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Question from RDResearcher2025 (04:01, 3 May 2025)

@RDResearcher2025 My article has not been published. What is missing from it?

Launcherball strikes again

Hello I just checked the day after tomorrow did you know and guess what?
launcherball had spread yet another fake fact it's about the queen Elizabeth one

Question from Margaret Cordier Biermann on User:Margaret Cordier Biermann/sandbox (05:41, 23 January 2026)

Hi,

I would like to edit and add the correct complete info. {{Infobox writer
| name = Margaret Cordier Biermann
| birth_name = Margaret Cordier
| birth_date = 28 April 1962
| birth_place = Northern Cape, South Africa
| occupation = Poet, writer
| language = Afrikaans, English
| nationality = South African
| notable_works = ''Buigbreek''
}}

'''Margaret Cordier Biermann''' (born 28 April 1962), known professionally as '''Margaret Cordier''', is a South African poet and writer. She writes primarily in Afrikaans and English and is known for poetry that explores themes of memory, landscape, identity, and belonging.

Biography

Cordier was born in the Northern Cape of South Africa and spent her formative years in Namaqualand. The region’s distinctive landscape and cultural memory have had a lasting influence on her writing. She later became actively involved in South African literary communities and continues to contribute to Afrikaans literary discourse.

Literary work

Margaret Cordier’s poetry is characterised by lyrical intensity, rich imagery, and an attentive engagement with everyday experience. Her work often blends personal reflection with broader themes of place, femininity, and resilience. Her debut poetry collection, ''Buigbreek'', was published in 2021 and marked her emergence as a distinctive contemporary poetic voice.

Her poems and prose have appeared on established South African literary platforms, including LitNet and Versindaba.

Recognition

Cordier has been acknowledged in Afrikaans cultural media for her contribution to literature and the arts, including coverage in ''Beeld''.

Bibliography

''Buigbreek'' (2021)

Helene Klodawsky's Wikipedia page. Thank you Jay for looking at this revised draft. I will complete the filmography if its a go.

Question from Shrub4000 (22:00, 24 May 2026)

What citation format does Wikipedia use? --Shrub4000 (talk) 22:00, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

:Different formats are acceptable, as long as it stays consistent within the same article. Athanelar (talk) 16:55, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Lcarrrol23 (09:33, 3 June 2026)

Hi jay, I like to write a page about my script. How do I do that? I want my script to be able to be searched online. --Lcarrrol23 (talk) 09:33, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

:{{TPS}} You shouldn't, not notable. If you just made it up than it is almost definitely not notable. You could place it on a different website maybe, but not Wikipedia. '''97104, not 97100! (t•c ↗•r ↗•l ↗)''' 14:29, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Quotenote (22:28, 4 June 2026)

:''Note: Quotenote's mentor ArkadenBoden is away.''
hello i have been trying to edit a living composer’s page to be accurate and up to date but keep running up against problems. what citations are okay to use and which are not? i thought as long as a citation is published somewhere reliable that would be fine but it seems like that isn’t enough? can you clarify maybe with examples what are considered good citations? thank you --Quotenote (talk) 22:28, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

:@Quotenote There's no hard-and-fast rules. You have to assess who published the information, what sorts of biases they might have, whether they're a reliable source for that specific information, etc.
:For a silly example, Roman generals were known to inflate the difficulty of the battles they won, claiming the enemy armies and losses were bigger than they really were, and claiming that their own armies and losses were smaller. So while they might be a reliable source for all sorts of information, we probably wouldn't want to cite them specifically for an accurate number of the amount of soldiers on each side of a battle. Athanelar (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Player36yt (17:27, 8 June 2026)

hello mr. i would ask you a question:
how to make a page? --Player36yt (talk) 17:27, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

:That depends what you want to make a page about. Athanelar (talk) 16:52, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Server 1452 (00:10, 9 June 2026)

are you a bot? --Server 1452 (talk) 00:10, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

:Why would you think they were? Most bots have a "-bot" suffix. So, no. '''97104, not 97100! (t•c ↗•r ↗•l ↗)''' 14:23, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Krishnapriya9999 (08:15, 10 June 2026)

hello,
i want to translate a wikipedia page that is in english to telugu and hindi
how do i do that --Krishnapriya9999 (talk) 08:15, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

:@Krishnapriya9999 WP:TRANSLATEFROMHERE ↗ might be helpful. Athanelar (talk) 16:51, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Elewi1537 (09:02, 10 June 2026)

what source do I pick if i now the edit off the top of my head --Elewi1537 (talk) 09:02, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

:@Elewi1537 Verifiability ↗ is a core content policy on Wikipedia. All information must be confirmed by a published, reliable source. I understand that can be frustrating if you're 100% sure you know the information you're trying to add is true, but nobody else has any reason to take your word for it. Athanelar (talk) 16:50, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Bayaning Tired (09:57, 11 June 2026)

Hi, Can I make my own biography here? --Bayaning Tired (talk) 09:57, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

:No. See WP:AB ↗. If you were notable, then it'd still be a conflict of interest ↗. '''97104, not 97100! (t•c ↗•r ↗•l ↗)''' 14:21, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Yulia Kl (21:25, 11 June 2026)

hello!
thank you for your attention,

tell me please
how I can create the page Maison JAQUES FATH ?
we already start a new creative direction on may 11/2026

sincerely
Yulia --Yulia Kl (talk) 21:25, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

:@Yulia Kl
:A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary ↗ of what the majority of people ↗ who are wholly unconnected ↗ with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications ↗, (see Golden rule ↗) and not much else. What you know ↗ (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified ↗ from a reliable published source.
:So, if you want to create a Wikipedia article, you should start by finding reliable, independent sources which discuss the subject of your article. Then you can read and follow Help:Your first article ↗. Athanelar (talk) 16:49, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Bashir125 (10:28, 13 June 2026)

Hello bro I want to change a lot of profiles since the new constitution of Somalia was passed many things changed --Bashir125 (talk) 10:28, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

:You have been warned that you need a reliable source ↗. Please look at your talk page. '''97104, not 97100! (t•c ↗•r ↗•l ↗)''' 14:24, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Hikergal (23:25, 15 June 2026)

:''Note: Hikergal's mentor Matrix is away.''
HI Matrix and JayCubby, I did a few minor edits and get a bot complaining about a reference (of which I have quite a few) that there's a "generic name error." Huh? I gave the title of the journal, and it's not generic...it's the title of the journal. What do I do about this? Thanks! --Hikergal (talk) 23:25, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

:"Generic name" errors are flagged because the author name (not the journal name) appears to be a placeholder, like "News Editor" etc. For example I see in one of your cites you have "last=News, first=Matt Smith" which is probably one of the things that would flag. Athanelar (talk) 16:47, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from LSPARK (22:15, 16 June 2026)

hello sir, i am requesting for help on how to edit tone. can you please help me with this? thanks if you can reply to this question. -LSPARK --LSPARK (talk) 22:15, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

:It's kind of a non-specific question; but WP:NPOV ↗, WP:SUMMARY ↗ and the WP:Manual of style ↗ in general will probably help. Athanelar (talk) 16:44, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
::alright, thanks. LSPARK (talk) 21:58, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from MosesOsuntokun (10:11, 17 June 2026)

:''Note: MosesOsuntokun's mentor Sunny Cryolite is away.''
Hello

How do I create a citation? --MosesOsuntokun (talk) 10:11, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

:See Help:Referencing for beginners ↗. Athanelar (talk) 16:42, 18 June 2026 (UTC)