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Tech News: 2025-19

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:11, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).

Administrator changes

added Rusalkii
readded NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
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Interface administrator changes

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Question from Van Oirsouw Cha (19:02, 6 May 2025)

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Good Evening I want to create an artikel about a car that was produced bij The French Manufaturer of Automobile Simca. It is a car for transportation people and was created in a 4 door {called Sedan} and a 5 door (called Stationwagen) bodyworks --Van Oirsouw Cha (talk) 19:02, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NithanjOn on Draft:Bikram Malati (Musical Artist) (18:31, 7 May 2025)

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Delete --NithanjOn (talk) 18:31, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@NithanjOn: Are you requesting the draft be deleted? cyberdog958Talk 02:05, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NithanjOn on Draft:Bikram Malati (Musical Artist) (18:34, 7 May 2025)

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Delete --NithanjOn (talk) 18:34, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cassaph (19:15, 7 May 2025)

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Hello, Cyberdog ... Gave up for a while, now trying again to create an article. The text is ready, but when enter it in Sandbox (where I lost a previous version), and review the result, it doesn't look right. It's about formatting. Are there people who will do the formatting after you've entered the text and references? I don't want to spend the rest of my life trying to figure it out. Also, when you hit publish, does it literally get published, or is there a review process? I know this info would be in the endless descriptions of how to edit, but I'm just wanting the simplest step-by-step instruction, which doesn't seem to exist. Or if it does, I can't find it. Sorry if I seem a little ranty. Thank you! --Cassaph (talk) 19:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Cassaph. I don't see any other edits to your account other than to this page, so I'm not able to give any specific advise. You can ask for help with copyediting at WP:GOCE. They can help with formatting any other copyediting. If your article is in the Draft space (it has the prefix Draft: in front of the title), then clicking "publish" will only publish it to the area of Wikipedia you can keep working on articles that aren't yet ready. Once you finish, and you want it reviewed, you can copy an paste this template: {{subst:submit|Cassaph}}, to the top and it will be added to the queue to be reviewed. cyberdog958Talk 02:14, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks again. Didn't know about Draft space. Seems I always wind up in Sandbox, with the only options being "review" and "publish." And I'm not ready to "publish" so it all winds up disappearing. I will look for Draft. Don't suppose you have a link to it...? Cassaph (talk) 18:35, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cassaph: You can use the Article Wizard and follow the prompts and it will automatically create a draft article for you so you can work on your draft. cyberdog958Talk 18:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is immensely helpful. Sorry to be such a dunderhead. Will try again, after travel. Cassaph (talk) 17:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello again ... I formatted an article about Shirley Strum, hit publish, then wondered what next. I decided to check Wikipedia for Shirley Strum and -- lo -- someone else had made a page for her, just recently. So I wonder what's become of my effort. I guess I can add to the page that's there, which is labeled "orphan." It's all a little weird, that suddenly some random person decided to create this page about Shirley. Cassaph (talk) 19:48, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cassaph: Yes, I would combine the information in your page in the page that has been published. The draft you have on your user page seems more detailed, so you should just add those details and references to the other page. cyberdog958Talk 21:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-20

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MediaWiki message delivery 22:34, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 May 2025

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heres the reason why i moved your draft

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cuz i read history and i guess it was in 2023 it was long so i had to free it AAAAAYEHA (talk) 05:39, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You really shouldn't be moving others drafts without their consent, and that draft dated from only last month. Sarsenethe/they•(talk) 07:47, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And this editor has just been indeffed. Sarsenethe/they•(talk) 08:14, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear contributor to this site...

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Dear contributor to this site... Oh, please... Regarding the future redirection of "Noche de reyes (Aquí está la Chilindrina)", trust me... The name of the last episode of this spin-off series is called Noche de reyes or Noche de Reyes, according to some research I did on the internet. So, do you have anything else to say about this? Sarah Vilela Anjos Pereira (talk) 19:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sarah Vilela Anjos Pereira: While that may be true, your requested redirect doesn’t seem like a likely search term to require a redirect. Redirects are really only for ease of using the search bar, and your requested redirect doesn’t seem like something someone would type in and try to search. If you still disagree, you can re-request it and I will let another reviewer look at it. cyberdog958Talk 19:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ankush93b (08:58, 19 May 2025)

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How to add an image in infobox person template. --Ankush93b (talk) 08:58, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ankush93b: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. You can add an image to the infobox with the |image= parameter. If their is already an image available on Wikipedia or on Commons, you can just set the image parameter to the name of the image without the File: prefix. If there isn't an image yet available, you can upload a freely licensed file (as long as it is within the image policy). Then, you can again set the parameter to whatever the name of the file is. If you have any other questions, you can ask me here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958Talk 21:14, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-21

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:09, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for Creation backlog drive

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Hello Cyberdog958:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in June!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 1 month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 June 2025 through 30 June 2025.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 3200 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cosmobytes (16:18, 20 May 2025)

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Hello! I was just working on editing an article about John Butcher, an Australian Rules Footballer, and I found a link in a citation that was broken (https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-faces-decision-on-key-forward-john-butcher/story-e6frf9jf-1225760419671) and led to a "page not found" error. Should I remove the citation and related content, or is there a better way to go about this? Thank you! --Cosmobytes (talk) 16:18, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cosmobytes: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. It is often that links become not accessible anymore. The best course of action is to try and add a link to an archived version of the page, or link to a new URL to a similar page that verifies the same information. You can find out the best ways to do so here. If you are unable to fix it, you can just tag the reference with {{dead}} and it will add it to a category so someone else may be able to find a suitable link. cyberdog958Talk 05:02, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Adrifabbug (01:26, 23 May 2025)

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how do i make a new page on wikipedia? --Adrifabbug (talk) 01:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Adrifabbug: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. If you are trying to find information about starting a new article, you can get information here, but know that writing a new article that is within policy is the hardest thing you can do on Wikipedia, and I recommend you gain more experience first before starting that endeavor. cyberdog958Talk 05:04, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AppraisalEditor01 (04:57, 25 May 2025)

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Good day, can you please guide me to Create a biography? --AppraisalEditor01 (talk) 04:57, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from StanleyMutualInsuranceCo (18:16, 26 May 2025)

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My article was fast deleted but I want it back so I can review it and see what's spam-ey about it... It was informational and had local context. How do I get it back? --StanleyMutualInsuranceCo (talk) 18:17, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-22

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Question from Kirankaur09 (17:20, 27 May 2025)

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Hi I want to create artist profile --Kirankaur09 (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kirankaur09: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You can find info about creating a page here, but know it is difficult to create pages as a newcomer here. If you have any other questions, you can ask here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958Talk 21:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tahir Iqbal 1979 (13:37, 28 May 2025)

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I'm a student of comparative religion and history. Rather I wanted to add some information as per my knowledge and study. Please advise. --Tahir Iqbal 1979 (talk) 13:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tahir Iqbal 1979: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. You can get more info about contributing at this page. Just remember that everything has to be based on a reliable source. cyberdog958Talk 21:47, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, sure will always try to share information based on some reliable source. Tahir Iqbal 1979 (talk) 18:31, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ananddigitalpr (18:08, 28 May 2025)

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Hi Cyberdog958,

Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m planning to contribute a new section and wanted to ask about citation guidelines.

To ensure the information I add is verifiable and reliable, could you please let me know what types of sources or websites are considered acceptable for citations on Wikipedia? Are there any specific criteria I should follow when selecting sources?

I appreciate your help as I learn more about editing here.

Best regards, Anand Digital PR --Ananddigitalpr (talk) 18:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ananddigitalpr: Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Everything here on Wikipedia should be based on a reliable source. There are, basically, sources that are reputable for accuracy and fact-checking. They should be independent of the subject and ideally a secondary source. You can look through the links to find more information about suitable sources. If you have any other questions, you can ask them here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958Talk 21:56, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-23

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:52, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allowing time to create redirects

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Hello: I notice you’ve been shuttering redirect creation proposals en-masse less than a day after their creation. In future could you consider waiting maybe a week before doing so, to see whether anyone is willing to create the redirects? Because in the time you shutter them, people are willing to make them (episode titles receiving redirects is normal Wikipedia standard – most people don’t want to spend all that time making them, but lucky for us there are Wikipedians willing to), and many redirect suggestions you would have otherwise shuttered were created in the time before you came back online. I’d agree with you shuttering those that went a week or two without being answered, but that time should be afforded new suggestions as well. Gellianfew (talk) 12:20, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gellianfew: There is no required time that the requests have to be posted before they are evaluated. I don’t think that mass redirect requests of every possible episode title for relatively unknown television shows with no real likeliness or possibility that they would ever be searched for or turned into actual articles are not necessary or helpful to create. There isn’t any guidelines for reviewers so it is really based on whoever sees it first is the one who reviews it. cyberdog958Talk 00:31, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fuckeries is actually a real word

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Look it up on the Wiktionary. Kjjj6uhhhhh (talk) 15:42, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]