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	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for all the articles you have created. You are a valuable contributor and Wikipedia is better because of you. Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 15:01, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Nice work on the articles of Nepalese politicians. ___CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 10:20, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

		The Nepal Barnstar of National Merit
		Thank you for your tireless contributions to articles related to Nepal. Bishal Shrestha (talk) 06:15, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nepal

Thank you for quality articles around Nepal, such as witch-hunts in Nepal and Basudev, for basic articles about Nepali politicians, for The 1619 Project, for help at the Teahouse, for " I would never intentionally revert your edits without a discussion", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

		The Workers' Barnstar
		This user has shown great editing skills in improving articles related to Communism or Socialism.
		_{this WikiAward was given to Usedtobecool by MarioGom (talk) on 15:59, 16 December 2019 (UTC)}[reply]

		The Barnstar of Recovery
		Thank you for your kindness and support! Regards, LorriBrown (talk) 05:33, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you for being so helpful to me! Shadowblade08 (talk) 23:46, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	A huge haawa for patiently answering my questions at the Teahouse to get me started on a couple topics that I am passionate about! Your attention and your help are greatly appreciated. Shoutsofvictory (talk) 20:51, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

		The Stub Barnstar
		For your patience and assistance in re-sorting all the Nepal geography stubs!! Her Pegship (I'm listening) 04:29, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks, A Barnstar for you! Nd12052010 10:43, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

		The Editor's Barnstar
		good job 15:25, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Antrotherkus

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar & The Teamwork Barnstar
	Congratulations! You have earned The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar and The Teamwork Barnstar for reviewing 43 drafts and doing 37 re-reviews during the WikiProject Articles for creation July 2021 Backlog Drive. Thank you for your work to improve Wikipedia! On behalf of WikiProject Articles for Creation, Enterprisey (talk!) 00:18, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	For being Omniscient. You literally know something about every aspect of Wikipedia. Kudos to you UTBC. You are the boss! Celestina007 (talk) 10:11, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from TheProcessPR (17:56, 13 October 2021)

Hi, how can I go about publishing a page with verified news sources? --TheProcessPR (talk) 17:56, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @TheProcessPR, I could not give a better general answer than you'll find starting at WP:YFA. I assume you are asking about Draft:John Kolm, in which case, you should first note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such it is quite unlike other websites that host people's profiles, CVs, etc. The articles on people are not their profiles; they are biographies that have been included as encyclopedia entries because they are worth knowing about, because they are found to have been taken note of by reputable reliable sources. When writing about a person, you need to first make sure the person is "notable" as defined at WP:NPEOPLE. I don't think your draft subject is. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:59, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updating ping to SereneSoldier52. Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:10, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JuliaPate on T. S. Eliot bibliography (23:52, 14 October 2021)

Hi,

I've made a mess. I meant to add a title to the Works About Eliot. Instead, I created a reference (in fat I did it twice by accident) --JuliaPate (talk) 23:52, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JuliaPate on T. S. Eliot bibliography (23:56, 14 October 2021)

In fact, what I added was a citation (but I did it twice). The citation (2x) meeds to be deleted, but I can't figure that out. --JuliaPate (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JuliaPate (00:15, 15 October 2021)

Hello,

I managed to figure it out!

Thank you. --JuliaPate (talk) 00:15, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to know it's sorted JuliaPate. For the future, if you need help quickly, WP:Teahouse may be the better option. There's also {{help}} which you can use to summon a volunteer editor to help you.

It appears to me that you have a conflict of interest with Lee Oser. Please review the conflict of interest editing guidelines and follow best practices moving forward. I have left you a standard welcome message on your talk page; I hope guidance there too proves helpful. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 09:42, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Bijaya Dashami!

Wishing you joy & happiness during this festive season. Happy Bada Dashain! ~~ Fade258 (talk) 05:18, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, Fadendra Ji! A very happy dashain too, to you and your family! Usedtobecool ☎️ 09:42, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Submiting a mainspace article for review

Hi Usedtobecool, I clicked on a redlink article to create, it automatically moved me to the article space. To avoid deletion, I worked on the article from the user page, then moved it to back to article space when I was done. I used the template submit template to submit the article for review but I saw a deletion option rather. Can you please look into it Professor Johnbull. Thank you. Olugold (talk) 11:30, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Olugold, it should be moved first to Draft:Professor Johnbull if you want to submit it for review by WP:AFC, so more experienced editors can decide whether or not the article is notable and ready. If you add the submit template when it is in draft or user space, it will not warn you. If, on the other hand, you want WP:NPP's new page reviewers to review the article right where it is, you don't need to add anything to submit it; it's in the new articles' queue already and will be reviewed in time. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 12:39, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

oh! Thank you so much for this information. I'll rather leave it in the new articles' queue. I appreciate your Swift and helpful response. Thanks again and kind regards! Olugold (talk) 12:51, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Review

Hi Usedtobecool, could you please go through this article? Don't Live Here Anymore. Also feel free to suggest areas that needs improvement. What kinda submission do you suggest, AFC or New Page Reviewers? Thank you so much Olugold (talk) 21:04, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Article looks fine; mainspace should be okay. The infobox looks awkward though. Did you follow the documentation at Template:Infobox film? Also, the award would seem to be a significant part of its notability, at least at the moment. So, you should mention it in the lead and wikilink it so reviewers know that this is a notable award. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:32, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ping @Olugold -- Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:33, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I've taken note and will re-edit the article immediately.If I move the article to mainspace will I be notified after it has been reviewed? Olugold (talk) 11:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ping @Usedtobecool ☎️Could you please assess the article, since I have moved it to the mainspace? I sincerely appreciate all your efforts Olugold (talk) 14:39, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Olugold, there's a checkbox for that in the notifications preferences; I don't remember if it is checked by default. You can also set your watchlist to watch for "logged actions"; also don't remember if that's on by default. It's best if someone else reviews the articles imo. Don't worry about it; it will happen when it happens; it doesn't stop you doing anything else. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:56, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all you do. Your swift and detailed response makes contributing to Wikipedia and other sister projects easier. I will definitely do as you have suggested. Thanks once again. Olugold (talk) 18:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cjs1 (22:48, 19 October 2021)

hello, can you teach me how to edit,I am brand new. --Cjs1 (talk) 22:48, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Cjs1 (23:51, 19 October 2021)

hello, I am willing to learn. I am sorry if I am being too much. --Cjs1 (talk) 23:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cjs1, welcome to Wikipedia! I am sorry for the delay but it can't be helped. You should expect to have to wait 24 hours to hear back even from those who edit daily, longer if they don't. You can see when I edited last by going to Special:Contributions/Usedtobecool. When you need quicker answers, you can visit the TEAHOUSE. I understand you are having trouble getting started. Perhaps you should go on an WP:ADVENTURE? Or you could try WP:TUTORIAL if you don't mind sitting and reading for a while; you should expect to have to do a lot of sitting and reading if you intend to make significant edits beyond simple typo fixing and anti-vandalism. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 04:04, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool

what is vandalism? and how is it possible without paint? Cjs1 01:21, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjs1, you may think you're being quite clever; let me assure you that this is not something I haven't seen a dozen times before, and I haven't even been here very long. I must ask you to apologise to Princess of Ara and withdraw post-haste from her talk page. And do not follow her around to pages she's editing. Trolling may get a little leeway, there's none when it comes to harassment, and you are quickly graduating from one to the other. If you are genuinely interested in editing, my advice to you is to check out WP:ADVENTURE, and then move directly to editing articles. If after you've done that, you find yourself stuck, I'll help you find more articles to edit. If after making 500-1000 edits to articles, you still want me to, I will care to have an opinion on your userpage. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:51, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh! 🤦🏽‍♀️ It didn't even occur to me that I was being trolled. I just assumed they were an enthusiastic new user and I was doing my best to offer responses so I don't blow off a new user. Thank you for this, Usedtobecool, very well then.
Princess of Ara 16:26, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I understand I am sorry Cjs1 19:53, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool I did not mean to harass anyone, I never meant to troll anyone. I will come back to you after I check out WP:adventure, then I will move directly to editing articles. and only if I can't find any articles I will ask you for help on finding more articles. Finally I will come back to you after I make at least 500 edits to articles.

I am sorry for my behavior

Cjs1 20:36, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool I think I have a bug on the WP adventure. it says to Click EDIT SOURCE to rephrase the text or edit but when I click it it does not go away then not letting me continue. Cjs1 22:05, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thank you for dealing with me!

Cjs1 00:13, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool can you help me find some articles to edit? I will edit some more when I have time. Cjs1 00:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjs1, you did not like the suggestions given by your mentorship homepage? And, do you have specific interests?

You could add {{User:SuggestBot/suggest}} to your user talk page, and a bot will suggest articles similar to the ones you've edited recently. Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool how do I add the bot? Cjs1 11:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Add {{User:SuggestBot/suggest}} to your user talk page like you added the userbox to your userpage and the bot will come. Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:26, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have one more question, What is the userbox for the one that shows your time zone? @Usedtobecool Cjs1 11:57, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjs1, do you mean this:{{User:Arjun G. Menon/Userboxes/My Time|5.75|Himalayas}}? Usedtobecool ☎️ 12:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool sorry for the very late response, and yes Cjs1 20:31, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how to use that. Cjs1 20:51, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I completed the WP adventure Cjs1 22:10, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool I have a question. Can you tell me what it means by an article is/was vandalized and what it looks like? I am asking you this because I have only ever heard of vandalisation when people, destroy public property or when people paint stuff that they are not supposed to. Cjs1 00:10, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you in advance Cjs1 00:12, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An edit that meets the definition at WP:VANDALISM.

You are not editing articles, Cjs1. This is not social media. At some point, someone is going to notice that you are not here to build the encyclopedia. Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:30, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying, I will edit, I wont talk anymore Cjs1 17:32, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjs1, perhaps, can you fix spelling and grammar in Belaet Tira Baralida? Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 03:23, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Usedtobecool ok, I am sorry. I won't talk very much anymore Cjs1 02:45, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have one more question, how do I get the time user box to work for my time zone? My time zone is CDT Cjs1 02:47, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjs1, that's UTC-5 I think. Try {{User:Arjun G. Menon/Userboxes/My Time|-5|Central America}}. Change the "-5" to change time zone if I got it wrong; change "Central America" to provide your location (don't be too specific). Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:55, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! 😊 Cjs1 03:57, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Adding templates to articles

Can you please help me in adding a Distinguish template (a hatnote) to the header of an article? SassyGamer483 (talk) 13:09, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nvm, I figured out that templates can be added by typing curly brackets "{{" while editing, but can you explain any other way to add templates? SassyGamer483 (talk) 13:16, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There are many ways to mention them, @SassyGamer483, but as far as I know, there's only one way to use them. Details at H:T. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:00, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A goat for you!

U da goat dwg thanks brotha for reviwing

MerrishLegend (talk) 06:11, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you MerrishLegend! The AFD will determine what will happen with these articles. Regardless, I hope you will stick around; there's plenty more to do on Wikipedia. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 06:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

regarding jio Tv page

Jio TV wiki Page has been made with proper information, Citations with hard work done for it. Jio tv is a popular app so to have a seperate page of it on Wikipedia is important. So jio tv page has been made. I reverted your edit on jio tv. please don't revert again. DaDeadzombie (talk) 13:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]