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Welcome, welcome, welcome GraziePrego! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:51, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

S. Walter Englander

Hello, I've made iterative edits - mostly grammar and structure - to the S. Walter Englander article. I noticed you placed the copyedit tag last month. Can you let me know if it looks any better, or what you would suggest/recommend? Thank you greatly.

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Question from Phaxman (21:13, 28 September 2024)

Hello, GraziePrego!

I am a complete neophyte writing Wikipedia articles, but nevertheless have been trying to clean up, correct, and add to the article on CBS Laboratories, where I worked for several years. I have been adding to it bit by bit, but have just now been informed by a bot, apparently, about significant issues in my last changes.

After following all of the change pages, I now feel that I have understood what I am being asked to change, and why - hopefully you will agree.

Please let me know if I have missed any important items!

Appreciatively, Richard Johnson

Question from Bdonley33! (17:30, 15 July 2025)

Hi and thanks!

I'm totally new to this - I used to have another account that I used to edit existing articles, but this is the first time I have ever tried to add new pages to Wikipedia...

And apparently, I don't know what I am doing...

I started something in my sandbox for a big West Texas business called Betenbough Homes, but when I went to publish it, it published with my sandbox name rather than with "Betenbough Homes."

How do you publish a page from the sandbox correctly?

Plus whatever other advice you have would be amazing!!!

Thanks again!

Ben --Bdonley33! (talk) 17:30, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:How to create a page is a great place to start for that :) I can give more advice on the page once you've made it. GraziePrego (talk) 02:55, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

re: Fabricio Bloisi

Hey sorry I should not have included that; I just wanted to meet the criteria for references and tried to squeeze it in Eloquentverse (talk) 06:34, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand though, did you put it in or did an AI put it in? Because you just put a totally fictitious sentence in, and then added a source to try and pass it off as a sourced piece of information. That is serious deception if you did that deliberately. GraziePrego (talk) 06:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No i did not mean any deception or harm whatsoever with that. I should have removed it, and double checked the source. I am indeed incredibly sorry :/ Eloquentverse (talk) 06:43, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"It developed mobile content services including ringtones and Brazil's first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) search portal.[4]" The source makes no mention of the development of ringtones or the "first wireless application protocol".

Please, please go check through every single source to make sure that the information contained in a sentence is actually sourced to the source. You cannot trust the output of AIs to write articles for this exact reason, they will produce a sentence with a source- but the source will not correspond to the sentence. GraziePrego (talk) 06:47, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will triple check all of the referenced quotes and sources and rewrite again If needed!! I Again apologize I am trying to get better at this without AI assistance Eloquentverse (talk) 06:50, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eloquentverse thank you for doing that. :) GraziePrego (talk) 07:30, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thank you for taking it easy on me xD Eloquentverse (talk) 14:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

July thanks

Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Three Ukrainian topics were on the main page today, at least at the beginning, RD and DYK, - see my talk. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @Gerda Arendt and excellent work as always. I am very happy to say I am extremely close to my 12,000th edit, which I am excited and proud about. :) Happy editing! GraziePrego (talk) 01:42, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that's good news! - Three of "my" recent deaths bios are on the main page right now, one my story today, Gary Karr, and I loved to find his breakthrough concert in 1962 as a video. In my music today I match it with 9 other double bassists, 7 conducted by a person who's birthday is today - coincidence ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On Bach's day of death, I decorated my user pages in memory, with his music, and my story ends on "peace". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A beautiful sentiment, Gerda :) GraziePrego (talk) 13:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Saketbivalkar (14:17, 21 July 2025)

which is correct format for citations? --Saketbivalkar (talk) 14:17, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Use the "cite" button at the top right when editing. GraziePrego (talk) 02:52, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Review of Claudia Lynx Wikipedia Page

Dear @GraziePrego, I have once again edited the Wikipedia page for Draft:Claudia Lynx - Wikipedia, significantly expanding the content and adding credible sources to enhance its quality. While most of the sources are in Persian and Arabic, I’ve also included English-language references to meet Wikipedia’s standards. I’ve put considerable effort and time into ensuring this page aligns with Wikipedia’s guidelines and policies. I believe the page is now ready for publication, especially considering that I’ve included 117 reliable sources—far more than many other Wikipedia pages that lack even a single reference. I kindly request that you review the page again and provide feedback. Thank you for taking the time to read my message, and I truly appreciate your consideration. WikiNourma (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @WikiNourma, I will let another reviewer have a look at the draft rather than me reviewing it again. I notice though that there's still plenty of citations to YouTube and social media on there, these should be removed from the draft. GraziePrego (talk) 02:52, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your response @GraziePrego

I believe the sources referencing YouTube and social media are essential for the article. The YouTube sources are tied to her 1995 performance on the Tamasha network, while the other two cover her interview with Persian Network at the Los Angeles Auto Show and her denial of a relationship with Tito Jackson. Honestly, I searched extensively for written sources for these videos, but unfortunately, they weren’t available on the Archive.org, or the links didn’t work. The two Facebook sources are also relevant; one about the last time she was seen, and the other about her final post.

If you think these sources aren’t necessary, I can remove them. Please let me know, Thanks. WikiNourma (talk) 10:55, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Drjuanrodriguez (05:32, 26 July 2025)

Hi there!

I'm trying to propose an article for deletion but keep failing at placing the tag correctly.

Can you please advise on what I'm doing wrong?

Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Russell_(Dow_Theory)

Thanks! --Drjuanrodriguez (talk) 05:32, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Shababell555 (21:51, 27 July 2025)

How can I make money --Shababell555 (talk) 21:51, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Wikipedia is about volunteering and having fun, not about making money. Get that advice elsewhere. GraziePrego (talk) 22:33, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bobby calf awareness day (10:52, 29 July 2025)

Hi Could you please help me create a page for us?

Is this message public? --Bobby calf awareness day (talk) 10:52, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from BenAvital100 (16:34, 31 July 2025)

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Hey! There’s something I’ve been wondering. About my signature. I don’t understand, I keep inserting my name in the box and even when it says it changes I can’t insert it on pages. I just wanna understand what it is since the Help:VisualEditor page is not up-to-date for everything there is and I’m very confused. --Ben Avital (talk) 16:34, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I’m not sure I understand sorry, you seem to be adding your signature to comments fine? GraziePrego (talk) 23:13, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]