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Question from Maria João Alexandre (19:59, 1 April 2024)
Dear Ezlev, glad to have you as my mentor.

I've just started today with Wikipedia. I started practising with some draft content on Sandbox as I had some doubts.

1. On the sandbox page, how can I save the text? 2. How can I submit the sandbox text to someone to verify it before publishing? 3. where should I store the pictures that I will add to the article?

Meanwhile, I will take some time to study all the editing rules.

I look forward to hearing from you. Maria --Maria João Alexandre (talk) 19:59, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Maria! Glad you're here. When editing any page, the "Publish changes" button will save your changes. It's usually blue and in the top right corner of your screen. Articles for creation is the process for having someone more experienced look at your article before it is published to the main encyclopedia. You can get started on an article using the Article wizard. As for photos, the information at Images might help? Please feel free to let me know if you have any more questions! — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 21:11, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from TalentedRanish on Draft:BharatKul.com (18:16, 3 April 2024)
The article is in draft. Please guide me how to publish it from draft? --TalentedRanish (talk) 18:16, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi TalentedRanish, I assume you're referring to Draft:BharatKul.com? This can't be published as an article. Wikipedia articles must have a neutral point of view and be based on reliable sources. I'll leave a note on your talk page with some more information about how Wikipedia works. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 20:17, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for Waste Siege
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Question from MEMZite (21:10, 10 April 2024)
What are all the syntax that I can use such as being able to hyperlink important articles or phrases?

Thanks --MEMZite (talk) 21:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * MEMZite, you may want to take a look at Help:Wikitext for syntax info! Let me know if you have any other questions. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 22:32, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * TYSM! MEMZite (talk) 00:32, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

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DYK for Sarah Todd Cunningham
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Brandy Melville
Hi ezlev, would you be able to expand upon and clarify "allegations against Marsan" in the Controversies section of the Brandy Melville article. For context and BLP reasons. Thanks Samuel Wiki (talk) 04:17, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Samuel Wiki, clarified a bit, thanks! Feel free to make any other changes you think are necessary, of course. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 16:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Partial objection (but not a true content dispute) regarding your revert of my edit
You reverted my edit here, and at least regarding the book it seems to be an appropriate action, as it probably meets notability despite the rather mixed quality of it’s coverage, so no objection to the action taken there, thank you for fixing my error.

That being said, I don’t believe that the requirement In general, a red link should remain in an article if there is a reasonable expectation that the article in question will eventually be created (either as its own article or as a redirect); remove red links if and only if Wikipedia should not have any coverage on the subject. (WP:REDLINK) is met for the two organisations due to lack of coverage that allows for inclusion.

If you disagree with my assessment, I would greatly appreciate a quick response?

Thank you :) FortunateSons (talk) 22:43, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * FortunateSons,Adalah Justice Project:, ; also covered in Greater Than The Sum of Our Parts by Nada Elia, which I'm reading this weekend. It's possible this should end up redirecting to a subsection of Adalah (legal center).Against Canary Mission: , , , for startersThese are from a couple minutes of searching. I think it's safe to say that there is a reasonable expectation that the article in question will eventually be created. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 23:07, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you.
 * Regarding Adalah, I agree with your assessment (but can’t currently access JSTOR, so I’m going to have to trust you on content).
 * I am a lot less sure certain about ACM, where the coverage (at least the ones I could find) was only in passing and of lower quality, but I don’t object to it staying for a while and seeing if it turns into something.
 * All other coverage I could find is probably insignificant or unusable for other reasons: [1 ][2 ][3 ][4 ][5 ][6 ].
 * Have I missed something? FortunateSons (talk) 23:28, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * FortunateSons, I'm not sure that you have missed anything. Maybe ACM could be incorporated into Canary Mission. I went ahead and removed that redlink. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 17:01, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Great, thank you very much :) FortunateSons (talk) 17:04, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Crossing a Line (book)
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Question from Izabelleangel (22:06, 16 April 2024)
Hello! How does editing...work? (It's stupid, I know) --Izabelleangel (talk) 22:06, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Not stupid at all, Izabelleangel! We all start somewhere. Help:Editing is a good overall resource, if a bit complicated. The Wikipedia Adventure is a simpler and fun way to learn how editing works! I'll also leave some useful resources on your talk page, and feel free to ask questions here anytime. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 22:09, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ok thanks!! Izabelleangel (talk) 22:21, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments re GAN of Queers Read This
Was going to post this at Talk:Queers Read This but I had two personal notes that I can't give up ;)

While published anonymously, the identity of at least some of the writers is known. In ACT UP's correspondence, David Robinson claims he "wrote about half of 'I Hate Straights'" (i.e., Queers Read This). See, which is cited approvingly elsewhere. Robinson mentions that it's published under his name in the Windy City Times at some point, but I can't track down that issue now. It appears this is corroborated in David Feinberg's Queer and Loathing. Sarah Schulman gives the authors as "David Robinson, Maxine Wolfe, Heidi Dorow, Vincent Gagliostro, Tracy Morgan" in Let the Record Show. Schulman interviewed Finkelstein in 2010 here (hopefully good link?) where he confirms his involvement.

I imagine one can discuss the other projects authored by 'Anonymous Queers' in relation to IHS / QRT. Finkelstein's book After Silence lists some of these projects out at plate 10: Don't Tread on Me, etc. Besides this, it would be good to detail the contemporary reception of IHS / QRT. Outweek has a good long piece on it here, p. 40-45. There are other contemporary reviews / debates / arguments over it throughout the gay press. Insofar as it matters, I think the article can't meet WP:GACR#3 - broadness - if contemporary reception and authorship are elided.

Two other notes. One on the lighter side: You might find the image of Buttigieg at the bottom of this blog humorous. The other: You'd like Homosexuals Intransigent (redlink!), a very interesting and militant paper c. 1970. I might review the article properly but busy, busy, so just thought I'd stop by with a few comments. Best of luck, Urve (talk) 10:38, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, Urve! These are important sources, and more than that, they look like fascinating reads. I'm grateful that you take the time to share your knowledge and wisdom with the world here on Wikipedia, and I'm eager to expand the article as soon as meatspace obligations allow. (And yes, I did giggle at Buttigieg. Thanks for that.) — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 16:45, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * For another giggle, see p. 46 of the Outweek issue linked above. — ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 16:51, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Link Insertion Policy
Hi There, I need to know about inserting links in the existing links. Charles maynes (talk) 13:59, 30 April 2024 (UTC)