user talk:Cyberdog958

Hello, Cyberdog ... Gave up for a while, now trying again to create an article. The text is ready, but when enter it in Sandbox (where I lost a previous version), and review the result, it doesn't look right. It's about formatting. Are there people who will do the formatting after you've entered the text and references? I don't want to spend the rest of my life trying to figure it out.

Also, when you hit publish, does it literally get published, or is there a review process? I know this info would be in the endless descriptions of how to edit, but I'm just wanting the simplest step-by-step instruction, which doesn't seem to exist. Or if it does, I can't find it.

Sorry if I seem a little ranty.

Thank you! --Cassaph (talk) 19:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hello again {{u|Cassaph}}. I don't see any other edits to your account other than to this page, so I'm not able to give any specific advise. You can ask for help with copyediting at WP:GOCE. They can help with formatting any other copyediting. If your article is in the Draft space (it has the prefix Draft: in front of the title), then clicking "publish" will only publish it to the area of Wikipedia you can keep working on articles that aren't yet ready. Once you finish, and you want it reviewed, you can copy an paste this template: {{subst:submit|Cassaph}}, to the top and it will be added to the queue to be reviewed. cyberdog958^Talk 02:14, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks again. Didn't know about Draft space. Seems I always wind up in Sandbox, with the only options being "review" and "publish." And I'm not ready to "publish" so it all winds up disappearing. I will look for Draft. Don't suppose you have a link to it...? Cassaph (talk) 18:35, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:::{{reply|Cassaph}} You can use the Article Wizard and follow the prompts and it will automatically create a draft article for you so you can work on your draft. cyberdog958^Talk 18:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::::This is immensely helpful. Sorry to be such a dunderhead. Will try again, after travel. Cassaph (talk) 17:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

::::Hello again ... I formatted an article about Shirley Strum, hit publish, then wondered what next. I decided to check Wikipedia for Shirley Strum and -- lo -- someone else had made a page for her, just recently. So I wonder what's become of my effort. I guess I can add to the page that's there, which is labeled "orphan." It's all a little weird, that suddenly some random person decided to create this page about Shirley. Cassaph (talk) 19:48, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::{{reply|Cassaph}} Yes, I would combine the information in your page in the page that has been published. The draft you have on your user page seems more detailed, so you should just add those details and references to the other page. cyberdog958^Talk 21:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I was just working on editing an article about John Butcher, an Australian Rules Footballer, and I found a link in a citation that was broken (https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-faces-decision-on-key-forward-john-butcher/story-e6frf9jf-1225760419671) and led to a "page not found" error. Should I remove the citation and related content, or is there a better way to go about this? Thank you! --Cosmobytes (talk) 16:18, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Cosmobytes}} Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. It is often that links become not accessible anymore. The best course of action is to try and add a link to an archived version of the page, or link to a new URL to a similar page that verifies the same information. You can find out the best ways to do so here. If you are unable to fix it, you can just tag the reference with {{tl|dead}} and it will add it to a category so someone else may be able to find a suitable link. cyberdog958^Talk 05:02, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

how do i make a new page on wikipedia? --Adrifabbug (talk) 01:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Adrifabbug}} Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. If you are trying to find information about starting a new article, you can get information here, but know that writing a new article that is within policy is the hardest thing you can do on Wikipedia, and I recommend you gain more experience first before starting that endeavor. cyberdog958^Talk 05:04, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Good day, can you please guide me to Create a biography? --AppraisalEditor01 (talk) 04:57, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

My article was fast deleted but I want it back so I can review it and see what's spam-ey about it... It was informational and had local context. How do I get it back? --StanleyMutualInsuranceCo (talk) 18:17, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi I want to create artist profile --Kirankaur09 (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Kirankaur09}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You can find info about creating a page here, but know it is difficult to create pages as a newcomer here. If you have any other questions, you can ask here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 21:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

I'm a student of comparative religion and history. Rather I wanted to add some information as per my knowledge and study.

Please advise. --Tahir Iqbal 1979 (talk) 13:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Tahir Iqbal 1979}} Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. You can get more info about contributing at this page. Just remember that everything has to be based on a reliable source. cyberdog958^Talk 21:47, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks, sure will always try to share information based on some reliable source. Tahir Iqbal 1979 (talk) 18:31, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi Cyberdog958,

Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m planning to contribute a new section and wanted to ask about citation guidelines.

To ensure the information I add is verifiable and reliable, could you please let me know what types of sources or websites are considered acceptable for citations on Wikipedia? Are there any specific criteria I should follow when selecting sources?

I appreciate your help as I learn more about editing here.

Best regards,

Anand Digital PR --Ananddigitalpr (talk) 18:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Ananddigitalpr}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Everything here on Wikipedia should be based on a reliable source. There are, basically, sources that are reputable for accuracy and fact-checking. They should be independent of the subject and ideally a secondary source. You can look through the links to find more information about suitable sources. If you have any other questions, you can ask them here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 21:56, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello: I notice you’ve been shuttering redirect creation proposals en-masse less than a day after their creation. In future could you consider waiting maybe a week before doing so, to see whether anyone is willing to create the redirects? Because in the time you shutter them, people are willing to make them (episode titles receiving redirects is normal Wikipedia standard – most people don’t want to spend all that time making them, but lucky for us there are Wikipedians willing to), and many redirect suggestions you would have otherwise shuttered were created in the time before you came back online. I’d agree with you shuttering those that went a week or two without being answered, but that time should be afforded new suggestions as well. Gellianfew (talk) 12:20, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Gellianfew}} There is no required time that the requests have to be posted before they are evaluated. I don’t think that mass redirect requests of every possible episode title for relatively unknown television shows with no real likeliness or possibility that they would ever be searched for or turned into actual articles are not necessary or helpful to create. There isn’t any guidelines for reviewers so it is really based on whoever sees it first is the one who reviews it. cyberdog958^Talk 00:31, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Look it up on the Wiktionary. Kjjj6uhhhhh (talk) 15:42, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Comment créer un projet médical avec des dessins animés? --VNBA (talk) 21:32, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

How do i start, im ready to make my first page --Brandon Su Wiki (talk) 01:52, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

• Brandon Su Wiki I am not sure that you are, and you shouldn't be doing that on your user page. Drmies (talk) 02:02, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

I want to create my public information as an artist --Touchsa (talk) 20:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Touchsa}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Writing an article from scratch is very difficult as you have to be familiar with multiple policies and guidelines. I don't recommend trying to do so until you are more experienced, but you can find information about writing articles here. cyberdog958^Talk 08:06, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

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:{{reply|LR.127}} Thank you so much! cyberdog958^Talk 04:47, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

hello can I ask how to chat with someone on Wikipedia? --Chloe Nhathie (talk) 07:20, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Chloe Nhathie}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. When you say chat, what do you mean? Wikipedia is not a social media website and "chatting" is mostly limited to how to improve the articles on Wikipedia. You can talk about the improvement of articles on the talk page of the article you are interested in. You can also talk to individual users to help collaborate or if you have questions on their user talk page, such as mine here on this page. You can also ask questions over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 08:04, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

::Okay thanks so how to addit my page Chloe Nhathie (talk) 08:18, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:::{{reply|Chloe Nhathie}} Writing an article from scratch is very difficult and some degree of experience with editing and knowledge of many policies and guidelines is required to be successful. I would recommend against trying to write an article as a brand-new editor, but you can find information about how to write articles here. cyberdog958^Talk 08:22, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

::::Okay thanks Chloe Nhathie (talk) 08:28, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I noticed the edits I made to the biography of Paul Mitchell was deleted due to a potential conflict of interest. That is an incorrect reason. I'm not affiliated with anyone in the hair industry or Paul Mitchell specifically. My intention is to revise for accuracy. --Theinnerbreakthrough (talk) 08:52, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Theinnerbreakthrough}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. While I am not the editor who reverted your edit, {{u|Jimfbleak}} did so on the basis that your edits appeared to be promotional in nature and tone. I cannot see your deleted draft, but it was deleted as [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=170276056 unambiguous advertising or promotion], and I would suggest that if you want to discuss the matter, you should do so on the deleting administrators talk page. cyberdog958^Talk 09:17, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi mentor! An editing question about attribution: If I'm attributing something to a Wikipedia page, do I also need to include a link to an outside source? --BillAdairDuke (talk) 20:06, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|BillAdairDuke}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Yes, if you want to reference something from another Wikipedia page, you should instead refer to the source that the other page is using tpo support that information, because Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source. cyberdog958^Talk 23:33, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello! How long should I expect before my suggested edits are review for Michele Kang's page? TY! --Molly.maresca (talk) 19:02, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Molly.maresca}} I see you already got a response to your edit. To make it easier, the next time you want to make an edit request, you can make one using the Edit Request Wizard, which will prompt you and automatically format the edit for you. cyberdog958^Talk 14:50, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

I am trying to make a page on legami milano pens. I am doing it on a Kindle and I can't insert an image. --Axolotl664 (talk) 21:11, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Axolotl664}} I am not familiar with editing Wikipedia on a Kindle, so I won’t be able to offer any specific advice. You can upload appropriate images with the File Upload Wizard. If you have any more questions, you may get the attention of someone more knowledgeable about editing from a Kindle at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 14:47, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi bro i want to learn editing Wikipedia and while editing arijit Singh award and nomination page under zee cine award section some mistakes would you tell me how to correct it please --Monit2004 (talk) 06:35, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

I want to learn editing and while editing Arijit Singh list of award and nomination section under zee cinema awards section I made some mistakes please could you correct it --Monit2004 (talk) 06:45, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Monit2004}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. If you want to learn about the best practices about editing, you can start with the tutorial on how to navigate Wikipedia and make edits. As far as correcting something, I don’t know what it is you want corrected. cyberdog958^Talk 14:54, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, can I ask how people get pictures they don't own onto wikipedia pages? For example, celebrity photos from online? --Tnp2810 (talk) 08:39, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Tnp2810}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Images used here on Wikipedia can be of many different origins. Sometimes editors take photographs of celebrities or buildings or nature or anything else, and release it under a free license for anyone to use. Other images may be in the public domain for one reason or another, such as taken by a United States employee in the course of their duties. The photos from online are typically copyrighted by the photographer and are usually the last resort type of images used, because they can only be used through fair use. You can learn more about using these type of images in the image use policy. If you have any other questions, you can ask here or at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 15:00, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello. I created an article on Clive Osgood and pressed Publish, but so far nothing has happened. --Limetree1000 (talk) 21:02, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Limetree1000}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I don’t see any other edits to your account, and I don’t see a page or even a deletion at Clive Osgood, so I’m not sure where your edit went. If you were logged out when you created it, it would not show up as edited by you, but by your IP address. You can write the page again while logged in and you can use the Article Wizard to publish it to the draftspace. cyberdog958^Talk 22:22, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks. I wrote an article, and pressed Publish, but nothing happened. I was logged on. After your advice I repeated the article and pressed publish, but still nothing happened. Limetree1000 (talk) 06:32, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Can’t find the publish button to submit my article. --Limetree1000 (talk) 06:34, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

::Hello {{u|Limetree1000}}. The publish button should be at the bottom of the edit window and should look like this: {{Clickable button|Publish page|color=blue|link=no}} cyberdog958^Talk 03:57, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

:::Thank you! Limetree1000 (talk) 06:05, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

So Dale Earnhardt was 5’9 when he passed away. I proved it on his autopsy report and they keep saying 6’1??? That’s crazy --TraceyMord (talk) 10:48, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|TraceyMord}} It looks like your edit was reverted because the source you are using is questionable. If you can find a better source, you can use that and make the change. cyberdog958^Talk 03:59, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Bună ziua . Traducerea este total greșită folosind precum " balet " în loc de dezechilibrare circulară, " DOBORÂRE " IN LOC DE PROIECTARE SAU SECERARE ,"apucare" cu priză, "parare" cu blocare . Aceste detalii sunt foarte importante și am aprecia corectarea lor. Deoarece sunt denumite neconform. Mulțumim anticipat! --Calina Diana (talk) 16:19, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello. Nice to meet you. I would like to add a page. Is there a tutorial how to do it? Thank you. --RomanianEditor1 (talk) 13:36, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|RomanianEdotor1}} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't speak Romanian so I don't think I will be able to help you. You can bring up your question to the Teahouse and someone there may be able to help you. cyberdog958^Talk 04:05, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

How to create wikipedia home page article fully --Grand Duchess Marciella Tsarevna (talk) 13:01, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I'm wondering if you could help me figure out how to re-use sources. Is it possible to re-cite a book/use a book previously cited, but only change the page number for that specific citation?

I've looked through the Help sections on referencing, citations with and without templates, and lots of other guides, but I can't find a specific guide on whether this is possible (and how I would do this in either Visual Editor or source editor).

Thank you! Brightsiding (talk) 16:05, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Brightsiding}} I think the best page to help you would be WP:CITEPAGE. If give you a couple different options to cite specific page numbers in the same source. cyberdog958^Talk 19:10, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello Cyberdog958, Many thanks for agreeing to mentor me. I have written this page about myself, and know that there are Conflict rules. Would you or someone else be able to review it? I have a book being published on 23 June and would like to have some information about me on Wikipedia by then, if at all possible. Many thanks, Neasa --TTTBarna (talk) 11:44, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|TTTBarna}} I have moved your page to the draftspace as, since you have a conflict-of-interest, the draft should be reviewed before it is published. I can tell you, currently the page does not meet notability and the sources are all unreliable and written by you. Autobiographies are strongly discouraged and I would recommend against it. I will leave some instructions on your talk page to formally declare your conflict. cyberdog958^Talk 04:14, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello

I saw that you had removed links from this article and cited NOELBODY. I had a similar doubt and had asked about it in the teahouse Wikipedia:Teahouse#Jayanthi Kumaresh . and based on their advice went ahead to add the youtube links. The subject has an official channel and her original productions would have to be referenced from there. Also for TED talks, there is no secondary source or news publishing that we can refer to. Can you kindly let me know how to address this situation. Shyamalswiki (talk) 20:05, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|Shyamalswiki}} Your additions to the page continue to be very promotional in tone. You are also not referencing YouTube videos by linking them, you are just linking them, which is not allowed per WP:NOELBODY. You may add a citation to them, but not just link them. Also, in the Teahouse discussion, the editors there state that citations to YouTube videos are really not ideal and are all primary sources as they are to her own videos. I would recommend not using these links as they reference nothing. cyberdog958^Talk 20:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

::I do have citations to validate every line mentioned. If they have been lifted from the news article then how is considered promotional ? If I understand right, if I put the link within a cite tag then is it allowed ? I would at least like to reference her official channel when I mention about the original singles she has composed. Shyamalswiki (talk) 21:51, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

::I have made another attempt to change the tone of the article to be more neutral. Kindly review if you are able to. Thank you very much Shyamalswiki (talk) 03:19, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Hell --Kosovo07 (talk) 13:36, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Hey Cyberdog, hope you're well. I am an independent contractor affiliated with Endpoints News, and I've been tasked with publishing their wikipedia page. Right now, I am not sure how to create a draft as searching for "Endpoints News" redirects to "Financial Times" (the company that owns Endpoints), and so I don't find a red link. Before we press publish I would love to get some feedback from fellow Wikipedians to make sure we're following the rules. Please, can you suggest what I might be missing to start a draft? --MD-EPN (talk) 14:06, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{reply|MD-EPN}} Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. First, know that editing Wikipedia for pay required the disclosure per the Terms of Use. I recommend you read this page before going forth with attempting to create a page. I can say that your sandbox draft currently reads solely as promotional. You can follow this link to create a draft and it gives instructions to submit it for review before it is published. If you have any further questions, you can as me here or over at the Teahouse. cyberdog958^Talk 03:01, 20 June 2025 (UTC)