User talk:Liu1126

November 2019 GOCE drive bling

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Liu1126 for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 04:15, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Psychologists

Regarding your edit summary in this edit, it's not true that "Psychologist already implies he's an academic"; various kinds of applied psychologists are not academics but are psychologists. Your edit is fine, but a better reason for it would be that it's shorter, not that all psychologists are academics! Biogeographist (talk) 15:53, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Ah yes, I didn't realize that at the time of the edit. Thanks! Liu1126 (talk) 20:44, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikidata descriptions

Hi! I've seen this edit and wanted to ask why the Wikidata description has been overriden here. I've seen this from other editors in other places too and I always thought that Wikidata descriptions would be preferable to local descriptions (because, why have them when they are not used?), but I'm curious to know why this may be a wrong assumption. Thank you. -- Evilninja (talk) 20:39, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Short descriptions are usually less than 40 characters long and are required to be easily understandable to the layman. Wikidata descriptions don't follow these requirements, so they are often too long or technical to be imported as a short description. See Wikipedia:Short descriptions for more info.

In this specific case, however, the Wikidata description is actually acceptable, and has been used on other pages, like Milli-, but on a whim of the moment, and before consulting the other pages, I decided that adding "SI" to the start of the description would "greatly improve its quality" (as you can see, editing short descriptions, especially those for scientific and engineering articles, is a very arbitrary process). In hindsight, though, it seems that the addition of "SI" is unnecessary jargon and does nothing but waste three characters, so... minor trout slap? (and I've sneakily removed the characters from the short description) Liu1126 (talk) 21:32, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the explanation, I did not know about the constraints on Short Descriptions. Declaring "SI" as "unnecessary jargon" might anger some physics nerds, but I get what you mean :-) Thanks for taking the time to respond! -- Evilninja (talk) 12:26, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Question from Priyanshuguptaa (17:01, 25 September 2023)

Hello i am an fashion influencer or influencer marketing specialist --Priyanshuguptaa (talk) 17:01, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

@Priyanshuguptaa: Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm afraid your question isn't clear. Ask me any questions you have about editing Wikipedia. Liu1126 (talk) 17:06, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

IP annoyance

[1] It's an LTA, and this specific IP is fresh off a block for it. I re-blocked. DMacks (talk) 13:00, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Good block, thank you! Liu1126 (talk) 14:01, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Samente (20:49, 6 October 2023)

Hello please can you help me see pictures of architecture --Samente (talk) 20:49, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Samente: Welcome to Wikipedia! If you are just looking for images, you may want to look on Wikimedia commons, specifically its architecture category. You can look through the images inside the category itself, or go into one of its subcategories. Alternatively, you can browse Portal:Architecture, which contains many Wikipedia articles on architecture, in which you may also find images. If you are looking for something very specific, you may find help at our humanities reference desk. Note that many images on Commons and Wikipedia are licensed under various Creative Commons licenses, which have specific requirements regarding their usage. Have a good day! Liu1126 (talk) 14:34, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Richardjulius22 (07:24, 7 October 2023)

Hello,can I link my wikipedia to my Facebook page --Richardjulius22 (talk) 07:24, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

@Richardjulius22: Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm afraid I am not exactly sure of what you mean. If you mean whether you can put something on your Facebook page about you editing Wikipedia, sure! If you mean you want to put a link on your userpage to your Facebook page or copy content over from your Facebook page, then that is most likely not allowed. Wikipedia user pages are mainly aimed to assist in collaboration between editors. They may host a small amount of autobiographical material (such as the userboxes on my user page), but excessive personal material not related to your work on Wikipedia is not allowed, as it unnecessarily consumes server space and sometimes may seem inappropriate or even offensive to other editors. For more information, please see Wikipedia:User pages. Have a good day! Liu1126 (talk) 14:48, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from KunoichiWiki4 (11:48, 9 October 2023)

Hello Liu1126, thank you for being my mentor! I occasionally use Wikipedia in my particular areas of interest, particularly U.S. and Japanese science fiction and Japanese manga comics (having published my own SF and translated lots of Japanese SF and hundreds of Japanese manga comics). I was particularly the translator of the Japanese SF writer Yamano Koichi who was one of my mentors. I am interested in increasing the amount of information in English on Mr. Yamano (now deceased, with no English language entry) and to expand entries on translated Japanese manga where I see that works I translated have been attributed to other people. There is no actual item for me on Wikipedia, not even a short one to the effect: "Dana Lewis is a translator of Japanese manga and science fiction and a Science Fiction Writers of America and Science Fiction Writers of Japan." (both of which have Wikipedia entries). I realize this is ego driven (!) but I see multiple Wikipedia entries attributing translations I did to other people, perhaps because there is no entry for me that can be linked to. What is the policy at Wikipedia in this situation? Am I allowed to create a short entry about myself as above, or must if be created by a 3rd party? Also (Somewhat!) less egocentrically) , I see entries pertaining to Japanese SF writers and manga artists I know personally that does not mention their work is available in English translation, by me or by other translators (who no doubt should in turn have their own entries to keep things straight). Can I create entries myself to address these gaps? --KunoichiWiki4 (talk) 11:48, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

@KunoichiWiki4: Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for taking the time to ask me about this. It sounds like you may have a conflict of interest (COI) with some of the articles and content areas you would like to work on. Wikipedia policy defines COI as "contributing to Wikipedia about yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships".

Everyone has potential COIs to some degree, even myself, and the rules about COI are by no means meant to prevent you from contributing to Wikipedia. Not everyone declares their COIs because it would be cumbersome to do so and it usually isn't necessary, but since you want to make a significant amount of contributions to areas you have COIs in, there are several actions you would need to take and follow:

Firstly, you would need to declare your COIs on your user page using the the templates Template:Connected contributor or Template:UserboxCOI. You can follow the instructions on the template pages. This helps other editors know if you are making edits in your COI area.

Secondly, you should put any articles you create that are in your COI area through Wikipedia:Articles for Creation. This is a process where more experienced editors can review your creations and either create the article for you if it is ready for publication, or provide feedback if it is not. As a new editor, you will have to use this process anyway, but even after you achieve autoconfirmed status, you will still need to use this process to create articles in your COI area to allow uninvolved editors to confirm that your new articles are neutrally written.

Thirdly, you should refrain from editing articles in your COI area. Instead, you should suggest edits on the article's talk page using Template:Edit COI. Uninvolved editors will respond to your suggestions and either accept them and edit the article for you or refuse them.

Finally, you should create articles and suggest edits in line with Wikipedia's various policies. Of course, there are an incredible amount of policies, and it is unlikely that you will be able to quickly read and understand all of them. Don't worry, we're here to help! You can ask me any specific questions on editing, or request help at the Wikipedia:Teahouse. There are some specific guidelines I would suggest you read right now, though. The first is notability. You mentioned that you and other translators do not have articles. Of course, this may be due to an oversight, but it is also possible that you weren't determined "notable" enough. Although there is no hard and fast rule to what is notable or not, generally speaking, you would need several secondary sources about yourself to be deemed notable. The second is verifiability. All claims on Wikipedia need to be supported by secondary sources, which are usually placed as inline citations. When adding information, you would need to take note of this.

Sorry for the very long answer. I would encourage you to read WP:COI and other Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Have a good day! Liu1126 (talk) 13:28, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from MancosMustanger on Mancos, Colorado (17:54, 15 October 2023)

Hi there. Trying to add event, “Mancos BurroFest in late June” to the page for Mancos, CO.

Cannot see full text of the page, only first paragraph after stats. Thanks. --MancosMustanger (talk) 17:54, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

@MancosMustanger: Welcome to Wikipedia! I believe you're saying you can only see the infobox and the lead section? Usually this is because you clicked the [edit] or [edit source] link that is right next to the page title, which only opens the lead section for editing (although this option should be disabled by default, so I'm not quite sure why you're seeing it).

To edit the whole page, there is an "Edit" or "Edit source" button that is in the bar under the title. The button in the right half of the bar and sandwiched between the "Read" and the "View history" buttons. You can also edit a specific section of the article by clicking the [edit] or [edit source] links that appear next to the section headers.

When editing content on Wikipedia, make sure that the statements you add are verifiable; that is, they are supported by reliable sources. I would encourage you to read the two articles I have linked and other policies and guidelines. Have a good day! Liu1126 (talk) 21:34, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (12:09, 16 October 2023)

I've posted my pictures and published them now I can't see anything --RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 12:09, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

@RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS: Hello. The files you uploaded have not been lost. They were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. You can find you files at your contributions on Commons.

However, I must warn you about the images you have uploaded and any future images you may want to upload. Wikimedia Commons is not your personal free web host. Any files uploaded to Commons must be realistically useful for an educational purpose. There is a minor exception in that a limited number of images of yourself that you are using on your user page would be allowed, but I have doubts over whether the images you have uploaded would be acceptable under this provision.

Although I will not nominate your images for deletion, I would recommend that you request speedy deletion under criteria G7 while still possible, as other editors may come across your files and nominate them for deletion instead. Thank you. Liu1126 (talk) 15:20, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Why what's wrong with them? RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 17:20, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

I don't see my profile being visible I can't find it when I Google why? RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 17:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

For your first question, simply because they are not useful, at least for now, to the project. Wikimedia Commons is meant to provide educational media content to the public, educational being defined as "providing knowledge; instructional or informative". Unless you are a well known public figure that meets Wikipedia's notability requirements, it is unlikely that many people (other than your friends and family) would find photos of yourself useful.

For your second question, Wikipedia user pages are almost always ignored by search engines like Google, since they don't contain any content of interest to the general public. If you want to create an article about yourself, you will need to make sure that it meets the various policies and guidelines such as verifiability and notability, and also use the WP:AFC method since you have a conflict of interest. Liu1126 (talk) 22:54, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

I'll be soon Ryan Reynolds wife and will have some movies coming in can we make it seen by the public? RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 23:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

If your husband is the Canadian/American actor Ryan Reynolds, then I'm sure there's nothing to worry about, since there are many editors interested in him and his work, so any new films by him should be quickly updated on his article (although his article does state that his wife has been Blake Lively since 2012...).

Otherwise, you will have to first prove the notability of your husband and yourself, or the notability of the films. To quote the relevant guideline: "A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." If you believe you, your husband, and/or the films meet these requirements, you will still have to follow the procedures on conflict of interest editing.

Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. It is an unbiased collection of educational information for the general public, not the world's biggest billboard. If you want to promote yourself or other interests, you would benefit more from contacting a public relations agency. Thank you. Liu1126 (talk) 11:23, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

I'll hire a person to put the content for me once we announce it! RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 11:35, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

I would not recommend that. Paid editing is still a type of conflict of interest. Consequently, paid editors are also prohibited from directly editing content relating to you.

Besides, if the content you want to add meets Wikipedia's policies, you can propose the edits yourself, and uninvolved editors will add the content for you. If it doesn't meet the policies and guidelines, the content will likely be removed even if it was added by an editor clandestinely editing for you, as it has happened many times in the past, resulting in only wasted time and money. Liu1126 (talk) 11:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

professionals will add it in a very professional way the way it won't be removed ever! RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 11:50, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Well, we shall see about that. Otherwise, I don't see this conversation going anywhere productive. I would suggest that you stop wasting your time on this thread. Liu1126 (talk) 13:02, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

yeah I don't see you being helpful Goodbye! RAYANAYOUNGSTARREYNOLDS (talk) 13:05, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Delete a wiki page created by some nuisance person (Archive link)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Delete a wiki page created by some nuisance person. Thank you. Regards, User:TheDragonFire300. (Contact me | Contributions). 11:54, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Discussion for Saqlain Miyan Wiki Page

Hi Liu, Did you created the page ? Toufeeq690 (talk) 12:08, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

No, if you look at the page history, the original creator of the page is QuadriSyedSahab. Liu1126 (talk) 12:14, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Siddheshd2811 (08:19, 28 October 2023)

Hi Liu,

I hope you are doing well.

I am interested in publishing the details of my book on Wikipedia, and I was wondering if you could kindly assist me with a step-by-step guide to ensure a successful creation of a Wikipedia page for my book. I have found a reference that seems to align with my requirements, which you can see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Win_(book)

Thank you very much for your help. --Siddheshd2811 (talk) 08:19, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

@Siddheshd2811: Welcome to Wikipedia! There are detailed instructions on Help:Your first article, but I'll give you a brief outline here, especially since there will be some extra steps you'll need to take due to your conflict of interest.

1. Make sure that your book meets Wikipedia's general notability guidelines or the notability guidelines specific to books. To summarise (although you should also check the two linked pages above), your book should have been covered by several reliable sources or has had a significant impact in the literature community. There is also a threshold standard for books: you book must have been catalogued by your country's official or de facto national library (e.g. Library of Congress for US books, British Library for UK books, etc.). Failing this threshold almost always means the book is not notable enough for inclusion, although exceptions do exist.
2. Create your article in your user space or the draft space. There are several policies and guidelines you will need to follow, the most important of which are the Wikipedia:Manual of Style, which details how the page should be structured and written, and Wikipedia:Verifiability, which states that all claims in articles must be supported by reliable sources.
   1. You should also declare your conflict of interest at this stage by using the {{connected contributor}} on the draft's talk page and, optionally, placing {{UserboxCOI}} on your user page. Follow the instructions in the templates' documentations.
3. Submit your article for review at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation. This is necessary both because you are not yet an autoconfirmed user and because you have a conflict of interest with the subject of the article (because it's your own book). Other experienced users will review your submission and either allow it into mainspace (making it a full Wikipedia article) or decline it and give you suggestions on how to improve it, which you should follow.
4. After your article has made it into mainspace, any future edits to it should be done via the {{edit COI}} template due to your conflict of interest. You may also want to read Wikipedia:Guide to effective COI edit requests to help you with these requests.

Please reach out to me if you have any more questions, and good luck with your article! Liu1126 (talk) 12:25, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Viny123456 (04:44, 29 October 2023)

hello so i saw this video on you tube that said you can call on google plus is this true --Viny123456 (talk) 04:44, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi, for general reference questions like these, it would be better to look it up on the relevant Wikipedia page (like Google+) or ask your question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk, where other volunteers will help you find the information you need. Ask me questions regarding how to edit Wikipedia. Liu1126 (talk) 10:11, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Damonm26 (19:57, 1 November 2023)

Hello!

I am the marketing coordinator and social media manager for a startup company. I am looking to create a Wikipedia page for our company and founder. Any suggestions? --Damonm26 (talk) 19:57, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Damonm26:Welcome to Wikipedia! Since you are employed by the company and/or person you want to create articles about, you have a conflict of interest according to the definition in Wikipedia's policies. This doesn't mean you cannot create and maintain these articles, but there are some extra steps you will need to take. Here is a brief summary of how to create an article in your situation, but you should read the official guide at Help:Your first article:

1. Make sure that the company and person you write about meets Wikipedia's general notability guidelines or the notability guidelines specific to companies and organizations and people. In short (although you should also check the linked pages above), the subject of the article should have been covered by several reliable sources.
2. Create your article in your user space or the draft space. There are several policies and guidelines you will need to follow, the most important of which are the Wikipedia:Manual of Style, which details how the page should be structured and written, and Wikipedia:Verifiability, which states that all claims in articles must be supported by reliable sources.
   1. You should also declare your conflict of interest at this stage by using the {{connected contributor}} on the draft's talk page and, optionally, placing {{UserboxCOI}} on your user page. Follow the instructions in the templates' documentations.
3. Submit your article for review at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation. This is necessary both because you are not yet an autoconfirmed user and because you have a conflict of interest with the subject of the article. Other experienced users will review your submission and either allow it into mainspace (making it a full Wikipedia article visible to all users and search engines) or decline it and give you suggestions on how to improve it, which you should follow.
4. After your article has made it into mainspace, any future edits to it should be done via the {{edit COI}} template due to your conflict of interest. You may also want to read Wikipedia:Guide to effective COI edit requests to help you with these requests.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions, and good luck with your article! Liu1126 (talk) 20:10, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Cana47 (22:31, 2 November 2023)

Hello hope you're having a good day:) --Cana47 (talk) 22:31, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

@Cana47: I am, thank you! Ask me any questions you have about editing Wikipedia. Liu1126 (talk) 00:21, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Angelie Amboy on Google Sites (16:30, 3 November 2023)

Hello, can I ask a question? How to create an e-portfolio? --Angelie Amboy (talk) 16:30, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

@Angelie Amboy: Hello! For general reference questions like these, it would be better to look it up on the relevant Wikipedia article (like Electronic portfolio) or ask your question at the Wikipedia:Reference desk, where other volunteers will help you find the information you need. Ask me questions about editing Wikipedia itself. Liu1126 (talk) 20:09, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Onidzzukiqwq (21:12, 3 November 2023)

hello, is it possible to add a little-known virtual state with a community of 100 thousand people to Wikipedia? there are photos, a flag and the rest --Onidzzukiqwq (talk) 21:12, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

@Onidzzukiqwq: Welcome to Wikipedia! Inclusion of content on Wikipedia is governed by the Wikipedia:Notability guideline, specifically its general notability guideline section. To quote the summary: "A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Note that different editors may have different interpretations of these guidelines, and community consensus is the ultimate arbiter in these issues.

If the virtual state isn't supported by enough reliable sources to warrant its own article, or the article created would probably be of stub length for the foreseeable future, you should also consider placing it as a section in one of Wikipedia's existing articles or lists. Some possible pages are Virtual world, Virtual community, Online community, and List of virtual communities. You can also look for other articles where the virtual state would fit in.

If you want to, you could give me some information on the virtual state, and I can help you judge whether or not it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Please reach out to me if you have any more questions. Liu1126 (talk) 13:30, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

well, then about the assessment of the situation, then this virtual state has a location in Finland near an overseas territory where people gather in every possible way thinking about creating a language, and there are also several channels in telegram with a large audience and in Twitter and reddit the same. this all already exists since 2020, does it have a place in Wikipedia? Onidzzukiqwq (talk) 15:34, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Onidzzukiqwq: Does this virtual state have a name it is commonly known by? It sounds like that an organisation of this size and history would probably have some news articles written about it. If you could give me its name, I can do a quick source check for it. Liu1126 (talk) 17:07, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Oh, no..there are only fans, communities, discord servers, virus videos in tick tok, as well as high popularity in telegram Onidzzukiqwq (talk) 21:22, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Okay, if that's the case, I'm afraid this virtual state would not meet the notability requirements. Sources like communities, tick tok videos, telegram, etc. are considered user generated content, which is generally considered unreliable. If no other reliable sources are available, then the virtual state fails WP:GNG.
You may want to consider adding this virtual state on other wiki hosting platforms like Fandom, where different content guidelines may apply. Liu1126 (talk) 11:10, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Lefootop (20:49, 4 November 2023)

Hello I need help with a very biased wikipedia mod that refuses to even talk to me in the talk page. May i receive help please? --Lefootop (talk) 20:49, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

@Lefootop: Hello. I have reviewed the situation, so I will discuss here how I believe Wikipedia's policies apply to each event, and then suggest how you should move forward. Please carefully read through the entire post.

As a summary: actions on both sides were debatable, the block was probably justified, there's no need for you to take any more actions as of now, please follow Wikipedia:Dispute resolution in the future.

Events:

• The other editor in the dispute makes a series of edits to the Soviet-Moroccan fishing vessel incident (1980-1981) article. Their edits mainly consist of two actions: removing the reference to this website and removing the Template:Infobox military conflict.
  • I could not find any discussions about the website on the reliable sources noticeboard, but it seems to have been widely used, and arguments for its reliability have been made (for example, at Talk:1971 Moroccan coup attempt/GA1). However, the removal of this source isn't necessarily a violation of policy. Since all the statements in which the article are also supported by the El Pais source, removing it is arguably removing redundancy without violating Wikipedia:Verifiability.
  • The removal of the infobox is more debatable, although still not a clear violation of policy; no guideline requires infoboxes to be present, although I believe including the infobox would be useful. However, the crux of the dispute here is whether to refer to the outcome of the incident as a "victory", and here I believe the other editor may be justified in this action.
    The sources I can access (the El Pais source is behind a paywall) do not explicitly state that Morocco achieved a victory. Per Wikipedia:Original research and specifically its WP:SYNTH section, editors cannot synthesise material from several sources or different parts of a single source to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated in the source itself. Therefore, the outcome cannot be stated as a Moroccan victory.
    For example, the Johnson South Reef Skirmish describes the result as a Chinese victory because the reference to "The Diplomat" explicitly states "These two battles saw the tactical and strategic defeat of Vietnamese forces at Chinese hands...". Meanwhile, the Hainan Island incident article does not make any statements about victory because the sources don't explicitly say who won, even though arguments could probably be made for a Chinese victory or conversely a US victory.
  • On a separate note, you used the word "tribute", which is defined as "a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission". Even if the incident is considered a "victory" for Morocco, the Soviet Union is clearly not in "submission" to Morocco. Words like "reparations" or "fines" would be more appropriate.
• You added the Soviet-Moroccan fishing vessel incident (1980-1981) article to the List of wars involving Morocco, which the other editor reverted. I believe this event is open to debate. On the one hand, the capture of a few fishing boats doesn't seem very "warlike" when compared to other conflicts typically described as wars. On the other hand, shots were fired, and since other incidents like the Perejil Island crisis have been included, an argument can be made for the inclusion of this incident as well. I will talk about how to obtain consensus on this later.
• You left a message on the other editor's talk page, which they removed. You then re-added the message, which the other editor removed again. The two of you went back and forth with this several times. As the administrator who partially blocked you explained, per WP:BLANKING, users may freely remove messages from their own talk pages save for a few exceptions, which you message wasn't one of them. By removing the message, the other user has shown that they do not want this message on their talk page, so re-adding it was inappropriate. For this, I believe the administrator's block was justified, and as the admin said, it wouldn't be worth your time requesting an unblock.

Further actions you should take:

• First of all, the other editor left the two pages in your preferred version. Therefore, this incident has effectively ended (as of now) in your favour. To quote a widely used Wikipedia essay, you should drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass.
• If other editors, either the one you have been in dispute with or others who were previously uninvolved, restart the debate, you should go through the following steps from Wikipedia:Dispute resolution:
  • Discuss the issue on the article talk pages. You or the other editors should start a topic on the article talk pages about the issue in dispute. You may also want to notify the other editors in the dispute using Template:Ping.
  • If no consensus can be reached, you should seek additional input.
    • If the dispute is just between you and a single other editor, you can ask for a third opinion.
    • If third opinion has failed or more than two editors are involved, you should ask for help at the relevant WikiProject. In this case, it would be Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history. You should post a message on their talk page asking for input.
    • If the dispute is about the application of a certain policy, post a message at the relevant noticeboard. For example, if there is debate over the reliability of the Yabiladi source, post a message on the reliable sources noticeboard. If there is debate over whether using the term "victory" is original research, ask at the no original research noticeboard. There is also a general dispute resolution noticeboard for other issues.
    • If there is an issue regarding another editor's conduct, post a message at WP:ANI, where uninvolved administrators will review the situation and make a decision or recommend other courses of action.

I hope this helps, and good luck with your future editing! Liu1126 (talk) 23:57, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your help. Lefootop (talk) 00:04, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

No problem! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions in the future. Liu1126 (talk) 14:09, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Rollback granted

Hi Liu1126. After reviewing your request, I have temporarily enabled rollback on your account until 2024-01-01. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback:

• Being granted rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle. It just adds a [Rollback] button next to a page's latest live revision - that's all. It does not grant you any additional "status" on Wikipedia, nor does it change how Wikipedia policies apply to you.
• Rollback should be used to revert clear and unambiguous cases of vandalism only. Never use rollback to revert good faith edits.
• Rollback should never be used to edit war, and it should never be used in a content-related dispute to restore the page to your preferred revision. If rollback is abused or used for this purpose or any other inappropriate purpose, the rights will be revoked.
• Use common sense. If you're not sure about something, ask!

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into trouble or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:31, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Liu1126 (talk) 20:43, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from UrumiaMission (18:11, 9 November 2023)

Hi Liu1126 ... thank you for being my Wikipedia mentor, as I am a new user. I have created a page for a person and need to have the title of the page be the person's name. Apparently this has to be done through a 'move' process (the current name just has my username and the word sandbox). However, I do not see any 'move' option anywhere under the tools menu. Any words of advice you might have would be appreciated. Thank you. --UrumiaMission (talk) 18:11, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

@UrumiaMission: Welcome to Wikipedia! Moving most pages on Wikipedia require autoconfirmed rights, which means that your account needs to be at least 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits. Since you are not yet autoconfirmed, you cannot move pages yet.

Since you are a new editor, you cannot yet directly create articles in mainspace (where all Wikipedia articles are), both due to technical restrictions and because we would like more experienced editors to review your contributions. Instead, you will submit your article to Wikipedia:Articles for Creation (AFC for short), where a small group of experienced editors will review your article to see if it is ready to be published. It is much easier to do this using the Wikipedia:Article wizard, and in the future you should use this method, but since you're well on your way on this page, here is how you can proceed:

1. AFC submissions are usually in the draft namespace. If you don't mind, I can move your draft to the correct namespace for you (the new title would be Draft:John Haskell Shedd).
2. When you are ready to submit your draft, you will put the code {{subst:submit}} at the top of the page (remember to switch to source editor mode for this).
3. An experienced editor will review your draft and decide whether or not it is ready to be published. If they determine it is not ready, they will leave comments describing how you could improve the draft. You should then edit the draft to meet their comments and resubmit it for review.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions. Good luck editing! Liu1126 (talk) 18:40, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much Liu1126. Yes, please move the draft to the correct namespace with the new title, and I will follow your guidance on steps 2 and 3. Very much appreciated! UrumiaMission (talk) 18:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

@UrumiaMission: Done! Note that the original page User:UrumiaMission/sandbox is now a redirect to the draft page. This is an automatic procedure done for all moves. If you want to reuse the original sandbox, you can get to it by clicking on the link, and after the redirect has taken you to the target page, click on the link that appears at the top of the page with the text "(Redirected from User:UrumiaMission/sandbox)", which will take you to the redirect page. You can then remove the redirect code in the source editor. Liu1126 (talk) 19:48, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Possible vandalism(?) in diplomacy articles

Good evening. I've noticed that, one or two users with the Venezuelan IP addresses of 201.242.136.223 and 201.243.34.128 have been editing diplomacy-related articles, I reverted one edit in the list of Argentine ambassadors to Peru, only to notice that it had been edited again. After doing a double-check, I noticed that the edits were incorrect, so I reversed them just now.

After doing some digging around, I noticed that you've cautioned this user on the aforementioned edits, I was wondering how this could be approached, as several of the articles are Peru-related, and as such, I've worked on most of them either completely or at least partially. For the time being, I'll undo each edit manually.

Cheers. 180app (talk) 19:00, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

@180app: As of now, I don't think there's enough vandalism activity to request page protection, so for the time being we'll just have to keep an eye on these pages and catch any issues as they come along. The first IP hasn't edited since the 7th and the second IP doesn't seem to be causing a lot of trouble, so a block isn't warranted right now, although if they begin vandalising the pages again you can collect a few diffs as evidence and report them to WP:AIV if the vandalism is obvious or WP:ANI if the damage is more subtle. If they start hopping between different addresses, a range block may be needed.

Also, I don't know if you're aware of Wikipedia:Twinkle (I couldn't find any edits of yours using it), but it makes reverting vandalism and many other administrative tasks a lot easier. You may find it useful for keeping the disruption on these pages in check. Liu1126 (talk) 19:30, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

True, if anything it's a nuisance, but I would argue that, with two similar IP addresses doing this in a short period of time, this is likely to happen again, hence my question (also worth noting -- this is my first time dealing with something of this nature). In any case I'll have a look at the tool you've linked, hopefully it could save me a lot of time in the future.

Thanks for your help! 180app (talk) 19:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Quick note, I also noticed another Venezuelan IP, 190.205.94.218, making edits on the same date (Nov 7th). Here's to hoping it was a one time thing! 180app (talk) 23:05, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello again! I've noticed that again this issue has again taken place. Another Venezuelan IP, 190.36.69.119, has again vandalised a number of diplomacy-related articles. I would like to suggest the measures that were not considered the first time, as my suspicions were proven to be correct unfortunately.

In the meantime, I have reverted the edits on my articles. I will also finally look into your tool as I completely forgot about it last time I'm afraid. 180app (talk) 07:00, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@180app: Yep, the situation does seem quite bad. We should definitely report this to WP:ANI. Since you've been working on this for longer than I have, I would suggest that you file the report and notify me of the discussion if you want to. You can collect a few of their most representative vandalism edits as evidence. I'll also look a bit closer at their edits when I have time later today.

Unfortunately, these IPs seem to be doing their work in a piecemeal, hit-and-run fashion, so it would be unlikely for admins to agree to protect the pages, as each individual page has so little vandalism, but hopefully they can at least block these few IPs, if not instituting a range block. Liu1126 (talk) 09:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

There is an issue here. Geolocating these four IP address show that they are, although all roughly in the northeastern part of Venezuela, not in the same place. I'm not too familiar with IP addresses, but I think this is quite a large discrepancy in location, which suggests that they might not be the same person. This also makes the range block harder, especially if we have to minimise collateral damage. Liu1126 (talk) 09:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Another note, I see you haven't warned these IPs after reverting their edits. These warnings can be issued by going to the IP's talk page (even if it hasn't been created yet), clicking on the "TW" bar at the top right, and selecting "Warn". A popup will appear, in which you can select the warning type and, optionally, insert the page where the issue occurred and additional comments. See WP:WARN for template info. Admins usually only block users if they have been editing past their final warning, so in this case they may be reluctant to immediately block these IPs. Liu1126 (talk) 10:05, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for this notice, I did report the latest IP but I haven't warned any of them. The problem is though, as you mention, these are hit-and-run type edits, and therefore I don't believe a warn is really in place as the IP changes every time (one date had two different IPs editing back-to-back) and I don't believe the person(s) behind them are really planning on reusing them. If it was a registered user, i.e. an unchangeable identifier, then it would make more sense to me, but these addresses do their edits on one day and then the next day a completely different address does the same thing. 180app (talk) 17:29, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

I agree. In that case, it seems that requesting a range block at WP:ANI would be the only way forward. No one wants to be watching 50 diplomacy-related articles and spending an hour per day reverting edits on them. After starting the discussion, notify me via Twinkle's "TB" tab, and I'll chime in on what I know about the situation. Liu1126 (talk) 17:48, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nikhil.c.z (19:39, 12 November 2023)

Hello Yo what good --Nikhil.c.z (talk) 19:39, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello! Ask me any questions you have about editing Wikipedia. Liu1126 (talk) 20:03, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Slight change of sentence in a semi-protected article request

In the article of Princess Peach, in the section Character background, where it is written "Her age has never been officially confirmed, but it varies between 15 and early twenties.", would you please change 15 to mid-late teens? Thank you. 151.44.38.227 (talk) 15:56, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Could you explain why the change is necessary? The currently cited source states that her age was 15 in her first appearance in Super Mario Bros. Additionally, requests like these should be made on the article talk page by using an edit request or using the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. Liu1126 (talk) 16:14, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

To not be too specific (since that's from specifically Super Mario Bros. 1) and including a more inclusive and general age range present in the whole series and franchise as possible. I simply picked a user that could have the requirements necessary and I didn't want to open a topic in the talk page just for this, nor I think it's worth it to create an account and become an autoconfirmed user just for this. 151.44.38.227 (talk) 16:20, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

I suppose that's reasonable. "mid-late teens" is a bit of a mouthful though, so I'll just use "mid-teens", which seems to include 15 according to most definitions. Liu1126 (talk) 16:28, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

But Super Mario Bros. 1 is the only game known to have a mid range, other appearances, including spin-offs and promotional material, describe her as 17 and 18, so late teens, that's why I think mid-late or mid to late is more appropriate. 151.44.38.227 (talk) 16:38, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Can you find some other sources about this? Liu1126 (talk) 16:40, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! states her age as 16 (about mid-late), the writers' bible for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 states that the DIC cartoons' version of the princess is 17, and here starts to be in late teens. 151.44.38.227 (talk) 16:57, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't access those sources. Can you give a quote from them that specifies Princess Peach's age? Also note that per WP:RSPRIMARY, secondary sources like news articles and reputable websites are preferred over primary sources if available. Liu1126 (talk) 17:36, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

151.44.38.227 (talk) 18:46, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Seen them? 151.44.50.239 (talk) 23:29, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I should've been more clear in my last comment. Per the verifiability policy, all possibly debatable statements in articles must be supported by reliable, published sources. I cannot verify that the first source is actually created and published by a reputable authority on the subject. I also cannot verify whether this statement in the second source actually appears in the source, since I do not have direct access to a reliable copy of it. As a result, I would rather err on the side of caution and not include these two sources and the statements they support in the article. If you have better sources available, you can post them here. If you believe these two sources should be considered reliable, you should begin discussions to seek consensus on Talk:Princess Peach or Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard (although not on both at the same time, nor on the talk pages of other editors, as this is discouraged by WP:FORUMSHOP). Liu1126 (talk) 11:10, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

References

Question from Play10silva on User talk:Liu1126 (14:18, 17 November 2023)

false --Play10silva (talk) 14:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

@Play10silva: Sorry, I don't think I understand you. Do you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? Liu1126 (talk) 14:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Tungmatthew14 (09:33, 19 November 2023)

Hello, I am trying to create a new athlete profile for a pro junior tennis player. I'm following the Wikipedia guidelines as best as I can. Are there red flags I should be aware of or advice so that it's more likely to be published? --Tungmatthew14 (talk) 09:33, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@Tungmatthew14: Welcome to Wikipedia! I've taken a look at the article in your sandbox, and it looks pretty good! The article has good style and is consistently citing sources, so I'm sure you're aware of WP:MOS and WP:V. One thing that I noticed is that the article doesn't have any pictures. If you can find a public domain or Creative Commons licensed image of her, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons and add it to the article. If there are no free images of her, you can still upload a copyrighted image if it meets the criteria at WP:NFCCP. These non-free images should be uploaded directly to Wikipedia using the Wikipedia:File upload wizard.

Otherwise, I think the article is ready for publication. Since you are already autoconfirmed, you are allowed to directly publish the article by moving it into mainspace. Alternatively, you can submit it to Wikipedia:Articles for creation, where some experienced editors will review it and either publish it for you or give feedback if they think it's not ready. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 10:16, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Pessicorrections (07:52, 22 November 2023)

Hi, hope you are fine. can you please share your email or skype and whatsapp number i want to discuss a project with you. I am very thankful if you please share it with me. I want to publish this article in english it's already publish in Indonesian language. thanks Regards Zeeshan whatsapp No. +92-3074157144 zeeshanliaqat19@ gmail.com --Pessicorrections (talk) 07:52, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

@Pessicorrections: Hi, you can email me using the "Email this user" button under the "Tools" bar at the top. However, unless there is private or non-freely licensed information concerned (which usually wouldn't be allowed in Wikipedia articles or would be better handled by an admin), I would prefer if you discussed these projects on Wikipedia, either here on my talk page or on your talk page. I would also reply to your email on your talk page instead of via email, unless you specifically object to this. Thanks. Liu1126 (talk) 10:09, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Adhritedit2345 on Weathering (10:48, 22 November 2023)

What do I edit --Adhritedit2345 (talk) 10:48, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

@Adhritedit2345: Welcome to Wikipedia! The short answer to your question is: almost anything! There are some actions that require advanced permissions to do, but there are loads of things you can do even as a new editor. I would suggest that you start with more basic tasks like copyediting, categorization, short descriptions, etc., before moving onto content creation. You may also find Help:Introduction and Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure useful, and there should be other suggestions on your newcomer homepage. If you get stuck with anything, feel free to ask me or other editors. Happy editing! Liu1126 (talk) 11:00, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Young editors

It is usually considered a bad idea to allow the age of very young editors to remain in their user pages or talk pages. I am almost sure that is mentioned in some guideline or other, but whether it is or not, there's certainly a widespread consensus on the question. JBW (talk) 12:40, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I missed that line in Wikipedia:Protecting children's privacy. Thanks for redacting. Liu1126 (talk) 12:44, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Therizzlerofrozz (17:42, 23 November 2023)

Hi I am just confused on how the code works. --Therizzlerofrozz (talk) 17:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

@Therizzlerofrozz: Welcome to Wikipedia! Wikitext (that's the jargon we use for the code) can be quite confusing at first, so you may want to begin by using the visual editor at first. If it isn't enabled by default for you, you can click on the person icon at the top right of the page, click "Preferences", go to the "Editing" tab, and in the "Editing mode" dropbox, select the option "Always give me the visual editor if possible". Alternatively, after clicking on an "edit" link, click on the pen icon at the top right of the edit box and select "Visual editing".

Note that visual editor is only enabled for articles, so in the future you may want to gradually familiarise yourself with raw wikitext. Help:Wikitext is a good point of reference. If you have a question about a specific piece of wikitext, you are welcome to ask me or other editors. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 18:01, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hany Adel

While I appreciate your efforts in reverting vandalism, you have restored this edit instead. I have now restored it to the last good version. Happy reverting! – 64andtim ^{(talk to me!)} 15:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

My bad, I thought those were the same IPs (blaming my foggy glasses this time). Thanks for correcting! Liu1126 (talk) 16:15, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Thisworldisntours (22:52, 13 December 2023)

Hi, what qualifies for a wikipedia page --Thisworldisntours (talk) 22:52, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

@Thisworldisntours: Welcome to Wikipedia! Wikipedia:Notability and its specialized subpolicies at Category:Wikipedia notability guidelines govern what subjects deserve an independent Wikipedia article. To summarise (although you should read through these guidelines yourself), a subject is presumed to be notable if several reliable sources that are independent of each other and the subject have provided significant coverage about the subject.

I assume you are asking this question in relation to your recently declined AFC submission, Draft:Gavin Magnus, so I'll use this as an example to explain these guidelines to you. Since the subject of this article is a singer, his notability is governed by Wikipedia:Notability, Wikipedia:Notability (people), and Wikipedia:Notability (music).

Of the sources included, a few of them are problematic:

• Number 8 is his own website, so it isn't independent
• Number 4 is Blasting News, which seems to be considered not very reliable per Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_347#Blasting_News_and_hoaxes and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_228#Blasting_News_United_Kingdom
• Number 3 is lyrics.com, which is a wiki-like website that public members can edit, so it isn't reliable per WP:UGC

Of the remainder... I honestly can't find any prior discussions about them, but you should delve deeper into their editorial policies to see if they would be reliable. Generally, we err on the side of caution when seeing unfamiliar sources, so it would be better if you could use references to more well known news organisations. Hope this helps! Liu1126 (talk) 23:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Thisworldisntours (talk) 23:45, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Arabinda Patra official on User:Arabinda Patra official (04:42, 15 December 2023)

How to add a photo in my Wikipedia ? --Arabinda Patra official (talk) 04:42, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

@Arabinda Patra official: Hi, this depends on the license of the photo. If it is freely licensed or is in public domain, you should upload it to Wikimedia Commons. If it isn't freely licensed but you believe it falls under Wikipedia's fair use policy, you can request it to be uploaded at Wikipedia:Files for upload. After it is uploaded, you can insert it into any page by writing [[File:file name here]] (more information at Help:Files). Hope this helps! Liu1126 (talk) 12:08, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

How to add photo in my Wikipedia

How to add photo in my Wikipedia Arabinda Patra official (talk) 04:43, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Duplicate question, see above #Question from Arabinda Patra official on User:Arabinda Patra official (04:42, 15 December 2023). Liu1126 (talk) 12:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Vijay2315 on Talk:History (14:33, 15 December 2023)

I am --Vijay2315 (talk) 14:33, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

@Vijay2315: Hi, do you have any questions? Liu1126 (talk) 14:44, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Saw Your Post on WP:BOTREQ

Hey @Liu1126, I saw your post on WP:BOTREQ about some tasks that my bot took over. Sorry that the bot has been down for so long, I had a lot of work and personal stuff happen all at once. But I recently started it back up now that I have time to be on Wiki, if you have any questions or want to learn more feel free to reach out. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 04:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! And it's great to see you back. Liu1126 (talk) 10:13, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Derek021222 (15:57, 23 December 2023)

Hola, puedo crear un artículo de fútbol --Derek021222 (talk) 15:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

@Derek021222: Welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, I do not understand the language you have written in. Google Translate says it's Spanish, and the translation is "Hello, can I create a football article". Yes, you can! As long as the subject of the article is notable and the article is supported by reliable sources.

If you don't speak English, I would advise you contribute to the Spanish Wikipedia instead. You can also find help from Spanish speakers at Wikipedia:Local Embassy#Spanish.

Si no hablas inglés, te recomiendo que contribuyas a la Wikipedia en español. También puede encontrar ayuda de hablantes de español en Wikipedia:Embajada local#Español. (traducido por Google) Liu1126 (talk) 23:31, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from KALYKNC (05:57, 27 December 2023)

Hola soy el manager de un actor de hollywood como puedo empezar a editar su biografia --KALYKNC (talk) 05:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

@KALYKNC: Hello! I do not understand the language you are writing in, but Google Translate says that your question is "Hello, I am the manager of a Hollywood actor, how can I start editing his biography?" Since you are the manager of this actor, you are considered to have a conflict of interest in regards to his article. Therefore, you should not directly edit the page and instead suggest edits on the article's talk page. More information and specific instructions can be found at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide.

If you don't speak English, I would advise you contribute to the Spanish Wikipedia instead. You can also find help from Spanish speakers at Wikipedia:Local Embassy#Spanish. Liu1126 (talk) 09:06, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Farrock777 (18:20, 27 December 2023)

Greetings, liu, how actually to start programm? --Farrock777 (talk) 18:20, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

@Farrock777: Welcome to Wikipedia! I would recommend that you start with the newcomer tasks and structured tasks on your newcomer homepage; they should be in the lower left portion of the homepage and labelled "Suggested edits" (the homepage is probably enabled by default, but if not, you can enable it through your preferences). Other resources that you may find helpful include Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure and Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 18:56, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Will comply.txs Farrock777 (talk) 19:53, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Wondered, is the translation is considered as contribution? Farrock777 (talk) 19:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Yes, translations are also counted as contributions, and many articles have been created by translating articles from Wikipedias of other languages. Before you reach autoconfirmed status, you cannot directly publish articles into mainspace, so you should use the Wikipedia:Article creation wizard to create drafts of translations or other original articles. There is also the Wikipedia:Content translation tool, but its use is limited to extended confirmed editors. Liu1126 (talk) 20:08, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Roger, a mountain to climb Farrock777 (talk) 20:49, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Jglmorris (07:23, 28 December 2023)

Hello

I have recently published a paper on 'The various ways in which birds blink' in the journal Animals, and I wish to update the section in Wikipedia on blinking. I would be grateful for your help in making these changes. --Jglmorris (talk) 07:23, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

@Jglmorris: Hi, you can edit the article yourself (unless it's protected, in which case you should submit an edit request), but if you don't feel familiar enough with Wikipedia's writing style, you can write a rough draft of what you want to add here, and I'll help you adjust it. Can you also post the DOI and (if it's online) a link to the paper? Liu1126 (talk) 11:13, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from GordonBur (14:38, 28 December 2023)

How do I make addition to an existing wiki page --GordonBur (talk) 14:38, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

@GordonBur: Hi, for most articles, you can click on the "edit" links at the top of the page or next to each section heading. Some articles are protected and can only be edited by certain groups of editors, in which case you should make an edit request. If you want to learn about how to make positive contributions to Wikipedia, you may find the suggested edits on your newcomer homepage and other pages like WP:HOW and WP:TWA useful. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 15:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you GordonBur (talk) 15:32, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Officialzhwan1233 on User:Officialzhwan1233 (14:52, 28 December 2023)

How do I write a page about myself and express my music page and how do I start ? --Officialzhwan1233 (talk) 14:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

@Officialzhwan1233: Hi, writing autobiographies or other pages about yourself on Wikipedia is strongly discouraged by guidelines like Wikipedia:Autobiography and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. If you really think you deserve a Wikipedia article about yourself, you should follow the procedures at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Liu1126 (talk) 15:23, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Eduardo cemano (22:57, 31 December 2023)

I already have a Wikipedia page under the name ED seeman. However iy is so brief that it doesn't include many of my life's careers and published articless since most of my accomplishments are on the internet and not in book form. Can I submit to wikipdia a resume or bio that have been published on the internet and on Google. I have been written about as Ed Seeman and Eduardo Cemano. Googling both names will show the millions of websites all about both my careers. --Eduardo cemano (talk) 22:57, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

@Eduardo cemano: Hi, if you believe there's content that should be added to or changed on you Wikipedia page, the preferred way to do this is by submitting a conflict of interest edit request on the article's talk page. You should read the instructions and suggestions at WP:MAKINGEREQ and Wikipedia:Guide to effective COI edit requests. In short, you should use the template {{edit COI}}, and the edit request should be in the general format of "change [original text] to [new text] because [reason]", including reliable sources to support the new text. Liu1126 (talk) 23:14, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

I have a resume format that is published on my website that tells my whole life story better than the wikipedia page that now exists that someone at Wikipedia did from a more extensive history that a friend of mine submitted. How can I submit this entire different presentation that covers my life much better rather than trying to just add facts to what I believe doesn't tell my story.

Edward Seeman is an American artist of Polish descent whose works have spanned disparate fields, from award-winning animated television commercials for children. While much of his work has been done in still images (painted drawn and computer-based), the bulk of his work from the 1960s into the 1980s was as an animator, with side projects in film.

His animation attracted attention to him as an artist and in 1981 he won an Emmy award with Ray Favata for his introductory cartoon for The Great Space Coaster, a children's show. His cartoon-commercials also won awards, including ADDYs and Clios. He is also known for his cinemaphotography and for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1960s. He made montage sequences for the feature film. Uncle Meat, as well as Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, which won a Cine Golden Eagle award in 1968.

Since 2010 he has been doing another kind of montage with still images, Fractalegends, showing famous people in different stages of their lives and "presented in their most memorable poses".

CAREER

Seeman graduated from The High School of Music & Art on 135th Street in New York City, focusing on both singing and art in his studies.

After graduation he worked as a singer in nightclubs and Off Broadway, and also at the Naponoch Country Club in the Catskills. He didn't stop there, but pursued work as an artist, initially creating advertisements for Alexander's, a New York department store. His career came into focus when he was hired at Paramount Pictures, learning the craft of cell animation.

While at Paramount he worked as an inbetweener, a position in which the artist completes the frames in a sequence, between start and end frames drawn by the animator. Another job he worked was as an opaquer on Popeye, painting the back of each frame to add color to the images before they were photographed.

Seeman worked, learning his craft on frames that went into Popeye the Sailorman and Casper the Friendly Ghost. His career was interrupted when Seeman was drafted into the U.S. Army.

GRYPHON PRODUCTIONS

Along with his business partner Ray Favata, also an animator, Seeman began the media company Gryphon Productions, which ran from about 1960 to 1969. They produced commercials using cartoon characters. The animations that were produced included Flintstones Fruity Pebbles, Sugar Crisp Cereal (with Sugar Bear), Hasbro Toys' Charmkins and Huggles (from the Great Space Coaster), and My Little Pony, among a much longer list that includes at least 20 different products that advertised using cartoons. After the company closed, Seeman and Favata continued to work together, producing advertisements in the 1970s and '80s.

FRACTAL ART

http://www.edseeman.com/FANTASTICFRACTALS.htm

Unlike other Fractal art works I am creating RORSCHACH TYPE ART THAT ALLOWS THE VIEWER TO BECOME INTERACTIVE WITH THE ART.
My art will look differently with each viewing as new hidden faces and creatures and scenes appear.
What I believe I've achieved is a kind of KINETIC PSYCHEDELIC 2D ART

FRACTALEGENDS

http://www.edseeman.com/FRACTALEGENDS.htm

“FRACTALEGENDS” (Fractal Art+ Legends= Fractalegends)
Ed Seeman has created OVER 1500 living portraits of LEGENDARY PERSONALITIES by montaging many of their famous faces and action shots depicting their illustrious careers at all ages, into ONE ALL ENCOMPASSING PORTRAIT fused together with my FRACTAL ART.
I call these PORTRAIT TRIBUTES “FRACTALEGENDS”. That have been published and sold throughout the internet as T-shirts and Posters.

FRACTALOSOPHY

http://www.edseeman.com/FRACTALOSOPHY.htm

MY LIFE IN PICTURES

http://www.edseeman.com/DUALITIES.htm Eduardo cemano (talk) 01:53, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@Eduardo cemano: Unless you can gain consensus that the article is damaged beyond repair and the only way to fix it is to blow it up and start over, it is very unlikely that editors will simply replace the current version with yours. After all, no individual owns any articles, not even you as the subject, so no one can individually decide what the article should look like. I still suggest that you submit an edit request, possibly incorporating parts of this resume, and let other editors decide what to include. Liu1126 (talk) 02:09, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Wikipedianumberonefan (13:47, 6 January 2024)

How do I change the title of my page from Wikipedianumberonefan/sandbox to something else? --Wikipedianumberonefan (talk) 13:47, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

@Wikipedianumberonefan: Hi, non-autoconfirmed editors are prevented from moving pages by software. What title do you want the page to be changed to? Liu1126 (talk) 13:53, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ssgrayfox (21:55, 8 January 2024)

Hey there. I'm sorry to bother you but I have created a wiki page that I feel is mostly ready for publishing but there is one big problem that I cannot figure out how to fix. I cant figure out how to put all my references in the reference tab of the article. I've tried different solutions that dont work. Tutorials online and on wiki are not helping me. I use visual editor and lack html skills because those were before my time. Also this article desperately needs to be published as this musical group has little information in English and I painstakingly hunted down everything so that English speakers can learn about them. So if you could help review it that would be great. --Ssgrayfox (talk) 21:55, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

@Ssgrayfox: Hi, I see that you have used the "references" html code, which automatically puts formatted citations into the section the code is in, which is the "Notes" section for your draft (Template:Reflist is more commonly used, but the two are essentially the same). The reason that this only worked for the first citation (the "about" source in the line Hasami group was founded in 2006 When Ryuichiro was a middle school student.[1]) is because you cited all the other references as external links. You should use the "cite" button in the top toolbar for Visual Editor to cite the other sources like you did for the first one. I have done an example in the paragraph In 2010 Ryuichiro..., and you can see the differences between the two styles.

I also see that you are using a lot of primary sources in your draft. Basing an entire article or large portions of one on primary sources is unadvisable, and evaluations of the article subject's notability also requires secondary sources. I would recommend adding some secondary sources to your draft wherever possible, as that would improve the chances of the draft being accepted.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions, and good luck with your draft! Liu1126 (talk) 11:01, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Btownhouse61 on Category:Sarasota High School alumni (02:46, 20 January 2024)

Hello my name is Barbara and I would like to add my mother Patricia Taylor to Sarasota High, how do I do this ? --Btownhouse61 (talk) 02:46, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

@Btownhouse61: Hi, as Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, subjects need to demonstrate their notability to merit inclusion, especially in cases where there may be tens of thousands of possible candidates. To demonstrate your mother's notability, you would need to show that there is significant coverage of her in reliable sources that are independent of her. In most alumni lists/categories like this one, subjects would also already have their own Wikipedia article. Hope this helps! Liu1126 (talk) 12:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Dr. Mark Chae

Hi, I am quite new to adding material on wikipedia, and I believe I made some mistakes with a citation. Your help would be appreciated. Mark Dr. Mark Chae (talk) 12:59, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Dr. Mark Chae: Welcome to Wikipedia! Can you be a bit more specific about the issue? I would be glad to help. Liu1126 (talk) 22:17, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from DeeDotEssKay (07:01, 29 January 2024)

How do I add a picture to my grandfather's wiki page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Spain

My grandfather was a 1935 All American Football Player with Southern Methodist University. He was also on a Wheaties box. I have a picture of the Wheaties box and would like to add it to his page. --DeeDotEssKay (talk) 07:01, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

@DeeDotEssKay, welcome to Wikipedia! This would depend on the copyright status of the image on the Wheaties box. If it is not freely licensed (e.g. it's copyright is owned by Wheaties), then it should be uploaded at Wikipedia:Files for upload. If it is freely licensed, then it should be uploaded at Wikimedia Commons. Based on the date, my guess is that the image is in public domain by now, but I would advise you to ask more about this at the English Wikipedia's Teahouse or at the Commons Help Desk, since I'm not very familiar with copyright matters. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 11:07, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from SimSimmer78 (12:29, 30 January 2024)

Hey! I'm pretty new to Wiki - I've done a bit of reading about Wiki and I created an account so I can start editing pages - I'm wondering what are some good beginner edits to make? --SimSimmer78 (talk) 12:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

@SimSimmer78, welcome to Wikipedia! The best way to get started would be to try doing the suggested edits on your newcomer homepage (it's the page from where you probably asked this question, and should be accessible by clicking your username at the top of the page). Otherwise, you may find interactive tutorials like Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure and Help:Introduction useful.

If you want some specific examples, I personally do a lot of work in countering vandalism, where I work to remove unconstructive edits from pages, although this is a task that generally requires a bit more experience with Wikipedia. I also do some copyediting, which is a good newcomer task if you're good at grammar.

Don't hesitate to ask any questions, and good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 12:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much! SimSimmer78 (talk) 16:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Adzontour123 (18:55, 30 January 2024)

false information is provided on Isaias Afewerki wikipedia page which is biased and contreversial, calling him a "dictator". please may this passage be removed --Adzontour123 (talk) 18:55, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

@Adzontour123, I would recommend you discuss these issues on the article's own talk page. Note that all statements in Wikipedia articles need to be verifiable through reliable sources and proportionally represent the viewpoints of all reliable sources. The passages which you believe to be false information appear to be very well referenced, so you would either need to argue that these current statements are actually not supported by the cited sources, provide alternative reliable sources to support your viewpoint, or argue that undue weight has been given to these events. Liu1126 (talk) 19:10, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Dr Jackson is not rweal (21:18, 31 January 2024)

Hello --Dr Jackson is not rweal (talk) 21:18, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Akhinesh777 (13:33, 2 February 2024)

Hello, i know how to upload picture to Wikimedia commons but don't know how to use CC licence here. I created a new article about OPPO A5 and i have the phone but I can't add to Wikimedia Commons because i don't know how to use CC Licence --Akhinesh777 (talk) 13:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

@Akhinesh777, I presume you're unsure about what CC license the image falls under (the Upload Wizard makes the process of actually adding the license tags, once determined, quite clear)? Unfortunately, I'm not an expert in copyright laws, so I can't help you here. I would advise you ask at the Commons help desk or the copyright village pump, as the editors there would be more familiar with such issues and help you choose the right license to upload the image under. Liu1126 (talk) 14:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

January 2024 GOCE drive award

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Liu1126 for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 02:54, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

I have been blocked edit

Hello @Liu1126, I see that wiki has chosen you to be my editing consultant. As the title above states, I was blocked for vandalism. After that incident, I researched why I was accused of vandalism, and the reason was curiosity. I have no intention of asking you to remove the block for me. I would like to ask for your advice so that next time I won't be blocked, and i hope you will respond. Kind like which posts should I choose to edit? or What should I do when editing to avoid being blocked? Besides, I have a feeling about retaliation, and if that happens, what should I do. Đỗ Quang Phục (talk) 05:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

@Đỗ Quang Phục I don't see any block logs for your account right now. Were you blocked on a previous account? In that case, you should request an unblock on your old account instead of starting a new one.

I do not know what edits you were blocked for, but there's a list of common types of vandalism at Wikipedia:Vandalism, and you prior actions probably fall under one or another category there. Usually, editors will contact or warn you, often several times, if they believe you're doing something wrong (unless the damage is quite egregious or is subject to oversight), in which case you should stop what you were doing (instead of trying to repeat your edits, which would constitute edit warring) and respond to these comments. Liu1126 (talk) 12:14, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice @Liu1126, I was very worried when I couldn't log in, Until I remembered the last time auto-login was available on the browser. Đỗ Quang Phục (talk) 22:43, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your help, without you it would have taken me a long time to join the wiki Đỗ Quang Phục (talk) 22:44, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Chukwuocha (16:45, 7 February 2024)

Hello, can I cite a book to an article? --Chukwuocha (talk) 16:45, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Chukwuocha, yes you can. This is usually done with the template Template:Cite book; you can find information about its usage in its documentation. The easiest way to insert the template into a certain location is to click the "Cite" button in the top bar of the editor, then choosing "Book" if you're using visual editor, or clicking "Template" then choosing "cite book" if you're using source editor. There will then be a pop up, in which you can enter the book information. Liu1126 (talk) 16:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Dr Jackson is not rweal (04:16, 8 February 2024)

I wanted to say you are helpful but I found out multiple things on the scp foundation article talk page (and caused a lot of problems to DS) --Dr Jackson is not rweal (talk) 04:16, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hello665559 (05:10, 10 February 2024)

how to add topic --Hello665559 (talk) 05:10, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

@Hello665559, can you be a bit more specific? What do you mean by topic? Liu1126 (talk) 11:45, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Shazir Yousaf on Chakrian (11:42, 11 February 2024)

How can I add pics --Shazir Yousaf (talk) 11:42, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

@Shazir Yousaf, if the image you want to add is already on Wikimedia Commons or stored locally in Wikipedia, you can insert the image by clicking the "Insert" button in the toolbar if you're using Visual Editor, or clicking the image icon in the toolbar if you're using Source Editor. If it's not uploaded yet, you should upload it at Commons if it's freely licensed, or make a request at Wikipedia:Files for upload if it's not. Liu1126 (talk) 12:08, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sandhyagupta04 (12:57, 11 February 2024)

hi advice how to i will write best articles on wiki about a social worker here --Sandhyagupta04 (talk) 12:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

@Sandhyagupta04, you should read Help:Your first article; it is a good guide to writing articles.

In short, Wikipedia articles are about notable subjects and should be supported by reliable sources. The article's content should abide by the Manual of Style. Other guidelines may also apply, like Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 13:48, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Perttiheikkinen (14:53, 13 February 2024)

How do i add LaTeX format to my text? --Perttiheikkinen (talk) 14:53, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Perttiheikkinen, unfortunately I don't have much experience in this area, but you may find the guides at Help:Displaying a formula and MOS:FORMULA useful. You can also ask for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics; the members there would be able to help you typeset specific formulae. Liu1126 (talk) 15:12, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Integrated Visual Augmentation System

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Your GA nomination of Integrated Visual Augmentation System

The article Integrated Visual Augmentation System you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Integrated Visual Augmentation System for comments about the article, and Talk:Integrated Visual Augmentation System/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Geardona -- Geardona (talk) 16:21, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from AmanjLife23 (19:53, 14 February 2024)

Good Afternoon,

I had a edit reverted for the page "University Of Winnipeg". I had it all sourced out and was wondering what you would recommend doing.

Sincerely, Amanj Vakili --AmanjLife23 (talk) 19:53, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@AmanjLife23, it looks like a simple misunderstanding to me. Presumably, the old statistics came from an older version of the webpage, and when you updated the numbers the other editor thought that you were changing information without providing a source.

In any case, I would encourage you to talk to the reverting editor, either on their talk page or by starting a new section on the article's talk page and pinging them, to see what their specific concerns are. I've interacted with this editor before and they are a nice person, but I can approach them for you if you feel uncomfortable about talking to them yourself. Liu1126 (talk) 20:36, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

It would be greatly appreciated if you could could talk to them for me as im quite new and dont want to seem to harsh AmanjLife23 (talk) 21:41, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@AmanjLife23, I've talked to the other editor, and they agreed to restore your edits, which I have  Done. Just two more things to remember:

1. You marked your two edits as minor, which shouldn't have been done in this case. Only mark edits as minor if they are very unlikely to be disputed (like grammar fixes, formatting, etc.); if you're unsure whether someone will dispute the edit, don't mark it. See more at Help:Minor edit.
2. Leaving longer and more descriptive edit summaries can help other editors and recent changes patrollers (see my edit for example). While holding conversations inside edit summaries is discouraged, it's good practice to briefly explain the reasoning behind your edit if others might misunderstand your intent. If the issue is really complicated, you can leave a comment on the talk page and provide a link to the comment in the edit summary. See more at Help:Edit summary

Hope this helps, and good luck for the future! Liu1126 (talk) 19:05, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Vivekupadhyay1 (10:39, 16 February 2024)

Hello, How to start writing and publishing articles on wikipedia and what's the procedure for it. --Vivekupadhyay1 (talk) 10:39, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Vivekupadhyay1, you may find the guide Help:Your first article useful. In short, articles on Wikipedia should be about subjects deemed notable under the notability policy, and only include information that is verifiable using reliable sources. You may also want to gain some more experience in editing through the structured tasks on your newcomer homepage, or by using other guides like the Wikipedia Adventure or Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia. Good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 11:14, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from TracyCS on Judit Selymes (18:28, 16 February 2024)

I'm editing Judit Selymes biography as she passed away on the 7th of this month. I am, was, her home care provider and friend. I've never edited on wiki --TracyCS (talk) 18:28, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi TracyCS, I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, information on Wikipedia needs to be supported by reliable sources, especially important information like this. In general, individuals are not considered reliable sources, and there's no practical way for us to verify your identity anyway.

The only source online that I could find is this obituary from Legacy.com, and I'm not even sure if this is the same person as there's so little information in it, although the birth date matches. I'll ask around to see if it's considered reliable enough. If you have any other sources, like a mention in a local newspaper, you can also post them. Thanks. Liu1126 (talk) 19:23, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Anaa amoos (10:45, 22 February 2024)

مرحبا --Anaa amoos (talk) 10:45, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mcytron (14:36, 25 February 2024)

Hi Liu1126! I've been working on a smallish town in Ukraine with a group of researchers. The town has a page in Ukrainian, but not English and I'd like to rectify that! I'd also like to crosslink it with other pages about that historic region (Volhynia). A large number of people immigrated from the town to the US, Argentina, etc., so here is interest in the town in English.

I'm a researcher and academic myself, so I know my way around how to find and cite primary sources. But I also know Wikipedia has a unique culture and don't want to step on anyone's toes. Is there anyone I should contact before creating the page?

I'd also like to make sure it disambiguates with the many other towns that have the same name (common in Eastern Europe) and that all the different transliterations of the town name are reflected (it's a part of the world that was Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, USSR, etc., with a diverse group of people living in it--Ukrainian, Jewish, Polish, German, Czech, etc.) --Mcytron (talk) 14:36, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

@Mcytron, welcome to Wikipedia! As you're not yet an confirmed or autoconfirmed editor, you will need to first create a draft of the article in the draft namespace or in your userspace. Then you can submit the draft to Wikipedia:Articles for creation, where experienced editors will review your draft and, if it's ready for publication, move it to mainspace. You may want to read Wikipedia's Manual of Style and other policy pages like WP:CITE and WP:V, as article formatting and citation style on Wikipedia may be different from that of the academic world. Also note that unlike research papers, Wikipedia prefers secondary sources over primary ones.

Crosslinking is highly encouraged on Wikipedia! The easiest way to do this is to search up the town's name in the search bar to find articles that mention the town, then add wikilinks to the words (see MOS:LINK for details on formatting). More advanced methods can be found at Wikipedia:Orphan.

To disambiguate the title, a disambiguation tag should be added in the title. The title of the article would then be [town name], Ukraine or, if there're several towns in Ukraine with this name, [town name], Volhynia (or whatever subnational division in which the town's name is unique). See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Ukrainian places) for more guidance. Once the article is created, you can add it to the disambiguation page of the town name (or create the disambiguation page if it doesn't exist yet).

Ask me any questions you have, and good luck! Liu1126 (talk) 15:44, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Great info--thanks so much! I'm going to poke around and do some minor edits in areas where I have expertise and knowledge and hopefully get autoconfirmed in a few days. In the meantime, I'll read up on all of the information you sent me about style and substance. Very helpful. Thanks again!! Mcytron (talk) 11:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Dlawarhassan (09:03, 27 February 2024)

Hello bro I need to share my Paragraph about Nicola Tesla --Dlawarhassan (talk) 09:03, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

@Dlawarhassan, since Nikola Tesla is indefinitely semi-protected, you should submit an edit request on the article's talk page. Liu1126 (talk) 10:36, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Leigh147 on Lisa Chedekel (18:22, 29 February 2024)

Hello mentor if i may ask can you help me with a magazine article about effect of music on the lives of teenagers --Leigh147 (talk) 18:22, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

@Leigh147, of course! Can you be a bit more specific on what help you need (finding/adding references, copyediting, style/tone, etc.)? Liu1126 (talk) 19:53, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from 2mrdawson (01:11, 1 March 2024)

Is this where I have an article written about myself when someone googles me? --2mrdawson (talk) 01:11, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

@2mrdawson, writing or asking someone to write an article about yourself is strongly discouraged; see WP:AUTOBIO and WP:COI for policy details. If you are genuinely notable, an independent editor will eventually create an article about you. Liu1126 (talk) 10:26, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from 2mrdawson (01:12, 1 March 2024)

Is this where I have an article written about me so when people google my name or brand? --2mrdawson (talk) 01:12, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Balal bawari on Wikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons/Help (08:47, 1 March 2024)

Hi sister my mom want to speaks with you for help this is my whatsap number please send massage for me 0782148884 thanks --Balal bawari (talk) 08:47, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from بسیج رسانه (07:53, 11 March 2024)

hi. it seems wiki chose you to be my mentor. its an honor to meet you. by the way, i have translated some topice and pages. but i dont see they are published, in fact they are marked az draft. what sould i do so i can publicly publish them. thnx --بسیج رسانه (talk) 07:53, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

@بسیج رسانه, welcome to Wikipedia! Are you using the content translation tool to make this translations? The use of the this tool to publish articles directly into main space is disallowed for non-extended confirmed editors. It should be possible to publish the translation into draft space by appending the keyword "Draft:" before the English article title in the tool, then submitting it to Wikipedia:Articles for creation where other editors will review and publish it for you. Liu1126 (talk) 10:42, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

dear liu. could you please tell me

1-where i can submit the article for reviewing other editors?

&

2-till when my translations must be approved by other editors? how long does it take so i can be a editor myself?

thank you so much بسیج رسانه (talk) 06:16, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

The information is included in the links I have given above. Please read them carefully. Liu1126 (talk) 10:48, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jeff Santora (08:28, 14 March 2024)

Hi there, my name is Jeffrey James Santora. I need help adding an article to Wikipedia for a new mathematical theorem and proof that I happened to stumble upon using an artificially intelligent chat bot (ChatGPT). I've never added an article to Wikipedia, however it shouldn't be too difficult to add this particular article with reliable sources due to it's mathematical nature. --Jeff Santora (talk) 08:28, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff Santora, I would advise that you write a draft of the content in your user sandbox; I can then give you more specific suggestions. Some useful guidelines that you should read first include the verifiability policy, the notability guidelines, and the Manual of Style. Liu1126 (talk) 11:29, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

• Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
• Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
• Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
• Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
• Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
• Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
• Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
• Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
• Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
• Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
• Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
• Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
• Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
• Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
• Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
• Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
• Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Deepfrier (13:34, 14 March 2024)

Hi,how can i edit,fix grammar mistakes,etc.Can you help me? --Deepfrier (talk) 13:34, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi Deepfrier, you may find introduction pages like Help:Editing and Help:Introduction informative. If you prefer a more hands-on experience, Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure and the structured tasks on your newcomer homepage would be useful. If you have more specific questions, you can ask me or other editors at the Teahouse or Help Desk. Liu1126 (talk) 14:28, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Inquisitivepigeon (19:26, 16 March 2024)

Hello Liu, can you check my 10 edits and see if i'm on the right track?

Thanks, IP --Inquisitivepigeon (talk) 19:26, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

@Inquisitivepigeon, you mainspace edits are mostly well written. The tone is clear and concise, the wikitext markup is correct, and you've been using good sources. I removed the image you added on Healthcare in Wales, since it doesn't appear to be strongly related to the accompanying text. You also should've used a framed image (by leaving out the "frameless" parameter) and added a caption, as this is the standard formatting for images in articles; see MOS:IMAGES for more.

Your two edits to the talk pages were not formatted properly. New topics/threads should be created at the bottom of the talk page and be in their own section by adding a level two header. There's no need to do this manually: just click the "Add topic" link in the top bar on the talk page, and an interface will appear in which you can write the header and the content of your message. You also should've signed your messages by placing ~~~~ at the end of the message; a bot added the signature for you in those two cases. Using the interface and the reply button also signs your messages automatically.

Otherwise, keep up the good work! Liu1126 (talk) 21:52, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate it! Have a good day Inquisitivepigeon (talk) 22:03, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Andromeda ETHIOPIA (15:25, 18 March 2024)

hello and I want to publish Amharic essay --Andromeda ETHIOPIA (talk) 15:25, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

@Andromeda ETHIOPIA, I advise you not to do so for two reasons:

1. This is the English Wikipedia; contributions on here are expected to be in English. There is a separate Amharic Wikipedia.
2. Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought. Personal essays are explicitly prohibited per WP:NOTESSAY, except for limited writings on Wikipedia-related topics in userspace or on the Meta-wiki.

You are welcome to contribute to Wikipedia in other ways. Liu1126 (talk) 15:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Integrated Visual Augmentation System

On 19 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that more than 50 Microsoft engineers opposed the development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, as they believed this made them war profiteers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Integrated Visual Augmentation System. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Integrated Visual Augmentation System), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from NSBFoundation (00:27, 20 March 2024)

I have received a notice of conflict with our page name. How do I go in and edit the name NSBFoundation? Thank you. --NSBFoundation (talk) 00:27, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

@NSBFoundation, please carefully read the whole notice posted on your talk page, it contains important information that would answer your question. To quote part of the notice: "If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest".

You should also declare your conflict of interest with this organisation you are affiliated with (although it appears it doesn't have a Wikipedia article yet) and follow the guidelines on conflict of interest. A simplified version can be found at Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Liu1126 (talk) 01:16, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Chapstcik (02:37, 22 March 2024)

How can I post a reviting article that will get loads of click? --Chapstcik (talk) 02:37, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

@Chapstcik, I presume that this riveting article you're talking about is your now deleted user page. Please read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Specifically, the content you intend to publish is probably prohibited by either WP:FORUM, WP:PROMO, and/or WP:NOTBLOG. You are welcome to contribute to Wikipedia in other ways. Liu1126 (talk) 12:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jmcarth2 (12:24, 24 March 2024)

How do I create a page listing my career --Jmcarth2 (talk) 12:24, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

@Jmcarth2, please read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, specifically the section WP:NOTRESUME. Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service where you can post your resume or other autobiographical content. You are welcome to contribute to Wikipedia in other ways. Liu1126 (talk) 14:24, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Armatruccin on Category:2024 video games (05:11, 26 March 2024)

add Under night in birth 2 on the list --Armatruccin (talk) 05:11, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi Armatruccin, adding articles to categories is done by editing the article itself, not the category. Under Night In-Birth II currently doesn't have an independent article, but I've added its redirect to the category. Please see Help:Category for the technical aspects of categorisation and Wikipedia:Categorization for the editing guidelines. Liu1126 (talk) 14:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hillebrand Gori on JF Hillebrand (14:06, 27 March 2024)

Hi! I need to change the name of a page from JF Hillebrand to Hillebrand Gori --Hillebrand Gori (talk) 14:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi Hillebrand Gori, since this isn't a high traffic page I've WP:BOLDly moved the page for you. In the future you can request similar page moves by following the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves.

Additionally, your username suggests that you have a connection with this company. Per Wikipedia's username policy, accounts should represent a single person, even if you as a person are working for or representing a larger organisation. You should change your username by following the instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username and declare your conflict of interest if you have one. Liu1126 (talk) 14:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Chapstcik on Dominican College Sion Hill (19:37, 27 March 2024)

How do you spell Salt hill? --Chapstcik (talk) 19:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from AmyB1 (01:27, 31 March 2024)

Hi! Thank you! I was trying to add Eckhart Tolle @ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhart_Tolle to the page of American spiritual teachers, but I can’t figure it out. --AmyB1 (talk) 01:27, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

@AmyB1, I presume you are trying to add him to Category:American spiritual teachers? Per WP:CATDEF, categorisation of articles should be based on the subject's defining characteristics, as described by reliable sources. I don't think I see him having any personal connection with the United States, except for the fact that his works were very popular there? Liu1126 (talk) 01:37, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, you are correct. This is where I was trying to add his name. Eckhart has also lived in the US (San Diego) and currently holds Spiritual seminars in the US. There are others on the list that aren’t from the US like Alan Watts as well as a few teachers from India and other countries, so perhaps I am not understanding exactly what the criteria is. Is it that they must be born in the US or they are influential in the US? What would you say is the criteria to be on the list? 2601:200:8102:3B80:509A:8E6E:FE49:29CB (talk) 15:54, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

As it is in most cases on Wikipedia, there's no clear line between what is and is not a defining characteristic. The relevant policy only says that "A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently refer to in describing the topic", the rest is left up to editorial discretion.

As an example, Alan Watts who you mentioned to also be in the category lived for over 20 years in the US and probably obtained American citizenship, which is why many reliable sources refer to him as being American.

I'm not familiar with categorisation in this field, so I'm not going to make a judgement call here. If you're still interested, I suggest that you start a discussion on the article's talk page or, if there is no response, on the talk pages of WikiProject Biography and WikiProject Spirituality, the two WikiProjects responsible for the article. Liu1126 (talk) 16:40, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello!

You seem like a cool person! Hello! I may ask Are you always active on wikipedia if so then thats so cool!-Bally :D Bally125 (talk) 00:25, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from BanthoMotlapele (06:41, 4 April 2024)

Hi, I recently edited an article for Michael Frese, a psychologist and academic who recently won the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. Unfortunately, the article was rejected, and my edits were undone. I wanted a copy of my entry so I could make any necessary edits and share it with an editor for review before publishing. Are you able to help me get access to the deleted article? Also, if I needed your help reviewing/ editing the article once re-written, how do I go about that? --BanthoMotlapele (talk) 06:41, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@BanthoMotlapele, I'm not entirely sure what you mean. I looked at your edit counter and contribution history and didn't find any deleted edits/articles. If you are referring to your reverted edits on Michael Frese, these edits still exist in the page history; see this old revision, which was the final version of the page before your edits were reverted. Liu1126 (talk) 10:26, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, yes the old revision is indeed what I was referring to.

For context, I received the following email from one of the editors " I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Michael Frese, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page."

So, I want to edit the entry again and submit it to you for review before publishing so that it is not flagged again. My ask is how do I go about doing that? I could not find a "submit for review" button when editing the article. BanthoMotlapele (talk) 04:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

You should submit a Conflict of Interest edit request. The easiest way to do this is by using the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. You can find relevant policy and guidelines at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Edit requests. Liu1126 (talk) 11:40, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 GOCE drive award

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Liu1126 for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE March 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 07:56, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Avijoy De (14:45, 12 April 2024)

Hi...Are you my mentor? --Avijoy De (talk) 14:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes. Do you have any questions? Liu1126 (talk) 16:44, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Alys62 (22:54, 13 April 2024)

Hi!

How do I create drafts of article edits?

Also, is it frowned upon to have many edits to one's own userpage even if those edits are not in bad faith? I'm using my userpage to keep track of specific articles and aspects of articles that I want to edit. --Alys62 (talk) 22:54, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Alys62, if you want to draft new articles, the easiest way to do this would be to use the Wikipedia:Article wizard. You can also create new pages directly in the draft namespace or your userspace. It can also be useful to draft major changes to existing articles in your own sandbox before editing the page itself, although for smaller edits it's fine to just make the change in the editor and preview your changes before publishing.

As for your second question, it depends on what you are using your userpages for. If you're mostly using your userpages to help your work on Wikipedia (e.g. keeping track of progress/statistics, testing/drafting, etc.), as you are doing now, that's perfectly fine. Many editors do the same, including myself; see my userpage for example. However, if you appear to be making a disproportionate amount of edits in your userspace that do not seem to help improve Wikipedia, other editors may warn you about policies like WP:NOTWEBHOST and possibly delete your userpages under WP:U5. You can find more information about what you may and may not have on your userpages at Wikipedia:User pages. Happy editing! Liu1126 (talk) 23:16, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Alys62 (talk) 23:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Priyansh Dhiman (14:06, 14 April 2024)

how do i change the article title? --Priyansh Dhiman (talk) 14:06, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

@Priyansh Dhiman, this is known as a page move on Wikipedia. How to move the page will depend on the reason for moving.

If the move isn't expected to be controversial (e.g. correcting an obvious spelling mistake), you can move the page yourself if you have the required user rights (most pages only require autoconfirmed rights to be moved, although some situations may require page mover rights), or if you can't move the page yourself you can ask for technical assistance at WP:RM#T.

If the move may be controversial (even if there's only the slightest chance that someone will disagree with the move), you should open a requested move by following the instructions at WP:RM#CM. Liu1126 (talk) 14:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kevinobrian11 (07:41, 15 April 2024)

Thanks @liu --Kevinobrian11 (talk) 07:41, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Including references to an article

Hi I was trying to add to the article in my sandbox but I cannot add references to the article. Please help