User Talk: Meadowlark

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Here because I reviewed your draft? Please feel free to ask any questions you have and I'll do my best to answer you!

If I have not responded quickly to your query, please don't think I'm ignoring you; I live with chronic pain and often have to take short breaks from Wikipedia. I'll be back to talk with you as soon as I am able.
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Question from Anoer1 on Number (disambiguation) ↗ (18:35, 10 June 2026)

Naugat apps open --Anoer1 (talk) 18:35, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Anoer1! I'm not quite sure what you're asking. If you can tell me more, even in another language if English is not your main language, I'll try to help. Meadowlark (talk) 00:24, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors – June 2026 Newsletter

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Hello and welcome to the June 2026 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April.

'''Election news:''' Nominations for the '''mid-year coordinator election''' ↗ ends at 23:59 on 15 June. Voting will last from 00:00 on 16 June to 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced on the election page.

'''April Blitz:''' 18 of the 21 editors who signed up for the '''April 2026 Copy Editing Blitz''' ↗ copy edited 122,993 words in 56 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

'''May Drive:''' 34 of the 66 editors who signed up for the May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive ↗ copy edited 543,972 words in 211 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

'''June Blitz:''' Our '''June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz''' ↗ will start on 14 June and finish on 30 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted '''here''' ↗.

'''Progress report:''' As of 22:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 132 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 1,691 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:57, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

link=|25px|alt=Information icon ↗ There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard ↗ regarding a possible conflict of interest ↗ incident with which you may be involved. The thread is Consistent sloppy paid editing by WhiteHatWiki ↗. The discussion is about the topic :Topic ↗.  Thank you.

Mentioned some concerns you'd raised in passing but didn't want to rely on the ping alone ~2026-34199-65 ↗ (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks for the heads up! Meadowlark (talk) 05:53, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Mkittner74 (20:10, 22 June 2026)

Hello, if my draft for review at Articles for Creation (AfC) is declined. Is a copy still save and accessible? --Mkittner74 (talk) 20:10, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Mkittner74! Yes, your draft will stay where it is if it's declined, and you can work on it as much as you want. It's at Draft:Victor Guillen ↗ at the moment. If it's not edited for six months it will be deleted, but even then you can usually get it back via WP:REFUND ↗.
:When you want to work on it some more just read through what the reviewer has said - all the blue links in the template message will be helpful - and do your best to fix the issues that have been noted. If you have trouble or don't understand something, you can ask me here, or other experienced editors at the Articles for Creation Help Desk ↗ or the Teahouse ↗. Happy editing! Meadowlark (talk) 06:32, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Toots Holzheimer ↗

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Hello, Meadowlark. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation ↗ submission or draft ↗ page you started, "Toots Holzheimer ↗".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion ↗. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing.  <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">'''''L'''''iz</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">'''''Read!''''' ↗ '''''Talk!'''''</sup> 04:30, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Thabangmalaza01 (04:53, 28 June 2026)

Good day. I recently created a Wikipedia account and would like guidance on creating a draft article about Thabang Malaza. Since I am the subject of the article, I want to follow Wikipedia’s conflict-of-interest and notability guidelines correctly. Could you please advise me on the best way to proceed? --Thabangmalaza01 (talk) 04:53, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

:Hi there @Thabangmalaza01! The first thing you should do is read through WP:ABOUTME ↗ and make sure you actually do want a Wikipedia article about yourself. Remember that you will not be able to edit an article about yourself if it is accepted, but anyone else in the world ''will'' be able to, and if any negative information about you is reported in a reliable source that could be added to the article.
:If you still want to go ahead, make sure you have enough good sources - your draft should be a summary of what these sources say and nothing else. A good source meets ''all three'' criteria in WP:42 ↗, and usually three or more good sources is enough for an article. These sources can't be based on interviews with you or anything you've written or had input into - or interviews with/information from your friends, family, colleagues, employees, etc.
:After that, read through conflict of interest information ↗, Your First Article ↗, and Referencing for Beginners ↗. Those will get you started, and if you use the article wizard (linked in Your First Article) then it will set up the Wikicode needed.
:I would suggest getting an experienced Wikipedia editor to look through your sources before you start writing - I'd be happy to do so. Just leave me links here and I'll let you know which are good and which can't be used. Good luck and happy editing! Meadowlark (talk) 05:57, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
::> Hi Meadowlark, thank you again for your guidance and for offering to review my sources. I have gathered a few independent news articles about me and would appreciate your opinion on whether they are suitable for establishing notability before I continue with my draft.
::1. https://myafrikamag.com/thabang-the-dreamer-from-bronkhorstspruit/
::2. https://novanews.co.za/mthathaexpress/multi-talented-young-man-aims-high-20240123/
::3. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/watch-promising-filmmaker-thabangs-making-moves-20230309 ~2026-37663-87 ↗ (talk) 09:42, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
::Hi Meadowlark, thank you again for your guidance and for offering to review my sources. I have gathered a few independent news articles about me and would appreciate your opinion on whether they are suitable for establishing notability before I continue with my draft.
::1. https://myafrikamag.com/thabang-the-dreamer-from-bronkhorstspruit/
::2. https://novanews.co.za/mthathaexpress/multi-talented-young-man-aims-high-20240123/
::3. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/watch-promising-filmmaker-thabangs-making-moves-20230309 Thabangmalaza01 (talk) 09:53, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi Thabang, I hope you are well! All these sources seem to be based on interviews with you, as they quote you extensively - I am sorry to say we would not consider these to be independent. You are looking for sources that have written about you without having any contact with you. These can be quite hard to find, because of course it makes sense to reporters to talk to the person they are writing about.
:::You are still quite young so it might just be too soon ↗ for you to have a Wikipedia article - your career is only just starting and I'm sure you have great things ahead. Wikipedia is always the last place to start writing about someone. If news places are mostly interested in talking to you about your work, it might be best to focus on your career for the moment and see whether someone else writes a Wikipedia article before you get a chance. This is how most articles come to exist - someone sees something interesting and ends up writing a Wikipedia article.
:::Does that make sense? Meadowlark (talk) 11:17, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from Kayihuraroland on Help:List of tutorials and introductions ↗ (15:42, 1 July 2026)

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:Hi @Kayihuraroland! Did you have a question? Meadowlark (talk) 05:28, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from Samathuvamani (17:00, 4 July 2026)

Hello , Good day.

How to setup a page with all information? --Samathuvamani (talk) 17:00, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Samathuvamani! Do you want to create a Wikipedia article, or something else? If it's an article, can you tell me what you want to write about? Meadowlark (talk) 05:37, 5 July 2026 (UTC)