User talk:Perfect4th/Archive 5

Question from Som Singh Bhura (04:16, 18 January 2024)
What first step after morning wakeup. --Som Singh Bhura (talk) 04:16, 18 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! The mentor question feature is to ask a question about editing Wikipedia – I can't help with much outside of that. Do you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? Perfect4th (talk) 07:51, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Benjamintavi (21:40, 13 February 2024)
Hi. I would like to start a wikipedia page for Canadian Iranian filmmaker Bahman Tavoosi. Where is the page created ? --Benjamintavi (talk) 21:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! Creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is difficult – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. You have to meet two minimums: first, the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's definition (the specific guideline for people is here), and the article should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Second, you have to follow the biographies of living people policy, which says that any challengeable claim about a person must be backed up by a reference.
 * I would suggest you try other, easier edits first to get more familiar with Wikipedia and its policies and guidelines before embarking on an article. You can find edits to make via your homepage, at the Task Center, or by exploring various Wikiprojects – let me know if you have any more questions on this. If you still want to try for an article, make sure to read and follow Your First Article – it should give you what you need to get started.
 * Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 04:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from S.S. Buggea on Italian Americana (16:57, 19 February 2024)
Hello, Just trying to ensure this important peer reviewed cultural journal meets Wikipedia notability guidelines. Thanks, SSB --S.S. Buggea (talk) 16:57, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! Wikipedia notability guidelines can be found here. Basically, you need to have significant coverage in several sources separate than the subject that are generally reliable. I see the first source cited in the article is connected with Italian Americana – it needs some reliable references that are independent of the subject to conform to the notability guideline. If you have questions about specific references, the reliable sources noticeboard is a helpful resource. Hope this helps, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 19:18, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Alectheflexer (21:01, 21 February 2024)
I want to create a page im a social media influencer with over 100,000,000 Views --Alectheflexer (talk) 21:01, 21 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! Creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is difficult – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. Before you look at how, though, you should read An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing and realize that such an article cannot promote you. If you still want to create an article, you have to meet two minimums: first, the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's definition (the specific guideline for people is here), and the article should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Second, you have to follow the biographies of living people policy, which says that any challengeable claim about a person must be backed up by a reference. In short, it's unlikely to work out or to work out well.
 * Though there's more to know that goes into creating an article and a lot more yet to adhere to for an article about you, this is a lot to start with, so feel free to let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 04:40, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from JhonnyMidnight (19:44, 5 March 2024)
Can I create a new page? --JhonnyMidnight (talk) 19:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, ! There's two parts to this: can you technical-wise and can/should you content-wise?
 * Content-wise, creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is pretty hard – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. You can't write an article about yourself, can't promote yourself or someone else, and should avoid editing about a subject you have a conflict of interest with. If you still want to create an article, you have to meet two minimums: first, the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's content definition, and the article should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.
 * Technical-wise, you can't create an article before your account has reached a certain age and number of edits (four days and ten edits, I believe), but you can create a draft, and I would recommend this – you can get feedback from experienced editors about an article that way before publishing it.
 * Let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 16:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Muttaqeen (13:18, 13 March 2024)
hello

i was reading an article about rosenwald schools an wanted to add a photo --Muttaqeen (talk) 13:18, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, ! If your image complies with the image use policy, feel free! You can read how to upload an image here and then use it in an article here (follow this style guide). I know that's a lot of links, so let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 15:31, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:


 * Proposal 2, initiated by, provides for the addition of a text box at Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
 * Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by and, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
 * Proposal 5, initiated by, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
 * Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
 * Proposal 7, initiated by, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
 * Proposal 9b, initiated by, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
 * Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by, , and , respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
 * Proposal 13, initiated by, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
 * Proposal 14, initiated by, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
 * Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by and, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
 * Proposal 16e, initiated by, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
 * Proposal 17, initiated by, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
 * Proposal 18, initiated by, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
 * Proposal 24, initiated by, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
 * Proposal 25, initiated by, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
 * Proposal 27, initiated by, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
 * Proposal 28, initiated by, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

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Question from Mickey1009 on Raymone Bain (03:01, 19 March 2024)
Hello...Why does Ms. Bain's Wikipedia page include a tax issue from 12 years ago...It should be edited our. PERIOD. --Mickey1009 (talk) 03:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome. Wikipedia articles are intended to be based on reliable sources, so their content is determined by what other sources say about their subjects. It looks like you're looking for help with an article about yourself – check out WP:BIOSELF and WP:AUTOPROB for guidance for such issues. Let me know if you've any further questions, and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 06:51, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mdumitru11 on Marian Dumitru (23:48, 23 March 2024)
Hello In your description you made a mistake Dumitru Marian who played for Romania in the 2000 European Nations Cup First Division in rugby was born on 19/10/1977 played for Farul Constanta and Steaua Bucharest and was not a handball player. Would like to correct this information. Thank you have a nice day --Mdumitru11 (talk) 23:48, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! This is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, so if you have a reliable source for your information, you can be bold and edit the article yourself! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 07:36, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Erzan on Civility (03:29, 25 March 2024)
Hello I started an RfC and it seems to being well so far but increasingly two editors are being passive aggressive, presuming bad faith and insulting edits all targeted at me. What should I do? --Erzan (talk) 03:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
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Thomas Neville (died 1460)
You may want to take a closer look 76.14.122.5 (talk) 21:33, 2 April 2024 (UTC)


 * You're right – I had missed the lack of a closing tag later; my apologies! I've restored the edit. Perfect4th (talk) 22:04, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! 76.14.122.5 (talk) 02:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Joga hanzra on Joginder Singh Ugrahan (05:54, 4 April 2024)
Hlo --Joga hanzra (talk) 05:54, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hlo 2402:8100:21D2:962E:0:0:C8F3:E406 (talk) 06:04, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello,, and welcome! Do you have a specific question about editing Wikipedia? Perfect4th (talk) 19:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਉਗਰਾਹ
ਸਰ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਉਗਰਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਪਿੰਡ ਬਲ ਲੰਬੇ ਦਰਿਆ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹੀ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਵੇ 2402:8100:21D2:962E:0:0:C8F3:E406 (talk) 06:15, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, IP! I'm afraid I don't speak/read that language – you may be looking for this Wikipedia. Perfect4th (talk) 19:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from SphiweN (14:21, 4 April 2024)
How to create a new article --SphiweN (talk) 14:21, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Articles are typically pretty tricky for newcomers to create on Wikipedia, as there are a lot of policies and guidelines that apply to articles that take time to understand. New articles have to be about subjects that are notable by Wikipedia's definition, have to be verifiable (backed up by reliable sources), and must be written in a neutral tone, as well as conforming to stylistic policies and similar. It's usually easier to start with smaller edits (you can check out your homepage, the Task Center, or the Community Portal for ideas). If you'd still like to create an article, though, you should check out Your First Article. Let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 19:28, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kingofthewetcats (19:51, 9 April 2024)
Hello, how do you assign links to other Wikipedia articles as text? --Kingofthewetcats (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome! Are you referring to linking? Let me know if that doesn't answer your questions or you have any more, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 20:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from HoneyKpop on Draft:Wang Yiren (20:26, 11 April 2024)
Hello! I made a draft for Chinese singer Yiren's article. It's the first article about a person I've ever edited from scratch. Is she notable enough for a Wikipedia article? I would appreciate it if you could take a look at it. Thank you in advance. --HoneyKpop (talk) 20:26, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, ! I skimmed through and did a few news searches. The notability guideline for individual members of a band says that they must be independently reliable separate from the group for their own article, and while I'm seeing some coverage, I haven't found anything yet that fulfills the first criteria of the singer notability guidelines here. I don't have time to really scrutinize it, but if you want to continue work with the article, my best suggestion would be trying to find sources that fit that criteria in the singer notability guidelines. And keep in mind that just because someone is not notable now doesn't mean they won't ever be! It could just be too soon for an article right now. Let me know if you have any more questions, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 18:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Saly20 on Talk:Greta Thunberg (22:13, 12 April 2024)
H --Saly20 (talk) 22:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome! Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Perfect4th (talk) 04:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Zwelikazi on List of volcanic eruptions by death toll (12:32, 14 April 2024)
Hello

How I will find answers --Zwelikazi (talk) 12:32, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, ! Can you tell me what question you're looking for an answer for? Perfect4th (talk) 05:40, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Wornbear (23:37, 16 April 2024)
Hi! --Wornbear (talk) 23:37, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Feel free to ask me any questions you have about editing! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 17:21, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from TheGr000ve (13:09, 23 April 2024)
Thanks so much!!! I’ll reach out if I have any questions --TheGr000ve (talk) 13:09, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
 * You're welcome,, and welcome to Wikipedia! My talk page is always open :) - Perfect4th (talk) 19:18, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Growth News, April 2024


The Growth team will now send quarterly reports to keep you in the loop. Growth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work.

If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.

Community Configuration
Growth features are currently configurable at. This quarter we are working on making Community Configuration accessible for other MediaWiki developers while also moving Growth feature configuration to the new CommunityConfiguration extension.

An early version of Community Configuration can be tested at Spanish Beta Wikipedia. We plan to release the new Community Configuration extension to pilot wikis (Arabic and Spanish Wikipedia) in early May, 2024. The first non-Growth team feature to utilize Community Configuration will be Automoderator.

In parallel with the development, the Growth team will propose Community Configuration usage guidelines, Community Configuration design guidelines, and provide technical documentation.

Experiment Results
Add a Image experiment analysis results

The Growth team conducted an experiment to assess the impact of the “Add an Image” structured task on the Newcomer Homepage's "Suggested Edits" module. This analysis finds that the Add an Image structured task leads to an increase in newcomer participation on the mobile web platform, particularly by making constructive (non-reverted) article edits:


 * The likelihood that mobile web newcomers make their first article edit (+17.0% over baseline)
 * The likelihood that they are retained as newcomers (+24.3% over baseline)
 * The number of edits they make during their first two weeks on the wiki (+21.8% over baseline)
 * A lower probability of the newcomers' edits will be reverted (-3.3% over baseline).

Personalized praise experiment results

This feature was developed for Mentors as part of the Growth team's Positive Reinforcement project. When A/B testing on Spanish Wikipedia, we found no significant impact on retention, but we found a significant positive impact on newcomer productivity. However, we concluded that the results weren’t positive enough to justify the time investment from Mentors. We plan to discuss this feature with our pilot wikis, and consider further improvements before scaling this feature further. Meanwhile, communities willing to test the feature can ask to have it deployed. (T361763)

English donors encouraged to try editing

As in previous years, donors were directed to a Thank you page after donation (example). However, this year we tested a new “Try editing Wikipedia,” call to action on the Thank You page. This call to action linked to a unique account creation page. From this account creation page we were able to track Registrations and Activation (editing for the first time). During the English banner campaign, the Donor Thank you page led to 4,398 new accounts, and 441 of those accounts went on to constructively edit within 24 hours. (T352900)

Future work
Annual Plan

The Growth team and the Editing team will work on the WE1.2 Key Result in the coming fiscal year. We will start initial discussions with communities soon to help finalize our plans. (T361657)

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We plan to A/B test adding a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We are early in the planning phase of this project that will take place first at our pilot wikis and wikis volunteering. We welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

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Question from Waqar Azeem0 (10:22, 25 April 2024)
Hi, I want to write an article on wikipedia. But didn't find a button to write new article. --Waqar Azeem0 (talk) 10:22, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome! You can't create an article directly, but you can create a draft. However, I wouldn't recommend it. Creating an article on Wikipedia is pretty complicated, because the subject has to be notable by Wikipedia's standards, verifiable, and based basically entirely on what reliable sources say. This guide explains more about the requirements for a new article. Newcomers usually have a better experience, though, editing existing articles (see the Task Center for ideas) to get familiar with Wikipedia and its guidelines. Let me know if you have any other questions, and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 19:38, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Er Arpit Singhal (16:28, 25 April 2024)
Personal note: Questions combined into one heading ~ Perfect4th Hello --Er Arpit Singhal (talk) 16:28, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Can I lock wekipedia page. Otherwise what is the way to lock --Er Arpit Singhal (talk) 16:29, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

How to lock a wekipedia page --Er Arpit Singhal (talk) 16:30, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome! Are you referring to protecting a page? You can submit a request at Wikipedia: Requests for page protection. Let me know if you have any other questions, and happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 19:38, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Immartinrblx (03:47, 29 April 2024)
What 🥰 --Immartinrblx (talk) 03:47, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome! Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 07:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ceka.white50 (23:45, 1 May 2024)
hi sir how can i get registered my biografi in here --Ceka.white50 (talk) 23:45, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, ! I'm afraid you're wanting something from Wikipedia that Wikipedia is not. Wikipedia strongly discourages writing about yourself or anyone with whom you have a conflict of interest. Feel free to try one of these alternative outlets if you like, and let me know if you have any other questions about editing Wikipedia! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 03:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
 * Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
 * Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
 * Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
 * Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
 * Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
 * Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
 * Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

Add a link at English Wikipedia
Hello Perfect4th

In a previous discussion you showed some interest regarding Growth Add a link feature. Hence, I'm sharing with you the recent post we wrote about it, as it will soon be available at English Wikipedia.

In short, this feature allows newcomers to discover that they can edit Wikipedia, by adding missing suggested links to existing articles in a guided way. It is also an excellent way to get more easy tasks newcomers can work on, as only a handful of easy tasks are available for them at the moment.

Let me know if you have any question or thoughts about this feature, anytime. Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 14:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'm a little too busy to comment at the moment, but I'm following the discussion and I'll add some thoughts later if I get an opportunity. Thanks for the work you're doing with this! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 18:47, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from DoctorAnomaly (01:56, 8 May 2024)
Hi there, just wanted to let you know I don’t intend to edit much. I just created an account so that I could sync my data on the app. :) --DoctorAnomaly (talk) 01:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome! Thanks for dropping by, and feel free to let me know if you ever do have any questions about editing! Happy editing, Perfect4th (talk) 17:02, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Breakfree Consulting (11:11, 9 May 2024)
i want to create my company page ..pls help --Breakfree Consulting (talk) 11:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome. You should know first of all that your username does not comply with the WP:Username policy and you will have to change it to continue editing on Wikipedia. You can either create a new account or change your username. Company usernames are not allowed both because they are promotional and because they imply shared use - each account is only to be used by one person.
 * For creating a company page: in summary, you shouldn't. Wikipedia is not the place for self-promotion, and it is incredibly difficult to write about yourself neutrally as our policies state. If you do try create an article, see Your First Article and put the draft through the Articles for Creation process, as well as disclosing your paid contribution status as described here – this is required with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use.
 * I'm sorry that this is not a very encouraging answer, but the reason for so many rules is because Wikipedia is simply not the place for promoting companies and is designed for a completely different purpose, so trying to get such an article to fit is like trying to build a snowman in a Southern summer – a fine objective, at the right time and place. For a company, Wikipedia is neither. Feel free to check out alternative outlets if you like! Let me know if you have any other questions, and happy editing ~ Perfect4th (talk) 20:10, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from WcwTornado77 (03:18, 12 May 2024)
Hi! I would like to know how to make myself a page but i don't know how yet. Could you help? --WcwTornado77 (talk) 03:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi,, and welcome! If you're talking about an article, you should know that creating an article on Wikipedia as a newcomer is difficult – it's like trying to run a half marathon on your first day of training. See An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing and realize that such an article cannot be promotional. I wouldn't reccomend starting with trying to create an article, but if you still would like to try, take a look at Your First Article before you get started.
 * Alternatively, are you talking about your userpage (a description related to your work on Wikipedia)? If so, check out that userpage guideline, keep it civil and relevant, and have fun! Happy editing! Perfect4th (talk) 05:02, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

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