User talk:Lfstevens

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How do I upload a photograph as proof to back up an artists nickname?? Someone is assuming I am acting in bad faith and removing my edits and banning me and such but I have proof but there is no clear path to submit it. --Realrocker1969 (talk) 04:16, 9 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Realrocker1969! The policy on photos is that they have to be in the public domain in order to protect copyrights. What comment are you receiving from the editor who is deleting it? Lfstevens (talk) 02:03, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Well the photo in question is one my daughter took and she gave me permission to share it, I'm not sure if that makes it public domain or not. Among other things they've baselessly accused me of using AI, which I am morally against. It is a photograph my daughter took in a record store, if I knew it was going to be such a headache I would've never bothered. The internet is a sad place these days. Thanks for your kindness and help. Realrocker1969 (talk) 19:56, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sorry things went the wrong way for you. If you want to escalate what you regard is improper behavior by other editors, that is an option. Lfstevens (talk) 03:20, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

thank you anyway, I think I am just giving up on the internet though. Take care. Realrocker1969 (talk) 16:30, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Lfstevens, thanks for the offer to help.

Some context up front, because it's relevant to what I'll be doing: I'm an independent contractor and one of my clients is Disruption Banking, a UK fintech news publication. I've put a paid-contribution disclosure on my user page, and I've created a Wikidata item for the publication today (Q141108939) with the same disclosure there.

What I'd eventually like to do is occasionally suggest their original reporting as a source on articles where it fills a real gap — always via {{edit COI}} on the talk page, never editing those articles myself, and accepting declines without arguing. I'm working through some suggested edits first to learn the tools properly.

Two questions: 1. Does that approach sound right to you, or is there anything you'd do differently? 2. Is there a common mistake you see from people in my position that I should avoid?

Thanks! --AkosSzima (talk) 16:04, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @AkosSzima!

1 As long as everything is disclosed, and you don't edit the articles yourself, that should be fine.

2 Sometimes people offer to compensate editors for working on an article. That's a no-no. Otherwise, AFAIK, you should be fine. I should say that I am not an expert in this area. Lfstevens (talk) 03:18, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, that's helpful, and noted on the compensation point. I'll keep to disclosed talk-page requests only.

Appreciate you taking the time. AkosSzima (talk) 09:03, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, hope you are well. Quick question, how do I create a citation ? --Mash-Eazy (talk) 17:40, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Mash-Eazy! Start an edit. Position the cursor just following the text that you want to provide a source for.

- On a PC, press ctl-shift-k. A box will pop up. If you have a URL, enter it in the e.g. field and click Create. It should create the citation for you. Click Insert to accept it. If you get an error message, click Manual. Pick either Website, News, Book, or Journal (for a scientific article). Fill in the fields and click Insert.

- On a phone, you have to enter the citation manually. It would look something like ^[1] You can find more details at wp:Citing sources. Lfstevens (talk) 01:37, 19 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I am a tile mason. I need a job. --Zakir ur rehman (talk) 19:32, 20 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Zakir ur rehman! I don't know how to help you. Good luck. Lfstevens (talk) 03:28, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! Mash-Eazy (talk) 15:32, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

初めまして、私は日本に住むSyakahamaです。よろしくお願いします。私の興味はアメリカのヒット・チャート（Billboard）です。英語は分からないので日本語に翻訳して閲覧しています。ヒット・チャートのバイブルは有名なJoel Whitburnさんの著書"Joel Whitburn's Billboard Pop Hits Singles & Albums 1940-1954"(ISBN 0-89820-152-7)があり、今回の修正曲"Too Fat Polka"ももちろん記載されています。ただし、Best Seller, Juke Box, Disk Jockey すべてのチャートで最高位2位と記載されています。しかし、当時のBillboard Magazineを閲覧したところDisk Jockey Chartで１位タイであることが分かり修正したい欲求が高まり、重い腰を上げてトライしてみました。修正の方法はよくわからなかったです。特に引用の紐づけ方法や日付の入力などです。何か良いアドバイスがありましたらよろしくお願いします。これからもヒット・チャート関連を閲覧していきますのでよろしくお願いします。 --Syakahama (talk) 22:18, 23 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wikipediaへようこそ、@Syakahama

さん！

私は日本語がわからないので、Grokでこの返答を翻訳しました。

日本語版Wikipediaを編集されていますか？それとも英語版でしょうか？

どちらでも、あなたが妥当だと判断した変更は自由に行って構いません。

引用の作り方についての情報はこちらです：WP:citing sources。

他に質問があれば、喜んでお答えします。 Lfstevens (talk) 23:50, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

HELLO YAH I WANTED TO ADD AN ARTICLE ABOUT GINGER BEATS BW THE INFO IS ALREADY AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE BUT NOT ON WIKIPEDIA YET WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR ME TO MAKE SUCH ARTICLE --Ginger Beats Bw (talk) 13:43, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Ginger Beats Bw! Creating a new article is easy! In the search box, type the article name (make sure to use correct punctuation and capitalization). You'll see a page that says something like "The page XYZ doesn't exist. Click on XYZ to create it." Click the link and the page is created. Put your text on the page and save it. It is then instantly published. Make sure to add your article to categories (at the bottom of the page). Please structure your article with appropriate sections, and provide a reference for every claim. Have fun, and LMK if you have any other questions. Lfstevens (talk) 23:56, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello again so the thing is I want an article about me because I am an artist from Botswana. So can someone write an article about me or do I have to do it myself

what are the steps I have to do to get that writen Ginger Beats Bw (talk) 11:35, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

We aren't supposed to write about ourselves or anybody we're close to. And we're not supposed to pay someone to do it. So find someone to write it for you. I don't write articles on request. Too much else going on. Good luck finding someone. Lfstevens (talk) 01:00, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

How can i upload any writer's profile? --Ahirrk (talk) 20:14, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Ahirrk! You can write an article about anybody you want (except for yourself and those close to you). Search to make sure there is no existing article with that title (sometimes multiple people have the same name). If there isn't one already, You should see a message saying that and giving you a link to click so that you can create it. Make sure to provide a reliable source for anything you put in it. Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 01:03, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

how do I bring existing articles up to date and know if it is up to date and also how do I know what link to find to have a source to another site because nothing seems to say what the paragraph said more that the actual parapraph --Lenthewisest (talk) 23:15, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Lenthewisest! That's the basic challenge of Wikipedia! There's no magic formula. You just have to search until you find good sources and use them to update the article (adding a reference for each thing you add). Good luck. Lfstevens (talk) 01:05, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

How pulish my bio --Titus Mubanga Kangwa (talk) 22:19, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Titus Mubanga Kangwa! Basically, you need somebody else to write it and publish it. And you're not supposed to pay them to do so. Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 01:18, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I don’t understand how to create this article --Thefootballguy101 (talk) 12:33, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Thefootballguy101! If you click on the link you provided to the draft, you will see a blank page. You can write the article there, saving drafts as you go. When you are ready, you can then use the Move option in the Page menu at the top of your page to move it from the drafts area into the main encyclopedia. Happy to answer more questions. Enjoy! Lfstevens (talk) 19:51, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Okay so how do I submit my research paper --MahvishAn (talk) 09:50, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @MahvishAn! It's easy! Enter the title of your paper into the Wikipedia Search box on the left side of any Wikipedia page on a computer. If no article by that name exists, you will see a page that gives you instructions on how to proceed. LMK if you have more quesions. Lfstevens (talk) 16:26, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Welcome to Wikipedia, @Canadianthegreat! What page are you editing? Lfstevens (talk) 20:31, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The page for the CBL team Chatham-Kent Barnstormers Canadianthegreat (talk) 23:24, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

What is the name of the photo? Lfstevens (talk) 08:35, 4 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hello, I see that you are the editing mentor assigned to me. Could you please have a look at the rewrite of the entry in the sandbox and approve it, or raise any issues to be solved before it can be published? Should you or I publish it in the end? Many thanks, JiL --JiLf8 (talk) 13:23, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @JiLf8! I am not an article reviewer and do not approve or publish others' drafts, but please ask me any specific questions you may have. Generally, nobody needs to approve your edits and you can publish them whenever you feel they are ready. As always, every claim should be supported by a reliable source. Lfstevens (talk) 23:50, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hi, I am interested in creating a Wikipedia page for my father, a veteran New York Times reporter. Can you help me with this? --Elleneskenazi (talk) 18:14, 16 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hello Lfstevens - I have been curious as to whether, as an author, I can have a Wikipedia page. I assembled a draft but not sure if I would qualify or not. Can you help me? --SmadgeSmoke (talk) 23:41, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @SmadgeSmoke ! Wikipedia rules do not permit people to write about themselves or those they are closely associated with. Instead somebody else would need to write the piece. Lfstevens (talk) 00:13, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks;-) SmadgeSmoke (talk) 00:20, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Can I add my image to images on Google search --BRIANNA SKYWALKER (talk) 00:47, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @BRIANNA SKYWALKER! I don't know anything about Google Search, so I can't help you with that Lfstevens (talk) 04:32, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

What websites OR INTERNET PLATFORMS can I post ,"MY SISSY GIRL SELFIES", SO THAT OTHER AI DEVELOPERS AND PEOPLE CAN REUSE ON ANYTHING BEING DEVELOPED OR REPOSTED ANYWHERE, OR FOR THEM TO JUST KEEP FOR PERSONAL USE?. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME SOME LINKS TO OTHER DEVELOPERS TO SEND THEM TO. --BRIANNA SKYWALKER (talk) 05:43, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Maybe pinterest.com? I don't know much about posting photos here and there. Lfstevens (talk) 23:38, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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please check if the new redirect (page Hamburbur) is formatted right --BalderBaldi (talk) 23:59, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hi. I think my account has been hacked or created by codex. I have no idea why I was assigned a mentor. I did not sign up to edit. And nor did I make any edits or upload anything myself. I did a few minor edits under another account a couple of years ago that was then deleted, because all my edits were rejected. I created a new account purely for keeping track of pages I’m reading not for editing. From what I can gather from your tools, this user account has been active with many edits, unless I misread the tool. Codex is a security disaster. Please advise whom and how I should inform the responsible security function. --Bwvstewart (talk) 19:27, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Bwvstewart! Seems like you're asking a out the @Davdgothberg account, right? Many edits there, going back to 2020. So if the account was hacked, it was years ago. I didn't see amu edits on the Bwvstewart account. Please give me some more context. Lfstevens (talk) 21:39, 26 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Fr. Azam Mansha, CJM is a Eudist priest from Pakistan, ordained in Philippines on February 08, 2021, currently serving as the adjunct professor at Fransciscan School of Theology, San Diego, California. Recently he was appointed as the rector and director of the Eudist priestly formation program and priestly vocations.

After being ordained as a Eudist priest he went on for higher studies. He traveled to Canada to study Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) and Doctorate of Sacred Theology (STD). He has also started an outreach program in Pakistan, helping underprivileged children for home schooling and addressing several needs of the marginalized Christian community in Pakistan. Joedmike (talk) 07:17, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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hi, could you review the article I've posted and publish it, if it's up to the mark.

I'll add further details later. ~2026-53320-57 (talk) 08:58, 4 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, you have to publish your own articles. Before doing so, check that everything you say is based on a reliable source (not your own knowledge). Once it's in shape, go for it. Other editors will swing by and make their own changes, or give you suggestions for what to work on. Lfstevens (talk) 08:56, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

why was my edit reverted --Smellsliketeenspirit487 (talk) 16:49, 4 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Smellsliketeenspirit487! Edits get reverted for a variety of reasons. Typically the reverting editor will explain in their comment to the revert. To check on a computer, at the top of the article, click Page, then click History to see the list of recent changes. The revert appears there. To check on a phone, on the bottom rights, tap the 3 dots. Then tap on Article revision history. LMK if you have other questions. Lfstevens (talk) 08:54, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hey mr mentor it appears like they assigned you to be my mentor idk what i invloved myself into but hey mr --AmethystNeo (talk) 19:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @AmethystNeo! I'm here to answer your questions as you edit articles. Lfstevens (talk) 23:47, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

How to edit?? --CallmehharinX3 (talk) 17:45, 7 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @CallmehharinX3! On a computer, click Edit at the top of the page. On a phone, click the pencil to the right of the paragraph you want to edit. Then just click and type. Happy to answer more questions. Lfstevens (talk) 09:20, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello! How do i edit an article? --Rahatisagoodboi (talk) 16:55, 12 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Rahatisagoodboi! On a computer, click Edit at the top of the page. On a phone, click the pencil to the right of the paragraph you want to edit. Then just click and type. Happy to answer more questions. Lfstevens (talk) 09:20, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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I need help publishing it --Tzarobaregal (talk) 04:14, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Tzarobaregal. Publishing is easy on a computer. At the top, click the Page link. Then click Move in the menu. In the New title area, just remove the Draft: part and click the Move Page button below. Enjoy! Lfstevens (talk) 08:27, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks bro Tzarobaregal (talk) 16:42, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi. I am here to create a page for my employer - Dexter Capital Advisors. It is a boutique investment bank located in Bangalore, India. I have drafted content for the page with relevant citations. Please guide me how I can create its page without breaking any Wikipedia rules. Thanks! --ShobitaJDhar (talk) 07:10, 15 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @ShobitaJDhar! Wikipedia rules forbid people with a close connection to an article subject from writing about it. Instead, you should find somebody without such a connection convince them to write (they should write it, not just publish it). Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 07:04, 16 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

@ShobitaJDhar, the response by @Lfstevens is not quite right. You can draft an article and submit it using the WP:AfC process provided that you declare that you have a conflict of interest. See WP:COI for details. Be aware that you need independent sources in order to pass WP:NCOMPANY; the companies press releases or pages which reproduce those or just state that it exists don't count. From a quick Google search it does not look like independent coverage exists. Ldm1954 (talk) 13:35, 18 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your contributions to Magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing as a live article at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability, it consists of AI-generated text and too many of the sources have errors, plus technical reports are rarely reviewed. I have converted it to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Ldm1954 (talk) 13:27, 18 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I appreciate the feedback. I find no problem with the references, although I added links to those without them. If technical reports are the best sources available, shouldn't they be deemed satisfactory (unless challenged)? Unlike many other sources with limited/no review, WP:RS does not call them out. Lfstevens (talk) 04:13, 19 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

The sources now look real, whereas before they lacked details so could not be readily verified, thanks for doing that.

NASA technical reports are tricky. If they are secondary reviews based upon other work then that is fine. If they are primary descriptions then to me they are comparable to self-published papers on university pages, as they have not been peer reviewed. (An exception is if the text says something like "this is a summary of work that has appeared in XYZ" or equivalent.

There are still some indications of LLM; you may want to use one and ask it "are there indications of LLM in...". It is a quick way to check, and seems to be more reliable than the AI checkers. (I noticed an admin NPP reviewer using Claude to check, so I have tried it for this as well -- it is faster at searching than I am.) Ldm1954 (talk) 19:28, 19 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks my dear friend, whoever you are. I'm sure I'll get good help from you ! Cheers ! --AMKL18 (talk) 11:27, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @AMKL18! Happy editing. Lfstevens (talk) 11:35, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks Buddy ! AMKL18 (talk) 16:41, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Note: JFraser63's mentor JayCubby is away.

Hi Lfstevens. I have wrote an article within my 'Sandbox' relating to a rising young film director that I noted did note appear on Wikipedia. I need this to be reviewed but am struggling to know what I do next. Can you please afford me your knowledge on the next move in the verification process of such an article or do I copy it to you for review?...and if so, how? Thank you and kind regards. --JFraser63 (talk) 16:37, 22 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @JFraser63. Wikipedia does not require new articles to be reviewed before publishing. And thus, I am not an article reviewer. If you are confident that you have represented the director fairly and you have a reliable source for every claim, go ahead and publish. Enjoy! Lfstevens (talk) 07:09, 23 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Cześć, jestem nowym użytkownikiem Wikipedii. Studiuje na Uniwersytecie Łódzkim i będę korzystała z tej strony podczas zajęć z kultury partycypacji w środowisku cyfrowym. --DrzewkoKalafiorowe (talk) 13:38, 23 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @DrzewkoKalafiorowe! I'm ready do answer your questions. Lfstevens (talk) 03:24, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Since Wikipedia has assigned you as my mentor, I would like you to ask your help in a matter related to editing a page. The reason I created my account was to contribute in perfecting pages whose factual accuracy is disputed. A page 'Superpower' was factually accurate until a couple of months back few editor's jumped in & did technical vandalism. They diminished status of United States & China as Superpower & elevated Russia & India as superpowers, leading to hot edit war in talk page with no resolution. I wish you join & help me, so as to maintain dignity of Wikipedia as a place of knowledge. AMKL18 (talk) 05:27, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @AMKL18! I appreciate your concern and desire to help. Thank you! The talk page is the right venue to achieve consensus for any changes. If that fails to lead to a resolution, the next step is to ask for others to get involved. Assuming everyone is behaving respectfully, here are some options:

• Third opinion (WP:3O): Best for simple disputes involving exactly two editors. A neutral volunteer reviews the arguments and offers non-binding advice.⁠Wikipedia
• Dispute Resolution Noticeboard (DRN): Uninvolved volunteers facilitate discussion to help parties find a compromise. Suitable for more complex issues involving multiple editors. It works best when parties are willing to compromise; cases may be referred elsewhere (e.g., to an RfC).⁠Wikipedia
• Request for Comment (RfC): Invites broader community input on a specific, neutrally worded question (often about article content or policy application). The discussion is advertised (via bots, noticeboards, and relevant WikiProjects). If a clear consensus emerges based on policy and arguments (not vote-counting), it typically resolves the dispute. An uninvolved editor usually closes the discussion by summarizing the consensus. Results are not permanently binding, as consensus can change.⁠Wikipedia
• Other options: Advertise the discussion on relevant WikiProject talk pages; use specialized noticeboards (e.g., Reliable Sources Noticeboard, Neutral Point of View Noticeboard, or Biographies of Living Persons Noticeboard); or voluntary mediation.

Ready to answer more questions...Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 05:22, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, that seems a good way forward ! AMKL18 (talk) 05:59, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I tried to make an article about the Rower Herbert Sloan but now cant find it --Herb.slo (talk) 22:21, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Herb.slo! Hard to say what exactly happened to your article. Possibilities:

- You did not save your work, in which case it is lost.

- You saved it, but under the wrong name. It's still there, but you'll have to look around.

- Somebody moved it from the main Wikipedia into the Draft space. You can enter 'Draft:Herbert Sloan' itnto the search box.

- Somebody deleted it.

In the last two cases, you should have been notified. LMK what you find out. Lfstevens (talk) 05:25, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi! I am new on wikipedia. Just loved learning and found about editing wikipedia page. I started learning about editing pages today and i would love to learn about copy editing and reliable citations. --My-biggest-issue-is-me (talk) 15:48, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @My-biggest-issue-is-me! Check out these links:

- Wikipedia:Basic copyediting

- Wikipedia:Reliable sources

Happy to answer any specific questions you may have! Happy editing!! Lfstevens (talk) 00:59, 26 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Why do my edits about history get removed? --Antiskid123 (talk) 21:11, 2 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Antiskid123! Many possible reasons. On a computer, at the top of the page of an article you can click on Page and then History and you will see the list of recent changes. Generally, the editor who removed your edit will leave a comment explaining the change. If they didn't explain, or if you disagree with their reasons, you can add a comment to the article's talk page to engage other editors. (Disputes are resolved by consensus.) You can also leave a message on the offending editor's talk page if you want to communicate directly.

Which article is at issue? Lfstevens (talk) 05:13, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

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