User talk:Melecie/Archive 2

Question
Hi Melecie, I have seen many wiki pages starting with 'Wiki:'. I want to read all such pages, that have been written about Wikipedia. What is the best way to do so???Itcouldbepossible (talk) 09:01, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * hi ! what do you want to learn about? generally you'd want to read WP:Simplified ruleset and WP:Simplified Manual of Style. if you've already read those other major pages can be found here, and i could place this in your talk if you'd like for easy access.


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 * melecie  t  - 09:44, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Melecie, you helped me a lot, and thank you for your offer. You can obviously paste that in my talk page. But for the time being, would you please look into Teahouse, and answer my questions there. Regards. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 09:46, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Baseless
Plenty more like very little — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.160.210.85 (talk) 01:54, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * please do not edit others' comments in a talk page. if you want to bring this up, please bring up in the talk page with appropriate and reliable sources.  melecie   t  - 02:00, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Regarding 5G Automotive Association
Hello. Thank you for your message.The content was removed as it was not accurate. I will make sure to add the explanation in the next edit round. Can you please accept my version? I am about to add the sources for all the information changed.

Best wishes! — Preceding unsigned comment added by LogosBXL (talk • contribs) 09:17, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * hi ! please do so. just make sure that the sources you cite are reliable and independent. if someone reverts you then, I'd advise you to head to the talk page to sort things out. happy editing!  melecie   t  - 09:23, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

thanks
thanks for the help at theteahouse DMPenguin (talk) 12:53, 23 November 2021 (UTC) ps this was my 10 edit yay

A barnstar for you!

 * happy to help, as a fellow pokémon fan! (in fact this name is of Carbink, and I also had Diancie previously) happy editing! melecie   t  - 03:56, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Signature
@Melecie Hi, I really wanted to know how you made yourself such a nice signature. Mind telling me. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 09:30, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * hi . I use HTML/CSS codes like  to create the designs around my name. if you wanna check out signature-related tips, check WP:Signatures and WP:Color. happy editing!  melecie   t  - 01:20, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the links @Melecie. Happy editing to you too. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 02:45, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Ana Maria Gayoso
Thanks for your help ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamudauw (talk • contribs) 08:27, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * no problem, happy editing!  melecie   t  - 08:44, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

J D A Widdowson
Hello, I am a close collaborator of John Widdowson and the information I added about his professorship at the University of Sheffield is not in doubt. I am in possession of his CV and that is the direct source of the information, but the University itself would provide verification of the addition. Thank you. 2A00:23C5:5987:1E00:9CFC:65FC:4523:2926 (talk) 12:40, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * hi ip user! if you may verify the information with a website, say the university's official website, that would be great. please see WP:BLPRS for more information regarding this. happy editing! melecie   t  - 13:07, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello
Hi @Melecie, i have one question… How do you make your signature have a font?? Example of font: New times roman. Thanks. —-Moon tw!tt (talk) 14:21, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * hi ! usually you can add a font in by using, but having that in a signature would be rather messy as signatures automatically subst templates. you can instead use the  html tag, so something like   would display as such in your signature: Moon tw!tt (talk) . don't forget to toggle on the wiki markup checkbox! happy editing!  melecie   t  - 07:27, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! It helped me so much, and happy editing too! —Moon tw!tt (talk) 09:03, 12 December 2021 (UTC) Moon tw!tt (talk) 09:03, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on School Shootings
Just posted to talk page. Saw you’d been responsive to previous post. I’m not on wiki much, easiest to reach by email. Thank you for any reply re: this insane National Shoot Up Your School stuff. Humanity at our worst? So sad. My hope is that a well-written (and fast) Wikipedia article could help people make more sense of whats going on. Thank you so so much for your work. DrMel (talk) 07:38, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * response put in Talk:List of school shootings melecie   t  - 13:11, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Teahouse host
Dear Melecie, Thank you for volunteering as a Host at the Teahouse. Wikipedia is a community of people working together to make knowledge free. You are an important part of that effort! By joining as a Host, and by following our expectations, you are helping new users to get started here at Wikipedia, and aiding more experienced users who just have a question about how something works. We appreciate your willingness to help!

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Cheers, Nick Moyes (talk) 17:10, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello
Hi melecia Jutyaar (talk) 01:59, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * hi there and welcome to wikipedia!  melecie   t  - 02:01, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

ASKfm (ASK.fm)
Hello. I completely changed the structure of the English version of the article about ASKfm, because I noticed that the text is not logical. I moved some of the information from the History block to separate blocks (about Cyberbullying and Terrorism). I have added a lot of new information, but unfortunately, you are completely overriding my edits.

Please tell me what information is not confirmed from a reliable source? I will try to fix it. I will wait for an answer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stia Pochotnaya (talk • contribs) 14:10, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! the edits seem to be fine right now at least compared to earlier when they didn't have citations, although I've removed the official social media accounts section as they don't really fit in wikipedia as per WP:ELMIN: Wikipedia does not attempt to document or provide links to every part of the subject's web presence or provide readers with a handy list of all social networking sites. Complete directories lead to clutter and to placing undue emphasis on what the subject says. with the few recent reverts, I was intending to only remove that section, although I pressed the wrong button and removed everything instead, oops. thanks for reverting that, however! happy editing! melecie   t  - 14:20, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification and your work!
 * any time! although please don't forget to sign your comments with . just a friendly reminder, happy editing!  melecie   t  - 14:32, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Welcome messages
Hi Melecie, I've noticed you welcoming ips with very nice templates, the edits are tagged Redwarn but I can't find them at RedWarn/Documentation/Quick Template. How do I add your template pack to my Redwarn? Thanks :D  Just ' i ' yaya  07:40, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Charley McMillan-Lopez
My guess is that the mysterious IP editor of this article is directly connected to the player. Have reverted his deletion of your reversion again Zanoni (talk) 19:36, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * new discussion started on WP:F Zanoni (talk) 21:08, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Features for new users coming soon (and mentors, like you, wanted!)
Hello. As you're currently listed as a host at the Teahouse, I wanted to make sure you're aware of the imminent rollout of new Growth  Team Features which every new account will be getting by default. Each users will soon see a new 'Homepage' tab next to their User  page. It contains two main elements which might impact on your involvement - and you'd be welcome to get  involved and help out directly with one of them. To spread the load on our current list of around 65 mentors, I'm reaching out to ask if you'd like to help out and sign up as one? The workload is relatively small; User  reports receiving four questions a month, on average, all of  which were simple ones of the type we already get at the Teahouse, whilst I've had just one in the last 3 weeks. To view a list of every question asked of all mentors over the last 14 days,  click here. If becoming a mentor and being available to help new users on their first few days here interests you - just as have done at the Teahouse in the past - then please consider signing up at Growth Team  features/Mentor list. But please only do so if you are genuinely willing to be available to help. Existing users can already 'opt-in' to seeing the Newcomer Homepage features via their  Preferences. Thank you! Nick Moyes (talk) 15:37, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Firstly, they will be offered a range of 'suggested edits', and encouraged to make simple improvements to pages that interest them. (Being  aware of this feature would be helpful for all Teahouse hosts if you're  likely to offer advice on tasks for them to start out doing.)
 * There's also a 'Your impact' box to show them how many people have seen the pages they've just edited.
 * Finally, each new user is randomly assigned a 'mentor' from a list of friendly, experienced editors, like yourself. If they get stuck, they can  ask a question directly to them via a Your mentor box, and hopefully get a swift, friendly answer from that mentor.   Currently, this feature is given to 2% of new users, but it's set to  increase to around 10% in the very near future.
 * hi ! I'd love to participate, but unfortunately due to how horribly inconsistent my activity is (I tend to go one month with many edits, then go inactive and only edit once a day the next few months), I don't think I'll be capable for a role that expects stable activity. however, I'll probably be considering it when I go active again! happy editing! melecie   t  - 03:29, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Robert Gallo
Just a heads up, I removed an edit request that you had replied to, per WP:BLP. I'm letting you know because I removed your response as well as the request itself, and I didn't want to remove your comment and not let you know. Happy editing! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:03, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * noted, and happy editing! 💜 melecie   t  - 02:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Mistake
You made a mistake and reversed an edit I made could you please recheck — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohamed09252 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

She reverted an edit I made what should I do. Can I Report her Mohamed09252 (talk) 10:59, 9 March 2022 (UTC)


 * comment to the section they made from section Talk:Robert Gallo melecie   t  - 11:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! there are likely many people in the world named Mohammad Abdi, however the page is about the Iranian author. if you want to create an article about the Somalu musician, you can create a draft at Draft:Mohammad Abdi (Somalu artist) (and you'll probably want to read WP:My first article as well to know the do's and don'ts of article creation). however, please do not change an existing article's subject to another person, even if they share the same name. happy editing! melecie   t  - 11:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Melecie for the Information. I am new to Wikipedia and I can’t make one for the musical artist. Can you make one so both Mohammed Abdis would be glad. Mohamed09252 (talk) 11:17, 9 March 2022 (UTC)


 * I'd love to help however I'm not skilled in creating articles, so all I could really help you with is pointing you on where to start. I advise you to take a look at it and the notability requirements for music and musicians (which determines if the article can be created). if you have further questions, feel free to ask at the teahouse, we're always open and some of us may be able to help with your article once it gets off the ground. happy editing! melecie   t  - 11:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Re:Template reason
Hi, I was advised to add a Template:Proposed deletion tag at the top of the Mayor of Wigan article, I just need help summarising my rationale in the "reason" column please: Thank you. -- CalSmith2 (talk) 00:27, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Article cites only one government data source, sparsely (failing WP:1R)
 * Unlike the Mayor of Greater Manchester as a whole, insufficient sourcing is available
 * I can't foresee a scenario were the topic becomes WP:Notable or gains sufficient coverage outside the government data site
 * WP isn't an indiscriminate collection of information)


 * (discussion moved back to Teahouse) &#128156; melecie   talk  - 09:34, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Magnasco
he was my great great great great grandma we are a line of Italian barbecue directors thank you for your time Corecter of stuff (talk) 05:43, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! Alessandro Magnasco (or at least the topic of that article) is not a barbecue director, he is a baroque artist. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 05:48, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Chris Broadway Romero Reference Links
Hi Melecie,

The edits being made have been approved by Chris Broadway Romero. He wants to update this information with all new reference links. Please allow us to delete. We will be publishing new material soon.

Thanks in advance for your assistance. 2600:1003:B033:CBFC:990:F358:B69D:CB48 (talk) 03:03, 24 March 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ip user!
 * firstly, please only use one account at a time. you seem to be using this ip address as well as two other accounts and.
 * you also seem to have a conflict of interest with the topic. you cannot just remove the present information all at once, instead if you'd like to update the information, please send an edit request over at Talk:Christopher Romero. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 03:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

March 2022
Hi Melecie. The Dapto railway station thing that you sent me was not me. The user who did it was called Democfestys and I was trying to fix what Democfestys did when I saw it on the first place and then it says my user name and you just say I did that.

Thanks. Unicorn123SL (talk) 07:01, 28 March 2022 (UTC)Unicorn123SL


 * hi ! if that's really the case you might want to protect your account so that they can't do that. if you share their computer you might want to not keep yourself logged in in that computer, but if you don't you probably should change your password. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 00:25, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * melecie, for your information, Sockpuppet investigations/Democfest. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:58, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

A Teahouse barnstar for you!

 * hi and thank you! feel free to steal haha~ I mean like I can't do anything about it, even if I wanted to &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 04:15, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Teahouse section If I make a fidget article, will Wikipedia approve?
Hello! You were the one who told me about the Fidget thing?right? What I actually meant was fidgets like pop it’s 😊😊 TigerTurtle (talk) 02:07, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! there's Pop it (toy), you can improve on that. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 02:10, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * aww, thanks ! happy editing~ &#128156; melecie   talk  - 02:41, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Gregor Sharp
Hi Melecie!

I'm writing an article on US-UK based Climate Activist Gregor Sharp, I wanted to know if you could possibly review it and see if it is notable to be it's own Wikipedia Article!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Duelapeep/sandbox

I've worked hard on it so I would love some help on this! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duelapeep (talk • contribs) 14:29, 1 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Melecie, if you don't my my stepping in, I can provide a bit of information here., generally interviews are not counted towards establishing notability, and high school newspapers are not a prominent enough source to be used for notability purposes either. It looks like, at this time, this person is not WP:NOTABLE. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:36, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * hi and thanks for stepping in! admittedly I don't know how to review pages past the basic steps of "get some sources" and "be as neutral as possible" and don't know how to evaluate sources (I prefer to focus more on the copyediting and coding side of things), so your help is appreciated. happy editing! &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 14:43, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * If you like to copyedit, there's an article I just wrote that might benefit from a once-over, if you have the time. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:46, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ...maybe tomorrow, I'm a bit sleepy and am only awake to respond to joke AfDs since I can't tomorrow &#128156; melecie   talk  - 14:47, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Heh, no rush. Enjoy your April Fools Day! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:48, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Mayor of Wigan
Hi Melecie, I wanted to list the article at WP:AfD but was told it was unlikely that it wouldn't be found to be notable, but I'd still like to make the case for deletion at the talk page at least. Or maybe it could be redirected to Wigan? Would you please help me put my points across clearly? My rationale is: Thank you -- CalSmith2 (talk) 19:37, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Article cites only one government data source, sparsely (failing WP:1R)
 * Unlike the Mayor of Greater Manchester as a whole, insufficient sourcing is available
 * I can't foresee a scenario were the topic becomes WP:Notable or gains sufficient coverage outside the local area/government data site
 * WP isn't an indiscriminate collection of information


 * hi I've responded almost two weeks back (has it just been two weeks? feels longer) in the WP:Teahouse regarding this: you could phrase it as Article fails notability and cites only one government data source, with insufficient sourcing compared to Mayor of Greater Machester.. unfortunately I can't really help you with AfD, as aside from april fools joke AfDs I have no experience with it. happy editing! &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 01:25, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I added that to a proposed deletion tag at the top of the page, but it was removed. What I meant was could you explain my above concerns to the article talk page for me? Or maybe redirect the article to Wigan please? Regards, -- CalSmith2 (talk) 02:21, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone
cannot find page for Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone found page for Turner Layton why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:111B:BF00:93C5:6DC5:DB27:9DFF (talk) 03:06, 7 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ip user! if I would guess, Clarence Johnstone seems to not ne notable on their own in wikipedia, only being known for Layton & Johnstone and the divorce case. happy reading! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 03:16, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello and Sorry
Hello I see that you've sent me a message about my horrible action, I'm sorry for it. Thank you for reading this apology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.3.9.246 (talk) 14:07, 11 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ip user! apology accepted 💜 as long as you please do not blank out pages and sections for no reason. happy reading! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 05:53, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Responding to your claim
I did not mess with any Wikipedia page and never even went on the article I was accused of messing with, the claims you made against me are false and unfair. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:15:510:0:0:0:A (talk) 18:43, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I advise you to have a look at this page. Blatant lies typically don't work out here on Wikipedia. Bsoyka  ( talk ) 22:26, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Missing file posted by IP
thumb 78.57.95.205 (talk) 17:28, 22 April 2022 (UTC)


 * colon tricked out the file &#128156; melecie   talk  - 10:08, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Dj molema (00:30, 24 April 2022)
merci --Dj molema (talk) 00:30, 24 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi and welcome to wikipedia! do you have a question regarding editing? &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 10:30, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

malicious editing and unreliable sources
Dear Melecie, thank you for helping Wikipedia free of unreliable sources :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:CB00:553:7C00:69C3:92F0:2591:D44E (talk) 13:31, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ip user! thanks! although please next time do not remove comments from talk pages unless they are pure vandalism and cannot be solved by talking it out. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 13:37, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Melecie for your guidance, I'm still learning :) 2A01:CB00:553:7C00:69C3:92F0:2591:D44E (talk) 13:44, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Adekunle63 (22:43, 25 April 2022)
Greetings. Thanks for being in touch. I need to learn more to contribute to the objective of Wikipedia.

How do I create a fresh report page? --Adekunle63 (talk) 22:43, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ! what do you mean by a fresh report page? are you looking to add information about something that recently happened? if so, you can add information about that in the relevant article's page and don't forget to cite a reliable source! to get started with adding references, please read Referencing for beginners. you can also make a new article, but doing that is much trickier and it's better for someone to start by adding onto existing articles first. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 23:46, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * oops, wrong username! ping fix: @ &#128156; melecie   talk  - 23:48, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Biog updates for myself:iain mckee
Hi, I am Iain Mckee and just tried to edit my own Biography. To keep it up to date. Could you help me with this possibly. I’m very new to Wikipedia and not great with all this. But I’d like my info up to date and correct. Many thanks Iain. Stuartjames13 (talk) 09:46, 26 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ! if you indeed are mckee, please do not edit the page directly. it would be considered conflict of interest editing, where you may be influenced by your own connection to the subject, in this case being the subject. instead, you can create an edit request, which allows you to state your additions to the article so others can add it in and tweak it if needed. additionally, whether or not you're mckee, you have to cite reliable sources that are independent of you for every addition to the article: biographies of living persons have higher standards than most and only information that can already be obtained from mainstream sources can be added. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 09:53, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Melecie, I think I may need your help in editing my page. I am Iain McKee, i’m an actor and would like to update my own Biography on your site, you can reference it with my CV on my agents website (united agents) and/or with my voice over agent YaketyYak or IMDb or any of the companies I have mentioned in the biog update I just typed up that has been saved by you to be reviewed (I think).
 * I have worked extensively for the years and would like to keep my info up to date. The companies mentioned will all verify my authenticity so that the information on Wikipedia is up to date and correct.
 * Many thanks


 * Iain McKee. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stuartjames13 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok thanks Melecie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stuartjames13 (talk • contribs) 10:06, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , please provide reliable sources independent of you for information to be added to the page. if they're connected to you, they can't be used. you don't need to add the latest information about yourself in your article, although information has to be verifiable, true, and reported on by others before they can be added. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 10:08, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Adekunle63 (03:36, 27 April 2022)
Thanks for your guide. I'm satisfied with the response. --Adekunle63 (talk) 03:36, 27 April 2022 (UTC)


 * happy to help! please stop by if you have any further questions. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 03:38, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Wisereader111 (00:32, 28 April 2022)
Thank you, I certainly will! --Wisereader111 (talk) 00:32, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ! please feel free to stop by and ask if you have questions, and happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 00:42, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Can you give me the markup for your signature?
I like it and have had complaints about my signature being unreadable so I'd like to experiment with your format Immanuelle 💗   (please tag me)  19:35, 3 May 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ! your signature is considered unreadable as it blends in too well with white with a contrast of 1.49. you can check color contrast here: Coolors' contrast checker, and set it to the colors you want. ideally, the contrast should be at least 7 points.
 * as for my signature, the code of that would be  (note that there are non-breaking spaces inside, so you may wanna check the source through editing) which would produce my signature: &#128156;  melecie   talk  - (and yes, the dash is part of the signature, which provides a separation between the signature itself and the timestamp)
 * for the circle background alone, try this:  which would produce  melecie , where you can replace the melecie with a link to your own page. also keep contrast in mind when changing the colors, ideally a very dark background with very light text would work. happy editing! &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 00:32, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Death of John R. Cherry III
I edited his death date because I just got word this morning that he passed away. I run his Facebook page and website (for the past 11 years) and he is a personal friend. I am devastated! 2601:484:C500:610:58F6:75C0:6D04:D9CD (talk) 13:41, 8 May 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ip user! unfortunately, you can't break the news to wikipedia yet, at least until news sources deemed reliable for wikipedia have also reported on it. due to your conflict of interest (as he is your friend), you would also have to put it through an edit request at the page instead of directly changing it to allow others to check if your sources are valid and tweak it if necessary. (also, you may've forgotten to log in again.) happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 13:45, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Ruben Rivera Reversion
Hello,

I saw that you had reverted my edit on the page for the baseball player Ruben Rivera. I did change the word "took" to "stole," but I'm not sure how that constitutes a BLP violation. Could I ask you to point out where it went wrong? BLP to me always seemed a little nebulous so any understanding I might gain would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Dkendr (talk) 14:46, 19 May 2022 (UTC)


 * hi ! I don't think I reverted your edit. I reverted the one after yours which seemed to add something without sources, which is typically a reflex for me to immediately revert-BLP, even though it was probably just a case of disruptive editing since it has been cited later in the article, only misplaced. apologies for the confusion and happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 01:06, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the clarification and note. Makes much sense now. Dkendr (talk) 02:07, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Barnstar for you!

 * aww, thanks! happy editing~ &#128156; melecie   talk  - 00:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Most welcome and happy editing as well Volten 001  ☎ 06:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from JBrown210 on Harvey Ovshinsky (23:49, 28 May 2022)
Hello I'm waiting for you --JBrown210 (talk) 23:49, 28 May 2022 (UTC)


 * hey @JBrown210 and welcome to wikipedia! do you have a question on editing Ovshinsky's article? &#128156; melecie   talk  - 01:09, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Bryson Stott
I changed "home run" to "homer" so that the sentence would read more smoothly. If that isn't a minor edit, than I don't know what is. (I have made 6000+ edits, so I'm not a beginner here.) Friothaire (talk) 02:06, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * hi Friothaire and apologies! I thought "homer" was a typo. I'm not too experienced with baseball terminology (I know only a bit of baseball's rules and terminology thanks to Blaseball, although I have only learned of that recently and didn't get to participate), but since it seems to only be a nickname, wouldn't it be more formal to just say "home run?" since it still isn't a typo, I've retracted your warning. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 02:15, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * "Homer" is a short version of the words "home run", but I will leave the text as "home run". Friothaire (talk) 03:35, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Question about permissions
I wanted to update the journal page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Physiology) with a new image but when I tried to do this it said that I do not have th permission to use the image. We do have permission. What do you need to do to prove permission rights on wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAhmed (talk • contribs) 14:45, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! you could upload it through Wikipedia instead as a non-free file and not Commons, replacing File:The Journal of Physiology.gif. you'd also have to review through Non-free content for the guidelines on these images.
 * if instead you'd want to upload it to Commons (which is preferred but usually not an option for most copyrighted works) and you are or know who owns the copyright for these covers, please tell them to check out Volunteer Response Team and submit an email to release it under a free license. note that this does mean that others will be able to use, share, modify, and use the image commercially even outside of wikipedia/the wikimedia family of wikis.
 * happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 01:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Buchiekoong123 (06:16, 10 June 2022)
hello if i go to other wikies will i be logged into does --Buchiekoong123 (talk) 06:16, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * hi @Buchiekoong123! you'll be logged on to accounts as long as the site is part of the wikimedia family. so for example, if you log in to say, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary or Wikibooks, you'll be logged in to your Buchiekoong123 account. however this doesn't apply to all wikis (or even all wikis running MediaWiki software), so if you want to log in to say, Fandom, you'll have to create a new account there that'll apply to its family of wikis but not wikipedia. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 01:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * hello thanks for the info Buchiekoong123 (talk) 07:33, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * you're welcome, happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 07:34, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Hoymate (02:19, 20 June 2022)
Hello! I just read your history of the Pieta in the Vatican. We visited the Vatican in the late 60's and well before the sculpture was vandalized. Back then it was unprotected and visitors could RUB Jesus' foot. The top of his foot was worn almost smooth from millions of hands through the centuries. I rubbed Jesus's foot on the Pieta. I feel this should be mentioned in this article but I have no link to support this. --Hoymate (talk) 02:19, 20 June 2022 (UTC)


 * hi @Hoymate and welcome to wikipedia! you need a link or any sort of reliable source (including paper articles) to support this before you can add it in. do some searching using google news, has anyone commented on this fact before or on its protection? happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 02:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * As you sugested, I did a Google search and came up with this list. Rubbing the feet is akin to washing the feet as Jesus did.  https://www.google.com/search?q=why+did+people+rub+jesus+foot+pieta+statue&source=lmns&client=firefox-b-1-d&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHpdyfgrz4AhXLnuAKHaGzB5EQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA 35.140.67.230 (talk) 12:26, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * why did people rub jesus foot pieta statue
 * maybe one could be used to prove it, but don't forget to review the Reliable sources guideline before adding it in. you may also want to visit Talk:Pietà (Michelangelo) to notify other editors interested in the article and discuss whether the source/s would be appropriate. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 03:09, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

One of the youngest Wikipedians ever
you joined in the 4th of November of 2017, which makes you one of the youngest wikipedians evr Gavinvin13 (talk) 04:06, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * hi and welcome to wikipedia! I may've joined on 2017 but I only started actually being active last year, and besides even though we have a couple of people who've been present since the 2000s, there are much newer people here. if you have any questions regarding wikipedia please drop them here, happy editing! &#128156;  melecie   talk  - 05:21, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * also, you have way too many userboxes, which I'm also trying to learn those.
 * I'm pretty new here! Gavinvin13 (talk) 02:00, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * is pretty simple once you've gotten the hang of templates and inserting images (see Pictures), although for more advanced customization like gradients you'd also want to learn some CSS. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 02:59, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Supa The Barber on User:Supa The Barber (23:57, 23 June 2022)
How do I start my own page --Supa The Barber (talk) 23:57, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

How long does it take for my page to show active? --Supa The Barber (talk) 00:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)


 * hi @Supa The Barber and welcome to wikipedia! are you planning to create a page about yourself? if that's so, unfortunately it's best if you avoid that. as ScottishFinnishRadish has stated on your talk page, autobiographies are discouraged as it is hard to make one that will also fit in Wikipedia's policies, namely Neutral point of view, plus it's also a conflict of interest since you are the subject. if people believe you deserve an article, they will make one of you, but only once you have met the notability standards (in this case, of people) which everything has to meet before getting an article, however do note that there are reasons to not want an article.
 * if you want to write an article about something else, ideally something you know a lot about but are not personally connected with, you can by reading Your first article, stocking up on Reliable sources (also read that! it's important), and analyzing whether they meet the notability criteria for their field. happy editing! &#128156; melecie   talk  - 06:01, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * merging sections &#128156; melecie   talk  - 06:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from User:IAhmed
Page query

I wanted to create a page for the EiC of our journal. Whats the best way to do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAhmed (talk • contribs) 08:23, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * hi ! first question, is your editor in chief notable? I suggest avoiding making a page altogether since you're connected to them and that counts as a conflict of interest at the very least, although if you still want to continue forward then check whether they meet the notability criteria: that decides whether your subject can have an article.


 * once that's done, please check out Reliable sources and Your first article for actually writing your article. happy editing — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melecie (talk • contribs) 03:00, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I created a page here and have tried to reference anything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prof_Peter_Kohl If you spot anything which needs to be sourced better with references let me know and I will make all suggested corrections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAhmed (talk • contribs) 09:36, 15 July 2022 (UTC)