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Hello 👋, please I’m new how do I edit article . I’m a dj and I teach djing. I want to contribute in my niche. --DJ Best Academy (talk) 19:45, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DJ Best Academy Howdy hello and welcome to Wikipedia! For starters, you can look at your talk page and see a some welcome messages that have been left for you, which has some starting points. Beyond that, there's no one way to learn to edit Wikipedia. I'd suggest finding a page on a subject you're interested in, reading it, and seeing if any typos or other issues stand out at you. Beyond that, then I'd suggest thinking what the article does well or doesn't do well, and how you might research sources to improve it. Give some of the links on your talk page a try, and if you get stuck or have questions, ask me a follow-up question here. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:06, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
• Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
• BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

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In this edit [1] you edited a sentence under discussion in this RfC: Talk:Lucy Letby#RFC on first sentence. I won't revert it because (a) I strongly agree and (b) the RfC is also now strongly trending to that consensus. However I thought you should be aware. You might see fit to close the RfC as it has been open almost a month now. Or perhaps request another closer. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:53, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

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• Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
• A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

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• Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
• Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
• The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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• Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:45, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am a musical artist and I want to create an article about myself. Is it possible? Thanks! --Ernstik 5 (talk) 12:08, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ernstik 5 While its certainly not impossible, its very difficult. Its hard to write about yourself in a manner that is neutral, and not an advertisement, even for the best writers. Further, you might not qualify for an article. We only write about notable subjects, which usually requires someone to have received significant media coverage. Usually, if you're notable, someone else will write an article about you in time. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:20, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi how do I create pages? --Wikieduuser (talk) 03:03, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikieduuser It seems you figured out how to submit articles to the AFC queue, which is the first step. Now the issue you face though is that the subject is likely not notable, i.e. not well known enough to qualify for an article. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:06, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I've made edits to include many more national-level media appearances and TV appearances. Is this good now Captain? Wikieduuser (talk) 01:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikieduuser Well the first issue is I don't think the Weixin citations will be appropriate. Social media is not generally allowed as a source except for very specific circumstances. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:52, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. I will see how to find the same articles from elsewhere. Thank you. Wikieduuser (talk) 06:55, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you again for the reply. I have removed Wechat sources, and replaced them with official account of Shanghai Education Television Station's Program, and Sohu News. Does the Draft pass review now? Wikieduuser (talk) 13:21, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikieduuser I'm not going to review it for you; it'll get reviewed in the review queue in the normal course of events. I suspect you're going to have a hard time getting it approved though, because its hard to point to what this guy is actually...important for? Like, we aren't writing about many 21 year olds; they have to be pretty exceptional to warrant inclusion. He's a promising young man, but we don't write about folks just because they might be noteworthy at some point. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:34, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

is the user page just a list of links? I'm in text editor trying to create user page for Freecranes...

i was distracted and attempting my first edit...

what am i doing? thanks beth --Freecranes (talk) 01:43, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Freecranes a user page can be whatever you want it to be! Within reason of course; it still has to relate to your function of being a Wikipedia editor. But folks put all sorts of different things on their pages. Mine has a mix of pictures, humourous quotes, practical tools, and more. Beyond that I guess I'm not exactly sure what you're asking? Can you help me narrow down your question? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:55, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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