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Well done
Good work in the WikiCup. I think with 84 snooker promoted you're beyond reach realistically. My FACs stalled and I didn't time the promotion of a needless one in the last round (I'd more than qualified) so I blew it. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 15:58, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh not quite yet, . Have a quick scour through the FAC list, there is still one that could dethrone me! I think I need about 150+ points to be sure. Still to be played for. I did time my promotions well, but I am surprised at how much I'd have got even with just two FAs! Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:06, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah crap, I think it's gone with less than half an hour to go. I guess asking FAC co-ords to promote because it's the WikiCup was the way ahead..... Gah.  The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 00:11, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * So, LivingBot hasn't updated. I'm not sure what the end result was! I think I got enough points, but I don't want to jinx anything. I should have asked for my FAC to close last year, and I'd have won! Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:14, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Gog the Mild asked for Punic War 3 to be closed and it was with 27 minutes to go, it's FAC and worth 3x on the bonus. Wow, just wow. I looked at last year's points, I would have won it with my total I think. Standards have improved! Either way, well done for all your hard work.  The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 00:17, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The rules were slightly different (No FAR points, and only 4 for a GAR), but yeah, a significantly tougher tournament this year! I had a FAC done but not closed last year, so would have won by around 200 points. Ended up closing a day or two after the deadline. We'll have to wait for the update to see who came where. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:22, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Well in any case, it looks like we have a UK 1-2-3 so that's something for us to be proud about! The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 00:47, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2020).

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Addressed changes. Thanks for the review! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 12:09, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of 2007 World Cup of Pool
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WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were, , and. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. 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 in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
 * wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

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A cheeseburger for you!

 * Who would have Adam and Eve'd it? I wasn't settling for second place this year! Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:40, 3 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Congrats Lee on your victory. Readers around the world are lucky that people like you put out so much knowledge that is easily accessible and free. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:50, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Congrats on a prize well earned! — Wug·a·po·des​ 23:19, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 2007 World Cup of Pool
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In appreciation

 * Thanks for your kind words - I don't think my reviews are anything special! Let me know if you can think of anything I can improve on.


 * P.S. - check out and  who have both done fantastic FAC reviews on my work before. Might be a way of sweet talking them into doing some more reviews. :P Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 17:23, 15 November 2020 (UTC)


 * How cynical! Good idea. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:30, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

1968 International Pocket Billiards Championship
The 1968 International Pocket Billiards Championship looks interesting: VICTIMIZED BY 'A KID'S GAME'. However, I haven't turned up much in sources. Rex Williams wrote about his experience there in Billiards and Snooker (November 1968), and I've found another article that also says that Irving Crane won the title, but not much else. Any info on this from your pool sources? Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:57, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'd assume it's the same lineage as the World Straight Pool Championship. Crane certainly won that event in '68. There is nothing on the event on AZB from prior to the Dragon Promotions events. The only person who may know more is . Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:53, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I would look into titles held by Crane (if the only relevant thing in 1968 is what is best known as the World Straight Pool Championship, then that's your event), and also see any edition of the full BCA rulebook (not the BCA league booklet); in the back, it has lists of all major pro and am title and their winners, going back to well before 1968. A problem in writing about pool (especially American) is that they didn't consistently name events/titles, and what the sanctioning organization was changed during various periods, and some years there were even competing titles, plus in some years there were unofficial ones decided by challenge matches.  From the 1960s on back, it can get confusing.  Especially since most sources of any relevance are on paper, and many of them are rare (old pool/billiards magazines are collectors' items).  The BCA books are helpful, as are newspaper archives (the main "source of sources" for, e.g., William A. Spinks).  Anecdotally, I'm certain that this "1968 International Pocket Billiards Championship" wasn't a nine- or eight-ball event, but it's entirely possible there was more than one straight-pool (14.1) championship that year, sponsored by different organizers.  I no longer have the big collection of pool and other books that I used to, after moving into a small apartment instead of a huge converted-warehouse space, so I won't be much further help.  might have more resources.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  05:47, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . - if it helps, Rex Williams calls this the "Empire Billiards Association's International 14-1 Pocket Billiards Championship." The Sports Illustrated article above has some details. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:36, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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Pulled hook
Hi, I added a "no" icon to the nomination template so the bot won't promote it again, and re-listed it at WP:DYKN. It's still early. Would you like to move the Mark Robinson hook from Prep 6 into the third slot of the main page set to replace it? Yoninah (talk) 00:44, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I was pinged to the discussion, so I took some action. I wasn't sure exactly how we handle hooks that are on the main page, so I found the previous time where this happened, and they weren't replaced. I suspect it wasn't the right time to do so. I'll do so now. Thanks for the help. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:46, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 00:54, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Lee. I'm just posting to let you know that 2018 in cue sports – 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 18, 2020. 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 ) 23:29, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know . This is exciting. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 09:56, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi, Thank you for granting me the "New Page Reviwer" rights. In case; if I get stuck anywhere, then I'm surely going to seek your counsel. Thank you once again. -Hatchens (talk) 02:01, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup Winner


Congratulations on both awards! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)




 * Lee "kind of a big deal" Vilenski! Remember, once people become admins they stop doing content - weren't you paying attention?
 * I thought that was only true for good admins. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you today for 2019 Tour Championship, introduced: "Fantastic professional snooker event from earlier this year. Eight-person (7 match) tournament, with two matches being decided on the final ball, and Ronnie O'Sullivan making his 1,000th century break in the final frame of the final." - You are a fantastic professional here, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * look for bright memories --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Today's DYK: to be sung "happily" - thank you for "bringing" me that ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:45, 26 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Belated congratulations on your awards. Well earned! (What would Wikipedia do for snooker without you?) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:54, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hey thanks! Hope you are ok ! I think I would have agreed with you around two years ago or so, but there's now quite a number making snooker GAs! If there is anything you have that you'd like some help with, let me know, I'm looking to branch out a little, as there's only so many snooker articles that I can work on! Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 09:29, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

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