User talk:Bloom6132/Archive 10

February 2022
Your recent editing history at Bob Goalby shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you do not violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.''And sorry to have to warn you like this Bloom, as I do agree with you on the Bob Goalby issue, but the 3RR is still a bright-line rule that you shouldn't be breaking unless one of the exceptions applies. Cheers'' &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)


 * No worries, ! I was even prepared to accept a block from you without appealing for going beyond 3 reverts. —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:11, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the response, and since the edit war looks to have subsided for now, perhaps a block can be averted for both yourself and William. I wouldn't actually be able to hand out blocks myself in this case, as I have expressed opinions on the matter and made an edit to the article myself, which makes me WP:INVOLVED. The issue might have to go to WP:AN3RR if edit warring continues though. Discussing the issue on the talk page seems to be the way forward. Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:35, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Harry Steele (businessman)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Bruxton (talk) 18:18, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
 * 🇨🇽 AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
 * Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
 * GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
 * 🇺🇳 Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
 * Flag of Provo, Utah (1989–2015).svg SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
 * 🇺🇳 Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. 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 WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ronald Lou-Poy
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 May newsletter
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * 1) Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
 * 2) 🇨🇽 AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
 * 3) Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
 * 4) Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
 * 5) Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
 * 6) Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
 * 7) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Interrupting your run of ITN recognitions ;)
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 * thanks very much for the kind wishes! —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:58, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Barrie R. Cassileth
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Patricia MacLachlan
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

An award for you!
 For being amazing at thanking people for their edits on ITN, I hereby award  with the “Cool Award'''.” Cheers! Fakescientist8000 (💬) 01:38, 28 April 2022 (UTC) '''

"NPOV is non-negotiable."
Fully agree. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 14:08, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

No offense, eh?
"Ya bloomin' number" is a compliment in my eyes, see? You're a good one. You just prefer approximation, as do others, and that's life. I'll let you get the last update in. Thanks for nominating Ralph DeLoach, in any case, he seemed cool! InedibleHulk (talk) 02:50, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Liz Sheridan
Hi Bloom. I wanted to check in about the last sentence. I understand about removing 'peacefully'--if that was taken out because it reads more like an obit than a factual accounting of a life. The part I question is not having a person page end with a line about the person, rather than someone else who doesn't, for example, factor into her own life as a friend or otherwise. That line might be appropriate on the Seinfeld page, no? Any clarification would be appreciated. --PaulThePony (talk) 19:04, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for your message. My reasoning for placing the sentence about her death first is because it leads in nicely to reactions/responses to her death.  There isn't any policy/guideline I know of that prescribes that the final line of a biography be about that person, as long as the info is relevant to the subject.  Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:25, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your perspective, Bloom6132. :) PaulThePony (talk) 11:02, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ron Miles
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 9 May 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Brian Fawcett
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ed Jasper
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Garland Boyette
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wayne Cooper (basketball)
Hello! Your submission of Wayne Cooper (basketball) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Naruto love hinata 5 (talk · contributions) 06:50, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Clayton Weishuhn
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Subscription required
Hey there. Thanks for the continued basketball (among others) RD updates. FYI, the citation templates now allow you to specify subscription, so you don't need a separate subscription required. (example). Best.—Bagumba (talk) 08:03, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * anytime! Thanks for the heads-up. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:38, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wayne Cooper (basketball)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bob Neuwirth
Hello! Your submission of Bob Neuwirth at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Vladimir.copic (talk) 03:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry :) Vladimir.copic (talk) 04:11, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * no worries! DYK miscalculation actually happens far more often than you'd think.  Thanks for the review! —Bloom6132 (talk) 04:33, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Sam Smith (basketball, born 1943)
Hello! Your submission of Sam Smith (basketball, born 1943) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MelanieN (talk) 05:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * D'oh! You did do a QPQ, I just missed it. Probably shouldn't do reviews this late at night. Sorry. It's good to go. -- MelanieN (talk) 05:25, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * no worries! Thanks for the review! —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:48, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sam Smith (basketball, born 1943)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 12 June 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 19:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Morris (American football)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for George Yanok
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bob Neuwirth
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Big Rude Jake
Big Rude Jake died on June 16, 2022. Would you be interested in cleaning up the article and nominating at In the news/Candidates as a recent death? Flibirigit (talk) 21:10, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Alden Roche
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
 * Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Patrick Watson
The recent death for Patrick Watson (producer) might interest you for clean up and ITN. Cheers! Flibirigit (talk) 15:06, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Prince Edward Island
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for J. Michael Miller
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jim Pappin
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Saint Helena
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Mara
Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Norfolk Island
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rod Zaine
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Montserrat
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 27 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Sint Maarten
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 29 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:36, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bernard Toone
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 1 August 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:48, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mick Moloney
Hello! Your submission of Mick Moloney at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Naruto love hinata 5 (talk · contributions) 01:42, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Aw, thanks so much, ! I greatly appreciate it! —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:10, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for José Ramón Balaguer
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Colin Stubs
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Bloom6132. I'm just posting to let you know that Premier League Golden Glove – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for August 26. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008  ( Talk ) 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Please note that I moved the appearance date up four days after the original day was requested for another article. The new date's blurb is Today's featured list/August 22, 2022. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 00:39, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hank Goldberg
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 18:00, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Deloplaine
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Flag of Prince Edward Island
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Flag of Prince Edward Island you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 14:40, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Flag of Prince Edward Island
The article Flag of Prince Edward Island you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Flag of Prince Edward Island for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 18:01, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Amanda Asay
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Amanda Asay you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 02:01, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William White (American football)
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jim Pappin
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jim Pappin you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 16:40, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 September newsletter
The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jim Pappin
The article Jim Pappin you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jim Pappin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 13:22, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * FYI, I got this reply about the image, so I don't think it should be re-added. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:00, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Amanda Asay
The article Amanda Asay you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Amanda Asay for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 01:41, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Flag of Prince Edward Island
The article Flag of Prince Edward Island you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Flag of Prince Edward Island for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 06:41, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I was actually in the process of addressing the very last point when I received this message. Oh well.  Thanks anyways. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:50, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Corky Palmer
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Riddick Parker
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Charley Frazier
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mick Moloney
Vanamonde 12:02, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Drummie Zeb
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wes Freed
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Bill Plante
Just a reminder that when dealing with WP:3RR / edit wars to avoid getting mixed up in it yourself; unless someone's edits are clear and obvious vandalism or a clear blp violation, you, yourself might accidentally end up getting drawn into an edit war or violate the 3RR (even if it's not your intention). Cheers. -- slakr \ talk / 07:31, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Bloom6132, I've left a warning on the talk page of user Defcool1 so for fairness, please consider the above note from Slakr a warning to yourself as well. As I already mentioned, both of you broke 3RR this morning, and any further violations would see you get blocked, which nobody wants to see! Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 07:54, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for September 30
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Gavin Escobar, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page PDT.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:00, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for John Gamble (baseball)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thanks very much for that! Greatly appreciate the kind gesture. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:12, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Bloom6132. I'm just posting to let you know that 50 home run club – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for October 31. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008  ( Talk ) 00:38, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Herb Lusk
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dave Barrow
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 12 October 2022 (UTC)