User talk:Bloom6132/Archive 11

DYK for Vlado Milunić
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Harry Langford
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Recent football deaths
Hi Bloom6132. I wanted to let you know of a couple of recent football deaths in case you want to expand them for RD (I don't have the time to): BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Jon Brittenum, Chargers QB (1968), died October 13, first reported today (Source)
 * Robert Pennywell, Falcons/Michigan Panthers LB (1977-1984), died October 7, appears to have been first reported on October 11 (Source)
 * Leon Burton, NYJ RB (1960), died October 7, appears to have been first reported on October 11 (Source)


 * thanks very much for the heads up! I'll see what I can do.  Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A few more NFL/MLB/NBA players if you want to expand:
 * Jim Bailey (baseball), Cincinnati Reds, died October 12, first reported on October 15 (Source)
 * Ken Kortas, multiple teams, NFL, died October 15 (Source)
 * Rollie Seltz, NBA, died October 13, appears to have been first reported on October 16 here.
 * BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:11, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for César Mascetti
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bill Plante
Valereee (talk) 12:04, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:22, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Just amazing what you do in ITN in a few days! Thank you for expanding the conductor! I meant to add a bit about recordings, but have a few things to do first. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * you're most welcome! Thanks for the heartening words! —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:52, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Tyrone Davis (American football)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Bob Goalby
I hate to cause an edit war, but can you please be a bit less aggressive in your responses, I understand that being challenged is not something you like. But to claim that a consensus was reached amongst all editors is untrue and to also declare that anybody who disagrees with your interpretation of the policy is part of a "tag team", who put a lot of effort into the project and are only in violation of a policy merely by your interpretation is unfair.

I will try and have a civilised discussion about this for the first time, but please accept that a different interpretation of a policy does not mean there can only be one way of following along to it. Also not sure what you mean by "indeffed". Jimmymci234 (talk) 19:46, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I welcome challenges actually.  (one of the three members of your tag team) has been indefinitely blocked since late June.  The last time I checked, neither TRM nor  have reverted your (or your fellow WP:GOLF members) edits.  We have simply stated what the consensus of the wider Wikipedia community is.  So no, the three of us do not constitute a tag team reverting every edit we deem as against WP policy.  On the other hand, you, Tewapack, and WilliamJE have all reverted my edits to the point of violating 3RR individually (quite the feat). —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:53, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Also, there is no such thing as a "different interpretation of a policy" to suit the whims of a particular WikiProject, especially when it concerns something so universal as dates. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I mean you have also been guilty of causing edit wars and have consistently reverted edits alongside us. Furthermore, how can you say that there is no such thing as a different interpretation?? Is everybody supposed to have the same perspective and opinion as you?
 * Everyone is supposed to abide by WP policy and guidelines. Is your "different interpretation" rationale the reason why you act as if WP:MOS or WP:3RR do not apply to you or any other member of WP:GOLF? —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:16, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, absolutely we should all abide by WP policy. My exact argument here is that WP:DATELINK permits the year to be linked when the subject of the link has specific relevance to the page i.e. in the example they give " might be linked from a passage discussing a particular development in the metric system which occurred in that year." Which translates to me in the case of Bob Goalby   may be linked from Bob Goalby as he won on the PGA Tour in that season. I understand the part of the policy where it prohibits linking a year in general i.e. 1958 shouldn't be linked in Goalby's win. I know regarding the first part you disagree with me, therby why I believe there is a difference of interpretation between us. Jimmymci234 (talk) 20:30, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * WP:DATELINK states there should not be links to month, day, or year articles unless: "the linked date or year has a significant connection to the subject of the linking article, beyond that of the date itself, so that the linking enhances the reader's understanding of the subject" (my emphasis). None of the PGA season articles you propose linking to mention Goalby beyond the fact that he won that particular title that particular year (mirroring what is written in his article in the table).  That's pretty clear cut – there's no debate about the content of those season articles.  You are, of course, free to write more (in the form of prose or table entries) about Goalby in those season articles, which could bring it up to the level of "enhanc[ing] the reader's understanding of the subject".  However, as of now, the state of those articles do not enhance the reader's understanding of the subject. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:42, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * So if we were remove the dates from the tables and simply left the year then its ok to link? Jimmymci234 (talk) 21:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I personally don't see any value in removing dates (provided they are verified by a reliable source) and leaving just linked years, since dates distinguish which titles within the same year go first and help with the table sort. —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:18, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

There is no rule (as far as I know) that WP:GOLF has created to go against what you are arguing. But can I ask what the difference is between having the PGA Tour season linked in the wins table (where there are dates and you have not allowed links) and the playoff table below it (where there are just years and you have allowed links) are used. Surely it must be one or the other?? Jimmymci234 (talk) 20:08, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Those are years by themselves (not dates), so links to those years are permissible. A good example of this would be the featured list Mikhail Youzhny career statistics (not worked on or nominated by me).  Full dates are not linked, but single years (as in his Olympic matches) can be linked. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:16, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, understand that. Jimmymci234 (talk) 20:30, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Leon Burton
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Leonard Kriegel
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Margie Masters
 Schwede 66  12:02, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Chuck Deardorf
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Grace Glueck
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Josef Somr
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jon Brittenum
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jay Owen Light
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 November newsletter
The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by
 * Bloom6132 (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by
 * Muboshgu (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
 * 🇺🇳 Kavyansh.Singh (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on Louis H. Bean, famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
 * PCN02WPS (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
 * Z1720 (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.

During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or the overall leader in this field.


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
 * 🇺🇳 Kavyansh.Singh wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
 * Pirate Flag of Jack Rackham.svg Adam Cuerden wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
 * Z1720 wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
 * Epicgenius wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
 * Flag of Provo, Utah (1989–2015).svg SounderBruce wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
 * Bloom6132 wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed on the discussion page. You are invited to sign up to take part in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ken Kortas
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup Awards
Congratulations, and thank you for some excellent contributions! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:55, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of J. Michael Miller
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Hello! I am interested in reviewing your article on Miller, but I want to let you know ahead of time that I am busy in RL for the next two weeks and will only be available on a sporadic basis. This will no doubt extend the timeframe for the review. If you don't want that, it is perfectly okay and I will back out and leave it to be picked up by someone else, but if you don't mind taking a little extra time, I will be pleased to do this. Just let me know what you want, and we will do that. Jenhawk777 (talk) 20:34, 15 November 2022 (UTC)


 * thanks for offer to review my GAN! The extended timetable you propose is actually perfect, because I am currently on holiday with limited access to wifi. —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:54, 17 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Alrighty then! I will go pick it up and get started as soon as I can. Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello dear [User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], I have been watching the review page I started and have not yet noted any response. Are you still willing? Able?  My computer is in the shop, but I have borrowed an old laptop and am willing to work if you are. Let me know. Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:31, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

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Hi, Bloom6132. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Montreal – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for December 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 ) 02:31, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of J. Michael Miller
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Happy New Year, Bloom6132!


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Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: and. Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of J. Michael Miller
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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter
So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
 * Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
 * 🇩🇪 FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
 * 🇺🇸 TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
 * Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included LunaEatsTuna,  Thebiguglyalien,  Sammi Brie,  Trainsandotherthings,  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, 🇮🇩 Juxlos,  Unexpectedlydian,  SounderBruce, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kosack,  BennyOnTheLoose and  PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. 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.

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WikiCup 2023 May newsletter
The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:


 * Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
 * Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
 * Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
 * BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
 * 🇩🇪 FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie,  Thebiguglyalien,  MyCatIsAChonk,  PCN02WPS, and  AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere 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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 July newsletter
The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Thebiguglyalien, with 919 points from a featured article on Frances Cleveland as well as five good articles and many reviews,
 * Unlimitedlead, with 862 points from a high-scoring featured articles on Henry II of England and numerous reviews,
 * Iazyges, with 560 points from a high-scoring featured article on Tiberius III.

Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, 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 at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere 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 (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:17, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
 * Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
 * Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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DYK for Adam Exner
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Precious anniversary
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WikiCup 2023 November newsletter
The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-


 * BeanieFan11 with 2582 points
 * Thebiguglyalien with 1615 points
 * Epicgenius with 1518 points
 * MyCatIsAChonk with 1012 points
 * BennyOnTheLoose with 974 points
 * AirshipJungleman29 with 673 points
 * Sammi Brie with 520 points
 * Unlimitedlead with 5 points

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.


 * Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
 * MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
 * MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
 * BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
 * Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
 * LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
 * MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
 * Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
 * 🇺🇦 Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are:, , and. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup
Hey Bloom6132. I remember when we worked together on a few DYK and ITN nominations back in 2022 when you came so close to winning the WikiCup. I came across your name at a few ITN nominations recently and I wondered whether you plan on entering again this year (still two weeks to enter)? As the ole' saying goes, "the more WikiCup participants the merrier"! BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:12, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for the kind offer! Unfortunately, I don't envision myself keeping up constant editing, especially during this summer.  And I want to keep my streak of 5 consecutive final appearances intact.  Perhaps next year … —Bloom6132 (talk) 04:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Norman Jewison

 * Thanks for your work on Norman Jewison! Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 15:19, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

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, 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:


 * , with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
 * , with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
 * , with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
 * and, 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 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 (,, and ) 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:57, 11 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:


 * , 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
 * , who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
 * , who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
 * , who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
 * , who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
 * , 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, 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 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. 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 WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). 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.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Gherardo Gambelli
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