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How do i join the MATW --Nabillah Muyanja (talk) 05:14, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nabillah Muyanja: Sorry, but Wikipedia is not affiliated with MATW. I don't know anything about it, nor how to join. You may consider checking their website, if there is one. ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 15:26, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rusty,

Could use your help. I posted an article about my company and it was removed. Seems it was a conflict of interest as I included the company website.

How can I correct this?

Thanks for your help. Don --Daly-RealEstate (talk) 22:15, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Daly-RealEstate: Generally, we discourage users from writing about subjects they have a conflict of interest with, such as a company they work for. If your company does indeed meet our inclusion standards (called "notability"), it's likely that sooner or later there'll be an article written on it.

The page you wrote (I'd like to point out that you wrote it on your user page, meant to provide info about yourself to other editors, rather than starting a draft) was deleted due to being promotional. While I don't have access to the deleted contents of the page, I can tell you that this is a common thing; editors with a conflict of interest will find it difficult, if not impossible, to write neutrally on a subject.

If you insist on creating an article, you may do so (See Wikipedia:Articles for creation), however note that it is unlikely to be accepted.

I recommend that rather than trying to get your company on Wikipedia, at least familiarize yourself with how Wikipedia works. Check out our introduction page; get to know a thing or two about editing.

Happy editing, ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 04:40, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how to citrate --Brendan Stuart Burns (talk) 14:50, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Brendan Stuart Burns: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! You'll want to take a look at Help:Referencing for beginners. Happy editing! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 02:00, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

123456 --Muzail (talk) 18:30, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Muzail: Do you have a question about Wikipedia? ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 04:46, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hey rusty can you help me find ways to make this more in line with NPOV --DootDoot67 (talk) 05:27, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

why is your username rusty cat? CLEAN YOUR CAT. --Babybugbug (talk) 13:37, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Babybugbug: Hello! My username isn't "Rusty Cat" because my cat is rusty, haha. I like cats and often go by Rusty on the internet, so combining those things together you get "rusty cat". ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 17:14, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I should add that I don't actually have a cat, I just like cats. ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 18:57, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery 17:43, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, mind running RustyBot 3 again please? Gonnym (talk) 17:32, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym: I've no problem with it, but the bot is currently unflagged, so I'll have to get it reflagged before I run (not sure how to go about that). ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 05:14, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey rusky cat, Hope you are doing well. I am a beginner. Your guidance will be appreciated. Thank you --Mirjist (talk) 04:44, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mirjist: Welcome to Wikipedia! What do you want help with specifically? ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 17:18, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for getting back to me.

Where should I start my Wikipedia journey? Should I begin by writing small articles, or should I continue making small edits as suggested by Wikipedia? Mirjist (talk) 15:14, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mirjist: I started out by making small edits. This allows you to get an understanding of article contents and structure.

If you decide to write an article, that's great! I've been on Wikipedia a few years, and I haven't written any articles so far, because I feel like it's a lot of work. I still mostly stick to small edits and maintenance, as well as monitoring disruptive behavior.

Ultimately, the choice is yours to make! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 23:43, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mirjist (talk) 17:57, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 20:02, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 19:01, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Rusty Cat! --Karmel Humphrey (talk) 21:10, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Karmel Humphrey: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Call me Rusty. Feel free to ask if you have any questions! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 23:30, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First question. I submitted an article to AfC. It says it is not pending review. What does that mean exactly? Is there anything else I need to do? Thanks in advance. Karmel Humphrey (talk) 07:20, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Karmel Humphrey: That means you created the draft, but haven't actually submitted it for review yet. There will be a "Submit" button in the bottom left of the box at the top of the page you can click on to submit.

Happy editing, ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 01:34, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. Submitted, now waiting review. Thanks Rusty! Karmel Humphrey (talk) 21:54, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 01:33, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Rusty! Article approved! Thanks for your help. One other question. I want to provide the actual birthday for the person in the article. What is the best way to do that? Karmel Humphrey (talk) 03:54, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Karmel Humphrey: Congrats on the article being approved!

If you can find a (reliable) source that states the person's birthday, you can use that. Otherwise, there's not really a way add their birthday into the article, unfortunately. ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 04:00, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I thought but I was checking other articles and wonder if there was another way. Thanks! Karmel Humphrey (talk) 04:01, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I was wondering if I start a new article of a notable figure, can I have others collaborate? --Deerdapro (talk) 14:52, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Deerdapro: Of course! The one thing you should be mindful about is to not enlist other users to support an argument (e.g. "someone is trying to delete my article, can you guys argue for keeping it?"), that's not okay, but other than that, sure! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 15:30, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to create a page to a deceased local music artist? Feel like he should have one --Ianabbott909 (talk) 15:22, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ianabbott909: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia!

That'll depend on whether he meets out standards for inclusion, known as notability.

A local music artist likely doesn't meet those standards, but you could check (do a quick Google search perhaps) if there are any sources that could be used.

Happy editing, ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 15:32, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey mentor, Sorry to bother you. Below is an article i have written. Please let me know if it can be further improvise and is the tone neutral or not. Thank you --Mirjist (talk) 16:40, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Manastha is an India-based online mental health platform which provides counselling, therapy, and psychiatric consultation services through online and offline channels. The platform aims to make mental health support more accessible and affordable. According to an article in ED Times, Manastha offers services internationally and has corporate employee assistance programs, while providing consultations to large numbers of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform has also been mentioned in The Economic Times as one of the online mental health services used by individuals seeking psychological support in the context of the #MeToo movement in India.

References

Manastha: India’s Best Online Psychologist & Psychiatrist Consultation Platform, ED Times.

The movement to expose sexual harassers appears to have caused a surge in people seeking therapy, The Economic Times. Mirjist (talk) 16:45, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mirjist: It's not exactly neutral; I see phrases like "offers services internationally" which feel promotional. You could add more sources as well. The ED times source looks promotional at a glance and the Economic Times article only mentions Manastha briefly, and doesn't talk about it in detail.

Also, please take a look at Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners on how to properly add sources.

Happy editing! ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 21:16, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is really helpful. Thank you Mirjist (talk) 21:17, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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How do I submit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Paris_Commune-Vatican_relations --PapalCommunard (talk) 17:20, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PapalCommunard:

Hello! To submit the draft you want to click the "Submit the draft for review!" button in the bottom right corner of that box in the top of the page. ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 01:16, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PapalCommunard (talk) 02:34, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Happy editing, ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 04:50, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am new to Wikipedia and yesterday was my first day contributing. I tried to translate an article into Urdu, but it was not published. I am still learning how to translate properly and follow Wikipedia guidelines. I can work continuously for many hours and want to contribute sincerely to serve my community through Urdu translations.

I would like to know where my translated draft is saved so that I can continue working on it. Also, I want to ask whether my translated articles will be published once they meet the required standards.

Thank you for your guidance. --Muhammad Ishtiaq ishii (talk) 11:01, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings. I don't see any other edits from your account, so unfortunately it might have been lost. The recommended process is to save it as a Draft article, for example, if the article Cat was not ready for publishing it would be at Draft:Cat.

The blue button might say "Publish changes", but you'll use it whenever you want to just save any kind of changes, such as on a draft.

Additionally, you have to manually request review of your draft once you feel it is ready; it will not be automatically published.

Thank you, ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 15:38, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]