Eddie891

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Welcome, welcome, welcome Eddie891! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

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Question from Nyemwang W Konyak (12:22, 5 October 2024)

Hello mentor,

kindly guide me on how ‘I can create my own Wikipedia ‘ page and keep editing of other contents as well. 

What are the Benefits of editing others contents or self? --Nyemwang W Konyak (talk) 12:22, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Nyemwang W Konyak, the first step to creating a Wikipedia page is figuring out what you want to write your article about. It needs to be on a topic that is notable, meaning it has received substantial coverage in reliable sources (such as newspaper profiles or books). Once you have done that, the process is actually fairly easy. You can use the articles for creation process to draft your article, and get a user to review it! Happy to answer any other questions that may come up. Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

I want to write about myself . How can k proceed? Nyemwang (talk) 16:56, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Well, it isn't really recommended to write an autobiographical article, so I'd definitely advise against it. If you intend to edit topics you are connected to, I'd first make sure you have a read-through of the guide to managing a conflict of interest, and be completely transparent about what you're doing. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:54, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles on October! - My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

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Question from CC-Berenice (15:14, 21 October 2024)

Good evening, it is my first time here in the English Wikipedia (I normally use the Italian Wikipedia). I was reading different pages to understand how to it works here and I have some questions.

- I want to create a new page. This page has an Italian version (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Emanuele_Falsitta) and I want to create the English page. I will be paid to create the English version, so I read the page about COI and, if I understood correctly, I have to note the COI using a template, making a statement in the edit summary or on my user page. Since I can choose, I am going to do on my user page: is there a particular formula or sentence that I have to use or I just have to write who pays me and who commissions the work? Also, did I understood correctly or I have to disclose the COI in other pages too? Is it better I write about the COI when I save my changes too?

- Since the page I want to create is new, do I have to send you something to be approved or I create the page and then wait for a control before/after publishing? Thank you so much for your help! Berenice --CC-Berenice (talk) 15:14, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @CC-Berenice, since you are paid you should go through the articles for creation process. You should disclose your COI on every page you edit that you have a COI with. I'll leave a message with some links on your talk page that may be helpful. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:03, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

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Question from LukePerry124 (20:50, 24 October 2024)

How do you make a page about something? I am only 7 years old and on this website, and why do they make captcha "what does this text say" just nonsense words ;-; --LukePerry124 (talk) 20:50, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @LukePerry124, If you want to make a page you should first make sure it meets our notability requirements, which means that it has been the subject of substantial coverage in reliable sources, like newspapers or books. If it has, I'd recommend using the articles for creation process, which is pretty helpful, in my experience. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:46, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

I don't have any ideas for pages.. can you pls give me one LukePerry124 (talk) 22:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@LukePerry124, a great way to get involved is just by editing existing articles that need work! I'd suggest looking at topics you are interested in. Maybe let me know and I can try to help you out? If not, WP:REQUESTED includes a list of possibly notable topics that you could take a look at. Let me know, and good luck! Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:14, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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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 Usalord (06:31, 4 November 2024)

Hi Eddie, Is writing an article about a specific theory within the ten subjects of the library having new thoughts and ideas about the subject a mode that other users joining note is possible? --Usalord (talk) 06:31, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Usalord, I"m not quite sure what topic you're proposing writing about. Could you link some articles that discuss it, either on- or off-wiki? Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:16, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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