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Question from Daniel Barrios Abad (07:58, 24 April 2025)

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Hi! Between some of my editing interests are musical album pages. If I were to create a new page for an album, how does the copyright work with the album covers? --Daniel Barrios Abad (talk) 07:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Barrios Abad: There is an exemption from copyright known as fair use, at least in the United States (where Wikipedia servers are located). To meet Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Non-free content guideline/policy, you will need to upload the image on Wikipedia instead of to Wikimedia Commons (as one would do with free (as in libre) content). Additionally, you must provide a non-free use rationale to explain why this image is used instead of a free (as in libre) image, and what article you will use it on. Fair use images that are not used on any article, or do not have a valid rationale, will be deleted.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:54, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot! Daniel Barrios Abad (talk) 15:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New pages patrol May 2025 Backlog drive

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May 2025 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
  • On 1 May 2025, a one-month backlog drive for New Pages Patrol will begin.
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Question from John111113 (19:55, 25 April 2025)

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who are you --John111113 (talk) 19:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@John111113: I'm just a Wikipedia editor. Do you need help with using or editing Wikipedia? ~ Rusty meow ~ 00:13, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Padepadi (14:18, 28 April 2025)

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Hello. I would like to contribute a picture of my grandfather. He was an assemblyman representing 2nd district of Pangasinan. (1909-1912) --Padepadi (talk) 14:18, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Padepadi: You can upload free images to Wikimedia Commons. ~ Rusty meow ~ 19:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-18

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Updates for editors

  • Event organizers who host collaborative activities on multiple wikis, including Bengali, Japanese, and Korean Wikipedias, will have access to the CampaignEvents extension this week. Also, admins in the Wikipedia where the extension is enabled will automatically be granted the event organizer right soon. They won't have to manually grant themselves the right before they can manage events as requested by a community.
  • Recurrent item View all 19 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

  • The release of the next major version of Codex, the design system for Wikimedia, is scheduled for 29 April 2025. Technical editors will have access to the release by the week of 5 May 2025. This update will include a number of breaking changes and minor visual changes. Instructions on handling the breaking and visual changes are documented on this page. Pre-release testing is reported in T386298, with post-release issues tracked in T392379 and T392390.
  • Users of Wiki Replicas will notice that the database views of ipblocks, ipblocks_ipindex, and ipblocks_compat are now deprecated. Users can query the block and block_target new views that mirror the new tables in the production database instead. The deprecated views will be removed entirely from Wiki Replicas in June, 2025.
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WikiCup 2025 May newsletter

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The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

In addition, we would like to recognize Generalissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red May 2025

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Women in Red | May 2025, Vol 11, Issue 5, Nos. 326, 327, 337, 338


Online events:

Announcements (events facilitated by others):

Progress ("moving the needle"):

  • Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!
  • 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
  • 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

Tip of the month:

  • Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
    are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

Other ways to participate:

--Lajmmoore (talk 09:22, 29 April 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Question from MANELLFIYO (12:33, 29 April 2025)

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Hello Mentor! How are you doing today? Can you give me a small brief about Wikipedia? --MANELLFIYO (talk) 12:33, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MANELLFIYO: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone. If you're interested in editing, feel free to check out our introduction! Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:59, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I wanted to publish my personal info on wikipedia. how do i go about it? MANELLFIYO (talk) 17:19, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@MANELLFIYO:
That's not something I'd recommend. Wikipedia strongly discourages subjects writing about themselves on Wikipedia, and it could get your blocked from editing. As such, I will not be helping you with that.
If you'd like to contribute constructively to other subjects, however, I'm happy to help! ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Winfield Kruse (12:59, 29 April 2025)

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What type of problems are on Wikipedia that I should edit? Is it mainly spelling errors, bad information, or something else? --Winfield Kruse (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Winfield Kruse: All of the things you mentioned could be possible issues on Wikipedia, but particularly people adding unsourced info or trying to disrupt the wiki.
How I began editing was doing "anti-vandalism": monitoring recent changes to Wikipedia and reverting those that do not meet content policies (e.g. disruptive, unsourced, etc.)
We have a task center too if you're like to check that out!
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:58, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Abhijeetk235 (10:50, 30 April 2025)

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Hello I want to submit a edit request. Where should I put the reference for this. --Abhijeetk235 (talk) 10:50, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Abhijeetk235: It seems you submitted an edit request after you asked me. ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:08, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Animmalrightschannel (17:53, 30 April 2025)

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So, mentor, I nominated Clift Schimmels for deletion. He was somebody's beloved coach, I get that. Please don't assume I haven't read any guidelines. Please also don't assume that I'm not already deeply offended by misogynistic behavior on Wikipedia. --Animmalrightschannel (talk) 17:53, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Animmalrightschannel: There's nothing wrong with nominating an article for deletion! Even if someone was to oppose it, that's part of the learning process. ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:13, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 May 2025

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Question from AnonymouslyFrench (07:52, 2 May 2025)

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Hey, hope you're alright please how do I edit the title of pages. --AnonymouslyFrench (talk) 07:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AnonymouslyFrench: Once you have ten edits and your account is at least four days old you will gain the ability to "move" pages. Please note that the use of this tool requires the move to either be uncontroversial or be backed by consensus. If the move may be controversial or requires consensus, you can post at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:16, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PaulClementPritchard (15:42, 3 May 2025)

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Hello. I want to update the list of recipients of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer_Prize_for_Humanitarianism) I have photos and documentation. What's next? Thanks --PaulClementPritchard (talk) 15:42, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PaulClementPritchard: What you'll want to do when updating the list is to cite what we consider Wikipedia:Reliable sources. For example, note how many of the recipients are cited to news sources; this is what I'd prefer using, but if you can't find those, try using other reliable sources, such as the documentation you mention, if it's considered by us to be reliable. Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 17:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from 1972x (19:30, 3 May 2025)

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how do i create my biography --1972x (talk) 19:30, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@1972x: It is discouraged to create an article on yourself. If you wish, however, you may start a draft at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation. See Help:Your first article for more information. Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-19

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

Updates for editors

  • For wikis that have the CampaignEvents extension enabled, two new feature improvements have been released:
    • Admins can now choose which namespaces are permitted for Event Registration via Community Configuration (documentation). The default setup is for event registration to be permitted in the Event namespace, but other namespaces (such as the project namespace or WikiProject namespace) can now be added. With this change, communities like WikiProjects can now more easily use Event Registration for their collaborative activities.
    • Editors can now transclude the Collaboration List on a wiki page (documentation). The Collaboration List is an automated list of events and WikiProjects on the wikis, accessed via Special:AllEvents (example). Now, the Collaboration List can be added to all sorts of wiki pages, such as: a wiki mainpage, a WikiProject page, an affiliate page, an event page, or even a user page.
  • Recurrent item View all 27 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

  • Developers who use the moment library in gadgets and user scripts should revise their code to use alternatives like the Intl library or the new mediawiki.DateFormatter library. The moment library has been deprecated and will begin to log messages in the developer console. You can see a global search for current uses, and ask related questions in this Phabricator task.
  • Developers who maintain a tool that queries the Wikidata term store tables (wbt_*) need to update their code to connect to a separate database cluster. These tables are being split into a separate database cluster. Tools that query those tables via the wiki replicas must be adapted to connect to the new cluster instead. Documentation and related links are available. [1]
  • Recurrent item Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

In depth

  • The latest Chart Project newsletter is available. It includes updates on preparing to expand the deployment to additional wikis as soon as this week (starting May 6) and scaling up over the following weeks, plus exploring filtering and transforming source data.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).

Administrator changes

added Rusalkii
readded NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
removed

Interface administrator changes

removed Galobtter

Guideline and policy news

Miscellaneous

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Question from Maxmacudopa (20:17, 6 May 2025)

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Hi Rusty. I am brand new to this. I welcome your help and comments. Best wishes, Max --Maxmacudopa (talk) 20:17, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Maxmacudopa: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! What do you need help on? ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MYDEITY (16:09, 8 May 2025)

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Hello how can I be the best writer and best editor this world will ever know --MYDEITY (talk) 16:09, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MYDEITY:
To learn how to write Wikipedia articles, I would recommend looking at some articles and improving them; the Task Center has plenty of tasks, from beginner to advanced!
You may also be interested to look at the Introduction if you haven't already. This guide teaches you about the basics of Wikipedia.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:22, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Vaquita01 (01:08, 9 May 2025)

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Are you real? Either way, I'm happy to have you here. Say, how do you make citations? --Vaquita01 (talk) 01:08, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaquita01: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! I can assure you that I am a real person.
Anyways, to create a citation, it differs depending on if you're in the source editor (which shows the underlying code) or the VisualEditor (which works more like a word processor).
In the source editor, click the dropdown labeled "Cite", then the dropdown labeled "templates" has a few of the most common citation formats. If that doesn't work for you, you can always create a reference manually, by enclosing text in the code <ref>...</ref>. For example, <ref>Example text</ref> produces the reference: [1]

References

  1. ^ Example text
However, most new editors will prefer to use VisualEditor, which is a "what you see is what you get" editor much like a word processor. In the visual editor, simply click the "Cite" button in the top toolbar.
You can switch between the two editors by using the pencil icon in the top right corner of the editor, or changing it in your preferences.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 01:19, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PyTechGenius (15:23, 9 May 2025)

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Hi, I am here to learn how to make edits and create pages. --PyTechGenius (talk) 15:23, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PyTechGenius: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Is there anything you'd like help with? ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:29, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Rusty Cat Nothing right now. But Need your help to create a new page. PyTechGenius (talk) 08:58, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Shamanimals (09:43, 10 May 2025)

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Hello Im mostly a user on mobile and my interests are primarily geography climate nature history linguistics among others for the time being i want to help expand wikipedia by translating very useful articles in my opinion such as the Sub artic Koppen geiger classification system which doesnt have a page yet in Greek or Albanian both languages that i speak fluently among others my questions are how do i create categories or tranlate a page in a way similar to how it's done on Pc and how do i create a page from scratch Thank you in advance. --Shamanimals (talk) 09:43, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Shamanimals: I don't really know much about mobile, but you can always switch to the desktop view by clicking "desktop" at the bottom.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:13, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I figured out how to do it after all now i need to learn how to quote sources and im all set Shamanimals (talk) 14:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Vector4900 (05:37, 12 May 2025)

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Hi Rusty Cat,

I recently added a page Seeley Lake (lake). It was just approved and I was informed that it was given a C-class rating. I've found the Wikipedia:Content assessment page but I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for bringing a page from class-c to class-b. I plan to drive up there to get some good photos to upload to commons but it's quite far. Until then what do you recommend?

Thanks, Vector --Vector4900 (talk) 05:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Vector4900: Looking at the criteria, one thing I notice is that there are some sections in the article which consist of only a paragraph; if more info can be found, please expand the sections!
However, I like how the article already seems to meet some of the B-Class criteria, particularly that you have supporting materials such as images and an infobox, have a good article structure, no major grammatical flaws, and plenty of references throughout.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:05, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-20

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

  • The "Get shortened URL" link on the sidebar now includes a QR code. Wikimedia site users can now use it by scanning or downloading it to quickly share and access shared content from Wikimedia sites, conveniently.

Updates for editors

  • The Wikimedia Foundation is working on a system called Edge Uniques, which will enable A/B testing, help protect against distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is to help more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for. Tech News has previously written about this. The deployment will be gradual. Some might see the Edge Uniques cookie the week of 19 May. You can discuss this on the talk page.
  • Starting May 19, 2025, Event organisers in wikis with the CampaignEvents extension enabled can use Event Registration in the project namespace (e.g., Wikipedia namespace, Wikidata namespace). With this change, communities don't need admins to use the feature. However, wikis that don't want this change can remove and add the permitted namespaces at Special:CommunityConfiguration/CampaignEvents.
  • The Wikipedia project now has a Wikipedia in Nupe (w:nup:). This is a language primarily spoken in the North Central region of Nigeria. Speakers of this language are invited to contribute to new Wikipedia.
  • Recurrent item View all 27 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

  • Developers can now access pre-parsed Dutch Wikipedia, amongst others (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese) through the Structured Contents snapshots (beta). The content includes parsed Wikipedia abstracts, descriptions, main images, infoboxes, article sections, and references.
  • The /page/data-parsoid REST API endpoint is no longer in use and will be deprecated. It is scheduled to be turned off on June 7, 2025.
  • Recurrent item Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

In depth

  • The IPv6 support is a newly introduced Cloud virtual network that significantly boosts Wikimedia platforms' scalability, security, and readiness for the future. If you are a technical contributor eager to learn more, check out this blog post for an in-depth look at the journey to IPv6.

Meetings and events

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Question from Writer-from-ps (11:42, 13 May 2025)

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كيف أنشر اول مقال لي ؟ --Writer-from-ps (talk) 11:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Writer-from-ps: Sorry, but I do not speak Arabic. If you wish to write in Arabic, please go to the Arabic Wikipedia. Thank you. ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Favour asuka on Jean-Christophe Spinosi (22:44, 13 May 2025)

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How can I edit --Favour asuka (talk) 22:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Favour asuka: You can simply press the "edit" button. Are you having problems finding it? ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Favour asuka (22:57, 13 May 2025)

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I want to post my picture --Favour asuka (talk) 22:57, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Favour asuka: It is not recommended for users to post articles about themselves and goes against Wikipedia guidelines, such as the conflict of interest guideline. If you wish to otherwise upload images, you can do so at Wikimedia Commons.
Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:17, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 May 2025

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Question from NickTucker1741 (22:53, 14 May 2025)

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Hi Rusty, I'd like to create a page. How would I go about doing that? --NickTucker1741 (talk) 22:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@NickTucker1741: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! You may create a new article by first starting a draft through our Articles for Creation process which you can then submit for review when you believe it is ready for publication.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Wzgoldman (22:50, 17 May 2025)

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I am the subject of the short bio. I would like to correct the text to read: Wendy Z. Goldman, Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of History, is a social and political historian of Russia. Her early work, Women, the State and Revolution: Soviet Family Policy and Social Life, 1917-1936 (Cambridge University Press, 1993) (awarded the Berkshire Conference Book Award) and Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin’s Russia Women (Cambridge University Press, 2002) focused on family policy, women's emancipation, and industrialization. She wrote about Stalinist repression in Terror and Democracy in the Age of Stalin: The Social Dynamics of Repression (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and Inventing the Enemy: Denunciation and Terror in Stalin’s Russia (Cambridge University Press, 2011) (awarded Honorable Mention, Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History.) She published (with Dr. Joe William Trotter Jr., co-editor) The Ghetto in Global History. 1500 to the Present (Routledge, 2018.) She focused on World War II in Hunger and War: Food Provisioning in the Soviet Union During World War II (Indiana University Press, 2015) (Donald Filtzer, co-editor). Her most recent work (with Donald Filtzer), Fortress Dark and Stern. The Soviet Home Front during World War II (Oxford University Press, 2021) (winner of the Society for Military History prize) is the first comprehensive study of the contribution of the Soviet home front to the victory in World War II. Her articles and books have been translated into Russian, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Japanese. She received grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council, and National Council for Eurasian and East European Research. She heads the Socialist Studies Seminar at CMU, and is the Director of the CMU Prison Education Project How can I substitute this text for the one that exists? --Wzgoldman (talk) 22:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wzgoldman:
Please read my reply below carefully.
While you could just click the "edit" tab to edit the page and paste that in, by doing so you will be violating the conflict of interest guideline among others. We strongly discourage article subjects from directly editing their articles, and this is one of the reasons. Instead, the correct course of action is to suggest a change on the article's discussion page ("Talk" tab on the top left) and start a new discussion with the text you propose adding, along with citations to back up your changes.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 00:04, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Chacapu (01:27, 18 May 2025)

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¿Cómo se puede hacer una bandera en Wikipedia? --Chacapu (talk) 01:27, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hola, estás en Wikipedia en inglés, no en Wikipedia en español. Aquí, normalmente no hablamos español. Sí quieres contribuir en español, puedes visitar Wikipedia en español (https://es.wikipedia.org).
En la Wikipedia en español, y también aquí, hay "templates" (es como se llaman en inglés -- no sé el nombre español) para hacer las banderas, por ejemplo Template:Flag aquí. Creo que puedes encontrar algún similar en la Wikipedia en español también.
¡Gracias! ~ Rusty meow ~ 01:58, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Adityanair99 (01:42, 19 May 2025)

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Hello I want to create an for Aditya G Nair who is a singer and has many songs in different languages to his Credits. --Adityanair99 (talk) 01:42, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Adityanair99: Hello, welcome to Wikipedia!
You can create a draft article through the Wikipedia:Articles for Creation process, and submit it for review when you are ready.
Please note that writing about yourself is prohibited on Wikipedia.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 02:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-21

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

  • The Editing Team and the Machine Learning Team are working on a new check for newcomers: Peacock check. Using a prediction model, this check will encourage editors to improve the tone of their edits, using artificial intelligence. We invite volunteers to review the first version of the Peacock language model for the following languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Japanese. Users from these wikis interested in reviewing this model are invited to sign up at MediaWiki.org. The deadline to sign up is on May 23, which will be the start date of the test.

Updates for editors

  • From May 20, 2025, oversighters and checkusers will need to have their accounts secured with two-factor authentication (2FA) to be able to use their advanced rights. All users who belong to these two groups and do not have 2FA enabled have been informed. In the future, this requirement may be extended to other users with advanced rights. Learn more.
  • Wishlist item Multiblocks will begin mass deployment by the end of the month: all non-Wikipedia projects plus Catalan Wikipedia will adopt Multiblocks in the week of May 26, while all other Wikipedias will adopt it in the week of June 2. Please contact the team if you have concerns. Administrators can test the new user interface now on your own wiki by browsing to Special:Block?usecodex=1, and can test the full multiblocks functionality on testwiki. Multiblocks is the feature that makes it possible for administrators to impose different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. See the help page for more information. [2]
  • Later this week, the Special:SpecialPages listing of almost all special pages will be updated with a new design. This page has been redesigned to improve the user experience in a few ways, including: The ability to search for names and aliases of the special pages, sorting, more visible marking of restricted special pages, and a more mobile-friendly look. The new version can be previewed at Beta Cluster now, and feedback shared in the task. [3]
  • The Chart extension is being enabled on more wikis. For a detailed list of when the extension will be enabled on your wiki, please read the deployment timeline.
  • Wikifunctions will be deployed on May 27 on five Wiktionaries: Hausa, Igbo, Bengali, Malayalam, and Dhivehi/Maldivian. This is the second batch of deployment planned for the project. After deployment, the projects will be able to call functions from Wikifunctions and integrate them in their pages. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of a stable and global function, rather than via a local template.
  • Later this week, the Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub for experiments. This is to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments. The experiments help the Wikimedia movement understand new users, how they interact with the internet and how it could affect the Wikimedia movement. Some examples are generated video, the Wikipedia Roblox speedrun game and the Discord bot.
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Question from Babyforest (12:06, 21 May 2025)

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How can i create a company profile --Babyforest (talk) 12:06, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Babyforest: Welcome to Wikipedia!
You can create a draft article at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation. However, keep in mind creating or directly editing about a company you work for is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia.
Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:52, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Andrewc728 (12:43, 21 May 2025)

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How do I create a page for the company I work for? --Andrewc728 (talk) 12:43, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Andrewc728: Creating or directly editing an article on the company you work for is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia, as it is an example of conflict-of-interest editing. If a subject were to meet our notability guidelines (inclusion criteria), an editor would have most likely written an article on it already.
You are welcome, however, to edit other articles, or to start an article about something that you do not have a conflict of interest with at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation.
Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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