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Geoff Lane

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Question from Eleina keith on Flag of Uganda (19:40, 21 November 2024)

What is the yellow colour mean in Uganda flag? --Eleina keith (talk) 19:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Eleina Keith: Read the article about the flag: Flag of Uganda. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 20:29, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Eleina keith (19:49, 21 November 2024)

Before current Uganda flag which flag was used during colonial season? Thank you --Eleina keith (talk) 19:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Eleina Keith: Are you referring to the flag of the Uganda Protectorate, which is displayed in this section of the Uganda article: Uganda#Uganda Protectorate (1894–1962). Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 20:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sujit Lal Barua (13:01, 22 November 2024)

Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia. If I read an article in Wikipedia and find information that is incorrect (I have a reference), how can I edit that information? --Sujit Lal Barua (talk) 13:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

@Sujit Lal Barua: I suggest that you start with this article. Select Visual Editor to learn how to edit with that editor, or Source to learn how to edit the HTML code. Then practice using the sandbox. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 03:33, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from মনোনেশ দাস ফেসবুক (11:22, 23 November 2024)

New user wants to learn. --মনোনেশ দাস ফেসবুক (talk) 11:22, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Did you have a question? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

New user wants to learn. মনোনেশ দাস ফেসবুক (talk) 11:23, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

@মনোনেশ দাস ফেসবুক: Did you have a question? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 02:03, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks, Gerda! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from ThirteenthParlance (23:51, 2 December 2024)

Hello,

I was trying to add a citation to the article about Flying Ointments and found the sentence, "The use by witches of flying ointments was first described, according to known sources, by Johannes Hartlieb in 1456" verbatim in an article: https://www.monstrous.com/flying-ointment/

It seems like something should be done about this, but I don't know what that is. I did not link the article to the page as it doesn't appear to be a reliable source.

A recommendation of what to do would be appreciated. --ThirteenthParlance (talk) 23:51, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

@ThirteenthParlance: Yes, that's a blog and not a reliable source. But you might try to track down the texts quoted in the blog so you could, if you wished, cite them for the legends. That article could use some reliable sources, as noted by the maintenance tag at the top. Beyond that, were you asking about citation formatting? If so, start here and then look for more details in this article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 02:34, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from NateCT (07:10, 7 December 2024)

Can a picture that I have been able to get of something happening that isn’t linked to an online source count as a source? --NateCT (talk) 07:10, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

@NateCT: References used as sources need not be online. However, read about how Wikipedia defines reliable sources in this article to help understand your specific situation. Assuming the picture is free of copyright, you may be able to include it in an article as an illustration of the article subject, but it may not be suitable as a reference confirming a fact stated in the article. Read more about the image use policy here. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Gbaghira (22:35, 18 December 2024)

hello from germany, I just wanted to translate the article about the „german chapel“ in London into german language, how can I do that??? greetings --Gbaghira (talk) 22:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@Gbaghira: Hello yourself! A good place to start is this article: Wikipedia:Translate_us. Salutations and holiday wishes...Frohe Weihnachten. 00:56, 19 December 2024 (UTC)