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By far the funniest and most clever Wikipedia page I randomly stumbled on. Kudos. The fish genuinely made me laugh out loud — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumtimz I B Learnin (talk • contribs) 07:04, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AFC Reviewers[edit]

Hey, as you suggested in response to my PERM request, 'Trying AfC reviewing first might be a good idea,' I have submitted a request for the AFC Helper script. Please approve it so that I can review and decline articles that don't meet the requirements. Grabup (talk) 17:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't typically review those requests—Primefac does. If you want my opinion, though, it's that you should spend a couple of months getting more experience with deletion before applying for additional advanced permissions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:46, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the suggestion. Could you advise me on which deletion process I should focus on gaining more experience with? Grabup (talk) 03:52, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just keep working on CSDs and especially AfDs. Notability can't be fully understood in just a couple of weeks—it takes time to recognize some of the nuances. Try participating in AfDs where several people disagree with each other. Anyone can !vote delete in the easy discussions, but being able to make a source-based and policy/guideline-based argument in a more complicated case is what really matters. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:04, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I am actively working on CDSs. Only today, I found 8 spam self-promotional drafts (more can found), which I reported and will be deleted. As for AFDs, I agree everyone can vote delete, but most of the time, I mention guidelines like WP:NPOL, WP:GNG, WP:ACTOR, WP:MUSIC, and more. After your and Spicy’s comments, I am now adding my votes while briefly discussing why the article should be deleted. For example, you can see this [1],[2]. Thanks for the suggestions, I am learning more day by day. Grabup (talk) 08:19, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Extraordinary Writ: Hi there,
I hope you are well. It's been a month since my PERM was declined, and I'd like to get feedback on my eligibility to get NPP right based on my AfDs, CSDs, and AfC reviews. Thanks. GrabUp - Talk 18:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Grabup. It looks like you've been doing good work since we last talked. You are still moving very quickly, and in my opinion spending another month or two at AfC and AfD would a good idea. I see you've nominated a few articles at AfD recently; this is a good way to show you can identify non-notable articles on your own. By the way, most of what new page patrollers do can actually be done by anyone: just go to Special:NewPagesFeed, select "new page patrol", and look for articles that need to be CSDed, AfDed, tagged for notability, etc. This is a good chance to practice. Anyways, it's up to you when you want to make the PERM request; the reviewing admin (who won't be me) will decide at that point whether you have enough experience. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:34, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the feedback. Cheers! GrabUp - Talk 06:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Caireau (19:17, 13 May 2024)[edit]

Hello! I've created an article recently that I realize has a Spanish translation. How do I connect these two articles in the "Languages" tab on the top right of the "article space" page? --Caireau (talk) 19:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Caireau! This is kind of hard to explain, so if you want, feel free to just tell me the two articles you want connected and I can take care of it for you. But here are the steps:
  1. Go to the Spanish Wikipedia article.
  2. From the "Herramientas" menu (top right), choose "Elemento de Wikidata".
  3. You are now on Wikidata, which is part of the Wikipedia "family" of sites. Click "log in" and sign in with your same Wikipedia username and password.
  4. Where it says "Wikipedia (1 entry)", click "edit".
  5. Type "en" (for English) into the "wiki" field".
  6. Copy-and-paste the name of the English Wikipedia article (the one you created) into the "page" field.
  7. Click "publish". Done!
It really shouldn't be so hard to do something so simple, but c'est la vie, I guess. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:31, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful! Just got it done.
Thanks for such clear instructions and a quick reply!! Caireau (talk) 04:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Prwiz33 (20:05, 15 May 2024)[edit]

hello, is it true thatg you can not edit your own wikipedia page? --Prwiz33 (talk) 20:05, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Prwiz33, it is strongly discouraged—see this page for an explanation of why. If there's already an article about you, this page will let you request changes to it; the suggestions will be reviewed by other editors to make sure they're unbiased and appropriate. If there isn't already an article about you, it's almost never a good idea to create one yourself. Let me know if you have any other questions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:52, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Shama72220 (09:08, 17 May 2024)[edit]

Hi --Shama72220 (talk) 09:08, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shama72220! Let me know if you have any questions about editing Wikipedia. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 16:55, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wanted to add this useful and relevant info[edit]

Hi, Can I add this below para in any of the existing articles on Wikipedia? Can be Online Food Ordering, may be under Type >> Delivery platforms with a reference: " There exists one delivery platform in the United Kingdom, named as Fusion Kitchen allowing restaurants to sell food online through their delivery platform with 0% Commission, for both delivery and pickup. https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/fusion-kitchen-celebrates-five-years-of-culinary-excellence-and-global-growth-amidst-0-per-cent-commission-milestone/1987957/. Can you suggest if this can go elsewhere ? Lakshmi VB Narsimhan (talk) 06:55, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding that kind of detail about one non-notable company would be undue and promotional, particularly if it's just sourced to a press release. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:34, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What sources or citations or achievements will make a company notable??, is it a Funded Company? Or Listed Company etc.? Lakshmi VB Narsimhan (talk) 05:01, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A company is notable if it's been covered in detail by multiple independent and reliable sources (see WP:NCORP). Being funded or listed doesn't guarantee notability. But regardless, you shouldn't be trying to use broad articles like Online food ordering to promote a single company, whether notable or not. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What kind of articles are not-broad ones, can you suggest a few if possible? Lakshmi VB Narsimhan (talk) 04:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not going to help you promote this company. That is not what Wikipedia is here for. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:19, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No obligation please. I only needed a help to learn to grow Wikipedia but not for any company or personal gains. Lakshmi VB Narsimhan (talk) 05:05, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Solidance (15:32, 22 May 2024)[edit]

Hello Bob! This is Dan. I got a sandboxed entry. I wonder how and when can I get it into the wild. I appreciate your advice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Solidance/sandbox Regards, D. --Solidance (talk) 15:32, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dan. I've added a box to your draft with a blue button that says "Submit the draft for review!"—when you're ready, push that button and it'll go into the queue for review. Before you do that, though, it's important to cite reliable sources (books, newspapers, magazine, trustworthy websites, etc.) that are independent of the Solidance project and talk about about it in detail. Reviewers will be looking for those kinds of sources to see whether Solidance is eligible for an article, and if there aren't any of those sources, it may be too soon for it to have an article at this time. Let me know if you have any questions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Claimed permissions on user page[edit]

An editor who has already had a few alt accounts (already reported to SPI), now claims to be a pending changes reviewer using the infobox {{User wikipedia/Reviewer}} on their userpage. I went to WP:PERM and WP:PERM/PCR, and I could not find their request. Could not see anything in their editing history either. Let it go or should something be done? --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 04:50, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's odd. Probably just a misunderstanding, but I'll leave a message for them. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Henry Akpan David on Electrocompaniet (22:20, 28 May 2024)[edit]

Hello Please how to put my pic and phone number --Henry Akpan David (talk) 22:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Henry Akpan David. The purpose of Wikipedia is to write an encyclopedia, not to provide information about non-notable people. Contributors to Wikipedia can create a user page to talk briefly about themselves (click here to create yours), but it can be deleted if it's used for self-promotion. (For privacy reasons, you shouldn't put your phone number on Wikipedia.) Let me know if you have any questions about how to contribute to the encyclopedia. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:16, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ashikur Rahman710 (15:20, 3 June 2024)[edit]

Hello --Ashikur Rahman710 (talk) 15:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ashikur Rahman710! Let me know if you have any questions about editing Wikipedia. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024[edit]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

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Close at Nir Oz attack[edit]

Hello, I believe that there was no clear consensus for this move. Would you be willing to elaborate on how you came to this result? FortunateSons (talk) 23:59, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FortunateSons, I don't think I have much to add to what I said in the closure: I gave greater weight to !votes that engaged with the sources and relevant policies and guidelines than those that offered only personal opinions about the appropriate descriptor. The argument that "massacre" is not "the common name" used "in a significant majority of English-language sources" was not seriously rebutted by opposers. Happy to answer any specific questions you might have, and you're always welcome to have the close reviewed at WP:MR. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate it, thank you. FortunateSons (talk) 08:10, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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