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Photo requests
Hi! I wonder if you do photo requests for the El Paso area. I have some ideas of places that can be photographed WhisperToMe (talk) 14:26, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- @WhisperToMe: Hey! I actually just moved to Kansas and haven't updated my userpage and whatnot yet, so I can't really do photos in Texas anymore. If I were still in El Paso, I'd definitely say yes. Very sorry about that! Bsoyka (talk) 14:38, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- It's fine! BTW if you're interested in doing photo requests in Kansas and I have a general idea of which part of the state, I can give ideas for that area too. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:39, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sure! We're still getting settled in, but I'm in the Leavenworth area. Bsoyka (talk) 14:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Ok! I checked the Leavenworth USD 453 article and I found it does not yet have an image of the district's administrative offices (200 North 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048). Leavenworth High School also does not yet have a photo (2012 10th Avenue, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048). When you're ready to take photos, these may be good ones to get first. The other schools don't yet have photos either, from what I see on the Commons, but I could leave the addresses now or later. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:13, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sure! We're still getting settled in, but I'm in the Leavenworth area. Bsoyka (talk) 14:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- It's fine! BTW if you're interested in doing photo requests in Kansas and I have a general idea of which part of the state, I can give ideas for that area too. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:39, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
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Best practice for old stubs with no references?
Hey @Bsoyka, Hope you're doing well. Hey, through suggested edits, I keep finding pages like Sherwood (company): stub pages, no sources, dead website. What's the best/kindest thing to do when I find such things? Do I prod it? Nominate to afd? Just move on? I think I'm pretty good at research, but when a company is a niche like audio equipment are there go to resources I might overlook? MertenMerten (talk) 05:15, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MertenMerten: Hey there! I'm with you here, I'm really not seeing much at all in terms of reliable sourcing available here. I'd say a PROD would be a good next step, adequately explaining that the company no longer seems to operate and there haven't been any reliable independent sources added to establish notability at least since a maintenance tag was added in April 2020. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 15:43, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Bsoyka: Thanks so much for your feedback! Cheers!
- MertenMerten (talk) 05:05, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
Question from Crypthicc (17:09, 14 June 2024)
How do I make a new article --Crypthicc (talk) 17:09, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Crypthicc: Hey there! I'm actually going to point you toward my essay on why you shouldn't start an article just yet. Correctly creating articles on Wikipedia takes a decent amount of experience, and you should try to build up your skills first before trying this. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:13, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
Question from MacNickel (00:38, 19 June 2024)
How do i write a biography of a living person --MacNickel (talk) 00:38, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: Hey there! I'm actually going to point you toward my essay on why you shouldn't start an article just yet. Correctly creating articles on Wikipedia takes a decent amount of experience, and you should try to build up your skills first before trying this, especially when it comes to biographical articles about living people. However, if you're asking more about how to edit existing articles like this, WP:BLP is the place to start for related policies and guidelines. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 01:01, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- I've read a lot of policies and terms of use. The biography of the person i wanna write is someone i know very well and also had some appearances on the media. MacNickel (talk) 14:14, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: In that case, I'm going to advise you even further not to create this article per our guidelines on conflicts of interest. Please try to gain some more experience in editing here first—reading policies and guidelines is one thing, but putting them into practice is entirely another. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:50, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- Ok. But how long is it gonna be?
- I mean, is it until some else do it i guess. MacNickel (talk) 14:53, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: It's hard to say how long it would take for someone else to create the article. Who is the person, if you don't mind sharing? You could also try listing them at WP:RA and someone might pick it up. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:58, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- Adanna Electra Joel. Thats her name.
- Could you please write something about her for me then? MacNickel (talk) 15:24, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: It's hard to say how long it would take for someone else to create the article. Who is the person, if you don't mind sharing? You could also try listing them at WP:RA and someone might pick it up. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:58, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: In that case, I'm going to advise you even further not to create this article per our guidelines on conflicts of interest. Please try to gain some more experience in editing here first—reading policies and guidelines is one thing, but putting them into practice is entirely another. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:50, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MacNickel: One of the main requirements in creating a Wikipedia article is establishing notability. This means she needs to be significantly covered by multiple independent sources. Here, we don't care as much about what an article's subject says about themselves, but rather what reliable sources say about them. Because of this, reaching out to her via LinkedIn wouldn't help here. Also, can you be a little more specific in what you mean by
some of US Government programmes
? A quick Google search didn't give me much to go off of. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 19:26, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- I've read a lot of policies and terms of use. The biography of the person i wanna write is someone i know very well and also had some appearances on the media. MacNickel (talk) 14:14, 19 June 2024 (UTC)