User talk:Shellwood

How to create assists me --Lakpadhundup lama (talk) 10:19, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Lakpadhundup lama: No idea what you're asking for, you have to be more specific. Shellwood (talk) 10:27, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello mentor :) I've tried adding sources to a few pages, could you check it out? Thanks! --Friar.Vincent (talk) 13:46, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Friar.Vincent: Hi, I haven't gone through all your edits, but what I have seen looks fine to me. Thanks for improving the articles and keep up the good work. Shellwood (talk) 14:28, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you! Friar.Vincent (talk) 14:30, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

how can i get through upto approvals --Rci wiki (talk) 16:32, 6 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello! My name is Xanalysis. I want to write a good readable article. What matters most here in Wikipedia? --Xanalysis (talk) 07:19, 8 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Xanalysis: Hi, there are a lot of factors that go into what makes a good article, such as being based on reliable references, no original research and being written in a clear and neutral tone. This is a good guide on how to get started with that:WP:YFA. I recommend that you start working with a draft in your sandbox. Shellwood (talk) 09:38, 8 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Shellwood Thank you for the reply. ~2026-33933-15 (talk) 13:52, 9 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

I'm not so familiar with AfD sorting, but you put this one in New Jersey; I think that it more properly belongs in Pennsylvania. He lived the majority of his life in Pittsburgh. Frank | talk 19:36, 10 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Frank: I guess you're right. I changed it to PA, although it could also be added to Ohio. Shellwood (talk) 20:10, 10 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Hello there. I have a question on how do i create sections in articles thanks in advance --SigmerMeal (talk) 20:48, 17 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@SigmerMeal: Hi, add ==Title of your section== at the top of the text, this link explains it. Shellwood (talk) 21:43, 17 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

thanks SigmerMeal (talk) 05:57, 18 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Apologies for disturbing you, but you assessed my article Skirmish at Brunflo recently. I noticed that it currently appears to be listed as both Start-Class and B-Class. I'm not sure whether or not that's a glitch, so I was wondering if you could clarify which rating is correct.

Thanks! Gvssy (talk) 16:32, 22 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Gvssy: I used a script when I rated the article, it's fixed now. As a general heads up, articles can receive different ratings across WikiProjects. On another subject, as you have written several very good articles on this topic (I can't keep track of how many I have personally reviewed), have you ever considered applying for autopatrolled status? Shellwood (talk) 16:45, 22 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

I see, I assumed the ratings had to match. Thank you for fixing it anyway.

As for autopatrolled status, I have considered it but I would like to hone my skills a bit more before going through with an application. Thanks for the help though! :-) Gvssy (talk) 17:02, 22 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Gvssy: Fair enough, but I think you have already proven your skills. In any case, keep up the good work! Shellwood (talk) 17:10, 22 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

How can I continue creating? --Elonreview282 (talk) 09:48, 26 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Elonreview282: Creating what? Shellwood (talk) 12:32, 26 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi. Thank you. I did my first edit and it is wonderful to be a part of the wiki community! --Justanotherday0708 (talk) 18:30, 1 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

hello mentor --Brand Architects Nigeria (talk) 17:26, 2 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello Shellwood, Thank you for serving as a mentor. I do have a question. I’m Dr. Ira Byock. I’m an old (literally) clinician, academic, and public advocate in the realm of hospice and palliative medicine. My biography has longstanding maintenance tags, and I believe it is missing substantial reliably sourced information about my work since approximately 2015. I have no desire for promotional content—only an accurate, well-sourced biography. Other than being a frequent user and modest donor to Wikipedia, I’m not expert or even sophisticated in Wikipedia processes or procedures.

Could you or someone familiar with biographies of physicians advise me on the most appropriate process for updating my bio page? Would the Medicine WikiProject be able to assist in this effort? --Ira Byock (talk) 21:12, 4 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Ira Byock: Hi and welcome again. We strongly discourage people from editing in areas where they have a conflict of interest. In this case, as we are dealing with a biography of a living person, any unsourced content can be challenged and removed by anyone. If you spot any inaccuracies, I recommend that you use the talk page and make an edit request, explaining what you wish to change and what needs to be updated. Make sure that your claims are supported by reliable references. As for WikiProject Medicine, I am not active there, but it is the place to go if you wish to raise an alert about any issues with the article. Shellwood (talk) 10:34, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi, I'm glad to be here --Saburi I (talk) 05:11, 5 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

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SodiumBot (botop|talk|contribs) 11:31, 7 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi Mentor :D , I made a contribution to the walnut page about walnut twirling , it got taken down ... I wanted to know why this happened and I was wondering if you had any tips to prevent said event from happening again Thank You, mentor --Anakulusmos (talk) 17:21, 7 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Anakulusmos: Hi, the content you added was unsourced. On Wikipedia, all material must be supported by reliable references. Shellwood (talk) 12:56, 13 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Hi Mentor, I tied referencing a source automatically and I received a notice it can not be referenced. So I reference manually. What could be the issue? --MonneyAnnan (talk) 05:44, 15 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

@MonneyAnnan: Hello, I believe you are referring to your edit on Sakumono Lagoon. As explained in the edit summary, blogs and social media are not considered reliable sources, see WP:USERGENERATED. You may also find Help:Referencing for beginners useful, which has been linked on your talk page. Shellwood (talk) 18:46, 16 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Hi!, how do you correctly make citations and what exactly can count as a citation? --Finolalikesfoxs (talk) 23:29, 22 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Finolalikesfoxs: Hi, this guide will help you Help:Referencing for beginners, good luck! Shellwood (talk) 08:36, 23 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Imma new here please I wanna learn more about it. if you any idea just let me know please and I have a question --Teddy musa (talk) 20:26, 27 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

How to edit --Teddy musa (talk) 20:26, 27 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Teddy musa: If you have never edited before, this is a useful guide and you can also use your sandbox to experiment. Shellwood (talk) 20:37, 27 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello --Siyamthandasiyamlover (talk) 13:02, 2 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello I would like to create a wikipedia page about EJ LOMBARDI an French entrepeneur who immigrated to South Africa in the 1930's and who went on the invent appletiser and liqui fruit also a philanthropist and an apple farming pioneer in the western cape of South Africa, I have created an account and have opened my account but cannot find where to actually do the page its only giving me edit a page option I do not see preferences on the page --JJDemblon (talk) 09:44, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@JJDemblon: Hi, your account needs to be autoconfirmed before you can create any articles. This happens automatically after four days and once you have made ten edits. Until then, I recommend that you use your sandbox to create a draft. This is also a useful guide, WP:YFA. I left a welcoming message with links on how to get started here on your talk page. Shellwood (talk) 11:08, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thanx, i created something in sandbox, but did not hit the publish and then the cat walked across the keyboard and I was taken out of hte page, now I cannot find my article, I did not save it anywhere or hit the publish button, must I start again? JJDemblon (talk) 12:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@JJDemblon: Unfortunately, yes you need to start all over again. Shellwood (talk) 12:39, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

hi there, I finished my page and did the edits and cites etcm, but now I want to go back and work more in the page and do some more edits but I dont know how to find the page to edit it, I have tried putting my username and sandbox in the search button but cannot retrieve my page? JJDemblon (talk) 12:09, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

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hello, how do I find my page that i sent for publsihing to edit? --JJDemblon (talk) 12:02, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@JJDemblon: You will find it in your sandbox. I recommend that you go through the Articles for Creation process when ready. But are you using an AI to generate the text there? It's best to be open and honest about it now, as Wikipedia has guidelines against using that for content creation, see WP:LLM. If you try to publish it, it will be rejected. Shellwood (talk) 12:22, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

thanx, no I am not using AI I barely know how to use this, not good at computers this is the story of my grandfather and his history , I cannot find my sandbox where my draft is in, but i did send it for review allready so may be thats why I cant get it???? how would I know if it were rejected i only sent it yesterday?? JJDemblon (talk) 12:31, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

This is what the wikipedia page says, so maybe I can go back and do more editing yet, however I cannot even find the page that has the yellow box????

If you see a yellow box saying "Review waiting, please be patient" on your draft, you have successfully submitted it for review. If you don't see this box, you can ask for help at the Articles for Creation help desk.

Getting a review can take a while, but your draft will be reviewed eventually. Attempting to bypass the process by moving the page, or cutting and pasting it into a new mainspace article, may lead to the page being moved back into draftspace again, JJDemblon (talk) 12:36, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

hello THANX i FOUND IT!!! under the little person icon top right after ADD TOPIC THANX JJDemblon (talk) 12:39, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@JJDemblon: I also have to tell you that writing about someone with whom you have a conflict of interest is something that we strongly discourage, see WP:COIE. And you are using references that are not reliable. Check the link in my first response to you (WP:YFA), you can read more about what is considered reliable sources here. I can tell you that the article in its current form won't pass. This is not to discourage you from editing at all, I just recommend that you focus on something else. Shellwood (talk) 13:01, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thanx Shelli not sure if it’s a conflict of interest as he was my grandfather and all the evidence is published articles and you can research on the internet as well the lombardi family charitable trust . I don’t have any affiliation with that . Sources are Stellenbosch university and UCT which are both recognisable institutions . My photographs are evidence of military records from Kew gardens archives I just don’t know how to link from the upload files page to my sandbox .but if they don’t want to publish the page that’s also fine thanx ~2026-43078-73 (talk) 14:44, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@JJDemblon: A grandparent and grandchild have a conflict of interest, as outlined in our guidelines. The reason why I encouraged you to do something else is because this kind of editing almost never results in anything. You are not the first person to ask me this question and drafts created by family members about other family members are overwhelming rejected, either because they do not meet the required notability criteria and/or because they have verifiability issues, such as a lack of reliable sources or being written in a promotional tone, just to mention some issues. I don't go by any nicknames here so you can just use my full username when referring to me. Shellwood (talk) 15:12, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

No problem also using my real name . He invented Appletiser and liqui fruit if you read the article you will see that it is now owned by Coca Cola and ceres fruit juices which we have absolutely no affiliation to so definitely not advertising there is no advertising here Appletiser is a world wide drink and very few know the origins it’s more about his philanthropic and charitable foundation which is his not ours but honestly I am not going back and forth. Can just make a web page rather . I just happened to use Wikipedia for information and have donated to Wikipedia in the past because I thought it was a very informative platform . Thank you for your input and advice I really don’t wish to publish anything else ~2026-43078-73 (talk) 17:23, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Please stop creating underpopulated categories. I am going to treat your revert of my warning as you acknowledgment and understand my concern. ^SMason_Garrison 23:27, 5 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Smasongarrison: Ok let's go over this. There is no minimum requirement, see WP:SMALLCAT. The categories I create come from WantedCategories patrol and those I have created has the potential to grow, I always take that into consideration. The majority of the ones on that list are just junk, but a few are legitimate and they are not eponymous. And per WP:REDNOT, categories should either be created or removed. If they will almost certainly become populated later, such as a 2027 in country X, they should be created and especially if we are dealing with template-generated red links. These categories also serve as a way to navigate through different categories and help users find articles in the same topic. But that is not to say that all underpopulated categories are unproblematic. You simply have to accept to agree to disagree with people sometimes. And don't run around templating regulars. Some people don't mind it, while others may react very differently. I never do it myself. If you have concerns, take the time to write a proper message instead. Shellwood (talk) 09:59, 6 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Smallcat is no longer policy. The consensus at cfd has been that categories should have multiple pages in them. Template generated redlinks indicate that a template needs to be fixed. I am sorry that you are offended by the use of a template. I will try to keep that in mind in the future. ^SMason_Garrison 11:58, 6 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello Shellwood. Thank you for offering to help. I am the subject of an English Wikipedia biography and recently discovered that it contains a number of materially inaccurate statements about my personal biography, including information that I know to be factually incorrect.

Because I am the subject of the article, I understand that I should not simply edit disputed biographical information myself. I have therefore raised the inaccuracies through the appropriate editing process and provided supporting information where available.

Could you please advise me on the best way to have these biographical inaccuracies reviewed and corrected, particularly where incorrect personal information has remained in the article for some time?

Thank you for your guidance. --Labrish (talk) 12:41, 6 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Labrish: Hi Leslyn, sorry for the late reply and thanks for being transparent about this. We strongly discourage people from editing in areas where they have a conflict of interest. In your case, as this a biography of a living person, any unsourced content can be removed by anyone. If you spot any inaccuracies, I recommend that you use the talk page and make an edit request, this should also be used if you wish to change any pictures in the article. I can see that you have already started a discussion and gotten an answer. I haven't gone through the whole discussion, but starting a discussion on a talk page is the right approach. Shellwood (talk) 09:18, 12 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello Shellwood,

Thank you for offering to help, sorry to bother you again. I am the subject of the Wikipedia biography for Leslyn Lewis.

I recently uploaded a new photograph to Wikimedia Commons, and the copyright holder has now provided permission directly to Wikimedia. The Commons permissions team has confirmed that the permission has been accepted and added to the file page.

The biography is still displaying the old photograph. Because I am the subject of the article, I do not want to make the change myself without guidance. Could you please advise me on the appropriate way to request that the newly approved photograph replace the existing one?

Thank you very much for your help. --Labrish (talk) 12:46, 6 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Hi Shellwood, I had a (hopefully) quick question for you. If there are WP pages in other languages that I feel should also have English-language pages, how do I create such pages? On the different-language page, I see options to 'Translate this Entry', 'Editing interlingual links', and 'Open language settings'. Do I need to use any or all of those? Is there something else that needs to be done? I'm happy to do the work, I just don't want the new page to be deleted on a technicality. Thanks! --ProudNewEnglander (talk) 14:28, 8 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@ProudNewEnglander: Hi, and sorry for the late reply. I have never used the "Translate this Entry" feature, but you can use it along with the others if available. But don't use any LLMs to write an article from scratch. You can put the translation in your sandbox to work on it in peace before publishing it. Your article won't get deleted just because you didn't add any interlingual links. I have reviewed many articles without them and added them myself when doing New Pages Patrol. I don't know which language you are thinking about, but here is a list of NPP reviewers who are proficient in other languages, WP:NPPFL. Someone there might be able to help. Shellwood (talk) 09:40, 12 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

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How can I create a Wikipedia page? --Simon IMOH (talk) 23:36, 9 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Simon IMOH: Don't create an article about yourself, focus on something else. You can read more about why it's a bad idea here, WP:COIE. Shellwood (talk) 09:45, 12 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello, and thanks for being my mentor! I should disclose right away: I'm Julia Stoyanovich, and there's a Wikipedia article about me. I've read the conflict-of-interest guideline, put a disclosure on my user page, and I don't intend to ever edit the article directly. My plan is to post edit requests on the article's talk page using the {{request edit }} template, including a BLP privacy request about the "Personal life" section, which mentions my family, and some sourcing updates with independent references. Before I post: is that the right process, and is there anything you'd suggest I do differently as a newcomer? Thanks so much! --JuliaStoyanovich (talk) 12:36, 10 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

I'm definitely not Shellwood, but for your information the template you're looking for is {{edit COI }}, not {{request edit }}. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 13:51, 10 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you, noted — I'll use {{edit COI }} JuliaStoyanovich (talk) 15:50, 10 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

This is my 2nd Wikipedia account. Is there any way to add the two articles I wrote under my previous account to this new account? --Lizkentleon (talk) 15:40, 11 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Lizkentleon: Unfortunately, this is not possible, but you can always create a user page where you explain that this is your second account and list all the articles you created under it. Shellwood (talk) 09:47, 12 August 2026 (UTC) Reply