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Hello! I have spent days just perusing Wiki and have learnt so much from this platform. I am so glad to finally be able to help out by editing. Where do I begin really?, what do I have to read/learn before I begin? I have already made some test runs through some minor edits. My goal was to make an edit on article because what was being foretold has already happened and so it needs restructuring. It's all a little daunting. --IsadoraPenn (talk) 11:35, 6 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Vortex Phantom,
Thanks for your detailed feedback on this article! I've gone ahead and added verifiable sources to all the claims you listed, including the election date. If you could review again, or provide any feedback in the meantime, that would be most appreciated. Thanks! Yojo98 (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello Vortex. I have a question on how to create a citation. As you can tell I am just starting and I don't fully understand the format for editors. --TheEditorForFreeEncyclopedia (talk) 22:00, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
While I understand that additional citations are required to keep to Wikipedia's rules, I also wish to appeal to the team that Dachung Gyang is a well recognised local chief of the early to mid-20th century of the Berom peoples (predominant tribe) of the Jos Plateau; their first ruler in the contemporary world. To take down the page might be misconstrued by many followers of the bearer as unfair and somewhat condescending. I, as creator of the page therefore advise that the team exercise prudence in their decision and patience for members to collect more sources and content for onward addition to the article at least to upgrade it from stub status.
Regards,
Abraham Abrahamvwi7 (talk) 13:42, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, mentor! I'm a long-time Wikipedia reader but have only just decided to create an editor account and help contribute where there's gaps. The issue is, as a newcomer, there's a lot of information here to absorb and I'm a bit intimidated. I'm sure it becomes easier as I continue, but in the meantime, do you have any general advice for where to start besides the obvious auto-link suggestions & spelling/grammar fixes? Or even where to start to understand the core rules and complexities of this platform? Thank you for all the work you do! --DJLeamen (talk) 10:49, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, and thank you for you help with NPP! I wanted to let you know that I have declined your G4 speedy deletion nomination of Kadri Bistrica because the current version is not sufficiently similar to the version deleted via discussion in 2016. One clear indicator is that the article includes two sources published after the deletion discussion, with one published in 2022 and another published in 2023. If you think Bistrica still does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines, feel free to renominate for deletion via AfD. Thank you! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 14:05, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, VortexPhantom. Per your request, your account has been granted temporary-account-viewer rights. You are now able to reveal the IP addresses of individuals using temporary accounts that are not visible to the general public. This is very sensitive information that is only to be used to aid in anti-abuse workflows. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer for more information on this user right. It is important to remember:
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I don't know what happened, but the deletion log accidentally listed an old nom from 2016 instead of your second nomination. Might wanna go in and fix that. Ten Pound Hammer (they/them) • (What did I screw up now?) 14:09, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I need help to put my name on an intro that I did with Bhad Bhabie on a song called OG crashout https://genius.com/34838742 --BenzShiesty (talk) 15:51, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
FYI: I came across The Draw-Back (1927) today. I see that it has just been moved to mainspace after you declined it. MichaelMaggs (talk) 14:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @VortexPhantom, I saw you proposed Banjarkemantren railway station for deletion citing WP:GEO. Since this is a translation from the Indonesian Wikipedia, could you let me know what specific improvements would help this and future station articles meet English Wikipedia standards so that I can remove the one you've put and so that they can avoid PRODs in the future? Thanks! HPG01 (talk) 15:41, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Good morning @VortexPhantom, you have cited "Doesn't meet WP:NCORP, probably written to advertise company and relies heavily on primary sources." for the LegaSea article. How should I fix the tone or structure to meet the standards on the article? It is my first article and I am not affiliated nor paid to write the article, it is simply creating a new article for an organisation in New Zealand that isn't featured on Wikipedia. If you can give me any suggestions it would be appreciated. ThomasNiuNiu (talk) 01:47, 20 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I would like help with adding a COI disclosure before attempting to publish an article. How can I do this? --Heather Pierson (talk) 14:51, 20 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Does Minneapolis have iPhones? --Berthamp (talk) 16:20, 22 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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I'm a new editor here, could you help me with creating my user page and explain me how the wikitext in Wikipedia editor works? --Aranylat (talk) 10:30, 23 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello someone keeps reverting all of my edits even though I have added plenty of sources and have edited in good faith. Some of these edits have taken me a decently long time to make. What should I do? --TheJamesCycleContinues (talk) 18:12, 26 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Vortex. Very excited to join you here, and start editing on Wikipedia. How exactly do I get my article I created approved? --4hgoat (talk) 12:37, 27 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello! I wanted to let you know I just declined a WP:G5 you placed on an article. It's easy to make mistakes with that criterion. It requires the user to have been blocked or banned at the time of article creation. The sockmaster was only blocked a few days ago, while the article was created in January. Hope that helps! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 09:10, 2 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Vortex! I've edited a page before, to make a song title accurate, but it got taken down, any reason as to why it might have? --987.btw (talk) 07:54, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
hey dude just wondering on this page there's a lot of Pakistani words and the their not popping up in a online Pakistani dictionary so just wondering what should i do
also there's lots of place names that don't pop up on a map so I'm thinking it might be made up. --Idris12344556 (talk) 09:49, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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hello i would love to get to know u --The Puppeteer520 (talk) 18:36, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi mentor! It really does feel like I just became a green lantern and I have to earn my ring. Can you give me some advice as I’m starting out? --AllLantern (talk) 02:15, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi there. I was looking at some user pages and found yours and I noticed one of the images there is massive. I wasn't sure if you intended for this to happen but I thought it would be nice to give you a heads up!
(by the way the image would be "File:Skyline Frankfurt am Main.jpg") Glamerous23456 (talk) 16:53, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Done, you can check I have fixed it. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 15:16, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]What is algebra --Chrisdamizzy (talk) 23:27, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! I want to learn how to properly create a Wikipedia page for a politician. Could you please guide me on the notability requirements, reliable sources needed, and the correct process to avoid deletion or conflict-of-interest issues? Thank you. --Anarulkhaled69 (talk) 14:35, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Waiting I want to ask that my phone will not be great too much email I need my phone to be upgrade so that I every week my phone supposed to create five women but if they create only one why --Chibueze Success (talk) 15:41, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi, would you mind reverting your closure of the RFC at Talk:Harry Potter (character)#Request for comment on infobox image? I am having a hard time reading your summary of the closure, and I think, as written, it shows a slight misunderstanding of the issue. As well as that, I think you are saying that the free image should be kept, but conclusion would contradict the actual discussion. The ‘yes’ !votes clearly outnumber the ‘no’s, but also make better arguments, raising issues with the image that have gone unaddressed by those commenting ‘no’. — HTGS (talk) 02:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello VortexPhantom,
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At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.
After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.
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كمية المعلومات لموضوع واحد كثيرة ومتعبة للقراءة ويصعب على المستخدم أو الباحث بأن يأخذ ملخص في وقت قصير يأخذ وقتا ليقرأ عن الموضوع الذي يبحث عنه بسبب كثر المعلومات التي تظهر متعبة للقراءة ..لذلك أنصح من المحررين بأن يختصروا في نشر وتحميل المعلومات وتحرير المعلومات الضرورية النقاط المهمة فقط والرئيسية ....لأنه متعب حقا إعداد التقارير منه للمتصفح عيلنا التدقيق أكثر في المعلومات وإختصارها ...... --Raqiya Hamadn (talk) 05:39, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Why not load little information because here when the user search about any information is a lot of information and a huge number of word then the user feels tired from searching about some information he need to take short and the important information . So we need to less the word and the informatiom becauese is too booring for reading. --Raqiya Hamadn (talk) 05:47, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
...hurts my eyes and the red border green body is on the edge of triggering a migraine. Please come up with something more subdued. Thanks Spartaz Humbug! 06:00, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Adding treatment for the article is have to be from advisers am right ? Am new in wiki --Raqiya Hamadn (talk) 05:29, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi! Thank you for the note on the citations of my current draft, Draft:The New Blue of Yale. I actually wanted your advice on if I correctly formatted a part of this page, as I sourced the alumni records from a physical archive. I live in Connecticut, so I was able to go to the library where these records are stored to access them. I am pretty sure I linked everything correctly after the first declined request, but I am still getting my footing with Wikipedia formatting and I would love any help! --AtheNa1419 (talk) 10:55, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! I saw a few articles here and there which have whole paragraphs in them without sources aswell as sources from the same website the article is off. Is that allowed? Which sources should I use and which are prohibited? Thanks in advance --Chizuine (talk) 08:55, 20 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @VortexPhantom, I saw your meaningful edits on the Krishna page, and wanted to ask if you could make some contributions to the Hindu Mythology page. This article was added to the The Core Contest, and could definitely use insights from collaborators such as yourself. The deadline at the end of the month is fast approaching, so any contributions you could make would definitely help. Thanks in advance, Hemmingweigh (talk) 19:40, 23 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Swp also means supreme white power and they are not the left wing one..trust me --The truths q965 (talk) 11:22, 26 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm Sherry. How does editing work? What's it for? Thanks --Sbeasly (talk) 01:58, 31 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
