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hello rusty, i am very new to this and im struggling greatly with creating a biography even though i am using reliable sources --Aishamohamed101 (talk) 17:11, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aishamohamed101: Have you read Help:Your first article and Help:Referencing for beginners? Also, if you cannot find much information on a person, that person may not currently be seen as "notable" by Wikipedia, no matter how important you think they are.

However, remember that creating articles isn't the only way to help out. There are lots of small ways to help out, which are listed at Wikipedia:Task Center.

Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:33, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! how to write new article about political person? and i wanna add articles about personalties which is not shown in wikipedia ? --Mian Usman Khalid (talk) 06:56, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mian Usman Khalid: You can write articles about people that do not have articles in Wikipedia, but you must not write about people you have connections with, and there need to be sources that support what the article says. Thank you. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:19, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Rusty! your i have carefully read your suggested articles and they were very helpful, thank you for that.

i am facing an issue with my sandbox tho, i have already published my draft once for review and it got declined, so i edited it again but i cant seem to publish it again for review, is there anything I'm missing? --Aishamohamed101 (talk) 07:18, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You seem to have removed the top four lines when adding new content, including line containing the AFC submission button. I've added it back for you. I also would suggest only listing current occupations as to prevent an enormously large size of the infobox.

Feel free to ask if you have more questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:24, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

how do you make one of those side description things in your talk page? --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:10, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Beauzo2979: On my userpage I used ((infobox user)) (click the link to see template). On my talk page I'm using the template ((talk page header)) Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:04, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can you look at my more recent edits and tell me if I am doing well, and if not what I can improve on? --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Beauzo2979: You're doing better. If you haven't, I suggest you read Help:Your first article. Most importantly from that help page is that your draft has lots of reliable sources. Also, if you want to ask another question, it would be helpful that you reply to your previous message, so that all your questions are in one place. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:08, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I would like to start reverting pages after vandalism, but I don't know how to find the pages that have been vandalized, and I don't know how to revert it once you have found it. --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Beauzo2979: You can do recent-changes patrolling (click the link), which is where you go to the Special:RecentChanges page and open "diff" links to scan for vandalism.

When you find vandalism, you can click the "undo" text (above the username; next or below the text "revision as of... (edit)". Write the edit summary, and click publish. Always remember to warn the user as well.

Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:16, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello I can't put pictures there and how can I save what I write --Blueforextrading (talk) 10:50, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Blueforextrading: Some pages on Wikipedia are protected, meaning only experienced users can edit them. Try looking at your Homepage for suggested edits.

If you want to experiment with editing, you can create a personal sandbox.

Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:42, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

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• An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

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• Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

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• Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
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Hi Rusty,

Do I need to have 10 edits prior to publishing a page? Journalist by background so didn't know if it was worth making the page attempt or waiting. --FashionableSavage (talk) 17:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FashionableSavage: You don’t necessarily have to. Before 10 edits, you can create a “draft” page which is then reviewed. However, I recommend reading Help:Your first article. Also, please do not write on a topic where you have an external relationship. That is known as a ”conflict of interest”.

The reason your article was moved to “draftspace” was because it was too promotional. At the end of the day, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, therefore we need to make sure our content is neutral.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Very helpful! Thank you for your quick feedback. FashionableSavage (talk) 18:53, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FashionableSavage: You're welcome! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 03:50, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If I use Wikipedia to gain experience editing articles, do you think this would be a valid and effective way to get my foot in the door for a career in editing? --Sicfilth13 (talk) 23:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sicfilth13: Welcome to Wikipedia! Depending on what specifically you are planning to pursue a career in, Wikipedia may or may not have principles similar to that field of language; see Wikipedia:Five Pillars. Also, Wikipedia isn't just about editing – you can write articles here too!

Regardless, you're free to check out our Introduction and Introduction to contributing and see if this site suits your needs. Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 19:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, I know how to trisect an unknown angle and wish to add it to Wikipedia. I tried once before, but can't find page. How do I go about adding "Trisecting Unknown Angles" to Wikipedia? Any help you may offer will be appreciated, thank you. --Warfrost (talk) 23:48, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Warfrost: Your writing has been saved to Wikipedia as a Draft, with the characters Draft: in front of the name, at Draft:Trisecting an Unknown Angle

Unfortunately, it bears little chance of being accepted in its current state as we require sources that support our content.

Also, there already exists an article Angle trisection that you could add to.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey! Is there a way to question an article? What to do if it’s wrong? --Larsonmoon (talk) 12:41, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is a 'talk' tab at the top-left of every article which can be used to discuss improvements to the article. Remember to follow our Talk page guidelines, and feel free to reply to this post if you have any other questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 22:54, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. I am so new to this Wikipedia, and I am lost in translation. I have tried to update the page for my friend, based on the document we wrote together and tried to put it up on Wikipedia (as a correction) and thought that was already complicated. Now I see it is no longer there, and it says it is because I may have a conflict of interest. Probably because I wrote it too positively? Can you help me and tell me how to work this out? I clicked on a bunch of stuff and got more lost while doing so. I am I think a little too old for this. This is the page I updated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kafulila --JanitaF (talk) 11:47, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. My name is Janita, and I tried to update the page of my friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kafulila. We created the update together. I can share his email address if need be. thought it was already very hard to update his profile,, but now it says that I may have a conflict of interest. Maybe we wrote it too positively? I tried to add as many links to verify the information. I clicked on many links when I received that message but got lost in that. Could you possibly help me with the next steps? Maybe review? I'm so sorry to bother you, but I don't know how to move this forward. Warm regards, Janita --JanitaF (talk) 11:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@JanitaF: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. First of all, do not share email addresses, because anyone can see them! Also, Wikipedia pages are not called "profiles" like on social media, they are "articles" like in an encyclopedia.

On Wikipedia, the meaning of "conflict of interest" is writing or updating information about someone you know or have a connection with (read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you would like to know more). We require that all articles be written in a neutral way (neither too positive nor too negative). Most importantly, you should declare this conflict of interest on your userpage (the link with your username at the top-right).

Type the below line of text in your userpage, click 'publish changes', then continue reading my response.

((UserboxCOI|David Kafulila))

With the declaration finished, I can now tell your about adding the content. Our policy says that these updates should not be directly added to the article by you. Each article has a discussion page ("Talk" tab towards the top-left) that can be used for adding requests of what you want to change, with sources. Follow the instructions in Template:Edit COI#How to use.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:57, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 05:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, someone keeps undoing my edit which has been happening for a month now. How should I respond? --Tj363 (talk) 20:34, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Tj363: Even if you are not being compensated for the edit, it is still a conflict of interest as you state that "[t]his edit was requested by the Yale Athletic Department" here, which construes a connection with Yale. (Even Yale does not have the right to state what their Wikipedia article may or may not say.)

Also, on the talk page, it looks like you're either telling other people to put "I agree" or creating new accounts to do so. I would like you to know that this is not allowed and could result in a block from Wikipedia. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How do you title an article you make --Bronxdrill (talk) 22:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bronxdrill: Create the draft at the Articles for Creation page with the title. Once created, you can access the draft by typing the characters "Draft:" and then the name.

Before starting, please read Help:Your first article. Thank you. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:55, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 15:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

مرحبا كيف الحال كيف يمكنني أن انشاء بحث --Hamadi436 (talk) 01:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In this Wikipedia, we only use English. You go to Arabic Wikipedia and edit there.

في ويكيبيديا هذه ، نستخدم اللغة الإنجليزية فقط. تذهب إلى ويكيبيديا العربية وتعدل هناك.

(الترجمة الآلية باستخدام ترجمة Bing/Automatic translation using Bing Translate) Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 04:32, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 19:21, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

• Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
• Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

Technical news

• The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous

• The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
• Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.

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