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I don't understand that my submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. I adopted a neutral point of view and I gave a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please provide examples of miswriting. Jgbarbara49 (talk) 17:05, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

@Jgbarbara49: Dr. Barbara, with all due respect to your impressive academic career and status, Misplaced Pages simply does not want to deal with autobiographies. Autobiographies are almost always inherently biased, and they almost always get deleted. Take an example: Mrs. XYZ is a notable journalist, and she submits an article about herself to WP:AfC. She cites all the proper sources and adopts—ostensibly—a neutral tone, but what we in the AfC review team can't tell is what she might have omitted from that article. Mrs. XYZ might have, hypothetically, had some controversies in the past that she didn't include in the article. We can't tell easily, unless we do in-depth research into her background, which is simply outside the purview of AfC reviewers like myself. That's not even mentioning unconscious biases that exist about the self in every human being on Earth. Please read WP:AUTOBIO, and especially this section and this section, and don't take this personally at all. I'm sure I'd be honored to have a supervising professor like you when I hopefully start my PhD in the not-too-far future. Festucalextalk 18:33, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Many thanks for your prompt and detailed reply. You convinced men with the omission argument. Of course most academics would simply create a new anonymous account with a new IP to post their biography with changes. But the omission argument makes me think that autobiographies would indeed need guarantors. I don’t know what kind of PhD you are looking for but I do supervise doctorates in Paris with university Paris Diderot in the history and philosophy of biology (although not in genetics and evolution). Also if you want to be my guarantor, feel free! My cursus was straight and it is reported on academic and institution websites (see FENS website for example in the external links). Anyway thanks again for your time. Jean-Gaël Barbara.Jgbarbara49 (talk) 05:04, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Trial of Lina E.

On 21 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trial of Lina E., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that upon the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Lina E., court spectators shouted "fuck class justice" and "you are friends of fascists"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trial of Lina E.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Trial of Lina E.), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Hook update
Your hook reached 24,525 views (1,021.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2023 – nice work!

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July songs
my story today

Thank you! - It's also featured on Portal:Germany. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:43, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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Hi there, Festucalex, and welcome to Women in Red. We look forward to more articles about women scientists and activists. In this connection, you might find it useful to look at some of our essays, perhaps starting with the Primer. And as you are an Arab, you might be interested in contributing to our August focus on women from the Arab League countries. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 07:36, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

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@Ipigott: A very good suggestion. I've already found some articles I'd like to create in the Meetup 280 page. Small question though: does the article have to be in these lists for it to count towards the WikiProject? Festucalextalk 08:50, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
There is absolutely no requirement for an article to appear in the Women in Red lists. If you are aware of other women from these countries who deserve an article, you can list them on the meetup page under "Redlinked names not currently included in a Women in Red redlist" where other editors will be able to work on them if you do not have time yourself.--Ipigott (talk) 10:01, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

July 2023 GOCE drive award

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This barnstar is awarded to Festucalex for copy edits totaling over 12,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2023 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 21:15, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mustansirite Hardship

Hello! Your submission of Mustansirite Hardship at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BuySomeApples (talk) 23:06, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

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Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 17:25, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

@Hey man im josh: How nice of you. I was actually going to request NPP permission soon. I'll do it now. Thanks for the nudge. Festucalextalk 17:45, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for being willing to give it a shot! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:48, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
@Hey man im josh: Done. Now we wait. By the way, if administrators have a mop, what do patrollers have? A whistle? Festucalextalk 18:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Some masking tape, string, and a broom with a broken handle? If you bend over you can still use the broom to sweep! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:02, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
@Hey man im josh: Some good boots and an ice pick for climbing the massive pile of papers. Festucalextalk 18:04, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Steel toed rubber boots and a dull ice pick, best I can do. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:05, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
@Hey man im josh: That'll have to do! Festucalextalk 18:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/Draft:Klimaseniorinnen

Hello Festucalex, you declined the article https://en.wikipedia.org/Draft:Klimaseniorinnen. While I understand the issue about more neutral sources, we looked them up and didn't find them. So my question is now: Should we erase those paragraphs and then submit again, or how do we go about it? Another question: In the meantime, an article in German about the Klimaseniorinnen has emerged, here: https://de.wikipedia.org/Klimaseniorinnen_Schweiz does it maybe make more sense to just translate that one? Thanks in advance! Agneta Melzer (talk) 09:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

@Agneta Melzer: If there are no neutral, reliable sources to be found, then the article would almost definitely fail English Misplaced Pages's Notability Guidelines. It wouldn't be accepted if resubmitted. Festucalextalk 09:34, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Well that is not about the general article, I was talking about some parts. How about the other question to translate an already submitted article that is currently online in German? Agneta Melzer (talk) 11:02, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
@Agneta Melzer: You definitely can translate the German article, but please read Misplaced Pages:Translating German Misplaced Pages before you do. There are significant differences between English and German Misplaced Pages that you have to keep in mind. Festucalextalk 11:16, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! 2A04:4540:6544:9C00:88C:E7B4:745D:2EEF (talk) 12:01, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, I appreciate your openness to provide support. How can create a wikipedia page for my friend who is a musician? Looking forwards to your guide --Kevinlloyd02 (talk) 00:09, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

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Hello Festucalex I Have A Question on How to put a citation needed --LiamTera (talk) 14:58, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Hey, assuming you have figured this out by now, but just in case please see Help:Introduction_to_referencing_with_VisualEditor/2 Nisingh.8 (talk) 06:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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