Mx. Granger

Question from Happytail on User:Happytail/sandbox (15:32, 12 January 2025)

Hi How do I move text from sandbox into live wikipedia page --Happytail (talk) 15:32, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Happytail, thanks for the message. It looks like you figured it out, and Sandra Godley is now a live Wikipedia article. You can read more at Wikipedia:Moving a page, and let me know if you have any other questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 04:11, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! How long will it take for the page to show up on Google search engine? Happytail (talk) 15:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

@Happytail: Good question. I don't know how Google's algorithms work, but I've found that when I create new Wikipedia articles, they usually show up in the first page of Google results within a few weeks. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 23:35, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

I had asked the same question but saw the response here. Thanks. Irembor (talk) 17:47, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Pierre Thant (21:52, 26 January 2025)

I recently updated pages concerning the Pagan Kingdom in Burmese history. I updated all instances of "Pagan" to "Bagan" in the articles to better reflect the correct Burmese pronunciation and modern usage of the term. This change also helps prevent confusion between Pagan (Bagan) and pagan (as in paganism).

However, I am still unable to change the titles of the articles themselves, which are incorrectly labelled as "Pagan." How can I resolve this issue? --Pierre Thant (talk) 21:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Pierre Thant, thanks for the message. General information about page moves is at Wikipedia:Moving a page, but this case is more complicated than usual because the terminology is contentious.

If you look at Talk:Pagan kingdom, you can see several past discussions about which spelling to use. In the most recent discussion (at the bottom of that talk page), consensus was in favor of "Pagan kingdom". Consensus can change, so if you think the article should be moved, you can start a new "requested move" discussion by following the instructions at WP:Potentially controversial move. Those steps may look a bit complicated at first, so let me know if you need any further guidance. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 04:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Irembor (17:43, 28 January 2025)

Hello, I am almost done editing my sample page in sandbox but I could not figure out how to add a proper short bio to figure caption. Your help is appreciated. Thank you for your time. I.Irembor (talk) 21:06, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Irembor, thanks for the message. After opening the VisualEditor, click on the image and an "Edit" button should pop up. Click on that, and there will be a box to enter a caption, then click "Apply changes". Let me know if you have any trouble with that, or if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 02:51, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. What I meant is adding a template for the caption, including fields like "Born" , "Education" etc. An example can be seen in this page: Khaled B. Letaief. Thanks for your time. Irembor (talk) 15:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Your response below is exactly what I needed! Irembor (talk) 17:54, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

@Irembor: Ah, you're looking for something called an infobox. Open the VisualEditor, put the cursor at the beginning of the article text, then click the "+" button at the top of the editor. Choose "Template", and then enter the name of an infobox template (for instance, "Infobox academic" or "Infobox engineer" or many others depending on the topic of the article). You can find detailed information about what kinds of information the infoboxes can contain by going to the page about each one, for instance Template:Infobox academic or Template:Infobox engineer. Hopefully that's enough to get you started, but let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 17:11, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

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Question from EngineerMto (19:41, 5 February 2025)

I wish ti create a page about myself and immortalise my contributions to football ⚽️ and engineering, society in general --EngineerMto (talk) 19:41, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi EngineerMto, thanks for the message. Writing an article about yourself is not encouraged, because Wikipedia articles are required to be written from a neutral point of view, and it's very hard to be neutral when writing about yourself. But if you still want to try, take a look at Wikipedia's guideline on conflicts of interest and the introductory guide Help:Your first article. Let me know if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 03:53, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

thanks Mx ,was just doing a draft and then give to someone, or yourself to look at and approve..in long term will engage neutral consultant EngineerMto (talk) 09:18, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Chordcode (19:42, 6 February 2025)

Hi!! Out of curiosity, are there any search engines / programs you would recommend for finding sources that pre-date the internet? (I.e older newspapers, books, broadcasts) --Chordcode (talk) 19:42, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Clasm31 (00:15, 7 February 2025)

Hi, Granger - just published my first two drafts. Would love your input:

• Typical Gamer: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Typical_Gamer
• JOGO Studios: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:JOGO_Studios --Clasm31 (talk) 00:15, 7 February 2025 (UTC)