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Question from Rayinde11 (10:03, 27 October 2024)

I recently moved my draft about Muhammad Kamalud-Deen Al-Adaby to the main article space. However, when i search for it on my browser it's display there was a problem displaying this page --Rayinde11 (talk) 10:03, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

@Rayinde11: Where are you searching for it? On Wikipedia? I can see it in these results. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 10:05, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your response! I've confirmed that the article exists on Wikipedia, but when I searched for it in my web browser, it doesn't show up yet. Rayinde11 (talk) 10:33, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Ah, got it. That requires indexing by search engines, which is only done after the article is patrolled. New pages patrol has a backlog of over 10,000 articles right now, but a reviewer will get to it eventually. Meanwhile you can improve on the article OR work on other things within Wikipedia (e.g. Wikipedia:Task Center). Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 11:22, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification! I'll keep making improvements to the article while I wait for it to be patrolled. I'll also look into other tasks on Wikipedia in the meantime. Appreciate the advice. Rayinde11 (talk) 15:29, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi MPGuy2824! Thanks for the advice. I noticed that the article still isn’t appearing in search engine results, even though it shows up within Wikipedia’s search. Rayinde11 (talk) 05:41, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Rayinde11, it will take some time. It's hard to find reviewers who know the subject. Meanwhile, our backlog has increased to 11,000 articles. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:57, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

okay what do you suggest i do Rayinde11 (talk) 09:56, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rightmostdoor6 (18:51, 30 October 2024)

Hi, good evening. I had a query. There is a certain piece of info that I have with the proper approved documents that needs to be changes in a certain page. After i changed it, it got reverted and the change was no longer there. How is that I can bring about the change since the info that I have is accurate. Would be great if you could guide --Rightmostdoor6 (talk) 18:51, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Rightmostdoor6: Welcome to Wikipedia. I notice that quite a few of your earlier edits have been reverted. Could you point to the one where you have changed information and added a reliable source? Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:05, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Yes, there is a page . In that the eaeliest attestation date of the Marathi language is 8th century CE. But it is incorrect since the government of India has produced an official document that affirms the date of the year 2,200 BCE i.e. late 3rd century BCE. I even attached the official document that has the latest correct info. The link is below for reference -

[1]https://pib.gov.in/FeaturesDeatils.aspx?NoteId=153318&ModuleId+=+2&reg=3&lang=1

Also i corrected some grammatical errors under the 'criteria of 2024' section but even those were reverted. Rightmostdoor6 (talk) 08:10, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

earliest* attestation date. Apologies for the typo Rightmostdoor6 (talk) 08:11, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

I've noticed a few of your older edits don't have edit summaries. Please try to always add those, explaining your reasoning for the addition/deletion. Also, on Wikipedia, we try to follow WP:BRD. Since the bold and revert parts of those are already done, you should start a discussion on the article's talk page with the editors who reverted your edits. Try to discuss only one point at a time starting with what you consider to be the most important. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 08:49, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Ok sure thanks, henceforth i'll make an edit summary and yes i did not change it back after it was reverted. Also thanks for pointing it out Rightmostdoor6 (talk) 08:57, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

No need to Send me Deletion Message of Educational Institute articles

Hi.. I (user:Soumitrahazra) found that you have recently proposed many educational institute related articles for deletion because of lacking notability criteria. I agree with you that most of the Indian educational institutes related articles lack notability. Previously there is no such notability criteria for educational institutes. It was believed that as educational institutes are responsible for the knowledge creation of future generations, they are by default notable. However, some wikipedians argued that most of the educational institutes are not notable because they do not have any newspaper or third party coverage. Eventually they are able to make it a rule. This rule highly favored the educational institutes of Europe and USA. In USA and Europe, their newspapers cover almost every school, college, university sports and their achievements. Because of that almost every educational institute (even a primary school) have a significant coverage. Most of the USA/Europe newspapers publish at least one page of their newspaper on educational institutes. That's not the case for India. Indian newspapers (even local) do not publish much on educational institute... as a country we ignore the education. Indian newspapers are full of politicians, murder, scandal etc. It is very difficult to find out newspaper coverage of a school in India. Because of that rule almost 99 % Indian educational institutes are not notable and lacks the criteria.

Once upon a time I created many educational institute related articles, that time there was no such criteria. Nowadays I am not an active Wikipedian anymore. I also do not have any interest on wikipedia. I sometimes create newly established university, medical college, engineering college related articles...even some of them lacks notability criteria. If someone wants to delete all of them... I have nothing to say. However, I think these articles are better to keep...if someone asks a student about their school, they can at least search wikipedia and give some answer. I live in USA, every student do the same. Indian students simply can not say anything. I do not know why some wikipedians made that rule....It is a cultural difference issue...If a politician or village articles can stay in wikipedia without notability, why not an educational institute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soumitrahazra (talk • contribs) 12:59, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Soumitrahazra, So, knowing that your creations don’t meet our notability criteria, you still keep creating those articles and continue to abuse the Autopatrolled right. Could you please respond to this message on your talk page? GrabUp - Talk 13:06, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

I do not think I abused. In recent years, I generally try to provide at least one or two reliable newspaper coverage and one additional coverage from some affiliation entity (like UGC, NMC etc). Before that there is no such rule. Only few cases, you will find just one you tube link. Again for medical college, National Medical Commission list is very worthy and reliable. You are also doing Redirect of some college to their parent university. That is also not the case in case of Indian context. In Indian context, affiliating university just arrange the exam...they have nothing to do with the administration of the college. Affiliating medical universities also do not provide any degree courses, sometimes they are just a building like a board/council. Every college needs affiliation from UGC, AICTE etc... you can not redirect all of them to UGC/AICTE. Soumitrahazra (talk) 17:01, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Again notability is very difficult to judge. It varies from person to person perspective. One can say only educational institutes who have Nobel prize winner are notable. However, in wikipedia, newspaper (local or global) coverage is agreed to be a criteria for notability. Soumitrahazra (talk) 17:04, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

You may say whether the newspaper is reliable. Wikipedia by default accepts only reliable newspaper. If you try to cite any unreliable newspaper, wikipedia will automatically remove that. Soumitrahazra (talk) 17:09, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

However, I am against #Redirect to parent university. That means we are providing a wrong information to a global community. It is thus better to delete not redirect. Soumitrahazra (talk) 17:12, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

@Soumitrahazra: So, do you think your creations are meeting notability guidelines? If not, then it’s clearly an abuse of the AP flag. You mentioned providing two newspapers in your recent creations, but those are just passing mentions, not what’s required to meet WP:NSCHOOL or WP:GNG. We need in-depth coverage of the institute to establish notability, not passing mentions. I urge you to request the removal of your AP flag yourself, or I will take this to ANI, where a wider community of editors may get involved. Redirecting is a valid thing per WP:ATD and we are doining it by consensus. GrabUp - Talk 17:37, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Soumitra, I urge you to reply to GrabUp (either here or on your talk page).

I use Twinkle for PROD tagging. It is recommended to contact the page's creator when doing so, but Twinkle does not show the creator's username in such cases. I will try to remember to uncheck the relevant box for Indian educational institutions, since I think that is the majority of your past creations. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 13:27, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome MPGuy2824! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2024 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

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Question from Coolstuff0514 (07:10, 3 November 2024)

how do i create a wiki --Coolstuff0514 (talk) 07:10, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Coolstuff0514: Welcome to wikipedia. Did you want to create a wiki page? If so, you should check out Help:YFA. Creating a whole wiki is a much more complicated process. Come back here to reply if this was what you really meant. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Weird taxobox

Thanks for your help fixing the taxobox here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakaduacris

Could you help us fix this taxon box too? Not sure what we are doing wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropis

Would love to know what I'm doing wrong here.

Thanks!

--Petasida (talk) 06:50, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

1. The taxon in the article itself needed to be set to the genus name only: [2]
2. A taxon template needed to be created, by clicking the "fix" link: Template:Taxonomy/Stropis

That's all. Thanks for creating these genus articles. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:57, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

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CS1 error on List of programmes broadcast by Zee Marathi

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Question from MrFactFinder2 (13:23, 5 November 2024)

How do i post an article --MrFactFinder2 (talk) 13:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@MrFactFinder2: Welcome to Wikipedia. You should read Help:YFA properly and follow those step to start a new article/draft. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:15, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Wilsonbec2024 (06:09, 6 November 2024)

Hi, I have delayed putting up an identity page for review for a long time. Is there a good way to go about it? I am an author and public figure and have drafted one --Wilsonbec2024 (talk) 06:10, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@Wilsonbec2024: Welcome to Wikipedia. I recommend that you read Wikipedia:Autobiography slowly and carefully before proceeding further. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 08:10, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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@Николай зайцев: This guy: Arsen Pavlov? He seems to have been born in 1983. But so what? Why are you telling me this? Also, stop vandalising Pietro Giachino. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:51, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

GEICO 500

Did you check the templates when converting GEICO 500 in a disambiguation page? The Banner talk 11:59, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

There are two currently running GEICO 500s. It isn't obvious which one to link to. I've restored the redirect. Hopefully folks switch links to the target soon, after which someone can convert this into a disambig page. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 12:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sharpeye infotech (09:17, 8 November 2024)

hi can we create a page here --Sharpeye infotech (talk) 09:17, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Sharpeye infotech: I would suggest that you change your username. I've left a note on your talk page explaining why. That said, look at Help:YFA to find out how to start an article. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 10:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

hi there..... If I want to Move on with company pfoile i can USE "SEI" . Sharpeye Infotech Is My Identity and People Knows only with Sharpeye Infotech. My Mobile No and everything is with sharpeye infotech. Put Name Of Mobile On Google U will Get to know.

thanks --Sharpeye infotech (talk) 09:48, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Hey, you've been blocked and a kind admin has removed the mobile number from this section. I suggest that you read all the links in your block message over the next couple of days, then craft an unblock request along with the suggestion for a new username that does not violate Wikipedia's Username policy. Take your time on this. Doing it hastily isn't going to help you. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

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Leader of the Opposition (Japan)

Hi,

I've declined your G4 speedy request on Leader of the Opposition (Japan), and just wanted to pop by to explain why.

I looked at the old article which was deleted following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leader of the Opposition (Japan), and this version has much more main body content and sources, so it's not merely a case of recreation of the deleted version. I think it potentially also makes a better case for notability. Also, at least one of the articles on the past holders of this post use the term LOTO, so it's possible it's an actual thing. I say only 'possible', because the comments in that AfD seemed to suggest this could be just a generic term and not an actual position. Anyway, that AfD had minimal participation (only one !vote), so I didn't think that necessarily represented community consensus; in other words, I'm treating that outcome as a 'soft delete' rather than a binding precedent.

Hope that's okay. Give me a shout if you disagree violently. :)

Best, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

No worries. You are able to compare the current article with the deleted version and so can take a more informed decision. Congrats on the mop, btw.

disagree violently Ha!

Happy editing and admining. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:33, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Taxonomy template references

Please add a reference when creating taxonomy templates. I have added one here, for example. Thanks. YorkshireExpat (talk) 07:01, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I assume that most taxons will be available on CoL (except maybe a very newly defined one). If it isn't available there then what other places do you look for such a ref? -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:07, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Some people have strong feelings about what to use. Most things in the taxonbar are ok I feel. A dodgy reference is better than none. YorkshireExpat (talk) 15:47, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Winterkönig Hannover (07:26, 11 November 2024)

Where can I find my status of my current user group? --Winterkönig Hannover (talk) 07:26, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

@Winterkönig Hannover: When I go to my/any user page, there is a link on the left, within a group of links under the heading "Tools". It is called "View user groups". For you it would take you to Special:UserRights/Winterkönig_Hannover where it shows that you are a member of the autoconfirmed group, and no other. Hope this helps! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:34, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. Winterkönig Hannover (talk) 08:20, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Dgrilawidbanana on Help:Conditional expressions (20:16, 13 November 2024)

Hi! I want to make a template, but it involves subtracting one from a number returned by a module. How can I do this? --Dgrilawidbanana (talk) 20:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Nevermind, I can use {{sum|1|1}}. Dgrilawidbanana (talk) 20:28, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Hehe, the best kind of problem: one that already has a solution by the time I get to it! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 08:18, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

LOL! Thanks for responding anyways, have a great day! Dgrilawidbanana (talk) 05:10, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Could you review Studies in Machiavellianism?

Greetings MPGuy2824,

This article was made about 2 months ago, but no one reviewed the article since. I was wondering if you could review it.

Thank you, Plasticwonder (talk) 17:40, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Plasticwonder, I've not really looked into how to judge the notability of books, so I'm not going to be reviewing that. But, even for someone who reviews book articles regularly, I would say that the lack of online sources mentioned in the article might lead to them skipping over the article. Additionally, we have over 12,000 articles in the backlog right now to review. So, you'll have to be patient. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, and happy editing to you as well. Plasticwonder (talk) 09:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Daniel Obinna ink (21:10, 16 November 2024)

Hello Sir, How can I find transgender topics --Daniel Obinna ink (talk) 21:10, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Daniel Obinna ink: Welcome to Wikipedia! I think Outline of transgender topics would be a good place to start. If you want to improve any of articles (or others), then I'd suggest that you start and complete WP:TWA. Bye for now! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Torusfield8 on Kika Thorne (21:56, 19 November 2024)

Hi there, I have updated the page, and wonder how long the wait usually is? Thanks! --Torusfield8 (talk) 21:56, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

@Torusfield8: I'm not seeing any edits by you on that page. It is possible that you didn't click the "Publish" button after making your changes. I've posted a message on your talk page. Go through those links when you find the time, but I'd suggest that you start and complete WP:TWA first. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:28, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tyruscollins (02:19, 21 November 2024)

How does one check on the status of an article submitted? I helped my friend write a bio/background article for his company, but I haven't figured out how to check status on it. --Tyruscollins (talk) 02:19, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Tyruscollins: What do you mean by status? Meanwhile, you should read WP:COI and see if it applies to you. Happy editing! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 02:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC)