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please check your warning again, and the links I provided in the warning. if you have any further questions, please ask below.
How do I cite sources?
please check out Reliable sources and Referencing for beginners. especially the former. I know it's not a short read, but reliable sources form the building block of everything you write in wikipedia articles.
Can you make me an article for X?
I don't make articles, sorry! however you can! just check out the guidelines at Your first article, and also go over through the Notability and Reliable sources guidelines (both are essential!) and the Simplified Manual of Style. if you want, I can help with your draft through copyreading and making it comply with these policies, however you'll still have to add sources and stuff. also note that making an article is very hard (but not impossible) for newcomers given the difficulty in determining which sources you can use as well as the truckload of reading material, so you might want to start with easier tasks first.
So if not make a new article, what easy stuff can I do as a beginner?
great question! I'd suggest checking out the Task center and your Homepage tab for this. in particular, copyediting is easy as long as you've got a good grasp of English grammar (and know the difference between British and American English and know not to change them when not necessary).
You haven't responded in a while. Where may I get an answer?
if I've been inactive in a while, please check out the Teahouse. it's a great place to ask questions, and once in a while I may pop in as well to help there.
...can you just keep my stuff unreverted? I just wanna have some fun.
sorry, I can't! millions of people use Wikipedia as a serious research tool so we have to keep our stuff clean and avoid misleading our audience. however instead of saving your changes, you could make a mock edit by placing your changes, but pressing Show preview instead of Publish changes and then taking a snip of the preview to show to your friends!
But [x] is the greatest/the worst!
great/bad for them! unfortunately, Wikipedia has to remain neutral at all times, which includes not saying that something is the best/the worst/other opinions unless said opinions are made by lots of sources and outlets, and even then it would be X is regarded by many as great/bad/etc and not X is great/bad/etc.
I am/know the person the article is about. Why are my stuff removed?
you may have a conflict of interest with the article, which could make it difficult for you to edit neutrally. you can still edit, however unless it's for minor stuff like typo fixes, it's better for you to discuss stuff at the relevant article's talk page first.
Why are you reverting the truth/reinstating false information?
Verifiability, not truth. truth itself is messy and relative, so what is true to one may not be true to another, so defining a singular truth to add is impossible. additionally, having sources allows anyone to see for themselves whether what we claim in an article is true or not. that goes the same way for false information: unless sources say that the claim/s made are false, it would be disruptive to remove them without getting consensus from the talk page first.
What pronouns do you use?
I use any! I don't mind you using he, she, or they. thanks for asking!
How'd you make your fancy signature?
a bit of CSS trickery! you can use Treat the above as wikimarkup and some <span> to apply CSS to your sig, which allows you to do stuff like signatures with backgrounds (color), round signatures (border-radius), and whatever'll fit in the 255-char limit.
help in answering my questions will always be welcome! feel free to respond to questions here if you feel like you're experienced enough.
(insert expletive here) you!
please do not. <3
Website information question...that you responded to...[edit]
Hi Melecie! Thank you for responding to my question. Like I mentioned in my last text...I'm a total rookie when it comes to Wikipedia. The short answer to your one answer is that the website that I have contains historical information that I want to create an article about in Wikipedia. I don't want to overstep proper protocol when it comes to rules and such. I don't want to bog you down with questions but would appreciate some guidance. If I give you my e-mail address could I ask a few questions? I understand if you cannot do that because of time. Thanks! Indiefilmpros (talk) 00:45, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
hi @Indiefilmpros! I'd rather Wikipedia-related questions be held on Wikipedia instead of through email. anyway, most websites fall under Self-published sources as anyone can just set up a website and publish it without oversignt from anyone or any rigorous editorial standards apart from oneself. Imd instead suggest to look at where you got the information from: did you get the informstion from a news article covering the subject? perhaps that could be a reliable source. happy editing! 💜 melecietalk - 00:54, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Question from Natm76 (23:25, 27 January 2024)[edit]
How do I access Wikipedia from other regions. The local Wikipedia does not have the same information of grandfather as those in Europe --Natm76 (talk) 23:25, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
hi @Natm76 and welcome to Wikipedia! what do you mean by "accessing Wikipedia from other regions"? all Wikipedias can be accessed from wherever you are (you don't get redirected to the local Wikipedia based on where you live) and you may access them through List of Wikipedias or the links in the bottom of the Main page.
if you are referring to how to access all content in your local language Wikipedia, unfortunately other Wikipedias may have less content than the English Wikipedia (and ones for languages with more speakers) as there are less people editing them like with the English Wikipedia (and article creation or translation isn't an automatic process, just because it's in English Wikipedia doesn't mean it's in all Wikipedias). if you want, you can always use browser extensions to translate a page to your local language, although that comes with the issues translation tools have and may be inaccurate. happy editing! 💜 melecietalk - 06:29, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! This is the least I could do to thank you for taking up many of the mentorship questions on my talk page while I was away. In hindsight I should have taken myself off once I was petering out, but I didn't and you answered many questions from newbies which would otherwise have gone unanswered. Once again, thank you. Pahunkat (talk) 18:22, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]