User talk:Mwwv/Archive 2

Hey there,

how do I link to a subsection within an article?

To be more precise, I want to link to the subsection "Dorsal and ventral" in the section "Main terms" in the article "Anatomical terms of location", if that helps.

Thank you in advance! --Nihilux (talk) 16:58, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

@Nihilux Hello! Linking to a subsection is the same as linking to a section; it involves putting a hash (#) next to the article to be linked to, followed by the name of the subsection. In your example, it would be Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:07, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Nihilux (talk) 17:13, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm currently sitting at an article (Errett Bishop), where they mostly used his first name. Should I change that or is it fine like that? --Nihilux (talk) 19:41, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

@Nihilux Hello! Per the manual of style, [a]fter the initial mention, a person should generally be referred to by surname only. As so, the article should be changed to use his surname, Bishop. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 20:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Mwwv!

I created a page. The draft is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:AuditBoard When might it go live? What does the process look like? I have no COI with the company. I do not work for them, nor am I in contact with them directly or through any 3rd party.

Thanks! Binsen2323 (talk) 21:30, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

@Binsen2323 Hello! The normal process of these is to go through Articles for Creation. I have placed the AfC template on the page for you. Once you're ready to submit the draft for review, press the button that says so. Since there's a backlog drive happening right now, your submission is more likely to get reviewed faster. It very widely depends when it gets moved to the article namespace, it could be after a few hours or even never. My advice to you is to be patient and fix any problems that are identified. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 01:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Is there any way to make images look different depending on if you are using light or dark mode? I'm currently on an article which uses pictures with black lines and a transparent background, which does not go well with dark mode. I also already tried just filling the background with white, but then they look weird in the frames and if I remove them, they get aligned in a very weird way --Nihilux (talk) 16:18, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

@Nihilux Hello! Unfortunately, this is one of those moments where I can't give much advice. I personally do not use Wikipedia's built in dark mode, rather the dark reader extension (hell, it even has an example of it being used on here), so I can't give any advice on the dark mode Wikipedia uses. Dark reader is pretty hit-or-miss when it comes to inverting images, but it gets the job done. Anyways, I'm sure the people over at VPT will be working on dark mode image support at some point in the future. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:31, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Ok, I'll just add the images with white backgrounds if I don't find a workaround Nihilux (talk) 20:53, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Or I just make the lines blue or something so you can see them in both modes. Should check if there is anything against color, first, though Nihilux (talk) 20:54, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

hi how can i publish this page in wikipedia --Sulemanmohd2025 (talk) 19:52, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

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can i make a page ?? --Eosiofthestars (talk) 03:40, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

@Eosiofthestars Hello! Yes, you can! If you're looking to make an article, see Help:Your first article. In short, find multiple secondary reliable sources that are independent of the subject so notability can be proven and information can be verified. Since this looks to be your first edit here, I recommend you check out the indroduction. I've also put some more useful links on your talk page. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 14:25, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I tried to write an article on the San Antonio-based photographer Deborah Keller-Rihn. I have utilized every online source available through google (there are newspaper articles I was not able to get), and I would like to publish it, but it is on my homepage. How do I publish it? --Sanantocorazon (talk) 06:11, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

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Hello, I just created a draft for an article and am wondering how the process works for it becoming an actual article. Thanks --Nicbicarrot (talk) 22:48, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

@Nicbicarrot Hello! The process is simple: When the draft is submitted for review, it will be put in the Articles for Creation queue. One of the AfC reviewers will eventually come across it and decide to review it. If it's suitable for the encyclopedia, it'll be accepted and put into the mainspace. If it isn't, it'll be declined with directive on how the article can be improved. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 02:39, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, it makes a lot more sense now Nicbicarrot (talk) 15:42, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello! One of the main things I am interested in helping with is adding short-form information to existing pages. In particular, information about fashion designer's collection (i.e. the names of them, the locations, the dates, etc.). However, I am worried about adding incomplete lists which may look messy and undesirable (for example, if information about the name of a specific collection is lost media). Are incomplete lists/details acceptable? --NEUEGEIST (talk) 11:01, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

@NEUEGEIST Hello! They absolutely are! Many lists are incomplete by design; these are called dynamic lists. Additionally, there is no rush, so you don't need to add all of the information at once. Add what you can (and make sure it's cited) and you won't be shunned. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 20:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

How do u make ur own wiki --Yeheussh (talk) 18:52, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I want to create an article about the mythos I am making, how do I do that --Iamasqurl (talk) 07:38, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@Iamasqurl Hello, and apologies for the long wait! In short, you don't. It will likely be deleted under speedy deletion criterion A11. As you can see on your talk page, the draft has already been rejected and attempted to be speedy deleted under G3. Please do not try to create it again. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:24, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

How do I create my Citation --James Tsey columbus (talk) 22:09, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

@James Tsey columbus Hello, and apologies for the wait! See the guide for referencing for beginners. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:30, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Why is automated filter disallowing my edit to sandbox? --Lana34567 (talk) 16:51, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

@Lana34567 Hello! Unfortunately, I am physically unable to access that information, as the filter disallowing the edit is private and I don't have the rights to view it. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:28, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

@Lana34567: You were going a bit too fast and it looked suspicious to one of the edit filters. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 20:19, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Are our edits voted on by other users? Is that what the red - 4 is by mine in the list of edits?

Thanks! --PaperDollMandie (talk) 09:58, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@PaperDollMandie Hello! The number in a given edit represents the bytes (characters, for the most part) added/removed in that edit. For example, if I were to add a sentence about 100 characters long to an article, it would say (+100) in the edit history. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 13:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello ! How are you Dr. Wiki Mentor? --CyberAura (talk) 19:07, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I am doing good! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 22:05, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi,

I am an initiated Tarot card reader, healer & occultist, initiated from ancient indian aghori and bhakt sect. I would like to write articles about deep cultures and occult worldwide.

Please give suggestions on topics --Amandeep singh, wizard (talk) 08:03, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Okok --MYIYIMYINT (talk) 04:31, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Can a nonprofit be nominated before it is famous but because of its bold humble start to create a paradigm shift in the way we plan future funerals essentially free? --Mdgirl400 (talk) 16:49, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

@Mdgirl400 Hello! Are you trying to create an article? If so, since you say "before it is famous", I suggest you hold off on creating it, as articles require secondary reliable sources that have significant coverage and are independent of the subject so notability can be proven and information can be verified. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:12, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

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• The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

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Hello, I don't have any edited and translated articles on Wikipedia. I tried to translate the Persian page of an important person into English, but I was unable to publish it due to my inexperience status. Could you please advise me on How many articles can I be experienced after editing or translating them? --Iranian girl 15 (talk) 05:44, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

@Iranian girl 15 Hello! This is likely due to the fact you don't have autoconfirmed. Autoconfirmed is required to create articles in the article namespace. Even then, I suggest you put your translated articles in the draft namespace and utilize the Articles for Creation process. There is also a tool that makes translating articles more streamlined, called the content translation tool, but you need to be extended confirmed to get access to it. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 14:13, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

what is your name --ERIR7 (talk) 08:02, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello how can I publish my information on wik --Sdj lawise (talk) 09:06, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

How can I put my Spotify, Wikipedia, Bio --Sdj lawise (talk) 09:08, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

@Sdj lawise Hello! Please don't do that. It will probably be seen as self-promotion and your userpage would probably be deleted. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 13:18, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

How can I create my personal Lieutenant General Wikipedia page --Charles D Costanza (talk) 16:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

@Charles D Costanza Hello! You should not. At all. Wikipedia takes conflicts of interest very seriously, and editing with a COI in mind is strongly discouraged. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 16:37, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

how do i upload a theory --Vimalendra Singh (talk) 18:29, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

I can't add a table with an image. What should I do? --早霜改二 (talk) 13:56, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

I'd like to help patrol new edits to catch vandalism and other edit issues. Apart from blatant vandalism, what other things should be reverted? What things shouldn't be reverted? I've seen other users put warnings on people's talk pages for vandalism, should I be doing this as well? I'd also like to look through old pages to catch any vandalism that was missed in the past. apart from clicking 'random page', is there another way to go about that? Any other advice you have would also be helpful. SykeSinger (talk) 05:51, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

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Hello. I was wondering what kind of edits are needed? The information provided are accurate. There aren't any historical figures cited.

Thank you --Aseanbeatz (talk) 18:38, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

I have reverted the undiscussed move, however, there still appears to be a mess that needs to be cleaned up with the redundant articles. I would suggest you take a moment to merge the two article and then WP:BLAR this one. Let me know if you have questions. TiggerJay (talk) 16:44, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi,

I created a draft company page for Dotworkz. How do I add COI note in the page? Thanks. --Regularwriter33 (talk) 21:11, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Hello, and apologies for the wait! Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 13:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

I just read the rules for punctuation and quotes after making my first (and very minor) edit. It was probably wrong, and I was biased by the rules in the U.S.

I can undo it, but wanted to ask before I do that.

Thanks. I thought I could get my feet wet in this minor way, and even that was harder than it first appeared. --MikeSWeston (talk) 01:28, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I'm very sorry, but you picked the worst guy to ask this to because I am not the best with punctuation and quotes. However, if you believe your edit was wrong, you are welcome to revert it. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 01:46, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hello,

I created an article recently and ensured that the article meets the Wikipedia standards. Two other persons have also improved the article but it hasn't been approved til now. Can you please take a look at it?

Thank you!   Greatben001 (talk) 00:30, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

i want to make my own page --Ali Asghar Abad (talk) 14:19, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

@Ali Asghar Abad Hello! I suggest you stay away from doing so for quite a few weeks. Wikipedia has tons of policies and guidelines that need to be followed when creating pages, and learning those can take quite a while. Even if you decide to create it anyway, your subject needs to follow either the general notability guideline or any of the subject-specific notability guidelines. At the base level, Wikipedia articles need multiple citations to reliable, secondary, independent sources so that information can be properly verified. This can be a lot to take in, but it must be followed, else your article may be deleted. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:29, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! How can I edit the info box of a political party so as to show the historical nuances of its ideology and political position more clearly? What code do I use? I have no knowledge on coding --Abotekap (talk) 18:36, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Not Anarcho-Capitalism! I am talking about a party like Syriza. I kind of did that in English, but I can’t do it in Greek. Can you help me? Abotekap (talk) 18:37, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

@Abotekap Hello! If you're having trouble using the wikitext editor, try switching to the VisualEditor! Either way, when editing the page you're going to want to look for the ideology parameter in the infobox at the top of the page, and make changes as you see fit. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 19:32, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for answering, though I knew how to go to the ideology section already. What I don’t know is how to code, since I don’t think it has a visual editor for the info box Abotekap (talk) 05:48, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

@Abotekap In the VisualEditor, the parameters for the infobox can be accessed by clicking on the infobox and clicking the "Edit" button. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 11:18, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi there – just wanted to say thank you for your assistance on the Redirects for Discussion page regarding Colin McCormack (computer programmer). As a novice, I really appreciate you taking the time to move the content into the draft namespace and pointing me toward the AfC process.

The draft is now submitted for review: Colin McCormack draft. Thanks again!

Sparks Eleventy (talk) 18:12, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I accidentally clicked off of an article I was trying to make (without publishing or anything) and I can’t find it again. Is it permanently gone? Thanks --No.1JosephNatusfan (talk) 23:53, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

@No.1JosephNatusfan Hello! Unfortunately, it's very likely that it's gone for good. Wikipedia doesn't have a system for saving lost edits, so it's up to the end user to make sure they have a copy of their text as a just in case measure. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 11:03, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hi, I'm new in Wikipedia so I don't know much! My name's Realname133. --Realname133 (talk) 07:45, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

@Realname133 Hello! I'll put some links on your talk page to help get you started! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 10:59, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

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How do I create a page or article without reference --MrBigRobot (talk) 07:53, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

@MrBigRobot Hello! Please do not create unreferenced articles. Such articles go against Wikipedia's principle of verifiability and will most likely be deleted since notability isn't shown. Either way, you would be putting the burden on other editors to find sources, which can be seen as disruptive editing and may get you blocked. Articles must have reliable secondary sources independent of the subject. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 13:55, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hi. How short of the summary for the television shows' episodes max? --KimGames13 (talk) 08:27, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Just a typo. Under Zionism - Zionism and secular Jewish Identity – third paragraph, second sentence, you have a double word – “frame the development development of secular identity”. That's all. Regards, VGW --V25368463 (talk) 14:37, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE 2A00:23C7:22A4:6C01:A53A:540B:9317:AEE4 (talk) 23:12, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Removed source without confirming claim with valid article (disc rot)

I often struggle with keeping all the information while changing a page with significant problems. For example, articles that include irrelevant information or an article that is organized as a list of dates but is marked for an editor to change it to prose. How do I deal with this? Do I delete the excess information? Do I keep it? It's very hard to edit an article with it there, but I feel like the information is still important. --ShabbatBoyScout (talk) 01:22, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Note: Allaboutthemusicwriter's mentor Orthodox Yash is away.

Hello --Allaboutthemusicwriter (talk) 11:14, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello! If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask them. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 12:51, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2025).

Administrator changes

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Arbitration

• After a motion, arbitration enforcement page protections no longer need to be logged in the AELOG. A bot now automatically posts protections at WP:AELOG/P. To facilitate this bot, protection summaries must include a link to the relevant CT page (e.g. [[WP:CT/BLP]]), and you will receive talk page reminders if you forget to specify the contentious topic but otherwise indicate it is an AE action.

Hello! I do not really understand the "copyedit" type of editing. Is there a quicker way to locate the problem within the article without skimming the entire thing? For example, if an article is flagged for "subjective tone," is there a specifc part that gets highlighted/flagged or do you just have to find it? --Cataract10 (talk) 18:18, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

@Cataract10 Hello! Unfortunately, the majority of the time, articles/sections that are tagged with the banner will probably not have any inline templates that mark exactly where the problem is. If you find no inline templates after a quick skim, you're going to have to find the problem yourself. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 21:40, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

If I cannot find any problems, is there an option or tag that says "didn't find anything" or do I just leave? Cataract10 (talk) 22:30, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

@Cataract10 Sorry for the wait! If you can't find any problems, you can simply remove the tag from the article since it no longer applies. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 16:18, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello I created my profile with view to creating article on my great grandfather Charles Gray a major contributor the Oxford English dictionary and possible my grandfather who got a OBE his younger son Bazil gray (my great uncle) already has an article as does his granddaughter Camilla (though the family realised that this article is rather inaccurate and will need correction I hope this is ok? --Charlesmgraham79 (talk) 19:47, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

@Charlesmgraham79 Hello! Please do not post your article. Wikipedia has many strict guidelines regarding conflict of interest. It comes with many restrictions on editing the article. I suggest you stop working on the article if it's unfinished. If your great grandfather is notable, that is, has multiple reliable, independent, secondary sources about him, someone would have already created an article on him. On top of this, do not directly edit any of your family's articles. It is strongly discouraged and could possibly lead to you getting blocked. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 21:46, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

well that leave a problem with this articule

Camilla Gray - Wikipedia

Camilla is my mother cousin I read this "According to Abbott Gleason's father, Basil Gray did not approve of higher education for girls and so she did not attend university, instead," this i suspected untrue Camilla mother my great aunt was highly educated Nicolete Gray - Wikipedia I checked this fact with mother and her 9ie Cammilla brother Edmund and sister Cecilia and they confirmed the reason see not attend university was she wanted to be ballerina but was to tall for this, (her sister sophie did go university with help from my great aunt) great aunt Nicolette also wrote a history of her daughter that ran to mid 1960's Edmund who is quite old is looking this out. I don't know who abbot Gleason father is but I would suggest he know rather less about situation than Camilla brother and sister cousin. I fully appricate you don't want family member writing pluff piece on family member however who is better postion to know someone. Charlesmgraham79 (talk) 15:17, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Note: Hhc rajdeep's mentor I dream of horses is away.

Hello I am trying to publish a biography of a living person can you help me I have links and articles of the same --Hhc rajdeep (talk) 08:18, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

@Hhc rajdeep Hello! Generally, we do not accept requests to edit drafts on demand. The draft is the responsibility of the creator, and should mainly be edited by them. Most of my suggestions would mirror the reasons for declination and the responses you got at the help desk, so I would advise you to refer to those. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:23, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

What if I wanna create a new article --Abinav Subramanian (talk) 13:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

@Abinav Subramanian Hello! There's quite a lot that goes into creating a page; first, you want to determine if the subject is notable. You'll need to find multiple reliable independent secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. If you cannot find enough sources, then the subject is non-notable and does not deserve an article. Then, draft your article in the draft namespace, and once you've finished, submit it for review via Articles for Creation.

This is all a very involved process, and I recommend you don't start out with creating articles. Wikipedia has many policies on content, and many factors need to be taken into account when writing content. I've put many links on your talk page that should help you get started. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:06, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

How can I add a photo on the Wikipedia app? --Anthonypigott101 (talk) 12:51, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi - I want to create a new business page about a business that doesn't have it. It's called Premier Invest. --Mastermamaeditor (talk) 14:52, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

@Mastermamaeditor Hello! There's quite a lot that goes into creating a page; first, you want to determine if the company is notable. You'll need to find multiple reliable independent secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. If you cannot find enough sources, then the subject is non-notable and does not deserve an article. Secondly, disclose any possible conflict of interest or paid editing that you may have/will be doing. Thirdly, draft your article in the draft namespace, and once you've finished, submit it for review via Articles for Creation.

This is all a very involved process, and I recommend you don't start out with creating articles. Wikipedia has many policies on content, and many factors need to be taken into account when writing content. I've put many links on your talk page that should help you get started. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:07, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I already have a few high level projects to share with the world Inwoodreporter (talk) 02:13, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

How can I upload my profile picture --Changkuoth Lew Bithuok (talk) 13:53, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

@Changkuoth Lew Bithuok Hello! Wikipedia does not have "profile pictures" in a traditional sense, however images in general can be added with the file upload wizard. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 11:13, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello, the original name I chose eluded that I was more than one person. I have made the updated. Can you provide any additional assistance? --WASHpaHistory (talk) 15:26, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

@WASHpaHistory Hello! For me, your username has not changed yet, so just in case I will direct you to the rename request form. As for your actual question, should you have a conflict of interest, please thoroughly read the associated guidelines. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:43, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Mwwv. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

How do temporary accounts work?

• When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern: ~2025-12345-67 (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).
• All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.
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  • There has to be a minimum of 10 minutes between subsequent temporary account creations from the same IP (or /64 range in case of IPv6).
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Temporary account IP viewer user right

• Administrators may grant the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right to non-administrators who meet the criteria for granting. Importantly, an editor must make an explicit request for the permission (e.g. at WP:PERM/TAIV)—administrators are not permitted to assign the right without a request.
• Administrators will automatically be able to see temporary account IP information once they have accepted the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy via Special:Preferences or via the onboarding dialog which comes up after temporary accounts are deployed.

Impact for administrators

• It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the autoblock option.
• It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
• Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this (see a video about IPContributions in a gallery below).

Rules about IP information disclosure

• Publicizing an IP address gained through TAIV access is generally not allowed (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1 or ~2025-12345-67's IP address is 192.0.2.1).
• Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
• See Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer § What can and can't be said for more detailed guidelines.

Useful tools for patrollers

• It is possible to view if a user has opted-in to view temporary account IPs via the User Info card, available in Preferences → Appearance → Advanced options → Enable the user info card
  • This feature also makes it possible for anyone to see the approximate count of temporary accounts active on the same IP address range.
• Special:IPContributions allows viewing all edits and temporary accounts connected to a specific IP address or IP range.
• Similarly, Special:GlobalContributions supports global search for a given temporary account's activity.
• The auto-reveal feature (see video below) allows users with the right permissions to automatically reveal all IP addresses for a limited time window.

Videos

• How to use Special:IPContributions
• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

• For more information and discussion regarding this change, please see the announcement from the Wikimedia Foundation at Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF) § Temporary accounts rollout.

Most of this message was written by Mz7 (source). Thanks, 🎃 SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

how can i know if a page i make is allowed or not? should i just ask you? --Bingpongping (talk) 23:11, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

@Bingpongping Hello! Deciding whether a page is allowed or not should initially be made by your own judgement. You can always request the article, though it will take a very long time for it to get made. In general, articles have to meet the general notability guideline or one of the subject specific notability guidelines to be allowed. For the former, you'll need to find multiple reliable independent secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. After the page is created though, it may be tested against any one of the speedy deletion criteria, PRODded, or sent to articles for deletion. Regardless, all articles will be reviewed by a new page reviewer. Because of all of these steps, I suggest you don't start out with creating articles. There's a lot of content-related policy that goes into them and it requires lots of experience to fully comprehend it all. I've put some links on your talk page that should help get you started. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 13:16, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2025).

Administrator changes

Toadspike

• Elahrairah
• Juliancolton
• Magnus Manske

CheckUser changes

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Guideline and policy news

• The speedy deletion criteria U5 has been repealed, with U6 and U7 replacing it. See the FAQ for more clarifications.
• Community-designated contentious topics may now be enforced and appealed at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (AE) as a result of an RfC.

Technical news

• You can enable a handy user info card next to usernames, which when clicked displays edit count, blocks, thanks, and other information. To enable this feature, visit Preferences → Appearance → Advanced options → Enable the user info card

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been closed
  • Uninvolved administrators may impose an AE participation restriction on any thread at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard.

Miscellaneous

• An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

I want to know more about using this plate form to help others and making my personality stands out. --EblogCEO (talk) 02:48, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

@EblogCEO Hello! Sorry to break it to you, but this is completely contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, which states that Wikipedia is designed to benefit readers by acting as a widely accessible and free encyclopedia. On Wikipedia, the main goal is to improve the encyclopedia, not give general help to others. Should you continue with this anyway, you will likely be blocked for being not here to build an encyclopedia. If I had misunderstood any part of your message please let me know. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 14:03, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Y --Deepanshu jatav (talk) 22:04, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi, new to wiki editing and am looking to create a wikipedia page. Would it be better to create it from scratch or reach to an editor of a related page if they would be interested in creating? --Backdoor745 (talk) 14:10, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

@Backdoor745 Hello! Assuming you are talking about articles, generally, reaching out to other editors to create articles is discouraged, as they will likely not be willing to create them. There is the pathway of requested articles, though that is very rarely checked, and articles put there are unlikely to be created for a while. If you're looking to create one from scratch, there's quite a lot that goes into creating it; first, you want to determine if the subject of the article is notable. You'll need to find multiple reliable independent secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. If you cannot find enough sources, then the subject is non-notable and does not deserve an article. Then, draft your article in the draft namespace, and once you've finished, submit it for review via Articles for Creation.

This is all a very involved process, and I recommend you don't start out with creating articles. Wikipedia has many policies on content, and many factors need to be taken into account when writing content. I've put many links on your talk page that should help you get started. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 14:22, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Hello,

I created an article and it currently lives on my userpage, I can't see the button "submit for review" I did however just add the {{subst:submit}} code at the top having found a wiki page on how to do it - can you confirm that this is the right process?

Many thanks

Jack --Montypushkin (talk) 16:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

@Montypushkin Hello! Yes, that is the correct process. The problem is that there are <nowiki> tags around the curly braces. Remove them (and the square brackets (and the pipe character and the template text to the left of it)) and the template should work as expected. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 17:21, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

How do I publish a wiki page? Do I finish it first then send it in? or can I do small parts as well. --JammyManBand (talk) 23:06, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

@JammyManBand Hello! Assuming you are talking about articles, you should utilize the Articles for Creation process, which details a system where drafts are sent in and reviewed for issues. Note that there's quite a lot that goes into creating an article; first, you want to determine if its subject is notable. You'll need to find multiple reliable independent secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject. If you cannot find enough sources, then the subject is non-notable and does not deserve an article.

This is all a very involved process, and I recommend you don't start out with creating articles. Wikipedia has many policies on content, and many factors need to be taken into account when writing content. I've put many links on your talk page that should help you get started. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 12:24, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I just submitted my first article. Can it really take up to 2 months? --123quincyjeeds (talk) 19:39, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

@123quincyjeeds Hello! Yes, it really can. This usually happens with foreign topics in a language with non-latin script, articles involving conflict of interest (like yours), and borderline notability. I recommend you be patient with the status of your draft, as they are reviewed in no particular order and desperately trying to get it reviewed will not help. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 19:43, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Cheers! 123quincyjeeds (talk) 19:47, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Regarde live --Jawad ze0 (talk) 20:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

I don’t know Jawad ze0 (talk) 20:42, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

(A follow-up to this.)

Despite having a functional WP:DEC25 redirect, @Bunnypranav has also created the Wikipedia:OTHERDEC25 redirect! :-)

To explain the joke: at the previous AfC backlog drive, when WP:JUN25 was already taken by an unrelated backlog drive, mwwv decided to create WP:THEOTHERJUN25 for a bit of fun, it seems. Now even though we've secured WP:DEC25, I assume Bunnypranav created WP:OTHERDEC25 to maintain tradition, maybe without even knowing it. LR.127 (talk) 03:12, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Ah, of course! Forgotten I’ve made that redirect a while back (thanks Real Life Stresses:tm:) and I’m glad to see them continue the tradition that I started (as a joke, mind you). Through the principle of oneupmanship, it’s now time that I make WP:THECOOLERDEC25. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 03:57, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Careful now - believe it or not, too much fun is a bad thing. LR.127 (talk) 04:42, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

You're just gonna have to trust me when I say I'm still WP:HERE. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 12:39, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

The actual culprit is @Fade258 who created WP:THEOTHERDEC25, after which I shortened it by removing the THE, don't blame me!

Culprit is a joke btw ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 10:02, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

@Bunnypranav. Thanks for the explanation. No worries, since you mentioned it was a joke. I had created that redirect exactly same as created in June 2025 backlog drive. I request you to shortened the title in June 2025 backlog drive as well. Fade258 (talk) 12:31, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

How do I attach references --The.exclusive.pete.alex (talk) 16:48, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

@The.exclusive.pete.alex Hello! If you're using the visualEditor, you can press the "Cite" button at the top of the page and it will come up with options for you to cite a source with. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 16:51, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi Mwwv, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the new page reviewer user right to your account. This means you now have access to the page curation tools and can start patrolling pages from the new pages feed. If you asked for this at requests for permissions, please check back there to see if your access is time-limited or if there are other comments.

This is a good time to re-acquaint yourself with the guidance at Wikipedia:New pages patrol. Before you get started, please take the time to:

• Add Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers to your watchlist to follow NPP-related discussions
• If you use Twinkle, configure it to log your CSDs and PRODs
• If you can read any languages other than English, add yourself to the list of reviewers with language proficiencies

You can find a list of other useful links and tools for patrollers at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Resources. If you are ever unsure what to do, ask your fellow patrollers or just leave the page for someone else to review – you're not alone! Sohom (talk) 17:11, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi! I would like to be able to edit? How do I do it? --Crown prince taji (talk) 10:10, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

@Crown prince taji Hello! If the page isn't protected, you can simply click the edit button in the top right and edit the page. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 12:00, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

an informal method of dispute resolution. Crown prince taji (talk) 10:13, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello mentor Wiki seems to have become more complicated recently! How do I get to a basic search box so I can learn about everything I used to previously?

Many thanks! --Bassman593 (talk) 20:46, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

@Bassman593 Hello! There isn't anything on Wikipedia exactly like that; I believe the closest thing would be searching through your browser history. However, there are pages such as the policy and guideline list that lists every policy and guideline, and the everything you need to know page which gives short summaries of the most important ones. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 12:24, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

I am getting notifications on WikiCommons saying that the files I uploaded don't have the correct copyright information (violating the copyrights). I only uploaded files that were public domain, from my own historical collections, or from online where there was no copyright notices. What can I do to fix this? They are giving me 7 days before the files are removed and I am blocked. --Zdelm (talk) 17:23, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

I don't feel like fixing and resubmitting so I want it deleted but I don't know how. Can you help me?

Core1223e (talk) 19:34, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

@Core1223e You can get it deleted by simply adding the text {{db-g7}} to the top of the page. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 19:38, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank You! Core1223e (talk) 19:39, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2025 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist. Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure nearly everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors experienced in drives or blitzes and in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to nominate themselves or another editor (with their permission, of course) to be a Guild coordinator until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June 2026. September Drive: 43 of the 63 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive edited 693,541 words in 265 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. October Blitz: 14 of the 15 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz edited 75,108 words in 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. November Drive: 38 of the 65 editors who signed up for the November Backlog Elimination Drive edited 590,816 words in 240 articles. Barnstars awarded are posted here. December Blitz: The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 14 December (UTC) and will end on 20 December at 23:59. Sign up here. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 01:49, 8 December 2025 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 293 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,730 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis and Mox Eden. To stop receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2025).

Administrator changes

• Chaotic Enby
• Rjjiii

Valereee

• Fathoms Below
• Tamzin

CheckUser changes

Spicy

Technical news

• Starting on November 4, the IP addresses of logged-out editors are no longer being publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account associated with their edits.
• Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start). T382958

Miscellaneous

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Hi, Mwwv, I notice you have been welcoming mentees since early this year; thanks for that, and bravo! I just signed up as a mentor recently, and found the sole welcome template, {{Mentor welcome}}, wanting. So, I have created {{Welcome mentee}} and started to use that one. Feel free to use it as well, and to make suggestions on its talk page. I am active in the Welcoming committee, and I think we need a selection of mentor templates available to us to choose from; spare ones like {{Welcome}}, graphical ones for some users like {{Welcome to Wikipedia}}, and others. In some cases, it might be sufficient simply to add a mentor or Homepage link to some of the existing templates. So, any ideas you have on this would be appreciated. Also, I only have two mentee questions so far, but I see that you have lots of them. Any tips you can offer would be appreciated, as I expect the volume will start to ramp up as time goes on. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 11:05, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

@Mathglot Thank you for this! I've always found the original mentor template to be very lacking in linkage compared to the other welcoming templates and this definitely addresses that problem.

As for tips to answer mentee questions: follow the principle of WP:Oshwahnism and be nice to everyone, perhaps ping when you answer (i do it just in case, idk if my mentees get notified), and at the very least analyze their initial contributions and respond to them if necessary. You'll 100% be a good mentor, I guarantee it! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 19:51, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Since I wrote, I made a change due to a request for a cookies image, so now you can add cookies, a kitten, fruit, tea, and a couple other things. See {{Welcome mentee#Parameters}} for details. Mathglot (talk) 08:54, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Update: I don't know if you've run into this situation, but even if I sit on my dashboard and jump on a new mentee as soon as they are listed, a good part of the time they have already been welcomed by somebody else using a standard welcome template. (This appears to be related to some delay in mentees appearing on the dashboard.) I still want to introduce myself to my mentee, but not with either of the two mentor templates we have now because they are too long and would duplicate a lot of the information in a standard welcome. So, I created {{welcome mentee brief}} for this situation, i.e., to briefly introduce yourself as their mentor. And it even has an option to say, I'd also like to welcome you... so it flows better after the first welcome. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 23:36, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi! In general, a discussion that doesn't have any comments like Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2025_December_10#Circleboard can be closed as delete (since no one objected, that's a soft consensus) so there's no need to relist. Exceptions include if the nomination statement is unclear (e.g. if they're unsure between delete or retarget), if there's a consideration the nominator didn't take into account (usually significant history behind the redirect), or if it's a particularly thorny case in some other way. Thanks for helping out at RfD! Rusalkii (talk) 19:35, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

@Rusalkii Makes sense. I thought that was mainly an AfD thing though, I've definitely seen no quorum discussions relisted at RfD and I think I haven't seen any soft deletes at venues other than AfD... maybe it was just forgotten about? Either way, I'll keep that in mind for the future. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 20:44, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi! Just getting started. My academic training is in American Cultural History, Visual Studies, and Black History/Art/Culture. I taught these subject areas for 30 years. I would be most comfortable "editing" in these areas. Is there a formal process for suggesting new topic/pages/entries to be added to the current list of articles? Thanks! --Drkimn (talk) 18:56, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello! For such a broad question, there are two possible answers:

• If you are looking to suggest new articles to add to the encyclopedia, Wikipedia:Requested articles lays out such a process.
• If you are looking to write these new articles, utilize the Articles for creation process (and make sure to see Help:Your first article).

Please let me know if you were thinking about other processes, but otherwise I hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 19:04, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes this info is very helpful. After I posted I subscribed to a few threads addressing AfC, but I saw no mention of RA. So I will follow that link as well.

Thanks for the feedback on my "focus" I will be more narrow/specific in future posts. ~2025-42647-28 (talk) 20:16, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

This is because i want to style my page so it has user boxes to show what to have. Hartfol3 (talk) 13:30, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello! There's a big catalog of userboxes over at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries; many of them are divided into categories so you can get specific with what userboxes you would like. For more userboxes that haven't been catalogued, you can do a prefix search for Template:User or User:UBX. You can wrap all of them in the {{userboxtop}} and {{userboxbottom}} templates or use the userbox templates by themselves. If you wish, you can even create userboxes yourself by following the instructions at the documentation of Template:Userbox. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 16:22, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Hartfol3 (talk) 17:01, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

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I need help of professional editor who can help me to write the organisation information on Wikipedia concern African health volunteers for emergency response rescue and referrals partnerships . mission, mission ,founding year, founders and services offered --African health volunteers for emergency response rescue and referrals partnerships (talk) 16:58, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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Hello!

Hey Mwwv, hope all is well. Quick question. How do you approach edits to portion of a page when you don't quite have the time to completely run through the entire thing. I just made my first set of edits to a page about a type of helicopter, but I only had time to work my way through the first few paragraphs. Do you feel there is any impetus to do it all in one sitting or are you generally happy to edit a page in chunks? Any unforeseen advantages of either approach?

Thanks, -Dr. Signal --Dr. Signal (talk) 20:17, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

@Dr. Signal Hello! There are a decent bit of ways to go about this. One is to simply save the edit locally and paste it back into the edit tab when you're ready to work on it again. Another is to place the {{in use}} template on the top of the page to let other editors know not to edit it. And lastly, if the page doesn't get much traffic, you're probably fine not doing anything about it and continuing your work as usual. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:57, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

How can I put a picture on my page? --Dawn Fountain Of Life Orphanage Africa (talk) 20:12, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

@Dawn Fountain Of Life Orphanage Africa Hello! Images can be added by appending a File: prefix before the image you want to add. For example, if you want to add the file Example.jpg to your user page, you would type [[File:Example.jpg]] on your userpage. On a side note, I would like to note that your username does not comply with our username policy since it implies a role account and thus shared use. If multiple users are using this account, please abandon it and create a new account for everyone involved that only they have access to. If this is not the case, please request a rename. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 20:18, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello, what is an "anaphylactic reaction" ? --Tijl Geerts (talk) 14:54, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

@Tijl Geerts Hello! The page Anaphylaxis should give you a good idea on it. Please note that I really only answer questions related to Wikipedia and not general knowledge. Hope this helps! mwwv ^converse∫_edits 15:46, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi mwwv, I am working on gathering all the citations for the content of the article I am writing about the company I work for. I have divulged that I am working for the company and that I am a paid employee. I want to make sure that the article I am writing is well cited with notable references.

For example, the company that I am writing about did multiple projects with the government through the SBIR program documented here: https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/248176

The company holds at least 15 patents on their technologies that can be cited and holds multiple security and technology quality and standards certifications from Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) like UL, FM Approvals, Intertek for the U.S., and through international bodies like IECEx and European ones like ATEX for global markets.

The founder of the company co-wrote multiple papers for journals like Nature and IEEE Systems Journal that I can also cite when talking about the company technology that was founded on many of those papers.

Also, Ray Stata, former CEO of Analog Devices, sits on our board of directors and was an initial investor in the company and there is a Wikipedia article about his career (to which I am hoping I can suggest that his investment and board seat to our company can be added).

Please let me know if this content is appropriate for the article. Thanks! SaraHillman (talk) 18:06, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

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