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Hi! This is my talk page, feel free to drop me a message. To experienced editors: feel free to stalk my talk page and reply to any threads here.To admins: I prefer that my talk page remain unprotected, even if it's being vandalized. Such edits do not particularly bother me and I prefer to remain accessible to anyone who would like to reach me. However, if the volume of vandalism is so high that no other solution would stop disruption, I don't mind if my talk page is semi-protected for a day or two. Hopefully, this is a rare occurrence.

Question from 21JacjE (16:06, 30 November 2024)

Hi my name is Jack Earp and I am having a problem with writing in general --21JacjE (talk) 16:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@21JacjE hi! Can you elaborate on the problem you're having? Elli (talk | contribs) 00:27, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AJRossetto9953 (20:47, 30 November 2024)

Do you have any advice for creating a page on a living person? I want to make a page on Gianni Matragrano(video game voice actor), but I have literally no experience with doing this. If you could provide some detail, I would be very grateful. --AJRossetto9953 (talk) 20:47, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AJRossetto9953 hi and sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I would suggest making sure you have multiple reliable sources with significant biographical coverage of Matragrano. As for living people, our biographies of living persons policy is an important read; the tl;dr is that it is especially important to make sure material you include in the article is neutral and well-sourced. Please let me know if you have more specific questions. Elli (talk | contribs) 00:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December music

November was rich in sadness and happiness for me, expressed in music. Today is the last day for the election of arbitrators. Regarding my question to candidates like you, I found one so far who looked into the matter and didn't stay at the surface, Simonm223. There are two composers on the Main page today, Siegfried Thiele and Aaron Copland. I find the response of my friend Jerome Kohl to a question on Copland's article talk promising. What do you think? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story comes from a DYK about a concert that fascinated me, and you can listen! For my taste, the hook has too little music - I miss the unusual scoring and a specific dedication - but it comes instead with a name good for viewcount. I'd still like to know what you think about the Copland posts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the Main page today Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Listen today to the (new) Perplexities after Escher. - Congratulations to being elected! Could you look at Samuel Barber and tell me if you miss something in his infobox? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:33, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. - I can report happily that the Barber situation was solved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Luar.aliu (15:59, 7 December 2024)

Hello! How I need to write a citation for the historic of my boxing club --Luar.aliu (talk) 15:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Luar.aliu not sure exactly what you're wanting to do. Does Wikipedia:Citing sources help? If not please let me know what specific problem you are having. Elli (talk | contribs) 00:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

Congratulations on your appointment to Arbcom! Andre🚐 00:22, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AndreJustAndre thanks! Elli (talk | contribs) 00:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

congrats! :) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 01:22, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@L235 thanks! I've replied by email :) Elli (talk | contribs) 02:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee

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Question from AS5694 on User:AS5694/sandbox (23:42, 9 December 2024)

hello, how can I download my work in a sandbox as a pdf? --AS5694 (talk) 23:42, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from 7pounds (04:21, 10 December 2024)

My changes to Cord blood keeps getting reverted when I try updating with the correct information, why is this?

Thanks. --7pounds (talk) 04:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Proggrammer QT WV (13:14, 13 December 2024)

What should be done to avoid vandalism and which, what rules should be observed? thank you Happy editing! --Proggrammer QT WV (talk) 13:14, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sabbath Day Remnant Church (17:20, 13 December 2024)

Hello ,how should I start creating or editing Wikipedia topics to get started my Contents creations? --Sabbath Day Remnant Church (talk) 17:20, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OCA feature request

Since I don’t want to start a fourth level of forking, I would like to ask you to add a feature to your OneClickArchiver script that asks for confirmation before using it on mobile, or at least adds that as an option. JJP_{Mas_ter} (she/they) 20:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JJPMaster sure. Maybe an option in general? Not sure if trying to detect mobile really makes sense, but could definitely add a setting to always ask for confirmation first. Elli (talk | contribs) 16:28, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that sounds good. JJP_{Mas_ter} (she/they) 16:31, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Benmoulton on History of Southwest Airlines (16:24, 16 December 2024)

Hello! Would the use of the term immediately in "Muse immediately changed the name of the airline to Southwest Airlines, moved its headquarters to Dallas, and raised $1.25 million (of which $750,000 was from Wesley West) to replenish cash reserves depleted by Southwest's legal battles." be considered a breach of tone? It feels to me like a subjective use of immediately...

Thanks! --Benmoulton (talk) 16:24, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Benmoulton good question. It's not the best wording, it'd be better to be more specific if the source has more details (e.g. "within the first X days"). Elli (talk | contribs) 16:27, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from ROCKS2LIT (09:12, 18 December 2024)

Hello how can I make a Wikipedia artist page? --ROCKS2LIT (talk) 09:12, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ROCKS2LIT hi! Help:Your first article has some general advice. However, if you want to make a page about yourself, I would strongly discourage this: writing about subjects where you have a conflict of interest is difficult, as it is almost impossible to write with a truly neutral point of view on such subjects. Please let me know if you have any more questions :) Elli (talk | contribs) 04:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Deepak9876 (17:54, 18 December 2024)

Hi..I want to do editing and add pages about famous personalities, how to do --Deepak9876 (talk) 17:54, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Deepak9876 hi! I'm not sure what particularly you want help with, can you clarify? Elli (talk | contribs) 04:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Amelialily34 (06:33, 20 December 2024)

How can i change my name on delta ticket --Amelialily34 (talk) 06:33, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays!

Happy holidays and a prosperous 2025!

LE
(sounds like Elli!)

Elli(e), it has been a year. Thank you for taking 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election through the FA process (a fabulous article on a crazy election). Thank you for reviewing 1934 German head of state referendum, and thank you for running the gauntlet (twice!). I cannot wait to work alongside you on ArbCom, and I know you will be a fantastic arb. It was a delight to meet you in person at WCNA, and I hope to see you again soon. Best to you and yours in 2025 :) House Blaster (talk • he/they) 22:59, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I've enjoyed getting to work alongside you as well, and look forwards to continuing to do so in 2025 :) Elli (talk | contribs) 23:09, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Saviour Simon (07:03, 22 December 2024)

Hello, please how am l going to start my editing? --Saviour Simon (talk) 07:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

Hello Elli: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 01:58, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi --Prof. Asif Mehmood (talk) 08:17, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Prof. Asif Mehmood (08:18, 23 December 2024)

I want to make a Goohle searchable profile for myself, how to do it? --Prof. Asif Mehmood (talk) 08:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Prof. Asif Mehmood please don't. Wikipedia is not a place for self-promotion. We don't have "profiles" for people, we have articles, and those articles must be written neutrally and supported by reliable, independent sources. Elli (talk | contribs) 08:27, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Elli: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 20:05, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Robert5181 on Max Kidruk (17:18, 28 December 2024)

Good morning, I am editing the Max Kidruk page. The information on this page is very different from the Max Kidruk website. Should I update the page by adding his new books and projects? This would result in very significant changes. --Robert5181 (talk) 17:18, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OCA bug report

Steps to replicate:

Go to User talk:JJPMaster
Attempt to OneClickArchive User talk:JJPMaster § Question from BhooJoeT on Talk:Arnon Milchan (18:02, 28 December 2024)
It is supposed to archive to Archive 4, but goes to Archive 1 instead.

JJP_{Mas_ter} (she/they) 19:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JJPMaster this isn't exactly a bug, it's just the archiver not being particularly smart. Your "max archive size" is set at 75k, but Archive 1 isn't yet at 75k, so it'll put the message there before looking for other archive pages. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:25, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from JeromeMellor56 (23:18, 3 January 2025)

Happy NY! I’m trying to add a photo and caption to an existing Gallery section on Edmund Blunden’s page. I’ve clicked on Edit and there’s no dropdown menu for adding said photo --JeromeMellor56 (talk) 23:18, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JeromeMellor56 hi! I'd suggest uploading the photo to Wikimedia Commons first. The upload wizard there will give you the code to insert into the article. Please make sure the photos are under an appropriate license or in the public domain, though. Let me know if you have any more questions :) Elli (talk | contribs) 01:00, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. When I exited my wikicommons downloaded photos and then went back to a photos list the Code no longer seems to be there…. JeromeMellor56 (talk) 05:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]