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Newbie Central

Are you a newcomer to Misplaced Pages? Here are some resources that you may find helpful:

• There's this video that explains some of the basics of how Misplaced Pages works. It's aimed more towards readers than editors, but it can give a decent foundation of some things to be aware of before you start editing. This video by an experienced Wikipedian provides more substantial advice.
• The Misplaced Pages Adventure. This is a very basic (and somewhat eccentric) editing tutorial.
• Do you have a conflict-of-interest? Read this guide. It's also important to be aware of an ongoing scam.
• Category:All stub articles which is organized alphabetically and by topic. All these articles could be expanded!
• This is a tutorial for what to know if you wanted to create an article. Our guideline on what is notable for inclusion on the site is a crucial part of this process.
• Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style/Words to watch – advice on phrasing to avoid when editing
• This page is a glossary of different terms used on Misplaced Pages that can help you understand what people are talking about if you come across an unfamiliar acronym.
• Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Council/Directory – this is a list of wikiprojects. Some are way more active than others but it's a decent way to try and find groups of articles that match your interests. I'm particularly fond of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Canada and the associated challenge for improving articles.
• This is the perennial sources list, which can be helpful if you're not sure if something is a reliable source. If it's not on this list and you have concerns, try this noticeboard.
• If you are in a disagreement with another editor, you can try asking for a third opinion. There are also other processes for dispute resolution.
• The Misplaced Pages Library – this cannot be used until you have 6 months tenure, no active blocks, and 500 edits. However, once you meet the criteria, it is a very useful resource. There is also the Misplaced Pages:Resource Exchange. I have subscriptions to the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Niagara Falls Review, if you ever want me to verify something for you. I also have access to the James A. Gibson library at Brock University.

Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page.

For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implemented several changes to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receive tournament points at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.

The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy New Year Clovermoss!

Clovermoss,
Have a prosperous, productive and wonderful New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages.

Hopefully 2025 is a good year for Misplaced Pages, Canada, and the world. Cremastra (u — c) 02:19, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

@Cremastra: Thank you! I'm hoping that this year will be a good one. While you're here, maybe you'll be inspired by my New Year's resolutions. They can be found at User:Clovermoss/Reach for the stars. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:33, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Goodness. Sounds like you'll be busy. Cremastra (u — c) 02:41, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

@Cremastra: Especially when the intended subject for the one FA is Jehovah's Witnesses! That said, I think I'll be able to do it all. I thought about how to make my goals a mixture of both realistic and challenging for a good while earlier this fall. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:46, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Anyone want to write me a recommendation letter?

There's a conference for youth in the Wikimedian movement in Prague this year. One of the requirements is a recommendation from a chapter, hub, user group, or thematic organization. The last option is a Wikimedian that's representative of my community. I'm not a part of any of that affiliate stuff, so I'd need to go with that last option. A bit surprising this is a requirement considering it's not one for wikimania or WCNA. There's more information about this conference here. I'm fairly certain you'd only be required to say your username and claim I'm awesome or something. It didn't say it has a word minimum. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 05:16, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

To be clear, I don't think you have to be anyone in any particularly impressive role, like an arb or admin. I think "representative" would simply mean any experienced editor in good standing. But if no one's interested, that's okay. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:38, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy to help. Risker (talk) 04:42, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Ditto; happy to help. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:12, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

I suppose I'm somewhat dazzled by the idea of a rather "ordinary" editor being the one, because of what it would mean to me on a personal level. I'm a sucker for ideals. Despite my stubbornness (because I really can be stubborn sometimes), I'm likely to accept. It's very kind of you both to offer and I hope that expressing what I just did doesn't offend you. It's just that you are both practically stars, even if you don't feel like it. I don't feel like one either, even if I suppose people see me that way now. It's an odd feeling and I struggle with it. Like one day people will realize I'm not everything I'm cracked up to be and those expectations of greatness were undeserved. I felt that even before RfA and my sudden fame has contributed a bit to that inner turmoil.

Anyways, it's hard to change people's minds if I'm not in the room to do it. Maybe I can get the people in charge of registration to think about how they do things. I asked a bunch of young editors about this on Discord, and the response was almost unanimously negative. It's a huge ask, even for people super involved with their communities. It's very bureaucratic, for one thing, but it's also hard for many to feel comfortable asking for a recommendation letter in the first place. And that's according to the editors on Discord, where the most extroverted of us tend to congregate!

This whole experience has kind of prompted me to think about a possible session for wikimania. The way this was phrased on the form reminded me of how lost I felt at wikimania sometimes with all the focus on affiliates and whatnot. It can feel like the regular volunteers, who also dedicate so much of their time and even their soul, can get left behind, even if that isn't necessarily the intention. A lot of us just do the work and are left mystified at the maze of affiliates and chapters and hubs or whatever else. Given one of the themes will be inclusivity, I'm sure I could come up with something wonderful. This form wasn't the worst example of that by any means, it just got me thinking of similar situations, you know? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 06:06, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

2025 Update from Women in Green

Hello Clovermoss:

2024 has wrapped up, and what a full year it was for WikiProject Women in Green! Over the past year, we hosted two edit-a-thons, one themed around women's history and another on women around the world. We also managed to achieve most of our 2024 annual goals, nominating 75 articles for GA, reviewing 64 GA nominations, nominating 8 articles for FAC, peer reviewing 3 articles and reviewing 10 FAC nominations. Excellent work, and thank you to everyone involved!

For 2025 we have a new set of goals for nominations and reviews. In particular, we would like to see more articles on our Hot 100 list being improved and nominated for GA this year. If you take a look at the list and see an article you are interested in contributing to, feel free to add it and yourself to our Hot 100 project discussion. You might even find someone interested in collaborating with you!

This year, as with every year, we hope you will join us in helping improve our coverage of women and women's works on this encyclopedia. Every contribution helps. We'll see you around!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:46, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Arriestudios on User:Arriestudios (11:31, 3 January 2025)

Hi. How do i rename the page --Arriestudios (talk) 11:31, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

@Arriestudios: There is a guide for moving a page here. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:49, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Editor Interview

I have around 10 years experience with wiki and around 60,000 edits making me a third level Master Editor. Whoopie. I was a technical writer for 30 years prior to that experience. Can you give me an idea what kind of interviews you'd be conducting? Thanks!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcw2003 (talk • contribs) 9:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

@Dcw2003: It's just answering the questions listed at User:Clovermoss/Editor reflections if you're interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:48, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

I completed the questions today. Cheers!! Dcw2003 (talk) 17:06, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Your hard work is appreciated! 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 20:45, 3 January 2025 (UTC)