Geoff Lane


If you feel that I have reverted an edit or issued a warning in error, please and let me know. I do make mistakes. Please don't interpret a reversion or warning on my part as a personal attack on you; it's not. Please bring any error to my attention as I am always open to civil discussion. (I will respond here on my talk page unless you request otherwise.) No worries, mate. Geoff








The Signpost: 7 February 2025

Question from Lulita tongcua on Payment (23:50, 7 February 2025)

how can see my balance from vlogger --Lulita tongcua (talk) 23:50, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lulita tongcua: I don't know anything about vlogger. This is Wikipedia, not a vlog. Nobody gets paid around here - we're all volunteers. Did you have a question about Wikipedia? Geoff | Who, me? 00:22, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Boeing747Pilot (14:49, 20 February 2025)

Hello! I have a fact for Pocono raceway about their slogan “What 4th turn?” I know it’s a real slogan but i can’t seem to find a reliable source about it. Can I still add it or not. --Flying home from the Super Bowl. WHY CHIEFS, WHY DID YOU LOSE SO BAD (Boeing747Pilot) Boeing747Pilot (talk) 14:49, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Boeing747Pilot: Well, no. Since Wikipedia is written by volunteers and has no fact-checkers or editors checking its articles for accuracy, the readers need to be able to verify the facts in the article by reading references cited as sources for those facts, which is the Verifiability policy. And this principle of verifiability is maintained through the use of reliable sources as sources. Keep looking for an independently published, third party source for the slogan before adding it to the article. Geoff | Who, me? 15:02, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok thanks I will keep looking for a source. Going for Kyle Larson in the NASCAR Cup Series. GO NUMBER 5!(Boeing747Pilot) Boeing747Pilot (talk) 15:10, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is FanSided a reliable source for the fact? It says the truth about it but I don’t know. Here is what I’m looking at. https://fansided.com/2018/07/29/nascar-why-is-pocono-raceway-called-tricky-triangle/#:~:text=Pocono%2520Raceway%2520is%2520a%25202.5,4%253F%E2%80%9D%2520tag%2520line). Going for Kyle Larson in the NASCAR Cup Series. GO NUMBER 5!(Boeing747Pilot) Boeing747Pilot (talk) 17:13, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It’s paragraph 3 by the way. Going for Kyle Larson in the NASCAR Cup Series. GO NUMBER 5!(Boeing747Pilot) Boeing747Pilot (talk) 17:14, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Boeing747Pilot: I'm not familiar with FanSided and I can't tell whether it would count as a fansite or a curated, edited and fact-checked source. Following the BOLD, revert, discuss principal, you could add the fact, supply the FanSide link as a reference and be prepared to discuss it on the article Talk page if your edit is reverted. Geoff | Who, me? 17:36, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok thanks. Going for Kyle Larson in the NASCAR Cup Series. GO NUMBER 5!(Boeing747Pilot) Boeing747Pilot (talk) 19:09, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Question from Jayfmhl on Wikipedia:WikiProject United Nations (04:13, 22 February 2025)

Hello now I'm trying to rap my head around this app so can you please give me the run down on this --Jayfmhl (talk) 04:13, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jayfmhl: Can you be a bit more specific? Are you asking about how the specific project (or any Wikipedia project) works/how to become involved, about the Wikipedia mobile app or something else? Geoff | Who, me? 13:21, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from BiqCase B-i (23:32, 1 March 2025)

Hey how do i add my artistry biography here --BiqCase B-i (talk) 23:32, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BiqCase B-i: Wikipedia is not really the place to write about yourself. Please read the article on autobiographies. Geoff | Who, me? 00:44, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Suhailadam935 on Searching (11:37, 8 March 2025)

Hello How did I find a solution to my problem --Suhailadam935 (talk) 11:37, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Suhailadam935: What problem are you seeking to solve? Geoff | Who, me? 13:39, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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