User talk:LEvalyn/Archive 4

Question from Obis rule (07:31, 1 December 2023)
Hi LEvalyn. How do i go about this editing thing? thanks --Obis rule (talk) 07:31, 1 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome! You can start editing on just about any page on Wikipedia by clicking “edit source” in the top-left, or a pencil icon on mobile. For various technical details, there are a lot of how-to guides; I’m also happy to answer specific questions when they arise.
 * In terms of figuring out *what* to edit, the best way to make really high-quality edits is to start with an interesting article in a reliable source and see if it has useful info that Wikipedia doesn’t include. That way anything you add is already ready to be supported with a citation. Another fun starting point can be writing a summary for a book or movie, especially if you can describe the ending when the Wiki article is vague. (Press releases and reviews often avoid spoilers but an encyclopedia should include important details like whodunnit in a mystery!)
 * There’s a lot of Wikipedia to edit and every little bit helps so you can go wherever you find yourself interested! Let me know if I can help in any way, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gg mbauav7 (06:22, 4 December 2023)
Please how can I edit or create my own Wikipedia page? --Gg mbauav7 (talk) 06:22, 4 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, you can edit any article by clicking "edit source" in the top-right corner of the page. To create a wikipedia article, I suggest reading WP:BACKWARD and WP:YFA. Let me know if I can help with anything else. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:17, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Winkydinky56 (19:29, 6 December 2023)
im scared --Winkydinky56 (talk) 19:29, 6 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm sorry to hear that. It looks like this is your first edit at Wikipedia so I'm not sure if there is something related to Wikipedia editing that I can help you with. Feel free to ask a question if I can help you get involved with Wikipedia. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 21:18, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from AswaniP254 (16:41, 7 December 2023)
Is affiliate programs connected to wiki daily digests or they are prohibited --AswaniP254 (talk) 16:41, 7 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, I’m not sure what you mean by wiki daily digests but affiliate marketing is strictly prohibited on Wikipedia. No affiliate links are allowed. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 16:44, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Winkydinky56 (18:03, 7 December 2023)
how do i stop being scared :-( --Winkydinky56 (talk) 18:03, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Navajome (20:05, 11 December 2023)
Thanks, I look forward to asking a couple things after work sometime today. -Navajome --Navajome (talk) 20:05, 11 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I think this message got misplaced. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:14, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Book sources
Hi, I usually look 2 places for book sources.

For most of these old books, newspapers.com (via TWL) has enough reviews to demonstrate notability. To search there, I simply searched the book title with quotes around it to ensure exact matches. Sometimes, as in the case of A Child of the Revolution, there's a lot of false positives, so limiting to a few years around the publication usually works. The other place is ProQuest (also via TWL), which isn't as good for older books, but is fine for newer ones, and I perform the same searches there, with the same steps as newspapers.com (quote marks around the title). Google Search/Books/News occaisonally returns good results, but it's a bit of a hit or miss.

As for the Baroness Orczy novels - yes, I believe most of them NBOOK; there's a few at WP:DELSORT/LIT that I was able to find reviews for via newspapers.com, and I'm sure her other books will have also been reviewed. Happy searching! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:24, 18 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you, this is very helpful! I will especially try to use the date filter next time I feel swamped with false positives— for this one, I’d added “Orczy” as an additional search term, but clearly that filtered out too much. I appreciate your work and generosity! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 19:47, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Have you thought about becoming an NPP?
Hey there, LEvalyn! I wanted to ask you if you've considered becoming a new page patroller. I've seen you active at AfC more recently, and that kind of work translates quite naturally into patrolling. We're running a backlog drive next month, so now is a great time to get into things if you're interested. There's plenty of help available from other patrollers (both on-wiki and on Discord), and if you're on the fence and need something cleared up, feel free to ask me any questions. I hope you'll consider it! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 20:01, 19 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, thank you for the invitation-- I'm flattered. It's not something that calls to me right now (I am actually feeling antsy to get back into more sustained article writing) but I will keep it in mind. Good luck with the backlog drive! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 07:24, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from ElliePadd (06:54, 21 December 2023)
Hello! Nice to meet you. I hope to become a successful editor!

I have one question that's more to do with account management than editing. Wikipedia wants me to confirm my email, but it's actually *not* the correct email. I made a typo (.dom instead of .com), how would I change that? --ElliePadd (talk) 06:54, 21 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! I'm not entirely sure how to solve this pickle, but I'd start by going to your user preferences and, under "email preferences", click "change or remove email address." I think you'll be able to put in the new ".com" version of your email, and then confirm that one. If that doesn't work, let me know and I can try to connect you with some technical troubleshooting experts!!
 * Please also feel free to reach out any time with questions you may have about editing. It can take awhile to get the hang of Wikipedia so there's no such thing as a "dumb" question and I am glad to help! Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 00:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy holidays!


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Question from Ayabonga makoda (10:51, 27 December 2023)
Hy --Ayabonga makoda (talk) 10:51, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2024
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Question from Alfie5890 (16:47, 30 December 2023)
Hi there. How do I insert headings in the articles? --Alfie5890 (talk) 16:47, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I think this bit of tutorial addresses how to add headings. Basically, you select the text that should be a heading, and then change "Paragraph" to "Heading" in the upper toolbar. There are a lot of different ways to add headings: a shortcut I personally use is to enter a new line, and then type == (two equal signs) and it will start making a heading. (Use three equal signs for a subheading, etc.) If you have any trouble or want me to look at the article you're working on, just let me know! Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 20:51, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Wow, and it feels like just yesterday! Thanks, Gerda. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:13, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Daniel Ocean05 (22:24, 8 January 2024)
Hello - I recently made additions to the page - United_States_at_the_2024_Winter_Youth_Olympics - I included the recently announced qualifiers for the men's and women's luge events. The edits have since been taken down. I've tried to look around and find out why, but can't find anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. --Daniel Ocean05 (talk) 22:24, 8 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I’m happy to offer some advice/clarity, but I don’t see any recent edits by your username at 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Did you maybe edit while not logged in? That’s ok if so, but can you take a look at the history of edits to that article and give me a link to the one(s) that we’re undone? ~ L 🌸  (talk) 18:20, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Would this link help? This shows the edits I added, and the current version which deleted my edits.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_at_the_2024_Winter_Youth_Olympics&diff=1194199997&oldid=1194109546 Daniel Ocean05 (talk) 00:13, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes that link helps quite a lot! Or at least... they help me see what happened, but I honestly can't figure out why. You included a source and the information looks totally appropriate to me. It may be that the other editor didn't want to include so much detail about the competitors (preferring to keep times etc on the main Luge article)... but I also wonder if it was just an accident of some kind.
 * The best way to get an answer would probably be to start a discussion on the article's talk page, and tag the other editor (with something like ) to start a conversation about it. But I'm not entirely sure that's necessary, since it looks like the article is developing well regardless. You might consider the whole thing an example of the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle (with it being up to you whether it's time for the Discuss stage).
 * Thank you for your work in this area, and good luck with your continued contributions! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 05:26, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Special Barnstar
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Question from CowQueen123 (19:06, 24 January 2024)
hi, how do you edit wikapedia --CowQueen123 (talk) 19:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, and welcome to wikipedia! You might find this tutorial helpful in getting started. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red February 2024
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Question from Md.Ashrafuzzaman shanto on Community portal (23:57, 31 January 2024)
Hello How Are you ❤️❤🥰🥰 --Md.Ashrafuzzaman shanto (talk) 23:57, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome LEvalyn! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles. CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:LEvalyn&action=purge refresh via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Question from Abhishek Kumar Haith (17:02, 17 February 2024)
Hello, Could you please guide me to rename my article Title? --Abhishek Kumar Haith (talk) 17:02, 17 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! I'm happy to help -- I assume you're talking about Draft:Moumita Pal Mohiniyattam Artist? Renaming an article on Wikipedia is actually referred to as "moving" it, which not all users are able to do. Since your account is too new to be able to move (rename) article, I have taken a guess at what your goal was and moved the draft to take "Artist" out of the name for you. If that wasn't what you wanted to do, let me know! I'm also happy to answer any questions you might have as you're developing this article. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello @LEvalyn, Thank you for guiding me on this.
 * Could you please remove the word "Mohiniyattam" also? So, the article title becomes "Moumita Pal" only.
 * Question
 * I'm writing this article for a growing talented artist. What kind of references I can provide so that my article get accepted in review?
 * Thanks in advance. Abhishek Kumar Haith (talk) 19:55, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, I moved it again. In terms of providing references, I recommend reading the advice I gave here. In your case, the notability policy you want to meet is WP:NARTIST. It looks like this specific person is a dancer, so the best sources will be things like reviews of her performances or profiles written about her in major newspapers/magazines. A review might look something like this, and a profile might look like this or this. Importantly, an interview with the artist isn't going to "count" for showing that they should have a Wiki article because we need information from other people. I suggest that you don't put time into writing until after you're certain you have good secondary sources to cite. If you want to link me your three best sources, I can give you my opinion of them. Good luck and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 02:26, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2024
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Question from Xamodeo (23:08, 3 March 2024)
Hey there! Happy to join wikipedia's community!

I'm curious, if I can start editing right away or if I should read all the documentation provided before starting to edit.

I have a couple of questions: 1. Can I edit just a part of the text even though there are more edits to be done? 2. For the articles that require editing and that Wikipedia asks me to edit, sometimes, I can't quite pin what needs to be edited, is there always stuff that need to be edited? 3. Is it a better practice to edit everything that is suggested one after the other? What's your personal take on this? 4. Will someone double check my edits

Thanks and cheers! --Xamodeo (talk) 23:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I am happy to answer any questions you have. It sounds like you’re starting off very thoughtfully, which means I’m sure you’ll be a great editor in time. To answer your questions:
 * 0. You can start editing before you’ve read everything— if you wanted to read EVERYTHING in Wikipedia’s guidelines, it could take weeks! You should feel free to work on anything where you think you can make an improvement, as long as you listen and learn if someone lets you know there’s something tou should do differently. See WP:BRD for more on how to approach this.
 * 1. You can definitely edit just one part at a time! In fact, I think one of the most important parts of Wikipedia is that everyone is contributing a little bit at a time, so no one has to do everything all at once.
 * 2. It’s actually pretty common for the tags to stick around even after the article has been fixed, especially for newcomer tasks. If you can’t see any needed edits, it would be helpful for you to remove the “improvement needed” tag so other people don’t waste their time getting sent to it. (Let me know if you want more specific info on how to do this.)
 * 3. I think it’s best to edit whatever you feel like editing and wherever you feel confident that you can see room for improvement. (The confidence will build over time so it’s ok if you’re not confident with much at first!) This is a completely volunteer project and it works because everybody likes different parts of the process.
 * 4. There’s no official review/approval process for edits. But, some people “watch” individual pages (getting updates on their edits) and other people “watch” ALL recent changes. When your account is very new, your edits are tagged as being by a newcomer so it’s more likely someone will take a look at them to see if you introduced a mistake. But your edits will always be live and “official” right away.
 * I hope that helps— let me know any time if there’s anything you’re unsure about or would like feedback on! You can also ask questions at the WP:TEAHOUSE if you want a fast response. It can take a while to feel “at home” on Wikipedia but remember that everything is about incremental progress and following your own curiosity. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:33, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Question about a link to verify "What Cha Say?" by Jason Derulo was a hit
Hello LEvalyn: Can I use the following link to help verify Jason Derulo's song was a 5 x platinum song and include this on my Klubjumpers producers wikipedia page? They produced the 2009 hit. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jason-Derulo-Announces-Take-You-Dancing-Music-Video-20200826 Linwoods96 (talk) 23:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, that source does verify that the song was a 5x platinum song -- but it doesn't verify anything about Klubjumpers. There is no mention in that article about Klubjumpers, Sam Michaels, or Dan Mathews so it can't count as coverage of them, for verification or for notability. Remember that to create an article you need to do more than just verify that facts are true -- you have to show that there are enough really in-depth sources that the topic is "notable" (aka, people have said enough stuff about them that Wikipedia can summarize that stuff.) Keep in mind that notability is not inherited so if the source you found is not about Klubthumpers, just about Derulo and Whatcha Say, it only "counts" for the articles Jason Derulo and Whatcha Say, not a possible Klubthumpers article. If articles like the one you've linked are the best sources you can kind, I think it is unlikely that you will be able to write a Wiki article on Klubthumpers. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 23:17, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Reminder: GA backlog drive
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Question from MahmoudAbbasAlDilfti (01:54, 19 March 2024)
Hello, i am just created my account to edit some article in Wikipedia. But i don't know how to add a new section in talk or in the article and also how to list my name in every comment so some bot didn't just detect my comments unlisted. So, if you had an easy-for-beginners tutorial, it would help alot for me. --MahmoudAbbasAlDilfti (talk) 01:54, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I added a welcome message to your talk page which has some handy links, but I wanted to answer your specific questions too. To add a new section on an article's talk page, there will be a link in the top-right that says "add topic", which will give you a text box to write in. In the article itself, you add a section by clicking "edit" in the top-right. Once you're in the editor, you can use the drop-down on the top left to change the format of some text from "paragraph" to "heading" to give a title to the new section you're adding, and type the new information below it. Remember to link to sources for the new information you add: there will be a button with a little quote mark icon that says "cite" which you can use to add references. And, finally, to sign your name you four tildes like this: ~ . The tilde is usually to the left of the 1 on your keyboard, hold down shift and press the ` key to type it. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask me here any time! You can also ask at a forum called the Teahouse for a faster answer. Have fun, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 21:37, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

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Women in Red April 2024
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Karen B. Westerfield Tucker
You just added a red link for her on The Oxford History of Christian Worship. I've been meaning to write an article on her since a friend took a course with her a little over a year back. Thanks for the extra encouragement; I'll try to put up at least a short one before the end of the month! ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:08, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * What a great coincidence! Good luck with the article! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 02:09, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Gregory Lee Pickard (17:42, 6 April 2024)
This is insanity. I wish to use the sandbox for practice writing an article on The Revelons. I don't wish to write an article based on my username. --Gregory Lee Pickard (talk) 17:42, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I think you’re saying you want to use Sandbox to draft an article? That sandbox is there for every editor to share— since that is many thousand of people, it’s not a feasible place to work on a long-term project. You have your own sandbox at User:Gregory Lee Pickard/sandbox, which is separate so you can work uninterrupted. When you finish writing an article, you can move/rename it— it doesn’t have to stay at your own username. If the name really bothers you, you could also work at Draft:The Revelons. By the way, you probably also want to read WP:BACKWARD and WP:YFA. Let me know if you have any questions as you work, and happy editing! ~ L 🌸  (talk) 04:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Gregory Lee Pickard (14:22, 7 April 2024)
LEvalyn, I simply want to know where to title my article. My article needs a title for to proceed. There is no space for entering the title of my article. --Gregory Lee Pickard (talk) 14:22, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Gregory Lee Pickard (14:26, 7 April 2024)
Thank you for your patience, but THERE IS NO BOX BELOW! "Wikipedia does not have a page with this exact title. To start a page called Draft:The Revelons, type in the box below." Where is the box below? --Gregory Lee Pickard (talk) 14:26, 7 April 2024 (UTC)


 * When I look at Draft:The Revelons, it looks like you’ve figured out how to create the page and get started, so I think this question is sorted? I wanted to offer some more explanation about the title problem— the way Wikipedia thinks of article names is that the title of the article is also its location on the site, so it’s not possible for something to have the name The Revelons unless it is fully published on the site. So, articles get written with a different title on them (a draft or a sandbox), and then when they are ready they get “moved” to the main site, which renames them. Let me know if I can help with anything else, and happy editing. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 17:01, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * LEvalyn,
 * Many issues are arising: Firstly, I will admit to a conflict of interest in creating an article for the Revelons. (I am the creator, lead singer and songwriter for this band. I was hoping to use the sandbox to act as a preliminary research guide to gather information: citations, links, reviews, photographs, etc. on the Revelons to support a third-party's actual submission (article) on Wikipedia. It appears that this is NOT a feasible method.
 * Secondly, If it is not possible for something to have the name The Revelons, unless it is fully published -Then exactly what different title should I use as a draft for the sandbox? And then sometime in the future when they are ready to get "moved" to the main site -who or what renames them???
 * Please excuse, but having a Wikipedia page is becoming less necessary than I could possibly imagine. I have much more important things to accomplish in my life. As a visual artist AND musical artist, I continue to create, write & record new works. If you would kindly Google me, you would realize all of my accomplishments worthy of a simple Wikipedia page. Thank you for your expertise. Maybe when I'm dead, someone will find the time and inspiration to create an article on my life. Gregory Lee Pickard (talk) 19:35, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, you are under no obligation to make a Wikipedia article, so feel free to stop. If you decide to continue, the current location at Draft:The Revelons is the right place to do so. When you click “submit this draft for review”, someone will review it and they will move/rename the article for you if they decide it’s ready to be published. Since you have a conflict of interest, you do need to go through that review process. As for doing the preliminary work for a third party to finish: in theory you can use the current draft as a place to get an article started (e.g., by accumulating links to sources) and any other editor can join in and finish the article; in practice, it is very unlikely that anyone will do so. This is a completely volunteer project— I am an unpaid volunteer, the people reviewing drafts are unpaid volunteers, the writers of other articles are unpaid volunteers, etc etc etc— so people work on what they feel like. You are also a volunteer, so if you prefer to spend your time making music you should do so. ~ L 🌸  (talk) 19:47, 7 April 2024 (UTC)