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My userboxes
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Hello! Welcome to my
I used to let other people edit my user page; I still don't mind if people do. However, my user page has had to be protected repeatedly, and not a lot of people edited, anyways. In response to that, I created a subpage here, which is inserted with a template to the "main page". I then requested that my "main" userpage be semi-protected indefinitely.
I tend to make minor edits--reverting
I believe that Wikipedia can be a valuable resource when used as a starting place for research; however, no adult or teenager should ever use it solely for research, per the general disclaimer. What I like about Wikipedia is that we're trying to educate other people, however imperfectly we may do it.
This week's backlog of the week is:
Note to the press
The Wikimedia Foundation, the English Wikipedia, and specific articles within our encyclopedia are all routinely the subject of substantial news coverage by reputable media sources. Unfortunately, the media often misunderstands how Wikipedia works, leading to mistakes and even retractions. If you stumble upon my profile while working on an article for a reputable news source, please feel free to reach out to me for clarification on any facts or just to sanity check yourself. If I can't do it, I can probably find someone who can. You can contact me by any of the means listed below. You can, alternatively, browse through the rest of my userpage to find out more about this bizarre corner of the internet.
Above paragraph blatantly copied, and pasted from TheSandDoctors' userpage, who apparently copied and pasted from a former version of BU Rob13s' userpage; brutally edited afterwards to fit my situation.
How to contact me
- ping|I dream of horses}} somewhere within it.
- Emailing me by
clicking here .
- Going (back?) to my talk page by clicking here.
- Contacting me on discord. I'm StarDreamer#0001, and hang out in the Wikimedia discord server. If I find you trustworthy enough to send or accept a friend request, I can be asked to send an invite link to my discord server.
Frequently asked questions
THIS
IS AN
ENCYCLOPEDIA
One gateway to the wide garden
of knowledge, where lies
The deep rock of our past,
in which we must delve
the well of our future,
The clear water we must leave untainted
for those who come after us,
The fertile earth, in which
truth may grow in bright places,
tended by many hands,
And the broad fall of sunshine,
warming our first steps toward knowing
how much we do not know.
inspired by This is a printing office,
by Beatrice Warde
The article I wrote might get deleted!
Why did I nominate the article you created for deletion?
Probably because of either a
What if the article is already deleted?
If the article is already deleted, I can help you find the admin who deleted it, so you can talk about it with them.
What if it's nominated for Articles for Deletion?
If it's at
What if it's nominated because I wrote about a living person without adding sources?
Add the sources, then remove the tag at the top.
What if it's nominated for a procedural deletion?
Then remove the tag at the top; however, if you do so, you might have to endure an articles for deletion discussion.
Can I remove the tag?
Unless it's a PROD or procedural deletion, then no, you can't.
Drafts
Why was my draft rejected?
Barring a technological SNAFU, you should have a rejection message explaining why your draft was rejected with links. Perhaps you should look at those links to find more information.
Can you review my draft?
Most likely, I'll choose not to review your draft if you ask this; note that I'm not
Why did you revert my edit?
Probably because I was reverting
Are you a bot? Do you run one?
No and no. I use semi-automated programs, like
Can my account be deleted?
No. For technical and copyright reasons (Wikipedias' copyright license requires attribution), accounts can't be deleted. You can, however,
Are you serious? There must be a way!
No, I'm serious. There's simply no way your account will be deleted, no matter how justified.
Under what circumstances can an admin protect my talk page?
If edits are needing to be hidden by oversight or rev-deletion, and there is no other way (that is, blocking, etc.) to prevent edits from needing to be hidden in the future, you can semi-protect my talk page. Please create an unprotected subpage for IPs and non-confirmed users to talk to me; at the very least, put {{User talk protected}} at the top. Of course, make the protection as short as possible. If I need indefinite semi-protection, I'll request it explicitly; otherwise, don't semi-protect my talk page indefinitely.
I am not an admin, so under no circumstances should my talk page be fully protected.
Can I edit this userpage?
Sure you can! Click here to do so. Just don't vandalize the page. In fact there was this one time that Kingturtle edited my user page just to say hi and give me props. That silly turtle.
Where can people help with Wikipedia?
This actually isn't asked very frequently, but by golly, it should be!
You can find out what to do next on most pages by clicking on "random article" and adding ?gettingStartedReturn=true to the end of the web address at the top of the screen. Another way to find out what to do next by going to the community portal, particularly the department directory and maintenance department. Another way to find out what to do is to get suggestions from suggestbot.
Once you have a few months and umpteen dozen edits under your current username, you can sign up for the
How do people help new users specifically?
While it's not always a good idea to spam welcome templates, if you see a redlinked talk page link attached to a registered account in a page history, you should probably give one out (I prefer {{
Also, having a talk page that's frequently archived with at least one thread left behind (I'm talking, a bare minimum, having seven day old threads archived---the more active you are in helping new users, the more you should archive), and having {{talk header preload}} at the top should both reduce the number of times new users accidentally mangle your talk page, and reduce what can be mangled.
What do you do if I "fix" a RegexTypoFix false positive?
- . Vent your frustrations to me civilly
- . Revert
- . Surround the "corrected" word(s) with {{not a typo}}
How do you want to be helped with harassment?
I was targeted by a sexual harassment sockpuppet who appears to be using a wide range of IPs. Checkusers are well-aware of the situation. Since The Creepster might decide to target me again, I'll leave the instructions below alone.
Admins: If you come upon pornographic imagery or a graphic request to do a sexual act, please be certain to block talk page access and emailing other users while blocking the offending editor. Oversighters and checkusers need to be alerted as well. Revision-delete the harassment.
Non-admins: Non-admins can email Checkusers at checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org, and contact oversighters at
Ways of receiving Wikipedia-related help
Help in general
- Going to the #wikipedia-en-help chatroom.
- Asking questions at the help desk.
- Going to the editor assistance boardfor one-on-one attention.
- Using the {{help me}} template on your talk page.
- Going to the reference deskfor help with non-Wikipedia related queries
- Clicking
- Going to recently active editors
Help and policies for writing articles
AfC submissions Random submission |
~2 weeks |
- Using the article wizard.
- Making a draft in draftspace or your own sandbox.
- Our general notability policy
- the sort of source we like.
Various noticeboards and policies for complex issues
- The template {{Noticeboard links}} links to, well, noticeboards
- Our civility policy
A note on my activity level
I might slow down or even temporarily stop editing during times of stress in any area of my life, or boredom surrounding Wikipedia. There's no reason to worry; I'll likely come back.
If you need to contact somebody for help, you can contact me on
This week's article for improvement is:
My previous accounts
I have a few previous accounts from when I was younger and less able to deal with conflict and criticism. I never intended to use these accounts at the same time. I never used them abusively.
These are my previous usernames:
- Umalee
- Kannie
- Justpassin
- Call me Bubba
Subpages
4 | Waters are calm. |
I have a Wikipedian humor page
.Stuff I couldn't fit above
Tip of the day...
![]() Short link pipe trick
Many article titles are disambiguated with parenthetic qualifiers, like this: [[Self (psychology)]]. But when you want to include such a link in the body of an article, this would look rather awkward. So all you have to do is use the "pipe trick", like this: [[Self (psychology)|]]. Notice the "|" character stuck in there at the end of the link? That makes the link look like this: Self , without having to type the name of the link after the pipe!
This trick also works with namespaces, so that [[Wikipedia:Tip of the day|]] (again notice the pipe character) displays like this: Tip of the day. – – Read more: Wikipedia:Links and URLs To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use
{{tip of the day}} |
Today's featured picture
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The Basilica of St Paul is a Catholic parish church in Rabat, Malta, located on the edge of the site of the Roman city of Melite. The present church was built between 1653 and 1658, replacing a church that was completed in 1578. It was constructed with funds from the noblewoman Cosmana Navarra, on plans prepared by Francesco Buonamici. The final stages were carried out completed by Lorenzo Gafà. It was elevated to the status of a minor basilica in 2020. The church features a grotto where, according to tradition, Paul the Apostle lived and preached during his three-month stay in Malta in AD 60. This photograph shows the facade of the Basilica of St Paul in 2021. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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Also, this Commons category full of space photography is AWESOME!