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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from TorrGotLost (18:36, 21 February 2024)

Hi there, pigs are my absolute favorite animal so I wanted to fill out the missing sections of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pig_breeds . Do I need to cite the sources of where I get the dimensions/weights at the bottom of the page? They're not all in one place so I thought that might obscure the more informative sources that have more information on the breeds than just size or weight. --TorrGotLost (talk) 18:36, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Hey TorrGotLost, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm not that knowledgeable in that topic, so you can ask the WikiProjects involved to that page. From what I can see, not many references are used. It is beneficial to add references to everything you add however, so any additional references are welcome. Hopefully this answers your question? ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 07:33, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

Good article nominations \| March 2024 Backlog Drive
March 2024 Backlog Drive: On 1 March, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded. Interested in taking part? You can sign up here or ask questions here.
You're receiving this message because you have reviewed or nominated a good article in the last year.

(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Raghuqwe4 (04:43, 1 March 2024)

hello how can i create new page? --Raghuqwe4 (talk) 04:43, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Raghuqwe4, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm sorry for the late reply. Usually, newer editors would create drafts, where more experienced editors review it to decide if it is suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. See WP:DRAFT for more information about drafts. It seems like you have started a draft, Draft:SURWAR RAJPUT. If you want help with the draft, you can reply here. ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 15:43, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Smithemilym1984 (15:55, 5 March 2024)

Hi, how can I help Wikipedia with editing?

If so, how can I get paid?

Or how can I get accountability for volunteering work? --Smithemilym1984 (talk) 15:55, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Smithemilym1984, and welcome to Wikipedia! To address your points:

Hi, how can I help Wikipedia with editing? - See Help:Editing for an good introduction.
If so, how can I get paid? - read WP:PAID - although the majority of contributors don't.
Or how can I get accountability for volunteering work? - I don't understand what you mean here.

Feel free to reply. ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 07:45, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Wangwoo on Draft:Skazz Shabazz (18:08, 5 March 2024)

hey can i get some help --Wangwoo (talk) 18:08, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Wangwoo, and welcome to Wikipedia! Please provide more specific context so I know what you want help for. ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 15:47, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tracey Van De Veere Ward (02:53, 7 March 2024)

Whew! I am so new to this. I just need help. and it is getting too late in the evening for me to figure things out. are you still available? --Tracey Van De Veere Ward (talk) 02:53, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Tracey Van De Veere Ward, and welcome to Wikipedia! Just tell me what you need help on, and I can give you some advice. ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 08:35, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Praseodymium-141. Thank you for your work on Zirconium phosphide. Klbrain, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Given WP:TWODABS, this stub of an SIA is better dealt with as a redirect with a 'redirect' template as a hatnote

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Klbrain}}. Please remember to sign your reply with ~~~~. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Klbrain (talk) 20:32, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

@Klbrain: Hey there! I'm pretty sure I made this article into an SIA due to having no primary topic. Is there anything I did wrong? ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 07:47, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

That's not unreasonable at all! My view is that the 'mono' is usually assumed if not specified (although I did my chemistry some time ago ...); also, ngram show ZrP over ZrP2. So, either solution would be OK; I just think that the redirect works better when the SIA has nothing more than a list of two elements. Klbrain (talk) 10:05, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Praseodymium-141 for collecting more than 5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! ¹⁴¹ Pr {contribs} 20:30, 8 March 2024 (UTC)