Hi,
How can I create an article?
My grandfather was a prominent artist, painter in USSR. He was mostly active in 1950-1970. I haven't noticed anything about him and his work on Wikipedia.
I would like to create an article about my grandfather. I have photos of him, his works and some documents. And, I have few links to webpages that mentioned him and his art.
What's the procedure?
@LevTi: Hello! To create such an article, I would advise starting a draft. There you can practice and work on writing without worrying about the work coming out fully formed and presentable. Other authors have more eloquently described the procedure on the following page: Wikipedia:Your first article.
I'm happy to help you along with this, and it's possible that an article exists on other language Wikipedias. Reconrabbit15:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
I would like to create this article in Russian too. And, this article is about my grandfather. You comments and suggestions are appreciated. LevTi (talk) 21:24, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
I have done some work to make the article resemble others in Wikipedia. If you want to refer to documents that are not online, that is also acceptable. I am concerned that just these three websites is not enough to establish the subject is a notable painter. Even if he was prominent, just this is not enough.
For photos, if you were the original photographer, you can upload these photos to Wikimedia Commons where they can be used on any language Wikipedia. However, if someone else took the photos, then you would need their permission, or otherwise be able to use them under copyright law. This is complicated and you would likely need someone else to assist you here.
Hi Reconrabbit, I've partially undone your changes to the Abstracting and indexing section with this edit due to this being the style primarily used for journal articles. Nobody (talk) 08:00, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
I've edited that section. It's not overkill to source the indexing of a journal to the index itself, as far as I can see. --Randykitty (talk) 08:59, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
Why use six different sources when only one could also be used for them? It clearly also negatively impacts readability. Nobody (talk) 09:16, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
I personally prefer MIAR/{{cite MIAR}} because it's a one-stop-shop that summarizes all the databases in one swoop. The only ones I like to cite separately are JCR/Scopus for the impact factor/ranking and citescore/ranking. Citing everything individually also works, it's just extremely tedious and I personally don't see what it adds over MIAR. Headbomb {t · c · p · b}11:54, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
hi, how are u? I moved my article to mainspace and it got speed deleted. I would like you recommendation on this issue. The article and personality are both genuine. --Dr. Saleh Jameel Malaikah (talk) 10:54, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
I am not an administrator, so I can't see the content of your deleted article. However, if I am interpreting your User page as having the same content, I can advise that it will probably be deleted again, mainly because no references are used. Please read the following pages to get an idea on how to proceed: Help:Referencing for beginners, Wikipedia:Autobiography. Reconrabbit15:20, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Hello
I believe there is enough about me and my business on the internet to create a page on me with articles. Can you help with this? --Mike Meshbesher (talk) 22:14, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
It's possible. I'm not an expert in biographies on tech CEOs, but I see your name come up quite a few times in the Paris News archives, as well as here and here. I advise you to take the first steps and read Help:Your first article, as well as Wikipedia:Autobiography for advice that pertains to your situation specifically. Also, any number of additional sources I didn't find here or through the Newspaper Archive would help. Reconrabbit23:35, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
Plenty fbg Real name is Emmanuel Nwabuwanne why his stage name is Plenty fbg he’s known for his musical melody like Go Get it, and make things right, he’s from the Easter part of Nigeria Anambra state his town is Aguleri His music is in all social media platform His Genre Nigeria street hippo /Trap he was born in 1995 June 21 in Delta state ogwashi ukwu well he had a son called Champion with his baby mama called Roseline he has gain more followers with his Song Go Get it and make things right and more Emmanuel Akpe (talk) 02:33, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
I hope all is well with you. I joined Wikipedia because I am looking to get an article created. The individual in question has made a large impact in the field of medicine.
@ManHattan42, I can try and help you here. What is your relationship with this individual? Professional, personal interest, paid, or anything else? Knowing this will help you proceed in accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines. Help:Your first article will provide some basic information. Reconrabbit18:28, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
My relationship is personal, but his prevalence is objective. I would be happy to share more information as I think a third party would verify my confidence in his need for a Wikipedia page.
A name would be of help, as well as documentation of his accomplishments that would warrant this need for a Wikipedia page. Reconrabbit18:55, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Dr. Longaker was a member of the 1979 Michigan State basketball team that won a national title. His teammate Magic Johnson faced off against Larry Bird in what is commonly discussed as the game that changed college basketball and created the 'Madness' in March Madness. There are multiple books written about the rivalry between Magic and Bird such as 'When March Went Mad' by Seth Davis. Here is a link to a Stanford article describing this: https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2019/03/20/from-march-madness-to-medicine-with-help-from-mentors/
Dr. Longaker went on to be valedictorian of his class at Harvard Medical School and then did his residency at NYU and UCSF -- he is board certified as a General Surgeon and Plastic Surgeon. This can be seen in his bio in the Stanford link.
Dr. Longaker also obtained an MBA from the now defunct joint executive program at Cal & Columbia University where he was also valedictorian.
Dr. Longaker made the discovery in the 1990s that you heal without a scar in your first two trimesters of life: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022346805801654. This launched his career in wound healing. He would then go on to become the director of the Stem Cell Institute at Stanford University and publish more than 1300 papers -- an incredibly high number in the world of medicine. Dr. Longaker now runs the Longaker lab at Stanford, one of the most accomplished labs in the country. He has also started private ventures such as Arresto Biosciences (acquired by Gilead for $225MM). Here is a link to his profile at TauTona group, another private venture, that discusses his co-founder status of Arresto: https://tautonagroup.com/team/michael-longaker/.
There is numerous public information about Dr. Longaker as he has won countless awards. I think you will agree that a Wikipedia page is very fitting.
You've convinced me. A very rough draft has been put together here: Draft:Michael Longaker but I haven't got much time to keep working on it. I would recommend that you work on it as I can only get the surface level details. Also, have not been able to find anything regarding his date and place of birth. If he's stated such information somewhere on the web or in books I haven't found it, but such info falls under the guideline WP:ABOUTSELF and secondary or tertiary sources aren't required. Reconrabbit21:03, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Dear ReconRabbit,
Thank you for starting the draft. I will work on it in my limited free time. I have the information regarding his date and place of birth as a close family member. I will continue to read the guidelines and add to the article as needed. I will keep you updated!
I noticed at the GAR you mentioned you didn't have the fulltext of "Warum ist Beryllium so toxisch?". I have it, so if you would like, you can send me an email and I'll reply with the PDF. :) Double sharp (talk) 09:32, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello, I saw you have listed 'energy' as a topic area of interest for AFC. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind taking a look at the draft I created for the power plant Draft:Calistoga Resiliency Center. It's been in the queue for a bit of time, so thought I would reach out.
Hello! I love your signature, but.. I think it doesn't meet the minimum contrast requirements (see this contrast tool). Would you be willing to make the green a bit darker for those whose eyes are not as good? Thanks! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
If I were to do so, it would fail contrast requirements on dark mode. Should I make a setting for this situation or just use a dark background? I feel like the styling already takes up enough space with the dark mode switch on the rabbit part (though it hasn't hit the max yet). Reconrabbit15:17, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
I can't easily find what colour the background is in dark mode. Do you know? If it's #101010 (as ChatGPT claims while giving false sourcing), there is some wiggle room, and a colour like #558A24 might get closer to being accessible in both? —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:54, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
I messed around with the exact shades and found one that satisfies the contrast ratios. For the record, I turned on dark mode and used an eyedropper tool on the background in GIMP, which told me that it was #000000. (Also noticed that it doesn't really contrast as well with black text, so I added two dashes) -- Reconrabbit13:50, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello, Reconrabbit. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Totsugi Okureta Kitsune ga Yome ni Kuru Hanashi, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.
If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.
Can you check my edits on "You Said It" musical page? They were minor but before I make similar changes, it would be nice to know if what I did are the best practices or not.
Hi, these changes look fine. You're helping out by not using <br /> since it causes issues with screen readers (I think). -- Reconrabbit13:57, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello @Irwin1999, sorry I missed your question. The translations you have done so far look good. Though there may be trouble with publishing them due to the reference style, since much biographic information does not have inline citations. I do not mean that this is your fault - it is just an unfortunate state of the articles you chose to translate. -- Reconrabbit13:50, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for the response. I'll be on the lookout for articles with those. Outside of that, are there any steps or potential actions I can do to get verified and publish translations? I'm trying to build up a CV as a translator and need material I can present. Irwin1999 (talk) 05:05, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Swamp rabbit you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Femke -- Femke (talk) 17:21, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
Hi! I saw some of your Good Topic Mock-ups and I want to do something similar. I just wanted to ask if you used a bot programme to add the article class for the box or did you have to manually add it yourself?
i want to assigned my bio activity and hobby- so that my familiar and some relative may ascertain about me -further i always like vikipidia data --"saleem bashir20579" (talk) 16:35, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
If you're nominating for DYK, feel free to ping me to review, to avoid duplicate work on assessing the article :). The fact about the different pellets is quite fun I think. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:07, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
I will be nominating it for DYK, or at least trying to. I won't go into cecotrophy here - that's a feature of every lagomorph, and swamp rabbits have their unique quirks. -- Reconrabbit00:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello! When looking for edits to make, do you generally stick within your interests and knowledgeable areas? Or do you instead just do what is recommended to you at the time? --JvnkoLovedYou (talk) 02:37, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Hi! When I started editing, I used the suggestions on my homepage. Now that I have a better idea of what the different projects are, I focus on improving specific articles. For example, right now I am writing new articles that are missing on the list of herbicides and improving the article volcano rabbit. If you are interested in some topics, like video games or composers, you can go to the WikiProject Video Games or WikiProject Composers to learn more. -- Reconrabbit13:52, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
DYK for Manchurian hare
On 24 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manchurian hare, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Manchurian hare(pictured), unusually among hare species, is a forest dweller? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manchurian hare. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Manchurian hare), 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.
Thanks for your contributions at the WP:Teahouse helping newer users out, but please do not answer Teahouse questions if you do not understand what is involved. I noticed a recent answer regarding contentions topics that was not helpful. In particular, advising a user to go ahead and save their contentious topics warning on another user's Talk page despite getting an edit filter alert trapping their first save attempt is poor advice. The filter is there for a reason, and action is required before proceeding. A user that saves the edit anyway without carrying out required actions detailed in the alert could be accused of disruptive editing. Repeated invalid placement of contentious topic warnings on other users' pages could even get them blocked. So please don't tell a user to just read the edit filter and then go ahead and publish, as it could get them into hot water. Thanks again for your volunteer work at the Teahouse. Mathglot (talk) 18:32, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for clarifying, I will refrain from making any comments on edit filters in the future. I searched trying to find the trigger for that edit filter and what it does and could not find the reason for it beyond adding contentious topic warnings. -- Reconrabbit18:40, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
I created a page for Pioneer Bank in the sandbox. I would like to make it live, please let me know how I can accomplish that. --PioneerBank (talk) 16:58, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello PioneerBank,
Since it seems to be the case that you have a conflict of interest in regards to the subject of this page, I have added an "articles for creation" template to the top of the page so that you might have it reviewed by another editor before publication. It is unlikely to be accepted in this state, though, as many if not all of the references used are not independent of the subject, and much of the information about branch locations and operating hours are considered to be out of the scope of Wikipedia and will likely be deleted or ignored. I advise reviewing our guidelines on what makes a reliable source and find information from said reliable sources that discuss Pioneer Bank.
Also, you will have to change your username, since it implies that you are not editing as one person, but on behalf of the entire bank. -- Reconrabbit17:15, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
@Graphmaster: Notifying you here with the new username. I'd be happy to help you out with the article but have quite a few other projects going on as well. -- Reconrabbit20:36, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
OK. I just wanted to list the bank on Wikipedia as there are other listings of businesses, including banks. I am fine with another editor reviewing/changing any of the information. I do have a question though, how do listings get made typically? Don't most people post the information themselves and therefore most pages have a conflict of interest? I do sincerely appreciate your assistance. Graphmaster (talk) 21:21, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Articles get made by people who find it interesting to do so. There are specific procedures that people who are paid to write have to follow, but that does result in published articles as well. (WP:PAID) For example, Tompkins Financial Corporation is an institution that I am familiar with, but the original author probably just wrote it because it was based in Ithaca, New York and they lived in the same place. -- Reconrabbit21:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
@TheEditShade hello, only users that are confirmed can move pages to "main-space" where they are readily accessible to the public. "Confirmed" means you have made 10 published edits and have been a user for more than 4 days. You could submit your sandbox for review - I added a notice at the top with a button to submit it to Articles for Creation, which is probably the best path for you to take here. -- Reconrabbit17:31, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.
Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:
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The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello @Wpdtr, if you think that an article has changed and the maintenance template is not accurate, it can be removed. If added again, you can discuss the problem with other editors on the article talk page. There are no "legal" issues in removing any template. Exceptions are these: {{COI}}, {{Undisclosed paid}} which people are more cautious about. -- Reconrabbit15:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
I'm working on my Ngorongoro Conservation Area page. On the Talk page, it mentions a problem linking to an anchor. On the article, I can see that the intention is to have a link that goes to the Great Migration section of the Serengeti article - instead it goes to the main article. The note in the Talk page says the anchor needs to be fixed.
Would you please direct me to information about how to fix this link? Do I need to edit the anchor on the Serengeti page? Or is there a way to code it from the NCA page? And I need to know how to do either (or both) of the things I just listed. Thanks! --Dyskko (talk) 23:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
I went to look at the article Ngorongoro Conservation Area and found that you have already made the correction to the NCA page properly. This is something I used to work on often and it's very helpful to keep readers from getting confused when following links. Thank you for your work so far, especially removing plagiarized content! This is a common issue, especially in ecology and biology pages that were created in the early days of Wikipedia. -- Reconrabbit23:58, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi - I want to create an entry about Jeffers, the company I work for including its history and other products. How can I create an article from scratch? --CKSCody (talk) 18:24, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi Reconrabbit, thank you so much for offering your help. I am trying to create a Wiki page for a popular artist. Could you advise me how I could do that? --DataGlyph204 (talk) 14:31, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello @DataGlyph204, you can get started by reading Help:Your first article and following some of the links I have put on your talk page. I advise you spend some time learning how to edit Wikipedia before you jump right in trying to write a whole article yourself. -- Reconrabbit14:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi. I wonder if the table in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket#Web_API should be converted to subsections under "Web API" such as "Methods", "Events", "Attributes", etc. And then have further subsections, e.g. a "bufferedAmount" section under "Attributes". This would allow better linking and improve navigability in the "Contents" of the article. Would this be a good change? --Connoisseurship (talk) 13:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
You're welcome. Thanks for your patience, I have trouble getting to the sources. Once I get finished with reviewing Yucca and working on Volcano rabbit I'll be on the lookout for your work again. -- Reconrabbit20:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Articles for Creation backlog drive
Hello Reconrabbit:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in June!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 1 month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 June 2025 through 30 June 2025.
Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 3200 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
