merge) the two articles and remove those tags?

For the proposed deletion of qTest. It's a major product of a company, there are lots of products in same category that have wiki pages, with length at that short, so I don't know why qTest got restricted. I tried to include only historic data and relevant information that someone of interest would want to know about qTest. I also tried to include some secondary sources as possible... Not too sure how to best write article as such since I made no attempt of advertising or so...

It will be much appreciated to let me know. Thank you. Tea Nguyen (talk) 3:30, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Liberty League

It definitely is notable. It's been mentioned in national press a number of times...

Regarding speedy delete of Onarbor page

Hi AllyD, I created the page, Onarbor, and would like to fix it such that it will be acceptable to be published on Wikipedia. Onarbor.com is my website and company. Our business model is based off of Kickstarter that is why I used Kickstarter's wiki page as a guide to developing our wiki page. I apologize for cutting and pasting kickstarter's page in order to create Onarbor's page. I took a break from finishing Onarbor's page before removing the blatant copyrighting without realizing that Wikipedia editors would delete it so quickly before I had a chance to finalize it. My sincere apologies, this is the 1st wikipedia page I've ever created. I've re-submitted the Onarbor page to address the copyrighting. I've removed all references that were Kickstarter-specific and changed the sentence-structure and wording to be unique to Onarbor. Hopefully this will be more in line with Wikipedia's policies. Again, I'm truly sorry about this. Thank you,

Tim Peterson User:Trpeters1

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Akanwali, Haryana, AllyD.

Unfortunately Kudpung has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

Please add Template:Infobox settlement

To reply, leave a comment on Kudpung's talk page.

Interview invitation from a Wikipedia researcher in University of Minnesota

Hello AllyD,

I am Bowen Yu, a Ph.D. student from GroupLens Research at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Currently, we are undertaking a study about turnover (editors leaving and joining) in WikiProjects within Wikipedia. We are trying to understand the effects of member turnovers in the WikiProject group, in terms of the group performance and member interaction, with a purpose of learning how to build successful online communities in future. More details about our project can be found on this meta-wiki page.

I would like to invite you for an interview if you are interested in our study and willing to share your experience with us. The interview will be about 30 - 45 minutes via either Skype or Google Hangout. You will receive a $10 gift card as compensation afterwards.

Please reach me at bowen@cs.umn.edu if you are interested or have any questions.

Thank you,

Bowen

Hello, AllyD. You have new messages at Bobo.03's talk page.
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Lemongrass

Please add then, the references, also at the other LemonGrass Mexican Children group. Thank you!

Invitation to participate in a discussion about publicly disclosing subscribers of TWL resources

Hi AllyD, I have started a discussion over our Village pump with the aim of maintaining a public list of all editors who are granted access to any TWL resource. Your thoughts and opinions on the proposal are welcome:-) Regards, ∯WBG^converse

Maintenance template removal

Dear AllyD, thank you for the welcoming message. I used to edit and improve Wikipedia pages back in 2013,2014 and 2015. Now, I am back for my favourite hobby. Looking forward to improving more and more pages. I have read what is needed to be done, but unfortunately, cannot see why you put this. Could you be more specific? I have gone through it before deleting the Maintenance template. Checked for grammatical and other mistakes. Thank you for understanding.

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello AllyD,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello AllyD,

Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

2022 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello AllyD,

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Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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Question from Radhikaseoexpert (11:53, 1 April 2025)

why page get deleted everytime i create? --Radhikaseoexpert (talk) 11:53, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User blocked by Jimfbleak and no edits remain visible, so presumably they were attempts to introduce inappropriate content. AllyD (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from GörelB (16:12, 2 April 2025)

Hi! How do I add a text box hovering above the link? Thanks! --GörelB (talk) 16:12, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, I guess that only applies to internal wikilinks and not external ones. GörelB (talk) 16:18, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GörelB, internal wikilinks are always preferable to external links in the body of an article. Apart from anything else, they help indicate likely notability for each list item. In the case of the List of translators and interpreters associations, I see the organisation that you linked does have an article on the Swedish Wikipedia: sv:Sveriges facköversättarförening. Noting your comment in the edit summary, the other point to be careful about is conflict of interest: in this case, it was a purely factual addition, but it is better to propose changes on the article Talk page when one has an involvement. (Also pinging Liance who is your mentor, but is unavailable at present.) AllyD (talk) 07:46, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Munene E. Mutuma on Darryl Foster (19:46, 3 April 2025)

I have added a citation, the first one to YouTube. Should the [citation needed] block be removed? If so, how? --Munene E. Mutuma (talk) 19:46, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Munene E. Mutuma, looking at the article, it now has that Youtube reference plus a Goodreads one both covering the subject's self-description. WP:SELFSOURCE #5 stresses that an article should not be based primarily on self-published sources, so it would really be better to find a reliable 3rd party source. AllyD (talk) 21:07, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @AllyD, thank you for the response. Well received. Munene E. Mutuma (talk) 07:32, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

so, should I drop the self published reference? Munene E. Mutuma (talk) 07:33, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
i wouldn't remove the self-published references without better replacement references, as they do provide at least some verification of what is being said about the subject. It would be good to get 3rd party references also because at the moment it isn't clear that the subject is notable. AllyD (talk) 16:53, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Northeast India International Travel Mart for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Northeast India International Travel Mart is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Northeast India International Travel Mart until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 03:06, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MrGlassWontBreak (06:11, 8 April 2025)

Hello, im very new here, but I do live to write, and I’m very confident in my ability to contribute to the topics I’m interested in. Im very excited and have made a few edits, I would really appreciate it if you could go through them and point out my mistakes and how I might be able to fix them. I’d also appreciate a to know if there is any easier way to find reliable sources(preferably related to movies, comic books, tv shows etc), and instructions on how to cite better. Looking forward to your help and Tutilage. --MrGlassWontBreak (talk) 06:11, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MrGlassWontBreak, what I saw of your first batch of edits looked fine; there was just that one point that I mentioned on your Talk page about preferred date formats here. Finding reliable sources can be a problem, especially in any field of interest where there is a lot of fan and publicity writing. In fields as diverse as business and jazz music, there are sites like Forbes and Allaboutjazz which publish decent bylined critical evaluations but also press releases. So sometimes you end up trying to evaluate a possible source, asking yourself "Who is saying this? And why?"- not easy! More generally, this page and its links can help. AllyD (talk) 06:58, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Danenriquezor (09:20, 10 April 2025)

hey, i was wondering if i could write an artical about a killer if the killer only as two victims? and the crime was committed in 2022? --Danenriquezor (talk) 09:20, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Danenriquezor, carrying out any crime does not in itself providing a person with lasting notability here: see WP:PERP. The other consideration would be whether the person had actually been convicted: otherwise it would stand only as an allegation and WP:BLP considerations would be crucial. AllyD (talk) 17:55, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thank you Danenriquezor (talk) 12:20, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Anupa Umal on St. Mary's Church, Negombo (11:26, 10 April 2025)

Hello..I need ur help...im really sorry I deleted all the reference and bibibliography in st marys church negombo wikipedia ..can u please restore that..im sorry --Anupa Umal (talk) 11:26, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anupa Umal, I have restored all these references (I hope!) using the article history. The Mobile Editing experience can, I know from personal experience, be a bit awkward and doesn't always give what was expected. If you find an unwanted outcome, on mobile view you can click the "Last edited..." line at the bottom of the article to see and compare each revision in the history. Sometimes the easiest thing when you don't like your own edit is to hit the rollback command. Anyway, hoping you won't need that on future edits! AllyD (talk) 17:50, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Xanaxwixard on History of stepwells in Gujarat (01:33, 14 April 2025)

Hello. I was trying to add a source to the introductory page of this article, just as a test run to see if I could figure it out. Almost immediately it was flagged by a bot. Could you take a look when you have time --Xanaxwixard (talk) 01:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Xanaxwixard, the Bot was just flagging that your added reference doesn't provide the title of the source article, which you can deal with by adding title=Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat into the reference. Although the URL is the crucial part of the reference, titles are useful too, as they provide a bit more information to readers. It is also useful because, over time, external URLs often disappear or get moved, so having the title helps anyone trying to rescue the missing reference look for the source elsewhere. AllyD (talk) 07:08, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you :) I understand now. Xanaxwixard (talk) 00:09, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It isn’t super clear to me how to edit my already made source :/ but in future I will certainly know how to title them. When trying to fix this, should I be in “source” editing? When I go to visual editing I can’t edit my reference at all, but I don’t understand the source editing format. Sorry to ask so many questions ! Xanaxwixard (talk) 00:14, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Xanaxwixard, personally I don't use the Visual Editor, but I know its referencing functionality has improved in recent years. Trying it out on my sandbox, if I click on the superscript number of a reference, the reference info appears in a popup box with an Edit button (on desktop) or at the bottom of the screen with a Pen icon (on mobile); these allow the Title etc. to be amended. (Myself, I use the source editor, for which gadgets such as WP:REFTOOLS can lighten the load of inputting the right parameters.) AllyD (talk) 08:08, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BrodyMK64 (02:52, 14 April 2025)

Hi there, I was told in my success email for the first ever article I wrote that I no longer had to go through the draft approval system and I could create articles myself. How do I actually go about doing that? Thanks! --BrodyMK64 (talk) 02:52, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrodyMK64, the most basic way to create an article is just to Search on the title and then use the instructions at The page "Blahblah" does not exist. You can click on "Blahblah" to create the page... and publish a basic article. But I wouldn't really recommend that approach! The New Page Reviewers expect a published page to meet standards already, so it is better to draft it in your sandbox, then copy-paste once you are happy with the full draft article and references. You can still use the WP:AFC process, of course, as you did with the Pittsburgh article. This article is pretty good at describing your options. AllyD (talk) 07:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding moving the draft to main namespace

Hi Mentor,

I have written a draft and did the changes as per the requirements suggested by other editors. Now I want to move that page from draft to main namespace. Could you assist me with that. As fas as I know Wiki restrict me to move it. Hence, need mentor to help me out in this.

Draft link @Draft:Nadeem Jafri AvyuktOrai (talk) 14:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on User talk:AvyuktOrai. AllyD (talk) 14:56, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MagicIain1 (20:55, 14 April 2025)

Hi. When do I get to create an article? --MagicIain1 (talk) 20:55, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MagicIain1, see this document for help with creating an article. It is best to use the WP:AFC process for getting a first draft article reviewed. And absolutely essential to have evidence of notability. AllyD (talk) 21:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MrGlassWontBreak (00:03, 17 April 2025)

Hi again, I need help regarding a page I created about a comic book series: Rogue Sun. It got flagged as an article written from a fans POV instead of a neutral one. Does this mean my article will be deleted soon, Also what aspects of the article could have lead to this, and how can I correct them? --MrGlassWontBreak (talk) 00:03, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MrGlassWontBreak, firstly as Wikipedia is a collective endeavour, maintenance tags are used to indicate issues which should be addressed. It is not well-regarded to remove a maintenance tag without addressing the issue. It would be best to reinstate the fanpov tag that another user - probably doing the important New Page Patrol task - had placed on the article.

Secondly, from a quick read of the article, I would say the issues are the Characters and Powers and Abilities sections. These look like Original Research recounting details, with minimal 3rd party references. AllyD (talk) 06:54, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, Thanks for the notice, I’ll revert the change now MrGlassWontBreak (talk) 10:04, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I still don’t fully understand the whole fan/neutral perspective thing but I’m made some changes to the article, making it simple and concise.

I’ve also noticed that most articles are linked to a wiki data item, is that necessary and should I go ahead and create one for mine.

MrGlassWontBreak (talk) 14:22, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MrGlassWontBreak, people's enthusiasms are often their major motivation for editing here. That is fine, but maybe it is best to imagine a reader who doesn't share that particular enthusiasm but is seeking information, so keeping to the general topic and its reception and omitting the excessive character detail. On the other hand, while I know next-to-zero about comic books, if there is significant "sharing" across in-universe titles, I could see some sense in including sufficient detail to allow these elements to be hooked together. (If that makes any sense!)

On Wikidata, there are Bots that pick up new articles, probably once they are fully indexed, so that a matching item can be created. In this case, there is a Rogue Sun item for a video game firm, but that is not linked to the present article and wouldn't cause problems. AllyD (talk) 20:36, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It does make a lot of sense, thank you for clarifying, appreciate it. MrGlassWontBreak (talk) 20:52, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from One in Illinois (00:11, 17 April 2025)

Hi, I was looking for "the veil of ignorance" because we had recently been reading about then the same term was it was used on NPR's Hidden Brain program. The Wikipedia site did not mention the earlier use of the term. There is great need for the original Author's mention. In dictating A Course in Miracles “the veil of ignorance” was mentioned by Jesus. The urtext of the course dates its recording: August 23, 1968. Where did Jesus get it from? Its definition would be consistent:

“Salvation does not ask that you behold the spirit and perceive the body not. It merely asks that this should be your choice. For you can see the body without help, but do not understand how to behold a world apart from it. It is your world salvation will undo, and let you see another world your eyes could never find. Be not concerned how this could ever be. You do not understand how what you see arose to meet your sight. For if you did, it would be gone. The veil of ignorance is drawn across the evil and the good, and must be passed that both may disappear, so that perception finds no hiding place. How is this done? It is not done at all. What could there be within the universe that God created that must still be done?” --One in Illinois (talk) 00:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi One in Illinois, it isn't clear whether you are asking a question about a specific page or making a general comment on a topic. It may be that you are referring to the Original position article, about Rawls' use of the term? The term "veil of ignorance" redirects to that page, following a discussion which can be read here. If so, and if you have specific article improvement proposals, then Talk:Original_position would be the place to propose them. AllyD (talk) 08:01, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the process AllyD,

The etymology of the “veil of ignorance” term could be added to the article to understand how in 1968 Jesus could use the term with his scribes, two Professors of Medical Psychology in New York City. They were likely familiar with the concept at that time. One in Illinois (talk) 14:29, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sharmajii2011 (18:01, 17 April 2025)

How to correct fact that someone make it wrong in protected wiki page. --Sharmajii2011 (talk) 18:01, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sharmajii2011 (18:03, 17 April 2025)

Can we block someone who frequently change / edit wrong fact in wiki page? --Sharmajii2011 (talk) 18:03, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sharmajii2011, on your two questions: If there is a topic whose fact claims are under dispute, that is where the article Talk page is the appropriate venue to present facts and references in order to seek consensus among all editors with interest in and knowledge of the topic area. Failing that, there is WP:ANI but I really would not recommend that; if a dispute is intractable, better to take a breath and involve oneself in other topics for a time. AllyD (talk) 19:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from LabourUnited (13:05, 20 April 2025)

Hello,

You're right — I do want to update evidence and edit outdated articles in my area of expertise (Public Health), with the hopes of soon creating a full page!

Thanks LU --LabourUnited (talk) 13:05, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LabourUnited, I am guessing this message was intended as a reply to MrBauer24 who had posted on your User Talk page. AllyD (talk) 18:07, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Graeme A. Thompson (23:24, 23 April 2025)

Dogpop removed my mother's sighting from the Waitoreke article. It was based on a personal reminiscence by her to me, and one book reference I am having trouble tracking down. When I wanted back into edit it, it had been deleted. I found the deletion, but How do I get the content back so I can edit it? Graeme Thompson gtarchivist @yahoo.com --Graeme A. Thompson (talk) 23:24, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graeme A. Thompson, you should start from the article history. On mobile, you can get to this at the bottom of the article by clicking on the "Last edited by..." line. You can then click on the date/time of each revision to see the content at that point, in this case "22:19, 2 April 2025", and then copy the added/deleted text. AllyD (talk) 04:35, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would also say that, frustrating as this can be, I see why Dgpop removed the text, with the comment "Remove unsourced personal reflection (?)". The reported reminiscence lacks a published reference and then continues to a first-person signed suggestion, suitable for a forum rather than Wikipedia article space. AllyD (talk) 04:43, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from MDYosuf (19:28, 25 April 2025)

Assalamu alaikum Alhamdulillah eta amar prothom shari chilo --MDYosuf (talk) 19:28, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MDYosuf, this is the English language Wikipedia. even after trying a couple of machine translation tools I cannot read your message or discern whether it contains a question. AllyD (talk) 20:01, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Izharatta (18:43, 27 April 2025)

Thank you for connecting. I want to connect with my professor and ask him questions. How do I do that? --Izharatta (talk) 18:43, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Izharatta, if you click througb the link on your user page, it takes you to a Drexel University course; the instructor would appear to be Fmontalto? You can then ask questions on their User Talk page. AllyD (talk) 18:56, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cheesecake256 (08:57, 28 April 2025)

Hi, which type of English can I refer to? American or British? Or does it even matter? --Cheesecake256 (talk) 08:57, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HiCheesecake256, usually you are best to use the type most relevant to the article subject (for example, organise vs organize). See WP:ENGVAR. You will also see tags like Use British English at the top of articles, which can help with cases that may be debatable. AllyD (talk) 09:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cheesecake256 on Raja Wodeyar I (11:24, 28 April 2025)

What kind of images can I add to Wikipedia articles? --Cheesecake256 (talk) 11:24, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cheesecake256, broadly, images which someone else has already uploaded to Wikimedia Commons or on which you yourself have intellectual property rights which you can grant (typically photos). That can be a minefield, as different countries have differing rights of panorama on buildings, for example. For someone who lived several hundred years ago, the options are more limited, probably just a tombstone or an artist's impression of them. I'd wonder if that kind of idealised image would add much benefit. AllyD (talk) 11:41, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Oddball49 (13:51, 29 April 2025)

How do I get my page submission uploaded faster. I play lots of football manager and watch youth football in Cyprus and Greece because I travel to Cyprus sometimes. I have seen multiple young talents and want to create pages for them as they get call ups to their respective national teams for friendlies and such --Oddball49 (talk) 13:51, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Oddball49, unfortunately, young talents are seldom appropriate for articles at that stage in their careers. (Personally, I have seen plenty of young talents in the Scottish lower leagues for whom I c onfidently predicted great futures, but for whatever reason, it seldom happens.) Wikipedia relies on coverage (not Instagram and routine listings) demonstrating that a person has already attained verifiable notability in their field. See the links in Bonadea's explanation of why Draft:Nikolas Markou is not suitable for article main space. AllyD (talk) 19:44, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay! I'll unpublish it then. Oddball49 (talk) 21:15, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Oddball49 (08:09, 3 May 2025)

Hello? Do you think my draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Tasos_Potsepis would qualify for an article? I think it has a strong case for an article, such as sources and notability. As he is very well known in Greece especially by younger generations who interact with his posts daily on social media. --Oddball49 (talk) 08:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oddball49, for myself, I use WP:ANYBIO as set of criteria when considering whether to create a biographical article. Looking at your draft, I don't see this person as established against these criteria; I'd also note this advice page regarding people who appear on social media. I see you have submitted the draft for review, so you will, in time, get an AfC reviewer's opinion on the draft. AllyD (talk) 08:52, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from AvyuktOrai (06:08, 5 May 2025)

Hello Mentor,

A few months back, after editing, expanding, and adding citations to many pages, I created a draft: Nadeem Jafri. On 3rd May, it was approved by one of the admins, too. But just now, another editor has applied the article for speed deletion.

Here it is - This article may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion because in its current form it serves only to promote or publicise an entity, person, product, or idea, and would require a fundamental rewrite to become encyclopedic.

What should be my next step to improve the article? --AvyuktOrai (talk) 06:08, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:AvyuktOrai, you can engage with the speedy deletion proposal on the Talk:Nadeem Jafri to give reasons why the article should stay. The key is indicating notability outside discussion of the business he started. From a quick look at Nadeem Jafri, I would say the whole section on Franchising is inappropriate for his biography, for example. AllyD (talk) 06:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the prompt support. I will remove this franchising section and tone down the article too so that it don't look promotional to any editor. Once done, I will ping you to check the article for your feedback. AvyuktOrai (talk) 06:39, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mentor,

I have removed the Franchising section. Rewrote the whole article in more neutral tone and added more citations. Could you look into the article again and suggest for any further changes required. Also if all good then could you remove the article from speedy deletion.

Article: Nadeem Jafri AvyuktOrai (talk) 07:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mentor,

Now another editor has deleted the article for advert and COI warnings. Though I vouch I don't have any direct or indrect connection with the article. I have done some changes in Hearty mart page and saw in that wiki page that Mr. Jafri is also elligble for wikipedia article as read a lot about him on media. Hence, I created the article.

Now, how I can bring back my article as after speed deletion nomination I toned down the article and removed less relevant sections, added more relevant sections and added more citations ( total 21 citations were in the article).

Please suggest. Thanks in advance AvyuktOrai (talk) 14:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
AvyuktOrai, you can ask the deleting admin., User:Deb, to restore the article text to your sandbox so that you can rework it. I understand that it can be dispiriting when an article that one has worked on is deleted, especially if it had passed through a first set of approvals at WP:AFC. One of the first articles that I wrote was proposed for deletion many years later and by then I agreed that it didn't meet the notability criteria. Business biographies are particularly awkward, as it is often the case that any coverage that exists is as much about the company as the person. Personally, if considering creating a biographical page, I would use WP:ANYBIO to measure whether the article can be sustained, which can be quite a challenging test. AllyD (talk) 21:16, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from FurshpanBernie (02:00, 7 May 2025)

I'm trying to add a poster that I created but it's not letting me add it. --FurshpanBernie (talk) 02:00, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FurshpanBernie, I am not seeing anything in your contribution history to indicate where you have been trying to create this image, but my guess is that it is a poster associated with the film on which you have drafted an article- and that copyright/licensing may be the issue? The articles at WP:COPYRIGHT and WP:FAIRUSE may be useful on how one can declare the permitted use. AllyD (talk) 06:59, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FurshpanBernie, a related issue is editing on topics in which one has a direct involvement, which requires clear disclosure. I am going to place the standard notice which helps explain this on your Talk page. AllyD (talk) 07:04, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Olumide-Ojo91 (06:21, 10 May 2025)

Hello, please how do I create a good citations? --Olumide-Ojo91 (talk) 06:21, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Olumide-Ojo91, a good place to start is with the tutorial. AllyD (talk) 07:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I will go through it. Please be patient with me. Olumide-Ojo91 (talk) 07:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Olumide-Ojo91, while answering your question above I briefly saw the User Page that you had created. I can't see it now that it has been deleted, but my memory is that it gave a full biography, in article format. You have asked about its deletion on your User Talk page: briefly, the information on a User page here (unlike that on social media profiles, for example) is usually limited to information useful to involvement in this project. This article may be helpful. AllyD (talk) 07:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BioEd4Musos (15:57, 12 May 2025)

Hi Ally I've just started editing. I'm trying to update the article for Luke Daniels (musician), but several of my edits have been rejected for reasons I think are questionable. I think I may have tried to edit too much at once. Is there a way to approach this that may be better received? Also, I have disclosed my conflict of interest. Would it be better if someone without a conflict of interest make the edits? Looking forward to your guidance. --BioEd4Musos (talk) 15:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BioEd4Musos, a biography on a website and a biographical article here are quite distinct in tone and content, which can be difficult at first. You've been taking the right approach on Talk:Luke Daniels (musician) by disclosing your association with the subject and then suggesting edit requests. I would agree with User:Ca's comments, that the teaching facts are already present in the article, which is sufficient here, coming back to my comment about about tone. AllyD (talk) 19:38, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One more general point - not applicable when editing indirectly via suggested edits on a Talk page - is that when adding material, it is almost always best to build on the work by prior editors rather than overwrite entire sections / references. AllyD (talk) 19:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate that. Unfortunately I was incorrectly advised by another source to overwrite the existing section(s). It seems that I'm getting the right guidance now.

Is it better to edit in small sections rather than larger or multiple sections?

Also, would it be more helpful if someone who doesn't have a COI make the edits? BioEd4Musos (talk) 20:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When proposing edits on a Talk page, it would be tidier and easier on other editors to be proposing bite-sized changes, typically a sentence or paragraph. And I definitely wouldn't recommend seeking someone else to make edits to an article: that is regarded as sockpuppetry / meatpuppetry, which results in sanctions. Better to keep everything in clear light. AllyD (talk) 07:16, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Campaign-southsudan (22:31, 12 May 2025)

I need to upload a photo to this Wikipedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_South_Sudanese_general_election because my boss is running for president of South Sudan, his name is Bol Gai Deng. We have tried to upload to commons, they keep rejecting us for reasons that make no sense. The other candidate, the current president, has his picture listed in the elections article, but his opponent, Bol Gai Deng, does not. We have written a letter to Alfred Neumann asking to post a picture, we own the picture, plus it is public domain. Yet we keep being sent to Wikipedia commons which is not user friendly. Can you help? --Campaign-southsudan (talk) 22:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Campaign-southsudan, it isn't clear what has been happening on Commons regarding this photo. If there is a problem, I would guess it relates to the copyright release of the image. When you say "got rejected", did the photo get uploaded and subsequently deleted by an administrator there, or did you encounter a problem during the upload wizard dialogue? On your Talk page at Commons, there are links under a Getting Help heading which could be useful for dealing with the specific problem. I would suggest using that Upload Wizard, and screenshot the point when you encounter any problem. AllyD (talk) 07:00, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I should also mention now that your username may be a problem: some might regard it as falling under WP:ORGNAME, which can result in your account being blocked. I also see you used "we" above, but accounts here must be individual. You should read WP:COI, and possibly consider requesting a more clearly individual username. AllyD (talk) 07:07, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After I filled out all the information, assured Wikipedia that the photos are public domain, taken by his own camera while he was speaking at the Global Leaders Summit with world leaders Campaign-southsudan (talk) 14:18, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am still unclear whether you got through the full Upload Wizard dialogue. Its steps areUpload, Release rights and Describe. Did you get through all of these steps?

The Release rights step asks whether an image is your own work or contains the work of others, in order to release the image for use. From what you said above, it may be your answers there that caused problems. AllyD (talk) 14:52, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Paddy doolan (00:38, 13 May 2025)

how to edit a artical --Paddy doolan (talk) 00:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paddy doolan, you could start from this tutorial. AllyD (talk) 06:46, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Paddy doolan (00:45, 13 May 2025)

how to play crazy cattle --Paddy doolan (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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how to play crazy cattle --Paddy doolan (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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how to play crazy cattle --Paddy doolan (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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how to play crazy cattle --Paddy doolan (talk) 00:46, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a how-to guide so you would have to search elsewhere. AllyD (talk) 06:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from MyEnchantedLeader (10:46, 14 May 2025)

Good day mentor I would like to enquire about what is the most effecient platform for editing, is it web browser, mobile phone browser, App or something else? --MyEnchantedLeader (talk) 10:46, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MyEnchantedLeader, that's an interesting question. Personally, I would say the most comfortable medium for editing Wikipedia is on the desktop browser. Over the past couple of years, I spent a lot more time editing on my phone using the browser mobile version (as at present, and as I think you are doing). It isn't too bad - my frustrations are mainly about the limited view and switching between keyboards, which aren't Wikimedia's fault. Editing some related projects (Wikidata) is some way behind on mobile, though improvement work is underway. AllyD (talk) 13:41, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MyEnchantedLeader thanks you for your insight. MyEnchantedLeader (talk) 04:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MyEnchantedLeader (07:11, 16 May 2025)

Hello dear mentor, I would like to ask how I tag(create link) to a user and article if I'm reporting a user for vandalism. --MyEnchantedLeader (talk) 07:11, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MyEnchantedLeader, putting u| or ping| then their username, all enclosed in double curly brackets (like I have done here with your username), will give them a notification. Make sure it isn't just a difference of opinion before reporting, though - best done where vandalism is clear and repeating. AllyD (talk) 07:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks MyEnchantedLeader (talk) 09:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from TheEditorOFFICIAL101 (18:55, 20 May 2025)

Hello, I was wondering what are some appropriate times to make an edit depending on the structure and other parts of a story. --TheEditorOFFICIAL101 (talk) 18:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheEditorOFFICIAL101, I am not sure what you are meaning here, but it is possibly about adding emerging information on a topic? If so, the WP:NOTNEWS article is useful, as is the need to be wary of coverage of technical developments based on an announcement by their vendors. AllyD (talk) 19:35, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Wpdigital (15:36, 21 May 2025)

Hello,

I work for a business that currently doesn't have a wikipedia page. As digital marketing assistant, I've been asked to write one.

Even if referencing reliable sources and declaring a COI, would you recommend finding a neutral party to write this for us?

Regards Jake --Wpdigital (talk) 15:36, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wpdigital, edits where there is a conflict of interest need to be clear, so I would not recommend getting someone else to create the article. WP:COI edits aren't encouraged, but the least-bad approach is probably to (a) disclose your association on your User page, create the article as Draft:Acme Widgets or whatever, also add a Connected Contributor declaration on the Draft's Talk page, and then submit it via this process for independent assessment. AllyD (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AllyD

Thank you. Could you level with me - would you say having no wikipedia page is better than one with COI and other relevant declarations? Wpdigital (talk) 15:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I have felt surprised by companies actively putting themselves into positions of creating a Wikipedia article about the firm which another editor quite reasonably tags with a Notability query, or where an article is deleted following a public discussion concluding that the firm is non-notable (in the Wikipedia sense). I presume sometimes they treat it like a website company listing and just haven't considered whether their company meets these criteria. AllyD (talk) 20:54, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Daniel Azubuike (14:23, 23 May 2025)

How do I make an article? --Daniel Azubuike (talk) 14:23, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Daniel Azubuike, it is best to start by learning to edit existing articles, for example through this. But if you want to go straight to creating an article, then first please consider the notability criteria, as it can be dispiriting to create an article that is then deleted. If you feel you can demonstrate the topic is notable, then use the article creation wizard to draft the article. AllyD (talk) 15:12, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PawPatroler (23:31, 25 May 2025)

Hey! Can you answer my protection request about PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, right now please? --PawPatroler (talk) 23:31, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PawPatroler, that will be a matter for an administrator. I don't have those rights; someone who does will deal with the WP:RPP requests in due course. AllyD (talk) 04:27, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Further response here. AllyD (talk) 07:07, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from David at Nexergy (09:40, 27 May 2025)

Hello Wikipedia Mentor,

I am working on seeing if I could to request an article be written about Nexergy Holdings. Do you know if it is possible to request an article be written about Nexergy? Do you have the link for how I would request an article to be written? Do you how I could request an article to be written about a topic? Please don't request it just yet, I just want to see if it possible first/how I would do it.

Thank you, David =) --David at Nexergy (talk) 09:40, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David at Nexergy, Wikipedia isn't a site for commissioned articles. If one has a product, a band, an enterprise, and it is notable, then one can hope that someone independent will choose to write about it sooner or later. Please also read WP:NCORP as "notability" has quite particular criteria here. Any article created where there is a conflict of interest (either informally or formally) needs to be clearly declared. The least-bad approach would then be to (a) disclose your association on your User page, create the article as Draft:Acme Widgets or whatever, also add a Connected Contributor declaration on the Draft's Talk page, and then submit it for independent assessment. AllyD (talk) 10:04, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On that crucial notability topic, I see Mike Turnbull wrote a useful initial assessment on your Talk page. AllyD (talk) 10:07, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you AllyD for your response. Our company may not be ready for Wikipedia yet. I will mention it to our manager, and explain. David at Nexergy (talk) 10:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PawPatroler (19:42, 4 June 2025)

Hey! I have made some edits on pages today, but when I checked my contributions, some of the edits don't pop up. Can you give me advice on what to do, and to verily if it is an error or not? --PawPatroler (talk) 19:42, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am seeing only your various reverts+warnings of various IP edits. Was there something else that you were editing which you're not seeing having changed the relevant article? AllyD (talk) 21:51, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Were you perhaps meaning your edits to WP:RPP? That request noticeboard is very promptly archived, for example your 02:28 request for protection on the Tigger Movie page was answered at 06:59 then archived off the noticeboard at 11:02. AllyD (talk) 07:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ali Ibrahim Musa (13:17, 11 June 2025)

Alright how do I create a citation? --Ali Ibrahim Musa (talk) 13:17, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ali Ibrahim Musa, a place to start is this guide. AllyD (talk) 14:26, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Matthewcrothamel (08:56, 12 June 2025)

thank you, nice to meet you --Matthewcrothamel (talk) 08:56, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Alireza005 on Google AI (18:16, 16 June 2025)

هوش مصنوعی --Alireza005 (talk) 18:16, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the English language Wikipedia. There is also a Persian Wikipedia.

این ویکی پدیای انگلیسی زبان است. ویکی پدیای فارسی هم هست. AllyD (talk) 18:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Hivki (08:15, 17 June 2025)

Hello, I would just like to ask what exactly the is_UK editing area of pages related to armored fighting vehicles is exactly for. --Hivki (talk) 08:15, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hivki, the documentation at Template:Infobox weapon indicates that the is_UK parameter is used to indicate whether British/Commonwealth English should be used in the article carrying the template. AllyD (talk) 08:30, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thank you very much. Hivki (talk) 08:32, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Squibbydibby (19:07, 18 June 2025)

Hello! I'd like to add a page of an actor that does not have a wikipedia page yet. How can I go about that?

Thank you! --Squibbydibby (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Squibbydibby, see this document for help with creating a first article. First, though, i is worth considering whether this actor's work meets the notability criteria here, as it would be very discouraging to put effort into creating an article which is then deleted. The basic biographical criteria are here and those specific to actors are here. As you will see there, it is crucial to have evidence of the subject's notability. If so you can then use the WP:AFC process to get your draft article reviewed. AAllyD (talk) 20:15, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from WillieThurston95 (04:40, 20 June 2025)

Hey, I was wondering how to add an image to a page in this Wikitext or whatever you call it. Could you teach me? --WillieThurston95 (talk) 04:41, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WillieThurston95, there are tutorial guides which can get you started here.

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For password --Rahulpanday up Barabanki (talk) 23:37, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rahulpanday up Barabanki, it isn't clear what is your question, but my guess is that you registered this account several hours ago and then immediately forgot its password? These questions here and on you Talk page are the sum total of your editing, so I suggest the easiest action is to start again and register another account for use (and note the password). However my concern is that you have put what looks like some form of ID number on your Talk page: if so, sharing such information is a bad idea and it should be deleted. AllyD (talk) 02:36, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from WillieThurston95 (17:01, 24 June 2025)

Hello! Apparently there was a huge IP block around my area from Wikimedia Commons. Something about vandalism I heard. I've been editing a singer's page lately since the current biography on it is just his obituary, and I have a bunch of rare photos that I'd like to add to the page. However, with this IP block in effect, I'm not even allowed to log in for the next 3 years it said. That seems a little overkill if you ask me. You know, "Somebody robbed a bank, so the whole town's in jail." I was wondering if you know how to possibly bypass this block? Legally, of course. --WillieThurston95 (talk) 17:01, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WillieThurston95, without knowing the details of what has been previously done through that IP range, I'd be inclined to agree with you. A couple of things: (1) were you logged in to Commons with your WillieThurston95 account when you hit the block? And (2) what is the broad range that is under this block? AllyD (talk) 18:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So I was actually just trying to log into Commons, it was my first time on there. That's when it hit me with the block message. And the block range it said was 2600:387::/44 I think. WillieThurston95 (talk) 20:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WillieThurston95, clearly the Commons administrators experienced something deeply problematic to resort to that breadth and duration of an IP block. I am thinking it unlikely that a durable exception would be achieved for you. So... Another approach would be to upload the image file to Wikipedia itself using this link, and then link it in the relevant article. But do make sure you are familiar with WP:FAIRUSE first. AllyD (talk) 12:20, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you. WillieThurston95 (talk) 15:57, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from David at Nexergy (11:45, 25 June 2025)

Hello, Can someone write a Wikipedia article about the company Nexergy please? There should be sources if you do a Google search =) Thank you --David at Nexergy (talk) 11:45, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

David at Nexergy, I'm afraid the volunteer community doesn't exist to write articles on company commission. And (as noted above) another user, Michael D. Turnbull, already provided an initial assessment of whether the firm is likely to meet the notability criteria at this time. It is also worth looking at WP:CORPTRIV and its following section. AllyD (talk) 12:34, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Nikhil Chabhadiya (04:23, 11 July 2025)

Anklesvar INA,

How to correct name as Ankleshwar GIDC or Ankleshwar INA --Nikhil Chabhadiya (talk) 04:23, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nikhil Chabhadiya, looking at the Anklesvar INA article, its only source is the 2001 census, where it was listed with the present name. That is not to say that this was accurate or that the situation has not changed. What will be needed is reliable 3rd party sources which show other names being used. Once you have these, a discussion on the Talk:Anklesvar INA page would normally help reach consensus on which name is best, but that would be unlikely to work as nobody has been active in developing the article, so you are probably best to use the procedure at WP:RSPM to request a move. AllyD (talk) 07:06, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Jhshuman (00:07, 12 July 2025)

Hello, I see an error in the article about Dunkard Creek, a stream in PA and WV. The third paragraph says it "is named for members of the Dunkard Brethren..." but that name was not adopted until 1926. It should probably say "it was named for members of the Schwarzenau Brethren..." That was the original name of the group of which Dunkard Brethren is now a part, but not at the time the creek was named! How can this be fixed? --Jhshuman (talk) 00:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jhshuman, the important thing for Wikipedia articles is what is said in 3rd party references. In the case of the Dunkard Creek article, the 3rd paragraph about it being associated with a religious group is supported by a 1968 newspaper reference. It is rather informal in tone but better would be needed if it was to be discarded here. I notice that the Dunkard Brethren Church article's History section says "The Dunkard Brethren are a branch of the Schwarzenau Brethren or Dunkards" - is this an indication that "dunkard" was a descriptive term used before it became part of a formalised group in 1926? Which would make the "Dunkard Creek" name understandable. But if you are seeking a change to the article, you could open a discussion on Talk:Dunkard Creek to propose a change (with supporting references). AllyD (talk) 19:44, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You ask "I notice that the Dunkard Brethren Church article's History section says "The Dunkard Brethren are a branch of the Schwarzenau Brethren or Dunkards" - is this an indication that "dunkard" was a descriptive term used before it became part of a formalised group in 1926?"

That is precisely the issue I raised. "Dunkard Brethren" was not a formal church name at the time of naming the creek, nor for many years afterward, but "Schwarzenau Brethren" has become the commonly accepted name currently applied when referring to the original group from which quite a number of currently existing church groups sprang, of which the Dunkard Brethren is only one. As a member of a sister "Dunkard" group, I feel ALL of the current church groups should have equal representation in the Dunkard Creek entry by using the term they all claim (Schwarzenau Brethren) rather than referencing a single denomination which only came into existence in 1926. Since at the time of naming the creek the group had not formalized its name (see reference in "Church of the Brethren" article, Early History, paragraph 3, which states that the name "German Baptist Brethren" was "not officially recognized until 1836.") Also note that same paragraph concludes "Until the early 20th century, Brethren were colloquially called Tunkers or Dunkers..." I'm really suggesting a change of just one word -- but an important change -- from "Dunkard Brethren" to "Schwarzenau Brethren." It seems to me that the point I raise is clear and can scarcely be debated. Jhshuman (talk) 05:12, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Billyh1407 on Wikipedia:User groups (05:30, 12 July 2025)

How do I get my details published on Wikipedia free --Billyh1407 (talk) 05:30, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia isn't a place for anyone to publish information about themselves: see WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY and WP:COI. AllyD (talk) 07:25, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Littleclown27 (10:30, 20 July 2025)

Thanks a lot! This is amazing - amazing to get a mentor! Nice to meet you :) --Littleclown27 (talk) 10:30, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from TheLuckyGeneral (05:43, 22 July 2025)

Hi AllyD

I just looked up an old friend and discovered his entry said four children when he has five. So I edited it and discovered that my account still exists: TheLuckyGeneral.

About 15 years ago a professional colleague created an entry for me - under Laurie Patton.

Years later I attempted to update it. Short story. A recalcitrant editor kept rejecting my changes and ultimately I had my entry removed.

I’ve done a few more notable things since then. If I forwarded you an updated version would you be willing to review it and determine if it’s worthy of being reinstated?

Thanks. --TheLuckyGeneral (talk) 05:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you draft a new biographical article, you should not place it directly as an article but instead use the WP:AFC process so that it will be reviewed. However I recommend first reading WP: AUTOBIOGRAPHY. AllyD (talk) 05:50, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TheLuckyGeneral, looking at the name history, I am seeing 2 debates on notability (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurie Patton, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurie Patton (Australian executive)), with the latter leading to deletion in 2020. There are also associated accounts User:InternetAU and then User:Edit0695. It would be preferable for transparency if you could continue editing as Edit0695 rather than this new User:TheLuckyGeneral account. AllyD (talk) 06:23, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AlsatianGael (17:41, 25 July 2025)

Hello, AllyD. --AlsatianGael (talk) 17:41, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from WikiBossiny (01:25, 27 July 2025)

Hi ally I have a question, how does Wikipedia know everything --WikiBossiny (talk) 01:25, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WikiBossiny, over the years thousands of volunteers have added facts to articles in their areas of interest, referenced them to outside sources and added links between articles. If Wikipedia 'knows", it is in these linked and referenced articles. AllyD (talk) 03:43, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Barbalalaika (19:29, 29 July 2025)

Hi Ally. Thank you for volunteering to be a mentor!

There is an article I've been wanting to edit for a while, the Bahia Emerald. I'd especially like to update it with new information. For this article, most information is available in the form of news articles. I haven't been able to find mentions in books or scientific literature (at least online). My question is: What is the best practice when using news articles as Wikipedia sources?

Thank you! --Barbalalaika (talk) 19:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ideally for verifiability, the news item would be one for which a URL could be included in the citation, but I appreciate that this is all too often not feasible for all news items; in that circumstance, you would provide as much as possible in the citation (publication, date, author). Before doing anything, I would suggest reviewing the existing references in the Bahia Emerald article, in case one of them already covers the additional information, in which case the citation can be reused. AllyD (talk) 19:40, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick reply! Is there anything editors should watch out for when using news articles, something in the lines of avoiding the use of sensationalist or overly local media, etc.? Barbalalaika (talk) 20:11, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Barbalalaika, the section at WP:NEWSORG is worth reading, and you may also want to check potential sources against WP:RSPLIST. AllyD (talk) 07:56, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from SU5MSJ (23:55, 1 August 2025)

Hi AlIy! I see you are my mentor. I would love your suggestions on how I can continue to improve this article. Thank you! --SU5MSJ (talk) 23:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SU5MSJ, presuming you mean the Kevin McGarry (actor) article, it could benefit from deeper integration with the Wiki, by adding double square brackets to link to the article's person's college, theatre groups, etc. Beyond that, while an AFD process on something one has written can feel arduous (which is one reason it is usually better to begin by making smaller edits to improve other articles before creating one), a lot can be learned from others' comment; reviewing these may help identify further improvements. And for the future, with what future coverage of the subject's ongoing career is worthy of note. AllyD (talk) 07:22, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Another thing to mention: please take care to (a) include edit summaries for changes, and (b) not to mark substantial changes as minor. (e.g. [1], [2]). This helps other editors reviewing changes. AllyD (talk) 07:29, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I will work on all these things. Appreciate it. SU5MSJ (talk) 14:18, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My wikipedia page

I would like to create a wikipedia page about myself. Can I? Thank you Peterfelhosi (talk) 02:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peterfelhosi, it looks like you have been trying to do this for some time, but in an incomplete way, with a blank Draft:Peter Felhosi twice submitted to AFC review and rejected. There needs to be actual text content for a review.

Aside from that, autobiographical articles are not encouraged. I am placing the standard notice on your Talk page. AllyD (talk) 03:53, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arm Wrestling

Mr Olympia winner, North American Champion Darkness.etterem (talk) 03:55, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note on multiple accounts left on Talk pages. AllyD (talk) 04:05, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Akkazan (04:47, 6 August 2025)

I want to create a biography for myself , where do I start ? --Akkazan (talk) 04:47, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Akkazan, autobiographical articles are strongly discouraged. Please read WP:COI. AllyD (talk) 05:18, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Akumi93939 (06:38, 8 August 2025)

Create Sandbox on ,Draft Oops First out. Akumi Word hits ,It's very easy to get more deaths,, Draft Sandbox --Akumi93939 (talk) 06:38, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Akumi93939, your sandbox is one place to get familiar with the basic of Wiki editing, especially if you intend to create a new article (in which case, it is worth reading WP:YFA). You can also try this to get started on editing. AllyD (talk) 07:05, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Akumi93939 (08:05, 8 August 2025)

{User sandbox}} Create Sandbox on --Akumi93939 (talk) 08:05, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Arsher --Akumi93939 (talk) 08:05, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Nobiluxe (23:39, 10 August 2025)

How can i create a biography for someone?

I have tried and its not working --Nobiluxe (talk) 23:39, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nobiluxe, you have been given advice by others on your Talk page and at the Help desk, in particular Deepfriedokra's points about promotional text and the need for references, and Hoary's comments. You also have an outstanding query on your Talk page from 331dot to answer. AllyD (talk)` AllyD (talk) 02:18, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Nobiluxe (01:29, 11 August 2025)

Hi, i am new to wikipedia and i have struggling to publish and article abot someone. Help me do this my mentor --Nobiluxe (talk) 01:29, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see your deleted draft, but the paragraph quoted by Hoary may be appropriate promotional text for Michael Ayekoo Smith's own website or a fansite but not here. But your next step is really to answer 331dot's query on your Talk page. AllyD (talk) 02:42, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Letscontributes (15:08, 14 August 2025)

Hi @AllyD, thank you for offering to help new editors—it's really appreciated!

I’ve been working on a draft article about techniques used to bypass Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). It was previously declined due to tone and sourcing concerns, but I’ve since made major revisions: Removed promotional and speculative language Rewritten vague or essay-like phrasing to be neutral and factual Added inline citations from reliable sources like Forbes, Ars Technica, SecureLayer7, and official documentation from Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo – Ensured the draft follows Wikipedia’s guidelines on structure and notability

Before I resubmit it to Articles for Creation, I’d be grateful if you could take a quick look and let me know if anything still needs improvement. Your feedback would mean a lot!

Thanks again,

- Letscontributes** --Letscontributes (talk) 15:08, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Letscontributes, leaving aside other editors' concerns about use of LLMs to draft articles and Talk page comments, my own first comments on Draft:2FABypass (2)Two Factor Authentication Bypass would relate to the quality of the references offered in the draft: (1) they are predominantly blogs, and (2) they are "raw URLs" rather than being wrapped in citation templates to express who is saying this and where, etc. . See WP:CITE. AllyD (talk) 19:37, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, AllyD I appreciate you looking over my draft and giving me your thoughts.

Using the correct citation templates provided in WP:CITE, I have now gone over the entire article and fixed all citation formatting to conform to Wikipedia's requirements. The source, author (if available), publication date, and access date are now prominently displayed in each reference.

Although some of the sources are blogs, I have made sure they are from trustworthy cybersecurity companies (like Ping Identity, SecureLayer7, and NephoSec) and are used to bolster technical explanations rather than claims of notability. For added visibility, I've included articles from well-known publications that detail actual instances of 2FA bypass techniques, such as Forbes, Infosecurity Magazine, and Yahoo Finance.

I truly value your advice and will be pleased to make any additional changes that are required. Again, thank you! Letscontributes (talk) 01:25, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Oimo 00 (18:21, 19 August 2025)

Hello, I am looking for stuff I can do for Wikipedia. Please give me a job! --Oimo 00 (talk) 18:21, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Oimo 00, the first thing to mention is that Wikipedia is all volunteers, editing on whatever are their areas of interest - so no jobs as such. But if you are meaning that you are looking for ways to get started, you could try this. AllyD (talk) 19:22, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Anonymouspy1 (06:55, 20 August 2025)

hey i need you to get a article i made uploaded cause i cant get the draft uploaded cause wikipedia says it does not exist. --Anonymouspy1 (talk) 06:55, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymouspy1, I am guessing you mean the article now at Draft:Sophia Stewart. If so, you can follow the WP:AFC process to submit it, but note the previous discussion and consensus at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sophia Stewart. AllyD (talk) 07:26, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Muneeb Khan --Muneeb Khan 786 (talk) 10:33, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Acenspades (21:32, 23 August 2025)

Hey how do I fix the edit I made on the awards section of Jon Bellion’s page? I have no idea what I’m doing but I wanted to fix a few things on his page. --Acenspades (talk) 21:32, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Acenspades, I see your edit about an award was reverted by another user:[3]. On the general point, the edit preview allows you to pre-check the effect of an edit (though tables are about the most awkward to change). Also make sure to include a reference for any addition. AllyD (talk) 04:54, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bbencede on Manifest (band) (22:07, 23 August 2025)

Hello how can we add infoboxes? --Bbencede (talk) 22:08, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bbencede, I am not sure what you mean - that article already has an Infobox musical artist? AllyD (talk) 04:43, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One point to note: in your edits, you added information (about an announced release), but without the necessary reference. AllyD (talk) 04:47, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i wanted to add an infobox to their discography Bbencede (talk) 22:23, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you could add an Infobox artist discography but I would suggest this is not appropriate at this point. An Infobox is meant to summarise the information in an article's text. A lot of editors here don't like them as they detract from the actual article. In this case, with only some recent releases, I doubt an Infobox would add anything, but would merely squeeze the article making it more difficult for a reader. AllyD (talk) 07:38, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Theexpertofsubtlerevisions (21:12, 24 August 2025)

Hi how do I create a new Wikipage? --Theexpertofsubtlerevisions (talk) 21:12, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Theexpertofsubtlerevisions, see WP:YFA. AllyD (talk) 21:18, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Benedipete (04:30, 27 August 2025)

Hello ,

How do I begin writing a biography of someone ? --Benedipete (talk) 04:30, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Benedipete, creating a whole new article isn't where I would choose to start but once you have the necessary references to demonstrate their notability you can follow these guidelines: WP:YFA. AllyD (talk) 06:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for a writer for biography.

Hello ,

I have an article and I am looking for a writer / editor .

would someone be interested in in writing it for me? Benedipete (talk) 04:46, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is a volunteer project where individual editors write about topics of interest to them, not a place for commissioned articles. I am placing the standard conflict-of-interest notice on your Talk page, as it may help explain further. AllyD (talk) 06:07, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Daly Musk (11:12, 27 August 2025)

Hello how can I add my photo --Daly Musk (talk) 11:12, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025)

How to put my photo and say things about myself --Daly Musk (talk) 11:14, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Daly Musk, Wikipedia is not a place to write about yourself. See WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. AllyD (talk) 11:30, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Parthin101 (16:12, 29 August 2025)

How can I create an article?1 --Parthin101 (talk) 16:12, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Parthin101, I wouldn't recommend heading straight to creating an article without first familiarising with wiki editing, but if you do want to, please read WP:YFA. AllyD (talk) 16:27, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Boeing777xPilot (02:28, 1 September 2025)

I have an image for the Medora Musical, How do I add it to the page. --Boeing777xPilot (talk) 02:28, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Boeing777xPilot, I am a bit confused: your user page says this is an alternate account of Boeing747Pilot and I notice that account previously placed images in articles a few months ago, for example in this edit? Anyway, that edit can provide an example of how to insert an image into Medora Musical, after you upload it using the upload wizard. AllyD (talk) 02:57, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JoyfulFinance (22:57, 2 September 2025)

Hi Ally,

I represent Happy Money, a financial technology company. I’ve compiled independent, reliable sources for a potential article.

I’d value your input on whether the subject meets notability standards and how best to approach working with a writer or editor. I want to ensure everything complies with Wikipedia’s neutrality and verifiability guidelines. Thank you in advance for your guidance!

JoyfulFinance (talk) 22:57, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JoyfulFinance Your username is against Wikipedia policy, and you are generally not permitted to write an article about yourself or the company you directly represent. Electricmemory (talk) 23:10, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do not intend to write the article about the company. I'm looking for an editor's help to do that according to Wikipedia's policies. Any guidance you can offer would be much appreciated! JoyfulFinance (talk) 23:12, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No Wikipedia editor is going to write you an article about your company, either, as that is also against policy, and the subject is not notable to begin with. Electricmemory (talk) 23:14, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

JoyfulFinance, while appreciative that you wish to stay within Wikipedia policies, I'd agree with Electricmemory's points above. I can't see circumstances where another editor would be prepared to work on the article that you seek, outside of circumstances that would fall under WP:COI. (I also note that you also asked your question on another user's Talk page.) AllyD (talk) 03:42, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the guidance, AllyD! JoyfulFinance (talk) 13:41, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

JoyfulFinance,I have reverted your refactoring of material on which others had already commented and then removal of that discussion altogether. Once others have commented on a discussion (especially on another user's Talk page) it isn't really the done thing to amend and delete it. AllyD (talk) 13:53, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Got it! New to Wikipedia and don't have an intent to write or edit. Will just let this be in that case. JoyfulFinance (talk) 13:55, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Lexywaz on Nigerian naira (01:51, 6 September 2025)

Hello was to ask how can we make people know about this platform of letting people to believe and to share the experience of what we do right here --Lexywaz (talk) 01:51, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lexywaz, it appears you are meaning something other than the Nigerian currency article - rather, some online platform project that you are involved in? Anyway the answer is that Wikipedia is not a place to promote any project. See this summary page. AllyD (talk) 02:53, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Splatcube (16:39, 9 September 2025)

Hi, how do i start a new Wiki article? --Splatcube (talk) 16:39, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Splatcube, I wouldn't recommend creating an article without first becoming familiar with wiki editing, but if you do want to, please read this article. AllyD (talk) 16:49, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from OlleborLeumas (20:14, 9 September 2025)

Hello AllyD, Could you comment on the page created? Any suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks --OlleborLeumas (talk) 20:14, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OlleborLeumas, from a quick look, the article looks well-structured. I do notice that the USC Viterbi reference is not found; I can find a brief faculty profile here instead. You should also hyperlink Society of Petroleum Engineers.in the text. I presume you are heading towards submitting the article via WP:AFC. Before doing that, though it is best to declare if you have any association with Robello Samuel (as per WP:COI). AllyD (talk) 20:28, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your time and quick reply. Very much intrigued by the quick response. I have made the changes suggested by you. Could you please take a look at it one more time when you get time.

Thank you OlleborLeumas (talk) 21:20, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I noted on your Talk page the issue of the Copyrighted photo, and I also tagged it on Commons. There are procedures whereby a copyright holder can release a photo - not something I have ever found myself in a position of needing to do, but see this page and email template instructions. AllyD (talk) 04:19, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Career section in the draft article could also benefit from hyperlinks to firms and institutions. AllyD (talk) 04:25, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank. Could you please take a look at one more time if anything to be changed. OlleborLeumas (talk) 23:17, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The draft article is well-formed. Presuming you would like this draft published to main space, your next stage will be to submit it through this process, where uninvolved editors will also consider whether the subject meets the notability criteria. One other thing - from here on, it will be important to provide an edit summary when publishing changes to this (or any other) article. It isn't so important when starting in a sandbox, but other editors do expect an edit summary for changes. AllyD (talk) 08:00, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the guidance OlleborLeumas (talk) 16:12, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Lllvfbb (13:26, 10 September 2025)

Hello, how can I add a sidebar to the page of Lech Kaczyński? --Lllvfbb (talk) 13:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lllvfbb, template editing is one of the most complex things one could do. You have started developing this. I think what you would need is a template for presidents of Poland (you currently have a typo: PolIsh President), then a specific one for Kaczyński himself, which you would be copying into articles. I'd question whether this is needed: are there enough Kaczyński-specific articles to need this extra level of navigation, or would this become page litter? 14:03, 10 September 2025 (UTC) AllyD (talk) 14:03, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for noticing the typo, I would like to create one for him because no other Polish politician has it Lllvfbb (talk) 14:17, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cinnamonman (12:47, 12 September 2025)

Hi Ally - I'm new here. Just added a comment regarding a sentence I didn't like in this profile. Wondering if I should have just edited it...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ben_Enwonwu --Cinnamonman (talk) 12:47, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have added my comments on that Talk page. On a more general point, I do think that you took the right approach; raising something on a Talk page gives other editors the chance to put a counter-view. Getting to a positive consensus can be a problem on a page which few people look at, but Ben Enwonwu has a healthy level of active work, so waiting a few days may bring others' views. AllyD (talk) 13:46, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from DragonsDarkened (15:14, 14 September 2025)

Hello,what do I do if I don’t know anything about any of the recommended edits? --DragonsDarkened (talk) 15:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DragonsDarkened, it looks like you did proceed with quite a few edits, article links, etc. after posting this message. I hope these have been useful in becoming familiar and confident with Wiki editing. After that, there are various maintenance categories (such as this). The other thing is to move towards your own topic interests: once you start Watchlisting articles of interest (using the star in the top menu), you often see edits that need spelling or grammar fixes, etc. AllyD (talk) 18:27, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure where else to put this so I'm going to put it here.There's an exit that I've noticed needs doing but I'm not sure how to do it.In the article 'Two Pence (British Decimal Coin) the images at the top of the page show the Royal Shield design as the current definitive design,despite there being a new definitive design (the Red Squirrel design).Just thought I'd mention this so that a more experienced editor could fix it. DragonsDarkened (talk) 15:38, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The word 'exit' on the first line is meant to say 'edit'. DragonsDarkened (talk) 15:39, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it probably needs an encompassing update by an experienced wiki editor/numismatist, so maybe an opportunity to try out further wiki-tools! What I would suggest is that you add a new topic on Talk:Two pence (British decimal coin) to flag up refresh being needed for new coinage. Optionally, you could also add a Template:Update to the top of the article itself. AllyD (talk) 07:03, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Daly Musk (13:12, 19 September 2025)

How can I put my photo in Wikipedia --Daly Musk (talk) 13:12, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:32, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Daly Musk (13:14, 19 September 2025)

How can I put my photo in Wikipedia --Daly Musk (talk) 13:14, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Daly Musk (13:15, 19 September 2025)

How can I put my picture in Wikipedia? --Daly Musk (talk) 13:15, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cinnamonman (10:19, 22 September 2025)

Hi Ally - Sorry to bug you again. I've been editing a few things recently. Mostly small. Came across my first dead (red) link on a page (3DLT) and thought I might add a stub. Saw there was a previous page that had been deleted, so don't know what the process/convention is here. Added a draft for you to see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Authentise

Let me know if you think that is ok? --Cinnamonman (talk) 10:19, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles on companies have specific notability criteria. In the case of Authentise, there was a draft article which was deleted last month, and the contributor is now blocked for promotional editing. For articles about companies, it is always important to declare any connection: see WP:COI.

Regarding your draft, it looks to me that it would fall under WP:CORPTRIV. AllyD (talk) 19:21, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great feedback. That trivial guidance is helpful. I was under the impression that a stub would be more helpful than nothing at all. Is that not the case? If those stubs are limited to an "encyclopedia entry giving an overview of the history of an organization" WP:SUBSTANTIAL ? Cinnamonman (talk) 08:16, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Updated the article a bit to address your feedback. Thanks again! Cinnamonman (talk) 10:03, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you think it still needs updating, please lmk. If not, how does one move a draft to published page? or is it as simple as copying it wholesale? I would wait a couple days in any case to see whether my appeal for feedback on the Talk page elicits any further comments. Excited to publish my first article, even if just a stub (probably the right place to start).

Thanks again for your help! Cinnamonman (talk) 10:21, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, final comment. I found the link you linked before on articles for creation and know what to do once you have confirmed that the article now addresses your comments. Cinnamonman (talk) 10:24, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is better to place a separate subheading for the References (with two "=" on either side), then reflist in double curly brackets on the next linn.

I am also placing comments in that Talk feedback section. If you do go ahead with this Draft, yit would be reviewed under both the AFC and then the NPP processes. AllyD (talk) 13:06, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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