User talk:Braines123

A belated welcome!

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Braines123! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

If you have questions, just use this link to ask for help; a volunteer will visit you here shortly!

Need some ideas of what kind of things need doing? Try the Task Center.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Zeibgeist (talk) 04:04, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the welcome and resource links Zeibgeist! Looking forwarding to diving in. Braines123 (talk) 23:07, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red - November 2025

Women in Red | November 2025, Vol 11, Issue 11, Nos. 326, 327, 353, 354

Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

New: Alphabet run: U, V, W | Asian women
Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

Women in Red's Asian women event is part of the global Wikipedia Asian Month 2025 campaign.
You are welcome to add your contributions to both event pages.

Tip of the Month:

Verifiability is increasingly important as AI evolves. You should ensure that every statement made
is adequately sourced. There should be no less than three independent reliable sources for each
biography, including at least one source for each paragraph.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever. Thank you if
you contributed one or more of the 20,473 articles created in the past year.

21 Oct 2024, 19.963% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,030,245 biographies; 405,305 women)
28 Oct 2025: 20.23% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,094,677 biographies; 423,778 women)

Other ways to participate:

Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
Join the conversations on our talkpage.
Help wanted! Want to apply your skills or learn new ones? Help us plan monthly events, design event logos,
come up with a tip-of-the-month, and/or provide any general ideas on developing the project.
Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

--Rosiestep (talk) 17:04, 30 October 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Women in Red

Hi there, Braines123, and welcome to Women in Red. It's good to see you intend to help us improve Wikipedia¨s coverage of women. When you feel like creating your first biography, you'll find some helpful tips in our Ten Simple Rules. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance, Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 17:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Braines123! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2025 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 08:50, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red - December 2025

Women in Red | November 2025, Vol 11, Issue 12, Nos. 326, 327, 355, 356, 357

Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

New: Alphabet run X, Y, Z | Food and drink | Women who died in 2025
Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

Global Translat-a-thon 2025 06 December 2025

Tip of the Month:

Lists of deaths by year is a good resource for the December / January meet-up Women who died in 2025

Other ways to participate:

Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
Join the conversations on our talkpage.
Help wanted! Want to apply your skills or learn new ones? Help us plan monthly events, design event logos,
come up with a tip-of-the-month, and/or provide any general ideas on developing the project.
Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

--Rosiestep (talk) 22:16, 28 November 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

November 2025 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Braines123 for collecting more than 4.5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's NOV25 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 6,000 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 15:30, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red - January 2026

Women in Red | January 2026, Vol 12, Issue 1, Nos 357, 358, 359, 360

Online events:

New: Sports (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run - countries starting with A
Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2025

Announcements from other communities

Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2026.

Tip of the month:

Consider becoming a new page reviewer to help reduce the huge backlog of women's biographies.

Other ways to participate:

Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
Join the conversations on our talkpage.
Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
Follow us on social media:

Instagram | Pinterest

--Rosiestep (talk) 23:30, 26 December 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]