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Say hello and ask a question. E.g. How do I create a citation? --Dylanthepickleman (talk) 16:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dylanthepickleman: Hi! Do you actually what to know how to create a citation, or did you just copy and paste the sample text? Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 16:30, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

um... 72.74.45.196 (talk) 21:20, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

you cant copy and paste the sample text 😬 Dylanthepickleman (talk) 13:01, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can; I am just asking if you actually want to know the answer the to question or if you were making sure that the question feature works :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 14:56, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

might be the latter Dylanthepickleman (talk) 15:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

also, when I am editing a sample article, there are some words that show up with a red underline, but they are spelled fine as far as I can find.

Why are they underlined? Dylanthepickleman (talk) 15:21, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not entirely sure why. Sometimes your language is set to a different country's version of English, and that causes things to be considered errors when they are not. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 15:23, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note that your closures on the CfD log page of 19 September have not been processed yet. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Marcocapelle! HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regrettably, many of the categories speedily renamed from the speedy nominations at [1] were not coded with *REDIRECT, so no redirects were left at the old names. The intersection categories by date and media are probably not worth recreating as redirects, and we don't need the template-generated ones for stubs nor the container categories e.g. "LGBT by continent", but I recommend that you do recreate the others e.g. LGBT for each country. – Fayenatic London 11:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will do that. Thank you, Fayenatic london! HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, HouseBlaster,

I'm hoping you can find a solution for a problem I encountered (or started, I'm not sure). Another admin deleted this category as a CSD C1 which was not appropriate because it was being discussed at CFD. So, I restored it but they also emptied the category so now it is an empty category. Can you take a minute and close this discussion to bring this to closure? Thanks for any assistance you can supply. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:25, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You definitely did not cause a problem, Liz.

@JoJan: WP:C1 requires that the category be empty for seven full days as well as not currently under discussion at CFD. Any renames of categories need to go through CFD. That has been reversed by Liz, so no harm no foul – but something to keep in mind for the future :)

There was not currently consensus in the discussion to merge, but if a subject-matter expert believes it should be merged I think we should defer to their judgement. Therefore, I have !voted to that affect. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:40, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi mentor --Hushquid (talk) 17:38, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Hushquid! Let me know if there is anything you need help with! HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:55, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How long will it take this my User:Hushquid Wikipedia article to be published? Hushquid (talk) 21:04, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hushquid: That is a userpage, not an article. Your userpage is the place to tell other Wikipedians about yourself. If you want to get it published, you need to read the entirety of our autobiography guideline. Because it is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, I can only point you to relevant policies and guidelines – it is up to you to read them – but I can answer clarifying questions after you have read the guideline.

I have a question for you: Is File:Hushquid home blackguard.jpg is selfie? Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 21:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

yes is a selfie Hushquid (talk) 21:15, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

please how can I turn it into a artist, I went to get published. Hushquid (talk) 22:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hushquid: You can read our autobiography guideline, which will explain why you shouldn't try to get it published. It also explains how to do so, if you really want to. But again: I strongly discourage attempting. You are probably not notable, by Wikipedia's definition of the term. If you are not notable by Wikipedia's definition of the term, the article will just get deleted. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

you mean this page cannot get published. Hushquid (talk) 22:58, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hushquid: It is very unlikely. Do you have any significant coverage in reliable sources, such as newspapers? Interviews do not count. HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I just added ==earlier life== and ===name career=== to my page is it allowed of me to do that. --Hushquid (talk) 13:52, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hushquid: It is allowed, though I will reiterate that you are not writing a true Wikipedia article and it is not indexed by search engines. HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Why is that AntiDionysius deleted my so many times? --Hushquid (talk) 19:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because you are trying to use Wikipedia to tell the world about yourself, which is against the rules. If you continue to do this, you will be blocked from editing. HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:08, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:Riize. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. RachelTensions (talk) 20:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do I get paid for any articles --Ceosanya (talk) 20:36, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ceosanya! Wikipedia is entirely written by volunteers; you do not get paid. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 20:44, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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	Hi HouseBlaster, great to meet you this weekend! Hope you enjoyed your conference experience and got home safe :) Accedietalk to me 15:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Accedie: It was great to meet you, too! I really enjoyed both your keynote and our conversation :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:28, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi HouseBlaster, back in January, you helped with some edits on the Thoma Bravo company page. I'm working on an article draft for their co-founder, Carl Thoma and would appreciate your input there, as well. If you agree that he is notable, would you mind moving the draft to main space? Thank you, JBarTB (talk) 15:53, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, JBarTB! To request that an article be reviewed, you should add {{subst:submit}} (including the brackets) to the top of the article. I don't review drafts on request. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:34, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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You seem to have a backlog of CfD closures you haven't handled through WP:CFDW or its talk page, such as Category:Cenozoic horses. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:19, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LaundryPizza03: Thank you for the note; I'll see what I can do :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:21, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I got an email from you about changing the license on this image ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Msu-Languagebuilding-seabhcan.JPG) - Happy to change it, but I can't remember how to do that... ... Seabhcan 09:54, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Seabhcan! Thank you so so much for your quick response! The easiest way to do this is to simply reply here and say "I intended to release the image under the GFDL". I can take care of the wiki-code bits. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 16:20, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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