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Dear Administrator,
I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to seek urgent assistance regarding an ongoing issue with an article on Wikipedia. The article titled "Ayaz Sheikh" is currently under discussion for deletion, and I'm deeply concerned about its potential removal.I firmly believe that the article provides valuable information about a notable Pakistani singer and musician. However, there seems to be some misunderstanding leading to the deletion discussion.I kindly request your support in ensuring that the article is not deleted and that any necessary changes are made to maintain its integrity and compliance with Wikipedia's guidelines. I am open to making necessary revisions to address any concerns raised during the discussion.Your prompt attention and assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Best regards, [Syed Shaveer] Syed Shaveer ( talk) 05:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
I suspect that there are many, like me, who only occasionally edit a Wiki page and are not well versed in the Wiki editing conventions. In particular, I just made a minor edit to a page and went to identify my authorship. I did remember that there was a simple convention for this but did not remember the format. Nowhere on the page was there any help or hint. Searching the help desk was frustratingly unsuccessful. After a long and tedious search I finally found the "~ ~ ~ ~" code but this experience was a demotivator for contributing. These should be a link to a quicky help page on every edit page (as I think there used to be), with short descriptions/examples of common edit conventions. ArtKocsis ( talk) 10:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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is a lot less frequently used nowadays due to the
Reply tool. If you're using the source editor and have enabled the 2010 editing toolbar or the 2017 wikitext editor in your preferences, the editor has a button you can press (using the 2010 editing toolbar) or an item in the dropdown menu under the +
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15:20, 29 March 2024 (UTC)There is currently a discussion at WT:Drafts regarding a proposed split of WP:Drafts. The thread is WT:Drafts#Split into help page and guideline. Thank you. S0091 ( talk) 17:05, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Seems like these are a fairly regular occurence here, people come here for help when it turns out they've been paying scammers for an article that is never going to materialize. Wondering if anyone else thinks it is worth coming up with a stock reponse to such threads, with links to relvant resources? Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 19:23, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
The following closure request was made over one month ago. Is there any way to expedite this? -- Jax 0677 ( talk) 16:04, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
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Dear Administrator,
I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to seek urgent assistance regarding an ongoing issue with an article on Wikipedia. The article titled "Ayaz Sheikh" is currently under discussion for deletion, and I'm deeply concerned about its potential removal.I firmly believe that the article provides valuable information about a notable Pakistani singer and musician. However, there seems to be some misunderstanding leading to the deletion discussion.I kindly request your support in ensuring that the article is not deleted and that any necessary changes are made to maintain its integrity and compliance with Wikipedia's guidelines. I am open to making necessary revisions to address any concerns raised during the discussion.Your prompt attention and assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Best regards, [Syed Shaveer] Syed Shaveer ( talk) 05:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
I suspect that there are many, like me, who only occasionally edit a Wiki page and are not well versed in the Wiki editing conventions. In particular, I just made a minor edit to a page and went to identify my authorship. I did remember that there was a simple convention for this but did not remember the format. Nowhere on the page was there any help or hint. Searching the help desk was frustratingly unsuccessful. After a long and tedious search I finally found the "~ ~ ~ ~" code but this experience was a demotivator for contributing. These should be a link to a quicky help page on every edit page (as I think there used to be), with short descriptions/examples of common edit conventions. ArtKocsis ( talk) 10:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
~~~~
is a lot less frequently used nowadays due to the
Reply tool. If you're using the source editor and have enabled the 2010 editing toolbar or the 2017 wikitext editor in your preferences, the editor has a button you can press (using the 2010 editing toolbar) or an item in the dropdown menu under the +
icon.There's no need to sign inside edit summaries as the amount of wiki markup they can parse is limited, and the account making the edit is noted in the page's history. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
💬 •
📝 )
15:20, 29 March 2024 (UTC)There is currently a discussion at WT:Drafts regarding a proposed split of WP:Drafts. The thread is WT:Drafts#Split into help page and guideline. Thank you. S0091 ( talk) 17:05, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Seems like these are a fairly regular occurence here, people come here for help when it turns out they've been paying scammers for an article that is never going to materialize. Wondering if anyone else thinks it is worth coming up with a stock reponse to such threads, with links to relvant resources? Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 19:23, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
The following closure request was made over one month ago. Is there any way to expedite this? -- Jax 0677 ( talk) 16:04, 16 June 2024 (UTC)