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Question from MarkoC33 (07:38, 19 August 2025)

Hi, I have created this article, but when it will be published? --MarkoC33 (talk) 07:38, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Lewis 2025 (10:17, 19 August 2025)

Hi there! I was curious about the way translations work on Wikipedia. If a brand page exists in Dutch, and we want to add more languages, what is the best way to proceed? Should we edit the existing page to make it English and then work on the translations later? Or keep that page and make a fresh one for English? And how do we add translations of pages?

Thank you for the information! --Lewis 2025 (talk) 10:17, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lewis 2025 Different language Wikipedias each have their own distinct policies and guidelines, so you should check how to proceed on both the target language Wikipedia. In this case, if you're translating to English Wikipedia, you can look at the following link: WP:TRANSLATETOHERE.

Also, if an article exists in one language, that does not automatically mean that the article is notable in a different language, as each version has differing notability and content guidelines. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 13:52, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Merossss (01:18, 21 August 2025)

how do i make a article --Merossss (talk) 01:18, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merossss Creating a new article is a very challenging task, and I would recommend starting with easier edits to get the feel of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Some good ones to start with are suggested at your user homepage. Then, you can look at the page for creating your first article (WP:YFA). Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 13:53, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Filmographyview (11:50, 21 August 2025)

Hello. I appreciate being assigned a mentor, and any help you can provide. I'm a college professor, and my students interviewed leading experts on a range of topics and created a website to share that information. Over the years, students created 120+ projects, and I thought that 6 of them contained such interesting interview videos from the experts that adding them to Wikipedia would be beneficial to readers. I never edited Wikipedia before and I added information and/or citations to Wikipedia this week, but 5 of my 6 edits were rejected so far. For example, my students interviewed Jack Epps, Jr., co-screenwriter of Top Gun, who told my students why he made the decision to have Goose die in the film. The video of him telling this story is incredibly interesting, so I thought adding a short sentence and a citation to the webpage that contains that video to Wikpedia would be very helpful to readers. Similarly, I think interview videos of other key players from three films and a video game would be very interesting to readers, so I made edits and/or added a citation for those Wikipedia articles. I would greatly appreciate your advice on how to add this information properly. I think where I may have gone wrong relates to this statement on Beetstra's talk page: "If the link contains information, use the information to add content to the article, and use the link as a reference." Being a first time editor, I think I was tentative and just added a citation sometimes and a few words and a citation at other times. It seems I should have written more about the interesting content I was attempting to share. I would appreciate your guidance on how to do this properly. Thanks! --Filmographyview (talk) 11:50, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Filmographyview Speaking about oneself is generally okay for reliability purposes (WP:ABOUTSELF). I think the issue Beetstra had was that you were citing your own website, which may or may not be reliable. It would probably be best to cite the original interview, and if possible, to cite a more reputable source (for example, if the writers gave the same information in a different interview with a reliable newspaper). Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 00:50, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your note. Editor Beetstra recommended that instead of adding changes myself, I propose changes to the Wikipedia editors via the relevant Talk page and let them make the decision. I did that this morning, proposing additions to The Book of Life (film) entry and the Ready Player One (film) entry, and proposing two alternative citation options. I hope those proposals clarify the situations and are acceptable. Thanks again. Filmographyview (talk) 11:10, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ashish Shukla delhi (11:29, 23 August 2025)

Hi, I published on article about Abhishek goswami, he is small artist i thought wikipedia might be help him, as he is good artist and filmmaker. but article got rejected rejected, honestly i am not a good writer so took help from chatgpt, secondary i am really new here so edit tab opeining a form which i am unable to understand. can you please guide. --Ashish Shukla delhi (talk) 11:29, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ashish Shukla delhi one of the requirements to contribute to the English Wikipedia is a good understanding of English, so please do learn English. ChatGPT is strongly discouraged in writing articles as it can be hard for it to cite high quality sources as we require to ensure verifiability.

Apart from that, you can also contribute to your native language Wikipedia, see List of Wikipedias. Note that different language Wikipedias have different policies and guidelines so the process to write a new article is probably different than ours. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 00:54, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Madam Tonateni on Minority language (17:51, 23 August 2025)

Hello, how can I make references to the article, and where can I find suitable references to it? --Madam Tonateni (talk) 17:51, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Madam Tonateni To determine whether a reference is suitable, you can follow the guideline at WP:GNG. Some places you can look include Google, your local library, or Google Scholar. To add the reference after you have found the source, see WP:INTREF. If you have any questions about the information pages I've linked, please feel free to ask.

By the way, looking at your edit history at Special:Contributions/Madam Tonateni, you should understand that we are writing an encyclopedia together. This implies many general guidelines to follow. For example in this edit, there are quite a few fluff sentences, like the paragraph starting with The hospital is also advancing technologically and clinically. The backup for how it's advancing is quite vague and would appreciate the addition of more detail.

Also, it's strongly discouraged to use AI in writing articles, as it can hallucinate and/or cite unreliable sources, which hurts our verifiability. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:04, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Krishna das

how krishna das look like and what are there qualities in it? Cgkrishnadas (talk) 10:26, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from FergusArgyll (12:35, 27 August 2025)

This is a general question but I'll use a specific case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_shock lists a few examples at the bottom, the second one is ice cubes. It is plainly obvious it is true but of course I'd rather source it than not! The problem is that a real RS (scientific paper etc.) don't discuss specifically placing an ice cube in a cup of warm water - that would be trivial - but there is a paper (https://phys.unsw.edu.au/music/people/publications/Kingetal1976a.pdf) which conducted experiments on e.g. what temps, size of ice etc etc.

Should I just use that as a source (because the implicit assumption of the paper is that ice cracks because of thermal shock)? or should I just use some SEO blog type article? or neither?

Thanks --FergusArgyll (talk) 12:35, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FergusArgyll in this case I would use the paper, as it's better than nothing. Spammy articles aren't reliable and should never be cited anyways. If it's fundamental information you might be able to find it in a textbook or survey paper? Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 16:39, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Officialkingparis on Wikipedia:User pages (15:16, 28 August 2025)

I hope I can create a profile --Officialkingparis (talk) 15:16, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from RustingMAAN (17:59, 29 August 2025)

Nice to meet you for the first time! How do I make sure an edit I make isn’t unnecessary or trimming a wiki page too much? Still want to keep the info without it sounding too different. --“coachella sucks this year.” - Eric Andre (talk) 17:59, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RustingMAAN I'm not quite sure what you mean, and I suspect the answer to your question would really be a case-by-case analysis. If I were you, I would just make the edit boldly - if someone later reverts you, then you can ask them why they thought it was a poor edit. If you want to, you can also tell me a bit more about the edit you're planning to make, and I can take a look at the situation. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 19:33, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Lord Nweke Tochukwu Dominic (22:10, 30 August 2025)

Can you help me published my profile --Lord Nweke Tochukwu Dominic (talk) 22:10, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lord Nweke Tochukwu Dominic I'm assuming you're doing this to promote yourself. Wikipedia is not a place to promote yourself, and promotional content is unacceptable for an encyclopedia - so in short, you're likely barking up the wrong tree if you want to create an autobiographical Wikipedia article. Nevertheless, if you would still want to continue despite my warning, please read the your first article page for detailed instructions on drafting your first Wikipedia article. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 22:48, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mileco17 (20:50, 31 August 2025)

¿Cómo podría crear un artículo? --Mileco17 (talk) 20:50, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mileco17 Creating a new article is a very challenging task, and I would recommend starting with easier edits to get the feel of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Some good ones to start with are suggested at your user homepage. Then, you can look at the page for creating your first article (WP:YFA).

If you plan to contribute in Spanish, you might want to check out the Spanish Wikipedia. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:31, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BeefnotRibs (00:15, 1 September 2025)

Hi! I've always wanted to do this kind of research and stuff but I have no idea where to find the actual source material. The books you get the knowledge from, the studies you read and everything else. I just edited a post about an Indian freedom fighter, and I couldn't make it as long as I wanted it to be because my only source of information is the internet. Thanks! I'm in highschool by the way, so please be kind! --BeefnotRibs (talk) 00:15, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

BeefnotRibs Even if we're limiting ourselves to just online material, there are still plenty of reliable sources that can be found. News articles by reputable publishers, as well as newspaper archives and academic databases are all great starting points. There is also the page Help:Find sources which you can look at for how to find sources.

Also, I'm not quite sure what your source of information for your edit to Motilal Verma was, since you didn't cite any sources. this page can give you a good introduction to citing sources. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:38, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I used a Dbpedia article on him. Thanks for the advice, I'll be sure to cite my sources next time. 45.215.249.22 (talk) 12:55, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BeefnotRibs on User:BeefnotRibs (00:23, 1 September 2025)

How do I publish an article 😅 --BeefnotRibs (talk) 00:23, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

BeefnotRibs following up from the question above, I wouldn't recommend jumping straight into article creation as a new Wikipedian, it can be very challenging even for experienced editors. I would recommend instead to start with simple edits like those at your newcomer homepage. If you don't want to heed my advice then you can head to the Your First Article page to learn more about how to create an article. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:41, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will probably heed your advice. It's for the best 😅 BeefnotRibs (talk) 13:01, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Spagettimans (23:10, 3 September 2025)

How do I create a new definition --Spagettimans (talk) 23:10, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spagettimans if you mean a dictionary definition, you might want to check out Wiktionary. I'm not sure what their guidelines are on adding a new definition, but that is there for you to check out. If you meant to create a new article, the process is quite difficult and I would not recommend for you to jump straight into article creation, but if you still want to try, you can check out the Your First Article page for steps on how to continue. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:21, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from IQeyas (10:24, 4 September 2025)

Hi way every one is alone --IQeyas (talk) 10:24, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

IQeyas is there a question you wanted to ask? Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 14:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mac Edmunds (13:17, 5 September 2025)

Note: Mac Edmunds's mentor Pickersgill-Cunliffe is away.

Hi. Sometimes when I edit a page, instead of saying “your edit was published” it was “page restored”. Why is this? Restored sounds like it reverts some previous edit, but every time it happens I look through the page, and my previous edits are still there, untouched. TIA. --Mac Edmunds (talk) 13:17, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mac Edmunds I'm not quite sure why this happens, but as long as in the edit history tab everything seems okay, this shouldn't be anything beyond a visual bug. The folks at MediaWiki might have a better idea at what is going on. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:15, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for that. Noted. Mac Edmunds (talk) 09:08, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

no source to find - how to proceed?

How do I proceed an edit correctly when there is no source to find for proving that an written information in an article is right and hence justified? Kind regards SocialHelpster (talk) 15:38, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SocialHelpster if there is no source for a piece of information in an article, it can be removed since the fact is not verifiable. Likewise, avoid adding information if there is no reliable source for it. You can also add a Citation Needed tag on it to tell readers and editors to look for sources. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 17:53, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help. SocialHelpster (talk) 17:58, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Juvataeternum718 (12:50, 8 September 2025)

Thanks -- I'm looking forward to participating in the ecosystem. --Juvataeternum718 (talk) 12:50, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Facing Confrontation From Another User

Hi! I recently made an edit based on the citations provided by someone else. The information conveyed on the wiki page was clearly incorrect. However, another user reverted the changes i made and made a threat about reporting me as being "disruptive." I then attempted to engage in a "chat" with them explaining my reasoning for making the changes and providing additional citations that support the change that i was making. However, they quickly turned accusative and dismissive. I'm not to sure about how to deal with such people; I'm only trying to make the wiki accurately reflect the evidence that is provided. I searched for how to go about arbitrating and have posted the following on the 3rd party dispute resolution board:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Vedanta

My chat with the individual is at the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:TheCitationist#c-TheCitationist-20250912042000-Joshua_Jonathan-20250912041300

I've also looked at the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution/Draft#:~:text=dispute%20or%20issue.-,Ask%20for%20a%20third%20opinion,editors%20familiar%20with%20similar%20disputes:

I'm not sure if i'm taking the right steps here as this is all very new to me. Can you please help me by guiding me in the right direction. Thanks for your time. TheCitationist (talk) 06:59, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:CANVASSING. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 14:52, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Joshua Jonathan See exactly what I mean. Inappropriate labeling without understand the nuance or the request for guidance. Thank you for conveying your perspective. TheCitationist (talk) 15:04, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TheCitationist I'm not particularly knowledgable about the subject so I can't help you resolve the content dispute. Have you tried putting the proposed change on the talk page of the article so others can weigh in? I suspect Joshua Jonathan is leery of a relatively new account changing content that was recently edited by meatpuppets. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 19:08, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from RS-starsick (02:08, 15 September 2025)

Hello! I wanted to know if there were any specific guidelines regarding tone - a large part of why I made this account was to edit what I thought might be unprofessional tone on a few pages, but I didn't want to jump into anything without having good grounds to compare it to. Thanks! --RS-starsick (talk) 02:08, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RS-starsick WP:TONE might be relevant? As a rule of thumb you would want to stick to whatever tone you might see in an encyclopedia/reference article, informative and dispassionate. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:25, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! This was very helpful.

As a follow up, the article in particular I'm currently trying to edit is Lady Byron. A lot of it is unsourced and what appears to be the basis for much of the article appears to be a Wall Street Journal review of a recently written biography (though to be fair, I have not read the biography myself yet). Is there a certain method to finding more reliable sources you might recommend? What is the bar for reliable sources in biography articles? RS-starsick (talk) 21:51, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RS-starsick one tool I like to use is Wikipedia Reference Search which filters Google results to ones more likely to be reliable. You can also search on Google Scholar, Google Books or through academic databases. (There is one for Wikipedia editors called The Wikipedia Library but there are edit requirements you don't meet yet).

The definition and standards for reliable sources in general is Wikipedia:Reliable sources. For Biographies of Living Persons there is a slightly higher standard due to the potential to add libellous content to a person's Wikipedia page but Lady Byron is long deceased so it shouldn't be as much of an issue. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:17, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Arojandro (03:36, 19 September 2025)

I would like to create a page about a person, Debbie Mirza.

What would you suggest? --Arojandro (talk) 03:36, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arojandro Creating a new article is a very challenging task, and I would recommend starting with easier edits to get the feel of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Some good ones to start with are suggested at your user homepage. Then, you can look at the page for creating your first article (WP:YFA). Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 12:19, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from HaresterZH (22:02, 21 September 2025)

Hello! Is there anything I should know? I'm new to editing in Wikipedia --HaresterZH (talk) 22:02, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HaresterZH I would recommend more of a learn-as-you-go style, as there are a lot of policies and guidelines to follow. In general, you want to make sure that in your edits, you are improving an encyclopedia. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:22, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kimmee707 (15:44, 22 September 2025)

Hello, I am really sorry. And I noticed when I got on here and looked up Solitaire there wasn't much information. So I'm wanting to add to that. I'm not very educated and I don't know all that much about computers, but I'm really anxious. I've been gathering a lot of Solitaire information and I've got up to 45 games that I'm trying to merge all together. With all the information on the separate variations and roots and names of all the games and I'm wanting to Add all them to. This side. I'm just wondering if I could get help with that in the future if I need it. --Kimmee707 (talk) 15:44, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kimmee707 We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia! Make sure, though, that any content you add is supported by a reliable source. If no reliable source mentions a certain piece of information, you cannot use it in a Wikipedia article. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 16:32, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from WikiContributerD (23:05, 25 September 2025)

Hi Mentor,

On the Homo Sapiens page, it says modern Homo Sapiens emerged around "300,000 years ago in Africa" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human) but I just read a new article by the BBC in which a research team found a Homo Sapien Skull in modern day China around 1 million years ago (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx01ve5151o). The article states that there is still on going analysis about the timing. In this case, would the best course of action be to post a comment on the discussion of the page? --WikiContributerD (talk) 23:05, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WikiContributerD the article also says there is not enough evidence to show it is really 1 million years, so it's probably not worth adding (yet). It might be a good idea to look into the exact research paper that was published. If this view is shared by many scientists in the field, it would be worth including in the article. (See WP:FRINGE). Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:05, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Djnostain (06:03, 26 September 2025)

Hello. How do I create citations --Djnostain (talk) 06:03, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @Djnostain: Please see WP:REFB. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:51, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Thank you for the reply 102.88.105.73 (talk) 16:22, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Couscous1812 (14:14, 26 September 2025)

How do you create a citation, and where do these articles get this information --Couscous1812 (talk) 14:14, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @Couscous1812: Please see WP:REFB. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:51, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kennycadet (07:41, 30 September 2025)

Hi. I turned this stub into a full page. Any thoughts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving,_New_York --Kennycadet (talk) 07:41, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kennycadet Hey. Sorry for the late reply. I think you may have used generative AI to write the article, right? It is a bad idea to use generative AI to write Wikipedia articles, since they don't hold fact checking to a the high standard required by Wikipedia. A lot of the time they will make up information or fail to provide good sources for their information. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:25, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Aavm1218 (18:21, 10 October 2025)

Hi! I've been making edits from a very helpful historical paper I recently read. When I cite the source, which is a law review journal, this is how the citation appears in the end:

Katz, Elizabeth. "Fostering Faith: Religion and Inequality in the History of Child Welfare Placements". Fordham Law Review. 92. SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4566892. {{cite journal}}: Empty citation (help): Check |ssrn= value (help); External link in |ssrn= (help)

How do I fix the latter part? Thanks so much! --Aavm1218 (talk) 18:21, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aavm1218 Did you look at the (help) link? According to the page, you should ensure that the citation has a valid SSRN ID. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 18:38, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Wet of burns (23:24, 10 October 2025)

Hello there, I would just like to ask how to create a page called "wet of burnso" and have the entirety of its contents be just a picture of a random cat. Do you know how to do that? --Wet of burns (talk) 23:24, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wet of burns Wikipedia is not the place for such content. You can make a blog or a personal website for that. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:29, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

so no joke pages I see. Wet of burns (talk) 23:29, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Marcus decimus arulieus (16:32, 11 October 2025)

Hello how do I make a new page for someone or something? --Marcus decimus arulieus (talk) 16:32, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus decimus arulieus Creating a new article is a very challenging task, and I would recommend starting with easier edits to get the feel of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Some good ones to start with are suggested at your user homepage. Then, you can look at the page for creating your first article (WP:YFA). Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:27, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Madam Tonateni (08:34, 12 October 2025)

Hello? Is there certain articles that I need to edit? --Madam Tonateni (talk) 08:34, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Madam Tonateni no, there are no articles you need to edit per se. All editing is done on a volunteer basis. We welcome your contributions to any article you want to edit! Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 20:53, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Opertoto on Wikipedia:Community portal (21:56, 13 October 2025)

How can I add photos to the article I want to public --Opertoto (talk) 21:56, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Opertoto do you mean User:Opertoto/sandbox? You need to have references if you want the draft to be accepted as a Wikipedia article (see WP:BIO for the full policy) - I think you should probably address that issue before adding an image. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:00, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ProfRobins2013 (20:37, 16 October 2025)

Hello mentor. As a writer who also worked as an editor and copy editor myself, I have to tell you that your introduction should read: "I'll do my best to reply in a timely manner." --ProfRobins2013 (talk) 20:37, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]