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Question from Mikel Tempetes (14:34, 9 September 2024)

how do i add an article --Mikel Tempetes (talk) 14:34, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi there @Mikel Tempetes, if you wish to create an article please see this page and follow the directions. Furthermore, make sure to check if the subject meets notability guidelines and has significant coverage in multiple reliable sources. Please see the linked pages for further clarifications. Best, ~deltasock ^{(talk • cont)} 19:42, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Question from Momonaco (10:32, 15 September 2024)

Hello Delta, I would like to learn about editing on Wikipedia but don't really know where to start. It's all so confusing.

What are you top tips for getting started?

Mo --Momonaco (talk) 10:33, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Momonaco! To get started with editing, please feel free to take a look at the policies and guidelines. Especially, these pages for how to write your first article, how to do basic copyediting, how to revert vandalism etc are great places to look at how you can contribute to Wikipedia. Feel free to look around the task center for stuff to do around here and if you have any additional questions feel free to ask here on my talkpage or the Teahouse, a friendly forum for new Wikipedians to ask questions. Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 16:35, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your prompt reply. Think I will look at the basic copyediting page first. Mo Momonaco (talk) 20:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mohammad Shafiwu (23:59, 15 September 2024)

i am confused on how to go about the creation of a biography page for an ido and role modal called Jallel Khan, the account i created was deleted --Mohammad Shafiwu (talk) 23:59, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello there, your page appears to have been deleted due to promotional content/advertisement. Please do not write such content on Wikipedia as all content on Wikipedia have to be notable and follow a Neutral point of view. Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 00:51, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Voting for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

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Question from KenCenArchCoordHM (13:49, 24 September 2024)

Hi! How do I edit a parameter in an info box? In the info box for an award, it would be more accurate for the "holder" parameter to be "Most recent recipient" rather than "Currently held by" so it doesn't imply the award is passed from recipient to recipient. Is this possible? --KenCenArchCoordHM (talk) 13:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi there! You may be thinking about Template:Infobox award, if I am right? I'm assuming you want to fix this on Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, you can add the holder_label parameter and set that to "most recent recipient" in order to do this. Feel free to see this page for further info if you wish. If you have any other questions about editing feel free to ask me anytime! Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 21:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, that was helpful! KenCenArchCoordHM (talk) 14:37, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Manabier (15:54, 26 September 2024)

How do I create a page about me? --Manabier (talk) 15:54, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Manabier, Wikipedia is not a place to create autobiographies. Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 22:37, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Question from ITHexFF (16:01, 29 September 2024)

Hi Delta. I wanted to expand a little more a page about a Person. The english wikipedia page about this Person has more information that the Italian version. Since I am fluent in Italian, I was wondering if it is 'allowed' as an edit, to edit the Italian version, to add information that are included in the page of English version (Here are the 2 pages: [Italian Page] https://it.wiki.x.io/wiki/Fravia [English Page] https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Fravia). Hoping to hear back from you soon :) --ITHexFF (talk) 16:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Hey there! I don't know the Italian Wikipedia's rule on attribution, but if they do allow translated content from other wikipedias, please make sure to provide attribution from the English Wikipedia if you translate any content from enwiki to itwiki. Best, ~deltasock ^{(talk • cont)} 04:11, 2 October 2024 (UTC)