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		The Multiple Good Article Reviewer's Barnstar
		This award is given to LEvalyn for accumulating at least 30 points in the October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive. Your dedicated reviews contributed to the successful reduction of the backlog and helped improve the quality of articles. Here's our token of appreciation. Thank you for your time and efforts, and hopefully we'll see you soon again! Bgsu98 (Talk) 23:09, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As a community with strong historical ties to landholding, cultivation, and administration within the Rarh region, members of the Aguri (Ugra Kshatriya) community commonly carry a variety of surnames and titles. The most frequently identified family names associated with the community, particularly in Western Bengal (including the Bardhaman district), include:

• **Chand**
• **Chowdhuri**
• **Dikpati**
• **Hazra**
• **Jana**
• **Josh**
• **Karfa**
• **Khan**
• **Konar**
• **Kundu**
• **Mandal**
• **Nandi**
• **Nayak**
• **Panja**
• **Roy** (or Ray)
• **Rudra**
• **Samanta**
• **Sarkar**

Some of these titles, such as **Konar, Panja, Samanta,** and **Chowdhuri**, are specifically noted in ethnographical studies as being highly prevalent and are associated with their historical function as administrative or military titles.[1] Part 2: High-Priority Section (Regional Concentration) This section makes the most important claim (concentration in Paschim Bardhaman) --S.CHAND007 (talk) 18:05, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! This doesn’t appear to be a message addressed to a human? I’m a volunteer Wikipedia editor. I can answer your questions if you have any, or you can get a quicker response at our help forum. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 18:15, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'd like to make corrections and add substantially to this bio of me, Roger Pilon, but I don't know how to begin. I've had decades of editing experience, but the instructions here are so voluminous that I'm overwhelmed. Do I, for example just click on the page and write and remove, as when editing a Word MS? That hasn't worked so far. Please advise. RP --Roger Pilon (talk) 21:59, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia, Roger Pilon! There can be a lot to learn to get going, but we always appreciate people willing to improve the accuracy of our articles. You should probably read our guidelines on writing with a "conflict of interest" and our guidelines on fixing errors in your biography first -- wikipedia gets a lot of self-promotion and bad-faith editing, so our policies place restrictions on people with a "connection" to an article topic. Most of what you're allowed to do is delete rather than add, e.g., removing obvious vandalism (like slurs), unambiguous errors of basic fact (like where you were born), or information that doesn't cite a source. There's also some more general advice about navigating Wikipedia as a person with an article about you. Since you say you want to propose substantial edits, it might actually be smoothest if you wrote the version you prefer in a "draft" first, and then make an "edit request" linking that draft for an uninvolved editor to review and incorporate into the main article. If you click on this red link: User:Roger Pilon/Roger Pilon revision draft, that will open up the interface to create a new article as a "user space draft". These help pages have more information on how to navigate the editing interface. (We actually have two interfaces; most people prefer to use the "Visual Editor", which lets you write a lot like MS Word.) You can start by copy-pasting the existing Roger Pilon in your draft to modify it; if the copy-paste doesn't transfer the way you want, let me know and I can help. Any time you want to save your work, click "publish" and write an "edit summary" of what you've done so far. The most important (and likely most difficult) thing is to make sure every sentence only contains information that is cited to a published source. Since information on Wikipedia must be verifiable, we can't include things based on just your personal knowledge -- it has to be written somewhere. If you have questions as you work, feel free to ask me or visit our help forum. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 23:58, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Dear LEvalyn, In your warm welcoming Dec. 7 message you wrote that you would be my mentor as I work my way through the Wikipedia maze to replace my current thin and rather misleading bio with a more ample, neutral, well-sourced one. In fact, in 2023, the editors themselves said the current one needed work. And you suggested that it might be smoothest if I write a draft—indeed, who better knows the subject—and that I incorporate it in “User:Roger Pilon/Roger Pilon revision draft,” which I have done. Unfortunately, the template for doing so does not allow for my many textually embedded links or for my 45 endnotes to be keyed to the text, so the rich documentation is nowhere evident. It is early, of course, but so far I have received little response: email messages from “A Frantic Turtle” and “Tacyarg,” both raising the COI issue, but neither relating it specifically to my draft. The closest to a substantive response came from “Diannaa” who also simply mentioned the COI issue but then added “lack of sources” and copyright issues, both of which I answered, as you’ll see at the “User” string, but neither of which, again, responded substantively to my draft. Thus far, in short, no one has responded specifically to my draft. If you send me your email, I’d be glad to send you my submission in a more readable Word form, with richly embedded links (mostly to Wikipedia articles) and 45 multiple notes linked to the textual endnote numbers. As I said in my message last night to you, Tacyarg, and Diannaa, seeing that Word draft should put to rest any concern about documentation. In that message I also addressed the COI issue: if there such an issue, please show me, specifically, rather than merely mention the issue in a general way. Finally, a careful reading of my draft will show that, far from being tendentious or controversial, it contains nothing but a series of well-documented factual statements about events in my life: Pilon wrote that; he testified this; he spoke here; he was awarded such and such; etc., etc. Conflict of interest? Where? Those are simply facts, all of which are true, demonstrably so, and demonstrated so, either in embedded links or in endnotes. And they’re set forth in a systematic way, starting with a brief statement about who I am, followed by a very brief account of my life and education (with sites where more can be found), then a career history. I pause then to outline in more detail an issue that is only mentioned, misleadingly, in my current Wikipedia bio: namely, the litigation surrounding the allegation that I may have disclosed classified information when I served in the Justice Department. As I report in that section, I was cleared three times over the eight years that the case ran, and at the end of it I was awarded $250,000. All of that is factual and is documented in the NYT, WSJ, WaPo, and elsewhere, to say nothing of the appellate court’s opinion, all of which is found in the endnotes. I then outline briefly my history of writings, testimonies, speeches, and awards—again, all factual statements, concluding with where a full record can be found. Finally, I discuss what all of that was about, starting with a broad account of the issues I addressed in my doctoral dissertation, then how I developed and applied those findings in my academic and government work, and did so especially once I joined the Cato Institute in 1988, first in the area of constitutional jurisprudence, then over more than a score of legal and constitutional subjects. And all of this, once again, is straightforward reportage. I’m simply reporting, in the voice of a third person, what I have done—and I’ve documented all of it. Now, regarding Wikipedia’s discouraging writing about oneself, first, this draft is written in the voice of a third person; but second, and more to the point, are we to suppose that this could have been done, or done so well, by a Wikipedia editor with countless other unrelated drafts to attend to? Of course not. What I have set forth is simply, but properly, a neutral statement of facts, issues, and accomplishments of a man who, as Columbia University’s School of General Studies put it when celebrating the school’s 75th anniversary, is among “75 trailblazers who studied at GS—and transformed the world.” Those are not my words, but I’ll settle for them. I realize that we’re in the holiday season and people are otherwise occupied with things other than editing—and this daft has been up just over the weekend—but as my mentor, I would welcome and appreciate your help in shepherding this project through to completion. As I wrote to you, Tacyarg, and Diannaa late last night, I am, after all, long in the tooth, as is said, and my obituary is fast upon me. I would like, therefore, to have out the world an accurate record of my service. Thank you, and Happy Holidays! Roger Pilon (talk) 22:26, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hello Roger Pilon, and my apologies for missing your replies over on your own Talk page! I appreciate that you're doing your best to follow Wikipedia's many complicated processes, and we really would rather have a well-written and well-referenced article about you. At a glance, the draft you've written would be a big improvement, if all of the footnotes were working properly to show how it was appropriately cited. It's a bit unusual, but in this instance, I would be willing to do the technical reference-formatting work for you if you send me the original Word document. Special:EmailUser will let you send me an email if you provide my username, LEvalyn. I don't believe it will let you attach a document right away, but use it to get in touch and I will write back to figure out the document. Once I've taken a closer look at it in the reference-formatting process, I may also have other questions or suggestions for the draft. I may not be very speedy with it since I am on vacation until the new year, but I will do my best to help. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 01:54, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Lawrence, On Dec. 23, after I had responded to your email request of earlier that day by emailing you back, with my proposed bio attached, I emailed you again on Jan. 6, then again this morning at 09:31 EST, requesting a response as to how we move forward from here. Since I haven't heard back from you since Dec. 23 (perhaps you don't monitor your email regularly), I'm writing you here. I'd like to get going on this project and, accordingly, would like to work with you on it. Thank you, Roger Pilon Roger Pilon (talk) 18:31, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi please how can I locate the published article and also insert a picture --Aleesadeeq2025 (talk) 13:52, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia, Aleesadeeq2025! For the article to be published, it has to be submitted through our Articles for Creation process. I added the template to your draft for you so you can submit it when it's ready, but I should want you that the draft is a long way from being ready for submission. To be published the article needs to have all its information cited to a reliable source, and it has to show that the subject meets our criteria to have an article. I suggest reading this advice and spending some time researching before you work on the writing, to make sure suitable sources exist. I'm happy to offer advice on the sources you find. Finally, you should read our policies around writing about people you know and using AI. If you have questions, feel free to ask me or at our help forum any time. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 07:59, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hello Sorry I pushed the submit button forgetting to add a picture on the article. What do I do now? Aleesadeeq2025 (talk) 15:50, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hello Aleesadeeq2025 -- looking at your edits, the only article I can find is User:Aleesadeeq2025/sandbox, which has not been submitted for review. The "publish" button is more like a "save" button; it's normal to edit in stages and "publish" new changes frequently. You can click the "Edit" button on the top of the page and continue adding whatever you think is missing. When it's done, you can submit it for review by clicking the "Submit" button and another editor will evaluate whether it is ready to appear in the main encyclopedia. In its current state, the draft will definitely be declined, because it does not contain any citations to published, independent sources. I suggest you read the advice I linked above, as well was this advice about using sources to write an article. Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 23:07, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hi I have edited the page, insert picture and references, but two references were said to be blacklisted. I removed them but still couldn't publish for review. Help look into it pls Aleesadeeq2025 (talk) 15:08, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add pictures to the article on nail biting what should I do. Also I wanted to change the article on plum pa. Is it okay if I do that and what basics should I know --Hthegreat (talk) 23:52, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia! You might find the information at Help:Pictures useful. In general, when making changes to articles the process is to be bold and then see if your changes reach consensus with other editors. Improving existing articles is the best way to get started. If you have more questions, feel free to ask me or post at our help forum any time. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 07:52, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

LEvalyn,

I am a new (and probably only short term) "Wikipedia Editor" and have a couple of questions and/or a request for a little bit of help with something.

I an a retired chemist and patent attorney, and I was one of the World's early "Green Chemists". in retirement I decided the conventional histories of "Green Chemistry" were badly distorted and inaccurate, and needed correction. So over the last several years I have written and published seven peer-reviewed articles to correct the histories of "Green Chemistry" and "Pollution Prevention". I have now finished writing new articles on those topics, but noticed that the Wikipedia article on those two topics contained the old distortions, and believe they are in dire need of some corrections.

So over the last couple of days I have tried my first Wikipedia edits, to correct the articles on both "Green Chemistry" and "Pollution Prevention in the United States". I have already added historical sections to both those articles, I think you (or someone with special interests in Science and History) will find my new edits interesting and worthwhile, your opinions and any suggestions are solicited.

But there is one change I think really needs to be made that as a rookie Wikipedia editor I can't make for myself. I strongly believe the title of "Pollution Prevention in the United States" needs to be shortened to "Pollution Prevention", but I understand that only well established editors can change a title. Today I posted my reasons for wanting that change in the "talk" section of that article. But I need help from you or another experienced editor to make that change.

Could you take a quick look at the changes I made to both articles, and my post about my desire to shorten the title of the "Pollution Prevention" article and offer me any suggestions you may have about you or another experienced editor can help me get the title change done?

770-861-7312 --Uvlawp (talk) 17:00, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I was wondering if you would be able to go through my first edits and let me know how I can improve for future editing. I really enjoyed working through this page. --KatherineRFitch (talk) 07:01, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia, KatherineRFitch, and thanks for jumping in to make improvements at youth center! It looks like you've expanded an article that was in need of attention, and moved in a good direction. I do have two suggestions on how you can continue to improve:

1. Wikipedia prioritizes having information be verifiable, which is a little different from true-- every piece of information added to an article should have a footnote citation to a reliable published source that a reader could check to confirm it. For example, Many youth centers hold different sessions to educate young people about different topics regarding their health, e.g., contraception is certainly true, but there is no source being cited to verify it. (Uncited information like that is sort of a gray zone-- anybody can delete it any time, and it can't be re-added unless there's a source, but it doesn't have to be deleted.) Usually, we expand short articles by finding a really good source first, and then summarizing the key information from it.
2. Wikipedia's prose style aims to be extremely neutral. The advice at WP:NPOV and WP:Wikipuffery might be relevant here. It takes time to learn how to write like an encyclopedia, and I notice some sentences like The intrinsic value of youth centers is that they meet the needs of the community through cooperation, which empowers responsible thinking, inclusivity, and healthy relationships which are more of the "youth center POV". In this specific case, citing a source would also be a great way to help with the POV: we could begin the sentence with According to X research on youth centers... or According to Y youth center organization... and then the article wouldn't be using "Wikipedia's voice" to declare the intrinsic value of youth centers.

I notice some other "style guide" things (eg, external links shouldn't go within the article text) but there are hundreds of little things like that and it's impossible to learn them all at once. The best way is to start with the big picture (like verifiability and neutral point of view), do your best each time, and learn the details as you go. One of our other key principles is to be bold! I am happy to answer more questions any time, and you can also ask at our help forum for a quicker response. Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 21:18, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where to upload my picture --Maokoto Kadeila a.k.a Jay General a.k.a Treezy Jeshi (talk) 07:24, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I see that you, doublegrazing, and Asilvering are discussing my article The haven by Richard Dube. I just want my page in the mainspace where it belongs. Hopefylly stop or pause the messages from Izno, StarMississippi, Theroadislong and Meters.

You seem fair and professional. Ritchy Dube (talk) 14:02, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I often take an interest at book articles submitted as Articles for Creation and will be happy to take a look at yours when I return from vacation in a few days. In the meantime (not knowing yet what might be needed), my user page User:LEvalyn has some links to advice that can be helpful for writing book articles. Happy editing! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:24, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations LEvalyn! Your RfA was successful. You are now an administrator on the English Wikipedia. I hope you have just as happy a time editing in the future as you did before your RfA. You may want to look at the admin guide to read up on any tools you are unfamiliar with.

Barkeep49 (talk) 03:31, 16 April 2025 (UTC) [reply]

story · music · places

I've left the tag on, so you can return it for one month's admin pay. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) Congratulations! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:08, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Congrats, LEvalyn!! Please enjoy the mop and this t-shirt :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:28, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Congratulations, L! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 21:35, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Thank you, everyone, for the kind words! I'm honoured, and look forward to gradually finding my feet in some new parts of the encyclopedia. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 23:16, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The admin baton!

Congratulations LEvalyn! And now, per "ancient tradition" (i.e. 2022), it is my great pleasure to pass on this baton to you. Tamzin gave it to DanCherek, who passed it along from admin to admin until Left guide gave it to me. Having 342 editors support you is really impressive and should be something to be proud of! It's weird having so many new buttons, isn't it? Becoming an administrator can be a bit overwhelming, so I'll pass on the advice that was given to our AElect batch by Chaotic Enby: we have a pretty helpful guide, but the true secret is to be unafraid to ask others for help and guidance. You'll suddenly get so many new buttons, and it's okay to not know what each and every one of them does right off the bat. On your first days, you can start with areas you feel most confident in: there is no pressure to use the tools everywhere at once, or even to use them immediately at all! It's an honor to pass the baton off to you. Enjoy it, look at it, give it a couple twirls, but don't hold on to it for too long! Since you're the last AELECT admin, so now it's your job to convince someone to run for RFA! Congratulations , I'm sure you'll make an amazing admin. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:27, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. We seem to be half-siblings! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:27, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, "brother"! I'll safeguard it well / try to get rid of it as soon as possible! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 23:26, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. If I make an error in my editing, lets say a misinformation because I used a fake source giving fake info, what would happen and if so, would the wikipedia found about it and delete it? I'm not saying that I will give bad info, but by accident if it happens, will it happen? Thanks --Godzilla1214 (talk) 02:20, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Godzilla1214, and welcome to Wikipedia! Many editors use Special:Watchlist to be informed when there are changes to articles that interest them. When new information is added to an article, all the editors "watching" that article will be informed and they can check it out. (There are also editors who "watch" every change at Special:RecentChanges!) If someone spots the mistake, they will undo the change. Important pages often have a lot of people watching them, so problems will be reversed quickly. Depending on the mistake they might also decide to write you a message explaining how to avoid the same problem in the future. Everyone makes mistakes, so an honest error can be part of the learning process here, though if someone has a pattern of frequently adding misinformation even when warned to stop, they may be blocked from making future article edits. All the editors here are volunteers so it's good to be mindful of others' efforts and try not to create more work for them. You may also find it interesting to read this page about how Wikipedia articles reach "consensus". If you have any other questions as you edit, feel free to ask me or our help forum! Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 20:56, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how do i find the link name to my published wiki page? --JustTwoProductions (talk) 03:08, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello JustTwoProductions, it looks like the only wiki page you've published is your userpage, which has the URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JustTwoProductions. I also notice that your username does not comply with our username policy -- please request a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Your should also read our guidelines on promotional editing and conflicts of interest. If you have further questions, feel free to ask me or at our help forum. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 22:49, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your warm wishes! It's been a pleasure, and I'm happy to have become your colleague in the admin corps! I'm also really touched that you have included an image of one of My Funny Old Guys 🥲 ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 07:24, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you see tha you've been elected as an admin? You might not have since you were on vacay last time I checked. Again, congrats to you LEvalyn!!! ~2025-42084-31 (talk) 14:49, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not to worry, I am on top of this. Thanks for the kind words, and welcome to Wikipedia! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 07:25, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have just joined Wikipedia and made an edit to the page "Conduit Street", adding information & references in the properties section on No 57. I would be grateful if you could look at what I have done to check its in accordance with Wikipedia policies. Thank you Ed --EdTailoring (talk) 10:14, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello EdTailoring, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm delighted that you've jumped in with improving an article which certainly has room for expansion, and you've done a great job of making sure there is a source for the information and formatting it appropriately. I do notice that you are using primary sources, which is permitted but a bit discouraged. (That link has more info.) In this case the specific additions look OK but it's something to keep in mind. I also notice an interest in tailoring suggested by your username -- you may also want to read our guidelines about "conflicts of interest"; Wikipedia has a pretty broad definition of "conflict of interest" so if you've personally met tailors at No 57 Conduit St you may want to read those guidelines carefully. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have on that front. It can take a while to really get comfortable with editing on Wikipedia, but the best way to start is to be bold and learn as you go! You can ask question to me or at our help forum any time. Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 10:42, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Many thanks for having a look at the edit I have made. Noted re the comments about primary sources & conflict of interest. I have read the info link so understand these better now. I have not met the tailors at No 57. Regards EdTailoring (talk) 15:02, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Apologies I hit the reply button in error before finishing my message above. I have not met the tailors at No 57 Conduit Street, but they are my ancestors, although I never met them. The tailoring firm was run by them, but is no longer in existence. I take from your advice on COI I need to declare any interest in any future proposed edits. Regards EdTailoring (talk) 15:23, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Thanks for explaining! Yes, that's the kind of "connection" that Wikipedia expects to have declared. If you have other interesting ancestors, we are always happy to have new material to improve our articles, though I encourage you to focus on historical newspapers instead -- even if they are a hundred years old they are "secondary" rather than "primary" sources here. If you've never checked it out, you might find Newspapers.com fun to explore. (If you stick around, the Wikipedia Library gives free access to Newspapers.com for active editors.) Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:54, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hi further to your very helpful guidance and to make sure I am editing in accordance with Wikis protocols I have made some additions to the information I had added to the Conduit Street page on the property at No 57. I have added on the talk page an explanation of my connection with the subject. I trust this is satisfactory. I have also gone back through all my research and realised I had a secondary source which relates to the property, a book on the Savile Row Story. So I have added this as a citation. I trust this now makes the edit compliant. I noted your comment on Newspapers.com. I have been using this already as a source along with another newspapers archive. Good to know as a wiki contributor you can get access - my subscription renewed a few weeks ago, so I will remember this for next time! It is my intention at some point to draft for inclusion a new wiki page on the tailoring firm to help future students in the trade (as per my explanation of connection) and anyone else who may be interested. Aside from the advice your have already given, are there any other things I need to consider? EdTailoring (talk) 11:36, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

	Infinite Possibilities
	Is this real life? Yes! Is this going to be forever? No! Elvis is getting ready to leave the building and 2026 is about to be born, kicking and screaming. They say nothing gold can stay, but I say, don't listen to them, stay golden all the same. Here's to a new year of infinite diversity and beautiful combinations! Viriditas (talk) 21:52, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

خب در این باشگاه چیکار باید بکنیم --فرزاد حکیم زاده (talk) 12:32, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome! This is the English wikipedia, where articles and discussion should be in English. You may prefer the Wikipedia in Persian or Arabic. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 10:19, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The axe of responsibility
	Shiny new tools might be used to mete out justice, mercy or a dose of reality. Let us commit to not losing our cool when using them. Our only armor is the entire community's trust. We wear it for each other, each new contributor, and each new generation to come. May you ever be the community's champion. BusterD (talk) 15:19, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	And Happy Holidays!
	Happy holidays, and congrats on becoming an admin! I'm sure you'll do well with it. I'll offer an ear if you run into anything complicated, but with the caveat that you'll almost certainly find someone more competent than me. Hope the new year treats you well, Rjjiii (talk) 23:05, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the kind wishes, and one can never have too many supportive ears!! I hope you are having some rest at the end of the year, and you have my warmest wishes for 2026. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:55, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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How i can add Articles with image? --Sheakhmdzakaria (talk) 08:29, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sheakhmdzakaria, and welcome to Wikipedia! I think this guide will help here. Happy editing! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:36, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: SomeLoreDude's mentor Grumpylawnchair is away.

Hi there, I am quite new as an editor to wikipedia and was wondering where should I start to know more about how to upload pictures, add and use proper citations and write good articles? Like what should i read to better understand the guidelines. Currently I carry out simple edits but plan to do more in the future and make several pages :). Thank youu ^_^ --SomeLoreDude (talk) 22:56, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello SomeLoreDude, and welcome! I've left a message with some getting-started links on your talk page; the guide at Help:Introduction will help with things like pictures and citations. If you're ever wondering "what is the Wikipedia way to write about X?" you may also find it helpful to look things up in our Manual of Style. In general, getting good at wiki writing is a matter of practice and observation, and going down the rabbit holes of links in various guideline pages. To start you off I'll suggest WP:5P and WP:BOLD. If you want to write really good articles, there's a peer review process at WP:GA and you could consider working your way up to being a reviewer there. We're happy to have you, and feel free to ask me or our help forum any time you have questions! ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:19, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Thank youuu SomeLoreDude (talk) 12:06, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to write an article about DAVIDE RIMOLDI but I do not find where. Can you help me? There is no article about me yet. I am known in the Tourism industry AND would like to add it. Thanks --Davide Rimoldi (talk) 10:27, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Davide Rimoldi, and welcome to Wikipedia. You should start by reading WP:AUTOBIO, WP:SIMPLECOI, and WP:BACKWARDS. If you have questions, you can ask me any time or at our help forum for a quicker response. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:57, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How can I create my wikipedia page --Georgebulus2233 (talk) 22:46, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Georgebulus2233, and welcome to Wikipedia. You should start by reading WP:AUTOBIO, WP:SIMPLECOI, and WP:BACKWARDS. If you have questions, you can ask me any time or at our help forum for a quicker response. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 09:58, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia makes it so hard to submit content for a page. I just published a page, but could you please review it to make sure it meets Wikipedia standards? --UWorld LLC (talk) 01:43, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, and Happy New Year! Would you please reconsider your vote here now that the group article (J. W. Wells & Co.) has been expanded to include all the useful info from In Your Dreams (novel)? -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:28, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I am creating a page about a Word War One monument outside Dunedin, New Zealand. I have all the sources I need, and am working on the text. I personally travelled to the site this last month as part of my project (as a retired Army Office and professor of law) to document the location. I took photos, but when I try to attach several photos to the draft article, it says I do not have permission to upload photos. I am also unsure, within the interface, on how to designate notes from sources. I am assuming it is different than I do for law review articles I have had published, but could use advice. Thank you, Troy Stabenow --Runstoofar (talk) 20:36, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking photos and working to improve Wikipedia! The photo process is a little complicated because they actually have to be uploaded somewhere else first. Try this guide and let me know if you have trouble. As for notes from sources, I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but maybe this guide helps? If it doesn't, can you explain more about what you are trying to do? I'm happy to answer questions any time, and you can also ask at our help forum for a faster response. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 07:10, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I created an account while being on an english version of the site, but after switching to russian wikipedia it tells me my homepage doesn't exist (it highlighted with red). What am i supposed to do? --Deleereal (talk) 09:51, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, it seems my hp doesn't actually exist here either... My bad Deleereal (talk) 09:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] I'm not very familiar with the Russian wikipedia, but here there are two pages you might be trying to get to: Special:Homepage (which has a dashboard for getting started with Wikipedia editing, and shouldn't be in red as a missing link?) and User:Deleereal, your user page, which will be in red until you decide to make one. The user page is an optional space for you to tell other people things about yourself and your editing; you can see mine at User:LEvalyn as an example. Is there something else you were hoping to find as your "homepage"? ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 10:02, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] TY, i see it now. So my wikipedia account and homepage will be the same for all language versions of the site? Btw, is there a way i can request for a russian-speaking mentor? Deleereal (talk) 10:10, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi @LEvalyn,

Seems you are away for holidays. Safe holidays too. I was hoping to co-nominate Half of a Yellow Sun and The Thing Around Your Neck this month. What's your opinion? The only problem is to sort the reviews of the articles in order. Then we go! SafariScribeEdits! Talk! 17:14, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn? SafariScribeEdits! Talk! 06:02, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello LEvalyn, This is my first time using the Wikipedia website. I do have several questions. Is there a "live person" I can speak to? If so what is the telephone number. --SteeleJackson1 (talk) 20:08, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @SteeleJackson1, ans welcome to Wikipedia. You can read Wikipedia:IRC. Cheers! SafariScribeEdits! Talk! 22:31, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] Precious

Six years!

happy new year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:56, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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hi --Shabija (talk) 07:58, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I am new to article writing and I want to know how to publish an article on this website --Sounak writes (talk) 10:16, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Sounak writes, and welcome to Wikipedia. You may want to read WP:YFA. SafariScribeEdits! Talk! 14:16, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, could you review my sandbox and suggest improvements for it to be improved? --Additional Club7343 (talk) 20:27, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Yea i got banned and I don't know why. --Bshuler1 (talk) 23:29, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bshuler1, and welcome to Wikipedia! As far as I can see, you have not been banned -- can you tell me more about where you're encountering problems, and maybe I can help? ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 01:48, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I posted a new article about artist Douglas Vibez . Please can you review and accept it to be published? --Taiwoxoft123 (talk) 22:53, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Taiwoxoft123, and welcome to Wikipedia! It looks like the article has already been reviewed. To be accepted, a draft would have to contain evidence that Douglas Vibes meet our criteria to have an article, but it looks like he is much to early in his music career to do so. I advise waiting several years. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 07:25, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] Logo: Good Article Gazette - the official GAN newsletter

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Hello! Can you give me some tips on citing sources after editing? --What-A-Knightmare (talk) 23:47, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How do you disable edit suggestions? --Bricksticks124 (talk) 10:10, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]