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Hey @TheSandDoctor. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 9 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey and a blessed New Year. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 18:31, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @Gnoeee:! 9 years! That just blows my mind. Hard to believe 2027 will mark my first decade on this site. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:25, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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जय श्री राम --Sanatani Ravi Mishra (talk) 18:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Sanatani Ravi Mishra: This is the English language Wikipedia. Given your contributions here are in Hindi, you might be more at home on the Hindi Wikipedia.

यह अंग्रेजी भाषा का विकिपीडिया है। चूंकि आप यहां हिंदी में योगदान दे रहे हैं, इसलिए आपको हिंदी विकिपीडिया अधिक सुविधाजनक लगेगा। TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:24, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, the key reason I made an account is to make Wikipedia pages for New Zealand up and coming indie/americana/bluegrass musicians, but looks like I might need to pay my dues first! Will look for some wiki pages along these lines to add contributions too as I don't have anything helpful to add on the automated suggestions and don't want to mess up other people's pages! --Old River Records (talk) 22:45, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Butter my buns and call me a biscuit: Apologies for the delayed response. Do you have any association/affiliation with the groups that you were hoping to create articles about? You might be able to gain inspiration/ideas for other articles you can improve by exploring the various categories listed here. What I would just advise is to start small and fix typos etc. in articles as you see them, and ramp up scale etc. as you become more familiar. That and be open to suggestions and adaptable if editors raise concerns etc. Changing your username to be policy compliant as you did is a great step in indicating that you are willing to be adaptable. If you have any questions, please let me know. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! When encountering information in an article without a source, if I can't find a reliable source for it after diligent searching, is it better to add a citation request or remove it entirely? --Lilith's Comet (talk) 17:03, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@CometOfLilith: Do you have an example in mind? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:19, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For example, content in a video game. A game references a certain book or real life event, and someone adds it to Wikipedia without a source. I go looking for a source, but despite the fact that independent forums and dozens of playthroughs show it to be true, none of them meet RS conditions.

In this case, is it better to remove it altogether, add one of the less-than-reliable sources, or leave it without a source? Lilith's Comet (talk) 06:27, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@CometOfLilith: Apologies for the delayed response. In that scenario it might be acceptable to cite the video game itself using Template:Cite video game if it is content within the game itself. But we also need to consider whether it is worthy of inclusion (see: WP:DUE). Another option is indeed removal per WP:BURDEN, and adding Template:Citation needed is also an option. If you have any particular (real) examples in mind please let me know and I will try and assist with more tailored guidance. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:15, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake on the ping. Please see the above CometOfLilith. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:34, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I don't really have any examples right now, but your advice is very clear! Thank you!! Lilith's Comet (talk) 18:15, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Lilith's Comet: You're welcome! Please feel free to drop by here any time if you come across an example etc. and have questions. (Depending how long it is from now, you may have to remind me of this conversation for context but that isn't a big deal.) TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:45, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@CometOfLilith: I did the thing again. See above. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 20:32, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add picture to a page? --Shibu-mc (talk) 20:34, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Shibu-mc: Which picture and which page are you hoping to add it to? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:12, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I am hoping to add the picture in kheriki page which I created in the past ( actually it's of my village so like I feel proud that I created my village Wikipedia page) can I just take random picture from Google and put it in the page or should I have to click from myself Shibu-mc (talk) 15:50, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Shibu-mc: Please see Wikipedia:Copyrights#Guidelines for images and other media files. Images need to either be fair use or ones you own the exclusive copyright to and can legally release under a compatible license. Is this a picture that you took yourself? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 20:08, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How can I cite a website in an episode list template? --Light0o*99 (talk) 09:54, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Light0o*99: What site are you hoping to cite and in which article? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:11, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nijū Mensō no Musume this site but I would like to cite in the Episodes section Light0o*99 (talk) 10:24, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Light0o*99: What website are you hoping to cite on the page Nijū Mensō no Musume? What does the reference back up? Just so we're clear, we can't cite Wikipedia for Wikipedia articles. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 05:47, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I found it from the external sites listed on the page, so I can't cite those? Light0o*99 (talk) 15:05, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Light0o*99: Just please link me what you are referring to. What external sites? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:45, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

These are the external sites

It's at the bottom of the page

https://web.archive.org/web/20130825080943/http://www.chico-tv.com/

https://www.fujicreative.co.jp/for_buyers/more_info/tabid/106/pdid/44/Default.aspx

https://web.archive.org/web/20160611013757/http://www.telecom-anime.com/?works=page12

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9162 Light0o*99 (talk) 15:20, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Light0o*99: I think you might be wanting to edit List of Nijū Mensō no Musume episodes, which has a list of episodes. Is that correct? Please see this guide to referencing for beginners. Please let me know if you have any further questions. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 08:34, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and yes, I want to edit that list.

I'll read the article first Light0o*99 (talk) 13:39, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, how do i edit and publish the history of a town --NWAKA MICHAEL (talk) 08:34, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@NWAKA MICHAEL: Does the article for this town already exist on Wikipedia or is there not an article and you are you wishing to create it about the town? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 20:10, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Good evening ! Please let me know that I can continue my new tamil creative uploads at here or need a separate account. --வை.ப.வே.சாமிப்பிள்ளை (talk) 11:27, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Hi there @வை.ப.வே.சாமிப்பிள்ளை,

I recommend that if you want to contribute in Tamil that you do so at the Tamil Wikipedia, as we can only accept English-langauge content here. All Wikimedia Foundation projects use a single account so you don't need to create a new one. Hope this helps. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 11:32, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! வை.ப.வே.சாமிப்பிள்ளை (talk) 11:33, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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mr. sand doctor there are two articles and both are on the same topic what should i do ? and how should i report it? There are two articles both titled crayon shin-chan(one is titled crayon shin-chan other just crayon shinchan[no hyphen]) the first one with a hyphen has more valuable info and seems much more complete and longer, even if the second one has a little bit of unique info it doesn't seem like the page in necessary so would you please look into it and or help me with it? --MrShmort (talk) 05:35, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MrShmort: Crayon Shin-chan is the actual article and Crayon Shinchan just redirects there, so there is nothing to do and everything is as it should be. But given your description, it sounds like we aren't looking at the same pages. Can you please link me to both of these ones you're discussing? You can just copy and paste the URLs from your address bar when you visit both. Just so that I can be sure we're talking about the same things. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 05:54, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

okay so the one you mentioned is the one that i was mentioning as being the legit one and so i went back and realized that the other one is this one https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8

(the shorter one)(sorry for replying this late) MrShmort (talk) 13:45, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MrShmort: That explains it, thank you! The one that you just linked is on the Hindi Wikipedia. Different language Wikipedias (hi, fr etc.) are entirely different projects in different languages with their own communities, policies, norms etc. I can only help you with the English Wikipedia (here) and, to a lesser extent, somewhere like Wikimedia Commons (where images are uploaded) and Meta-Wiki. I only speak English fluently. Do you speak Hindi? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:00, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

yes i do speak hindi and soooo should i just let it be for now or what? MrShmort (talk) 04:47, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Quinn Cook is not part of the 50-40-90 Club. --FPWikiGuy (talk) 16:14, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@FPWikiGuy: Do you have a source that backs this up? Verifiability is paramount. That article currently cites SF Gate as verifying Quinn's inclusion, and I can confirm that the SF Gate article does back up his inclusion. I can take it a step further, actually, and confirm that the NBA itself states he is "the first player in G League history to post a 50/40/90 season." This appears to back up the facts as currently displayed. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 05:51, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Kartik lal's mentor Ultraodan is away.

Alll --Kartik lal (talk) 14:25, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Kartik lal: Hi there! Do you have a question? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:44, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Can you please help me publish the article i made for Marius Antonietti? --FlorinPotor (talk) 14:50, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@FlorinPotor: The draft has no references whatsoever included. In order to demonstrate notability you need to back up information within the draft/article with multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject of the article and cover the subject in some detail. In practice, these are peer reviewed academic articles, news reports, non-fiction books etc. They don't need to be entirely dedicated to the subject/person but they need to cover them in detail (not just trivial passing mentions). Please see this beginner's guide to referencing and come back with at least 3 of your best sources.

I hope that helps. If you have further questions, please let me know. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:52, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! i am a direct descendent of Saiyed Bukhari mohammad sirajuddin and I wanted to add to the total photos presented on the wiki page. Do you know how i could do so? --Xenogeist101 (talk) 12:20, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Xenogeist101: Can you link me to the article you are discussing (e.g., from the address bar of your web browser)? Since you mention pictures specifically, a good place to start would be Wikipedia:Images. In short, images of people must be either provably in the public domain in their country of origin and the United States or released under a compatible license by the rights holder (usually the photographer) before they can be used on Wikipedia. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 08:14, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheSandDoctor! Good to meet you!

I worked on drafting my first article the other day after getting accustomed to the Wikipedia editing system. Sadly it was rejected, but I tried to take the feedback to heart and updated it. I believe it's pending review again, but wondered if you had any tips to getting new articles approved for publication. --Mistralguerreiro201 (talk) 17:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Mistralguerreiro201: Apologies for the delayed response. What draft are you discussing? Is it Draft:Guys (Podcast)]? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 08:18, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all. Yes that's the one! Mistralguerreiro201 (talk) 10:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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My name is fee and? --Hadi.jb1111 (talk) 05:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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@Hadi.jb1111: Please don't paste LLM instructions on my talk page like you did. Don't do that anywhere on Wikipedia. I don't understand why you did that or what you are asking. What is it that you need help with? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 08:17, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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@Jaccsac: If you have forgotten your password and did set an email in your Special:Preferences then you can reset it at Special:PasswordReset. If you have lost both or didn't have an email address set in preferences on that account, you are sadly out of luck. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:17, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mentor, I am in the process of writing an article for an MMA fighter. He meets the criteria for an entry (ranking in his promotion). I started in my sample page as I began learning how to edit. Although my article is not yet ready for review, how do I move that from my sample page to an actual article? Here is my article, in case it is visible to you. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Cee2h6o/Sample_page&oldid=1339048546

Thank you! --Cee2h6o (talk) 18:54, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Cee2h6o: I would recommend submitting it for review through Articles for Creation process. To help you out I have moved it to the draft namespace with a proper name and it's now at Draft:Archibald Colgan. I also submitted it for review for you. However, I would say that Citing Wikipedia on Wikipedia as you did for PFL rankings isn't appropriate; you were meaning to cite pflmma.com/rankings and I fixed that for you just now as well. I will leave the review to someone else with more experience in that area but I will always recommend checking out this guide to creating your first article. Speaking from experience, just know that it can take a couple of attempts to get it right and learn the format etc. for Wikipedia and how to demonstrate notability. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:26, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, copyedit shows that there are typos, but I think it is just romanized indian. What should I do to fix it? --Dogfiter1 (talk) 16:11, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Dogfiter1: Where do you see "copyedit"? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:29, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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