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Good Morning/Evening Rae,

I've been busy with life and university so haven't had much time devoted to Wikipedia. How would one go about making a user page? Is it essentially a sandbox or is it more of a professional profile?

ps. Happy New Year! --GravyOnToast (talk) 06:15, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @GravyOnToast! Click on your username here (a red link), and it'll open the editor for your userpage. It's not a place for a profile/resume, just a place where you can let other editors know a bit about you. For info on what people generally include, I'd recommend reviewing WP:UPYES. And happy new year! Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 17:33, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello how do you make a article? --Kingofguineapigs64 (talk) 11:50, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Kingofguineapigs64! What article do you want to make? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 17:50, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

one about guinea pigs Kingofguineapigs64 (talk) 12:12, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kingofguineapigs64: There is an article on Guinea pig, and articles on many different species of guinea pig. Any in particular you wanted to contribute to? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 16:50, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How to make article --sleepy🥱 • 10:52, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Py🥱: I'd recommend reviewing this page for some useful guidance on writing articles: Wikipedia:Writing better articles Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:14, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2025).

Administrator changes

• Arcticocean
• Wugapodes

Euryalus

CheckUser changes

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Oversighter changes

• Firefly
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Technical news

• Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
• A 'Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. T56145

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.

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Hello mister mentor I want to know When is the first Japanese school

Build up --Jimmy swaggart (talk) 11:21, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What's wrong with you now🗣️🗣️💤🤑🤑 wake up mister mentor please --Jimmy swaggart (talk) 12:07, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rae, I hope you can help me. I added a photo but it sort of repeated itself on my edit. How do I remove the extra double photos please? The page is: Little Portugal in Montreal I added a before and after restoration photos of the fountain but I see several double photos on the right hand column. I actually wanted to put two side by side photos of before and after restoration. Let me know what to do or can you correct this for me? Thanks --Zinebre (talk) 17:50, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Zinebre! It doesn't look to me like there are any duplicate images in the gallery, i.e., images that appear more than once. Is that what you are referring to, or is it another issue? Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:27, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe someone else removed them. I do not see them anymore either. Zinebre (talk) 23:41, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --Desertlakedesert (talk) 20:51, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hello I am here because I thought I was signing up to Lulu publishing. obviously it is part of Wiki but I I don't understand the rest of it. I'm looking for free help to edit my draft and to format to get ready for an ebook publish. can u help with that? --Gracie0968! (talk) 23:03, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gracie0968!: Lulu.com is not affiliated with Wikipedia, we just have an article about it. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:29, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! How do I add images when I'm editing? --Steven WaIIing (talk) 03:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Steven WaIIing! Check out this tutorial, and let me know if you have questions. Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:29, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rae,

I'm having issues because I received permission from the owner of an image which is called "Nina Chanel Abney Portrait Photo" and I did all I was supposed to do on Wiki Commons and also sent an email to the permissions attaching the correspondence from the owner stating it was granted and still I had a user say it would be deleted as well as a permissions staff from Wikipedia state I need to attach the photo even though the photo was attached in the initial email. It seems that not many people are doing due diligence but are quick to say a photo should be deleted even though I received professional permission from the owner. --Taureanverse (talk) 11:10, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Taureanverse, thanks for reaching out. It looks like a ticket has been received in the permissions email queue, and is not yet resolved. That template on the file page is normal while the ticket is unresolved.

Wikimedia projects are are stricter on images than most websites, and for a reason: these are free knowledge projects, both in the not-paid sense and in the freely usable sense. Wikimedia Commons, thus, only hosts images which are either in the public domain or released by their copyright holders under a free use license. The permissions email queue is the usual way that we verify an image is released by its copyright holder, and not someone else who does not have the rights to release it.

I hope this is helpful context, and let me know if you have questions or if there are further issues with the image. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:37, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hannah and Vermont, thank you for helping me on here. I've always enjoyed editing, as I've been on Reddit for years. If you need help with any tasks let me know.

Eventually, I'd like to start producing articles here about businesses as I want to transition into corporate writing.

If you have any advice on this please let me know!

Cheers, James --Jaander8 (talk) 23:51, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rae, my name is Kings, a Kenyan teacher of foreign languages. I am perturbed by the fact that there are very few articles in Swahili language, my mother tongue. I felt the need to contribute but I have never edited nor written any articles on wiki. Any advice? I usually tread articles in English, French, Swahili and Persian. Thank you in advance --LeRoiKingsMfalme (talk) 08:25, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kings! I can definitely offer help if you have questions about editing the English Wikipedia, though for the Swahili Wikipedia it might be worth reaching out to Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya. Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:27, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How long does it take for my questions to be answered? Also is there a management email I can send my concerns to? --Taureanverse (talk) 12:15, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Taureanverse: I've sent a reply to your message above - I understand your class may have deadlines, but a 3-day turnaround over a weekend is pretty standard, if not fast for a talk page reply. I'm here as a volunteer, as with nearly everyone else you'll interact with on Wikipedia.

Re: concerns, most are handled by volunteer processes, though some (e.g., threats of harm, some disinformation issues) do go to the Wikimedia Foundation. What type of concerns do you have? I can help route them. Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:44, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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hello how ti create an article --Randomhuman48 (talk) 03:59, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear sir/ Ma'am I try to add pictures from credible sources and mention those sources but still it gets deleted. Kindly guide. I add valuable details from credible sources to articles and it has always been accepted but I case of pictures even pictures from wikipedia commons gets deleted. Why ? --Devashishedits (talk) 10:58, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]