User talk:Iffy/Archives/2024

Question from Abu ogah (23:43, 2 January 2024)
Hello Sir. I am trying to create a Wikepedia page for my boss you is a former legislator in Nigeria and currently embarking on philanthropy projects. I will really appreciate your kind assistance on doing this assignment. --Abu ogah (talk) 23:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! If you are being paid to contribute to Wikipedia, please ensure you comply with the requirements of WP:PAID and also that your Conflict of interest with anyone or anything you plan to write about is disclosed properly. If articles already exist and you are seeking to improve them, use Edit requests. If articles do not currently exist and you want to create new articles, use the Articles for creation process. Both of these methods will allow you to have your work reviewed by independent editors. Iffy★Chat -- 00:05, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Faridmoghadam (16:10, 3 January 2024)
HI lffy hope to find you fine. I am fluent in Persian and Arabic at the same time. Along with the English pages, can I easily edit and correct the Persian pages if I see something wrong? Is there a problem with my user account in terms of the rules? --Faridmoghadam (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Welcome! Yes, with your account, you can fix mistakes you find on almost any page in not only the English Wikipedia, but also in the Arabic Wikipedia and the Persian Wikipedia. Iffy★Chat -- 16:27, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Africa's Greatests (07:19, 8 January 2024)
Hello ;I hope I found you well,How do I add a link to my drafted article? --Africa&#39;s Greatests (talk) 07:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! Per MOS:DRAFTNOLINK, You cannot add links to drafts in other articles until your draft is accepted by a reviewer. When your draft is accepted, you can add links to it in other articles by adding wikilinks (e.g. Article name ) in to other articles as appropriate. Iffy★Chat -- 08:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Bokath on Joseph Chatt (21:33, 9 January 2024)
Hello how do I create a citation --Bokath (talk) 21:33, 9 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! Wikipedia has a great guide to creating citations at Help:Referencing for beginners. Iffy★Chat -- 10:02, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Benjamin Wilcox (15:17, 19 January 2024)
Hi! What is the protocol for when I know firsthand information because I work for the subject of the wikipedia page? --Benjamin Wilcox (talk) 15:17, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! If you are being paid to edit Wikipedia, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of service to comply with the requirements at WP:PAID. Advice on how editors with a conflict of interest can contribute (and limitations) are available at Conflict of interest and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Iffy★Chat -- 15:38, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on 2024 Australian Open
Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page 2024 Australian Open, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows: Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:Qwerfjkl/Botpreload&editintro=User:Qwerfjkl/boteditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:Qwerfjkl&preloadtitle=Qwerfjkl%20(bot)%20–%20Iffy&section=new&preloadparams%5b%5d=&preloadparams%5b%5d=1198006913 report it to my operator]. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 19:09, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * A "bare URL and missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. ([//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_Australian_Open&action=edit&minor=minor&summary=Fixing+reference+error+raised+by+%5B%5BUser%3AQwerfjkl%20(bot)%7CQwerfjkl%20(bot)%5D%5D Fix] | [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&preload=User:Qwerfjkl%20(bot)/helpform&preloadtitle=Referencing%20errors%20on%20%5B%5BSpecial%3ADiff%2F1198006913%7C2024%20Australian%20Open%5D%5D Ask for help])

Question from YakshPatel1501 (09:53, 20 January 2024)
Hello! I want to write an article on wikipedia but my english is not very good is it okay if I write articles with grammatical mistakes? --YakshPatel1501 (talk) 09:53, 20 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Welcome! Many users on Wikipedia like you have English as a second, third, or fourth language and are very much welcome to contribute. While spelling and grammar mistakes are something to be avoided, other editors can fix these later, so don't let an imperfect knowledge of the English language discourage you from improving the encyclopedia. Iffy★Chat -- 11:05, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Meskat Tohaa (14:53, 26 January 2024)
Hello! I am a Wikipedian who has been editing Wikipedia for almost 24 years, and I'm here offering my assistance. Feel free to ask me any questions you have about this place. --Meskat Tohaa (talk) 14:53, 26 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Welcome! As I said, feel free to ask me anything. You can also ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Iffy★Chat -- 15:22, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Television&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 19:30, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Talk:Flying Spaghetti Monster&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 13:30, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Talk:Freddie Freeman&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 00:30, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Talk:Abhishek Malhan&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 17:32, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Talk:Rush (band)&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 15:30, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment
Your feedback is requested &#32;at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)&#32; on a "All RFCs" request for comment. Thank you for helping out! You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name. Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 19:31, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Youprayteas (18:11, 4 February 2024)
Hello, how may I customise my signature like some other users? Thank you for your time. --Youprayteas (talk) 18:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! You can find out more about signatures on Wikipedua, including how to edit them at Signatures. Iffy★Chat -- 18:40, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, I was unaware of that page. Cheers! Youprayteas (talk) 14:32, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Also sorry to bother, but I created the pages Gündoğan, Bodrum and Ardahan Castle. They both exist in the Turkish wiki aswell. How may it be possible to show that the article exists in the other languages? Currently it just says no other languages. Youprayteas (talk) 15:01, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * When viewing the page here on English Wikipedia, On the right "Tools" menu, select "Add interlanguage links". On the popup that appears, type in the language and project code ("trwiki" for Turkish Wikipedia) in the language box, the name of the page on the other wiki in the page box, then press the "Link with page" button. Iffy★Chat -- 15:10, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Bro you can't beleive how much this helps me. Thank you so much. Youprayteas (talk) 15:28, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from JerseyRingo (12:03, 18 February 2024)
Hello, thanks for being there. I was trying to update details on a page of an author I admire after listening to a recent podcast interview that was released. a lot of details of his writing history were shared and I thought I should update his Wiki page with those added details (the first time that I ever attempted to edit anything on Wiki). I was altered that I should not have done these edits and that I was approaching an editing battle! OH MY! That is not my purpose at all!! So, how should I approach this? I thought you just go in and change (or add) content and link the citation to the edit...no? Is there something more (or a first step I missed) that I should have done as a first step? --JerseyRingo (talk) 12:03, 18 February 2024 (UTC)


 * The first step to improving Wikipedia is to be bold, which is exactly what you did. Most of the time, bold edits are accepted by others and that's the end of the matter. Some of the time, as happened here, bold edits are disputed and the edit gets reverted. After your edit was reverted, the next step in the standard dispute resolution process is to discuss the matter on the talk page of the author in question. See BOLD, revert, discuss cycle for further details. Iffy★Chat -- 12:16, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mojimo on Sunandarama Vihara (23:40, 22 February 2024)
How do I change a word --Mojimo (talk) 23:40, 22 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I see that a few minutes after you sent this message to me, you managed to find the "edit" button on the article. Welcome to Wikipedia! Iffy★Chat -- 08:05, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Syedmajid011 (17:57, 27 February 2024)
Hey some one hire me to delete some paragarph in her wikipidia profile so whenever i try delete they send me message you cant delete you dont have any relation with her .she is a singer so she hire me on fiver. what i do now --Syedmajid011 (talk) 17:57, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you for disclosing that you are paid to edit Wikipedia. Before you make any more edits, you must ensure you are fully compliant with WP:PAID, as this requirement comes from the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use. Paid editors should not edit the articles directly, but should discuss the proposed changes on the talk page of the article and allow independent editors to review the changes. Iffy★Chat -- 19:50, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sakariye Ibrahim caydaruus on Somali Canadians (21:52, 27 February 2024)
Good --Sakariye Ibrahim caydaruus (talk) 21:52, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Welcome to Wikipedia! If you need any assistance with any part of Wikipedia, feel free to either ask me, or to ask at the Teahouse. Iffy★Chat -- 21:57, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Wworger (20:01, 20 March 2024)
My co-author and I have recently (2024) published a new book about the Sharpeville Massacre of 21 March 1960. Using police documentation in the South African archives we have been able to show that considerably more people were killed (at least 91 and not 69) and injured (at least 238 and not 180) by the South African police that day. My question is should I go into the Sharpeville 1960 page and start making changes or is ther a more formal approach to adopt since the issue of numbers is of considerable importance, especially given that tomorrow is the 64th anniversary of the massacre? --Wworger (talk) 20:01, 20 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! What you have done is original research and should not be added to Wikipedia by those that conducted the research. If you have been able to get your research published in a reliable source, then you can consider making an edit request to allow independent editors to consider the proposed changes. Iffy★Chat -- 21:19, 20 March 2024 (UTC)