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Question from Nana 10111 (10:31, 29 November 2023)

Hi mentor I want to be business woman and volunteer what are as volunteer --Nana 10111 (talk) 10:31, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

See below reply. Geoff | Who, me? 13:11, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nana 10111 on Gas Gas (10:33, 29 November 2023)

How can I edit --Nana 10111 (talk) 10:33, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

It appears that you have started editing, but unfortunately not constructively. I posted some links on your account Talk page to helpful articles about Wikipedia that I recommend you read before editing further. Geoff | Who, me? 13:11, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nana 10111 on Wikipedia:Sandbox (11:08, 29 November 2023)

How to publish biography --Nana 10111 (talk) 11:08, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

See above reply. Geoff | Who, me? 13:12, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Email

I am having kind of a bizarre problem here -- I got a Wikipedia notification that you'd sent me an email, but I don't have anything in my email inbox, or in the spam folder -- nothing at all. Could you send it again? jp×g🗯️ 01:14, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@JPxG: Sure. Done! Geoff | Who, me? 13:26, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Xieyuping (02:51, 7 December 2023)

Hello Geoff! I hava a question ask for your help.That is I was finish edit in sandbox, but I can't find submit button, It also exist in sandbox front, now It missing. How should I do? --Xieyuping (talk) 02:51, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@Xieyuping: Sandboxes don't always include submit buttons. But anyway, reply with the location of your draft and I'll have a look. Geoff | Who, me? 13:29, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Luthien808 on Jill Gibson (06:00, 16 January 2024)

I'm trying to upload the image of the artist but can't find the contribute icon, please help --Luthien808 (talk) 06:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

@Luthien808: it's a bit complicated, but here goes:
Please keep in mind that pictures must be available under a free content licence of some kind (see <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content>). Free content licences are vastly preferred; non-free pictures without clear reasons for an exception and pictures without source information or clear licence status will be deleted. Please see our image use policy (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy>) for further details. If the image is protected by copyright, please do not upload it — it will just be deleted within a day or two.
If you know that the image already exists under a suitable free licence or if you made the image yourself, then you should upload the file to Wikimedia Commons (a free user account will be necessary for this) by visiting this page: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> and clicking on "Upload file" from the left-hand margin. Your "Source" here will be the place (e.g., the http:// website, the book title & page, etc.) where the image exists and is shown to be freely licensed. If the file is entirely your own work and does not contain other copyrighted works within it, you should type Template:Own for the "Source". If the image is not yet under a free licence, but the copyright holder would like to place it under one, he/she may want to use our Interactive Release Generator available here: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimedia_VRT_release_generator>.
Once the image has been uploaded, you can add it to a page thus:
1. Visit the page where you wish to place the image and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of it. This will open an editing window. Find the place in the article where you wish to place the image and write the following:
[[File:(Filename you chose when uploading).(extension of file, case-sensitive, like .jpg or .png)|thumb|Caption text(Write a caption for the image)]]
2. Save the page with an edit summary that describes what you did (e.g. "added image")
For example, if I had uploaded an image of some fruit bats in a colony that I called "fruitbatsoverhead.jpg" and wanted to add it to the article on fruit bats, I would go to that page, click "Edit", scroll down to where I wanted my image to appear, and write
[[File:fruitbatsoverhead.jpg|thumb|Fruit bat colony seen from an overhead perspective]]
and then click "Save" after making an edit summary entry like "Added image". Once you click "Save", the image should immediately appear in the article!
If you would like more information about editing you might want to consider visiting this page: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing>. We also have a tutorial on using images here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial> which will show you how to adjust the size of the image as it appears in the Wikipedia article, explains the use of the word "thumb", and explains other aspects of how the image will be seen by other readers.
If you need more help, feel free to reply to this message and I will see if I can assist you further. Good luck! Geoff | Who, me? 13:13, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from MRXM1000 on Wikipedia talk:Paid editing (proposal) (14:41, 16 January 2024)

Is my ip still visible if a log in or make a account and then publish a wiki --MRXM1000 (talk) 14:41, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

No. IP addresses of logged in editors are not visible in the edit History of any article. Geoff | Who, me? 15:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
By the way, you posted what appears to be an unrelated topic on the Talk page you noted above, Wikipedia_talk:Paid_editing_(proposal)#HACKING_types. I moved it to the bottom of the page and put it into a separate section, as should have been done. Nonetheless, I am not sure why the long comment was posted there, as it does not appear to relate to the policy on paid editing. Were you trying to draft a new article? If so, you should start at Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation to create your draft article. Geoff | Who, me? 17:27, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi

Why are you harassing and vandalizing Mr. Keene's Wikipedia page? Every single thing originally on his page is verified and true. You are harassing this man unjustly. Why? This illegal and will not be tolerated. Name one thing that is on his Wikipedia page that is not true? You can't because its all fact verified. If anything you should be helping improve his page not vandalizing and harassing it. Let's talk about how to improve his page. Black Bird is his real life story and he is the intellectual property rights owner, this is widely known. All his books are best sellers. I have seen people that were just an assistant grip on movie sets that have a better looking and not harassed Wikipedia page than his. So what can we do to make his page better, not vandalizing it. Add his images at the World Prieme tell his true history, not one that you clearly do not know or understand. So what can we do to make it better? Joseph M31 (talk) 00:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

@Joseph M31: Do you have a personal or professional relationship with the article subject? Your edit history is that your edit have been largely confined to one article, the one about which you write. As another editor noted on your Talk page last June, if you have a conflict of interest, you need to declare it. And that is particularly true if you are being compensated in any way for editing the article, per the Terms of Use. Finally, discussions about proposed improvements to and your concerns about the article should be carried out on its Talk page. Attacking other editors is not the best way to go about improving the article. Geoff | Who, me? 13:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mr.elian22 (13:34, 22 January 2024)

Cum creez o pagină nouă? --Mr.elian22 (talk) 13:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mr.elian22: If you are looking to write an article in Romanian, you should inquire at the Romanian Wikipedia. Geoff | Who, me? 14:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Greetings! Nice to meet you.

Geoff, thank you for being my mentor. I need one. I am a novice Wikipedia editor.

Question: Can you teach me how to update the photo on this page? Senator Celsi has a more recent photo that I would like to post on this page, but Wikipedia won't allow it. Can you give me any advice?

Thank you, Brandie Brandieport (talk) 11:35, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

@Brandieport: About this article. May I ask if you are acting on behalf of the senator, either as a friend or as an agent/employee? The current image is the official state portrait and is hosted here on Commons. If you have another free image you wish to upload to Commons and then add to the article to replace the current image, let me know. The instructions are a bit involved. Geoff | Who, me? 22:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Jalnic

Daca și Wikipedia este cv limitat doar pentru unii atunci sa schimbat scopul principal drept ceva liber și egal momentan nu vreau să fac parte din acestă monarhie jalnică,manipulantă și cu decepți limitate Mr.elian22 (talk) 21:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mr.elian22: Google translates this from the Romanian as: "If Wikipedia is also a limited cv only for some, then the main goal has changed to something free and equal at the moment I don't want to be part of this pitiful, manipulative monarchy with limited deceivers." Then why are you here, posting on my Talk page? Geoff | Who, me? 21:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Scuze,👋🏼 pa Mr.elian22 (talk) 22:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Oxfreudian (21:52, 25 January 2024)

Thanks for volunteering your time, Geoff. I haven't tried to edit in some 20 years. Starting in 2002, I began doing research on a controversial topic (who really wrote Shakespeare?). I had my edits removed again and again by a band of traditionalists who control everything on Wiki about Shakespeare. They began by complaining that I wasn't citing a published article on the topic. So I began publishing articles and citing them. Next, they said no one had cited my articles in other articles, so they didn't count. They then banned me from editing anything on Shakespeare. I gave up. Will the same thing likely happen to me now if I make another attempt to add balance to the Wiki material on Shakespeare? (I've now written more than 100 publications on the topic). Thanks! --Oxfreudian (talk) 21:52, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Oxfreudian: I see no edits to any article on Shakespeare by your account, which has only recently been created. Which article and which diffs? Were you using another account or an IP address to edit before? If so, what username/IP? When you say "banned," do you mean a site ban or a block? This might not be the place for you to bring this up. Geoff | Who, me? 21:58, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
No, probably not. It's been so long, I don't remember the answers to your questions.
But I see "KnitWitted" has posted five articles by me removed by Tom Reedy, one of the traditionalists--
Talk:Biblical allusions in Shakespeare Oxfreudian (talk) 22:10, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
@Oxfreudian: There was (and is) an ArbCom decision in this area: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Shakespeare_authorship_question>. I assume you were one of the editors involved, yes? Knitwiited was notified of sanctions imposed: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Knitwitted#Third_and_last_warning>. As far as citing your own work, see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#Self-published_sources_(online_and_paper) and Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources. I think I'm probably not the person to ask about this - perhaps you should ask at ArbCom. Geoff | Who, me? 22:31, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to look into this, Geoff.
I gather not much has changed, so I will return to writing for mainstream publications, and not get into the mud of the Shakespeare wars on Wiki. Oxfreudian (talk) 22:34, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Elail on Cage the Elephant discography (01:41, 4 February 2024)

Hello, the text keeps showing up bolded when I don't want it to be. How do I change that? --Elail (talk) 01:41, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

@Elail: You are editing with the mobile app, yes? In the edit view, you can see a B and an I below the area where your text appears. To bold (or unbold) text, press the B. You could also manually remove the three '''ticks that appear on each side of bolded text'''. Geoff | Who, me? 13:34, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Daliaxer (14:38, 4 February 2024)

Hey Glane, hope you are doing well. I was editing a page that had no logo, and I found its logo on Google available publicly. But somehow I am not able to upload it; neither for that page nor for any other page. Could you please guide? --Daliaxer (talk) 14:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

@Daliaxer: Which article and which logo image are you writing about? Generally speaking, images found on the web are copyrighted and may not be used on Wikipedia without permission from the copyright owner. Geoff | Who, me? 15:00, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
There's a page Pediatric Trials Netwrok which appeared in my suggestion box. I found their logo on their Facebook. Are we not allowed to upload respective logos on their pages? I thought that was also a contribution. Daliaxer (talk) 15:07, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
@Daliaxer: As I mentioned, images found on the web are almost always someone's property. And no, you can't use someone's property in a Wikipedia article without their permission. To help understand this, read the Image Use policy and the specific policy about using logos. Copyright law is extremely complex, and even experts have difficulty grasping all its nuances. Geoff | Who, me? 15:45, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Noted. Thank you. Daliaxer (talk) 16:59, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Richard Lovelace

Hey, I'm new to this so I might've made the mistake of inserting text instead of a link in the Richard Lovelace article, but I would genuinely love to have a citation for the claim about the pronunciation of his last name, if that's possible. Sorry to bother you! Joysloc (talk) 23:29, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

@Joysloc: A better way would be to simply remove the pronunciation entirely, with an edit summary something like "removed unreferenced pronunciation". Then be ready to defend any objection on the article Talk page per the bold, revert, discuss cycle. Keep calm and carry on! Geoff | Who, me? 23:35, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Daliaxer (09:12, 10 February 2024)

Hey again, Can you tell me how can I achieve these badges and awards on Wikipedia as a contributor? --Daliaxer (talk) 09:12, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

@Daliaxer: They are mostly given for participation in various efforts to improve Wikipedia. When you see an announced drive, you can sign up if you qualify and are interested. You can scroll through and explore the various projects to see which are currently mounting improvement drives and the like by looking here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory. You can also try asking at the Teahouse for more leads if you wish. Geoff | Who, me? 13:43, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you. Daliaxer (talk) 17:22, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Maryland cookies.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Maryland cookies.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Not a problem. 16 years after I uploaded the non-free image, someone has posted a free image, not of the package, but of the cookies themselves. Delete away, Bot! Geoff | Who, me? 19:02, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from MissLindaC (19:49, 15 February 2024)

Hello, I would like to edit my name and photos --MissLindaC (talk) 19:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

I'm not @Glane23 but could you clarify that? ''Flux55'' (talk) 21:29, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
@MissLindaC: I am Glane23 and I'm wondering the same thing. Your draft article is in the process of deletion. What photos do you seek to be deleted? Geoff | Who, me? 21:36, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Please, do not delete. At least help me to change the name so that it doesn't appear as a username. I am trying to add photos as well. I thought I was placing the links correctly. MissLindaC (talk) 21:39, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from MissLindaC (21:41, 15 February 2024)

I am new. I am only trying to create a wikipedia page to publish myself as a business entrepreneur. This is not simple --MissLindaC (talk) 21:41, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

why was my page deleted? I needed help MissLindaC (talk) 21:44, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@MissLindaC: As noted in the speedy deletion notice at the top of your userspace draft, "This user page may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion as a userpage being used only for promotion or publicity, with a username that promotes or implies affiliation with the entity being promoted. The use of one's userpage for advertising or publicity is considered spam and is not a legitimate use of one's userspace. " Wikipedia is not a means of promotion. Further, writing about yourself is highly discouraged. Geoff | Who, me? 21:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Okay, shall I delete the page? Because I am unable to change the name; and I don't understand "not writing about myself" I'm doing this in the second person, which I've seen many of people pages about themselves and their achievements. MissLindaC (talk) 21:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
@MissLindaC: The draft is nominated for speedy deletion and will be deleted in due course. Read the autobiography article. Geoff | Who, me? 21:56, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
okay. MissLindaC (talk) 22:00, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
I asked for help and no one helped. MissLindaC (talk) 21:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
@MissLindaC: If your only purpose is self-promotion, you may be better served by other sites, such a social media or your very own website, where you can be free to post whatever you wish. Geoff | Who, me? 21:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
I thought I needed to create a wiki page to collaborate with the google knowledge panel for more credibility and exposure. Am I wrong? MissLindaC (talk) 22:01, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
@MissLindaC: Yes, you are wrong. Wikipedia is not the place to promote yourself. Geoff | Who, me? 22:05, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from MissLindaC (21:49, 15 February 2024)

Hello? I need assistance with creating my page for publishing. --MissLindaC (talk) 21:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@MissLindaC: You might want to give me time to respond before creating a new post. See the response to your post of 21:41 above. Geoff | Who, me? 21:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
okay MissLindaC (talk) 21:56, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
What am I doing again? Are you going to help me or not? what do I need to do MissLindaC (talk) 21:57, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jerd Dump (10:42, 18 February 2024)

Hello --Jerd Dump (talk) 10:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

@Jerd Dump: Was there a question about Wikipedia? Geoff | Who, me? 13:18, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hey123567 on Wikipedia:Writing better articles (06:11, 22 February 2024)

hey can you help me start an article? --Hey123567 (talk) 06:11, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

@Hey123567: I would like to direct you to our "Article Wizard" at WP:WIZARD, which will help you decide whether the topic you want to write about is suitable for a Wikipedia article. At the end of the wizard, if your subject is suitable for Wikipedia, you will be given the option to create a draft and submit it for review by other editors as a part of the "Articles for Creation" project (WP:AFC). The members of this project are experienced editors, though there is much greater demand for their services than there is supply, so you may need to wait a while before your draft is reviewed.
Once you submit your draft, it will be placed into a category where it will be open for review by anyone who reviews submissions. If your submission is approved (which may take more than 3 months because of the current backlog) then an editor will accept it, and you will be notified of the article's creation. If your submission is not accepted, a note will be left on the page describing what can be improved, and you will be notified of this via a message on your "Talk" page.
Note that if you are interested in the publication of an article to which you are very close (e.g., an article about a member of your family, your business, your club/organization/ school, or yourself) you probably have a conflict of interest: if so, it will be absolutely critical that you disclose this when you create the article. Please see Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest for information about doing so properly. If you do not do this, your user account may become permanently blocked and the article may be deleted. Geoff | Who, me? 13:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from MineIsMineYourIsYour (01:16, 28 February 2024)

What if my grammar is wrong? --MineIsMineYourIsYour (talk) 01:16, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

@MineIsMineIsYou: Can you be a bit more specific? Generally speaking, Wikipedia grows more accurate in grammar and in other ways, as every edit to every article is subject to review and correction by every other volunteer. Geoff | Who, me? 13:35, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from EditorNex on Marcus Foundation (02:53, 6 March 2024)

Hello, please tell how can I improve this article --EditorNex (talk) 02:53, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

@EditorNex:. Well, it is a one sentence article, so there is nowhere to go but toward improvement. Look at the maintenance tags, for a start, which note no wikilinks and no reliable sources, only a primary reference. This is a good resource for learning about using third-party publications as references. What has been published which could be used to support more information in the article about the article subject? What more would a reader of an encyclopedia want to know about the Foundation? Geoff | Who, me? 13:29, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from A guy from murica97390 (23:16, 6 March 2024)

Hello Glane23, is it better to edit simple english wikipedia articles first and then go to the normal english or the other way? --A guy from murica97390 (talk) 23:16, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

@A guy from murica97390: It looks like you've been editing the English Wikipedia exclusively since you started about 5 months ago. I am not sure if there is any advantage either way, but my own experience is that it is much harder to write simply and understandably at the basic level needed for the Simple Wikipedia than it is to write standard English. There's no restriction in your choice, but if I was you, I'd first read a lot of the Simple English articles so you get the necessary style and, of course, thoroughly digest all the Help articles: <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents>. Your call. Geoff | Who, me? 00:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Alright thank you A guy from murica97390 (talk) 02:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ectttor13 (15:53, 16 March 2024)

Hello, how to eliminate spaces automatically done by Word in paragraphs --Ectttor13 (talk) 15:53, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ectttor13: You're writing about a Word issue, rather than a Wikipedia editor issue. You might try the Help function in Word. A search for the issue in Word>Help using this search "eliminate spaces after paragraphs" gives you this:
Adjust indents and spacing - Microsoft Support
Adjusts the amount of space before a paragraph. After. Adjusts the amount of space after a paragraph. Line spacing. Select Single to single-space text. Select 1.5 lines to space text one-and-one-half times that of single spacing. Select Double to double-space text.
Remove or clear a hanging indent - Microsoft Support
Select the text where you want to remove a hanging indent. Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher > Indents and Spacing. Under Special, select None. Select OK.
Change the default line spacing in Word - Microsoft Support
Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing. Select Line Spacing Options , and then choose the options you want under Spacing . To change the spacing before or after the selected paragraphs, select the arrow next to Before or After and enter the amount of space that you want.
Change the line spacing in Word - Microsoft Support
Press Ctrl + A to select all. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing . Select Line Spacing Options and choose an option in the Line spacing box. Adjust the Before and After settings to change Geoff | Who, me? 16:17, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Imadethissomyipadresswouldntgetstolen (16:39, 26 March 2024)

how to I create a page --Imadethissomyipadresswouldntgetstolen (talk) 16:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

@Imadethissomyipadresswouldntgetstolen: A good place to begin an article is the the Article Wizard. But start by reading this article first: Your first article. Geoff | Who, me? 16:47, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
ok Imadethissomyipadresswouldntgetstolen (talk) 16:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Villkomoses (12:29, 25 March 2024)

Hi! when in doubt regards a grammatical correction, are there recommended websites or resources for a newbie editor like me can refer to? much thanks! --Villkomoses (talk) 12:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Villkomoses: A useful resource is Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Geoff | Who, me? 12:59, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Geoff--here's another editor who misuses the word "grammar". I may have to roll back all their edits. Drmies (talk) 13:15, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
@Drmies: Oh my! (just one sample... Roll Tide! Need any help? Geoff | Who, me? 13:21, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Nah, thanks--I just left them a note. I appreciate your marking this historic event, BTW. (If only I could watch the Ronde van Vlaanderen!) Drmies (talk) 13:24, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
@Drmies: Well, you could get close by picking up a pastry named after another race... Geoff | Who, me? 13:30, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from JaneOliviaAus (13:40, 4 April 2024)

Hi Glane. Thanks for getting in touch. I'm keen to write a biographical page for a musician friend of note. Do I need to practice editing first? (I'm a journalist). Jane --JaneOliviaAus (talk) 13:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@JaneOliviaAus: Hello, if I were you, I would look at some of the available help articles, such as Your first article. Editing here is very different from editing as a professional journalist, as there is no central editorial board overseeing content and almost everyone is a rank amateur, driven only by their love for the encyclopedia. Those same amateurs may review and change your article once it is published. I think Wikipedia editors need the hide of a rhinoceros and the heart of a dove in order to thrive. Start your article at the Article Wizard, which will guide you through the steps of creating and then submitting a draft for review by the new article reviewers (all of whom are volunteers, as with everyone else, including yourself). Geoff | Who, me? 14:20, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
appreciate this, thanks! JaneOliviaAus (talk) 14:31, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

recent edit in Lynn Donoghue

Hi, I removed some incorrect information that you put back in from my mothers article (Lynn Donoghue) because it was incorrect in both cause of death and my name 174.88.93.55 (talk) 09:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@174.88.93.55: You removed a part of the article which was referenced by two reliable sources instead of providing such references to correct the statements in the article. As it turns out, another volunteer has restored your deletion. Discuss any further changes to that part of the article on its Talk page to try to gain some consensus as to the article's content. Provide sources for any correction(s) you propose per this essay. Geoff | Who, me? 11:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Speelman Sinawo (15:18, 7 April 2024)

Hello , is it easy to create a page or to edit? --Speelman Sinawo (talk) 15:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@Speelman Sinawo: Well, yes. But there is a learning curve to getting things done correctly around here. Wikipedia is a "wiki", which means that everyone is welcome to contribute to our content, including you. We have no central editorial board; all our articles are written and edited by volunteer members of the Wikipedia community. At the top of each page is an "edit" tab. Try it, for example, at Wikipedia:Sandbox, a practice area where you can make changes.
If you'd like more information about contributing to Wikipedia, you should read the introduction: Wikipedia:Introduction. There is also an editing tutorial that every new editor should read: Wikipedia:Tutorial. Another useful guide is this one, which will help you understand what can and cannot be posted on your own user account page, User:Speelman Sinawo. Welcome! Geoff | Who, me? 17:07, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from WikiFinch24 (20:41, 30 April 2024)

Hi, I was doing a lot of edit work and clicked publish and it refreshed and all of my edits disappeared. Is there a way for me to find all of my work or is it lost? --WikiFinch24 (talk) 20:41, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@WikiFinch24: If you are referring to your two edits to Ginger Riley Munduwalawala, it appears that another user reverted them. You can discuss this on the article's Talk page. Geoff | Who, me? 20:59, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
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