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Hello, @AllyD:! I noticed your warning about posting my articles on Hutchison China Meditech and Hutchison MediPharma being a COI (Conflict of Interest). Please don't misinterpret my intentions!!! I am not hired or paid by the either companies to post these articles. I am merely a student who has gained an interest in the growing pharmaceutical industry in China. I decided to post articles of Hutchison China Meditech ans well as Hutchison MediPharma purely out of the my own interest. I believe that Hutchison China Meditech may very well be on the rise to being a major player in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, and I merely wish that others interested in this company for the same or other reasons have access to a wikipedia page containing public information regarding the company. I hope that my wikipedia page will prove to be a more convenient option of learning about Hutchison China Meditech.

I am sorry to inform you that Nepalese Farmers are dominated by Other society of Nepali, but Mr, Dev is fighting for farmer respects and development in Nepal. so, e like him too. ple sir, help us to create this page . Our group thanks you too much for your cooperation.(Redirected from Wikipedia:SOCK) we use official laptop due to electricity problem,

Shiva Prasad Dhawal (born July 14, 1987), better known as Dev or Dhawal (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is a Nepalese Farmers’ Leader, Writer (Article, Story, Poem Essay and Song), Agro Planner, Farming in Farm, Self business and radio/FM host. He was discovered by the record label in Madhesh of Nepal, In FSC Rupandehi, and A real Farmer via Myspace after His friend Rajesh and Mahesh, posted His Ledgering to some beats. Farmers’ Short Videos " Organic Farming" was Sampled in Far East Movement's organic Farming "Rice Farming in Nepal" which reached number 1 in the Nepal, and sold over 80% farmers’ work on their Agro business in the country. He was Participated to Paddy Day in July 2007, and Speech His idea to develop Nepal By Farmer "Economic Crisis is Eliminated by Agro Development in Nepal" Which reached the top Leader Speech in the Nepal. His first poem The Love Thinker in Nepali was publics on 2008 in Chhitijh Yearly of BMC Annual Book. Dev in 2008 Confrence with Rupandehi FM about politics |leadership in Nepal, EPs and the second part as a follow up to part one. He's a radio host of the popular radio by Siddharthanagar, founded in 2000. In 2016 Dev started promoting “International Farmers’ Work as Self Business” A real Article book, which is set to be released after 1st “International Farmers’ Day” of Jun 10, 2017 in Kathamandu Nepal.

about this articles is on process of working (creating) ple...help us to make a critical article's, but never delete this page. if any problem about it then send a message on (rupandehifsc@gmail.com or 00977-9801346702) I try to correct it. Thanks User:Dev_Dhawal

Hi. Thanks for your review and suggestions. I also notice that qTrace and qTest eXplorer should be merged but as a new wiki user I'm not too sure how to do it. For the qTest eXplorer page it is a renamed product so I feel it should be mentioned since qTrace no longer exists, yet the secondary sources for qTest eXplorer are not that many. Any suggestions on how can I re-write (or merge) the two articles and remove those tags?

For the proposed deletion of qTest. It's a major product of a company, there are lots of products in same category that have wiki pages, with length at that short, so I don't know why qTest got restricted. I tried to include only historic data and relevant information that someone of interest would want to know about qTest. I also tried to include some secondary sources as possible... Not too sure how to best write article as such since I made no attempt of advertising or so...

It will be much appreciated to let me know. Thank you. Tea Nguyen (talk) 3:30, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

It definitely is notable. It's been mentioned in national press a number of times...

Hi AllyD, I created the page, Onarbor, and would like to fix it such that it will be acceptable to be published on Wikipedia. Onarbor.com is my website and company. Our business model is based off of Kickstarter that is why I used Kickstarter's wiki page as a guide to developing our wiki page. I apologize for cutting and pasting kickstarter's page in order to create Onarbor's page. I took a break from finishing Onarbor's page before removing the blatant copyrighting without realizing that Wikipedia editors would delete it so quickly before I had a chance to finalize it. My sincere apologies, this is the 1st wikipedia page I've ever created. I've re-submitted the Onarbor page to address the copyrighting. I've removed all references that were Kickstarter-specific and changed the sentence-structure and wording to be unique to Onarbor. Hopefully this will be more in line with Wikipedia's policies. Again, I'm truly sorry about this. Thank you,

Tim Peterson User:Trpeters1

Thanks for reviewing Akanwali, Haryana, AllyD.

Unfortunately Kudpung has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

Please add Template:Infobox settlement

To reply, leave a comment on Kudpung's talk page.

Hello AllyD,

I am Bowen Yu, a Ph.D. student from GroupLens Research at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Currently, we are undertaking a study about turnover (editors leaving and joining) in WikiProjects within Wikipedia. We are trying to understand the effects of member turnovers in the WikiProject group, in terms of the group performance and member interaction, with a purpose of learning how to build successful online communities in future. More details about our project can be found on this meta-wiki page.

I would like to invite you for an interview if you are interested in our study and willing to share your experience with us. The interview will be about 30 - 45 minutes via either Skype or Google Hangout. You will receive a $10 gift card as compensation afterwards.

Please reach me at bowen@cs.umn.edu if you are interested or have any questions.

Thank you,

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Please add then, the references, also at the other LemonGrass Mexican Children group. Thank you!

Hi AllyD, I have started a discussion over our Village pump with the aim of maintaining a public list of all editors who are granted access to any TWL resource. Your thoughts and opinions on the proposal are welcome:-) Regards, ∯WBG^converse

Dear AllyD, thank you for the welcoming message. I used to edit and improve Wikipedia pages back in 2013,2014 and 2015. Now, I am back for my favourite hobby. Looking forward to improving more and more pages. I have read what is needed to be done, but unfortunately, cannot see why you put this. Could you be more specific? I have gone through it before deleting the Maintenance template. Checked for grammatical and other mistakes. Thank you for understanding.

Hello AllyD,

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How can I put my photo in Wikipedia --Daly Musk (talk) 13:12, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:32, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

How can I put my photo in Wikipedia --Daly Musk (talk) 13:14, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

How can I put my picture in Wikipedia? --Daly Musk (talk) 13:15, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Already answered at User Talk:AllyD#Question from Daly Musk (11:14, 27 August 2025). AllyD (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ally - Sorry to bug you again. I've been editing a few things recently. Mostly small. Came across my first dead (red) link on a page (3DLT) and thought I might add a stub. Saw there was a previous page that had been deleted, so don't know what the process/convention is here. Added a draft for you to see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Authentise

Let me know if you think that is ok? --Cinnamonman (talk) 10:19, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Articles on companies have specific notability criteria. In the case of Authentise, there was a draft article which was deleted last month, and the contributor is now blocked for promotional editing. For articles about companies, it is always important to declare any connection: see WP:COI.

Regarding your draft, it looks to me that it would fall under WP:CORPTRIV. AllyD (talk) 19:21, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Great feedback. That trivial guidance is helpful. I was under the impression that a stub would be more helpful than nothing at all. Is that not the case? If those stubs are limited to an "encyclopedia entry giving an overview of the history of an organization" WP:SUBSTANTIAL ? Cinnamonman (talk) 08:16, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Updated the article a bit to address your feedback. Thanks again! Cinnamonman (talk) 10:03, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

If you think it still needs updating, please lmk. If not, how does one move a draft to published page? or is it as simple as copying it wholesale? I would wait a couple days in any case to see whether my appeal for feedback on the Talk page elicits any further comments. Excited to publish my first article, even if just a stub (probably the right place to start).

Thanks again for your help! Cinnamonman (talk) 10:21, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, final comment. I found the link you linked before on articles for creation and know what to do once you have confirmed that the article now addresses your comments. Cinnamonman (talk) 10:24, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

It is better to place a separate subheading for the References (with two "=" on either side), then reflist in double curly brackets on the next linn.

I am also placing comments in that Talk feedback section. If you do go ahead with this Draft, yit would be reviewed under both the AFC and then the NPP processes. AllyD (talk) 13:06, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I made some edits but you may still have notabiltiy comments?

I looked up how to submit to AFC and think I already submitted it by accident... (just pasted subst:submit there and it seems to have submitted). Will withdraw if there are major comments. Cinnamonman (talk) 11:15, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

You asked on the draft article Talk page about the article layout norms; see MOS:LAYOUT, and in particular MOS:LEADCLUTTER for the point about the first sentence. AllyD (talk) 18:31, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

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Como crear una biografia a empresa --FirmaJuridicaHM&M (talk) 01:05, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

¡No hagas eso! Evita crear artículos donde tengas un conflicto de intereses. (Traducción automática: No hablo español) AllyD (talk) 01:39, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hi, The wiki page for Burkettsville, OH, has a possible error. It says the post office closed in 1914. My mom tells me the post office was active in the 40's and 50's, and I see it is still active today per link https://tools.usps.com/locations/details/1356368 . How can I fix this? thanks James --H0ck1ng1803 (talk) 22:47, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi H0ck1ng1803, there's several considerations in answering your question. In general, I'd caution about family recollections, as they don't work as sources here - even though they are often correct. Looking at the Burkettsville, Ohio article, though, the reference source on that sentence about the Post Office is quite weak: an archived listing page, whose information may have been only up to 1914 - we can't really tell. My suggestion would be for you to edit the article and delete the bit from the comma to 1914. The reference is then just about the Post Office's foundation date. AllyD (talk) 07:23, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Magandang Araw AllyD,

Ako po ay isang baguhan na user at bilang aking Tagapagturo. Salamat po sa inyong oras.

Mayroon po akong dalawang pangunahing tanong tungkol sa kung paano ako magsisimula:

1. Estratehiya sa Paghahanap: Bilang isang baguhan, mayroon ba kayong maipapayo na paraan kung paano ako makakakita ng mga artikulo na nangangailangan ng simpleng pag-e-edit (hal. pagwawasto ng typo o pagdaragdag ng citation) na beginner-friendly?

    Saan po ba ako dapat magsimula maghanap ng ganitong uri ng gawain?

2. Mga Prayoridad na Paksa: Mayroon po bang anumang proyekto, paksa, o kategorya (hal. lokal na kasaysayan, agham) na underrepresented o nangangailangan ng agarang tulong ng mga bagong editor sa Filipino Wikipedia ngayon?

    Gusto ko po kasing makatulong sa mga paksang may malaking epekto.

Maraming salamat po ulit sa inyong gabay! Handa po akong matuto.

chrismeneses666 --ChrisMeneses666 (talk) 06:34, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Kumusta ChrisMeneses666: Paumanhin, hindi ako nagsasalita ng Tagalog. Ito ang English Wikipedia. Makakatulong sa iyo ang pahinang ito:

tl:Wikipedia:Maligayang_pagdating!. (awtomatikong pagsasalin). AllyD (talk) 08:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! How do I know if I should create a page for something/if it already has a page made if I don't know the name of it?

(Specifically with mathematical functions and such) --Azure 131 (talk) 16:45, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Azure 131, maybe the best way to check for an already-existing article on a topic is to use the subcategories under Category:Mathematics, for example those gathered in Category:Eponymous functions and look for a name which is plausibly the one you are thinking of. AllyD (talk) 17:05, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Dude. You've been editing for twenty years? How old are you? --JustMasakofr (talk) 12:38, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Time passes, faster and faster. And suddenly you're old(er). AllyD (talk) 12:49, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

00404 --Jimmaomonadda (talk) 19:59, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hello, maybe I'm misunderstanding what a "Disambiguation" page is for but when I try to add my work for 'The Platinum Rule,' a bot keeps removing it and "correcting" what I say. Can you help me understand why this is happening. I have proof and the copyright for this concept and have written and spoken many times over the past decade on the topic. Thank you, Dr. Tresia D. Eaves (214) 500-5736 --Tresia.D.Eaves (talk) 15:21, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Tresia.D.Eaves: firstly, editing about oneself or one's works falls under Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines.

Your edit to a disambiguation page was reverted. Such pages are not articles but rather serve to aid a reader to find a particular article that they are seeking. They don't really have substantive content. Your edit didn't provide such orientation to a particular article, and appears to be largely an assertion of copyright, which doesn't belong.

At some point in the future, some uninvolved person may write an article about your particular work using this term, in which case a disambiguation page entry could become appropriate. AllyD (talk) 04:16, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

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Say hello how to create civiation --Ibrahim audu gambo (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ibrahim audu gambo, I am not sure what you mean by civiation, possibly a brand name? AllyD (talk) 17:36, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Ahoj --Hudbahodnoc (talk) 21:52, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi, do you have a question? AllyD (talk) 07:48, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi hi hope all is well ! I just wanne ask that if this is the right option between visual and the other one to basically make a guide page ? If not any guidance be heavenly...I literally don't have any idea what im doing even after reading everything guide wise 🙈 --Savage dq08 (talk) 03:57, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi Savage dq08, reading the various documents could certainly be baffling! Personally, I use the Wiki editor, but its syntax does take some learning, so newer editors may prefer using the Visual Editor. Anyway, either way, it is best to just dip your toe in the water and get started. Have you looked at Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure? That could be a good start point. AllyD (talk) 07:54, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

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I wanna make a page for myself. I’m a lawyer/musician. --Theodore Jonnalagadda (talk) 23:18, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Theodore Jonnalagadda, Wikipedia is not a place for writing about yourself. See this page. AllyD (talk) 05:54, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Good day, I hope you are well. (the following context is relevant to my question) I am a final year student in South Africa studying for my exam on Afrikaans Literature. In the exam, breakdowns and analysis of the set poetry is required. Would it be reasonable for me to make contributions (in the process of my studying) to the pages of the relevant poets of these notable poetry translations into English. As an example by another person, take the section on "Winternag" on the page of Eugène Marais. Best regards, PD --PseudonymD (talk) 10:48, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi PseudonymD, that is an interesting question. It is good to share one's ongoing research. I think there may be 3 aspects. (1) I had thought an editor's own translation might be prevented as original research but WP:TRANSCRIPTION allows for it. (2) More problematic could be quoting a whole poetic work which remains under Copyright. (3) Then there is interpretive text around a creative work, which also needs care: again, it is important to avoid original research here, so one is restricted to citing others' published interpretations. Because of all these factors I could foresee that other editors reviewing an article change could have other opinions on what precisely can be done here, so the important thing is probably to use the Talk pages to seek consensus if you get any pushback on any change. AllyD (talk) 16:37, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

I already know how to create --Sawaba12 (talk) 17:50, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Sawaba12, it isn't clear what you are asking here? AllyD (talk) 05:45, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

20 years? Damn, that's a true veteran, anyway I am asking how to make article description suggested edits on either the website or app, for on the app I only see image tags and captions that I don't want to do --LightandSalvation (talk) 14:15, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi LightandSalvation, what I have to show for those 20 years is eyesight problems! Anyway, you asked about Short Descriptions. These can be a bit fraught, with differing opinions about those showing from Wikidata and those held on Wikipedia. I have the Wikipedia app on a tablet somewhere but don't recall using it for editing. Where a Short Description exists it shows ok for wikitext editing on the browser. There is info here which I hope can be useful. AllyD (talk) 11:06, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

LightandSalvation, I see you've already done quite a number of edits. One thing I will mention is that there's usually no need to link both the articles for a place and its country - the first is sufficiently precise and the latter too broad. See MOS:GEOLINK. AllyD (talk) 11:14, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Your poor eyes, God the Father bless them, alright, thanks, man! LightandSalvation (talk) 12:51, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

hello I am a 10 y/o kid on wiki and having tons of fun but bc of bot spamming protection I cant edit any sites can you tell how long I need to wait I already waited a day --Muadz15 (talk) 04:21, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Muadz15, as a new user you have already begun editing (though please be careful - see my note on your Talk page). There are various types of edits which need a number of days and a number of prior edits. What is it that you are specifically wanting to do? AllyD (talk) 05:29, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

hello I think I have waited long enough because I can edit now --Muadz15 (talk) 15:41, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

As I asked above, what is it that you are wanting to do that is prevented by your current editing rights? AllyD (talk) 21:56, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

do you get paid? --Theopenjournalist (talk) 20:50, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi Theopenjournalist: no, Wikipedia volunteers do not get paid by anyone. Conversely, anyone who does edit for pay (including company employees writing about their company) is required to disclose - see WP:PAID. AllyD (talk) 22:00, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I submitted an article titles Richard Langendorf (biography) to be published in Wikipedia but the references were not recognized by Wikipedia. How do I edit it so it can be published? Thanks. --Cardiowisc (talk) 12:03, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi Cardiowisc, I was initially puzzled by your message as it preceded your submission of Draft:Richard Langendorf, but I see now that the prior article creation had been while not using a logged-in account. Since your question concerns one article which has already generated Talk page responses, I will respond further there. AllyD (talk) 12:42, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi. Charles Evans here. I would like to add Stanley Paul Kutcher (Stan Kutcher in Wikipedia) to the list of Notable Alumni. The reference can be "Stan Kutcher" and linked to his Wikipedia page. The body could be " Canadian Senator and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. a Distinguished Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. He was awarded the Order of Nova Scotia in 2014." This is copied from his Wikipedia page. FYI, I was a friend of Stan at Westdale. Same year. We were on the track and football teams together. Stan is also in the Westdale Hall of Fame. I think he should be included in Notable Alumni. Many thanks. --CEvansWestdale (talk) 06:03, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi CEvansWestdale, Stan Kutcher does see a reasonable addition to the list under Westdale Secondary School#Notable alumni. One thing, though: it will need a reference, and from a quick look at his CV it starts with post-school education. So can you locate a source (newspaper, etc) which mentions Kutcher attending Westdale? This may seem a bit weird, as you have the personal knowledge of Kutcher's school life, plus there are others in that list without a reference, but anything concerning a living person needs special care on Wikipedia. AllyD (talk) 07:52, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

once you have a reference, you have two possible steps: (1) add it yourself to the alphabetic list at Westdale Secondary School#Notable alumni, or (2) open a topic at Talk:Westdale Secondary School with your suggested text (as in your message to me above). That could also be a way to ask if anyone else can find a reference. AllyD (talk) 07:58, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Understood. After his appointment, a local newspaper The Hamilton Spectator published an article stating Stan Kutcher was appointed to the Canadian Senate and was a graduate of Westdale Secondary School. December 17, 2018 "Hamilton's Stan Kutcher, an adolescent mental health expert, has been named to the Senate". "is a graduate of Westdale Secondary School and McMaster University" . I have a screen shot that I can send but don't see how I can attach. CEvansWestdale (talk) 08:07, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Using that info, I found the online article (wrapped in horrible sign-up messages, like so much today, but still usable as a reference): . AllyD (talk) 09:12, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

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Jimma Omonadda --Jimmaomonadda (talk) 21:37, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi Jimmaomonadda, that's twice you have left a number then a name on this page. If you are wanting to get started on editing Wikipedia, you could try WP:TWA. AllyD (talk) 07:08, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

how do i make an article --Lior123456 (talk) 08:04, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi Lior123456, commencing editing by creating a new article is rarely for the best. Better to start with, for example, WP:TWA to familiarise yourself in practice. That said, I see you have already created Draft:International Scroggin Day. Your challenge will be to identify and provide references to demonstrate that it is notable if, as the text says, there is "limited coverage in mainstream media". AllyD (talk) 08:56, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello, how can I add image to my background information --Clarababy (talk) 02:10, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi Clarababy, there is a guide to uploading and using images here. Regarding your Draft:Amanam Joe, I suggest looking at the tone and content of biographical articles here, as the points made in Pythoncoder's initial rejection remain relevant. And it seems likely that draft article is about yourself? If so, please read WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. AllyD (talk) 03:13, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

• I also suggest reading WP:MUSICBIO for details on notability here. And in this edit why did you try to remove someone else's name and replace it with Amanam Joe? AllyD (talk) 03:35, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

I'm Trying to put my information on google being an artist --Chanzuondis1 (talk) 20:51, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Responded on User talk:Chanzuondis1. AllyD (talk) 03:20, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! I had a question about wikitables and how to edit those since I wanted to add entries to one but couldn't figure it out. How do those work? --TheNerdy Parakeet (talk) 00:53, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi TheNerdy Parakeet, tables are certainly one of the most awkward features to work with. There is an introduction at Help:Wikitable. The best way is usually to copy-paste a previous row (after identifying where its separators begin/end - not always easy!), preview it, and then edit the addition from there, and preview again. I noticed you are editing on Mobile, as I generally am these days, and the editing experience can be tortuous - plenty potential for fat-finger over-reach when trying to copy-paste parts of a table. The preview is the closest to a safety net. AllyD (talk) 05:08, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello, you are my mentor, and I have a question for you. I am very new to editing Wikipedia and was wondering what to do with the "citation needed" if you confirm the information is correct. Do you simply delete the citation needed link? --LegoYoda edits wiki (talk) 03:13, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi LegoYoda edits wiki, I think you are working on various introductory editing tasks at the moment. A citation needed would usually need to be replaced with a specific 3rd party reference - see WP:REFB. This is even if you know from personal experience that the sentence in the article is correct, which can be frustrating, but the fact that another editor has asked for a citation indicates some dubiety that needs to be answered. AllyD (talk) 04:16, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

thanks much! LegoYoda edits wiki (talk) 03:18, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! Can you help me with how to expand a short article? --IAmMrP (talk) 01:23, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi IAmMrP, looking at this article, there are probably two paths for expanding it: (1) using information that you identify in press articles about the subject, and (2) using information and references translated from the ru:Глуховский, Дмитрий Алексеевич article. It is important to bear in mind the biographies of living persons requirement that any statement that is added needs a verifiable reference. Sometimes other Wikipedias can be a bit vague with their references, but this Russian one looks ok with its reference coverage. However, you do need to check that any source does actually support the statement being referenced. So it can be laborious - probably best to go one step at a time. AllyD (talk) 09:50, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

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Hello, I have attempted to edit an article multiple times and have been stopped by a user named magnolia677. It's an article about a fire department that is incorrect and they keep undoing the edit how do I solve this issue --Factchecker677 (talk) 15:24, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Factchecker677, presumably you are referring to the temp. account edits to Paris,_Illinois#Fire_districts earlier, before you created your account. I can see why the change was reverted, as it was unreferenced. Even when a previous text was unreferenced, when we replace it, there is a need to meet current standards by including references. I see you included references in your most recent change; a couple of comments: (1) it is best to include formatted reference information, such as title, site name, so that if the URL later disappears, people may be able to find what it was and where it went, and (2) Fandom isn't a great source as it is a user-written wiki. AllyD (talk) 19:09, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

what about when there isn't a reference available? Are subject matter experts not allowed to educate? Z Factchecker677 (talk) 19:17, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

The WP:NOR position is definitely one of the most frustrating aspects of Wikipedia. We all of us have a number of facts on topics which we know but which lack published verifiable sources, so at best have to go elsewhere. AllyD (talk) 22:53, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello!! if for example there's a message on an article saying it has a promotional tone or something like that, and I edit the sentences to remove the promotional feel, can I already remove the message? If other editors still think the article sounds promotional, will they put the message back? and could i get a warning for that? and also please give me like some link policies that i could read. --Sisigegg (talk) 12:55, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Sisigegg, promotional wording can be in the eye of the beholder. Personally, after removing / rephrasing the likely promotional text, I would check the edit history and talk page of the article in case any other specific concerns had been raised, then do an edit to remove the tag with an edit summary like "removing tag as promotional content is gone now, but please replace if you think there is more to be done". And if someone does replace it, then open a talk page discussion rather than re-removing the tag. AllyD (talk) 13:18, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

thank you so much! Sisigegg (talk) 13:34, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello again @AllyD, can you check if what I did on this page is correct? Intelenet Global Services - Wikipedia Sisigegg (talk) 14:05, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

The change looks ok. The article does look outdated though: describing services in present tense and with a Website url that now just redirects to the tp.com site, where Intelenet doesn't appear to have presence beyond its 2018 purchase. AllyD (talk) 14:23, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

I have been editing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park,_Guildford

I'm confused because the first reference in the published version after my edit  is numbered 3 in the main text.  However, the "references " section shows references 1 & 2 (which do not appear in the main text).

When I re-checked in 'edit' mode footnote '3' appears correctly as footnote 1.

Not sure what's happened here, or how I can correct it.

Thanks --WK18331918 (talk) 15:26, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi WK18331918, the references are numbered sequentially when a page is being displayed, and in this case there are two references for Owned by andAdministered by in the Infobox which, though they appear further down the screen are actually preceding the first paragraph of the article text. (If you see what I mean!) AllyD (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Since you asked that question, however, I see that Murgatroyd49 reverted your edits, so that is also worth commenting on. Zooming out (and never having been to Guildford), I'd say this seems to be a matter of what Budgett acquired in 1879 and what the Corporation acquired in 1925 and from whom. The existing source for the "lung of the town" statement looks weak (lacking a page) but is nonetheless a published reference, so I can see that to remove that would need an at least equivalent source, hence the revert. The reference source you added a few minutes later can support Budgett's purchase but that would leave open the question of who possessed what to sell or donate in 1925. I'd suggest opening a topic on Talk:Stoke Park, Guildford where you and other editors can seek consensus and sources for what can reasonably be said about the purchase. AllyD (talk) 19:24, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your help. I have opened the Talk and explained why I wanted to make the changes. As for your point re who had what to sell and donate, the land was entirely owned by Budgett by 1925, but it is a bit complex. That could be explained in a revamped history section. The problem is I am looking a primary archive sources (in the Surrey History Centre), which I could quote, but it seems only online sources are acceptable - which in the case of SP are generally of poor quality. WK18331918 (talk) 23:33, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

You have made a substantial case on the article Talk work. Now it needs a bit of time for anyone else to respond. As to references, an online source is obviously easier to verify, but that doesn't preclude paper sources. AllyD (talk) 16:29, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

How can I make a movie --Santos borges (talk) 06:26, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Santos borges, that isn't something which Wikipedia can help with, as this is a project to build an encyclopaedia. However, I am sure there are forums elsewhere that can help, or you can get together with friends and build movie-making skills together. AllyD (talk) 09:04, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Burnaboy --Dceefreshleeofficial (talk) 21:30, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Quick facts Criminal Court, Jurisdiction ...

Criminal Court
ศาลอาญา
Jurisdiction	Thailand
Location	Ratchadaphisek Road, Chom Phon Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok
Composition method	พันตำรวจโทวิศิษฎ์ ทองโม้
Authorised by	Statute of the Courts of Justice, 2543 BE (2000) Criminal Code Code of Criminal Procedure
Appeals to	Court of Appeal
Number of positions	https://dash.cloudflare.com/60670d4625aa349ab40754a722edcc8e/analytics
Website	Crimc.coj.go.th
President
Currently	Sakchai Rangsiwong
Since	1 October 2022

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The Criminal Court (Thai: ศาลอาญา; RTGS: San-aya; IPA: [sǎːn.ʔaː.jaː]) is a Thai court of justice of first instance responsible for the application of criminal law in Bangkok. The court is located on Ratchadaphisek Road and is colloquially called "Ratchada Criminal Court" (ศาลอาญารัชดาฯ).

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พันตำรวจโทวิศิษฎ์ ทองโม้ [[File:พันตำรวจโทวิศิษฎ์ --LAW42000 (talk) 20:55, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

LAW42000 you have copied and pasted a large part of the Criminal Court of Thailand article onto my Talk page here. I am not clear why? AllyD (talk) 22:13, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

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hello I have a question on editing please tell me how to 2 weeks later because I have to do something --Editor456 (talk) 18:47, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

but also if u can tell me today while u can --Editor456 (talk) 18:47, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi 26352ab, feel free to ask a question about editing. This can be whenever: today or, as you said, in a fortnight. Alternatively, if you are wanting to become familiar with editing here, you could try this to get started. AllyD (talk) 19:28, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

thank you so much for the help I will try it Editor456 (talk) 20:22, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello! My question is. Your telegram bot has frozen my account Lorelei Chrest 778-539-8396 or 778-651-8651 and they are refusing to recover it sYing I violated the terms. That's a lie I did not. My phone #778-539-8396 crashed and when I tried to get back into my telegram I forgot my password and tried several times to get back in. I want my account back. Please help me. --Lorel MC (talk) 08:38, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

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Hello. I just made a minor change to the page on 'Ring strain' where a only single paragraph used double spacings after periods, so I changed them to single spacings purely for consistency. Was this the right call? It looked a bit prettier as double spacings, but i thought maybe consistency was a standard here. Thanks --Sneglelakk (talk) 21:01, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Sneglelakk, that should be fine with single space. Sometimes people import paragraphs with double space between sentences - possibly people like me who grew up with a typewriter and Gestetner sheet as the cutting edge of technology! A couple of situation where it is better to stick with the style of what's already in an article are date formats (dmy or my or ymd) and reference styles. AllyD (talk) 21:34, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

como publicar a página --Ke noite (talk) 05:55, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Ke noite, Esta é a Wikipédia em língua inglesa. A Wikipédia em português está aqui . A Wikipédia não é um lugar para promover o seu projeto. (Machine translation) AllyD (talk) 07:03, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

My account on Facebook --Mareal Daitol Alcontin (talk) 22:32, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, how are you? I just wanted to ask. Can you restore my Facebook account because it has the wrong birthday and refresh it, thank you. --Mareal Daitol Alcontin (talk) 22:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

yes Mareal Daitol Alcontin (talk) 22:36, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

My acc on Facebook is refresh I need help and wrong birthday --Mareal Daitol Alcontin (talk) 22:37, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Mareal Daitol Alcontin, this is Wikipedia, a project to build an encyclopaedia. It has nothing to do with Meta / Facebook, and nobody here can help with anyone's account problems there. AllyD (talk) 02:50, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

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There is this page https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana_(clan) Which is being vandalised repeatedly by many unwanted community members make it appropriate to their history I’ve provided ample amount of sources and citation and they keep of changing it to Gujjar even though that name/title(RANA) belongs to aristocratic Rajput families of Haryana and Punjab now they’ve made that page protected with help of their community member admin please can you look into this --JoshuaParadeGuy (talk) 15:58, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi JoshuaParadeGuy, a couple of points upfront: (1) I am not an admin., simply a volunteer mentor for new users editing on English Wikipedia, (2) even if I was, Simple English Wikipedia is a separate project, with its own admins, with its own norms. Looking at the history, I am guessing you were the Temporary Account whose edits to that article were reverted. If so, reversion edit summaries such as "Ain’t happening kid" don't really help achieve consensus. The best place to resolve consensus is on the article Talk Page, where Ravensfire has pointed to issues of reliable sourcing and notability. AllyD (talk) 21:39, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping on this, AllyD! I've left JoshuaParadaGuy a welcome message and since the pages involved are covered by Wikipedia:Contentious topics/South Asia, I've pointed them there, did the required notice and left a message with some more information that I'm hoping will help. Thank you. Ravensfire (talk) 23:13, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

I don’t really know that editor that is someone named Jadon guy I’m only for the Haryana (Tanwar) part here JoshuaParadeGuy (talk) 02:57, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

JoshuaParadeGuy, I don't understand your comment above, but it seems to be about another editor rather than a question about editing here. If so, it is really best not to comment about other editors on Wikipedia.

You also tried to delete this entire discussion from my user talk page. It is ok to delete discussions from one's own talk page (as you have been doing, though I hope you have taken on board the comments and link from Ravensfire there), but it is disruptive to refactor others' talk pages in this way. AllyD (talk) 11:44, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello AllyD, I hope all is well.

While making edits on an article ("Pride"), I came across an aside in an opening paragraph I felt was unnecessary. Rather than removing the sentence, I added an "Invisible Comment" at the end of it.

Is this approach useful and visible to other editors? Is there a better mechanism for opening a discussion around an edit? Thank you! --Lapped7892 (talk) 13:53, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Lapped7892, firstly, Pride seems to me a poor article, due to it trying to blend currents of quite distinct usages across different times and places. I notice someone on its Talk page doubted that it should remain as a single article. Leaving that aside to focus on the matter of commentary, invisible in-text comments can be useful to avoid to-and-fro edits on differing UK/US singular/plural grammar (example in 1st sentence) or in terms that look like common word typos (2nd paragraph here). They are less useful for opening a discussion towards a consensus about whether to include or remove text, for which the article Talk page is better. AllyD (talk) 08:53, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

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Hi, AllyD, thank you for making yourself available as my mentor! Quick question on "list of people" type articles: What is the preferred format for those articles—to separate the people's names into one section for each letter, or to group them into sections covering multiple letters? For example, this article is organized by single letters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers But this article is organized by groups of letters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mystery_writers Does it have to do with the overall total number of people in the list? Thanks in advance for any guidance you can offer! --Spreadsheet Nerd (talk) 20:58, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Spreadsheet Nerd, consolidating (A-D etc) would usually be a choice by the person creating the list, based on the list being short so that alpha headings would look distracting. If/when a list grows, as long as alphabetic order has been maintained (which it surprisingly often isn't), it is simple to break out into individual alpha headings. AllyD (talk) 21:22, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

That makes sense, thank you! Spreadsheet Nerd (talk) 21:31, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ally,

I have been adding hyperlinks and now realize I was editing incorrectly after comparing two different articles. I emailed Nikkimaria and informed her of this. I realized that instead of adding two square brackets before and after the word, I needed to follow the specific editing structure. E.g. for the film genre drama, I now understand that the editing should be "drama film"

Not so much a question as it is an introduction to myself. I will only edit on Wikipedia very rarely and sporadically. --I TheScholar I (talk) 16:16, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi I TheScholar I, linking using a "|" to separate the actual article link target from the text in a current article is very non-intuitive and all of us will have stumbled over that in early editing, so nothing to worry about there. AllyD (talk) 21:52, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I think I'll depart at the early editing stage. It is hugely disheartening to see a veteran editor reverting my edits which I did under AGF. I do not want to enter into a dispute with any veteran user and my intention was only to add missing hyperlinks! I TheScholar I (talk) 12:12, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

I TheScholar I, genres can be a minefield. Hyperlinks should be a way of getting a deeper understanding of a term, but some of these composite film genre terms don't, I feel, when they redirect to articles which barely mention the term. Were I closer to these film types, I might try to open Talk page discussion proposing better ways to understand the terms. But as it stands, I understand your frustration. I hope that other kinds of article improvements will occur to you. AllyD (talk) 18:46, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I’m new to Wikipedia and would like guidance on how to make helpful edits and avoid mistakes. I’m especially interested in copyediting and improving articles. Thank you! --LilyJuneskies (talk) 08:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello LilyJuneskies and welcome. There's some useful beginner's material that can get you started with small edits - see this link. AllyD (talk) 08:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

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Hi, I am unable to add this link in the right way in the Shahjahanabad article.

https://duac.org.in/Upload/City%20Level%20Studies/Site%20specific%20design%20for%20wards/653954173410426.pdf

Can you help me fix the link in the right way so that I can learn from that? I removed this link from the article after it was not coming in the correct way. Wikipedian reader 1234567 (talk) 05:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Wikipedian reader 1234567, it is definitely the right thing to do, fixing or reverting an edit when the result looks weird. In this case, looking at this edit version, there were 3 issues: (1) the overall "cite journal" needs to be wrapped in a <ref>...</ref> pair; (2) the access-date was 17/Feb/2026 which isn't a recognised format - 17 February 2026 is better; (3) line returns in the title and the quote: Rejuvenation of then Shahjahanabad on another line in the title, then again between "Old City" and of Delhi in the quote. (Copy-paste from a PDF often does this kind of thing). Adjusting these clears the red errors in the edit preview. AllyD (talk) 09:12, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

@AllyD: Thanks for helping I really had difficulty understanding my mistake. Wikipedian reader 1234567 (talk) 12:11, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, pls how can I update my profile on here? --Mayen ndu john (talk) 10:23, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Mayen ndu john, Wikipedia isn't a place for writing about yourself. That would fall under Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. Editors can create a User Page, but the information appropriate there is limited to being about this project: see WP:UP. AllyD (talk) 10:50, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I have a new entry for Wikipedia. It's about Multisensorial Learning at School. It's based on published scientific researches and real experiences. How should I proceed to have it published? Thanks. --MrCuccu (talk) 15:44, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi MrCuccu, there's going to be several parts/stages to this reply. Firstly, I would always recommend becoming familiar with editing existing articles before creating a new article. Secondly, if looking to create an article, I recommend looking at existing articles in the topic area and considering how it fits and whether it should stand as a distinct article (as Wikipedia is uncomfortable with "orphan" articles). Thirdly, if you go ahead, (a) you can use this for the draft, and (b) be sure to follow WP:DISCLOSE if you have any external connection on the topic. The draft will then be considered through this process. AllyD (talk) 21:58, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, can you have a look at the article and tell me how I can improve the editing? Thanks a lot. Roberto --MrCuccu (talk) 15:43, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

MrCuccu, from a look at User:MrCuccu/sandbox, it would be fine on, for example a personal site or blog, but it is a long way from the style guide here. This is why my first recommendation above was to gain familiarity with the structures of existing articles. (Rather than wade through the manual of style, it may help to review the Learning styles article as an example from a not-distant topic.) The key issues would be (1) structural, (2) voice, as there is some we-voice text, and some content comes close to suggesting settings, and (3) referencing. The English Wikipedia is firm on every assertion needing a 3rd party reference, which can be quite an effort to add through a text. AllyD (talk) 18:25, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, I have searched any previous entries on the same topic and there is only one, called Multisensory Learning. It is about the different theories about learning, but there is no practical example of how to implement this approach in schools. That is the difference between that entry and the possible contribution of the article I propose, that is oriented in applying multisensorial learning in practice, being aware of challenges. Anyway, if you are not interested in this contribution, just let me know. Roberto MrCuccu (talk) 15:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

MrCuccu, that Multisensory learning article seems a good example of the Wikipedia approach to a topic. It delineates its scope, then goes into discussing research in the field, with some differing viewpoints - while supporting what is said with references out to published works. There are a couple of points where further references might be beneficial, but broadly it seems to cover the ground. (If you are aware of more studies that should be covered in the article, that is an editing opportunity.) What it isn't doing is providing a how-to guide, which is problematic in any field. AllyD (talk) 11:29, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello again, if you have an intellectual interest in the topic, that entry Multisensory Learning can be orientating. But if you put yourself in the shoes of a teacher, a parent or a teenager, they can’t find any guidelines to improve learning. They need practical examples of what to do and what not to do. So, if you think that it is better to keep the topic on a theoretical level, that’s OK. I can drop the request to publish this new entry on Multisensorial Learning in Practice. If you have second thoughts, just let me know. MrCuccu (talk) 13:27, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, as I have not received a reply to the question I posed in my last message, should I have to interpret it as you have no words to say about the choice I presented? Anyway, if there is no answer to my question in a few days I will delete the proposal for a new entry. ~2026-15688-30 (talk) 07:45, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

The key points were in the links I provided in my earlier replies, particularly in my 18:25, 22 February 2026 reply. You haven't adjusted the draft since then, such as to change the we-voice or add inline references. The biggest concern, though, is appropriateness here, which is why I twice linked to WP:NOTHOWTO in my comments above. AllyD (talk) 22:29, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Well, I think it is not the right idea for me to publish this article in Wikipedia. I've published several books on learning and many scientific articles to help people understand the working of the learning mind.

Thanks for you suggestions, but let's call it a day.

Mrcuccu ~2026-15688-30 (talk) 16:31, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

I created a sandbox article -- but it looks like I may have a sourcing problem. Can you recommend options? --Randyahobbs (talk) 00:29, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Randyahobbs, looking at your edit history, at the point when you asked this question, the Draft:Flalingo had superscripts rather than references, as you had copy-pasted the text from whichever app had created it. I see you subsequently added the references it had intended. I am also placing a notice on your Talk page - it contains important advice. AllyD (talk) 07:47, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

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Hello. I just completed a draft biography article about W Baxter Perkinson, Jr, and was notified that it would be reviewed before publishing. I thought I had done the requisite number of edits? I've already published an article on a novel, and it was available immediately. Can you tell me why this is different? --Darryl.Kerkeslager (talk) 13:52, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Darryl.Kerkeslager, you created The Clone (novel) on 4th February directly in main space, which is fair enough - it can still be reviewed by a New Page Reviewer, which can trigger other actions. Earlier today you created Draft:W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. Using the article wizard and the Articles for Creation process, which uses Draft space and an explicit process of comment and approval. AllyD (talk) 15:15, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. It was not my intention to put it through the review process … is it too late to change that? Not that I think the article is perfect, but I am confident it meets the standards for notability, has adequate references, does not have conflicts of interest, remuneration or bias - the basics. Darryl.Kerkeslager (talk) 15:47, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Okay, I found a link to Wikipedia:Moving_a_page#How_to_move_a_page, but is that 'acceptable'? Darryl.Kerkeslager (talk) 15:52, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Darryl.Kerkeslager, you can indeed move the draft page. Looking at it, I didn't suggest that in this case, as it does strike me that the subject is certainly locally prominent but this doesn't always translate into notability here. There is a balance, so getting an AFC reviewer's opinion will be no bad thing in assessing that. AllyD (talk) 16:07, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

I am the Club secretary for Epsom & Ewell Football club I was asked to update our page as somebody has been adding lots of stuff from a unofficial one a so called Supporters one the pages appears to be locked how do we get back control of our club page? Thanks Spence --SUPER SALTS (talk) 15:45, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

SUPER SALTS, firstly I have to point out that there is no ownership of Wikipedia pages by the parties to the article topic. The Epsom & Ewell F.C. page has been protected, but even if it hadn't, the correct process for anyone involved to propose changes is to use this process on Talk:Epsom & Ewell F.C.. AllyD (talk) 16:34, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Merhaba sandbox yayınlamak istiyorum. --Turkergunes (talk) 23:00, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Turkergunes, Burası İngilizce Vikipedi. Türkçe Vikipedi ise burada. Vikipedi otobiyografi kabul etmez. (Machine translation) AllyD (talk) 23:22, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I want to create a Wikipedia article for my programming language --Taterraster (talk) 12:42, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi Taterraster, firstly Wikipedia requires coverage in reliable 3rd party sources to demonstrate attained notability. And secondly, nobody with a direct involvement should create an article on a topic. AllyD (talk) 19:30, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

How can I add more names on this article? --Tuvgan (talk) 18:39, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

• Hi Tuvgan, it looks like you answered the question yourself with your next edit. However (1) you misspelt the category added to Mahir Çayan as Executed Revolutioniers so it won't show up in the category list, and (b) you added the category in the middle of the article: categories usually come at the end. AllyD (talk) 19:24, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I want to create a page about my website on wikipedia, how do I do that? --TheRedArc (talk) 09:13, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

TheRedArc, it isn't appropriate to create articles about yourself or projects you are associated with: I am placing the standard explanation about this on your Talk page. In addition, any new article needs to show its notability using reliable 3rd party coverage. AllyD (talk) 09:54, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

If you consider that your website can be demonstrated to be notable, then you can use WP:YFA to draft an article for consideration. AllyD (talk) 13:46, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello! How do I properly add a citation to a fact in an article? For example, if I want to add info about Monrovia from a Liberian news site. • What are the best ways to make my first small edit without getting reverted? I’m practicing in my sandbox. • How can I upload a photo I took in Monrovia to Wikimedia Commons and add it to a Wikipedia article? --Simeon Mezie Cole (talk) 19:14, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi Simeon Mezie Cole, you've asked several questions there. I'll approach them one-by-one. So, sarting from the last one, about photo handling, see this page which covers the process for uploading an image and then adding it to an article (for which this page provides more detail about placing an image on the page). AllyD (talk) 22:18, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Your second question was about making small edits without being reverted. You mention that you are practicing in your sandbox, but I am not seeing anything there which can be checked. Another approach is to use this course to get started in small steps. AllyD (talk) 22:21, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Your 3rd question is about citing a source from a Liberian news site. This page covers the topic of citations in some detail. If that feels too much, it may help to look at the existing style of citations in/around your topic of interest and emulate them. AllyD (talk) 22:24, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

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Is there a way to make your own words and definitions? --EOT6 (talk) 20:12, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Is there a way to make your own words and definitions? :D --EOT6 (talk) 20:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

EOT6, Wikipedia is not a place to present and promote use of one's own creations. See WP:NOTMADEUP. AllyD (talk) 22:14, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

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