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Are you looking for help? Misplaced Pages can be confusing—but it doesn't have to be that way! What do you need help with? Are you new to Misplaced Pages? Please consider going through the Misplaced Pages Introduction, which will walk you through the basics of using and editing Misplaced Pages. You can also play The Misplaced Pages Adventure, a fun and interactive way of learning how to edit Misplaced Pages in less than an hour. Are you looking for an administrator? Administrators are trusted Misplaced Pages users who have been granted extra tools to help with the overall maintenance of the website. Although I am an administrator on the English Misplaced Pages, please see Misplaced Pages:Requests for administrator attention for most administrative requests. This way, other administrators can find the request more easily, and you're likely to get a faster response. Is there a Help Desk or customer service team I can contact? Misplaced Pages doesn't have a professional customer service team, as all editors are volunteers who help out in their spare time, not employees. However, we do have a place called the Teahouse, where friendly volunteers can help you with any issues you may have.

A user talk page is a page where you leave messages for a user. In this case, this is the user talk page for me—K6ka. You can use this page to contact me.

Think of a user talk page like a public email inbox. All messages need to have a Subject and a Body, and they should be written politely and formally (e.g. starting with a greeting and ending with "Thank you for your time"). When you post your message, it is public—everyone can see it, even though it was addressed to me. I will receive a notification when you leave me a message, and will try to respond to your message the next time I log in.

How to leave a new message for me

1. Select the New section button.
   The page editor will load.
2. In the "Subject:" field, enter the Subject of your message.
   A subject is your title, not your entire message! Be clear, concise, and short.
   Examples of bad titles: HELP ME!!!, Message, Hello, Question.
   Examples of good titles: Question regarding the Coffee article.
3. In the text box underneath the Subject: field, type the message you would like to leave for me.
4. Look over your message for any typos or mistakes.
5. When you are finished, add your signature to the end of your message.
   To do this, first move your text insertion cursor to the end of your message. Then, do any of the following:
   • In the editor toolbar, select the button.
   • Enter four tilde characters using your keyboard. This will look like the following: ~~~~.
     On a US keyboard, this is done by pressing the following key combinations four times: ⇧ Shift+`. Please see this chart for more information on how to type the tilde character.
6. Select Publish changes.
   A new thread will appear at the bottom of this talk page with your message.

How to respond to an existing thread

Threads are organized by their Subject. Subjects are written as a Level 2 heading—large text with a grey underline—along with an edit link. If you would like to reply to an existing thread, do the following:

1. In the thread you would like to reply to, select the edit link next to the thread's Subject.
2. In the editor, move your text insertion cursor to the bottom of the page.
3. Type your response.
4. When you are finished, add your signature to the end of your message.
   To do this, first move your text insertion cursor to the end of your message. Then, do any of the following:
   • In the editor toolbar, select the button.
   • Enter four tilde characters using your keyboard. This will look like the following: ~~~~.
     On a US keyboard, this is done by pressing the following key combinations four times: ⇧ Shift+`. Please see this chart for more information on how to type the tilde character.
5. Select Publish changes.
   The thread will be updated with your new message.

Archived discussions

K6ka's talk page archives   Discussions that have not received a response for 10 days are archived into one of the pages linked below.You can use the search box to search for the discussion you are looking for. 2013: October, November, December 2014: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2015: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2016: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2017: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2018: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2019: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2021: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2022: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2023: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2024: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December This page is archived by lowercase sigmabot III.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a list of frequently asked questions I get, and their answers. Q: I am not logged in to Misplaced Pages, and I got a message from you saying that I vandalized an article that I didn't edit. What's going on?A: No need to panic! Misplaced Pages uses your IP address to identify you when you are not logged in. IP addresses may be shared between multiple users, or be reassigned to different users periodically. For example, if you are at school or a coffee shop, the IP address you are using is shared by everyone using the Internet there.The message you received was intended for someone who had previously used the IP address you are currently using. If you did not vandalize Misplaced Pages, you can safely ignore the message. If you get these kinds of messages frequently, you may want to consider creating an account and logging in to it. That way, any messages you get will actually be intended for you, rather than someone else who used your IP address. Q: I am not logged into Misplaced Pages, and I can't edit because you have blocked me. What do I do?A: See the above: you are probably on a shared IP address, and someone before you was editing Misplaced Pages inappropriately. Shared IP addresses are usually blocked from editing for long periods of time to prevent abuse. The good news is that you can usually still edit if you log in. If you don't have an account, and cannot create one because of the block, you can request an account. Q: You reverted one of my edits. Why is that?A: Unless I'm reverting vandalism, I usually provide an explanation for my reverts, either in my edit summary, or in a message on your user talk page. There are many reasons for reverting an edit, and each case has its own reason. If you're still not sure why I reverted your edit, you can ask me on this talk page. Q: Are there alternate ways of contacting you?A: For wiki-related inquiries, you can also reach me at the following venues: Discord – I can be found on the unofficial Misplaced Pages Discord server under the username k6ka. Please do not send me a friend request; just mention my username in any public channel and I'll respond when I get a chance to. Email – You must be logged in and have an email address registered with your account to use this feature. IRC – I can be found on the Libera Chat IRC network under the nickname k6ka in the #wikipedia-en channel. Please don't try to contact me regarding wiki-related matters on other websites or platforms.

K6ka's talk page archives

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WikiProject Video games Newsletter Q3

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 11, No. 2 — 3nd Quarter, 2019
Previous issue | Index | Next issue

Project At a Glance
As of Q3 2019, the project has:

Content

• VG Project Main pages

  • Main project – talk
  • Project category – talk
  • Portal – talk

  VG Project Departments

  • Assessment – talk
  • Cleanup – talk
  • Peer review – talk

   

  • Reference library – talk
  • Newsletter – talk
  • Video game images – talk

This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2019)

A ballet leap performed with modern, non-classical form in a contemporary ballet Hello, K6ka. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Ballet Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling • Coffee cake Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot 05:10, 16 December 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Tech News: 2019-51

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• The Linter extension helps you find technical errors in articles. It did not show new changes last week. This was because of an API problem. It is now working again.
• Special:Watchlist can show the wrong information again. It does not always show which edits are read and which are unread. This is because of a database problem. The developers are working on solving the problem.

Changes later this week

• You can get email notifications. You can get them immediately, a summary every day or a summary once every week. If you choose a summary you can soon choose not to get notifications you have already marked as read on the wiki.
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 17 December. It will be on non-Misplaced Pages wikis and some Wikipedias from 18 December. It will be on all wikis from 19 December (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 18 December at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• The partial blocks feature is now stable. It will come to most wikis on 6 January. Your wiki can ask to wait. Contact NKohli (WMF) if you don't want it now.

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00:16, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Merry Xmas!

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, K6ka! Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice! As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Misplaced Pages. And for all the help you've thrown my way over the years. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity.CAPTAIN RAJU 17:49, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Please un block following user name

https://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Hinduism_in_uttar_pradesh

https://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Hinduism_in_uttar_pradesh

(Hinduisms (talk) 18:55, 20 December 2019 (UTC))

Cheers

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

Hello K6ka, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2020. Happy editing, Onel5969 15:17, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2019)

When cooking with alcohol to prepare a flambé, alcohol is ignited Hello, K6ka. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Cooking with alcohol Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Ballet • Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot 00:05, 23 December 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Tech News: 2019-52

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Tech News

• Because of the holidays the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 6 January 2020.

Recent changes

• All mobile site users now have new features. Features include: tabs for page/discussion; an expanded user-menu; direct access to history pages. These features were initially part of the "advanced mode".

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.

Future changes

• You can use setlang in the URL to change the user interface language. This will no longer happen automatically. When you open the link you will be asked to confirm the language change. This will not happen if Javascript is not working in your browser.

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20:06, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!!

TheSandDoctor is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas2}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Season's Greetings

Hello K6ka: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Misplaced Pages. Cheers, Donner60 (talk) 08:11, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message

Joyous Season

I wish that you may have a very Happy Holiday! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Hogmanay, Festivus or your hemisphere's Solstice, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! May the New Year provide you joy and fulfillment! Thanks for everything you do here. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 10:12, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Coffee/Holidays}} to your fellow editors' talk pages.