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Contribute a Wikipedia Page for a Company[edit]

Hi, my company would like to know if you accept compensation in exchange of contribution to Wikipedia to introduce our company profile? Ping us as soon as you have an answer.

Regards, Shianty from QF Digital Solutions, LLC. 122.52.248.193 (talk) 18:26, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@122.52.248.193: No, and I would advise against asking this to anyone else, paid editing is frown upon on Wikipedia, and if your company does not pass the notability test WP:NCORP then it won't be accepted at all - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 21:15, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-16[edit]

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Problems

Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using Flagged Revisions, the "Reverted" tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed. [1][2]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 April. It will be on all wikis from 18 April (calendar). [3][4]
Default category sort keys will now affect categories added by templates placed in footnotes. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked). [5]
A new variable page_last_edit_age will be added to abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made. [6]

Future changes

Volunteer developers are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle temporary accounts. Learn more.
Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including Quarry). This affects only the abuse_filter and abuse_filter_history tables. Some queries might need to be updated. [7]

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Thank you![edit]

Thank you for your generous offer of assistance, Rich. I plan on reaching out again within a few days to ask you a few questions related to my article and citation protocol. Transportation17 (talk) 02:57, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Transportation17: I did not offer assistance with your draft, the message left on your talk page is if you had questions about the move from your sandbox to Draftspace.

If you have questions relating to your draft, you can ask them on either the Teahouse or the AfC Help Desk - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 18:48, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Weep Not, Child—Novel Review[edit]

Hi, Rich!

Thanks for the note on the relocation of the above draft. I have no qualms and appreciate your guidance.

Best regards,

Johnson Matandi ~~~~ Matandi2001 (talk) 15:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The problem had already solved[edit]

Dear Rich Smith

The problem had already solved.

Best regards

Jessie

133.125.59.33 (talk) 09:02, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jessie GYU8: Glad to see you worked it out. However, please note I did read your previous message. I would have been unable to do anything as I'm not an administrator. I have special privileges which allow me to mass-create accounts, but can't do anything with blocks/unblocks.

Also, you MUST make a paid editing disclosure if you wish to continue your plan of creating an article about your company. This is non-negotiable and forms part of the Wikimedia Terms of Use.

Also, you company will need to meet the notabiliy standards for companies and have references from multiple reliable sources that are independent from the company, so no press releases or interviews - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 09:16, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, don't use AI to write things... your previous message is full of it - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 09:18, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reminding me, Rich. I will use AI as little as possible Jessie GYU8 (talk) 09:27, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, thank you Rich. Beside, can I ask how to unblock my IP and who should I contact with? Because the email told me to contact with you solve this problem. And how can I pay for the editing disclosure? Thanks for your reply! Jessie GYU8 (talk) 09:34, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are logged in, the IP block doesn't matter if you are able to be logged in.

@Jessie GYU8: You dont pay for a disclosure, read WP:PAID, the instructions are there - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 09:36, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help, Rich. I will read that carefully. And I hope you will have a wonderful day! Jessie GYU8 (talk) 09:41, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-17[edit]

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Recent changes

Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia will be encouraged to try structured tasks. Structured tasks have been shown to improve newcomer activation and retention. [8]
You can nominate your favorite tools for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10.

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 April. It will be on all wikis from 25 April (calendar). [9][10]

Future changes

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