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Marion H. Beckett

Hello Osarius,

Thank you for your welcoming words to Wikipedia. I attended the Art + Feminism + Tacos event last Saturday and created a page with the gracious help of trainers there. It is titled Marion H. Beckett. I googled it and it didn't come up:

Marion H. Beckett Marion H. Beckett Wiki

I looked at my talk page and didn't find any reference to it, or it's deletion, but was able to open it from the event list that puts all the articles that we created that day:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/ArtandFeminism

I am very gratified to see that a picture I inserted for the page: Dawn Hampton (she has a german wiki page only despite being an american performer) remains. I inserted the note that I "improved" that page on the event page, as I have forgotten to do it on the day of the event. That note is in red.

Does it take a while for the bots to find and put a page into the search results?

Thanks, 23skid00 (talk) 03:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi 23skid00. May I start by first saying thank you for contributing and expanding Wikipedia. I have read your article, and it has not been deleted. Wikipedia does not have any control over when Googlebot crawls Wikipedia for new or updated articles. I wouldn't be worried about an article not appearing on Google - it will in its own time; you should instead concentrate on continuing to make quality articles. Osarius - Want a chat? 11:21, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

I don't know why you renamed the article whilst the RM is ongoing. Therefore, I moved it back. --George Ho (talk) 17:26, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Why? Well, it's been 7 days since the proposal and the proposal has no objections. Please tell me where I went wrong again? Osarius - Want a chat? 18:42, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
...Sorry. You can move it again if you want, but you must also close the RM in the talk page as "moved without objections" or something like that. Link is above. --George Ho (talk) 19:10, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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how to edit and adding to article

I try add the article but is difficult to me so I need help please — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripleshine (talkcontribs) 16:36, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi there! If you need help, a great place to start is The Teahouse. There's a bunch of great people there who can help you. Osarius - Want a chat? 18:55, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Poker Central

The article I created last night as a stub was nominated and deleted before I had the chance to respond (literally while I slept).

The reason for the deletion was because of A7, which I believe means that it lacks credibility or significance in general media.

However, even the most cursory Google search for the keyword "Poker Central" shows multiple News outlets discussing the upcoming poker channel.

The beginning of the article was set up last night and I returned here this morning to "clean it up" and flesh it out only to find that I cannot even work on the article without "permission" and a sort "blessing" from this Osarius person.

So, that's what I'm doing right now. I'm here waiting on you to "allow" me to create a page of significance for the entire poker community.

Thank you for not allowing me to work, but forcing me to wait for you before I can get back to work.

Yeah, I'm ticked off. PHroBro (talk) 16:41, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I don't mean to "tick anyone off", but if the article doesn't meet the guidelines then it'll get tagged.
Please note that I didn't delete the article, so that means not only I but the deleting administrator thought it didn't meet the guidelines.
If you want the page back, you'll have to take that up with User:Peridon who was the deleting administrator.
For future reference though, consider writing the article in your userspace and then move it into mainspace once it's ready. You can also place the {{in use}} or {{under construction}} tag on the page to tell other users that you are still working on the page. Osarius - Want a chat? 18:21, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
@PHroBro: You need not seek anyone's permission to re-create your article. Only if it had been 'protected' from creation would you have to seek an administrator's help to get it unprotected. (Protection is applied when something is repeatedly deleted for being unsuitable.) Articles on Wikipedia must show significance to pass speedy deletion, but the general standard to aim at is notability (or else they will pass speedy, but be deleted at Proposed Deletion or Articles for Deletion). The notability policy here will be WP:WEB, but whatever policy is applied, there must be reliable independent sources WP:RS to prove it. I'm afraid that your knowledge (or mine, or even Jimmy Wales's) is not a reliable independent source. These sources must be published, not stored in a brain. Whatever your feelings on this matter, that is our procedure - and we even have a policy about original research WP:OR. As to waiting, please remember that we are all volunteers and a lot of us have work to do as well. We prefer new articles to be in Draft: space or in user space until they are ready to stand on their own feet. I suggest that if you try again, it should be at User:PHroBro/DRAFT. You can then ask for advice and help without the patrollers tagging it. In user space, they can only tag speedy for copyright violation, attack page, advertising/promotion, and hoax. (User pages can be tagged U5 for things that are not in accordance with WP:USERPAGE, but user space drafts are not liable to that.) I'm only passing through tonight and for a couple of days, but Osarius will probably be willing to give advice on the suitability of wording or references, and if they are not willing (or are not available), look at WP:CSD and ask anyone there - or ask at WP:TEAHOUSE. Peridon (talk) 17:43, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

I don't understand!

I haven't made an inappropriate page? Can you please elaborate.

You have created 14 articles that have been speedily deleted because they do not meet Section A7 of the Criteria for Speedy Deletion, 9 of these have been since March this year.. As such, it appears you have not read the guidelines and are not willing to follow them. Therefore, you have been issued with a final warning to stop such behaviour. Please also do not forget to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). Osarius - Want a chat? 14:11, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Joshua Travagli ( soccer player )

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I'm really surprise because people are doing "pages" for full teams like RedBull II .

such as : Red Bull II ( second team ) never have more then few lines on newspapers or article ..and they do have the full detail made by someone for them ( you can check them out ) .


this is the guy:

Elopez76

I'm really disappointed, I'm trying to build something here if I have few mistake I would like to be guided.

that's all.

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Massimot1 (talkcontribs) 20:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

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نشان مهربانی
tnxx.. Delijan53 (talk) 05:00, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

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Cannabidiol and Its Legal Status in Canada and Internationally

This drug is contained in the medication Sativex. It is being used by those with pain and inflammation and treats both. It also is known to treat the mental ailments that come with pain and inflammation. Please tell nocluebot to stop lying by omission for Canada. Thanks Osiris. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambitiouz79 (talkcontribs) 03:33, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the Teahouse invitation. I will definitely check it out! - Frugal fisherman (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Hi Listen to me Realuser (talk) 16:45, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Hi Listen to me Realuser (talk) 16:45, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Hey there. I've taken your script and heavily modified it to make User:Ugog Nizdast/FloatingTOC.js. This is just letting you know as I'll be replacing it with mine at WP:JS. Ugog Nizdast (talk) 00:26, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Why?

Why did you revert my edit to the topicon? [1] Didn't you notice that the usage of the topicon template has changed and that the parameters you use are not in use any more, and therefore don't work? And there were a few other minor improvements and standardizations in my edit which you reverted. Debresser (talk) 16:53, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Did you notice that you actually broke the topicon? Check your changes and try again. Osarius - Want a chat? 18:41, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
You're right, when I copy/pasted I moved one }, which I now restored to its place. Sorry. Debresser (talk) 20:24, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Why delete Fungo Mungo history

As a member of this band and its history why delete the true history adog ? Jeff Gomes (talk) 04:51, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

I've no idea what you're talking about. I've never even heard of "Fungo Mungo". However, if you are a member of this group and are creating/editing Wikipedia pages about it then we have a conflict of interest. Osarius - Want a chat? 10:02, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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Question about notability

Hi

I'm currently writing a draft about an activist in Yemen who has had her articles published in newspapers from Al Arabiya, has had Tedx talk and is responsible for a day officially being declared no-Khat (khat is a drug) day. When it was first submitted it was deleted but I'm in the process of rewriting it with better references and more neutral content. Can you advise what more I can do to ensure it gets approved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aden65 (talkcontribs) 17:11, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

How long will it take for a newly created page to be indexed by search engines?

Hi! My name is Louise :). I just created a page for my school. I searched it on different search engines in different browsers but it is not included in the search lists. My question is how long will it take for a newly-created page to be indexed by search engines such as Bing and Google. Thank you :) Motmoterz 23 (talk) 20:43, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi Louise! Thank you for your contributions and I'm glad to welcome you to Wikipedia. To answer your question, no-one really knows. Search engines use web crawlers to discover new pages, so linking to your new page from other relevant existing articles can help these crawlers to discover the page. There are a lot of factors involved when indexing websites, and this isn't something Wikipedia can (easily) control as it's 99% automatic, though usually Wikipedia articles are indexed within a few hours. Hopefully you'll see it indexed soon, but don't make search engine indexing your main concern when editing Wikipedia. Osarius - Want a chat? 08:26, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

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Joseph A Suneg

How is Suneg less notable than other American priests with Wikipedia entries that have not been up for outright deletion?!?!?

How is Suneg ("domestic prelate") less notable than this American priest ("Vicar General") with a Wikipedia entry?

I've clicked on pretty much EVERY entry...American priests...and below is a selection of those I think Suneg is comparable to who have Wikiepedia entries still up

Category:American Roman Catholic priests Jozef Cieminski Louis de Barth Vicar general

Apostolic adminstrator[edit] In 1814, Egan (now bishop of Philadelphia) promoted de Barth to the position of Vicar General.[11] Egan died shortly thereafter.[12] Until a suitable bishop could be found, Carroll, now Archbishop of Baltimore, appointed de Barth as the apostolic administrator.[11] De Barth tried to refuse this assignment, likely due to the ongoing disputes in Philadelphia between the clergy and the lay trustees of the city's parishes, but he eventually accepted and took temporary control of the diocese.[12] He spent little time in the city, leaving day-to-day control of the parishes there to Terrence McGill, a local priest.[12]

Carroll considered requesting de Barth's appointment as bishop, but decided against it because of de Barth's lack of theological study and reputation for having a quick temper.[13] Carroll died in 1815, and his successor, Leonard Neale, offered de Barth the position of bishop, but de Barth declined it. In a letter to Neale, de Barth wrote that

if you do not forward my objections [to the appointment] to the Holy See ... I will not accept, but will kneel down and devoutly put the bulls in the fire ... and then farewell, Monseigneur. Neither you nor anyone else shall ever know the corner of the globe where I shall vegetate the few years still left to me to live.[14]

Neale accepted de Barth's refusal, and the see remained vacant. In 1817, after Neale died, de Barth traveled to Baltimore to participate in the episcopal consecration of Neale's successor, Ambrose Maréchal.[b][15]

Because he expected the appointment of a new bishop soon, de Barth hesitated to take any drastic actions as administrator.[16] As such, he spent much of his time in the city and discipline, as one author later wrote, "became more and more relaxed."[16] The ongoing dispute between the lay trustees of St. Mary's Church and the church hierarchy grew more rancorous when de Barth assigned a new priest, William Hogan, to the diocese in 1820.[17] Hogan instantly took the side of the trustees against de Barth; Hogan's unusual behavior would eventually cause his excommunication, but not until de Barth's tenure as apostolic administrator had ended.[18]

After a vacancy of five years, the see of Philadelphia finally found a new bishop in Henry Conwell, an Irish-born priest who was installed in 1819 and arrived the next year, freeing de Barth to return to Conewago.[14] De Barth remained at Conewago until 1828 when Maréchal's successor in Baltimore, James Whitfield, appointed him pastor of St. John German Catholic Church in that city.[19] He served there for several years and when the parish closed in 1841, de Barth retired to Georgetown College in Washington, D.C., to live out his final years (his brother, John, lived nearby).[19][20] He died there on October 13, 1844, at the age of seventy-nine, and was buried in the cemetery of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington.[19]

Clementine Deymann Pasquale Di Milla Paul Dobberstein Elisha John Durbin Nazzareno Formosa Mark Garrow Peter Heier Carl Hensler Chip Hines George Hirschboeck Raymond J. Bishop Jan Romuald Byzewski Donald Martin Carroll William Hannon Dismas Becker — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8804:1200:D0:D87D:DC6E:687A:7E46 (talk) 04:24, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

I have no idea what you're talking about. If a page you've created has been deleted, you're better off taking it up with the administrator who deleted it. Osarius - Want a chat? 11:51, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Template:BOB

you added two O2= values to

{{BS4||BHF+BUE|O2=HUB-R|KDSTa|O2=HUBrg-R|O3=HUBlg-L||653m|'''[[Zweilütschinen railway station|Zweilütschinen]]''', and depot}}

is one supposed to be O1=? Frietjes (talk) 14:23, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Frietjes, thanks for your observation. The answer is no, because I'm not using the first slot in the row:
{{BS4||BHF+BUE|
     ^       ^
 First Slot  Second slot

Osarius - Want a chat? 15:00, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, I see what you meant now! I've removed the other O2 parameter. Osarius - Want a chat? 15:02, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

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Unable to get infobox template to work in sandbox

This is my first time trying to make an article so I've been experimenting in my sandbox. I've been trying to make an article for the limited Marvel Comic series called Death of X in my sandbox and I seem to be unable to get the relevant information onto the infobox. I've edited time and time again yet every time I do all that shows up in the infobox are the main image, the caption underneath the image, and the publisher. Everything else always gets ommitted because whenever I click on "show preview" all it says in red letters above the article is for example "Warning: Page using Template:Infobox comics organization with unknown parameter "startmo" (this message is shown only in preview)." It's doing that for all of the templates that I've been using except for the publisher. Below shows how I'm trying to set up the infobox, first how it looks and then underneath that you'll see the templates that I have been using that should be in the infobox but somehow never makes it in. Am I doing it incorrectly?

Hi, please read the template documentation, as you seem to be using parameters that don't exist for that template. Osarius - Want a chat? 10:49, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Osarius,

I just saw you declined DAZN logo because it is copyrighted. What is the process for uploading copyrighted logos?

Thanks, Sergi

Hi Sergi, thanks for your concern. I was mistaken by the licencing situation on the logo, and I have no uploaded the logo. Please find it at File:DAZN Company Logo.png. Osarius - Want a chat? 10:34, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Osarius :)

Sergi

Noven Belleza

That article I was recently created was a nice article. Noven Belleza is a singer and he is well-known around the world. He deserves to have an article. I just accidentally click the "Save Changes" at the top of the page and that page is consisting of low contents but now... I changed the article and VOILA. The page is now good. Then some of the contents there are from my interview last 26 of April. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haroldok (talkcontribs) 14:53, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Okay. Just be warned that it seems you may have a close connection with the subject - please ensure you've read and understood the conflict of interest guidelines and the notability guidelines. Osarius - Want a chat? 08:39, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Jiří Walker Procházka

Hi, Osarius, I wanted to insert a page named "Jiří Walker Procházka" in Wikipedia. The case is that this is a very good SF author who writes in Czech only. You see, I wanted to open the door a bit to the English speaking world for a really good "local" writer. (In Czech version of Wikipedia he has his place OK.) It is not the first time I did it. But this time I can not get through. Perhas the standards for new contributions went higher, but some grave mistake on my side is more likely. Will you be so kind as to have a look and give me some advice? I take the liberty to remind you that my goal was/is only to get this name to en-wikipedia. I started with a short stub and due to reactions gradualy expanded it to the actual version. It is still no good so I am considering giving up trying. Thank you. Erempari (talk) 15:08, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi, the reviewer over at Articles for creation has given you enough information on your own talk page. You need to make you are adding credible and noteworthy information to the article. The reviewer has also given you a useful hint: "What this specifically needs is major independent news and book reviews." There is your starting point. Osarius - Want a chat? 10:52, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
Well, for me the names Neff, Adamovič and Šust are a guarantee of a serious independent view. Book reviews in SF and literary magazines? There are dozens of them. But all this is in Czech and the names of the magazines are not known to you. I am afraid that by "independent news and book reviews" the reviewer means only English written sources. It seems that the reviwers can not read the sources in other languages and thus simply take them for not independent and not truthworthy. I understand that there is in the contemporary Wikipedia data enough to advance even with a simple filter like this. But I feel a bit offended by hints that I supply not credible and noteworthy information. We will let "Jiří Walker Procházka" only in https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Walker_Proch%C3%A1zka for some time. Thank you for trying to help.
Erempari (talk) 21:43, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I've taken the liberty of cleaning up the page, fixing references and external links, and adding an infobox to the article. I've also resubmitted it to AfC. I'm not guaranteeing that even this version will be accepted, but it's a good start. I think half of the issue possibly was the fact you'd put bare URLs in the reference tags - we should instead be using Template:Cite web or Template:Cite book inside the reference tags. Please be aware that the reviewers aren't there to offend, but this is what the whole process at AfC is about - we'd rather have good articles that have gone through peer review than bad articles that haven't. It's just a case of being patient, following the guidelines and slowly improving the articles. I should also point out that English Wikipedia and Czech Wikipedia are seperate, and have their own processes and methods - something that is acceptable on one may not be on the other. Good luck, and I hope to see you keep contributing to Wikipedia. Osarius - Want a chat? 08:34, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Osarius. Let me thank you for your work. I did not intend to force you to do it, but I am very glad that the page got the right treatment. You see, I added several pages of this kind to English Wikipedia a long time ago quite well, but it is a history now. I visit them from time to time to update by adding small items but I haven´t open a new page for years. Please accept greetings from "DOS time" dinosaur. Next time - I promise - I will advance twice as carefully. (BTW - You provided me with an excellent example for any possible future attempt.) :-)
Thank you for your kind help and let me wish you a lot of co-operation with better contributors than me.
Erempari (talk) 15:02, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Class XD technology

I have now added three independent press articles and details of patent granted.

Could you let me know what else is required.

TY Andburslem — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andburslem (talkcontribs) 20:01, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jiří Walker Procházka has been accepted

Jiří Walker Procházka, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

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Speedy deletion declined: Narinder Batth

Hello Osarius. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Narinder Batth, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: writing lyrics for notable artists indicates significance. Thank you. SoWhy 13:25, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Fr. Larry Richards Page

I am very confused as to what is happening to this page. I had resources. Most of them are links to websites, because that's where the information is. Why is half this page gone and other sections being taken off? Why am I not getting messages about this or why so no one reaching out to show me what I can do to make this page better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CRydberg3 (talkcontribs) 16:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi CRydberg3 (talk · contribs). Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. There is a lot going on with the page Fr. Larry R. Richards since you created it. I can see the page has been cleaned up, to meet the Wikipedia style guidelines. Also, the bare links you added as references have been turned into proper citations. Other editors have stepped in and re-written some of the sections. Please note, there is no requirement for anyone to notify you about what is happening to the article - you don't own the article, and any editor is free to edit the article. There is also currently an Articles for Deletion discussion occurring about the article - however note we don't vote on these articles - we use consensus. I hope this brings to light what is happening to the article. Osarius - Want a chat? 07:47, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Sadads. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Gaétan Huot, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

Sadads (talk) 01:02, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Um, why? You marked it as reviewed again straight after. Osarius - Want a chat? 10:52, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
Sorry: that was an error on my part: the status on the patrolling tool didn't load as quickly as it normally does, and I didn't realize that it left a talk page message (not for next time). I am happy to give feedback or advise on developing articles though. Sadads (talk) 14:56, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Fr. Larry Richards Page

Hello! I am just curious how this all works then. I based this page off of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barron_(bishop) and noticed all his publications and DVDs and CDs were on the page. So I formatted it the same way. I am just trying to figure out how I can add more information to the page, as an editor. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CRydberg3 (talkcontribs) 19:34, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

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Advice desired on draft article from novice contributer

Hi Osarius,

I'm a new contributor to Wikipedia; my first effort is a biography about the Austrian etching artist, Josef Eidenberger. Link to draft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Josef_Eidenberger_(artist).

The article was not accepted because the reviewer felt that notability had not been established and that verifiable references did not meet expectations. I did have initial trepidations given that this is my first effort but also felt confident because I thought my draft had established notability to a greater extent and with more credible references when compared to a Wikipedia article about an Austrian etching artist, Luigi Kasimir who was a direct contemporary and peer of Eidenberger.

I would deeply appreciate any advice you might have on how to strengthen the article enough to achieve acceptance. I realize that I might be fighting an uphill battle because the biography has been written based on many small pieces of information as opposed to one or two pre-existing treatises on his life.

In addition to what is in the present draft, I have located his works in two more museums and could add those links. His works are vended by numerous well-established art galleries in the US, Austrian and Germany but I'm not sure whether that counts for much in establishing notability of an artist.

Your suggestions are appreciated.

EhrDesignEhrDesign (talk) 23:00, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

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Dear Sir, My name is Milan Manuel i like to create a article about " Arabian Attestation & Travels " , i tried so many times for create , But the article has been deleted , so kindly help me to create the article. --Chn9631 (talk) 11:10, 11 November 2017 (UTC)-

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New Page Review Newsletter No.10

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ACTRIAL:

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NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

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ACTRIAL:

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Paid editing - new policy

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NPP Backlog Elimination Drive

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We can see the light at the end of the tunnel: there are currently 2900 unreviewed articles, and 4000 unreviewed redirects.

Announcing the Backlog Elimination Drive!

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Fr. Larry Richards Page

Hello. Last year I was trying to put together a page for Fr. Larry Richards and it kept getting deleted. I will admit I do work for him at his Foundation and I realized that was part of the problem. While I also tried to explain that and the many other reasons his page was deleted multiple times, he still would like to have a Wikipedia page ASAP. I am wondering where to begin with making this happen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CRydberg3 (talkcontribs) 16:24, 25 July 2018 (UTC)