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Question from Illanser (09:13, 16 August 2023)

Hello Vacant0!,

I am a member of an Organization and I would like to ask you about creating a Wikipedia Article. So, how can an organisation creates Articles about their products and Company and have the pages semi-protected (If needed)? Do we need to come in contact with MediaWiki Foundation? Thanks in advance.

Yours Sincerely, Illanser --Illanser (talk) 09:13, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Illanser:. As a member of an organisation, you cannot directly contribute to the article because of conflict of interest. We already have a guideline on things like that: Wikipedia:Conflict of interest.

COI editors are strongly discouraged from editing affected articles directly, and can propose changes on article talk pages instead.

If you are creating a new article, notability of an organisation is determined by the Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) guideline. COI guideline states that you should use the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process for creating articles. Articles are usually semi-protected when there is disruption or vandalism. You do not need to contact anyone as long as you read these two guidelines, the most important part is probably WP:COIEDIT. Vacant0 (talk) 10:10, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Vacant0! Thanks for your reply! But, I have one more question, is it acceptable if someone uses Wikipedia to get information, store it and then use it to create a Publicly -Free- Product? Illanser (talk) 12:10, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

All text on Wikipedia is licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license so you will have to follow that license whenever using text from Wikipedia in other documents. Vacant0 (talk) 12:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

We have already investigate that, and we are aware of this page and its contents. The content (Wikipedia Articles) that we may gather, experiment, change or use will not be used -Mainly- for Documents but for, research. We generally planning to use these content for AI Research and as Datasets in order to train our AI Models. We have done some evaluations and it came to our attention that the content(the 'Articles') that Wikipedia has, is high-quality providing, some details, but not too many to overload or overflow our AI Models, thus resulting in a pleasing result, that can be used and safely released in public, with a high Accuracy Score. The content that Wikipedia provides is more than enough to safely start training our AI Models (As of now: Pre-Training Phase). We just want to know if we can Take Articles from the Wikipedia, Extract, and use the Publicly available information to Train our AI Models so we can have a high-quality result. Illanser (talk) 12:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I think that you'll get the correct answer if you ask the question at the Teahouse. From what I know, you should just stick with following what the license says. Vacant0 (talk) 12:41, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

We have found what we need Here. Thank you for your time. We really appreciate that. Hope to come in contact with you again in the near future. Have a nice day! Illanser (talk) 12:45, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

GA review

Hi there. Do you review short articles like Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)? Many thanks. 2001:4455:68D:5500:CCF4:6E53:585B:DBC4 (talk) 12:07, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

I could review that if you want me to. Did you accidentally log out or do you not have an account? Vacant0 (talk) 12:38, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes. I was on public comp that time thats why its Ip. Thanks! GreenishPickle! (🔔) 22:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I was just wondering. I'll start the review tomorrow. Vacant0 (talk) 10:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1989 Serbian general election

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1989 Serbian general election you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 02:22, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1989 Serbian general election

The article 1989 Serbian general election you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:1989 Serbian general election and Talk:1989 Serbian general election/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 22:02, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Requesting inputs

@Vacant0, Requesting your inputs @ WT:CYCLING#Cycling news Reliable source? if yes, Which would be right article?, if the topic interests you. Thanks.

I came across your user profile from your recent edit to Tandem bicycle‎ which appeared in related changes menu of the article Women and bicycling in Islam.

Bookku (talk) 14:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1989 Serbian general election

The article 1989 Serbian general election you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1989 Serbian general election for comments about the article, and Talk:1989 Serbian general election/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:41, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

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Question from ServantofGod2 (17:47, 31 August 2023)

Is there an experienced wiki biographer willing to complete a wiki biography of Gordon J. MacRae? Thank you, and May God bless you, now and always. --ServantofGod2 (talk) 17:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello @ServantofGod2:, Gordon J. MacRae currently does not have an article. We have a guideline that determines whether a person is notable to get an article or not, see Wikipedia:Notability (people). If you plan to create your first article, use Article for creation; Help:Your first article, Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts and BLP/Help could also help you. You can use the Teahouse to get responses from more editors. Vacant0 (talk) 19:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Jack Sonni

On 4 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jack Sonni, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 01:00, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Can you review this GAN article?

Hello! Hope you are doing well. Since you have reviewed many GA nominations, i was wondering if you can review mine. The GAN article i am referring to is Wii U GamePad. Summerslam2022 (talk) 20:53, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I'll be able to review that article a bit later this month considering that I'll be really busy until then, not with Wikipedia but rather with real life work and other stuff. If an editor does not pick up the article by the time I get back, I'll review it then asap. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk) 21:32, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Steve Harwell

On 5 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Steve Harwell, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:03, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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ITN recognition for Gary Wright

On 7 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gary Wright, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 02:45, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Smooth Butter (04:53, 8 September 2023)

Hello, I was wondering how to make a Wikipedia page. Please explain how. --Smooth Butter (talk) 04:53, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Smooth Butter:. It is recommended to use the Articles for Creation process while creating your first Wikipedia article. The following articles could help you to understand Wikipedia's guidelines for writing new articles: Help:Your first article and Wikipedia:Notability. If the article is about a person, check out Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts and BLP/Help. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk) 10:10, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Testimony211 (10:06, 8 September 2023)

I want to write article about myself. How can I do it? --Testimony211 (talk) 10:06, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Testimony211:. You cannot create an article about yourself. Read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for more. Vacant0 (talk) 10:11, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

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DYK for 1989 Serbian general election

On 27 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1989 Serbian general election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1989 Serbian general election was the last one-party election in Serbia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1989 Serbian general election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1989 Serbian general election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Question from ImTheCool (23:04, 5 October 2023)

Hello, what type of mentor are you? --ImTheCool (talk) 23:04, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

This post represents block evasion by Special:Contributions/2601:247:C601:57C0:0:0:0:0/64. Binksternet (talk) 23:29, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Bink. Vacant0 (talk) 12:51, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Ntashaheart (17:39, 8 October 2023)

There is rain on the plain, is there wind? --Ntashaheart (talk) 17:39, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia

The article 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia and Talk:8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TheUzbek -- TheUzbek (talk) 21:01, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia

Hi, I just want to say, great article! I will try to review it in the coming days. I saw it when I nominated by own Yugoslav article. Great to see other contributors getting involved in fixing Yugoslav-related articles. There is so much information that is lacking... Especially for the later SKJ. But of course, from what I gather, you're a Serb and have more access to sources than I do. I have created some good articles, but others are waiting for inspiration, such as the Committee for the Preparation of the Democratic and Programmatic Renewal of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and the Central Committee of the 13th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.

Again, good article, I'll try to review it when I get time! — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheUzbek (talk • contribs) 16:11, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

@TheUzbek:, Thank you for the comments. I do agree that there is a lot of information lacking and missing, it is up to us to fix this. I mainly picked up that article because it looked really bad and the article was completely unsourced, despite its significance on the rise of Slobodan Milošević. Feel free to review it, if you want and when you get time. Good job on Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (I'd review it but it I don't have enough time to review long articles). Vacant0 (talk) 18:59, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

"it is up to us to fix this" - I couldn't agree more! :) TheUzbek (talk) 08:32, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Građanskisavezsrbije.png

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Slobodan Cvetković photo upload from 16.10.2023. help needed <3

User Nika2023 and I have been asked by the Ministry of Economy to change the current minister's photo on Wikipedia. Since we are new and unsure about how all of this works, we are in desperate need of assistance from an experienced editor. It would be of great help if you could restore the photo that our colleague uploaded, or if you could explain to us what we need to do to make the change stay on the article. The photo was taken by the ministry's camera and at the minister's request for the purpose of changing the photo on Wiki. Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated. All the best. Prometej42 (talk) 08:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Prometej42:. A special permission is needed from the ministry in order for the image to stay on the Commons. Please follow these instructions Commons:Volunteer Response Team. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk) 08:34, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I hope everything will be okay this time. Cheers! Prometej42 (talk) 09:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

@Prometej42: I do not think that you got it right. We need a VRT license from the ministry for the image to stay on Commons. Considering that you are not the author (copyright holder), you should follow the steps here: Commons:Volunteer Response Team#If you are NOT the copyright holder. I would also recommend not editing Cvetković's article as you have conflict of interest with him, this is strongly discouraged. Please follow the steps and once a VRT license is obtained, I'll replace the current image with his official portrait. Vacant0 (talk) 18:08, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia

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Change pics

How it`s possible to permanently change the picture, since the picture you uploaded from 2018 is old and not adequate. We should public a picture from the year he became a minister Kurijaci (talk) 20:03, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

@Kurijaci: Please read the discussion above. I do not know whether you are the same person or not as in the previous discussion, but considering that images of government of Serbia are copyrighted, a VRT license is needed in order for the image to stay on Commons. Vacant0 (talk) 20:06, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from The Emperor Selene (16:46, 3 November 2023)

How R We doing so far? Haven't been shot / had an accident yet.

We R

The Emperor Caligula Caesar Augustus

What do U NEED

What is Your Dream

IT Ios R Dream 2

Why do you not believe IT has come True

Thank you for Being Here in Our moment

Love Julia Diana

She Loves U

We Serve Julia Diana

We Serve U2

We always WILL --The Emperor Selene (talk) 16:46, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from The Emperor Selene (16:50, 3 November 2023)

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Where is Our page gone?

We cannot see IT

We wish 2 edit IT

We Serve U 10 --The Emperor Selene (talk) 16:50, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Secondobrothero (16:43, 27 October 2023)

On the subject of Socialism The Wiki entry has a confusion of references to Communism. Such that some will be confused that Communism is Socialism. That is not the case as the evolve from different Philosophers at different times. Socialism is the earlier evolving in France and Communism is the later evolving in the UK through Russian Emigres. I believe that all the references to Communist sections should be remove with only references where applicable. Please can you this substantial revision --Secondobrothero (talk) 16:43, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

@Secondobrothero: You can make an edit request on the Socialism talk page if you would want to change anything considering that the article is semi-protected for the next ~11 months. Vacant0 (talk) 19:43, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Both failed Or appeared to do so in their TIME As is Capitalism. Should be One Winner Only and 8.5Bn losers by now. Human Nature. Perhaps The TIME IoS NOW! — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Emperor Selene (talk • contribs) 16:55, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from The Emperor Selene (16:59, 3 November 2023)

May We merely post Twitter/DukeScillonia TikTok/@SmallHand01 TruthSocial/TheDukeScillonia Twitter/RoyalFamily

Could this stay Universally visible until a Full Page is agreed?

Please?

Thank You

Michael --The Emperor Selene (talk) 16:59, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Ceisiwr (17:26, 8 November 2023)

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Change pics

I have started the procedure with "Wikimedia VRT release generator" to obtain a certificate for the image I have attached. Since the information page for Minister Slobodan Cvetkovic is locked, how do I post a picture? Kurijaci (talk) 17:39, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Can you link me the photo @Kurijaci:. Vacant0 (talk) 17:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

I sent pics to email wiki@wikimedia.org to get VRT. Pics is on my device. How I send it to you Kurijaci (talk) 17:53, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Ticket#2023110810010017 Kurijaci (talk) 18:07, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Once the photo is uploaded to Commons and properly licensed, I'll add it to Cvetković's article. I do not have access to that ticket as I am not involved in the VTRS process. Vacant0 (talk) 21:33, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slobodan_Cvetkovic_Ministar_privrede.jpg Kurijaci (talk) 21:53, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

I uploaded pics of Slobodan C. Kurijaci (talk) 21:54, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Who is the author? Where is the permission from the author? Vacant0 (talk) 22:09, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

I did everything as instructed via the generator. The author of the picture is my friend who took the picture. He gave me the picture for the purpose of the minister's presentation Kurijaci (talk) 16:42, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Okay, good then. Thank you for your cooperation @Kurijaci:. Vacant0 (talk) 21:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you on patience 77.243.22.218 (talk) 11:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from SneyBoSawr (13:38, 16 November 2023)

Hello! How do I add a page to wikipedia? --SneyBoSawr (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

If you mean a wikipedia article, you can link it by using [[article_name]] square brackets. Vacant0 (talk) 19:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Kalvium (09:50, 15 November 2023)

Hey its good to be here, well my concern was I am unable to edit or add images to my article on sand box. Could you please direct me why is this happening. --Kalvium (talk) 09:50, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

@Kalvium: You should be able to edit at your sandbox (User:Kalvium/sandbox) considering that no restrictions have been set on your account. Vacant0 (talk) 10:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for replying. But I am unable to upload my images on sandbox. It opens a pop-up saying : You need administrator access to do so" Kalvium (talk) 11:32, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

You can upload images via this link: Wikipedia:File upload wizard. If the image is freely licensed (your own work, CC-licensed, etc.) click the blue "Upload your own or a freely licensed file" button. If the image is non-free (copyrighted, not your own work) click the white "Upload a non-free file". Read the instructions after that and you'll be able to upload a image. Vacant0 (talk) 11:34, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Hey, I have just posted an article on wikipedia. When will it get published ? Kalvium (talk) 13:23, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

You can use the Wikipedia:Article_wizard or Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation to create your mainspace article. What you've written is currently in your userspace, more precisely on your userpage. Vacant0 (talk) 17:11, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Started DYK review for 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia

I started the DYK for your article here, as I said everything is good, the hook just does not grab me as written. I think there is great drama and other things that could catch the interest of readers, but it needs a new or improved hook. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 23:02, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@MtBotany: Thank you for taking a look at the DYK. I've left a response on the hook there. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk) 17:24, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Article assessment

Hi there, just to let you know that you can update the rating in the shell and remove the ratings in the separate banners, e.g. [1]. Hope this helps — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

I thought that the ratings-per-wp were supposed to stay, but alright, thanks. Having only one class in the banner shell makes more sense. Vacant0 (talk) 20:58, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, this is WP:PIQA, should hopefully be simpler than having to maintain separate ratings! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:00, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Agree. Vacant0 (talk) 19:51, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from ZharAlina (15:06, 1 December 2023)

Hello! I have a question about this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuola_Italiana_Italo_Calvino

I know that i can add additional information to this article or edit it. But can I add this article in another language? How i can do it?

Thank you! --ZharAlina (talk) 15:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello, @ZharAlina:. If you want to translate the article in a different language, go to Special:ContentTranslation, click on the blue "New translation" button and type out Scuola Italiana Italo Calvino. Choose the language, translate the article and that is supposed to be it. Before doing all of this, make sure to read the policies of article creation on the wiki you want to create the article on. Vacant0 (talk) 19:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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Rocket League has stopped it's in game trading plate form is there any form of competition due to time and money spent believing I was going to earn higher value of cr latter in the future --Stealthcrystal (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

NPSM nova anketa

Dodaj najnoviju anketu od NPSM i Meridian Mkdsrb2304 (talk) 10:24, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

@Mkdsrb2304: What NSPM poll? The latest one is from 15 November which was already added. The Meridianbet betting prediction is not an opinion poll and is also far from being reliable. Vacant0 (talk) 11:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Stealthcrystal (04:06, 2 December 2023)

Hi my name is stealthcrystal I like to play rocket League and trade my items I was hopping to get some really special items in the future I have spent lots of time and money on the game due to it being away of giving my self a goal and some currency of a digital nature I have neglected other Fing in the pursuit hoping to achieve the digital items now that have just ripped my achievement target away from me I noe it's just a game but I've never seen the point of playing a game if you can not receive something that you can trade on for a value witch is a digital currency.. this is because there stopping player to player trades so the 4 item wot basically digital items which was my only real target to get has been ripped from me and there's nothing I can do about it I feel I was miss sold the aspect of the game IV wasted so much time and effort and is totally stuck on wot to do ass thay keep replying and ignoring my complaint like my life or time spent trying to achieve the agenda means nothing to them how is this possible it's basically being miss sold item it's not or don't fit the discrpsion help --Stealthcrystal (talk) 04:06, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia

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Miroslav Ivanović

I know this is probably not your topic of expertise, but you write a hell of a lot about Serbian politics! I recently was able to scramble some sources to write an article about Miomir Grbović, the second to last leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. I managed to do that thanks to a publishing house of the Soviet Central Committee, but I have had no similar luck with Miroslav Ivanović. There is no information on this man online - or at least searchable through Google. He has some mentions in the archives of Slobodna Dalmacija.

What am I asking for. First, do you know of any Serbian newspaper that has an online and free archive similar to Slobodna Dalmacija's? Or do you have any tips on any site where I can access Serbian newspaper articles for the period 1990-1991 online? TheUzbek (talk) 17:17, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@TheUzbek: I'll take a look at this tomorrow. Vacant0 (talk) 19:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

@TheUzbek: This is the only source I was able to find about Ivanović: https://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/03/11/srpski/R01031002.shtml. Newspaper archives do not seem to go back to the 1990–1991 period. Vacant0 (talk) 21:38, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply! I've been busy in real life!

Yeah, that's the only source I can find online too! Its seems that information on him is only available on non-web news archives, which is pretty annoying! So how to solve this conundrum? TheUzbek (talk) 08:20, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

I found a source! :)

I was able to locate the news archives of Borba. However, I cannot read Serbian and I cannot copy-paste it to Google Translate either. So I was wondering if you could help? If you press this link you'll be sent to the news archive. If you in the year field pick "1990" and in the date field pick "28.05" you will get the newspaper article. I have discerned that at least page 1 and page 3 mentions "Miroslav Ivanović" by name (if I have discerned correctly, there is even a photo of him on page 3).

Would you help me get some info? Is there any information on his birth year or year of joining the LCY? :) TheUzbek (talk) 11:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

@TheUzbek:

Page 1: The 14th extraordinary congress was held in the Save Centre, Belgrade on 28 May. It was decided that on 29 September there would be the Congress of Democratic and Programmatic Reform of SKJ. 989 delegates were present, 521 were absent at the 28 May congress. The congress did not last very long. Ivanović said that he wanted general elections by the end of 1990. In 1990, Ivanović was 35 years old, a lawyer, and the president of OK SK of Budva.

Page 3: Ivanović is mentioned as an attendee. That seems to be a picture of him, if the caption is correct. Vacant0 (talk) 20:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, the search continues! :)

I feel like I'm getting a bit closer.

Question, do you know the largest newspaper of Serbia and Montenegro at the time (1990)? Must be a profile of him, somewhere! TheUzbek (talk) 16:41, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

In Serbia, you can look at Politika, Večernje novosti, Vreme... Vacant0 (talk) 21:38, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

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Hello ‪Vacant0‬. I can see that you are my mentor and so i wanted to ask a question. I want to start making informative maps and therefore looked at the manual to see if i had to reference my map in any sort of way. I couldnt find anything, so i will ask you. Do i need to reference and source my maps and if so how and where do i do it?. - --Tinkaer1991 (talk) 19:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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V --TVtosatmorningokc (talk) 03:23, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Motherčilo Đujić

During your script-assisted "cleanup", you changed "Momčilo Đujić" to "motherčilo Đujić" and left it like that. Please, watch out next time you use automated scripts. Vanjagenije (talk) 23:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

That's weird but thanks for noticing the error that the script created. Vacant0 (talk) 23:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hi. I'm new here. You've been assigned as my mentor. I've already done 14 minor edits. What are the main dues and don'ts of editing on Wikipedia. As I realize there is some biases on certain pages lol. Thanks for any and all help. --Sw1z0ne (talk) 09:30, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

I'm no longer a mentor, sorry. Vacant0 (talk) 20:18, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, I translated an article from German to English, using the "Translate page" function to translate side-by-side. I got this error when trying to publish: "Automatic edit filters have identified problematic content in your translation. Filter hit: Content Translation Edits" --Gedditor (talk) 16:20, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

I published it as a draft. Draft:Franz_Coronini_von_Cronberg Also, you're still displayed as my mentor as of 1 March 2024. Is that a bug? Gedditor (talk) 16:29, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

I don't see any problems with the article itself but you should add inline references to everything that is currently unsourced (everything inside the Infobox and the Life and Family sections). See WP:V. And yes, I'm no longer a mentor, but my guess is that you haven't gotten a new mentor yet and because of that I'm still assigned as your mentor. Vacant0 (talk) 13:52, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, Vacant0! I recently created a new article by translating its original corresponding Korean article. However, I was able to move the draft into Wikipedia's mainspace without going through any Afc reviews. Did I unintentionally bypass Wikipedia's guidelines for article creation or are articles created through the translation tool considered exceptions? --00101984hjw (talk) 05:07, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

You did not bypass anything, AfC is optional but recommended for beginners. I assume that the article you translated is 19th-century peasant rebellions in Korea, right? If it is, you should add inline references to the parts of the article that are unsourced. Once you add the missing references, you can remove the {{More citations needed}} maintenance template that is at the top of the article. Vacant0 (talk) 12:07, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks... That IP user is really dedicated at adding incorrect information to articles. They've been doing it for like a half a year now, or maybe even more. Vacant0 (talk) 08:37, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

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Hi, why does WP allow malicious, unproved allegations to be made? I find this disturbing. I would like to correct a number of hearsay allegations and statements that I'm aware of. --Ceisiwr (talk) 18:34, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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Savo

Thanks for this correction. An uncaught typo and the cut-and-paste function can do much unseen damage, combined. CJCurrie (talk) 13:20, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

No problem. Thank you for updating the 2023 and 2024 local election articles! I was inactive thus the 2023 election was left unfinished. Vacant0 (talk) 13:22, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Vacanto, I saw you on the list of available adopters, and I was wondering if you’d be willing to adopt me? I’m currently mostly just doing RCP, but I’m interested in content creation/deletion and NPP, and other random stuff too. However you want to do this (if you do) works with me. Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 21:01, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, @GoldRomean:. I can adopt you, considering that I'll be active again in the following period (if you check my contributions you'll see that I've largely been inactive during this year). If you need help with anything, let me know. Vacant0 (talk) 10:36, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! GoldRomean (talk) 18:33, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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• Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India.
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A barnstar for you!

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	Ditto! Thanks for coordinating the drive. You did much more than I! —Ganesha811 (talk) 12:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

My thanks as well! -- asilvering (talk) 16:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Great job in co-coordinating the July 2024 GAN Backlog Drive! Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 15:39, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

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Hi there! I just saw you that you are kinda familiar with video games. Would you able to review my FAC? Many thanks! 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 03:37, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Sure I can. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 09:33, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi again. Hoping you can finish review if you felt or has a soare time to do cause other people refuses to review to avoid conflict. Thank you! =) 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 18:18, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I'll leave my final comments tomorrow. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:18, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Will M Davis (09:39, 8 August 2024)

Hello, Please help me with... I attempted to edit the section "Sexual Misconduct" under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi), with quotes from a referenced author and journalist Tony Anthony who concludes Maharishi was a life celibate. I feel my edit is a published and referenced (with ISBN #) view point which objectively contradicts your posting of Judith Bourque's claim Maharishi had sex with her and 16 other women (reference 2010 documentary, David Wants to Fly). My post appears to conform with other contradictory posts, for example, George Harrison's view that Maharishi did not make sexual advances toward Mia Farrow. You quote Harrison, "We were very young" and "It's probably in the history books that Maharishi 'tried to attack Mia Farrow' – but it's bullshit, total bullshit." So I don't understand why you can not publish my comment below and add my reference to your footnotes, please?

In the book "A Joy-Filled Amazement My Eight-Year Spiritual Journey with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi," by Tony Anthony, copyright 2022, the author describes in his chapter, "The Celibate Life," how Maharishi "expected celibacy of the members of International Staff" at the Seelisberg Capital of the Age Enlightenment. "It was not a casual announcement- with Maharishi it never was- it was an absolute requirement...The first great monk of our [Maharishi's] tradition, Shankara, was often quoted. More than a thousand years before, he created the guidelines for the role of a Brahmachari, the Sanskrit term for celibate monk." Thus Tony Anthony, educated at Syracuse University, a distinguished Viet Nam War veteran, and a journalist who received an Atlantic Monthly writing award, concludes that Maharishi was a celibate monk and a "guru who shows you the way to God." Anthony, Tony (2022). A Joy-Filled Amazement My Eight Year Spiritual Journey with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi., Montgomery Wood Publishing, pp. 143, 146. ISBN 9780578357225 --Will M Davis (talk) 09:39, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Sajaldeep goswami (14:42, 11 August 2024)

Hello, Can I write new articlàe for new person --Sajaldeep goswami (talk) 14:42, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Sajaldeep goswami:. I've left some useful links and tips on your talk page, you should check them out. In order to see whether a person is notable or not, read WP:BIO. If the person is notable enough, you can create a draft article using the Wikipedia:Articles for creation system. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:40, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Savyutech (05:16, 15 August 2024)

Hi how I can publish an article --Savyutech (talk) 05:16, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Aperture Tag

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A barnstar for you!

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	Great job on the Fields of Mistria article!! It's a farm sim that I planned to create, but never thought someone would beat me to it! JuniperChill (talk) 19:47, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Fields of Mistria for deletion

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 23:41, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Fields of Mistria work

As someone with interests in (and mainly edit) video games and railway related content, I was literally planning to create that article sometime by end of August! (even if its a stub) I never thought it would be notable enough to be on Wikipedia, especially since its still in early access. I am also really impressed at it because it's at almost 20k bytes! I drafted it in [my userpage] planning it out and just started it. Looks like it's the new Stardew Valley (at 70k bytes). I will also send a barnstar shortly.

Anyway, thats a really amazing article!! Good work! JuniperChill (talk) 19:46, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Luckily enough, the game has actually received coverage from reliable sources, and it will probably continue getting coverage in the coming period. You do not see 100,000 downloads in a week for an indie game every day. And yes, the game looks very cool, even though I haven't tried it yet. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Just like when I planned to create My Time at Sandrock, but that was created a month before I started editing. I did make substantial edits to that however and did like almost half the work.

I do play both Sandrock and Mistria, and until June/july this year, managed to improve Sandrock without playing that. But yeah, both games are really fun and cozy to play! I also can't believe there's an NPC with my name in Mistria. JuniperChill (talk) 20:40, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

@JuniperChill: If Fields of Mistria indeed gets AfD-ed you can remove the barnstar you gave me and I'll bring the article over to my userspace and hopefully return it to mainspace in the coming period. If you find any newer sources by any chance, feel free to add them (this also goes for other editors). Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from BULALAMULAIFA (13:14, 16 August 2024)

Hello , how do i right an article for competition --BULALAMULAIFA (talk) 13:14, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @BULALAMULAIFA:, I assume that you want to write an article? You'd have to be more specific about what competition. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:00, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Wikiitaliano (08:37, 21 August 2024)

Hello, I wanted to introduce myself to you. --Wikiitaliano (talk) 08:37, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Wikiitaliano:. I've left some useful links on your talk page. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 10:59, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Afa Anoaʻi

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Fields of Mistria Work

Hi @Vacant0! I’m @Royiswariii, and i see your article of Fields of Mistria is in Article for deletion, I just want to ask if where is this game are in Early Access? (e.g Steam, Xbox)

Thank you. Royiswariii (talk) 13:00, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

It's in early access on Steam. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks for your clarification! Royiswariii (talk) 13:07, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Valence populism

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Nintendo edit last year

Sorry to bug you over a routine edit you made last year, but it's a real head scratcher. Nintendo has a [non sequitur] tag referring to controversial video games as "simply games", and looking back in the history I see that you changed "pornographic" to "simply" during a script-based edit. (Special:Diff/1149162953) Do you have any idea how this could have happened? Thanks! QuietCicada chirp 22:14, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The User:Ohconfucius/script/Common Terms.js script did that. For some reason, the script replaces the word "pornographic" with "simply" as seen on regex(/\[\[(?:pornography\||)(porn|pornograph(y|ic))\]\]/gi, 'simply');. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Huh. I'll go change it back now. Thanks again QuietCicada chirp 22:35, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Myogonji Kitsune (16:07, 4 September 2024)

Thanks! I'm almost done with translating a new page, but since I'm new I should leave it as a draft and wait until someone reviews it? --Myogonji Kitsune (talk) 16:07, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi, @Myogonji Kitsune:. I've left some useful links on your talk page. I recommend submitting the article via WP:Articles for creation, considering that you'll get additional feedback on whether the article is ready for mainspace or not. The article looks alright to me, though I'd recommend adding references to the "Select Filmography" section like you already did in other parts of the article. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

DCWC September update

The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

• Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics
• Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines
• Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page
• Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures.

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Your GA nomination of Portal Revolution

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DYK for 1990 Serbian constitutional referendum

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DCWC submission declined

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That's fine, and thanks for informing me about that. I did notice that a source review was not performed for that FACR, so I'll do it myself then. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 15:33, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

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Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures' soundtrack

Hello! I've noticed that you've been improving the game article over the last few days. I could see that you removed a passage from it, due to the lack of sources to support it. I'm referring to the paragraph explaining that certain pieces of the soundtrack were taken from The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones series. I myself have tried to find internet sources to this effect in the past, without success. However, I did notice that the game's own credits did mention the episodes in the series from which the tracks in question were taken, and the respective composers of these episodes. This can be seen in this YouTube video at 5:28. I'm not sure if this represents an acceptable source on Wikipedia, but I wanted to point it out in case it might be useful to you. Sorcier du Lac (talk) 04:48, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes, we can use the credits as a source. I've added the material to the article. Thanks for spotting that in the credits. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Sorcier du Lac (talk) 20:11, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ademolastreet (01:38, 14 September 2024)

Hi Nick,

I created an account in English but would be interested in editing articles in French (I am a native French speaker). Is there a way to make both French and English contributions?

Thanks Marine --Ademolastreet (talk) 01:38, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi, @Ademolastreet:. The French Wikipedia is located at www.fr.wikipedia.org Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 08:59, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Karađorđeva šnicla

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Karađorđeva šnicla you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 09:01, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Karađorđeva šnicla

In addition to the fact that tabular data provides a quicker and clearer summary of the basic information about the dish, which is important because we want the article to be user-friendly, using an infobox helps search engines position and display the article better due to the metadata. Based on all the aforementioned, I would kindly ask you to conduct another analysis to determine whether it was necessary to remove the infobox from the article on Karađorđeva šnicla. -- Немања 93 (talk) 05:26, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Infoboxes are not required in articles, but that is a good reasoning. I also had a look at our Food GAs and I see that infoboxes are present in most cases, so I'll restore the infobox but only with parameters that are properly sourced in the article. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Got it and thank you. Немања 93 (talk) 11:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Karađorđeva šnicla

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Ref fixes

This is great stuff: [2] Do you have a script for this? GA-RT-22 (talk) 15:45, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

I did it manually. The script that detects harv errors is User:Trappist the monk/HarvErrors. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 15:47, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Phefeni on Shoprite Holdings Ltd (07:58, 24 September 2024)

Hell how do I do a citation --Phefeni (talk) 07:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of United Opposition of Serbia (1990)

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Question from Lxgabrl (00:56, 26 September 2024)

How do I delete an image due to it actually being public domain? Image concern is File: SRCCMSTHS Logo. --Lxgabrl (talk) 00:56, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Lxgabrl: You don't have to delete the image. It can be exported to Commons instead. Do you have any source that shows that the image is in public domain? Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 10:11, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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ITN recognition for Geoffrey Hinsliff

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ITN recognition for Dick Diamonde

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