User talk:HouseBlaster#Question about tools

Why do all my edits always get reverted? --QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 23:45, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|QeedIsAWatermelon}} Have you been editing while logged out? If so, I would recommend logging in first. It generally makes it more likely your edits will stick. Otherwise, do you have any particular edits you would like me to look at? I would be able to give a better idea if you have a link to a page where your edit was reverted. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:04, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

::no, I'm editing logged in QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 21:26, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

:::{{yo|QeedIsAWatermelon}} Awesome. Which edits in particular do you want me to take a look at? You can just link to the page and I can check the page history to help you figure it out. HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:48, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

::(Talk page stalker here) {{tq|I would recommend logging in first. It generally makes it more likely your edits will stick.}} Why is this so? Thanks in advance! GoldRomean (talk) 15:37, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:::{{yo|GoldRomean}} It is a fact of Wikipedia that edits from experienced users are less likely to be reverted, and IPs are all considered inexperienced by default. That's wrong—edits should be judged on the merits—but that's the way Wikipedia anti-vandalism works in practice. HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:55, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

::::@HouseBlaster Your reply about IPs opens up some implications such as switching devices, which implies that you magically became inexperienced. QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 17:15, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::HouseBlaster only said that IPs are percieved on Wikipedia as being inexperienced, and users with accounts are more likely to be thought of as more experienced - not that IPs are all inexperienced and users with accounts are all experienced editors. Hope that clears things up for you :). GoldRomean (talk) 17:19, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::::::I just forgot to mention perceivment QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 17:22, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::I already previously said about making logged in edits QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 17:29, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

::::This edit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Commission_on_Radiological_Education&diff=prev&oldid=1281468012] was reverted because "its" (original) was correct, and "it's" (your edit) was not. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gha&diff=prev&oldid=1281675362] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gha&diff=prev&oldid=1281675757] you added symbols and changed text with no explanation. Cheers. GoldRomean (talk) 18:02, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::Please go to my talk for an answer, since the answer was there before you posted this reply. QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 17:08, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::::::They were there before you posted this question as well, so I thought that you didn't understand and meant to clear things up. Other than those 3, I can't see any other of your edits that were reverted. Cheers. GoldRomean (talk) 17:21, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::::Also, for [6], my brain was high and everything sounded like the intro to Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 26) by the Beatles, and [7] was a failed attempt to fix that mistake. QeedIsAWatermelon (talk) 17:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

hello --Mark purser (talk) 16:59, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, Mark purser, and welcome to Wikipedia! Let me know if you have any questions, and I will be happy to answer them :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 16:59, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

The article Tandon v. Newsom you nominated as a good article has passed File:Symbol support vote.svg; see Talk:Tandon v. Newsom for comments about the article, and Talk:Tandon v. Newsom/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Generalissima -- Generalissima (talk) 21:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I'm passionate about protecting wikipedia from spam and trolls, is there any way I can track pages likely to be trolled. Thx. --Socialio86 (talk) 00:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|Socialio86}} You can check out Special:RecentChanges. You can filter for changes which likely have problems and are made in bad-faith. Once you have made some substantial contributions (generally around 200), you can enroll in the counter-vandalism unit academy, which trains editors who wish to specialize in fighting vandalism. In the meantime, I would give WP:Vandalism and WP:Disruptive editing a read. In particular, not all changes which harm Wikipedia are actually considered "vandalism", so don't call something vandalism unless you know it meets our definition. Finally, when you revert someone's edits, make sure you leave them a warning. Tools like Twinkle and Ultraviolet make this super easy. Best of luck, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:56, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

::thank you and thx for being quick! Socialio86 (talk) 01:00, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

:Copied from {{Section link|Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)|Vote on proposed modifications to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter}} because this page is listed on Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Subscribe.

Hi

how can i write & publish a biography? --ChashiMamun (talk) 12:47, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|ChashiMamun}} Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing seven million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read WP:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out WP:TUTORIAL; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:01, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello,

Pls Ho Do I Create A, Citation --Uwaomaobymirage (talk) 15:07, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|Uwaomaobymirage}} You can follow these instructions to cite a source. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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|text = On 1 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tandon v. Newsom, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the midnight shadow docket order in Tandon v. Newsom was called the most important religious free exercise decision in 30 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tandon v. Newsom. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, [https://pageviews.toolforge.org/?start=2025-04-21&end=2025-05-11&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Tandon_v._Newsom Tandon v. Newsom]), 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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Thank you much for your help over at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2025_May_2#Category:Jewish_American_state_legislators -- it's good to be reminded that there are people with willingness and knowledge in all the sectors of this project. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 03:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Of course! Always happy to help, NatGertler :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello,

I spent a considerable amount of time editing a page today ensuring all added correct citations and updated the information, however the changes did not appear. As this my first time editing my questions are, does it take time for the changes to upload, or does it now go through a third party? I am worried I have wasted my time.

Many thanks, --ZofreaFactVoyager1988 (talk) 04:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|ZofreaFactVoyager1988}} You need to follow the edit request process to get a third party to review edits you have made. You can use the Edit Request Wizard to make this easier on yourself. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 20:59, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

{{you've got mail}} 2A00:23C7:BF91:9501:FDD5:BE2:BE69:6C88 (talk) 07:34, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:I've responded :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 20:58, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

AYUCARES --AYUCARES VISHU SHARMA (talk) 19:06, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

A AYUCARES VISHU SHARMA (talk) 19:16, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|AYUCARES VISHU SHARMA}} Hello, and welcome! Let me know if you have any questions I can answer about Wikipedia :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 21:01, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

I'd have said a hoax (or at least most hoaxes) was patent nonsense. Perhaps what's needed is an SD category of "un-used template" or something. TFD seems rather time-wasting Are quicker options could be asking the User to G7 it, or moving the whole thing to Draft (which while unusual, is allowed in unusual circumstances - and if this whole national existential crisis isn't unusual, I don't know what is :) ). I suppose letting a template sit here that's only linked from Draft space is an option - and I suppose doesn't do any harm; and we can delete it, if this by-election isn't called. Thoughts? Nfitz (talk) 23:34, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:In order: I'd give WP:G1 and WP:PN a quick reread. In sort, patent nonsense has two flavors: keysmash ({{tq|jefhjnvfkghdsiufjkl.mdkvhudfjksfndjhgfdjefn}}) and words that, while real, are completely incomprehensible in the order they appear ({{tq|one as salad truck boot throws red car book woof has quack bear duck}}) If you can even guess at what the text might be trying to say, it is not patent nonsense. If you can tell it is a hoax, you can understand it, and it's not PN. There is a CSD for unused template subpages: WP:T5. I think your plan about leaving it linked from draftspace is perfect :) It's not harming anyone imminently, and it is being used somewhere. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi Mentor,

I recently made my first edit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_paradox#Candy_Cane_Timeline

And I'm worried that it will get removed for not following some guidelines or something. I really think that this long of a description should probably go in its own article, with just a short description and a reference to the other article here, but I don't see how to create a new article. Would that have been better?

Thanks,

Reveling... --Reveling In Mediocrity (talk) 20:42, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi Reveling In Mediocrity It was removed for violating our policy against original research, which prohibits us editors from creating our own examples to better explain concepts. We have to paraphrase or quote from already published reliable sources. The tone of your submission was also not the type we use on Wikipedia. You can give our guideline about "words to watch" a read, but in a nutshell: we avoid addressing reader directly, and we avoid asking rhetorical questions.{{pb}}Creating new articles is one of the hardest things you can do on Wikipedia; they all need to meet our notability guidelines. Your addition was not that long, so I don't think creating a new article would be the right course of action.{{pb}}I would give the "words to watch" guideline a read, and you also this essay explaining why you should not write an article "backwards". Start with the sources and summarize them. It is much harder to write from your own knowledge then find the sources to back it up. Let me know if you need anything else :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 20:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

why I edit to so how old are you --Drizzy crown (talk) 16:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hello. It's not exactly appropriate to go around asking how old people are. If you're interested in working on Wikipedia, there's plenty to do! Why not look at the Task Centre, click the 'Random page button' and check the page for problems like bad spelling, or take a look [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?goodfaith=likelybad&hidebots=1&hidecategorization=1&hideWikibase=1&limit=250&days=30&urlversion=2 here], where you can examine new edits and undo the silly ones? QwertyForest (talk) 17:31, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

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How do i create articles --Travis Bayliss (talk) 18:12, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|Travis Bayliss}} Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing seven million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read WP:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out WP:TUTORIAL; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:20, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi there! I've made a few edits so far, but I'm really interested in getting the University of Chicago page back to good article listing (it was delisted a few years ago). I'm trying to find a list of things that needed improvement, but the only thing that I could find on the talk page that seemed official was the presence of broken anchor links - I fixed those (or I think I did) and removed the issue on the talk page. Of course, I imagine there were other issues too - do you have any tips on how to find them, fix them with the help of the community, and eventually renominate the page? --Charter6281 (talk) 01:34, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|Charter6281}} That is a great task! It was delisted primarily for containing unsourced content. At a minimum, that means you should fix all of the {{citation needed}} tags. Beyond that, I would review our guide to writing better articles, our guide to nominating good articles, and especially the good article criteria. Once you have done everything you can find, I would ask at the talk page what else needs to be done, and requesting permission to renominate it. (You'll need permission from the talk page per Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions#cite note-1, unless you majorly overhaul the article.) Let me know if you need anything else :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:11, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi! How are you? I'm Dre, and I am a newbie on Wikipedia. You can find everything about me in my user page. Anyways, I don't really have questions about editing, as I understand pretty well the Wikipedia interface, how it works etc., but I wanted to ask you if you could check the article about Assago! It's a little Italian municipality, of which I practically made the page (it was almost empty before I edited it. Anyways, if you do and come back tome, could you tell me how I did? Anything to change? Errors? Thank you for your time! --DrefromItaly (talk) 17:50, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi DrefromItaly! Assago looks pretty good. A couple of suggestions for improvement:

:* Because you translated material, you should follow the steps at Help:Translation#Licensing.

:* We generally do not link years, dates, or other such things in prose. So I would delink those.

:* We definitely need to include more inline citations to reliable sources in the article. We have a introduction to citing sources if you need it, and I am here to answer any questions.

:Again, nice work, and thank you for translating! We always need help in that department. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::Hi HouseBlaster! Thank you for the suggestions. I honestly wouldn't know where to get references since the italian article too doesn't have many. I'll look into it anyways. About the linking of years and dates: I'm sorry. It's something I see doing a lot in the Italian version of Wikipedia. One more apology for the informality in the last message. I did not consider the fact that these have to be treated like some sort of e-mail. So, my apologies. Have a great day!

::Best,

::Dre DrefromItaly (talk) 19:47, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:::No need to apologize: You don't need to be formal with me (I write the way I write!). And regarding the dates, that is an easy fix. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:51, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::::Thanks a lot. I'll get to work immediately on the references. I have just the one question. At Help:Translation#Licensing putting in the edit summary a phrase like this: "Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Exact name of French article; see its history for attribution." is indicated as required, but I did not insert that in my edit summary. Although, I did write "Finished translating from the Italian version of the article" or a similar caption. Is that okay too, since it was my first edit?

::::Sorry for the bother and again thanks for your kindness. DrefromItaly (talk) 19:54, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::You can just add it in the edit summary when you add some sources. Don't worry about bothering me! I am here to help you :) Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::::::Great stuff. One last thing, this time for real. I don't know if you can view drafts, but I published today a draft about Italian musical duo Nu Genea. If you can view it and want to tell me how I did there, I'd be glad for that too.

::::::Thanks for putting up with an idiot lol. Best,

::::::Andre DrefromItaly (talk) 20:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

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The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_electors_in_the_2020_U.S._presidental_election&redirect=no Fake electors in the 2020 U.S. presidental election] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at {{section link|1=Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 May 9#Fake electors in the 2020 U.S. presidental election}} until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 02:15, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I see you're active so sending this to you. I've already reported to AIV, but they're clogging the history on Angry Birds Fight!: {{vandal|Polovlo}}, same pattern as {{vandal|Polvixv}} who has already been blocked.

Thanks Trim02 (talk) 08:00, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}}; thanks for reporting :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 08:04, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

::Yeah... they're back: {{vandal|Eucjvuc}}, same page as before. Do they srsly have nothing better to do?

::Also these three accounts were created on 6 May... clearly they were created to go against semi protect Trim02 (talk) 08:11, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:::{{done}} (I am heading to bed soon, so I might not respond to the next message in a timely manner). HouseBlaster (he/they) 08:13, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

::::If you're still awake I've got another mole to whack {{vandal|Sucjvux}}

::::Maybe just protect the page? Higher than semi since they've clearly waited to get autoconfirm Trim02 (talk) 08:21, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello HouseBlaster!

I followed your suggestion: Assago has now many sources and the article has been expanded.

Thanks! Best,

Dre --DrefromItaly (talk) 10:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:Nicely done! HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

When is it good to source on Wikipedia? I've been looking through some articles and seeing parts where I could source something but I just don't know if I should source it. Or if it is not needed. --SneezingTiger0 (talk) 15:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi SneezingTiger0! Generally, there is very little when a citation to a reliable source would be a bad thing (just make sure it is reliable and supports the statement!). I would go ahead and add those citations :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:37, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi I have a question since your an administrator can u please protect the page I created

2025 India–Pakistan conflict protests

To extended user only

Because the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict is a ongoing conflict and ips and non verified editors shouldn't be editing these pages since it's a big topic so things can change rapidly. I asked other admins also but none responded.

Thank you,

BangashTalib

Thank u --BangashTalib (talk) 02:44, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi BangashTalib! We do not protect pages until disruption has occurred. See WP:PREEMPTIVE for the official policy on that topic. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

How can I do a page on Wikipedia --Sassycat57885 (talk) 02:33, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{yo|Sassycat57885}} Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing seven million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read WP:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out WP:TUTORIAL; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:35, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

help --M.N. Ramzey (talk) 06:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)