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Telefongyár

Hi! The Telefongyár article contains translations from the Hungarian "Telefongyar" article. There are tons of English language references here: https://www.google.com/search?q=telefongyar+telephone&biw=3840&bih=2085&sxsrf=ALeKk00K9-Hg5qlcbHzhcQQYx3PzvGeguA%3A1614840607245&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A%2Ccd_max%3A&tbm=bks Can you move it back to the normal articles? I can add references too. --Durnheim (talk) 06:53, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Durnheim If you add the references to the article, I'll move it back. Both Hungarian and English language references are acceptable. {{cite web}} might be useful for citing online sources. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 06:54, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Eli Savit

On 7 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eli Savit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2020, Eli Savit was elected the prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw County, Michigan, on a promise to abolish the cash bail system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eli Savit. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eli Savit), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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A barnstar for you!

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@Cancersign: thanks! Elli (talk | contribs) 22:29, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Fuck

The article Fuck you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Fuck 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 Legobot, on behalf of SNUGGUMS -- SNUGGUMS (talk) 03:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

SNUGGUMS sorry about that. I'll make the requested changes and re-nominate soon. Thank you again for your review, it has been and will be very helpful. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:36, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Of course, and best of luck for when you do that. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 04:27, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Template names

Hello, Template names are supposed to be completely descriptive of their function and of their flow.

We are supposed to name them long, then create a shortcut to them that is succinct and memorable.

To that end, the long template name has a very germane shortcut name.

To nominate a template for deletion based on the longness of its name is contrary to the instructions for the naming conventions of templates.

Please, kindly withdraw your nomination on that basis.

Most respectfully - {{u|WikiWikiWayne}} {Talk} 15:06, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

WikiWikiWayne hi, my nomination was more based off of how the template is not used nor apparently useful - the naming was not the main issue. Feel free to comment at the TfD, though. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:06, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Brad_Walls

Hi Elli! We had a brief chat over on Teahouse on artist notability. Did you find any time to look through the Draft:Brad_Walls? Thanks :) Bradwalls1992 (talk) 04:17, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Bradwalls1992 sure, thanks for the reminder! (sorry, midterms have caught me to get a bit less responsive than I'd like) Elli (talk | contribs) 04:42, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

All good Elli! Bradwalls1992 (talk) 04:54, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Bradwalls1992 so, here's the thing. I've removed a significant amount of sources that were in the article that were either redundant or from unreliable sources (see WP:FORBESCON for example). The main issue is that while the content in the "Career" section is well-sourced, it's not significant biographical coverage. The reference I've left in "Early life" would work if Aerial Photography Awards were a reliable source, but they aren't. Additionally, since they don't have an article, nor much coverage that I could find, it's unlikely that winning a category in the contest gives notability.

However, if you have any reliable source that gives that level of biographic coverage of you, that should be sufficient. Elli (talk | contribs) 05:03, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Elli. Thanks for reviewing and providing your comments. I have rebuilt the content solely focusing on style to pass WP:Artist. Many artists pages are less biographical (birth place, education etc) and focus on their significant artistic impact in society, a great example of this is Maria Svarbova. Given the similarities that we both share in regards to artistic presence, I find it hard how this would be declined. Awaiting your response Bradwalls1992 (talk) 21:48, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Elli Has the re-work of the article now met the guidelines for publishing? Thanks Bradwalls1992 (talk) 05:15, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Bradwalls1992 Closer, still looking at it.

BTW, there's no need to link my username on my talk-page, I get notified here either way. Elli (talk | contribs) 05:33, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Cool. Yep my bad re. username!. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradwalls1992 (talk • contribs) 05:17, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

I was going to submit the draft in the next week or so. Don't know if you're still keen on the article or not?Bradwalls1992 (talk) 07:59, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Bradwalls1992 sorry, just been busy with school. I can't guarantee it'd be accepted at AfC, but I do think it's in better shape and you seem marginally notable. Elli (talk | contribs) 08:05, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

NP. Let's see what happens... 06:33, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Is there another route to be published instead of Afc? I feel it could be lengthy.. Bradwalls1992 (talk) 06:43, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

@Bradwalls1992: not really, sorry. I mean, you could move it yourself - nothing prevents you from doing so - but that gives it a good chance of being nominated for deletion. Elli (talk | contribs) 07:04, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

I don't think that would be a wise idea, esp for COF editors..Bradwalls1992 (talk) 03:27, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

@Bradwalls1992: Yeah, it wouldn't be. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:29, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Pronouns?

Hi Elli! I apologize if they're listed somewhere and I just missed them, but what pronouns do you use? Srey Sros^talk 01:38, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

SreySros *sweats* uh, any work but if you wanna be nice, use she/her. Elli (talk | contribs) 01:53, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

SreySros (btw srey, I like your signature style, especially if it is what I think it is ;)) Elli (talk | contribs) 02:15, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Okay! I'll use she/her for now, no pressure to stick to any set though! And I'm guessing the colors are what you think they are :) Srey Sros^talk 02:54, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	I'm glad to see your work on automating redirect categorization! It's always struck me as quite silly that we do that manually, so I hope your efforts succeed and allow us to focus on the tasks that actually need humans. {{u|Sdkb}} talk 17:11, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

@Sdkb: thanks! I used to add those categories manually but I realized how silly it was... definitely hoping on merging this in soon, but obviously need consensus first and I've been busy for a potentially-messy discussion. Elli (talk | contribs) 17:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

This is technically templating you, but not exactly

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Noem Picture

Hello @Elli: the photo you are claiming is not my original work on Kristi Noem is indeed my original work, was taken with my own devices. ChiggerPhotos (talk) 01:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@ChiggerPhotos: hi, in that case could you provide where these were originally published? Since I found them in multiple online sources before you uploaded them here. Elli (talk | contribs) 01:45, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Elli: Absolutely. This was the first indoor sporting event with fans in the stands in the entire country since the pandemic broke out. God Bless Rodeo, God Bless South Dakota. I own the rights to this photo. ChiggerPhotos (talk) 01:52, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@ChiggerPhotos: could you please show evidence of this more definitively? Elli (talk | contribs) 02:01, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Elli: How would I do that? What would you suggest? Seems to be an assumption of bad faith here. Nonetheless, looks like the other photo which portrays Noem in a very poor light is "better" according to another user. How should I proceed? Thank you. ChiggerPhotos (talk) 02:04, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@ChiggerPhotos: since this has been previously published, can you go to one of the places it was previously published and indicate it was published by you / is available under a free license? Elli (talk | contribs) 02:08, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Elli: This was uploaded to Noem's official Facebook page on July 11, 2020 here. I supplied the photo to Noem's office and it has since been published. I was unaware of other organizations using this photo. ChiggerPhotos (talk) 02:11, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Elli: Looks like my work was deleted thanks to your copyright flag. I am trying to be so understanding here, as I am sure you are just trying your best to maintain the integrity of Wikipedia and copyrighted content. What is your best advice here Elli? ChiggerPhotos (talk) 02:36, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@ChiggerPhotos: you have two options: at the original source you can make it clear that it's available under a free license. Or you can email c:OTRS with permission to use the image (the page I linked has instructions on how to do so). Elli (talk | contribs) 02:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Elli: Looks like I've got some work to do. I am very very thankful for this information! ChiggerPhotos (talk) 02:46, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@ChiggerPhotos: thank you for contributing, and sorry for any inconvenience. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:03, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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Infobox football league season

Hello! Can you add an optional parameter for new teams. Which denotes which teams who promoted from the second tier in the league system you can't be promoted from Premier League to Premier League. Yours sincerely, Sondre --80.212.169.236 (talk) 10:31, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Sorry - not sure what change you're asking me to make. Elli (talk | contribs) 11:20, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Regarding football league season

Hello! The change I wish you make is regarding the parameter concerning promotion. Teams can only be promoted from the second-tier to the first-tier and not from the first-tier to the first-tier. When i write in teams that are promoted to the Premier League in 1997/98 e.g. Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace which are the right ones they can't be promoted to Premier League but from the First Division. New teams can fix that issue. A parameter for new teams for the season is that possible to add?. Yours sincerely, Sondre --80.212.169.236 (talk) 12:08, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Can you make your request at the relevant template and link me it? Elli (talk | contribs) 12:09, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

My link to the template that i proposed change

Hello! I meant the Template:Infobox football league season of course. Can you add a label concerning new teams for the season. Which concerns which teams which are promoted or relegated if any. Teams can't be promoted from the top-tier to the top-tier but teams can be relegated from the top-tier to the second-tier of the league system. Check the Swedish template for such information se:Mall:Infobox fotbollsligasäsong so you see that label there. When i write in the promoted teams e.g. Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace in the 1997/98 season of the Premier League which are the right ones. Yours sincerely, Sondre --80.212.169.236 (talk) 12:25, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

The Swedish template you linked doesn't exist. I'm still confused about exactly what you want, sorry.

(btw, would you consider registering an account?) Elli (talk | contribs) 01:39, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

New teams for the season

Hello! Can you add a label concerning new teams for the season in Template:Infobox football league season. Whether if teams are promoted or relegated if any. The team can not be promoted from the top-tier to the top-tier of the league system they can be relegated from the first to the second-tier and so on. Check if you can do something about it. Yours sincerely, Sondre --80.212.169.236 (talk) 15:45, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for creating

Hi! Hope you don't mind, I listed 2018 Oklahoma Question 788, which you created during the April drive to improve and expand coverage of cannabis-related articles, as one of the first creations under its scope. ☆ Bri (talk) 04:13, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

@Bri: I don't mind at all, feel free! Elli (talk | contribs) 04:15, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Great! We are looking for more people to sign up as participants, if you feel inclined ... especially since you are already credited! ☆ Bri (talk) 04:17, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

@Bri: I've signed up for these things before but I tend to not actually contribute much... I just write articles about what I'm currently interested in. If I write/work on any marijuana-related stuff I'll be sure to list it, though. Elli (talk | contribs) 04:20, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

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Move review for Tropical Storm Amanda–Cristobal

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Thank you

Thanks alot comrade for the Barnstar of Diligence! It means alot to me! Di123 (talk) 15:40, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

"WMF banned user"

Who were you referring to on Jimbo's talk page who runs Fandom? 2601:647:4D00:2C40:8589:18D6:2C45:FDD0 (talk) 16:37, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

John F. Lewis - they run Miraheze, not Fandom. Elli (talk | contribs) 20:21, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Concern about FitGirl Repacker page.

Hello Elli, Hope you doing well at your end, sorry to bother you but I need to have a word with you regarding FitGirl's page that you created a while back. I would like to have our conversation on the above on Discord if it's fine by you. Kindly let me know if you are up for it..... Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience. DyR0t(- -t) (talk) 21:13, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of FitGirl for deletion

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Thank you ...

... for your post ^Reference. You may not be the "first", but I'd hazard a guess that it does put you in the minority. :-). — Ched (talk) 07:33, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

• And since I'm already into the danger zone of "guessing" anyway. If you're ever near Lansing, I have family there. Wave on the way through? :) — Ched (talk) 07:39, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

  @Ched: hihi, thanks! (I'm in the Ann Arbor area, but I go up to Lansing sometimes, so I'll be sure to keep y'all on my mind :)) Elli (talk | contribs) 17:27, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

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Discontent Content Issue 1

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Vaush Deletion

Apologies for not notifying you personally about the proposed deletion, I got distracted in the middle of sending them out and missed your talk page before you managed to leave a response yourself. Deku link (talk) 21:23, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Deku link: oh, no worries! Notifying me wouldn't be necessary and I didn't expect you to do so. To be honest, I was kinda hoping someone would nominate it... so thanks! Elli (talk | contribs) 21:25, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I'm rather new to this site and it was my first time nominating for deletion, and since the article had so few editors I felt it appropriate to generally cover anyone who gave it more than 5 edits, especially since you were recently active. Either way we'll see how the discussion goes; could I also ask for your discord contact info? I'd like to talk to you a bit more about wiki processes if that's all right. Deku link (talk) 21:27, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Deku link: sure thing. Are you in the unofficial Wikipedia Discord server? Elli (talk | contribs) 21:35, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

I just joined the one listed on that page Deku link (talk) 21:46, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Deku link: k, what's your Discord account name? Elli (talk | contribs) 01:10, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Just Deku Deku link (talk) 01:11, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Airklyn

Hello i want to start a musician article for

(Airklyn)

https://g.co/kgs/CRqYu1

Please i need your assistant Kindly get back to me My contacts Discord: Airklyn#2455 Email:airklyn@yahoo.com Telegram: https://t.me/Airklyn

I'm patiently waiting for your response thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KlynsKross (talk • contribs) 10:21, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@KlynsKross: hi, I'm sorry but I doubt they meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Elli (talk | contribs) 10:55, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Wikidata

Ho ricevuto un messaggio tuo su wikidata e c'è scritto di usare questa talk. Ho capito che c'è una cancellazione...... Ho fatto qualche errore? Gabriele.badii (talk) 18:38, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@Gabriele.badii: hi, can you please try to communicate in English? I do not understand Italian, nor do I remember leaving you a message. Elli (talk | contribs) 17:57, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Restrictions never get lifted

My experience is that restrictions on Wikipedia never get lifted. In that ANI discussion there is one person who viciously attacked me by falsely characterizing what I did in April 2013. That is 8 years ago. There is no way to earn forgiveness on Wikipedia. It is denied and instead one is reattached and republished without end.John Pack Lambert (talk) 23:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@Johnpacklambert: this is certainly not my experience, but I understand where you're coming from here. Elli (talk | contribs) 17:56, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Not only do restrictions not get lifted, if I mess up and only wait 22 hours to nominate a new article for deletion someone opens an ANI against me. The clear intention of some is to destroy any contribution I make to Wikipedia. There is little other way to explain that one editor has nominated over 100 articles I created for deletion. There was at least one day he nominated 5 articles I created for deletion, and there were some weeks he nominated over 20 articles I created for deletion. John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:43, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Elli :)

Thanks for getting back to me on my Teahouse query. It's been archived now so couldn't respond there (or perhaps I can but still learning the ropes - there is a lot to take in). I would say I'm interested in both sides - I enjoy writing, but also think I will enjoy taking on some of the more maintenance aspects of the site. Any advice is most appreciated :) DizzyDaisies (talk) 19:33, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

@DizzyDaisies: sure - any particular questions? There's a lot of gnomish work, though whether it is enjoyable is... up to interpretation (I actually have some trouble thinking of what I do, exactly, but looking at old cleanup categories is always a start). Elli (talk | contribs) 19:38, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Ellie I am looking for members to join my group where we talk about God so if you are interested pls let me know soon Jokerkick (talk) 15:56, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Article Issues

Hello Elli Is this a better place to send you a confidential message? Are you in the U.S. by the way?

A Flaneur (talk) 19:35, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

@A Flaneur: yes, I'm in the United States. If you'd like to send me a confidential message, use Special:EmailUser/Elli - any messages you send me here are public, though my talkpage isn't accessed nearly as much as the helpdesk. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:39, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Licensing question

How can i get that licence BHAT MOHMED IRSHAD UL HAQ (talk) 07:43, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

@BHAT MOHMED IRSHAD UL HAQ: if you take a photo, you own the rights to it, and the upload wizard I linked you allows you to choose an appropriate license. Elli (talk | contribs) 07:44, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

A sincere 'thank you'

Thank you for taking the time to read my Teahouse post and take a look at the issue I raised. I sincerely appreciate it. LAficionado (talk) 09:31, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

@LAficionado: no problem! Elli (talk | contribs) 09:31, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

RFC Notice

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ITN recognition for Walter Mondale

On 21 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Walter Mondale, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Uses x (talk • contribs) 00:04, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

The MfD

Hello, I am wondering why you didn't notify me or the IPs when you nominated the Robinhood and Soroka joke AfDs for deletion. Is it because I did you some harm? NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 04:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

@NotReallySoroka: of course not - I notified the page creator, which you were not. Since you didn't actually create the page, I didn't notify you. Might've been a good idea, but I was nominating a lot of these so I just looked for who created the page. Elli (talk | contribs) 04:28, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Good faith assumed, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 04:28, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

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Discontent Content Issue 2

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Page mover granted

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Köld deletion nomination

Hi, @Elli. I noticed that you made a statement in my direction, during the AfD discussion, that you "didn't mean to imply that I thought that albums need to be chart to be notable". I totally understand that. When I typed my sentence of "One thing I will say..." I felt that I had a limited ability to prevent that I was insinuating that about you. My attempt at mitigating that was by implicitly referencing the coverage concern at the end, with "...especially since the other concern..."

To summarize, I did not intentionally imply that you thought only charting albums should be on Wikipedia, but I understand why you felt the need to make your defense of such.

Anyways, while I expressed my opinion to keep the Köld page in a strong way, I can appreciate that you did help spotlight legitimate issues with the article. I have also bought a CD copy of the album, in hopes that I can perhaps add information from its liner notes to the page.

Thanks, and keep up the good work. Mungo Kitsch (talk) 05:35, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

@Mungo Kitsch: all good - just wanted to clarify my position. And I'm glad the article has been improved! Deletion is a last resort - and while I didn't see other options - I'm glad others did. Elli (talk | contribs) 05:42, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Good answer

I like how you answered that person's question on Teahouse, while also reminding them to sign with ~~~~. I honestly found that kinda funny. Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 18:46, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

@Blaze The Wolf: heh, thanks! I couldn't really think of many other things which newbies use that should be subst, so. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:57, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

In practice, aren't most user warning templates used by newbies? Vaticidalprophet 19:59, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

@Vaticidalprophet: perhaps, though I still use them - I do think newbies sometimes abuse them, of course. the fewer, the better. (I have talk page stalkers now? <3) Elli (talk | contribs) 20:03, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

No problem! HOnestly, saying something like that is much better than the usual "Please remember to sign on talk pages using ~~~~" Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 19:59, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

New teams in the football league season template

Hello! Is it possible to add a new teams parameter to the infobox football league season template. It should tell who are new teams in the country's top-tier division. The teams can't be promoted from the Premier League to the Premier League but they can be promoted from the second-tier and other-tier divisions. Yours sincerely, Sondre --62.73.207.204 (talk) 13:14, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

I'm really not sure if I'm the best person to ask about this - I'd encourage you to test things out in the template's sandbox to figure it out yourself, then when it all works, submit an edit request. Elli (talk | contribs) 15:01, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:TwitterSnowflake/datecheck

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A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for patrolling Wikipedia articles for notability and flagging them when they seem to not pass. Blue Rasberry (talk) 23:59, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

G13

Hi Elli, I've noticed that you have been tagging some user subpages marked with {{Userspace draft}} for deletion using {{db-afc}}. Please note that WP:G13 only applies to userspace if it is tagged with {{AFC submission}} or contains article wizard placeholder text only, and not for actual draft attempts. WP:ABANDON#Stale userspace drafts suggests how to handle the type of drafts you have been tagging. ✗plicit 03:49, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

@Explicit: thanks, I've been generally avoiding the more promising drafts, or ones by editors who have edited semi-recently. For ones that have some significant amount of content, I'll take the appropriate action listed there. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:53, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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ill be honest, is the UwU emoticon very professional anyway?

https://i.imgur.com/RK2qyQ6.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.131.225 (talk) 19:13, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Meh. We keep serious articles even on less serious topics. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:24, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Creating an artist wikipedia page

Hey bro,

I send you a talk on my draft. I don’t know a lot about wikipedia and I need your help. Thesucessor (talk) 16:33, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Sent* Thesucessor (talk) 16:35, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

(replied on your talk) Elli (talk | contribs) 16:37, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi, i replied back to you on my talk page. Thesucessor (talk) 18:49, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

@Thesucessor: just so you know, if at the beginning of your message you add the code {{re|Elli}} you can ping me to your talkpage (or swap out Elli for any other user you might want to ping). Elli (talk | contribs) 22:34, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Hey Elli, this is about Genshin Impact

I changed the text, from predecessor to last game they made, because predecessor usually means the last game in the same series as the next game, which honkai isn't isnt apart of the genshin impact series, only relating to it with who made it, would you agree with me ? EzeeWiki (talk) 21:36, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

@EzeeWiki: I replied to you at Ferret's talkpage. Your edit is fine, though the original wording was also fine. Elli (talk | contribs) 21:37, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

thankyou for your input and thoughts, i just wanted to clarify that i only changed it because predecessor usually means the game that came before in the series, like a successor is the next game in the series as its taking over as succession.. EzeeWiki (talk) 21:40, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

@EzeeWiki: yeah, I just think it's clear that in that context, "predecessor" is referring to "games developed by MiHoYo" - which is a series, in a way. Elli (talk | contribs) 21:41, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

well, genshin is a different franchise to what honkai is, but if regarding to the company its a series in spirit i guess, but in context to the game itself, its not its predecessor, i think my edit was okay, ill just leave as is now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EzeeWiki (talk • contribs) 21:44, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

1964 gubernatorial election

Hi Elli,

On File:1964 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg, shouldn't Michigan and Rhode Island be Republican holds? If I'm wrong about this let me know.

-Mad Mismagius (talk) 23:07, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

@Mad Mismagius: you're right! Don't know how I messed that up, sorry. Elli (talk | contribs) 00:22, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Ian Miles Cheong

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Luxury British textiles with an African influence

@Elli: Hi Elli. I hope you are well. I have created a draft to contribute with Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Bernie_de_Le_Cuona) and I was wondering if you could have a quick look and tell me what do you think and if it could be approved to become a New Page? Many thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlcmktg (talk • contribs) 10:49, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

hi Elli i'm new on wikipedia, thanks for review please tell me how can i avoid mistakes about page? please help me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reesashukla (talk • contribs) 10:09, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

@Reesashukla: hi - I'm not sure your article subject meets Wikipedia's guidelines on notability. However you write can't change that, they need more significant coverage in reliable sources. Elli (talk | contribs) 12:58, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

eli i added all print media/newspapers articles and citic's articles but they are in punjabi language because artist is punjabi celebrity. if russian, american, or germen contributers are not able read punjabi language. is that means my article is gonna delete? because they are unable to read the sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reesashukla (talk • contribs) 13:37, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Reesashukla: As @Vaticidalprophet: mentions in their AFD comment (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deep Datewas and then the bottom comment) the main issue is that the sources you cite are screenshots of articles, without any context. This makes it hard to A) assess if the source is a reliable source, which are required for articles about living people and B) makes it incredibly hard to run them through a translation software, which makes reading and therefore assesing them impossible for people who don't speak the language. If you could replace the screenshots with links to the source of the screenshots this would help a great deal, although even then it is not guarenteed the article will be kept. Hope this helps, -- Asartea ^{Talk | Contribs} 15:15, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Asartea problem is that print newspapers has no e-paper websites and state dominated newspaper mostly don't keep archive of 4-5 years. they keep only for 1 month. there is links available for old news, we can get old news only in print methods. only international agencies keep archive of decades in their servers. so that's why i need a good way to sort it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reesashukla (talk • contribs) 16:38, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Reesashukla: The issue is that without a link to the published source, or some way of accessing it via a newspaper archive, there's no way for other editors to verify the source. Do you have information regarding the publication titles, so that someone could at least attempt to find the articles somewhere? If not, I fear that the article won't be suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. The issue isn't that the sources aren't in English, the issue would be verification that the source was indeed published by whatever organisation you claim, and that it supports the information in the article. Note that I'm not necessarily doubting that as such, merely saying that at present we have no way to verify it. firefly ( t · c ) 18:18, 25 May 2021 (UTC)