User talk:Swkalki
Short descriptions
Thank you for adding Short descriptions to articles. However, many of these descriptions have been too long – the current guidelines at WP:SDSHORT advise a limit of around 40 characters. The full guidelines are at WP:SDCONTENT — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 19:08, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
- @GhostInTheMachine Okay, Thanks for this update. I saw a character limit of 250 while editing. Swkalki (talk) 05:18, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
November 2024
Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Climate of Cyprus, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Skynxnex (talk) 05:24, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Please, as GhostInTheMachine said above read the short description guidelines (WP:SDSHORT and WP:SDCONTENT). The ones you've been adding in general are too long and too "specific". Short descriptions are meant to be a "concise explanation of the scope of the page" and not pull out overly detailed facts. And Special:Diff/1259989378 just looks like an tagline from an ad? Skynxnex (talk) 05:31, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Skynxnex Yes, I am editing all my previous Long descriptions. Yeah, It looks like an ad. I am still learning. Thanks for the support. I'll keep in mind and make sure to be more concise. Swkalki (talk) 05:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I think nearly all of your short description additions need to be edited. I've done some which I think brings them more into the normal style. I suggest reviewing them, and other short descriptions, and then attempting to improve the ones you've done so far before creating more. Skynxnex (talk) 05:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, How's this short description for TRISA Group "Personal Hygiene Products Firm since 1887" ? Swkalki (talk) 05:43, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Should be in sentence case, so "Personal hygiene products firm since 1887" would be better. I'm not sure if the year is all that important for this, there are a lot of companies like that that are old. I think for most readers the country of origin would be better to include. I settled on "Swiss personal hygiene company" but I'm sure it could be improved. It can be useful to look at similar, but likely more heavily edited, articles to see what SDs other editors have settled into. Some of them, of course, also should be updated but it can give a decent feel. Skynxnex (talk) 05:48, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, Got it. Thanks! Swkalki (talk) 05:50, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Should be in sentence case, so "Personal hygiene products firm since 1887" would be better. I'm not sure if the year is all that important for this, there are a lot of companies like that that are old. I think for most readers the country of origin would be better to include. I settled on "Swiss personal hygiene company" but I'm sure it could be improved. It can be useful to look at similar, but likely more heavily edited, articles to see what SDs other editors have settled into. Some of them, of course, also should be updated but it can give a decent feel. Skynxnex (talk) 05:48, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- I also wanna know, how can I create profiles and pages for people? Like I know few people who did a great work and should be on Wikipedia. Swkalki (talk) 05:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, How's this short description for TRISA Group "Personal Hygiene Products Firm since 1887" ? Swkalki (talk) 05:43, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I think nearly all of your short description additions need to be edited. I've done some which I think brings them more into the normal style. I suggest reviewing them, and other short descriptions, and then attempting to improve the ones you've done so far before creating more. Skynxnex (talk) 05:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Skynxnex Yes, I am editing all my previous Long descriptions. Yeah, It looks like an ad. I am still learning. Thanks for the support. I'll keep in mind and make sure to be more concise. Swkalki (talk) 05:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC)