User talk:Lonniepaulos

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Hello, Lonniepaulos, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! DB 1729 talk 15:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Categories
Hello. Regarding this recent edit of yours, I noticed you attempted to add an item directly to a category page.

In Wikipedia, categories must be added to the article, not the other way around. Please see FAQ/Categorization For newer editors, it's understandably a counter-intuitive system.

Category pages are not intended to be exhaustive lists. They are navigation aids; merely groupings of related, existing English Wikipedia pages.

To categorize an article, first make sure it actually belongs to the category. Then, go to the article and add the category at the bottom of the page. To remove an article from a category, edit the article and remove the category. For instructions on how to do all this using VisualEditor, see. For further detailed information, see Help:Category and Categorization.

Let me know if you need any assistance or have any questions. Cheers! -- DB 1729 talk 15:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you
 * i am trying to add my name to a list of former Un of Utah football players because it has been left off
 * can someone do it for me? 172.59.152.151 (talk) 16:59, 9 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but no. As explained above, you must start with an existing article, and add the category to that article. No WP article exists for either Leon Paulos or Lonnie Paulos so there is nothing to categorize.
 * ...And just some advice if you're interested in avoiding a a huge waste of time — do not try to create an article about yourself in an attempt to "solve the problem" of an article about you "missing" from Wikipedia. Not only is this strongly discouraged (see Autobiography) but also likely a frustrating and futile effort for you. For a new WP bio, the subject needs "significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other and independent of the subject" in order to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. If you think there exists sufficient coverage, see about a request at Articles for creation.
 * Have a great day. -- DB 1729 talk 17:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)