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Question from The kb2 (17:15, 16 January 2024)

{{resbox}} how can i create a new page? --The kb2 (talk) 17:15, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, @The kb2. Writing an article is a daunting task; you may be interested in doing easier things before writing an article. With that being said, this page lays out the requirements, things to know, and, ultimately, how to create your article. QueenofHearts 04:11, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Adulting on Irvine, California (20:34, 24 January 2024)

{{resbox}} How do I add a photo --Adulting (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello Adulting and welcome to Wikipedia: If you are using the source editor, there's a tutorial here. If you are using the visual editor, there is a tutorial here. QueenofHearts 20:46, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Lunardaisy (06:55, 27 January 2024)

{{resbox}} Hello Q of H thanks for contacting me. I see the edits I made to the Stingray Torpedo entry have been taken down. I was the MoD project manager 1979 to 1986 and was adding some useful information. Can you explain the process as i am keen to help improve the entry --Lunardaisy (talk) 06:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Lunardaisy: welcome to Wikipedia. Your edit seems to have been reverted because it partially did not cite reliable sources and the sources it did cite were malformed. This page if you're using the source editor or this one if you're using the visual editor will tell you how to properly cite sources. QueenofHearts 03:51, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Mar Galcerán

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On 28 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mar Galcerán, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mar Galcerán is believed to be the first politician with Down syndrome to serve in a European regional parliament? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mar Galcerán. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mar Galcerán), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

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  Bureaucrat changes

  Worm That Turned
 

  CheckUser changes

  Wugapodes

  Interface administrator changes

 

  Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

  Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

  Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

  Miscellaneous


DYK for Kirk Raymond Jones

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On 3 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirk Raymond Jones, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kirk Raymond Jones became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls without safety equipment, then died after going over it again in an inflatable ball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirk Raymond Jones. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kirk Raymond Jones), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Early European population statistics and censuses

{{resolved}} I disagree with your close of Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 20#Early European population statistics and censuses. There were four delete !votes and one restore !vote, the matter of which did not address the argument against restoring. Though I suppose this is moot now that it’s been speedied as a copyvio. Aaron Liu (talk) 12:39, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Aaron Liu, I count 2 restore !votes (Thryduulf & A7V2) and a longstanding agreement that AfD is usually the place to go when there's underlying content. But moot now (and I obviously wouldn't have closed that way if I knew it was copyvio). QueenofHearts 03:24, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
Ah, I misread Thryduulf's !vote. While I still don't think that's a consensus to restore, I can understand it now. Thanks! Aaron Liu (talk) 12:28, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

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Question from Sati Maharani (10:00, 7 February 2024)

{{resbox}} Hello , I am new here and I have created this page for a very religious temple at Sati Chowk Para Rai.so how it would be featured and shown globally --Sati Maharani (talk) 10:00, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Sati Maharani, welcome to Wikipedia. I have moved your draft to Draft:Sati Maharani, which is the standard place for drafts. There's a "Submit the draft for review!" button on top of the page now, however I do not think that the draft will be accepted at this time because it does not cite reliable sources. For more help, see Help:Referencing for beginners and Help:Your first article. Hope this helps, QueenofHearts 19:48, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer   Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

User:Riana dzasta

{{resbox}} Hello, Queen of Hearts,

Why did you spend a lot of time moving User pages for a blocked account to the User space of a nonexistent editor? That's a lot of trouble to go through and Riana dzasta is not even an existing editor's account. I'm not sure what "problem" this solved. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 06:53, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Redirect from a renamed user which has over two thousand backlinks. It was also only one click (actually two because I accidentally unclicked "move talk page".) QueenofHearts 07:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Made in China

{{resolved}}   Hello, Queen of Hearts. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Made in China, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 14:06, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

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Who's gonna tell the bot? (  Courtesy ping: Tol, I don't think the bot needs to notify the awot that they're a new awot.) Queen of Hearts (talkstalk • she/they) 21:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Hey QoH, I don't know if you know about this, but we have this new awot which I'd like you to take a look at. Her name is "Queen of Diamonds", I think? Anyways, +1 on that first notification, I'd happily support you if you applied for admin. – Hilst [talk] 21:43, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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Trouted

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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.

Why apologize? You're helping me with my draft, at least in an area you're familiar with! Anyway, thanks for helping out! And do feel free to stomp on it as much as possible to fix any issues in it. :P ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 23:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

About the move of Khawlan

{{resolved}} Hi, about the move, you only moved the article and not the talk page along with it, as Talk:Khawlan still redirects to the talk page of the other article. Mkfreal (talk) 13:41, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

@Mkfreal, that's weird.   Fixed. Queen of Hearts (talkstalk • she/they) 18:28, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
tysm! Mkfreal (talk) 21:36, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

El Castillo de Monterey

{{resolved}} Thank you for your recent review and acceptance of the El Castillo de Monterey article. Greg Henderson (talk) 21:02, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

No problem. Queen of Hearts talk
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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to   Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

There is a mop reserved in your name

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  You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already!

Maliner (talk) 14:20, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much, @Maliner! No guarantees, but I'll keep your comments in mind. Queen of Hearts (talkstalk • she/they) 21:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
I thought there’s an RfA for QoHs already? Lol. I hope to see you run soonest. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:03, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Seconding (Thirding?) this, you have my support if you ever run for adminship :) Sohom (talk) 04:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Mine too. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 21:25, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Get a mop like right now, or else... (menacing cackle) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 08:25, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from MoisesFidelitas (22:03, 21 February 2024)

{{resbox}} Hi I am trying to add a page to Wikipedia for the San Diego Sharks and it's not allowing me to publish the page --MoisesFidelitas (talk) 22:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello @MoisesFidelitas; welcome to Wikipedia. If I'm understanding correctly, you are trying to create the page San Diego Sharks. To directly create an article, you need 4 day's tenure and 10 edits. This page instructs you on how to create an article thru articles for creation. Hope this helps, Queen of Hearts (talkstalk • she/they) 14:36, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Matinabeny (13:17, 22 February 2024)

{{resbox}} how do l customise my account page --Matinabeny (talk) 13:17, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Matinabeny, welcome to Wikipedia. You can find information on customizing your userpage here. Hope this helps, Queen of Hearts (talkstalk • she/they) 14:40, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Frederick H. Bealefeld III

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On 28 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frederick H. Bealefeld III, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a great-grandfather and a grandfather of a commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department also served in the department? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frederick H. Bealefeld III. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Frederick H. Bealefeld III), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

PMC(talk) 00:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer granted

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Question from Hannahchinyere (17:35, 27 February 2024)

 
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Hello am new to Wikipedia. How do I update my page --Hannahchinyere (talk) 17:35, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello Hannahchinyere; welcome to Wikipedia. You are strongly discouraged from editing pages about yourself, however if you do, you must disclose your connection and you are strongly advised to use the {{Edit COI}} template on the talk page to request edits. I've sent you more information on your talk page. Thanks, Queen of Hearts talk
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

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Question from Zosoyu (20:14, 5 March 2024)

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So if I were to protect a page from vandalism how would I do that? --Zosoyu (talk) 20:14, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Zosoyu, welcome to Wikipedia. Only administrators can protect pages; you can request an admin protect a page at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. Hope this helps, Queen of Hearts talk
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Thx that helps and sorry for bothering you Zosoyu (talk) 23:58, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

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