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Wikidata

Hi. First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on your work on creating articles for Indian politicians. I'd want to let you know about Wikidata. Amongst many other things, it allows to link articles and categories and pages from Wikipedias in lots of languages and other projects within the scope of Wikimedia. If you do nothing about the new articles you create, a bot will eventually come and link them automatically. It's no big deal. However, there are already articles for these people, in this case in the Odia language. Linking the article you've recently created will allow to have links to that other version of Wikipedia and also to images in Wikimedia Commons if available. It's very simple. I did it for you for all the articles you've recently created, and you can see here an example of how I did it with Bhadav Hansdah, which is now linked to both that other Wikipedia and to the category with images in Commons. Do not hesitate to contact me if you require further assistance or you have any doubts - I'll be happy to help. :) And keep up the good work. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 16:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, thanks! I appreciate your guidance on Wikidata. I'll be sure to check out the example you provided and thanks again for your help. Waqar💬 17:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Waqar, you might also find WP:RATER useful when you're creating new pages to quickly create the talk page and add the wikiproject {{WikiProject Biography}}, among others, and the ability to add |living=yes without really having to fuss too much with the talk page. RATER also helps when you're quickly going through things at WP:NPP. All the best, happy editing –Bobby Cohn (talk) 18:05, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, gotcha! Your advice is really helpful. Waqar💬 18:15, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great, Iwaqarhashmi. :) Incidentally, you'll find that some of these articles are now connected to Wikimedia Commons categories, where you'll find images you could use to illustrate them. I added a couple. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 07:03, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the information and your help! Waqar💬 07:28, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thank you for reviewing some of my articles today :)

Karol739 (talk) 20:12, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Waqar💬 20:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A toast sandwich for you!

Hello There Enjoy your Sandwich. Elly.warrior444 (talk) 18:10, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Waqar💬 18:14, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]