User talk:Harrias/Archive 29

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 Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.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)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022
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2009 Women's Cricket World Cup Final scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup Final article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 3, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/April 3, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  11:21, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "...the first time that England won the Women's World Cup outside of England. It was one of England's best-ever women's teams: Claire Taylor went on to become the first woman to be named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year shortly thereafter."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022
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A barnstar for you!

 * Cheers! Who knows, it might even incentivise me to hang around and edit a bit more again... Harrias  (he/him) • talk 09:57, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Trask (cricketer)
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Your GA nomination of John Trask (cricketer)
The article John Trask (cricketer) 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:John Trask (cricketer) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:21, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Trask (cricketer)
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022
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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:05, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXCIV, June 2022
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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) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:31, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXCVI, July 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022
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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) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, September 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, October 2022
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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)

The Bugle: Issue CXCIX, November 2022
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Happy Tenth Adminship Anniversary!
 Wishing Harrias a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman ( talk ) 21:09, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CC, December 2022
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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)

Battle of Powick Bridge scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 12 February 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Today's featured article/February 12, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Cheers . As I'm not really around at the moment, would you mind keeping an eye on the article while it is on the MP? I'll try and pop in, but... life. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 08:38, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


 * No worries. I'll watchlist it and tidy up any damage a couple of days after it runs. Take care. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:26, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 201, January 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 202, February 2023
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Herbie Hewett
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 23 March 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Today's featured article/March 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/March 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 15:24, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Harrias. I'm just posting to let you know that 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup squads – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 10. 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 ) 02:37, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

TFA
Thak you today for Battle of Powick Bridge, introduced (in 2020): "The Battle of Powick Bridge was pretty normal battle for the First English Civil War. Neither side seemed to know what the other was about, the stumbled across each other, fought largely ineffectively, and then one lot ran away. The engagement is probably most notable for enhancing Prince Rupert's reputation as a cavalry commander."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:42, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Montagu Toller
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Your GA nomination of Montagu Toller
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Your GA nomination of Montagu Toller
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WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Erwin Böhme
Hello,

I have addressed most of the concerns you expressed in your review of this nomination. A couple of your observations were beyond my immediate reply. While I am researching to answer those few concerns, I though you might want to check out the changes I have made to date.

Thank you for your review. It may not be easy for you to cope with American usage, but this Yank is thankful that you do.Georgejdorner (talk) 09:03, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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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Your GA nomination of Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
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Your GA nomination of Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
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DYK for Montagu Toller
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 203, March 2023
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Your GA nomination of Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
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In appreciation

 * Thank you, even if you are just buttering me up to keep doing more for you ;) Harrias  (he/him) • talk 08:11, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * It is your recent map which immediately provoked this, but you have been producing maps for ages and I was surprised to see that you didn't seem to have ever have had a barnstar for them. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:00, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ha, I've had at least three! Harrias  (he/him) • talk 11:28, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * shocked-tpvgames.gif Typical of my research skills. Should I take it back then? Gog the Mild (talk) 11:35, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Too late now, I've already magpied it off with the rest of my shinies. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 11:38, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

herbie hewett
hello, Harrias! i had two quick questions regarding this article and the associated blurb. dying (talk) 18:43, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * are the statistics mentioned in the blurb for 1893 actually for 1892? from my reading of the article and the cited espn source, hewett made 1,407 runs in 1892, and was acknowledged by wisden in 1893, but the two years appear to have been conflated in the blurb.  if so, properly explaining this would likely require more than one additional character (the blurb is currently 1,024 characters long, while the limit is 1,025), so i was thinking of either replacing "the Marylebone Cricket Club" with "Marylebone" (conforming with the earlier "Oxford University"), or removing "to be regarded at his peak as one of England's finest batsmen" (as the appearance on wisden list would suggest this).
 * Yes, the statistics relate to the 1892 season, which was acknowledged by Wisden in 1893. The Marylebone Cricket Club is never referred to as Marylebone, it is only ever called the Marylebone Cricket Club or simply the MCC, so trimming it to "Marylebone" wouldn't work. Beyond that, I am not fussed; having an article Featured on the main page is a chore, the less I have to do with it, the better!! Harrias  (he/him) • talk 21:07, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * would it be appropriate to replace "1,405" in the blurb and article lead with "1,407"? the former value appears to have been present in the article since it was  in 2006 with one reference, so presumably the value came from that source, but i don't have a copy of it to verify the value.  the latter value can be found in the aforementioned espn source.
 * Yes, it should be 1,407. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 21:07, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * i had a feeling that "Marylebone" might be objectionable, so am glad that i checked with you first. i will file a report at wp:errors so that you shouldn't have to deal with this any further.  (i will ping you as a courtesy, as i usually do when requesting an edit pursuant to a discussion with an fac nominator, but no response is necessary.)  thanks for addressing these points!  dying (talk) 03:35, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article, introduced (in 2011): "I am nominating this for featured article because having worked on it for a while I think that it meets the criteria. A couple of points to note are that there are a couple of issues unresolved from the peer review; I'm currently working on getting these cleared up, mostly involving having a little dig around some offline sources that is taking more time than I'd like. However, please feel free to repeat any of these as a friendly reminder for me to get them done! As noted in the peer review: "Primarily due to the fact that he wasn't an overly prominent player, and due to the time period he played in, there is little information on his personal (and non-cricketing) life. It is unlikely that much more can be revealed on this, although little gems may be gleaned."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2023 (UTC) GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

TFA nom for Capture of Wakefield
Hi, I have nominated Capture of Wakefield to be today's featured article for May 21. As the article's FAC nominator, you are invited to comment on the nomination by clicking here. Thanks, Z1720 (talk) 17:55, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Capture of Wakefield scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 21 May 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Today's featured article/May 21, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:51, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Geoff Bent
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The Bugle: Issue 204, April 2023
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Your GA nomination of Geoff Bent
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What is Gog up to...
Howdy, Harrias. Nice to see you again. Gog told me, "...you may wish to check with Harrias what I d[o] for fun. Although what they do is even more gruelling." Any idea on what this vague statement means? I suspect Gog is up to no good again... Unlimitedlead (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've seen the pictures, it's ghastly! Harrias  (he/him) • talk 16:04, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh dear. Unlimitedlead (talk) 16:04, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1866 Helston by-election
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Your GA nomination of 1866 Helston by-election
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Your GA nomination of Geoff Bent
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DYK for 1866 Helston by-election
BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

If you like the tool, I need a small favor
Black Monday 1987 in FAC needs a source review...If you have any time to spare. I don't know how to add a sig onn a cellphone... &sect; Lingzhi (talk) 10:44, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Harrias. See you're busy now; hope it's "good busy", not "bad busy". You want me to ask for someone else to do a spot check of sources? I don't wanna hang a burden over your life like I did for BF43 (sorry about that one, BTW)... &sect; Lingzhi (talk) 00:01, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, not "bad busy", just not getting as much free time to sit in front of a computer as I'd like! It should just be until the weekend, but I'm not going to be offended if you seek out someone else. Harrias  (he/him) • talk 06:33, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883
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Unfair block of a User Other Than Myself
Hello,

Several months ago the User BoundaryLayer was blocked indefinitely, for what looks to me like saying that Chinese slave labour is used to build renewable power. This a fact which has been reported on in what has been deemed a reliable source.

This user had a great track record before he was blocked, having reviewed an award for getting the Nuclear Power article up to good status.

It looks to me like he blocked, by Cullen328 and Deep fried okra, for criticising renewable power when compared to nuclear power, which is a very real and unsettled political debate. If this is the case their unblock needs to be looked at as Wikipedia prides itself on having neutral point of view. What is your opinion, and can you give me advice on what to do?

Thank you for reading, ApatheticName (talk) 10:46, 1 May 2023 (UTC)


 * You are mistaken. I did not block the user in question. I declined an inadequate unblock request at UTRS. They were blocked as a result of this ANI discussion. Thanks --  Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:59, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Now, as to their "track record,"they were blocked six times since 2012. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:03, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * DFO waves at Harrias, whom I had not had the pleasure of meeting before. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:10, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey, nice to meet you. I'm not a particularly active admin for blocking and unblocking. I assume you have some sort of connection to . If so, I would suggest you recommend that user take a look at Standard offer, and if they want to return, follow the steps laid out there, and see what the response at the Administrators' noticeboard is.  Harrias  (he/him) • talk 16:41, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I stand by my block, which was for a very long pattern of disruptive editing, not for any specific incident. The editor had been blocked five times previously. Cullen328 (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * OK Boomer ApatheticName (talk) 18:21, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Your ad hominem attack reflects more poorly on you than it does on me. I cannot change my date of birth, but you can decide to stop being a jerk. Cullen328 (talk) 18:33, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883
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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)

The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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Your GA nomination of 1978 Avon International Marathon
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Your GA nomination of 1978 Avon International Marathon
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Thank you this, and the recent FA, and today especially for Capture of Wakefield, introduced (in 2019): "The capture of Wakefield, in Yorkshire, featured two of the more prominent commanders from the First English Civil War. Sir Thomas Fairfax, after nearly getting himself captured in this engagement, went on to become the commander-in-chief of parliament's New Model Army which effectively won the war. George Goring was taken prisoner at Wakefield, had some success at Marston Moor, but ultimately failed in southwest England, and escaped to France claiming ill-health. The capture of Wakefield itself was significant for the scale of the victory, and the number of prisoners Fairfax was able to take, but territoriality was of little consequence."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:40, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883
Aoidh (talk) 00:04, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for CSS General M. Jeff Thompson
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 5 June 2023 (UTC)