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Could you let me know what files need to be changed to install IllWill?Naraht (talk) 19:18, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241010191800","author":"Naraht","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Naraht-20241010191800-What_should_be_done_to_install_IllWill?","replies":["c-Sam_Sailor-20241010193100-Naraht-20241010191800"]}}-->
@Naraht: Sure, install it by adding the following line: mw.loader.load('//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ACobaltcigs%2FIllWill.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); // User:Cobaltcigs/IllWill.js to your common.js or your skin script file, save, and bypass your browser cache. Best, SamSailor19:31, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241010193100","author":"Sam Sailor","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Sam_Sailor-20241010193100-Naraht-20241010191800","replies":[],"displayName":"Sam"}}-->
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Hello Sam,
I've just uploaded a draft for submission ( Nonso Okapla) but it's been flagged as advertising.
I would much appreciate any pointers on how to rewrite it to become encyclopedic. Thanks. Tobeaninyei (talk) 10:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241017102700","author":"Tobeaninyei","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tobeaninyei-20241017102700-Rewriting_of_a_page","replies":["c-Sam_Sailor-20241017103500-Tobeaninyei-20241017102700"]}}-->
The best way would be to spend some months becoming acquainted with Wikipedia and the it's writing style. Draft:Nonso Okpala as it stands is unbearably promotional, and, not to much surprise, many sentences are copied directly from the sources. SamSailor10:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241017103500","author":"Sam Sailor","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Sam_Sailor-20241017103500-Tobeaninyei-20241017102700","replies":[],"displayName":"Sam"}}-->
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