User talk:Rusty Cat/Archive 11
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Question from Mister.Early (00:09, 26 December 2024)
Is my article (autobiography) published? I can't find it in search results. --Denzel Early (talk) 00:09, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Mister.Early: It seems you have published your "article" to your user page, which is a space to provide information about yourself to other editors. It is not meant to be a profile page like on Facebook or other social media.
- In addition, creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. Rusty 🐈 00:28, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I am trying to publish my article to Wikipedia. Denzel Early (talk) 00:30, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Mister.Early: Please see Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Rusty 🐈 00:33, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I followed the steps. It still hasn't been published. Denzel Early (talk) 00:36, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Mister.Early: You put {{subst:submit}} in the edit summary. Instead place it at the top of the page by switching to "source" mode (using the pencil icon in the top right). Rusty 🐈 00:43, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I followed the steps. It still hasn't been published. Denzel Early (talk) 00:36, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Mister.Early: Please see Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Rusty 🐈 00:33, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I am trying to publish my article to Wikipedia. Denzel Early (talk) 00:30, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
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Question from 31nyou851r (08:46, 31 December 2024)
Hello Rusty Cat (and Ixtal) - thank you for kindly mentoring me. I have wanted to serve as a Wikipedia editor for quite some time - tonight I've finally started the process. The proximal cause is that I want to undo an edit which I think violates BLP and NPOV policy. I've read these policies carefully, and I think I can do this properly - if there are pitfalls to this kind of thing that a beginner like me should avoid, though, please let me know. Thank you! I hope to become an increasingly active editor in the coming year. --31nyou851r (talk) 08:46, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Question from The2gingerman (11:09, 27 December 2024)
Hello. I saw a link where, first of all, The link did not exist in the source. When purged, the link stayed. When deleted via visual editor, it stayed after publishing. When null-edited, it stayed. When clearing my browser cookies, it stayed. What should I do? --The2gingerman (talk) 11:09, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- @The2gingerman: What article is this on? Rusty 🐈 15:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
- Someone else fixed it anyways, nevermind.
- Thank you however! The2gingerman (talk) 10:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Question from PamjMeson (10:28, 27 December 2024)
Hi Rusty I'm Pam from Australia. I am planning to participate in an event to learn more about wikipedia and how to edit etc. It's not for another month or so what do you suggest Ai do in tge meantime to prepare? --PamjMeson (talk) 10:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- @PamjMeson: You could look at the Help:Introduction to begin to learn how to edit Wikipedia. Happy editing! Rusty 🐈 20:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page.
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Question from Carltonuba38 (12:37, 1 January 2025)
Afternoon, I was wondering is it possible to get back my article page that was deleted/removed from Wikipedia? My name is Carlton Ubaezuonu and I’m a professional football player but I noticed my article with my history etc has been deleted? I’ve tried to contact who I believe may be responsible but I haven’t heard back. I’m not sure what steps to take? Thanks --Carltonuba38 (talk) 12:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- @Carltonuba38: Well, looks like you made a request for undeletion which it was accepted and the article was restored into a "Draft" article. To get the article accepted you must make sure that you can get the article to meet our policies, most importantly the general notability guideline. Rusty 🐈 01:18, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Question from The2gingerman (18:50, 3 January 2025)
Hi, I feel that I am ready to create my first article and have found a notable subject that I am interested in which has yet to have a Wikipedia article.
Should I submit the draft whilst still in-progress or finish the draft in my sandbox and then submit the finished draft at AFD? --The2gingerman (talk) 18:50, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- @The2gingerman: Finish the draft first. Rusty 🐈 23:44, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- OK, thank you! The2gingerman (talk) 11:35, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
 | Happy First Edit Day! Hi Rusty Cat! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:04, 5 January 2025 (UTC) |  |
Administrators' newsletter – January 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.
Arbitration
- Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.
Miscellaneous
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!