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Question from HussainJalbani (07:37, 25 June 2025)

Hey, how do i create new article? --HussainJalbani (talk) 07:37, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing seven million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read Help:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out the tutorial; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:06, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors' June 2025 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2025 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Hall of Fame: Congratulations to Dhtwiki for their well-deserved addition to the Hall of Fame last month, and thanks to GoldRomean for the nomination.

Election news: Voting in the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

April Blitz: 14 of the 25 editors who signed up for the April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 92,769 words in 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

May Drive: 31 of the 54 editors who signed up for the May 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 384,392 words in 216 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

June Blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 26,652 words in 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July Drive: Our July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive will begin on 1 July and finish on 31 July. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 02:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 148 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,270 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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Question from ArgonForge (01:27, 2 July 2025)

Hi! This is interesting. I edited a page for the first time a moment ago and my change was understandably reverted, though I think mistakenly.So I made a login to see how all this works on Wikipedia, for once.

I guess my first question is how to substantiate my edits. What makes something stick? In this case it was the diameter of a specific type of half dollar coin that I happen to have and measured as significantly different than what's listed on the page for it. But I'm curious about the process more generally too. --ArgonForge (talk) 01:27, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ArgonForge: nice username! Thing number one is to ensure that your changes are cited to a reliable source. In your example, that is actually prohibited by our policy against original research—we can't measure things in the real world; we rely on preexisting published sources instead. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:17, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That does make sense, now that I think of it that way. I will have to be more careful going forward. ArgonForge (talk) 03:39, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Savagenerd (00:17, 6 July 2025)

I am a new contributor is there a page where I can learn more of what to do and what not do? --Savagenerd (talk) 00:17, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Savagenerd: Help:Getting started contains some great tips :) House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:08, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from HeroCunucu (17:48, 8 July 2025)

Thank you for your help! I reloaded a Wikipedia page for consideration that seems to meet all of the key points for an Academic page and included references. However, I just got a note that the Wikipedia person recommended it for speedy deletion. I'm really confused and frustrated with this process. Can you review the page and give me feedback where the issues are? --HeroCunucu (talk) 17:48, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@HeroCunucu: you can see the criteria for academics article inclusion—reviewing that, are you confident that the article will qualify? Once you are sure the page qualifies, it is really hard to review it because of the its format—not your fault, because Wikipedia formatting is challenging! Paragraph breaks are essential for reading comprehension and sources should be cited according to our guide to citing sources, which create our famous clickable blue numbers.^[1] Because this is a longer article, sections sections would help a lot. Let us know if you have any other questions; often the Teahouse can lead to a faster response. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]