User talk:Zippybonzo/Archive 4

Question from Gby2 (02:02, 22 January 2024)
Hi teacher I just want to know what editing entail --Gby2 (talk) 02:02, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

npp
@Zippybonzo Sorry for the wait, since i took a break, but now ive finished the first part about notability in the course! What do i need to do now? Begocci (talk) 10:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)


 * @Begocc you do part two. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (she/they) 11:21, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello your my new mentor
hello, you are my new mentor, how are you today? Ikipedia2 (talk) 02:41, 24 January 2024 (UTC)


 * @Ikipedia2, Hi there. I’m doing good, what about you? Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (she/they) 06:44, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Potential edit war. :( I hate wikipedia more then I love it. I have witnessed again and again that people here are just god awful.) Talk:Second_Cold_War suggestions? Ikipedia2 (talk) 10:10, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Ikipedia2 you shouldn't revert reversions of your edits without discussing it first on the talk page as that is considered edit warring. I advise that you discuss this on the talk page rather than restoring your preferred version of the page. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (she/they) 12:53, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestions. I stopped the edit war and gave him a barnstar bc I made a mistake in his edits. Appreciate the advice Zippy! your the best, have a great day! Ikipedia2 (talk) 21:28, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from JetsetterJason (19:27, 24 January 2024)
Hi, I joined because I wanted to add in new marriage info for a celebrity. When I looked at the edit history, somebody had already added in her recent marriage, and then it appears that an admin removed/undid the edit claiming that the marriage info was unsubstantiated. Today I saw that celebrity on TV and hear her personally confirm she recently wed, so I know it is substantiated. I don't want to take credit for the addition since somebody else beat me to it, but how do I go about contacting the admin that removed it, to let them know they were the one who was mistaken and that the celebrity did in fact get married, so they should allow that previous edit to be reinstated. Thanks for your help! --JetsetterJason (talk) 19:27, 24 January 2024 (UTC)JetsetterJason (talk) 23:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Your WikiCup submissions: Talk:Gary Hobbs/GA1, Talk:VanossGaming/GA3
Hi Zippybonzo, thanks for participating in the WikiCup and for reviewing these GANs. Unfortunately, excluding the Template:GAList templates in both of the above reviews, they are too short to qualify for points per WP:WC/SCO.
 * On Talk:Gary Hobbs/GA1, you left a single comment about the style of the citations. There is no commentary about the other criteria, such as prose or coverage, aside from the boilerplate text in the template.
 * On Talk:VanossGaming/GA3, the review has three short comments about sourcing, images, and copyright. Besides the lack of commentary on other criteria, it seems that the review did not mention whether the issues raised in the previous, failed reviews were resolved.

If a GA review is too short, we judges cannot easily determine whether a reviewer has spent extensive amounts of time on the article without being able to find any issues, or whether the review is a quick pass. I understand that this can be disappointing, but please do not be disheartened by this. Even if you're reviewing a relatively short GAN, you can usually pick out at least 3 or 4 issues, and that should be enough to qualify for WikiCup points. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:01, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Squidb4ll (01:05, 29 January 2024)
Hi Zippybonzo, I'm new to Wikipedia. I have tried to minorly edit a few articles today, but I don't understand why a lot of articles are marked as "written like an advertisement", and how to improve the wording of such articles. For example, I can't really tell why this article is advertisement-like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessions_Two. Can you help give me advice on this? --Squidb4ll (talk) 01:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mkenya Music (13:30, 29 January 2024)
Hello I'm david, How can I publish a biography? --Mkenya Music (talk) 13:30, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

Administrator changes
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Arbitration
 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
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Question from RightOpen (16:20, 6 February 2024)
Hello i am new to Wikipedia Need to Know how to Add article and protect it from changes --RightOpen (talk) 16:20, 6 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @RightOpen, Hi there! Please see H:YFA. Thanks, and welcome! Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 00:18, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sardarzadi (16:04, 9 February 2024)
Hi. I want to write an article on Wikipedia by myself. How can I start my own article? --Sardarzadi (talk) 16:04, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter
The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer, who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:


 * , with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
 * , with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
 * , with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
 * and, both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Junior Kryme (19:56, 12 February 2024)
How can I create an Artist Biography profile. --Junior Kryme (talk) 19:56, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Junior Kryme (19:56, 12 February 2024) (2)
How can I create an Artist Biography profile. --Junior Kryme (talk) 19:56, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Hector200223 (14:10, 19 February 2024)
Hi! I would like to create a Wikipedia page for my company. Of course, I will not make something salesy. Do you know if there are some good practices for making this? --Hector200223 (talk) 14:10, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @Hector200223 please be sure to read WP:COI and WP:UPE. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 18:33, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jhonrich Ibano (00:10, 21 February 2024)
Hello, can i ask you how to make an article about environmental issues and trends --Jhonrich Ibano (talk) 00:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

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Mentorship
I've just noticed you have been allocated to me as a mentor. I will be sure to contact you if I have any questions :-)&mdash; Rod talk 14:07, 25 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @Rodw of course anytime :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 19:37, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

WP:NPPSCHOOL
Hi, I saw you had one more slot for your New Page Patrol school. Wanted to see if you could work with me, thanks. TLA tlak 04:44, 26 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @I'm tla I can certainly teach you, give me a few hours to get the page setup and I’ll ping you there :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Awesome! TLA  tlak 07:11, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:


 * , who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
 * , who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
 * , who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
 * , who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
 * , who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
 * , who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to, who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 24
 Hello everyone, and welcome to the 24th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter, covering all our favorite new and updated user scripts since. Uh-huh, we're finally covering the good ones among the rest! Aren't you excited? Remember to include a link in double brackets to the script's .js page when you install the script, so that we can see who uses the script in WhatLinksHere! The ScriptInstaller gadget automatically does this. Aaron Liu (talk) 01:00, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Got anything good? Tell us about your new, improved, old, or messed-up script here!

Cscr-featured.svg Featured script

 * Making user scripts load faster by SD0001 is this month's featured script, which caches userscripts every day to eliminate the overhead caused by force-downloading the newest version of scripts every time you open a Wikipedia page. Despite being released in April 2021, our best script scouters have failed to locate it due to its omission from the US of L. For security reasons, the script only supports loading JavaScript pages.

Farm-Fresh error go.png Newly maintained scripts
After earthly attempts at improving the original have failed...
 * Aaron Liu has created What redirects here from Guarapiranga/WhatRedirectsHere; their fork includes support for every MediaWiki wiki, corrected link positions, an access key, and some rudimentary translation.
 * Ahecht has created a fork of SiBr4/TemplateSearch, which adds the "TP:" shortcut for "Template:" in the search box, and updated it to be compatible with Vector 2022.
 * AquilaFasciata/goToTopFast is a much faster fork of the classic goToTop script that also adds compatibility for Minerva and Vector 2022.
 * Mesidast/Tidy citations is a fork of Meteor sandwich yum/Tidy citations is a fork of Waldyrious/formatcitations. It configurably harmonizes whitespace and cleans up parameters in citation templates, descriptive edit summary included.



Ambox important.svg Improve a script
Unfortunately, this section has remained nearly identical. Help us out here!
 * Many of our favorite scripts such as Fred Gandt/userResourceManager, Guarapiranga/search-shortcuts and Bradv/Superlinks haven't been updated for Vector 2022. You could be the one to change that!
 * Elominius/media timer works, but its UI looks alien. Someone could improve it...
 * To a lesser extent, the same goes for PrimeHunter/Search sort. I wish someone would integrate the sorts into the sort menu instead of adding 11 portlet links.
 * We want...
 * ...a mark-as-read button and watchlist notices support for Aaron Liu/Watchlyst Greybar Unsin
 * ...a tool to automatically fix CAT:BROKENREFs, preferably a fork/addition to TheJJJunk/ARA
 * ...a fix/fork of DannyS712/SectionRemover to make it work

Ambox clock yellow.svg Requested scripts

 * A simple script to second or archive proposed deletions
 * A script to auto-expand V22 ToC sections like this demo
 * A WP:3O response tool that can automatically remove the relevant request from the 3O dashboard
 * A byte filter to be split from Nux/LongTableFilters
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests

Gnome-colors-list-add.svg New scripts

 * DannyS712/AbuseFilterMessageLinks add links to the "warn" and "disallow" messages in edit filters.
 * Diegodlh/Web2Cit/script adds an option to use Web2Cit (which WP:ProveIt also uses) instead of Citoid to generate citations in the Visual Editor.
 * Dragoniez/SuppressEnterInForm stops you from accidentally submitting anything due to pressing enter while in the smaller box, and works on almost anything... except the InputBox element itself, used in subscription lists and the Signpost Crossword! Oh, the humanity!
 * CopyVio detector, Adiutor.pngǵu/Adiutor (pictured) provides a nice, integrated interface to do some twinkley tasks such as copyvio detection, CSD tagging, and viewing the most recent diff.
 * Eejit43's redirect-helper script demo.png43 has quite the aesthetically pleasing scripts, all made in TypeScript.
 * /afcrc-helper is a replacement for the unmaintained Enterprisey/AFCRHS and processes Redirects for Creation and Categories for Creation requests.
 * /ajax-undo stops the "undo" button from taking you to another page while providing a text box to provide a reason for the revert.
 * /redirect-helper (pictured) adds a much better interface for editing and redirects, including categorization, for which valid categories are dictated by /redirect-helper.json.
 * /rmtr-helper helps process technical requested moves without being able to actually move them.
 * User Info Popup screenshot 1.jpg2/UserInfoPopup (pictured) adds a flyout after the watchlist star on userspace pages that displays the common information you might use about a user.
 * Jeeputer/editCounter, under userspace, adds a portlet link to count your edits by namespace, put them in a table, and put that table in a hardcoded subpage, all in the background.
 * Hilst/Scripts/sectionLinks converts all section links to use the § sign, which are known to be preferred over the ugly # by 99% of the devils I've met.
 * Moonythedwarf/extra-unreliable highlights phrases commonly used in spammed and POV'd paragraphs.
 * FormattedEditRequest-in-work.pngDungKhongDinhDanh/FormattedEditRequest (pictured) generates a wikitext-formatted diff view of any changes you've made that you can copy and paste anywhere.
 * PrimeHunter/Category source.js adds portlet links to tell you where a category for an article comes from and supports those from template transclusions.
 * Qwerfjkl/massCFD creates mass WP:CfD nominations.
 * Rublov/refspace highlights footnote spacing errors in red.
 * Sophivorus's MiniEdit adds some nice, li'l buttons next to paragraphs to edit their wikitext with a minimal interface.

Edit-listings

 * Dragoniez/ToollinkTweaks adds more and customizable links next to users in page history, logs, watchlist, recent changes, etc.
 * Firefly/more-block-info optimizes the display of rangeblocks in contribution pages. Doesn't work outside the English locale of any wiki, unfortunately.
 * Ingenuity/AbuseFilterContribs adds the edit filters that an edit tripped (if any) to a user's contributions page.
 * Nardog/ExamineMore makes it so the paging at Special:AbuseFilter/examine actually works, pending a fix to.
 * NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh/AjaxLoader makes paging links (e.g. older 50, 500, newest) load without refreshing and makes you realize how slow your internet actually is.

Appearance-ricing

 * Ahecht/RedirectID adds the redirect target to all redirects. For all the WP:NAVPOPS haters. (Do these exist?)
 * Dragoniez/MarkBLockedGlobal: Remember the "strike blocked usernames" gadget? Now you can use a red, dotted line to highlight rangeblocks and global locks!
 * GhostInTheMachine/GraphicReplyLink replaces the [ ] link with 💬, which is some sort of rainy cloud I guess?
 * En.WP VPP Screen Shot 2024-01-13 with custom CSS.pngey/common (pictured) has some styles to overhaul your Vector 2022 experience. It reduces padding everywhere, and makes the top bar animation faster.
 * Aaron Liu/V22 is a fork that narrows the sidebars instead of upheaving them, reverts the January 2024 dropdown changes, and restores the old page-link color for links that don't go outside the current wiki.
 * Nardog: SmartDiff is a spiritual successor to Enterprisey/fancy-diffs. It makes the page title part of links in diffs clickable, along with template and parser function calls. Unnamed parameters can be configured per template to also be linked. All links are styled based on the normal CSS classes of rendered links.
 * Phlsph7/ClassicalTOC (Vector 2022) reinserts the inline table of contents to pages under Vector 2022.
 * For the paranoid: Rublov/anonymize replaces your username at the top of the screen with the generic "User page" text. Remember, it is your duty to persuade everyone that editing is an honor.
 * Sideswipe9th/Vector 2022 Floating Tools Menu moves the Page Tools menu to the left and makes it float along with the table of contents.
 * Sm8ps/SectionEditing makes pressing Tab toggle the visibility of the tiny [ ] links next to section headings.. Not a great name, eh?
 * The wub/tocExpandAll adds a button on top of the floating ToC to expand or collapse subheadings.

Permissions required!

 * Ahecht/potd-helper: A script to post the picture of the day. A powerful upgrade for your mop.
 * Selective Rollback dialog.pngniez
 * /AjaxBlock provides a dialog box for easy input of reasons while blocking users.
 * /Selective Rollback (pictured) provides a dialog box to customize rollback edit summaries and does them without reloading the page. Seriously, why doesn't MediaWiki already do this?
 * Theleekycauldron/DYK promoter automates (nearly) all the work needed to post a DYK hook.

QOL shortcuts

 * BrandonXLF/SVGEditor lets you edit any file that is an SVG, straight from the file page.
 * DanCherek/UAABotRemover adds a portlet link to enable a removal shortcut of faulty reports from Usernames for administrator attention.
 * DreamRimmer/BlankUserPage helps you destroy webhost-ers' hopes and dreams with a user-friendly dialog box.
 * ESanders (WMF)/commentlinks.js adds a "link" button right after the "reply" button while the WMF struggles to reach feature parity with Convenient Discussions.
 * Isaacl/copy-comment-link-to-clipboard does exactly what you'd think it does, but in Wikitext.
 * FenrisAureus/SimpleStatus adds a shortcut at the top to edit your /Status subpage while providing a pre-made template.
 * Fred Gandt/addCloneClearButtonAboveScributoConsole: What a mouthful! Yet all it does (no offense) is add another button on top of the Lua module debug console.
 * Guarapiranga/GlobalWatchlistLink adds a link to metawiki:Special:GlobalWatchlist next to the normal watchlist.
 * Nardog
 * PasteToCommons adds a paste handler to upload the pasted image to Wikimedia Commons.
 * Unpipe tries to detect violations of WP:NOPIPE and fix them as much as possible.
 * Ohconfucius/tometricunits automatically adds unit conversions of imperial units in brackets after their uses per MOS:UNITS.
 * Suntooooth
 * /flickrsearch adds a portlet link to search for uploadable flickr images about the subject.
 * /randomincategory adds a portlet link when on Category pages to go to a random page in the current category.
 * Vghfr/EasyTemplates adds a portlet link to automatically insert some of the most common inline fix templates.

Yes, we're just doing 'em as we go now. Thanks for reading through this looong issue, if you did! I'm sure this'll send a record for the longest issue ev-ah. You may need to wait even longer for the last issue, as our reserve of old-y and goodie scripts have ran out... We encourage you to try and do some of the requests or improvement tasks. See you in Summer, hopefully!

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Sdkb · The Night Watch
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg East718 · Isabelle Belato · Mzajac · Staecker · Stan Shebs · Sugarfish · Tamzin



Bureaucrat changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
 * Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

Technical news
 * The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
 * Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.

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Question from TheWikiCyclone (02:31, 2 March 2024)
The article for the Oatlands District Football Association seems like a mess and is most likely not up to Wikipedia's standards. What template should I put on this? TheWikiCyclone (talk) 02:31, 2 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @TheWikiCyclone  would be good :) Zippybonzo &#124;  talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 10:04, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I was actually going to use this template, but I didn't know if it was appropriate or not. TheWikiCyclone (talk) 10:19, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from 0-Bonk (17:46, 3 March 2024)
Hello, your my mentor. I have only done 2 edits so far (both on the same document). I was wondering if you give me any tips on how to make my edits look more...natural. and I don't really know how to add reference's properly so if you could teach me that would be great. :) --0-Bonk (talk) 17:46, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from VisionaryBrandStrategist (13:43, 11 March 2024)
Hello Zippy

I want to create a bio page but I'm not sure exactly how. I used the sandbox but it's still a bit limited since its my first time --VisionaryBrandStrategist (talk) 13:43, 11 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @VisionaryBrandStrategist, see Help:Your first article. If you need any further help, don't hesitate to let me know. :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 19:59, 12 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.

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Question from Hdevri (12:55, 17 March 2024)
Hello There I am Gurgen, the representative person of Human Development Research Initiative NGO and I want to create Wikipedia page about our NGO, aim, objectives and so on, Please help us to create it. --Hdevri (talk) 12:55, 17 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Hdevri Hey! Please see this and this. Thanks, - Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 17:04, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Profdibyendu (22:33, 18 March 2024)
Hello, Can you publish the user: Profdibyendu to Prof Dr Dibendu Nag a page ? --Profdibyendu (talk) 22:33, 18 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, I won't be moving any autobiographical material for you in accordance with Conflict of interest editing being that you've written a CV in effect. I will tag the page for deletion as a Wikipedia article is not meant to me promotional. Thanks, Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:12, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sonalguptaa (21:34, 19 March 2024)
hello i want to add my details on wikipedia. is it possible --Sonalguptaa (talk) 21:34, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Sonalguptaa, please see WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 18:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from GodExiliiOfRobloxia (03:37, 24 March 2024)
I’m sorry if this is not possible, But how would I add images? --GodExiliiOfRobloxia (talk) 03:37, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Stevetotheoh on Mar-a-Lago (04:57, 24 March 2024)
I just had two items reverted for not citing the source. both came from the existing cited source within the article --Stevetotheoh (talk) 04:57, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Siekism on Parley (09:43, 26 March 2024)
How do I post this to Parley?

I attempted to use the correct outline for text


 * In the film The Warriors (1979 film) during the midpoint a segment of the Warriors gang encounters a sub-par outfit called the Orphans. The Orphans are illigitimate to the point of not even being on the map. The supposed war chief of the orphans says “No permits? No parley?”. --Siekism (talk) 09:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Siekism you can edit the page using |this link Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 14:40, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

NPP School
Hi there - you were the only trainer on the list whom matched my time-zone. Was wondering if you'd be happy to take me in? Thanks in advance. Synorem (talk) 11:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey @Synorem! I’m currently on holiday but if you are able to remind me on Saturday I can start the course for you. Cheers, Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 20:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Not a problem - thanks again! Synorem (talk) 14:18, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Ping! Synorem (talk) 02:27, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll just setup the course now and ping you there :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ptcpackersindia (14:04, 31 March 2024)
Okk thanks sir --Ptcpackersindia (talk) 14:04, 31 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Ptcpackersindia Hey there! I don't understand what you mean by this message, could you expand on it? Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 14:39, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Kbdank71 · Kosack · NrDg · TLSuda

Guideline and policy news Technical news Arbitration Miscellaneous
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 * An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
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गुड मॉर्निंग सर ट्रायल के लिए कैसे अप्लाई करें --Neeraj barkhane (talk) 03:47, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
Hello ,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

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Question from AndreaDaluhay (10:28, 3 April 2024)
Hi there! I am excited to post my first article on Wiki, but I find the editing process is not super user friendly. My article is pretty ready to go with minor changes pending, yet I wonder if someone literate enough in editing can put this online for review instead of my using my time inefficiently. Would you know any help for me? Many thanks, Andrea --AndreaDaluhay (talk) 10:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @AndreaDaluhay, you can create an article at Articles for Creation Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:34, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Maxwell B podcast (18:50, 3 April 2024)
Hello Can i personally makes money by simply editing --Maxwell B podcast (talk) 18:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Maxwell B podcast No, see WP:UPE Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:33, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Pedro ms G11 (18:52, 4 April 2024)
Hello I just wanted to know what to do if i want to input an album cover to the album page if that cover is not in the archive ? --Pedro ms G11 (talk) 18:52, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Pedro ms G11, I believe your issue can be solved at WP:UPLOAD. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 12:22, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Zippybonzo, I am not sure if you saw, but I posted something on the NextEra Energy Talk page clarifying the edit that I hope answers your question. Let me know what you think! NextEraMatt (talk) 14:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @NextEraMatt, hey! Thanks for the reminder, I'll do this later today :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 15:16, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from JohnRosenfeld07 (20:25, 11 April 2024)
Hello. I am trying to add a specific element to a page I am editing but cannot figure out how to do so. I'm referring to the table that can be found at the top right of many pages, containing an image and important synoptic information. Please help. Thanks! --JohnRosenfeld07 (talk) 20:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mmm1964! on Talk:Alison Gates (03:49, 12 April 2024)
Hello how do I get ideas to the SNL writing cast. I have been watching them since 1975 and feel they need a little help. I have written songs like s***** kitty whiskers and calm your p**** self down and would like to share these ideas with the writers --Mmm1964! (talk) 03:49, 12 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Mmm1964!, try the Reference desk Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 09:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Scott Osteen (16:00, 12 April 2024)
Hello! How do I start creating my wikipedia page? --Scott Osteen (talk) 16:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Scott Osteen, see Help:Your first article, if you find anything in it confusing just let me know :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 16:04, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Obrempong mc (05:08, 15 April 2024)
hello ! please how do i add information to wikipedia --Obrempong mc (talk) 05:08, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Adeeta (18:05, 17 April 2024)
How do I make a redirect page? --Adeeta (talk) 18:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from MissLilacSprings (21:29, 13 April 2024)
Hello, can I mostly stick to editing articles in a particular topic(in my case, linguistics, which I’m interested in but don’t have formal qualifications in) instead of just editing everything? --MissLilacSprings (talk) 21:29, 13 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @MissLilacSprings of course! I don't edit everything, in fact I don't really edit articles to add content, but I perform background tasks such as anti vandalism, page reviewing and cleanups. My advice is find a topic that you enjoy learning about or studying, then just edit around it. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:07, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you MissLilacSprings (talk) 10:05, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Also, where's a good place to start for a new editor in Linguistics Wikipedia? MissLilacSprings (talk) 10:50, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @MissLilacSprings try Portal:Language perhaps :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 20:42, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks MissLilacSprings (talk) 20:45, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Just did my first edit. Added Dasha to Novotný (surname). Lilac 16:32, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm also really interested in linguistics and if I may, suggest WikiProject Linguistics and WikiProject Conlangs for linguistics-based edits.  Justanotherinternetguy t@lk 13:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Lilac 18:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from MissLilacSprings (17:27, 18 April 2024)
Hello, I’m having difficulty with Visual Editor. The help guide says find the three horizontal lines, but I can only find three dots, and the options are more limited. I can’t work out how to add sections to pages. Thank you. By the way, I edit on a tablet. --Lilac 17:27, 18 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey @MissLilacSprings, could you provide a screenshot of the issues and the area in the guide and I’ll investigate the issue. Thanks :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 17:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I can’t send screenshots here, maybe try email Lilac 21:26, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @MissLilacSprings, you can upload them following Help:Uploading and link them here. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:11, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Lilac 18:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Maxpanmei on Rongmei people (18:23, 22 April 2024)
How can I add name in notable person --Maxpanmei (talk) 18:23, 22 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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Hey, sorry for not responding for a while, I was busy with my exams. I will get back to you today. Lilac 11:33, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Nyttend
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg JohnOwens · Killiondude · MelanieN · Nihonjoe

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Nihonjoe



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Joe Roe

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news
 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
 * A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

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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

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Hey there! I've just recently got the NPP user permission so I can participate in the May backlog drive, and expand some of my informal NPP-type activities (that don't involve officially reviewing). I saw your kind offer to take people under your wing at WP:NPPSCHOOL. If you have the time I'd love to work with you to make sure I'm doing things correctly and to broaden my knowledge :) Jonathan Deamer (talk) 15:39, 1 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey @Jonathan Deamer, sounds good with me, would you like it more of the full course or would you prefer if I occasionally rereviewed your articles? Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 10:18, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Any feedback on my patrolling so far is of course very welcome, but I think they full course would be useful for getting me familiar with areas outside the comfort zone I'm operating in right now.
 * I want to make sure I can make delivering the course a good use of your time; what sort of time commitment is needed from me to make it worthwhile for us both? Jonathan Deamer (talk) 08:42, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I would say about twenty to thirty minutes or so per section is how long the course takes. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Perfect, let's go! :) Jonathan Deamer (talk) 08:20, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Cool, I'll setup the page and ping you there sometime today or tomorrow. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 10:28, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Wonderful, many thanks! Jonathan Deamer (talk) 10:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I plan to have the page setup tonight (UTC) but first, could you familiarise yourself with the NPP workflow at New pages patrol which will help you with the steps needed for NPP. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 12:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Have been using it for my patrolling so far, and just given myself a refresher :) Jonathan Deamer (talk) 17:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jmikefrias (21:49, 10 May 2024)
Hello, I’m a professional futsal player, and I was wondering if I could create a wiki article about myself? I’m going to start coaching at Orlando City academy and I feel like an article about me would help the parents have confidence in me and it’ll help me have credibility. --Jmikefrias (talk) 21:49, 10 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @Jmikefrias see WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO - I strongly discourage writing about yourself. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 16:35, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Keithalandickey (16:06, 12 May 2024)
Hello thank you for the mentorship I appreciate you this is huge to me thank you for this opportunity --Keithalandickey (talk) 16:06, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ft killer on Jesus (17:52, 9 May 2024)
Hi! I'm trying to edit the "Jesus" article but it won't let me --Ft killer (talk) 17:52, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @Ft killer it's a protected page. See WP:SEMI Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 18:20, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! If you can help, please do! All I was going to add was "Jesus is the way" in my own spot. Ft killer (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Now, Zippybonzo, I can edit any article that I want! I never thought it would be so easy! Thanks for your help! Ft killer (talk) 15:43, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ahhsan (15:57, 13 May 2024)
I wanna add a new article, how to do so? --Ahhsan (talk) 15:57, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

NextEra Energy Request
Hi Zippybonzo, I had another request related to NextEra Energy you may be interested in. I'd really appreciate it if you would take a look! NextEraMatt (talk) 20:29, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Follow up on Bot to clerk RM/TR
Hi, and hope you're doing well. For Wikipedia talk:Requested moves/Archive 35, may I kindly ask if you are still working on the RM/TR clerking bot? If not, I plan to ask WP:BOTREQ for help. Thank you! Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 19:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hiya, I am working on it slowly, however at the moment life is a bit busy but I'll get it finished soon. Thanks, :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 06:12, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, I was wondering if I could be one of your students for the counter vandalism training program muddy :3 (talk) 19:51, 23 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey @Muddybasilisk, I'll be able to setup the course for you tomorrow if that works for you :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 07:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply. Could we set it up tomorrow (5/26/24)? muddy :3 (talk) 03:39, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Kaiumkhan321 (11:02, 29 May 2024)
Hi am trying publish my write which current in sandbox but failed, Need your help and guidance. --Kaiumkhan321 (talk) 11:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from CherokeeJoannaDuncan (12:46, 24 May 2024)
Hello and ‘howdy’, I just edited my father’s life story, could you please give me your thoughts and feedback about this and if necessary what changes would you recommend for me to make? Thank you kindly, Joanna Duncan. --CherokeeJoannaDuncan (talk) 12:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi @CherokeeJoannaDuncan, it is discouraged for editors to edit pages where they have a conflict of interest. Please see WP:COIE, too; where there is advice for editors with a COI (conflict of interest):
 * Be transparent about your conflict of interest.
 * Do not edit or create articles about yourself, your family or friends, your organization, your clients, or your competitors.
 * Post suggestions and sources on the article's talk page, or in your user space.
 * The role of editors is to summarize, inform, and reference; not promote, whitewash, or sell.
 * Article subjects require significant coverage in independent reliable sources.
 * State facts and statistics; don't be vague or general.
 * Take time to get sources and policy right.
 * Get neutral, uninvolved, disinterested editors to review your suggestions.
 * Respect the volunteer community's time; avoid making protracted or repeated requests.
 * Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 17:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Catskills-Buff on Draft:Phil Greenewald (21:12, 28 May 2024)
Hi! Pleasure to meet you.

I just created my first page, but I accidentally put a typo in the title. It should be "Phil Greenwald", not "Phil Greenwald". I can't figure out how to edit it. Do you know how? --Catskills-Buff (talk) 21:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia. you would use the "Move" tool on the right-hand side of the page, although you should probably read WP:MOVE before moving any pages. Since you are new and do not have autoconfirmed user rights yet, I have moved the page for you. For articles in the main space, you can also place this template on the respective article talk page. Hope that helps. Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 16:53, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from U Rio Tell Sone (03:46, 29 May 2024)
Unless it’s just me I can always come and see her if she doesn’t have any symptoms I can come over tomorrow or Saturday morning to get the car for the weekend but I’m sure she’ll want it to stay here until she has the kids to --U Rio Tell Sone (talk) 03:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, can you specify your question? GoldRomean (talk) 16:55, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sand68 (16:07, 30 May 2024)
Hi Zippy My mother tongue is French so I would prefer to start editing spelling mistake in French. I changed the language of the interface, but the suggestions of edits are still in English. Can you help? --Sand68 (talk) 16:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, maybe you could take a look at the French Wikipedia? GoldRomean (talk) 16:42, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Dare to Dream The I'm possible Foundation (17:28, 13 June 2024)
Hi i am actually trying to create the page of an organization am i doing it the wrong way --Dare to Dream The I&#39;m possible Foundation (talk) 17:28, 13 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Yes, you can't write abut your self/employer. You have a conflict of interest. Secretlondon (talk) 19:14, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ronipzp777 on Insurgency in Abkhazia (05:55, 14 June 2024)
Apa benar ada tutorial metamfetamin --Ronipzp777 (talk) 05:55, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

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Cara buat konten --Ronipzp777 (talk) 05:57, 14 June 2024 (UTC)


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Question from Peter Hakyoung Kim (22:36, 13 June 2024)
Hi Zippy! I'm working on editing a personal page for an astronomer that I am in contact with. Her name is Eun Suk Seoo, and she suggested a few large changes in organization/content that I'm a little nervous to edit. I'm familiar with doing correct citations, but is there any other advice you could give when planning a large rework of a page? --Peter Hakyoung Kim (talk) 22:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Heya @Peter Hakyoung Kim, please see WP:COI. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:29, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ronipzp777 on Template talk:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Shortcut (09:43, 14 June 2024)
Halo bagaimana membuat kutipan --Ronipzp777 (talk) 09:43, 14 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, you may be looking for Indonesian Wikipedia. Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:26, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Cal-batman (00:33, 15 June 2024)
Hi! No real burning questions yet. Other than whether you have been an editor on Wikipedia for very long. Thanks! --Cal-batman (talk) 00:33, 15 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @Cal-batman I've been editing since October 2021 so about 2.5 years :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:17, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from SillySheep1 (10:12, 16 June 2024)
Hello,

I do not know JavaScript, so I need your help to teach me.

Thank you, hope you reply soon. --SillySheep1 (talk) 10:12, 16 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Hiya, I'm not really someone who teaches JavaScript, so if you don't mind, I'd rather not :) Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:16, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from ApurboWiki2024 (08:04, 17 June 2024)
Hi. How are you? I'm here new. Please help me --ApurboWiki2024 (talk) 08:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey @ApurboWiki2024, I'm good thanks for asking, welcome to Wikipedia. How can I help you? Best wishes, Zippybonzo &#124; talk  &#124;  contribs  (they/them) 08:30, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reply. After messaging you, I searched YouTube for how to edit, create articles as a beginner. I also learned when to edit an article, and when not to. ApurboWiki2024 (talk) 03:56, 18 June 2024 (UTC)