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Happy editing! ~Kvng (talk) 14:15, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Thank you for the welcome. I've looked around a bit, but the links you provided are very helpful! Thank you GearsDatapack (talk) 16:56, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! — xo Ergur (talk) 20:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! It's such a shame that so many core concepts in Computer Science do not have well-written articles. I do my best to right that! GearsDatapack (talk) 20:32, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In the Persian-language article, your claim is seriously challenged, and they rely on a completely different set of sources. Their argument seems more credible, especially since they reference well-known outlets like the BBC and Radio Farda and are speaking from within Iranian society itself. In Iran’s domestic context — where I myself am an Iranian activist based in Bandar Lengeh in southern Iran — the roles of the Prevention Police, the Criminal Investigation Police, and the NOPO Special Unit in such matters are very clear and well established.

Also, the ground force unit that carried out the operation in Kermanshah was the Saberin Special Forces Brigade. Additionally, the Nabi Akram Corps of Kermanshah is part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), not part of the Basij, which itself operates under the IRGC.

Furthermore, Ali Moayedi, head of the Prevention Police, and Mohammad Ghanbari, head of the Criminal Investigation Police, are both senior military commanders in Iran.

Please revise your article accordingly and align it with the Persian-language article. میثم سجادی (talk) 02:50, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@میثم سجادی

Hello! I'm sorry that there has been some miscommunication between the English and Persian languages, and I understand that this is a highly contentious topic. However, I have not contributed to either article, and I do not speak Persian so unfortunately I am not able to help with this situation. GearsDatapack (talk) 07:06, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

متأسف نباش، من برای تو یک سلسله منابع و واحدین ارائه کردم که میتونی اصلاحش کنی متن رو.

میثم سجادی (talk) 18:22, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@میثم سجادی

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you're trying to tell/ask me here. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 18:29, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I’m asking you to sort out and edit the article on Iran’s nationwide protests in 2025–2026 so it lines up properly with Persian Wikipedia.

The sources used are all legit and official. Also, the English article says the Nabi Akram Provincial Corps in Kermanshah is part of the Basij, which is straight-up wrong. میثم سجادی (talk) 19:01, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@میثم سجادی

Well I'm sorry but I don't feel I'm able to fulfil this request. I don't speak Persian so I am unable to verify or extract information from the sources provided. You would be better off editing the article yourself, or if you are unable to, making an edit request. I am also a little confused as to why you asked me specifically to do this, as I have never touched that article, or any Iran-related article. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 19:56, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

مطمئن باش و به من اعتماد کن، من منابع را بررسی کرده‌ام. میثم سجادی (talk) 20:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mate, trust me, okay? I have checked all the sources and the admins of Persian Wikipedia also confirm them, the sources are accurate and completely reliable, I have put a lot of effort to translate them for you and even made a table to make reading it easy for you, I cannot edit the article about the nationwide protests 2025–2026, so please add this information so the text is corrected and the Persian Wikipedia text becomes like the English Wikipedia text, which each of them has written completely different sentences.

Here’s the kicker: the English Wikipedia’s got it wrong saying the Nabi Akram Kermanshah Corps is part of the Basij, nah, that’s completely off. میثم سجادی (talk) 01:04, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@میثم سجادی

Be that as it may, posting this on a random user talk isn't the way to get this change implemented. Please make an edit request on the relevant talk page. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 02:31, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Good morning @GearsDatapack:, I would simply add a link to the related Wikiquote article that I have now created (q:en:Antipas of Pergamum). ~2026-12965-13 (talk) 13:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please make the request on the relevant talk page, like you did previously, but add information about what you want changed. Something like:

{{edit semi-protected}}

Add {{Wikiquote}} to the "External links" section below {{Commons}} {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 14:47, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You have claimed "Public records should not be used for personal details: WP:BLPPRIMARY"

But this is very superficial and absolutist. You should follow the link in that outline to Wikipedia:No original research#Primary, which says

1. Primary sources that have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them.[d]
2. Any interpretation of primary source material requires a reliable secondary source for that interpretation. While a primary source is generally the best source for its own contents, even over a summary of the primary source elsewhere, do not put undue weight on its contents.
3. A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge. For example, an article about a musician may cite discographies and track listings published by the record label, and an article about a novel may cite passages to describe the plot, but any interpretation needs a secondary source.
4. Do not analyze, evaluate, interpret, or synthesize material found in a primary source yourself; instead, refer to reliable secondary sources that do so.
5. Do not base an entire article on primary sources, and be cautious about basing large passages on them.
6. Do not add unsourced material from your personal experience, because that would make Wikipedia a primary source of that material.
7. Use extra caution when handling primary sources about living people; see WP:Biographies of living persons § Avoid misuse of primary sources.

FreeBMD is a "reputable publisher" and puts no interpretation on anything. Moonraker (talk) 13:47, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense. I apologise, I probably reverted that a little too hastily without properly looking into the source. I've reinstated your edit. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 14:56, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, GearsDatapack, and welcome to Women in Red. I see you have already created the biography of a British athlete and hope there will be many more. In this connection, you might find it useful to look through the guidance in our Ten Simple Rules. You should be interested to see that our year-long focus is on Women in Sports. I have added the appropriate template to the talk page of Corinne Abraham. If you based the article on the German version, you should avoid copyright problems by following the tips in Help:Translation. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 17:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Thank you for the welcome and the useful links. The current article does not contain any translated material from the German (or any other language) version. I decided to write it from scratch, to ensure everything was reliably sourced as I know other languages have less strict sourcing policies.

The current version contains more or less all the information I could find by search for sources (unfortunately that leaves it as a stub), but I know there is more content in the German version which may be added by someone who understands German (I don't), and if reliable sources can be found for relevant facts. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 17:23, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GearsDatapack. After reviewing your request, I have enabled rollback on your account. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback:

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I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, and feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into trouble or have any questions about appropriate use of rollback. If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin) and Wikipedia:Rollback. Good luck and thanks! * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 05:18, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, GearsDatapack. Per your request, your account has been granted temporary-account-viewer rights. You are now able to reveal the IP addresses of individuals using temporary accounts that are not visible to the general public. This is very sensitive information that is only to be used to aid in anti-abuse workflows. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer for more information on this user right. It is important to remember:

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Remember, even if a user is violating policy, avoid revealing personal information if possible. Use temporary account usernames rather than disclosing IP addresses directly, or give information such as same network/not same network or similar. If you do not want the user right anymore then please ask me or another administrator and it will be removed for you. You may also voluntarily give up access at any time by visiting Special:Preferences. Happy editing! Sohom (talk) 12:32, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I think my edit was legitimate and its complete removal instead of amendment isn't n my view been justified.

The citations meet the Wikipedia:Verifiability and the complete removal of coverage including the Financial Times are in my view unjustified.

I will now look at escalating this Wikipedia:Dispute resolution requests/Edit warring Greenpark79 (talk) 13:41, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello How do I create a citation --Aminu energy (talk) 23:20, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If you are using the visual editor, there is a button labelled "Cite" in the toolbar at the top, just below the article title. Press that, then paste the URL of whatever you are citing, and the site should automatically format it for you.

If you are using the source editor (which I wouldn't recommend until you're a bit more experienced), you can insert a citation by adding <ref>{{template}}</ref>, and replacing template with one of the citation templates.

You can read more about creating citations at Wikipedia:Citing sources. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 23:39, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I edited a post and added myself as one of my dad’s children and someone keeps removing it. How can that be stopped! --Georgia Jean (talk) 09:14, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. On Wikipedia, every statement or fact that is included in an article must be backed up by a reliable source. This means that it is found in a newspaper, book, scientific paper, or other trusted published works. Any information which is sourced from other means (for example, you knowing who your father is) is considered to be original research. While you may know the correct fact, that's not proof enough for everyone else.

For example, I could go around claiming that I'm the son of someone famous and adding my name to their Wikipedia page (despite this being a lie), but unless I can back that claim up with a reliable source, it will just be removed. I'm not saying that you are lying about your claim, but that is why the mechanism is in place. The fact will only get added if you can provide a reliable source.

In general, you should try to avoid editing pages about people closely related to you, as you have a conflict of interest, and are likely to biased when writing about them, possibly leading to violations of Wikipedia's policies on neutral point of view, or as was the case here, original research. Instead, you should make and edit request on the relevant article's talk page. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 09:52, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ok never edited before ~2026-15279-95 (talk) 09:55, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Elli (talk | contribs) 01:56, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Can you please help review my sandbox to see if it looks good to publish?

Best, Ria --Riapatel335 (talk) 13:09, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. Before I look at your article I've noticed a couple of things:

I noticed that your username contains "Patel". Are you related to the subject of the article (or is it about you)? If so, you have a conflict of interest, and should read the relevant guidelines. If you are writing about yourself, you should also read the policy on autobiographies.

Also, you generally shouldn't use your user page as a sandbox for creating articles. Draft articles should either go in the draft namespace, or as a userspace draft in your personal sandbox, which you can find by clicking here.

As for the article itself, most of the content relies on primary sources, which are works by the subject of the article. These are permitted to be used in articles, but should not be used to form the basis of an article. Most information should be based on reliable sources which are independent of the subject. News articles and books are the main sources for biographies, as long as they are not written by the subject. Your citation to the WashU article is one such source, and I advise you to look for others to support your article.

Finding more reliable sources will also help establish notability, which is the criteria that must be met for any Wikipedia article to exist. If you can find three or more independent published sources which significantly cover the subject, that is generally enough to establish notability. Currently you have one, which is generally not enough.

Finally, you should ensure that all claims made in the article are backed up by a reliable source, with an inline citation. All content on Wikipedia must be verifiable, and any information you know due to personal connections or otherwise is considered original research, and cannot be used.

Once you believe the article is ready, you can submit it at articles for creation, where it will be reviewed before being published. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 13:59, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do I directly message a wiki editor that took down my page --Blakeleymcmurrey (talk) 17:31, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If you want to contact someone, you should do so via their talk page. You can find it by clicking on the link that says "talk" in their signature at the end of their messages or in their edits. In this case it seems like they left a message on your talk page, in which case you can either choose to reply directly (by clicking the "Reply" button at the end of their message), or by going to their talk page and leaving them a message there. Both are common practise.

I would suggest reading what they have written in their comment to you if you haven't already, as they explained their reasoning for reverting you and provided some useful relevant information. Feel free to ask further questions here or at the teahouse if you want to figure out how best to further improve the article you were working on. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 20:21, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Hannah Spencer is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of JuniperChill -- JuniperChill (talk) 01:33, 14 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, If you have the time could you check my changes to this page, my aim was to make it read more like an encyclopedia page rather than a resume. It is my first attempt at such a change and would appreciate your help and feedback. Many thanks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvano_Levy --Buttonham (talk) 13:03, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Your changes are definitely a step in the right direction, but there's still a way to go before the article is of decent encyclopedic standard. Note that you have no obligation to do any further work on the article. Wikipedia is a volunteer service, and you've already improved the article so feel free to move on if you wish.

If you do want to improve it further though, here are some of my suggestions:

• The lead section still contains some language that I would consider promotional that should be removed, such as extensive and comprehensive. (Further information: words to watch)
• At the end of the article in the References section, there are about 12 references cited which are not connected to any part of the text. In Wikipedia, each sentence should be backed up by a corresponding inline citation which backs up the claim made, so these references should be moved from the general section to just after the sentence which is relevant. You may need to remove information for which you can't find a source. Equally, you might find further information in the sources that can be used. (Further information: citing sources, verifiability)
• Lastly, the sections on Bibliography, Papers, and Media are way too long and still read like a resume to me. It's being given undue weight in the article, and needs to be trimmed or removed. Most article content should be biographical rather than promotional. (Further information: list of works style guideline)

Hopefully that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 17:07, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. This is extremely helpful and very useful. I will read through the further information you have suggested. Buttonham (talk) 21:44, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Where can we see progress of review draft to be transported to official Wikipedia page? --Luk50n8 (talk) 10:44, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

There is no such thing as "progress" of draft reviews. Articles are reviewed in no particular order, and once reviewed they will either be accepted or declined. You will just have to be patient until someone gets round to yours.

I will note however that in its current state, your draft is likely to be declined. Most of the statements are unsourced; all claims on Wikipedia must be verifiable, with corresponding inline citations that take the information from reliable, published sources. Additionally, for an article to exist in Wikipedia, the subject must be notable. To demonstrate the notability of the subject of your article, you will need to cite multiple independent published sources (books, newspapers, etc.), otherwise your submission will be declined.

You may find it helpful to read Your first article and Writing Wikipedia articles backwards. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 11:21, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I don't understand why this article will be declined. Everything I wrote is true, and I can also find some published sources. I added two, and copied or watched a page from one of his teammates, and the end product is almost the same.

I will make some changes to make it more like you want, but I did check everything before creating this article.

It's a sports writing article that looks like a lot of other pages.

please help, because I think it is really important to me that article will go publish.

Thank you Luk50n8 (talk) 11:33, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Everything I wrote is true" – this may be the case, but like I said, all content on Wikipedia must be verifiable. This means that all content needs to be supported by a source, indicated by a corresponding inline citation. Anything not backed up by a reliable source is considered original research, and it not allowed.

Citing sources also helps to demonstrate the subject's notability, like I said above.

You also need to format your article properly; you currently have parts separated by bold text, but the correct way is to use sections.

Lastly, you have an external link in the article body. This appears to be the source for a sentence, so it should be converted to an inline citation.

If your article does get declined, don't worry; the reviewer will tell you why they declined it, and give pointers as to how to improve it to the appropriate standard. Make the suggested changes, and resubmit it. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 13:30, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding [1], I actually write in Canadian English. We borrow some spellings from the Americans (organized) and others from the British (centre). Also, one of the templates added a redlink to the page. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:23, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, fixed. Do you prefer mdy or dmy? The article on Canadian English says both are used. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 12:43, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really have much of a preference so pick whatever you want. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:47, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, dmy it is then. I'm planning to help expand the article later today when I have more time, was just adding these now as I saw I could do it quickly. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 12:49, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yay, someone wants to help! :) I have some suggestions on the talk page if you need a starting point. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:51, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I want to know how to remove a reference or change a citation. I can find a lot of information on how to ADD a citation, but there is very little instruction on how to deal with poor citation. I tried to in the source editor, but failed to successfully add a user warning or put a simple 'more citations needed' down.

I tried inserting {{More citations needed}} after the offending citation, when that failed, I tried both Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. However, one of Wikipedia's core policies is that contributions must be verifiable through reliable sources, preferably using inline citations. Please help by adding more sources to the article you edited, and/or by clarifying how the sources already given support the claims (see here for how to do inline referencing). If you need further help, you can look at Help:Menu/Editing Wikipedia, or ask at the Teahouse, or just ask me. Thank you., and Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. However, one of Wikipedia's core policies is that contributions must be verifiable through reliable sources, preferably using inline citations. Please help by adding more sources to the article you edited, and/or by clarifying how the sources already given support the claims (see here for how to do inline referencing). If you need further help, you can look at Help:Menu/Editing Wikipedia, or ask at the Teahouse, or just ask me. Thank you. separately. Do I need to add a ref name and </ref>? Do I need to put 'cite' before it? Is there an easier way to do this in the visual editor?

I'm a beginner and unfamiliar with the source editor, so if there's a quick solution for the visual editor that would be helpful. All I want to do is request a better citation for an article. --Declan Cowan (talk) 03:28, 19 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. If you have found a reference that you think does not cite a reliable source, you can add {{Better source needed}} after the offending citation. If the specific case is a primary source that is being used inappropriately, you can use {{Non-primary source needed}} instead.

Assuming you are using the visual editor, you can place your cursor just after the citation, then type {{, which should bring up a dialog box which you can type the appropriate template name into. Once inserted, it should look like:^{[1][better source needed]}.

If you have a replacement source already, you can remove the citation by clicking on it in the visual editor, then pressing backspace on your keyboard. After that, do the regular process for adding a citation. To modify a citation, after clicking on it, press the "Edit" button, which will open a menu for you to modify the relevant citation.

Hopefully that helps! If you need more specific guidance, please tell me which are the article and source in question so I can take a look and make a recommendation. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 08:42, 19 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

what's the steps to make a page --EliHg45 (talk) 02:29, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. To create a new article, the process is generally:

1. Choose the topic you want to write about..
2. Find as many reliable sources about the subject as you can
3. Determine whether the subject meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Notability usually means that three or more independent sources have written about the subject in detail.
4. If the subject meets notability, continue. Otherwise, do not attempt to write the article, you will be wasting your time. Instead, find a different topic and try again.
5. Create a draft article using the article wizard.
6. Write an initial version of the page using information from the sources you can find. Only include information that can be directly backed up by sources; don't add any information from your personal knowledge of the subject as that constitutes original research.
7. Submit your draft, and wait for someone to review it. If you've written it well, it should be accepted.

See Your first article for more information, and make sure you don't write your article backwards, as that's a trap a lot of newcomers fall into. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 10:47, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am messaging you about your GAN review on 2009 Liechtenstein general election. I believe that immediately closing the review as a fail was premature and unnecessary, as the issues you outlined were easy fixes that did not warrant an immediate failure – primarily stemmed from using an incorrect link or a misinterpretation. If there was a more significant problem with the article that warranted it, then I would not know as I don't think you left a closing note explaining your reasoning.

I have since addressed/fixed those issues:

• Source 1 has the postal voting in the electoral procedure (15,650 total, 15,451 of those postal)
• The part about the 1993 elections was about when a coalition was last formed between the two parties, not when it ended, but I have changed this and added a source that explicitly states that Hasler was the leader.
• The information about the electoral system can be found on the "Système électoral" part of the report; I have changed the link to make this more clear.
• The slogan is the headline of the article.
• I seemed to have not added the source about this Free Lists policies, so I have removed that for now.

Since these issues were minor, per the GAN reviewer instructions you should have left your comments and then put the review on hold to give me a chance to address them. In addition, per the reviewing guide, you are supposed to spot-check more sources to see if it is a more significant problem, which I am not sure if you did or not.

I understand that you are new to GAN and I'm not disputing that you have done a quality review, but failing it without any given reason or providing me with a chance to address any concerns was quite unfair to me as a nominator; I'm sure you'll take this to improve in the future. I may challenge this closure if possible. TheBritinator (talk) 15:32, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I did leave a closing note in the "Conclusion" section. If there is a dedicated place that I was supposed to put that, I was unaware of it so sorry about that.

As I noted there, the typical duration for putting a review "on hold" is 7 days, and due to personal reasons I won't be able to be active onwiki for a while from next week, and so the review would have stalled for a long time. As you have fixed the issues within one day I can have another look later today or tomorrow. I just didn't know how long it would take to address the feedback.

When it comes to reopening it or changing the outcome, am I okay to just undo the closing edit? Will the bot get confused? {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 16:38, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, I didn't see the conclusion part. As for re-opening it, I am not sure how that would be done – its not something I have done before. TheBritinator (talk) 17:48, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Okay well I'll take a look over it first, and then I can ask somewhere to see about reopening it. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 18:49, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I have re-nominated it. Thanks. TheBritinator (talk) 21:15, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

When it comes to the spot check, I must have missed the bit about reviewing extra sources. I did 10 (plus all the different places that duplicate references appeared), which is almost half of the sources in the article. When I go back through I'll spot check some of the sources I hadn't get checked to see if the problem is more widespread. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 16:41, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to break the system, so I think it may be best if you renominate the article, and I'll review it again. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 20:35, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please can you explain why lower-case is correct in this instance:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales&diff=prev&oldid=1342956320

Doesn't make sense to me, but happy to be wrong if that is the case, of course.

I would also much appreciate it if in future reversions to my edits are briefly mentioned on my talk page, as otherwise I have no clue they have happened. IDK if other people get notifications when they get reverted, but I sure don't! LevatorScapulaeSyndrome (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2026 (UTC) LevatorScapulaeSyndrome (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Per the manual of style for section headings, section titles are supposed to be sentence case, not title case. That means that words shouldn't begin with capital letters unless they are the first word in the title, or if they are a proper noun. In that article "present" is neither, so it should be lowercase.

If you want to be notified when your edits are reverted, you can go to Preferences > Notifications and then turn "reverted edits" on. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 20:16, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I really appreciate you explaining the reversion and linking to the MoS for section headings. I appreciate your patience and kindness. I didn't realise that and don't love it, but you're 100% right to have reverted it.

Also big thanks for letting me know how to turn on notifs about reversions.

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LevatorScapulaeSyndrome (talk) 16:33, 29 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and hi!!! I appreciate your help!! --Livegearshustle (talk) 00:19, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was wondering whether the third paragraph of the "Research" part of the article is even needed here? It looks like bragging, the numbers don't really contribute anything by themselves, and also "Mukherjee and his group" is a broad term that I feel like doesn't belong to the article about a specific researcher. ResearchGate shows only 3 books under his authorship and 391 articles under his name which diverges greatly from the info given here.Thus I feel like the paragraph could be deleted or at least cite some prominent books and articles of his. --GyoubuMasatakaOniwa (talk) 12:54, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Yes, I agree with you there. This whole article is written in a very promotional tone and seems to be have written by the subject, which is usually discouraged on Wikipedia. Feel free to be bold and remove the unsourced promotional content or replace it with better sourced, neutral content instead. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 13:40, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is a reminder that your Spoken Wikipedia entry, Mars, has been on the "Recording in progress" list for several weeks without a recording. You may want to start recording now :3

Please note that entries will be removed from the entry list two weeks after the reminder. Cheers! LS8 (talk) 13:53, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Thanks for the reminder. The audio is all recorded (and has been for several weeks), but I'm still procrastinating editing it. I really should get round to it! {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 13:56, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Xx how do I send a payment to someone? --Frances Robertson (talk) 16:26, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I only answer questions about Wikipedia. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 16:33, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bon Jovi covered the song Jersey Girl. I wojld like to add and edit the Jersey girl (song) page. --DariaSDArt (talk) 23:47, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, How do I edit a Jersey girl (song) page --DariaSDArt (talk) 23:48, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. In order to edit a page, go to that page then press the button that says "Edit" in the top-right of the page. It should be just above the photo at the start of the article. (See also: Help:Editing)

You should probably add a section titled "Bon Jovi cover" or similar, then add relevant information there. Make sure every statement you include is verifiable, and backed up by reliable sources. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 09:53, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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How do I create a citation for an article --Fatima Dickson-Musa (talk) 21:50, 29 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. In the visual editor, press the "Cite" button in the toolbar, then paste the URL you want to cite, and press "create". In most cases a citation should be automatically created. If it isn't, you may need to enter the information manually. See Wikipedia:Inline citations for more information. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 21:55, 29 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What is a userbox? --Powerplay11 (talk) 13:49, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! A userbox is a little box that you can use to display information on your user page. See Wikipedia:Userboxes for more information. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 14:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do you make text bold? --Powerplay11 (talk) 13:49, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In the visual editor, press the button showing a bold "B" at the top, then write your text. Press the button again once you've finished writing your bold text.

In the source editor, place your bold text between '''. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 14:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How we able to create a namespace for creating an article. --01Balliet (talk) 18:18, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I'm not exactly sure what you mean by namespace here. If your talking about Wikipedia:Namespace, then you can't create new ones. What are you trying to do? {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 18:47, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! I got it, yeah I actually was confused when i see a suggestion that i need to create a namespace for creating any article first. Thats why i asked you. 01Balliet (talk) 09:22, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Congratulations on the GA! I've chipped in with a few edits over the weeks. (I do rather enjoy post-byelection Friday mornings when there's usually a lot to be done in getting a new MP's article off the chocks while staving off poor edits, and during the general election I had an oven-ready draft of my new MP's article ready to move into mainspace as soon as her result was announced!) PamD 16:05, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Yeah, Hannah Spencer seems like a really great person and after the by-election win I was just inspired to try to get her article to GA. Of course thank you very much for all your edits to (and creation of) the page, I absolutely couldn't have done it without those. And congratulations on your new MP! {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 17:39, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

10 taka --Dknazrul vai (talk) 05:02, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

how i suggest best reference website and add reference website for incresing wikipediya --Latest Daily (talk) 09:04, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! It's not exactly clear to me what you're asking. Are you trying to figure out how to create inline citations, or are you trying to figure out the best way to find references on a topic, or something else? {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 09:44, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

how his external link added in wikipedia content and how to provide suggetion for refrence website Latest Daily (talk) 10:07, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, GearsDatapacks, nice to meet you. I saw your name in Project Computer science and your stated interest in responding to edit requests. I'd appreciate your help in publishing the draft article I prepared for Cyabra, the computer technology company. I've taken previous feedback into account and have modified the draft to make it ready for publication on Wikipedia. I appreciate your time and review. Thank you, RotemBaruchin (talk) 10:37, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Edit requests are for requesting edits to protected pages, not publishing draft articles. You need to submit your article at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 15:32, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello team I found that the name of a former king of maratha emperor "chatrapati shivaji maharaj" is written as "shivaji" this looks much disrespectful so I request to edit it.. --Aditya12435 (talk) 15:11, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Please see the FAQ at the top of the talk page for the reason why the article is titled what it is. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 15:35, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I would strongly urge you to reconsider your closure here - a move request that was open for all of two hours cannot by definition be uncontested with minimal participation as two hours is simply not sufficient for other editors to participate. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 23:09, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also courtesy pinging @1isall purely because they carried out the technical move :) Danners430 _{tweaks made} 23:10, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

FYI my pronouns are he/him, not they/them. 1isall (talk | contribs) 23:18, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

But yeah…now that I realize, the close was indeed way too early. 1isall (talk | contribs) 23:56, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Noted - I generally try to assume neither until informed otherwise :) Danners430 _{tweaks made} 06:10, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! Looks like I made a silly mistake then. I must have not checked the date properly and confused the open requests section with the elapsed requests. Apologies! I've undone the closure now. I don't believe I can undo the move, so I've opened another technical request. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 07:45, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'll leave a note. For what it's worth, I haven't even had a chance to evaluate the move request - I just didn't think it right that it was closed so soon! :D Danners430 _{tweaks made} 07:52, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, thanks for pointing out my mistake! I've caught myself before making a similar error before but now it's actually happened. Definitely need to take extra care to check the dates in future. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 07:57, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! You appear to have some experience in closing RMs (other than that one above). Have you considered applying for the page mover right? 1isall (talk | contribs) 13:31, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I have, but the criteria requires 3,000 edits, which I don't quite have yet. I'm planning to apply once I cross the threshold. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 13:33, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Take all the time you need. 1isall (talk | contribs) 13:34, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey how can I set my profile picture --Sheriff mwenda (talk) 17:05, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! There are no profile pictures on Wikipedia. Customisations you can make are changing your signature, which is what is appended to every comment you make (Right now it looks like "Sheriff mwenda (talk)"), or creating your user page, which other people can view by clicking on your name. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 18:51, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. I want to create an article about a school I know, but I am having trouble finding sources that Wikipedia supports. the best I can find is the schools social media page and the people from the school. How do I list sources from people from the school? What are some things worth noting about making a page? Thanks.

The Goat With a Horn on Its Head --The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 17:27, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. If you can't find any sources for a school, then it likely does not follow Wikipedia's criteria for an article to exist (known as "notability"). For something to be notable, it needs to have multiple independent (not affiliated with the school), reliable sources (published material like news and books) which cover the subject in depth.

If you do want to make a page, check that it is notable before you start writing about it. Useful links:

• Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything – a summary of the notability guidelines
• Wikipedia:Your first article – a step-by-step process to creating articles
• Wikipedia:Writing Wikipedia articles backward – an essay explaining a common mistake first-time article writers make which makes article-writing much harder.

Hopefully those are helpful, and happy editing! {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 18:26, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

wow, you are such a good wikipedian, responding so fast. Thanks for all of this. Some more questions here and there. Would this count as a source, how could I make some writing on a book from the school's 1st principal in the schools library that's nowhere on the web a source, and is it true that some sources can come from peoples experience? How do you save your draft when you are making a page, I don't want to Risk losing it like last time. Thanks The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 00:10, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

also can you give a list of all of the notable rules that a person would need to know if he was gonna know all of the rules? sorry for the lots of questions, there's also to know. :) The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 00:13, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

i meant a lot not also. The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 00:14, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you can use a book even if it doesn't exist online. See Wikipedia:Offline sources.

Generally for notability, you can more or less just use the definition of "significant coverage by multiple independent reliable sources", as a base gauge for something. However, there are subject-specific notability guidelines (Wikipedia:Notability § Subject-specific notability guidelines), which have more specific criteria, e.g. the notability guidelines for schools. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 07:00, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do you save your draft when you are making a page, I don't want to Risk losing it like last time. Thanks The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 16:20, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you are writing a page for the first time, I would suggest using the Article Wizard, which guides you through the process and creates an article in the draft namespace. After that, you can press "Publish", and it will be saved as a draft until you submit it for creation. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 16:36, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

oh, i thought publishing made it for public access, not it being saved, thanks. The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 17:12, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The "Publish" button does make it public in the sense that anyone can see it, but if you're working on a draft article, it's not considered a "real" article, so it won't show up in search engines etc, and people will only find it if they type in the specific page name, or look at the history of your edits. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 17:34, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello is there anyone who can help build my page thank you. --Belo Lionel Brescia (talk) 09:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I can't help you write an article, but I can answer any questions you have about Wikipedia. If you are writing an article about yourself (something which is advised against, but you appear to have read the relevant guidelines), make sure you don't write it on your user page, as that's not a place for encyclopedic content. You should make a draft instead, using the article wizard. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 09:41, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, How can I suggest an edit on Wikipedia? Can you please guide --Ross Martin 99 (talk) 19:43, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! What do you mean by "suggest" an edit? If you want to make a change to an article, be bold and just do it. If you want to make changes to a protected page, you can make an edit request. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 21:28, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Can I Write About Myself and Others? --Natha Pee (talk) 12:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If you're thinking about writing an article on yourself, I would strongly advise you not to do so. See Wikipedia:Autobiographies. I would also suggest not writing articles about close family or friends, due to conflict of interest. Feel free to write about anything other topic that's not connected to you though, provided it meets Wikipedia's notability standards. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 12:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I recently read this part of the page that leads to believe that Wikipedia is not a pornography site, and there may be a page (image blocking tool advised) that does not follow this rule, considering the general population avoids pornographic images. the page excessively shows photographs of penises (8 of them) and the solution to the problem could be to have a page before the target page to say "The material this article provides may be inappropriate for you for the following reason(s)," and it list potential reasons that it may or may not be offensive. this could be added to many potentially offensive articles. I don't know if the solution violates the "Wikipedia is not Censored" policy, but this may help young users whose parents may not allow for the pornograpic images. did I ask the right person to report this page and to suggest the idea that I had? only actions can prove this question. thanks and I hope you become an administrator.

The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 19:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! As you noted, Wikipedia is not censored, so we won't be adding any disclaimers to that article, just like there are none on any other article about sex-related topics or human body parts. If you think the article over-uses explicit images in an unencyclopedic manner, or where fewer images would suffice, you can bring it up on the article talk page. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 20:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

thanks. will do right away. The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 20:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, i was wondering how you create an article because i could not find an article on Caroline Bay and I would like to make one. Thanks --VioletBrad2013 (talk) 09:00, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry i didnt read about the four tidles until after i askedVioletBrad2013 (talk) 09:03, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. I would suggest reading Help:Your first article before getting started. You can create a draft using the article wizard, then submit it for review before being moved into the main encyclopedia.

I would also suggest you read Wikipedia:Writing Wikipedia articles backward, as it's a common mistake new page writers run into. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 09:06, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll read themVioletBrad2013 (talk) 09:14, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]