User talk:Pretzelles

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:


 * with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
 * with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
 * with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
 * with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything 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) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Richard Beale Davis
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Richard Beale Davis 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 17:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Richard Beale Davis
The article Richard Beale Davis you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Richard Beale Davis for comments about the article, and Talk:Richard Beale Davis/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 00:42, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Charles Hamilton Owens


Hello, Pretzelles. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Charles Hamilton Owens".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 04:26, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Law Union
There were two Law Unions- or at least two incarnations of it. See this article. The current Law Union dates its foundation as 1974. Wellington Bay (talk) 18:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey! It would be good if you could add that to the article, I was going by the sources I could find at a quick glance. Pretzelles (talk) 18:14, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chivers' Life of Poe
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Chivers' Life of Poe 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chivers' Life of Poe
The article Chivers' Life of Poe 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:Chivers' Life of Poe and Talk:Chivers' Life of Poe/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:03, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Richard Beale Davis
Hello! Your submission of Richard Beale Davis 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! Skyshifter  talk  23:42, 16 July 2024 (UTC)