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Archive 1

My change

Why on earth did you have to do that like that was rude — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:A45F:300:DD38:6F30:C1C3:F62 (talk) 01:56, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi! You edited in the phrase that are very very very very very very good into the article. This is a subjective opinion, and, as per the Wikipedia policy on having a neutral point of view in articles, I undid your edit as we try to maintain an encyclopedia which is free from personal commentary. If you have any other questions about Wikipedia's policy on the neutral point of view, please don't hesitate to the community Teahouse or myself on this page. Molecular Pilot 02:01, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Under Parallel Skies sources

I think 5 sources are too much? two to three sources are fine most of the sources don't have additional info so no need to put more unless a additional info in one source has it. 122.55.235.122 (talk) 06:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi! I only reverted your edit because you didn't have a summary, I'm actually okay with your rationale that you re-added your edit in with (too many sources).

You'll have to discuss with "SpringProof" who is the user who reverted the edits the second time (with description).

Have a great day! Molecular Pilot 06:53, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

I already did but he just removed my statement instead of replying. 122.55.235.122 (talk) 07:01, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Oh! I looked through the history and it says the reason was "Rollback Complaining" so I'm not really sure why your comments were removed as there most definitely should be open discussion about rollbacks/reverts and it is not "complaining" to request this! You were also very polite in your comment.

I recommend asking at the Teahouse for some help with this as I'm just a new user so don't really understand the full social dynamics of this website. Molecular Pilot 07:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

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October 2024

Hello, and thank you for removing vandalism from Ebrahim Lutfalla. We appreciate this, but unfortunately your edit was not successful in restoring the article to its pre-vandalised state. For future reference, it is better to deal with vandalism by checking the article's page history to determine how it appeared before it was vandalised. You can then restore the whole article, or the relevant part of it, to an appropriate earlier version. If you simply delete the visible vandalism then any content removed or overwritten by the vandal is lost. See How to deal with vandalism for details. Thank you. - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 05:17, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:50, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello, MolecularPilot,

Please sign all of your comments on talk pages, noticeboards and deletion discussions so editors don't have to look at the page history to see who made a comment. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Sorry! Sometimes I get so caught up in thinking about my argument that I forget (and I'm used to VisualEditor which autosigns but AfD needs source editor).

I'll make sure to double-check in future! :) Molecular Pilot 06:53, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Fixing minor problems after an edit

You don't need to fix small issues immediately after a page is edited. It is very likely the editor will notice them and fix them in the very near future. You can wait some time for the editor to finish. You may ask why the editor would publish their work in progress and not preview their changes. They would publish during the edit to prevent accidental loss of their work. 76.149.22.159 (talk) 08:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi!

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia and leaving me a message!

I think you were the editor whose changes I copyedited here: [1].

If I see your IP address again, I'll now know that you make edits in parts & I'll wait before copyediting.

For future reference, there's a function called preview intended to check your changes before pressing submit to make sure they are correct - it shouldn't result in any "accidental loss of work".

I also strongly recommend creating an account!

Have a nice day! :) Molecular Pilot 08:54, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi MolecularPilot. After reviewing your request, I have enabled rollback on your account. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback:

Being granted rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle or Ultraviolet. It just adds a [Rollback] button next to a page's latest live revision - that's all. It does not grant you any additional "status" on Wikipedia, nor does it change how Wikipedia policies apply to you.
Rollback should be used to revert clear and unambiguous cases of vandalism only. Never use rollback to revert good faith edits.
Rollback should never be used to edit war, and it should never be used in a content-related dispute to restore the page to your preferred revision. If rollback is abused or used for this purpose or any other inappropriate purpose, the rights will be revoked.
Use common sense. If you're not sure about something, ask!

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into trouble or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Fastily 20:18, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Have a nice day! :) Molecular Pilot 00:12, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

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Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:00, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Have a nice day :D Molecular Pilot 06:03, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Please remove the forbidden content from Ionex

Please note that if you persist in adding content to a disambiguation page that is specifically forbidden by policy, your editing privileges in that space will be revoked. Your participation in this project requires adherence to its policies. BD2412 T 01:21, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@BD2412 I did in the next edit, I'm sorry it was hard to both restore my content and then remove references it in a single edit on mobile so I undid your undo of my edit and then did the things that you wanted :) Molecular Pilot 01:22, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Cheers! BD2412 T 01:31, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you and a tiny note

Hello, MolecularPilot,

In theory this edit of yours, for which I thank you, should not have been done the way you did, as you did substantially change your comment after my reply (for which, again, I thank you!) but that could make my following reply appear obscure or awkwardly phrased. Please do not change it, as it's OK with me and with the general meaning (and you have added a note below), but, especially during AfDs where changing one's mind or not is at stake, in general, it's better to follow the recommendations of Wikipedia:REDACTED; you probably knew this, so pardon the pedantic intrusion! Best, -Mushy Yank. 02:27, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Mushy Yank!

Thank you for letting me know and for linking the guideline, I've updated my comment with the strikethrough now.

Please don't consider this a pedantic intrusion - thank you for helping me realise what I should have done (and what I will do in future).

Have a great day! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Regarding Submission declined for User:Raghavhere/Great Learning (Company)

MolecularPilot Thank you for looking into the article I appreciate the feedback and need some clarity. The sources mentioned in the aricle are notabile and trustworthy. Infact this was put after reviewing the other articles already approved like CodeChef, Hello English, FIITJEE, Interval Learning, ePathshala, Physics Wallah, Codementor, Testbook, Extramarks, Educomp Solutions, Doubtnut, Scaler (company) and many more. Can you point to more specific things you feel is different than what is already mentioned on these articles that can be fixed. I'm happy to make the necessary changes. Raghavhere (talk) 07:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, @Raghavhere:! Thanks you for creating the draft. I declined the submission for now, because while all the references are from reliable sources, they are things like company mergers/sales/buying, the announcement of annual earnings, opening offices, hiring people etc. which fall under a special list which can be found at WP:CORPTRIV. Anything on that list cannot count when determining notability, and, unfortunately all of the current references on your draft cover things on the list. If you can find reliable, independent coverage that's about things not on the list, than I'll be happy to accept the submission. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:43, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@MolecularPilot Thanks for your reply. I still don't get it how others (mentioned in my original ask) are different than this one. Can you quote and give examples from the already published articles adding references which determining the notability. Unfortunately I'm not able find anything different. I'm might be wrong but honestly I don't see the difference. The whole idea of suggesting the company because in Ed-tech space in India this company is well known but not sure why it is not listed. I have tried collecting the all the reliable and credible sources. I guess the rule applies to all equally and if this is getting rejected then why others are accepted. Raghavhere (talk) 12:47, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Raghavhere. My apologies, but due to personal circumstances I am unable to commit time to reviewing the other already published articles that you have linked and providing examples of which references demonstrate notability, but you should know that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a valid reason for acceptance. If you disagree with my decision, you are welcome to re-submit the article and have it re-reviewed by someone else (who might accept it because they interpret WP:CORPTRIV more liberally or may not know about the guideline). If you would still like someone to point out references or further answer your questions, you may also ask at the AfC help desk (sorry I can't be of much help today!) Thank you for your work on creating articles about Indian ed-tech companies! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:25, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Advice for getting Draft:GoLine approved

Hey @MolecularPilot:! Thanks for taking a look at the article I worked on. I added some new sources independent of GoLine. Your comment also said that "the government reference" was only a passing mention which confused me. I assume you mean the National Transit Database source? That source is a specific profile of the agency, I'm not sure how it only qualifies as a "passing mention"? I'm looking forward to your advice on how to make the article pass muster, thanks! Xismyhero (talk) 08:09, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Xismyhero! By "passing mention", I meant a mention which falls within WP:CORPTRIV - a set of examples of "trivial coverage" about companies which can't count towards notability. My apologies, I usually link to the relevant guidelines when declining AfCs, but evidently forgot this time.

The reference you've provided specifically falls under the "Standard Notices, Brief Announcements, and Routine Coverage" section, and more specifically under "of quarterly or annual financial results and earning forecasts". As shown on the government website, this report about earnings and ridership data is published every year ("Routine Coverage") and is only about financial results and other statistics.

Additionally, since the Government run this service (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), the source (along with the actual golineirt.com website that you linked to) are not considered independent of the topic and cannot count towards notability per the guideline for companies - see WP:NCORP.

I hope this helps! Please don't hesitate to ask me any further questions. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me so soon! The source in discussion is created by a federal agency, which is distinct from the local agency that provides the transportation service. While I understand those may not be notable, they're included simply as citations for specific information after all, I have since added a number of independent sources which discuss GoLine, and I'd appreciate you looking it over and letting me know if those are adequate for notability. I made the article because I found it referenced elsewhere on Wikipedia without any article to link to, such as in Indian River County, Florida and Vero Beach, Florida. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xismyhero (talk • contribs) 08:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Hey User:Xismyhero! That's so fine, thanks for taking onboard the advice and finding independent sources!

Unfortunately, I still believe that these fall under WP:CORPTRIV. The article about the new electric busses falls under "of a product or a product line launch" and the article about the longer hours falls under "expanding the business" and the partnership with the hotel is from a WP:PRSOURCE (press release) from the hotel and thus WP:PRIMARY and not independent.

Sorry - it must seem soooo annoying that there are all these random guidelines preventing the sources you find from counting! I recommend you add a "Bus Service" section to the Indian River County, Florida with your sources - I believe it is suitable for inclusion there but doesn't meet the bar of notability for it's own article. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:40, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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Hi there, you might want to use WP:XFDcloser for withdrawing AfDs in the future. It automates the process so you don't need to do it ad hoc like in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elio García-Austt. Cheers. asilvering (talk) 01:20, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 03:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

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Not my article (I created on behalf of someone who needed help on IRC), but I'll pass on your compliment to the original author! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 05:19, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

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MolecularBot error?

Hello, something seems to have gone wrong here, thanks. Wikishovel (talk) 06:33, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that was an error that I have now corrected. It should not edit outside its own userspace. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 06:34, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know! It's meant to log resubmitted AfCs without changes to User:MolecularBot/AfCResubmissions.json but accidentally edited the AfC (thankfully its just a test page I'm using) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 06:35, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Unapproved bot tasks

Please don't run unapproved bot tasks. – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:59, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Which one was unapproved? The AfC one is WP:EXEMPTBOT and the minor planet had consensus at RM? Sorry if I needed to submit a BRFA for these, I will next time. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Ohhh the university and college logos! Was that the one you meant (I've been dealing with WP:BOTREQ backlog so done a few)? I thought there's global consensus already to move from a parent cat to a subcat if its appropriate (and they were all SVGs so it's appropriate). MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:03, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Bot also moved 814 pages. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:06, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

The minor planet talk pages? That's just what happens when you move a normal page, and that's the expected behaviour (because otherwise the talk pages would left behind be on the redirect, not the actual content). I think an RM consensus to move an actual page = the talk page as well??? Sorry, I guess I file a BRFA next time. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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Okay sorry! Thank you! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

@Primefac and MolecularPilot: can we work on getting the bot's legitimate tasks (AFC and SPI reports) back? Something along the lines of "I'll file requests for approvals every time a task doesn't fall strictly under EXEMPTBOT", as you already said above? I don't think there's need to escalate this into an indefinite block. Best, NotAGenious (talk) 18:14, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Where did he get the idea it was OK to escalate "one-off tasks" to speedy self-approval? wbm1058 (talk) 18:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi, as I outlined in my community apology at botn, I didn't realise there were different rules for homemade supervised bot scripts (AWB doesn't work on mac) and AWB. I'm very sorry and thank you again for your minor planet cleanup. Btw, I'm a she. :) 2001:8003:4A10:601:7A7B:9C3B:3071:213D (talk) 23:42, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

You can use JWB for that kind of thing instead. JJP_{Mas_ter} (she/they) 23:50, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion and your help, that actually looks really cool and I'd love to use it! :) Sadly, I highly doubt anyone would allow me on the AWB check page given this (even though the edits would have been okay through AWB). 2001:8003:4A10:601:5139:F588:8572:D202 (talk) 01:58, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Don't beat yourself up too much. You can state in your AWB request that you will check/supervise all your edits as you make them (semi-automated editing), which is how it's supposed to work. –Novem Linguae (talk) 02:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Your bot just flooded Category:Unsynchronized talk page redirects with 379 pages. Now, another unappreciated task has been dumped on me, to clean up after your bot. If you had gone through BRFA, I may have noticed the issue after a trial run, my cleanup would have been easier, and I could have instructed you on the proper way to have moved these. These are tricky to handle, due to the need to avoid double redirects from remote talk pages. – wbm1058 (talk) 18:18, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

It's generally a bad idea to move redirects, as you did HERE, unless that's done without leaving behind a redirect. The end result of that was to trigger another bot to clean up after your bot, leaving behind a garbage trail of redirects. – wbm1058 (talk) 19:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I am sorry for leaving a mess and thank you for cleaning it up! Any edits after 3:50 utc (i.e the ones that had problems, after a successful runthrough) were my attempt to fix double redirects lef behind after the task fiished but it did go wrong and I stopped that part of the task as soon as I noticed (and thought the other bot dealt with the needed cleanup). This is no excuse, so thank you for your help and I am very sorry. Also, please dont consider your cleanup "unappreciated", I appreciate it, and your kindness in helping explain, wbm1058, very much. :) 2001:8003:4A10:601:7A7B:9C3B:3071:213D (talk) 21:50, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, apology accepted. FYI, I just finished making my 379 edits. Now I can get back to my regular programming ;) – wbm1058 (talk) 23:13, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Hahaha thanks again, enjoy! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:39, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

To everyone here: I apologise for running people's non-exempt WP:BOTREQs without permission and have published a full apology to the community at WP:BOTN. Thank you to everyone in this thread for helping explain the error in my ways. 2001:8003:4A10:601:7A7B:9C3B:3071:213D (talk) 21:54, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

BOTREQ

Please stop your aggressive clerking of WP:BOTREQ; threads that had comments yesterday should not be archived. At the very least a week should pass before things are archived. I get that you are willing and able to help with bot-related activities, but the last few days have been incredibly disruptive and I'm getting to the point of thinking that a break from these activities might be in your best interest. Please slow down a bit and carefully consider your edits going forward. Primefac (talk) 07:45, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Okay, sorry, I did consider them I just thought that since the requests were completed they weren't needed anymore, but I won't archive discussions again. I am going to be very busy in the near future so I won't have time anyway, so I will not do things like archiving again, thank you for the heads up :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 07:48, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Free play

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Thanks! I've added some more categories now, I had a hard time decided on them before but I think I've found some good ones. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 01:14, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Malformed SPI Cases

Sorry for the initial reversal on this page. No objection to the new, just had an objection to how it was transcluded to Wikipedia:Database reports. My newer edit with adjustment appears to have corrected that issue. When this report is updated again, the bot should ideally update the date between the onlyincludes so that it displays the updated time on the Database reports page as well. Sorry for any confusion, happy new year. Zinnober9 (talk) 15:18, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your help, it's the first time I've worked with a Database report so thank you for explaining how to correctly show the date and time! Happy new year to you too! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 03:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Invalid number of status templates in section '03 January 2025'. Needed 1, got 2.
Invalid number of '====Suspected sockpuppets====' in section '03 January 2025'. Needed 1, got 2.
Invalid number of '====<big>Comments by other users</big>====' in section '03 January 2025'. Needed 1, got 2.
Invalid number of '====<big>Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments</big>====' in section '03 January 2025'. Needed 1, got 2.

Is a false positive. Some days routinely have multiple cases filed. Currently seen at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Truthfindervert. Izno (talk) 21:05, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Separately, I would recommend not checking for <big></big> tags. I have it in mind to remove that at some point. Izno (talk) 21:06, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Izno, thank you very much for this! I didn't realize some days could have multiple cases listed. I am resolving this issue now (as well as removing the big tags from the check). :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 23:31, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Done, with regards to both accepting multiple cases on the same day and not requiring <big></big> tags. Thanks again! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 23:38, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Another. [2] is a valid state for the template. I suspect your regex is just looking for the bar and the end of the template, it should probably just look for the end of the template. Izno (talk) 20:32, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Yes, you would be correct, because it tries to extract the status (with "" being a valid status), and from what I saw spa-helper.js always left it as {{SPI case status|}}, with the bar intact. I've resolved this now to permit not having a bar, thanks again for your report Izno, I tried to test everything but there's always edge cases you never suspect. Thank you also for your edit to the template, I was trying to figure out how to get it to hide but it always left some big gap that didn't look nice. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:55, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/151.230.148.34 was deleted but was showing up on the report after. Izno (talk) 21:40, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Done, I had it not to scan deleted pages for being malformed (that page seemed to be poorly formed before it was deleted), but now it watches for deletion events and will remove any deleted pages from the list. Thanks again for the report!

Interestingly the bot has actually caught valid malformations in cases like at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Icewhiz (where it has live for 40 minutes and then a helpful user who rarely edits must have noticed my template and fixed it themselves, [3])! MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 00:32, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Apparently needs some more work detecting deletions. Izno (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Now Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Abdullah099$55 which was a page move. Izno (talk) 02:39, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

That wasn't related to the move, it was just missing {{SPIpriorcases}} which I've added now! Re deletions TNT cleaned them up (thank you!) but I'll see if I can fix the script to get rid of them itself (I thought I did that but there must be a bug). :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:49, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

spaces are fine Izno (talk) 04:55, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

fixed, thanks! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 07:03, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

User:MolecularBot/AfCResubmissions.json

There are some drafts at User:MolecularBot/AfCResubmissions.json that are no longer submitted. Could you please remove the ones that are not currently submitted? I doubt any admin has time to remove processed drafts from this list. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:14, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

I have written code to remove these. If you want to run it, feel free to email me for the source code. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Oh sorry, I just saw that you already wrote some code! If you'd like, you can Special:EmailUser me so we can compare code if you like, thank you! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:09, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

I have sent you an email. – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:15, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

I just replied lol, almost at the exact time I got this TP message hahaha! Thank you :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 03:17, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Done, I've updated the code to remove a submission from the list if it's accepted/declined. Thanks for the suggestion! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 02:09, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Free play

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Free play you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pokelego999 -- Pokelego999 (talk) 14:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Sadiq Ray step on Ukrainian National Women's League of America (11:54, 11 January 2025)

How do I edit my photo apps --Sadiq Ray step (talk) 11:54, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Sadiq Ray step, I'm not quite sure what you mean... could you please clarify? Thanks! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ajmal Khan Mechanic 1 (11:21, 14 January 2025)

Ap Ke Mushkel Waqth Ka Dosth --Ajmal Khan Mechanic 1 (talk) 11:21, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Ajmal Khan Mechanic 1, aapke in shabdon ke liye bahut dhanyavaad! Mujhe khushi hai ki main aapke mushkil samay mein aapke saath hoon. Agar kabhi aapko margdarshan ya sahayta ki zarurat ho, to bejhijhak mujhse sampark karein. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 01:02, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Aritetsoma (17:16, 15 January 2025)

Hi , i wanted to know how long does it take for new articles to be publish as well as small edits --Aritetsoma (talk) 17:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi!

Small edits you make to any article are immediately published and viewable to anyone around the world, unless the article is under pending changes protection, where they will usually be reviewed and published by an experienced Wikipedia editor within 7 hours.

With regards to AfC submissions, they are usually reviewed within a few hours however currently there are pages in the backlog as old as 2 months, so it depends on whether someone picks your submission from the queue.

I hope this helps! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:06, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

List of Malformed SPI Cases

Neither of the malformed cases listed currently make sense. The first is a deleted page, and the second, as far as I can tell, has 1 sock listed properly. Also, you say admins can remove a false positive from the list. How?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:18, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I fixed the glitch that was preventing it from removing deleted pages from the list, and with the 2nd it was because there were spaces between "===" and and the heading name (which isn't how it's usually formatted), which I've now taught the bot to accept. Admins can remove a false positive by deleting the object with the case's name in it from the JSON array at User:MolecularBot/MalformedSPIs.json. Thank you for the report! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 07:03, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

List of countries by population

Mr. MolecularPilot it's not about a quarrel... on the wiki you need to work with official data. If each user would try to impose his wishes and what exactly he would like to be displayed on the wiki... then the article's essence will decrease in importance. If a user goes on the premise... that's what I think, the authorities are not right, what I say is more important than the authorities, or official data doesn't matter anyway... then you as an editor start losing your motivation. In the article's case about the population, other editors seeing that opinion can be impose regardless of official statistics, probably will also want to increase the population of their own country, or to double it would be ideal, that why not ?. After all, everyone is free to put what he wants, but omitting the official data in favor of personal beliefs, the wiki spirit is gradually lost.

Have a good day ahead!.MIHAIL (talk) 00:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi MIHAL! You have a good day too! Even if you think you are correct and that your source is more accurate than that of Thelittlefaery's (because they did provide a source, and estimates of the population, even between top tier WP:RS like the UN and CIA differ widely due to limited national statistical capability), being right is not enough. Just because you may be correct, it does not give you the right to throw personal attacks against other users in the dispute like suggesting they are only here to "vandalize" - and it takes 2 to edit war. Once the talk discussion is open, you shouldn't be reverting and editing the section under discussion untill a consensus is reached. The other user has already apologised for their personal attacks and behaviour, and I strongly suggest that you do the same and join them on the talk page to reach a compromise. Currently, another user has very kindly proposed a great solution I suggest you consider. Btw, I am a Miss, not a Mr. Thank you. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 00:42, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Elborthoodcybersec (15:14, 29 January 2025)

Hello can i movie my draft to main space --Elborthoodcybersec (talk) 15:14, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi unfortunately your draft has been deleted under WP:G11 because I was too promotional. I suggest you re-write it in a more WP:NEUTRAL manner and then submit it for WP:AFC review! Let me know if you need help with this :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 09:18, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ajayi Raphael (10:01, 8 February 2025)

Thank you Molecular Pilot, how're you doing?

I'm mostly interested in tech, business an mentorship, are there like hashtags to see that? --Ajayi Raphael (talk) 10:01, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ajayi Raphael, I am very sorry that I didn't see this until now - it seems that a glitch prevented me from seeing the notice that I had new talk page messages. I'm doing well, how about you? I'm so excited that you've decided to join us here at Wikipedia! If you'd like you can have a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing to find some things to work on. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to me again! Happy editing! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 09:59, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from KoffelMatty (03:06, 11 February 2025)

Hi and thanks for your Mentorship - I'm hoping to create some articles about the Executive Chairman of a mid-size Sydney law firm but am curious to know if it would be helpful to build some credibility with other article edits where we can add value before I create? --KoffelMatty (talk) 03:06, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi KoffelMatty, I am very sorry that I didn't see this until now - it seems that a glitch prevented me from seeing the notice that I had new talk page messages. I'm more than happy to be your mentor! It is often said here that making an article is one of the hardest tasks, so making a few edits before starting your own article is probably a good idea to get a hang of how things work here like the different formatting methods etc. Once you think you're ready, you can start your new article in Draftspace and submit it to WP:AFC if they lawyer meets our NOTABILITY requirements (if this all sounds so confusing I'm here to help you through it, once you'd like to start the article just let me know). Have a great day and thanks for your interest in expanding our coverage of law! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 10:01, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Invitation to feedback session

Hello MolecularPilot! 👋

My name is Sarai Sanchez, and I'm a member of the Product Design team at the Wikimedia Foundation. We're conducting a round of online interviews to gather feedback from Toolforge users on the prototype of a new Toolforge web platform. We believe that you recently created a Toolforge account, and that makes you a great candidate for the exploration. Would you be interested in taking part? If so, please fill out this short survey. Participants will receive a thank-you gift as a token of our appreciation.

Thank you for your time and consideration! SSanchez-WMF (talk) 18:11, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello! Thank you so much for your willingness to participate in the upcoming feedback interviews about Toolforge 😄 We evaluated your answers to the survey, and we'd like to go ahead and schedule a session with you. In order to proceed, there's information and documentation that it would be safest to send via email: Sorry for not clarifying this in the survey 😓. Could you please share your address with me, writing to ssanchez@wikimedia.org? I'll reply to you with more information and next steps. Thank you again and looking forward to our chat! ~ 2A0C:5A87:3609:8800:409C:6117:8B5A:2864 (talk) 13:52, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

👆🏻 That's me! Now logged in :) SSanchez-WMF (talk) 13:53, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

I've just emailed you! Thanks again for your effort in running this project! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 03:02, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

idk what to put here u are free to edit

idk Gamakoplayzeryone (talk) 04:20, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Yes, you're free to edit anything here, including this page! Welcome to Wikipedia, Gamakoplayzeryone, if you'd like to learn some things you can do to help us or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:25, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

oh yeah for a sec I thought I was adding a new article Gamakoplayzeryone (talk) 04:32, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Komondor dogs are sheepdogs!

I mean just look it up! that dog looks so like a sheepdog. or a normal white dog but with string attached to it. I'm now calling them shydog cause the fur hides their face like a Shy Guy from Mario but its a mask and they are not doggo also in one pert the Shy Guy speaks English in a thirsty voice.

Gamakoplayzeryone (talk) 04:32, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Ha, I see what you mean! Those hairs definitely give off a ‘Shy Guy’ vibe. I guess you could say they're a bit of a mystery, hiding their faces like they’re in disguise and they do look like sheep dogs! I'm so excited that you've decided to join at Wikipedia! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:46, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Natertotgameing (05:31, 24 February 2025)

I actually created my account to fix a mistake that I thought was there but was just something I misread, OOPS. Though it did lead me to an occurrence that prompted me to want to ask about something, so I've got two things:

1) If a source is locked behind a paywall and an editor wants to check to make sure the information is correct, what is the best course of action to try and get that information? I think the page that inspired me to ask this was Upton Sinclair's, one of the sources was an archived TIME page that got cut off telling you to subscribe or whatever. I imagine the best course of action is just to pay for it, but I figure it's worth asking.

2) How do you know when to link another wiki page is? Sometimes articles are full of links to other Wikipedia pages, and I am curious if there is a specific set of rules or general principle to follow.

Thank you for the ask prompt on the user page, I feel much more welcomed and encouraged than I thought I would be! Hopefully I get to make some worthwhile contributions :] --Natertotgameing (talk) 05:31, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Natertotgameing, welcome to Wikipedia - I'm so excited that you've decided to join us here! Regarding your questions:

We actually have a program called the Wikipedia Library (TWL) that allows editors to access paywalled sources for free to verify it or use them to help with building articles! If TWL doesn't have it, or you don't meet the activity requirements for TWL yet, you can also ask at Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request.
Yes, there is! See MOS:LINK, but all the rules can be a bit confusing so I'd recommend to just be WP:BOLD - one of the foundational priciples of Wikipedia - and add links where you think it makes sense, if it's wrong another editor can help explain to you the rules (but remember that there's no hard rules, and sometimes it might make more sense to include a link in a place that isn't explicitly covered by the rules).

I'd love for you to make some useful contributions, it's very exciting that you'd like to! If you want some suggestions based on your interests for ways you can help (even if you only have a small amount of time to give), I'd love to help.

Have a great day! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 21:57, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Question from Mirindajuice8soda on Lakeer – Forbidden Lines (17:32, 28 February 2025)

Hello, In a film on wikipedia can I edit the soundtrack info? --Mirindajuice8soda (talk) 17:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Mirindajuice8soda, the page for Lakeer – Forbidden Lines isn't protected so yes you can - a key thing here is that everyone can edit! You can read WP:REFB to learn how to reference where you got the new info you are adding from! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 00:33, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Dusopaweather (00:14, 2 March 2025)

hey are you real? or a robot --Dusopaweather (talk) 00:14, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Real lol, Dusopaweather. Welcome to Wikipedia! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 00:33, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Wikalevi (07:06, 2 March 2025)

Hello, I have a great article i wrote in my sandbox. Could you read it? --Wikalevi (talk) 07:06, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi Wikalevi! Welcome to Wikipedia, we're so excited to have you here! I checked out User:Wikalevi/sandbox but there doesn't seem to be any text displaying there - a blank page for you to create a draft of an interesting article which I'm sure will be amazing! :)

If you need help starting the article or referencing or just want some ideas for an article please don't hesitate to reach out to me, I'm here to help! If you did write something, but it seems to have "disappeared" (these glitches can be very annoying, sometimes that happens to me too!) please also don't hesitate to reach out so I can guide you through some steps to recover it. Have a great day! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 07:44, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

i think i may of made it a invisible comment. oops! Wikalevi (talk) 07:46, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Wikalevi (07:35, 2 March 2025)

Hi, how do i give barnstar and wikilove? --Wikalevi (talk) 07:35, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Hey again Wikalevi! There should be a little "heart" icon up the top of other people's user talk pages you can use to pick a Barnstar or some wikilove (for example cute kittens or foxes) to send to people. Let me know if you need help with this, happy editing! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 07:45, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

I can't see the heart. Help me please Wikalevi (talk) 07:49, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Wikalevi (12:55, 2 March 2025)

Hi I am still struggling with barnstar and wikilove --Wikalevi (talk) 12:55, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Editing

I have a question about editing. Can you edit any page of Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Callum Fahy (talk • contribs) 14:17, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

@Callum Fahy, yes you can edit any page on Wikipedia unless the edit pen has a lock on it. 2A00:23C8:9C80:FE01:8E2A:85FF:FEB7:AC4D (talk) 07:05, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

How to barnstar

I am still struggling with barnstar 2A00:23C8:9C80:FE01:8E2A:85FF:FEB7:AC4D (talk) 07:03, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Hey! Sorry I only just saw your messages now! Thank you for helping with the question asked by Callum while I was away! If you're on mobile, you might not see the little heart to send wikilove up the top, you might need o switch to desktop view (this is usually on option on your browser's sidebar). Let me know if you need any more help! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:38, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

ok. thank you! :) Wikalevi (talk) 19:38, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Wikalevi (07:16, 3 March 2025)

Hi, go to user talk archives bunnypravar for the article. when she was my mentor, i wrote it to her. It won't let me submit for review so i hope you can give it a 10/10! --Wikalevi (talk) 07:16, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Question from Wikalevi (06:16, 5 March 2025)

Hi, i have got some okish ideas for articles. 1. nature 2.scorpians 3. football 4. basketball 5. sking 6. skydiving thats my long list done! :) --Wikalevi (talk) 06:16, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

And also, do you have any article names that i could change baased on food? Wikalevi (talk) 06:18, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Oh, scorpions are cool and species articles are always a good first one to start with as it's easy to get them to pass our notability guidelines, I'd be happy to help you make one if you'd like! What do you think about Broteochactas cauaburi, they're a species of scorpion from the amazon that seem really cool and meet our criteria and don't have an article yet! There's some more info here [4] (this is where the scientists first described them) to get you started! MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 08:06, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Free play

The article Free play you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Free play for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pokelego999 -- Pokelego999 (talk) 23:02, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Free play moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Free play. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability, it consists of machine-generated text and clearly NOT ready for main space. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Theroadislong (talk) 18:43, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for carrying out my requested draftification on the talk. I am not a page mover so me doing it would have left behind a redirect which is not ideal. It is true that the article has serious verifiability issues due to the way I wrote it (WP:BACKWARDS, so when I added a cite it didn't always cover everything I said) and how this was my first large content article vs small articles about bacteria and genes, but I think that is the concern rather than notability and/or machine generated text. Thank you for your assistance on helping me improve this. MolecularPilot ^Talk 05:02, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Free play

The article Free play you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article needs changes or clarifications to meet the good article criteria. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Free play and Talk:Free play/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pokelego999 -- Pokelego999 (talk) 07:43, 12 March 2025 (UTC)