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Hi! when in doubt regards a grammatical correction, are there recommended websites or resources for a newbie editor like me can refer to? much thanks! -- Villkomoses ( talk) 12:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Villkomoses: A useful resource is Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:59, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Geoff--here's another editor who misuses the word "grammar". I may have to roll back all their edits. Drmies ( talk) 13:15, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Drmies: Oh my! (just one sample... Roll Tide! Need any help? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:21, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Nah, thanks--I just left them a note. I appreciate your marking this historic event, BTW. (If only I could watch the Ronde van Vlaanderen!) Drmies ( talk) 13:24, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Drmies: Well, you could get close by picking up a pastry named after another race... Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:30, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello Glane23,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi Glane. Thanks for getting in touch. I'm keen to write a biographical page for a musician friend of note. Do I need to practice editing first? (I'm a journalist). Jane -- JaneOliviaAus ( talk) 13:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ JaneOliviaAus: Hello, if I were you, I would look at some of the available help articles, such as Your first article. Editing here is very different from editing as a professional journalist, as there is no central editorial board overseeing content and almost everyone is a rank amateur, driven only by their love for the encyclopedia. Those same amateurs may review and change your article once it is published. I think Wikipedia editors need the hide of a rhinoceros and the heart of a dove in order to thrive. Start your article at the Article Wizard, which will guide you through the steps of creating and then submitting a draft for review by the new article reviewers (all of whom are volunteers, as with everyone else, including yourself). Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:20, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

appreciate this, thanks! JaneOliviaAus ( talk) 14:31, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi, I removed some incorrect information that you put back in from my mothers article (Lynn Donoghue) because it was incorrect in both cause of death and my name 174.88.93.55 ( talk) 09:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ 174.88.93.55: You removed a part of the article which was referenced by two reliable sources instead of providing such references to correct the statements in the article. As it turns out, another volunteer has restored your deletion. Discuss any further changes to that part of the article on its Talk page to try to gain some consensus as to the article's content. Provide sources for any correction(s) you propose per this essay. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 11:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello , is it easy to create a page or to edit? -- Speelman Sinawo ( talk) 15:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Speelman Sinawo: Well, yes. But there is a learning curve to getting things done correctly around here. Wikipedia is a "wiki", which means that everyone is welcome to contribute to our content, including you. We have no central editorial board; all our articles are written and edited by volunteer members of the Wikipedia community. At the top of each page is an "edit" tab. Try it, for example, at Wikipedia:Sandbox, a practice area where you can make changes.

If you'd like more information about contributing to Wikipedia, you should read the introduction: Wikipedia:Introduction. There is also an editing tutorial that every new editor should read: Wikipedia:Tutorial. Another useful guide is this one, which will help you understand what can and cannot be posted on your own user account page, User:Speelman Sinawo. Welcome! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:07, 7 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply