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hi, how can I create a Wikipedia page for my local supermarket? –[[User:Heydarman|Heydarman]] ([[User talk:Heydarman|talk]]) 03:10, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

hi, how can I create a Wikipedia page for my local supermarket? –[[User:Heydarman|Heydarman]] ([[User talk:Heydarman|talk]]) 03:10, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Alex.mackenzie.321|Alex.mackenzie.321]] (05:59, 9 November 2025) ==

Hey man, I was reading the Bret Weinstein profile (not only this page but a

a LOT of pages over the years that I think are inaccurately portrayed). The bias on Wikipedia is, in my opinion, incredible and absurd in many cases.

Curious on your thoughts. –[[User:Alex.mackenzie.321|Alex.mackenzie.321]] ([[User talk:Alex.mackenzie.321|talk]]) 05:59, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

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MediaWiki message delivery 19:28, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to make an edit on the page for David Broza. It doesn’t have the correct information about his current residence nor his current wife. Here is what I would like to add:
David Broza is married to Israeli fashion designer Nili Lotan. They were married in 2011.
Nili Lotan: is a well-known fashion designer, and the couple resides in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. —TorahMorah (talk) 03:42, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! The page isn’t protected so you can make the edit. Make sure to back up any claims with a reliable source because otherwise your changes may be removed. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 07:54, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Scrabble. Apologies for not editing correctly. I am the Lyndon Williams in person and was just updating my personal Wikipedia page. Are you able to reinstate my minor updates or do I have to redo them? Many Thnaks, Lyndon 2A02:C7C:CA7A:900:D472:90F9:417D:A0AF (talk) 11:54, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I removed your edits because they weren’t backed up by sources and on Wikipedia, especially with BLPs, we want all claims to be backed up by a citation. As you have admitted to being the person in question, I need to point you toward WP:COI, as you obviously have a conflict of interest. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 11:58, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I’m pretty upset to see that you have deleted all the work I have done on the Observatory page. I know you felt it was unsourced but please understand that I’m just learning how to put sources in. Thsi is html code and I’m not very good at it. I’ve just learned that the correct way to add a source is. In good faith I’m going back to the page now to add the sources and I discover you have deleted hours of work. Dear ScrabbleTiles could you please, rather than using your special powers just to delete valuable work, get a little pedagogical and help honest people liek myself whose only wish is to imprve pages in our own time. I am very respectful and doing this honestly. PLease put my changes back in and I’ll add the sources requested – I’ve just understood how to do it. Counting on your help and support! Let’s do this! All the best. Frogprincess66 (talk) 14:38, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I removed what you added because it wasn’t backed up by a source. If you want to work on articles in your own time, then I’d suggest using your sandbox to develop your edits and then add them when they are ready to be included. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 14:45, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good tip. Will do. But help to understand. You have left in the general SCOPE chapter which is complete and up to date but contains no links. Could you explain why? I’m going to work on the page and put in sources. In stead of deleting my work, could you contact me on this page – you’re very quick and that’s so great. Just tell me what isn’t correct for you OK? Thanks ScrabbleTiles! Frogprincess66 (talk) 15:00, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The scope chapter would have been removed in my revert as well, had there not been a maintenance bot performing tasks on that article and splitting up your edits. Would you be able to find sources for the scope paragraph as well and add them as that would be very helpful. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 15:05, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty sure I can try that. Watch this space and see if I’m doing this right. Thanks so much! Frogprincess66 (talk) 15:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There you go – I’ve added some sources. I’d apprcaite your opinion! Frogprincess66 (talk) 15:26, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good to have some non primary sources as well, but at least you are backing up your claims now. Could you try to find some sources for the paragraphs without them as well? ScrabbleTiles (talk) 15:51, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK that’s very clear. Onto it now. So we can keep the SCOPE paragraph, right? I’ll add another one this evening and be sure to add some sources – primary and non! I think I’ve cracked tha adding of references. Thank you so much for your time and advice. Frogprincess66 (talk) 16:32, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK so now I learn that you cannot use another wikipedia page as a non primary source as this is referred to as a circular reference. This is not allowed as I understand. Got it! Frogprincess66 (talk) 16:42, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

its confusing how to insert images if its on wikipedia. —AnGrade7ParagraphWriter (talk) 17:21, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! This should help you Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup/3 but if it doesn’t, feel free to ask me and I’ll try to explain it. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 17:26, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I hate old and I love new

😩😩😩😩😩😭😭😭😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 no change fixed old Almaeln (talk) 18:15, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t understand what you mean. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 18:42, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I have had the bod reverse several of my wording edits. How do I see what was reversed? —Sciencenutritionhealth (talk) 20:58, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am new to editing. In looking at the page for Syed Amin Tabish, it looks like he could “walk in water”. Who verifies all the awards, positions, etc that are part of the page? This seems to be a bigger potential issue than a few wording mistakes. —Sciencenutritionhealth (talk) 21:00, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think the article fails WP:NPOV? ScrabbleTiles (talk) 17:34, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I want to create a page about me and my work as a Musician. Where do I start? —Mwine Mugume (talk) 13:03, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! As said on your talk page, writing an article about yourself is strongly discouraged, per WP:AUTO, as they tend to fail WP:NPOV and have notability issues. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 17:44, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello how do I edit on Wikipedia —Braden nekton 9 (talk) 06:00, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The logos —Kristiyan7768 (talk) 14:04, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning,
I am the executive director of a museum that is opening in a couple of weeks, and I was alerted to the fact that there is no Wikipedia page about the museum, or the heritage site where it is located. I wanted to create a Wikipedia page for the museum. There are plenty of published sources I can use (that are not by me).
I realize this is a conflict of interest, but I’m not sure how to handle that. If a board member or an intern writes the article, it’s still a conflict of interest. It seems like less of a conflict of interest for me, since I am not directly being paid to write the article, as an intern would be. I could get a friend to write it, but that feels like just as much of a conflict of interest. Will I be allowed to write this article even though I am the director of the museum? —JohnnyMort835 (talk) 15:39, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! There is guidance about this at WP:COI. You need to declare your conflict of interest on the article and on your user page, but as long as you follow WP:NPOV and have plenty of reliable sources, you should be alright. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 17:22, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Can you tell me how do I use hyperlinks and input references properly? —Thehistorian999 (talk) 17:52, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! The general guideline of referencing for beginners is WP:REFB. See if that helps and if it doesn’t, then I can try and explain. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 19:05, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’d like to download some pictures and will need your help with this —Gleganof (talk) 02:06, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi, how can I create a Wikipedia page for my local supermarket? —Heydarman (talk) 03:10, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man, I was reading the Bret Weinstein profile (not only this page but a
a LOT of pages over the years that I think are inaccurately portrayed). The bias on Wikipedia is, in my opinion, incredible and absurd in many cases.

Curious on your thoughts. —Alex.mackenzie.321 (talk) 05:59, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]