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Question from MovieMax Cinemas (12:17, 5 January 2024)

i want to make new wikipedia page for our cinema chain. How do we go ahead? --MovieMax Cinemas (talk) 12:17, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

@MovieMax Cinemas: Thanks for the message. First of all, if you are being paid to edit Wikipedia, you are required do disclose this, for example by mentioning it on your user page. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure for more information. You should also read the conflict of interest guideline (or this plain and simple version) for information about editing when you have a conflict of interest. Once you understand those, you can follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Articles for creation to create an article. Please let me know if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:23, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ceceliacasso (09:07, 8 January 2024)

How do I create a new Wikipedia page? --Ceceliacasso (talk) 09:07, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ceceliacasso, thanks for the message. If you search for the title of the page you want to create and there isn't an article for it already, you should see a red link which you can click on to start the article. For a step-by-step guide, see Help:Your first article. Let me know if that's unclear or if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mecrimino (09:13, 12 January 2024)

How I add any company Logo in wikki page --Mecrimino (talk) 09:13, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mecrimino, thanks for the message. First you'll need to upload the image using the Wikipedia:File upload wizard (choose the option "Upload a non-free file"). Once you've done that, you can add the image to the article (Help:Pictures has some information about how to do that). Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Eridag on Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò, Palermo (08:18, 20 January 2024)

Ciao come posso aggiungere una foto alla pagina Arco di Cuto ‘ di Palermo . Ho seguito le istruzioni e ho caricato su common la mia foto che vorrei aggiungere all pagina ? Grazie --Eridag (talk) 08:18, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Eridag, thanks for the message. I see that you edited the page with VisualEditor. When using VisualEditor, you can click on the infobox that includes the picture, click the "Edit" button that appears, scroll down to "Image", and replace the name of the current image (Palermo-AP-p1070637.jpg) with the name of the new image (maybe Arco di Cuto’.jpg).

Please let me know if that's unclear or if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:43, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Glad Cow (11:16, 24 January 2024)

Hello Mx. Granger,

I had a few questions on what qualifies as a good article topics. I am an English and German speaking Wikipedia user living in Austria with an interest in geography. I have noticed there are many geographic features in my area that have articles on German Wikipedia, but are not present on English Wikipedia. For example there is a mountain in my city that has this article on de.wikipedia.org (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfenningberg) but no existing article exists on english wikipedia. The most mention Pfenningberg has in English Wikipedia is one bullet in the article for Linz.

Thank you in advance and apologies for the long message,

Glad Cow --Glad Cow (talk) 11:16, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Glad Cow, thanks for the message! The basic guideline to determine what merits an article is the Wikipedia:Notability guideline. For geographic features there is also some guidance at Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features).

In general there are a lot of topics that are notable and have Wikipedia articles in other languages but still don't have articles in English, simply because no one has bothered to write one in English. In those cases, it's great if you can start an English-language article, either writing it from scratch based on reliable sources or translating from another language like German. I've done this kind of thing myself for geographical features like Mayu Island, Fenghuang Mountain (Shenzhen), and Baihou, which had articles in Chinese but not in English until I started them.

If you translate from a Wikipedia article in another language, make sure to provide attribution. A good practice is to mention it in your edit summary ("Translating from de:Pfenningberg") and to use the template Template:Translated on the new article's talk page.

Please let me know if any of that was unclear or if you have any other questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:04, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Dr Willie E. McKay (23:20, 26 January 2024)

how do I create an article about me --Dr Willie E. McKay (talk) 23:20, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Dr Willie E. McKay, thanks for the message. You shouldn't create an article about yourself. For the reasons why, see Wikipedia:Autobiography. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 21:00, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Manu6395 (03:45, 28 January 2024)

How do I create a citation? --Manu6395 (talk) 03:45, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi Manu6395, thanks for the question. If you're using the visual editor, put the cursor where you want to add the citation, then click the quotation mark icon in the toolbar at the top of the editor. A window will pop up to guide you through creating the citation.

If you're using the source (wikitext) editor, put the cursor where you want to citation to go, then click the "Cite" link in the toolbar at the top of the editor, and hover over "Templates" to choose what type of citation you want to create. The editor will help you generate a citation with wikitext like this: <ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jane |title=Source Title |url=http://example.com}}</ref>.

I know it can seem a little confusing at first, but you'll get the hang of it. Please let me know if you have any clarifying questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 18:42, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Notice

There is currently a discussion at WP:ERRORS regarding today’s OTD. Thank you. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:31, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 05:29, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Arjuntheworrior3 (17:20, 5 February 2024)

Hello Sir teach me about Wikipedia editing --Arjuntheworrior3 (talk) 17:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Arjuntheworrior3, thanks for the message. I'm happy to help – do you have any specific questions? Help:Editing and Help:Getting started have some introductory guidance to help you learn how to edit. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:34, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:48, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Blakegrant1 (20:32, 11 February 2024)

I’m editing a draft about a rapper and I was wondering if I could move it to the main space or have a older editor do it because it meets number 1&7 in the notability guidelines --Blakegrant1 (talk) 20:32, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Blakegrant1, thanks for the message. If it meets the notability guideline, it's fine for you to move it to mainspace yourself. You should be able to do that by clicking the "Move" button and following the instructions that appear. Or if you'd rather wait for an experienced user to check it, you can wait for someone to review it through the "articles for creation" process. I see that you've already tagged Draft:Cuban Doll with a new AfC submission template, so if you do nothing, someone will review it sooner or later. Let me know if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:41, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from 23carjar (16:28, 13 February 2024)

Hi Mx. Granger, I previously saw an option to request to have a Wikipedia page created for me. I would like to have a Wikipedia page created for the company I work for that is not yet represented on Wikipedia. The company name is EnableComp, and the site is https://enablecomp.com - I would appreciate any guidance on how to best get this accomplished.

best, Jared Carson --23carjar (talk) 16:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi 23carjar, thanks for the message. If you haven't already, please make sure to read Wikipedia's policies on paid editing and conflicts of interest. If you'd like to write an initial version of the article yourself, you can use the "Articles for creation" process (detailed information at that link). Or if you'd like to request that someone else start the article, you can add it to a relevant requested articles page, like Wikipedia:Requested articles/Medicine or Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance & Investment/Requests. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Louis Nyarsuk on Karo people (East Africa) (16:44, 18 February 2024)

Please change categorization Karu to Bari speaking groups. --Louis Nyarsuk (talk) 16:44, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Louis Nyarsuk, thanks for the message. I'm not very familiar with this topic, but you're welcome to make corrections and improvements to the article. To follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy, it's best to cite a reliable source for the information you add. Please let me know if you have any other questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:09, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Bubafatty on Mate guarding in humans (04:21, 25 February 2024)

Hello --Bubafatty (talk) 04:21, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Bubafatty, let me know if you have any questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 18:56, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

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		Thank you so much for your work on China and Chinese-related articles, it's an inspiration to me.

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Thanks for the kind words! It's been great seeing your improvements to articles in this area too. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:29, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Metro station articles

Hey there. I noticed your work at Sanjiao Road station after its AFD (nice work). I'm thinking of going through some of the Shanghai Metro stations, expand whatever that could be work on and perhaps WP:BLAR some that's genuinely not notable. When I did some digging last time on Baidu and couldn't find sources and went ahead with WP:BLAR it didn't end the way I wanted (ahem ahem Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minrui Road station). Perhaps you can quickly run through some of the steps to find sources that you did for the Sanjiao Road article so that maybe I can copy them? S5A-0043^Talk 03:03, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. For Chinese metro stations, my usual approach is something like this:

• Check the Chinese Wikipedia and Baidu Baike and see if any of the sources they cite are usable. If some of the links are dead, I try to find them on the Internet Archive or archive.is.
• Search Google, Baidu, and Sogou for something like "三角路站" 新闻 and look through multiple pages of results. Including 新闻 seems to cut out a lot of the unreliable sources that show up on a search for the station name alone, and using quotation marks helps avoid results that aren’t about the station.
• Search Google News and Google News Archive for the station name (I don’t usually find much this way, but it’s worth a shot).
• If I still don’t have enough sources to demonstrate notability, I go back to Google/Baidu/Sogou with more creative searches, e.g. the station name plus relevant keywords related to the station.

Usually with these steps I can find enough sources to meet GNG. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:56, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Alright, thanks! S5A-0043^Talk 15:23, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Proud BHARATIYA on Talk:Rajput (17:13, 19 March 2024)

Hello! How do I create a citation? --Proud BHARATIYA (talk) 17:13, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi Proud BHARATIYA, thanks for the message. If you're using the visual editor, first click where in the text you want the citation to go, then click on the quotation mark icon in the toolbar, and several options will pop up for what type of citation to add. If you're using the source editor, again first click where in the text you want the citation to go, then click the word "Cite" in the toolbar, and hover over "Templates" to see the options for different types of citations. I know this can be tricky when you first get started, so let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 11:40, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Candles N Bubbles (04:37, 1 April 2024)

Hello! How do I add a page to Wikipedia? --Candles N Bubbles (talk) 04:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Candles N Bubbles, thanks for the message. You can find an introductory guide to creating an article at Help:Your first article, and the exact step-by-step instructions at Wikipedia:How to create a page. Make sure you include citations to reliable sources that demonstrate the subject of the new article meets the notability guideline. Let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:58, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from EDDIE VIB3Z (00:07, 14 April 2024)

How do you copy your pages url --EDDIE VIB3Z (talk) 00:07, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi EDDIE VIB3Z, thanks for the message. If you want to copy the URL of the page you're currently viewing, you can usually do that through your web browser (not something within Wikipedia). Depending on how you're viewing Wikipedia, you might also see tools that say "Permanent link" (to get a stable link to the current version of a page) and "Get shortened URL" (which is pretty self-explanatory). Does that help? If not, let me know what you're looking for and I'll see what I can find. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 23:44, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Philiproberthall (18:27, 24 April 2024)

Hello. Does one have to edit? I got account as safe place to make donations. --Philiproberthall (talk) 18:27, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Philiproberthall, thanks for the message. You don't have to edit, though your contributions would be appreciated if you're interested! You don't need an account to donate either – you can do that at https://donate.wikimedia.org/ . Please let me know if you have any other questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:27, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rasimalaskarli (12:19, 26 April 2024)

Hello, I created a new page on the topic of Libyan Socialism. I am now done with the page, but there seems to be an issue when I try to publish. This error pops up: No stashed content found for 0/fa81ef16-0257-11ef-af33-2cea7f823abd --Rasimalaskarli (talk) 12:19, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Rasimalaskarli, thanks for the message. I'm sorry to hear that went wrong. From looking at past discussions, it seems that's an error that can happen when you keep an editing session open for a long time without saving. There's some more information and advice here. See if that helps, and please let me know if you have any follow-up questions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:22, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Minjeenn (18:25, 26 April 2024)

My article cannot be published and was deleted. Can I bring my deletion article back? And how to do it? Could you please help me? --Minjeenn (talk) 18:25, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Minjeenn, thanks for the message. It looks like Deb left a message on your talk page in the section User talk:Minjeenn#Speedy deletion nomination of ViaBus with some advice. Try using the Wikipedia:Articles for Creation process: rewrite the article as a draft, sticking to concrete facts without promotional language, and wait for an experienced user to review it. New articles about companies do tend to be subjected to a lot of scrutiny, because there are a surprising number of people who violate Wikipedia's terms of service by writing articles for pay without disclosing that that's what they're doing. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:46, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Muhumuza Jimson on Delphine Arnault (09:05, 28 April 2024)

Hello am asking for the help on reediting my publish --Muhumuza Jimson (talk) 09:05, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Muhumuza Jimson, thanks for the message. I'm afraid I don't understand your question – could you please clarify? What are you trying to do? —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 02:29, 29 April 2024 (UTC)