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Question from Diamondjoy78 on Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2021 March 17 (18:47, 25 October 2024)

I want to add a word to the dictionary or whatever --Diamondjoy78 (talk) 18:47, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, do you want to edit Wiktionary? Sorry, I don’t edit there so I can’t help you since I don’t know how Wiktionary works. :( ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 19:28, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from KarelT2024 (13:23, 27 October 2024)

hi im currently helping a retro gaming fan create a web page about a cancelled game i worked on (shade) and i consider adding a link to that page to wikipedia. there is an article about the pc version of the game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade:_Wrath_of_Angels) and then there is a list of cancelled ncage games (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N-Gage_games) which lists the game i worked on, but links to its pc version. what would be best to do? add a new article about the ncage version of shade or add a link to the page the fan works on to the pc game page? thank you in advance :) karel --KarelT2024 (talk) 13:23, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello, you stated that you worked on the game; in that case, please be mindful of Conflict of Interest as editing subjects with which you have a relationship with is strongly discouraged. Regarding the article content, though, I am no expert on video games so please take this with a grain of salt, but the best thing to probably do is mention that a ngage version was going to be developed but was cancelled on the pc version of the game's page. However, in order to make that sort of edit you need to submit a edit request as you have a conflict of interest with Shade: Wrath of Angels. Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 06:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

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

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Question from Avril Zises (20:20, 13 November 2024)

Hello, I just submitted an article to be published. Please let me know what I can expect next. Thank you. --Avril Zises (talk) 20:20, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, a reviewer will look over your article and determine if it is suitable for publication depending on whether it meets Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Please be patient - reviews can take a little bit of time. Best, ~deltasock ^{(talk • cont)} 20:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Between Blue and Green on User talk:Between Blue and Green (06:16, 14 November 2024)

Is now good for digging garden --Between Blue and Green (talk) 06:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Between Blue and Green, Wikipedia is not a forum. If you want to talk about gardening I bet there are other Internet communities that you can participate in. Best, ~delta ^{(talk • cont)} 16:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles in November! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)