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March 19

Feedback on the New User Homepage

Hello! Does anyone know where I can go to provide feedback on the new user homepage? There doesn't seem to be a link to do so anywhere on it. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 01:31, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Blaze Wolf: I think that is part of the Editor Retention project. Trying asking at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Editor_Retention, if they can't help, hopefully they can point in the right direction. RudolfRed (talk) 01:44, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Blaze Wolf: When I tried to find out about this, I landed at this Mediawiki FAQ page (part of a "Growth" project). Looking around on that page, there are several places where they ask for feedback to be given at mw:Talk:Growth, so that might be an appropriate place. But there is also this enWiki page: Wikipedia:Growth Team features with an overview, where they ask for feedback on that page's talkpage. --R. S. Shaw (talk) 03:45, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of redirects to a specific page

A few days ago while looking up something else, I coincidentally came across a redirect - Gregg Turkington's Decker Vs. Dracula, as it were - which I then edited to point to a more thematically appropriate page. That did get me thinking just now: There has to be an obvious way to list all redirects pointing to any given page, right? If someone could show me the way, I'd be eternally grateful. Dr. Duh 🩺 (talk) 18:57, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Special:WhatLinksHere/List of Decker episodes then, under Filters click: Hide transclusions and Hide links.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 19:01, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. Pretty sure I've already been to that overview, but I guess the little filter box was too inconspicuous... Dr. Duh 🩺 (talk) 19:08, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting for Approval vs. Publishing a Page

I have created a couple pages and edited some but not recently. Why should one wait for three months for "approval" with a waiting list of 3,000 +/-, versus just publishing it? I don't understand why one would wait. Please advise. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdmoss (talk • contribs) 19:31, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Kdmoss. The Articles for Creation process is optional and it certainly has problems. However, if you move the current version of your draft to the encyclopedia, it will be checked out by members of the New Pages Patrol, and I consider it highly likely that it would be deleted. The person does not meet WP:POLITICIAN and the references are sparse. Cullen328 (talk) 19:44, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is it considered good form to wait for another review if you fixed up a declined draft, or is the normal process just to move it to mainspace on your own? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:04, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Celebrate Women Images

Hola, después de leer cuidadosamente instrucciones para publicar imágenes durante el mes de Marzo para celebrar a las Mujeres, y como me gusta la fotografía, pensé darle un enfoque a las capturas que tengo sobre Mujeres de mi entorno con sus muy diversos trabajos, mismas que fueron captadas en sus áreas de trabajo, pensando que podría llevar a cabo. Posteriormente y al ir observando a detalle veo que es un proyecto con Mujeres en específico. Me gustaría me indicaran si a futuro tienen planeado hacer algo semejante o bien, podría tener la oportunidad de contribuir con el material que tengo. Gracias anticipadas. Floweronview — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2806:108E:21:1FDE:E98F:DFDF:F710:7CE3 (talk) 19:40, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. If you do not speak English, perhaps you should consider participating in the Spanish Wikipedia. As for photographs, you can upload them to Wikimedia Commons, where they can be used in any language version of Wikipedia. →

Google Translate: Hola. Si no hablas inglés, quizás deberías considerar participar en la Wikipedia en español. En cuanto a las fotografías, puede subirlas a Wikimedia Commons, donde se pueden usar en cualquier versión de Wikipedia en cualquier idioma. Cullen328 (talk) 19:50, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lester Holt

Why can't I find out anything about why Lester Holt leaving NBC Nightly News? I hate it when they just put someone else in and don't tell us why? Makes me so mad. Joyce Simms, Kansas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jas833 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jas833 Please direct questions about the Lester Holt article to its talk page, Talk:Lester Holt. 331dot (talk) 20:50, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Joyce. I get the impression that you're not actually asking about the Wikipedia article but about the behaviour of the network. I'm afraid this Help Desk for Wikipedia can't help you with that. ColinFine (talk) 22:10, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, Jas833, this podcast by Trevor Noah of The Daily Show seems to address your query. I haven't listened to it, but the introductory matter suggests that Holt himself wants to take up a different path in journalism to that of being a news-desk anchor.

Perhaps someone would like to use this as a source for adding to the Holt article. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.229.59 (talk) 03:05, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wish to rewrite a biography of a distant relative, Lewis Baumer, and need help in going about this

Hi

re https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Lewis_Baumer

I have done a considerable amount of research about my grandfather's first cousin, a man whose surname I share but whom I never met. There is an existing very short biography on Wikipedia of him. This has errors and many omissions about his achievements.

My biography is fully referenced and is mainly about his professional life.

I have registered and have a username and password.

There are 2 issues:

As my biography is on a relative I have a potential conflict of interest, and am quite happy to submit my contribution to anyone in authority for scrutiny.

Secondly, as my biography is very much more detailed and in at least one place contradicts what is already written about him (a minor difference, not likely to be controversial), I don't know how to go about editing the existing text.

Harry Baumer (talk) 23:07, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome Harry! First, I'd recommend taking brief glances at:

If there's a glaring factual error on the article, I'd recommend proposing an edit request at Talk:Lewis Baumer. Unfortunately, if the only source you have to support a claim is your own personal research findings or experience, it can't be used. However, note that Offline sources such as printed books, public records, newspaper scans on microfiche, etc, can still be reliable sources with an appropriate citation.

You should also know that writing an article from scratch (as "rewrite" implies) is one of the hardest and most difficult tasks here. This of course does not thousands of novice editors from attempting the feat every day. As you gradually familiarize yourself with Wikipedia and its inner workings, I'd recommend working to improve the existing article text, with accurate and properly sourced information. Happy editing! RoxySaunders (talk · contribs) 23:48, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]