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Question from Martytheguy (16:58, 29 August 2024)

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hey MPGuy, looks like we are both Guys nice to meet ya.

are we able to add wikipedia pages? i've always wondered about the process for that.

let me know if there's any editing i can do in the meantime. thanks! --Martytheguy (talk) 16:58, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Martytheguy: Welcome to Wikipedia, fellow "Guy". I've left you a message with a few links on your talk page. Take a look at them when you have the chance. I'd suggest that you start and complete WP:TWA first. After that you can attempt a few of the easier tasks at Wikipedia:Task Center to see what you find interesting. Also, Help:Your first article gives you a detailed rundown on how to start your first article. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:07, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from GPS-Trace (08:58, 2 September 2024)

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Hello,

I want to write an article about GPS-Trace product. GPS-Trace.com

How can i make draft? --GPS-Trace (talk) 08:58, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GPS-Trace: Welcome to Wikipedia. First, I'd really encourage you to change your username (I'll add a message on your talk page explaining why). To start a draft, you should read and follow Help:Your first article. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-36

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

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DCWC September update

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The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

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Question from EveryDay Matters… ToDay on User:EveryDay Matters… ToDay (23:59, 5 September 2024)

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Hello, I want yo change my user name. How do I go about it. --EveryDay Matters… ToDay (talk) 23:59, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @EveryDay Matters… ToDay, If you want to change your username, you can request it through Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or just let me know your new username here, and I'll take care of it for you. – DreamRimmer (talk) 01:06, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Nhoiialmanzor (05:04, 7 September 2024)

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Hello, someone is making my article labelled for speedy deletion what would I do? Can you help me for this one? The article is Bagman --Nhoiialmanzor (talk) 05:04, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nhoiialmanzor: I assume that you are talking about Bagman (2024 film). Another user has removed the speedy deletion tag and asked for a WP:revdel. Your article won't be speedily deleted. Do take a look at the links posted in User talk:Nhoiialmanzor#Wikipedia and copyright when you get the chance. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:26, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Hello! Reaching out for your help/thoughts as I'm currently helping with NPP Sept backlog drive (relatively new but wanted to take a stab) and I saw you have experience in this area. I came across the Kharai camel page which needs review and noticed that it's flagged for possible copyvio but in looking at the page history it seems that the issue has been resolved. I also looked through the content and didn't see any more info with copyvio. So was jw as I wasn't sure if there's anything I should/need to do on my end to make note that it's been resolved before marking that the page as reviewed? Thanks! Eucalyptusmint (talk) 17:42, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, The copypatrol page (linked from the page triage copyvio tag ) says that the problem is fixed and if you look at the history, the offending edits have been revdel-ed. Given that, you should ignore this tag and mark the page as reviewed based on the rest of the factors (e.g. whether it meets WP:GNG or not). I'll try to see what can be done on the backend to get such tags automatically removed. Happy reviewing and good luck with the drive~ -MPGuy2824 (talk) 04:02, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good, appreciate it! Eucalyptusmint (talk) 23:04, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sabakaki Godfrey (04:31, 9 September 2024)

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Hello I need to add my profile and Biography --Sabakaki Godfrey (talk) 04:31, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sabakaki Godfrey: Welcome to Wikipedia! I've left you a message with a few links on your talk page. Please go through them when you get a chance. To answer your question: Before starting an article on Wikipedia, you must first ask the question about whether the subject of the article is notable or not. On Wikipedia, we have a different definition of notability than what may be used in common language. Once you read through that, you can go to Help:Your first article and follow the steps there. Please feel free to reply to this message, if you have any questions regarding this. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:30, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Draftify log is broken

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It appears that Special:Draftify log (used by your "MoveToDraft" script) is currently broken, as it is stuck at "Loading..." forever. Could you please check User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft/draftifyLog.js for the cause of this issue and debug it if possible? GTrang (talk) 16:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) GTrang, everything seems to be working fine for me. I checked your draftify logs, and everything loads quickly, including the load more option. You might want to try refreshing with F5 or doing a hard refresh with Ctrl+F5; it could be a browser cache issue. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:54, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neither F5 nor Ctrl+F5 worked for me. The page is still stuck saying "Loading..." forever. GTrang (talk) 03:10, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm facing similar issues to yours. Since it is working for DR, at least we know it isn't fully broken. Could you give me an idea about how important you feel this issue is to you? I wan't even aware that (m)any people used that Special url. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I could always check Special:Log/move instead anyway, I would not consider this issue as very important. Anyway, the "Draftify log" special page is still having trouble loading even if I add the code from User:SD0001/Making user scripts load faster to my "common.js" subpage. GTrang (talk) 22:13, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-37

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  • Starting this week, the standard syntax highlighter will receive new colors that make them compatible in dark mode. This is the first of many changes to come as part of a major upgrade to syntax highlighting. You can learn more about what's to come on the help page. [4][5]
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  • Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [7]
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MediaWiki message delivery 18:49, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Diplomatic missions in Eritrea has been nominated for deletion

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Category:Diplomatic missions in Eritrea has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. AusLondonder (talk) 19:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections: Updates & Schedule

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Question from Alexa Szentmihályi (08:59, 10 September 2024)

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Hi, I need your help. I'm working on a project related the Virgin Mary, and the pictures I would like to use, are on wikipedia. For example Our Lady of Akita article has a picture by SICDAMNOME. How can I contact him/her? Thank you very much for your help. --Alexa Szentmihályi (talk) 08:59, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexa Szentmihályi: I assume that you are talking about File:Virgin Mary of Akita Japan.jpg from Our Lady of Akita. If you look at that page you'll notice that the image has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. If that license works for your project, then you can use it. If you really want to contact the person who uploaded the image, then you can try to contact them on their user talk page, but since they haven't done any on-wiki work since 2015, it is possible that the message might fall on deaf ears. Good luck with your project. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:08, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mandatory notification added - MPGuy2824 is aware of the thread and is already assisting with this particular issue

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Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User conduct issue: MPGuy2824 at Zamduar College. Thank you. Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 10:30, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station

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I received notification that you have reviewed the page Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station (a redirect)

As far as I am able, I have amended all the relevent links (to Runswick Lifeboat Station), and believe the redirect can now be deleted - but I don't think I can do that.

Martin Ojsyork (talk) 15:27, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Martin, This is a lifeboat station in Runswick Bay, and I believe that "Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station" is therefore a good redirect. In any case, if you think a redirect should be deleted, you can look through Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Redirects. If none of those criteria apply you can take the redirect to WP:RFD. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 15:34, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi MPGuy2824
The redirect for Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station to Runswick Lifeboat Station was created as a correction, as it was never known as "Runswick Bay Lifeboat". It was always just "Runswick Lifeboat".
There are cases for retention, such as North Sunderland, which was renamed Seahouses, in which case, you still find images, documentation, etc for the old station name, so the redirect should remain.
I shall endeavour to work out how to tag Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station for deletion.
Best wishes
Martin Ojsyork (talk) 16:08, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SaadiCorp

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Why isn't this page showing up in the New pages feed and NPP browser? — Saqib (talk I contribs) 06:25, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Saqib, since the article has been taken to WP:AFD, it has been marked as reviewed. Some time (variable) after being marked as reviewed, it is removed from both these places so as to keep database tables to a manageable level. Hopefully that explains your question. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:51, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) (edit conflict) Saqib, SaadiCorp is currently at AfD and has been marked as reviewed. This means it has been removed from the Special:NewPagesFeed, which is why it is not showing in the NPP Browser feed. The NPP Browser updates at the 5th minute of each hour (UTC time), so reviewed articles are removed from the feed on an hourly basis. – DreamRimmer (talk) 06:53, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So is the page not showing up because it was marked as reviewed or is it due to being taken to AfD? — Saqib (talk I contribs) 07:00, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not showing because it's marked as reviewed. We mark AfDed pages as reviewed since the community decides their notability at AfD, so no further review is needed. – DreamRimmer (talk) 07:21, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Gerbil Snoot (01:22, 15 September 2024)

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Hi can i add a page that doesn't exist yet when it's being discussed in the text? --Gerbil Snoot (talk) 01:22, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerbil Snoot: Welcome to Wikipedia! Yes, you can add a page that doesn't exist yet, but you should read Help:Your first article first. If you tell me what article you want to create, I'd be happy to weigh in with my thoughts. On a different note, I was looking over at some of your edits, and you should know that there is no particular need to link common words (See MOS:OL). Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 04:10, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from I'mhoot01 (08:22, 16 September 2024)

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How famous would you have to be to have your own Wikipedia page? --I'mhoot01 (talk) 08:22, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@I'mhoot01: Welcome. On Wikipedia, we use the word notability. Read through that link and WP:GNG to get an understanding of what that means. If you can be more specific, then I would be able to provide more details. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 08:27, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Saddekake (20:31, 16 September 2024)

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hi! hope you're doing well. is there any important information or tips you'd like to give me? --Saddekake (talk) 20:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Saddekake: Another editor has already added a welcome message on your talk page. Go through those links when you get the chance. I'd suggest that you start and complete WP:TWA and follow that up with trying some of the tasks at Wikipedia:Task Center. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:00, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thank you, and i will as soon as i get home from work. glad to be a part of the team! Saddekake (talk) 06:08, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-38

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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  • Advanced item Tool authors can now access ToolsDB's public databases from both Quarry and Superset. Those databases have always been accessible to every Toolforge user, but they are now more broadly accessible, as Quarry can be accessed by anyone with a Wikimedia account. In addition, Quarry's internal database can now be queried from Quarry itself. This database contains information about all queries that are being run and starred by users in Quarry. This information was already public through the web interface, but you can now query it using SQL. You can read more about that, and 20 other community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
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Technical project updates

  • Next week, all Wikimedia wikis will be read-only for a few minutes. This will start on September 25 at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. This maintenance process also targets other services. The previous switchover took 3 minutes, and the Site Reliability Engineering teams use many tools to make sure that this essential maintenance work happens as quickly as possible. [13]

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:59, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DCWC submission declined

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Hey MPGuy, and thanks for your contributions in the Developing Countries WikiContest! I've had to decline your submission of this FLC review as it is unfortunately too short to award points for. Please see the relevant section of the scoring rules for more information. However, it looks like the candidate has not yet received a source, image, or accessibility review, so your submission could be accepted if you conducted one. I hope you'll consider that, and please let me or another coordinator know if you have any questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:47, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TechnoSquirrel69: There is no actual difference between a short review because it was done half-heartedly, and a thorough review that is short because there isn't much to nitpick about (prose-wise). I do understand that it is impossible for someone else to know which of the above cases is true. In any case, no worries: the inclusion/exclusion of these points aren't going to change my rankings in the contest much. On a side note, I hope this contest will be repeated next year too. I assume that you guys are going to write something about it in the Signpost once it concludes, which would serve as a recruitment ad for any future contests. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 02:41, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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