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Hi! This is my talk page, feel free to drop me a message. To experienced editors: feel free to stalk my talk page and reply to any threads here.To admins: I prefer that my talk page remain unprotected, even if it's being vandalized. Such edits do not particularly bother me and I prefer to remain accessible to anyone who would like to reach me. However, if the volume of vandalism is so high that no other solution would stop disruption, I don't mind if my talk page is semi-protected for a day or two. Hopefully, this is a rare occurrence.

Question from SCTidy (15:12, 11 October 2024)

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Hi there, how do I add further images to an existing page ? --SCTidy (talk) 15:12, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SCTidy Help:Pictures should explain how to do this. Please let me know if you more questions :) Elli (talk | contribs) 14:50, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1964 Illinois House of Representatives election scheduled for TFA

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This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 3 November 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be left there by user:JennyOz, who assists the coordinators by reviewing the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 20:48, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Neshat Sarkar on User:Neshat Sarkar (06:00, 15 October 2024)

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I need good and --Neshat Sarkar (talk) 06:00, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Neshat Sarkar not quite sure what you're asking here. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Elli (talk | contribs) 21:29, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2030 in American law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2030 in American law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 19:17, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2031 in American politics

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A tag has been placed on Category:2031 in American politics indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 19:17, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2031 in American law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2031 in American law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 19:18, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:2028 United States Senate elections has been nominated for deletion

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Category:2028 United States Senate elections has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. AusLondonder (talk) 00:28, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some clarifications on rules

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Hello @Elli I'm curious about a recent incident and I'm looking for clarification cause I often have difficulty navigating Wiki's rules. On this page under "Add (disputed) to fascism in ideology" I see a user with over 500 edits here and an IP address rather than between "two users" as such. I get that the user also didn't follow rules for language purposes but I thought users without accounts weren't even supposed to contribute to discussions and only able to add opinions?

I'm asking because I've been bumped out of discussions such as this by 500+ edit users while in this situation I see an IP address being given that access if you get me? I also thought they weren't allowed to take part in consensus votes without an account?

Thanks! Galdrack (talk) 10:18, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Galdrack hi and thanks for reaching out. Unregistered people are allowed to engage in discussions just as other editors are. However, in some (but not all) contentious topics, there's a 30/500 restriction in place, limiting discussions in that scope to registered editors who have had an account for a month and have made at least 500 edits. However the SSNP doesn't obviously fit into a specific CTOP that has those restrictions (though maybe it fits into WP:CT/A-I). So you or anyone else, including IPs, can discuss things there. (Also I'm well aware that our procedures around this sort of thing are confusing. Feel free to reach out if you want more clarification.) Elli (talk | contribs) 21:55, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help with deleted page

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WP:SOCKSTRIKE NightWolf1223 <Howl at me•My hunts> 01:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.


Hi, recently i see that you delete a Page, i will consider an help from you, to make best with sources and references , and if possible page to be alive again. Benny8907 (talk) 21:30, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2030s in American law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2030s in American law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:12, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2030 in law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2030 in law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:13, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2031 in law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2031 in law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:18, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2030s in law

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A tag has been placed on Category:2030s in law indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:19, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2031 in politics

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A tag has been placed on Category:2031 in politics indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]

I've filled this out now. Elli (talk | contribs) 17:21, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from RigbyNicholson (20:36, 24 October 2024)

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Hey, I have submitted this article three times and every time, I try to add creditable sources and references, what is an example of a creditable source? --RigbyNicholson (talk) 20:36, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RigbyNicholson hi. What you want is a source that is both reliable (published by a reputable organization) and independent (unrelated to the subject). The coverage also needs to be significant: at least a paragraph or two about the subject. For example, a newspaper article about the subject in a reputable paper would count for this. Please let me know if you have more questions. Elli (talk | contribs) 23:56, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sameer Alam786 (04:14, 25 October 2024)

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How to write a new article --Sameer Alam786 (talk) 04:14, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


It is a village Sameer Alam786 (talk) 04:42, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sameer Alam786 hi! Help:Your first article should help. Please let me know if you have specific questions. Elli (talk | contribs) 23:55, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sange Mafaya on Wikipedia:Writing better articles (23:49, 26 October 2024)

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hello . can some people see my posts --Sange Mafaya (talk) 23:49, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sange Mafaya yes; is there something you need help with? Elli (talk | contribs) 23:54, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Long-term "caste warring"

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Elli, could you have a look at the history of the block of this IP relative to the new IP 2409:40d5 (sample1, sample2) editing also at Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, as mentioned also here? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SandyGeorgia the person that block was intended for was mainly Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/HinduKshatrana. Not seeing a super obvious link with the users you mentioned; maybe Ratnahastin would know? Could be worth filing at SPI for a second look, but I don't feel comfortable with blocking before a bit more investigation, especially as that /40 looks pretty active. Elli (talk | contribs) 22:20, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info; I couldn't decipher the sockmaster in that case. I don't have time to further investigate for several days, but will come back to it as I find time and if the issues continue. Thx again, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:37, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Arkofangel (16:03, 28 October 2024)

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hi my name is valentine riddle and I have a question how to hightlight your words on the pages --Arkofangel (talk) 16:03, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Arkofangel Hi; I'm not quite sure what you are asking here. Can you please clarify? Elli (talk | contribs) 19:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
how to like put colors on the main words of the statement you making Arkofangel (talk) 21:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good choice of words

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In your block message here. I once went full-on in that Cool Hand Luke quote in a block message; I've also used it as a reason to deny unblock when the requestor continues being chippy. Daniel Case (talk) 22:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Case thanks :) Elli (talk | contribs) 22:30, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Renewed vandalism

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Greetings, the user that you blocked from editing the page List of Wars by Death Toll is now randomly reverting my own edits in other pages without providing any edit summary and it seems like he will keep reverting them. I feel like that user should temporarily be blocked from editing all of Wikipedia rather than just one page. Teotzin190 (talk) 09:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

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The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, Delaware BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Canada Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and Christmas Island AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

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Question from Kojo Option (11:14, 2 November 2024)

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How do I create a profile --Kojo Option (talk) 11:14, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Israeli Air Force Bases

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Hi Elli, thank you for protecting the article Nevatim Airbase one month ago. I have written most of the content about the Israeli airbases, but I'm afraid that all IAF base articles will become victims of vandalism since the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies. Can you give them all the "Extended Protection"? They are listed down below on every IAF base article. Sdo216 (talk) 11:54, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Michigan seems like a dream to me now" sings Paul Simon in his song America from 1968. I've been there in August 1996 and remember Port Huron, Troy, Frankenmuth (German beer and Christmas store), Grandville, Holland State Park (a day at the beach) and Benton Harbour. Sdo216 (talk) 12:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sdo216 thanks for reaching out :) I'm a bit hesitant to protect all of those articles as protections aren't usually done preemptively on such a large scale. Though the Arab-Israeli conflict is a bit of an exception there, many of these articles are only moderately related and don't seem to have attracted much disruption (such as Haifa Airport).
Also... I love that song. I'm glad you have fond memories of Michigan and hope you can return to visit sometime. Elli (talk | contribs) 17:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Elli. In July, you blocked 2604:BFC0:101:F117:0:0:0:0/64 because they were editing disruptively, and harassing me on my talk page. The same person has resurfaced with a slightly different IP address -- 2604:BFC0:101:FC8E:0:0:0:0/64. Would you be able to block that address as well? Thanks very much for your help. Toughpigs (talk) 18:11, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Toughpigs I've blocked the /52; hopefully that is sufficient. Elli (talk | contribs) 18:15, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Toughpigs (talk) 18:34, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

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Hello, this is to notify you of a discussion involving you at WP:XRV Rob Roilen (talk) 05:33, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TFA

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Thank you today for 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election, "about the time in 1964 when Illinois elected their entire State House at-large. In a twist no one expected, politicians played politics, leading to a redistricting deadlock and this fascinating election, the only one of its type. This is my first FA nomination and I hope y'all enjoy reading and reviewing it as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it :)"! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:52, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt you're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words :) Elli (talk | contribs) 08:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

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elections

Thank you for quality articles around politics and the people behind it, such as 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election, 2000 Alabama Amendment 2, Justin J. Pearson and Chloe Maxmin, for admin tasks and for offering to review, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2955 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:33, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

removed Maxim

Oversighter changes

removed Maxim

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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DYK for John W. Keogh

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On 5 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John W. Keogh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John W. Keogh killed an attorney to encourage redistricting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John W. Keogh. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John W. Keogh), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:16, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended confirmed

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on 25 August 2024 I asked if I can have extended confirmed access back. Can I have it back now? Most of the articles I wanna edit I can't, and I've been constructively editing for months HumansRightsIsCool (talk) 20:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I submitted a request like months ago and I never got a notification back. Can you just give it to me? Remember last time when I had extended confirmed access, there was no vandalism or edit wars or anything like that, I tried my best to edit constructive. I admit a few months ago I got impatience at times and tried to rush edits in one night and wasted people's time in talk pages by arguing about stupid things. But I changed. My discussions in talk pages have been constructive in the last few months, barely any of my edits get reverted because I believe they're good and makes the page better, and nobody had to explain the rules to me anymore, I recently read all of them. HumansRightsIsCool (talk) 21:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note on Template:U.S. current election editnotice

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Thanks for your edits to Template:U.S. current election editnotice.

Most of the cable news channels draw their data from AP/Reuters who makes their own calls. I think CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, etc. may still be reliable in terms of election reporting despite being poor outside of these elections. I don't think we should say anything other than "[name of source] called [name of state] for [candidate]" as attributed opinion. This kind of stuff requires multiple reliable sources, yes. I don't think hand picking arbitrary reliable sources and only using those sources to call elections is a good idea. Awesome Aasim 23:19, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesome Aasim the reason for this is that all of those five have independent desks. NBC and MSNBC make the same calls. Fox News is probably not reliable post-2020. And this is for listing states as "X won" in wikivoice, not noting that a candidate was called the winner by a particular station. For that, we can include even if there isn't a consensus between all the networks yet. Elli (talk | contribs) 23:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What about foreign news sources? Like CBC or BBC or ABC Australia or DW? Don't they also make calls on election night? Awesome Aasim 23:25, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pretty sure most of those aren't independent. And again we don't need to add more here unless you think a consensus of these five would be insufficient. Elli (talk | contribs) 23:51, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I do agree there should be significant agreement among reliable sources, though. Awesome Aasim 23:26, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is also PBS/NPR. But they also pull data from AP. Awesome Aasim 23:28, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For future reference, almost all the election calls are pulled from AP and Reuters. BBC used the Reuters count. Google, Bing and more used the AP count. If a call is made by both AP and Reuters, it almost certainly will be made by the others. Awesome Aasim 18:03, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I'm well aware of this. That's why I didn't include Google, Bing, etc. Elli (talk | contribs) 18:05, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I would oppose to including Google and Bing as well. Reuters and AP are the only two sources that these networks are basing their calls from. Awesome Aasim 19:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 6 November 2024

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Question from Iminthethickofit (09:55, 6 November 2024)

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Hi I'm Iminthethickofit (Inspired by the banger 'Thick of It' by KSI, not sure if you know what it is). How are you doing, hope you're well. My question today is why are some topics that have 'View Source' instead of the option to edit? I have heard that I think it has that because it is trying to protect the topic but just asking for comfirmation. Personal question (optional): Do you like 'Thick of It' by KSI, if you are an NPC you probably don't know it but becuase I assume you are human I'm sure you know what it is. What do you think of it? Kind regards, Iminthethickofit --Iminthethickofit (talk) 09:55, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Iminthethickofit (talk page stalker) When you see 'view source' instead of 'edit source', its because you cannot edit that page due to protection. Pages can be protected due to vandalism, edit war, disputes and a few other reasons . Thick of It (KSI song) is semi-protected, meaning you need at least 10 edits and 4 days. This comment is your only edit so far in Wikipedia and you only created this account on the 6th. Because the bar of semi-protection is low, you should consider editing elsewhere until you can edit semi-protected articles. And no, both me and your mentor Elli are humans, not NPCs. JuniperChill (talk) 11:22, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from TuuliMadero (10:51, 8 November 2024)

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Hello,

We would like to create a Wikipedia page about our company.

Is this possible? If possible, could you help us?

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=tuuli+gmbh

Thanks --TuuliMadero (talk) 10:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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