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Ask Rosie for help. OfficiaILido (talk) 12:25, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Rosie, why do all my edits get rolled back OfficiaILido (talk) 12:25, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OfficiaILido and welcome to Wikipedia. I see that you made 12 edits, of which 7 were to articles, and that 3 of these were rolled back. Each rollback had an Edit Summary by the editor who did the rollback giving a reason for their action. Further information regarding the rollbacks was left on your talkpage here. By reviewing these, it’ll help you to understand the “why”.

In the meantime, I left a Welcome! message on your talkpage with some helpful information for new editors. If you take time to review the links in the Welcome message, it’ll help you be successful with future edits. —Rosiestep (talk) 13:27, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t know if you have any knowledge of the Roblox Corporation but they are in deep trouble do to them sending a cease and desist to a youtuber named Schlep. Schelp caught bad actors on the platform. Roblox is well-known for being a kids platform except with predators lurking everywhere. This has sparked controversy including 3 congressman making a petition to force roblox to fix their problems. As well as the state of lousiana suing them for reason i cannot discuss on wikipedia. Anyways there is an article called the Roblox Schlep ban controversy about how what roblox is doing is illegal and the drama in a documentry style context in an effort to let as many people as possible know. However it seems that wikimedia adminastrators have done the following.

1. Protected the page. This has lead to many people in the roblox community thinking its censorship.
2. Having a vote to remove the article.

Multiple famous people have gotten involved with this including Chris Hanson.

Here are some trustable links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcVPPOB8TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqAw_NjHK8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIRLoIYwzA

Note: I am not involved or biased to the situation however I am a user on their platform who can make USD. And there is currently a massive boycott on roblox.

OfficiaILido (talk) 00:38, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OfficiaILido. Thanks for connecting with me again but I don’t know anything about the controversy. I recognize that you’re new to Wikipedia, so FYI, your comment might be better suited on the talkpages of editors who are associated with the articles you’ve linked. Another option is the WikiProject Video games talkpage.

If you have questions regarding editing Wikipedia, please let me know! —Rosiestep (talk) 06:33, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear, Rosiestep. You have played a very important role in me settling in and becoming a confortable Wikipedian. I would like to thank you for your service as a volunteer for Wikipedia for all these years. Also I search up a little about you and I was SHOCKED that you were in your 70’s you look a lot younger! Anyways appriecation aside, yesterday I offically have been auto-confrimed and have learned how to use the Teahouse all thanks to you. So I come back to ask you what are my next steps as a Wikimedian? Getting fully confirmed, getting thanks, having fun, or what next? I think you are more ten qaulified to awnser this question. OfficiaILido (talk) 00:15, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again OfficiaILido. Thanks for the kind words. P.S. No need to comment on an editor’s demographics. As for “what next?”, I second the recommendation that Liz left on your talkpage today, e.g., “your focus right now should be on gaining more editing experience and knowledge about how Wikipedia operates, along with its many policies and guidelines” as you have only had this account for a week and have made only 38 edits so far. Along with that, I’d add: have fun editing! I find it very enjoyable; hope you do, too. —Rosiestep (talk) 06:13, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does not Vicky app introduction introduction wiki app hidden member l this is possible? —Incliting (talk) 21:44, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Incliting and welcome to Wikipedia. I’m not sure what your question is other than it’s an inquiry regarding AutoWikiBrowser (AWB). As you don’t currently meet the requirements to use this software, consider focusing on learning how to edit Wikipedia. To that end, I’ve left a Welcome message on your talkpage with some ‘how to edit Wikipedia’ links for new editors. —Rosiestep (talk) 17:56, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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My story today, pictured on the main page, is about the best concert I sang (on 1 September 2019), and references for the article were collected by Brian Boulton. — Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:44, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

“Best concert” … that says a lot! —Rosiestep (talk) 06:34, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

yes – a friend flew in from NY state to listen – the pic was taken from his perspective —Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The church interior is magnificent. Nothing like it where I live. —Rosiestep (talk) 07:03, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You mean you never looked at the infobox on my user page 😉 – My story today is about a composer and his ballerina wife, pictured as I saw them in 2009. —Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:45, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today another giant’s music: Canto General. Listen if you like it really big and emotional, with the composer as the conductor, in Chile, after years of suppression. —Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a Chopin morning for me. —Rosiestep (talk) 06:42, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A Kastrup afternoon. —Rosiestep (talk) 10:34, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When you come to Frankfurt let me know. Concert in Idstein 14 September, – worth a trip 😉 —Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:15, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well that would be lovely, and I certainly will. Someday. Today, is a bookish day. —Rosiestep (talk) 22:36, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

come for book fair? – I have a couple visiting then, but would still have room. You could travel (by train) to the fair with a woman experienced in books and the fair. —Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Gerda, that is so nice of you. Much thanks! I was actually invited to participate (as a WikiPortraits photographer) in that book fair, but declined as I’m only covering US-based book fairs, film/dance festivals, etc. in 2025. 2026 … we’ll see. —Rosiestep (talk) 14:47, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

John Cage‘s image on the main page today, a soprano pictured for DYK who is alive (99!), another soprano on the recent deaths, there also a Ukrainian composer and a German bassonist, and 3 of the 5 are women. —Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoy a DYK that pictures a person together with achievements in art. —Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Me, too. —Rosiestep (talk) 14:47, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! – As you will know, Arvo Pärt is 90 today. Did you know that it took me some trouble to get him to the main page? Listen! —Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was unaware. And happy belated birthday to Arvo. —Rosiestep (talk) 11:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Why It is not include move (To Rename )? —Maymudra (talk) 17:22, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maymudra and welcome to Wikipedia. If you want to rename yourself (change your username), that info is here. If you want to rename/move an article, that info is here. Also, I left a Welcome message on your talkpage with links, etc. for new editors, which might also be helpful. —Rosiestep (talk) 17:30, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Ya pude recuperar mi información podría faltar algo —M luisito (talk) 18:01, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi M luisito and welcome to Wikipedia. I was able to translate what you wrote to me, but as it isn’t in the form of a question, I am unable to be helpful. P.S. This is the English Wikipedia, so kindly, if you do have a question, please write it in the English language. Thanks. —Rosiestep (talk) 22:44, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloMy problem is, someone has made a Wikipedia page about me and it is all Lies and Slander. How can I have it removed or edited? —TheRealPatKing (talk) 04:58, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheRealPatKing and welcome to Wikipedia. That sounds awful. I am so sorry you are having such an experience. Here’s a link to the info you seek. —Rosiestep (talk) 22:39, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello My name is Karolina Kuriata and I am an artist I would like to ask how could I create my Wikipedia account —Karolina Kuriata (talk) 04:46, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Karolina Kuriata and welcome to Wikipedia. Good news … you have created your Wikipedia account. It is User:Karolina Kuriata. —Rosiestep (talk) 09:34, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi —Sawzranger youn g (talk) 21:47, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sawzranger youn g and thanks for the greeting. Do you have a question for me? P.S. In case you’re wondering how to edit Wikipedia, left a Welcome message on your talkpage with some information/links that will help you get started. —Rosiestep (talk) 14:40, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hallo Rosie, Could you explain your addition of “|ref=none” to the publications in Roberta Bajada? You say “to resolve Harv warning”, but I don’t get any warning about a problem, and I must have added hundreds of “selected publications” using {{cite book}} without that parameter, with no problems that I’ve known of or that any other editor has mentioned. I’m just puzzled! PamD 22:14, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi PamD. I was unsuccessful trying to find the page that provides the script which enables an editor to see “Harv warning” messages. Searching for WP:Harv warning gives this, which shows other instances of “Harv warning” at peer reviews. This page didn’t have it. Nor this page, though there are three examples of what it looks like to editors who have enabled the script. Ergo, I’m hopeful that some pagestalker can provide the script.

As for the Roberta Bajada article, this is what I saw, which caused me to make the “|ref=none” edit: —Rosiestep (talk) 14:12, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Bajada, Roberta (2012). Il-Ħolma tan-Nannu Ġuż [Grandpa Ġuż's Dream]. Kotba Sagħtar. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2012.[9]
• Bajada, Roberta (2014). What! Another Book of Stories?. Fondazzjoni Sagħtar. ISBN 9789990964301. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2014.[10]
• Bajada, Roberta (2016). Arloġġ u Tila [Clock and Canvas]. Merlin. ISBN 9789990915402. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2016.
• Bajada, Roberta (2017). Termini u Kundizzjonijiet Japplikaw [Terms and Conditions Apply]. Merlin. ISBN 9789990916409. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2017.
• Bajada, Roberta (2019). Arlekkin Isfar [Yellow Harlequin]. Merlin. ISBN 9789990918427. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2019.
• Bajada, Roberta (2024). Shadow Woods (in Maltese). Merlin. ISBN 9789918240548. Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2024.

PamD, two script options are here. —Rosiestep (talk) 16:01, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not a technical person here, but is the script in your common.js? I do see two harv error scripts there, but I don’t see the word “none” in those. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 16:09, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The ed17. Me, too; not a technical person. You’re right, though. I should have checked my common.js from the get-go. It has the same two harv error scripts that are described here (e.g., User:Ucucha/HarvErrors.js and User:Trappist the monk/HarvErrors.js). cc: PamD. —Rosiestep (talk) 17:13, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hallo Rosie, It does look as if one of those scripts of yours is producing false reports, as there’s nothing problematic about any of these books being listed using {{cite book}}, and no-one else has ever found a need to add “ref=none” to similar listings. PamD 07:40, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PamD, short of ignoring the harv errors when I see them, and/or removing the scripts from my common.js, I’m unsure what to do from here as no one else has mentioned the scripts are producing false reports. Also, of course, they aren’t my scripts; pinging their developers: @Ucucha and Trappist the monk. —Rosiestep (talk) 10:53, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When I look at this version of Roberta Bajada (permalink – the last edit before your edits) I do not see the harv warnings with my script but I do see the warnings with Ucucha’s script even though the article does not use short-form referencing ({{sfn}}, {{harvnb}}, etc). The harv warnings emitted by my script look summat like this: Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2024. The harv warnings from Ucucha’s script look like this: Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBajada2024.

You have both harv error scripts in your common.js: line 2 and line 9. Pick one and delete the other.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:41, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick reply, Trappist the monk.

All: I’ve deleted Ucucha’s script. —Rosiestep (talk) 13:32, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I publish an article? —Volkan Agha (talk) 21:45, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Volkan Agha and welcome to Wikipedia. This explains how to publish a draft article. My welcome message on your talkpage includes additional links that provide guidance on how to edit. —Rosiestep (talk) 11:09, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Volkan Agha (talk) 11:11, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I HAVE CREATED A PAGE ON SOUTH INDIAN ACTOR , ABOUT HIS MOVIES AWARDS AND FURTHERS . IT SHOWN USERNAME/SANDBOX WHAT I CAN ? —Shivansh Sharmaa (talk) 11:33, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shivansh Sharmaa and welcome to Wikipedia! I see that you are working on this draft article, Draft:Thalapathy Vijay, and I encourage you to continue doing so. I took a look at the draft, but at the moment, it is unclear to me that he is notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia; see WP:NOTABILITY. Even if they were, the information in the article needs to be evidenced by reliable secondary sources; see WP:RS. None of the sources used in the article support the claims. Some suggestions:

• For references to be informative, convert them into inline citations.
• The inline citation needs to link to the news article or webpage that supports the claim; ergo, these generalized websites don’t suffice: [1] https://www.thehindu.com/, [2] https://indianexpress.com/, [3] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/, [4] https://www.bbc.com/.
• Every award requires an inline citation. Also, these facts require an inline citation, “among the highest-paid actors in Tamil cinema …”, and, “widely recognized for his versatile performances and box-office success”, and “known for his mass appeal and strong fan following.”, and “also known for his philanthropic activities.”.
• Each section and/or subsection would benefit from inline citations, e.g. “Early life and education” and “Personal life”.
• Bare URLs are subject to link rot; instead, use the various citation templates.

I left a welcome message on your talkpage with several links that give guidance for new editors. If you prefer videos rather than reading instruction pages, the green box at the top of my page (“Rosiestep’s Newbie Central”) has links to short, instructional videos for new editors.

Lastly, a friendly FYI: On English Wikipedia, writing talkpage comments in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (such as you’ve done here) denotes ‘shouting’. No worries; you’re new and didn’t know that. Learn about good practices for writing on talkpages here.

I hope this helps and that you can find a way to contribute, even if it is not with this article. —Rosiestep (talk) 15:32, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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i dont know what to cite, and what source to site from. —Iruleletsgoguys (talk) 09:16, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Iruleletsgoguys and welcome to Wikipedia. To answer your questions … What to cite: facts. What sources to cite from: reliable sources. These links explain things in detail: what are reliable sources, when and why to cite sources, what to do if an article is tagged as needing a citation, and various citation templates. Also, I left a welcome message on your talkpage which has other useful information for new editors. Hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! —Rosiestep (talk) 11:32, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

tsym! Iruleletsgoguys (talk) 11:43, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Ipigott. Following up on our previous conversation (now archived), I wanted to let you know about this new research project that I’m starting. — Rosiestep (talk) 16:39, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Rosie. I’m really pleased to see you are taking this seriously. I’m sure there will be interesting results, no doubt demonstrating that AI can play a useful role if used appropriately. As you probably know, my editing time is now pretty limited. Nevertheless, please feel free to let me know if you think I can be of any specific help.–Ipigott (talk) 17:22, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 01:04, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rosie,

Thank you. I’ve been editing several articles, actually. However, it says I’ve done 0. Do you know why is this happening to my account.

Thank you and kind regards, —JoselynAGOR2025 (talk) 09:50, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JoselynAGOR2025 and welcome to Wikipedia. I can think of two explanations, though maybe there are others which don’t come to mind: (a) you weren’t signed into this account and you edited anonymously, or (b) you weren’t signed into this account but you were signed into a different account/username. As almost all edits are viewable (e.g., some can only be viewed by an admin, etc.), here’s how to find the edits you made and to see why they aren’t connected with the JoselynAGOR2025 account, whose contribution history only has one edit (the note you just left on my talkpage). To view other edits you made, go to the article that you edited and look at its page history. Then, by checking the edits made on the day that you edited that article, you should be able to find your edits, and see “who” made those edits. Hope this is helpful, and, by the way, I left a welcome message on your talkpage with additional information you might find helpful. —Rosiestep (talk) 13:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rosiestep:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2025!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event with the theme What Women Do! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We’ll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you’re an old hand at GAs – we’d love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women’s works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 different occupations or professions (or broader roles in society) by month’s end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

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I created a page about a cult and I am worried it may start an edit war as people are debating over it. —Its Lido (talk) 18:22, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Its Lido. I recognize that you must be disappointed that the article you created, The Spawn, has been nominated for deletion. The deletion discussion will last approximately 7 days, and during that time, you may improve the article if you wish. Good news: no “edit war”. Learn more about Articles for Deletion discussions: here.

In the meantime, the quote box left on your talkpage by another editor in the section titled Speedy deletion nomination of The Spawn provides helpful recommendations for newcomers, so you may want to check out those links before creating another article. Happy editing! —Rosiestep (talk) 01:15, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rosie, I would like to know a few tips on how to be a good editor and easily find errors in articles or other edits —MCSRVR01 (talk) 02:13, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MCSRVR01 and welcome to Wikipedia. A good place to start is this introduction to editing. I also left a Welcome message on your talkpage with a few other helpful links. Happy editing! —Rosiestep (talk) 02:21, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]