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== Question from [[User:Victory Chinedum|Victory Chinedum]] (21:30, 31 July 2024) ==
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H --[[User:Zeusandrei|Zeusandrei]] ([[User talk:Zeusandrei|talk]]) 12:08, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Zeusandrei|Zeusandrei]], and welcome to Wikipedia! Did you have a question? [[User:Tollens|Tollens]] ([[User talk:Tollens#top|talk]]) 20:52, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
== Question from [[User:Cblank2024|Cblank2024]] (15:54, 28 August 2024) ==
How do I edit my own chat message? It dealt with the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Need to resay my blurb was in error inre Capt. Peter Wilterberger association with that cemetery. His was Evergreen from Bonaventure. Thank you in advance. --[[User:Cblank2024|Cblank2024]] ([[User talk:Cblank2024|talk]]) 15:54, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Cblank2024|Cblank2024]]! There should be a small button that looks like [ edit ] at the end of the title of the section you created, like there is in this section with your question. If you click that button you can edit your comment and the section title, and when you are done, click "Publish changes" at the top of that edit window. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ALaurel_Grove_Cemetery§ion=1&veaction=editsource This direct link] should take you to the edit window for the section you created if you are having trouble finding the button. [[User:Tollens|Tollens]] ([[User talk:Tollens#top|talk]]) 20:56, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
== Question from [[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] (16:29, 28 August 2024) ==
How do I create a Life section in a page? --[[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] ([[User talk:DiarrhoeaDemon|talk]]) 16:29, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
:Hello [[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] – you should look for [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] which talk about the person's life, then summarize what those sources say in your own words, with citations to the sources you are using (there is a good tutorial on how to add citations at [[WP:INTREFVE]]). If you know a lot about the person already, it may be tempting to just write what you already know, but this [[WP:NOR|isn't allowed]] because readers of the article have no way to verify that what the article says is true without citations. If you are asking how to create the section heading itself, you can do this by typing the section title on a new line of the article, then selecting the text, clicking the button that says "Paragraph" in the top bar of the editing window, then choosing "Heading" in the menu. [[User:Tollens|Tollens]] ([[User talk:Tollens#top|talk]]) 21:06, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
::Thx [[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] ([[User talk:DiarrhoeaDemon|talk]]) 16:31, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
== Question from [[User:Timothy Mncube2019|Timothy Mncube2019]] (12:55, 30 August 2024) ==
How do I upload an article --[[User:Timothy Mncube2019|Timothy Mncube2019]] ([[User talk:Timothy Mncube2019|talk]]) 12:55, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Timothy Mncube2019|Timothy Mncube2019]]! Based on your user page it seems like you might be trying to publish an article about yourself. This is [[WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY|''strongly discouraged'']] – if you meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion somebody else will probably write about you eventually.
:Even if you are not looking to write about yourself, new editors often find writing new articles from scratch difficult; I would recommend working on existing articles first to become more familiar with what is expected in Wikipedia articles. Once you are ready, there is a useful help page at [[Help:Your first article]] that will guide you through the process. Note especially the order of the steps in that help page: you should gather your sources first, then write the article by summarizing those sources. It is a common mistake to write the article first, then try to find sources to support it afterward; this is almost always far more difficult than writing the article from the sources to begin with.
:If you need any help, please do ask and I'll do my best! [[User:Tollens|Tollens]] ([[User talk:Tollens#top|talk]]) 23:34, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
== Question from [[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] (11:25, 1 September 2024) ==
Hello, how do I create an article. When I tried, it turned into a draft. --[[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] ([[User talk:DiarrhoeaDemon|talk]]) 11:25, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
:{{ping|DiarrhoeaDemon}} Submitting a draft for review is how you should publish an article – I see you did this already and have received some feedback. As I [[User_talk:Tollens#c-Tollens-20240828210600-DiarrhoeaDemon-20240828162900|recommended earlier]], I would strongly suggest finding your sources first, then writing the content by summarizing those sources. Right now, much of the content of your draft does not appear to be supported by any of the sources currently cited. [[User:Tollens|Tollens]] ([[User talk:Tollens#top|talk]]) 18:33, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
:I'm still working on it. So it is incomplete. :) [[User:DiarrhoeaDemon|DiarrhoeaDemon]] ([[User talk:DiarrhoeaDemon|talk]]) 16:35, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
== Administrators' newsletter – September 2024 ==
[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2024).
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* A [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (species)#Proposal to adopt this guideline|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether [[Wikipedia:Notability (species)|Notability (species)]] should be adopted as a [[WP:SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]].
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* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1239237654#Motion 2: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland#My very best wishes bans|remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'']] (the topic and interaction bans on [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]], respectively) were repealed.
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort#Cinderella157 German history topic ban|Remedy 3C]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort|''German war effort'' case]] ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was [[Special:Permalink/1243178496Motion: Cinderella157's topic ban suspended|suspended]] for a period of six months.
* The arbitration case [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical Elections]] is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
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* Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualisation can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|read more about this project update]] and help to test the charts.
'''Feature news'''
* Editors who use the [[{{#special:Unusedtemplates}}]] page can now filter out pages which are expected to be there permanently, such as sandboxes, test-cases, and templates that are always substituted. Editors can add the new magic word [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE|<code dir="ltr"><nowiki>__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__</nowiki></code>]] to a template page to hide it from the listing. Thanks to Sophivorus and DannyS712 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184633]
* Editors who use the New Topic tool on discussion pages, will [[phab:T334163|now be reminded]] to add a section header, which should help reduce the quantity of newcomers who add sections without a header. You can read more about that, and {{formatnum:28}} other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].
* Last week, some Toolforge tools had occasional connection problems. The cause is still being investigated, but the problems have been resolved for now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373243]
* Translation administrators at multilingual wikis, when editing multiple translation units, can now easily mark which changes require updates to the translation. This is possible with the [[phab:T298852#10087288|new dropdown menu]].
'''Project updates'''
* A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia's APIs [[m:Special:MyLanguage/API Policy Update 2024|has been published on Meta-Wiki]]. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on [[m:Talk:API Policy Update 2024|the proposed update’s talk page]] until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.
'''Learn more'''
* To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 2 - Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization.webm|Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization]] (25 mins) – about the above-mentioned Charts project.
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 3 - State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia.webm|State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia]] (90 mins) – about some of the language tools that support Wikimedia sites, such as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation|Content]]/[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation|Section Translation]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MinT|MinT]], and LanguageConverter; also the current state and future of languages onboarding. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368772]
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