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Just wanted to say howdy neighbor. :) --HenryFlyingFox (talk) 02:51, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I saw that you are assigned me as my mentor. I submitted a page and it got rejected. I need help in improving it. thank you --Sam241224 (talk) 22:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sam241224 there is loads of advice at the Articles for Creation help desk thread. You need to ensure that the private school is notable, and also write in a less promotional tone. Are you confused about how to achieve either of those goals?

By the way, article creation is a difficult task for new Wikipedians because of the large number of policies and guidelines that must be adhered to. It might be more productive for you to begin with easier edits and work your way up to creating new articles. Special:Homepage should be able to recommend easy edits to begin with, and I recommend starting this way rather than jumping straight into article creation. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:47, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Sungodtemple, thanks for replying,

Yes, its a bit confusing, especially that "promotional tone", @Qcne told me "The tone should always remain formal, impersonal, and dispassionate. Pretend you're writing an autopsy. Wikipedia only ever describes, never leads the reader or engages them". Thats the most clear instructions I understood about wiki writing. I will try to follow it.

I received same suggestion from others to go slow. I will try to start small and learn the ropes.

Please, guide me when I do something wrong. thank you.

and Happy New Year 2025. Sam241224 (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How did Wikipedia get started? --Chance997 (talk) 01:35, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chance997 you might want to check out the History of Wikipedia article. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:13, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After published, till remains sample page --Freehand Styler (talk) 18:48, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Freehand Styler, I'm not entirely sure what you're asking. I see you have made edits to the page. If you want to submit it for review as a draft, see WP:AFC. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 21:54, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If my edit is wrong, will I be sued? --Ashilakorraity (talk) 11:53, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ashilakorraity no, probably not. At worst you may get a comment on your talk page letting you know that the edit is bad. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 13:46, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I edit --Thatoprince-15 (talk) 12:29, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thatoprince-15 Welcome to Wikipedia! You may want to start at your user homepage, which can give you suggestions on what to edit. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:48, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how do i create a wiki page --N0Iann (talk) 17:24, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

N0Iann you can navigate to whatever page you need to create and press 'Create'/'Create source'. If the page is an article, however, since you are a new user, you should read Your First Article first, as many types of articles, such as trivia, original research, etc. don't belong in an encyclopedia, which is what Wikipedia is. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 22:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Tony McMahon - author of several books and on-screen TV expert in a lot of documentaries. I don't have a Wikipedia page but I'm mentioned on Wikipedia and on this page, for example, my name points to a footballer of the same name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Christie I'd like to create a profile page on Wiki - this is my IMDb profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3283865/ --Fabula Tony (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fabula Tony Hello! The best way to get a Wikipedia article about you is to wait for someone else to create it, as it's surprisingly hard to write neutrally about yourself or someone you know. Of course, neutrality is a core requirement for an encyclopedia, so that's why we highly advise against editing/creating an article about yourself or something you have a conflict of interest with. Paying someone to edit for you goes the same way. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 22:59, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. I created some pages for other people a few years back and used the sandbox before publishing. I hear what you say about the complexity and need for neutrality, which I respect. Thanks for the advice and let's see if some kind soul creates a page for me :) 2A02:C7C:5D2A:2900:1D9F:52F6:2F27:9349 (talk) 09:57, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, how do I create citation? --StellarGlance (talk) 08:37, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

StellarGlance see WP:INTREFVE - does that help with your question? Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 17:49, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between courts and and their powers? --Bartsean (talk) 15:35, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bartsean You can try looking at the relevant wikipedia article, in this case Court. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:37, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I created an account to edit, but sometimes it blocks me because of some IP hosting colocation block? --Nerfcats (talk) 04:56, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nerfcats, this might be due to any of a number of reasons including VPN usage. You can also request an IP block exemption if this is an unavoidable problem. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 14:15, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sungodtemple. I'm currently having some difficulty discerning 100% subjective language and true facts that have positive connotation. How should I approach a situation like this? (page title is an example of this) --Gtmbro (talk) 19:18, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gtmbro One example: Ponterotto primarily teaches Masters and Doctoral students from a vast range of programs, such as; school psychology, clinical psychology, mental health counseling, school counseling, and counseling psychology. He regularly teaches courses in multicultural counseling, psychological measurement and assessment, career counseling, quantitative/qualitative research methods, and the history of psychology.. We need to specify what this 'vast range of programs' is, as well as compress the extremely long list into a broader category. The second sentence mainly echoes the first one as well. If I were to rewrite this bloated paragraph, I would simply say: Ponterotto teaches graduate-level courses in counseling and psychology. Of course, more research may be needed to see if it's important to include what classes he teaches/what specialties his students are from.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask further! Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 15:20, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sungodtemple. Thanks for responding so quick to my last question. However, I've been wondering if my edits so far have been beneficial in the way that I see them. If someone were to find my edits harmful and revert them, how would I know that? Would I be warned (good faith or not) or just notified? Thanks again. --Gtmbro (talk) 18:18, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gtmbro I looked through your latest three edits, and they look good! If anyone has qualms and reverts your edit, you should be given a notification, similar to the notification you received on this reply, then of course you can discuss on your/their talk page and work together to resolve the issue. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 19:14, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

چگونه عکس هایم را در مقاله اضافه کنم --Naveed afghan 2000 (talk) 13:51, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Naveed afghan 2000 this is the English Wikipedia - you can find the wikipedia in your language here. Using Google Translate that appears to be Persian? And if you are asking how to add a photo, you might find useful instructions here. (Or not, I can't read Persian.) Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 22:48, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I write about Abolaji Music? --Abolaji music001 (talk) 16:13, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://t.me/sita0550 --Sitaram Regar (talk) 18:08, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How can I create a draft for Wikipedia? --Chance997 (talk) 15:25, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chance997 Article creation is a difficult task for new Wikipedians because of the large number of policies and guidelines that must be adhered to. It might be more productive for you to begin with easier edits and work your way up to creating new articles. Special:Homepage should be able to recommend easy edits to begin with, and I recommend starting this way rather than jumping straight into article creation. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:15, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sungodtemple. In regards to the Sudhin Choksey article, the article states that it was created potentially for payment, and that it likely maintains a biased point of view. However, there appears to be no unneccesary language that may contribute to such a POV. Is the article fixed, or does there need to be fine tuning? Also, when a multiple issue box is created and one of the issues are fixed, how exactly would one revert it to a single issue box without damaging the article? Thanks in advance! --Gtmbro (talk) 17:21, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gtmbro If the problem was fixed, then you can remove it. Maintenance tags are manually added and removed by Wikipedia editors. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:16, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm doing some editing on a page about Scott Craig Deerwester, and I want to upload an image of him. The image I want to use is from the Univerity of Chicago's Image Archive, and I'm unsure of the copyright. This is what they say about it, "Images in the University of Chicago Photographic Archive may be used for educational and scholarly purposes, but any such use requires that a credit line be included with any image used." How/Can I use the image, or is it off limits? I'm not sure if it's covered under a copyright license. Here's links to the pages on their website for both the image, https://photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu/db.xqy?show=browse1.xml%7C705, and the usage rights page, https://photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu/rights.html. Thanks in advance :3 --Ashe763 (talk) 14:57, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ashe763 I believe that would be an incompatible license for Wikimedia Commons, since images uploaded there should be usable for any purpose, including for-profit activities. You could also ask at Commons:Help_desk (on Wikimedia Commons), since I could be wrong.

Meanwhile, you could definitely upload the photo to Wikipedia locally as it falls under fair use. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 23:20, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response! Would I need to paste the credit line under the image? Sorry about bothering you, I just need to know how to credit the university.

Ashe763 (talk) 13:10, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ashe763 you do not need to do that, as the user will see the image credits when they click on the "More details" button in the image viewer. If you are still having trouble, Help:Pictures and WP:Image use policy may be helpful. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 14:05, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks you for helping me with this, its my first editing in a while :3

Ashe763 (talk) 15:43, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

new words like globalision and cadropral --Sycho123 (talk) 23:31, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sycho123 Wikipedia is not a dictionary - that would be Wiktionary. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 14:06, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. --TrumpetCrumpet (talk) 05:57, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If you have any questions, I am free to help! Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 18:46, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I have begun to make small edits where relevant and have a question. Sometimes I see the "Edit" button which allows me to use the visual text editor, but more often I only see "Edit Source" which forces me to use the source editor (or whatever it's called) with which I'm much less confident. Can clarify whether this is something I can change in my preferences, or is it the case that many articles don't support the visual editor for some reason? Thanks in advance! --Ernst the Junger (talk) 18:53, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ernst the Junger at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing under 'Editing mode' you can make Wikipedia show you the visual editor, source editor, both, or the last one you used. You should be able to use both editors for any article. Hope this helps! Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 18:47, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how can I create my own profile at wikipedia --Engineer Asad B. Zaman (talk) 02:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Engineer Asad B. Zaman Hello! The best way to get a Wikipedia article about you is to wait for someone else to create it, as it's surprisingly hard to write neutrally about yourself or someone you know. Of course, neutrality is a core requirement for an encyclopedia, so that's why we highly advise against editing/creating an article about yourself or something you have a conflict of interest with. Paying someone to edit for you goes the same way. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 19:16, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Приветствую Вас:) Можно ли использовать площадку для размещения информации о творчестве начинающего блогера? И если да, то как это лучше сделать? --Lyubanini (talk) 09:52, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lyubanini There are other language Wikipedias so you can contribute in your own language. According to Google Translate you are writing in Russian, in which case you should edit at the Russian Wikipedia. In general though, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a place for blogs or advertising. That is what social media is for. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:38, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The full code(ongoing, map, changes, etc ) the full code isn't available in the editing terminal of page of Syrian civil war --Mohallab (talk) 17:32, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mohallab this is because the infobox displayed in the article is a template, in this case Template:Syrian civil war infobox. So if you want to change the infobox, you would edit the template, which is included in the main article. If you are confused on templates check out Help:Templates or feel free to ask me. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:36, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Приветствую вас и благодарю за ответ:) А можно ли написать статью, серию статей о художниках, наших современниках с указанием их биографических данных и основных работ? Если, можно, то как это лучше сделать? --Lyubanini (talk) 10:23, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Приветствую вас и надеюсь на вашу помощь:) Как лучше всего добавить статью об искусстве и проектах МСХ и СХР? Заранее благодарю вас:) --Lyubanini (talk) 12:38, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lyubanini, are you planning to edit in Russian or English? If you are going to edit in Russian, please use the Russian Wikipedia, not the English one. Otherwise, could you please reformat your question in English? Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:41, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]