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Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Bob the keeper". The reason given for Bob the keeper's block is: "Vandalism-only account".


Decline reason: You are clearly not unrelated editors. Whether you personally have control of both accounts or you know each other, it's not hugely relevant here. Both are covered under WP:SOCK. I have blocked this account indefinitely. Yamla (talk) 13:59, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

I was am not a sockpuppet. I have a network with a proxy and therefore someone else on my network created an account and got the IP of the proxy blocked. I do know the person who made the account that vandalised and did try to stop him but when I appealed Yamla blocked me for sockpuppeting. I can prove that the emails on the account are different and I can prove that they were created on different types of devices. I will not get involved in things like this again and I am sorry for any inconvenience caused.
I would love to edit Wikipedia again and I have not had any edits reverted for vandalism. I would love to be involved in the community again.
Please unblock me, I love Wikipedia Zippy (talk) 14:15, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
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Request reason:

Your reason here I was am not a sockpuppet. I have a network with a proxy and therefore someone else on my network created an account and got the IP of the proxy blocked. I do know the person who made the account that vandalised and did try to stop him but when I appealed Yamla blocked me for sockpuppeting. I can prove that the emails on the account are different and I can prove that they were created on different types of devices. I will not get involved in things like this again and I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. I would love to edit Wikipedia again and I have not had any edits reverted for vandalism. I would love to be involved in the community again.

Accept reason:

I am taking you at good faith. Note that what you are describing is enough to leave you blocked; see WP:MEAT. But let's assume you no longer associate with vandals operating from your IP address. So long as that holds, you are welcome to edit. Yamla (talk) 14:24, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Sockpuppet

Hi, a sockpuppet of MariaJaydHicky is editing on Indigo (Chris Brown album), two days ago he edited the same page as 'Fayoncé', he got caught and blocked, yesterday he is did the same exact edit on the page as 'Deejeeta', nobody is solving the problem, otherwise a user, named Loriendrew, is putting the edit of a sock back. What do you think? What a savior and genius (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

What is the name of the account? Zippy (talk) 20:40, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
Ignore this, What a savior and genius was blocked for long term abuse. Doug Weller talk 09:50, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Yes, I was planning on. Zippy (talk) 17:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Message to You

Ok I am sorry but you should agree that Stephen Humble is not even a cricketer so if I change his name there's nothing wrong with it , if it was some international cricketer I would have agreed . 115.96.156.25 (talk) 16:57, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Redwarn edits

Hey Zippybonzo. It seems that you are editing a bit too quickly with Redwarn and are reverting edits that you shouldn't be. For example, the edit you made here where you reverted an anonymous user's edit and said it was a "likely factually error" was not a factual error. By looking at the article's infobox, you can see his mother is listed as Hannah Harrison Ludwell. Additionally, by looking at that article's infobox, you can see that Richard Henry Lee is listed as one of her children.

Another example was the edit that I made to Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 that you reverted. I actually discussed the article with User:Wtmitchell which you can find on his talk page. Had you taken the time to look that over, you would have seen that it was a good edit.

Please have a little more care when you use Redwarn by putting some scrutiny in edits that do not have prima facie evidence of vandalism. Thanks. :) 165.234.252.204 (talk) 20:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)


Warm showers.

Hi

All my edits were explained in the original summaries. What you're restoring is a ridiculous list of non notable names pulled from a tax return and a load of nonsense in the lead of the article about the webost of a website. It's all nonsense.Unbh (talk) 17:46, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

@Unbh Hi, if you have a problem with the content on an article please feel free to discuss it with the community on the article talk page, please stop edit warring however as it is unconstructive. I am more than happy to help find you edits that you may be better suited for but edit warring can result in a ban or block. Zippy (talk) 17:49, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

Hi Zippybonzo! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 19:29, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (UTC)

please do not revert

Why are you reverting my edits to Travancore royal family page? I had given the explanation in the edit summary. The IP is a promoter of thiyya caste. There he made edits to look like the army of travancore is from malabar with tiyyas in it but the author mentioned nothing concerning to malabar only but the Ezhavas (Chogas).

Please check the source https://archive.org/details/pli.kerala.rare.46803/page/122/mode/2up?q=the+state.

APL Changes | 01-25-2022

Hi,

I sincerely apologize for the accident. The edit was open and my 7yrs old started clicking everywhere without knowing anything. I did revert back to the changes as nothing was intentional. Sorry about the inconvenience. --Solidtech1 (talk) 20:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

@Solidtech1 Ok, no worries, feel free to delete the warning on your talk page. Thanks for explaining it. Zippybonzo (talk) 20:25, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Wrong Teahouse Answers

Hello, if I may ask, are you an official Teahouse host? Not that it matters, Infact before I officially became one I had helped out there on numerous occasions, I’m afraid this answer is not backed by policy, is factually inaccurate but more troubling is you are invariably teaching that editor to REFBOMB, might I suggest that you familiarize yourself with policy prior attempting to answer questions there? It is imperative the apt answers are given out especially to newer editors. Thank you for your time. Celestina007 (talk) 22:49, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

@Celestina007 Sorry, I am generally just answering a few questions, next time I will look at the policies and look at what is backed by policy and what is not before answering questions, I tend not to focus on article creation. Anyway, I will put it behind me and I will read the policy before answering questions next time, Just to reiterate, I apologise for the inconvenience and I will not let it happen again… Zippybonzo (talk) 07:10, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Summary from the Source

I went and summarized the source in my own words:

Science shows that the Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago. The organisms that live on Earth have completely changed its air (atmosphere); this is called a biosphere. 71% of Earth's surface is covered in salt water oceans. Earth is the only place in the Solar System where liquid water is known to exist at present. The other 29% is made of rocky land in the shape of continents and islands.
Earth interacts with other objects in the Solar System, particularly the Sun and the Moon. The Earth orbits or goes around the Sun roughly once every 365.25 days. One spin is called a day and one orbit around the Sun is called a year. This is why there are 365 days in a year, but a leap day is added once every 4 years.

It'd be great if someone could add that for me, I have a rocket to catch! Bye for now ;) --GaiaGirl86 (talk)

Question from Vediphile (08:55, 14 February 2022)

Best neep preparation apps --Vediphile (talk) 08:55, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

@Vediphile Hello, welcome to Wikipedia, I am having some difficulty understanding your question. Is there any chance that you could elaborate your question. Thank you, and welcome to Wikipedia. Zippybonzo (talk) 10:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

License tagging for File:WikiProject Archive.png

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Question from Iroma Jayasundara on Draft:Ushan Sheranga Perera (17:43, 26 February 2022)

I can not edit the biography template after placing. --Iroma Jayasundara (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello Iroma Jayasundra, I do not see a biography template on the page, however, to edit the template, whatever template you wish|name=this is a test You put the name of the parameter, e.g name, birthdate and = with the value of the field, if my answer does not help you, feel free to ask at the Teahouse, WP:TH is the link. Kind regards, Zippybonzo (talk) 20:47, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from Mr.anjaan (07:48, 8 March 2022)

Sir my wikipidea not show in google --Mr.anjaan (talk) 07:48, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Mr.anjaan I strongly discourage writing about yourself in user space, especially as that namespace is for Wikipedia editors to learn about you. The reason it won’t show in google is the user space namespace doesn’t get crawled by google. Zippybonzo (talk) 07:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Mdaarzuhassan on Talk:Biratnagar Eye Hospital (13:13, 10 March 2022)

Hiiii --Mdaarzuhassan (talk) 13:13, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

@Mdaarzuhassan Hi, Welcome to Wikipedia, can I help you with anything? Thanks, and welcome, Zippybonzo (talk) 15:52, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Johnraymassoud (19:09, 10 March 2022)

Hi Zippybonzo,

Glad to know I have a mentor who can help me out. I was wondering if it was possible for me to add a recent article I created -- Legality of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine -- added to the template at the bottom of the main page for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. I don't have editing privileges for the main page yet, so it may not be possible for me to do so (I also do not know how to edit templates). Thanks!

Johnraymassoud (talk) 19:09, 10 March 2022 (UTC)Johnraymassoud

@Johnraymassoud, hi, Let me take a look at your article and if it looks good I will add it to the page. Thanks, Zippybonzo (talk) 20:15, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Great article, where specifically do you want me to add it on the Ukraine invasion page? Zippybonzo (talk) 20:17, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 DoneZippybonzo (talk) 20:32, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Anyadee23 (18:28, 12 March 2022)

Hi I am so glad to get some help. I’d like to make the page for Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality less biased. I tried to make some edits but another user denied them and reverted to the previous copy. Much of what is written in article is written as a bias not as stating a fact and it could be written in a way that is more to the point and less denigrating. I wonder how to get these changes made so they will stick? The president of the school is deceased and the school is closed. It is important that the school is reflected in a more accurate less negatively biased way. Thanks for your help. Anya. --Anyadee23 (talk) 18:28, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

@Anyadee23: Hi Anya, I would suggest discussing the matter on the article talk page, don’t be afraid to be bold when editing but make sure to get consensus on the page, can I also ask if you have any connections with the school, E.G, you went to it or taught there, if the answer is yes, do not edit the school page as you have a conflict of interest and you should discuss any improvements on the article talk page. Thanks, Zippybonzo (talk) 06:20, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Lowri Simner on Andrew Turner (RAF officer) (16:10, 20 March 2022)

Hi there How do I put a summary under the photo --Lowri Simner (talk) 16:10, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

@Lowri Simner, Hi, Welcome to Wikipedia, you can add an image with a caption by putting [[File:your file here|your caption here]]. Hopefully I answered your question, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Zippybonzo (talk) 16:51, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Wasay Chughtai (17:28, 21 March 2022)

how major/minor should my changes be as a newbie --Wasay Chughtai (talk) 17:28, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

@Wasay Chughtai, Hi, welcome to Wikipedia, you can make any edits so long as they are constructive. Major edits are certainly harder but worth it if you can make them, my only advice is, be yourself and edit how you want, you may find the newcomer homepage useful to find edits and you may also like SuggestBot. Welcome again, Zippybonzo (talk) 18:32, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Nancy Leiserowitz (16:09, 24 March 2022)

Hello. I simply want to return to Heather Cox Richardson's daily newsletter I have been following for several years. Suddenly it is not being delivered. --Nancy Leiserowitz (talk) 16:09, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Nancy Leiserowitz, Hi, is this a Wikipedia newsletter? Zippybonzo | talk 16:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from BESmith2022 on User talk:Raccoonpawz (08:49, 29 March 2022)

Hi. How hard does it have to be to contact a peer in the Film Industry?? --BESmith2022 (talk) 08:49, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

@BESmith2022 - I recommend you take your search for a film director elsewhere - this is an encyclopaedia, not a marketing agency. Kind Regards, Zippybonzo | talk 15:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Request on 14:24:53, 30 March 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by 195.89.176.40


Re- Gilbert Blackman new wiki page

Hi not too sure what you mean by the acronym COI below Not exactly notable - once featured in the Telegraphs announcements. Seems more like a COI to me than a notable person.

Just trying to get him a page entry on wikipedia as he is the only past chairman of the CEGB without a Wikipedia page


195.89.176.40 (talk) 14:24, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

COI means conflict of Interest - You may not have one with the person mentioned but the person is not notable enough for a Wikipedia article. Kind Regards,@ Zippybonzo | talk 14:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
Also - why are you asking me, this IP has no edits on the page. Zippybonzo | talk 15:03, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Clerking

Please stop commenting on other users' requests on the Wikipedia:Requests for permissions queues. You're adding nothing to the process, and your latest comment broke up the requester's edits. Cabayi (talk) 17:50, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

@Cabayi Fair enough - the latest comment was the reply tools fault. Zippybonzo | talk 18:04, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Actionstammering (20:53, 7 April 2022)

Hi, nice of you to do this. I have never used WikiPedia as a creator, but am looking to make a page for the charity I work for. It's Action for Stammering Children in the UK. Thanks :)

Connor --Actionstammering (talk) 20:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

@Actionstammering Hi, Welcome to Wikipedia. I appreciate your enthusiasm to create a Wikipedia page for the charity you work for but we generally recommend that you don’t write about a company you work for or have connections to as it is deemed a conflict of interest - if you are paid by the charity and you create the page and don’t disclose that you are paid by the charity you may be blocked. You may want to see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest as it may provide other information that you may find helpful. Kind regards, Zippybonzo | talk 08:58, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

GOCE April 2022 newsletter

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Question from Its2012lol (23:03, 22 April 2022)

um --Its2012lol (talk) 23:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from JukaCachu (21:37, 16 April 2022)

Hi, i wanted to know what vandalism is. --JukaCachu (talk) 21:37, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

@JukaCachu Hi JukaCachu, vandalism is making edits that are not constructive to the project, e.g if the Wikipedia page for Wikipedia had adfneiaifnidj added to it, that would be classified as vandalism. If you are interested in counter vandalism, you may find it useful to visit these two pages as well: Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit and Wikipedia:Vandalism. Feel free to ask me anything else about Wikipedia if you have any trouble, and happy editing! Zippybonzo | talk 07:15, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Jafar Umar (09:09, 17 April 2022)

How can I use with Wikipedia --Jafar Umar (talk) 09:09, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

@Jafar Umar Hi, welcome to Wikipedia, I am having a little trouble understanding your question - could you elaborate on you question please. Thanks and Welcome, Zippybonzo | talk 09:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Devlet III Giray

You declined Draft:Devlet III Giray because "it is not adequately supported by reliable sources." Is there any evidence that Giray-Ilmi is not reliable? It is clearly not adequate, but I have surveyed the relevant literature and am reasonably certain that there is nothing better for this obscure ruler.Benjamin Trovato (talk) 23:56, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

@Benjamin Trovato, Ok, I agree that it is notable ish, but I would say that you should use the cite template, feel free to resubmit once you have fixed these issues. Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk 15:52, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Sorry, but what does "use the cite template" mean? If this means add footnotes, how does one make a footnote to a one-page document?Benjamin Trovato (talk) 04:12, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
@Benjamin Trovato, I think that rather than me explaining it here, it might be better explained here, Kind Regards, Zippybonzo | talk 14:05, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
I did not find anything about a footnote to one page.Benjamin Trovato (talk) 01:00, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello

As you are this editor's mentor, and he deleted my note directed in part to you, I thought I should bring it to your attention here. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Peculiar_Undertone&diff=prev&oldid=1083999534 --2603:7000:2143:8500:606B:77EB:AE0D:1436 (talk) 01:10, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Seen as Peculiar Undertone self reverted and removed that message with rollback I think I will go and drop them a message about suitable use of rollback. Thanks for letting me know, Zippybonzo | talk 06:22, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Hey there im Jayden1200 nice user its nice to now that there are more Wikilovers out there like me🙂🙂🙂😎

Jayden1200 (talk) 13:24, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

NPP School

Just to clarify in the event it's needed - go ahead and complete the rest of the exercises in their entirety - you're very close to being done. When you have completed both parts, ping me. I will be traveling tomorrow, but will try to get back online Sunday or Monday. Atsme 💬 📧 16:52, 29 April 2022 (UTC) Atsme I will aim to finish it by Sunday (ish) 😊. Zippybonzo | talk 17:55, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Copy edit notes

I've reviewed your copy edit of National security of China. Some notes:

  • You changed China is also a major arms buyer; most of China's purchases consist of naval and air force equipment from Russia.China is also a major arms buyer, most of China's purchases consist of naval and air force equipment from Russia. I think the semicolon was correct, as neither clause is dependent upon the other. However, I feel that you were going in the right direction as this sentence could be simplified. I changed it to: China is also a major arms buyer, mainly purchasing naval and air force equipment from Russia.
  • the North Sea Fleet has seven, the East Sea Fleet eight, and the South Sea Fleet 16. For the numbers, this follows the MOS:SPELL09 guideline. However, it looks a little weird. Since the reader would be comparing the figures seven, eight and 16, it's best to have them in one format (MOS:NUMNOTES). Since 16 can be spelled out in one word, it's probably best to state it as 'sixteen'.
  • Beijing published an “East Turkistan Terrorist List,” We generally place punctuation outside of the quotation marks (MOS:QUOTE). Also those are curly double quotations marks which can be straightened (MOS:CURLY). Sometimes curly quotes can be an indication that something was copy-and-pasted from the Internet, but this look okay.
  • There was overcapitalization in section headers (MOS:HEADINGS).
  • There are some places where phrasing could be simplified, eg: The group armies have sizes of between 30,000 and 65,000 troops. Each group army typically has two to three ... → The group armies have between 30,000 and 65,000 troops, typically comprising two to three ...
  • After going through the article, you could expand the lead to summarize its contents... although perhaps best to leave that since much of the article is unsourced.

Good work! Let me know if you have any questions! – Reidgreg (talk) 17:08, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Whenever you get time

Just wanted you to read this discussion. Granted, it's long but read it all when you have time and you can focus. 8-) Atsme 💬 📧 23:14, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Crescendo102 (21:00, 1 May 2022)

Hello, I would like to get your advice on the new page I have created for the sculptor David Phillips. The page was first rejected for lack of references. So, I quickly added about fifteen references, now I wonder if there is anything else I need to do. Thank you for your kind help. --Crescendo102 (talk) 21:00, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Crescendo102 Hi Crescendo102, Of course I am happy to review it for you, just give me a bit of time and I will accept or decline it at AfC. Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk 06:17, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that you haven’t included any citations in the lead section, beyond that, the page looks good. Zippybonzo | talk 07:17, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I will work on the lead section soon. Crescendo102 (talk) 01:47, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
I just completed a rewriting of the introduction paragraphs with citations and sourcing. Please let me know if it is now acceptable.
Kind regards, Crescendo102 (talk) 22:44, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
@Crescendo102 I think that it looks great and I will leave the page for someone else to review, because I haven’t got enough time at the moment to review the whole page, however, the lead section does look great 😊. Zippybonzo | talk 08:41, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Khadiir weli on Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (21:38, 7 May 2022)

Hello i'm somalian I want live peace country --Khadiir weli (talk) 21:38, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

@Khadiir weli Hi, welcome to Wikipedia, I don’t particularly understand your question very well, could you reword it so that it is easier to understand? 😊 Zippybonzo | talk 08:42, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

April blitz bling

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Zippybonzo for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE April 2022 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:39, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

+1 - Congrats, Zippy!! Atsme 💬 📧 23:15, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from TonyatOxcart (17:46, 13 May 2022)

Hi, and Thank You. Just figuring things out here, but wanted to see how to add a new page on Wikipedia --TonyatOxcart (talk) 17:46, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

@TonyatOxcart Hi, welcome to Wikipedia, If you are interested in creating a Wikipedia page you will probably find Help:Your first article and you are only able to create pages in draftspace for the moment as you are not ‘autoconfirmed’ but you will be after 10 edits and 4 days, if you need any extra help feel free to ask me a question. Thanks and welcome to Wikipedia 😊. Zippybonzo | talk 18:13, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you reviewed

Hello, Zippybonzo

Thank you for creating All Bengal Revolutionary Midday Meal Wokers Union.

User:Zippybonzo, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Complete accident, editing on mobile at the moment.

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| Zippybonzo | Talk | 21:14, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

AfD

An article you reviewed is now at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Murphy (Scottish footballer). If you've a mind to provide input, please do. Atsme 💬 📧 23:30, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

I removed the A7 CSD tag you placed on STEM School Denver and replaced it with a PROD. Educational instituions are specifically exempted from the A7 criterion. Singularity42 (talk) 15:35, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Cheryllagonia on Talk:Community (celebrity texting) (17:39, 21 May 2022)

Why it is taking a long time --Cheryllagonia (talk) 17:39, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Cheryllagonia I don’t understand your question, could you elaborate on it? Welcome to Wikipedia! 😊 | Zippybonzo | Talk | 18:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Some new info

See this - he's got rhythm, and it's a good area for you to work in. Also, you might consider a direct request for NPP rights on the UTP of Barkeep49. Atsme 💬 📧 13:41, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Already seen that, will request directly after a bit. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 15:07, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Ask for help because I really need it.

Hello, I just saw that you just made corrections today on my page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mahmoud_Shehabi_Khorassani and I'm grateful to you, so can you please take a look again at it and tell me if it's ok, or something still needs to be changed. I have been working on this page since November 2021 and I have already made several necessary improvements, in required standard but I am still waiting for its admission since January 2022. I would like to add that this article concerns a very well-known personality in Iran (1903-1986) and that there is already a wikipedia page in Persian and one in French on him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Chehabi

https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/محمود_شهابی_خراسانی

thank you in advance and best regards --Docteur Mansour Chehabi (talk) 14:50, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi Docteur Mansour Chehabi, when I fixed the typos, I was using an automated tool so I don’t remember the whole page but the references section needs fixing and the quotes are a little bit unnecessary. Zippybonzo | talk 15:01, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you very much,Zippybonzo, I just removed some quotes and changes of some words and revision of references to be in wikipedia standard,can you please take a look again and tell me if it is good enough to be admitted.I'm really sorry to bother you like this,thank you again in advance and best regards --Docteur Mansour Chehabi (talk) 16:00, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
@Docteur Mansour Chehabi I have reviewed it on the draft page, you might find it helpful to ask at the Teahouse (Linked Here) for more help. Zippybonzo | talk 16:05, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
@ Zippybonzo Hello, thank you for your last look at my page and for your advice, I also had advice from the Teahouse, so I totally improved the page according to your advice and I think I have made it compliant with the wikipedia standard, and I have also fixed the references completely as you requested.Could you be so kind as to review this page and if you deem it to be correct please accept it for publication. Because I've been waiting for this post since October 2021 😂.Thanks again in advance, best regards.--Docteur Mansour Chehabi (talk) 07:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

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The page Krish, Trish and Baltiboy now don't have anything which seems to be copied from another location, so please remove the (speedy deletion-copyright violation) tag Thanks.. Drtsgh (talk) 09:38, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

@Drtsgh It was copied and therefore I didn’t remove the tag. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 16:24, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

What's the point when there is any information on Wikipedia you ask to source it and when I sourced to you are saying it is copied .. Drtsgh (talk) 01:40, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

No, you source to support the information, you can’t copy as it is protected by copyright. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 06:12, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Okay Drtsgh (talk) 06:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Regarding the page "Mahal Na Kita" by BGYO

Hello Zippybonzo, about this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahal_Na_Kita is it possible to please specify the source/s that seemed to be unreliable. Thank youTroy26Castillo (talk) 06:51, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

@Troy26Castillo The unreliable source was YouTube. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 06:54, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
@Zippybonzo: Noted, rest assured this YouTube source will be removed. Thank you for this contribution in the article.Troy26Castillo (talk) 06:59, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
@Zippybonzo: The YouTube link has been removed from the article. Thank you, once againTroy26Castillo (talk) 07:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
@Zippybonzo: Would you mind to please remove the tag in the article, as it was corrected and updated based on the mentioned tag. Thank youTroy26Castillo (talk) 07:07, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
@Troy26Castillo You don’t have to ping me on my own talk page btw, anyway, you can remove the tag yourself if you like. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 14:08, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
@Zippybonzo: Okey thanksTroy26Castillo (talk) 04:09, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Southeast Toyota tag

What specific sources do you consider unreliable in this article? Mgrē@sŏn (Talk) 23:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

@Mgreason There are 2 LinkedIn pages used as sources. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 06:11, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

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Question from Harish Hotelier (02:36, 3 June 2022)

How to create a new post --Harish Hotelier (talk) 02:36, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

@Harish Hotelier Hi, to create a new post on a talk page you can press add topic at the top of the page, then you will have a box pop up at the bottom of the screen and you can add a title and some body text and then click add topic below the text box and it will leave the message for you on the talk page. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 06:14, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Techproa (16:03, 3 June 2022)

Hi, I would like to add a profile about my company --Techproa (talk) 16:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

@Techproa Hi, welcome, I strongly discourage creating a page about your company as it may not meet notability guidelines and is a conflict of interest (see here) and the page is likely to be deleted. Happy editing, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 18:15, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi @Zippybonzo, thanks for the advise. I'm new here. Could you kindly help me? You said I can't create a profile about my company. Please help me on how to go about this? Techproa (talk) 09:35, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
@Techproa If you do want to create a page about your company, you might find it’s already created, or it just isn’t notable, generally, people that work for a company can’t write about their company as it may come out overly positive, not aligning with our Neutral point of view policy. After all, Wikipedia isn’t a sandbox for promotional material. If you would like, you can tell me the name of your company and I can see whether it is notable enough for a Wikipedia page, if it is, I can request it at requested articles. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 14:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from AllNighters247 (07:13, 6 June 2022)

Any advice on how to start contributing to Wikipedia? --AllNighters247 (talk) 07:13, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

@AllNighters247 Hi, welcome to Wikipedia 🌈. You can use the mentee homepage (linked here) and I would say that there is no end to what you could do, I can’t say much about article writing as I don’t do it but I review the new pages here so I do know what needs doing to make a good article, but the backlog categories are also quite interesting. It really is up to you, I also quite like to copy edit (fix spelling and grammar) so that is also something that might interest you. If you need anymore help, please ask me on my talk page, you can do that by clicking add topic at the top of this page. Thanks, and welcome to Wikipedia 😊 | Zippybonzo | Talk | 14:52, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

As she is a member of a national parliament, she meets WP:NPOL, so the notability Twinkle tag is incorrect (other tag and draftification is fine of course, though). Just letting you know for future reference in case you were unaware, as I know we have varying and often contradictory criteria that are tricky to learn. Cheers Curbon7 (talk) 03:04, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

@Curbon7 I understand that, because there were no sources, or body text for that matter, I couldn’t tell whether it met notability guidelines. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 05:59, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

June GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

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Hello. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy, I'd like you to review this page Cross (BBNaija). Amaekuma (talk) 10:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Amaekuma, Thank you for creating the page, I have reviewed it as it looks very good. Thank you for creating it, 🙂 | Zippybonzo | Talk | 14:22, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Azamghani1 (11:49, 23 June 2022)

How can I create a Wikipedia profile I belong to a non-profit organisation that is International Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA) based in San Jose. --Azamghani1 (talk) 11:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

@Azamghani1, Hi, welcome to Wikipedia, generally, you aren’t allowed to create your own page. You are welcome to create other articles though. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 14:25, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Toeditinwiki (08:39, 24 June 2022)

Just for my own sake, I will consider this done and archive it now.
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Need to edit in Pythagorus Wiki Web Page --Toeditinwiki (talk) 08:39, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

@Toeditinwiki Hi, welcome to Wikipedia! I’m unable to understand your question, could you please elaborate on your question. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 11:23, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
I need to edit the webpage of Pythagorus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras):-
Before the header "Death", followings to be added:- (Note that, in bracket the references are given for the suggested edit. Also, all references details are listed in the bottom)
Connections with India (18)
The visit of Pythagoras to India was conclusive in the mind of Voltaire (1694–1778) (pen name of Francois Marie Arouet) as he writes that “Pythagoras, the gymnosophist, may alone serve an incontestable proof that true science was cultivated in India. . . . It is even more probable that Pythagoras learned the properties of the right-angled triangle from the Indians, the invention of which was afterward ascribed to him.” (13) According to Voltaire, “The Orientals, and particularly the Indians, treated all subjects under the veil of fable and allegory: for that reason Pythagoras, who studied among them, expresses himself always in parables.” (14) Voltaire had no doubt about Pythagoras’ visit to India and wrote: “All the world knows that Pythagoras, while he resided in India, attended the school of Gymnosophists and learned the language of beasts and plants.” (15) D. E. Smith, a noted historian who is known for his classic book, History of Mathematics, points out a resemblance between the Hindu and Pythagorean philosophies: “In spite of the assertions of various writers to the contrary, the evidence derived for the philosophy of Pythagoras points to his contact with the Orient. The mystery of the East appears in all his teaching . . . indeed his [Pythagoras’] whole philosophy savors much more of the Indian than of the Greek civilization in which he was born.” (16) On a possible Indian influence on Pythagoras in comparison to Egyptian influence, H. W. Rawlinson (1810–1895 CE) concludes: “It is more likely that Pythagoras was influenced by India than by Egypt. Almost all the theories, religious, philosophical, and mathematical, taught by the Pythagoreans were known in India in the sixth century B.C. [BCE].” (17) Rawlinson is the person who first decoded cuneiform language of Babylon after discovering the Darius’ Behistun inscriptions. He also served the British empire and lived in India.
References
13 Voltaire, 1901, vol. 29, p. 174. 14 Voltaire, 1901, vol. 24, p. 39. 15 Voltaire, vol. 4, p. 47 16 Smith, 1925, vol. I, p. 72. 17 Rawlinson, p. 5 in the book by Garratt, 1938. 18 Ancient Hindu Science Its Transmission and Impact on World Cultures, Alok Kumar, p.p. 152 Toeditinwiki (talk) 06:11, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
@Toeditinwiki, Hi, thanks for replying, you are able to make an edit request on the talk page see here. I would make the edit, but I’m quite busy at the moment. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 11:41, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

May drive bling

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

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Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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Hello, take a look

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Hello. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy, review this page Neo (BBNaija). Thanks. Amaekuma (talk) 12:42, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma Mako001 beat me to reviewing it, it certainly is a good article, please do keep creating them. 😊 | Zippybonzo | Talk | 13:32, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from EmpireComedySD (05:45, 28 June 2022)

How do I change my username? Apparently, it's an issue. The one I was going to use was taken, so I just used part of my email address but it references my company and I didn't realize that was a problem. --EmpireComedySD (talk) 05:45, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

@EmpireComedySD Hi, you can request a new username here Wikipedia:Changing username and a global renamer will answer your request soon. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 05:48, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

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Question from Azamghani1 (06:00, 29 June 2022)

I have written the article myself without any copy posted from anywhere but Wikipedia says it is copy-pasted. How can I secure my article? Please let me know. --Azamghani1 (talk) 06:00, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi Azamghani1 , I can’t find anywhere on your talk page that you wrote a page, neither can I find that it was a copyright violation, would you mind linking me to the page, thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 07:42, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
Here you can see
User:Azamghani1 Azamghani1 (talk) 08:05, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
It was most likely copy-pasted, by you, from a Wikipedia page, next time, attribution would be sufficient as to not get you warned. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 10:28, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from PatriciaBishop (10:52, 1 July 2022)

Hello, I'm having trouble editing item 4 on a reference list for this page footnote 4. How do I add <ref name=AOI> to footnote 4? The citation does not appear in the editing window, although I can see it on the front end. I feel like a dog chewing peanut butter!(talk) 10:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

@PatriciaBishop Hi, I know very little about page syntax, have you tried the visual editor, otherwise, you might be better asking someone else (at the Teahouse most likely). Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 11:24, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Okay, thank you. Not a syntax question. Asking why the interface isn't WYSIWIG. Will try Teahouse! CheersPatriciaBishop (talk) 11:55, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
@PatriciaBishop Hi, it is WYSIWYG, you have to click the pencil when in source edit mode to switch to visual editor. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 12:09, 1 July 2022 (UTC)::::Thank you. Why are my new citations only showing in the visual editor and not in the source editor? A quirk of the system?PatriciaBishop (talk) 13:20, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
@PatriciaBishop I don't really know, I presume it's because the source editor is just a glorified text editor. Beyond that, I don't really know. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 13:40, 1 July 2022 (UTC):::::Okay. Have a great day and thanks again for freeing me from Chewing the Peanut Butter. Pathetic stuff....PatriciaBishop (talk) 14:03, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

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Hello, take a look

Hello. I hope this message meets you well. Kindly review this page Kim Chinonso Opara and give me pointers where necessary. I'll appreciate. Amaekuma (talk) 19:31, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma, Hi, the page doesn't seem to have been created, normally it would give me a message that it has been deleted, but this one seems not to have that message, could it be a typo. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 07:25, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello Zippybonzo. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy kindly review this page Boma Akpore. Give pointers where necessary. I appreciate. Amaekuma (talk) 11:24, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma Hi, I’ve looked at the page, and it looks good, thanks for creating the pages and I hope you will create many more pages. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 11:35, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. If I have any questions regarding wikipedia, I'll direct it to you. I hope you don't mind. Amaekuma (talk) 11:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

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Question from AtelierRenéKnip (06:57, 4 July 2022)

Hey there! Is there any chance you could give me some guidance as to what I need to change in order to get the article about "Atelier René Knip" published? Is it too short for example? --AtelierRenéKnip (talk) 06:57, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

@AtelierRenéKnip My first comment would be, don’t write an article about yourself or someone you know. Secondly, have sources and don’t ref bomb it. Lastly, don’t write anything false or questionably accurate. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 07:25, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

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Question from King of Australia (03:19, 6 July 2022)

Hello!

I'd like to create my biography and add it to Wikipedia. I've read how it's discouraged, but that's what I'd like to do. Is the only way to be part of the following project (link below) or what's the best way to go about it? I'm not familiar with the formatting tags necessary, or anything like that. I'm quite novice on the whole thing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography

Cheers! --King of Australia (talk) 03:19, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

@King of Australia Hi, I will just say, don’t, it will get deleted. But if you wish to continue, go to Wikipedia:Article wizard and follow the steps there. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 08:22, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I will check out the wizard. Who usually does the deletions? King of Australia (talk) 09:12, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

@King of Australia Administrators usually do, but any user can mark for deletion. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 10:46, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

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Question from Mikelahardane on User:Serols (15:49, 3 July 2022)

Hello. I'd like to know why my edit to the incorrect published information was rejected? Kind regards Mike --Mikelahardane (talk) 15:49, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Mikelahardane, please use sources and refrain from false reports. --Serols (talk) 17:11, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
I would probably agree with that, thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 17:47, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello I used Russian government sources in the same way you used Ukrainian government sources. I refrained from using false reports unlike the author who is leading people to believe that Ukrainian refugees were forced to go to Russia which is untrue and actually is false reporting. Wikipedia is supposed to be an unbiased source of information. It would be in Wikipedia's interest. Regards Mike Mikelahardane (talk) 21:41, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

@Mikelahardane, Hi, I’m unable to advise as I didn’t revert the edit, it may be better to ask the user who reverted the edit as I can’t be in their mind as to why they reverted it. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 08:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from LogaNMATTEORobles on User:LogaNMATTEORobles/sandbox (00:26, 10 July 2022)

When I make a list of theatrical animated film, how do I put a color in edit? --LogaNMATTEORobles (talk) 00:26, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

@LogaNMATTEORobles Hi, I don’t actually know, I would recommend asking at the Teahouse (linked here) as the users there have more experience in technical wikitext. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 08:10, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from AnnaMazza64 (04:46, 10 July 2022)

Hello! I've signed up as I'm trying to edit my father's wikipedia page, so that it is more accurate. The page is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cooper_(rower) and my father would like to edit the career section to say:

Cooper represented Great Britain at five World Championships during the 1960s and, in 1967, won the British Sculling championships - The Wingfield Sculls. He won three events at Henley Royal Regatta.

Are you able to help me, as my edits are being rejected, despite me explaining why I've made the edits I have?

Many thanks for your help :) --AnnaMazza64 (talk) 04:46, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

@AnnaMazza64 Hi, They are being rejected because you aren’t providing a reliable source to support your claims. You are also conflict of interest editing as you have a connection with the article subject, my advice is not to edit his page unless it is a minor edits (i.e typo) | Zippybonzo | Talk | 08:13, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Take a look

Hello. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy, do review this page Lojay. Your kind and encouraging words are always appreciated. Amaekuma (talk) 17:34, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma, looks great, I’ve reviewed it and I think it is a very good article. Sorry about the abnormal reply speed - I’ve just changed time zones. Thanks, | Zippybonzo | Talk | 04:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Prose??

Please take a look at Caruso (song). Why is the total word count so low for that article? Just trying to learn a bit!--Bddmagic (talk) 15:11, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Bddmagic Sorry for the late reply, the word count is quite low because part of the article is list, not prose. | Zippybonzo | Talk | 13:02, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks for the reply.--Bddmagic (talk) 15:42, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

About my user script

Hello, and thank you for installing User:NotReallyMoniak/review.js. However, I plan to U1 it because Omni Flames had already written User:Omni Flames/PendingChangesLink.js, rendering my script moot. I suggest you to install that script instead for the same functionalities. Thanks. NotReallyMoniak (talk) 13:07, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

@NotReallyMoniak I’ve installed the other script, you’re free to U1 it now. Thanks for letting me know. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 14:44, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for all your work on the NPP drive

The main thing that still needs to be done is giving out barnstars. Last time I did it, but this time I really don't know how I'll find the time. If you're willing to do it, it's pretty easy since all you need to do is add the points together to find out which barnstar(s) to give to each reviewer, then copy and paste to each editor's page. (t · c) buidhe 01:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

@Buidhe I’m willing to do it - I will probably get excel out to do a table of all the barnstars when I get back home from my holiday. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 05:14, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Great, you're a lifesaver! (t · c) buidhe 05:51, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
@Buidhe Barnstar handing out in progress, they should be done in a few hours. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 07:47, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Like buidhe said, You really are a life saver Zippybonzo. You're appreciated.

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A beer for you!

Thanks for your work on the NPP drive, and for distributing barnstars. Have a beer on me! Osarius 10:56, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you!

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@Buidhe Thank you, for doing general other things. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 15:40, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

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Hello, I thought I'd signed up for the July backlog drive, but can't find any mention of it other than following the link on my talk page Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/July 2022/Participants to see my name on the list. Was I meant to do something else as well? All the other reviewers I know got a barnstar and were told how many they had completed. I thought I'd done at least a couple of hundred reviews but haven't got any stats back. Is there anyway of finding out how many I did complete in July? Regards. Hughesdarren (talk) 08:28, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

@Hughesdarren I will take a look at the stats that the bot provides, and award a barnstar accordingly. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:34, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

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After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

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I saw your handwork. You're appreciated Zippybonzo. Amaekuma (talk) 20:45, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma You’re also appreciated. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 20:46, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Trying to get a page live

Hi there,

I have been trying to get https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Staffing_Future - Live on wikipedia. I didn’t know if you were an expert in this field but I have been adding relevant sources and we are in the process of having more information written about us in the market space. I was wondering if you could advise me a little further on how to get this page live.

Thanks! Stander60 (talk) 21:51, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

@Stander60 Before I go any further, so you have a connection with the company, if so, what is that connection. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 06:40, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

I am an employee of the company Stander60 (talk) 06:56, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

@Stander60 I would advise you disclose you are paid under WP:UPE. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 07:01, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
I have already discolosed I am a paid editor. I'm just wondering from a content standpoint, what I would need to do to get it live or even if you could approve the page for me? Thanks. 75.80.25.35 (talk) 16:26, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
Sorry that was me replying above, I was just logged out of my account. Stander60 (talk) 16:27, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
@Stander60 Where have you disclosed? Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 16:38, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
It should be in the talk section of the page? I applied a piece of code there a while back saying I was a paid contributor. Stander60 (talk) 17:57, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
@Stander60 I discourage creating pages on topics you have connections with, but I will say, source your information with reliable secondary sourcing - secondary meaning they are based off of primary sources, which are connected with the topic. Even if the page meets GNG, because Wikipedia isn’t a marketing service, it will most likely go under extra scrutiny by myself or another reviewer. I would also not ask the entirety of the new page reviewers as they will all say the same thing. But as a start, make the article align with the notability guidelines. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 20:46, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
Ok thank you for your help. I'll keep trying to get the sources correct. Stander60 (talk) 20:57, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

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@Maddy from Celeste - I am aware of the 3RR rule - I don't believe that the warning is needed - the issue is the tool doesn't give me detailed edit summaries - it gives me the first 5 - 7 words. I will however put more care into my reverting Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 13:18, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
You are fully responsible for any edits you perform using tools. IMO you should consider not using a tool if it won't let you see the full edit summary. ;; Maddy ♥︎(they/she)♥︎ :: talk  13:20, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
@Maddy from Celeste It will - it just is barely noticeable as it blends in with the username so I just look to the place where I can see it easier. And I won't be using that tool for a long time. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 13:22, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

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Hi, I'm Firdaus from Takaful Malaysia. I've updated our company details on Wikipedia. However, I noticed some of the updated info is not reflected/updated when I search "Takaful Malaysia". Please help. Thank you. --Firdaus Nasir (talk) 10:20, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@Firdaus Nasir The reason that it might not be reflected is due to someone undoing it per WP:COI. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 16:47, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
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Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can.

Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all!

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Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

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Question from WeirdPotato1122 (20:40, 22 October 2022)

Hey! How Many Edits It Takes To Become An Approved Professional Editor On Wikipedia --WeirdPotato1122 (talk) 20:40, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

@WeirdPotato1122 Depends what you consider approved, autoconfirmed is 10 edits and 4 days, extended confirmed is 500 edits and 30 days. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 07:04, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

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Drive would not have happened without you! (t · c) buidhe 16:28, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Question from Qurux qurux on File talk:Gumpert Apollo 3.jpg (01:06, 31 October 2022)

Shaaficim@hotmail.com --Qurux qurux (talk) 01:06, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

@Qurux qurux Can I help you with anything? Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 12:02, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

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NPP streak awards

Hi Zippybonzo,

Thanks for taking care of the drive admin and issuing the awards. Can you help me understand the streak awards, as that's something I (don't think) I've come across before?

My weekly streaks were 28 / 102 / 39. For these, I was given one streak award, the 'Geneva mechanism' (25+). I was also expecting the cool 'planetary gear' (100+), but didn't get one — did I not qualify for that for some reason, or have these just not been handed out yet? (I was also thinking I might get a second 'Geneva mechanism', but perhaps you don't issue duplicates?)

Obviously no biggie ... well, kind of a biggie! :) ... just wanted to check if I'd misunderstood something. Thanks, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:18, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

@DoubleGrazing the way that I did it was that all three streak numbers had to be above the threshold for the award, so that someone couldn’t do 14/164/154 and get complicated gears, because you have to have a consistent total across all the weeks. I can’t say for sure that’s how it’s meant to be, but I think it is. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:43, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
Oh okay, didn't realise that. But if them's the rules, then them's the rules. Thanks, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:57, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello. Take a look

Hi. Congrats on the completion of your backlog drive. I created my first stub, do review. Cheers. Amaekuma (talk) 22:52, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

@Amaekuma What’s the page name? Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:46, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply. Review this one, Korra Obidi. I expanded the article Amaekuma (talk) 23:09, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
Here is the stub too Obinna Nwosu. Cheers. Amaekuma (talk) 00:54, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

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Adoptees

Hi. Looks like we may have similar wiki interests and I'm hoping you will adopt me and help me develop some skills. Let me know if you want anymore details and if you can help. Thanks Lukewarmbeer (talk) 09:24, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

@Lukewarmbeer Hi Lukewarmbeer, I would happily adopt you and guide you to help develop your wiki-skills. We can proceed in two ways, I can create a course for you based on the skills you want to improve, or you can just continue as normal, and I will review your edits periodically and you can ask me any questions you may have. Please do let me know which way you want to proceed.
Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 14:18, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Very much appreciated.
I think possibly the course route might be good.
I'd like to develop my ability to be active in anti vandalism and also improving articles.
I see improvement as adding citations where possible or 'correcting' articles when opinion is stated as fact or inaccurate information is provided rather than tidying up the presentation etc., although I might do a bit of that while I'm looking at the article.
Time is limited but I will work through whatever you give me as best I can. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 09:35, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
Just a thought for a place to start? Enclosure vs Inclosure Acts
User talk:Lukewarmbeer Lukewarmbeer (talk) 10:02, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
@Lukewarmbeer Great! When you get time you should add {{Adoptee|Zippybonzo}}to your user page, and in the meantime I will prepare a course for you focusing on anti-vandalism and article improvement. Hopefully, this will be the start of your Wikipedia journey. Best wishes, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 17:59, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
Have done Lukewarmbeer (talk) 09:22, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Just so you know, I fixed the template because you didn’t add it properly. It’s alright but just so you know. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 17:47, 22 November 2022 (UTC) Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 17:47, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Question from TokenRingJoe (21:26, 21 November 2022)

Can you send me a good link on how to setup disambiguation? There is a company from the 90s named Bay Networks which got bought and it looks like another company bought the rights to the domain name. --TokenRingJoe (talk) 21:26, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

@TokenRingJoe Hi, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation and possibly Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 07:37, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Templates

Hi. To kill two birds with one stone I'm looking at RedWarn templates and have started installing. The third says

Nominator: Please consider placing the template:
{{subst:Db-vandalism-notice|User talk:Lukewarmbeer|header=1}} ~~~~

I have tried inserting this in the talk page - and my own - and in my templates - without success. I think I need a steer. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 09:49, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

I think I've got the template thing (pretty much) now. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 13:46, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
@Lukewarmbeer With RedWarn, you can press the ! In an octagon to open the warn menu, then select the reason and the level of warning and it will automatically warn them for you. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 19:05, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Rollback and Cur/Prev version

As you will see I have been having a play. I realise I should have stuck to the sandbox. I have been rolling back to get rid of some templates but I had a visit from explicit as no doubt something I did drew attention. I don't want to undo Explicit's good work and 'activate' the template I used (assuming that was the cause) so I am reluctant to mess about anymore. Can you assist please. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 13:46, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

And.... An automated filter has identified that you are attempting to remove a deletion notice from a page that you have created.
The creator of a page may not remove a speedy deletion tag from it. If you created this page and you disagree with the given reason for deletion, please go to the talk page and leave a message explaining why you believe it should not be deleted. You can also visit the talk page to check if you have received a response to your message.
If you believe you received this message in error, you may report this error. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 14:41, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
@Lukewarmbeer for the first one, nothing bad should happen, and the second one is because you were removing a deletion tag from a page you created, which shouldn’t be bad unless you save the edit as you can then get in trouble for saving the edit. Thanks, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 19:06, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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hi --Imsaqibk (talk) 17:22, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Imsaqibk, can I help you with anything today? Thanks, and welcome to Wikipedia. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 17:29, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

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Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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I'm glad you seem to be feeling better. I'm currently working on another mediawiki project so I might not be as active as I was previously until I've ironed out most of the stuff there, but once I do I'll more than likely join your NPP class. Deauthorized. (talk) 04:04, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

@Deauthorized of course, I'm still doing a bit of stuff at wikifunctions and I will be for the remainder of the year and then some, but I have balanced my activity to the point where I can take on some more students :). Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 06:59, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Honestly I forgot about Wikifunctions until I got the email that I was added to Functioneers. I probably then forgot about it again until you mentioned it. Either way I'll most likely contact you here later this month.
I'm still on IRC, so we can communicate there if needed. Deauthorized. (talk) 08:05, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
@Deauthorized haha lol I just got the global alert when I was added to functioneers, and then I decided to go do function reviewing lol. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 12:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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