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Question from Mattyc612 (15:58, 27 January 2024)

Hey Robertsky! Look forward to you being my Wiki mentor.

I have been uploading some photos and editing a page and my photos go up for 48 hours and then get rejected.

I am managing a Band and have full permission from them and the photographer who took them to post, but it keeps getting flagged. --Mattyc612 (talk) 15:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mattyc612 thank you for your contributions. There are several matters at hand, which I will go through in order:
  1. Your status as a manager for the band. There the apparent
    disclosing the conflict of interest, and potentially use the appropriate {{Edit request
    }} banner on the talk page.
  2. The copyright ownership of the photograph. Typically the copyright ownership of photograph taken in USA is assumed to be that of the photographer's. If there is an expressed permission given by the photographer to release the photograph as such or that it is stated in the contract of work (or similar) between your company that either it is a work for hire, or that the copyright ownership has been released to you/your company, it is best to email to the Volunteer Response Team on Commons on affirming that the photograph is being released under the public domain license.
– robertsky (talk) 09:03, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Vasupareek24 (03:12, 4 February 2024)

Hello sir, I have a Blog About movies review, so can i add my backlinks to the Wikipedia? --Vasupareek24 (talk) 03:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

I'm not @
WP:NOBLOGS. It clearly states that you cannot use Wikipedia for this purpose. Philipnelson99 (talk
) 03:19, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
@
conflict of interest to do so. If your blog becomes an authoritative website in the future, it will be used naturally by other editors. – robertsky (talk
) 08:02, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jarvis3345 (14:32, 5 February 2024)

hello mentor, how are you doing, i wanna ask some questions on wikipedia --Jarvis3345 (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

hi @Jarvis3345 what're your questions? – robertsky (talk) 14:46, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

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User:Casarotto2019

Hi, you blocked this account for 24 hours, but notified them of an indef block at their talk page. Thanks for your help by the way. Wikishovel (talk) 14:08, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Wikishovel thanks for catching that. My brain is on flu meds at the moment. time to rest! – robertsky (talk) 14:13, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

The Working Man's Barnstar
This award is given in recognition to Robertsky for collecting at least 10 points during the January 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,070 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 22:44, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Al Saud

Hi Robertsky

I'd like to contest your decision to add Al Saud to a load of pages on Saudi royal princes. These names have been contested repeatedly over the years and the consensus has been generally to omit Al Saud. Furthermore,

WP:COMMONNAME clearly favours the form without the extra Al Saud on the end... e.g. 118,000 hits vs. 30,000 for one example I looked at. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk
) 13:55, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

@Amakuru noted. Will revert the close. – robertsky (talk) 15:55, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
Yet, the example you gave is of a page that is not even listed among the seven that have been put forward for a potential move. The pages were moved multiple times over the years and there has been no solid consensus whatsoever, which has resulted in a mess that goes against
WP:TITLECON. Keivan.fTalk
18:15, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
@Keivan.f, eh let's keep the discussion on the talk page where the RM is. – robertsky (talk) 18:21, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kasra hp81 (22:03, 29 January 2024)

Hi, Yo mate how can I add Tags labels to my page, also it seems that I have difficulties adding cites/References to my arguments could yo pls give me some tips about these stuffs --Kasra hp81 (talk) 22:03, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

@Kasra hp81, what kind of "Tags labels" are you asking about? As for adding citations and references, I have dropped a welcome template containing links to some tutorials, one of which is on adding references. – robertsky (talk) 09:30, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you so much for all your help, the tutorial is very useful.
Also about the "tags labels" I actually meant user boxes I didn't know the name back then,
Is it possible to add some of them to my page ? Kasra hp81 (talk) 15:32, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
@
WP:UBX, and an non-exhaustive list of userboxes can be found here Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries. On your user page, for example, if you want to declare that you like axolotls, you can simply paste the userbox title as a template into your userpage: {{User:Nabikunyoi/Userboxes/Axolotl}}. – robertsky (talk
) 16:05, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rokhugr (18:23, 9 February 2024)

Hi, I noticed that North Carolina is not listed as a locality that has a particular type of mineral. I have a reference that says it is found there, but the article was published in 1916. It is written by the State Geologist at the time. Is there a way to suggest an edit? I'm not sure if perhaps that locality was invalidated later. --Rokhugr (talk) 18:23, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

@Rokhugr you can suggest an edit on the article's talk page with details of the change you want to make and also the details of the reference, i.e. document title, publication date, agency/person/etc writing it, etc. and add {{help me}} to it. I also have drop a welcome note on your talk page, linking some tutorials that you may be interested in, especially on how to write references on Wikipedia. – robertsky (talk) 16:21, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from DE DE DE H49 (17:20, 17 February 2024)

experienced names ninos? --DE DE DE H49 (talk) 17:20, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from AngelCarmona1 (14:26, 20 February 2024)

I wanna know how I can write a story about this new artist that out she has been independent artist I need help of making a bio or something like a story about this artist. --AngelCarmona1 (talk) 14:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

@AngelCarmona1 That's enthusiastic of you to write a biography about the person. Before you embark on writing a new article, do familiarise yourself with editing on Wikipedia in general first. I see that you have done a couple of edits already on some pages, I encourage you to continue to do so as with each edit, you will be more familiar with the processes and norms on Wikipedia. To that end, I have dropped a welcome message on your talk page full with links to tutorials.
For writing on any subject, you are recommended to find three independent, third-party, and reliable sources. It cannot be of database-like sources, like song listings or charts, etc. For artist, there is
some guidance
as to what can determine the person notable:
  1. The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors; or
  2. The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique; or
  3. The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews, or of an independent and notable work (for example, a book, film, or television series, but usually not a single episode of a television series); or
  4. The person's work (or works) has: (a) become a significant monument, (b) been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) won significant critical attention, or (d) been represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.
You are also recommended to go through the
Your first article
page, and use the draft system to get reviews from other editors.
Hope this helps! – robertsky (talk) 15:41, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Moving in a redirect

Hi, thanks for helping with the redirect of The Mamba Mentality. For my future reference, what is the procedure for moving a draft to a name occupied by a redirect? Even if I edit the redirect, and blank it, do I have to nominate the page for a speedy delete before being able to move? Reagle (talk) 14:29, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@
WP:RM/TR
, preferably the latter as pagemovers and some admins are quite active there.
Note that only admins have the rights to delete that redirect outright due to the edit history. Pagemovers would have done a page swap between the two pages instead. – robertsky (talk) 14:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Lovelyhurlingpro (14:56, 23 February 2024)

Hi Robertsky, I've joined in order to get my film listed. It was released in Irish cinemas last year, nationwide and will be released on Amazon Prime worldwide in March. I just submitted the page, how long would it take to be approved and be visible? --Lovelyhurlingpro (talk) 14:56, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@
make the COI/PAID disclosure
accordingly as many editors are strict on the matter.
Taking a quick look at the article, there is still much work need to be done. The relevant notability guidelines can be read at
WP:NFILM. Some new films articles for your reference YOLO (film), The American Society of Magical Negroes. You are currently lacking the following sections: Production and Reception sections. The Release section is without references, and does not carry further information, such as box office details. Reception section should have reviews from known movie critics/publications. Production section can be thin, but would be nice to have. – robertsky (talk
) 06:39, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

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Sorry! I reviewed the wrong article. I got confused with a different law article. I speedy nominated my review. The nomination remains in the same spot. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 05:09, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
@MrLinkinPark333 no worries – robertsky (talk) 05:12, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

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Review

Hi sir, Hope your doing good, can you please review this page

) 13:47, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

@Saishna96 it will be reviewed in due time, if not be me, by the other AfC reviewers. – robertsky (talk) 15:10, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Cool, Thanks for the response! I will be waiting.. Saishna96 (talk) 15:12, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Esfhsf (14:17, 27 February 2024)

how do you edit --Esfhsf (talk) 14:17, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

@Esfhsf like how you edit here! On articles, just click on the Edit link at the top right side of the article. There is a welcome message on your talk page. In it there is a link to The Wikipedia Adventure. It is tutorial in guise of a game. Go through it to understand how you can contribute on Wikipedia. – robertsky (talk) 15:13, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

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The Closer's Barnstar

The Closer's Barnstar
In recognition of your thoroughness and attention to Wikipedia's policies when closing the discussion on moving the Flour massacre article. This was an extremely contentious move discussion, with dozens of impassioned editors arguing about the necessity of moving the original article and debating the proper title to be used. Adding to the difficulty of this move discussion was the high level of attention that the discussion received off of Wikipedia. All told, Robertsky's thorough explanation in closing the discussion demonstrated clear reasoning as to 1) why the discussion among editors had coalesced around a consensus to move the article, and 2) why a move to Flour massacre was warranted at the time of the move even in the absence of a clear consensus on a target title. --Delta1989 (talk) (contributions) 16:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Move of 'Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident' to 'Flour Massacre'

Hi Robertsky, I request that you reconsider your move of Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident. Many of the support !votes were brief and perfunctory, and above all I am very concerned by outside canvassing---a Twitter post that achieved over 570,000 views [37], as was noted in the move discussion (albeit, counterintuitively, as a reason to end the discussion) [38]

That tweet, from a user with 24,700 followers, stated as follows: The Wikipedia page for the Flour Massacre euphemistically calls it the “Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident”. This is straight up Holocaust denialism.

This tweet was posted at 6:25 pm March 1. It you examine the page view statistics for the talk page where the RM was underway [39], you can see that page views went from 193 on Feb. 29 to 2252 on March 1 and 3374 on March 2 and remained at high levels, coinciding with a surge of support !votes, as was noted in the closure request discussion [40]. The spike in talk page views subsided in the days subsequent to the canvassing on Twitter, most recently to 718 as of 3/7.

The replies to the tweet linked above actively discuss the article move discussion.

I believe the process was tainted by this outside canvassing and I request that you reconsider this action, and let the RM remain open for a meaningful additional period of time.

One other point that bears mentioning, which is somewhat obvious, is that you changed the title to a name that is completely non-neutral and is in breach of

WP:IMPARTIAL. Even if the "consensus" that you found was not tainted by canvassing, that alone would be sufficient not to use "massacre" in a Wikipedia title of an article on a current event in a contentious topic area. Coretheapple (talk
) 18:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

@Coretheapple:
While there is the tweet, it cannot possibly explain all of the page views on the talk page. During the course of the discussion, there is also a similar page views pattern on the article itself [41]. Given that there is a RM banner on the article as well, the traffic to the talk page can also be attributed from the RM banner. If there is canvassing going on, we would expect that much of the talk page traffic come from mobile devices/app, given that 80% of Twitter users access Twitter via mobile (widely cited on the net as early as 2015. not sure what's the recent numbers). However there are many more viewers to the talk page from desktop devices, and despite an obvious spike in mobile traffic on day 1 of the tweet, the traffic from desktop is still much higher. A more definitive assessment on whether the traffic came from the RM banner can be made if we have the clickstream data for March, but that would be another 3 weeks before the data is being produced.
As the talk page is under ECP, the effects of canvassing is lessened, or hopefully non-existent, as many of those coming through the tweet who would have voted in favour of the move would have been anon or newly-registered accounts. EC editors who have joined the discussion may have visited the article, then the talk page by the virtue of the event being in the news. And those who have simply put 'Support/oppose per X' without much explanation of why so have been discounted in the assessment as consensus isn't poll voting. I evaluated at the strengths of the arguments against policies and guidelines instead.
As for the use of 'massacre', while it is seen as non-neutral in some quarters, it is recognizable and widely use in reliable sources, especially as 'Flour massacre' for now, and this is afforded in
WP:NPOV. I did consider 'killings' or 'disaster', but there's limited evidence of either of their recognition presented and have relatively lesser support as well. – robertsky (talk
) 20:48, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Move review for
Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident

An editor has asked for a

Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. Coretheapple (talk
) 21:39, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

RM closure

Can you please provide a rationale to explain your RM closure of Talk:Lusitania#Requested move 29 February 2024? —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 19:22, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

@BarrelProof, that province is the primary. but upon relooking at this, I will have this relisted. Thanks for reaching out. – robertsky (talk) 03:04, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Wenly99 (07:35, 13 March 2024)

Where could we find the page that need to be edited? Is it manual browsing? --Wenly99 (talk) 07:35, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

@
Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors as well where they receive requests to copyedit articles. Alternatively, you can monitor edit requests at Wikipedia:Edit_requests#Monitoring_new_requests. For a start, I have placed a welcome template with tutorials for you to get familiarised with the user interface and editing norms. – robertsky (talk
) 09:13, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

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Broken page

Hi Robert, what do you see that is broken on [49]? I can't see the error. Best, CMD (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

your version has [restore this version] and a repeat of the infobox etc... likely a slip in copying a previous version in diff view? – robertsky (talk) 14:06, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks I see it now. Likely as you say a mixup when trying to restore intermediate edits. Will get on it now. CMD (talk) 14:17, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Akita move.

Why did you move the page to (dog breed) when only two comments supported that and three including the nomination supported appending dog? Traumnovelle (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

three comments of the four including Roman Spinner's (as a secondary support). – robertsky (talk) 01:44, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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Editor experience invitation

Hi Robertsky :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 07:42, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

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Request for feedback

Hi, I would appreciate any feedback on this article: Chinese New Year customs in Singapore. Thank you in advance for your time! -Alexistang (talk) 18:02, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

@Alexistang edited. thanks for the article. – robertsky (talk) 06:25, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Thank you very much! -Alexistang (talk) 17:39, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Relisting and voting in requested moves

Hi Robertsky could you explain why you !voted and relisted

WP:RMRELIST? Lightoil (talk
) 10:46, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

@
WP:NAMECHANGE request. I didn't feel comfortable closing the discussion as it is and register it as an oppose instead, which other editors may respond to, and at least one other editor had done so. It didn't register to me that it would be seen as a supervote when I commented on the discussion. – robertsky (talk
) 11:23, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Okay please be more careful and don't relist and vote in a move discussion again, thanks. Lightoil (talk) 11:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Deirdre A. Lopian on WEJS (20:20, 18 March 2024)

Hey Robertsky - I can't find any reputable sources for this wiki page. Also, the subheader titles lack clarity. I could probably add their station logo and change their subheaders - or do you suggest I just move on? --Deirdre A. Lopian (talk) 20:20, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

@Deirdre A. Lopian there's one more option for you, if you have done the work of verifying if the article, feel free to remove the unsourced text. Do clearly state in your edit summary that you were unable to find sources for these statements. It will be the onus of the person reverting you to present sources for these unsourced statements. About the station logo, there's no harm in uploading the logo. Just remember to upload as a non-free file. – robertsky (talk) 03:32, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tinkaer1991 (16:16, 22 March 2024)

Im having trouble creating templates, how do i do? --Tinkaer1991 (talk) 16:16, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

@Tinkaer1991, see Help:Template#Writing templates for creating a template. If you have a specific template in mind and you have come across similar ones in other articles, use these existing templates as a base, copy them into your sandbox and modify from there. The setup can be, template under development: "User:Tinkaer1991/TemplateTest", and in your sandbox or draft, just tranclude {{User:Tinkaer1991/TemplateTest}} to verify that the tranclusion works as expected. Once your template is done, you can have it moved into the Template namespace. – robertsky (talk) 03:39, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Are we really going to use mapa-metro.com and belarusfeed.com (dead link) as evidence of strong RS to the point it is not "no consensus" but "not moved"? Mellk (talk) 03:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

@Mellk, are there any indications of these sources not being reliable ones? belarusfeed.com being dead does not mean that it cannot be used still, especially not when it has been archived. i.e. [61]. – robertsky (talk) 03:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
I mentioned that if we were going purely by what name appears the most in sources, then in this case it would be "Moskovskaya" (another example [62]). The current title neither follows
WP:BELARUSIANNAMES. Mellk (talk
) 04:01, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rokokiropo (12:03, 25 March 2024)

What's the purpose of editing wikipedia ? --Rokokiropo (talk) 12:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

What the Dead Men Say (album)

Do you know why What the Dead Men Say (album) was not moved? --Jax 0677 (talk) 12:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@
WP:RECENTISM
for a start, a 4 year-old item vs a 60 year-old item (what's the long term significance of the book vs the album)?
Looking at the pageview data of both article (since you are basing your rationale to move on it), the book could still draw in a steady stream of pageviews (and even a 2x uplift for 2 years prior to the previous RM) after 60 years of its existence, can the album also draw in the same steady stream of pageviews? Was the uplift due to the book or some other factors? The difference in pageviews itself is not the only factor when evaluating for primary topic take over in general, but it generally does help in vacating the primary topic as it did in the early RM. I suggest that a delay renomination for about four to six months for the dust to settle in relation to searchability and reachability of either articles. By then with wikinav and the pageview tools, one would be able to tell if the steady stream of pageviews for the books was because it is the book that people are looking for or because it was for album, and they had limited choices and landed through the book to go to the album; or that the drop in daily traffic for the album has improved or reversed. – robertsky (talk) 14:27, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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Teatralna Metro Station (Sophia Metro)

Thanks for closing the request, but it should be Teatralna Metro Station (Sofia Metro). I apologize for the typo in my response, which I only noticed now. The city is Sofia. Thanks. Ymblanter (talk) 22:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ymblanter thanks for following up. – robertsky (talk) 22:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

WP:Requested moves policy question

Does

Ad Infinitum (metal band) even though there was no talk page notice on the later? I ask because you were the relisting admin.microbiologyMarcus [petri dish·growths
] 02:05, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Immediate follow-up: I've done it and I want to clarify—I did it not because I assumed silence on a 20 minute-old talk page question meant approval (I hate when people do that on my talk page), instead I did it BOLDly because it seemed inline with policy and the overal consensus on the discussion would have leaned to do it. I also assume it could be undone as an undiscused move, of which I wouldn't have a problem. In doing the move, I left an {{
old move}} template and my new question is is that propper, given the context of my above question. Thanks in advance for the guidance. microbiologyMarcus [petri dish·growths
] 02:29, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
@MicrobiologyMarcus that's interesting. I always thought that such additions would have trigger the bot to add the necessary notifications on the corresponding article and talk pages. @Wbm1058 is this supposed to be the case for the RMCD bot or was there something that changed? – robertsky (talk) 06:19, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Since 15 November 2021‎ (v 7.67), the bot doesn't post notifications more than one week after the RM was listed, to mitigate potential edit conflicts with closes in progress; issue reported here. Since then, a newer enhancement made on 17 February 2024‎ (v 8.40) limits the bot to three recent edits in subject-space, to stop it from edit-warring over changes to sync modified subject page notices, but that won't stop the bot from re-posting notices after a closer has removed them. Some day I may make the bot even smarter regards to these; better cleanup and reporting/record-keeping after closed RMs still on my back burner. – wbm1058 (talk) 12:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
@Wbm1058 I see. Maybe an additional switch in the template on the talk page to force update the notifications if there's any significant changes like this case? I.e. |update=1 after the bot is done with the new notifications, it can reset/remove the parameter. – robertsky (talk) 12:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Heck no, I wouldn't want to further complicate the template by adding a new, obscure parameter to it. I might could change the limit from the original list date & time to the current listed date & time, which would be the date that the RM was relisted, if it was relisted. That would extend the window for posting notifications another week, which would be fine if the relisted RM were allowed to run for another full week. But that would open the possibility for edit conflicts with closers if the RM were closed during its relist week. Of course, the current algorithm has the potential for conflicts with "speedy" closes, but we shouldn't have very many of those, theoretically. I've already added two functions to the bot's framework that look into a page's edit history, to serve two different purposes; I suppose I could add a third function to serve this purpose, by reporting how many edits the bot has made to the page since the RM opened, and allow the bot to post notices as long as the bot had not previously edited the page since the RM opened. We're getting into an area of diminishing returns here, where to accommodate ever more unusual and infrequently occurring scenarios, I need to spend ever increasing amounts of time working on coding workarounds. – wbm1058 (talk) 17:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
@Wbm1058 Noted. I will try to remember to manually place the banners then if such a case happens again. – robertsky (talk) 23:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Larajt.smith005 (13:02, 26 March 2024)

Hello I want to upload a new wikipedia page about myself, Lara Smith, CEO of listed Antimony Company and written several articles and given key note addresses on critical metals.

Please advise how to get started. --Larajt.smith005 (talk) 13:02, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

@
conflict of interest. I have dropped a bunch of links on your talk page which can guide you through your editing journey. – robertsky (talk
) 00:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Minhuaty (17:05, 27 March 2024)

Hi how do i save as draft? --Minhuaty (talk) 17:05, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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Ther --Laxmi Rana (talk) 05:58, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for helping Pollini to the Main page! - I uploaded vacation pics (from back home), and I listened to Bach's St John Passion today, - 300 years after it was first performed. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:59, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Just a question, regarding talk pages of Classical music and Opera articles: Classical music has no article classes, such as "stub" (only GA and FA). The template "Vital article" doesn't exist, it seems. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

That's because the WikiProject Classical music apparently does not do article assessment. You can however add its banner on the classical music related articles' talk pages if it is relevant, like what I just did at Talk:St John Passion structure. The new project banner shell design does not differentiate the article classes, giving it an appearance that the classical music project has done its (non-existing) assessment. – robertsky (talk) 16:53, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Would you be able to help with reviewing a draft wikipedia page for Farisha Ishak?

Hi Robertsky,

I created an article for Farisha Ishak, a singer-songwriter who won the first season of the Final 1, and was signed to Hype Records. She then did hosting, acting, and advocacy work.

I created the article in January and it was quickly rejected. However, I made changes a few days later, but it has not been reviewed again since.

I cam across your username on the Wikiproject Singapore page, so I was hoping you may be able to help with getting the article reviewed?

Here is the link to the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Farisha_Ishak

If you have other tips or think another wikiproject page is better to ask for a review, please let me know.

Thank you!

Best, Anilorac207 2603:6080:5802:4B07:1D5E:1C2A:8927:EC46 (talk) 12:45, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the heads up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2024_Mmamatlakala_bus_crash. It was my first time taking such an action, and I'll keep it in mind for the future. Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 06:04, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@Dreameditsbrooklyn No worries. While it is out of process, the consensus is already building in the direction and thus may be closed early. However, if there's someone coming out to ask for the discussion to be reopened in the next few days, I may just have it reopened. – robertsky (talk) 06:20, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

WP:RMTR

Regarding this request; generally, we should not be working back-to-front; if a bold move is contested what needs to happen is the move is reverted and an RM opened. Yes, things are made more complicated here by the existence of an already open RM, but that doesn't justify keeping the article at the new title after the move has been contested - per

WP:RMUM, recent bold moves can be reverted at any time, and once reverted should not be reinstated.

If you aren't willing to revert the move, can you leave the request open so that it can be considered by other editors? BilledMammal (talk

) 15:57, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@BilledMammal If the discussion is just a couple of days old, and there has yet to have a lively discussion, I would have closed the discussion procedurally and reverted the move, and leave it to whoever is interested to reopen a discussion for the article to be moved in the other direction. However, it has been 5 days with 35 participants. A revert at this point in time is disruptive to the discussion. – robertsky (talk) 17:29, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
What can be done is revert the move and leave the RM open, with a note that a bold move was reverted. It's better than allowing the bold move to stand, and inevitably causing issues if the RM is closed as "no consensus" - which is what appears to be likely to happen. BilledMammal (talk) 17:30, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
A
nocon at this stage reverts the article back to the original title. – robertsky (talk
) 17:37, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

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