User talk:Rodney Baggins

Hello, how can I edit my article to get approved easily? --Farhannah (talk) 12:32, 30 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello Farhannah, thank you for your question. What type of article do you want to create? A good place to start is here: Help:Your first article. It's best to create a sandbox first (see Help:My sandbox) and write your draft article in there before submitting it for review. If you need any help with that, please get back to me. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 18:24, 30 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, how can I make money online --Izik. 009 (talk) 09:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello Izik. 009, thank you for your question. There are lots of different ways of making money online, but editing Wikipedia is not necessarily one of them and is largely discouraged. Most of the editors are purely volunteers who edit the encyclopedia for fun. You are welcome to join the Wikipedia community on a voluntary basis. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 14:22, 31 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello. How can I contact channel five about an issue? --Molboy46 (talk) 16:33, 2 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! Did you miss me? I was trying to give you a break from my incessant babbling, especially as you were busy with RL. I still have a thousand questions; ping me if you have time to consider them, but there is nothing urgent or critical. I can wait. --WendlingCrusader (talk) 11:00, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

@WendlingCrusader: You've done some great work on the TAROM article – It's good to be bold! I'm absolutely fine with your "incessant babbling" so please continue with your questions... I'm very intrigued to find out the error that escaped us all at MH370. P.S. I now have 90 mentees, so I think I might make it to 100 in the next few days! Rodney Baggins .talk. 06:55, 10 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I want to create an article but there is no button to do that, how do I do it? --CyanLikeTheColor (talk) 17:42, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi there, thank you for your question. I've added a template at the top of your sandbox so you can submit your draft for review, when ready. I see that you have done an initial draft. Do you have some reliable secondary sources for your article? Rodney Baggins .talk. 18:08, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Apologies; I started writing MSNs earlier in the evening, but then got dragged away. At least I made it before midnight. Just. --WendlingCrusader (talk) 23:00, 16 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

And this isn't a question either, but I simply had to share this wiki-moment with someone. I was searching Google Earth satellite view in order to see how close Little Gransden Airfield is to Gransden Lodge Airfield, before making an edit to that effect. Unless it counts as WP:OR ? Anyways, centring the map at 52deg10'47 N, 0deg07 E, I saw the unmistakable outline of an old WWII base. Zooming in, I picked out a couple of Cambridge Gliding Club gliders, prepared for launching. Zooming out... oh, my days, I found a 'transient', something I was once a world-class specialist at. But this is my first in quite a long time. Have you found it yourself yet, about a mile to the south-west of the airfield? On a full screen you should be aiming for an eye altitude of about 14,000 ft. That's a Boeing 737, scorching across the sky with two vapour trails behind it. Not a particularly clean image; I've found much, much better than that, but it still makes me smile.

And do you see the long, thin glider trailers up near the clubhouse? I'm talking stupidly long! So many years ago that I had quietly forgotten the whole event, I had a big ol' car with a tow-bar, and helped a work colleague by towing his second glider from Surrey up to some event in Leicestershire (at RAF Husbands Bosworth), driving through the night if I recall.

I think I'm exhausted just remembering it.

Meanwhile, hope you're enjoying the snooker.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 17:50, 20 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

OMG, it gets better and better!

The RAF Husbands Bosworth article was edited about a year ago with some very strange comments. I am about to undo them, or at least straighten them out a bit, but checking the edit history I find I'm going up against Ian Strachan, MBE, AFC, FRAes, ex Wing Commander, V-bomber pilot, and Chief Test Pilot at RAE Farnborough. He's also an author, and after retiring became a glider pilot of some note (<cough> slight understatement), living close to the site where I picked up the glider trailer. All those years ago he probably made the same journey that I did, except he possibly flew up to Leicestershire (in a Scheibe SF-27M), and went on to become National Champion, twice.
But within the last month he has had his wings clipped and is currently invited to an indefinite wikibreak, until he mends his ways. The phrase old dog/new tricks springs to mind, and I'm guessing he's got more than a few ripping yarns to tell; it's just that they simply cannot be published here at Wikipedia. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 18:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi WC, thank you for contacting me with your thoughts (!) I don't think you actually asked me any questions there, but it's always great to see someone so very very enthusiastic about stuff! I noticed your axolotl edit – I've taken it upon myself to copyedit that article, as it's become topical through this recent news story. Yes, I'm very much enjoying the snooker right now and have spent some time in Sheffield (just a few miles up the M1 from here). My favourite player Mark Selby was knocked out yesterday, so I spent the evening in an extremely low mood! From here on in, I'm supporting Shaun Murphy (who won in 2005 just days after my only child was born – said child turned 21 last week!) and John Higgins, fwiw. However, it's all academic as Zhao Xintong is more than likely to break the Crucible curse this year... I promise I'll get back to the MSN issue at some point, but I'm just a bit distracted right now!! Cheerio for now, Rodney Baggins .talk. 10:38, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

How do I make page to be professional --Romanus Ava (talk) 13:37, 27 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Romanus Ava and welcome to Wikipedia. Here is information on how to create a new article. Rodney Baggins .talk. 08:01, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you for your edits to Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event. This article is very important to me, so I appreciate that you used care and attention to detail to make some improvements! Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:50, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Bgsu98: No problem at all – I'm a big figure skating fan and a part-time member of Wikiproject Olympics, so this article is right up my street! I like tidying upcoming TFAs, but I have to be very careful not to wade in and offend the interested editors. I do have one or two other edits to make to your article, so please feel free to revert if I step on your toes. Cheers, Rodney Baggins .talk. 09:15, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I also have Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Team event, which was modeled after this one. Bgsu98 (Talk) 09:19, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hey! I adore Wikipedia and I've been reading it for 15+ years and donated before. I think it's so underrated especially in an era of AI search results. Couple small questions:

I use UK English, should I make an effort to only use it on Europe-specific topics like soccer or is it alright to not worry too much and just write naturally?

Any single tip on making edits that don't need to be cleaned up by anyone else later?

Is it more useful to review existing (smaller) articles for quality, or add new ones for niche topics? Unsure what the 'bar' for a new article is.

I have experience grammar checking - will people get annoyed if I make minor grammar corrections to their articles? English is evolving and 'correct' is subjective, but it's something I enjoy doing.

Thank you! Feel free to link to a FAQ or whatever if you prefer --Grass eating sloth (talk) 14:21, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Grass eating sloth, thank you for your questions. Really glad to have you on board! It might be best if I take this to your Talk page where I can lay things out in more detail and you can easily refer back to it. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 14:36, 14 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hey Rodney! I'm still kind of new and getting to know my way around here, but I am finding that I am running into a bit of a wall when it comes to finding sources for some suggested articles (for some, I can't find any that haven't already been cited). Might you have any suggestions? --Blubberypancakes (talk) 19:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

You can re-use citations. Say, if I already have the reference <ref name="manchester2002">text of full reference</ref>, I can re-use it as <ref name="manchester2002" /> (code copied from help page, with NBSP added to maintain second fragment; attribution may be seen at page history). Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 23:58, 19 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Blubberypancakes, thank you for your question. For some reason, another editor has attempted to respond (above), but I'm not sure if that answered your question. Please check out my reply on your Talk page. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 17:45, 20 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hey, I have been thinking of making change to some Wikipedia page title. Could you tell me how can I change a Wikipedia page title? Like from Birendra of Nepal to Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and from Gyanendra of Nepal to Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. --Northpixel (talk) 15:36, 19 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

User:Whyiseverythingalreadyused, please take your argument off my Talk page. I will respond to Northpixel's specific query later. Rodney Baggins .talk. 09:29, 20 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Northpixel, I will try to answer your question. The guideline for changing a Wikipedia page title (or article name) is here: Wikipedia:Moving a page. The simplest way to do it is to use the Move option in your Edit toolbar (you may need to select 'Enable the editing toolbar' under the Editing tab in your user Preferences) and fill in the 'Move page' form that comes up. However, if the name change is likely to be controversial, i.e. contested by other editors, then you do need to get a consensus for the change using the Wikipedia:Requested moves process. There would be no point changing the title yourself if another editor is likely to just change it back again. If you go to the Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves section, it tells you how to kick off the request. This starts a discussion on the article's Talk page where other editors can give their opinions, and a moderator will decide whether there is a consensus to change the title to the one you've suggested.

I've just taken a look at your two specific examples:

• Birendra of Nepal already has a redirect page called Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. It looks as if someone already tried renaming the page a couple of weeks ago but it was reverted per WP:COMMONNAME.
• Gyanendra of Nepal already has a redirect page called Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

In both of these cases, you would be moving the page over a redirect – see WP:MOR. If you felt strongly enough about it, you could make a move request as outlined above, but I feel that you might be unsuccessful as other editors will tend to point to the COMMONNAME guideline.

Wikipedia editing can be a complicated (and sometimes frustrating) business! Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 22:01, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Greetings for the acquaintance. As a first experience of editing and expanding the articles and informations, I would be happy to have some advices and notes when it comes to mentioning or adding information. It seems my current contributions for some fairytale adaptations were considered spamming (more precisely, Bluebeard, Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella) and removed, so I'm hoping if I could learn how to correctly write the changes and notes. I'd be happy to learn and improve myself for better contributions. --Ladydupollignac16 (talk) 13:49, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

How do I make a comment? --Redevx (talk) 14:22, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello! I'd like to create an article about WWII from Space (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3351386/)... What are my next steps? --Meme-diplomat (talk) 16:54, 8 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Please I need a featured article about me to verify my TikTok account --Believe fx1 (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney,

I have a question on updating articles with text translated from an other language.

The Ecuadorian Air Force page came up as a suggested edit on the tool and after looking at it both the mission and vision sections do not seem to align with the versions provided on the subjects public website in Spanish.

I don't speak any other languages so used an online translation tool, but from my understanding of the LLM-assisted translation guidelines is that this translation should be reviewed before publication by a native speaker/translator.

My question is what is the best way of flagging a proposed translation edit for review?

For now I have added the edit to the top of my sandbox but is there a better place to put it? --HaphazardBinBag (talk) 22:09, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License and the GFDL. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license. --076939Ty (talk) 12:00, 22 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I hope you don't mind me reaching out. I was wondering if you could review the article Deji Adeyanju when you have a moment. It is a well-sourced biography of a Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist. Thank you for your time. --CoreTechLogic (talk) 11:29, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi, please teach me how to write a successful article on Wikipedia. I can’t take baby steps. --Tearonscript (talk) 13:17, 4 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney, I am creating my first Wikipage which is based on my grandfather who surprisingly does not have a wiki despite his work in particle physics being awarded a CBE and the Duddell Medal. I would appreciate your comments on my sandbox version which I have created with the aide of MS Co-pilot telling me which steps to take. I am hoping to add more refernced information before I publish. This is my first draft.

I really appreciate your feedback and suggestions to help get this published and professional.

Thank you

Tony Fry New Zealand --AJFRYNZ (talk) 09:16, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Tony, thank you for contacting me. Please see my reply on your Talk page. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 21:41, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney. Thank you soo much for such a helpful and prompt response. Absolutely amazing.

I will work on getting it more complete noting the guidance given, and will reach out again once there.

Really appreciated.

Tony ~2026-39684-85 (talk) 09:14, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hey! How do I make a box border for a text? I just found out that you’re my mentor! Thanks. --Bnuuy1228 (talk) 21:55, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney, I wanted to reach out to you because I want to know the basics for editing on Wikipedia. Thanks! Bnuuy1228 (talk) 00:38, 7 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi User:Bnuuy1228, that's rather a broad question. You really need to read Help:Editing first and then give it a try! Any specific questions, I'm happy to help. (Many mentees pose a question and then never read the reply, let alone respond.) Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 18:03, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, can I find Dark Lager in a store near Morton, Illinois? --Nphil2706 (talk) 20:28, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure about the lager, but I know it's a great place to find pumpkins! Rodney Baggins .talk. 08:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

How do I add a "reliable source" when im editing a article? --Roonif (talk) 14:29, 17 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi User:Roonif. The first thing to do is to FIND a reliable source to verify any information you wish to add or amend. You must not add/amend information according to your own knowledge or viewpoint, per WP:OR. Once you have found a reliable source, you need to add it in as a citation, usually using the CS1 template. Let me know if you read this, and I can help you further. (Many mentees pose a question and then never read the reply, let alone respond.) Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 17:49, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for being assigned to be my mentor! I'm very new to editing Wikipedia. So far, I've only been able to catch small typos, but I'm hoping to develop more skills and understand how Wikipedia works. As a small aside, there is a minor typo in the 'Some of the Wiki pages I've edited' section of your user page: Aileen Riggin won her double Olympic medals in 1924 instead of 2024. I look forward to learning from you! Have a lovely day :) MalinaDesai (talk) 16:49, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I am an Islamic Content Writer, I would like to edit and improve the Islamic content. --Rehman75850 (talk) 05:07, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

What's my role --Browntanis (talk) 06:29, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Note: Circulareconomyinfashion's mentor Nyxion303 is away.

Hi there! Thank you so much. I'm still figuring the process of submission out, but think I'm getting there. I am struggling with the referencing however, so if you have any helpful and easy tips on that, that would be great. Thank you. --Circulareconomyinfashion (talk) 15:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

hey , this page is about what ? is it possible to share your secret because I don't see friends here --ATHANDO SIFICI (talk) 18:43, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi there ATHANDO SIFICI, you need to look at this: Help:List of tutorials and introductions. You appear to be looking at the Talk page, which is just a discussion about changing the title of the Help page (and really of no interest to you). Getting started with Wikipedia editing is quite intensive, and you need to take your time learning the basics. There is no quick fix. I suggest you go through the tutorials and build your knowledge step by step. Regards, Rodney Baggins .talk. 19:50, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I can have you contact and we can be friends and also do business together ~2026-43998-18 (talk) 18:11, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello there! I fixed some code snippets on this page and created a user account afterwards, but now I noticed that someone had changed the page earlier and added references to what is likely a scam website.

I am unable (atleast on mobile) to undo those malicious edits easily as my edit was done afterwards, perhaps you could help in reverting the malicious edits?

The malicious edits primarily reference something called "grant" all over the page. --MindfulEdits (talk) 10:07, 1 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

hi i wanna add information about shrinathji nathdwara how to add it --Mantraksh (talk) 05:35, 2 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney, I hope you're doing well. I finally unearthed a couple old pics I took of Ray Reardon, and one of Stephen Hendry. I'll try and get them scanned rather than as "photos of photos" but for now at least Reardon is more recognisable on his page. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:53, 5 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, What is your favorite childhood memory? --J12Q (talk) 16:19, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello,

Visiting Buenos Aires and enjoying the lovely weather. Now, please ask me a sensible question, and I'll be happy to help. Rodney Baggins .talk. 17:51, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

hello sir or maam or master mentor Rodney Baggins, i am honored to be your disciple from now on, sorry i am one month late i just like to imagine on-line messages as carrier pigeons flying off to whatever place they go. you are very cool by the way! super cool! i am not high or on drugs, i am just a jolly person! Sam TheyThem (talk) 02:13, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi my name is Shellz just wanted to say hello --Shellzmetax (talk) 15:02, 22 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Note: TheHiddenBrains's mentor GoingBatty is away.

Hey nice to Meet you,

I am looking to make our company page . Hidden Brains. Can you guide me with right process.

Thanks --TheHiddenBrains (talk) 12:57, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Look I'm trying to start a world wide petition! Stupid? Maybe but it's going to be Food for Free cause it should be --BlueDawnskybrinkman (talk) 19:04, 29 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Rodney, I hope all is well. I was thinking of nominating Alex Higgins as a featured article. Given my experience with nominating Joe Johnson I though it would be a good idea to get a view from you on whether the article is a long way from meeting the FA criteria. You gave really useful suggestions on the Higgins article a while ago, but that was for the GA nomination. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:47, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Benny, Really good to hear from you! I would definitely like to help with Alex Higgins FA. I could give you some nit-picky suggestions, that's what I'm good at!! I've been bogged down with this silly mentorship role recently and am definitely going to knock it on the head – almost 100% a waste of time. Rodney Baggins .talk. 21:42, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Nit-picky" is definitely underselling yourself! I glanced throught the mentorship requests and I can see what you mean. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The redirect List of minor-ranking tournaments has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 September 13 § List of minor-ranking tournaments until a consensus is reached. — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 03:30, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hiya Rodney. I'm back after a four month break from Wikipedia, refreshed and revitalised, and in a better frame of mind; better for me, and hopefully better for those that I interact with. Obviously I am currently a bit rusty, and there have been some changes to the layout here, but I should pick it up soon enough. I note that you are "bogged down with this silly mentorship role" so I shall endeavour not to trouble you further, unless you see something so appalling that you are minded to intercede if only to save me from myself. Apart from feeling a little guilty for dropping out as suddenly as I did, that's about it. Now I just have to work out whether my priority should be to revisit all the loose ends I abandoned four months ago, or to treat myself with editing new mistakes I found pretty much every time I visited Wikipedia in the meantime. I hope life is treating you well. WendlingCrusader (talk) 23:12, 23 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hiya WendlingCrusader, welcome back. You did disappear quite abruptly, and I wondered if I'd offended you by calling you WC last time I messaged you! I'm glad you're in a better frame of mind now. Wikipedia editing isn't compulsory and I find a break is always a very good thing! Yes, the mentorship role turned out to be a bit pointless, not quite what I'd expected, so I've more or less knocked it on the head. Mostly chancers trying to make a fast buck by getting a promotional article published, I ask you!! I've been quite bogged down with RL of late and my wiki wanderings have been mostly random page patrol, which is off the beaten path and generally uncontentious. I've just taken a look at our 'mentor page' and see that you posed a load of questions about RAF Northolt that I'd not noticed before. Sorry about that. What are you working on at the moment? I'm supposed to be looking at Alex Higgins for my friend Benny, which I will definitely get onto again real soon... Rodney Baggins .talk. 19:31, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

It is so good to hear from you again. Maybe we just needed a break from each other because by coincidence I recall feeling that I might have offended you, LOL. So you called me a water closet did you? I didn't notice, and anyway it would have been water off a duck's back to me. (There are two stories in that one sentence, one involving an orphan that snuggles into my neck every morning, and then poops down my t-shirt - ask for details at your peril!)

As for RAF Northolt - I had completely forgotten about those questions, so it is up to you if you see any future in resurrecting them, maybe when you've got an hour or two to spare. <cough> Meantime I'm up to my neck in poop new edits, and trying to stay out of trouble. All the best. WendlingCrusader (talk) 20:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply