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Deletion discussion about Sticker Mule
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- Wikidata will be read-only for a few minutes on 11 November. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [4]
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- In the future, unregistered editors will be given an identity that is not their IP address. This is for legal reasons. A new user right will let editors who need to know the IPs of unregistered accounts to fight vandalism, spam, and harassment, see the IP. You can read the suggestions for how that identity could work and discuss on the talk page.
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20:35, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Lisa Hoggarth
Hello, @Bsoyka:! I see that you currently have no adoptees, I would be interested if you can adopt me as I aim to become a top editor someday. BTW, can you have a look at the name, 'Lisa Hoggarth' and tell me if it's notable enough for having a Wikipedia page. I can share some links I intend to use as references with you. Thank you in advance. Binaza (talk) 13:28, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hello, @Binaza:! As you've recently been exposed as a sockpuppet and paid editor, I would like to know who contacted you about creating an article for Lisa Hoggarth. Fred Zepelin (talk) 20:37, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
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Question from RalphPerry (03:11, 19 October 2021)
Thank you for your offer to mentor me. I want to become more active on Wikipedia, and I could really use some help.
For instance, I recently posted a question in the Teahouse, and got a number of helpful responses. I'd like to thank the people who responded, but I'm not sure if this is appropriate, or if so, how to do it. (The reason I think it might not be an appropriate practice is the volume of message traffic that would be generated if everybody sent "Thank You" messages to everybody who responded to their questions. Also, there doesn't seem to be an obvious mechanism for sending messages to respondents.)
I really appreciate your help getting started with Wikipedia. The communication structure is a lot bigger and more highly developed (complex) than I expected, and I can see it's going to take some time and effort to learn how to use it correctly. I was feeling pretty lost when I got your message, and I was encouraged and motivated by it. Thank You, Ralph Perry --Shadetree Sam (talk) 03:11, 19 October 2021 (UTC) P.S. I'm not sure why, but this message got tagged with a reference to "Category:Pages with disallowed DISPLAYTITLE modifications" when I posted it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RalphPerry (talk • contribs) 03:18, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
- – Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 18:41, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Moved to #Closing adoption requests
Sorry!
My apologies for being gone. I had many IRL problems. Yes, I am still interested. Please reply soon. Mystic880 (talk) 20:11, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- – Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 18:41, 13 November 2021 (UTC) Moved to #Closing adoption requests
Question from EuCJD (22:52, 18 October 2021)
Hi there! What's the best way to find some easy to start-with edits so I can learn how to do this? --EuCJD (talk) 22:52, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hey, EuCJD! You can check out WP:HOW, sorry for the late response. Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 18:44, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Question from PeterDavisNZ (19:49, 6 November 2021)
Hello. Here is my own website - https://peterdavisnz.com/. Can you take a look at it and see if there are areas where I can usefully contribute to Wikipedia? As you can see, I do write stuff for the (NZ) media. I was also a senior editor for a decade in the 2000s at the top journal, Social Science and Medicine. So, I have experience. Take your time. I am in no hurry. I have the time! peter
PS May be we should start a subset called Kiwipedia (kiwi being the colloquial name for NZer, and our national bird!)? --PeterDavisNZ (talk) 19:49, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
- @PeterDavisNZ: You can just check out any articles for topics you enjoy, and get started there! Even if you don't know much about a topic, you can contribute! Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 18:44, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
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- Most large file uploads errors that had messages like "
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- Sometimes, edits made on iOS using the visual editor save groups of numbers as telephone number links, because of a feature in the operating system. This problem is under investigation. [5]
- There was a problem with search last week. Many search requests did not work for 2 hours because of a configuration error. [6]
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Question from Cuffcod (16:04, 17 November 2021)
Hi Bsoyka I appreciate the help. Right now I am not sure what I can help with but I will look around. Cuffcod --Cuffcod (talk) 16:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
Question from Randomwikiinuse (18:59, 17 November 2021)
hello what are edits and why are they suggested --Randomwikiinuse (talk) 18:59, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
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Question from Utkarsh AGRAHARI (08:17, 25 November 2021)
How to made my account of Wikipedia --Utkarsh AGRAHARI (talk) 08:17, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Utkarsh AGRAHARI: I'm not sure what you're asking. If you're asking how to make a Wikipedia account, you already have. Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 19:34, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
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Question from Stevesterson (00:13, 3 December 2021)
Hi Bsoyka ,
Thanks fo being my mentor :)
I would like to create a Wikipedia article of some renowned personalities. I tried doing the same but I'm not getting one point that what kind of references are called authentic references for Wikipedia page creation --Stevesterson (talk) 00:13, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
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It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Wikipedia community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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- MediaWiki 1.38-wmf.11 was scheduled to be deployed on some wikis last week. The deployment was delayed because of unexpected problems.
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- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 December. It will be on all wikis from 9 December (calendar).
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Question from Barbod.derakhshan1 (16:15, 8 December 2021)
hi I want to write about my self because I want to get blue verification by instagram help me💚 --Barbod.derakhshan1 (talk) 16:15, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Barbod.derakhshan1: That won't happen for multiple reasons. Based on a quick search, you don't seem notable by either Wikipedia's standards or Instagram's standards. Writing an article about yourself won't change either of those. Also, you can't write articles about yourself because it's obviously a huge conflict of interest. Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 01:25, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
Closing adoption requests
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Hey, everyone. I apologize for my lack of responses and activity lately. After some consideration, I've now decided to close up my adoptions. Very sorry, but I'm sure y'all can find more experienced adopters than me. Thank you for your understanding. Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 18:41, 13 November 2021 (UTC)'
- Yeah sorry I got extremely busy with something — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nellas Galadhon (talk • contribs) 15:43, November 14, 2021 (UTC)
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Question from Mitanshi singh on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 (16:10, 18 December 2021)
Sa re ga ma pa link nahin aata hai please help me --Mitanshi singh (talk) 16:10, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
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- The Wikimedia Cloud VPS hosts technical projects for the Wikimedia movement. Developers need to claim projects they use. This is because old and unused projects are removed once a year. Unclaimed projects can be shut down from February. [11]
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- When using WikiEditor (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor), people will now see a warning if they link to disambiguation pages. If you click "Review link" in the warning, it will ask you to correct the link to a more specific term. You can read more information about this completed 2021 Community Wishlist item.
- You can automatically subscribe to all of the talk page discussions that you start or comment in using DiscussionTools. You will receive notifications when another editor replies. This is available at most wikis. Go to your Preferences and turn on "Automatically subscribe to topics". [20]
- When asked to create a new page or talk page section, input fields can be "preloaded" with some text. This feature is now limited to wikitext pages. This is so users can't be tricked into making malicious edits. There is a discussion about if this feature should be re-enabled for some content types.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 January. It will be on all wikis from 20 January (calendar).
Events
- Community Wishlist Survey 2022 continues. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from 10 January 18:00 UTC to 23 January 18:00 UTC. Learn more.
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 January. It will be on all wikis from 27 January (calendar).
- The following languages can now be used with syntax highlighting: BDD, Elpi, LilyPond, Maxima, Rita, Savi, Sed, Sophia, Spice, .SRCINFO.
- You can now access your watchlist from outside of the user menu in the new Vector skin. The watchlist link appears next to the notification icons if you are at the top of the page. [21]
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- You can see the results of the Coolest Tool Award 2021 and learn more about 14 tools which were selected this year.
- You can translate, promote, or comment on the proposals in the Community Wishlist Survey. Voting will begin on 28 January.
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- If a gadget should support the new
?withgadgetURL parameter that was announced 3 weeks ago, then it must now also specifysupportsUrlLoadin the gadget definition (documentation). [22]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 1 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 2 February. It will be on all wikis from 3 February (calendar).
Future changes
- A change that was announced last year was delayed. It is now ready to move ahead:
- The user group
oversightwill be renamedsuppress. This is for technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in three weeks. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections. As usual, these labels can be translated on translatewiki (direct links are available) or by administrators on your wiki.
- The user group
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- You can vote on proposals in the Community Wishlist Survey between 28 January and 11 February. The survey decides what the Community Tech team will work on.
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Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.
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Hello, can you please help me out so we can get our Austin, Texas school on Wikipedia? The pictures are our own, and I wrote the page. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Please help. Many of our students come from poverty and do not have parents, so this would be a huge help for school morale and give our kids something to be proud of. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanCase (talk • contribs) 19:03, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Courtesy link: Covington Middle School Hey, RyanCase! Unfortunately, middle schools aren't typically notable for inclusion on Wikipedia. We have specific criteria for what merits an article here, and middle schools almost never meet them. No amount of editing can overcome this issue, either, so there's nothing you can really improve on here. Also, your usage of the words "we" and "our" make me assume you have a conflict of interest here. This isn't something bad; it just means there are guidelines you need to follow, especially including not editing articles of subjects you're related to. Also, if you're an employee of the school, you must disclose it per the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use. I understand this is probably a lot to take in at once, but always feel free to ask me on this page if you have any questions! 
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{{Disregard}}
My Neme is Hasan Ahmed Hridoy My love is Bodybuilding --Hasan Ahmed Hridoy12 (talk) 10:37, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
- I don't think that's relevant here? Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 00:04, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of John L. Chapin
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- {{done}}, badly formatted RfC. — {{u|Bsoyka}} talk 19:15, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
- Responded to reposted RfC. Very much {{done}} now. — {{u|Bsoyka}} talk 21:06, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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- I don't deal much with disambiguation, so just marking this {{done}} to archive. — {{u|Bsoyka}} talk 23:44, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
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DYK for John L. Chapin
On 13 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John L. Chapin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that United States Army captain John L. Chapin's company once boycotted a burger restaurant in El Paso, Texas, for discrimination? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John L. Chapin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John L. Chapin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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- Marking {{done}} to archive.
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Question from Romeo432 (13:40, 11 March 2022)
Hi, how to add reference in articles? --Romeo432 (talk) 13:40, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hey, Romeo432! Check out WP:ERB for a simple guide to adding references to articles. — {{u|Bsoyka}} talk 13:44, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Note: User blocked indefinitely for advertising. {{Done}}. Bsoyka (talk) 14:13, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
