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Question from Rufinsky (09:54, 18 June 2024)

Hey, I wanted to add a portrait of someone named Hans Westenberg, recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. But unfortunately I only found two of his portraits. The first image has complete information such as who the photographer is, but it is a little blurry and has a watermark, while the second image comes from Ramon Magdaysay's official website and the portrait is clearer, but it is clear that the background has been photoshopped, so there is only a portrait of Hans and the background is a room. So the question is; Can I remove the watermark from the first image (without make the image clearer from the blur), or secondly can I still upload the second image which is clearer but has a photoshopped background. --Rufinsky (talk) 09:54, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Hiya @Rufinsky, I'm not the best with media copyright here as I don't really handle files, you might be better asking at the Teahouse. If in doubt, I wouldn't upload it but ask there, as copyright is one of the trickiest aspects of Wikipedia. Feel free to come back here if you need any other help with this matter or other issues :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Zippybonzo

I see you haven't been active lately, I hope you are fine in both mind and body.

Do review the article Blaise Ffrench. Peace. Laurengoldstreet (talk) 07:28, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

@Laurengoldstreet, Hiya, I'm inactive for a reason, please don't ask me to review articles as I've never really reviewed them upon request. Best wishes, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 14:47, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from SweetKell (22:39, 23 June 2024)

I edited/updated my son Ty Kelly's Wikipedia info and it got rejected. Why am I not able to update it? --SweetKell (talk) 22:39, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Hey @SweetKell, you have a conflict of interest. Editing about pages that you have a close connection to is forbidden. You should instead use a edit request. Feel free to reach out if you need further help :) Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 15:26, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rizky Translation (15:05, 25 June 2024)

Hello, Zippybonzo Nice to meet you

Honestly, I came here not for editing the articles, I want it, but I think I am not the suitable person to do that. My major reason is to translate some articles to and from Arabic, English, and Indonesian because I am loving to do that, and I need some projects so I can apply freelance jobs.

I am happy if you help me in relying that. Thank you! --Rizky Translation (talk) 15:05, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Hiya, please see the policy on undisclosed paid editing. Offering a service such as Wikipedia editing in return for money or other valuable items is against the Terms of Use of WIkipedia and results in you being blocked, as such I discourage this. Best, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Madigoosh (21:39, 25 June 2024)

Hi Zippy! I wanted to ask, If there is a page about a organization that has a website, would it be promo to use the official website as a source for said page? Thank you! --Madigoosh (talk) 21:39, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Question from Pearl girl123 on User:Pearl girl123/sandbox (17:59, 1 July 2024)

Hi I'm writing about a person and it's my first ever article. So can you share me some tips? --Pearl girl123 (talk) 17:59, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

@Pearl girl123, my best advice is to make sure that the person is notable, and to adhere to the biographies of living people guidelines if they are a living person. Feel free to reach out to me if you would like me to take a look at your draft :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

Administrator changes

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Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)

Miscellaneous

The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more

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CVUA request

Hello, are you still accepting trainers for the CVUA? If so, I would like to be adopted. I already have some experience with using Special:RecentChanges and warning other users using Ultraviolet. I have around 400 edits total, with about half being in the mainspace. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 01:50, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Hiya, I'm quite busy at the moment in real life, but I'm slowly getting back onto Wikipedia, I'm happy to take you now, but there may be the occasional wait for responses on the course, if that's fine with you I'm happy to take you :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 07:29, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm fine with that. Thank you for this opportunity. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:25, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

@Mwwv, I'll setup your course, I've got more time than I used to so I should be able to train you so I'll ping you when I've setup the course :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 19:55, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

@Zippybonzo any updates on this? mwwv ^converse∫_edits 14:15, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Mwwv, I'm just setting it up now, check back at User talk:Zippybonzo/Training/CVUA/Mwwv in about 2 minutes and it'll be there :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 14:25, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from NGOZISA (17:55, 14 July 2024)

How to add my profile information on wikepedia --NGOZISA (talk) 17:55, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Fencemule (15:46, 22 July 2024)

Hello I'm just trying to create a wikipedia page for my business and wondering where to start --Fencemule (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Growth News, July 2024

Community Configuration

The Growth team released Community Configuration at all Wikipedias. You can access it at Special:CommunityConfiguration.

This new special page replaces Special:EditGrowthConfig. For now, all Growth features can be configured using Community Configuration. Configuration for AutoModerator (T365046) and other features will be available in the future.

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We will add a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version available to beta wikis. We will conduct an A/B test at our pilot wikis using the new Metrics Platform. We still welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 25

Hey there, welcome to the 25th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter, covering all our favorite new and updated user scripts since 1 March 2024. We've got a ton of wonderful editors taking back their pitchforks today. Don't worry, for they come in peace, to forcibly fix and extend existing scripts you use with sheer passion. There's so many, them forks have got what's basically their own column now! gift us with some rows before it's too late Aaron Liu (talk) 04:01, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Featured script

inline-diff-inline-patrol by Ponor is this edition's featured script. By loading diffs inline on every page that shows a list of changes, it implements the 2023 community wish m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Admins and patrollers/Inline diffs and inline patrol. Hopefully we won't need this script anymore soon, with the WMF's focus on the backlog...

Improve a script

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...

...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

Requested scripts

Automatically delink all duplicate links within the same section per MOS:LINKONCE.
Collapsible parentheses in body text, which had a ridiculously long original request title and was accidentally moved to WP:US/L by me. Oops!
An easily configurable script to add a link to the #p-vector-user-menu-overflow portlet with a name, target, and icon. This one should be a relatively easier one. I would do it myself, but I'm too busy rotting away on Celeste (video game).
Preview an edit under the mobile viewport on desktop, with perhaps MediaWiki:Gadget-mobile-sidebar.js used for inspiration.
...and many more, all available at Wikipedia:User scripts/Requests. Jeeputer and Nardog have been the most active on the page in the past five months.

Updated scripts

After the ＲＩＩＪ(rewrite it in jQuery) update, Aaron Liu: Watchlyst Greybar Unsin has a dismiss button that allows you to mark an item as read in one click and cycle to the next Watchlist item.
Lordseriouspig/StatusChangerImproved is just like Enterprisey's script, except you select your status from a dropdown instead of cycling through them with a button. The WMF operates out of car-centric infrastructure anyway. Shame!

Newly maintained scripts

Aaron Liu has created Duplinks from Evad37/duplinks-alt; his fork adds a config variable to automatically highlight duplicate links on the loading of any page where the portlet link would've appeared.
BilledMammal/Move+ expands the powers of User:TheTVExpert/rmCloser to include common procedures done with the art of moving pages.
On a holiday? Somewhere? Gotta learn ye ABCs? CanonNi/StatusSetter puts the fun into Enterprisey/StatusChanger with a quadruple more statuses. That starts with a C!
In our continuing trend(s?), DaxServer/DiscussionCloser forks DannyS712/DiscussionCloser to make it work. Sadly, this is the end of our lexicographic combo.
Andrybak:
- user-tabs-on-contribs is a fork of User:Enterprisey/user-tabs-on-contribs for Vector 2022.
- Archiver is a fork of User:Enterprisey/archiver with automatic calculation of the destination archive subpage and with support for non-Vector skins.
Quite coincidentally, Elli/OneClickArchiver has been forked from User:Equazcion/OneClickArchiver to work with the mw:Heading HTML changes.
FlightTime/OneClickArchiver forks the same thing but also no longer nonsensically prepends {{clear}} to page archives.
- There are now over 7 OneClickArchivers, legacy or not.

New scripts

Padlock for semi−move protection−designed by User:Chaotic Enby
Aaron Liu: MoveTop adds a different padlock topicon for each level of move-protection.
Andrybak/Not around can help you mark talk pages of inactive users with {{not around}}.
BrandonXLF/AddCopied automatically tags talk pages of pages you've copied between with {{copied}}.
Bugghost/UserRoleIndicator adds text labels (which default to emoji) to user links that label the user's usergroups. Wow, that's a mouthful
CanonNi/AlertAssistant adds a Twinkle-style dialog for alerting users about contentious topics.
CFA/AttributeTranslation automatically tags articles translated from other places with appropriate attribution.
In the defense of the 'pedia, the humble Jeeputer/defconIndicator adds the WP:WIKIDEFCON status to the toolbar.
Tired of staring at a bunch of filtering text and waiting for darn filter logs to load? Msz2001/AbuseFilter analyzer can parse abuse filters into a visual syntax tree and evaluate locally on-demand!
Polygnotus/DuplicateReferences finds references with the same link and displays the number of them along with a button to add the {{duplicated citations}} tag under the references section. Being lazy has never been easier!
fastest gun on the net Ponor/really-quick-block really quick add to contribution lists three buttons awesome
TheTechie/Help Me Tool is a quick and easy way of responding to {{help me}} requests.
Per MOS:CONFORM, ZKang123/TitleCaseConverter converts all citation titles to... title case, unfortunately.

Question from Clansman100 (05:54, 1 August 2024)

How to create Article page --Clansman100 (talk) 05:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Abacs68 on Category:Italian jazz drummers (06:16, 3 August 2024)

hello,

my name is csaba. i am a hungarian musician and i love an italian jazz drummer his name Giampiero Prina. i don’t see his name in this list. if it possible type his name and Giulio Capiozzo pls! They was two great Italian jazz masters! --Abacs68 (talk) 06:16, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Abacs68, a category is slightly different to a list, meaning you have to create a page and then add the category to it for it to show in that list. Feel free to see Help:Your first article if you'd like to create an article :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 14:26, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Itslukewarm (20:34, 4 August 2024)

Hello! I'm trying to make a page about my old band and I'm not sure how I go about this? Thanks --Itslukewarm (talk) 20:34, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Davidruk1372 on Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/5 (22:41, 3 August 2024)

Hello I want to make a fake article for fun can I ? --Davidruk1372 (talk) 22:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Davidruk1372, no. Creating hoax pages isn't tolerated and will typically result in the page being deleted and your account being blocked. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 19:06, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hohlklari (07:59, 6 August 2024)

Jó napot kívánok. Hogyan tudok bejelentést tenni a Világbankhoz csalás miatt? --Hohlklari (talk) 07:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

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Question from Bundyobrientswizzle69 (04:19, 8 August 2024)

how do I make a page --Bundyobrientswizzle69 (talk) 04:19, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

I Need help

I need help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teemairx (talk • contribs) 12:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Teemairx, heya, how can I help you? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 13:01, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from GunnarKraus (14:12, 10 August 2024)

Can I take over a page or is that frowned upon? --GunnarKraus (talk) 14:13, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@GunnarKraus, you cannot take ownership of a page per WP:OWN. Everyone can edit (or request edits to) a page. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 17:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from PuriGx (01:44, 13 August 2024)

Hello sir... How to setup my own wikipedia page. --PuriGx (talk) 01:44, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

@PuriGx see WP:AUTOBIO regarding writing an article about yourself. It's strongly discouraged. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 08:59, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ralph04 (22:49, 14 August 2024)

How do I make my first article --Ralph04 (talk) 22:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Hellomynameisigloo4 (05:33, 15 August 2024)

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Question from Forge2004 (11:22, 15 August 2024)

Hello how do I create a citation --Forge2004 (talk) 11:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Forge2004, see Help:Citations. It's explained a lot better there than I will ever be able to explain here because I don't create citations often. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 18:58, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Racerboiiii (02:17, 17 August 2024)

How do I add a link to a certain article? I sort of know how but sometimes it links to an article I don't want. --Racerboiiii (talk) 02:17, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@Racerboiiii, do [[Article Name]]. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:42, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from GunnarKraus (14:20, 18 August 2024)

How do I do I know pages that need a good edit? --GunnarKraus (talk) 14:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Heya, @GunnarKraus, you should have Special:HomePage to help you find pages to edit :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 15:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Whoami313 (16:14, 20 August 2024)

I’m working the tomiko iTooka draft by Georgia man. I want to know if I’m doing good --Whoami313 (talk) 16:14, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Peggymarchand24 (18:58, 22 August 2024)

Hello, I hope you are doing fine! 2 questions: - How to officialy publish a page that is presently in my sandbox (this is my first contribution). My page is here (Henri le fakir): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peggymarchand24/sandbox - How to label it as written in French (the language does not seem available in the drop down to that effect). Many thanks! Peggy --Peggymarchand24 (talk) 18:58, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi! I answered this on your talk page (apologies for not letting Zippybonzo answer; I just found your sandbox page by looking at recent changes.) Helpful Raccoon (talk) 19:34, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tonycord10 (16:42, 25 August 2024)

How do i create a personal bio --Tonycord10 (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Tonycord10, please see WP:AUTOBIO. Thanks :) - Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:43, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September 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. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

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Question from TFonseka on User:TFonseka/sandbox (11:29, 30 August 2024)

Is this page okay? --TFonseka (talk) 11:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from TFonseka on User:TFonseka/sandbox (11:38, 30 August 2024)

How to make this page visible on the web search results --TFonseka (talk) 11:38, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Hey @TFonseka,

You should use the WP:AFC process for submitting your article, however as of now, you haven't demonstrated that the subject is notable and therefore should have a Wikipedia article. Please do so by providing reliable sources that indicate the subject is notable.

Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 11:45, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

How to do that? 91.80.85.3 (talk) 11:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

WP:AFCREVIEW, also, are you aware that you're currently logged out? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 11:48, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kwuppercutpromotions (18:37, 31 August 2024)

I just want to post a simple new article on a song writer / performer --Kwuppercutpromotions (talk) 18:37, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Cal-batman (21:51, 30 August 2024)

Hi Zippybonzo. I've been asked to work on creating a Wikipedia page for my company. We don't have a page on Wikipedia currently, although drafts have been submitted previously. I think normally I would submit a page via the Articles for Creation feature and make the appropriate conflict of interest disclosure. But given there is an existing draft, should I modify the existing draft? If so, how would I disclose the conflict of interest? And if I use the Articles for Creation feature to create a "new" page, what would happen to the existing draft? Could it be removed? I'd appreciate your guidance as I want to make sure I do this properly. Thanks. --Cal-batman (talk) 21:51, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

@Cal-batman, please see WP:COI and WP:UPE. Editing for payment without properly disclosing your employer is prohibited under the terms of use. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 09:29, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for responding. Yes, understood, I have no intention of not disclosing that I am an employee of the subject of the article. But I'm uncertain of whether to create the article via the Articles for Creation feature and make the disclosure there, or whether I can edit the existing draft I came across and make the disclosure there and/or my talk page. What would you recommend? Thanks. Cal-batman (talk) 00:25, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

@Cal-batman, first, disclose on your user page per WP:UPE, then use the existing draft. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 08:58, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Great, thanks for the guidance, it's much appreciated! Cal-batman (talk) 14:08, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ramzan77 (06:48, 1 September 2024)

Hello Zippybonzo, I made one edit on https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A

In this page, it is mentioned that Khalid Rashid Alzayani was the Honorary Chairman, so I added the Alzayani website link as a reference where it is actually mentioned he is a "Honorary Chairman". But my edit still not approved.

Please guide me on this.

Thanks --Ramzan77 (talk) 06:48, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

@Ramzan77 - Heya, you sent me a link to the Arabic Wikipedia, I neither edit there, nor speak Arabic, so you'd be better off discussing that on the Arabic Wikipedia with someone who edits there. Thank you :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 08:59, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello

I was wondering if you would be interested in being my CVU academy trainer.

I mainly patrol recent changes with Twinkle but I am looking to gain more experience and learn more about tools that I can use in the future.

Thanks Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 09:46, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

@Tescomealdeal1, sure :) I'll setup the page and ping you there within ~24 hours. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 10:11, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Nermo73 (15:55, 7 September 2024)

Hey Zippybonzo,

I wrote a draft for Zerops, a Czech cloud company, and was wondering if you could review it for me. I am new to Wikipedia and still a bit confused about how everything works. Any help would be appreciated :D

Thanks and regards, Nermal --Nermo73 (talk) 15:55, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

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CVU Training

Hello Zippybonzo,

Just wondering when you will be ready to set up my CVUA page, no rush just thought I'd check.

Thanks

Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 12:58, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Heya, I completely forgot about this. I'll set it up now :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:32, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

No worries :) Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 16:47, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

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Kkkkk --Lvt990 (talk) 01:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you

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CVU Training request

Hello.

I was wondering if you would be interested in training me in the CVU Academy. I think I know a little bit. I use UltraViolet and look at recent changes often.

Thanks. Feeglgeef (talk) 04:37, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Heya, I'll set up the course tonight (in ~12 hours from this moment. -- Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 07:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Ok. Feeglgeef (talk) 20:54, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jonathan mackerales (14:19, 20 September 2024)

How do I find my page that I was just editing: I was making an article and now I cannot find the page I just had edited may you tell me where to go to find me page --Jonathan mackerales (talk) 14:19, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jonathan mackerales, I can't find the page in your edit history, maybe check your browser history? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 13:01, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello how do i create my own article --Rafsan Mahfuz (talk) 02:39, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Rafsan Mahfuz, see Help:Your first article, if you need anything there detailing, just let me know :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 18:37, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

please can you make my first article? I can't make it Rafsan Mahfuz (talk) 04:01, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Rafsan Mahfuz, you'll need to create a draft using the Articles for creation process. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 05:55, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Christopher J Angel (15:45, 25 September 2024)

How do I create a new page. Reid Lake hiking trail, Michigan

The Reid Lake Area is a little over 3,000 acres in size.

The forest in the area is primarily hardwoods and creates a small, remote, lake environment. The lake is a small, 13-acres, with a variety of fish.

There are 13 miles of gently rolling trail leading you around Reid and Little Trout Lakes, the shoreline of Big Marsh, and offers views of Fannys Marsh and Mossy Bog. You can enjoy a day hike or backpacking with 9 designated first-come first-serve campsites available. Difficulty on the trails ranges from easy to more difficult.

The trails are open for back-country skiing in the winter, and are not groomed. --Christopher J Angel (talk) 15:45, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Christopher J Angel, everything you'll want to know is detailed in Help:Your first article, I'd advise you use the WP:AFC articles for creation process as it's a good way to get someone to look at your article to ensure it meets the guidelines.

Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 18:36, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

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How do i create a article? --Sajjjjj (talk) 23:13, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Sajjjjj, see Help:Your first article for the general overview. If you need any specific help with creating an article, just let me know here :) Thanks! - Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

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Erm what the sigma --1EAT0RGAN5 (talk) 05:31, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Divine Deimos (23:42, 3 October 2024)

how do I add a link into a word --Divine Deimos (talk) 23:42, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Divine Deimos, do [[page name]]. :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 05:45, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Divine Deimos (00:02, 4 October 2024)

are references talking about what its sources are (to refer too) or is it about references where it has been shown in the media (referenced) --Divine Deimos (talk) 00:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks ;)

And it reminded me to be in touch to apologise for never doing NPP School properly after you set it up for me. I had the best intentions, but ended up needing a bit of a wikibreak for a while. Thanks nonetheless for your effort, which I appreciate. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 17:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Jonathan Deamer, thanks for the message :) - I took a bit of a wikibreak for the past few months, but I'm getting back into it over the next few days. I was just pondering about draftifying that and then I refreshed the queue to see it was a draft. Cheers, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 17:06, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ordinaryisabel (08:14, 5 October 2024)

hi! i wanted to ask about writing an article for a page that already exists as a redirect. specifically, i was looking to create a page about Eric Clapton's recent album release Meanwhile, however the article title Meanwhile (Eric Clapton album) already exists as a redirect to the artist page. i wouldn't want to edit the existing page so as to not bypass the draft review process. how should i go about this? thank you!Ordinaryisabel (talk) --Ordinaryisabel (talk) 08:14, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sixtyframesindia (15:27, 5 October 2024)

hi, how to create new page? --Sixtyframesindia (talk) 15:27, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi User Zippybonzo, I hope this message finds you well! As I'm looking to improve my skills and contribute more effectively, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to learn from you. Please let me know if you have any available slots, and I can adjust my schedule to fit yours. Thank you for your time

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@DelphiLore, heya, which training program were you talking about? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 07:26, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hey Zippybonzo, I was referring to the anti-vandalism training. DelphiLore (talk) 14:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

@DelphiLore cool, I'll setup the course soon for you. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 07:00, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

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Reminder that these types of comments are not necessary or helpful and may be considered WP:GRAVEDANCING. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:51, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

It was quite snarky for me to leave that comment, and I probably shouldn’t have, but it didn’t seem incredibly snarky to me at the time. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 19:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

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Please be careful

Hi, Zippy. We spoke a bit on the NPP discord server earlier today. It's great that you're enthusiastic about cleaning up copyright issues. But I was looking at the CCI case you've been working, and I'm worried that you're only putting the articles through earwig and accepting the results at face value. For example, you cleared the article Varmahlíð. However, the article contains copyright violations from the cited web source. I'll clear them up tomorrow, if I can. I don't have the right to ask you to stay away from copyright cleanup, and nor do I want to, but please move slowly. I gave you the link to WP:NOTEARWIG earlier, but I really need to know now that you've read it. And if you'd like an easier CCI, let me know. There's one I'm working on that basically seems to involve rewriting like 500 disambiguation pages. Stuff like that might be easier for you to start with. I'm one of the newer CCI editors, so I've been in your shoes- this area can take quite a lot of getting used to! Don't feel the need to rush things, especially when you're just starting out. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 07:56, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@GreenLipstickLesbian - thanks for the message, could you direct me to the easier ones that would be a better starting point for me to learn the status quo's etc. I do intend to become a more active contributor in that area, but I'm not super confident with CCI atp so an easier starting point would be nice :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 08:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Learning the status quo is much less important than learning how to do the job, and learning how to do the job properly.

Right now, if you just wants a lot of experience, go to page 7 or 8 of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Werldwayd, look for edits they made to disambiguation pages, and then rewrite the disambiguation pages to be policy compliant. Werldwayd created disambiguation pages by copy pasting the first sentence from a subject's article into the entry, but without following the CWW rules. You can solve this in two ways: by WP:RIA, or by treating them as any other copyright violation and removing the text. Due to the fact that disambiguation pages are meant to list the bare minimum about of information needed to identify a subject, go for the latter.

I'd also advise not marking any diffs as clean for your first few months. It's what I did, and it worked well for me. In fact, I still don't mark articles as clean until I am intimately familiar with a given case. I just make a note, then ask for a second opinion or come back at the end of a case and re-evaluate. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 19:43, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Still reading through this but just noting that by status quo I meant the general procedure. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 19:51, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

User:Moneytrees/Money's guide to CCI Sennecaster (Chat) 13:06, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Utstein Abbey was also marked as okay, but contained copyvio from Store norske leksikon on a page that didn't have its free license. There is very very few CCIs that are doable through sending every page through a google search and I would not advise looking for them. I also presumptively deleted Hjelme when you marked it as fine, because the content did not even remotely resemble any of the citations. Same with Delaware Colony. We cannot actually verify if something is free of infringement when there is no mention of the added content in the sources provided or found, so content that blatantly fails verification is usually presumptively removed. I've overwritten your checks with my own actions due to these errors.

I jumped straight into copyright as a brand new user practically, and I would've been much worse off if I didn't ask questions and go slow. Please go slow, and ask questions. The process is much more involved than shoving things into the copyvio detector. We want contributions, but rechecking is time consuming. If you're brand new to copyright cleanup, I highly recommend doing meta:CopyPatrol because it is a very streamlined form of cleanup that is mostly straightforward internet copypasting. However, not all of it is, so reviewing there gives you practice on nuance. There are also more eyes on CopyPatrol in general. Sennecaster (Chat) 14:05, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Admin election advice

Hi Zippybonzo, while looking through the admin election candidates, I saw your name. Your work reverting vandalism, copy-edting, and patrolling new pages is truly appreciated, so I am inclined to support later this month. However, it is my understanding that you have never created a mainspace article besides reverting an undiscussed move and draftifying unready articles. Similarly, you have never edited a mainspace article at least 10 times and mostly focus on minor copyediting. While these are valued efforts, I agree with User:Ritchie333/Why admins should create content that all candidates should have first-hand experience with content creation. I am not a stickler to the idea that admins should have at least 10K edits, but without significant article writing, this issue may sink your candidacy.

You are probably a specialist in at least one area that could have new articles created or existing articles improved, but if you want topic ideas, consider WP:WikiProject Women in Red/Redlist index, which lists redlinks for women deserving of articles sorted by various characteristics. Given the time between now and the start of discussion/voting, I think you still have an opportunity to really strengthen your candidacy! ViridianPenguin 🐧 ( 💬 ) 18:13, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

@ViridianPenguin, thanks for the message, I'll take a look at the women in red list because I didn't know the index existed, and it's something that might help me find topics to write about. Thanks for the heads up :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 19:57, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Autoimmune support club (11:18, 13 October 2024)

Can I create my own page? --Autoimmune support club (talk) 11:18, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

@Autoimmune support club, you can create a page as detailed in Help:Your first article, but writing about yourself is discouraged, see Wikipedia:Autobiographies. Thanks :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 06:20, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Deuxde (18:20, 15 October 2024)

Hello Zippybonzo! I have a quick question regarding the infobox -- is there any guides showing how to correctly edit and/or create an infobox? That's all, thanks!

Deuxde --Deuxde (talk) 18:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

@Deuxde, Help:Infobox may have some useful information. The VisualEditor is also quite helpful for seeing how an infobox will turn out as you are editing it. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 18:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from CoolDude2024 (15:26, 16 October 2024)

Hello! I added heat stroke to Stroke (disambiguation) a couple of weeks ago and it temporarly banned me. I just added it back and it is a constructive edit! 😊 --CoolDude2024 (talk) 15:26, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from CoolDude2024 (15:32, 16 October 2024)

Hello! How do I create a draft to create an article about Rush E? BTW: Would that be a good Wiki article? --CoolDude2024 (talk) 15:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Heya @CoolDude2024,

I'm not 100% sure that it would classify as notable. While it is quite a popular internet meme, it's not supported by the most reliable sources. If you're interested in checking it's notable, I would advise you read up on Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources.

Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrator Elections: Candidate instructions

Administrator Elections | Instructions for candidates

Thank you for choosing to run in the October 2024 administrator elections. This bulletin contains some important information about the next stages of the election process.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

October 15–21: SecurePoll setup phase
October 22–24: Discussion phase
October 25–31: SecurePoll voting phase
November 1–?: Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the SecurePoll setup phase. Your candidate subpage will remain closed to questions and discussion. However, this is an excellent opportunity for you to recruit nominators (if you want them) and have them place their nomination statements, and a good time for you to answer the standard three questions, if you have not done so already. We recommend you spend the SecurePoll setup phase from October 15–21 getting your candidate page polished and ready for the next phase.

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Incorrect removal

Had changed back as you removed my edit where I corrected the hundred restaurant from the incorrect statement that they won a Michelin guide award to show the actual award won as I feel it is constructive to have the correct information on the page. Sharnadd (talk) 10:37, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

@Sharnadd ok, but in my opinion, you can't say that it's the same level as a Michelin guide award without any source to support that claim. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:39, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Yes that was just that article. You can link in articles about the award they won that show where it is considered to be prestigious. It's definitely not a michelin award Sharnadd (talk) 06:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Igbawse (20:10, 17 October 2024)

Thanks But can i creat an article about anybody? --Igbawse (talk) 20:10, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Igbawse,

You can create an article about anybody, though it will likely be deleted if they aren't notable. You also have to adhere to the biographies of living people policy, ensuring any claims are verified by reliable sources, and preferably inline citations. You can read about the notability policy here. Let me know if you have any more questions regarding this.

Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 10:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Hey. I wanted to talk about my article about asspixel. You removed it because of it not being "important in an encyclopedia". You do realize that many servers in Minecraft such as Hypixel are also in Wikipedia? Asspixel is just one of them and there is no reason for any deletion. The term "Ass" means donkey since the donkey is the mascot of the server. I request you to take the speedy deletion down as we are also still working on this article. Thanks. I want a dad (talk) 16:11, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I'm guessing 'asspixel' was deleted for not being notable. I.E. You didn't give us reliable source that prove 'asspixel' (what the fuck) should be worth our time in Wikipedia. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:14, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

@I want a dad, firstly, you should create a new topic with the button at the top of the page, however two things, "we" implies you're using a shared account which is prohibited by policy, and there is a notability guideline, which proves the subject is notable of a Wikipedia account. As babysharkboss just said as I was writing this, there's no reliable sources that show it's worth the time. If you still want to work on it, you might be better off using draftspace. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:15, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

First of all, I am not using shared accounts. They are my team trying to enter since the original link won't work. Secondly, if this article isn't important for you, don't read it. The other 200 or new people might want to check out what asspixel even is,and I was one of them. I want a dad (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

"my team" implies meatpuppetry, which is also not permitted. I do check if there are sources about a subject before tagging under A7, and the only ones are minecraft server lists, or generally unreliable sources. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

mmmmmm....Meat...puppet... Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:20, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Because that's the only thing needed for source. We cant add a cooking recipe for a battlegrounds game can we? I want a dad (talk) 16:21, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Could you elaborate, I don't understand what you mean, thanks :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:22, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

What I mean is you said there weren't enough sources. The only sources we needed was for Minecraft and Hypixel. the only additions we can add are to the asspixel website I want a dad (talk) 16:25, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

If 'asspixel' (again, I say, what the fuck) hasn't been covered in reliable sources, I HIGHLY doubt it deserves to stay on Wikipedia. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

its called asspixel ( stop acting like you don't say ass everyday kid)

It's not covered because most sources are only in the official website. we can add more sources and links to the article but thats all we can do. I want a dad (talk) 16:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Our Admin Election Test

Hello there. As we're preparing to move from one stage to the next, this is just a quick note from one member of the test group to another, wishing you well in the process of this new alternative to RfA. It seems that there are more of us in this group than some in the community anticipated, so i hope that doesn't make the experience any the worse for all of us. Whatever our individual results, i thank you, along with the rest, for stepping up and testing this process; happy days, ~ Lindsay^Hello 07:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

@LindsayH thanks for the note, I primarily put myself forward to test the process, I'm not expecting a landslide support, I just wanted to see how it works, potentially write an essay afterwards, and so far, I think it's an improvement on RfA. Best of luck :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 07:31, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

My article is indeed important for us!

Hey. I wanted to talk about my article about asspixel. You removed it because of it not being "important in an encyclopedia". You do realize that many servers in Minecraft such as Hypixel are also in Wikipedia? Asspixel is just one of them and there is no reason for any deletion. The term "Ass" means donkey since the donkey is the mascot of the server. I request you to take the speedy deletion down as we are also still working on this article. Thanks. I want a dad (talk) 16:13, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Likely removed for lack of sources. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:14, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Like I said, we are still editing and working on this article. I want a dad (talk) 16:15, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

So use draftspace. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:16, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

said, we are still editing a[...] Who is we? Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:17, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

so if we use draft space and then send the article will it still be deleted? I want a dad (talk) 16:18, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Look, my honest suggestion is that you ride it out. Let it be deleted, then remake it as a draft. Then find SOURCES and CITE them, proof-read it, then submit the draft. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

it could also be moved to draftspace, it doesn't need deleting/remaking Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:20, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

_{Ahhh, I just didn't think you could do that while it is attempting to be speedied. But that makes sense. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:21, 21 October 2024 (UTC)}

well how do I draft it then I want a dad (talk) 16:22, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I can move it to a draft for you to save you having to tag the redirect left behind for deletion if you'd like :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:24, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

good idea do it I want a dad (talk) 16:25, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Moved, Draft:Asspixel is the new link. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:28, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

ok thanks I want a dad (talk) 16:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

all this is are awards I want a dad (talk) 16:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

What are awards? Babysharkboss2!! ^{(I spread pro-Weezer propaganda)} 16:31, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

awards for @Zippybonzo I want a dad (talk) 16:32, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Are you referring to WP:BARNSTARS? Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Fuel, Fire, Desire)} 16:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

yep I want a dad (talk) 16:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

What about them? Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Fuel, Fire, Desire)} 16:34, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

so when will the draft be ready? I want a dad (talk) 16:28, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

You can edit it now. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

oh ok thx I want a dad (talk) 16:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

so what do we do after were done? I want a dad (talk) 16:32, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

when were done with the draft, what do we do with it? I want a dad (talk) 16:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

After ~~YOU~~ are finished, submit the draft. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Fuel, Fire, Desire)} 16:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

It's actually WE I'm getting help off Discord. Anyways Thanks I want a dad (talk) 16:35, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

(Redacted)

alright alright ok damn I want a dad (talk) 17:03, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, Sorry. I've redacted it. I truly apologize, I don't know why I attacked you like that. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Fuel, Fire, Desire)} 17:04, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

And sorry for attacking you back. I just don't feel like I can work on this article any longer. It was just planned to be a thing just for a few people to see and go back. I want a dad (talk) 17:08, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I want a dad, your draft is entirely unreferenced and that violates Verifiability, a core content policy. It cannot possibly be accepted until it contains several references to reliable, independent sources that devote significant coverage to the topic. Please read the General notability guideline and Your first article. Cullen328 (talk) 17:11, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Zippybonzo/Training/CVUA/Mwwv

Been a helluva while. Up to mark my answers sometime soon? mwwv ^converse∫_edits 16:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

@Mwwv, I just saw it on my watchlist, I was just about to mark it lol, give me 10 minutes :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:32, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrator Elections: Discussion phase

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

October 22–24 - Discussion phase
October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

During October 22–24, we will be in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages will open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase.

On October 25, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

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Question from Ronimeareg (15:01, 22 October 2024)

how do i edit --Ronimeareg (talk) 15:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Ronimeareg, just click edit! Are there any topics in particular you're interested in editing? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 15:07, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Growth News, October 2024

Current work

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We will add a new module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version on beta wikis and we will soon start an A/B test on our pilot wikis. This module will only display on the Newcomer Homepage if communities decide to utilize it, so learn how to configure the Community Updates module, or share your thoughts on the project's talk page.

Constructive activation experimentation

After showcasing early design ideas at Wikimania, we conducted user testing of design prototypes. We now aim to engage communities in further discussions and plan to run a targeted experiment, presenting a structured task within the reading view to logged-in new account holders with zero edits.

Community Configuration

This Community Configuration extension was developed to help communities customize wiki features to meet their unique needs. The Growth team is now helping other Wikimedia Foundation teams make their products configurable:

The Moderation Tools team now provides Community Configuration for Automoderator. (T365046)
Certain Babel extension settings will be configurable soon. (T328171)

Future work

As part of the Growth team annual plan, we will continue to investigate ways to increase constructive activation on mobile, while also working with Data Products to move forward A/B testing functionality via the Metrics Platform.

Community events

Growth team members presented Community Configuration: Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together at Wikimania (slides). The session recording is available to watch on YouTube. This session provided an update on the Community Configuration project and introduced details about the upcoming features that communities will soon be able to configure. Representatives from the Moderator Tools, Editing, Web, and Campaigns teams shared their plans for utilizing Community Configuration in the future. Following these presentations, the WMF Growth team's Benoît Evellin and Martin Urbanec answered audience questions.
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Administrator Elections: Voting phase

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
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Question from Raton223 (15:31, 28 October 2024)

Hey I have a question is it possible to create new articles right off the bath? --Raton223 (talk) 15:31, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

@Raton223 yes, if you use the articles for creation process, otherwise you'll need to wait until you have 10 edits and have been registered for 4 days to be able to create articles. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 18:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Landsley Ware (08:46, 30 October 2024)

Hi, I want to change the main photo on Martyn Ware wiki page - it is way out of date. How do I do that? Landsley --Landsley Ware (talk) 08:46, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Landsley Ware, you can upload the file using Special:Upload, and then you can change it by doing [[File:File name|caption]]. Make sure that you are following the image copyright policy. Thanks :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 11:05, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Landsley Ware but please also see the messages on your talk page about conflicts of interest. MarcGarver (talk) 13:23, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Armeniagrow2025 (21:07, 30 October 2024)

How i correct info on wiki Thanks --Armeniagrow2025 (talk) 21:07, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Armeniagrow2025, just click edit on a page! Is there something more specific you'd like help with about correcting information? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 21:09, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

And how to create an article?

How to create an article to reference to existing article? Armeniagrow2025 (talk) 21:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Armeniagrow2025 what do you mean by that? Do you mean using another article as a source for an article? If so, because Wikipedia isn't a reliable source, it shouldn't really be used in articles as a source. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 09:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

New article

ok, then just how to start new article. I am familiar with the topic and have many sources to refer outside wikipedia 77.241.232.8 (talk) 09:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Help:Your first article details the steps to creating an article. Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 11:28, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Songstar45 (14:46, 31 October 2024)

Hello, how do I create an article --Songstar45 (talk) 14:46, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

@Songstar45 see Help:Your first article for the general guidance, if you need more specific help, just let me know here :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 14:49, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

Administrator changes

Crisco 1492

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Oversighter changes

Maxim

Guideline and policy news

Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.

Technical news

Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

Arbitration

RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

Miscellaneous

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I found a vandal

Hi Zippybonzo. I can see that your a admin and just want to let you know I have caught a vandal (user: 2603:6010:5C21:D78B:4DD4:78E3:C0DC:DD8D) He was vandalizing Illinois Route 173. I have reverted the changes. Landon1999 (talk) 14:46, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Landon1999 I’m not an admin, I would suggest reporting it to AIV :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 15:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Oh, sorry i thought you were a admin because you got the admin news. Landon1999 (talk) 21:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from MrFarfalle (00:15, 5 November 2024)

I have fixed some sourcing issues with my biography. Can you explain how to remove the message at the top? --MrFarfalle (talk) 00:15, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@MrFarfalle what do you mean by "my biography"? Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 06:48, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Deuxde (12:47, 8 November 2024)

Hello! Recently, I reversed a case of vandalism in 'Modern liberalism in the United States' (here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1256141499). What is meant to happen now? Do I have to report it to someone afterwards, and if so, where? --Deuxde (talk) 12:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Deuxde, you should warn them using {{uw-vandalism1}} :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 13:21, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to bother again, but where do I use that? I don't know if I'm being unintentionally clueless here, but I'm confused a bit. Deuxde (talk) 13:28, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

On their talk page, in a new heading called == November 2024 == (see cleaning up vandalism for more info 🙃). Thanks :) - Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 15:50, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

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Hello! I hope you're doing well. I recently got suggested that I should join New page patrol school. I see you listed as a trainer. I was wondering if I could get trained by you. I have some experience and I'm willing to learn more. Waiting for your response. Regards! Wikibear47 (talk) 12:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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I'm happy to train you, just give me a bit of time to setup the course and tidy up on my end and then I'll get it all finished up and ping you there :)

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