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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 28 § Agriculture companies established in $YEAR

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Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4 § Roller coasters that closed in 1910

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4 § Category:Companies of Azerbaijan by year of establishment

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Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

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Question from Jameson pierce on Jorinde Voigt (20:30, 7 September 2025)

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How do I create a citation --Jameson pierce (talk) 20:30, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jameson pierce: Hi and welcome to the site, this guide will help you. If you run into any problems or have any further questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Good luck! Shellwood (talk) 22:15, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Magpie028 (14:04, 8 September 2025)

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Hi ! How do we remove the CoI statement from the top of our page? --Magpie028 (talk) 14:04, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Magpie028: Hi, place the {{paid|employer=name of employer|client=name of client}} template on your user page and the {{connected contributor (paid)}} template on the talk page of your draft/article. Also, you mention 'we' and refer to your page as 'our' on Wikipedia. We don't share accounts, see WP:NOSHARE. 14:42, 8 September 2025 (UTC)Shellwood (talk)

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 8 § Category:1850s in hockey

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Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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Question from FeistyShrew (23:11, 13 September 2025)

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Is there an easy way to reorder tables (or set the ordering on them) in the Visual Editor? I was moving them row by row and that seems pretty cumbersome. --FeistyShrew (talk) 23:11, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FeistyShrew: Hi, to my knowledge there is no tool or script for making this easier, but I never use Visual Editor. I suggest you ask this question at the teahouse, someone there might have a solution for this. Good luck! Shellwood (talk) 10:13, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Spicesavant (18:02, 14 September 2025)

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Hi there! I would like to set up a neutral, fact-based Wikipedia page for my company. I want to properly disclose any conflict of interest to make sure everything is above board. Can you help me understand the best way to do this? --Spicesavant (talk) 18:02, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Spicesavant: Read this:WP:COIE. Shellwood (talk) 19:09, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mlugo4143 (13:53, 15 September 2025)

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Hello! How can I find new suggestions for my entry? --Mlugo4143 (talk) 13:53, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Evofd (14:42, 20 September 2025)

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I have a MediaWiki markup ready for submission. Can you tell me where to go to accomplish this? Thank you. --Evofd (talk) 14:42, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Evofd: Hi, I recommend you start here:Wikipedia:Article_wizard, either by submitting a draft or using your sandbox. Your account needs to be autoconfirmed before you can publish any articles. This happens automatically after four days and once you have made 10 edits, good luck! Shellwood (talk) 14:50, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 21 § Category:Antigua and Barbuda football clubs 2012–13 season

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Question from Ahlesh67 (12:48, 21 September 2025)

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how do i put images in a wikipedia page? --Ahlesh67 (talk) 12:48, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahlesh67: Hi, add [[File:yourpicturesname.jpg|thumb|some appropriate text]] to the article. If you want to add an image to an infobox, insert the file in the |image= field by writing the file name, for example: yourpicturesname.jpg. Shellwood (talk) 12:55, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mrfred2022 (02:48, 24 September 2025)

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how do i add a hyper link to an article --Mrfred2022 (talk) 02:48, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mrfred2022: Hi, use doubled square brackets like this: [[your link]]. Shellwood (talk) 10:53, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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September 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

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A Barnstar!
Order of the Lesser Scribe of Wikipedia
This award is given in recognition to Shellwood for accumulating at least 350 points the September 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 19,000+ articles reviewed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Utopes (talk / cont) 03:12, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

September 2025 NPP backlog drive – Streak award

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Geneva mechanism Award

This award is given in recognition to Shellwood for accumulating at least 25 points during each week of the September 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 19,000+ articles reviewed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Utopes (talk / cont) 04:12, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Haseeb Sarwar Janjua (17:44, 10 October 2025)

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Hi how to i upload photo on article --Haseeb Sarwar Janjua (talk) 17:44, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Haseeb Sarwar Janjua: Hi, this guide will help you. Shellwood (talk) 20:30, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Re Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Voiceless bilabial approximant

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Sorry, I did not intend to do that; I must have fat-fingered the rollback button and not noticed. * Pppery * it has begun... 21:41, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Pppery: It's cool, I figured it was a mistake. Shellwood (talk) 21:44, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kikshen123 (12:53, 15 October 2025)

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I'm not able to publish from sandbox --Kikshen123 (talk) 12:53, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kikshen123: Hi, your account needs to be autoconfirmed before you can create your own article. This happens automatically after four days and once you have made 10 edits. Shellwood (talk) 12:57, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sheikh Mehedi Hasan nadim Jahan (22:45, 16 October 2025)

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hi all i found here is about editing not writing ! why? --Sheikh Mehedi Hasan nadim Jahan (talk) 22:45, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ItsWritingTime (22:46, 16 October 2025)

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Hello mentor, I made a few edits regarding my grandfathers passing in their respective sections on Wikipedia (his article and the Deaths in 2025 article). Just wanted to make sure I did the right thing and didn't ruin the site. --ItsWritingTime (talk) 22:46, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ItsWritingTime: Hi, we usually discourage people from editing about topics where they have a conflict of interest; see WP:COIE. In such cases, it is recommended to make edit requests based on reliable sources. Shellwood (talk) 23:03, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Foyer Topp (00:44, 20 October 2025)

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ATM, I don't really have any questions, but when I do, you'll be the first. Thanks. Foyer --Foyer Topp (talk) 00:44, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 October 21 § Category:2020 in Chilean sport by month

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Happy First Edit Anniversary Shellwood 🎉

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Hey @Shellwood. Your wiki edit anniversary was 1 day ago, marking 19 years of dedicated contributions to this Wikimedia project. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. With over 431,932 edits, your dedication is an inspiration to the community. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 14:09, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bakers Garden Buildings (16:38, 21 October 2025)

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Note: Bakers Garden Buildings's mentor Pickersgill-Cunliffe is away.

Hello, I wanted to add article for Bakers garden building, but I'm not getting any option here if you can help me with that please. Thanks --Bakers Garden Buildings (talk) 16:38, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bakers Garden Buildings: Just follow the instructions in the block notice on your talk page. Shellwood (talk) 18:36, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Icecube2608 (01:12, 24 October 2025)

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Hello there! I'd like to change the cover photo for the M4 Sherman tank page to photo of mine that I have yet to upload, how do I do that? --Icecube2608 (talk) 01:12, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Icecube2608: Hi, your account needs to be autoconfirmed before you can upload any images. This happens automatically after four days and once you have made 10 edits. You can either wait for that to happen or make a request here. Make sure you don’t violate any copyrights in the process. Shellwood (talk) 11:27, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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Question from Hell yeahhhh man (16:37, 29 October 2025)

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Hello How do i create a citation --Hell yeahhhh man (talk) 16:37, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hell yeahhhh man: Hi, this guide will help you. Shellwood (talk) 17:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from UoAden (14:42, 30 October 2025)

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Hello Shellwood, I am new here, work for the university of Ottawa and I want to create a page for our Dean at the faculty of Law, is that easy? I want to make sure I label or tag the page in the right section --UoAden (talk) 14:42, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@UoAden:Hi, writing about your employer or any subject in which you have a conflict of interest is something we don’t recommend. You also need to declare your conflict of interest; see WP:COI. Shellwood (talk) 16:07, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello M. Shellwood, ok I understand this, but who should write about the dean then? I have no problem to declare the conflict of interest, I can also write the name of the senior advisor who wrote the short text about the dean. UoAden (talk) 17:25, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@UoAden: You can still write the article yourself, there is no ban on that, just strongly discouraged. It's good that you are transparent about this and if you or someone else is being paid to do this, this must also be disclosed. The pages I linked to contain information about how to do that. I would recommend that you use the Articles for creation process for this. Shellwood (talk) 18:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Jackery at AfD

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Sorry about the logs thing - I hit 'enter' too soon and then found myself in a world of source editing, which is where I usually end up breaking things and setting fire to them, so thought it best to leave it to someone competent. Which in this case turned out to be you! Thanks! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:40, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Nhlanhla Nkosikhona Ndlovu (17:44, 4 November 2025)

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Hello

How do I describe myself on wikipedia --Nhlanhla Nkosikhona Ndlovu (talk) 17:44, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

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Category:Spain–Nicaragua relations has been nominated for deletion

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Category:Spain–Nicaragua relations has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. DB1729talk 14:01, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from IAmNotGreg (08:14, 6 November 2025)

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A recent edit I made was reverted with the justification being "the series received a positive critical reception so the reception section must reflect that instead of including an abundance of negative reviews". My understanding is that critically the series is well regarded but among the general public it's more decisive, which is why I have added these examples. Additionally I feel that the Reception section is still largely positive towards the series, with 9 sources reviewing it favourably across 3 paragraphs compared to 4 sources negatively. At the very least I feel the latest addition has more place in the article than the article by Louis Kemner. Is this reversion justified? --IAmNotGreg (talk) 08:14, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IAmNotGreg: Hi, I’m not familiar with this show or the sources, so I can’t really judge on this. I will just point to a general policy here: see WP:UNDUE. If there is a significant amount of negative reviews from reputable sources, it might warrant including them. I suggest you bring this issue to the talk page and attempt to discuss it with the user who reverted you. Shellwood (talk) 13:00, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Create a page

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I’m trying to create a page for Cincinnati rapper dnash Tha rapper and it’s not showing up Slickrickson (talk) 03:21, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Slickrickson: You can’t create any articles until your account becomes autoconfirmed. Use your sandbox to make drafts until then. Shellwood (talk) 11:49, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Citation of image

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I'm looking to cite a social media post from a composer which has since been delete though there are images of, how do I go about this correctly? In addition, I have a video interview that has been deleted from the primary uploader but I have found on a non-official source. How do I proceed with this to make sure it can be used within standards? IAmNotGreg (talk) 05:42, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IAmNotGreg: As I don’t know what subject or social media platform you’re referring to, I’ll just say that self-published sources usually aren’t acceptable here, especially when we’re dealing with articles about living people. There are exceptions though; see WP:SPS. Furthermore, since this post has been deleted, it makes things more problematic, as the images cannot be verified. If the images come from a reliable source and not from a user-generated site, that’s a different matter. As for the video reference, follow the guidelines outlined at this link, good luck! Shellwood (talk) 13:50, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from IAmNotGreg (11:38, 10 November 2025)

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I made an edit with interviews from [The Music Magazine] and HorrorDNA.com however these were reverted for not being a part of this list, or not meeting the standards of the linked article. Would these be considered reliable sources edit citations? Both sources are cited on multiple articles so I'm confused. --IAmNotGreg (talk) 11:38, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IAmNotGreg: Hello again, video games aren’t really my field, and I don’t know what consensus has been reached in the past regarding which sources are considered reliable within that WikiProject. I suggest that you raise your questions about the sources on the talk page, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources, as I can see that similar issues have been discussed there. Shellwood (talk) 17:12, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from AniR67 (06:29, 14 November 2025)

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Hi, how to do create a sandbox page? --AniR67 (talk) 06:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AniR67: You can create your sandbox here: sandbox. Shellwood (talk) 15:06, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 November 14 § Category:Afghan novels by year

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