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Question from MeVeryCool on User talk:MeVeryCool (20:23, 14 April 2023)

How do i make a page pls i need help --MeVeryCool (talk) 20:23, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

@MeVeryCool: You cannot make a page, but you can submit one for review. Draft an article at User:MeVeryCool/sandbox and add {{draft}} to the top and click the blue "Submit" button when you are ready for it to be reviewed by an experienced editor. ––FormalDude (talk) 17:03, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Question from Ngari aluta (08:35, 15 April 2023)

Hello how do i start --Ngari aluta (talk) 08:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

@Ngari aluta: Try The Wikipedia Adventure. ––FormalDude (talk) 16:59, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Question from Beardy M (19:43, 17 April 2023)

Hello. I have noticed that there is an error in a page in which I appear. They show me as another person who is not me. How do I correct this oversight? --Beardy M (talk) 19:43, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Beardy M. What do you mean "They show me as another person who is not me"? Does an article use an incorrect picture? Or is it talking about someone else with your name? And which article is it specifically? ––FormalDude (talk) 19:48, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

In 1968 I had a part in a movie called IF starring Malcolm Mcdowell and in 1969 in Goodbye Mr Chips starring Peter O'Toole. My name appeares correctly IE Ray Mitchell but when hovered over shows me to be a politician from Canada who I believe is now deceased. How do I change this to showin,g the correct information about me. Thanks in advance. Beardy M (talk) 19:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

@Beardy M: I've just fixed it. In the future you can report an error in an article on its respective talk page. ––FormalDude (talk) 20:16, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Formal Dude for fixing the IF movie page but I see thazt the Goodbye Mr Chips page still remains with the politicians history. Perhaps you could help me on this one too! Thanks in advance. Ray Mitchell Beardy M (talk) 21:50, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Classicwikip (17:32, 20 April 2023)

Hi, can I change the ATC code of a vaccine? It is outdated now but it seems I cannot update the field. For the COVID19 vaccine of Sanofi GSK, the ATC code as approved by who is J07BN04. --Classicwikip (talk) 17:32, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

@Classicwikip: Try asking about it at Talk:Sanofi–GSK COVID-19 vaccine. ––FormalDude (talk) 05:59, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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Chad Ryland

Hi. I received a message saying that you reviewed Chad Ryland (an article I wrote) through NPP - I have autopatrolled, so I don't see why that needed to happen. I was wondering why a page of mine was listed as needing to be reviewed. Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:50, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Looks like a different user unreviewed it, putting it back into the queue. The log entry is here. Hope this helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 16:19, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Yep, what Novem said. Someone unreviewed it for some reason. ––FormalDude (talk) 01:23, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Odd. I didn't even know that was possible for autopatrolled users. Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:26, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from SeunBotu (22:52, 30 April 2023)

How do I create an article? --SeunBotu (talk) 22:52, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

@SeunBotu: Please read WP:YFA. ––FormalDude (talk) 01:22, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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Re: Draft:2017 China Cup Final

I noticed that your draft notice was on what appeared to be a typoed talk page so I moved it from User talk:Pablo Cepeda Salas to User talk:Pablo Cepeda-Salas. Hope this was okay and feel free to adjust. Skynxnex (talk) 15:33, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

@Skynxnex: Oh, thanks! I wonder how that happened because I use a script to send those messages and it grabs the creator's username automatically. ––FormalDude (talk) 16:12, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Improper closure on Talk:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act

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I suggest you withdraw this closure. WP:BADNAC stipulates that a non-admin closure is not appropriate when "the outcome is a close call (especially where there are several valid outcomes) or likely to be controversial". Furthermore, in my opinion, your edit history sheds a bit of doubt on your impartiality, as it seems to suggest a social-liberal bias, which conflicts with this RfC. Oktayey (talk) 16:04, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from Jaké Black sa (20:44, 10 May 2023)

Hello, Im looking for the icon to start writing an article about myself , I have ran through most guidelines and watched a few tutorials, can you assist? --Jaké Black sa (talk) 20:44, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

You are not the right person to close an RfC at Talk:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act.

Per WP:ACD#Determining_your_suitability_as_a_closer, you are the wrong person to make this close.[2]. The relevant sentence is For example, if you’ve made major edits in the topic area, or expressed opinions with respect to it, then this may affect your suitability as a closer. You have edited numerous hot-button WP:AP2 articles and participated in discussions. Recent examples include Donald Trump[3], Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[4], and Killing of Jordan Neely[5]. If one goes back, there are plenty more examples, at times including deep involvement. I suggest you revert your close.

If it makes you feel any better, I am also a poor choice to close discussions on articles related to WP:AP2, for similar reasons. Adoring nanny (talk) 21:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

That's a pretty broad reading of major edits in the topic area – I've never even edited an article on Florida politics. ––FormalDude (talk) 21:33, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

I'd agree. "Hot-button AP2 topics" is too broad a topic for the rule to apply. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 21:37, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

As I'm sure you are aware, it's a national issue, with DeSantis a potential Presidential candidate. I note that elsewhere on this page, there is another request to withdraw your closure, for similar reasons. The outcome is not obvious from the discussion, so it should be closed by someone with no involvement in American politics. A further problem is that your close depends, in your own words, on whether or not a particular objection is "reasonable." That's a judgment that should be made by an unbiased observer. As further evidence that you are not the person for this one, your top edited page is Talk:Donald Trump with an incredible 299 edits.[6] Adoring nanny (talk) 01:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

I didn't make any judgement on what's reasonable, rather I summarized what the RfC made clear was reasonable. My edits to Talk:Donald Trump are over the course of two years, and the RfC was unrelated to Donald Trump. ––FormalDude (talk) 03:36, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding closure review. The thread is Inappropriate non-admin closure by User:FormalDude. The discussion is about the topic Talk:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. Thank you. — Oktayey (talk) 16:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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Your feedback on the Pike Powers

Dear FD, thank you so much for taking the time to review the submission on Pike Powers. Could you give me a few specifics to work with: the material is all factual, and the references include The Néw York Times and The New Yorker.

is it the adjectives? The refernces? Can I include obituaries?

I have read the material you have referenced in your comments but it is v general. Any specifics you could provide would be most helpful.

thank you again for your time and attention. I appreciate it! Raye Ward Reward3 (talk) 14:01, 12 May 2023 (UTC)