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Question from NextWeekEastLynneO (03:22, 10 May 2024)

How do I establish a new section of a wiki article? For example, when I write plot summary, the words appear within a grey box, and not as a heading. --NextWeekEastLynneO (talk) 03:22, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @NextWeekEastLynneO:, apologies for the delay in responding - I did not get a notification for this for some reason! To create a new section, skip down several lines and depending on what size header you want, either put two equals (=) signs or three of them, before AND after the title of the section, then write the content below it. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 10:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

I've learned since, but thank you! :) NextWeekEastLynneO (talk) 11:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Avwislon (05:01, 20 May 2024)

Hello! Thanks for being a mentor. I wanted to add an article about the scale model of the Solar System that was installed in Belgium in 2004, but the funding organisation failed to publicise it, so it is little known, which is a shame. So the only source on the internet is from the sculptor himself. Is that a problem for adding a page? I have added info about the model in one line in the page Solar System Model, but I really think it deserves its own page - like the Swedish model. Apparently the funding org (The association MUCO (Belgian Association for the Fight against Cystic Fibrosis)) is going to add something to their website - should I wait for that? --Avwislon (talk) 05:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Avwislon:, to create an actual page you would need a lot of independent, significant coverage - I believe most of the solar system models don't have pages so it's possible the Swedish one is a notable outlier! So if you want to create a draft page, feel free to submit it to Articles for Creation where someone can assess it, and use whatever sources you can find - I believe a source from the sculptor himself would be fine. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 08:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Bathynomus-enthusiast (02:00, 21 May 2024)

I'd like to source a paper (Lowry, J. K. and Dempsey, K. (2006). The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus in the Indo-West Pacific), and I've seen it cited in another Wikipedia article, but I'm having trouble using the 'automatic' option of the citation tab in the visual editor, as I don't know how to find the reference code for it. Could I have some advice on how to source this paper? --Bathynomus-enthusiast (talk) 02:00, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Bathynomus-enthusiast:, if you've seen the paper used as a reference in another Wikipedia article it's possible to copy and paste it to another tab to use it as a source if you have the source editor open - just change the access date and any other relevant parts that need amending! ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 19:38, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! Bathynomus-enthusiast (talk) 00:51, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Elena Ingram (02:14, 29 May 2024)

Hi , I wrote an article about a singer but it did not show yet on Wikipedia. --Elena Ingram (talk) 02:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Elena Ingram:, to submit an article please check out the WP:Articles for creation process. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 09:58, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from ZebraCrossingzeb (14:53, 7 June 2024)

Hello I mistakenly edited a page on Wikipedia and it left my IP there now how am I supposed to take off my IP from that chat history --ZebraCrossingzeb (talk) 14:53, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @ZebraCrossingzeb:, I don't think there's any way to have your IP revdelled from Wikipedia. IP edits are very common and make up I'd say a good 50% of edits on Wikipedia, so it's nothing to worry about. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 14:55, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

But Sir its quite dangerous to leave your IP like that ZebraCrossingzeb (talk) 14:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Favour Osagie (13:19, 12 June 2024)

Hello, how do I create a citation --Favour Osagie (talk) 13:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Favour Osagie:, check out WP:INCITE for instructions on how to do this. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 14:29, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I think that volleyball talk page is about the first line, not the whole section

Just realized that we agree after reverting changes, so just chatting here. Thought you're part of the PR storm that seems to be trying to clean up his name on Wikipedia, but clearly not. My bad! CatalanSpaniard (talk) 19:24, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

lol nah, if there's any PR team I sure as hell ain't part of it. Just saw a note and an edit contradicting that. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 19:26, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

For sure not, I see that now! Yep, fair! Cheers CatalanSpaniard (talk) 19:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ged Nash

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ged Nash you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 11:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ged Nash

The article Ged Nash you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ged Nash for comments about the article, and Talk:Ged Nash/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 12:23, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I did mean to comment again about ElectionsIreland.org, but forgot -- it's OK if you want to leave it in, but if you do have other sources that you can cite instead that might be better. Or if you're confident that further review would mean it can be considered fully reliable, that's fine too. I also wanted to say that if you nominate anything else and are looking for a reviewer, let me know; I'd be happy to review another of yours -- this one was painless! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:18, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Of course. I checked to see if I could find a county council source for the elections but regrettably a lot of their stuff isn't online from that era. Much appreciated re the further review, glad to have spared you the pain! ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 13:06, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from WeightsAndMeasures (11:37, 22 July 2024)

Hi, I just created a load of content on my sandbox and its just disappeared with a miss click. Might it have been saved somewhere? Thank you! --WeightsAndMeasures (talk) 11:37, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey @WeightsAndMeasures:, I'm afraid there isn't anything showing up on your publicly available contributions (where it'd usually be saved). I would say if you go into your sandbox and try editing it again, it might show up as an unsaved change, but beyond that it may have been lost. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 11:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Is there a step I'm missing? Like hitting a save button I've not seen? WeightsAndMeasures (talk) 11:41, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

If you hit "Publish changes" it'll keep the content there, but in Wikipedia's editor I don't think there's any sort of save function. Sometimes when I'm using the visual editor content will autosave but it doesn't always happen. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 11:43, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! WeightsAndMeasures (talk) 17:03, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Undid revision

‘Undid revision 1235647610 by 80.41.108.1 (talk) WP:NOTFORUM, this page is for discussion of how to improve the page, not what you think is right or wrong undo’

But this comment is acceptable :o

“It was pretty silly of Robinson to attempt to enter the USA with someone else's passport, but I'm not denying that he has committed some serious offences”, ♦IanMacM♦ 89.240.197.129 (talk) 00:17, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

You've omitted the context from the start of the comment which makes it relevant to a comment someone else made about the Wikipedia page itself... ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 10:49, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't think so ;) 80.47.181.211 (talk) 13:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Talthiel

Hello Ser, I am still sorta a novice with wikipedia, at least for the more technical and administrative things, and I have found an article which I believe should be nominated for deletion. Now this article has been nominated (and closed with a decision to keep) in the past, but I believe a discussion should be reopened regarding this individual and I am still unsure how to open discussions for deletion or renominate an article for deletion. Talthiel (talk) 19:28, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey @Talthiel:, so firstly I would ask how recently this deletion discussion happened - it's generally considered good practice to wait at least a few months before starting a discussion on an article for which consensus was found to keep unless something very drastic has changed. In terms of filing the actual report, I usually use Twinkle (you can enable it in your preferences) and there's an illustrated guide at WP:AFDHOWTO - it saves me a lot of time rather than creating each individual page! In terms of the content of the report, just outline why you think the person does not meet notability guidelines - broadly speaking WP:GNG is a good one to note and if it's in a political field, note WP:NPOL and why the person may not meet this guideline. Hope this helps! ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 19:50, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the detailed response! From reading the older discussion it was back from around 2021 and it reached no consensus on the topic, I will keep this all in mind when I open a new AFD. Talthiel (talk) 12:56, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:51, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Possible sock?

Hey, I see you were engaged in a dispute with T931201 (talk · contribs) which resulted in them being temporarily blocked. I just wanted to let you know that it seems like just after their block was implemented, a new account by the name of TTCP0906 (talk · contribs) has been created with extremely similar editing habits to T931201. Their edits on the Talk:Miss Universe 2024 article seem to suggest they already have experience in editing despite having no contributions before today and they are continuing a dispute that T931201 had taken part in regarding adding countries to the tables before a candidate was selected (Talk:Miss Universe 2024#Addition of country / Misses in the table). I just wanted to put this on your radar as possible block evading and sockpuppetry in case you thought an investigation was worthwhile. For what it's worth, I had already been suspicious that T931201 is a possible sock of the blocked France-Pt9301 (talk · contribs). { [ ( jjj 1238 ) ] } 14:45, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Heya @Jjj1238: thanks for letting me know about this. Looking at this, it seems incredibly likely to me that this is indeed a sockpuppet situation. I'll file a report in the next few minutes. If it's indeed the case that it's the sock of an existing account that will likely show up in checkuser results. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 14:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ser! You notice on the one hand that I am not trying to deny that it is me and as a bonus of that, I have not posted any message on the discussion page of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 concerning France, a sign that I I learn from my mistakes. TTCP0906 (talk) 14:52, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jjj1238 It’s actually me. I created this account in order to be able to leave messages (and not modify, proof is, I have not made any modifications with this account) although I continue to find this ban unfair. However, I respect it and do not modify it for 24 hours as the ban requires. Furthermore, I will no longer seek to modify the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 article to remove France, if it amuses you to keep erroneous information in an article, too bad for you. TTCP0906 (talk) 14:50, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Well, that was easier than I expected. SPI report filed. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 14:51, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ser! Why pick on me ? TTCP0906 (talk) 14:52, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

You edit warred, got blocked for it and are now flaunting Wikipedia rules by creating a new account. I'm not picking on you, these are Wikipedia rules. Please do not leave another message on my talk page, I am not wasting my time with this. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 14:56, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jjj1238: France-Pt9301 and T931201 are actually the same person. They confessed to it on their french talk page. And then deleted it. See that diff. Yoyo360 (talk) 15:20, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

This just gets worse and worse, doesn't it? Thanks for letting us know, I'll mention on the investigation page. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 15:21, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Coming back to note that Rio0106 was also blocked from wiki:fr but France-Pt9301 was not although I will ask if it's possible to do it. I wonder if there may be a starting case for cross wiki bann altogether Yoyo360 (talk) 15:50, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Yoyo360 I don't think this one is intentional, they don't repeat that at French wiki, correct? I also can't find Rio0106 at French wiki [1]. Let's just focus on edit warring here. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 07:17, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Sir Kenneth Khi oh yes they do exist. Right here. Late edit but rereading I realised I inverted the numbers, it's Rio0601 not Rio0106, hence the confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yoyo360 (talk • contribs) 07:23, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Yoyo360 I agree Rio0601 engaged in intentional fr-wiki sockpuppetry, but it was long ago in October 2022 - January 2023. T931201 did not engage in intentional fr-wiki sockpuppetry though, I checked all the edits made, which are only three edits, made in the same day last month, was not in a manner that corroborate another of their own. TTCP0906 has been permabanned, and the reason was not dishonesty but block evasion, so I think sockpuppetry matter has been resolved here. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 22:29, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Sir Kenneth Kho Yeah the accounts T931201 and TTCP0906 don't really matter on frwiki but the account France-Pt9301, which is also a sockpuppet of Rio0601 is still active there while it has been blocked here for a while. Yoyo360 (talk) 22:34, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

The accounts are all blocked now as a result of a sockpuppet investigation, so I guess we can put this to bed for now and keep an eye out in case the user tries to return. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 22:38, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Nevermind of my objections, I just took a look at the list of ten sockpuppets still operated by them in 2024[2]. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 22:40, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

... and sorry I missed that; lots going on! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:39, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

No worries at all! Just had to make sure I wasn't missing out on any policy. And thanks to you as well for keeping the page well-kept - you're doing stellar work. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 15:40, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

You are so kind :) I still have SOOOOO much to add, but have been sick, and have had problems with my internet provider (finally solved), so I just can't keep up. I hope I can start chunking in some of the missing content from dozens of sources by this weekend. I appreciate any bit you've been able to do (and I do read edit summaries :) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:51, 15 August 2024 (UTC)