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Creating a Project page at https://meta.wikimedia.org was suggested by Eman 235 ! of wikipedia. A page at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDerivations has been created.
Facing certain issues, however. I didn't/couldn't (the reason is mentioned below) follow the mentioned route:

1. Create an account and a user page on this wiki, so people can address questions to you.
2. Create a page describing your plan: enter the project name in the box below and click the button.
3. Link to your proposal from this page, below.
4. Advertise your project! Good places to do so are on the Wikimedia Forum and the wikimedia-l mailing-list.

I first proposed a project, went on with it and created the project. The link is already mentioned earlier. Also follows later on, within this very post.

I would've liked to create an account, but since it is a global account, I was afraid it might remove my Wikipedia User and Talk pages. So I haven't created an account and a talk page in wikimedia.
Since I didn't create an account, I can't follow the next steps after I created a project proposal page. Following the direction given:

1. Link my proposal to the List.
2. Advertise my project.

On these I therefore would like to learn. Seek help to learn.
I found that at the suggested url, if a link to the Section, New Projects, is posted, it creates a link with a phrase Special:MyLanguage inserted between https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ and /WikiDerivations, whereas my link is straightforward: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDerivations

Any suggestions?
The following part solved:(削除) Further, My Username in Wikimedia at the top of https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDerivations is in Red. Also, hovering the mouse cursor on the username area says: Your user page (page does not exist)[.] (削除ここまで) Bkpsusmitaa (talk) 10:16, 10 December 2018 (UTC) Reply

Hi. I have over the last three weeks made many edits to many wikipedias which have been helpful, and repetitively requesting advice from other editors. I have been now suggested for global block because of one mistake i made "sockpuppetry" on 12.12.2018 - I did this because I didn't have the password to my old account and it was a closed email, and also I wanted my conflicts of interest to be clear.

I was honest from the start, and then English blocked me, well that's fine. But I then told all the other wikis what happened on English and they're perfectly fine and supportive of all my translations which have come at high cost to my person.

Why on earth has no one actually considered this or read any of the discussions? This I think is against all of the policies of welcoming new users.

Now just "global block for sock-puppetry" - why on earth? This is abuse of power in my opinion. E.3 (talk) 13:38, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Reply

Also I note that my editing of the Tok Pisin wikipedia appears to be confusing. i contend that we let them decide that. I know thier culture far better than most other people in the world. E.3 (talk) 13:40, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Reply

Finally, if you had not been so thouroughly unwelcoming when you had the russian freedom of panorama wrong, I probbaly would have improved MANY of your articles by this time. E.3 (talk) 13:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Reply

I suggest that you stick to just a single account, wait for 6 months and then apply for unblock. See en:Wikipedia:Standard offer. Ruslik (talk) 20:17, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Reply

Hallo, per Standard ist der Single Sign-on für die Schwesternprojekte aktiv. Jedoch kann ich bei Bedarf lokale Einstellungen vornehmen (Wikipedia, Wikivoyage usw.), sofern ich nicht bestimmte Werte über Meta-Wiki zentral vorgebe. Zu den individuellen projektbezogenen Optionen gehört aber wohl nicht die Mailadresse? Ich kann also nicht für jedes Wikiprojekt eine separate Adresse verwenden, korrekt? Es ist nur eine zentrale Adresse möglich? Danke & Gruß --Smarti (talk) 01:52, 13 January 2019 (UTC) Reply

Korrekt, die Mailadresse gilt für alle Wikis der Wikimedia Foundation. Gruß --Schniggendiller (talk) 20:07, 9 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

Hello, per default single sign-on is activated for the sister projects. I can use local values (Wikipedia, Wikivoyage and so on) otherwise use central values from Meta-Wiki. But I can't use local email addresses with a global user account, right? Thanks & greets --Smarti (talk) 02:13, 13 January 2019 (UTC) Reply

For each wiki there exists a special page to contact user by email as far as I know (e.g. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser plus user name). When I want to create a global user sub site, is there a possibility to include this contact form or link it in a flexible way? The global page should be inherited and customized at each wiki. So, is there a variable for local wikis? Thanks in advance. Bye --Smarti (talk) 02:46, 13 January 2019 (UTC) Reply

Warum sind die Filme über den 2.Weltkrieg , die aus der UDSSR ,Jugoslawien , und anderen osteuropäischen Staaten kommen , rot unterlegt und die Seiten nicht verfügbar ???? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 3 Sternekoch (talk) 18:11, 9 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

Diese Frage kann man so nicht beantworten. Wo genau sind diese roten Links? Kopiere doch mal die Adresszeile aus dem Browser hierher. Generell gilt: Ein roter Link bedeutet, daß die Seite nicht oder nicht mehr existiert. Das kann verschiedene Gründe haben: Die Seite wurde aus irgendeinem Grund gelöscht (Urheberrechtsverletzung, sehr deutliche qualitative Mängel etc.), oder es hat sich bloß noch keiner gefunden, der diesen Artikel erstellt. Außerdem ist es möglich, daß der Artikel einfach nur falsch verlinkt wurde. Gruß --Schniggendiller (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

Hello Dear Wikipedian,

I trying to write a request but system block me and showing vandalism alarm. that is my second request in one day. is the cause of it?

Sorry, my first request open in wrong place because I used this page =Meta:Requests for comment.

I want to move my request (Meta:Requests for comment/Persophobia in AZB.Wiki) to this page = Requests for comment

there isn't any help\training there. --Gholaghabijan (talk) 09:33, 17 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

Done I have moved the page. New users don't get the right to move in most wikis until they attain the autoconfirmed status.  — billinghurst sDrewth 10:49, 17 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

@Billinghurst:

Hello, Thank you so much but request doesn't categorizing in request page? Sorry I really don't understand this codes? I open the request in Persian-wiki and they said you must going to Meta-wiki. page must be in Category: Requests for comments (open) or Requests for comment page.

I didn't categorize it. it was automatic process.--Gholaghabijan (talk) 13:44, 17 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

@Gholaghabijan: Please see and utilise {{rfc subpage}} and that will allow it to categorise.  — billinghurst sDrewth 20:56, 17 February 2019 (UTC) Reply

Dear Wikipedians,

I have an issue regarding the Featured article candidates. Does a dead page link(red colored link like my talk page and user page) on the candidate lower its quality?

Sincerely

White Timber Kimberly (talk) 22:19, 9 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

You must submit a question to there,not here.--Nightwayyyyy (talk) 23:57, 15 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

Hello. How to create an upload file in the azb wiki.Survey azb:ویکی‌پدیا:فایل یوکله‌مه ایمکا‌نین ویکی‌ده یارادماق.E THP (talk) 12:55, 20 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

Is there a way to move a userspace page from another Wiki here to meta that preserves its page history? I realize I could just copypaste the thing, but I feel its origins are important. Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:46, 20 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

As en.wn is not configured for transwiki import, the source wiki should do export to an XML file, and then this wiki should import that file. Perhaps listing the page name(s) is appropriate to confirm that this wiki is willing to import. --Gryllida 23:55, 20 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

I consider it important to preserve the edit history. There was an accusation involved and this is a record of what really happened.

How do I Special:Export? Or do I have to ask someone else to do it? Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:32, 21 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

The record of what happened remains available for consultation for administrative purposes regardless of deletion. It seems unfair to meta to use it as a storage area for a redundant copy. --Pi zero (talk) 03:16, 21 March 2019 (UTC) Reply

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