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Some falafel for you!

Thank-you for your essay, it made me very happy on a wet Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, Australia. I needed it to balance out all the WMF stuff, So, as it is Saturday, and felafel day for me, I share some with you virtually -it is very well made and has lots of Sriracha sauce (Huy Fong Foods)! BTW is the Barnard a reference ot Barnard's Star which I just found out is quite close :-) Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 05:14, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I love falafel :) And yes - it’s even closer with compression! Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 10:45, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

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Question from Metallica Band (19:33, 25 April 2023)

HI. I am new and have been working on a page for an artist. I have a draft and all the coding seems accurate with no errors. I just don't quite know how to publish it and from where. I think I was in the sandbox practicing? I have more questions, but I haven't used this Ask Your Mentor feature before so I'll just start with one. THANKS!!!! --Metallica Band (talk) 19:33, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Metallica Band, welcome. I can’t see which page you’ve been editing from your contribution history. Are you sure it has been saved? Could you provide a link? Feel free to drop any further questions here. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 21:04, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I'm not sure how to start writing a wiki and save it without publishing it. I've just been accessing a sandbox and copy/pasting the code in a word doc to save my work that way. How exactly do I start writing a wiki and save it without publishing it? I'm pretty much done with it for now, but have plans on future additions especially when more interviews have been done do I can cite from those as well. Metallica Band (talk) 08:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

I think the best starting point for you would be this page: Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation, which guides you through the process of creating a new article (including assessing whether the article should be created). Have you seen Help:Contents? That's a portal to all kinds of help and guidance for new editors. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 10:23, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Redirects

Hi Barnards.tar.gz, When you create a redirect, please ensure that the term is actually used on the target page. If it is not, please add it, complete with appropriate reference, so that the reader understands why the redirect exists, Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 10:28, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Pbsouthwood. Is usage of a redirected term always an improvement? I'm not sure... this is an uncommon synonym which I could find used in only one academic source [1], but a synonym nonetheless. I felt this qualified for a redirect but not for any usage in the article itself. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 11:03, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

In that case you could say something like "also occasionally term B", so that a person redirected to that page knows it is legitimate, otherwise they have to check for themselves. Mainly, it protects the redirect from being proposed for deletion. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 11:18, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

OK, that’s done. Thanks. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 15:37, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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Per your revert

Hello. You removed the category of uxoricide from Death on the Nile (2022) as not defining - but the entire movie is about solving the mystery of a woman's murder by her husband.That's the very definition of "defining". Deiadameian (talk) 09:30, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Deiadameian, the definition of defining I'm going by is the one on WP:DEFINING: A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently refer to in describing the topic. Featuring uxoricide isn't enough. Sources don't call it "a uxoricide film" or "a film about a man who kills his wife". Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 12:19, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

This is because such thing would be a spoiler, and the majority of sources you'll look for will avoid spoilers. It is thus skipped not due to its insignificance but rather as a service to the audience and the filmmakers. Spoiler articles on the other hand (which won't be as many, and they won't be the prioritized ones due to their nature) would mention it. The article for the book does contain the category (and it was not me who added it) and the same thing applies to the book as well. I believe the category should be restored for the the reasons I gave above: it is the most defining element (it is in fact the subject of the very title), the book's article has it, and its omission in spoiler-free sources is not due to non-notability but rather marketing.

Edit: Besides, the film itself counts as a source on itself, and it definitely mentions the uxoricide. Deiadameian (talk) 13:16, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Do you have any examples of non-spoiler-free sources describing the film in this way? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 13:30, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Like this? Deiadameian (talk) 13:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

No, mentioning that plot element isn’t the same as it being a defining characteristic of the film. Some other examples: “Terminator is a sci-fi film about a robot that travels back in time” (defining categories would be sci-fi movies, time-travel movies, robot movies); “Clue is a murder mystery film based on a board game” (defining categories would be murder mystery movies, movies based on board games). These are defining characteristics that are commonly and consistently used to describe the subject. Inappropriate categories would be “movies featuring sharp metal objects” and “movies with characters dressed as French maids” respectively. Both would be true and verifiable, but not defining.

I don’t believe sources would ever say “Death on the Nile is a film about a man who murders his wife”, even if they paid no heed to spoilers. They would say something like “Death on the Nile is a Poirot film about a murder on a cruise ship in the 1930s”. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 14:28, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Listen, I am talking about facts, not hypothetical scenarios. I gave you an example and you dismissed it without reason and then ignored my other points because you stick too much to one rule's specific wording, saying that the sources (the ones that you are willing to accept, because you dismiss the ones that don't fit) do not contain spoilers. I am not going to argue any further because there is no merit. But if you think that the very central theme of a work is not a defining characteristic because spoiler-avoiding brief descriptions would not mention it, then I just disagree. Will you also remove the part from the summary where it says Simon killed his wife because most articles won't mention it? Deiadameian (talk) 18:48, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

No, because the policy on overcategorization applies to categories not to the main body of the article. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 19:12, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Russian Mystery Fires

With great respect, I've reverted your deletions on this page. Sources you deleted included mainstream press, completely reliable. Please discuss on the article's talk page if you believe you have reasons to delete other editors contributions. Thanks. Thelisteninghand (talk) 20:51, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, Am I allowed to edit articles that have already been published on Wikipedia? --Chrisbyams (talk) 10:17, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi, welcome to Wikipedia. Yes, you may edit any article as long as it’s not subject to protection (indicated by a padlock icon). Have you found the help pages that explain how to make edits and what kind of edits are constructive? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 10:54, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from VariaSuitGirl (14:00, 3 June 2023)

Greetings user,

I was assigned to you under your mentorship, and I wanted to introduce myself, and ask if there were any easily digestible resources you could point me at to fully understand the pitfalls and endeavors of early Wikipedia editing. At the moment, I'm scouring Youtube for any information that may be useful to know, but if there are any specifics you could suggest, I would be much appreciative. --VariaSuitGirl (talk) 14:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi @VariaSuitGirl, have you found Wikipedia:A_primer_for_newcomers? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 18:15, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Question from Metallica Band (11:48, 4 June 2023)

Hi again. I forgot you were here to help me if I had a question. So I tried to submit an article and it was deemed too promotional. I need different wording. Seems like something I can fix easily enough. Seems like if I reword it then it would pass. Could you give me an example of what kind of wording I would need to use? --Metallica Band (talk) 11:48, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi. I looked at your article Draft:Lo La. Artists and their friends, family and agents will sometimes come to Wikipedia and create an article whose main purpose is to aggrandize, promote or sell their subject. Wikipedia editors are quite sensitive to this, especially for minor, lesser-known and upcoming artists, even if self-promotion was not the intention of the article's contributors.

For the avoidance of doubt, could you confirm whether you are affiliated with the subject? Even if you are, that doesn't mean you can't write this article, it just means you would need to disclose a conflict of interest, then go above and beyond to make your article fastidiously neutral.

If we take a look at the Lo La article as it currently stands:

• known for her unique blend. I couldn't see this phrase supported by a source, so it comes across as promotional. Known by who?
• passion for music was evident from a young age. The source doesn't say this explicitly, so it comes across as your opinion rather than factual.
• topped the charts in Indonesia. Charts plural? The source only mentions one chart (singular), and it's not the Billboard Indonesia Top 100, so this comes across as misleading.
• She has been an advocate for mental health awareness. I couldn't find anything in this paragraph's source to support this. Even if it's true, it still has to be significant (being an advocate could mean almost anything).
• known for her creative and artistic persona. This is not evident from the source and comes across as your opinion. See also MOS:PUFFERY and "weasel words".

In general, the sources seem borderline in terms of their reliability (many are blogs), and it's unclear to me whether the subject is notable. Have a look at WP:ARTIST and see if any of the notability criteria apply. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 14:06, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Hi mentor! So What’s up with captcha? I am doing everything it says but it won’t stop. I can not publish my edit due to this issue. --Wikibrains1 (talk) 17:29, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Wikibrains1, apologies for the very late response - had a lot going on off-wiki. Have you resolved your issue now? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 14:05, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Oneequalsequalsone (10:48, 29 July 2023)

Hi mentor, Is there one succinct page that explains the minimum of all the aspects of Wikipedia contributing? Just trying to get settled in as soon as possible without having to read loads on concepts like talk pages, editing guidelines, templates, etc --Oneequalsequalsone (talk) 10:48, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Oneequalsequalsone, apologies for the very late response - had a lot going on off-wiki.

Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia is probably a good starting place. I personally think that the primary guideline is to act in good faith. If you make mistakes in good faith, someone will tell you and it will be a learning experience. Every editor takes a different journey. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 14:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! Oneequalsequalsone (talk) 14:05, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from ANARKALIBAZAR (04:13, 3 August 2023)

hi, how I can feed information about me and my family? --ANARKALIBAZAR (talk) 04:13, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi ANARKALIBAZAR. You probably should not add such information. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 14:11, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Elmobsub (00:30, 27 August 2023)

Could i make article about our business owner? --Elmobsub (talk) 00:30, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Theoretically yes if the owner is notable, but it is probably unwise if you have a conflict of interest. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 07:14, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Universe5656 (00:29, 1 October 2023)

Hi! How do I create a page for an Australian artist? No page exists for him. Thanks. --Universe5656 (talk) 00:29, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Universe5656 (01:04, 1 October 2023)

Hi again, I want to add Sam Sameja as an Australian artist and create a wikipedia page too.

The content that I have is below:

Sam Sameja also known as Fazlul Karim Sameja (born 15 June 1939) is a Tanzanian born Australian artist.

Sameja was born on the small island of Pemba, Tanganyika (now Tanzania). His grandparents had migrated from India to Africa in the 1890s. Sameja spent his childhood growing up in British ruled Zanzibar, the larger more well-known island of the region often referred to as the “Spice Islands”.

After secondary school, he secured a scholarship to study Fine Arts at the Institute of Surikov in Moscow in 1959. He spent at least 6 years in the USSR including living in Georgia for a period of time learning the language.

After Sameja left the USSR, he travelled across Europe in search for another art scholarship although his attempts were unsuccessful. He then briefly headed back to East Africa where there was much conflict. It was not safe for him to stay so he made his way to London and eventually was granted the status of a political refugee.

It was in London where he met his Australian (British born) wife and in the 1970s they immigrated to Western Australia.

This is where most of Sameja's paintings were created with various mediums including oil and acrylic on canvas and board.

His works can be categorized into surrealism and abstract. In his earlier years, his paintings featured prominent public figures or an event. In his later years, he concentrated on colour and design with his ideas often coming directly his dreamworld.

He moved to Melbourne in 2009 and now is living in aged care with dementia. --Universe5656 (talk) 01:04, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Universe5656. Can all of this be verified in reliable sources? Do you have any conflict of interest? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 07:19, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Yumit-yoztyurk (18:42, 14 October 2023)

Hi Barnards I want to create my company page in the Wikipedia, Is there anything to do specifically in the Wikipedia platform after created the page?

Thank you. --Yumit-yoztyurk (talk) 18:42, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi, please read the conflict of interest page. It is almost never a good idea to create an article about your own company. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 20:41, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Peter Hannon (13:35, 17 October 2023)

Hi, I uploaded a picture file yesterday. Stupidly I gave it the wrong name: "Sir Edmund Vivan Bleackley". It was intended for the page on Edmund Vivian Gabriel and is indeed a picture of him. I would like to either change the name or replace the file with a correctly named one, but can't figure out how to do that. --Peter Hannon (talk) 13:35, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Peter. There are instructions on how to request a file renaming here. However, it looks like there could be a broader issue: if this person is a family member, you will need to consider the conflict of interest guidelines. Additionally, all information must be verifiable. Can you provide a source for the anecdote you added? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 19:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Chaos chaos let it rain (19:45, 19 October 2023)

Hello I would like to ask if i can put in stuff to put in a more detailed description of something? --Chaos chaos let it rain (talk) 19:45, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Generally speaking yes, but please be aware of Wikipedia’s many policies and guidelines. Have you read introductory guidelines such as this one?: Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 19:53, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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PD-USonly question

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) (revision 1184438552)
Copyright is complicated. Every work has a copyright in various countries and is subject to different terms. For example, the copyright of the original diary of Anne Frank expired in The Netherlands. But in the US it's still copyrighted and should expire in 2043.
As the WMF is based in the US only the copyright status in the US legally matters. English Wikipedia adopted this and accepts files that are PD-USonly. Commons has a different policy: on paper works have to be public domain in both the US and the country of origin. In practice, the requirement to be PD in the US is forgotten/ignored on a regular basis. This occasionally results in a DMCA takedown request. There are also files on Commons that are public domain in the country of origin and under copyright in the US, but WMF legal ignores them as they may be covered by fair use law. Cool, eh?
It's unrealistic to determine for any work whether it's public domain worldwide. At some point I figured out that even cave paintings could theoretically be protected by copyright in some places under specific circumstances. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 12:58, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

And completely forgot to answer your other questions. Wikimedia Commons is better if the work is also PD in the country of origin, otherwise it'll violate their policy. Wikisource is a free library, I don't think they do video, but English Wikisource does allow PD-USonly: s:en:File:Prague Triumphant.jpg. Archive.org does indeed host various PD feature films but we can't embed those, we can't edit file descriptions etc (archive.org is not a wiki) and whether streaming video works better on Wikimedia or archive.org probably depends on your device. Also, archive.org allows files in formats that are patent-encumbered, we don't, so we have a different scope. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 13:15, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the detailed response. Are PD-USonly files considered non-free? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 13:26, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

For the purpose of enwiki policy they are considered free. See Wikipedia:Image use policy#Public domain. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 14:00, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, I hope your well. I am currently working on building this draft. It has been deleted twice in the past but would like to see it approved and published. I feel Gary Wales is suitable for a wikipedia article. If you can give me any advise that would be great.

https://wiki.alquds.edu/?query=Draft:Gary_Wales_(actor) --DanielHicksAss (talk) 21:03, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello mentor, what would happen if I were to make an edit that is false? Sincerely Grizi --Grizi fu (talk) 18:00, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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