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Regarding User:LindsayH/RfA Criteria#User space, Bluerasberry's essay is still live. It has just been moved to User:Bluerasberry/userpage standards (without leaving a redirect). Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 18:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, wow! Thank you so much. I was quite sorry when (i thought) it was gone, as it encapsulated a lot of my thinking; i shall go take a look now. Thanks again ~ Lindsay^Hello 22:25, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi --CutieZeezee (talk) 19:47, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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It appears Wikipedia has assigned you to be bothered by me in HouseBlaster's stead. I'm working on a draft article titled 'Draft:Cheating in online chess', a subtopic of the already existing 'Cheating in chess'. Cheating in online chess in particular is both notable and complex, and many aspects of it would qualify for article level coverage under Wikipedia's requirements, let alone section level. However, I don't wanna make a 100KB article in draft space all by myself. Should I expect to need more information and citations than would be expected of other articles because I'm making one on a subtopic for it to get past reviewers and controversy, and to what extent if so? Do I only need to establish the breadth of the topic with some summaries, or do I have to flesh all of it out? I've read WP:Splitting and I know the regular requirements. Also, are there any means of finding sources you use other than the ones given by Wikipedia? Thanks, and よろしくお願いします。 Kaotao (talk) 14:21, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Kaotao. I'm not sure just what you mean by being assigned, but i'm happy to answer questions any time, if i can. Here, my best advice is probably two-fold: First, don't look at writing Draft:Cheating in online chess as making a 100kb article yourself; look at what you're doing as merely making a start that will then be expanded as needed, by you or by other editors once it is in mainspace; that way you don't need to feel overwhelmed by the task, it's just a small bite to begin with. Second, there are some editors who dislike splitting off subtopics, but under legitimate operations it isn't likely to cause controversy (in mine opinion); have you read WP:CFORK, most especially the sections under WP:GOODFORK, such as WP:SPINOFF and WP:RELART? If not, i highly recommend you do so now, before going any further with the draft; they should give you some direction as to what is generally acceptable in creating a subtopic such as you are. To answer the specific questions, no, i wouldn't think yo should "need more information and citations" than any regular article; that it's a subtopic doesn't mean it requires even more substantiation than usual. To begin with, i would certainly not try to flesh everything out; i would not attempt to write full sections for each heading you currently have in the draft, but maybe start with "Overview" and "Detection", and perhaps give a couple of examples. More can be done once the article is accepted. If i can help you with any further advice or experience or whatever, please feel free to ask, and どういたしまして (Google translate, so i hope it's what i mean to say!) ~ Lindsay^Hello 11:15, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the thoughtful and elaborate reply! I'll check those guidelines out, and I got the you're welcome. Kaotao (talk) 11:24, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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How do i create template --Ravi Choudhary.rc (talk) 08:31, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ravi Choudhary.rc! I'm pleased to meet you; i've seen some of your edits listed along with some other new editors, and i'm happy to see you seem to be active and enjoying yourself.

I am not a great technical expert unfortunately, so i don't know an awful lot about templates. The best thing i can do is to guide you towards this guide and this one: The first is a quick guide to templates, the second a detailed guide; i suggest you take a good look at each. There are some excellent technical editors in the community; a great place to find them is to read some of the technical village pump and see the names of some of the editors who hang out there; after a while you'll come to recognise those who are skilful in different areas. I also suggest looking through the FAQs of that page, as you are very likely to find that someone has asked whatever question you're interested in previously.

Again, i'll just say welcome, and i'm pleased to see you in the community. If i can help, please don't hesitate to come back here and ask ~ Lindsay^Hello 09:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi there Bhairava (or LindsayH). I decided to start editing a wikipedia page because I saw a link where I knew the background story. The page is Nigel Beusst (an Australian filmmaker) who died recently. The FIRST film on his 'filmography' list is a film called 'Fun Radio', which is an old film they played at the funeral. It's available on YouTube on Peter Tammer's YT page. Peter is a friend of Nigel's (also my friend) who gave a eulogy. MY QUESTION is why is this link to YouTube not possible to include? I understand that there's probably lots of good reason (considering all the rubbish that goes on YouTube!) but perhaps this is a special case? OR is it possible to link out to 'Internet Archive'? I could ask Peter Tammer to post the film there. Peter has the rights to post the film online, so I just want to help him (he's an older man himself so i want to encourage this archiving & sharing of old films while we still have knowledge and expertise of these works). Many thanks! Richard --RichlyMelb (talk) 10:13, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello RichlyMelb. First, i must apologise for the lateness of my reply; it is panto time here, and much of my non-work time is taken up with rehearsals and panic, so i've not been editing much. Second, YouTube is not generally considered a reliable source for us, and therefore is not considered a good place to link to, because it is user-generated content with little or no oversight or review, meaning that within certain very wide limits anything can be posted on it, but not anything is a good source for us to use in writing our encyclopaedia. I'd suggest you take a look at WP:NOYT, which explains why YouTube isn't reliable, and this discussion about much of the same. If i can answer any further questions, or if you need any further help or just friendship, please do let me know ~ Lindsay^Hello 16:01, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Lindsay, that all makes sense. I'm seeing if we can get the film uploaded to Internet Archive instead, which doesn't seem to be an 'unreliable source' - presumably because it's a non-profit org? Anyway, appreciate the feedback and connection to another person in this amazing online community. All the best with the pantos (here's to good rehearsals and less panic, ha!) RichlyMelb (talk) 20:17, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be a good idea to create pages about youtubers Scorpionking279 and Monkeyking4753(Me) --MonkeyKing4753 (talk) 12:31, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello MonkeyKing4753. First, i must apologise for the lateness of my reply; it is panto time here, and much of my non-work time is taken up with rehearsals and panic, so i've not been editing much. To your question, i do not know much (if anything) about YouTubers, but i can say that it would absolutely not be a good idea to create a Wikipedia page about yourself, or about Scorpionking279 if you are collaborators or in any way related (by work, acquaintanceship, or other means). If you are notable, someone will create a page about you. We determine notability in various ways, the best place to look is here, in our guide to that very subject; a more specific guide is that about the notability of people, WP:BIO, and an advice page for YouTube notability, here. I am sorry to sound somewhat negative, but it is better that i am direct and tell you that writing an article about yourself is a very bad idea than that you do it and then, potentially, be hurt if it is argued against or deleted. I suggest you take a look at this page which is a good explanation about not writing about yourself. If i can answer any further questions, or if you need any further help or just friendship, please do let me know ~ Lindsay^Hello 16:01, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I am grateful for your guidance. I elected, as a first edit, to modify one sentence in one of the 'suggested edits' articles. The edit was rejected and the explanation is opaque to me. I *think* I needed to use strikeout or some method to make it clear what my edit was (a deletion of extraneous/redundant text), but I dunno. Thanks. I'm not sure how to link the info to you. --Pasteels (talk) 22:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Pasteels; i'm not sure what you are referring to as your first edit modifying a sentence, as all i can see that you have done is write a very generic single sentence in your sandbox ~ a place for experimenting and learning about wikimarkup and assorted other things ~ and then submit it for review, none of which i think is something in the list of suggested edits. If you have a clearer explanation or question, feel free to ask; i would also suggest that you look at the links left on your talk page, here, as there is a wealth of information available for newcomers ~ Lindsay^Hello 12:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, apparently I did not (do not) understand how to submit an edit for an existing article. I wrote out an explanation of what I attempted to do (see my sandbox) and copied the editor who declined my submission. I'm trying here, but somehow I'm missing something very basic about process. Pasteels (talk) 18:51, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm having trouble understanding you, if i'm honest. You haven't made a single edit to any page, let alone sinus lift, which i think is what you want to edit. Have you read any of the help pages? This one, is a very good place to start. In brief, your sandbox isn't for making real edits, it's for practising, as i said above. To make an edit, the copyedit you want, for example, you need to go to the page, sinus lift, find the "edit" button, press it, and then carefully change the text you think needs changing before pressing the "Publish changes" button once you have it how you want it. If this is not what you have done, that is why your edit isn't being accepted. Is there more i can explain? For sure, feel free to ask, if so ~ Lindsay^Hello 21:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Lindsay, for some reason I was under the mistaken impression that I was supposed to work from the sandbox. Thanks for your patience and detailed reply, I do appreciate it. 97.120.14.216 (talk) 17:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! How do I know my debit MasterCard number --Princess Abolanle (talk) 09:53, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Thank you, Princess Abolanle; this is not the place for such a question. If you have questions about Wikipedia or about mine actions here or about your potential actions, feel free to ask ~ Lindsay^Hello 12:41, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I am finding a highly biased content. How can I edit it or report it. It also uses loads of sources but all sources are from the same leaning media with the same narrative. --Bejns (talk) 08:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bejns! Welcome to Wikipedia! While i don't know where (in which article or articles) you are finding biased content, if that is so, it is good to want to correct it, as we are determined to produce content without a point of view, that is unbiased. The place to begin a conversation about bias would be on the talk page of the article you are concerned about; every article has a talk page, you find it by putting talk: in front of the article name, so if you were concerned about hummingbird you would type talk:hummingbird in your search box, which would take you to talk:hummingbird. There, you could join a current discussion about bias or, if there isn't an active one, start a new section with that topic.

Let me add a couple of caveats, however. It is not uncommon for new users to come here thinking there is bias without realising what NPOV (our information about neutral point of view) means, so i urge you if you have not already to read that link. Also, if the article or subject area you are concerned about is one that is either controversial or heavily in the news at the moment, such as current politics, religion, or actors in or subjects of popular films, it is very likely that there already is or has been a discussion about sources and perspectives, so your views, while welcome, may not be new to the conversation and may already have been talked about. Have you taken a look at our guide to what kinds of sources we use? The fact that, as you say, all sources are from the same leaning media with the same narrative is not necessarily a bad thing; to go back to my example, if someone went to talk:hummingbird complaining there is a blog which says that hummingbirds can fly at a million kilometres an hour and why isn't it being used, well that is not going to be taken seriously; so what i mean is, if you are going to point out weaknesses in the sources and their bias, make sure you have fully reliable, secondary sources which support any other viewpoint you want to see included.

I hope this helps; again, i'll reiterate my welcome, and say you are very welcome to come back here if you have any further questions or if there is something else i can help you with ~ Lindsay^Hello 09:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lindsay, Hope you're doing well. I'd like to please correct the QFA Logo on our article. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qatar_national_football_team

In arabic it's correct and in english it's not correct.

1- is there a way to have the log appear correct on all languages? 2- what's the method in order to correct the image in english?

Thank you for the help. --QFAMarketing (talk) 08:30, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello QFAMarketing, welcome to Wikipedia. I do not understand what you are asking for above. As far as i can see, the logo in Qatar national football team is directly from a .pdf file from the Qatar Football Association, so i don't see what could not be correct.

My next point is rather important, as it looks to me that your username/account is not appropriate. If you read WP:ORGNAME you will see that [u]sernames that unambiguously represent the name of a company, organization are not allowed. More that, an account is not to be shared or used by an organisation; your message implies your account is an official representative of the QFA. I suggest you take a look at WP:SHAREDACCOUNT for more information ~ Lindsay^Hello 15:12, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have put a template on your talk page with further information about shared/official accounts ~ Lindsay^Hello 15:16, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how can I have a special edit life situation --Demetrius Sylvert (talk) 05:58, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Demetrius Sylvert, and welcome! I am afraid that i do not understand your question ~ perhaps you could rephrase it? ~ Lindsay^Hello 17:25, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to create a Wikipedia page about the Tamil politician Annamalai Kuppusamy. The article will mostly be a translation of the corresponding article from the Tamil Wikipedia.

However, when trying to edit the draft, I received a warning stating that I am not allowed to edit the article due to a similarly titled article being blacklisted previously.

How do I overcome this? --Niall146 (talk) 15:39, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Niall146, welcome! I do not have experience with blacklisted titles, so i can't offer a great deal of help; what i can say is that more than likely there has been some editing outside the community's requirements around this person, by which i mean that paid editing has taken place or editing by someone with a conflict of interest, or perhaps Annamalai Kuppusamy does not meet our notability requirements and someone has repeatedly tried to create an article despite that. Your best bet is probably to go to the teahouse and ask your question there, as there are far more experienced editors than i who will be able to explain to you why it has been blacklisted. I'm sorry i can't offer more help than that ~ Lindsay^Hello 17:23, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]