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Some great contributions to celebrate today - three cheers for all the edits big and small that made wikiHow better last week!

Here’s a wikiGnome spreading some wikiLove:

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Noteworthy Edits That Stood Out:

✯ @Vishshua on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-a-Diwali-Paper-Lantern&diff=25489376&oldid=25485766

  • Vish lent some of her cultural expertise to this topic. When I asked her for help, she provided feedback on the method and images, and then went a step further to add her own details and ideas to the existing guides. Just in time for the upcoming Diwali celebrations!

✯ @KKatz74 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Colorful-Chalk&diff=prev&oldid=25489858

  • Kim dove in to add a new method and some other new creative ideas to this topic. The emphasis on interesting color options helps differentiate it from other chalk topics, and the expansion allowed for the stub tag removal.

✯ @R2_d2000 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Protect-Smart-Home-Devices-from-Hackers&diff=25496403&oldid=25465629

  • R2 did a big update here, using a great mix of the existing advice, his own knowledge, and outside research to take this important subject from a stub to a well-developed page that’s ready to help readers.

✯ @BlondeGirl97 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-a-Realistic-Drawing&diff=25470011&oldid=25467757

  • BlondeGirl took a new topic and dove in to clean up the writing and expand with new ideas. It’s off to a much better start now!

✯ @Artemi7 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Shoot-a-Recurve-Bow-Without-Sights-Accurately&diff=25491550&oldid=17423492

  • Artemi put her archery expertise to great use here. She undertook a bold overhaul here, taking this topic from something extremely stubby and questionably helpful to a well thought out, much more detailed walkthrough of the task.

✯ @Nibby_the_Bird on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Design-a-Stuffed-Animal-Pattern&diff=25439041&oldid=24689785

  • Nibby came back to an article they’d started over the summer and did some more cleanup and expansion on it, adding more depth and detail to help readers with this fun exploratory project. Their edits since the article was first reviewed have really fleshed the steps out to make it much more helpful as it talks the reader through getting creative with stuffed animal designs.

✯ @PatrickJC on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Change-Your-Name-on-Gmail&diff=prev&oldid=25458147

  • Patrick’s edit here is a great example of conscientious patrolling. Rather than just approving the new addition as is or reverting it completely, he took the opportunity to actually improve it. He kept the good advice at the core of the addition but made it much more concise so it reads more smoothly.

✯ @Upnorth-Here on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Wire-a-4-Way-Switch&diff=25485204&oldid=21422795

  • Upnorth-Here tackled this one in a big way. He took a technical topic that was pretty “old school” and bare bones (read: fairly stubby by modern standards) and made it much more detailed and accurate for readers trying to understand the process from beginning to end, in several places addressing not only what they should do but also why.

✯ @Ttrimm on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Use-the-Pen-Tool-in-Photoshop&diff=25479002&oldid=24976897

  • Teresa got the ball rolling on a big multi-method update here. Photoshop lovers will appreciate having so many more options!

✯ Newbie @Emily-Cavanaugh on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Care-for-Earthworms&diff=prev&oldid=25466235

  • Emily has already shown off her flair for insect/bug/worm topics on several wikiHow articles. Here, she tackled both some writing/cleanup and some clarity editing/expansion. The new details help this page along!

✯ Newbie @Balloon777 on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Pull-an-All-Nighter-for-an-Exam-the-Next-Day&diff=prev&oldid=25481095

  • Balloon dove in with a number of helpful Topic Greenhouse edits, big and small. This one stood out because it cleaned up the writing in several places, showing just what a close reading they were doing, and also added new advice.

✯ Newbie @Shahin-Fard on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Replace-a-Water-Pump&diff=prev&oldid=25485544

  • Shahin jumped in to add some important safety details and to clarify parts of this mechanical process for readers. 

✯ Newbie @Richard-Mackus on https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Do-a-Throw‐In-in-Soccer&diff=25485454&oldid=25253071

  • Richard put his refereeing experience to great use on this article, debunking a few myths about soccer rules and updating the advice for modern standards.

Promising New Articles

✯ @SunnySideUpSmile : https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Autodesk-Sketchbook-on-iPad

✯ @ReadandRose : https://www.wikihow.com/Study-for-a-Personal-Training-Credential

✯ @Awesome-Aasim : https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-on-Controlled-Folder-Access and https://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-Skype-Theme

✯ @GeekySonic : https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Hunter/Hunted-in-Fallout-76

✯ An anon: https://www.wikihow.com/Find-Earth-in-Spore

✯ @Byankno1 : https://www.wikihow.com/Read-Your-Uber-Fare-Details-Page-in-Uber-Driver and https://www.wikihow.com/See-the-Speed-Limits-on-Roads-During-a-Ride-in-Uber-Driver and https://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-Trip-Planner-Page-in-Uber-Driver

✯ @PatrickJC : https://www.wikihow.com/Diagnose-Bird-Flu

✯ @Ttrimm : https://www.wikihow.com/Photograph-a-Rainbow

✯ @WF : https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-or-Enable-"Search-Ad-and-Self-Promotion"-Blocking-in-the-AdGuard-AdBlocker-Extension

✯ @Kanishka-Williamson : https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Slideshow-from-Selected-Photos-on-iPhone-or-iPad and https://www.wikihow.com/Mute-Stories-on-Instagram

✯ @Blizzerand : https://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-a-Python-Environment-for-Deep-Learning

✯ College student submissions that have gone live:

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Get-BCMTMS-Certification

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Add-Money-to-Your-OneCard-from-the-Wayne-State-University-Academica-Site

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Communicate-Effectively-with-a-Patient-As-a-CNA

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Crochet-a-Stuffed-Giraffe

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Hook-in-League-of-Legends

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Chain‐Grab-Fox-As-Marth-in-Super-Smash-Bros-Melee

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Replace-the-Engine-Filter-on-an-Audi-A4

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Monster-Drop

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Modulate-Keys-in-a-Song

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Play-the-Piano-Part-for-Journey's-"Don't-Stop-Believing"

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Loaded-Potato-Rounds

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Tennis-Ball-Collector

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Keralan-Lemon-Rice

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Survive-Army-Boot-Camp

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Design-and-Run-Simple-Ladder-Diagram-of-Industrial-Garage-Door-Opener-Using-RSLogix-5000

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Nigerian-Puff‐Puffs

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Chickpea-Halwa

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Create-Vintage-Ripped-Shorts

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Perform-an-Inside-Scoop-Turn-in-Soccer

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Batata-Hara-(Spicy-Potatoes)

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Replace-a-Rear-Camera-on-an-iPhone

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Paint-a-Watercolor-Galaxy

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Rond-De-Jambe-in-Ballet

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Dance-Club

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Rent-a-Bird-Scooter

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Magnetic-Galaxy-Slime

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Multiple-Player-Solitaire-or-Nertz

✯ ✯ https://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Great-White-Shark

WikiHelpers (the folks who are helping other wikiHowians do what they do best):

✯ @Eric , @R2_d2000 , @Byankno1 , @Awesome-Aasim , @Kitty0 , @Artemi7 , and others helped out with the Help Team page

✯ @Kitty0 , @Eric and others helped out with the Article Review Team

✯ @Eric , @Hailey , @PatrickJC , @Artemi7 , @Byankno1 , @Galactic-Radiance , @XxVxX , @Caeiia , @MissLunaRose , @ExoticComet , @Batreeq , @Blizzerand , @Adelaide , and others helped out with NAB

✯ @Loiswade42 , @Eric , @InfernoTerra , and others helped handle issues on the ANB

Q&A Answerers

Last week, these folks each contributed several great answers to good reader questions that were put live in Q&A: 

Our Tool of the Week: 

For last week, big kudos to all the folks who helped with the Topic Tagging Tool as part of our Stub Review Experiment:

Welcome to Rockstar Newbies:

These folks got started on wikiHow this week and have already got their feet wet making helpful edits. Give them a warm wiki welcome:slight_smile:

  • @Tallon-Karde , @Clairewescott , @BingoBeBae , @SeanTheBoss103 , @Happy.miss , @Kinat , @Baneboy , @Matebaithalla , @Joanne.Law , @Creative-Artwallyuni , @RoswellQueer , @Ashley-nathaly-mendez , @Lucas-Aley , @Pascal-Leers , @Akua-Asantewaa , @Marinda-H.-Jokinen , @Emily-Cavanaugh , @Anne-Marie-Ward , @Mia.Colangelo , @GalaxyGirlPlays_YT , @Hedwig4 , @Anastasia-Logacheva , @Eric-Simmons-1 , @RadiationOcelot , @All-hail-Thy-animation , @Lyra-L ., @SA-Shafi , @Hichem-Bensalem , @Makayla-Cheathem , @Ayden-Michels , @Josh-david , @Balloon777 , @Stephen-Paldino , @Hailey-Teusink , @Shahin-Fard , @Richard-Mackus , @Kerri-grubb , @Issac-Lo , @Luke-Frazier

Quality Patrollers 

@Kitty0

@Vishshua

@R2_d2000

@Ruah

@Liz217

@P-Hills

@Eric

@PatrickJC

@Galactic-Radiance

@Zodiaw

@ExoticComet

@XxVxX

@Aesthetically

@Artemi7

@RubyRoseRain

@BlondeGirl97

@Loiswade42

@TheArtsPerson

@Zack

@InfernoTerra

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Thank you for the shout out, Anna!

Congrats everyone!

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Yes, thank you!

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Thanks for the mention.:slight_smile:

Nice job, y’all! Keep up that good work!:smiley:

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Hate to be picky @Anna , but in the list of articles I began (above), you duplicated a link to the same article 2x. (That last link has been duplicated to the one you listed at first.)

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Congratulations everyone!

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@Byankno1 - thanks, fixed! 

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Thank you.

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Thank you! And cute gif:slight_smile:

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Thanks for the shout out!

Congrats all!

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Congratulations, all on your achievements for this week. Glad to be a part of it.

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Yey! Thanks Anna. I feel I can add more to that article. It’s in my emergency to do list.:slight_smile:Hello wonderful newbies and adorable oldies. You make the wiki world go round:heart: #TowonderfulwikiHow and to #AnnaCauseSheistheBest

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Great job everyone!

Sorry to say I have not been a very good contributor the last few weels =\

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Thanks for mentioning me! And congrats to everyone else mentioned.

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Good job everyone!

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@Anna I realize that ampersands are not supported in Vanilla usernames.  You can try without the ampersand:

@ H opePenny4Ever

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@HopePenny4Ever

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Well, that did not work.  Let me try one more thing:

@Hope &Penny4Ever

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@Anna Cute GIF!

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Yay! Congrats community, and thanks for the mention!