User talk:PerfectSoundWhatever/Archives/2024/August

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DCWC August update

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are:

• Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India.
• Arconning (submissions) – 305 points, including from six seasonally-appropriate Olympics-related good articles.
• Generalissima (submissions) – 290 points, the bulk from her featured article about Greenlandic interpreter Qalaherriaq and two China-related good articles.
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) – 245 points, mostly from the achievement of bringing Genghis Khan to featured status.
• Thebiguglyalien (submissions) – 144 points from three good articles, including two about Kiribati elections, and four reviews of good article nominees.

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from RebeccaM226 (15:33, 1 August 2024)

Hello, I ask for assistance as my submission for an article about a musician was declined. Regarding reliable sources for a musician, which are the sites are considered as reliable sources for music release ? Because the reviewer said that discogs.com neither imdb are accepted. The proof of work of my musician article is on many of these places. what can we do to showcase that ? thank you for your help --RebeccaM226 (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Hey @RebeccaM226:, you can look at WP:A/S for a list of reliable music sources. Also, check WP:RSP for a more general list on which sources to use/not to use. Note that these lists are non-exhaustive, and sources may be reliable without being on the list.

The problem with Discogs and IMDb is that the content is generated by anonymous internet users. So, I'm sure it's understandable why we don't want to copy information from there— we have no way of knowing it's correct. Please read WP:RS for an in-depth guide on what constitutes a reliable source. In essence, you need to find reputable publications talking about your subject, like newspapers, magazines, or books. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 20:30, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for that !!! Can you tell me what is the limit to resubmit an article before the draft is deleted ? Also if it is deleted, can we resubmit later the same article ? thanks so much for your help. RebeccaM226 (talk) 16:46, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @RebeccaM226:, glad I could help! A draft will be deleted if it hasn't been edited for six months. It can be undeleted if you decide to return to it, however. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:58, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Slim Pickins

Hi, just a heads up I have added an alt and tweaked the first two hooks along the lines of what you said.--NØ 21:09, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, now replied — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 23:42, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali

On 14 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pulse stops during the soliloquy of In C Mali? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Dissolution Grip

On 19 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dissolution Grip, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dissolution Grip by KMRU uses recordings of the artist's shack being struck by strong winds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dissolution Grip. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dissolution Grip), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for KMRU

On 19 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KMRU, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dissolution Grip by KMRU uses recordings of the artist's shack being struck by strong winds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dissolution Grip. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, KMRU), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Microphones in 2020

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Microphones in 2020 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chchcheckit -- Chchcheckit (talk) 12:04, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Microphones in 2020

The article Microphones in 2020 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Microphones in 2020 and Talk:Microphones in 2020/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chchcheckit -- Chchcheckit (talk) 13:41, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Toddclark99 (02:50, 17 August 2024)

How do I make an article on my phone --Toddclark99 (talk) 02:50, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@Toddclark99: Hi there, you should begin by creating a draft at the Article wizard. Use Help:Your first article as a guide on how to start. Make sure to look over Wikipedia's core policies first.

Are you editing from a mobile browser or the Wikipedia app? This will help me better guide you. Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 20:51, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from ILoveFinance (12:34, 22 August 2024)

Hey! As of this morning, is seem to be stuck with only the Edit Source option on pages, rather than the usual Edit (Visual Editor). My settings have Visual Editing enabled, but I only see Edit Source now. Not sure if you've encountered this or how to fix. Thank you! --ILoveFinance (talk) 12:34, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Well it appears if I uncheck the visual editor option in my preferences, the normal edit tab comes back! Not sure how this got reversed haha ILoveFinance (talk) 12:39, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I take that back, even though the button at the top right of pages now says "Edit," it still brings me to the Source Editor. Ahhhh! ILoveFinance (talk) 12:40, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

{{done}} I apologize for all the messages, the issue has self-resolved somehow. This is resolved! ILoveFinance (talk) 12:43, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

@ILoveFinance: Usually, I find that it uses whatever I last used. Do you know how to switch between source/visual editors using the pencil/eye dropdown in the top right corner? Or is the problem that you always want to force visual editor?

You can also add ?veaction=edit to any URL to force visual editor. Glad you seem to have figured it out. Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:28, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Player999jj (14:27, 23 August 2024)

Hi --Player999jj (talk) 14:27, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi, let me know if you have any questions about editing Wikipedia. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 20:52, 25 August 2024 (UTC)