User talk:UtherSRG

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Question from Buhlebendalo57 on Fruit production in Iran (19:17, 7 April 2025)

Hello how do I edit? --Buhlebendalo57 (talk) 19:17, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

I've provided help links on your user talk page. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:35, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

ANI notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Snokalok (talk) 20:42, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from AestheticZone 2 (03:17, 10 April 2025)

I’ve seen articles have small hyperlinked numbers at the end of the paragraphs, what are those for and how do I use them properly, are they required in all articles? --AestheticZone 2 (talk) 03:17, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

@AestheticZone 2: They are reference links down to the references section, indicating what source is supporting the assertion it is attached to. They are absolutely required. Please read WP:REFB to learn how. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:16, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ruina191 (11:59, 11 April 2025)

Hi, In one of the "Easy" suggested edits, I came across a page that I thought would be a good place to start (familiarity with the topic) but when I started reading it, the persistent question in my mind was -- why does this page even need to exist on Wikipedia. It did not make sense to me. What can I do in such a case? --Ruina191 (talk) 11:59, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

@Ruina191: Which article? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:32, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Tourism in India by state 193.206.246.130 (talk) 14:03, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

It passes WP:GNG which is our primary inclusion criteria. It certainly needs a lot of work, though. Please always log in when making edits. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:34, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Akinola Omolayo (19:07, 12 April 2025)

Hello, How do I create a citation and build my profile? --Akinola Omolayo (talk) 19:07, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

@Akinola Omolayo: I've put some links on your user talk page to help you get started. You should also read WP:REFB for elarning how to cite sources, and WP:AUTOB to lear that writing about yourself is strongly discouraged. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:47, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Redirects to non-existent Wikispecies pages

Today I have found two Wikipedia pages — Brian J. Crother and Philip A. Purser — you have created that are redirects to non-existent pages on Wikispecies. I do not know how it is worthwhile to suggest that "You may want to read the Wikispecies entry on" is helpful when no such page exists there. Also, in both cases a Wikidata entry was created with just a label and enwiki link, i.e. without any statements or identifiers. Oronsay (talk) 20:41, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

@Oronsay: Thank you for your opinion. However, this concept was tested at AFD and upheld. The community finds them valuable, even if you do not. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:20, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

The discussion was held at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 February 14#George Traut Austin. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:22, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

That discussion covers a redirect to Wikisource where an entry did exist. The two I quote above have no pages on Wikisource. Redirecting readers to non-existent pages is the same as sending them to deadlinks. Oronsay (talk) 21:28, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Ah... Well, the first one looks to be a typo... Brian I. Crother. I'll fix that. Likely the other is something similar. Almost always I'm creating these when editing an article that has a hardlink to Wikispecies such as species:Brian J. Crother. If the original hard link hard a typo, then my new soft redirect will have the same typo. I'll trace these back to find the origins... UtherSRG (talk) 21:32, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

I appreciate you looking into this and improving reader experience. Oronsay (talk) 21:34, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Ooooh.... Purser seems to be a junk entry.... a user trying to promote themselves. See Ppurser and their deleted history. So I'll trash that and unlink. Thanks! - UtherSRG (talk) 21:40, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Mymousedied (00:17, 13 April 2025)

Hi, is it possible to create a new article? I would like to create one for a fairly new family of guns that does not seem to have one yet --Mymousedied (talk) 00:17, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

@Mymousedied: I will put some links on your talk page on how to get started editing here. Once you have some understanding of how to be a Wikipedian, then you should go to WP:MFA to draft your first article. - UtherSRG (talk) 00:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Happy Adminship	from the Birthday Committee
Wishing UtherSRG a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! -- RPE ✍️ 📚 03:32, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Reupark (21:06, 13 April 2025)

How should I approach editing more controversial pages? --Reupark (talk) 21:06, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

@Reupark: Best is to raise issues on the article's talk page and build consensus. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:08, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Would you approach something that is politically controversial differently from something that is scientifically controversial? Reupark (talk) 22:10, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Given how broadly general my advise was, no. - UtherSRG (talk) 00:48, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Question from Nigam Pranjal on User:Nigam Pranjal/sandbox (11:06, 15 April 2025)

Hello there, i created a draft of one of the articles which i am thinking of uploading on Wikipedia article was created on 12th April and my account was created on 11 April but i am not getting any options to publish or submit draft for review --Nigam Pranjal (talk) 11:06, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

@Nigam Pranjal: Copy this exactly as you see it here and place it at the top of your draft: {{subst:submit}} - UtherSRG (talk) 11:09, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Thank You so much for your help,my draft is now under review and it will take more than 3 months (it was mentioned) should i start to put all my drafts for review or 1 at a time Nigam Pranjal (talk) 16:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

When you think they are ready for review is fine, though as you are new here, you are likely the learn things from your review of this draft that you can apply to your other drafts. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:42, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

So i need to wait for 3 months right? Nigam Pranjal (talk) 16:43, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Yes. I've made some edits to clean up the draft. Please not what I've done and apply to your further work. I'll see what other notes I can make. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:46, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

dear sir thank you for your immense support i have made the suggested changes i wanted to ask you that what are your reviews will my article be considered for publication ? Nigam Pranjal (talk) 17:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

I tend to not do reviews. Instead, I provide the more technical support to clean up drafts so that they are easier for reviewers to read and so that they are in alignment with the other encyclopedia articles. You will have to sit tight and wait for a formal review. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:40, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Robert P. Anderson

Robert P. Anderson (zoologist) and Robert P. Anderson (mammalogist) both link to the same article on Wikispecies, Robert P. Anderson. Oronsay (talk) 21:20, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Not any more! :D - UtherSRG (talk) 22:01, 15 April 2025 (UTC)