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FYI

Hello Zoozaz1. Thanks for your recent contributions on Haitian elections. Just an FYI, the election year templates are only supposed to include popular elections (i.e. elections with a public vote). The 1930 presidential election (and the February 2016 one) were not public votes, so shouldn't be included. There have been numerous non-popular elections of presidents in Haiti's history (this source mentions 1908, 1913, 1914, March 1915, August 1915, 1922, 1926, April 1930, November 1930, 1941 and 1946 alone). I think it might be better to have an article Indirect presidential elections in Haiti to cover them all, rather than having very short articles (with little potential for expansion) on each one. I'd be happy to help write this article with you if you were interested. Cheers, Number 57 09:59, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Also, some of the indirect presidential elections usually occur shortly after the parliamentary elections, so can be detailed in the articles (I've added mention of Vincent's election to 1930 Haitian parliamentary election). Number 57 10:11, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that would be a good idea to create an article about indirect elections separately. We could start researching from the French period and work on it intermittently.

Draft:1930 Haitian presidential election

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Teahouse

Hey Zoozaz1. You recently answered a question at the Teahouse titled "Wikipedia Entry - How To Question". The user was asking how to create an autobiography. This is different than a normal article, so we would not point them towards WP:BASIC. Instead, we would explain that per WP:YOURSELF, this is very strongly discouraged, and per WP:FAMOUS, it might not even be in their interest to have an article. I do sincerely appreciate your willingness to help new editors, but I would suggest that make sure you know the relevant policies first before answering questions on the Teahouse. Thanks so much, Hillelfrei ^talk 17:50, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Ah, thank you for correcting me. I forgot about the autobiography policy. (although either way the user would still need to pass WP:BASIC) Zoozaz1 talk 17:50, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Ways to improve Topass

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Update

Hi Zoozaz1 -

Re your latest round of feedback on Talk:Northwestern_Mutual#cite_note-57

I believe I have addressed the points you suggested:

• Removed specifics on dividends
• Changed reference to ratings and removed specific ratings
• Edited About/Operations sections to address wording so it isn't a copy

Please let me know if the overall proposed changes can now be integrated into the actual article.

Thank you for working with me on this.

Kosterberg (talk) 12:00, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Mugeez

I closed the deletion discussion at WP:AFD and moved it to Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Mugeez. It would be good if you commented again there. Thanks,  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 21:12, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

WikiLoop Battlefield new name vote

Dear Zoozaz1,

Thank you for your interest and contributions to WikiLoop Battlefield. We are holding a voting for proposed new name. We would like to invite you to this voting. The voting is held at m:WikiProject_WikiLoop/New_name_vote and ends on July 13th 00:00 UTC.

xinbenlv ^{Talk, Remember to "ping" me} 05:13, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

draft barbary city states

my draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Barbary_city-states I've removed the copyrighted sections and redid much of the article. And I've also redone the periplus section. Would you care to have a look and point out what needs to change or delete the parts that shouldn't be there.Yacoob316 (talk) 22:50, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

@Yacoob316:That's a start, but much of the content in the Market Towns section is also copied from other wikipedia articles, while much of the Geography section is copied straight from the cited source. The problem is that once you delete all of the copyrighted material, the article mainly just recounts sections of the Periplus, which violates WP:PRIMARY which states to " not base an entire article on primary sources, and be cautious about basing large passages on them." Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:04, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

sorry I think i posted in your talk page without signing in anyhow would you want to view my article I've deleted all the copyright violation and I have added more essential sources to the article ideally now it ought to be fine and in the case, it isn't would you mind to see and ensure there aren't any infringements it will be greatly valued and thank you for your help.Yacoob316 (talk) 18:21, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

In the market town section some of the material is copied from Wikipedia, and Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:52, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

I've included some secondary sources and improved the market town section I don't think there are other issues with the article should I feel free to submit Yacoob316 (talk) 00:14, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

It's an improvement and it isn't a copyright violation anymore, so I would feel free to submit it. That said, it isn't a guarantee that it will be accepted. I generally don't rereview articles that I reviewed once because it's best to have a fresh pair of eyes look at it so it might take some time to get reviewed (there are almost 3000 articles in the backlog). Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:15, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Draft :Paracommando Qualifcation (Belgium Armed Forces)

Hi Zoozaz1

I have included 7 More reference for my Draft:Paracommando Qualification (Belgium Armed Forces) I wonder if you can fix a spelling error for Draft Title I have mispelt the word "Qualification" ( It is missing one of the "i's")

Thanks for your assistance

Kind Regards

Exsap — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exsap (talk • contribs) 00:49, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

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xinbenlv ^{Talk, Remember to "ping" me} 18:29, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Explosive Removal and Destruction Service (EOD) (Belgium)

Hi ZOOZAZI, Thanks, I have found 2 more references from the BBC, one of which is a behind the Scenes look at DEVO-SEEDE, it also informs of the role of the unit and shows the EOD Chemical disposal plant, and at the start it shows the unit insignia I described in my draft.

For your considerations,

Kind regards,

Exsap

The references are a good start, but you should read WP:N and WP:42 and make sure that every statement in the article is supported by a reliable source. Even with the sources you added, the article won't be accepted until you read and follow those guidelines. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:54, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Chandrakant Devtale

Hi ZOOZAZI,
I have represented my article in more encyclopedic way and removed many peacock terms. I have also given the English translation. Please review my article. Link for the article is "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Chandrakant_Devtale".Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 04:11, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Kavyansh.Singh, You have improved the tone of the article, so that as much of an issue. The problem is I don't know Hindi at all, so I can't really evaluate if the sources are reliable or contribute to notability (even though I can see a machine translation, that doesn't help in determining if the source is reliable). I will note that youtube is generally not a reliable source. Zoozaz1 (talk) 04:27, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Zoozaz1 Thank you for your help, but my article has been reviewed and it has been accepted.Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:23, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

How to determine sponsored content - Draft:Thai-German Institute

I am trying to improve my article citation skills. In my draft article for the Thai-German Institute, I used citations from one of the major Thai English newspapers (there are only a few English newspapers here in Thailand). Specifically, you said that this article https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1129637/ministry-to-set-up-fund-to-help-startups and this article https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/1130000/venture-capital-fund-for-startups-in-key-sectors were sponsored content. I just want to know how to determine that newspaper articles like those are sponsored content so that I don't add anymore citations like that. There was another article https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1348187/tgis-role-in-robotics-cluster that clearly says it is sponsored content with no attributed newspaper correspondent given credit. So, I see that one and won't use those types of citations anymore. Thank you for your time. --Ian Korman (talk) 02:47, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

IanKorman, Thanks for pointing out my mistake. I accidentally put those in the section on non-independent sources, but I meant to put them in the section of non-significant coverage of the Insitute. I'll edit my comment to reflect that. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

UNLV land grant edits ]]

Your citations are inaccurate and opinion oriented for this article, not based on fact nor law. Re-read the comments made; UNLV may have co-equal status as a doctoral degree granting institution, but again: UNLV has no agricultural program, it doesn't have cooperative extension, it doesn't have an experimentation station, and further, its establishment more than a century after the Morrill Act should make that clear. The listed sources are second-hand; for one, an AG opinion is just that - it's an opinion. Codified law (Nevada Revised Statutes) is what dictates. AB 407 (2017) attempted to make such a change, but was VETOED by Governor Sandoval for numerous fiduciary and compliance based reasons - (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/VetoMessages/AB407_79th_VetoMessage.pdf). With so many inaccuracies, there's no need to even mention it or reference it at this point - by now, this should be pretty self-evident. Corresponding changes must be made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:1984:3A00:9446:A418:A484:919D (talk) 17:20, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

An ag program, extension, station, and establishment time are not criteria for a land-grant institution, although they are most often associated with it. De facto is not de jure; I will change it to reflect that de facto it gets significantly fewer benefits. When you say the citations are incorrect, see WP:V. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:44, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

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Kentucky's First Prison

Zoozazi, you sent me a message that my "Kentucky's First Prison" needed to be merged into the Wiki page "Kentucky State Reformatory." It is a completely different prison. Kentucky's first prison was known by both names Kentucky State Reformatory and Kentucky Penitentiary at one time and was located in Frankfort, Kentucky until the 1937 flood made it uninhabitable. The Kentucky State Reformatory page on Wiki is now located in LaGrange, Oldham county, Kentucky and the Kentucky State Penitentiary is located in Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky. They are three different prisons. That is why I named it Kentucky's first prison (1798-1937). It really needs a separate page of its own because it has 140 years of history that would just muddle the history of the Reformatory in Lagrange's page. Could you please reconsider? Thanks in advance. Smko47 (talk) 00:34, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Smko47, You are right, I was confused because the other page said it was founded in 1798. I will need to change the name of the page though as it should be the name of the prison. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:38, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. How exciting!! In the meantime, I cleaned up the other Kentucky State Reformatory page. I really appreciate your assistance and guidance. Thanks again. Smko47 (talk) 16:40, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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Edit requests

Hi Zoozaz1! In regard to this edit request, this is just a gentle reminder to set |answered=yes in the edit request template after you have answered the request. I went ahead and set that parameter to "yes" for you. Thanks for your help answering those edit requests! P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 11:19, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Andy Sandler edits

Hello Zoozaz1, I made significant additions to this page thanks to your suggestions. I am wondering if you can take a look and give me any additional feedback that might help speed along the review? Thanks!

@Aamling:, I've mentioned some of the promotional language on the draft, but as a tip when you want to provide a link to something else instead of linking to their websites you should link to their wikipedia articles by using [[ ]] around the word. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:36, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

List of Asian regions with alternative names moved to draftspace

Hello Zoozaz1! I did a double take when I read your message, and thought I had been hacked for a moment, until I realized that by "recently" you meant more than 11 years ago! I had stopped watching this article for many years, so I was not aware that it had been stripped down to almost nothing. I have now restored it as I had originally conceived it. To be clear, this article is patterned on List of European regions with alternative names, so the same considerations should apply. As for the missing sources and citations you refer to, the contents of this article are entirely drawn from the Wikipedia itself and from the Wikipedias in other languages. So, the verifiability consists in clicking on the name of the region in the left column and then, if appropriate, clicking on the linked articles in the Wikipedias in other languages shown in the left panel. In other words, the article is as verifiable as the Wikipedia project itself, as it is entirely drawn from it. Is that good enough? It seems to me that if List of European regions with alternative names is a legitimate article, this one should be too. I would like to add that articles of this type are of great value to linguists, yet they are constantly under attack from non-linguists who basically don't want to see anything that is not a bona fide English word in the English Wikipedia. Their deletion is a great loss for the Wikipedia project. Pasquale (talk) 03:18, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Pasquale, That sounds good. I see that it has been restored, so I'll move it back to the mainspace; I was just not very impressed, to say the least, with the version of the page when I moved it to the draft (probably a result of nobody paying attention to it for 10 years), but the current version is much better. I would suggest maybe putting a note with the references as I did on that page so in the future editors can tell immediately that the article isn't entirely unreferenced. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:28, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, thank you very much! I added a note as you suggested. Pasquale (talk) 03:58, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Well, Zoozaz1, the note I added following your suggestion did not last very long. John B123 promptly removed it with the following comment: "That's not the way it works, you need to add the references to this article". He also slapped an unreferenced tag at the top of the article ("This article does not cite any sources, etc. etc.). Notice that the very similar (and much more extensive!) List of European regions with alternative names has no such tag, and was created in January 2005.

John B123 is an aggressive new page reviewer who systematically adds these tags to virtually all new articles he comes across. Of course, I agree that new page reviewing is very important, but nonetheless, that's John B123's main contribution to the Wikipedia. He is based in England, has been a Wikipedian for less than three years, and is a monolingual English-speaker. I assume he fails to see any usefulness in these articles, and would remove them in the blink of an eye.

I have been a Wikipedian for over 16 years, and care about it very very much, but not enough to pick a fight, and have no intention of picking a fight over this. If I told John B123 that this article is patterned on List of European regions with alternative names and so the same considerations should apply, he wold probably just slap an unreferenced tag on that article too, and move on. Adding independent (not Wikipedia-based) references to each item (essentially each word!) in these articles would take months of work. I am certainly not going to do that.

So, I leave this up to you. As for me, I may just print a hard copy of these articles for my paper records, in the expectation that they will be eventually removed. Pasquale (talk) 19:05, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Pasquale, I've replaced it with another template, let's see if it sticks. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:37, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

question on Meszaros effect article ===

Hello Zoozaz1, I submitted on Sept 11 an article on "Meszaros effect", which was accepted for publication soon after. However, while I can find the article when I am logged into my Wikipedia account (User:Harasztyan), I cannot find it when I am mot logged in. E.g., if I do (or others do) a Google search for Meszaros effect, it shows up in other websites, but not the Wikipedia article. Is there a delay between acceptance and being visible to he rest of the world? Thanks, Harasztyan. Harasztyan (talk) 18:22, 22 September 2020 (UTC) Harasztyan, 14:22 EST Sept. 22, 2020

@Harasztyan:There is a delay between being accepted as an article and being visible on a google search. As of now, the article is visible to the world (if you look for it through wikipedia anonymously you will find it) but is specifically not put onto Google yet until either a New Page Patroller looks at it or it has been 90 days. Zoozaz1 talk 18:45, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Edits to Northwestern Mutual

Hello Zoozaz1 -

I am a COI editor trying to update the Northwestern Mutual page.

Talk:Northwestern_Mutual#cite_note-57

You recently reviewed my requested edits and provided feedback. Thank you.

I have subsequently made changes to the requested edits based on your feedback and wondered if you might take another look please?

Of note, I have:

• Simplified language to ensure a 'neutral" POV
• Added additional third-party sources
• Removed most leadership team names, except the CEO, the chief investment officer (given NM is a substantially-sized investor), and the chief distribution officer (given NM is one of very few insurance companies with its own distribution force)
• Removed 'accolades' and included only financial ratings, with third-party links (given financial ratings are critically important for evaluating insurers of any kind)
• Moved 'subsidiaries' to just be part of the 'about' section

I welcome your additional feedback. Thanks in advance

Kosterberg (talk) 19:12, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello again Zoozaz1 -

I have posted a few tiny final requested corrections for the Northwestern Mutual page. Please let me know if you agree and can implement the changes.

Kosterberg (talk) 15:26, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

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Three more small requests for the Northwestern Mutual page please (information removals for the most part):

1. In the "Key people" section that is now in the infobox, can we list only the CEO (John Schlifske) and remove the other two names?
2. Can we remove the "Marketing" section. NM no longer sponsors the Rose Bowl Game, and the 'top-level' domain information seems irrelevant to the average reader
3. Can "Technology" be called "Technology and Innovation" given the content pertains not just to tech per se but to innovation more broadly given the VC investment activity?

Thank you Kosterberg (talk) 14:50, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Draft:CrystalExplorer article

What is the procedure to get Draft:CrystalExplorer article get reviewed? Rahul Soman^{talk - contribs} 22:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Rahulsoman, It's pending, so it might take some time. In my opinion, it's a borderline case if it's notable because of the lack of secondary sources that have significant coverage of the subject, so I've left it for more experienced editors to review. If I were you, I would try to find some more independent sources that discuss the subject in detail. Zoozaz1 talk 22:30, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Draft:Sobhi Fazl'ollah Mohtadi article

Hi, the article has been updated, please check and take this forward. Thank you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Sobhi_Fazl%27ollah_Mohtadi Serv181920 (talk) 08:23, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

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Structured tasks: add a link

Concept A for add a link.

As we discussed in previous newsletters, the team is working on our first "structured task": the "add a link" task. After community discussion on design ideas, we ran user tests on the mobile designs. We decided on the design concept we want to use moving forward: Concept A. We're now engineering the backend for this feature. Next, we will be running user tests for desktop designs.

Learn more about the findings.

Community news

• We recently deployed the Growth features to Polish, Portuguese, Swedish and Turkish Wikipedias. 18 wikis now have Growth features. Learn more about getting the features.
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New, simpler RfC to define trust levels for WikiLoop DoubleCheck

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Re-directs

• Hi, redirects are not typically created via AfC; see the decline notice at User talk:89.183.30.140 which provided instructions for the correct way to request. It is one of the pre-loaded reasons to turn down a submission when you click on 'decline'. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 23:36, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Yacht Boleh

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Growth team updates #16

Welcome to the sixteenth newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.

Growth features show impact

Newcomer task experiments results

The team recently published our analysis of the impact of newcomer tasks. We are happy to announce that we found that the Growth features, and particularly newcomer tasks, lead to increased editing from newcomers.

In November 2019, the Growth team added the "newcomer tasks" feature to the newcomer homepage. After six months, we collected data from Arabic, Vietnamese, Czech, and Korean Wikipedias. We analyzed the overall impact of the Growth features, including newcomer tasks.

This analysis finds that the Growth features lead to increases in:

• the probability that newcomers make their first article edit (+11.6%)
• the probability that they are retained as editors
• the number of edits they make during their first couple of weeks on the wiki (+22%)

We also find that the quality of their edits, as measured by revert rate, is comparable to that of a control group.

• 
  The number of suggested edits completed by each wiki each week, going from December 2019 to November 2020, with a line for the total.
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  The number of distinct users completing suggested edits by each wiki each week, going from December 2019 to November 2020.

Because of these results, we think all Wikipedias should consider implementing these features. Learn more about how to get them.

You can find more details about this experiment on the report page. Please post any feedback or questions on the talk page

General metrics

As of November 2020, across all wikis where the features have been deployed:

• more than 5,000 newcomers have made more than 40,000 edits using Newcomer tasks.
• more than 14,000 questions have been sent to volunteer mentors by more than 11,000 users.
• more than 2,000 questions have been asked on help desks by more than 1,500 users.

Learn more about Growth results here, and please post any feedback or questions on the talk page.

Variants C and D

Variants C and D are two new arrangements of the newcomer homepage. We deployed them in October. After six weeks of these variants being deployed, we can see that they have led to increased interactions with newcomer tasks. Next, we will determine which variant is best and use that for all newcomers.

News for mentors

A separate list for workshops hosts

During workshops organized by education programs through the communities, workshops hosts like to mentor people they train on wiki. Several wikis requested to have a way to claim their mentees without having other newcomers being randomly being assigned to them. To address this need, a separate list can be created on wiki, for mentors that wish to claim mentees, but prefer not to have random mentees being assigned to them. Learn more about this feature.

Claiming multiple mentees at once

Mentors can use Special:ClaimMentee to claim a newcomer as their mentee. The feature now allows mentors to claim multiple newcomers at once.

Community news

The help panel allows people to post a message to the local help desk while editing. Previously, the tool always posted messages to the bottom of help desks. Wikis are now able to configure it to display new messages at the top of the help desk page. T261714

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A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	Thank you for your help to resolve a very large controversy on Wikipedia. Walrus Ji (talk) 17:10, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I really appreciate it. Zoozaz1 talk 17:58, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Biblical maximalism

I have moved the redirect out of the way, and accepted the draft. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:11, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Tallest industrial buildings

You stated that "Copy of Draft:List of tallest industrial buildings that still needs to be improved; in short, no references state that these buildings are the tallest." The very first reference provided; https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=93690 states that this structure is the "tallest industrial building in the world"LayfonCSR (talk) 07:58, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

LayfonCSR, I apologize for missing that, although you will need to show that all of the other ones are referenced in the same way as well. Zoozaz1 talk 13:03, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Spotify

• Spotify

https://haw.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify Hello, could you help me to link an article that I was creating in the wikipedia in Hawaiian to the English language thanks and good evening

I see you created a new Wikidata item separate from the main item. I've merged that wikidata entry to the main Spotify wikidata entry, so the articles should be linked now. Zoozaz1 talk 04:56, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

thanks i'm starting to help that hawaiian language thanks 190.140.168.165 (talk) 12:39, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Cite Unseen update

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Masaya Hokazono and Freak Island page request

I wanted to ask you and other users to add Freak island and it's author Masaya Hokazono on the English wiki

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AC%BC%E7%95%9C%E5%B3%B6

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%96%E8%96%97%E6%98%8C%E4%B9%9F

https://twitter.com/hokazonomasaya

--2601:403:4201:A1E0:4A5:551E:C2E1:7C9A (talk) 01:36, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

As I don't speak Japanese I wouldn't even know where to start, but I would suggest putting your request at WP:Requested Articles. Zoozaz1 talk 01:52, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi

A few months ago i made a page on voiceless retroflex lateral flap ([3]) and a few months later you sent it to drafts and told me to add sources to it (sry for the late reply) so can you tell me what kinds of sources i should add and can you help me out in finding them? AleksiB 1945 (talk) 23:30, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, Certainly. Pretty much you need to add two sources. First of all, you need to add a source for the first paragraph to verify it, and you need to add a source for the last paragraph to verify that the phoneme is used in Wahgi. You don't need as many references as this article, but Voiced velar lateral approximant is a good example of an article with sources. The best sources to add would be scholarly articles or books, but you can see WP:Reliable sources for other sources that are allowed. Zoozaz1 talk 01:35, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, Ok but firstly i copied the first para from the voiced retroflex lateral flap page while making the necessary changes, secondly i saw that Wahgi had it in this page (which is why i made that page) but i cant find any sources for it so can you help me find it? AleksiB 1945 (talk) 11:16, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, I've added a source and moved it to the mainspace. Zoozaz1 talk 15:37, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, Thanks!, at the same time I also made another page ([4]), can you tell me how to or where can i find the sources for it? In case i make more pages in the future. AleksiB 1945 (talk) 17:06, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, What I did was google the language that the phoneme appears in along with the phoneme itself. You might also find a source by looking for a phonology of the language that has the phoneme in question. Zoozaz1 talk 18:38, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, I cant find them ([ɟʎ̝] an allophone of /dʎ̝/) AleksiB 1945 (talk) 20:19, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Sometimes googling the name of the phoneme works better than just the symbol. Zoozaz1 talk 16:24, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Mongolia–Turkey relations

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Your signature

Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated <font> tags, which are causing Obsolete HTML tags lint errors.

Also, your use of "cursor:none" is unusual on Wikipedia. I am not aware of any rule against it, but when I moused over your signature and didn't get the expected cursor with a hand with pointing finger, I was puzzled, and I suspect other users would be puzzled by it to.

You are encouraged to change

<font face="DrukarniaPolska"><span style="background-color:#f70202">[[User:Zoozaz1|<span style="color: #fffb00"><span style="cursor:none">'''Zoozaz1'''</span></span>]] [[User talk:Zoozaz1|<span style="cursor:none">talk</span>]]</span></font> : Zoozaz1 talk

to

<span style="font-family:DrukarniaPolska"><span style="background:#f70202">[[User:Zoozaz1|<b style="color: #fffb00"><span style="cursor:none">Zoozaz1</span></b>]] [[User talk:Zoozaz1|<span style="cursor:none">talk</span>]]</span></span> : Zoozaz1 talk

or better yet, if you are willing to give up the cursor markup,

<span style="font-family:DrukarniaPolska"><span style="background:#f70202">[[User:Zoozaz1|<b style="color: #fffb00">Zoozaz1</b>]] [[User talk:Zoozaz1|talk]]</span></span> : Zoozaz1 talk

—Anomalocaris (talk) 00:15, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

 Done Zoozaz1 talk 18:37, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for updating your signature! —Anomalocaris (talk) 05:49, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

new article

@Zoozaz1, last day i made a Labiodental ejective affricate page ([5]) and i did add 2 sources to it, can you check it? AleksiB 1945 (talk) 09:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, It looks like a fine article, but you will have to take it up with the person who changed it to a redirect, in this case Onel5969, on their talk page. Zoozaz1 talk 15:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, i did went to Onel5969 (first time he didnt reply so i undid his edit after he undid my edit again i went and talked to him again but he didn't reply) then i talked to Austronesier he said that he'd look into it but 2 days still no replies AleksiB 1945 (talk) 19:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, Since you are an actual wiki page reviewer i think you should do it (also a tiny correction if you are making the article, Kotoko is a dialect of the Afade language) AleksiB 1945 (talk) 19:05, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, You should probably ask him again, as the first time you asked him it was in the middle of a different section so I don't think he noticed. Zoozaz1 talk 02:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, no replies can you do something and make the article? AleksiB 1945 (talk) 11:04, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, no response AleksiB 1945 (talk) 22:55, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

AleksiB 1945, I would add more sources to address the notability concerns and then make the article again. Zoozaz1 talk 16:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, What source do you want? 07:59, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Taiwan has an RFC

Taiwan has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. STSC (talk) 02:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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Hello. I want to create a Wikiproject. How can I do it? And i have bad english. I'm sorry for that. hulusi _{my talk page} 12:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Huluxsi, You might want to look at Wikiproject Council's guide to creating a wikiproject and at WP:WIKIPROJECT for some helpful advice. Zoozaz1 talk 18:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan

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Your User and User talk pages

Hi Zoozaz1! I'd ask you to reconsider the font effects on your User and User talk pages. They trigger a vertigo feeling and I can't be the only person who's experienced this. Cheers! Woodroar (talk) 21:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Woodroar, Is it better now? I've reduced the effect significantly. Zoozaz1 talk 21:57, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm sorry but your User page is still basically unreadable to me. This talk page is somewhat better, but only for a short amount of time. It gets worst the longer I try to read anything, especially moving from line to line. It's funny because I'm currently watching an action movie with all sorts of movement, but it's some slanting text that makes me ill. Woodroar (talk) 22:17, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Woodroar, I hope this solution is better. Zoozaz1 talk 22:47, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Not really. I mean, I get that you're just having some fun on your pages, but this isn't MySpace—where you'd expect that some pages might be unreadable or even crash your browser. We're here to build an encyclopedia, which includes collaboration and WP:ACCESSIBILITY and all that. Woodroar (talk) 23:34, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Woodroar, I agree, which is why I created a normal page without the skew that you can look at instead. Zoozaz1 talk 23:38, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Except that it still has skewed text, and you still need to get past skewed text to access it. It might be fine if there were a setting that blocked font effects, although a setting that allowed font effects would be better. If you prefer skewed text, a "here be dragons skewed text" link would be best. Woodroar (talk) 23:45, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Woodroar, Is it better now? Unless someone has an extraordinarily large monitor they do not have to get past skewed test to access the non-skewed page. Zoozaz1 talk 00:04, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Eh, it's better but still not great. I don't think users will notice a tiny bit of text above a giant image. They're going to scroll down to your actual talk page and see the text and if they're susceptible to vertigo, feel ill. I don't understand why you're so intent on keeping a gimmick like this. Woodroar (talk) 00:23, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Woodroar, I've bolded it to make it more noticeable. Sometimes it's nice to have something make you stop and look for a minute (as it struck me when I found it on someone else's userpage), and if you don't want to or can't you can go to a page without it. Zoozaz1 talk 00:30, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Font gimmicks. Woodroar (talk) 00:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Your signature

Can you please consider change your signature so that my mouse does not disappear when I move my cursor over it? Doing stuff like hiding the cursor over signatures can make finding the user's cursor pretty difficult. Also consider using signature colors that meet web accessibility guidelines. Thanks for understanding :) Aasim (talk) 20:32, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

 Done Zoozaz1 talk 20:39, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks :) Aasim (talk) 03:34, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #17

Welcome to the seventeenth newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.

Structured tasks

Add a link: the team is continuing to engineer on our first "structured task", which will break down the workflow of adding wikilinks to articles, and assist newcomers with an algorithm to identify words and phrases that could be made into links.

Add an image: even as we build our first structured task, we have been thinking about the next one. "Add an image" is a structured task in which newcomers would be recommended images from Wikimedia Commons to add to unillustrated articles. This is an ambitious idea with many details to consider. We have already learned a lot from community members, and we encourage everyone to look at the project page and join the discussion.

Moving forward: more wikis to get the features

Last November, our team published the analysis of the impact of newcomer tasks. We announced that we found that the Growth features, and particularly newcomer tasks, lead to increased editing from newcomers. Because of these results, we believe all Wikipedias should implement these features.

We have started to contact more wikis to deploy the features, including Wikipedias of all sizes. Bengali Wikipedia recently began using Growth features, and Danish, Thai, Indonesian, and Romanian Wikipedias will be coming soon. Please contact us if you have questions regarding deployment.

We are looking for translators who can help by translating the interface. Translating is done on Translatewiki.net (it requires a different account that your Wikimedia one). Communities that already have the Growth features being deployed are invited to check on the translations. Access translations here.

Variant testing

As mentioned in our previous newsletter, we ran a test of two variants of the newcomer homepage, meant to find a version that increases users completing suggested edits. We have completed the experiment, and learned that one of the variants leads to more edits on desktop while the other leads to more edits on mobile. Therefore, we will deploy the strongest variants for each platform to all newcomers.

News for mentors

Mentor dashboard: we have interviewed mentors from several communities as we plan a mentor dashboard feature, which would help mentors track the progress of their mentees. We encourage all mentors to share their thoughts on tools that would help them.

Magic word for mentors: it is now possible to use a magic word, {{#mentor}}, to display the name of a given newcomer's mentor. This can be used on welcome messages, userboxes, etc.

Help panel questions going to mentors: in most wikis, newcomers using the help panel ask questions to the help desk. On Czech Wikipedia, we have experimented with sending these questions to mentors instead. This simplifies the newcomer experience, and only led to a increase in mentorship questions of about 30%. We tried this in Arabic, Bengali, French and Vietnamese Wikipedias, and we are making it the default experience.

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Your GA nomination of Dushanbe

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Your GA nomination of Dushanbe

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WikiLoop 2020 Year in Review

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Dear editors, developers and friends:

Thank you for supporting Project WikiLoop! The year 2020 was an unprecedented one. It was unusual for almost everyone. In spite of this, Project WikiLoop continued the hard work and made some progress that we are proud to share with you. We also wanted to extend a big thank you for your support, advice, contributions and love that make all this possible.

Head over to our project page on Meta Wikimedia to read a brief 2020 Year in Review for WikiLoop.

Thank you for taking the time to review Wikipedia using WikiLoop DoubleCheck. Your work is important and it matters to everyone. We look forward to continuing our collaboration through 2021!

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Thank you

Thanks ZooZaz1 for declining the Draft about Richard Kerner, it helped push the process further :) JacquesKerner (talk) 17:19, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Paro Taktsang GA Reassessment

Paro Taktsang, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. --Whiteguru (talk) 09:37, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

AFC for your consideration

Hi Zoozaz1. I'm grateful that back in September you reviewed Khalili Collection of Spanish Metalwork for AFC. A companion article, Draft:Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, is up for AFC review now and I welcome any feedback on its suitability for mainspace. Thanks for your time, MartinPoulter (talk) 10:45, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: List of proposed Amendments to the US Constitution has been accepted

List of proposed Amendments to the US Constitution, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as List-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Bkissin (talk) 21:04, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Comparison of PHQ9 tools

This is a likely POVFORK attempted by the editor to get a specific link to a specific tool somewhere in mainspace. They've been talking to people on Major depressive disorder, PHQ9, and WT:MED for a while. Any information they're trying to add is not encyclopedic (the comparisons aren't made by any reliable source, and such a comparison of independently non-notable tools is itself non-notable) - any encyclopedic information is already contained within PHQ9. Just wanted to give you some more information in case they attempt to resubmit to you directly. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 01:29, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, I'll make sure to keep that in mind. Zoozaz1 talk 01:32, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Khalili Collection of Islamic Art

You put a primary sources tag on the article Khalili Collection of Islamic Art on 5th May. Please could you revisit the page and remove the tag if you think the issue has been sufficiently addressed. I ask this because the article has been nominated for DYK, and the nomination cannot proceed while the tag is in place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:52, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

I'll remove it, the situation seems to have been improved. Pinging @Chiswick Chap: who was also concerned about the lack of secondary sources. Zoozaz1 talk 13:14, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

I've added a secondary source or two, and the article now has some; what it lacks, and the reason for your tag, is critical (secondary) discussion from independent viewpoints, i.e. what are the issues with the collection, if any (answers on a postcard). The tag can go but the underlying issues haven't gone away, as you'll see if you look at the talk page. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:32, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Growth Newsletter #18

Welcome to the eighteenth newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.

Structured tasks

A screenshot of "add a link" feature in development in beta.

"Add a link" is now being tested in production and is nearing release on our four pilot wikis (Arabic, Czech, Vietnamese, and Bengali Wikipedias). We'll be doing final tests this week and next week, and then plan to deploy to the four wikis either during May 24 week, or May 31 week. After two weeks, we will analyze the initial data to identify any problems or trends. We expect that this feature will engage new kinds of newcomers in easy and successful edits. If things are going well after four weeks, we'll progressively deploy it to the wikis with Growth features.

News for mentors

Mockup of the Mentor dashboard.

• We are currently working on a Mentor dashboard. This special page aims to help mentors be more proactive and be more successful at their role. The first iteration will include a table that shows an overview of the mentors current mentees, a module with their own settings, and a module that will allow them to store their best replies to their mentees questions.
• We've conducted our quarterly audit on Growth's four pilot wikis to see the activity of mentors. It appears that the vast majority of mentors are active.

Community configuration

Community configuration editing form under development

We are working on project to allow communities to manage the configuration of the Growth features on their own. In the past, communities have needed to work directly with the Growth team to set up and alter the features. We plan to put this capability in the hands of administrators, through an easy-to-use form, so that the features can be easily tailored to fit the needs of each community. While we developed it initially for Growth features, we think this approach could have uses in other features as well. We'll be trying this on our pilot wikis in the coming weeks, and then we'll bring it to all Growth wikis soon after. We hope you check out the project page and add any of your thoughts to the talk page.

Scaling

• Growth features are now available on 35 wikis. Here is the list of the most recent ones: Romanian Wikipedia, Danish Wikipedia, Thai Wikipedia, Indonesian Wikipedia, Croatian Wikipedia, Albanian Wikipedia, Esperanto Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia, Japanese Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, Spanish Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Malay Wikipedia, Tamil Wikipedia, Greek Wikipedia, Catalan Wikipedia.
• A new group of Wikipedias has been defined for the deployment of Growth features. Please contact us if you have questions about the deployment process, or if your community likes to get the features in advance.
• After discussion with the English Wikipedia community, the Growth features will be tested on a small percentage of new accounts. At the moment, registered users can test the features by turning them on in their preferences.

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What is the difference between the Notability of Shaheed Kufa series and this article? I read where you say. But many series do not have them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.183.104.130 (talk) 15:57, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

As I said before for references, other articles are here that shouldn't be just because they were created long ago. You can nominate them for deletion where they will likely be deleted. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Zoozaz1 talk 16:18, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

notability

All Islamic serials that have been shown in several countries have notability. Imam Reza is the important Imam of the Shiites. This series is important for Shiites. I do not know why you say the article do not have a notability.

See WP:NFILM for what constitutes notability on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 talk 15:47, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Reign of Love

I do not understand this amount of injustice! Take a look at Muawiya, Hassan and Hussein (TV series) article, half of the article is Regin of Love source. For this article I have provided a source for each claim, a source that is not just IMDb. This series is well known in Iran and Arab countries.

The sources you have provided are fine, that's not the problem. The problem is of notability, which you can read about at WP:NFILM. Reference 7 is the only one that contributes to notability. Zoozaz1 talk 12:22, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Reign of Love

Can you move it to article space? The article is ready with good references.

List of Shahbanus of Persia

Come on! List of Qeens of Afghanistan has no refrenced too! Who is Shahbanu? Mother and wife of Shah. The women which is list all of them are Mothet and wife of Shah.

@89.183.54.46: See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS; that other article should have references, but it was created many years ago when people were much more lax about references. Even if they are just the mother or wife, you still need references saying that they are the mother or wife. You had to have gotten the information from somewhere, so you can add that as a reference (unless it is from Wikipedia articles). Zoozaz1 talk

RFC

Hi, could you point me to the RFC that you mentioned in the deletion discussion? (There is an active RFC on whether the MEDRS applies to the origins of COVID-19...). I would appreciate it. --K.e.coffman (talk) 18:22, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

K.e.coffman, Sure, the RFC is at Wikipedia talk:Biomedical information#RFC: Disease / pandemic origins. Zoozaz1 talk 19:27, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement § Shibbolethink. Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 22:57, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Mitre Corporation

Hi Zoozaz1, I am currently working through the backlog at CAT:EDITREQ. I just wanted to inquire about this request, which you have answered. Would it be correct to close it as declined? Thanks. JBchrch talk 09:30, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

JBchrch, Yep, sorry about not formally closing it. Zoozaz1 talk 11:58, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, no worries. JBchrch talk 12:00, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of TONGASAT

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Duck

Hi Zoozaz1: In this edit, you added a map to the duck article. I removed it today, because (according to the map's source) it refers only to ducks raised as domestic livestock. Obviously, that would be completely appropriate to add to the domestic duck article, but not the general duck article, which is primarily about wild birds. MeegsC (talk) 15:35, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for catching that, I just added it to the domestic duck article. Zoozaz1 talk 16:04, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

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Template:Peacock

Hello Zoozaz1! In this edit, you added a Peacock Template. I just removed and replaced such wording with no proclamations about a subject's importance and added facts and attributions to demonstrate the importance of each phrase in the the article to improve a neutral point of view. What do you think about it? Is it right my new edit for you to remove the template or I need to keep working on this issue? Thanks so much! --MaryinPink (talk) 22:25, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

MaryinPink, I've removed the template after your improvements. Zoozaz1 talk 22:30, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, Thank you very much for your reply! --MaryinPink (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

2020 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony

When Will We Have Information on the flag bearers for the closing ceremony hopefully this week. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 12:50, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Why Didn't You Answer me. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 15:12, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

I didn't answer because I was not on Wikipedia. I don't know when we will have information, but when we do and you add some of it the list can be published. Zoozaz1 talk 16:29, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

PEIS limit exceeded on COVID-19 vaccine

I think it's fixed now. Can you confirm? --Fernando Trebien (talk) 13:08, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

@Ftrebien: Yes, the issue is fixed now. Zoozaz1 talk 16:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for TONGASAT

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Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Target Integration

Your close of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Target Integration I would call a WP:BADNAC and a WP:Supervote. Please revert. SmokeyJoe (talk) 12:10, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Ok, but it had gone three weeks without a close. Zoozaz1 talk 14:52, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

MfD relisting

Why are you doing MfD relisting? Comment-free relisting is a negative action. It amounts to random shuffling of the mfd order, and hides the old discussions by removing them from the backlog.

Please stop comment-free relisting.

Relisting is appropriate if new information has arisen, including a compelling new argument that may change the mind of earlier !voters, of if there is a discovery that stakeholders were not notified. If there is almost a consensus, but the discussion is meandering, and you are a qualified closer, you might relist with a refocusing comment. However, if the only thing is that you think more input is needed, there are various methods of Wikipedia:Publicising discussions, which do not include relisting.

If you have read the discussion well enough to come to the opinion that it is not ready to close, then why not !vote?

—SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:31, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

This shows good consistency with the result, but I think you should get more experience participating in XfD before administering XfD. SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:38, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

MfD had discussions that were many weeks old, most of which had no new comments. Moving it back to the new nominations generates more discussion. Zoozaz1 talk 02:55, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Do it doesn’t, except maybe by annoying the regulars who already commented or chose to not comment.

By being in the backlog they attract more attention. SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:39, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

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Growth Newsletter #19

Welcome to the nineteenth newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in Wikimedia projects.

Structured tasks

"Add an image" prototype, showing suggested image for the article

• "Add a link" is the team's first structured task. It uses machine-learning to suggest wikilinks as easy edits for newcomers. It was deployed in May 2021 on four Wikipedias and then in July on eight more Wikipedias after we evaluated the initial results. So far, we've seen a high level of engagement from newcomers. Communities that have the feature suggested valuable ideas for improvement. We'll work on improvements and then contact more communities to deploy it.
• "Add an image" is the team's second structured task, currently in development. It is an editing task that suggests Commons images for unillustrated Wikipedia articles. We have conducted many community discussions and tests. Then, we've decided to build a first prototype. We'll first deploy it only to our pilot Wikipedias, to learn whether newcomers can be successful with the task. The project page contains links to interactive prototypes. We are very interested to hear your thoughts on this idea as we build and test the early versions. These prototypes have already been tested by newcomers, in English and Spanish.

News for mentors

• The Mentor dashboard is available at our pilot wikis: Arabic, Czech, and Bengali Wikipedias. It will soon be available at a few more volunteering wikis, as a test. [6]
• At wikis where the mentor dashboard is deployed, a new filter is available for mentors. Mentors can monitor their mentees' activity in Watchlist and RecentChanges, so they can help support their mentees' work. For privacy reasons, this filter can't be accessed by someone else than the mentor itself. This filter only filters mentees assigned to the mentor. This filter is not visible for people who are not listed as mentors [7]

Community configuration

• Communities now have the ability to configure how Growth features behave on their own wikis. At Special:EditGrowthConfig, community members can add a list of volunteer mentors, alter the templates used for suggested edits, update help links, and more. This special page is editable by administrators and interface admins.

Scaling

• We are proud to announce that all Wikipedias now have the Growth features! Thank you to all the community members who helped the team build the features and bring them to their wikis. The only exception is Chinese Wikipedia (zh), for technical reasons. [8]
• The wikis that have Growth features deployed have been part of A/B testing since deployment, in which some newcomers did not receive the new features. Now, all of the newcomers on 280 of the smallest of those Wikipedias have the features. [9][10]
• A test is undergoing at English Wikipedia: 25% of newcomers receive the Growth features. The results from this test will be part of a discussion of how to proceed on that wiki.
• Now that Growth features are available at Wikipedia, the Growth team considers to extend them to other projects. Some Wikisource users have expressed some interest in getting Growth features. There is currently a discussion about implementing them on Wikisource.

News for communities

• Do you have questions about the Growth features? This translatable FAQ contains answers to the most common questions about the Growth team work.
• The Growth features were recently used in a test amongst Latin American donors to give donors the opportunity to learn to edit. You can see the results here.
• Interface translations are important for newcomers. Please help for your language, by translating or copyediting interface translations for the Growth features.
• Help:GettingStarted was a feature developed in 2013, which directed newcomers to articles that needed editing. We recently removed this feature from all wikis, because it has been replaced by the Growth features.

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Question from Vinny90059 on User:Vinny90059/sandbox (05:47, 31 October 2021)

Say hello to ask a question --Vinny90059 (talk) 05:47, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Question from Heinzekitsvelvet (01:47, 1 November 2021)

How do I change my username and password? --Heinzekitsvelvet (talk) 01:47, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Heinzekitsvelvet, As you have just created your account, it would be a better idea to just create a brand new account and abandon this one. However, if you have a confirmed email address, you can change your username at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. To change your password, see Special:ChangePassword. Zoozaz1 talk 02:19, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Question from Elvrineasavis (04:43, 15 November 2021)

Hello! Nice to meet you. How long does it take to be able to post my own article? --Elvrineasavis (talk) 04:43, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Elvrineasavis, Nice to meet you too. The answer is that it depends. If you go through the AfC process (where you submit a draft for review) it could take anywhere from a few days to a few months. However, once you are autoconfirmed, which means your account is 4 days old and you have made 10 edits, you can publish your own article immediately without going through that process. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:34, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Question from RAUKYANDO (05:12, 17 November 2021)

Hey there. So I'm submitting an article, and I created it in my sandbox. How do I go about actually submitting it? --RAUKYANDO (talk) 05:12, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

RAUKYANDO, You can click the blue "submit your draft for review" button on the draft. I will tell you, though, that to get your draft accepted you'll need to add references to support the material. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:29, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Question from Vader1992 (02:09, 21 November 2021)

hello do you know how I can post an article --Vader1992 (talk) 02:09, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Vader1992, See WP:AFC. However, I will say that it is difficult to start out editing Wikipedia by making an article; you can do other tasks at the WP:Task Center. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:13, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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Draft:Reign of Love

Could you check Draft:Reign of Love?, I add some good sources. I have more but I think it's enough. Indeed, lovers in Japan haven't any relationship to this series, I don't know why it's wrote. Thanks 🙏 M.Nadian (talk) 12:19, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

"Sigma male" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Question from Simran Payne (10:46, 2 December 2021)

hi --Simran Payne (talk) 10:46, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:31, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Question from Skybolt009 (16:07, 8 December 2021)

is it will be A PAID WORK --Skybolt009 (talk) 16:07, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Skybolt009, Hi, Wikipedia work and edits are not paid; however, see https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/jobs for jobs with the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:35, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Question from Alauddinansari0343 (08:09, 21 December 2021)

I would like to create my profile with all my biography on wikipedia so that people can find first hand knowledge about me when they would need to know me well..

I would also like to put my name in wikipedia as Muhammad Alauddin Ansari, this is my full name.

Thanks --Alauddin (talk) 08:09, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Alauddin. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to be possible. You might have the misconception that Wikipedia is similar to social media, but Wikipedia is much more similar to a traditional encyclopedia than social media. All Wikipedia articles are required to have multiple reliable, independent sources discussing the subject to demonstrate notability, and a quick Google search of your name does not turn up enough sources. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:03, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Question from 1920sHollywoodFilmRenaissance (13:49, 22 January 2022)

Hi, I'm trying to load a 1927 ad for a film so that it is featured on that particular film's Wiki page. However it is rejected by Wikipedia because I personally didn't write the ad back in 1927. Yet I see images of actors of that time featured on Wiki all the time. How are these images allowable when they aren't the author of the photos or drawings? --1920sHollywoodFilmRenaissance (talk) 13:49, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

1920sHollywoodFilmRenaissance, copyright is a very complex field. The ad you have may be allowed on Commons, I would look at the Hirtle chart for more information. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

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• Welcoming new trainers of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program
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Question from Introvert8146 (11:58, 25 January 2022)

How to I create a Wikipedia page? I'd like to make a bio about myself like people do on Instagram. --Introvert8146 (talk) 11:58, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Introvert8146, Hi, Wikipedia works very differently than Instagram (see WP:NOTSOCIAL). You would need around three reliable, independent sources that have significant coverage of you to qualify for a Wikipedia article. Also take a look at WP:Autobiography. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from Mr manor11 (23:02, 26 January 2022)

I have noticed in many cases of political Biases, which are intertwined with "Sources" which have a clear and obvious motive. What should I do when coming across articles which seem to be advertisements for certain political ideologies rather than neutral articles, even if they have some sort of weak source? --Mr manor11 (talk) 23:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Mr manor11, That's a good question. The number one thing you have to keep in mind on Wikipedia is sources; everything on Wikipedia has to be supported by them. Even if you might think a source is biased, there still might be a consensus that it is reliable; most sources are biased in some way, but they still can be reliable (see WP:RSP for a listing of reliable and unreliable sources). If you think a specific article is biased, the best thing you can do is make your case on the talk page of the article in question (just press the talk tab on the top of the article). If there is something specific you want to change, which is more helpful than just a general complaint of bias, mention that, but make sure to have reliable secondary sources (as determined by the listing on WP:RSP) to support what you want to include. One last thing: make sure that your request is as neutral as possible. A neutral point of view is a core policy on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:10, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your answer, I appreciate the list of reliable or unusable sources you provided as well. One question though that still concerns me, which is what you mentioned about a neutral point of view, and this is directed that Wikipedia as a whole. Is it not true that Wikipedia's Co-Founder resigned and said that Neutrality here is no longer the case? And if so, how can I ensure true Neutrality under such circumstances? Mr manor11 (talk) 23:28, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Mr manor11, no problem. To answer your question about Sanger, that is true, but different people (even co-founders) have different views on what neutrality should look like. That's the nature of an online encyclopedia; there's going to be plenty of people who disagree with you. I will say that the vast majority of Wikipedia editors do firmly believe in the NPOV policy, even if from one perspective the result seems biased. The main way to ensure neutrality is by sticking to reliable sources (from the above list). Just having a civil discussion with people backed up with reliable sources on the talk page is a great way to ensure neutrality. You might not get your way, but look towards compromising and seeing it from the other side's perspective. I would take a look at WP:BATTLEGROUND for a good way to approach discussions like that and how editors try to approach discussions in general on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:58, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes because I already have a small complaint, is there anywhere we could discuss this privately in a discussion, without the whole Public looking in? That means me, him, and if you wish you, in order to keep heads cool. Thanks again! Mr manor11 (talk) 00:13, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Mr manor11, The best place to do it would be on the person's talk page. Technically anybody can read it, but chances are only the person you are messaging will read it. You can click on the talk button on their signature to go to their talk page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:16, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from ItsShiba (21:30, 31 January 2022)

Hello! I just saw this, and I was wondering how to create a Wikipedia page, an example I have on hand being something like the SCP Foundation wiki: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ Thanks! --ItsShiba (talk) 21:30, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

ItsShiba, You can check out WP:Your first article for how to start an article on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:34, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Creation of entire wiki sites (last question)

Hello again! I have one more question on how to get started on creating entire wiki sites (again like the SCP Foundation site which I am basing it off of). I see how you can sign into that wiki site, and was wondering how I create an entire "fandom" I think is the word. Sorry, but is there any links you could provide me with? Thank you very much! -Shiba — Preceding unsigned comment added by ItsShiba (talk • contribs) 17:28, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

ItsShiba, for that, you might want to look at mw:Mediawiki, which will likely require some technical knowledge. I'm not sure if the website you linked to uses Mediawiki, but I do know many wikis/fandoms (along with Wikipedia) use it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from MissKTolani (14:06, 3 January 2022)

Glad to have you here, I have the following questions: Why is my article on a Wikipedia mirror - en.everybodywiki.com/Yashodhan_Rana

and also, is it cool that I moved my own draft to the main article page?

Let me know. Thanks. --MissKTolani (talk) 14:06, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

MissKTolani, Welcome to Wikipedia. To answer your first question, it is because every contribution to Wikipedia is released under a Creative Commons license that allows for free reproduction of the anything on the site.

To answer your second question, it is technically allowed to move drafts to main article page, but is highly discouraged for newcomers. Seeing as you are a paid editor (thank you for disclosing), it really should have another set of eyes looking at the article before approval, so I've moved it back to draftspace. Working on it as a draft, and addressing reviewer comments, will ensure the article stays up once approved.

Lastly, I noticed that you uploaded a photo of his passport onto Commons; this is not a good idea, as it means his passport is publicly viewable by anybody on the internet. I've requested the deletion of the passport. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Well, Thank You. Pleasantly surprised at how much fun Wikipedia is. I am really liking it here and hopefully can stay for long! I have indeed changed the article as per a reviewer's comments and the passport was a part of the referencing. The man in question was ok with his passport being uploaded since there was no other way to reference he was born in Ziro. So, once I've addressed reviewer comments and resubmitted, should I be doing anything new or now I am waiting for Godot? Thank You for being a friendly mentor, I'll look forward to the response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissKTolani (talk • contribs) 11:27, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

MissKTolani, No problem, glad to help. For your draft, you might be waiting some time; it really varies. It could take anywhere from a few days to two months, but eventually it will be reviewed.

While it is not an ideal, I would suggest having Yashodhan Rana put out a social media post or bio with his birthdate and location and then citing that. We really can't have private information such as passports on Commons, as even with the subject's consent there are privacy/fraud/legal implications that make it a bad idea. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

• AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
• The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from Introvert8146 (13:34, 17 February 2022)

Soooo....I created a sample page for myself, and after it got published it says at the bottom "Return to Tutorial." Will I lose the sample page or will it stay put?

Thanks :) --Introvert8146 (talk) 13:34, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Introvert8146, It will stay there. No matter where you edit, as long as you click the "publish changes" button after you are done, what you add will be saved somewhere (if it is deleted it will still be in the edit history). Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:14, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from Sadia tech (15:15, 22 February 2022)

HI I have written a well researched article topic :Top 5 Cryptocurrencies That Could Explode In 2022: with all references and sources. Can I submit that content at Widipedia.org?

This is my first time on Wikipedia so I need your guidelines.

Thanks Areesha Khan --Sadia tech (talk) 15:15, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Sadia tech, that article isn't quite suited for Wikipedia. While it may be a good list, Wikipedia doesn't include top 5 or top 10 lists on possible future events, only articles on discrete subjects. Also see WP:N, WP:PROMO, and WP:CRYSTALBALL. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:38, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

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• Integrating Wikipedia in the academic curriculum in a university in Mexico
• Results of "Reading Wikipedia" workshop in the summer school of Plan Ceibal in Uruguay
• WikiFundi, offline editing plateform : last release notes and how-tos
• Writing Wikipedia as an academic assignment in STEM fields
• The Learning and Connection – 1Lib1Ref with African Librarians

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Growth Newsletter #20

Welcome to the twentieth newsletter from the Growth team!

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in Wikimedia projects.

Suggested edits

As of February, 300,000 suggested edits have been completed since the feature was first deployed in December 2019.

Add a link is the team's first structured task, deployed in May 2021. It has improved outcomes for newcomers. The team is now working on a second iteration based on community feedback and data analysis. Improvements will include: improved algorithmic suggestions, guardrails to prevent too many similar links to be added, and clearer encouragement for users to continue making edits. After adding these improvements, we will deploy this task to more Wikipedias.

Add an image is the second structured task built by our team. It was deployed in November 2021 to four pilot Wikipedias. This is a more challenging task for newcomers. However, it adds more value to articles (so far, over 1,000 images have been added). We are currently learning from communities and from the data on what is working well and what needs improvements. The project page contains links to interactive prototypes. We are very interested to hear your thoughts on this idea as we build and test the early versions. We will soon deploy this task to more Wikipedias as a test.

"Add a link" and "Add an image" now both have a limitation on how many of these tasks newcomers can do per day. It is meant to discourage careless newcomers from making too many problematic edits.

Positive reinforcement

Over the last two years, the Growth team has focused on building suggested edits: easy tasks for newcomers to start with. We have learned with this experience that these tasks help many newcomers to make their first edits. Now, the team is starting a new project : "positive reinforcement". Its goal is to make newcomers proud of their editing and to make them want to come back for more of them. With the positive reinforcement project, we are considering three kinds of features:

• Impact stats: give newcomers the ability to see how many people read the articles they edit.
• Leveling up: encourage newcomers to progress from easier tasks to harder tasks.
• Personalized praise: encourage mentors and other editors to "thank" and award newcomers for good work.

This project is just beginning, and we hope for community thoughts on the direction. We know that things can wrong if we offer the wrong incentives to newcomers, so we want to be careful. Please visit the talk page to help guide the project!

News for mentors

• The mentor dashboard is available at all wikis. It helps mentors see who their mentees are and keep track of their activity. It is automatically activated where a list of mentors has been created. If you need assistance to create a list of mentors, please contact us.
• The mentor dashboard has a new module: settings. It is now possible for mentors to define their status (active or away). They can specify the volume of questions they want to receive, and they can claim mentees in an easier way. It is also possible for mentors to quit, which will automatically reassign their mentees to other mentors.
• We are working on an ability for a mentee to opt-out (and back in) to having a mentor.
• Previously, in the table that displays mentees activity, the filters displayed all mentees, even the ones with zero edits or lots of edits. We have changed this so that only mentees with between 1 and 500 edits are visible by default. Mentors can change this value in their filters.
• We are currently working on a special page for mentors to sign-up.

Some wikis have created userboxes that mentors can display on the user pages. If your wiki has one, please link it to Wikidata!

Scaling

Previously, at most Wikipedias, only 80% of newcomers were getting the Growth features. This was done for experimentation, to have a control group. We have changed this setting. Now 100% of new accounts at all Wikipedias get the Growth features (except a few, kept as test wikis). We invite communities to update their onboarding documentation and tutorials. Please include the Growth features in it. To help you, we have created an help page that can be translated and adapted to your wiki.

How to help

Do you have questions about the Growth features? This translatable FAQ contains answers to the most common questions about the Growth team work. We regularly update it.

Interface translations are important for newcomers. Please help for your language, by translating or copyediting interface translations for the Growth features.

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Question from Firstwefeelthenwefall on Draft:Jie-hyun Lim (06:14, 17 March 2022)

I inserted an image, which beautifully appeared on the page at first, but it disappeared soon. When I tried once more, the message said that this image is already registered. Is it hided until the page is officially published? --Firstwefeelthenwefall (talk) 06:14, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Firstwefeelthenwefall, I've added what I think the image is to the article. Note that for the image to be allowed on Wikipedia, either you must be the photographer of the image or the photographer must tell Wikipedia that the usage is allowed. Otherwise, it will be deleted. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:47, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Could you do the same thing on this page or let me know how to show the picture? Draft:Sang-sup Lee Firstwefeelthenwefall (talk) 13:49, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Firstwefeelthenwefall, Yep, I've added the image to that article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much!! Firstwefeelthenwefall (talk) 14:14, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

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• The edit-a-thon on Serbian Wikipedia on the occasion of Edu Wiki Week
• Call for Participation: Higher Education Survey
• Collection of Good Practices in Wikipedia Education
• Conversation: Open education in the Wikimedia Movement views from Latin America
• EduWiki Week 2022, celebrations and learnings
• EduWiki Week in Armenia
• Open Education Week at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
• Wikipedia + Education Talk With Leonard Hagan
• Wikimedia Israel cooperates with Yad Vashem in developing a training course for teachers

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Question from Vinny90059 on Talk:CONTINUE (15:11, 13 April 2022)

Hello --Vinny90059 (talk) 15:11, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

This Month in Education: April 2022

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• Dagbani Wikimedians using digital TV broadcast to train Wikipedia contributors in Ghana
• Digital Education & The Open Space With Herbert Acheampong
• HerStory walks as a part of edit-a-thons
• Join us for Wiki Workshop 2022
• The youngest member of Tartu Wikiclub is 15-year-old student

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Question from SadeeqShehu (21:34, 1 April 2022)

Hello, I want to publish my article. --SadeeqShehu (talk) 21:34, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

SadeeqShehu, See WP:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:51, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Mr.haumad I'm thinking that if you wish to publish your own finding would you and your crime siendicaite plz plubish them under your own name cause a gourp of nothing packs no weight.  Rush Bryant Dials (talk) 15:56, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from InkyStrong (10:50, 9 April 2022)

Hi Zoozaz1! Wikipedia is using a photo that my father took and I have the rights to which is at the very end of the post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis after it previously states: Fair Use which is not the case! How can I change this? --InkyStrong (talk) 10:50, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

InkyStrong, see WP:fair use and fair use. In short, fair use is applicable here. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:42, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Plz let me know what post you are speaking on and the situation of the picture and I'll look into it, plz inform me how you have rights to this post and the whera boughts of the picture Rush Bryant Dials (talk) 16:00, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from TonyMacar0ni1 (20:19, 4 May 2022)

How do I add a table like for a football league? --TonyMacar0ni1 (talk) 20:19, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

TonyMacaroni1 If you're using visual editor, you can use the the insert button on the top and then click table. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:00, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

If I was you ied go to the formate system pick me a gradeable metric symbol, with a stating point of (.),. Rush Bryant Dials (talk) 16:07, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Rush Bryant Dials (15:42, 8 May 2022)

If the nights, black the sun is purple,?? What am I,!!,?? --Rush Bryant Dials (talk) 15:42, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm the color orange! Rush Bryant Dials (talk) 16:08, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from The knowledgeable boot (00:17, 10 May 2022)

Hello my good sir. I am somewhat new to this editing thing, as I am a better writer. When it comes to citations, is there any way to check whether or not a source actually contains that information? --The knowledgeable boot (talk) 00:17, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

The knowledgeable boot, To check if a source contains the information that is being cited, you can click on the citation and then click on the blue link. If it references a book, you would have to obtain that book. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:56, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Suweylim on User talk:Suweyli (07:20, 22 May 2022)

Hello --Suweylim (talk) 07:20, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

This Month in Education: May 2022

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• Introduction of the Wikimedia Fan Club to Kwara State University Malete
• Education in Kosovo
• Bringing the Wikiprojects to the Island of Catanduanes
• Tyap Wikipedia Goes Live
• Spring 1Lib1Ref edition in Poland
• Tyap Editors Host Maiden Wiktionary In-person Training Workshop
• Wikibooks project in teaching
• Africa Eduwiki Network Hosted Conversation about Wikimedian in Education with Nebojša Ratković
• My Journey In The Wiki-Space By Thomas Baah

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• Introduction of the Wikimedia Fan Club to Kwara State University Malete
• Education in Kosovo
• Bringing the Wikiprojects to the Island of Catanduanes
• Tyap Wikipedia Goes Live
• Spring 1Lib1Ref edition in Poland
• Tyap Editors Host Maiden Wiktionary In-person Training Workshop
• Wikibooks project in teaching
• Africa Eduwiki Network Hosted Conversation about Wikimedian in Education with Nebojša Ratković
• My Journey In The Wiki-Space By Thomas Baah

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Question from Anacuriberuiz1 on User:Anacuriberuiz1/sandbox (18:00, 8 June 2022)

How can I make the article permanent? I want her to be on her own page under Jacqueline S Ruiz --Anacuriberuiz1 (talk) 18:00, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Anacuriberuiz1, I've submitted the draft, so it will be reviewed to see if it can be moved to article space. Zoozaz1 (talk) 06:03, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Teamsparta (05:57, 10 June 2022)

Hi, may I know how to create a page in my founder & CEO's name? --Teamsparta (talk) 05:57, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Teamsparta, first look at the page Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. After you have looked through that, you can look at the page Wikipedia:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 06:06, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Maryfedia Bezeng on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show) (21:59, 12 June 2022)

How do I do from here --Maryfedia Bezeng (talk) 21:59, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Maryfedia Bezeng, Take a look at Help:Introduction. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:11, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Mrsinternationalglobal1977 (16:28, 19 June 2022)

how to change my username? --Mrsinternationalglobal1977 (talk) 16:28, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Mrsinternationalglobal1977, If you really want to change your username, you can do that here. However, since you only have one edit, you should just create a new account with the new username. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:34, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request Tool changes

Hello, I just made some significant changes to User:Terasail/Edit Request Tool. Since you have the tool active, I am informing you of this since it may affect you. To open the tool you will now have to click the "respond" button. The tool will load a similar interface as before. There is now a live preview of the response. These changes might have introduced some bugs so if you have any concerns / suggestions or run into problems please leave a note at User talk:Terasail/Edit Request Tool Thanks, Terasail^[✉️] 15:32, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from LVL Apparels (14:10, 1 July 2022)

how do i create my company profile? --LVL Apparels (talk) 14:10, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

LVL Apparels, first look at the page Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. After you have looked through that, you can look at the page Wikipedia:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:03, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from AlbertPrewitt3 (01:22, 2 July 2022)

hello, im looking to create an article about FreeWater, a startup in Austin TX --AlbertPrewitt3 (talk) 01:22, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

AlbertPrewitt3, if you are employed by the company, first look at the page Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. If you have a conflict of interest, see WP:COI. After you have looked through that, you can look at the page Wikipedia:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:04, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

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• Black Lunch Table: Black History Month with Igbo Wikimedians User Group
• Bolivian Teachers Welcomed Wikipedia in their Classroom
• Educational program & Wikivoyage in Ukrainian University
• The Great Learning and Connection: Experience from AFLIA
• New Mexico Students Join Wikimedia Movement Through WikiForHumanRights Campaign
• The school wiki-project run by a 15 year old student came to an end
• The students of Kadir Has University, Istanbul contribute Wikimedia projects in "Civic Responsibility Project" course
• Wiki Trip with Vasil Kamami Wikiclub to Berat, the town of one thousand windows
• Wikiclubs in Albania
• Wikidata in the classroom FGGC Bwari Experience
• Wikipedia and Secondary Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
• А large-scale online course for teaching beginners to work in Wikipedia has been developed in Russia

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Growth team newsletter #21

Welcome to the twenty-first newsletter from the Growth team!

New project: Positive reinforcement

Mockup of the Impact module, redesigned to add Positive reinforcement.

• The Growth team started a new project: Positive reinforcement. We want newcomers to understand there is an interest in regularly editing Wikipedia, and we want to improve new editor retention.
• We asked users from Arabic, Bangla, Czech and French Wikipedia about their feedback. Some people participated at mediawiki.org as well.
• We summarized the initial feedback gathered from these community discussions, along with how we plan to iterate based on that feedback.
• The first Positive Reinforcement idea is a redesign of the impact module: incorporating stats, graphs, and other contribution information. This idea received the widest support, and we plan to start our work based on the design illustrated on the side.
• Please let us know what you think of this project, in any language.

For mentors

• We have worked on two new features, to inform them about the mentorship:
  • In the Mentor module, we now provide more information about the public nature of the mentors/newcomer relationship and the fact that talk pages are public.
  • We now allow newcomers to opt-in and opt-out of mentorship.

Scaling

• "Add a link" available at more wikis ― Add a link feature has been deployed to more wikis: Catalan Wikipedia, Hebrew Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Korean Wikipedia, Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia, Portuguese Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Swedish Wikipedia, Ukrainian Wikipedia, Abkhazian Wikipedia, Achinese Wikipedia, Adyghe Wikipedia, Afrikaans Wikipedia, Akan Wikipedia, Alemannisch Wikipedia, Amharic Wikipedia, Aragonese Wikipedia, Old English Wikipedia, Syriac Wikipedia, Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia, Asturian Wikipedia, Atikamekw Wikipedia, Avaric Wikipedia, Aymara Wikipedia, Azerbaijani Wikipedia, South Azerbaijani Wikipedia. This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure locally how this feature works.
• "Add an image" available at more wikis ― Add an image feature will be deployed to more wikis: Greek Wikipedia, Indonesian Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia, Chinese Wikipedia. These communities will be able to configure locally how this feature works. [11]

Suggested edits

• Selecting topics ― We have created an "AND" filter to the list of topics at Special:Homepage. This way, newcomers can decide to select very specific topics ("Transportation" AND "Asia") or to have a broader selection ("Transportation" OR "Asia"). At the moment this feature is tested at pilot wikis.
• Changes for Add a link ― We have built several improvements that came from community discussion and from data analysis. They will be available soon at the wikis.
  • Algorithm improvements ― The algorithm now avoids recommending links in sections that usually don't have links and for first names. Also, it now limits each article to only having three link suggestions by default (limited to the highest accuracy suggestions of all the available ones in the article).
  • User experience improvements ― We added a confirmation dialog when a user exits out of suggestion mode prior to making changes. We also improved post-edit dialog experience and allow newcomers to browse through task suggestions from the post-edit dialog.
  • Community configuration ― We allow communities to set a maximum number of links per article via Special:EditGrowthConfig.
  • Future change for Add a link feature ― We will suggest underlinked articles in priority. [12]
• Patrolling suggested edits ― Some users at Arabic Wikipedia, Spanish Wikipedia, and Russian Wikipedia told us that "Add a link" and "Add an image" edits can be challenging to patrol. We are now brainstorming improvements to help address this challenge. We have already some ideas and we started some work to address this challenge. If you have any thoughts to add about the challenges of reviewing these tasks or how we should improve these tasks further, please let us know, in any language.

Community configuration

Communities can configure how the features work, using Special:EditGrowthConfig.

• Communities can set the maximum number of "add an image" suggested tasks a newcomer can complete daily. [13]
• Future change: allow communities to customize the "add a link" quality gate threshold easily, using Special:EditGrowthConfig. [14]

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Question from Peer Muhammad Amir Qureshi (14:15, 9 July 2022)

Hello dear sir it's my first attempt to edit or contribute to google. I hope you will guide me how to add to google --Peer Muhammad Amir Qureshi (talk) 14:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Peer Muhammad Amir Qureshi, Hi, this is Wikipedia. If you hope to create a Wikipedia article which may eventually show up on Google, you can do so at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:29, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Thekedarkungar (14:30, 10 July 2022)

Sir how to add the picture in edit --Thekedarkungar (talk) 14:30, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Thekedarkungar, First, you need to upload it to Commons here. Then, you add it to the page by going to insert and then images and media and then you type in the file's name. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:02, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from DaDestroyerr (06:35, 20 July 2022)

Hello, how do I add my own article on here? --DaDestroyerr (talk) 06:35, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

DaDestroyerr, You have to go through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:31, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from PauloAlves1 (21:20, 21 July 2022)

Hi Zoozar, my name is Paulo Alves. I'm currently researching the early days of recorded music, I came across this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Machine_News I have 19 volumes of original "Talking Machine News" publications Cica 1911 to 1916, would it be of interest to photograph the content of the volumes the uplode it on to this article as Visual reference? --PauloAlves1 (talk) 21:20, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

PauloAlves1, That would be excellent if you could upload those volumes and add some images to the article. The only tricky part is the copyright, as Wikipedia can only accept images that are free to use. If the author of an article in the magazine died less than 70 years ago, that article of the magazine is still copyrighted and can't be uploaded. If the author died more than 70 years ago or is anonymous, that article (or image) is not copyrighted and can be uploaded to Wikipedia.

I'd imagine it's a lot of work to look up that information for 19 volumes, but for however many images you decide to upload (even just one or two would be useful for the Wikipedia article) you can do so at the Upload Wizard. When you get to the release rights page of the Upload Wizard (the page after you upload your image) you'll have to click "this file is not my own work" and click on "another reason not mentioned above" at the bottom of the page. In that text box, if the work is anonymous, you can type "{{PD-Scan|PD-US-expired|PD-UK-unknown}}." If the author of the work died more than 70 years ago, you can type "{{PD-Scan|PD-old-70-expired}}" instead. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply ZooZar,

At the back of the magazine' The Talking News owns the Publishing rights, there's a footnote at the back cover

" ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE OFFICES OF THE TALKING MACHINE NEWS". I'm unable to upload the photos ive taken to show you as reference please Advise PauloAlves1 (talk) 23:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

PauloAlves1, You can ignore that; claims such as publishing rights don't have copyright applications today. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

This Month in Education: July 2022

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Volume 11 • Issue 7 • July 2022

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• Wikimedia Chile launched a teacher guidebook with Wiki tools for Heritage Education
• Wikimedia Serbia received a new accreditation for the professional development program
• Wikimedia for Illiterate Persons
• Polish Wikipedia is enriched with new EtnoWiki content
• Career Education through Wikipedia

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Question from AnuragYadav0172 (19:44, 8 August 2022)

I developed our Blogging and Website Submission Website by URL : https://backpage.biz/about_us.php , I want to submit information on wiki about our business how can it possible --AnuragYadav0172 (talk) 19:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

AnuragYadav0172, You can create an article though WP:AFC, but first read WP:PAID and follow the instructions there. Zoozaz1 (talk) 04:44, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Question from Randomactofflower (05:20, 14 August 2022)

Hi Zoozazi, I am an artist and contributed some images to 12 greek goddesses as they are appearing in contemporary fine art. Three I am in the process of asking permission for, the other nine I managed to add the image. Unfortunately, someone came behind me and reverted all the pages back? He deemed them unuseful? As far as I can see, he is no one special? He has as not contributed anything having to do with art? I, on the other hand have studied these Greek Goddesses, their mythology, and how they have shown up in art through the ages? Greek mythology has entirely influenced western culture. I found the images on the pages profoundly informative, many I have seen and studied in museums across Europe and believe how these goddesses show up in contemporary fine art very informative. Please advise. Kindly, Randomactofflower --Randomactofflower (talk) 05:20, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Randomactofflower, Since you are adding the images to widely viewed pages, editors are often cautious and revert undiscussed edits. To add the images, you should go to the talk page of the article by pressing the blue talk button on the top left, near the title. There, you can click the new section button and explain why you want to add the image. Other editors may reply to you and discuss adding the images. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:05, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Question from ITjeuxx (08:16, 14 August 2022)

finding account in someone --ITjeuxx (talk) 08:16, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Question from TopicMinotaure (02:50, 24 August 2022)

I have written the entry in word can I copy and past it in? --TopicMinotaure (talk) 02:50, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

TopicMinotaure, you can copy and paste it, but be aware that you will likely need to edit it on Wikipedia after pasting in order to make it conform to Wikipedia's format and style. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:41, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

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Volume 11 • Issue 8 • August 2022

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• The Making of a Certified Trainer of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
• Wikimania SDGs 2022: The Kwara Experience
• An adapted Module teacher’s guide in Yoruba and English about Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom in Nigeria is now available on Commons
• Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Kwara, Nigeria: The Trainers Experience
• Edu Wiki Camp 2022 in Serbia: Together again
• Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program Nigeria: The Teacher experience
• Wiki For Senior Citizens
• WikiLoves SDGs Nigeria Tours Kwara State University Malete
• Wikiteka project in Poland - summertime

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Question from Solitaire addict jabberwocky (18:44, 11 September 2022)

How do you prove sources under fire from other fellow Wikipedia’s who are criticising it for reasons that have no impact on actual reality due to their faulty information and insist that the source is reliable? --Solitaire addict jabberwocky (talk) 18:44, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Solitaire addict jabberwocky, first, you should listen to what those other Wikipedians have to say. It's hard to tell without knowing the specific source, but Wikipedia has very specific criteria for reliable sources, and even though you might think the source is reliable, it may not fall under that criteria. Look through the page WP:Reliable Sources and compare your source to what is on that page. If you still think it falls under Wikipedia's reliability criteria, you could then ask about the source's reliability on WP:RSN. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:55, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for helping me understand how narrow Wikipedias criteria has to be so stop unreliable sources from getting through and where I can find the rules for it :))))))) Solitaire addict jabberwocky (talk) 19:01, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #22

Welcome to the twenty-second newsletter from the Growth team!

Newcomers tasks reach the 500,000 edits milestone — more data publicly available

As of the last week of June 2022, the newcomers of the world have completed over 500,000 newcomer tasks. In other words, newcomers have made over half a million Wikipedia edits via Growth’s “Suggested Edits” module.

• About 30% of those edits were completed on mobile devices.
• Usage continues to increase; in June 2022 almost 50,000 newcomer tasks were completed.

We have added some new data to Grafana. You can now check the number of edits and reverts by task types, or the number of questions asked to mentors. You can filter the data by wiki.

If you have any questions, or there is more data you want access to, please let us know.

Ongoing projects and explorations

The new impact module is part of the Positive Reinforcement project. The image displays the mockup for mobile we used for user testing.

We are continuing our work on our new project, Positive Reinforcement. User testing of initial Positive Reinforcement designs was just completed. Interviews were conducted in Arabic, English, and Spanish. The outcome has been published on the Positive Reinforcement page. We are now utilizing user testing feedback along with prior community feedback to iterate and improve designs.

We are exploring the idea of a Copy Edit structured task. We have tested copy edits in Wikipedia articles for arwiki, bnwiki, cswiki, eswiki (Growth pilot-wikis) and enwiki with two different methods: LanguageTool and Hunspell. We will share more details here and on the associated Copy Edit page once the evaluation is complete.

Add an image was utilized at GLAM events in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. For an overview of what was learned from these events, read: #1Pic1Article I: how Latin American heritage experts added images to Wikipedia (in English).

Experiments analysis

Add a Link Experiment Analysis has been published. The most important points are:

• Newcomers who get the Add a Link structured task are more likely to be activated (i.e. make a constructive first article edit).
• They are also more likely to be retained (i.e. come back and make another constructive article edit on a different day).
• The feature also increases edit volume (i.e. the number of constructive edits made across the first couple weeks), while at the same time improving edit quality (i.e. the likelihood that the newcomer's edits aren't reverted).

Newcomer task edit type analysis has been published.

• Communities had expressed concern that newcomers whose initial edits were structured tasks wouldn’t go on to learn how to complete more difficult tasks. The Growth team data scientist conducted a Newcomer task edit type analysis to see if this was indeed the case.
• Results from analysis indicate that this likely isn’t a significant concern. More than 70% of users who start with the easy task "Add a link" also make another task type. Read the full analysis and methodology here.

News for mentors

A new system for the mentors list

The configuration of the mentors list will change over the next weeks. In the future, mentors will sign up, edit their mentor description and quit using Special:MentorDashboard. This new system will make the development of new features for mentors much easier.

At the moment, the mentor list is a simple page anyone can edit, unless it’s protected. With the new page, mentors will be able to edit only their own description, while administrators will be able to edit the entire mentors' list if needed.

The deployment will happen first at the pilot wikis, then at all wikis. Existing lists of mentors will be automatically converted, no action will be needed from the mentors. [15][16]

Mentors will be informed about the next steps soon, by a message posted on the talk page of existing Mentor lists.

Learn more about this new structured page on mediawiki.org.

A tip for mentors

Did you know that mentors can filter their mentees' changes at Special:MentorDashboard (and star the ones that require attention)? This feature helps to keep an eye on newcomers' edits, helping mentors to fix minor details, and encourage them if necessary.

And did you know that mentors have special filters to highlight their mentees' edits at Special:RecentChanges? Look for the following filters in RecentChanges: Your starred mentees, Your unstarred mentees.

Other improvements

Some improvements will be made to the mentor dashboard in the coming weeks:

• While we now offer some options for mentors to take a break, the option to quit mentoring was not easy to find. This will be improved. [17]
• Mentors at wikis using FlaggedRevisions will have a way to discover their mentees' pending edits. [18]
• Dashboard discovery for new mentors will be improved. [19]

Recent changes and fixed bugs

• We moved to a new Image Suggestions API. This new API will allow us to deploy Add an Image to more wikis. [20]
• Starting September 19, a few more wikis now offer Add an image to newcomers. These wikis are Greek Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia, Chinese Wikipedia, Indonesian Wikipedia, Romanian Wikipedia. [21]
• Add an image has been disabled for a few days due to technical issue. "Add an image" added a blank line instead of an image. This has been fixed. [22]
• In order to know if Special:EditGrowthConfig is used by communities, we now instrument page loads and saves of configuration. [23]

Have a question? A suggestion?

Please let us know! You can also read our FAQ page.

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Question from CelestialCleaningService (05:42, 1 October 2022)

hi, how can I create a listing about a home cleaning business in San Francisco, CA USA? --CelestialCleaningService (talk) 05:42, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello CelestialCleaningService, this is a "Talk page stalker" here. I'm sorry but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a listing of commercial services. Wikipedia is not a promotional venue or a place to post ads. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia subjects of articles must meet notability guidelines with reliable sources which are unconnected with the subject and which provide verifiable information.

You are also probably not aware that a Username has to represent an individual and not a company, organization or group. If you need help please ask at the TEAHOUSE. 13:37, 1 October 2022 (UTC)Blue Riband► Blue Riband► 13:37, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

This Month in Education: September 2022

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Volume 11 • Issue 9 • September 2022

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• Senior Citizens WikiTown 2022: Exploring Olomouc and its heritage
• Wikimedia Research Fund
• Wikimedia Youths Commemorate the International Youth Day 2022 in an exciting way across the globe
• Wikipedia, Education, and the Crisis of Information

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Question from Excel Charlie (14:25, 25 October 2022)

Hi mentor. Please can you educate me on how to edit Wikipedia article --Excel Charlie (talk) 14:25, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Excel Charlie, the best place to start would be suggested edits, which is on your homepage. If there is a specific article you want to edit, just click edit and change the page however you want as long as it follows Wikipedia's guidelines. The formatting (and Wikipedia's guidelines) can be a bit difficult, so if there is a specific edit you want to make you can ask me for more clarification. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:35, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Question from Oliverandsuzie (23:29, 25 November 2022)

Hi how do u add a picture of my cats please --Oliverandsuzie (talk) 23:29, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Oliverandsuzie, as Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a social network, it may not be the best place for images of your cats. However, if you really want to upload them, you can do so at commons:Special:UploadWizard and then add them to the page you want on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:31, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

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Growth team newsletter #23

Welcome to the twenty-third newsletter from the Growth team!

Highlights

• Mentorship: We released the new structured mentor list to all wikis. This change makes mentorship easier to setup, manage and use.
• Positive reinforcement: An improved impact module is available for testing.

Screenshot of the positive reinforcement module improvements.

Positive reinforcement: an improved impact module to test

The goal of the Growth team is to encourage newcomers to try editing for the first time, and encourage them to keep editing. We want to increase newcomers' motivation by showing them how impactful their edits are.

Newcomers have access to an impact module; you can find yours at Special:Impact. The revised impact module provides new editors with more context about their impact. It will display the number of edits, the number of thanks received, the last time they edited, the number of consecutive days they edited, and the number of views for the articles they edited.

This module will soon be available at our pilot wikis starting December 1. You can already test this new module at Beta Wikipedia. For safety reasons, do not use your regular account and password at Beta wiki. Create a new, specific account for this wiki, with a different password.

Structured tasks: improvements based on patroller feedback

After the deployment of Structured tasks, we received feedback from various communities regarding how patrollers of recent changes were feeling overwhelmed by an increase in edits to check, and how some edits were poor quality or of poor relevance.

We made several improvements based on the feedback we received. Several points of improvement have already been addressed:

• Patroller fatigue:
  • By default, newcomers can complete up to 25 "add a link" tasks and 25 "add an image" tasks per day. If patrollers are overburdened, each community can use Special:EditGrowthConfig to lower that limit.

• Quality of edits: what constitutes a "quality edit" is not a well defined concept. We initiated a discussion and summarized our findings. We also worked on the following improvements:
  • Add a Link
    • Underlinked articles are now prioritized, so it's less likely that newcomers are adding links to articles that are already have a lot of links.
    • The confidence score was increased, so suggestions are more likely to be accurate.
    • The default number of suggested links per article has been lowered to 3. This can be changed at Special:EditGrowthConfig. Communities can also exclude articles containing certain templates or categories from being suggested.
  • Add an Image
    • Lists will no longer receive "add an image" suggestions.
    • Disambiguation pages will no longer receive "add an image" suggestions.
    • We have many further improvements we plan to make to "add an image" in early 2023. [24]

The Positive Reinforcement project will also address some of the concerns around encouraging newcomers to progress to higher value edits. The Growth team will soon work on strategies geared at "Leveling up" newcomers so they progress from easy to more difficult tasks.

Recent changes

• All Wikipedias now have the same onboarding experience. Previously, at a few wikis, 20% of new accounts didn't get the Growth features when they created their account. These 20% of new accounts were used as a control group, in order to know if the Growth features were changing newcomers' behavior. Experiments have shown that Growth features improve activation and retention, and as we want to provide the same onboarding experience at all Wikipedias, we have decided to remove the control groups. We will utilize control groups when testing new features, and German Wikipedia keeps a control group at their request. [25]
• The quality score for "add a link" suggestions will change. We will suggest less links for each article, but they will be more accurate. We will first deploy it at our pilot wikis, and then to all other wikis where this feature is available. [26][27]
• Growth's features FAQ has been updated and expanded. This page centralizes all the information about Growth features. We invite you to read it, and, if you can, to translate it.

News for mentors

• All Wikipedias can now setup and manage a mentorship program in an easier way.
  • We changed the process to make it more reliable, easier to improve and easier to use.
  • Wikipedias where mentorship hasn't been enabled yet can turn mentorship on following a new process. When done, mentors can sign-up by visiting Special:MentorDashboard.
  • Wikipedias where the list of mentors already existed have been converted to the new system.
  • A new special page — Special:ManageMentors — now displays the list of mentors. This page can be transcluded on any other page. There are also new processes to signup as a mentor or to quit mentorship, and we improved community mentorship management.
• The Mentor dashboard's "Your mentees" module will have a new footer, called "Recent changes by your mentees". This footer will include a link to Recent changes, where mentors can see only edits made by their own mentees. [28]

Deployments

• Add a link has been deployed to a 5th round of wikis. [29]

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Volume 11 • Issue 10 • October–November 2022

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• 2nd Latin American Regional Meeting on Education
• Adopting Wikipedia for Secondary School Students in Nigeria Classroom
• Celebrating 2022 Vibrance in Kwara State University Malete
• Celebrating the Wikipedia and Wikidata Birthday in school
• Report on school libraries in Poland for the Wikiteka project
• Wiki For Senior Citizens Network
• WikiEducation, Educational practices and experiences in Mexico with Wikipedia and other open resources
• Wikimedia & Education Workshops: a Wiki Movimento Brasil initiative
• An event at the National History Museum in Tirana
• Students 24-hour competition on Wikipedia article writing
• Wiki-Data a Giant at 10
• WikiGraphers: Visualizing Open Knowledge
• Wikimedia Israel’s Educational Innovation: “Students Write Wikipedia” as a Matriculation-Exam Alternative
• Wikimedia Morocco User Group Empowers Moroccan Teachers to Use Wikipedia in the Classroom
• Wikimedia Russia has released the "Introduction to Wikipedia" textbook
• “Wikipedia for School” contest was held in Ukraine for the third time
• Announcing the Wikipedia & Education User Group Election Results

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Question from Helenspeed on User:Helenspeed/sandbox (22:54, 20 December 2022)

How do i submit for editor review? --Helenspeed (talk) 22:54, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Helenspeed, I've submitted it for review for you. However, the article will be not be accepted unless you add reliable secondary sources, rather than primary ones, to demonstrate notability. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:48, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from NintendoTTTEfan2005 (04:13, 1 January 2023)

I need help merging articles? Can you please help me with this? --NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 04:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, See WP:Merge. If need help after reading that feel free to ask more specific questions. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the information. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 23:56, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

I have entirely been editing things on my phone ever since I started editing pages in August, do you recommend I use a PC to merge articles? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 00:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, Yes, I would definitely recommend that. I'm sure it is possible to merge articles on your phone, but it would definitely be easier to do so on your PC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:16, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I don't have my own working PC at the moment, so I will just borrow my dad's. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 02:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I still have some questions NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 04:24, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, which are? Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

I have already copied and pasted the information from the source pages into the destination page, how do I proceed? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 21:18, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, which page are you merging? After you copied and pasted the information, you need to redirect the original page by following step 2. Make sure you are in the source editor instead of the visual editor. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:55, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

I am merging Central Park, Wisconsin and Kellogg's Corners, Wisconsin into Somers, Wisconsin. Specifically I am putting them into the neighborhoods section. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 22:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Ok, so now you need to replace everything on those first two pages with a redirect to the Somers, Wisconsin page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Ok, thanks I am going to do that right now. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 05:28, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

I just successfully merged the pages. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 05:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, good job on the merge. One bit of advice for the future; make sure to write that you are merging the pages in the edit summary of your edit. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:17, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Ok. Will do. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 19:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Meme2050 (21:40, 4 January 2023)

How can my profile be published on wikipedia? --Meme2050 (talk) 21:40, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Meme2050, Wikipedia has articles, not profiles, which means that your article has to be supported by reliable, secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. If it is, then see WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:25, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

I figured. Sounds good. Meme2050 (talk) 22:26, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Aiman.Tahir91 (13:42, 18 January 2023)

Hello, when can I create a page for a company that I work for? And how do I disclose this information to Wikipedia through the correct format? --Aiman.Tahir91 (talk) 13:42, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Aiman.Tahir91. You can create the article for the company, but you should submit it through WP:AFC. For disclosing that you are paid by the company, see WP:Paid. The most important part is disclosing that information on your user page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:35, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your help! I've created my user page, disclosing the information you asked me to. Can you please have a look here and let me know if this is fine? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Aiman.Tahir91 Aiman.Tahir91 (talk) 07:14, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Aiman.Tahir91, Yes, that looks good. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:16, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey, can you take a look at this draft and let me know if this looks good so far? Let me know if I need to change anything with regards to content, voice, tone, or anything else. Thank you so much for your help! Aiman.Tahir91 (talk) 17:08, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Aiman.Tahir91, The first thing to do is to demonstrate notability. You can look at that link for more information, but basically you need to demonstrate that the subject has received significant coverage in multiple reliable, independent sources. One other suggestion would be to use the "cite" button for references (which should be at the top of the screen) rather than a number and a link. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:41, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello again, thank you so much for your help. It's helping me learn a lot about Wikipedia's writing, editing, and posting style. I've done what you asked. Do you think the page is ready to be submitted for review?

If there's anymore feedback, I would love to incorporate that before submitting the page for a review. Also, how long do you think it might take for a page to be approved? Probably months, right? Thanks in advance! Aiman.Tahir91 (talk) 09:21, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Aiman.Tahir91, it might take a few months, it could also be almost immediate. One more note about the sources before you submit the article: they have to be independent to count towards notability, which means paid/sponsored sources wouldn't count for notability purposes. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:20, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Got it, so do you think I should remove the Amazon Web Services web page links and add more news sources in their place? For example, these are the 17 online sources that I could find which mentions the company (and are not blacklisted by Wikipedia):

1. Who we are https://northbaysolutions.com/

2. Locations and offices: https://northbaysolutions.com/contact/

3. AWS premier consulting partner https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=1e44c0ed-5629-4266-9e10-73b0df5828bb

4. Products: Higher Education Data Platform: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-l5sjl2dvrgq5q?sr=0-1&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa

Award news coverage by SiliconAngle

5. https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/06/hands-on-aws-learning-proves-to-be-an-award-winner-for-northbay-solutions-and-pitt-awspublicsectorawards/

6. AWS Premier Consulting Partner News coverage by Newswire: https://www.newswire.com/news/northbay-solutions-achieves-premier-consulting-partner-status-in-the-21158697

7. NBS reviews at Clutch.co https://clutch.co/profile/northbay-solutions#portfolio

8. https://www.cbinsights.com/company/northbay-solutions

https://www.drupal.org/northbay-solutions

9. NorthBay Helps Evisions Modernize Data Access for Higher Education Institutions https://northbaysolutions.com/northbay-helps-evisions-modernize-data-access-for-higher-education-institutions/

10. ProPakistani: https://propakistani.pk/2022/03/04/northbay-solutions-and-sap-partner-to-provide-cloud-based-solutions-to-sap-customers/

11. Tech Behemoths: https://techbehemoths.com/company/northbay-solutions

12. Insights Success: NorthBay Solutions: Empowering Data Driven Business: https://insightssuccess.com/northbay-solutions-empowering-data-driven-business/

13. FedScoop Accelerate Innovation with Data and Analytics youtube video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO230nUZ4XY

14. Datanyze: https://www.datanyze.com/companies/northbay-solutions/346420697

15. 1 billion technology Case Study: https://1billiontech.com/case_study_US-Based_Leading_Modern_Beverage_Company.php

16. AP News: https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-web-services-professional-services-02ecc48fd5176f2c7c98d9398d5e7a83

17. https://partners.amazonaws.com/partners/001E000000gKImTIAW/NorthBay

Some of these are from Amazon, some from NorthBay itself, and other unpaid ones are from online news channels like AP News, CB Insights, ProPakistani, FedScoop, Datanyze etc. Are these going to be enough for approval? Which ones do you recommend I cite from, for notability purposes? Thanks so much for all the help! Aiman.Tahir91 (talk) 07:49, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Aiman.Tahir91, the sources have to be independent of the subject, reliable, and have significant coverage of the subject. For instance, the first 2 are not independent as they are the company's website, and source 16 isn't independent as it is a press release by the company. Profiles of the company like source 8 generally aren't considered to be significant coverage (and sometimes aren't independent or reliable). Finding 3 sources that are independent, reliable, and have significant coverage is generally enough for notability. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:38, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from 8fools (17:43, 24 January 2023)

Hello, Wikipedia says you're my mentor. I came across something that I'd like to know how to fix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Mom%27s_House

At the bottom of this page, there is a section about Joe Rogan for some reason. Is this section standard on pages and someone just put in the wrong information? Or maybe copied from another page? What should I replace it with and how do I edit it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

8fools --8fools (talk) 17:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

8fools, thanks for the question. That is standard on Wikipedia articles, and it is called a navigation template. It is meant to "facilitate navigation between [related] articles." Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:45, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the reply. I read through the reference article. Much appreciated. 8fools (talk) 20:51, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gareth John Richards (12:10, 30 January 2023)

hellow, how do i create a Wikipedia Page? --Gareth John Richards (talk) 12:10, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Gareth John Richards, see Wikipedia:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #24

Welcome to the twenty-fourth newsletter from the Growth team!

Newcomer experience projects

The Growth team partnered with other WMF teams to conduct several experiments around increasing account creation and new editor retention. Results from four of these experiments are now available:

• Thank you pages & banners - Encourage donors to create accounts through thank you pages and banners.
• Marketing experiment - Run ads on-wiki and off-wiki to see how this impacts account activation.
• "Add an image" GLAM events - Host GLAM events that focus on using the "Add an image" tool.
• Welcome emails - Experiment sending welcome emails to newly created accounts.

Newcomer tasks

• Several communities suggested improving "add a link", by suggesting underlinked articles first. We released this change to Growth pilot wikis. We will review the data and collect feedback before considering releasing it to more wikis. [30]
• The deployment of the "add a link" to all Wikipedias is still in progress. Suggested links use a prediction model, which has to be trained. The deployments will resume after we finish training all models. [31]

Mentorship

• When someone wants to signup as a mentor, they are now informed if they don't meet the defined criteria. [32]
• Workshop hosts asked us to have workshop attendees assigned to them. They can soon use a custom URL parameter. This way, workshop hosts will continue mentoring the event's attendees after the workshop. It will be available in February. [33]
• Have you considered to help new editors on your wiki, by signing up to be a Mentor?
  • Please visit Special:MentorDashboard to check on the conditions to be a mentor, and sign up.
  • If your wiki does not have Mentorship enabled, consider setting it up. The Growth team can provide advice and assist as needed. Please ping Trizek (WMF) for assistance.

Other news

• In Special:SpecialPages, Growth experiments now have their own section. [34]
• This newsletter will have a new publication period, 6 times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.

Translations

• Newsletter translation: We are looking for translators for this newsletter. If you are interested and have the needed English language proficiency to assist, then please add your name to this list. You will receive an invite on your talk page to translate the newsletter when it is ready.
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This Month in Education: January 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 1 • January 2023

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In This Issue

• Educational Projects 2023-1 in Mexico
• Integration of Wikipedia in Ukrainian universities – teacher-led and student-led
• Transitional Justice in Kosovo edit-a-thon and Partnership with Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Prishtina
• Wikidata Citation Hunt Program for secondary school students, Dubai
• Wikipedia edit-a-thon with students from Art Faculty - University of Prishtina
• Тeacher from Belgrade got a reward for using Wikibooks in teaching

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Question from AndrewSvaraCZ (19:10, 15 February 2023)

how can i edit articles? --AndrewSvaraCZ (talk) 19:10, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

AndrewSvaraCZ That's a very broad question. You can start by looking through Help:Editing or going to your homepage and completing suggested edits. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:06, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Question from Harshil shulkana (07:20, 28 February 2023)

hello Zoozaz i wanted to ask what does the - and + sign in the user contributions page mean --Harshil shulkana (talk) 07:20, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Harshil shulkana, It refers to the amount of bytes added or subtracted to a page by the specific edit. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:50, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: February 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 2 • February 2023

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• A Strategic Direction for a Massive Online Course for Educators in Brazil
• Alliance Funding for Wikipedia as a school resource in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand
• Call for Submissions to Wiki Workshop 2023
• Collaboration with Charles University on the creation of Czech Wikipedia started in January
• Open Education Week 2023 in the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
• Wikiclubs with different schools in Albania

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Growth team newsletter #25

Welcome to the twenty-fifth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Celebrations

Leveling up release

• We released Leveling up features to our pilot wikis on March 22 for an initial A/B test.
• In this test, we use post-edit dialogs (pop-ups shown after publishing an edit) and notifications to encourage new editors to try new types of newcomer-friendly suggested edits.
• We are closely monitoring the short term impact of this feature as well as the longer term effect on newcomer productivity and retention. If the experiment shows positive results, we will release this feature to more wikis.

5,000+ images added via the newcomer task in February

• In February 2023, 5,035 images were added via the newcomer “add an image” feature (on all wikis where available); 155 were reverted.
• Since the feature “add an image” was launched: 36,803 images have been added; 2,957 images were reverted.

Recent changes

• Add a link
  • Community Ambassadors completed an initial evaluation that confirmed that prioritizing underlinked articles resulted in better article suggestions. We then evaluated the change on Growth pilot wikis, and results suggest that more newcomers are successfully completing the task and experiencing fewer reverts. We have now deployed the new prioritization model to all wikis with "add a link" enabled. [35][36]
  • We continue the deployment of "add a link" to more wikis. These changes are regularly announced in Tech News. To know if newcomers at your wiki have access to this feature, please visit your Homepage.
• The Impact module was deployed on our pilot wikis, where we conducted an A/B test. We published initial findings, and a data scientist is now completing experiment analysis. [37]
• Donor Thank you page experiment – Donors land on a “thank you” page after donation, and that landing page now includes a call to action to try editing: Example Thank you page in French. This promising feature is tested at several Wikipedias (French Wikipedia, Italian Wikipedia, Japanese Wikipedia, Dutch Wikipedia, Swedish Wikipedia).
• Growth features are now the default experience on both test.wikipedia.org and test2.wikipedia.org. You can test our features there.

Upcoming work

• Add an image – We plan to offer section-level image suggestions as a structured task for newcomers.
  • We are starting design work. [38]
  • Growth team Ambassadors helped with an initial evaluation of these section-level image suggestions. [39]
  • We will start a community consultation in which we share initial ideas and designs soon. [40]
• IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation – We will support this project for all Growth Team maintained products and extensions that may be affected by IP Masking. [41]

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Question from Meet Maya AI (22:41, 31 March 2023)

Hey there mentor, I am really new to Wikipedia. I'd like to talk about certain strategies and wiki navigation. --Meet Maya AI (talk) 22:41, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Meet Maya AI, Sure! Are there any specific questions you have? I assume you are related in some way to the company Maya AI? If you are, make sure to read our policy on how to disclose that on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:52, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Hey there Zoozaz1, sounds great. Just reading through some of the "Getting Started" info. Meet Maya AI (talk) 13:03, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: March 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 3 • March 2023

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• Audio-seminar project of the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
• Empowering Nigerian Female Artists: Through Art & Feminism Edith-A-Thon at KWASU Fan Club
• Exploring How Wikipedia Works
• Florida graduate students complete Library History edit-a-thon for credit
• Improving hearing health content in Brazil
• Media Literacy Portal to become a key resource for media education in Czech Libraries
• Wikeys in the Albanian language
• Wikimarathon is an opportunity to involve students and teachers in creating and editing articles in Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Polska short report
• Wikimedia Serbia participated in the State Seminar of the The Mathematical Society of Serbia

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Question from Sachithra Rahubadda (07:30, 21 April 2023)

How can I move the draft article I have edited to the Wikipedia's live space --Sachithra Rahubadda (talk) 07:30, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Sachithra Rahubadda, you should go through WP:AFC, specifically the "submitting for review" section. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:47, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Question from Sardar Kawkaz (08:20, 21 May 2023)

hi I want to create an article --Sardar Kawkaz (talk) 08:20, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Sardar Kawkaz, see Wikipedia:Article_wizard. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:15, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: April 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 4 • April 2023

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• Auckland Museum Alliance fund project update
• Introducing Wikipedia to Kusaal Language Teachers
• KWASU Fan Club Leads the Way in 21st Century Learning with Wiki in School Program
• On-line Courses for Educators in Poland
• Online meeting of Ukrainian educators working with Wikipedia – four perspectives
• Wikiclubs Editathon in Elbasan, Albania
• Wikipedia at the Brazilian Linguistics Olympiad
• Wikipedia at the University of Łódź Information Management Conference

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Growth team newsletter #26

Welcome to the twenty-sixth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

One million Suggested Edits

We passed the 1 million Suggested edits milestone in late April!

• The Suggested edits feature (AKA Newcomer tasks) increase newcomer activation by ~12%, which flows on through to increased retention. (source)
• Suggested edits increase the number of edits newcomers complete in their first two weeks and have a relatively low revert rate. (source)
• Suggested edits are available on all Wikipedia language editions.
• Newer Suggested edits, like Add a link and Add an image, aren’t yet deployed to all wikis, but these structured tasks further increase the probability that newcomers will make their first edit. (source)

Positive reinforcement

Positive reinforcement aims to encourage newcomers who have visited our homepage and tried Growth features to keep editing.

• The new Impact module was released to Growth pilot wikis in December 2022, and we are now scaling the feature to another ten wikis. [42]
• The Leveling up features are deployed at our pilot wikis.
• The Personalized praise features were deployed at our pilot wikis on May 24. Mentors at pilot wikis will start to receive notifications weekly when they have “praise-worthy” mentees. Mentors can configure their notification preferences or disable these notifications.

Add an image

• We are creating a new section-level variation of the “add an image” task. We have tested the accuracy of suggestions, and the development of this new task is well-underway. [43]

Other updates

• We are progressively releasing Add a link to more wikis. [44]
• After adding Thanks to Recent Changes, Watchlist and Special:Contributions, we investigated Thanks usage on the wikis. There is no evidence that thanks increased after the feature was added on more pages.
• We helped with code review for the 2023 Community Wish to add Notifications for user page edits. [45]
• We have been attending several community events, that we documented in our Growth’s Community events report.

What's next for Growth?

• We shared an overview of Growth annual planning ideas, and have started community discussion about these potential projects. We would love to hear your feedback on these ideas!

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Question from BritishGirl23 (09:19, 2 June 2023)

Hi! How are edits made on pages which are protected to prevent vandalism? --BritishGirl23 (talk) 09:19, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

BritishGirl23, if you don't have enough edits, you can click view source on the top right and then click submit an edit request. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:15, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Question from Parahat Berdiyev on User:Parahat Berdiyev (10:10, 7 June 2023)

Hello haw can I create my own personal profile --Parahat Berdiyev (talk) 10:10, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Parahat Berdiyev, You can create a user page here as a personal profile to communicate with other editors. Articles for the public on Wikipedia have to be notable, which means you would have to be the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources, which most people do not have. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:51, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:International Academic Competitions

A tag has been placed on Category:International Academic Competitions indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:43, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Category:International Academic Competitions has been nominated for deletion

Category:International Academic Competitions has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal 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. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:02, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: June 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 5 • June 2023

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In This Issue

• Africa Day 2023: Abuja Teachers celebrates
• From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia UK's research on democracy and Wikipedia
• Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program in Yemen Brings Positive Impact to Yemeni Teachers
• Using Wikipedia in education: students' and teachers' view
• The Journey of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Lagos State
• WMB goes to Serbia
• But we don't want it to end!

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Question from Vynshine47 on V (19:14, 17 July 2023)

V for Vendetta --Vynshine47 (talk) 19:14, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from DR.V.AMBROSE WILLSON (14:27, 20 July 2023)

how to edit my wikipedia name --DR.V.AMBROSE WILLSON (talk) 14:27, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

DR.V.AMBROSE WILLSON, see Wikipedia:Changing username. Zoozaz1 (talk) 07:33, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from MaxeleratorOrg (04:55, 26 July 2023)

Hello ,

Thank you for being my Mentor!

MaxeleratorOrg --MaxeleratorOrg (talk) 04:55, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

You're welcome! Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:32, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #27

Welcome to the twenty-seventh newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Annual plan for Growth

We shared our annual plan, for the period July 2023 - June 2024.

Our first project of the year will be Community configuration 2.0, which helps editors with extended rights transparently and easily configure important on-wiki functionality.

After we finish work on Community configuration 2.0, we will hope to fit in one of the following projects:

• Article creation: This project aims to provide new editors with better guidance and guardrails in the article creation process, with the intention of lightening the load of new page reviewers.
• Non-editing participation: This project aims to create low-risk ways for readers to participate in Wikipedia with the intention of funneling more readers into contributing to the Wikimedia movement.

Please let us know what you think about these projects on the related talk page, or Growth's annual plan talk page.

Suggested edits

The new "Add an image" section-level task

We released a new Section-level “add an image” structured task to Growth pilot wikis (Arabic, Bengali, Czech, and Spanish). This task was part of the Structured Data Across Wikipedia project. We are monitoring the edits made, and we look for community feedback as well.

Suggested Edits are now receiving topic predictions via the new Language-Agnostic Topic Classification. This change affects non-English Wikipedia wikis. It will ensure newcomers receive a greater diversity of task recommendations. Before, as this feature was a test, English Wikipedia was used to select topics. The change is gradual as lists of topics are refreshed when they become empty. The Research team will evaluate the impact in a few months. [46]

Starting on August 1, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link": Georgian Wikipedia, Kara-Kalpak Wikipedia, Kabyle Wikipedia, Kabardian Wikipedia, Kabiyè Wikipedia, Kikuyu Wikipedia, Kazakh Wikipedia, Khmer Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia, Kashmiri Wikipedia, Colognian Wikipedia, Kurdish Wikipedia, Cornish Wikipedia, Cornish Wikipedia.

Mentorship

The Growth team provides dedicated features to establish a mentorship program for newcomers. Every newcomer gets a volunteer mentor who provides encouragement and answers questions. Communities can set up or join this mentorship system by visiting Special:ManageMentors. This mentorship system is configurable by the community at Special:EditGrowthConfig.

More communities have implemented mentorship. A Wikimedia Foundation data scientist will be looking at the impact of Mentorship. We will look at the impact on Spanish and English Wikipedia. [47]

The Growth team will also host a Mentoring new editors on Wikipedia session at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore. Workshop attendees will help brainstorm improvements to Growth’s mentorship features.

Positive reinforcement

We will share more complete experiment analysis for all the three parts of the Positive reinforcement project soon. At the moment, the new Impact module, Leveling up, and Personalized praise are still being A/B tested on the Growth team's pilot wikis.

In the meantime, initial leading indicators for the Personalized praise project have been published. Although this is still a relatively small sample, results seem healthy. They show that Mentors are indeed receiving notifications and clicking through to view their praise-worthy mentees.

Growth contributes to IP Editing migration

The Growth team is currently focusing on IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation. It is a project that touches many different Wikimedia Foundation teams. The Growth team will focus on temporary accounts through two main points:

• the user experience of a logged-out user, that switches to a temporary account,
• change Growth-owned extensions and features, so that they work as expected with temporary accounts. [48]

Community Configuration 2.0

We are still in the early planning stage of the Community Configuration 2.0 project:

• We are gathering internal Wikimedia Foundation teams' needs, so as community feedback. [49]
• We have started to investigate design improvements. [50]
• We are also reviewing similar tools that are part of other products. [51]

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Question from Godwin mensah on Help:Getting started (16:46, 12 August 2023)

My email account, am here for travel , --Godwin mensah (talk) 16:46, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: July 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 7 • July 2023

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In This Issue

• Wikimedia Kaduna Connect Campaign
• Wikimedia Serbia published a paper Promoting Equity in Access to Open Knowledge: An Example of the Wikipedia Educational Program
• Wikimedia and Education Kailali Multiple campus
• WikiCamp in Istog, Kosovo: Promoting Knowledge and Nature Appreciation
• Wiki at the Brazilian National History Symposium
• US & Canada program reaches 100M words added
• Renewed Community Wikiconference brought together experienced Wikipedians and newcomers
• Kusaal Wikipedia Workshop at Ajumako Campus, University of Education, Winneba
• Join us to celebrate the Kiwix4Schools Africa Mentorship Program Graduation Ceremony
• Activities that took place during the presentation of the WikiEducation book. Educational practices and experiences in Mexico with Wikipedia and other open resources in Xalala, Veracruz from the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
• 62+ Participants Graduates from the Kiwix4Schools Africa Mentorship Program
• “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom” course launched in Ukraine
• OFWA and Goethe Institute Host Wiki Skills For Librarians Workshop-Ghana

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Question from Luistorres9051 (17:13, 25 August 2023)

can i add a word to wikipedia and description --Luistorres9051 (talk) 17:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Luistorres9051, Yes, Wikipedia is open to editing by all. However, some articles have restrictions on editing. Which article do you want to edit? Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:46, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Sr boston 70000 (16:12, 30 August 2023)

helo if person make dubies indien man on woman padge, and i indian and againstthis, and its culturaly inapropriat for me (Indian) can i edit woman article so no man on woman padge? --Sr boston 70000 (talk) 16:12, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Sr boston 70000, you should bring up your concerns on the talk page of the article, so other editors can discuss the issue. Just press the talk tab at the top of the article and then add your suggestion there. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:01, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Houssam.makaraan (12:01, 8 September 2023)

Thanks for guiding me how to use. I want to publish city information to Google using Wikipedia. --Houssam.makaraan (talk) 12:01, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Houssam.makaraan, hello, if you are referring to the information that google displays from Wikipedia about a place, you would have to add that information to the Wikipedia article, and google should add it automatically, though it might take some time. You can add information to the wikipedia article by editing or adding the infobox of the article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:58, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Rushad100 (13:14, 9 September 2023)

Ki vabe onno kono link convert korte parbo --Rushad100 (talk) 13:14, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Rushad100, this is English wikipedia. Visit Bengali Wikipedia here. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:56, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from NintendoTTTEfan2005 (18:37, 14 September 2023)

Can my talk page on my Wikipedia account have things on it that aren't related to Wikipedia editing? Like just casual talk with others about things like video games, music, maps, etc? --NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 18:37, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, ideally not, that's best done elsewhere. See WP:UPNOT. It's unlikely anybody will care (especially if it's pretty short), but it's best to keep discussions at least tangentially related to Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:40, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Ok, well good to know NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 03:06, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Editor Mery (00:34, 16 September 2023)

How to add templates such major edits are undergoing? --Editor Mery (talk) 00:34, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Editor Mery, I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to, but if you want to add a template to an article, you add it in this format {{Templatename|Parameter 1}}Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

I exactly meant the same you responded. It's about adding templates.

Thanks Editor Mery (talk) 01:32, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Faisaljuma01 (07:20, 21 September 2023)

Hi Mentor. How can I publish an article here on wikipedia?

I have recently edited an existing article on Focus services with a minor edit by just adding a line after the first paragraph --Faisaljuma01 (talk) 07:20, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Faisaljuma01, you can go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:50, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from OSTRICHPEDIA (18:40, 28 September 2023)

Hi, I’d like Wikipedia to mention the fact that “Electric Ink” was the name of a graphic design company that existed many years before the bbc radio programme. Electric Ink (the graphic design company) still exists to this day. I have spoken to Wikipedia before but somebody basically told me where to go. Hoping you can help, Best regards Dennis --OSTRICHPEDIA (talk) 18:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

OSTRICHPEDIA, hello Dennis. Wikipedia only includes subjects that are notable for inclusion. If the graphic design company is notable (this means that it has received significant coverage in multiple, independent reliable sources) then you can create an article for it, after which the article can be clarified/disambiguated. If it is does not qualify as notable, then Wikipedia wouldn't mention the graphic design company. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:26, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from C.Childz The Rapper (00:23, 3 October 2023)

Hello, so I'm trying to make a wiki for an american rapper, myself to be exact. How should I proceed? --C.Childz The Rapper (talk) 00:23, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

C.Childz The Rapper, you should go through the process at WP:AFC. It is important to write, on your userpage, that you have a conflict of interest. It's also important to check out WP:N to see if you qualify for an article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from EnglishEditor123 (13:28, 3 October 2023)

how to edit page --EnglishEditor123 (talk) 13:28, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

EnglishEditor123, see Help:Editing. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Sanarehman11 (15:12, 8 October 2023)

I wrote a biography of Adam Muhammad Azam on Wikipedia on 13 September but it still was not published. What is the reason for this biography not being published? Kindly guide me on what steps I should take to publish it online. --Sanarehman11 (talk) 15:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Sanarehman11, your writing is here. There is very little chance that it will accepted for publication as a Wikipedia article, because there are strict standards of notability that very few people meet. If you want to submit your article for approval despite that, you can do so at WP:AFC, but make sure you read through the notability page beforehand to see what is necessary for an article to be approved. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:16, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: September 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 7 • September 2023

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In This Issue

• Inauguration of the Kent Wiki Club at the Wikimania 2023 Conference
• Letter Magic: Supercharging Your WikiEducation Programs
• Réseau @pprendre (Learning Network) : The Initiative for Educational Change in Francophone West Africa
• WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique closes its 5th edition with 13 winning schools
• WikiConecta: connecting Brazilian university professors and Wikimedia
• Wikimedia Germany launches interactive event series Open Source AI in Education

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Growth team newsletter #28

Welcome to the twenty-eighth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Community Configuration, concept A: Accordion style

Community Configuration, concept B: Dashboard style

Community configuration 2.0

• Community Configuration 2.0 is a feature that will enable Wikimedia communities to easily customize and configure features to meet their unique needs. This approach provides non-technical moderators with more independence and control over enabling/disabling and customizing features for their communities.
• Technical approach and associated tasks are detailed in this Epic task on Phabricator.
• Initial designs are drafted for two different approaches (see images). We will soon demo interactive prototypes to interested admins, stewards, and experienced editors (T346109). Please let us know if you have feedback on the design approach, or want to participate in prototype testing.

IP Masking

• The Growth team has been working on several updates to ensure Growth maintained features will be compatible with future IP Masking changes. This work has included code changes to: Recent Changes (T343322), Echo notifications (T333531), the Thanks extension (T345679) and Mentorship (T341390).
• Before December, the Growth team will initiate community discussions with the goal of migrating communities from Flow to DiscussionTools. This move aims to minimize the necessity for additional engineering work to make Flow compatible with IP Masking. (T346108)

Mentorship

• We assembled some resources for mentors at Mediawiki wiki. This resource page is translatable and will be linked from the mentor dashboard.
• We are working to resolve a bug related to mentors properly returning after being marked as "Away". (T347024)
• Half of newcomers at English Wikipedia get a mentor assigned to them. To ensure every newcomer receives mentorship, we need additional volunteer mentors at English Wikipedia to achieve a 100% coverage rate. We also encourage experienced users from other wikis to help newcomers at their own community.

Scaling Growth features

• We continue the deployment of the structured task "add a link" to all Wikipedias. We plan to scale the task to all Wikipedias that have link suggestions available by the end of 2023.
• We plan to scale the new Impact Module to all Wikipedias soon, but first we are investigating a bug with the job that refreshes the Impact Module data. (T344428)
• At some wikis, newcomers have access to the "add an image" structured task. This task suggests images that may be relevant to add to unillustrated articles. Newcomers at these wikis can now add images to unillustrated articles sections. (T345940) The wikis that have this task are listed under "Images recommendations" at the Growth team deployment table.

Other news

• We disabled the “add an image” task temporarily (T345188) because there was a failure in the image suggestions pipeline (T345141). This is now fixed.
• You can read a report about the Growth team’s representation at Wikimania in Singapore here. Growth team members presented two sessions at Wikimania Singapore.
• After a 2.5 years-long collaboration with Bangala Wikipedia, we have decided to start a collaboration with another wiki. Swahili Wikipedia is now a pilot wiki for Growth experiments.

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Question from Sirius Stella (17:33, 18 October 2023)

What template do I use on my user page to show I have a paid contribution?

I found the template to use on the article talk page but nothing for my user page.

Thank you! --Sirius Stella (talk) 17:33, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Sirius Stella, you can use {{paid}}. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:48, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Acadamicvalaidation (06:59, 21 October 2023)

how can i change my theme --Acadamicvalaidation (talk) 06:59, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Acadamicvalaidation, you can go to preferences (on the top right drop-down menu), then the appearances tab, and the options will be under skin. Zoozaz1 (talk) 09:26, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Rodolph.Saïd (17:31, 22 October 2023)

How do i create an article --Rodolph.Saïd (talk) 17:31, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Rodolph.Saïd, You can go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:20, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Sbagheri7 (19:50, 22 October 2023)

hello Im Saeed, a journalist. I want to submit a wikipedia page for my news agency. please help --Sbagheri7 (talk) 19:50, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Sbagheri7, if you are referring to submitting an article about the agency on Wikipedia, you can do so through WP:AFC. You also have to follow WP:PAID. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:10, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

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Question from Badsquelch (13:59, 2 November 2023)

are they fixing flints water system? --Badsquelch (talk) 13:59, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

I would hope so. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:47, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Capz110 (01:50, 5 November 2023)

Dear mentor, I'm having trouble reverting a specific word from bold, while being able to do it for other words. Kindly help me in this issue. Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated. --Capz110 (talk) 01:50, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Capz110, if you're referring to the bold MAPPA, I've unbolded it. Perhaps changing to source mode, and then removing the apostrophes around the word, will fix similar problems in the future. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:29, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: October 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 8 • October 2023

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• 3 Generations at Wikipedia Education Program in Türkiye
• CBSUA Launches Wiki Education in Partnership with PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community
• Celebrating Wikidata’s Birthday in Elbasan
• Edu Wiki Camp 2023 - together in Sremski Karlovci
• PhilWiki Community promotes language preservation and cultural heritage advocacies at ADNU
• PunjabWiki Education Program: A Wikipedia Adventure in Punjab
• WikiConference on Education ignites formation of Wikimedia communities
• Wikimedia Estonia talked about education at CEE meeting in Tbilisi
• Wikimedia in Brazil is going to be a book
• Wikipedian Editor Project: Arabic Sounds Workshop 2023

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Question from Junior tiki on Mountain Ok people (10:29, 11 November 2023)

Mountain OK people --Junior tiki (talk) 10:29, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from LukeN0rman513 (09:55, 14 November 2023)

Hey do you know when my article will be accepted??? I have put a lot of time and effort into it --LukeN0rman513 (talk) 09:55, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

LukeN0rman513, normally it will take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. However, if you are referring to the article that recently got deleted as a personal attack, it will not be accepted for that reason. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:01, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

By the way that was not a personal attack that was all truth LukeN0rman513 (talk) 12:36, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

LukeN0rman513, truth can be a personal attack if it is presented in a biased way. I suggest that if you want the article approved that you re-write it in a more impartial manner. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:45, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Rodger Ssebutinde (08:03, 17 November 2023)

Hello Zoozaz1, how can i post an article on Wikipedia --Rodger Ssebutinde (talk) 08:03, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Rodger Ssebutinde, You can publish an article by going through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:11, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Aotis-ittiam (22:41, 26 November 2023)

Hello 👋 how should I get started --Aotis-ittiam (talk) 22:41, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Aotis-ittiam, there's a helpful page here (Help:Getting started), but you can also attempt some suggested edits which should be on your homepage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:17, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Chrysogonus Emanuel (11:28, 27 November 2023)

Hello ! I am Emanuel Chrysogonus currently finalizing my degree in succeeding to be ateacher of chemistry and physics but I much interested in doing this course the last time I dreamt about it what are the requirements kindly for one to do masters? --Chrysogonus Emanuel (talk) 11:28, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Chrysogonus Emanuel, I'm not sure which course you are referring to, but questions like this are best suited for the WP:Reference desk, where people more knowledgeable about this subject can give some advice. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:40, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Musicman5006 (22:44, 29 November 2023)

Hey I help manage a artist and wanted to see how I could put up a page that says the year he started rapping he dropped 3 mixtapes 3 albums has worked with artists such as and all just the basic info to get it growing he's got a decent fan base so I figured it grow on its own after --Musicman5006 (talk) 22:44, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Musicman5006, you can use WP:AFC to create articles. Make sure to follow the policies of WP:PAID. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:00, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #29

Welcome to the twenty-ninth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Community Conversations

The Growth team will host its first community conversation Monday, 4 December (19:00 - 20:30 UTC). The topic for this meeting will be Mentorship.

This first meeting language will be English, but we plan to host conversations in other languages, and about other topics. Please visit the conversation page on-wiki for the details on how to join. You can also watch the page, or suggest ideas for upcoming conversations there.

Impact Module

At the beginning of November 2023, the Growth team deployed the New Impact Module to all Wikipedias. We recently released a follow up improvement to how edit data was displayed based on editor feedback. [52]

Add a Link

We released “add a link” to 35 more Wikipedias. [53] [54]

We have a few Wikipedias remaining:

• German and English Wikipedia will be contacted at the beginning of January 2024.
• There are a few small wikis that will not receive the task until they have enough articles for the algorithm to work properly.

Community Configuration

• We shared Community Configuration 2.0 plans with technical stakeholders. [55] 🖂
• Initial Community Configuration design ideas have been shared and discussed with community members.
• A basic Community Configuration 2.0 demo is released on ToolForge.
• Developers can find some initial proof of concept code shared on gitlab.

Mentorship

When a mentor marked themselves as "Away", they were not getting their name assigned to new accounts when they returned. This has been fixed. [56]

We improved the message received by newcomers when their mentor quits, to reduce confusion. [57]

We worked on ensuring that all mentees are assigned to an active mentor. This required reassigning mentees with no mentors to a new mentor. We paused this as the clean-up script confused some editors. We will resume it when the identified blockers are resolved. [58]

It is now possible to create an Abuse Filter to prevent one user from signing up as a mentor. [59]

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Question from Gautam masih on Motorola (15:04, 1 December 2023)

Hello sir my phone model moto g54 5g motorola software version t3td33.16-66-3 Update after crashed bgmi game please solve request --Gautam masih (talk) 15:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Gautam masih, this question is best asked at the WP:Reference Desk. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:57, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Reffyr (00:40, 2 December 2023)

Hello, can I ask you how to insert a map from OpenStreetMap? Thank you --Reffyr (talk) 00:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Reffyr, I've never inserted a map from openstreetmap before, but there is a detailed series of steps at Wikipedia:WikiProject OpenStreetMap. Good luck, and let me know if you have any more questions while trying to add it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:58, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nesshunter (23:54, 2 December 2023)

Does java script get understood by the editor? --Nesshunter (talk) 23:54, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Nesshunter, not exactly, but you can write Javascript user scripts. Zoozaz1 (talk) 06:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

I added content to the user page. I've .json; I add to the editor and raw content is displayed. I'd like to link to the article, e.g.

{"title":"Emperor_penguin","lang":"en"}, Nesshunter (talk) 19:33, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Nesshunter, You can't add javascript to the raw editor, it uses Wikitext. The only way to use javascript I am aware of is through those user scripts I mentioned above, though if I recall correctly Wikipedia is well integrated into Lua. To link to a page, simply type [[Emperor penguin]] into the editor. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:28, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

👍 Nesshunter (talk) 23:10, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

common.js page for users Nesshunter (talk) 02:09, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Krishnajhahacker (10:03, 9 December 2023)

Hello sir/mam i want to enter in dark web.It's my dream too.Would you give me some suggestions? --Krishnajhahacker (talk) 10:03, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Krishnajhahacker, perhaps look at our dark web or deep web article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 04:33, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Manju2 on Asset tracking (16:10, 11 December 2023)

My --Manju2 (talk) 16:10, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: November 2023

This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 9 • November 2023

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• 4th WikiUNAM Editathon: Community knowledge strengthens education
• Edit-a-thon at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo
• EduWiki Nigeria Community: Embracing Digital Learning Through Wikipedia
• Evening Wikischool offers Czech seniors further education on Wikipedia
• Expansion of Wikipedia Education Program through Student Associations at Iranian Universities
• Exploring Wikipedia through Wikiclubs and the Wikeys board game in Albania
• First anniversary of the game Wikeys
• Involve visiting students in education programs
• Iranian Students as Wikipedians: Using Wikipedia to Teach Research Methodology and Encyclopedic Writing
• Kiwix4Schools Nigeria: Bridging Knowledge Gap through Digital Literacy
• Lire wikipedia en classe à Djougou au Bénin
• Tyap Wikimedians Zaria Outreach
• Art Outreach at Aje Comprehensive Senior High School 1st November 2023, Lagos Mainland
• PhilWiki Community holds a meet-up to advocate women empowerment

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Question from Thecheeseistalking98 (18:30, 16 December 2023)

Why havent I been autoconfirmed yet if the account is 4 days old --Thecheeseistalking98 (talk) 18:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Thecheeseistalking98, from what I can tell, your account is 3 days old. It might just be a time zone difference, wait a day and you should be autoconfirmed. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:44, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

user:Nesshunter/zoozaz

comments Nesshunter (talk) 22:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Nesshunter, looks good to me. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

👍 Nesshunter (talk) 12:38, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from NintendoTTTEfan2005 (20:01, 25 December 2023)

Do you know how to create data that highlights certain highways on Wikimedia maps? --NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 20:01, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, I don't unfortunately, you'll probably have better luck asking at the WP:Help desk. There does seem to be some instructions on Template:Maplink though. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:05, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Alright. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 20:08, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Avihsha on Email hacking (12:57, 26 December 2023)

Hi I want to hack email account --Avihsha (talk) 12:57, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Avihsha, please don't. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:31, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from BradleyC1998 (21:26, 29 December 2023)

Hi! I created an account to make a page for my favorite professor. How do I go about that? --BradleyC1998 (talk) 21:26, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

BradleyC1998, I would suggest going through WP:AFC. Make sure to look through WP:GNG and WP:COI. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:31, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Chukwunonso Okoli (19:58, 31 December 2023)

How can I create a post ? --Chukwunonso Okoli (talk) 19:58, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Chukwunonso Okoli, if you are referring to an article, you can create one through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:07, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from GinnyThomas on User:GinnyThomas (11:42, 4 January 2024)

Hello,

I had a message under a comment I added to cluebot that my comment had been either archived or removed and then under that there was another message on the page from another Kobe bought and it said that my administrative permissions had been removed but it didn't actually say me it was just on that same page so I was wondering do I have administrative permissions and have they been removed?

Thank you,

Ginnu --GinnyThomas (talk) 11:42, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

GinnyThomas, I see you received your answer on that page. Messages to you will be sent on User talk: GinnyThomas. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:27, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you 🍀 GinnyThomas (talk) 18:39, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from GinnyThomas (11:57, 4 January 2024)

Hello, 👋 Thank you. No hurries, no worries.🍍 --GinnyThomas (talk) 11:57, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from SSC INTERNATIONAL (09:27, 31 January 2024)

Can you help me. I want to know how to edit on Wikipedia. --SSC INTERNATIONAL (talk) 09:27, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

SSC INTERNATIONAL, probably best to check out Help:Introduction to learn the basics. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:06, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

This Month in Education: January 2024

This Month in Education

Volume 13 • Issue 1 • January 2024

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• Cross-Continental Wikimedia Activities: A Dialogue between Malaysia and Estonia
• Czech programme SWW in 2023 – how have we managed to engage students
• Extending Updates on Wikipedia in Education – Elbasan, Albania
• Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Teacher’s guide – now available in Bulgarian language
• Summer students at Auckland Museum
• WikiDunong: EduWiki Initiatives in the Philippines Project
• Wikimedia Armenia's Educational Workshops
• Wikimedia Foundation publishes its first Child Rights Impact Assessment

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Question from Richie Mafia (14:42, 14 February 2024)

Hello How do you do this? --Richie Mafia (talk) 14:42, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Richie Mafia, perhaps you should start by looking through Help:Introduction. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:34, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sandile Mtetwa (15:29, 21 February 2024)

hi can i write my own stories and everything --Sandile Mtetwa (talk) 15:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Sandile Mtetwa, we have strict requirements for any article to be published (which are encyclopedia articles, as opposed to stories), and the topic for your article would have to meet the criteria of WP:N. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Theophilus2000 (11:58, 27 February 2024)

Hello? My question is talking about how to create citation, I want to know it please. --Theophilus2000 (talk) 11:58, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Theophilus2000, You can click on the place you want to add the citation, click the quotation mark on the toolbar at the top, and then follow the instructions given. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:35, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sultanofza on Capital punishment in California (17:16, 28 February 2024)

Hi, There is a completely erroneous entry concerning capital punishment in California. I have added a comment to the talk page but believe the entry that appears in the regular wikipedia page should be removed concerning Juan Catalan. New to all this and not sure how to at least question or suggest questioning this erroneous entry. --Sultanofza (talk) 17:16, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Sultanofza, from what I gather, another editor saw your talk page post and changed the article. In the future, you can directly edit the article yourself (just make sure to have reliable sources if you are adding something). Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:52, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your responding, yes, someone else did agree and took it down. Sultanofza (talk) 00:56, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Editorchoice 2050 (20:21, 4 March 2024)

Hi, I've been adding and editing a page, "Moe Barakat"; in some cases, adding so much information gets it rejected, and when the info is reduced, it was rejected as not enough. I edited it to showcase the general public profile of the person without going into too many details, and also indicated the last step as now running for U.S. Senate; although not the major part as a candidate, it's the general public profile that matters, however, the review always site either not enough references or too many references. --Editorchoice 2050 (talk) 20:21, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Editorchoice 2050, the issue is not the references per se. Only certain articles are allowed on Wikipedia, those that are notable enough to qualify for an article. The issue with your article is that you have not demonstrated that your topic is notable enough by providing enough high quality (published, reliable, secondary, independent) references. In other words, until independent news organizations start to write profiles/provide in depth coverage of this candidate, it is unlikely that he will qualify for an article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from PRINCE MICKLE JOSEPH (10:07, 13 March 2024)

hi how can I add my bio --PRINCE MICKLE JOSEPH (talk) 10:07, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

PRINCE MICKLE JOSEPH, Wikipedia only has articles for individuals that meet our notability standard. If you believe that you meet that standard (by having at least three independent, reliable sources with significant coverage of you) then you can submit a draft at WP:AFC. Also make sure to declare your conflict of interest on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:14, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Zconnolly on User:Zconnolly (00:49, 14 March 2024)

How do I add photos --Zconnolly (talk) 00:49, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Zconnolly, you can upload photos as commons:Upload Wizard. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:56, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Runningblueowl (14:09, 14 March 2024)

hello mate, is there a way to create your own page? cheers --Runningblueowl (talk) 14:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Runningblueowl, there is, you can submit a draft for review at WP:AFC. Make sure you follow the notability guidelines. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

cheers pal have a good day 148.253.182.50 (talk) 09:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

This Month in Education: February 2024

This Month in Education

Volume 13 • Issue 2 • February 2024

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• 2 new courses in Students Write Wikipedia Starting this February
• More two wiki-education partnerships
• Open Education Week 2024 in Mexico
• Reading Wikipedia in Bolivia, the community grows
• Wiki Education Philippines promotes OERs utilization
• Wiki Loves Librarians, Kaduna
• Wiki Workshop 2024 CfP – Call for Papers Research track

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Question from Reapersoda (23:28, 2 April 2024)

Hi idk how this mentor thing works, I decided to pickup Wikipedia editing as a hobby bc I am in college fulltime. --Reapersoda (talk) 23:28, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, you might want to check out Help:Getting started to learn how to, well, get started. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:48, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Therizzlerofmillergrove (17:07, 3 April 2024)

how do I make a wikipedia article? --Therizzlerofmillergrove (talk) 17:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Therizzlerofmillergrove, you can get started and submit your article for review at WP:AFC. Also take a look at WP:Your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jeannette de B (16:58, 8 April 2024)

Hi. I have an article I've written for a client (essentially a bio). I believe it conforms to all Wikipedia's requirements. But I keep getting directed back to my user page and I'm unclear what needs to be done there. Is that where I disclose that I am working for a client? Or should I proceed to the sandbox? I'm not entirely sure of myself here. Thank you for your help. --Jeannette de B (talk) 16:58, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Jeannette de B, I'm not sure which article you are referring to, since you seem to have made only this edit with this account. In general, go through the WP:AFC process. In terms of disclosure, yes, declare your conflict of interest on your userpage of the account you are writing the article with (so not just this account) and the talk page of the draft in question. Your userpage is User:Jeannette de B, but just replace that username with the name of your other account. Also make sure to declare any alternate accounts you have on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:06, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from NintendoTTTEfan2005 on Help:Contents (20:30, 11 April 2024)

"Am I the only one that thinks that Interstate 335 shouldn't redirect to the section on this page anymore? Since AASHTO has now approved Oklahoma's request to designate the Kickapoo Turnpike in their state as I-335 and signs for such will be put up on the road this year. Like I think that the Interstate 335 (disambiguation) page that I created earlier this year should be renamed Interstate 335, the existing page that redirects to the section on this article be deleted, and create a new page titled "Interstate 335 (disambiguation)" that redirects to the existing page of the same name. But I can't do this myself cause I am not an administrator, but if anyone reading this is an administrator, than I would really appreciate a response. " This what I said on the talk page for the Kansas Turnpike and I am wondering if there is anyone who is able to or willing to do this. Do you know how changing a page's name works? --NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 20:30, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

NintendoTTTEfan2005, You are free to edit the page Interstate 335 to change it to redirect to the disambiguation page, that is probably the easiest solution. If you want to move the disambiguation page to Interstate 335, you can request that on Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Ok, I guess I will do that NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 22:12, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from ENERUVIE (08:22, 17 April 2024)

hello, ozone layer in the stratosphere is a protector and the ozone layer in the troposphere is a destroyer justify that --ENERUVIE (talk) 08:22, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

ENERUVIE, I'm not sure, perhaps ask at the WP:Reference desk. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:26, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Helloworldofluxury (15:51, 18 April 2024)

Hi Zoozaz, how are you? I was looking forward to creating a page for a brand that I am a huge fan but looks like it's not possible. Can you help me with some tips? --Helloworldofluxury (talk) 15:51, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Helloworldofluxury, It may be possible, but it will likely be difficult. Go through the process at WP:AFC. The three most important pages you will have to read is WP:N, to understand if the company is notable enough to qualify for a page, WP:NPOV, to understand how you are supposed to write the article (I also recommend reading articles on similar companies to use as a model), and, if you have a conflict of interest, reading WP:COI. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:15, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Growth News, April 2024

The Growth team will now send quarterly reports to keep you in the loop. Growth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work.

If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.

Community Configuration

Growth features are currently configurable at Special:EditGrowthConfig. This quarter we are working on making Community Configuration accessible for other MediaWiki developers while also moving Growth feature configuration to the new CommunityConfiguration extension.

An early version of Community Configuration can be tested at Spanish Beta Wikipedia. We plan to release the new Community Configuration extension to pilot wikis (Arabic and Spanish Wikipedia) in early May, 2024. The first non-Growth team feature to utilize Community Configuration will be Automoderator.

In parallel with the development, the Growth team will propose Community Configuration usage guidelines, Community Configuration design guidelines, and provide technical documentation.

Experiment Results

Add a Image experiment analysis results

The Growth team conducted an experiment to assess the impact of the “Add an Image” structured task on the Newcomer Homepage's "Suggested Edits" module. This analysis finds that the Add an Image structured task leads to an increase in newcomer participation on the mobile web platform, particularly by making constructive (non-reverted) article edits:

• The likelihood that mobile web newcomers make their first article edit (+17.0% over baseline)
• The likelihood that they are retained as newcomers (+24.3% over baseline)
• The number of edits they make during their first two weeks on the wiki (+21.8% over baseline)
• A lower probability of the newcomers' edits will be reverted (-3.3% over baseline).

Personalized praise experiment results

This feature was developed for Mentors as part of the Growth team's Positive Reinforcement project. When A/B testing on Spanish Wikipedia, we found no significant impact on retention, but we found a significant positive impact on newcomer productivity. However, we concluded that the results weren’t positive enough to justify the time investment from Mentors. We plan to discuss this feature with our pilot wikis, and consider further improvements before scaling this feature further. Meanwhile, communities willing to test the feature can ask to have it deployed. (T361763)

English donors encouraged to try editing

As in previous years, donors were directed to a Thank you page after donation (example). However, this year we tested a new “Try editing Wikipedia,” call to action on the Thank You page. This call to action linked to a unique account creation page. From this account creation page we were able to track Registrations and Activation (editing for the first time). During the English banner campaign, the Donor Thank you page led to 4,398 new accounts, and 441 of those accounts went on to constructively edit within 24 hours. (T352900)

Future work

Annual Plan

The Growth team and the Editing team will work on the WE1.2 Key Result in the coming fiscal year. We will start initial discussions with communities soon to help finalize our plans. (T361657)

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We plan to A/B test adding a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We are early in the planning phase of this project that will take place first at our pilot wikis and wikis volunteering. We welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

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This Month in Education: March 2024

This Month in Education

Volume 13 • Issue 3 • March 2024

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• Reading Wikipedia in the classroom, Kaduna
• Reading Wikipedia in Ukraine – the course for educators is now available on demand
• Wiki Movement Brazil will once again support the Brazilian Linguistics Olympiad
• Wikipedia within the Education Setting in Albania

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Hello 👋Am interested in online writing business of which i require to edit a profiled and submit. How do I go about it?. --15SKM (talk) 18:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

15SKM, hello. You can submit the article through WP:AfC, but it is crucial that you read through WP:Paid (our policy on paid contributions) and follow the instructions there. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:27, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from IIRLab on User talk:IIRLab/sandbox (20:31, 30 April 2024)

Hello, I am looking to recreate a page similar to the previously deleted page, but one that corrects the U5 violation of the initial page that got it deleted. I wish to retrieve the deleted material for reference and improvement. Thank you in advance. --IIRLab (talk) 20:31, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

IIRLab, see WP:Request for undeletion. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:37, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Perseverance madela on Wikipedia:Shortcut (14:56, 18 May 2024)

Hey,how can I write an article about world of work --Perseverance madela (talk) 14:56, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Perseverance madela, that's a bit too broad to be an article, but if you come up with a more specific topic, you can submit a draft for consideration to WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:55, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tuky06 (22:51, 19 May 2024)

Hi, how are you doing? I'm new to Wikipedia and I mainly made the account to translate some articles from English to Spanish. I had a question regarding translating words that don't exist in Spanish but do in English, should I keep the word in English and clarify its meaning in the article or should I do something else? Thanks for the help --Tuky06 (talk) 22:51, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Tuky06, there's no need for an exact literal translation, as long as the meaning gets across it's fine (unless this is a quotation). It probably depends on the specific word, and given you are the one translating it, you would probably be a better judge than me of the best solution. I might be able to help a bit more if you give me the specific word though. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:24, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

The word is "everyman", a character who is ordinary and humble in order for the audience to identify with them. I could use a combination of words like "common man" but I'm afraid it would not be accurate enough Tuky06 (talk) 00:56, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Tuky06, I see. Common man is fine, there's no need to be 100% literal in the translation as long as you get the meaning across. Zoozaz1 (talk) 10:38, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Vasconcelos-Giovanni (11:23, 23 May 2024)

Hello! I hope you're doing well.

I'm interested in translating Wikipedia pages. Recently, I've encountered two issues while translating on my mobile phone:

1. I'm unable to publish my translations because the "I'm not a robot" test continually prompts me to type the displayed word, even after correctly entering it.

2. I'm unable to continue translations started on my mobile phone when using the desktop website on my PC. The "continue translation" button does not appear; only the "start translation" button is visible, which does not function correctly.

Could you please assist me with resolving these issues or recommend someone who could help? --Vasconcelos-Giovanni (talk) 11:23, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Vasconcelos-Giovanni, unfortunately I'm not exactly sure why that is happening. I would suggest posting your question on the WP:Help desk, or if that fails, then WP:VPT. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:29, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

I'll do that. Thank you for your answer! Vasconcelos-Giovanni (talk) 15:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from HaterSlayer357 on User talk:HaterSlayer357 (02:34, 24 May 2024)

Hello, who do I contact to stunt bullying by moderators on this app? --HaterSlayer357 (talk) 02:34, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

HaterSlayer357, it seems they just made an honest mistake. Make sure to read WP:Assume good faith for future discussions on Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from BigChungusFrom (01:42, 29 May 2024)

Hello, just asking how to edit anything that isn’t the first paragraph because I found some false information in a different paragraph on the Centralian Blue-tongue skink page. --BigChungusFrom (talk) 01:42, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from BigChungusFrom (01:48, 29 May 2024)

Never mind --BigChungusFrom (talk) 01:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ajay 1 Kumar 2 Yadav 3 (09:44, 30 May 2024)

Hello How I publish my post --Ajay 1 Kumar 2 Yadav 3 (talk) 09:44, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Ajay 1 Kumar 2 Yadav 3, you should go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:49, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jaynkanga1 (02:43, 31 May 2024)

Hey! I’m trying to make a wikipedia page for myself but it keeps showing as sandbox. Please i need help! --Jaynkanga1 (talk) 02:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Jaynkanga1, that's fine, but you should submit your article through the process at WP:AFC. Make sure to also read WP:COI. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:19, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

I’m trying to but i can’t see a direct link. This is hard Jaynkanga1 (talk) 16:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Jaynkanga1, I've submitted it for you. Make sure you state your conflict of interest (since you are writing about yourself) on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:02, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jason Nkanga (May 31)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Liance was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

Some of your cited sources appear to be interviews with the subject or individuals closely related to the subject - please note that interviews are not independent sources and may not contribute to the subject's notability. HUNGER TV, Notion, YNaija sources are all interviews.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Jason Nkanga and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

~Liance^talk 21:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Zoozaz1! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! ~Liancetalk 21:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Fiscalator on User:Fiscalator (19:16, 4 June 2024)

Hello mentor! I’m new to this and I have a published autobiographical book, A Fool’s Journey: To The Beach Boys & Beyond, and would like to properly place in Wikipedia with its pertinent information. Thanks! --Fiscalator (talk) 19:16, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Fiscalator, Hello! We have quite stringent standards on new articles, but it seems somebody (perhaps you?) added a mention of your autography on your Wikipedia. If the book itself meets the criteria found in WP:N - the autobiography has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject - then you can submit an article through WP:AFC, but until it gets that media coverage, it's unlikely that the article will be accepted. I think that a mention of the autobiography on your article is probably the best bet for now. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:30, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Stanley Bloom (05:34, 6 June 2024)

How to upload profiles of companies or renowned people --Stanley Bloom (talk) 05:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Stanley Bloom, you can submit an article for review through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:48, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Iwejfnnwef (06:51, 24 June 2024)

ho w to edit pages --Iwejfnnwef (talk) 06:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Iwejfnnwef, See Help:Editing for a useful overview. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:26, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Jamali Hassan

Jamali Hassan (born 25 February 1945 in Muyanganira village, Nsanje) is a Malawian cleric. He is a member of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Malawi served as a General Treasurer for 14 years and as Bishop for 3 years. Yamikan (talk) 10:19, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tinybit cloudblue (09:28, 28 June 2024)

how do i make a page --Tinybit cloudblue (talk) 09:28, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Tinybit cloudblue, you can do so through the steps at WP:YFA. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:21, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

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• Lviv hosted a spring wikischool for Ukrainian high school students
• First class of teachers graduated from Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom 2024
• Empowering Digital Citizenship: Unlocking the Power of Open Knowledge with Participants of the LIFE Legacy
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Question from Areeba Rehan (20:06, 9 July 2024)

edits about digital marketing --Areeba Rehan (talk) 20:06, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Marvinno47 (19:29, 10 July 2024)

Hello, I am happy to have you as a mentor here.

Please I wish to create a page for our University?

Thanks --Marvinno47 (talk) 19:29, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Marvinno47, Hello, I would suggest looking through WP:YFA for instructions on how to write your first article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:53, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Alright. Thank you so much. Marvinno47 (talk) 09:40, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Marvinno47 on Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer (10:34, 13 July 2024)

Hello Justiyaya,

Hope you're doing great.

I recently submitted an article that was rejected with this message:

"This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources."

I've since added more citations and references. Could you review my updates before my next submission to avoid risking page deletion?

Thank you! --Marvinno47 (talk) 10:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Marvinno47, I would suggest adding some more wp:Secondary sources (the Guardian article is a good example of a good source) - another issue I would flag is that it seems a bit un-encyclopedic how much you praise Mama Pia, so maybe make the tone a bit more neutral sounding. If you don't have reliable sources for some of the more biographical information on Mama Pia, you might have to keep some of that out. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:44, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your response and advice. I have revised the content regarding Mam Pia and included an additional reliable secondary source. I will continue to seek out and add more references as they become available.

Could you please review the updated submission to determine if it is ready for resubmission at this stage?

Thank you for your assistance. Marvinno47 (talk) 08:25, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Marvinno47, You can resubmit it now, but I personally would suggest adding some more sources like the Guardian article - namely sources that are secondary and reliable but also have some more significant coverage and in-depth analysis of the university (this is to prove notability, which I suspect might be another issue). I would also suggest working on the tone - remember this is an encylopedia, so everything should be very dry-sounding - "bringing smiles" is one example of what should probably be deleted (there are some others too), it's a bit of descriptive detail that adds color but not really any encylopedic value. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:22, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

I have found and added three additional secondary and reliable sources, similar to the Guardian article you mentioned. Additionally, I have followed your advice on making the content more neutral by further toning down the exciting aspects of the Mama Pia story. I believe the revised submission is now suitable for resubmission.

Thank you very much for your support. Marvinno47 (talk) 22:18, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

hank you so much for your previous guidance on my Wikipedia draft submission for Peaceland University. Based on your suggestions, I have made several revisions to ensure the content aligns with Wikipedia’s standards. I have added more secondary and reliable sources, akin to the Guardian article, and worked on the tone to make it more encyclopedic by removing subjective phrases and descriptive details.

I am reaching out to request your assistance in completing the draft and getting it approved. Your expertise would be invaluable in ensuring that the submission meets all Wikipedia requirements, particularly in proving the notability of the university.

Please let me know if you can assist me further and if there would be any associated fees for your support.

Thank you once again for your support and guidance Marvinno47 (talk) 15:18, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Marvinno47, I think the article should be fine - notability as I mentioned above still may possibly be an issue, so do your best on finding more sources like those news articles (perhaps books?) but this is an improvement and there is a better chance of it being approved, though of course I can't guarantee anything. One last thing - Wikipedia is a volunteer project, so no need for any payments, but it does mean that if you are paid by the university or employed by the university you must declare this on your userpage. Simply add {{paid|employer=name of employer}} to your userpage if this is the case - you can still draft articles, you just have to declare your affiliation. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:00, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Pollwatcher1234 on User talk:Pollwatcher1234 (12:26, 25 July 2024)

Hi, Not that related to editing but what specifically am I supposed to do to my talk page? --Pollwatcher1234 (talk) 12:26, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Pollwatcher1234 on User talk:Pollwatcher1234 (12:28, 25 July 2024)

Oh never mind. --Pollwatcher1234 (talk) 12:28, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Pmukt.97 (04:27, 5 August 2024)

Hi, how can I publish a page publically? I have one sandbox and a user page with the same content. --Pmukt.97 (talk) 04:27, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Pmukt.97, It is currently at Draft:Malini Gautam, where you can submit the draft for review, but make sure to add references before you do that. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:02, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mulondo FineArtist25 (01:42, 8 August 2024)

How do I create my citation? --Mulondo FineArtist25 (talk) 01:42, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Mulondo FineArtist25, if you are using the visual editor, you can click the quotation mark on the toolbar at the top of the editing area, input the source, and then it will format the citation for you. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:22, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Cyrusriver (20:53, 29 July 2024)

ive started reading wikipedia every day. There aren't too many instances where I notice that things can be written, less ambiguously, for example, but get this! Chatgpt rewrites things pretty well, and when I made an edit with chatgpt, it got reviewed and applied. It feels like I'm not the one editing the page. do you think that this is worth continuing? --Cyrusriver (talk) 20:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Cyrusriver , Be very, very careful when doing this, and make sure to say you are using chatgpt in your edit summary. Also make sure you're 100% certain that any ambiguities you find are resolved correctly by chatgpt, and just always closely review whatever chatgpt is saying. Definitely don't write any new articles using it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Al82237 (06:59, 23 August 2024)

OK after a quite frustrating experience, last question from me: How do I remove my account? BR, Andre --Al82237 (talk) 06:59, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Al82237, you cannot delete your account (for copyright reasons), though for a similar process you can do Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing. Zoozaz1 (talk) 07:42, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Hm OK then abandoning seems to be the easiest option. Thanks a lot and good bye! Al82237 (talk) 07:59, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Beingherenow2 (18:28, 24 August 2024)

Hello! I have been drafting an article on Brian Seeger, Professor of Jazz Studies, at University of New Orleans. It was declined several times when first submitted last March. I have edited and revised it and it is waiting for review. I would love to get your impressions and suggestions on it as it seems to be stalled out in the process. Thank you in advance! --Beingherenow2 (talk) 18:28, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Beingherenow2, looks good to me, especially since it passed the notability threshold, which is usually the hardest part. I would probably follow the comment that suggests deleting the performer credits, but it's up to you, probably not a big issue. Can't guarantee it will be approved of course, but looks good in terms of the NPOV/advertisement issues. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you SO much for looking at it. It has been frustrating since it was reviewed several times when I first submitted it and then NOTHING! I know the review process is backed up and I am fighting the urge to keep editing it but with your comment, I will just wait patiently for another review with fingers crossed that it is finally accepted. Beingherenow2 (talk) 16:36, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tchawla5 (22:55, 27 August 2024)

A person undid my changes and stopped responding. Any suggestions? --Tchawla5 (talk) 22:55, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Tchawla5, it seems you received a response soon after you sent this message - in the future, perhaps make a post on the talk page of the article in question - Wikipedia is a volunteer project, so there is no obligation for editors to respond to messages. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:12, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Litondebonathofficial (15:55, 31 August 2024)

How i am to be a wiki publisher? --Litondebonathofficial (talk) 15:55, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Litondebonathofficial, you can publish an article through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:41, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

New article help

Hello, I have create a draft, please guide me how to proceed furthur or right person to get this reviewed from. I am not very clear about next steps. Thanks! Meowedits (talk) 06:09, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Meowedits, it's been submitted for review, so now you can just wait for someone to review it, which could be from hours to months from now. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:28, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Arif Uddin Nu'man (12:10, 11 September 2024)

how can I submit my article? --Arif Uddin Nu'man (talk) 12:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Arif Uddin Nu'man, you can go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:38, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

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• Cross-Cultural Knowledge Sharing: Wikipedia's New Frontier at University of Tehran
• Let's Read Wikipedia in Bolivia reaches teachers in Cochabamba
• Results of the 2023 “Wikipedia for School” Contest in Ukraine
• Edu Wiki Camp in Serbia, 2024
• Wikimedia Human Rights Month this year engaged schools in large amount
• Strengthening Education Programs at Wikimania 2024: A Global Leap in Collaborative Learning
• Wiki Education programs are featured in a scientific outreach magazine, and Wiki Movimento Brasil offers training for researchers in the Amazon
• Wiki Movimento Brasil aims to adapt a game about Wikipedia, organize an academic event for scientific dissemination, and host the XXXIII Wiki-Education Workshop

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Question from Dr. Akhoury Onkar Nath (10:20, 14 September 2024)

i want to create a page about myself where everything will be uploaded by my social media handling agency. Is it possible to do so? --Dr. Akhoury Onkar Nath (talk) 10:20, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Dr. Akhoury Onkar Nath, it might be possible, but there are two important conditions. Firstly, to be eligible for an article you must be WP:Notable, which means you have receieved significant coverage in reliable sources (such as newspapers). Secondly, they must disclose their payments by following the policy at WP:Paid. If they follow those guidelines, they can submit an article through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Like source from news papers to create what ever i want to create and then what is this WP: Paid? I did not get your point. Dr. Akhoury Onkar Nath (talk) 10:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Dr. Akhoury Onkar Nath, in the article you create, you must add sources that prove that you are notable, which means adding multiple reliable, independent sources with significant coverage of you. Secondly, you need to read through the article WP:Paid and follow the instructions listed there. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:02, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mosquito16 (01:04, 25 September 2024)

How do I become "an established and registered user,"? --Mosquito16 (talk) 01:04, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Mosquito16, you are a registered user since you created an account, I'm not sure what established means in this context. Our two main criteria for user experience are autoconfirmed and extended confirmed. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:34, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sekhert (16:26, 28 September 2024)

Hi Zoozaz1, I'm so glad to have help with editing in Wikipedia. I want to add Lorado Taft to the Beaux-Arts de Paris page under the "Notable alumni" heading. I realize the list is alphabetical, but can not figure out how to add to the list in the correct place. Here's a link to the pg. Thx in advance for your help! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_de_Paris

Sekhert --Sekhert (talk) 16:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Sekhert, Hi Sekhert, I've added Taft for you. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much Zoozaz1.🎉🎉

Probably easier to do that yourself than to explain to a newbie how to do it.

You're the BEST!! Sekhert (talk) 19:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ayema2.0 (18:19, 2 October 2024)

Bro, how do I add a pic to an article --Ayema2.0 (talk) 18:19, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Ayema2.0, in the visual editor you can go to insert and then press images, but you can only add a picture uploaded onto Commons, and if you want to upload a picture there it can't be copyrighted with a restrictive licence (so most photos you find on the internet won't be allowed). Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:09, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Uhmmmm can you simplify everything you just said, cause i don't understand dude Ayema2.0 (talk) 16:13, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Ayema2.0, when you are editing the article you want to add an image to, press the insert button on the top, and then press images and media, and then search for the image you want to add. You can only add an image to an article if the image is on the site Wikimedia Commons, and you can add an image to Wikimedia Commons by uploading it here. You can't upload an image you just found on the internet to Commons, but you can upload photos you took yourself. Once you upload the image, you can then add it to the article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:25, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

How do I opload a image to the site Wikipedia Commons? Ayema2.0 (talk) 20:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Ayema2.0, You follow the instructions linked above, and here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:15, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Nitinmaheta (16:16, 11 October 2024)

I am planning to create a Wikipedia page for Colonel John Watson, notable for his role as the founder of the Watson Museum in Rajkot. Despite his significant contributions, there appears to be no existing page detailing his life and work. I have gathered some reliable sources that discuss his role in establishing the Watson Museum and his broader contributions to the region. --Nitinmaheta (talk) 16:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Nitinmaheta, excellent. You can create your draft through WP:AFC. Make sure to read through WP:N, to make sure your sources meet the notability requirements. If you have a conflict of interest, read WP:COI for next steps. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from ShaafiJahangir (20:14, 11 October 2024)

Hi Zoozaz,

There are a few changes I would like to make to the Brentwood College School wikipedia page for which I will mention along with evidence from the Brentwood website itself.

change head of school from "Bud Patel" to "Garth Chalmer" (https://www.brentwood.ca/blogs/hes-calm-hes-a-charm-hes-garth-chalmers)

change school postal code from "V0R 2P1" to "V8H 1K8" as shown in the Brentwood page (https://www.brentwood.ca/contact-us)

change colors from "Red and Black" to "Red, White and Black" (https://www.brentwood.ca)

I need help implementing this. I have already put this information in the Talk:Brentwood College School page. --ShaafiJahangir (talk) 20:14, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

ShaafiJahangir, I've converted your edit request on the talk page to a COI edit request. Changing your username does not get rid of the conflict of interest; you still have to declare on your userpage your conflict of interest. Since it's a simple change with sources, someone should get to your request shortly. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:20, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello Zoozaz1, someone did get to it but did not spell the head of school's name right. It is supposed to be Garth Chalmers. Please double check it. ShaafiJahangir (talk) 16:41, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

ShaafiJahangir, I've changed it. Before you do any more edits, though, you must state your conflict of interest on your userpage, otherwise you are violating Wikipedia rules even if you just request edits. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

I have written my statement. Could you briefly explain why that is? Can I be a permanent editor of this page as I work at Brentwood College School as it is part of my job? I foresee any plans to advertise the brand/company but rather keep the wikipedia page of the school updated. ShaafiJahangir (talk) 19:55, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

ShaafiJahangir, thank you for editing your userpage. You can read Wikipedia's specific policies/rationale on WP:COI; in short, just make sure to request COI edit requests on the talk page of Brentwood College School instead of editing directly, and you'll be fine. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Growth News, October 2024

Current work

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We will add a new module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version on beta wikis and we will soon start an A/B test on our pilot wikis. This module will only display on the Newcomer Homepage if communities decide to utilize it, so learn how to configure the Community Updates module, or share your thoughts on the project's talk page.

One design concept aimed to increase constructive activation

Constructive activation experimentation

After showcasing early design ideas at Wikimania, we conducted user testing of design prototypes. We now aim to engage communities in further discussions and plan to run a targeted experiment, presenting a structured task within the reading view to logged-in new account holders with zero edits.

Community Configuration

This Community Configuration extension was developed to help communities customize wiki features to meet their unique needs. The Growth team is now helping other Wikimedia Foundation teams make their products configurable:

• The Moderation Tools team now provides Community Configuration for Automoderator. (T365046)
• Certain Babel extension settings will be configurable soon. (T328171)

Future work

As part of the Growth team annual plan, we will continue to investigate ways to increase constructive activation on mobile, while also working with Data Products to move forward A/B testing functionality via the Metrics Platform.

Community events

• Growth team members presented Community Configuration: Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together at Wikimania (slides). The session recording is available to watch on YouTube. This session provided an update on the Community Configuration project and introduced details about the upcoming features that communities will soon be able to configure. Representatives from the Moderator Tools, Editing, Web, and Campaigns teams shared their plans for utilizing Community Configuration in the future. Following these presentations, the WMF Growth team's Benoît Evellin and Martin Urbanec answered audience questions.
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Question from Blake Harrison Fan 57 (16:52, 1 November 2024)

How do I make an article? --Blake Harrison Fan 57 (talk) 16:52, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Blake Harrison Fan 57, You can go through WP:AFC and follow the instructions. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:28, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Drrashmisarkar (20:29, 2 November 2024)

Hello Zoozaz, How do I edit my Wikipedia page and make it useful and relevant? It also appears in medical biographies stubs. --Drrashmisarkar (talk) 20:29, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Drrashmisarkar, since you have a conflict of interest, just write the edits you want to add on the talk page of the article, and make sure to type {{COI edit request}} above the edits you want made. Make sure you also write that you have a conflict of interest on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:35, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi

But I do not have a conflict of interest. Just wanted to add more information. 122.161.52.173 (talk) 03:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Drrashmisarkar, if it is your Wikipedia page, then you have a conflict of interest, because you are the subject of the article. If it is not your Wikipedia page, then you can edit it by pressing the edit button on the page and then making the changes you want. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:19, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Technarest (19:04, 3 November 2024)

is using wikipedia for school essays considered “cheating”? --Technarest (talk) 19:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Technarest, If you're not supposed to be using outside sources, then yes, it is cheating. If you're allowed to use those sources, then it isn't, but keep in mind that WP:Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Wikipedia should really only be used to get a general grasp of a topic, or to find other sources that Wikipedia cites that are more reliable. If you do end up using Wikipedia regardless, make sure to cite Wikipedia in your essay. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:31, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Salt and vinegar55 (18:17, 5 November 2024)

what are some good sites for editing info? --Salt and vinegar55 (talk) 18:17, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Salt and vinegar55, if you want help with editing, see Help:Editing. If you want good sources, see WP:RSP. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from VINYLOCTET (17:08, 6 November 2024)

HI HI HI! PLSS HELP ME LEARN WIKIPEDIA EDITING TRICKS PLS!!! I NEW BTW --VINYLOCTET (talk) 17:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

VINYLOCTET, Firstly, I recommend that you don't use all caps when editing Wikipedia, as it makes it seem like you are shouting. Secondly, you can read through Help:Editing for lots of tips on how to edit. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:04, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank yoiuuu thank you thank you now I become pro editor cool VINYLOCTET (talk) 19:06, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jimrot45556 (00:00, 12 November 2024)

Hello I’m trying to write an article about a 4 point checklist which points to the correct winner of every us election since 1916. The développer has a twitter account and I can rely on his posts and their dates as sources or references. Any tips on how to write the draft and save also ?

Thanks in advance, Sincerely, --Jimrot45556 (talk) 00:00, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Jimrot45556, unless there is a lot of media coverage of this checklist (see WP:NOTABLE), your article won't be approved, so look for those reliable sources and then cite those as references. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:55, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

The model is still new, the developper put his history and retroactive application of it since the us election of 1916. He correctly called the 2024 election before election day, looking at the date of his tweets posts as main references Jimrot45556 (talk) 15:48, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Jimrot45556, I see, then it probably won't qualify for an article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

This Month in Education: October 2024

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• CBSUA Wiki Education turns 1 year
• 7th Senior WikiTown took place in Becov nad Teplou, Czech Republic
• Edit-a-thon about Modern Architecture in Kosovo
• Empowering Digital Literacy through Wikimedia in South Sudan
• Many new articles and contributions in September and October for Wikimedia MKD
• New Record: 5 Events in Municipal Library within a Month
• Wiki-Education programs in Brazil are centered around the Wikidata and Wikisource platforms
• WikiChallenge African Schools wins the “Open Pedagogy” Award 2024 from OE Global
• Wikipedia helps in improving cognitive skills
• Wikipedia in Graduate Studies: Expanding Research Impact
• WiLMa PH establishes a Wiki Club

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Question from MD. ABIR HASAN ASMAUL (09:01, 1 November 2024)

Hi I am abir. How I write a article at Wikipedia? --MD. ABIR HASAN ASMAUL (talk) 09:01, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

MD. ABIR HASAN ASMAUL, Hello, you can follow the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:11, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

it's work . then what I need to do? MD. ABIR HASAN ASMAUL (talk) 07:49, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

MD. ABIR HASAN ASMAUL, I'm not sure what you are referring to, but to write an article you need to read the page that I linked above, click on the button to create the draft for your article, write the article, and then submit it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:21, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Salenad1998 on White Water, Oklahoma (23:34, 22 November 2024)

Hello I am reaching out to get my missing son's name and picture out there to try to find him I I'm not sure how to go about this but I just need to get his name out there his name is Donovan Dickerson he's been missing for 2 weeks he has autism 24 but he has autism. He walked away from his house where he lived with his father after they had an argument he left with no money no phone in Crocs. He loves water so trying every avenue. --Salenad1998 (talk) 23:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Salenad1998, unfortunately I don't think you will find any help on Wikipedia, I suggest contacting the police or local news, just in case you haven't done so already. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:41, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from CaitJA (04:34, 24 November 2024)

Hello, I would like to create an original page. Thank you --CaitJA (talk) 04:34, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

CaitJA, hello, you can create an article by following the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:34, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from CGama20 (02:21, 25 November 2024)

what are the basic thing to look at when trying to edit an article --CGama20 (talk) 02:21, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

CGama20, I'm not sure what you mean, it depends on what you want to edit. You might be adding content, images, or references, fixing typos, or deleting sections. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:15, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Edifyhub (10:00, 27 November 2024)

Hello,

I wish you could be of help for me. Please, explain to me what it is called disruptive editing.

Thanks, in anticipation. --Edifyhub (talk) 10:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

(I hope you don't mind my jumping in, Zoozaz1 -- I was interested in this editor's activities after reading this ANI thread, and wanted to answer an outstanding question.)

Edifyhub, you have been getting warnings about "disruptive editing" because some of your edits add errors that other editors have to un-do. For example, this change adds a mistake because that paragraph explains that Anonymus really is the name of the author. And this one adds a mistake because "throughput" is a technical term which is accurate in this context. When I look at your edit history, it looks like at least some of your edits are OK and not disruptive. This one is helpful because it fixes a formatting problem, for example. Your two most recent edits (this and this) also don't add any mistakes.

Please continue to be careful that your copy-edits do not add new mistakes. For example, avoid technical topics if you are unfamiliar with them, and check the context of the article to make sure something odd doesn't have another explanation. I would also encourage you to spend some time on research and adding sources, rather than just copy-edits: the English Wikipedia has relatively little need for copyediting, but there are a lot of topics that need more information added to them. There is a list of suggestions and links here with advice for non-copyediting tasks. If you have more questions you can also ask at WP:TEA or on my talk page. Thanks for your work to improve Wikipedia, and happy editing. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

@LEvalyn

Thanks so much for your engagement.

This is helpful. Edifyhub (talk) 06:35, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from BigChungusFrom (02:19, 3 December 2024)

Would we use American of Australian spelling? 🤔 --BigChungusFrom (talk) 02:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

BigChungusFrom, Either form is fine as long as it is consistent within the article, though unless it is an Australian topic American spelling would be preferred. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:56, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Djsimran72 (07:04, 4 December 2024)

Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here. --Djsimran72 (talk) 07:04, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Liikhanyeee (21:06, 6 December 2024)

How can I publish my profile --Liikhanyeee (talk) 21:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Liikhanyeee, we don't exactly have profiles here, but you can create a userpage for other Wikipedia editors to learn about you here. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from SilverJesus64 on Talk:Human-powered aircraft (07:11, 9 December 2024)

Why is not my great Uncle mentioned in Wiki. It is my understanding, and I was at the event in 1975, North Kingstown Rhode Island at the Quonset airfield. My great-uncle lieutenant colonel Joe zinno, also an engineer along with his older brother Clarence Zinno, made US history. They have a plaque even in the Smithsonian institute stating so. Unfortunately after the flight the plane was in a hanger and both doors were open to gust of wind blew the aircraft the rope broken and smashed into quite a few pieces and was never put back together. Many people were attempting this feat to win the $100,000 prize. If you look at closely the nzb standing for Zinno Brothers.. aircraft and design and build you'll see how close the resembles the build from the MIT gossamer 3. My great-uncle was not in the best of health at the time of his peddling, but he refused to let anyone younger answer the plane and break the record. I would like you to do for the research and add my uncles my great uncle's name to Wikipedia, after all he was the first documented human powered flight in the United States of America. And your research will prove that my short editorial is accurate. He also has a short biography of his life which I encourage you to read. Thank you and God bless you your family and friends! --SilverJesus64 (talk) 07:11, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

SilverJesus64, Wikipedia is open for anybody to edit, so you are free to do the research and add your uncle to the article, as long as you provide reliable, written sources - unfortunately we can't rely on personal testimony/experience, but I would recommend looking for newspaper accounts from 1975 for your reliable source. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

After doing further research when I googled his name I saw an article that was containing Wikipedia already so there's no need for me to do it I was just surprised it was not in the content of the original message that I saw posted because nowhere in that particular article didn't mentioned lieutenant Colonel Joe Zinno. apparently he was overlooked in that article that I read and not included but when you look at his design of his airplane it's the exact copy of the one that won the $100,000 prize there's no jealousy here my uncle wasn't even ticked off just all those man hours building it and then having it crash and having some damage when it was flying that must have been the biggest heartache and again thank you for getting back to me so soon God bless you your family your friends in the Name of Christ Jesus amen SilverJesus64 (talk) 15:01, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

SilverJesus64, excellent, glad to heard that you found that article, and best wishes to you as well. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

This Month in Education: November 2024

This Month in Education

Volume 13 • Issue 9 • November 2024

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• Auckland Museum Wikipedia Student Programme
• Citizenship and free knowledge on Wikipedia in Albanian language
• Engaging students with Wikipedia and Wikidata at Hasanuddin University’s Wikimedia Week
• Minigrant initiative by empowering the Rrëshen community in Albania
• Wikidata birthday in Albania, 2024
• Wikidata birthday in School
• Wikimedia Education Workshop at Lumbini Technological University
• Wikimedia MKD's new collaborations and new content
• Improving Historical Knowledge on Persian Wikipedia through a continuous Wikimedia Education Program: Shahid Beheshti University Wikipedia Education Program

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Question from Sirapmlukwesa (09:22, 11 December 2024)

How do I post a new article on Wikipedia? --Sirapmlukwesa (talk) 09:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Sirapmlukwesa, you will have to go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:20, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Anna beatriz01 on Privately held company (03:03, 19 December 2024)

Como criar a página? --Anna beatriz01 (talk) 03:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Anna beatriz01, See WP:AFC, but since this is English Wikipedia, see pt:Wikipédia:Guia de criação de artigosfor the Portuguese version. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:57, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Strike gamer on Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers (06:17, 20 December 2024)

আমি একজন নতুন পাবলিক আমি হেক সিখতে চাই হেক সমপোরকে আমার কনো ধারনা নেই বুঝছেন এই বিসয়ে কি আমাকে গাইড কোরতে পারবেন --Strike gamer (talk) 06:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Strike gamer, this is English language Wikipedia. To edit in Bengali, visit https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Success Ndlovu (19:05, 22 December 2024)

Hello zoozaz, how complicated is writing articles on Wikipedia --Success Ndlovu (talk) 19:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Success Ndlovu, it is pretty complicated, there are a lot of policies and guidelines that have to be followed. WP:YFA lists the process for writing an article, and you can submit it through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Johnsv29 (13:20, 25 December 2024)

Hi I'm interested in editing an article entitled "Linkage disequilibrium". I have some experience in this field of genetics, and came on the article. I don't have problems with mistakes, just that I feel that the topic could be better explained. In fact there is a note saying "This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. (May 2023)"

Problem is that I would really prefer to start from scratch and re-write large slabs starting at the beginning. I haven't done any wikipedia editing, and don't undertand the ethics of this. How does one do this without causing offence to the original writer(s).

Thanks, John --Johnsv29 (talk) 13:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Johnsv29, no issue with causing offense to the original writers, Wikipedia's a collective project so improvements are welcome, but there are some other things you should be aware of. Firstly make sure it's written in Wikipedia's enclopedic style/tone (not like an essay with a particular argument). If you want some more guidance on this, look at some other articles on similar topics. More popular articles will give you a better sense of this, since they will be more heavily edited.

Secondly, make sure you have references. If you delete paragraphs that have references and replace them with paragraphs that don't have references, your edit will likely be reverted. If you substantially change a paragraph without references, I would suggest adding some. If you do those two things, your edits probably won't be reverted, but if they are, you can discuss on the talk page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:45, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

I've made changes to the "linkage disequilibrium" page. I hope they will be in the spirit of what's expected on wikipedia, but t's a fairly specialised topic so I assume there won't be many who will look at it. Johnsv29 (talk) 00:37, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Missmarie87$ on User:Missmarie87$ (02:30, 1 January 2025)

Hi I am Melissa and I am needing some guidance/ADVICE on what to do next here --Missmarie87$ (talk) 02:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Missmarie87$, there are plenty of ways to contribute to Wikipedia, you can look through Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia to find them, most of them involve editing and improving articles. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:59, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Historaj (11:13, 25 January 2025)

How can I move my draft with a new name before waiting for the 'move page' option? --Historaj (talk) 11:13, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Historaj, I'm not sure what you mean by this question, but if you want to rename your draft, you can use the move button under the page menu on the draft. Once approved by the reviewer, the draft will become an article and "Draft" will be removed from its name. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:18, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from PM09121972 (01:04, 27 January 2025)

Shakespeare Coaches run a daily transfer between London Paddington and Stratford as well as local Cotswolds Tours from Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh. Each time I have posted this it get removed???? --PM09121972 (talk) 01:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

PM09121972, it seems to be because you are adding external links. Instead of adding an external link, you should add the link as part of a reference at the end of the sentence. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:44, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Informer1101 on Boise, Idaho (05:09, 2 February 2025)

Can you please help me update the info for my city like the city of Boise has?

I’m simply trying to add Mayor Trevor Schiefelbein listed as mayor for the city of Crouch Idaho.

Thank you! --Informer1101 (talk) 05:09, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Informer1101, it seems he listed listed as the mayor in the article already, in the infobox. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:41, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Dinner Ideas Hub (22:51, 4 February 2025)

Hi Zoozaz1,

I hope this message finds you well! I trust you're doing great.

I’m reaching out because I’d love to tap into your expertise. Could you please guide me on how to create an informative article about my blog, which focuses on dinner recipes? My goal is to write something that resonates with readers and showcases the unique value my blog offers.

If you have any tips or steps to follow—such as creating an outline, or making it more reader-friendly—I would greatly appreciate your advice.

Thank you so much for your time and support. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Best regards, Sarah co-founder of www.dinnerideashub.com --Dinner Ideas Hub (talk) 22:51, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Dinner Ideas Hub, unfortunately, it is unlikely that your blog qualifies for an article on Wikipedia - refer to WP:GNG for what it takes to qualify. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:44, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

This Month in Education: January 2025

This Month in Education

Volume 14 • Issue 1 • January 2025

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• Advancing Education Pillar in Kosovo: 2024 Journey
• Auckland Museum Wikipedia Students Making Progress
• Celebrating 10 Years of Wiki Education
• Empowering Multilingual Students: Expanding Wikipedia Through Collaboration of foreign languages faculty's students of the University of Tehran
• Ensuring accurate and authentic information with 1Lib1Ref Campaign in Anambra
• Experiences of Wikipedia in the classroom with a gender perspective in Monterrey
• Fine Arts University Students exploring Wikipedia in Tirana, Albania
• Lviv hosted Ukraine’s first student photo walk for Wikipedia
• Many new trained volunteers and new articles at the end of the year in Macedonia
• Wikimedia and Scientific Events in Brazil
• Wiki Workshop- Call for Contributions

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Question from EM 1NH3 (09:07, 6 February 2025)

Hi Zoozaz! I'm currently wanting to edit the page for a video game I play ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_(2003_video_game) ). There is a source that is linked incorrectly so they assumed the page to be dead, and the archive source is also linked incorrectly. The original source is still available, but I am scared to edit it incorrectly lol

The reference link posted by the person is:

When it should/can link directly to just https://forums.escapistmagazine.com/threads/text-based-online-game-earns-21-year-old-1-000-000.173850/ Do I just delete everything from url-status = dead and then put in the proper link?? --EM 1NH3 (talk) 09:07, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

EM 1NH3, I would suggest changing url-status to live, replacing the URL with the correct URL, and replacing the archive-URL with the correct archive URL as well. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:28, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply yesterday! I implemented as suggested and it worked.

Today, I've started reviewing the pages for the American Community Schools, and they generally seem to be problematic. The page for American Community Schools is actually the page for the American Community School of Athens. It is also outdated. I want to update it, but it also has bigger issues.

I posted a talk topic under there, though there is also another one that is several years old and unaddressed.

I would appreciate any insight and advice on it, since I have zero clue how that would be implemented, what the procedure/prerequisites are to do so, and if it's actually the best course of action. EM 1NH3 (talk) 09:52, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

EM 1NH3, feel free to WP:Be bold and do it yourself, you can rename the current article by pressing "move" under the "page" dropdown menu at the top right of the article, and thereafter edit the article American Community Schools as appropriate by replacing the redirect to the re-named article (just make sure you include reliable sources on the new article/list). Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:44, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Bflo232 (20:31, 6 February 2025)

what articles can i edit --Bflo232 (talk) 20:31, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Bflo232, you can edit all non-protected articles, the ones that don't have a lock at the top of the article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:29, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheVirtualWiki (21:50, 7 February 2025)

How to create an citation --TheVirtualWiki (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

TheVirtualWiki, you can press the citation button that has a quotation mark on it once you edit the article, then fill in the fields. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:52, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from LarryLoveFromupAbove (18:07, 11 February 2025)

How do I write my life history --LarryLoveFromupAbove (talk) 18:07, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

LarryLoveFromupAbove, Unless you are WP:Notable, which requires significant coverage of you in multiple reliable, independent secondary sources, unfortunately your life history won't qualify for a Wikipedia article; if you are notable, I would suggest looking at biographies of similar figures on Wikipedia for inspiration. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:22, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Menarie221 (09:26, 17 February 2025)

Hi, sir.

There is a film page called "Love You Hamesha". I looked at the YouTube link per information in that page, but the movie title is different (it's shown to be "Hum Tum Something Something") although other information e.g. director, composer, etc. are same. Should I change the page title or just add this information in the page or leave as it is? I will keep looking for information about this work.

Thank you. --Menarie221 (talk) 09:26, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Menarie221, I don't think you should, this website says that it was originally releaased with the title Love You Hamesha. https://myswar.co/album/love-you-hamesha-1999. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:12, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Yes, sir.

Also in any other websites including IMDB, the title is "Love You Hamesha". But I was interested because in its Wiki page, the information based on the reference no. 5 is a YouTube link to a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fyHn3t6EZI).

In the opening credits, all information are same except the title "Hum Tum Something Something". So I just wanted to you to see that.

I will not change the title, sir. Thank you for your response. Menarie221 (talk) 03:59, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from GeeBeeSTL (14:59, 20 February 2025)

Hi! Just getting started as an editor. Wondering what the parenthetical numbers are on after my edits on my contributions page. Most are green, which I assume means positive, but a few are red. Is that bad? Should I be learning a lesson from those figures in terms of best practices? Thanks in advance! --GeeBeeSTL (talk) 14:59, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

GeeBeeSTL, hello! No need to pay attention to those, those just track how much content is added/removed from the page. There's no relation between that and the quality of the edits. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:40, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Super helpful.

Another question: I wanted to create an entry on a noted Substack author. He's someone I know a little . I'm not getting paid to do so, and I told him I would do it and he's okay. I know that living people are treated differently, and also that the right to create an entry requires a achieving a certain threshold of participation. What do I need to know? GeeBeeSTL (talk) 19:28, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

GeeBeeSTL, you can submit articles for review through WP:AFC. The two most important policies to look through are WP:BLP, which provides guidelines for articles on living persons, and WP:NBASIC, where you can find the criteria which qualifies a person for an article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:14, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Kekuiganteng001 on Vishnu (20:24, 22 February 2025)

Hey --Kekuiganteng001 (talk) 20:24, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Freetrials (19:50, 23 February 2025)

hey i'm new! just saying hey, thanks for being my mentor. --Freetrials (talk) 19:50, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Freetrials, hello! You're welcome. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Janetannedavidson (13:02, 3 March 2025)

hello, I want to upload information about me. Is this the right place? --Janetannedavidson (talk) 13:02, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Janetannedavidson, not quite, unless you are notable enough to qualify for an article, which few people are. You can however put information about yourself on your userpage to share with other Wikipedia editors. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:36, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Growth Newsletter #33

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Constructive Activation Experiments

This year, the Growth team is exploring ways to help more new account holders start editing—and do so constructively, meaning their edits are not reverted. Our latest experiments include:

• Gradual rollout of "Add a Link" at English Wikipedia – We are gradually introducing the "Add a Link" structured task to newcomers at English Wikipedia (T386029). This serves as a natural A/B test to measure its impact on activation, retention, and revert rates (T382603). Previous experiments on pilot wikis showed that "Add a Link" increases newcomer participation, particularly by helping them make constructive (non-reverted) edits.
• Testing in-article suggestions for first-time editors – Many new account holders want to contribute but don’t know where to start. To help, we’re piloting a feature that surfaces structured task suggestions directly in an article’s read view for brand-new editors (T385343). These suggestions will appear for logged-in users with no edits, providing a clear, simple way to begin contributing that is surfaced while they read.

Community Updates

Newcomers often struggle to find their place in Wikipedia’s collaborative environment. While experienced editors easily discover events like edit-a-thons and writing campaigns, newcomers often miss out.

• To bridge this gap, we launched the Community Updates module for the Newcomer Homepage. This module is disabled by default, allowing Community Admins to decide how (or if) to use it.
• If your community hosts events, consider setting up a Community Update to engage and welcome newcomers! Learn more on Diff. To configure, visit Special:CommunityConfiguration.

Community Configuration

Community Configuration is now available across all wikis, including non-Wikipedia projects (T383910). Community Configuration allows admins to customize various features like Growth features and Automoderator for their communities, and more recently the Babel extension now allows admins to modify configuration:

• Babel customization – Admins can now configure Babel settings (T374348), including category naming, automatic category creation, and more. See an example on Wikimedia Commons.
• Upcoming configurable features – Projects exploring community configuration options include: Incident Reporting System (T374113) and Cite backlinks (T378807).

Mentorship

Mentors play a key role in guiding new editors. If you’re interested in mentoring, or turning mentorship on at your wiki, check out the Mentorship FAQ

• Starting February 17, 100% of new accounts at English Wikipedia will be assigned a mentor (T384505).
• At Spanish Wikipedia, on 50% of newcomers get a mentor. Experienced contributors are encouraged to join mentorship so that Spanish Wikipedia can provide a mentor to all new users.

Looking Ahead

In the coming months, we will continue balancing maintenance work—such as deprecating EditGrowth Config (T367574) and migrating Statslib (T359352) — with user-facing improvements that support new editors and foster the next generation of contributors.

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Question from Madit Bol on List of universities and colleges in Kenya (15:50, 4 March 2025)

Hello , how can I apply for medical university. I'm in Kapsoya --Madit Bol (talk) 15:50, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Madit Bol, I can't really help you with this unfortunately, this is for advice on editing Wikipedia, perhaps ask at the WP:Reference desk. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:05, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Nekrylova (20:19, 8 March 2025)

Hello, Zoozaz1! Where can I ask to ban both User:Tintin-tintin and User:Revolynka from contributing to enwiki because this screenwriting project expriment went terribly wrong in Putin's post-Soviet Russia and instead of two children I now have only one? --Nekrylova (talk) 20:19, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Nekrylova, I'm not sure exacltly where you can request a ban, perhaps you could try Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. However, you will have to be more clear about the rationale for the ban - it is not clear how the situation in Russia and this failed experiment relates to why you want these accounts banned. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:55, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Zoozaz1, Specifically, it went wrong somewhere between Hellawes (Russian singer-songwriter) and Susan McClary (An American musicologist, with whom my daughter, a musician's daughter turned a screenwriter, exchanged letters a couple of years ago) edits involving word-for-word translation were not the best choice in that context. As you might know, Putin's administration is pressuring Ruwiki (a Wikipedia fork) to make changes that could facilitate lobbying for a ban on abortions in both Russia and China, aiming to gain greater approval from the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) (not to be confused with the Russian Olympic Committee). Higher education for women is next on the list of targets for Putin's administration, and his special forces are willing to go to extreme lengths to suppress dissent, even targeting those who believe they are acting 'for the right cause.' I don't want to lose my only surviving child (because my husband died at 39, in 1992, after fighting many years — leaving almost nothin to his family, and no support from the collapsed Soviet regime — in Afghanistan). So, please, be serious about the universal ban for both User:Tintin-tintine and User:Revolynka (my first child was 3 years older than the second one, and she's already dead — so, my second daughter tried to fill the void, unsuccessfully). She wasn't welcomed, for sure, in ruwiki, as either Tintin-tintine and Revolynka (and there's a rule banning people contributing from different accounts), and will never be. Nekrylova (talk) 21:42, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Nekrylova, en-wiki bans will only affect en-wiki - if you want a universal block including ruwiki, you'll have to make your request at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global. I understand your reasoning, and feel free to make your case to either Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard, here on en-wiki for an en-wiki block, but just as a warning I'm not sure if you will be successful - generally blocks are only applied if requested by the user themselves or due to violating Wikipedia's policies. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:21, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

However, if those two accounts are run by the same person, and that is not disclosed by them, that is against Wikipedia policy, and might perhaps be grounds for a block. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:22, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Kekuiganteng001 on Vishnu (14:09, 9 March 2025)

Yes --Kekuiganteng001 (talk) 14:09, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from ShmurdaSheWrote (19:15, 9 March 2025)

Can we add copyrighted images --ShmurdaSheWrote (talk) 19:15, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

ShmurdaSheWrote, generally no, unless you hold the copyright and release it with a creative commons license, or it fulfills Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:03, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Safann (20:35, 5 March 2025)

Hello, I am trying to learn how to do all of this correctly. I recently had a page that I was working on deleted for not being transparent about my affiliation with the company. I have since disclosed my professional relationship with them on my talk page. How can I go about getting my page reinstated? --Safann (talk) 20:35, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Safann, see WP:Requests for undeletion, but before you do that, add the paid template on your userpage (User:Safann) as described on your talk page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:06, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I tried doing that just now, but it doesn't look like the box that I see in my sandbox. Am I doing something wrong? Safann (talk) 15:32, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Safann, I've fixed it for you. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:24, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing that, @Zoozaz1 Much appreciated.

In the link that you sent me (WP: Requests for undeletion) it says, "Do not request that pages or media deleted under speedy deletion criteria F7, F9, F11, U5, A7, A9, A11, G3, G4, G10, G11 or G12 be undeleted here."

My page was deleted under G11. How should I address this? I should note that 95% of the content that I had provided was taken from articles written externally & independently from the company. I am open to making the language more neutral if that was the issue.

What is the best next step for me to have the page reinstated?

Thank you. Safann (talk) 16:56, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Safann, good job on paying close attention to our policies - I hadn't noticed that it was deleted under G11. In that case, I would personally suggest just re-writing it yourself. Just to be clear, make sure that it's all written by yourself - I assume you mean the facts, not the wording/sentences, were taken from external sources.

As you probably know from the deletion, I would focus on making the language much more neutral. It would be a good idea to model the article on a somewhat similar article, as long as that article has neutral language. If you really want to have your deleted article, you could ask one of the administrators listed here: Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles, but as mentioned above I would personally suggest just re-starting. You can submit the article through the WP:AFC process. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:56, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback @Zoozaz1. I do indeed mean that the facts were taken from external sources. I can definitely make everything more neutral. I will rewrite and submit through the WP:AFC process. Thank you for your help! Safann (talk) 16:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Scientification (14:06, 10 March 2025)

Hi Liance! Nice to meet with you! I just recently joint wiki's community. Could you help me with the following question - I used some data from the company's annual report and I wanted to add it as a reference to my recent edit (https://investors.interactivebrokers.com/download/2024_IBG_AR.pdf). I was not allowed to add it as it is a pdf file. Could you suggest how to add a reference in such cases? Thanks indeed, Alex --Scientification (talk) 14:06, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Scientification, you should be able to add links to PDFs in references, I'm not sure why it wasn't allowed. Just use the reference button on the visual editor and put in all the information you have from the reference, and link the PDF in the URL section. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:58, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Many thanks Zoozaz1! I will try again to do it Scientification (talk) 15:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Charityg1! on No income, no asset (22:07, 10 March 2025)

I'm in need of assistance.I'm being evicted from my apartments.I have less than 2 days to come up with the money that I'm behind on.Otherwise I'm getting the boot.Nobody will help me.No matter where I go.What I do and I'm waiting on my social security took again.Please , could you please help me --Charityg1! (talk) 22:07, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Charityg1, unfortunately I can't help you with that, but maybe try WP:Reference desk if you have more specific questions. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:59, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

This Month in Education: February 2025

This Month in Education

Volume 14 • Issue 2 • February 2025

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• Activities series at the Shefit Hekali school in Peqin, Albania
• Wikimedia Brazil has formed a partnership with a public policy research institute
• Preserving Heritage: Tuluvas Aati Month Educational Wikimedia Programs
• Reflecting on our Past: Farewell to the Auckland Museum Summer Students
• Successful Conclusion of the Second Phase of "Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom" in Yemen
• Wiki Workshop in Mitrovica
• Wikimedia MKD' Education: Lots of new trained users, lots of new articles
• Wikimedia Serbia receives accreditation from the National Library of Serbia for the Wiki Senior seminar

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Question from 777user888 (15:35, 16 March 2025)

Hi, thanks for taking the time. Obvious question, but why would someone want to get really good at editing, are there skills or experiences you have come to appreciate and even become surprised from deep diving into the world of wiki-editing? -warmly, 777 --777user888 (talk) 15:35, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

777user888, good question. Lots of reasons, I'd say. Firstly it's a great opportunity to improve your writing, as it's being subject to continous peer review. Practing your research skills as well can be quite useful for lots of occupations and reasons. More broadly, Wikipedia is just such a huge enterprise that there are all sorts of little niches that if you dig into can really improve your knowledge on specific topics. For instance, I've spent a lot of time working on Wikipedia's automatic inflation adjustments for currencies and on copyright law for Wikimedia Commons. For me personally it's been useful many times to actually understand how copyright works (which very few people do). From the inflation projects, I learned some basics of how to use Excel which has been quite helpful.

Wikipedia is just such a huge enterprise that if there's something your interested in, you'll likely be able to work on it. And you can do so collaboratively with other editors (which can be very helpful) for the public benefit too (which is nice motivation). Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from CuriousMouse2 (18:09, 11 March 2025)

Hi Zoozaz - I wanted to correct something but I don't have a replacement. The Peter Attia article here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Attia has a link to his publications via ORCID. This looks official except it's the wrong Peter Attia. It's Peter M Attia from a company called Glimpse who does battery and engineering research. It's not Peter Attia podcaster and writer about longevity and lifespan. I wanted to see what research he had done. Can you advise? --CuriousMouse2 (talk) 18:09, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

CuriousMouse2, good catch. That template sources information from Wikidata here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23712954#identifiers. I would suggest either deleting the ORCID info entirely through Wikidata (you can use your Wikipedia account on Wikidata) or, if you able to find his real ORCID number, replacing the current number with that. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Zoozaz1. I deleted the ORCID number (I think) since there wasn't a reliable ORCID. There was one other number that linked to his name but it was for a few different people and didn't link to many publications. So I couldn't find anything better. I actually wanted to leave a note to explain what I'd done and why but it didn't work that way. I've never used this before. Thanks again. CuriousMouse2 (talk) 21:30, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Bijandoro (23:15, 19 March 2025)

Hello Zoozaz1, thanks for being my mentor. I am entirely new to editing on Wikipedia, but have been a regular user of all the great info provided here. This is one of the few internet endeavors to which I have ever chosen to donate freely. I created an account so I could provide some feedback for an article where there were a few mistakes made. Being a complete novice to the editing environment, I did not think it best for me to correct the mistakes on my own. I thought there might be a way to inform the responsible parties for the specific article and allow them to choose how the correction should be made (after they vet my feedback to validate my suggestions, of course...). Is there a way to simply provide feedback/correction suggestions in Wikipedia? Thanks so much. --Bijandoro (talk) 23:15, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Bijandoro, glad you're enjoying Wikipedia. Yes, you can post on the talk page of the article by pressing the talk button under the article title. I will note, for the less commonly visited articles not many people will look at the talk page, so if it's an obvious error on a less commonly visited article I would suggest changing it yourself. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:20, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1, thanks for the incredibly quick reply! I will give the talk button a try and see what happens. If nothing, maybe I'll get the courage to fix things. I spend most of my day doing this in my job - might as well do some good on Wikipedia for once... Thanks again. Bijandoro (talk) 23:24, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Assamnewarsammelan (01:55, 29 March 2025)

How to save content --Assamnewarsammelan (talk) 01:55, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Assamnewarsammelan, I would suggest downloading it on to your computer. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:59, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

"Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 March 29 § Citizenship of the Democratic Republic of Congo until a consensus is reached. Thryduulf (talk) 12:00, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Shivash11 (22:22, 7 April 2025)

Hello I'm new to editing wikipedia. Where should i start from? --Shivash11 (talk) 22:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Shivash11, I would recommend starting with Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, and looking through different ways to contribute. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:50, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

This Month in Education: March 2025

This Month in Education

Volume 14 • Issue 3 • March 2025

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• A Whole New World: Research Findings on New Editor Integration in Serbian Wikipedia
• Bolivia: a new round of Leamos Wikipedia begins in Bolivia
• Faculty of Social Sciences Workshop in Albania
• Lots of contributions and trainings as part of Wikimedia MKD's Education Programme
• Wikimedia organized multiple events of science and education in Brazil during the month of March

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Question from Khushaaalll (17:32, 10 April 2025)

Hello guys welcome back to my movies --Khushaaalll (talk) 17:32, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from JudithJarmilla1971 on Petro Gazz Angels (04:52, 14 April 2025)

Can you Put Catarman Blue Hitters --JudithJarmilla1971 (talk) 04:52, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

It is a false team, please stop bothering people. Hariboneagle927 (talk) 04:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Basically for some reason Judith is asking to supersede the article of Petro Gazz Angels pro-volleyball team with their made-up team. Please ignore Zoozaz1. Hariboneagle927 (talk) 05:04, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Benconners (21:45, 2 April 2025)

Hey! Can you help me edit butler’s national championship history?

Butler won two national championships before The NCAA tournament

1924 (AAU National Tournament), 1929 (Veterans Athletes of Philadelphia)

I want to add this in above the national runner-up box but can’t figure out how --Benconners (talk) 21:45, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Benconners, I'm not sure which article you are referring to, but if you are trying to edit a template, you might have to edit or add to the parameters of the template, and to do that you could look at similar parameters on the template and copy them (changing the inputted name to the two championships you want to add). Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:47, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Thank you brother! I will try that. Yes, I’m looking at the “ Butler Bulldogs “ men’s basketball page. I am trying to add two “ Pre-NCAA National Championships “ but I can’t get a new template above “ National Runner-Ups “ Benconners (talk) 03:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from BlinBabushka2 (13:04, 17 April 2025)

Hi there. If a certain word/phrase already has a wiki link to the page on a previous mention, do I add the same link to a later mention? --BlinBabushka2 (talk) 13:04, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

BlinBabushka2, There's no need to add it later. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. BlinBabushka2 (talk) 20:15, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Hookemployee (19:12, 18 April 2025)

Hello. I am a former employee of Dr Hook and Ron Haffkine. In fact I worked for Hook from 1972 until they broke up in the 80s. Ron Haffkine states that Cameron Crowe wrote the cover story to Rolling Stone's article on them when they made the cover issue following the release of their song, The Cover of the Rolling Stone. This is not true, the article was written by Tim Cahill and you can see his byline clearly if you go to the Rolling Stone Magazine archives and look up the actual interview. I hesitate editing Wikipedia myself but someone should. Ron and I had many meetings with Tim Cahill before the issue was released and Tim should be properly credited for his fine interview with the band. Ron may have been confused about Cameron because Cameron was used a lot by publicists Gibson and Stromberg. We also used Gibson and Stromberg for Hook in the beginning and both Ron and myself spent hours in their offices as did Cameron (who Ron and I met on several occasions). I guess Ron thought it was a better story to cite Cameron as the writer, but he was not. I spoke with Ron a long time ago about this but was ignored. I'm not really sure how to proceed to correct this erroneous statement. Perhaps you can suggest how I go about it? Thanks, Carla Lockhart, former Hook employee, longtime girlfriend of Ron's (11 years), publicist, secretary, music publisher, dish washer, song plugger, etc. --Hookemployee (talk) 19:12, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Hookemployee, so you have two main options. The first is to post on the talk page of the article (above the article title there is a button that says "talk"), and write "{{edit COI}}", and below that write your requested edit. Make sure you include links/references to the sources that support your proposed edit.

The second option is to edit it yourself. If you do this, you have to add {{UserboxCOI|Ron Haffkine}} to you userpage (that is a good idea even if you decide to do the first option, to post an edit request on the talk page). Then you can edit the article. Importantly, you have to add a reference (perhaps the specific issue of the Rolling Stone magazine where the interview is), just as you would for the edit request, to make sure the edit is not reverted. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:16, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

How notable does someone need to be to be eligible for a page.

Hi, previous reviewer said my page about Lo Cheung Kue wasn't sufficiently notable. I was wondering where the line is. He was one of the top citizens of Hong Kong in early 1900's. I have family documents which I don't want to publish and I know at least one of his living descendants has a page but not sure about linking it as they might not want that link publicised. I am happy to do more work if I am close but not if I am a million miles off. Documents from 1900 China and Hong Kong are pretty sparse. Hope you can advise. Thanks Donald DHM Wicker (talk) 15:48, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

DHM Wicker, so on Wikipedia notability is a technical term that has specific requirements that need to be met. If you look through the requirements listed on WP:NBASIC, you can get a sense of whether you think you Lo Cheung Kue might qualify. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from John sali23212321 (02:07, 25 April 2025)

i want to make a wiki page of my friend, how would i? --John sali23212321 (talk) 02:07, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

John sali23212321, you can use the WP:AFC process, but first make sure your friend meets the threshold of qualification specified here WP:NBASIC, and also make sure to declare your conflict of interest on your userpage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Judiciary of Sierra Leone

A tag has been placed on Category:Judiciary of Sierra Leone indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 12:15, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Jway2 (02:47, 28 April 2025)

Do You Only Need To Use Sub-heading 1? --Jway2 (talk) 02:47, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Jway2, it depends on the situation, but you can use sub-heading 2 for sub-headings within a sub-heading. Nor are subheadings required in general. Zoozaz1 (talk) Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:08, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Liikhanyeee on User talk:Zoozaz1 (21:09, 30 April 2025)

So the thing is, I want to create a page about Scotts Maphuma and LeeMckrazy. Can you help me on how to edit it --Liikhanyeee (talk) 21:10, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Liikhanyeee, you can look through WP:AFC for advice on the process. Make sure your subject meets the WP:NBASIC requirements to have an article first, however. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:24, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from SunnyGardener (01:43, 4 May 2025)

I have attempted to add a name to the May 8 musicians birthday page, but do not see it appearing, This, although the available info says the edit will appear immediately. Help! --SunnyGardener (talk) 01:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

SunnyGardener, I'm not sure which page exactly you were attempting to edit, as it doesn't seem you have done any edits with this account except this comment. If you're referring to Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 8, there have been no edits to that page for a year, so perhaps you attempted to edit it but didn't save the edit? Other than that I'm not sure what happened - if it is a different page, it is also possible that you edited the page but someone undid the edit soon after. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:58, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Pierse Bosworth (00:45, 6 May 2025)

Hi there I’m wondering about creating a new entry --Pierse Bosworth (talk) 00:45, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Pierse Bosworth, you can look through WP:AFC for advice on the process. Make sure your subject meets the WP:N requirements to have an article first, however. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:52, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Chisomo Phiri (20:15, 7 May 2025)

Hi sir --Chisomo Phiri (talk) 20:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

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• Ceremony of giving certificates and awarding the winners of the edit-a-thon: Meet Slovenia
• The Workshops Wikimedia & Education are back in Brazil
• EduWiki Nigeria: Advancing Digital Literacy in Schools
• Empowering the Next Generation: Wikidata Training at Federal Government Boys College, FGBC Abuja
• Final Wikipedia project with Shefit Hekali school in Peqin, Albania
• Teachers who graduated from the Leamos Wikipedia program in Bolivia become mentors for their colleagues
• Wikivoyage in Has region, Northern Albania
• Wikivoyage workshop in Bulqiza

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Question from Chisomo Phiri (20:16, 7 May 2025)

I am Chisomo Phiri from Malawi . Would you help me to upload my biography and photo on Wikipedia so that people can access them . --Chisomo Phiri (talk) 20:16, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Chisomo Phiri, I don't think you would meet the standard for inclusion in Wikipedia, but if you would like to try you can do so at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from PrestineMusic (21:38, 9 May 2025)

Hello, I’m needing to write a wiki article for a band that I’m trying to write about but I can’t find anywhere to create an article, only edit other articles. --PrestineMusic (talk) 21:38, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

PrestineMusic, you can do so at WP:AFC, but note that it must pass the requirements at WP:GNG. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Mouad quin (15:59, 11 May 2025)

أولد تأكيد هوية حسابي وتوفيقه إلى علامة الزرقاء --Mouad quin (talk) 15:59, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Mouad quin, I'm not quite sure what you mean, but note that Arabic Wikipedia is separate from English Wikipedia, and that might be the issue. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:02, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Karkuzhali Pathippagam on User:Karkuzhali Pathippagam (12:54, 13 May 2025)

I have created page and its showing in my User page section. Please advise how do I publish that online. --Karkuzhali Pathippagam (talk) 12:54, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Karkuzhali Pathippagam, you'll have to look into the procedures on Tamil Wikipedia (I assume it's in Tamil), since here on English Wikipedia we only publish articles in English. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:07, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Siraldeen on South Asia Peace Initiatives (05:45, 15 May 2025)

Hi I have a child 8 years old I have no money for food and home espenssal pls help me --Siraldeen (talk) 05:45, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Siraldeen on South Asia Peace Initiatives (05:46, 15 May 2025)

Hi my name is siraldeen from srilanka I have a one child but no money for food and home espenssal pls help me my bank account number bank of ceylon 8113025960 --Siraldeen (talk) 05:46, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Multiloni (03:37, 18 May 2025)

i am here to find work so how can i found here --Multiloni (talk) 03:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Multiloni, Wikipedia is maintained by unpaid volunteers. Zoozaz1 (talk) 04:03, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from SB THANG SUAN KHAM (10:40, 18 May 2025)

Yes Sir how to use the website and app link --SB THANG SUAN KHAM (talk) 10:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

SB THANG SUAN KHAM, if you want help with editing, see Help:Editing. Other than that, feel free to ask more specific questions about what you need help with. Zoozaz1 (talk) 04:04, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Amit choudhary kalki (16:46, 21 May 2025)

Amit Choudhary

Amit Choudhary (born 26 August 2000) is an Indian actor known for his work in film and theatre. He was born in Kadila village, Tonk district, Rajasthan, and was raised in Jaipur, where he began his journey in the performing arts through local theatre.

Amit pursued his early education at Rahul Shikshan Sansthan Senior Secondary School in Jaipur and later graduated from S.S. Jain Subodh College, Rambagh, Jaipur. Passionate about acting from a young age, he trained and performed in theatre productions across Jaipur before moving to Mumbai to begin his professional career.

He officially started his film career on 28 October 2022 after relocating to Mumbai. Amit made his on-screen debut in the science-fiction film “Kalki 2898 AD”, director nag ashwin marking his entry into mainstream cinema.

In addition to acting, Amit is an avid traveler and motorcycle enthusiast. He currently resides in Mumbai, actively working on expanding his career in the Indian film industry. --Amit choudhary kalki (talk) 16:46, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Gods Usher (02:26, 23 May 2025)

I have 2 questions... And I thank you for being my mentor by the way. How do I start a sandbox without it being published? Just a work station for a project without losing ground on the work that has been accomplished?

2nd question... I have been trying to add to already created pages. citing sources and such. i see that 2 things I have done has been reverted. How do I find out why? Im alright with being corrected if I do something wrong, I just want to learn and know what I did do wrong.

Im very new to all of this and am trying to figure it out. i think this would make a great hobby.

Anyways, thank you zoozaz1 and javahurricane. i look forward to learning from you --Gods Usher (talk) 02:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Gods Usher, sorry for the delayed response. Your sandbox will be technically available for anyone to view, but it won't be published on the main encyclopedia for readers to view, so you can save/publish your sandbox without regular readers looking at it.

On your second question, you can press view history on any article to view the edit history, and there should be an edit summary on the edit that reverted your edit. Zoozaz1 (talk) 10:22, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Otheranniee on Ashmina Ranjit (12:24, 23 May 2025)

Hello, I’m making my first edit and wanted to make sure I don’t screw anything up! The citation link goes to a 404 error page. I looked for another link to back up the statement. But can’t really find anything other links to back it up. I think this means I need to remove the whole sentence. But I also don’t believe the sentence is false because you can see the image of the work when you click on it. So would love advice. Thank you! --Otheranniee (talk) 12:24, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Otheranniee, it's not formally required to remove sentences that aren't supported by a citation, particularly if you believe that the sentence is correct. What you can do is add the template {{citation needed}} right after the sentence. Zoozaz1 (talk) 10:24, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Will do. 70.16.228.157 (talk) 12:06, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Phakdey chrin on Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Resident (05:38, 25 May 2025)

I like passport --Phakdey chrin (talk) 05:38, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Prasanna V Dasari (07:16, 27 May 2025)

hello, can i see my editing history which is not published --Prasanna V Dasari (talk) 07:16, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Prasanna V Dasari, you have to press the publish button to save your edits - otherwise they won't be saved as edits, so you won't be able to see the edit history. Zoozaz1 (talk) Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:32, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

This Month in Education: May 2025

This Month in Education

Volume 14 • Issue 5 • May 2025

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In This Issue

• Journalism students at Aleksandër Xhuvani University explore Wikipedia in Albania
• Reviewing pending articles editathon with high school students in Albania
• Several educational workshops to promote science on Wiki were held in Brazil in the month of May
• Simón Bolívar Teacher Training College joins the Let's Read Wikipedia Program
• Students become Editors: Wikimedia Chile launches Latin America's first Vikidia Workshop
• The DemocraTICon competition was held, this year for the first time with a discipline focused on Wikipedia
• Wikimedia MKD's "Lajka" workshop in Skopje

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Question from Muhluri chauke (12:47, 29 May 2025)

That's good 👍👍 --Muhluri chauke (talk) 12:47, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Rfakjunkie (18:04, 31 May 2025)

Hello,

I had recently created a new wiki page for "Sachin Yadav (javelin)" an international sportsperson, but it's been flagged by wiki with this message - "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for sports and athletics." Can you please visit that page and tell me what wrong did I do, it would be a great help for future pages that I create.

Thanks in advance! --Rfakjunkie (talk) 18:04, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Rfakjunkie, see WP:NPERSON. Essentially, you should have a few more reliable sources in the article that demonstrate the notability of the subject. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:11, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I've attached around 6 citations from various new outlets and his world athletics profile, but the flag still remains. Due to the flagging, the wiki page is not available when searched on the internet(google). How can I possibly remove the flagging. Kindly check the page once again and please give your valuable suggestion to remove the wikiflag. Thanks in advance! Rfakjunkie (talk) 08:16, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Rfakjunkie, it's not the flagging that causes the page not appearing on Google, all new articles take some time before they appear. Those flags are added and removed by editors, so if you feel it is no longer applicable you can remove it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:00, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

How do I remove it? Or much better, can you remind it please?

Thanks in advance! Rfakjunkie (talk) 18:13, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

• Remove

Rfakjunkie (talk) 18:14, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Rfakjunkie, If you just edit the page in the visual editor, you can delete the tag, if you're in source editing mode you should delete {{Notability|1=Sports|date=May 2025}}. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:59, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

I've deleted it. Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it! Rfakjunkie (talk) 13:02, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from SigmaKingXD2 (15:37, 2 June 2025)

Hello, I love wikepidia's sigmaness! --SigmaKingXD2 (talk) 15:37, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from Sapsaree (16:16, 4 June 2025)

hi, i tried to edit my own wikipedia page but i am having trouble (i am 83!). in 2024, i received an honorary phd from amherst. in 2025, i received one from harvard. the news of the 2024 degree was published by amherst, and there was lots of coverage of the harvard degree. wikipedia won't accept my additions because i can't figure out how to cite them.

can you help? --Sapsaree (talk) 16:16, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Sapsaree, You'll have to add the citation in the edit to the article, after the sentence you add. You can do this by pressing the quotation mark towards the top of the editing screen (on the same bar that the publish sign is), and then entering the link to the article you want to cite under where it says automatic, and then creating and adding the reference. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:33, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from Abbas Rostaei on Help:Introduction to images with VisualEditor/2 (08:11, 5 June 2025)

سلام یه عکس میدم وکتور کن --Abbas Rostaei (talk) 08:11, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Abbas Rostaei, I'm not sure how to, I would suggest asking at Commons:Help desk. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:37, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from BlackPantherParty66 (23:44, 8 June 2025)

A page needs to be updated with correct information --BlackPantherParty66 (talk) 23:44, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

BlackPantherParty66, feel free to update it yourself or post on the talk page, I'm not sure which article you are referring to. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:10, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from UCFX (07:56, 15 June 2025)

What's Wikipedia all about --UCFX (talk) 07:56, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

UCFX, it's a free, volunteer-run encyclopedia meant to encompass all human knowledge. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:50, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Growth News #34

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Mentoring new editors

In February, Mentorship was successfully rolled out to 100% of newcomers on English Wikipedia. Following this milestone, we collaborated with Spanish Wikipedia to expand Mentorship coverage to 70% of new accounts, with plans to reach 85% soon unless concerns are raised by mentors. (T394867)

“Add a Link” Task – Iteration and Experimentation

Our efforts to improve and scale the “Add a Link” structured task continued across multiple fronts:

• Community Feedback & Model Improvements: We’ve responded to community concerns with targeted changes:
  • Restricting access to newer accounts (T393688)
  • Some links types were removed to align with recommendations written in the English Wikipedia Manual of Style (T390683)
  • Allowing communities to limit “Add a Link” to newcomers (T393771)
  • The model used to suggest the links was improved to ease its training (T388258)
• English Wikipedia rollout and A/B test: We increased the rollout to 20% of newcomers, with analysis underway. Preliminary data suggests this feature makes new account holders more likely to complete an unreverted edit. (T386029, T382603)
• Surfacing Structured Tasks: An experiment where we show “add a link” suggestions to newly registered users while they are reading an article is running on pilot wikis (French, Persian, Indonesian, Portuguese, Egyptian Arabic). Initial results are under analysis. (T386029)

Newcomer Engagement Features

• “Get Started” notification: Engineering is in progress for a new notification (Echo/email) to encourage editing among newcomers with zero edits. Early research shows this type of nudge is effective. (T392256)
• Confirmation email: We are exploring ways to simplify and improve the initial account confirmation email newly registered users receive. (T215665)

Community Configuration Enhancements

Communities can now manage which namespaces are eligible for Event Registration via Community Configuration. (T385341)

Annual Planning

The Wikimedia Foundation’s 2025–2026 Annual Plan is taking shape. The Growth and Editing teams will focus on the Contributor Experiences (WE1) objective, with a focus on increasing constructive edits by editors with fewer than 100 cumulative contributions.

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What is the best SMC strategy

@ UCFX (talk) 14:52, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

UCFX, I have no idea. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:34, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from ChaukeernesT (11:28, 21 June 2025)

"ChaukeernesT" --ChaukeernesT (talk) 11:28, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

bible

god is great all time ChaukeernesT (talk) 11:44, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

This Month in Education: June 2025

This Month in Education

Volume 14 • Issue 6 • June 2025

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In This Issue

• Albanian high school students at the Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025 in Prague
• Bolivia has 20 new teachers graduated from the Let's Read Wikipedia in the Classroom program
• Brazil was present at the EduWiki Conference 2025 in Bogota
• Does Wikipedia has future in the times of Chat-GPT
• PhilWiki Community promotes accessible multilingual stories for children
• Reading and Editing Wikipedia in a Bangladeshi College
• Wikimedia MKD's Workshops in June
• Wikipedia meets 2500 Ukrainian educators at the country’s biggest education festival

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Question from Pivotcycles (16:38, 7 July 2025)

Hey! I was trying to design a homepage for my company and am running into several speed bumps, as this is my first time trying to use Wikipedia.

First off, I am trying to upload my company logo to wikipedia and it says I cant because I am not an auto confirmed user yet. I am in a bit of a rush and wondering if you are able to help assist with this?

Secondly, I accidentally made my username Pivotcycles thinking that was just my login, and I want it to say Pivot Cycles to the Public. Do you know how to change that?

Thanks! Jordan --Pivotcycles (talk) 16:38, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Pivotcycles, you'll be an autoconfirmed user once your account is 4 days old and you've made at least 10 edits. For changing your username, the appropriate forum is Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:36, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Editor Mery (17:02, 9 July 2025)

How can I became an administrator, how to request --Editor Mery (talk) 17:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Editor Mery, see WP:RfA, but there is no chance of you being succsesful at this point - becoming an administrator is a long process usually achieved only after years of editing. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:59, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from 9aija (12:09, 10 July 2025)

Pleas when will my work be approved? So I can edit it further --9aija (talk) 12:09, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

9aija, it wasn't submitted for review, but I just submitted it for you. It could be approved (or rejected with suggestions for improvement) in anywhere from a few minutes to a few months. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:01, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much @Zoozaz1I rlly appreciate you a lot. 9aija (talk) 12:39, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Bakorenko (18:31, 10 July 2025)

Hi! I am interested in working on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Holodomor

The page describes one of the many famines in big developing agricultural societies and in the Soviet Union in particular. While the famines were caused by bad agricultural management and worse centralized power, the article currently tries to present a picture of some concerted and malicious attack of the Soviet Union against one of its members, the Ukrainian SSR.

Communist China was also such a victim of bad agricultural practices and even more people died there. But the article is currently adamant that everything was happening on purpose against the Ukranian SSR.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/trofim-lysenko-soviet-union-russia/548786/

What can I do to make the article neutral? --Bakorenko (talk) 18:31, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Bakorenko, as you probably know, this is an extremely contentious topic with people with strong POVs on both sides. If you want to change the article, I suggest focusing on specific sentences/claims, or perhaps paragraphs, that you think are incorrect, and using reliable sources (not magazine articles here, because this is very contentious, but academic journal articles or books) to demonstrate your claims. Do not try to change everything at once, but start with small specific changes that are backed up by reliable sources. If that is reverted by an editor (which it probably will be), discuss on the talk page of the article and try to reach a consensus. Repeat this process until you think the article is sufficiently balanced, and remember to assume good faith in other editors and know that this will probably be quite a long process that will require compromise. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Basorun seinde Arogbofa (July 12)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Pythoncoder was:

The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes. For instructions on how to do this, please see Referencing for beginners. Thank you.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Basorun seinde Arogbofa and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

—pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 22:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Zoozaz1! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 22:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Eloquentverse (17:39, 19 July 2025)

Hey, i have a question i am building the wikis for some early pioneers of Brazilian fintech/private equity. all of these people are super notable, one of them had sources from GQ magazine and braziljourna (oglobo) which are two huge publications, but it got declined for not being noteable enough. i am super confused. these private equity people arent exactly getting puff pieces on them, i can find interviews, i can find stats but they dont exactly have articles about how awesome they are .. i see a lot of dubious wikipedias doing the easy edits stuff of people that have shady references and just bs sounding wikis i am not understanding how my references arent qualifying. examples: Draft:Paula Bellizia, Draft:Christopher Meyn, Draft:Luiz Fraga. --Eloquentverse (talk) 17:39, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Eloquentverse, from a brief glance, the sources you have for Meyn do help with notability, you just might need one or two more similar ones to qualify for notability. For Fraga and Bellizia, however, you'll need more, since the ones you have don't really contribute to notability. The short bios don't contribute because it's not significant coverage and the source isn't independent of the subject. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:16, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

hey i redid it completely i changed some of the tone too after some feedback from others, i did some googling and found a bunch of sources on bellizia and meyn. I am also trying to build one for Draft:Francisco Bloisi the ex ceo of ifoods, but i got rejected for it reading like a CV, i am unsure now what consistutes full neutrality and non promotion when the sources use that kind of wording. i appreciate your time again seriously this site isnt exactly the easiest to navigate and i had to spend a few hours today studying requirements. letme know if it looks better! Eloquentverse (talk) 01:53, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Eloquentverse, I can say that you're on the right track, and Wikipedia is definitely not easy for beginners. The Bloisi article looks relatively fine to me. One thing I'll note is that sometimes, people just aren't notable. As I'm sure you've discovered, notability is a technical term with specific requirements on Wikipedia, so even if they are 'notable' in the usual way you use the term, they might not be notable on Wikipedia. That said, Bloisi and Meyn do look notable to me with the articles you've added (though note that press releases, because they aren't independent of the subject, don't contribute to notability, though of course they can be used to source information). Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:16, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

got it. ill review those two again. I had a question on Draft:Paula Bellizia, shes incredibly notable just one google search will show a ton of stuff on her but im still getting marked as not notable enough. Do you know what I am doing wrong?? Also i talked to Grazie, she thought it was AI because I misquoted a reference lazily :/ i did apologize and clean it up Eloquentverse (talk) 14:18, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Eloquentverse, That's probably because most of the sources you have don't contribute to notability. Press releases - because they aren't independent, short bios - because they usually aren't independent and don't constitute significant coverage, or relatively brief mentions in articles (such as in https://mexico-now.com/amazon-announces-investment-of-us5-billion-in-queretaro/) - because they don't constitute significant coverage, don't add to notability. Once you eliminate those sources, most of the references don't qualify for notability. While iirc technically notability is independent of the references you use in the article, in reality you need to put the references that make her notable in the article - I would perhaps suggest highlighting 3 or 4 that are from reliable, independent sources with significant coverage for the reviewer as a comment. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:23, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Ah gotcha. I will look for sources that are talking about her specifically. Would company websites work? Paula Bellizia | World Economic Forum like could I use WEF's site as a source for some of her bio? Eloquentverse (talk) 14:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I also in that same note, had a question on Draft:Amaury Bier, I did use some stuff from Gavea's website to source his bio I was however able to search the web in Portuguese and find some other stuff Eloquentverse (talk) 14:26, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Eloquentverse, Fine to use the WEF as a source, but it probably won't contribute much to notability, since it's pretty short and probably not independent as she participates in the WEF, I would assume. No need for the sources to be in English, any language will contribute to notability as long as the source meets the requirements. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:35, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Roger that, thank you for the pointers Zoozaz has kept me motivated past the rejections xD Eloquentverse (talk) 14:38, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome! Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:40, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Lucygeejones8 (17:06, 30 July 2025)

Dear Mentor

I am having cited content removed by the user resolution per minute. I cited the chart position for "When will i be famous? (bros song) which charted on 12th June 1988 at number 3 on the French chart,(https://tubesenfrance.com/annees-80/classements-de-1988/classement-du-12-juin-1988/) and "I owe you nothing" charted on 23rd October 1988 at also at number 3 ( https://tubesenfrance.com/annees-80/classements-de-1988/classement-du-23-octobre-1988/ ). I have provided both links to cited work for your clarification, but I also gave other cited work on their chart positions. I hope you can assist. --Lucygeejones8 (talk) 17:06, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Lucygeejones8, generally if there is a dispute over what to include in the article, you are supposed to discuss it with the other editor on the talk page of the article. I would suggest doing that in order to find a consensus with the editor who is removing your additions, and perhaps find other editors who might support you. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:34, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Gemlightning97 (02:08, 2 August 2025)

Hi there! It's been quite a minute since I edited wikipedia and I had a question: can I edit an article without citation? Some things are learnt through word-of-mouth and not found in any reputable sources/ sources of note, and it would be much easier to simply say that write my own article. Sorry this is so long! Hope my meaning wasn't lost in the sauce. --Gemlightning97 (talk) 02:08, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Gemlightning97, unless it's common knowledge, you'll have to have a citation - otherwise other editors or readers can't check to make sure the information is correct. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:13, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Sridgway116 (16:17, 4 August 2025)

Good afternoon,

I am a little confused as to why my draft for Daniel Reinholz's page was rejected. Dr. Reinholz meets criteria 1, 2, and 4. I have also cited multiple (26!) sources detailing different parts of Dr. Reinholz's academic career, contributions to higher education, and awards in addition to his contributions to co-developing an classroom evaluation tool - EQUIP. To this end, I have satisfied not one, but BOTH of the aforementioned "criteria for resubmitting." Although Dr. Reinholz meets criteria from the eight academic-specific criteria, I still have included several secondary sources written by third parties, including citation numbers 3, 4, 10, and 11.

What am I missing?

Thank you,

Dr. Ridgway --Sridgway116 (talk) 16:17, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Sridgway116 I presume you are referrering to the criteria of WP:NACADEMIC. I would suggest adding a comment on the draft by using {{afc comment|comment goes here}} right below the AfC decline notice, providing the three sources you think are independent, reliable, and provide significant coverage, and also specifically arguing why you believe he meets criterias 1, 2, and 4 of the academic criteria. Additionally, I would suggest formatting your sources like on most other articles, by including the names of the publication/author/date in the citation. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:05, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Vigilante eye 1 (09:23, 5 August 2025)

id light to put protection on a particular page how do i go about it --Vigilante eye 1 (talk) 09:23, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@Vigilante eye 1: You can't yourself but you can make a request at WP:RFPP if the page is being vandalized etc. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:23, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Jennyrendel (18:46, 5 August 2025)

Hello I added my details to the list of south african artists but I don't know how to place it under the letter S --Jennyrendel (talk) 18:46, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jennyrendel: Entries in lists like that should be supported by reliable, secondary sources at a minimum and ideally have a Wikipedia article about them already prior to adding those entries to lists. Wikipedia lists etc aren't just for anyone to add themselves to; Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a method for self-promotion. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:28, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

You're my mentor

Hi Zoozaz1! I just wanted to pop by to say that apparently you're my mentor! I didn't realize that sysops got assigned mentors. Hello mentor! TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:30, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

TheSandDoctor, hello! Thanks for responding to the questions above, very odd that you're assigned a mentor - I doubt there's much I could teach you! Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:39, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Genomics123 (07:01, 6 August 2025)

Hello, what is the preferred / ideal way to reference & perform in-line citations in articles ? --Genomics123 (talk) 07:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Genomics123, see WP:CITESTYLE. In short, there's no one style that is mandated, what matters is that it is consisten throughout the article. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:49, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Muiliana (01:23, 7 August 2025)

Hi Zoozaz1, Hope you’re doing well! I’ve just finished my draft Wikipedia page for David Jones (YouTuber), and I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look and share any feedback before I submit it for review. Here’s the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Muiliana/sandbox Thanks so much for your help! Best regards, Muiliana --Muiliana (talk) 01:23, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Muiliana, two things I'd work on improving are tone and notability before you submit. Phrases like "The series showcases his creativity" or "known for their light-hearted tone" sound a bit like an advertisement - try to make the article stick to the facts, and don't use that more descriprive language. Secondly, take a look at WP:N. All of the sources you have that qualify for demonstrating notability seem to be about one specific event - I would suggest finding some secondary sources about him that relate to something else. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:53, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi Zoozaz1,

Thanks for reviewing my draft. I’ll take your comments into account and make the necessary changes before submitting it for review.

Best regards,

Muiliana Muiliana (talk) 04:23, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from นาย มะรอฟี ดาาโอะ on Special:Watchlist (07:07, 7 August 2025)

ชื่อ นาย มะรอฟี ดาราโอะ --นาย มะรอฟี ดาาโอะ (talk) 07:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from TeenX808 (04:28, 7 August 2025)

Hi I’m having a sort of edit war with an another user in Parantaka II article, he’s purposely misleading some statements and citing info which isn’t accepted , are you able to help sought the problem if yes I would highly appreciate thanks TeenX808 (talk) 04:28, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

TeenX808, I'm going to be honest, looking at the talk page, I think the other editor is correct. There's a lot of evidence the other editor found saying that the Sri Lankas joined the battle against the Cholas, and the evidence you added doesn't seem to counter that. Regardless, nobody should be accusing people of lying (which both of you did) - make sure the discussion is civil. Reading the evidence, it seems clear to me that the other editor is correct, but if you want you can continue the discussion. If you're really determined, you could ask for a WP:third opinion or open an WP:RfC, but I think the other editor will win the dispute. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:09, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1 - Also as of now I have provided more reliable and up to date sources and can you tell me can his sources be used isn’t those sources too old and there’s plenty of historians/Scholars not mentioning what they have mentioned and if I’m wrong I’m more than willing to back down.Thanks TeenX808 (talk) 04:31, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1 After I replied you I realized that you are the volunteer in the discussion also

I have provided up to date sources of this event, I hope that you can review them also thanks TeenX808 (talk) 05:32, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

TeenX808, I've replied in that discussion and suggested a possible compromise that might resolve the dispute. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:35, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1Can you please check my final messsge it says the changes and can you tell me if it’s fair and again thank you so much for you time. TeenX808 (talk) 22:10, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1Hi Zoozaz I got a question regarding what you said "This account is accepted by historians", as using 'some historians' might imply that other historians have rejected it, which is not the case.”

Even the most comprehensive and detailed history books failed to mention this topic but they made sure to mention latter event which happened soon as after this event don’t you think the reason why they left out was because they don’t believe this event which happened also this hasn’t been mentioned in the chronicles but only mentioned in the Chola account so this event comes from one side. Thanks TeenX808 (talk) 23:43, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Supercoolguywholikesthecolorgrey on Purdue University (21:19, 14 August 2025)

Hello, I was looking at the history section of the Purdue wiki and the “post 2025” section seemed to be out of place. Though it is a controversial issue, it doesent really fit into the rest of history, appearing like a section for current Purdue students who want to express their dissatisfaction with new policies. However, I am a brand new wiki user so I was wondering if you think it would be right for me to alter this section. --Supercoolguywholikesthecolorgrey (talk) 21:19, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

Supercoolguywholikesthecolorgrey, you can WP:BEBOLD and delete if it you think it doesn't fit, though it might be less likely to be reverted if you shortened the passage and moved it to a more appropriate section instead. If you see that someone reverts your edit, however, make sure to discuss on the talk page of the article instead of re-deleting it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:23, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Caseyc1985 on User:Caseyc1985/Samuel I. Zeveloff (17:22, 19 August 2025)

How do I fix the errors in my page? --Caseyc1985 (talk) 17:22, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Caseyc1985, it seems like you added a line break in the parameter for some of the citation templates, so deleting the line break should fix them. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:22, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Hisyaka0 (10:16, 18 August 2025)

Good day I want to create a biography for Dr isiyaka hussaini agaie --Hisyaka0 (talk) 10:16, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Hisyaka0, you can do so through WP:AFC. Make sure to follow the guidance on WP:YFA. Zoozaz1 (talk) Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:58, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ukrainian Angel Light (17:26, 26 August 2025)

Why I can not see my editing ? --Ukrainian Angel Light (talk) 17:26, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Ukrainian Angel Light, I'm not sure, perhaps you didn't press publish to save your edits, or your edits were quickly reverted by another editor. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:18, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from JOSHUABLOG (12:23, 22 August 2025)

How can create a citation --JOSHUABLOG (talk) 12:23, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

JOSHUABLOG, using the visual editor, you can press the quotation mark at the top of the screen/page and then fill in the information in the citation. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ukrainian Angel Light (12:03, 30 August 2025)

Good morning, I still can not see my editing and do not know why? I use Safari browser on my Apple computer - maybe this is problem? I published 1 source only and follow your instruction. Still can not see changes and my coworker also. Maybe I need editing rigths? Thank you. --Ukrainian Angel Light (talk) 12:03, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Ukrainian Angel Light, your only edits seem to be on the page User:Ukrainian Angel Light, so you are able to edit. Any browser will work, so I would recommend just following the same procedure you used when successfully editing User:Ukrainian Angel Light. Zoozaz1 (talk) 15:11, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Mamasing Marma (14:27, 28 August 2025)

Hi,,,I am mimise. --Mamasing Marma (talk) 14:27, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Checkscher (18:10, 26 August 2025)

I have colleagues that regularly edit pages and insert important citations from thier own work to further the knowledge of readers. However, when I tried citing research from my lab, I am getting a message that I cannot cite my lab's papers because that is a COI. How are others able to do this, but my edits are being rejected? --Checkscher (talk) 18:10, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Checkscher, this is probably because editors don't know that your colleagues were connected with the citations they inserted. If they knew, they would be similarly warned. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:20, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Addi-Suny Buns (14:20, 3 September 2025)

Hey bud how do I edit something that doesn't have a edit button in the corner? --Addi-Suny Buns (talk) 14:20, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Addi-Suny Buns, there are some articles you can't edit, so likely you aren't able to. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:57, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Deadriafp (15:58, 4 September 2025)

Note: Deadriafp's mentor Liance is away.

Hi Lance. Thank you for coming to my rescue. It took me a while, but I put together an article. I'm praying I got it right this time. Any help you can provide in finetuning it would be appreciated. Thank you! --Deadriafp (talk) 15:58, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Deadriafp (15:59, 4 September 2025)

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Oops -- Liance! Pardon me.... --Deadriafp (talk) 15:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Menarie221 (08:44, 6 September 2025)

Hi, sir. I uploaded an image for the "Sourav Chakraborty (comedian)" page. I think this image is big and not suitable in the top right inside the infobox area. Can I crop this image so that only the subject is visible? I didn't crop it before uploading as I am not the owner of the image and thought I wouldn't able to put that image. Could you suggest me about it? And also how can I ask others to find a suitable image for that or any page as I haven't found one yet? Thank you. --Menarie221 (talk) 08:44, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Menarie221, since you don't own the image, and I don't see any CC license on the site, I don't think the image is allowed on Wikipedia - all images must be copyright free. You might want to look at Commons:com:Free media resources/Photography to find some images. For cropping, you can use the visual editor and then drag to make the image larger or smaller on a computer. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:32, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

I was trying the CropTool. Thank you very much, sir. Menarie221 (talk) 06:48, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheHistorianEditor (02:25, 11 September 2025)

Hi. I want to edit a page titled Robert M. La Follette. I thought the Wikipedia on it was too negative on him, so I decided to make some positive changes. --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 02:25, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheHistorianEditor (03:43, 11 September 2025)

Hi, Zoozaz, I want to make edits on history, but I am new here. Can you please help me? --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 03:43, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, sure, but feel free to WP:Be bold when you make edits. When you are making edits, make sure to always include reliable sources that back up what you're writing, make sure to conform to the general style of a Wikipedia article, and leave descriptions of what/why you edited in the edit summary. Don't worry if your edit is reverted by another editor; instead of re-doing the edit, you should discuss civilly with the other editor on the talk page of the article. Those are just some common tips for editing, but I recommend that you learn by doing and listen to feedback along the way. Zoozaz1 (talk) 23:32, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Can you give me some figures on the Wikpiedia, and how do amend it? I'm new. TheHistorianEditor (talk) 23:53, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, I'm not sure what you mean by figures, but to amend an article you can just click the edit button and edit. Make sure you use the visual editor, which makes editing much easier. If you want to add references, use the quotation marks at the top of the screen. There's also a guide for beginners here that you can look through. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:46, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Can you give me links to American figures so I can edit and fix them. Tell me what detail to edit and change. Thank you TheHistorianEditor (talk) 21:18, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, you can look through Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/To do for a lot of articles that can be worked on. Specifically, you can look through Category:United States articles needing attention for a long list of articles that need fixing for various reasons, which should be listed on the talk page or the page of the article. Many of them involve adding photographs to articles, and if you want a guide on how to do that, check out Help:Introduction to images with VisualEditor/1. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:59, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

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Question from TheHistorianEditor (00:58, 15 September 2025)

Hello. Can I edit semi-protected pages now, since I spent 4 days on the site and made more than 10 edits? --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 00:58, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, you should be able to. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:49, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Filokdak (11:16, 15 September 2025)

What was the first Wikipedia page that was deleted/redirected? --Filokdak (talk) 11:16, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Filokdak, I'm not sure, perhaps ask at WP:Help desk. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:21, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from EthanLOR (14:15, 17 September 2025)

Hello! How do I create a table? --EthanLOR (talk) 14:15, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

EthanLOR, hello, if you're in the visual editor you can press the + button on the taskbar at the top, press table, and then fill it in however you want. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:26, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Beverage3216 (03:06, 19 September 2025)

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How do I create new page document for someone somebody --Beverage3216 (talk) 03:06, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Beverage3216, I recommend going through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:41, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TeenX808 (06:32, 19 September 2025)

Removing a maintenance template In Pandukabhaya article, I have fixed all the issues in the article, but getting a confirmation from an experienced editor is much better. Thanks --TeenX808 (talk) 06:32, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

TeenX808, looks good to me, but maybe have at least one citation for each paragraph before removing the additional citations needed tag? Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:42, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1: thanks TeenX808 (talk) 07:46, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1: is it ok nowTeenX808 (talk) 15:49, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

TeenX808, yes, that looks better. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:48, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1: ThanksTeenX808 (talk) 15:08, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from EphemeralMesa (19:40, 24 September 2025)

Hi there, I am struggling to understand the talk pages and the discussion surrounding edits. Is there any kind of resources that you would recommend to get to understanding these better --EphemeralMesa (talk) 19:40, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

EphemeralMesa, perhaps take a look at Help:Talk pages to understand how talk pages work, but I would also recommend just asking in the talk page if there is a particular discussion that you don't understand. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:51, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheHistorianEditor (03:37, 26 September 2025)

Hi. I made an edit about the California Gold Rush. When trying to add information from reliable sources, but in doing so I reduced the horrors of the California genocide on Natives. I got a warning and I am so sorry for what I did. I really want to talk with Binksternet. Is there any way I can edit this and add information without undermining this horrible event? --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 03:37, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, Sure, just make sure not to delete any content like that, and as you said, make sure that you always use reliable sources. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:00, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, One other point I'll add is that the California Gold Rush article is a featured article, which means it is the highest quality article on Wikipedia. You can still edit it if you want, but that means there's probably not much that needs to be improved on that article, so it would probably be easier and more helpful to edit some less developed articles. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:03, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Olawoyintolani (05:41, 27 September 2025)

Hello, I'm new in this, so how can I go about it --Olawoyintolani (talk) 05:41, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Olawoyintolani (05:41, 27 September 2025) (2)

Hello, I'm new in this, so how can I go about it --Olawoyintolani (talk) 05:41, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Olawoyintolani, Take a look at Help:Introduction to start. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:59, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheHistorianEditor (02:43, 29 September 2025)

Hi. I am very interested in history. Can you give me history articles so I can edit and improve on? Tell me what parts to edit. --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 02:43, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, For history articles, take a look at Category:History articles needing attention. Usually the tags on the articles will say what needs improvement, but if they don't, just look through the article and see what you think could be improved. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:54, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from SomeEditsMoreReads (01:17, 30 September 2025)

Hi there!

I edited a page thinking I was logged in, but I wasn't. Now my IP address is associated with the edit. Do you know of anyway I can get that hidden to show only my user name?

Thanks for your help ahead of time. --SomeEditsMoreReads (talk) 01:17, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

SomeEditsMoreReads, take a look at Wikipedia:Requests for oversight - not certain if the oversighters will agree, but this is your best bet to get it hidden. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:38, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TheHistorianEditor (19:13, 1 October 2025)

Hello. I am scared. I might get blocked or banned. These people don't understand me. I was just trying to improve on articles, not cause edit wars. What should I do? --TheHistorianEditor (talk) 19:13, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

TheHistorianEditor, I see you have been blocked, unfortunately. I would recommend trying to understand why you were blocked, and then submit an unblock request in a few months as recommended on your talk page. Keep in mind that being blocked isn't the end of the world, and you should submit an unblock request in a few months if you want to keep editing and know exactly how you need to change your editing. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:30, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Mohamera on Brute-force attack (21:56, 1 October 2025)

Comment je attac un conte Facebook --Mohamera (talk) 21:57, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Mohamera, On ne peut pas attacer un compte Facebook sur le Wikipedia. Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:32, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from SHAAAAWWWW (17:45, 2 October 2025)

what would I hypotheticly be not allowed to say on my own page --SHAAAAWWWW (talk) 17:45, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

SHAAAAWWWW, see WP:UPNOT. Zoozaz1 (talk) Zoozaz1 (talk) 01:08, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from TeenX808 (07:06, 9 October 2025)

Hi it’s been quite sometime, I wanted to ask your advice regarding this dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:Anuradhapura_invasion_of_Chola_Kingdom_(114-136), the user claims the war as a myth even though only 1 of his sources say while the rest says the historicity of the event is undetermined. --TeenX808 (talk) 07:06, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1:Breakdown of the sources the user has used.

1 to 5 the sources says the event should be treated with caution but none of them directly calls it fake or a myth but simply some of the event is exaggerated and fictional elements have been added. Battles recorded by ancients contains fictional elements it shouldn’t be a surprise.

6- this is the only source which comes close to declining but it is unknown if they are talking about the tale or the medieval account

7 to 12- Is simply him saying this event isn’t mentioned in certain books but he contradicts himself since in the last debate he said “The fact that certain books may have overlooked it doesn't mean they disagree with the established historical narrative”

while his reasons are just recycling and misleading info which the historians and a anthropologists has said , if you want I can break it down to.

Can his so called sources which calls the event as a myth be used to counter the article also I have provided sources where historians considers it as a real event and there’s more which are unmentioned. TeenX808 (talk) 07:39, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

TeenX808, I would be happy to help, unforunately I'm quite busy right now so I don't have the time - I would suggest posting on the dispute resolution noticeboard or use Wikipedia:Third opinion. Zoozaz1 (talk) 12:26, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

@Zoozaz1: sure TeenX808 (talk) 06:37, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Dhawkmedia (05:11, 13 October 2025)

I'm trying to start my own article and right after biography --Dhawkmedia (talk) 05:11, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Dhawkmedia, See WP:YFA, and I would reccommend using WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 08:55, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from AlexaMarengo (15:19, 17 October 2025)

My boss has tasked me with building his personal Wikipedia page. I've never worked in Wikipedia - where do I even begin? --AlexaMarengo (talk) 15:19, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

AlexaMarengo, begin by reading through WP:PAID, then WP:YFA, then skim through WP:BLP, and then you can create your article through WP:AFC. Reading through all of that should give you a good sense of what is expected for Wikipedia articles and how to create them. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:53, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Happyish (07:24, 20 October 2025)

Hello why is editing soo easy --Happyish (talk) 07:24, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Happyish, it's meant to be, once you get used to it. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:48, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Nmadimma (08:07, 21 October 2025)

Hello How do I write another draft article on my sandbox? Currently my first article is on it and whenever I want to edit source and write a new one I end up editing the old one --Nmadimma (talk) 08:07, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Nmadimma, you can search User:Nmadimma/Sandbox2, create that page, and draft your article there. Zoozaz1 (talk) 19:27, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

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A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

New releases

English Wikipedia gets "Add a Link" Structured Task

We released the "Add a Link" Structured Task to 100% of accounts at English Wikipedia on Tuesday, September 2nd (before then it was available to 20% of accounts).

Growth features for Wikidata

After examining if the Growth features and Mentorship could be adapted to Wikidata, we activated the Growth features on Beta Wikidata to allow for testing and discussion (T400937). Although some features, like Suggested Edits, are Wikipedia-specific, the Growth team designed most features to be more wiki-agnostic.

Work in progress

Revise Tone Structured Task

The Growth team is making progress on the technical architecture, onboarding design, and early user testing. We are targeting an A/B test before the end of this year, with constructive edits by newcomers as the primary success metric.

Add a link to more wikis

The machine learning team has been working on a new model that can suggest links to more languages, including Urdu, Chinese, and Japanese Wikipedias. We are starting to release the “Add a Link” feature to Wikipedias that weren’t supported by the previous model.

Add a link, which can be configured by the community locally, increases the chance that a new contributor will make their first edit and then continue to participate in Wikipedia.

Research

The Growth team is involved in several research initiatives to help guide our future work:

Progression System – We have published initial findings from interviews with 10 English and French Wikipedia newcomers. The research examined motivations, challenges, and feedback on a prototype system intended to help editors build confidence, develop skills, and contribute more constructively over time.

Mobile Web Editing Research – This project combines quantitative and qualitative data, community feedback, and user journey analysis to identify possible ways to enhance the mobile editing experience.

Newcomers Survey – This project surveys successful newcomers on English Wikipedia to understand their early editing experiences, tool use, and community interactions.

Community events

The Growth team participated in several community events to listen, share, and collaborate on improving newcomer experiences across Wikimedia projects.

Wikimania - Organizers as key partners to support newcomers' growth in our movement

This session invited organizers to share how they introduce newcomers to Growth features and the challenges they encounter. The discussion focused on common newcomer questions and opportunities to strengthen collaboration in supporting new editors.

Wikimania - Lightning Talk: Structured Tasks

This talk demonstrated how Structured Tasks help newcomers take their first successful steps on Wikipedia. It shared impact data, community configurations, and a demo of “Add a Link,” illustrating how these tasks make editing more accessible and sustainable, particularly for mobile contributors.

Wikimania - Building a Sustainable Future for Wikimedia Contributors

With active editor numbers declining, the Contributors Strategy aims to create a clearer, more engaging path for participation. This session, led by the WMF Contributors group with involvement from the Editing, Growth, Moderator Tools, and Connection (formerly Campaigns) teams, highlighted efforts to streamline contributor experiences, offer structured and mobile-friendly workflows, and foster meaningful engagement. Participants learned about ongoing initiatives and shared feedback to help shape a more inclusive and sustainable future for Wikimedia contributors.

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Question from Aaamkaaachaaar (20:05, 22 October 2025)

hello - i have some trouble with understanding when an article needs a reference, and more particularly finding a reference which corroborates with the statement - since depending on the statement i may need to read through a lot of pages before decding if it meets the requirement of the article.

is there any advice u can share regarding this? --Aaamkaaachaaar (talk) 20:05, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Aaamkaaachaaar, generally all information requires a reference, unless it is WP:Common knowledge. Now, that doesn't mean information has to be immediately deleted if it doesn't have a reference, but if you are adding new information you should add it with a reference. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:04, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Jeff 0505 (12:28, 29 October 2025)

How do I create a Wikipedia --Jeff 0505 (talk) 12:28, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Jeff 0505, generally, if you want to create a Wikipedia article, you should go through the WP:AFC process. Zoozaz1 (talk) 11:49, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Aaamkaaachaaar (16:07, 29 October 2025)

hello, --Aaamkaaachaaar (talk) 16:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)