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Question from Jaeger D. Fuchs (00:23, 7 November 2022)
Hello LEvalyn,

My name is Jaeger and I have a question. Is there any possible way I can recommend an article to be review by someone more experienced? I was just editing an article (this article to be exact https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Persecution_of_Germans&action=view), and I felt like I was not qualified to make any major changes to the article. I recommenced the articled to be supervised, but that is all I know how to do so far. Perhaps you could look at it? That is all.

Thank you and good day,

Jaeger Fuchs --Jaeger D. Fuchs (talk) 00:23, 7 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello Jaeger, and welcome to wikipedia! There isn't really a formal process for referring an article "up the chain", since Wikipedia is a non-hierarchical community. However, if you'd like to find editors to help with addressing an article's shortcomings, WikiProjects often gather editors around shared interests and might be a place to find expertise. It looks like this is an article of longstanding controversy, so I see why you don't want to go it alone. You might get some traction starting a discussion at Wikiproject Germany. I know that the Military History wikiproject is very active, though this may not fall under their purview. Wikiproject Discrimination may be relevant, but perhaps not active. You could also try directly tagging editors who have worked on the article in the past, to ask questions about what might improve the article in future.
 * As a tip for starting those discussions, if your post something like 'hey does somebody else want to deal with this?' you're likely to get a lot of silence. But, if you can identify some things you like to propose -- like removing all unsourced content, or organizing the information into different categories -- you might be able to build consensus toward taking those actions by making the suggestion in on the article's talk page and then asking people at those wikiprojects to weigh in. In general, removing all unsourced content can be a shocking disruption to an article, but often a very necessary and reinvigorating one. The more controversial a topic, the more relevant quality sourcing is.
 * Frankly, when I look at this article, I see a rat's nest that I don't really want to poke with a ten foot pole... if you were to make improvements they would be valuable but I understand your hesitation. Good luck!! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 19:02, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from Ebunvuwa (15:04, 27 November 2022)
Greetings and nice to be here. How do I start editing a text? --Ebunvuwa (talk) 15:04, 27 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to wikipedia and sorry for the slow response -- any wikipedia article you have will have the clickable text "edit source" which will let you start to make changes. The "edit source" link is at the top-right of the page as a whole, and it also appears next to each individual section. You may find this tutorial helpful in learning the ropes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Introduction . Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:48, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from SirMeChase (18:36, 14 December 2022)
Hello I want to know how I can be more successful in my music career --SirMeChase (talk) 18:36, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * , this is probably something you should ask a successful musician, and not a Wikipedian who writes articles about eighteenth-century poetry. All I can tell you is that Wikipedia can't help, since only musicians who are already highly successful meet the criteria for Wikipedia articles. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:45, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from SirMeChase (23:04, 14 December 2022)
I figured out that I am the only Sirmechase on google and the meaning of Sirme when I checked it. It talked about me entirely because I posses all the definitions it gave me in myself. Why is that? --SirMeChase (talk) 23:04, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from Agus ahrianto (03:17, 25 December 2022)
Jess no limit --Agus ahrianto (talk) 03:17, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023
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Precious anniversary
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Question from Biggy JKN (20:09, 26 January 2023)
Hello, how can I add my information here? --Biggy JKN (talk) 20:09, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Biggy JKN (20:17, 26 January 2023)
Hey, who is Biggy JKN? --Biggy JKN (talk) 20:17, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

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Question from UMNF (08:31, 9 February 2023)
Thank you for having me in Wikipedia, it is great honor to participate , I am a PhD researcher and I am in bad need for references and articles concerning my subject it is tackling Equal Authenticity in legal texts. if you thankfully have references I'd be thankful and grateful. --UMNF (talk) 08:31, 9 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello I think you have misunderstood the kinds of questions I am here to answer -- I am here to help people contribute to Wikipedia itself, not to help people research other topics. I think you will have more luck asking for help at your university library.  ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Though I should say-- if you learn interesting things after you get going with your research, I hope you will consider enhancing Wikipedia's articles on those topics with the sources you find, and I am here to help troubleshoot if you encounter any difficulty at that stage! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 21:00, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Question from Puffer belly (20:35, 15 February 2023)
Hi LEvalyn, re: Talk:North American railroad signaling. There seems to be a lack of a focus point of this article. If there is enough information to warrant it standing alone, perhaps altering the title to: "North American railroad signal systems" Photographs identifying railroad signals and signs as well as other items referencing this technology in history. If my input has any merit & you would you redirect my inquiry, I would appreciate it. Thanks --Puffer belly (talk) 20:35, 15 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello welcome to Wikipedia! You raise a very interesting question about this article, though one which is beyond my expertise. I do wonder if the relationship between North American railroad signaling and North American railroad signals, as articles, could be rethought. It sounds like you have some real expertise on this topic. If you want to reorganize the information in these articles, or introduce new sections and details (with citations), that is something you can be bold and change in whatever way you think is an improvement! Often, there are very obvious improvements that can be made, but haven't been simply because no one has taken an interest in doing it. Your contributions would be very welcome. If you think it would help to rename or merge the articles, for that kind of change you'd want to get some consensus from other editors. In both cases, I suggest bringing your ideas to the Talk page of the train Wikiproject, where I think you will find editors interested in the same topic. I hope that helps, and feel free to ask any time if you encounter more questions as you edit!  ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:56, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2023
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A kitten for you!
Dear LEvalyn. Regarding your recent comment, I want to apologize if anything I said gave you the impression that your contributions were unwelcome. On the contrary, I very much appreciated your input and I hope you'll offer more feedback on this topic whenever you feel like it. If anything I said is still discouraging you to do so, please let me know and I'll WP:REFACTOR it. Cheers,

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 04:03, 16 March 2023 (UTC) 

Question from Santas number 1 elf on Great Bookie robbery (14:57, 6 March 2023)
How do you edit articles? --Santas number 1 elf (talk) 14:57, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! If you are still looking to edit an article, it's just a click away on any article. On desktop, each section of a wiki article has an “edit source” link right next to the section title. On mobile, each section has a “pencil” icon. You may also find Help:Introduction useful to get started: it has some tutorials. Feel free to ask if you have more questions! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 09:03, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Arbcom
Since my comment on your posting is now at Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland/Analysis, probably you should put your reply there too. Otherwise nobody knows what you are referring to. Zerotalk 08:25, 18 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks. This process is a little confusing. Since your response to me shows at both the 'Evidence' page and the 'Analysis' page I thought I should just be posting to 'Evidence' and it would all get moved/summarized/etc. But I can see how my response didn't have any new diffs so it was more of an interpretation than "evidence". This whole debate is really not my usual 'thing' so I don't plan to make any further responses. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 08:58, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I also find it confusing. Zerotalk 12:02, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi LEvalyn, it's been a while! Thanks for all of your work in the eighteenth/nineteenth century literary scene on Wikipedia. Articles like Bungay Castle (novel), Eighteenth-century Gothic novel, and The Woman of Colour: A Tale (!) are important to recount, and you've done it well. It's a more recent interest of mine, but finding a good number of articles written by you as I do some reading has been a great help. (Bonhôte's writing especially!) Urve (talk) 11:06, 18 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Urve, thank you! That's very kind to say. I really appreciated your tag for Raymond; a Fragment -- it was an interesting read that gives a lot of context! I initially assumed you were tagging me so I could add to it but I could find nothing to improve, haha. I'm glad you followed up by making Gothic fragment, I can't believe we didn't have that! If you ever find yourself with a question, wanting a source, or just wanting to talk over an article together, this is a favourite topic area of mine. I'll look forward to bumping into each other more often in this area. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 17:42, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red April 2023
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Question from MSWDEV (03:21, 11 April 2023)
Hi LEvalyn‬!

I've used Wikipedia for my whole life and now I want to start contributing and getting into editing Wikipedia articles!

I have a question regarding Wikipedia articles whom were written by the person the article/biography is about. If I suspect this is true how would one go about submitting an article for removal?

I know I should start off with the easier things and I am doing that now after writing this to you, but I am curious about this as well.

I noticed this article regarding a tech guy who created a few apps that never gained any traction. This article seems to have been written by himself back in 2017 and the original account who wrote the article has never logged in or touched it since besides minor edits from random IP addresses over the years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikil_Viswanathan

What are your thoughts?

Thank you for being my mentor! Matt --MSWDEV (talk) 03:21, 11 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! My apologies for the somewhat slow reply. I'm glad you've decided to dip your toe into this side of the encyclopedia. I think it's fair to start wherever something captures your interest -- there's no single path to editing. In this case, since the potentially-COI account isn't actively causing problems at the page, I think we can focus on the content of the encyclopedia, rather than on any potential wrongdoing of the account. In other words,
 * 1. Does it look like the article needs to be deleted? Take a look at the sources with WP:NBIO in mind. In this case, you'll want to be sure that you're finding coverage of him specifically. not just his companies, and that you're ruling out repackaged press releases (which are not independent). If the existing sources don't seem sufficient, do some additional research as a WP:BEFORE and then WP:AFDHOWTO may be the next step.
 * 2. If he is notable, does it look like any of the prose needs to be revised for a WP:NPOV? You might need to remove WP:PUFF from the way things are phrased, or remove extraneous details. It seems excessive to list all the various customers for his businesses, for example; each business can probably be covered in 2-3 sentences. I also wouldn't list him as an eligible bachelor (!!); at most I'd mention he is single.
 * It's a fair bit of work/research -- essentially, cleanup -- which may not be the answer you were hoping for here, but it would be genuinely helpful for you to undertake this task! Do let me know if you have any more specific questions as you are working, and don't be afraid to BE BOLD! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 02:08, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

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Question from SWI Science & Robotics Society (13:49, 20 May 2023)
আমি কিভাবে আমার সংগঠনটিকে সুন্দর করতে পারব? --SWI Science &#38; Robotics Society (talk) 13:49, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Cyberlon3r (01:26, 3 July 2023)
how do you add references --Cyberlon3r (talk) 01:26, 3 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello @Cyberlon3r, if you are still hoping to add references, this page may be helpful: Help:Referencing for beginners. It explains some of the technical details about how to add a citation to an article. WP:EASYREFBEGIN is another version of the same info in case that explanation makes more sense to you. If you're trying to *find* references to support some particular information you're trying to add, this article may help: WP:RELIABLE. If you have other questions, feel free to let me know what specific article you're working on and I'll be happy to take a look. Welcome to Wikipedia! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 17:46, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Gtagame (09:57, 23 July 2023)
How to upload image on wikipedia --Gtagame (talk) 09:57, 23 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! Adding images can be a little fiddly since they actually need to be uploaded at Wikimedia Commons first, and then you can link the Wikimedia Commons file on the Wikipedia article. This guide has a bit of a walkthrough for the whole process using the visual editor. Do be careful that you only upload images that are totally free of copyright! Those would usually be images old enough to be public domain, or images you personally created that you are donating to Wikipedia (giving up all copyright). Let me know if you have any trouble, or have any questions about a specific image you want to add. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:45, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2023
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Question from Pooja The Cyclone (09:40, 1 August 2023)
I want to publish a Wikipedia page --Pooja The Cyclone (talk) 09:40, 1 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Writing your own Wikipedia article is a challenging task and not usually where we suggest people start. If you really want to, though, you can read Help:Your first article for more information. What are you thinking of writing an article about? ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:28, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Efjjfjfjf (08:04, 3 August 2023)
Hi! How exactly does this work? I'm completely new to this 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ --Efjjfjfjf (talk) 08:04, 3 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! There is a LOT going on all over the place in Wikipedia, but the general idea is that anybody can edit anything and we're all trying to improve Wikipedia's records of the world's knowledge. I usually suggest taking a look at the most recent interesting thing you read and checking out the wikipedia article on that topic to see if there is anything interesting you read about that is missing. I also put a welcome message on your talk page which has some more links to learn the ropes! Let me know if you have any more specific questions as you're poking around, and I hope you'll enjoy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:25, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Tobacco Hornworm (16:09, 2 September 2023)
Hi! I have translated this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tobacco_Hornworm/Anton_Windfelder&action=edit

with much effort how can I publish it? Best regards --Tobacco Hornworm (talk) 16:09, 2 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, it looks like you figured this out! I hope it went smoothly. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:39, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gabarish on Protection policy (21:30, 8 September 2023)
Hello it didn't able me to edit --Gabarish (talk) 21:30, 8 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, it looks like you were trying to edit one of the articles that is "protected" from edits from less-established users. That usually happens when a page has been getting vandalized, though it has the unfortunate side effect of blocking good-faith editors from those pages too if they are new. If you tell me what article you wanted and explain the edit you were hoping to make, I'd be happy to help. You can also try posting about your edit on the article's "Talk" page. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:36, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Founder fuse.gold (02:59, 11 September 2023)
Hi I am trying to create a wiki page for fuse.gold it's a gold backed crypto currency project are there any pointers you could help me with? thank you in advance --Founder fuse.gold (talk) 02:59, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , please read the guide to editing with a conflict of interest. And then don't create an article for a cryptocurrency you founded. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:34, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from SanjitKrSaroj (14:11, 20 September 2023)
yes sanjitkrsaroj --SanjitKrSaroj (talk) 14:11, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Procrastinater (03:12, 19 September 2023)
Hey LEvalyn, what's up dude? i just wanted to know how to add color section in info box of any page and how to display it after publishing. Thanks for your time. Do Check out my vector images on Islamabad Police(Ranks Portion) Page and let me know what you think about them. --Procrastinater (talk) 03:12, 19 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello @Procrastinater, sorry for the slow reply here. Unfortunately, this is not a part of wikipedia that I know anything about! Typically the goal is for infoboxes to be pretty standard and simple, but I know sometimes the specific templates add more complexity... the right people to ask would probably be the ones at a relevant WikiProject, since that's where you could find the consensus to add some new flair to an infobox. I wonder if WP:MIL is a place to start...? You could also see if WP:TEA could point you more in the right direction. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but let me know if you ever have questions more to do with content and sourcing, which are better areas of expertise for me! Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:39, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Loneclaire (23:13, 16 October 2023)
Hello, LEvalyn. I am new to Wikipedia's editing software, and while I initially only started playing with it to kill some time, I've found myself having a lot of fun with it. Last night, I made a number of revisions to an article on director Emma Seligman, but all of my edits were reverted, I suspect due to the fact that I sourced an IMDb page to cite her birthday, unaware that this is not classified as a reliable source. I believe many of the edits were important and helped the page look more formal and read more smoothly, and would like to restore them, but I do not want to start going tit-for-tat with the very experienced editor who overrode them right after I've just joined. How should I approach this? --Loneclaire (talk) 23:13, 16 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, what a frustrating first experience with Wikipedia! I'm sorry this happened, and thank you for your efforts in contributing information and working to learn Wikipedia's "ways".
 * My understanding of what happened here: It looks like this editor was using the semi-automated tool Twinkle to remove material, especially birth dates, sourced to IMDb. It's very common for people to think IMDb will be an acceptable source, but as you have now figured out, it's disallowed because it is WP:USERGENERATED (just like Wikipedia itself can't be used as a source) -- so some editors go through and just take out IMDb en masse. This editor likely did not even notice that your other additions cited more reliable sources, and, moving quickly, undid everything. My take on that is, they should have been more careful and only removed the specific things cited to IMDb. (Sometimes experienced editors get so used to seeing vandalism and low-quality edits that they don't notice when they're actually dealing with a good-faith newbie.)
 * More generally how to approach or respond to these kinds of things: First off, I think you've handled things well, erring on the side of caution. You examined the cited policies to learn more about how to edit, you avoided conflict, and you sought advice. Frankly, I think in future you can be a little more assertive. If you look at how wikipedia defines an "edit war" (WP:WAR), it's three reverts in a 24 hour period. If you avoid that level of tit-for-tat, and accompany your edits with edit summaries or talk page comments, a little back and forth is an ordinary way to find consensus. (See WP:BOLD). Specifically, in this case, after you felt you'd understood the complaint that caused the revert, you could have responded to the feedback that IMDb is an unacceptable source by making the exact edit I just made, restoring all your non-IMDb-sourced edits. If you aren't sure you understand why someone reverted you, you are welcome to ask me any time, or you might get a faster response at the Teahouse.
 * On a personal note, I loved the short film Shiva Baby so I'm glad you got in touch so I could learn that it was made into a feature film and learn more about Seligman! There is a LOT of room for improvement in articles like the ones you've been working on and your contributions were very thoughtful and valuable, so I hope you'll stick around. Feel free to reach out any time, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 21:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * L,
 * Thanks so much for your help in restoring my revisions! I really wasn't expecting you to personally step in, so I'm all the more appreciative that you took the time to do so anyway. I'll definitely heed this advice going forward. Loneclaire (talk) 07:23, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Macedopr (17:14, 24 October 2023)
Good morning ! How can I start a page from scratch ? It's about this public trans model figure from brazil living in california. --Macedopr (talk) 17:14, 24 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you're excited to start editing. Writing an article can be a challenging place to start, so I suggest reading WP:BACKWARD and taking a look at WP:YFA.
 * The main thing to keep in mind is that Wikipedia, as an encyclopedia, just wants to summarize what other sources have said, so finding the materials you'll write from is the crucial first step. If you want, you could share with me the links to some of your intended sources and I can let you know if they are likely to be suitable, before you spend a lot of time writing. If you're confident you've found reliable sources to support an article, you can start actually making it with the article wizard.
 * Feel free to ask me any specific questions you encounter while working, or you might get a faster response at the Teahouse. Good luck and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:14, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * https://observatoriodosfamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/athena-macedo-revela-fases-do-processo-de-mudanca-de-genero
 * Here is the link about her in brazil. Macedopr (talk) 18:41, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, thanks for sharing. I took a look at that article and did my own search for "Athena Macedo" and at this time, I don't think there is enough news coverage to support a wikipedia article. The source looks suitably reliable to me and it's promising that the article is just about her (it's not a trivial mention). However, the article doesn't say anything unusually newsworthy and when I searched I didn't find any other coverage. You may find it helpful to read WP:BIO and WP:TOOSOON. I would generally say, for a living person who is early in their career, there's a fairly high burden of proof to show that they are already notable. You'd probably want at least three articles similar in scope to the one you found, and more is better, ideally spread out over time. If you are able to find more coverage of her, I'd be happy to advise on when you've found "enough", but for now I'd suggest that you get wikipedia practice by picking someone that you're SURE has been written about a LOT, and learning the ropes with that figure. Good luck! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:26, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I will send that over as soon as I have it 66.116.89.76 (talk) 20:27, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Does that mean I have to write the whole article again?? 66.116.89.76 (talk) 20:28, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hang on, I just noticed the username Macedo PR. You're going to have to follow the instructions at WP:COI. Thanks. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:36, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah I just created that but I’m not a full pr company 66.116.89.76 (talk) 21:33, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * what can I do 66.116.89.76 (talk) 21:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Momzilla007 (19:00, 1 November 2023)
Hello my mentor!

I've submitted an article thinking I had all the sources I needed. Looks like I'm missing one more reliable source but I am not 100% sure that is the only issue because I really didn't get feedback for it.

Would you be able to take a look at it and give me your thoughts on it? I know I'm a noob and will need some guidance as I work towards gaining proficiency on here. It is much more difficult than I had expected.

Thanks so much for your help. Momzilla007 (aka Andrea) --Momzilla007 (talk) 19:00, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you're giving editing a try and happy to help however I can.
 * I think rather than thinking of this as a "sources problem", in this case, you might think of it as an "encyclopedia scope" problem. In general, most things that happen are not so important that they end up in encyclopedias. Wikipedia is especially skeptical of articles about businesses, since a lot of businesses try to use Wikipedia for free advertising. (I totally understand your desire to share cool info about your local store and I don't believe that's what's happening here! But, it will affect how Wikipedia policies and expectations get applied.) In general, the expectation for a business is that they should be more like Neuhaus (chocolatier) which invented a whole kind of confection (chocolate pralines) rather than an ordinary business. You might find it useful to read WP:LOCAL as well. You've done a great job of highlighting the store's history (that bit about bylaws is really interesting!) but all of the coverage looks like it's from Prince George rather than being national or international coverage.
 * So at this stage, my advice is to set aside the Game Quest article. You might be able to add the Power Up Prince George event to the list of annual events at Prince George, British Columbia. But mostly you might think of it as a learning experience in how to operate the site and get a feel for its norms.
 * I hope you won't abandon Wikipedia, though! If you have geeky interests, you might be able to really improve Wikipedia's coverage of SF books, for example. The standards are a lot simpler for books: if you can find two separate, independent book reviews (described in WP:NBOOK), the book is "notable" (aka "allowed to have an article"). If you have access to old SF magazines that published reviews before the internet, you have a goldmine of valuable source material. And of course there are interesting new things being published every day which have modern reviews. I'm happy to offer more pointers or troubleshooting any time. Good luck, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:57, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the feedback on the Game Quest article. I will set that off to the side as it is truly a local treasure and not very well known outside of northern BC.
 * I think that is an excellent idea to contribute to the coverage of SF books. I love to read science fiction, but also horror novels. I'm also an avid gamer, and I may contribute a bit more in the area of video games. I have done a few edits already to some video game articles. I bet I can count on those to keep me busy. Game developers are always patching or changing release dates.
 * Again, I really appreciate the feedback. I won't be giving up on Wikipedia. This has been quite fun for me and I enjoy contributing to something that is useful. Really thankful to have a mentor too! :) Momzilla007 (talk) 23:36, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you're having fun! Video game articles are a good idea too. You may be interested in joining the video game WikiProject. WikiProjects are basically discussion forums for people with a shared interest in a topic, where editors coordinate certain kinds of work. It looks like the video game wikiproject is currently trying to improve the official quality of video game articles, which could be a satisfying place to pitch in. You could also look at the wikiprojects for books and science fiction. Enjoy yourself! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:18, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from ProgrammerISCB (16:34, 2 November 2023)
HI LEvalyn,

How are you doing?

I'm the lead technologist for the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and made the account so we can update the ISCB related pages as they seem to have been largely untouched since 2013 or 2016. I'm new to wiki editing though, is there an FAQ or Best Practices page you'd recommend? --ProgrammerISCB (talk) 16:34, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to wikipedia! Thanks for reaching out.
 * This help page covers some of the mechanics of making edits on Wikipedia articles. In this case, I'd also suggest reading this guide on editing with a conflict of interest. Because ne'er-do-wells often try to use Wikipedia for sneaky self-promotion or propaganda, Wikipedians can be more exacting about "conflicts of interest" than folks in other contexts. You can see how I've handled a "COI" for a loose professional acquaintance via a userbox on my userpage and a note on the talk page of her article. I was a little WP:BOLD in making her article, largely because the "COI" was pretty slight and my own confidence in wiki norms was very high. In your case, you may want to use this process to request that others make your proposed edits. If you do the latter, feel free to post on my talk page any time to call my attention to a request and I might be faster to review than the usual process.
 * In general, the most important part of editing with a COI is to provide the secondary sources that can be cited to support any new material you want to add to the page. This can be a little frustrating when you are in a position to know more about the topic than the sources you can cite, but verifiability is an important part of Wikipedia's mission as a tertiary source, aka, one which summarizes other sources.
 * Thank you for your work to keep Wikipedia up to date, and let me know if you have any questions or I can help with anything else! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:00, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Stephen Roberts (professor)
Sorry, but this article you moved into main space, it didn't have a single reliable secondary source... Drmies (talk) 15:13, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


 * He is verifiably a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which satisfies WP:NPROF criterion 3. The sourcing of the article wasn’t thrilling but everything I spot-checked was verifiable and the prose wasn’t too promotional so I concluded ordinary editing could improve it. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 17:15, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I should say: thanks for undertaking some of that "ordinary editing". I appreciate that you stepped in to directly improve the article instead of just tagging it with issues. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Artistjayroy (10:49, 7 November 2023)
How do I change my name --Artistjayroy (talk) 10:49, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello,, welcome to Wikipedia! You can request that administrator change your username by reading this information carefully, and then making a request here. You can also consider just changing how your username appears in your signature by following this information -- that how my posts are signed with just an L. Let me know if any of that is confusing and I am happy to clarify more. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:03, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Quirk1 (02:06, 10 November 2023)
Hi i didn’t see this notification. I have solid reliable sources that prove Saladin is of Arab ethnicity. Can you help me? In the book al-Fawa'id al-Jalieyah Fi al-Fara'id al-Naseriah (In Arabic: الفوائد الجلية فی الفرائد الناصریة) which is a Manuscript preserved in Hagia Sophia, No. 4823. and a copy of it is found in the British Museum, No. 557 Which is the collection of letters and poems of Saladin’s nephew the Ayyubid King al-Malik(king) Nasser bin al-Malik(king) Mo'azam Isa bin al-Malik(king) Adel Bin Ayyub written by his son Majd al-Din Abu Mohammed Known by title Al-Malik(the King) al-Amjad Al-Ayyubi[1] Manuscript link: https://ia801802.us.archive.org/23/items/makhtutat-aya-sofya-07/AYASOFYA4823.pdf in the first couple of pages.

He Rejects the Affiliation with Kurds saying: " Ibn Athir the scholar says: Najm Aldin Ayyub (Saladin's Grandfather) is originally from Duwain in Azerbaijan, His origins are from the tribe Rawadiyah, which is the most honorable among the kurds, Now this is what is widespread among many people, and I didn't hear any of our family elders that were in my time to admit this [Kurdish root])[2]

He continues :

I asked the Mola al-Malik Amjad Taqi Al-Din Abal Fadhl Al Abas Bin Sultan Malik Al Adil (Ayyubid king and Saladin’s nephew) Did you hear your father or any of your elder brothers to admit this roots? He answered: I didn't hear any of them relate themselves to Kurds[3]

He adds:

In our family, this is a well-known fact that our grandfather ( Najm Al-din Ayoub) settled near Kurds and took wives from them, and they became like Uncles to us, not anything else, just like our relationships with Turks as some of our ancestors mothers were Turkish[4]

He then says:

The evidences that prove that we are not Kurds is that the two scholars Qazi bah Al-Din Bin Shadad and Emad Al-Din Katib Al Isfahany were specialist to Almalik Naser (ie Saladin) and The Emad Al-Din Isfahany had known Najm Aldin Ayyub very well long before when he was the --Quirk1 (talk) 02:06, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from MarcDavidDaly (17:44, 10 November 2023)
Hi there, I've been working on an article for a company called Waterford Distillery. I'm being paid by the company but I'm committed to putting only neutral and factual info on Wikipedia. I think I'm ready to submit again, but after two rejections I'm wary. Would it be possible for you to run an eye over the article (it's on my sandbox) before I submit it for review again? If not no problem --Marc Daly (talk) 17:44, 10 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, thanks for your work to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia appropriately. I'm glad you reached out, since I think the current state of the article is likely to be rejected again. There are two issues, one small and one possibly quite large.
 * The small one: there are a number of external links within the body of the article, which will be off-putting to your AfC reviewer and thus probably ought to be cleaned up (see WP:EXTERNAL).
 * The large one: it's not clear in this draft that the distillery should have a Wikipedia article at all. This is the real thing that an AfC reviewer is trying to evaluate. Take a look here for how I explained a similar case to Momzilla007. See also Guylian for a successful business article. I see some potential within the sources attached to the article, but the overall feel of the article-- a whole uncited section of products!!-- does not make it easy to see the notability.
 * Your top priority, to get the article accepted, should be to foreground reliable, independent, secondary sources talking about why this distillery is so important it belongs in an encyclopedia. It is extremely possible that such sources do not exist in sufficient quantity and it is thus impossible to get an article on this distillery accepted. In this case I think it's plausible that some form of article could eventually be accepted, largely because the building is historic and there's good coverage of the Guinness investment. The simplest path is probably to write an article about the building, describing its history since the 1790s, and just putting in a section about Waterford Distillery at the end.
 * If you really want the article to be just about the distillery, I'd recommend deleting absolutely everything that you can't cite to a newspaper. Focus on being concise and summarizing. Follow the advice in WP:BACKWARD. Good luck, and let me know if you have more questions about editing Wikipedia. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 05:40, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for the feedback. I've been using the Guinness Wiki entry as a guideline as to what's acceptable content relating to the products of the company. I'll look at the external links on Monday when I get back to it. Marc Daly (talk) 23:07, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kwwwwwl (20:43, 11 November 2023)
Hello! I corrected an incorrect statement on an article about the game Happy Wheels. However, it was reverted by a user because it's "not a reliable source" (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Happy_Wheels&diff=next&oldid=1184158979). The source I linked is the official website for the game, and the same website was even used as the previous citation!

I contacted the user on their talk page a few minutes afterwards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Felida97#Question_about_edit_revert), but they haven't responded yet. Since then they are still actively making edits.

Two questions: 1. Why is the source I provided incorrect, when it is the official website and even the previous citation used for the incorrect statement used the same website? (The statement previously claimed that a sequel has been in development since 2019, however it was already mentioned to be in development back in 2012.) 2. Should I just wait for the user who reverted my edit to respond, or should I just redo the edit?

I'm new to editing on Wikipedia, so thanks in advance for your answer. --Kwwwwwl (talk) 20:43, 11 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm happy to offer my thoughts.
 * First, you're totally right that the source you added is of the same quality as the source that was already there. What probably happened, if I had to guess, is that the previous low-quality source had been there for a while and nobody was checking it, and then when you made your edit, your edit showed up in a feed of "edits by new users" where someone scrutinized just the change you made and not the whole context. Since the source is low-quality, that person reverted the addition, without really reckoning with the fact that it wasn't a major change from what was there before.
 * I've called this source "low quality" because it is a WP:PRIMARY source. Wikipedia strongly prefers secondary sources. In this context, I think the primary source is better than not including the information. But I don't think this information belongs in the first paragraph, since that is where a Wikipedia article usually just summarizes the big-picture of all the info in the rest of the article (see WP:LEAD).
 * In this case, my advice is to add a new, short paragraph to the "Development" section which mentions both sequel announcements and uses the primary sources carefully. I also think the "Development" section would probably benefit from being broken up into thematic sections, maybe pre- and post-release? In general, it's best not to redo the exact same edit after someone reverts you, but after you've thought about why they reverted you, you can try making a different change that incorporates both your own goal and their feedback. See WP:BRD and WP:3RR for more guidance on how to respond to a difference of opinion in editing.
 * I hope that helps, and let me know if you have any more questions! Thanks for trying to improve Wikipedia, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:50, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Question about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Riggs_Award_for_Lifetime_Achievement_in_International_and_Comparative_Public_Administration
Thanks for your help with this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Riggs_Award_for_Lifetime_Achievement_in_International_and_Comparative_Public_Administration

But I wonder if the concern about the secondary sources I provided is fair? Every one of these articles refers to the Riggs Award, and indicates its status in the scholarly community. Granted, the articles are not about the Riggs Award -- but that would be a very tough test for any academic award.

Thanks for your help. 71.234.176.84 (talk) 16:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

For example, the same standards about sourcing are not applied to this entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_L._Mosse_Prize

and there are many other similar examples listed here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_awards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.176.84 (talk) 17:13, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and thanks for getting in touch.
 * I agree that most academic awards would not meet this criteria and I think articles like the Mosse prize mostly exist because no one has tried to delete them yet. I doubt I would have accepted the Mosse prize article; I agree that its sources do not demonstrate WP:GNG coverage. Compare to the Newbery Medal, or even the Dan David Prize, which get plenty of national news coverage. (Also note that the AHA is a much larger organization than the Section on International and Comparative Administration of the American Society for Public Administration, which is not even the 'full' ASPA.)
 * Nonetheless, you are welcome to resubmit the draft and see if another reviewer has another opinion. I think it's unlikely to be accepted, so if you're declined again, my advice is to merge the content you wrote to the articles on Riggs and the ASPA. Thanks for your contributions, and happy editing. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:30, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from EDP's Honda Pilot on User:EDP's Honda Pilot/sandbox (03:26, 15 November 2023)
Hello, I'm currently trying to make a page for my podcast, YTHK Talk Show. But I do not know the commands in doing so and this is my first time making a page. I just need some help. Thanks. --EDP&#39;s Honda Pilot (talk) 03:26, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia. First you should read WP:SIMPLECOI and WP:BACKWARD. It’s unlikely that making this article is a good idea. If you decide to write on another topic I am happy to help explain and troubleshoot. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 06:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

== I was told I needed to provide 2-3 sources which were reliable and independent of the subject to demonstrate notability. I have done so, what is the issue? this is about https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Matti_Charlton ==

Thank you 216.209.142.143 (talk) 21:21, 17 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, thanks for getting in touch. The sources you provided are an improvement, and the article is also improving. But 2-3 independent sources do not, in and of themselves, prove that a subject meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines; instead, they are a bare minimum. I also advised you to "focus on quality over quantity" because I hoped you might turn up something like a profile of Charlton in the Toronto Star. However, if these three sources represent the best quality available to you, I don't believe the article has any real chance of surviving at Articles for Deletion. All three appear to be municipal coverage, not national or international (or even provincial!), and they fall far below the level of coverage that is usually expected for a living author, musician, activist, or politician.
 * The role of AfC reviewers is to use our experience and judgment to decide whether an article would survive an immediate deletion discussion at AfD. We decline drafts that we think have a less than 50% chance of surviving, in order to spare everyone the work and unpleasantness of getting deleted through AfD. I think this draft would definitely not survive. However, the advantage of AfD is that all that work and unpleasantness can forge a more thorough consensus about the right course of action for an article. Since IP editors are not able to publish drafts themselves, if you would prefer to have a full AfD debate rather than relying on AfC reviewers' assessments of how an AfD debate is likely to go, I would be willing to accept this article and immediately nominate it for deletion. That would allow you to get a final consensus from the broader Wikipedia community. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:00, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from GregoryfrancismuskofrivaandMillers1998 (09:14, 23 November 2023)
Drew Miller --GregoryfrancismuskofrivaandMillers1998 (talk) 09:14, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Baires Raffaelli
Hi LEvalyn,

thank you for the revisions you made to the article I published. I am very pleased to be contributing to the development of Wikipedia, and I am already working on another encyclopedic entry on the topic of formal typology in architecture. I wanted to inquire whether I can make changes to the recently published article you modified or if I risk causing any issues. I'm working on improving this article and adding new scientific references related to the latest book.

On this occasion, I would like to share new links that I believe would be useful for the further development of the article we worked on:

One relates to the Central Institute for the Unique Catalog of Italian Libraries, where all references to the doctoral thesis are available (to be replaced with a more general link to the doctoral research site). [Link: https://opac.sbn.it/risultati-ricerca-avanzata/-/opac-adv/index/14/ITICCURMS2618585?item%3A5032%3ANomi%3A%3A%40frase%40=CFIV027367]

Another link pertains to an excerpt from the book in Persian, where you can also read the introduction by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi (the English introduction is readable in the preview pages on amazon.com). Perhaps this link could be inserted after stating that the introduction is curated by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi and linked back to his Wikipedia page in Italian (link that currently doesn't work).

https://kasrapublishing.ir/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%9B-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%87.pdf

Other interesting links, perhaps to be left in the talk page (Some possible sources):


 * Order of Engineers of Perugia related to the presentation at the school of training for public administrators: presentation of plans to eliminate architectural barriers through the use of AVLA. [Link: https://ordineingegneriperugia.it/formazione/offerta/progettare-la-citta%E2%80%99-e-il-territorio-accessibile-tutti]
 * Scientific research "Building Arches: Typological Potential of an Architectural Form." [Link: https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/ahti-20/125944750]
 * Research unit Architecture Innovation Sustainability - Sapienza University Baires Raffaelli is a participant in the research group. [Link: https://web.uniroma1.it/dip_diap/sites/default/files/allegati/UdR_AIS_esteso.pdf]

Thank you for your support George Taylor Bown (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! You are very welcome to continue editing the article: in fact, that is the normal way for Wikipedia articles to be developed and improved. I don't have time right now to look through the links you've provided, so I encourage you to incorporate them to the article yourself as appropriate.
 * One thing I'd emphasize is that your goal should be to write as informative and useful an article as possible: rather than saying "X person cited Raffaelli", see if you can find what they say about Raffaelli, and put that info in the article. That may be something like "Raffaelli's ontology of architectural form emphasizes appearance over structural logistics." (A made-up idea, but I hope it illustrates the kind of information that can be extracted from a citation.) Does that distinction makes sense?
 * Let me know if you have more questions as you work, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:32, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 * .Thank you a lot; you've been very clear. George Taylor Bown (talk) 18:56, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I worked a bit more on the article, following your instructions. I hope I managed to do it correctly. I struggle to understand how and which links to insert, but the logic you explained is very clear. Thanks again. George Taylor Bown (talk) 17:53, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your work! The information you added is interesting, and you did a great job resolving that inline link problem. I made a few copy edits to make it more concise in places, and also tweaked the punctuation. The wiki style is to put punctuation before the reference, because of the way references display as superscripts. But, those details are not a big deal -- they are easy for someone else to fix later. The hard part is having someone read and understand the sources to put the information together in the first place! I wish you luck with your future architecture editing and I'm happy to answer questions any time. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:27, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hm I'd also like to offer some thoughts on how and which links to insert. For the "how" I think you're getting the hang of it -- use the "cite" button or tags so that the link will show up as a superscript rather than directly in the article. But for the "which links": essentially, if the link doesn't have any new information in it, it doesn't need to go in the article at all. When you're writing an article from scratch, it's easiest to write it starting with a few very good sources. When proving that something is notable enough for an article, it's key to show that the right kinds of sources exist. Reviews and newspaper coverage are usually considered the best. But once the article has gotten going, it doesn't need more sources unless they support new information. I hope that helps. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:35, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, always very clear. George Taylor Bown (talk) 23:10, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I am delighted to be part of Wikipedia's development, and I look forward to contributing with even more interesting articles. Thank you again for your kindness and availability. George Taylor Bown (talk) 23:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Pooja The Cyclone (09:44, 22 November 2023)
Hello. I want to publish a wikipedia page. I have drafted an article but didn't get any update since long. --Pooja The Cyclone (talk) 09:44, 22 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, are you referring to Draft:Pooja The Cyclone? You haven't gotten feedback on that draft because it hasn't been submitted for review. When you think it's ready, you need to click "Submit the draft for review". Then someone will read it to determine if it ought to be published to Wikipedia.
 * Before you submit, I urge you to read these instructions and disclose any relevant conflict of interest. You should also remove the "other sources" section, which does not fit with Wikipedia norms for how to list sources. You could put the list on the article's Talk page to keep access to it, but really the best thing to do is to pick the most reliable of those linked sources and use them as citations for the information in the article.
 * Let me know if you have more questions, and happy editing. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:19, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Christopher mumbu on Municipal solid waste (10:02, 26 November 2023)
Hello, I was asking if I can get the references of municipal solid waste --Christopher mumbu (talk) 10:02, 26 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, the references for that article are all listed at the bottom. I’m not sure what you’re asking for, can you clarify? If you want to read a reference that is behind a paywall, your local library may be able to help. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:31, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Emmanuel890743 (23:01, 27 November 2023)
hello ma, how can i join a film ministry. --Emmanuel890743 (talk) 23:01, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I’m not sure what you’re asking but I don’t think Wikipedia is the right place for what you’re looking for. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 02:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from GoekC (13:22, 28 November 2023)
Hello...I am new here..can you please guide me how to add proper citation ( reference )when adding information. --GoekC (talk) 13:22, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you're starting by adding citations. The easiest way to add a reference is to use the visual editor on a computer, and at the top of the editor there will be a button with a quotation mark and the word "cite". If you click it, choose "automatic," and paste in a URL, it will insert a citation to wherever you are currently typing on the article. On the mobile editor, the same button just has the quote-marks icon, without the word "cite". You might also find these instructions for the visual editor helpful. Let me know if you have any problems or other questions and I am glad to help! Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:54, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Badroma77 (15:05, 28 November 2023)
Hello, how can i create a blank draft so i can create a name for it? --Badroma77 (talk) 15:05, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! If you want to start a new draft, you can't create one with a "blank" name, it has to have a name from the very beginning. I suggest using the Article creation wizard to start your draft; after you follow the instructions there, it will create a draft article with the name you pick.
 * Before you do, I also suggest reading WP:BACKWARD: writing a whole article from scratch is kind of like taking the final exam for a class before you've done any of the homework. Most people find it a lot easier and more enjoyable to make an article after they've added to several existing articles to learn the ropes. You can find some lists of "stub" articles (very short articles which need more information) here. Good luck and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 01:01, 29 November 2023 (UTC)