User talk:Meadowlark

Hello, if my draft for review at Articles for Creation (AfC) is declined. Is a copy still save and accessible? --Mkittner74 (talk) 20:10, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Mkittner74! Yes, your draft will stay where it is if it's declined, and you can work on it as much as you want. It's at Draft:Victor Guillen at the moment. If it's not edited for six months it will be deleted, but even then you can usually get it back via WP:REFUND.

When you want to work on it some more just read through what the reviewer has said - all the blue links in the template message will be helpful - and do your best to fix the issues that have been noted. If you have trouble or don't understand something, you can ask me here, or other experienced editors at the Articles for Creation Help Desk or the Teahouse. Happy editing! Meadowlark (talk) 06:32, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Meadowlark. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Toots Holzheimer".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:30, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Good day. I recently created a Wikipedia account and would like guidance on creating a draft article about Thabang Malaza. Since I am the subject of the article, I want to follow Wikipedia’s conflict-of-interest and notability guidelines correctly. Could you please advise me on the best way to proceed? --Thabangmalaza01 (talk) 04:53, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi there @Thabangmalaza01! The first thing you should do is read through WP:ABOUTME and make sure you actually do want a Wikipedia article about yourself. Remember that you will not be able to edit an article about yourself if it is accepted, but anyone else in the world will be able to, and if any negative information about you is reported in a reliable source that could be added to the article.

If you still want to go ahead, make sure you have enough good sources - your draft should be a summary of what these sources say and nothing else. A good source meets all three criteria in WP:42, and usually three or more good sources is enough for an article. These sources can't be based on interviews with you or anything you've written or had input into - or interviews with/information from your friends, family, colleagues, employees, etc.

After that, read through conflict of interest information, Your First Article, and Referencing for Beginners. Those will get you started, and if you use the article wizard (linked in Your First Article) then it will set up the Wikicode needed.

I would suggest getting an experienced Wikipedia editor to look through your sources before you start writing - I'd be happy to do so. Just leave me links here and I'll let you know which are good and which can't be used. Good luck and happy editing! Meadowlark (talk) 05:57, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

> Hi Meadowlark, thank you again for your guidance and for offering to review my sources. I have gathered a few independent news articles about me and would appreciate your opinion on whether they are suitable for establishing notability before I continue with my draft.

1. https://myafrikamag.com/thabang-the-dreamer-from-bronkhorstspruit/

2. https://novanews.co.za/mthathaexpress/multi-talented-young-man-aims-high-20240123/

3. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/watch-promising-filmmaker-thabangs-making-moves-20230309 ~2026-37663-87 (talk) 09:42, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Meadowlark, thank you again for your guidance and for offering to review my sources. I have gathered a few independent news articles about me and would appreciate your opinion on whether they are suitable for establishing notability before I continue with my draft.

1. https://myafrikamag.com/thabang-the-dreamer-from-bronkhorstspruit/

2. https://novanews.co.za/mthathaexpress/multi-talented-young-man-aims-high-20240123/

3. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/watch-promising-filmmaker-thabangs-making-moves-20230309 Thabangmalaza01 (talk) 09:53, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Thabang, I hope you are well! All these sources seem to be based on interviews with you, as they quote you extensively - I am sorry to say we would not consider these to be independent. You are looking for sources that have written about you without having any contact with you. These can be quite hard to find, because of course it makes sense to reporters to talk to the person they are writing about.

You are still quite young so it might just be too soon for you to have a Wikipedia article - your career is only just starting and I'm sure you have great things ahead. Wikipedia is always the last place to start writing about someone. If news places are mostly interested in talking to you about your work, it might be best to focus on your career for the moment and see whether someone else writes a Wikipedia article before you get a chance. This is how most articles come to exist - someone sees something interesting and ends up writing a Wikipedia article.

Does that make sense? Meadowlark (talk) 11:17, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello , Good day.

How to setup a page with all information? --Samathuvamani (talk) 17:00, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Samathuvamani! Do you want to create a Wikipedia article, or something else? If it's an article, can you tell me what you want to write about? Meadowlark (talk) 05:37, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

سلام ، چگونه صفحه شخصی خود را بسازم --Sara dolatabadi1363 (talk) 12:36, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Sara dolatabadi1363, I am using a translation service so please excuse me if my grammar is poor. If you do not read and write fluent English, you should contribute to the Wikipedia in your native language - I think this might be the one for you. Happy editing!

سلام Saradolatabadi1363، من از یک سرویس ترجمه استفاده می‌کنم، بنابراین اگر دستور زبان من ضعیف است، لطفاً مرا ببخشید. اگر به زبان انگلیسی مسلط نیستید و نمی‌توانید آن را بخوانید و بنویسید، باید به زبان مادری خود در ویکی‌پدیا مشارکت کنید - فکر می‌کنم این شاید همانی باشد که برای تو مناسب است. ویرایش خوبی داشتی! Meadowlark (talk) 20:55, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello. How can I switch from Edit source to just Edit? I want to edit the top of a page and add to it. --Speedylee Elder (talk) 19:54, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Speedylee Elder! I think you want to use the Visual Editor - if that's the case, once you're in 'edit source' there should be a little picture of a pencil up the top right of the editing box, next to 'Preview'. You can use that to switch editing modes. If you want to edit the first part of an article, where it usually says something like Blah is a blah blah..., we call this the lead (or lede) and it has slightly different rules. Anything mentioned in the lead needs to also be in the main body of the article and cited to reliable sources, otherwise it will probably be undone ('reverted') by other editors. Edits being reverted is totally normal and just means other editors want to make sure the information is accurate and should be in the article, so don't worry if it happens - you can discuss it on the talk page and work things out together. Happy editing, and let me know if you need more help! Meadowlark (talk) 04:13, 15 July 2026 (UTC)