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Hi, Actualcpscm. I'm just posting to let you know that List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for November 6. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 01:41, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Please note that due to a TFL request for the original date, I've moved the appearance back two weeks to the next available date, November 20. Giants2008 (Talk) 21:38, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

November songs

my story today

Thank you today for your share in the list! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

I am currently trying to create a page about this person: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Nicostratus_(Athenian_commander) . He is only mentioned by Thucydide's History of the Peloponnesian war, is it ok to create a page on him even though I only have 1 source?

Oh sorry, did not notice the description existed, wrote everything in the title. Soro333 (talk) 14:03, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

@Soro333 No worries about that!

In general, article subjects need to be notable; for biographies, the relevant guideline is WP:BASIC. To establish notability, you‘ll need at least two reliable sources that are independent of one another and of the subject; three good sources is a good general rule of thumb. I don‘t think that threshold is met here, so that article probably wouldn’t survive a deletion discussion.

Let me know if there‘s anything else I can help you with :) Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 07:59, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

So should I continue working on it or should I just give up since it will be deleted anyways? Soro333 (talk) 14:12, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

If you‘re sure that there are no other sources, it may be better to put your efforts into something else, if nothing else then to avoid a potentially very frustrating experience. My first-ever article was deleted, and even though it wasn‘t that long (or good), it just doesn‘t feel amazing. Hope that makes sense, and happy editing! :) Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 08:54, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Britishroadshow (20:39, 27 October 2023)

I just made my first edits by adding more sources on the article. Another user immediately jumped in and removed everything i added.. --Britishroadshow (talk) 20:39, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Britishroadshow, welcome to Wikipedia! On what article did this happen? I‘d be happy to take a look. Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 10:10, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

I simply was adding resources which Wikipedia was requesting and adding historical context. The article is Prince and Great Steward of Scotland

I did get title corrected as it was just Prince of Scotland.

Many of citations are hasty generalizations. Basically, there is no title Prince of Scotland under the British constitution. No record of the title on the Royal Family website, and according to this article Peerage of Scotland the highest Royal Rank is Duke in Scotland IE The Duke of Rothesay not a Title of Prince of Scotland.

DrKay has threatened to have me blocked and banned from commenting or creating any content. Britishroadshow (talk) 13:55, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

SOLAR ENERGY AND THE EARTH'S AXIS

The Earth rotates on its own axis once a day. The Earth's axis is an imaginary line that starts at the North Pole and ends at the South Pole. it is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degree celcius from the vertical and it maintains its tilt around the sun. The side of the Earth that is facing the sun experiences day time. The side of the Earth facing away from the sun experiences night time. The equator runs horizontally across the middle of the Earth at 90 degree celcius to the axis. The half of the Earth above the equator is the northern hemisphere. The other half of the Earth below the equator is the southern hemisphere. The tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn runs parallel to the equator. Tropic of cancer is in the north. Tropic of capricorn is in the south. Hlompho Moroka (talk) 08:16, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

Hello Actualcpscm:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 3200 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

October 2023 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This award is given to Actualcpscm for collecting more than 25 points during the October 2023 NPP backlog drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to the drive! Hey man im josh (talk) 01:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Genetics and educational attainment (2) (November 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Stuartyeates was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Genetics and educational attainment (2) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Stuartyeates (talk) 06:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Actualcpscm! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Stuartyeates (talk) 06:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from LeónGonsalvesofGoa (03:36, 2 November 2023)

Our previous discussion revolved around incorporating a summary of notable individuals from Goa into the Goa article. Upon reviewing the list article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Goa), I was taken aback by the numerous entries lacking references, and subsequently, I removed them all. I proceeded to condense the remaining categories within the Goa article. What is your opinion on this course of action? --LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:36, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhutan Media Foundation

Would you mind reversing your decision to allow for an admin closure? Based on the October 20, 2023 comments from the relister, it is clear that many of the keep votes have not supplied policy based reasoning to keep. Note that some of these accounts popped up just to vote in the discussion. Since that time, there were two additional keep votes, one who admits they are not well versed in WP:ORGCRIT and another who cited a reference that provides a mention of the topic which is not WP:CORPDEPTH. CNMall41 (talk) 06:57, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

I think it‘s quite a clear consensus. Note that when I closed the discussion, the only !vote to delete had been withdrawn; there was no support at all for deleting, and pretty broad support for keeping the article. Some of the !votes were unfortunately just votes, which don‘t carry a lot of weight. But quite a few editors expressed well-reasoned arguments, and I think there‘s more than enough substance in that discussion to read a consensus to keep. I‘d usually be happy to revert a non-admin close, and I understand that non-admins shouldn’t close contentious discussions. However, this is a really clear case, at least to my eyes. It’d be a real stretch to call it particularly contentious. If you‘re just gonna take it to DRV, I‘d rather revert and let an admin take a look (editor resources are precious etc.), so let me know if that‘s your intention. Still, I really don‘t see how this discussion could be read any other way. Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 20:20, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. My request is not about consensus, but the use of non-admin closure. Based on the October 20, 2023 comment from a relisting admin (and subsequent votes which I detailed in my original comment above), this could fall under WP:BADNAC#2 ("outcome is a close call") which is why I am asking for the reversal to allow admin closure. While my intention for DRV should not impact your decision, I will say that I cannot make that determination prior to a close. I do not always agree with admin closures, but never go to DRV simply because I don't like it. Me taking an admin close to DRV would be based on the reasoning for their close and any discussion I have with the admin to understand their reasoning. Hopefully that brings some clarification. Cheers!--CNMall41 (talk) 22:00, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifyingy! I really struggle to see how this is a „close call“ at all. Could you elaborate on that? What possible outcome is there for this discussion in which all !votes are to Keep, other than closing it as a Keep? Would you close it as no consensus? I‘ve reverted my close because it seems that there is some fundamental disconnect between how I read the discussion and how you seem to interpret it; still, I would really like to hear what your thought process is to evaluate that discussion as a „close call.“ Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 22:39, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

I appreciate the revert. Poor wording choice on my end. I would say that it is not an uncontroversial close. My understanding is that non-admin closures should be for articles that are clearly !keep. This one was not as there was back and forth, source analysis, and an admin commenting about wanting more thank simple "keep" votes without supporting the contention. So again, not arguing what the consensus would/could've been. My request is more about the use of non-admin closure. Thanks again. --CNMall41 (talk) 05:38, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Tryingtoimprove667 (17:02, 7 November 2023)

Hello!!!

I have a couple of simple additions to make regarding some not so important wiki articles, hope you don't mind my making suggestions, it has been a while, so I hope I do ok.

Damon --Tryingtoimprove667 (talk) 17:02, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi! Feel free to make changes to articles; if you see something wrong, be bold and fix it :) There is in general no need to ask for permission to do that, although some articles may be protected, which means only experienced editors are able to edit them. If you run into any specific issues, I‘d be happy to help you. Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 22:44, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Re: Closure of Felyne AfD

Hi, I'd like to request that you reopen the AfD about the Felyne article. In searching for more sources, I recently found this new source from USGamer that is pretty large WP:SIGCOV on the topic and wasn't previously mentioned. I think you can also agree it is really significant and merits that the AfD go on at least somewhat longer for people to be notified of this. This is also another decent source on the localization of felyne dialect. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:41, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi! If you’ve found new sources that change the situation, I would suggest you open a discussion on the redirect talk page; AfDs are not usually re-opened if the sourcing situation changes after they have been closed. You might want to ping the participants of that AfD to see if consensus changes given the additional sources. Make sure to ping everyone who participated, because making a selection might look like WP:CANVASS. Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 07:39, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from RITHIK DAS (07:10, 12 November 2023)

Hi there, I am Rithik. Suggest me some ideas, tips & tricks for editing pages in Wikipedia. I am a new editor in Wikipedia. But I have edited some pages (Less than 5) in my previous device. I have forgotten those things that should help me while editing a page. Please instruct me those things. Thank you. --RITHIK DAS (talk) 07:10, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @RITHIK DAS, welcome to Wikipedia! I'd recommend checking out The Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive introduction to editing on Wikipedia. In general, if you see something that you could improve, be bold and do it! I hope this helps :) Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Happy editing! Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 18:10, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Anirudhkataria95 (07:32, 16 November 2023)

HI How can I create a page? Its for a news company , they publish news online. --Anirudhkataria95 (talk) 07:32, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Anirudhkataria95, welcome to Wikipedia!

Creating an article from scratch is very difficult, and it may be a frustrating experience because you need to be familiar with a lot of different policies & guidelines on how to write appropriate content for Wikipedia. It‘s not usually recommended for new editors, but it‘s entirely allowed. Your first article provides guidance for new users on writing an article, including some of the more technical aspects. I suggest you read through that, as well as some of the policies it links to. I‘d be happy to help you with any questions.

There is a basic requirement for standalone article topics called notability. In most cases, that means that independent and reliable sources need to have published significant content on the subject.

Something else to be aware of is that it's generally not a good idea to create articles about yourself, your family or friends, or a company or organization that you work for or with. That's mainly because it's extremely difficult to write from a neutral point of view in such cases. You can read more about conflicts of interest here.

I know it can be discouraging to have all these guidelines thrown at you, but please don‘t let it dissuade you from editing here on Wikipedia. Meanwhile, it may be good to go around and improve existing articles to learn the ropes. If you see something wrong, don‘t worry too much about knowing all the guidelines; be bold and fix it! Happy editing! :) 09:55, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Shakib ul hassan (19:14, 16 November 2023)

Hello, I want to create my article on historical battles how can I create it? --Shakib ul hassan (talk) 19:14, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Shakib ul hassan, welcome to Wikipedia!

Creating an article from scratch is very difficult, and it may be a frustrating experience because you need to be familiar with a lot of different policies & guidelines on how to write appropriate content for Wikipedia. It‘s not usually recommended for new editors, but it‘s entirely allowed. Your first article provides guidance for new users on writing an article, including some of the more technical aspects. I suggest you read through that, as well as some of the policies it links to. I‘d be happy to help you with any questions.

There is a basic requirement for standalone article topics called notability. In most cases, that means that independent and reliable sources need to have published significant content on the subject.

Something else to be aware of is that it's generally not a good idea to create articles about yourself, your family or friends, or a company or organization that you work for or with. That's mainly because it's extremely difficult to write from a neutral point of view in such cases. You can read more about conflicts of interest here.

I know it can be discouraging to have all these guidelines thrown at you, but please don‘t let it dissuade you from editing here on Wikipedia. Meanwhile, it may be good to go around and improve existing articles to learn the ropes. If you see something wrong, don‘t worry too much about knowing all the guidelines; be bold and fix it! Happy editing! :) 14:20, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gwynmaclir (23:53, 19 November 2023)

quick question how do you change an article title? --Gwynmaclir (talk) 23:53, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Gwynmaclir, welcome to Wikipedia! Changing an article's title is called moving it (for technical reasons). You can read more about how that works at WP:MOVE. Hope that helps! Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 15:17, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Mr. Linguist (03:47, 20 November 2023)

Hello. How to publish my work in Wikipedia? --Mr. Linguist (talk) 03:47, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Mr. Linguist, welcome to Wikipedia! You should be able to edit most articles freely. Remember that Wikipedia is not a webhost, so it's not the right place to publish, say, personal essays, poetry, and the like. Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 15:19, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from India2024 (04:43, 25 November 2023)

Hello there, you have been assigned as my mentor. I would seek your help and interest in getting an article page protected for preventing vandalism. Please guide me accordingly. The page in question is 'Kopineshwar Mandir, Thane' which I have edited and improved. Because this is a religious place, I want to work forward to give it increased protection. --India2024 (talk) 04:43, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @India2024! Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your work on that article. Pages are protected in accordance with the protection policy. Wikipedia being an open encyclopedia (in so far as anyone can edit it) is a really important principle, and pages are almost never protected preemptively; see WP:PREEMPTIVE about that. In this case, there doesn't seem to be a need for protection, as the article has not suffered sustained attacks by vandals or similar issues.

In general, you can request that an admin change a page's protection level at WP:RFPP. However, as long as there is no demonstrated need for protection, usually in the form of sustained vandalism, the page probably will not be protected.

I hope this helps :) Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Happy editing! Actualcpscm ^{scrutinize, talk} 13:10, 25 November 2023 (UTC)