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Question from Tim Vernon1 (15:19, 1 April 2025)

Hi, I have just joined Wiki and am a photographer. How do I add photos when editing pages?

Thanks,

Tim --Tim Vernon1 (talk) 15:19, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tim! Welcome to Wikipedia.

Assuming you want to upload your own images, I would suggest checking out Wikimedia Commons which allows you to upload images to the public domain, which can then be used in articles. Other users have also uploaded tons of images which can be used. If you find one you like or want to add your own image, you can add it like this:

[[File:File Name.png|thumb|Image caption will go here.]]

This is just how I do it, and there are plenty of other image settings. I'd suggest you check out Wikipedia:Uploading images for more guidelines on uploading, and Help:Pictures for actually adding images into articles. Thank you! Rambley (talk) 15:35, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Anushan.adair (21:09, 1 April 2025)

hello --Anushan.adair (talk) 21:09, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Rambley (talk) 21:12, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from KeekeeyaVr (02:24, 2 April 2025)

Hello sir just a question but how do I make an article or am I not allowed to please answer soon thank you -KeekeeyaVR --KeekeeyaVr (talk) 02:24, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Your first article. Rambley (talk) 08:13, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from SALMA.AMM on User talk:Aidennix (20:12, 2 April 2025)

How can I make my own Wikipedia page --SALMA.AMM (talk) 20:12, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. To make your own user page, you can head to here. If you want to write an article about yourself, please read through WP:COISELF. Rambley (talk) 22:32, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tonylbrown71 on Bitchin' Rides (06:45, 3 April 2025)

How do I contact Bitchin Rides to Make my 96 Chevy Tahoe bitchin? --Tonylbrown71 (talk) 06:45, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there - mentor questions relate to general editing on Wikipedia. I cannot help you contact this show. Rambley (talk) 08:10, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Gemini2vtmass (05:17, 4 April 2025)

Hello, I had no idea this was here when I signed up for my monthly gift. It's only $5 but I'm retired so I don't get much. I give to ARBOR DAY, PBS and now WIKIPEDIA. SO, HI, I was just read an article about the Kyrenia ship being more specifically dated using new tech. I read it on MSN tonight. --Gemini2vtmass (talk) 05:17, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia! Mentors such as me are here to answer any questions relating to editing; if you have any questions regarding editing articles, let me know! Rambley (talk) 18:17, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from SmartDio97 (13:45, 4 April 2025)

What's defined as good sources. There's been this guy Onel who's being an absolute opp by trying to delete my pages for not having good citations --SmartDio97 (talk) 13:45, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Notability. I checked out what Onel was trying to delete, and I would agree; over-use of self-published sources does not establish notability for an article topic. Rambley (talk) 18:14, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Azxyy1 (01:33, 5 April 2025)

Hi, how should I edit post? --Azxyy1 (talk) 01:33, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia - Could you please clarify your question? Rambley (talk) 13:26, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bold vs. heading for personnel

Hello! I don't believe I've had the pleasure of working with you, but I have to say that this edit summary is one of the best first impressions I've ever gotten of a fellow editor. I appreciate you explaining your rationale when challenged while also making it clear that you aren't wanting to edit war (and your sense of humour about it is delightful as well!).

I apologize for not pointing to the actual guideline I was referencing, as just broadly saying "for accessibility" isn't terribly helpful for future reference. I've used sub-headings rather than bold based on MOS:PSEUDOHEAD, which specifically recommends that we "avoid using bold text for headings" as "[s]creen readers and other assistive technologies rely on proper heading markup for navigation". Bold pseudo-headings are only meant to go under a sub-section (the "Black Country, New Road" H3 in this case), and even then "only as a last resort".

I don't want that quoting to come off as anything other than informative, as it's clear you're coming from a good place and (understandably) wanting to maintain consistency! Given that I also don't want to edit war or try to stifle disagreement, I won't revert your edit again. If you agree with my rationale though, I'd appreciate you either giving me permission to undo your change here, or undo the change yourself pointing to this discussion. And of course if you disagree, I'm happy to have my mind changed.

Thanks again for your demeanour, and I look forward to running into you on other articles in the future! Sock (~~tock~~ talk) 16:35, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(and as a small addendum, this massive edit you did is outstanding) Sock (~~tock~~ talk) 16:38, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! First of all, thank you for the kind message. I am glad you appreciated my little edit summary gag

Secondly, my edit attempted to be in accordance with MOS:VAR which expresses that existing styles should be in accordance with other articles similar. All of the BCNR album articles utilise bold for personnel headers. From my own personal experience reading through other articles (e.g. The King of Limbs, OK Computer and Selected Ambient Works Volume II, I have never really seen the H3 style be used for personnel.

Despite this, I do not mind if you'd like to change it back to H3; there are more productive things to do than tussle over headers! If you'd like to go that route, though, I ask that you adjust the other BCNR articles to also use H3 for the sake of consistency.

Hopefully none of this comes across as nasty; and thank you for your work on Forever Howlong as well! Rambley (talk) 16:45, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all! Like I said, your reasoning made total sense to me. I'm making some updates to Forever Howlong now that I have my hands on the physical copy, so I'll adjust those headings and do the same for their other albums.

In your defense as well, I've used the bold sub-headings for quite some time as well. My diligence about using H3s instead comes from my work, where I've been learning a whole lot more about accessibility (and inaccessibility) online, and it's a little thing that I think goes a long way. Thanks again! Sock (~~tock~~ talk) 14:59, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AC Knight X (18:30, 5 April 2025)

How can I create a new article --AC Knight X (talk) 18:30, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Your first article Rambley (talk) 19:00, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Adreannahamby95 (23:43, 6 April 2025)

Hey I want to create an Wikipedia article about myself I'm a published author with a great deal of Internet traction --Adreannahamby95 (talk) 23:43, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Autobiography; TL:DR though, it's strongly discouraged. If you are truly notable, someone else will write an article about you.

WP:YOURSELF provides some perfect advice about this;

If you really think that you can meet the inclusion criteria, and if you are willing to accept that your article must be neutral and non-promotional, then propose one at Articles for Creation instead of creating one directly. Articles for Creation provides independent viewpoints that may uncover or discover biases you were unaware of, and shows you value volunteer editors' time over your own ego. Rambley (talk) 23:50, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from American-keys (05:19, 11 April 2025)

Hello there, Why my article was declined? I don't really understand. I just wrote information about the Brand. --American-keys (talk) 05:19, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I took a look at the draft in question (the one in your sandbox) and I can see the problem. Your draft is not supported by reliable sources. All articles on Wikipedia must be supported by reliable sources to verify claims made. Your draft does not cite any sources, and thus was declined. Some of the draft also reads as slightly promotional; articles need to maintain a neutral tone at all times to be included. Rambley (talk) 08:18, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Findlay Adamz Abenaitwe (20:55, 13 April 2025)

Hello, hope this message finds well, I would love to Make a profile for an emerging author to help give them visibility when people search about the m and their work --Findlay Adamz Abenaitwe (talk) 20:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Are you affiliated with this author? Rambley (talk) 21:00, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from HumanR1ghts4a11 (06:40, 17 April 2025)

Hi, I started creating a sandbox yesterday and I previewed it, but didn't want to publish it yet - now I can't find it? could you please le the know how I pick up where I left off? --HumanR1ghts4a11 (talk) 06:40, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you did not hit "Publish Changes" before closing the tab, your work was unfortunately not saved

it's good practice to publish all changes you make to your sandbox in future to make sure everything is saved, or copy it into a text document or something adjacent. Rambley (talk) 15:14, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NeutralATD (22:46, 19 April 2025)

Hello what would you recommend for editing LGBT pages I want to add more diverse gender identity i can't find any suggested tags for the articles I want also I am having trouble with sandbox I wanted to make a article but it got refused i thought they just wanted a topic not the submission --NeutralATD (talk) 22:46, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello please take a look at my user page also I am very new and want to be sure I am allowed to edit also are people going to edit my user page or is that just articles --NeutralATD (talk) 02:23, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Here's a few answers to your questions:

- I assume you're talking about the draft on your user page, "Bi-Asexual". The draft cites no reliable sources and does not make any attempt to establish notability; Wikipedia articles revolve around topics that are notable and are covered by multiple, reliable secondary sources that are independent of a topic and cover it in significant depth. If you'd like to write more about gender identities you have come up with, I'd suggest a cite like Fandom for that.

- If you'd just like to request articles on topics, see Wikipedia:Requested articles.

- It is also not advised to self-promote your socials in an article.

- Editors are typically advised against editing user pages unless the author themselves allows it. For drafts submitted through sandbox, editors often will make changes to it, treating it like a draft rather than a user page. Rambley (talk) 14:32, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TY Rambley sorry I missed your response I do use Fandom but I have other interest I changed my user page to more like a bio Bi-Asexual is still included but only as how I identify I am interested in video games some religion and would be very interested in learning more for free through reading articles like here maybe I got a little to enthusiastic about starting glad to get a chance to respond. NeutralATD (talk) 00:45, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taking time to read through articles can definitely help to see what sort of content standard and sourcing standards are expected here. I got my start on WP by reading a ton of Aphex Twin and Autechre related articles, and decided to help expand and clean them up.

I would recommend editing on the small scale like basic copyediting or quick grammar fixes, maybe a small sentence re-write or two; then move on to bigger content inclusions or creating drafts. Please also see Help:Introduction. Rambley (talk) 00:50, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also just from taking a peek at your talk page; declined drafts in no way will risk your account if you mean well while creating them. Drafts that are made with ulterior motives (e.g. self-promotion or vandalism) are often speedy deleted and warnings are given out to those users, but well-meaning drafts, even if declined, won't get you in trouble. Rambley (talk) 00:57, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

good to know ty NeutralATD (talk) 01:03, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NeutralATD (00:36, 21 April 2025)

Hey Rammbly would you tell me how to make my user page look more like yours I made things look more like a bio with my identity and birth stuff also how do I get verified for full account access if I already have that fine but it doesn't look like it. --NeutralATD (talk) 00:36, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Full account access" is not a thing here, rather we have user rights. Some are granted automatically, e.g. autoconfirmed (granted to users who have 10+ edits and have accounts that are 4+ days old), and extended confirmed (granted to users who have 500+ edits and are over 30 days old). Some must be applied for, e.g. rollbacker, page mover, AfC helper rights, etc.

In terms of user pages, WP:USERBOX and Template:Infobox Wikipedia user should help. Rambley (talk) 00:54, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, RPE ✍️ 📚 03:36, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from LRP46 (19:45, 22 April 2025)

Hello I have revisions to the Wikipedia article about the writer Joseph Smith Fletcher. I did not write the current Wikipedia article on him. --LRP46 (talk) 19:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can click the "Edit Source" button at the top of the page to make edits. Rambley (talk) 19:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Pash1959 (03:19, 27 April 2025)

Hello there, thank you for mentoring. Sensitive issue. I've just found out that I am the only child of a high profile person from UK. Found through Ancestry.com All my family on father's side have passed apart from cousins. Australia tv Channel SBS are showing a documentary called The Secret DNA of us, this Thursday 1st May at 7.30pm which will show all the research they've done. As all publishing show my father died "without issue" how do I now get this changed to featuring me as his daughter? And also on my grandmother and grandfather pages? --Pash1959 (talk) 03:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If I may ask, which Wikipedia article does this relate to? Rambley (talk) 15:47, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My grandfather is lord victor frederick cavendish-bentinck. My father is William james cavendish-bentinck. 49.185.121.40 (talk) 06:00, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have a conflict of interest, I'd recommend discussing the changes you'd like to make on the talk pages of the related articles. That way more experienced editors with the subject and Wikipedia as a whole can direct you to the best course of action. Rambley (talk) 08:29, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Qvixdollx (10:12, 28 April 2025)

Hi Rambley you seem nice --Qvixdollx (talk) 10:12, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - I try my best.

Rambley (talk) 10:14, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from A-L 2095 (14:17, 28 April 2025)

Hi Rambley, I made a mistake and I believe I published a tiny change to a draft (formatting on a list) when my session had expired. I may have exposed my IP address when of course I would rather that it not be public. Is there any way to check this? I am sorry to bother you with detail. Still figuring all this out. Best regards, A-L --A-L 2095 (talk) 14:17, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Click "View history" on the draft in question to see if your IP published the change. If the change was made, please see WP:OVERSIGHT and more specifically Wikipedia:Oversight/FAQ. Rambley (talk) 15:19, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Gabriel Horowitz (07:15, 29 April 2025)

Hey, so relieved to have a mentor of sorts! I've started this account in order to create an article for the recording studio I work at. Will I be able to get it published publicly if I have no edit history? --Gabriel Horowitz (talk) 07:15, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit history is mostly just a way to track what edits a user makes and where; the only things it affects relates to user rights. You should be able to submit your draft through the AfC process. Rambley (talk) 08:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mitchell crowther on Goodenia stobbsiana (05:07, 1 May 2025)

How do I add I formation not already in a article. It's about a plant species glowing under black light that grown in the pilbara --Mitchell crowther (talk) 05:07, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Click "Edit source" at the top of an article to make changes. Rambley (talk) 08:31, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Imker62 (17:15, 4 May 2025)

Thank you for being my mentor! --Imker62 (talk) 17:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BeastBoy-X (12:44, 5 May 2025)

Hello Rambley , now, I need help, I'm serious about Wikipedia. Adopt me, like Adopt-a-user, please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏, I need help 😭😭😭😭😭😭. Teach me about Wikipedia please!. And have a blessed day .✿✿✿✿✿ --⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 12:44, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am here to answer any questions you may have.

Rambley (talk) 12:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, I already have 2 level 1 warnings, mainly because I'm a very young Wikipedian younger than 15 years, and according to Wikipedia's privacy policy for children I can't reveal my age, so my first warning was about my changes being reverted, and the second warning was about adding inappropriate edit summarys. I'm trying to avoid being blocked, if I'm blocked it will be the second time. How can I avoid being a bad Wikipedian? Even if all my edits are in good faith? ⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 14:13, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The edit summary warning is pretty simple to fix; just write summaries that are accurate to the changes you've made. When making content changes, I always like to make sure the content I am adding is either discussed by a source in the article. If not, I try to find a source that discusses the content and add it into the article. Rambley (talk) 14:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. ⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 14:50, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from GratefulCitizen (16:53, 6 May 2025)

Hello, this is my first attempt at changing a Wikipedia article. I have run into a problem. Arthur Cross offered his VC to David Niven as a prop. There are photos of the two together and the article verifies the claims (as well as saying that Cross found a sister he did not know was alive). I wanted to include the following citation https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127775/Victoria-Cross-medal-given-WWI-Corporal-worn-actor-David-Niven-expected-fetch-130-000.html but I had a draconian warning about the source not being reliable. I understand how the Daily Mail might be attributed this property but I suggest that the article with pictures (pre AI) are real and the contents valid. Is there a way of including the reference since the pictures of (and older) Cross and Niven and the fact about his sister are interesting? --GratefulCitizen (talk) 16:53, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:DAILYMAIL. I suggest you find another source, and if you can’t find one, I wouldn’t include it at all. Rambley (talk) 17:05, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Questions from BeastBoy-X

How can I make understandable yet Professional edits?

How can I stop making disorganized userboxes?
How can I stop making pages that I will soon regret?

You can take your time. I still have a lot of questions but for now, it's these ones⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 20:25, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A good grasp of the English language and some semi-advanced vocabulary knowledge can go a long way.
I’m not sure I understand.
Self-control? Not sure what you mean.

Rambley (talk) 21:20, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also for point 1, a precise yet descriptive edit summary for edits can benefit both yourself and other editors. Rambley (talk) 21:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! Sorry for making it unclear. I made Userboxes, but used BBX instead of User:BeastBoy-X, only to find out that there was a user named "BBX", so I moved them to another page, I moved them again and again to different pages trying to find the right name. Later, I added Deletion requests to all the pages I moved, but felt bad because people have to clean up my own mess. So now I'm afraid of creating Userboxes.

Other questions

How can I avoid Vandalism?
How can I spot Vandalism?
How can I stop Vandalism?

⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 21:43, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think you should just take extra care when moving pages in future.

For the vandalism questions, see WP:VANDALISM, WP:SPOTVAN and WP:RVAN. Rambley (talk) 21:49, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Rambley, really appreciated ⟨⟨Beastboy-𝕏-Talk!⟩⟩ 23:03, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cantorjem (01:55, 12 May 2025)

How do I add a death date to my voice teacher's article? --Cantorjem (talk) 01:55, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]