User talk:Qcne

Help on a Draft

hello, you helped me on Libera chat (AmberDurian60) i have edited the Draft:Arshad Noor Siddiquee. could you please review or have a look? Dhruv.bajaj.11 (talk) 20:38, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Dhruv.bajaj.11. I have accepted and published the draft now. qcne (talk) 12:55, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

wow, you are great, thank you so much!

on the published page, it shows "this article has multuple issues: LLM, subjective manner, and needs citations, i dont feel the article contains any of these now, there were old comments. could you please help with these? Dhruv.bajaj.11 (talk) 13:09, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

I've removed that box. qcne (talk) 17:10, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

thank you!! have a great day! Dhruv.bajaj.11 (talk) 17:11, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

You too! qcne (talk) 17:12, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Question from Crazy Cooper music on User:Crazy Cooper music (07:24, 24 September 2026)

Crazy Cooper

Crazy Cooper, whose real name is Morudu Keorapetse, is a South African Motswako and hip-hop artist. He is known for his music, performances and involvement in graphic design and music-video production.

Early life

Morudu Keorapetse, professionally known as Crazy Cooper, grew up in Shongoane One in Limpopo, South Africa. He developed an interest in creative arts at an early age and was involved in dancing before pursuing music.

Keorapetse began writing lyrics while he was still in school. In 2015, he began focusing on rap music after previously participating in dance. His early recordings were made using basic equipment, including a laptop and earphones.

Music career

Crazy Cooper developed his career as a Motswako hip-hop artist, performing and recording music with artists and producers from his local community.

His early musical development included working with AB Studio and collaborating with other local musicians. He later became associated with the Juicy Gang collective.

His music incorporates Motswako and hip-hop influences and often draws on personal experiences, ambitions and life in his community.

Music and releases

Crazy Cooper has released and worked on several songs, including "SPARAPARA", "DON'T GET INVOLVED", "PRAY EVERYDAY", "LIFE IS FUNNY" and "THOLA MAMA".

His collaborations have included artists such as MCCDEEGLORY, DEEFLAME, Charlie Blu Wa Africa and Doggybeats Tebogo.

Other work

In addition to performing music, Crazy Cooper has been involved in graphic design and music-video direction. He has also worked as a performer and actor.

He has used the name CRAZYCOOPER'S GRAPHICS for graphic-design-related work.

Media appearances

Crazy Cooper has appeared on the Mix & Mash Podcast, where he discussed his background and musical journey.

Artistic style

Crazy Cooper's work is primarily associated with Motswako and hip-hop, incorporating storytelling, wordplay and experiences from his upbringing and musical development.

Persona --Crazy Cooper music (talk) 07:24, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Crazy Cooper music. That's not a question. qcne (talk) 12:54, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Request on 18:27:30, 25 September 2026 for assistance on AfC submission by ~2026-51467-53

• ~2026-51467-53 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Mr Handsome Official Live (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello am reaching out to humbly request for a re-review regarding the above article that got rejected, i believe that it meets Wikipedia's article requirements and it is well referenced with the links from the well known News websites Thank you.

~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:27, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

I am afraid this person does not meet our criteria, please see WP:Notability (people). qcne (talk) 18:28, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

To be honest you need to recheck again and also explain to me why he is not meeting the criteria ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:34, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Okay, let's go through your sources one at a time:

1. A blatant promo piece.
2. Another blatant promo piece.
3. And another!
4. A fourth!

All your sources are unreliable promotional likely paid-for pieces. qcne (talk) 18:37, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Nope it ain't no promo because the guy is a well known TikToker so the editors of those media did cover his story ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:42, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Disagree. qcne (talk) 18:43, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

I have gone through your page and found this article Bull (band) as am seeing it it lacks references but because you're the one wrote it is approved this is not fair tbh ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:39, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

That article has 8 references? qcne (talk) 18:40, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

It does not have 8 references but 4 strong references from big medias like Mpasho, Kenyan Vibe, Ghafla Kenya & Hivi leo. If you do your research well you'll understand for sure, am wondering that you're saying that they are promo sources becauese it is not easy to make it to be published on Media websites ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:45, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

All the sources on your draft are exceedingly poor promotional pieces. They are worthless. Please read WP:Reliable sources. qcne (talk) 18:46, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

When the reference provided is only mentioning a name of a person you complain, when it covers a story of a person and his/her career you say it's promotional jeez what do you guys want ? ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 18:53, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Please read WP:Reliable sources. qcne (talk) 18:56, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Okay can you check out for this one if it qualifies Draft:Azeezah Hashim and help correct it Kindly ~2026-51467-53 (talk) 19:03, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

My userpage

Can I ask you not remove my retirement speech? Edlectro28 17:10, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I really suggest you log off for a few hours and come back when you're feeling clear-headed. qcne (talk) 17:11, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I am thinking clearly, that’s what I think. I cannot continue to edit Wikipedia. I have a knot I’m my stomach. I will probably die soon anyway, so what’s it worth eh? Edlectro28 17:13, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Best of luck. qcne (talk) 17:14, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

One last thing. When I do go, my friend will post a message on my talk page confirming it. Can you please keep this message here for verification purposes? Thanks and bye, their account is User:Sunshinezguy, it was made mostly for that express purpose. Edlectro28 19:53, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Confirmed on Edlectro28 and Sunshinezguy's talk pages, so no need to retain this. --Guy Macon (talk) 17:08, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Draft:Khaqan Shaheen – guidance on notability

Hello Qcne, and thank you for reviewing Draft:Khaqan Shaheen. I should say first that I have a conflict of interest: the draft is about me, and this is declared on the draft's talk page. I accept the rejection and am not asking you to reconsider it. I would just value your guidance for the future. Roughly what kind and how many independent sources would a person in my position (a company head of IT) need to meet WP:NBIO / WP:GNG? At the moment the only pages about me are my own site and the award organiser's winners lists (CXO DX), which I understand are not independent. I will not come back unless there is substantial independent coverage. Thank you for your time. ~2026-51797-61 (talk) 18:28, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi @~2026-51797-61. I am afraid that with those sources you do not meet the requirements for an article. Wikipedia is not LinkedIn. We generally look for three or more independent, reliable sources with significant coverage. qcne (talk) 18:33, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

The author Draft:Gary Croft

I have asked them the first formal question about paid editing. Their statement about writing articles daily suggests the need to ask. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 18:25, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

User has vanished and is globally locked. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 21:01, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Huh. qcne (talk) 08:52, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Beats me. I think a hissy fit because the draft was not accepted! 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 12:28, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Ride a Northbound Horse draft

Thank you for reviewing the draft and for the specific feedback. I did an extensive search for additional coverage and was only able to locate two further sources, D23 and Rotten Tomatoes, which I have now added. I was not able to find contemporary reviews or other substantial independent coverage beyond the sources already cited.

For context, the film was a two-part Walt Disney Productions television feature aired nationally on NBC, adapted from Richard Wormser’s published novel, and featured a substantial cast including Carroll O’Connor, Jack Elam, Andy Devine, Ben Johnson, Dub Taylor, and Harry Carey Jr. I understand that these facts do not by themselves establish notability under Wikipedia’s guidelines, but I wanted to resubmit the draft with all of the additional sourcing I was able to locate and would appreciate another look. PhilipJV (talk) 18:57, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 18

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on 15 September. Please help translate.

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Starter Kit dashboard overview.

Highlights

• Introducing the Wikipedia Starter Kit: The Foundation has launched a new Toolforge-hosted tool giving new and small language Wikipedia communities a guided pathway through essential onboarding tasks, activity indicators, and connections to the wider movement.
• Apply for a scholarship to Wikimania 2027: Scholarship applications are now open to attend Wikimania 2027 in Santiago. To help with preparing submissions, orientation sessions in Spanish, Portuguese, and English will be held starting the week of October 5. The final deadline is October 31.
• Reading Lists rolling out to all Wikipedias: Starting September 28, logged-in users on every Wikipedia will be able to save articles to a "read later" list using the bookmark icon, following successful rollouts on Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
• WikiCelebrate: WikiCelebrating Juan "BugWarp" Kulichevsky, who has contributed to Wikimedia projects since childhood and is passionate about sports photography and community building in Argentina and beyond.
• The 2026 appointment cycle is open now through 31 October 2026 for the Ombuds Commission (OC) and the Case Review Committee (CRC). You can learn more about the committees, the roles, and how to apply on the Committee Appointments page on Meta-wiki.

Annual Goals Progress on Engage
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• Community Wishlist 2027: The Community Wishlist Process is now updated, taking into account the feedback received. Look out for the call for wish submissions towards the end of October.
• Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2026: From Sep 18-20, Wikimedians, open-knowledge researchers, and free-culture advocates from Central and Eastern Europe gathered for the first time in Romania. Take a look at the novelties and history behind CEE Meeting.
• Increasing account creation: To convert more casual users into logged-in daily users, the evergreen account creation prompt is released into Beta / TestFlight for iOS and Android. Also, a new post-edit notice designed to encourage Temporary Account holders to register for a permanent account will now be released to all wikis. The new notice has proven to increase permanent account creation from 1.94% to 3.66%.
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• Retesting image carousel: The image carousel experiment will be retested using three new versions of the design, updated based on community feedback. The team will assess results and determine with communities whether or not to proceed with the feature.
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• Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News weeks 38 and 39 include a Reader Growth experiment testing whether showing only part of an article at first on mobile, with a “Read more” button to reveal the rest, encourages people to keep reading. See also the 56 community-submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.
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Annual Goals Progress on Reach
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• AI literacy program: A new regional initiative in ASEAN was launched to support training and conversations around AI literacy, accountability, and Indigenous self-determination.
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Concern regarding Draft:Tangem Wallet

Hello, Qcne. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Tangem Wallet, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Request on 22:44:02, 2 October 2026 for assistance on AfC submission by RAthodsroyalty

• RAthodsroyalty (talk · contribs)
  • User:RAthodsroyalty/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

i think i have submitted the required links

RAthodsroyalty (talk) 22:44, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

I am afraid this person does not meet our criteria for inclusion. qcne (talk) 12:59, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2026).

Administrator changes

• Cleared as filed
• Dante Alighieri
• Doug Weller
• Gentgeen
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Oversight changes

• Doug Weller
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Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, the good article criteria have been amended to add accessibility requirements.
• Following an RfC, late signatures added to administrator recall petitions after 720 hours from opening are reverted or struck and do not count towards the threshold, even if the petition has not yet been formally closed.
• The post-May 2026 administrator elections RfCs concluded with consensus for election monitors to curate blatantly inappropriate questions after posting, and to remove or merge true duplicates, clearly marking merged questions. Calls for candidates will include advisory guidance that users with less than one year’s experience or 5,000 edits generally lack a realistic chance of success.

Technical news

• Interface administrators no longer need to specify the ResourceLoader option in the definitions for gadgets on MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition as gadgets are always loaded through ResourceLoader. (T298199)
• The list=abusefilters API module now supports formatversion=2 and includes breaking changes to its responses. In particular, the actions property is now a JSON array rather than a string, regardless of the format version. Maintainers of user scripts and other code using this module should check compatibility and update their code as needed. (T435828)

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Gun control 2 has been closed.

Obituaries

• Doug Weller passed away on 30 September 2026. Doug Weller began editing Wikipedia in 2006 and became an administrator in 2008, making nearly 275,000 edits over two decades. He served on the Arbitration Committee from 2015 through 2018 and was also a longtime CheckUser and Oversighter.

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• The October 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from September 29 to October 19. The call for candidates ends October 5.
• Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2026 Arbitration Committee elections is opened and closes on 8 October.
• The Good Article Nominations backlog drive has begun and is scheduled to end on November 3.

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Question from Alibhatti768 on User:Alibhatti768 (08:12, 4 October 2026)

https://youtube.com/@alibhattihero?si=Y8NHGEllbXKSozPe --Alibhatti768 (talk) 08:12, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

@Alibhatti768 that isn't a question. qcne (talk) 15:42, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Goy bxo on Anonymous P2P (19:37, 4 October 2026)

Jrt --Goy bxo (talk) 19:37, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi. That's not a question. qcne (talk) 19:42, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

A plate of cat food for Daisy!

A plate of cat food for Daisy!

It's pretty evident that you've seen my condolences to Daisy on Discord already, but I just figured that I'd leave some other stuff. Similar to other dead ones and relatives, people in my country offer dead animals that were very dear to us: foods, drinks, and toys that it found comfort or enjoyment in. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed eating, so there's that. May she be in peace. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ .n the homo 15:16, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much. <3 qcne (talk) 15:19, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Grocoli (20:56, 7 October 2026)

Thanks! I am making some minor edits and will wait to get autoconfirmed so that I can make a minor wording change on the Muhammad Ali page (which is semi-restricted)

[I've been anonymously making minor edits, mostly typos, for decades] --Grocoli (talk) 20:56, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Let me know if you have any questions :) qcne (talk) 08:16, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

The Secret of the Pond

Hi Qcne. I found and added two contemporary newspaper sources that discuss the film, along with a Boxoffice piece on the filming location, and I’ve resubmitted the draft. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. ~~~~ PhilipJV (talk) 20:07, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Accepted! qcne (talk) 12:30, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, qcne. I really appreciate the review and the guidance on the sourcing. I also found and added stronger contemporary coverage for Smoke and Three Without Fear and resubmitted both drafts. Thanks again. ~~~~ PhilipJV (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 19

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on September 25. Please help translate.

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Screenshot of the Thanks feature.

Highlights

• Community Wishlist: Community Wishlist is looking for volunteers to join their working group. You can find details on the goal of the group, roles and expectations, norms we'll follow, and how to sign up on this Meta-Wiki page.
• Human knowledge at stake: Wikimedia Foundation makes the case for human knowledge at the UN General Assembly and how scrapers are straining our infrastructure and the larger human knowledge ecosystem online.
• Joy of contributing: How a simple thanks fuelled one of our Wikimedians of the Year as they connect the community.
• PTAC technical topics: The Product and Technology Advisory Council calls for the community to suggest topics that it should consider and discuss with the Wikimedia Foundation. Submit your topic on the council’s talk page.
• Wikimania scholarship deadline extended: The deadline for Wikimania 2027 scholarship applications has been extended through the end of day on November 4, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth). This is to compensate for a pause in the application window on October 15, 2026 from 1pm to 6pm UTC, to allow for an upgrade to the LimeSurvey platform.

Annual Goals Progress on Engage
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Prototype Video of Listening to Wikipedia.

• OpenAI agent activities on Wikimedia projects: The Wikimedia Foundation have discovered some activity by “rogue” OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms. These unauthorized bot activities included edits to our wikis, some unsuccessful attempts to exploit a public note-taking tool we host, and heavy traffic.
• Listening to Wikipedia: The Phase 1 experiment for Listening to Article intros within the Android app’s “For you” feed has been released into the Wikipedia Beta App. This experiment tests whether adding a listening format into the "For you" feed has the potential to deliver improvements in reader retention.
• Wikimedia Hackathon: The 2027 Wikimedia Hackathon will be taking place in person April 9-11, 2027 in Tirana, Albania. Scholarship applications are open until October 30.
• Bookmark button on mobile web: Logged-out Wikipedia users on mobile web will begin to see a bookmark button for saving articles to their reading lists instead of the current Watchstar button. When clicked, the bookmark button prompts users to log in or create an account to save an article for later, to encourage more readers to become account holders.
• Abstract Wikipedia piloting showing articles to readers: Three initial pilot communities are currently working with the team to explore using abstract articles on their Wikipedias: Malayalam, Dagbani, and Igbo.
• Simplifying account creation: An experiment has begun on Spanish, Arabic, English, and French Wikipedias to simplify the experience users encounter immediately after account creation. The test will explore whether removing friction from the current Welcome Survey helps new users understand what to do next more easily.
• Suggestions mode: It is now possible for communities to configure Edit Checks and Suggestions so that they are shown within additional namespaces, such as a Draft: namespace. Feedback is welcome.
• Latest experiments: An upcoming experiment is testing a personalised module, called 'Review Changes', for Home which aims to introduce newer editors to the concept of reviewing the edits that other users are making. See all live, upcoming, and completed experiments in Product & Technology.
• Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News weeks 40 and 41 include users of default skins on desktop and mobile web will now be informed if the search results displayed come from page redirects. See also the 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.

Annual Goals Progress on Enable
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• Wikimedia Enterprise: Mantic Uses Wikimedia Enterprise to Power AI Forecasting.
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• Strengthening infrastructure: To reduce the workload from non-pageview requests, the overall number of database queries per logged-out pageview has been reduced by 52%, from a baseline of 23 queries/pageview in August, to 11 queries/pageview today. Read more.
• Increasing test reliability: To reduce friction in post-merge validation and ultimately improve confidence in release decisions: Catalyst was proven to be a much more reliable environment to run daily Selenium tests (95.7% eventually green) compared with the beta cluster (79.1% over the same 10 suites). This gives confidence to automatically catch issues before they reach production.

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• Transparency Report: The latest Transparency Report has been published. Out of 953 requests for content alteration and takedown, only 2 requests were granted. The Foundation continues to prioritize the public interest and is guided by the content moderation policies the volunteer community has shaped over the past 25 years.

Annual Goals Progress on Reach
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• Grantmaking: Two reflections on transferring ownership of Rapid Funds to Wikimedia organizations.

Board and Board committee updates
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• Affiliations Committee: Wikimedia Affiliations Committee Has New Officers and Advisors. Read also the latest issue of the AffCom News to learn more about their work.
• Governance committees looking for volunteers: Ombuds Commission (OC) and Case Review Committee (CRC) welcome new volunteers to contribute to important work across the Wikimedia ecosystem. Applications will open until October 31. Learn more about the committees, the roles, and how to apply on the Metapage.
• Board of Trustees Elections Process: The Board has reviewed the feedback received since July on its elections process proposal, and thanks everyone who shared input on Wiki, in person, or directly with Trustees. Based on that feedback, the Governance Committee has moved away from the eligibility criteria approach and developed two new options for the 2027 selection process and beyond. We'd like your feedback again before deciding. Please read the proposal and share your feedback on the Meta-Wiki talk page by October 27.

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The Signpost: 13 October 2026

• News and notes: AELECT returns, Jimbo gives a union update, VisualEditor is now default
  Plus a survey for North Americans, proposed changes to BoT elections, and developments in the Puerto Rican editing community.

• Serendipity: From a rare portrait of a female millionaire in Nancy to a Japanese painter in Lyon
  Images from Leuven Libraries popular on Wiki.

• Obituary: Doug Weller
  Twenty-year editor, long-term admin, dearly missed.

• In the media: A(I)pocalypses afoot
  Cannibals, freeloaders, rogue agents, scams ... the usual.

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Question from Itsblues!! on Draft:Windows 9 (11:34, 14 October 2026)

Hey, how do i add an image in my Draft Page? --Itsblues!! (talk) 11:34, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Itsblues!!. I see you have been trying to create Draft:Windows 9. However, your content is not appropriate for Wikipedia. We don't host stuff from a fanmade point of view. qcne (talk) 12:16, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Lenzugah (16:00, 17 October 2026)

When ww1 occur --Lenzugah (talk) 16:00, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

@Lenzugah Please see our article World War 1. qcne (talk) 16:08, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

Help with finalization of draft - Gerald Jonas (biography) article

Hello, you helped me in early September with a draft article for "Gerald Jonas". I keep checking back (and I reinitiated a conversation with another Wikipedia editor who had also helped) and I'm not sure what to do. The other user (I'm sorry, I'm struggling to know who I am talking to and how to access their handles when I'm not on their Talk page or the draft article's Talk page) has indicated that the draft article is discouraging approval engagement (still) due to some of the same problems I felt I'd addressed and corrected in early September.

The other editor gave me a few examples and I tried to clean up a couple (mostly by deleting references that were indicated as off-putting/weak)...but I'm reluctant to further eviscerate the article. (The general comment, if I understood correctly, is that the draft reads like a "bibliography" rather than a "biography", but the subject is a 91-yo life-long writer/journalist/poet, so I'm at a loss how a summary of his career wouldn't be sort of "bibliography" leaning??)

I'm new to Wikipedia (my first page/draft) and quite discouraged, honestly. I wish I knew how to access some focused help in getting the article published, so others could maybe improve my initial effort's weaknesses once it's live. The subject of the article is now aware that I am trying to publish an article about him, so I'm hopeful that those who know him will chip in with "improve/correct the article" edits, once it is live. Does that make sense? Can you help? Is there somewhere I can be/should be asking for help? I'm at a loss.... - Lisa VancouverWriter (talk) 02:02, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

I don't know if this is relevant or helpful, but I grabbed the URL of the other Wikipedia editor who was fairly discouraging, this weekend, about the quality of my draft-waiting-for-approval-attention. On their Talk page, there is a recent communication (their critique points and my attempted edits....in the Draft: Gerald Jonas article, I can see that the new edits/changes I tried to make a day or two ago didn't "stick"....I don't know why, but maybe to do with the draft approval process??). As I said, I'm at a loss...and this user hasn't replied to my (admittedly frustrated) last posts on their Talk page. Honestly, the back-and-forth caused me to google, trying to figure out what is legitimate "volunteer help" on Wikipedia and what might be a front for a scam...I'm so new, I'm lost. Here's the other user (and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, as clearly a new article writer, like me, is going to produce a first article that isn't the best....hence my welcome of help, as well as what I thought, until this person's response, might just be a "normal" very long, patient waiting period): User talk:Bobby Cohn - Lisa VancouverWriter (talk) 02:13, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi again @VancouverWriter.

Edits on Wikipedia are publicaly logged, so if we look at the Jonas Revision history you can see the last edit to it was 6 September 2026 by you, when you submitted it for review. We can also look at your contributions, and we can see there are no other edits to that draft in the last month.

If you made more edit to Draft:Gerald Jonas but they're not appearing, it's likely you didn't "save" those edits by pressing the Publish changes… button at the top of the editor window. Wikipedia doesn't have an automatic save feature like Microsoft Word or Google Docs, and every time you want to save an edit you need to press that button. I'm sorry, that is really frustrating for you. Wikipedia isn't the easiest to use.

I also noticed you've left a couple of messages at Draft talk: Gerald Jonas, asking about the review process and what you can do next. Just to explain how Wikipedia works, a draft's talk page isn't really a help desk or a way of contacting reviewers. It's a place for editors to discuss the draft itself. Nobody is assigned to monitor that Talk page or answer questions posted there, and posting a message doesn't automatically alert anyone. Unless someone happens to visit the page (which is exceedingly unlikely, when we have 30,000 of these pages) your message will just go unnoticed. That's why you haven't received any replies there, rather than anyone deliberately ignoring you.

If you need help with editing or the review process, the Articles for creation Help desk is a much better place to ask. It's specifically intended for questions like yours, although it's not a way to request an expedited review.

One point, is that your replies tend to be quite long and detailed, often raising several different questions or concerns at once. I totally understand that you're trying to explain yourself thoroughly, but everyone here is a volunteer, and reading through a lengthy discussion, checking the various points raised, and putting together a thoughtful reply can take quite a bit of time. I suspect this may be why you haven't always received a response as quickly as you'd hoped.

You may find that keeping your messages shorter and focused will make it easier for other editors to help you. Please don't be discouraged from asking questions! But being concise helps both you and us.

As for Bobby Cohn, I've read through your discussion with him, and I think he's been trying to offer you constructive advice in good faith.

However, I do have some good news for you.

I had some time today so I will edit the draft myself to make it better comply with our policies and guidelines. I'll let you know how I get on. qcne (talk) 16:21, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! For the time you might have for Gerald Jonas' draft....and for your explanation of the Wikipedia culture/communication norms. It has been an awkward learning curve for me, for sure.

Conciseness is important in communications. I'm a writer (and a poet!) so I know this. But, as Twain said, ""I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." I will try harder...I 'hear' the higher principle you are explaining.

Let me know how I can help. I'm eager for your evaluation of the draft. I'm 100% convinced Gerald Jonas is big "missing puzzle piece" from Wikipedia and has been for a long time. As I mentioned elsewhere, Mr. Jonas now knows an article has been drafted, and I suspect I can get his attention for help on edits/refinements, particularly if he can "surf" to his Wikipedia page easily (he is 90+ yo). - Lisa VancouverWriter (talk) 17:24, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi again @VancouverWriter. I have re-written and now accepted the draft. It is now an article! It is live on the main encylopedia, and anyone can now edit and improve it. It will be indexed by search engines like Google within about 90 days.

You will see that I substantially re-wrote the prose and removed quite a few citations (as well as added some citations I found). Thank you for developing the framework for the draft which really helped in my re-write.

I hope you continue to contribute to Wikipedia. Do feel free to use my re-write as a structural template to develop any further drafts. qcne (talk) 18:07, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

OMG! I'm beyond excited! (Just got home from grocery shopping and saw your msg. Catching up now! Will read all. THANK YOU!!! VancouverWriter (talk) 19:07, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

AfC template question

Hi Qcne, where is the best place to request a slight tweak to a couple decline messages? For the both the Ilc and nosource I want to request flipping the instructions links so VE is first rather than Source given VE is now the default editing tool. S0091 (talk) 18:39, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

That's a really good idea. For quick tweaks I've asked admins in the NPP Discord's AfC channel, but otherwise I would just do a protected edit request request at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation qcne (talk) 18:42, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Droppyboy on Comcast Business (01:23, 20 October 2026)

I was wondering if I could upload an picture I took from a Comcast Business service van a few hours ago, I don't know if I should put the image for the page --Droppyboy (talk) 01:23, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Droppyboy. You can generally upload photos you took yourself, but I am not sure what from a Comcast Business service van means in this context, could you explain? qcne (talk) 10:36, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

its just an image of a vehicle (which is a van) with Comcast Business branding i took it yesterday from the front there was no specific direction, i think i took it from very very straight so no license plates could be seen that easily Droppyboy (talk) 20:06, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Quick word

You're probably getting trolled and if you're not it's not helping anyway. Just step away and watch from a distance to see if they keep digging their hole. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:54, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

qcne (talk) 17:55, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from MS Siyam on Nonprofit organization (03:59, 21 October 2026)

Mshfsj sjuys sjbcvs jzhcs jsg --MS Siyam (talk) 03:59, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

@MS Siyam hi, that's not a question. qcne (talk) 09:28, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from FarrukhAleem2026 (11:01, 21 October 2026)

I have edited a 4 line limited page on wikipedia , someone just labled it as ai slop and reverted the whole article. what shoud i do? --FarrukhAleem2026 (talk) 11:01, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @FarrukhAleem2026. Your additions to the Waiha are inappropriate and I have reverted them again. It is almost certainly either generated text from a large language model like ChatGPT, or if you did not use ChatGPT it is written in an entirely inappropriate way for Wikipedia with no sources and language which does not conform to our standards.

Please carefully read Wikipedia:Everything you need to know which outlines our policies and guidelines in an easy to understand way before you edit this article again. qcne (talk) 11:04, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Ok i will read it , and then make changes accordingly. FarrukhAleem2026 (talk) 02:26, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

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Declining a page

Hello! You declined a page for my Client: Nicholas Radtke who has been in multiple articles E! News, People magazine, Yahoo News Entertainment tonight and more. he also has a IMDB profile and famous birthdays. We are just wondering why it was declined? Thank you. Bladezxd (talk) 23:19, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Bladezxd. You have not declared that you are being paid to edit by Radtke and have a conflict of interest. This is mandatory and a breach of Wikipedia's Terms of service. Please immediately follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

I left feedback on the draft decline notice outlining why I declined the draft, did you read it and follow the links to our policies and guidelines? To summarise, you did not prove that Radtke meets our criteria for inclusion. qcne (talk) 23:25, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

My sincere apologies. I did not disclose that and will add that somewhere in the Article. We have shown notably through each article we put on the wikipedia page. How else can we prove he meets criteria? he’s been on television more than 18 years of his life. Do we add clips to prove as such? Thank you. Bladezxd (talk) 23:29, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

@Bladezxd None of the sources you used prove notability. Notability is proven through significant coverage in multiple, reliable, secondary sources. That excludes tabloids, gossip pieces, and churnalism. All your sources fall into one of those.

I suggest that this person will not meet our criteria, 99% of the population of the planet does not. qcne (talk) 23:36, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

I see. His sister and Mother are on Wikipedia, Guess we assumed it would work for him. Thank you for your time ~2026-56436-79 (talk) 23:37, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Boo!

Happy Halloween!

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Hello Qcne:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
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Thank you qcne (talk) 00:29, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

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You're Welcome!

Halloween is around the corner! 😇🎃🕸️

Happy editing and best wishes, Zahrazamedahmedi (🗨️My Talk Page🗨️) (🫗My Mistakes🫗) 00:31, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Request on 08:00:37, 22 October 2026 for assistance on AfC submission by Jbjbsaja

• Jbjbsaja (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Callum- Naughton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

hello, im not u derstabding why im getting tejected, i cited information with references and its an ahtobiography by a fairly known person, this is my first time making a wikepedia site so please tell me what i have done wrong

Jbjbsaja (talk) 08:00, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Jbjbsaja. I am afraid you haven't demonstrated that this person meets our very strict criteria for inclusion. At this time, they do not meet our criteria for an article on Wikipedia. qcne (talk) 08:20, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Question from Kdesh86 (12:40, 23 October 2026)

Hi QCNE - Nice to meet you. I wanted to inquire about reliability of independent sources. I was recently editing an article (practicing) about a song and one of the sentences was around it appearing on the charts in the UK in the 80s. While there were no articles about it appearing on the charts at a specific number, I found a source which wasn't a publication but rather a record of charts in different countries showing which song was ranked how in particular years. I did find that being cited in a different article about charts in given years. Is that considered reliable? It is almost like citing IMDB as a source of truth. Just curious what your thoughts are? --Kdesh86 (talk) 12:40, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi there @Kdesh86!

It would be useful if you could show me the source you found, then I can have a better idea of if it's reliable or not.

It's worth noting though that IMDb specifically isn't a reliable source on Wikipedia because it is user-edited, see WP:IMDB for more info. It shouldn't be used as a source of truth for articles, though we do allow it as an external link at the bottom of articles. qcne (talk) 19:28, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi! Thank you for your response. This is the source in question - https://web.archive.org/web/20250119153040/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kws-rock-your-baby/

I also found similar sources cited on this page that I was editing - for additional citations - Rock Your Baby Kdesh86 (talk) 19:40, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Yep, that is an acceptable source to use :) qcne (talk) 19:42, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

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