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Hi --Jessica Amanda 2 (talk) 19:37, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jessica Amanda 2 Hello, and welcome to wikipeida. Is there anything I can help you with? Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 06:36, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Narendra Modi --Mubashir Bhat BJP (talk) 18:33, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jeffrey,

Can you advise whether the content of my Sandbox ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Edits2025/sandbox ) is acceptable for drafting?

The same content was removed from my Wikimedia Commons talk page, and I do not understand why. It is a partial work in progress for a concept of a portal or a project page (don't entirely understand the difference between those two).

Do I need advance clearance for drafting such content? Thanks. --Edits2025 (talk) 14:57, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to create something like a condensed guidebook of culture, history, and civilization, perhaps titled something like Wikipedia Summary or similar, as that title might capture the essence of the concept, that it would be an overview, complete but not comprehensive. Edits2025 (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Edits2025 The draft is not against policy per se, but i'm falling to see the point of such an article. Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 06:35, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response.

The attempt at a succinct answer is that people process information in different ways, and this would be a way to present an overview which some people, myself included, could process more easily.

Not an article though, but a concept for a portal or a project.

More concretely, people who have considerable trouble with focus, and memory, cannot consume, or retain, large amounts of information, but would still benefit from having a grasp of the world at large.

Especially those learners who are less familiar with this world.

I'm also in a bit of a quandary because I have landed with multiple accounts, inadvertently, and not sure how to proceed. But I may check with the help desk or chat for that. Thanks again. Edits2025 (talk) 19:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Edits2025 Ah, not sure if there's a place for such a thing here but best of luck to you on it. I assume that you mean that you have multiple user accounts, if so multiple user accounts isn't inherently a bad thing as long as you're not using them to go against policy. I however would suggest that you only use one account. If Edits2025 is the main account that you have done most if not all your edits with, then I'd choose that one as your primary account that you can set up a Unified login which allows you to use that account across Wikimedia projects. Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 21:43, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What Wikipedia guidelines should I follow to add a link to my blog without violating promotional policies? --Us military analysis (talk) 04:23, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Us military analysis There is no policy that would allow a link to your personal blog without violating the promotional policies. Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 06:45, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see a lot of websites like mine that have links on Wikipedia as references. Us military analysis (talk) 16:45, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Us military analysis What is the link that you're wanting to use as a source? Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 03:30, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jeffrey,

I've noticed that many of the external links from military-today.com used in various military-related articles are now dead or lead to 404 pages. I'm wondering if it would be appropriate to replace some of those references with updated sources that cover the same content in detail.

I have access to well-researched material and would like to contribute by providing alternative references where needed. Would it be acceptable to suggest those replacements here or directly edit the articles with edit summaries explaining the changes?

I noticed that the link to the Military Today page on the Leopard 2A4 Revolution variant is no longer working:

https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20221110034049/http://www.military-today.com/tanks/revolution.htm

Since this dead link affects article reliability, I'd like to suggest replacing it with a new, comprehensive, and updated source covering the same topic in detail:

https://www.militaryupdate.net/2025/04/leopard-2a4-revolution.html

This source provides specifications, background, and analysis of the Leopard 2A4 Revolution upgrade and could help maintain citation quality. Please let me know if it would be appropriate to propose this as a reliable replacement. Us military analysis (talk) 06:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How to create an artcle for sports category person with some reliable news sources --Sunflower798 (talk) 07:07, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sunflower798 This article is a good first read on starting your first article, for sources read Reliable sources. If you have further questions fill free to ask me. Jeffrey R. Clark • talk • contribs 08:26, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have created a draft for article of sports category Draft:Sajad_Hussain_Malik and check this how i improve it by infobox Sunflower798 (talk) 11:01, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What are the rules for posting photos of crashed planes? --Kiananjomani (talk) 16:07, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there,

A quick question. Less than 1 hour ago, I published (or at least I clicked "publish") an article, and just realised that due to a conflict of interest, the draft (of the article) must be reviewed. To this end, I tried to find the so-called "Submit the draft for review" button, but all my attempts were to no avail.

Any idea what I could do now?

Cheers,

Sveto --SvetoGeor (talk) 11:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jeff,

I figured out my problem.

Cheers,

Sveto --SvetoGeor (talk) 12:03, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]