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Hi তুমি কেনো আমার সাথে কথা বলোনা আমি জানিনা কিন্তু আমি তোমার বোনের মোতোই কিন্তু তাউ কেনো তুমি আমার সাথে কথা বলোনা আমি জানিনা আমি তোমাকে কুরি পোচিস বার ম্যাসেজ করেছি তুমি দেখেউ দেখোনি। Ok জোদি কখনো তোমার দেখতে সোমায় হয় বা দেখার ইচ্ছা হয় তাহলে দেখতে পারো। --Rupashree Ghosh (talk) 10:33, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Rupashree Ghosh. I used Google Translate and this makes no sense to me. Please communicate in English on the English Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 23:52, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Good morning Jim - Cullen328. I was appointed a mentor - Nick Moyes - but he is unavailable until 17 November 2026. Perhaps you could assist me. Firstly there is a Conflict of Interest. I am Laura Vanessa Nunes' mother. On 18 May 2015, the Daily Mail published an article exposing the cover-up of my daughter's death from the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa. On the same day Dubai Police disputed Laura's death from the Burj Khalifa saying instead that she jumped from her 14th-floor apartment at Jumeirah Lakes Towers. https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/6592/-Dubai-police-No-one-committed-suicide-from-the-Burj-Khalifa My daughter was not staying at the Jumeirah Lakes Towers. She was staying at the Abidos Hotel Apartments Dubailand, evidenced by emails and invoices received from the manager of the hotel. On 16 November 2017 investigative journalist Mark Saunokonoko from 9News, in terms of the Freedom of Information Act, Portugal, interviewed Luis Camara who was Vice Consul of the Embassy of Portugal in Abu Dhabi, who confirmed that Laura had fallen from the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa. This information was given to him by Dubai Police following my daughter's suicide. The interview is on public record. The Daily Mail article was removed, leaving the dispute by Dubai Police at the beginning of the Burj Khalifa article. How can there be a dispute when there is no article? On 20 May 2025 there were more articles on Laura's death. Can't one of them be included? I believe the agencies are both acceptable to Wikipedia? https://www.news24.com/heartbroken-south-african-woman-falls-to-death-from-burj-khalifa-20150520 and https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/the-final-moments-of-laura-nunes/news-story/4cde2852ff2824cff70430f1688a1aec The Medical Forensic Report issued by the Government of Dubai/Dubai Police states that Laura's body was recovered on the balcony of the third floor of the Burj Khalifa. The Medical Forensic Report has since been verified even further. On 26 May 2026, the High Court of South Africa issued an Authentication of Signatures certificate relating to the report. On 2 September 2026, the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) issued a Certificate of Authentication signed by the Assistant Director. I would like my daughter's death by suicide to be edited by a neutral editor. Her death by suicide from the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa is confirmed. Thank you Jim. I hope you can help or advise me. LeonaLeeSykes (talk) 09:41, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, LeonaLeeSykes. I am sorry that your daughter took her own life. Please read WP:DAILYMAIL. That publication is not reliable for use on Wikipedia. Burj Khalifa already describes your daughter's death. The best place to discuss your concerns is Talk: Burj Khalifa. You need to be very clear about what you want changed. I suggest using a formal Edit request structured as "please change A to B". Cullen328 (talk) 17:01, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Jim. LeonaLeeSykes (talk) 03:20, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

LeonaLeeSykes, I see that the Burj Khalifa article has been updated as you requested and that you handled the matter properly. I again want to express my condolences for the loss of your daughter. I hope you can think about the good times you had with her rather than her tragic final moments. I am so sorry. Cullen328 (talk) 01:33, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Jim. I appreciate your kindness to me. Hopefully the fight to preserve the truth about my daughter's death is over. The memories of Laura, not her death, started to surface after the correction. I can breathe again. Thank you once again Jim. LeonaLeeSykes (talk) 03:20, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Is there a page where I can view the vocabulary for Wikipedia features? I want to write my edit logs correctly. --Max the wiki editor (talk) 05:39, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Max the wiki editor. Please read Help:Edit summary which should answer your question. Cullen328 (talk) 06:06, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Hey, can you help me publish this? It’s not working. --HippoLeJamez (talk) 04:28, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

HippoLeJamez, you have tried many times to publish this hoax "John Pork" content. You must stop. If you try again, you will± be blocked. Cullen328 (talk) 05:27, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello! My question is less about the process of editing and more about your process. How do you find your information you use to make edits? Do you largely make edits on articles you are previously educated on or do you seek out topics you don't know much about to learn more about them? --Therealkelso (talk) 17:38, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Therealkelso. Those are excellent questions. I do both. For example, many of my early edits were to biographies of California mountaineers who were active roughly from the 1930s to the 1970s. I was an active mountaineer as a young man, had strong knowledge of California climbing history, and owned many books about climbing. But even then, researching each climber's life caused me to learn much more about each one as a person. But I also edit articles about things I knew nothing about previously. For example, I moved to Nevada County, California five years ago and have recently delved into local history, visiting many historic sites I had never heard of. Then, I seek out reliable sources about these sites and events, often taking photographs, and either write new articles or expand existing ones. A recent example is Kentucky Ridge Mine, a topic unknown to me a couple of months ago. As to your initial question, one of the most important skills of a Wikipedia content writer is the ability to identify reliable sources and separate them from the trash sources. So, when I write a new article, I begin with a list of URLs to roughly three to ten reliable sources that discuss the topic in detail. This is before writing a single word of prose. Then, I format them into references and summarize what they say, hopefully in a coherent narrative style. Cullen328 (talk) 17:58, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for improving Phoebe Hearst! Great topic to expand upon and ping me if you want to add additional material (some of which I tapped for this). Many images on Commons and more at the Library of Congress and Bancroft Library.

Montanabw^(talk) 00:46, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

That was a coincidental addition, Montanabw. My sister who is in poor health lives across the street from Phoebe Hearst Elementary School, and I was walking my dog and taking pictures while visiting her. Thanks for noticing. Cullen328 (talk) 06:50, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I did a bunch of work on her with my book and what I could not use wound up in that powerpoint. They have now installed a statue of Phoebe Hearst in front of the Hearst Free Library (Hmmm, needs an article) in Anaconda. Montanabw^(talk) 17:14, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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Hi Jim! I hope this message reaches you well. I'm currently editing the History section of the Sleeping with Sirens article, and found a bit of a roadblock. One of the interviews I tried to put there as a source originated from the blogging site Tumblr. Yes, by usual Wikipedia standards, it is not a reliable source by any means. However, it doesn't seem like the interview is posted anywhere else, and Tumblr seems to be its only home right now. This is a quite a problem for me, as it contains crucial information about the band's initial formation that doesn't seem to exist anywhere else.

I need some advice on whether I can still put the interview as a source regardless, or leave it unsourced, or maybe just delete that information out of the article. Thank you for your time!

Here's the interview I'm talking about: https://www.tumblr.com/highwiredazeken/825532814721269760/live-and-learn-the-return-of-we-are-defiance

The following sentences that I wrote containing information from said interview:

"Later, Trombino brought in vocalist Brian Calzini of Paddock Park to the band, initially wanting both Quinn and Calzini (on clean and harsh vocals respectively) to be the frontmen together."

"Quinn and Calzini wrote the demos for the songs “Big Gulps” and “Bomb Dot Com” in Chango Studios, Orlando, Florida. The day before Calzini was supposed to record his vocals, Trombino informed him that Quinn decided to kick him out due to him not wanting to have dual frontmen." Cheesm (talk) 06:24, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Cheesm. Wikipedia's core content policy Verifiability addresses this issue in a subsection that you can find at WP:ABOUTSELF. You can cite the Tumblr interview to describe Calzini's point of view on these matters without saying or implying in Wikipedia's voice that it is "the truth". So, word the passage carefully and use a formulation like "According to Calzini . . ." and be especially careful about Quinn's motives since that was relayed through Trombino. Cullen328 (talk) 14:46, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice sir! Truly appreciate it! :)) Cheesm (talk) 14:17, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

You are welcome. Cheesm. Feel free to ask other questions at any time. Cullen328 (talk) 01:24, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

I'm happy that someone made an article about it I just realised on how wrong I did it --NAFL National Conference League (talk) 16:18, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, NAFL National Conference League. Writing an acceptable new article is a major challenge for most new editors. Consider it a learning experience. Cullen328 (talk) 01:22, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

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Bach composed a cantata for today's feast, performed 300 years ago. This time the main page has it on the right date. I nominated it for GA ;) - Also waiting for a review: Maureen Jones (on WP:ITNN), - someone said the article isn't good enough for the main page. Thinking of your sister -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:18, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Gerda Arendt. I appreciate it. I am visiting my sister more frequently these days, and working hard to get a higher level of care for her. Cullen328 (talk) 18:20, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Can you tell me how I did translating this article/adding on to it this is the first time I've ever done anything like this before Article: "Antonio Fernández Bordas" --Allheilcheese (talk) 13:23, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

HELLO, what is the mximum number of edits and how do I know them --Anguyo E (talk) 08:07, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

No idea why it's stalling, may I have a had I'm stuck on a page with highlighted text and no further options. --Curious kuus (talk) 10:57, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello, sir or mam anyways currently i am writing a article about a school, ssps the article was declined and I hoped it did because its very short. The main question is that I am not able to find multiple sources the same source being the school's website and education world. I don't know how to find sources/references --Canbebest (talk) 13:40, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Canbebest. If you cannot find several reliable sources fully independent of the topic that devote significant, in-depth coverage to the topic, then it is probably not notable and you should not try to write an article about it. A large majority of primary/elementary schools are not notable. A few such schools are notable because they are of historic or architectural significance. So, if a school is on a national register of historic places, or has won a major architectural award or been written about in architecture journals, it may be notable. In general, it is best to gather up the reliable sources that establish notability before trying to write a draft. Cullen328 (talk) 16:36, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

I really hope i could write it, it's generally not advised to write a article about yourself, your school, company etc but my school has coming into spotlight in recent years. It is managed by a very powerful person who has very well known connection (if you know what mean) aside from primary and secondary sources the best source is probably me because i have studied in that school for 12 years. And i was hoping to write an article about it just in case if a parent want to check it they can do it through an unbiased and reliable source Canbebest (talk) 14:13, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Canebest, what you describe is not the purpose of Wikipedia. When you write my school has coming into spotlight in recent years, please be aware that there are millions of schools worldwide and all of them are in the spotlight in their local communities. Cullen328 (talk) 17:36, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Apologies for misnaming you - that's my bad for opening an ANI right before bed! Danners430 _{tweaks made} 07:01, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

No apology needed, Danners430. "Cullen" was my first choice of username but it was taken when I got started in 2009. Coincidentally, that person stopped editing a bit before I started. Cullen328 (talk) 15:00, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

That's unfortunate! In fairness that's how I ended up Danners430… tried to sign up to some service when I was a pre-teen, Danners was taken, and Danners430 was the suggested alternative… it's stuck ever since Danners430 _{tweaks made} 15:05, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

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Hey there, thank you for the welcoming message. I'm not sure about editing here just yet. Initially, I just signed in because I wanted to thank an editor for their contribution to an entry. But now I'm considering staying on. If I have questions, I'll ask you. Have a great day/evening! --StavSven (talk) 17:42, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello, StavSven. Feel free to ask me questions when you are ready. Cullen328 (talk) 18:32, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

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Women: today Irene Butter (don't miss the short video in her story and article), yesterday Tabea Zimmermann for her 60th (I was in the audience for that concert in 2023, long video), and some day Ileana Cotrubaș again, whose article became GA today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:11, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

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Hi Cullen328 (Jim), thank you again for your help yesterday with the 2317 Newkirk Avenue photo layout! It’s much appreciated.

I hope you don’t mind if I ask for your review and input on my responses to some failed validations (FVs) on this same article Talk:Who's Who in Colored America. This is the very first Wikipedia article that I authored, and so I am learning a lot from it (to say the least). I just came across your piece on editing via an iPhone, which is interesting to me since I only use an iPhone for my work on Wikipedia. I plan on reading it completely and will let you know my thoughts about it as it relates to my own limited experience as a newbie editor who has only used an iPhone.

I believe that my responses to each of the FVs are concise, and complete and so should be sufficient to clear, but I could use your feedback, if you have a free moment and are comfortable doing so. Those tags gnaw at my mind because the subject is personal to me (COI since it relates to my great grandfather’s work), and so getting them removed would be a great thing!

Anyway, thanks for your consideration, time, and guidance.

Genes100 (talk) 12:58, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Genes100. If you will forgive the analogy, conflict of interest is not a black or white issue. It is a continuum. I believe that your conflict of interest in this particular case is so minor that it is easily manageable and that you should go ahead and make these changes yourself. Here are some quotes from WP:COI. While editing Wikipedia, an editor's primary role is to further the interests of the encyclopedia. When an external role or relationship could reasonably be said to undermine that primary role ... Your primary role seems to be to improve the encyclopedia, not to promote or glorify your great-grandfather. How close the relationship needs to be before it becomes a concern on Wikipedia is governed by common sense. Commons sense tells me that your relationship to your great-grandfather is far less close than that of spouse, sibling, parent or child, the types of relationships that commonly cause problems on Wikipedia. Commercial interests are a major factor in conflict of interest, as mentioned repeatedly in the guideline. Someone is boosting a business or an active career. Your great-grandfather's publication, although of historical importance, is long defunct so there is no commercial or monetary motive. And the purpose of adding these references is to correct the "failed verification" issues, which is clearly an improvement to the encyclopedia. Please proceed with these improvements. I will leave this comment on the article talk page as well. Cullen328 (talk) 17:46, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

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Groo-poh-vóy chat nee-kog-dá nee byl tee-kheem rán'-she. É-to bý-lo més-to shoo-ma pos-to-yán-ny-ye oo-vee-dom-lyé-nee-ya, kha-o-teech-ny-ye mé-my ee raz-go-vó-ry, ko-tó-ry-ye pee-ree-krys-chee-va-lees', kak za-póo-tan-ny-ye née-tee. No tee-pyér' chto-to bý-lo nee tak s geh-chéh. On stal tee-kheem, tree-vózh-no tee-kheem, kak bód-to vsye vý-shlee eez kóm-na-ty, nee pree-doo-pree-déef droog dróo-ga. Pyér-vym préez-na-kom bý-lo ot-sóot-stvee-ye o-bých-noy bol-tov-née. Nyet óot-reen-neekh pree-vyét-stveey, nyet pózd-neekh noch-nýkh preez-ná-neey, dá-zhe zna-kó-mykh ssor, ko-tó-ry-ye kog-dá-to na-pol-nyá-lee e-nér-gee-yeey gróo-poo. É-to bý-la tee-shee-ná, ko-tó-ra-ya ka-zá-las' na-myér-en-noy, poch-tée nab-lyoo-dá-tel'-noy. V po-vyest-vó-va-nee-ee ta-kó-ye na-prya-zhé-nee-ye for-mée-roo-yet soot' kon-fléek-ta, bor'-bóo mezh-dóo tyem, chto eez-vyést-no, ee tyem, chto skrý-to. --Ochevsky (talk) 06:29, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Ochevsky. This is the English Wikipedia and so please communicate in English. Or try the Wikipedia version in your language. I tried Google Translate and it could not decode what you wrote. Cullen328 (talk) 17:27, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It appears to be phonetically transcribed Russian; after I’d rendered the first sentence into Cyrillic, Google was able to translate it as “The group chat had never been quiet before.” Somehow I doubt doing likewise with the rest would repay the effort; it doesn’t appear to be a question at any rate.—Odysseus1479 06:31, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for trying, Odysseus1479. I was almost sure that it was Slavic but my knowledge of Cyrillic script ends with CCCP. Cullen328 (talk) 08:42, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Kindly briefly explain me Sandbox. --Myblogging833 (talk) 02:32, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello Myblogging833. Do you have previous experience editing Wikipedia?

A sandbox is a place where Wikipedia editors can develop content, format references and experiment with wikicode. There is a public sandbox that gets emptied regularly, and editors can have any number of sandboxes in their own userspace. Although these are low visibility, they are not fully private and are for things related to improving the encyclopedia. See WP:SANDBOX and Wikipedia:About the sandbox. Cullen328 (talk) 03:33, 16 October 2026 (UTC)