Hello, *Duane. I've read what you wrote on your usr page. You may like to consider doing what I have done, which is creating a separate email address just for Wikipedia, that you don't use for anything else. JBW (talk) 10:05, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, JBW. That is a good idea. I'll set one up. I've taken the password out of Norton in case there is a repeat but, yes, an email could be useful. Thank you very much. ReturnDuane (talk) 10:09, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Duane, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Below are some pages that you might find helpful. For a user-friendly interactive help forum see the Wikipedia Teahouse.

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Contributing to Wikipedia or the Tutorial
• Create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• How to add those all-important references
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. Again, If you need help visit the Teahouse or you can click here to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! We are so glad you are here! Sadads (talk) 12:06, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Sadads, that's very kind. I love a cup of tea, especially first thing in the morning! I probably won't be able to spend much time on here as things are hectic in my real world. But, still, I'll see how it goes. Thank you very much and best wishes. Beir bua! Duane) 12:41, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Cricket in 1728, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top 21% of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

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-Samoht27 (talk) 19:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket in 1729, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

OhHaiMark (talk) 13:00, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket in 1730, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top 21% of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 12:31, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, it's me again. I see that edit filters have prevented you from creating a user page for your old account. I don't know how much information you were given by the system when that happened, but there are 2 filters involved. One of them blocks accounts which are not yet confirmed from creating user pages for other accounts. The other one operates until an account has 100 edits, but I think that it just logs attempts to edit other editors' user pages, with a view to reporting to administrators if further actions are logged. If I'm right about that, you should be able to create the page once you are confirmed. As you may know, account confirmation is usually done automatically after four days and ten edits, but I have confirmed your new account now, so you may like to try creating the user page again. JBW (talk) 12:55, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've had another look as the second edit filter, and it looks as though I was wrong, and it will prevent you from creating the page. If you try again and it still doesn't work you should be able to do it once you've done 100 edits. Alternatively, if you don't want to wait that long, create the page under a temporary username, such as User:ReturnDuane/EnterDuane, and I will move it for you. It's up to you whether you think it's worth bothering to do it. JBW (talk) 13:02, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, JBW. Sorry for not replying sooner.

It works! I suppose the old account could be closed unless there's a need to retain its contributions history?

I created a WP-only email and that's been confirmed in my preferences.

Thank you very much for all your help. You've been great. Beir bua! ReturnDuane (talk) 08:43, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's no way of deleting an account, but some editors in your situation like to have their old account blocked from editing, in case of anyone hacking into it or getting the password to it. I don't think that's really a significant risk except in the case of administrators' accounts, but I can do it if you would like me to. JBW (talk) 15:09, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's okay, JBW. As you say, the risk is minimal so I'm happy to leave it alone. Thanks again for all your help. Beir bua! ReturnDuane (talk) 15:19, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]