User talk:Rcsprinter123/Archives/55

DYK for Balloon (2018 film)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Precious
You are recipient no. 2661 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda Arendt, that's kind. Rcsprinter123   (collogue)  19:36, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:


 * 1) with 5072 points
 * 2) with 3276 points
 * 3) with 3197 points
 * 4) with 1611 points
 * 5) with 1571 points
 * 6) with 1420 points
 * 7) with 1043 points
 * 8) with 528 points

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.


 * wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
 * wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
 * wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

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 WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

If you have views on whether the rules or scoring need adjustment for next year's contest, please comment on the WikiCup talk page. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2022 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, 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) 19:56, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Type your message
Template:Type your message has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Q28 (talk) 10:45, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Rscprinter bot Task 8
Hi! Could the bot archive threads that are in the form

Example: Special:Diff/1061235972 &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  21:03, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Qwerfjkl: I don't think this will always be a good idea. The bot can't read what has been placed below and therefore if, for example, a good argument has been made against the decline of the redirect request, it would be missed. Best to let the humans deal with that and the bot archive things which are fully closed? Regards, Rcsprinter123   (tell)  21:23, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022
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Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 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. Any questions on the rules or on 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) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 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. Any questions on the rules or on 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) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Rail-interchange/Air
Template:Rail-interchange/Air has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:03, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Bot cleanups
Hello Rcsprinter123, we're going through and cleaning up some very old bot stuff (Bots/Noticeboard) and your bot User:SprinterBot is on the list. This is not your active bot User:RscprinterBot. Is there any reason you still need a bot flag on the old bot account? Please ping me on a reply here, or reply at the discussion above. Thank you! — xaosflux  Talk 14:25, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

"Ferrari North America" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Ferrari North America and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 February 11 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. A7V2 (talk) 01:28, 11 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.

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"Ukrainian Revolution of 2013" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Proposed deletion of Bacon roll


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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)

Notability of transport accidents
There are apparently guidelines for determining the notability of aviation accidents and incidents. Are there any similar guidelines or criteria for other transport accidents (i.e. car or boat accidents) outside of the general WP:Notability or WP:Event criteria? --Dennis C. Abrams (talk) 22:25, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's a draft guideline you've linked to. I couldn't find any such thing under WikiProject Transport. Rcsprinter123   (visit)  22:29, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I suppose this is the actual consensus guideline. Not terribly easy to find. In any event, I suppose you've answered my question. I'll just have to satisfy the WP:Event criteria. --Dennis C. Abrams (talk) 15:17, 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) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

London stations map
Hello. Following on from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways, since there has been no other reponse in the past month from someone willing to help with the project, I have posted the request on Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Graphic_Lab/Map_workshop). I would have favoured someone with inside knowledge of the London transport system but was left with no other choice at this time. I hope you can still consider doing this as you expressed interest (if time isn't an issue). Manche Captain (talk) 16:46, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * OK. I will look at doing it for you. How do you want it to be different from File:Railway stations, lines and termini in central London.png? Rcsprinter123   (proclaim)  11:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Slight error on map for Tonawanda (town), New York
Hello there.

On your map for Tonawanda (town), New York, there is a slight error. The village of Kenmore, New York is located within Tonawanda (town), but your map for Tonawanda (town) fails to reflect that. Mcleanm302 (talk) 19:02, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians who listen to BBC Radio has been nominated for discussion
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London stations map
Following on from User talk:Rcsprinter123/Archives/55 > Everything has been explained on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways. To cut it short: the map needs updating (Elizabeth line), drawn addition of missing stations (e.g. Moorgate), and have accurate outlined borough borders other than just the City.

There should be at first a basic version without the coloured lines, operator/line names and destinations: File:Major railway stations of London map.svg currently is already in this state. Once that it made it can be build further on where applicable in different versions of that image file. Manche Captain (talk) 13:53, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Reminder of London stations map request
Assuming you've missed my message from a month ago (on User talk:Rcsprinter123/Archives/55), I have copied my message here again:

Following on from User talk:Rcsprinter123/Archives/55 > Everything has been explained on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways. To cut it short: the map needs updating (Elizabeth line), drawn addition of missing stations (e.g. Moorgate), and have accurate outlined borough borders other than just the City.

There should be at first a basic version without the coloured lines, operator/line names and destinations: File:Major railway stations of London map.svg currently is already in this state. Once that it made it can be build further on where applicable in different versions of that image file. Manche Captain (talk) 12:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

On a side note, my request on Wikimedia Commons for experienced contributors to help, posted over a month ago now, has received no responses. At the moment I've only got you who has shown interest - but if you're unable to do it, do you perhaps know another UK-based Wikipedian who might be able to do this map project? --Manche Captain (talk) 12:50, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Manche Captain: Having just had a think about this, I'm not completely sure that all the suggestions you have made are required. For example, Moorgate station is a category E station (it only serves Herts commuters), and the basis for the choice of termini included on Hbf878's map is that they are all Category A national hub level stations. On the matter of borough boundaries, I believe that showing the City serves to highlight the relationship between it and the termini, which is a historically important point, with several penetrating its edge and the group to the north-west which were made feasible by the opening of the Metropolitan Railway to effectively extend them to the City. Complicating the map with other boundaries - why is Westminster vs Camden a helpful distinction here? - is further distraction to add to the already complex network of railways and roads. I think the same goes for colours and labels as per your PNG effort - it may be too busy to be useful. Updating with the Elizabeth line is certainly something that can and should be done though. It's also worth noting that Hbf878 is still active with Covid graphs on Commons and may respond to your question on what could be done. Rcsprinter123   (notify)  17:15, 8 August 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) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 18 October 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)

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Happy New Year, Rcsprinter123!


Happy New Year! Rcsprinter123, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

— Moops  ⋠ T ⋡ 17:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

— Moops  ⋠ T ⋡ 17:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * P.S. I like your "bouncy" wiki-ball thing, and I added it to my already busy talk page that has borrowed from many others already. Thanks for that! — Moops  ⋠ T ⋡ 17:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

"Roads in Madagascar" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Good article reassessment for Princes Street, Dunedin
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Derby photo request: Rail Accident Investigation Branch offices
Hello! Do you take photos for Wikipedia? If so, I found that the Rail Accident Investigation Branch northern offices are at The Wharf, Stores Road, Derby DE21 4BA (Google maps view). I would appreciate it if somebody took a photo of the entrance sign and building so the Wikipedia article had a photo of the offices.

Thank you, WhisperToMe (talk) 14:08, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * WhisperToMe: I do take photos sometimes, but I don't often visit Derby. Maybe the next time I go I'll remember for you. Rcsprinter123   (yak)  20:39, 20 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.

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. 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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

I love your rail maps!
I just want to say that I love your maps of UK rail lines, they've added a lot to the articles. Thank you! Dan100 (Talk) 11:08, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey thanks Dan100. It was a good lockdown project but quite a lot of lines still to do; maybe one day I'll get them all finished. Rcsprinter123   (vent)  11:47, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
As a contributor that I respect, I'd appreciate you taking a look at my latest additions ("Criminal investigation" section) to Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. I want to make sure that what I have added is balanced and not given undue weight or bias. It's a horrendous topic IMHO and widely reported so meets notability criteria, but don't want any personal anger over the incidents to cloud what is written 10mmsocket (talk) 12:21, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Spaces and pipes in categories
Hi. I saw that you have added pipes and spaces to the categories on List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty. I am not quibbling this, just interested in the rationale, as I have seen others do it elsewhere, and I am wondering if I am missing something by leaving this for others to sort? As I say, not saying it shouldn't be done, just inquiring as to what purpose its serves. Happy editing. Regards. The joy of all things (talk) 11:48, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi The joy of all things. You can read about this at WP:SORTKEY. The purpose of the edit was to make the category consider the page name to be a blank space, and therefore sort it at the top, rather than by its default name which comes under L. This is because Category:Fire and rescue services of England etc are listing fire and rescue services alphabetically by place name, and that article is an outlier in not being about one territorial fire service, so it just separates it away from those. Not an essential thing but just for ease of use of the category. Rcsprinter123   (speak)  13:13, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Appreciate the explanation. Regards. The joy of all things (talk) 14:39, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

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) 08:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

TPE map
As and when it becomes clear what the name is for the replacement of TransPennine Express, could you update File:TransPennine_Express.svg correspondingly. Takeover date is 28 May so no crashing hurry. Thanks in advance. 10mmsocket (talk) 10:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 10mmsocket: I can if necessary, but I suspect they may keep the name because it is well-established, would save on rebranding costs, and is not even a FirstGroup invention but a brand from late era Regional Railways. Rcsprinter123   (warn)  12:39, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
I see the Birthday Committee almost missed it, so I hope you had a good one! QuicoleJR (talk) 18:19, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 05:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Your Thameslink route outline map
Hi! Your Thameslink map of the routes outline (used on the Thameslink wikipedia article) is great but needs updating please. No Thameslink services operate to Littlehampton anymore as of the May 2023 timetable change. In addition, I personally don't think Welwyn Garden City should be on the map as it only gets a peak time service from Thameslink of 2tph to Sevenoaks; all the other trains that call there are under the Great Northern brand.

Thanks! FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 02:12, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Littlehampton route removed. Rcsprinter123   (drawl)  21:18, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 23:27, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, sorry to bother you again. For some reason that I cannot work out (I'm really not good at the backend of wikipedia) I cannot update your thameslink route diagram on the Thameslink wikipedia article. Please see the 'View History' section on that article to see what exactly I mean as I wrote an edit summary about it. I hope you may be able to help. Thanks! FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 00:25, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi FlyingScotsman72, not sure what the problem is. The correct (new) version of the file is showing on the article. Maybe your cache was not cleared. Rcsprinter123   (state)  21:37, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

File:East_Coast_Main_Line.png
Hey. I noticed a principal station missing on this file where the majority of trains are intercities. Could Alnmouth be added between Morpeth and Berwick? Thanks Difficultly north (talk) The artist formerly known as Simply south 16:52, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Difficultly north: All amended for you. Kind regards, Rcsprinter123   (confide)  22:21, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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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) 15:18, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Riviera line
Hey, please can you add Marsh Barton railway station to ? 90.254.31.93 (talk) 09:20, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, that's done for you. Rcsprinter123   (gas)  12:39, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

One more for Marsh Barton
Hey there, can you also add to File:Exeter–Plymouth line.png ? Difficultly north (talk) The artist formerly known as Simply south 15:19, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Difficultly north: ✅. Rcsprinter123   (drawl)  21:57, 17 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.

I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)

The Center Line: Fall 2023
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Attached KML/A4085 road
Template:Attached KML/A4085 road has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 11:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

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) 16:52, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Attached KML/Derbyshire
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You do a very good work, so does your bot. I am here seeking help particularly with regards to placing of ITN talk on articles that have featured on time. Over the time, I have been working on Urdu Wikipedia's ITN section and have been adding the template on talk pages manually but it has become a tedious process now given the number of increasing nominations. What would be the best way to invite your bot to do this task on Urdu Wikipedia? The usual format that is placed is:, pretty much same as. I look forward to your input and help. ─ The Aafī   (talk)  16:23, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

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Welcome to the 2024 WikiCup!
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)

Listed buildings in North Yorkshire
Thank you for your comment on the title in this list. Perhaps you could help. When a county is fully parished, such as Derbyshire (apart from the city of Derby) dividing the listed buildings into subsections is relatively easy. You may have noticed that I have contributed to lists of listed buildings for much of the north of England, including West and South Yorkshire. Now I am in North Yorkshire, due to the high number of boundary changes, it feels like chaos trying to devise subsections. The title to which you object, which I have used in most other lists, seems to cover most eventualities, but I would be happy for you to suggest something more appropriate. Incidentally, it took me a full year to complete Nottinghamshire, so the "incomplete" tag is not much use to me (I know it is incomplete) or to anyone else, as the incompleteness is self-evident. I suppose it could stay there for more than the year it will take me to complete the list. Best wishes for the New Year. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello Peter. The incomplete tag is for readers, for as the list gets longer, may be less obviously incomplete for those who don't know how many civil parishes / other divisons NY contains. As for choosing divisions, I appreciate it is tricky when an area is unparished but I feel that using areas defined by ourselves and not an official boundary is going to lead to readers not finding the right page for the place they are interested in. Have you discussed this at a relevant wikiproject before? I think the most obvious other possibility is council wards / electoral divisions, and though these are also subject to occasional change are generally stable. North Yorkshire District's wards have been set since April 2022. I see that for Bradford district you have used a mixture of parishes and wards, where unparished, and this has divided it pretty well. This approach may also then work for other places.
 * Regarding North Yorkshire specifically, I see that it is almost all parished other than the urban areas of York, Scarborough, Harrogate and Teesside, but I would carry the idea through to other counties, particularly those which are more urbanised like the met counties and Greater London. Are there specific concerns you'd have?
 * Thanks for your work - it is valuable and I wish I had more time to put towards heritage-related content too. Rcsprinter123   (warn)  15:13, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link to the maps - looks a useful resource. I have in fact been dividing the lists exactly as you suggest, into civil parishes where they exist, and into electoral wards elsewhere, and I thought that the subtitle reasonably reflected that; it certainly seems to have worked for the eleven counties I have completed.  Can you suggest an improvement? Cheers, --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 15:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Ah, so it seems I had ill-founded concerns as you were already working in this way. I think it was the section title which caused confusion, because it suggests an unparished area is equivalent to a civil parish, while they are actually just absence of parish. How about a standard heading of "Listed buildings by civil parish or ward", and then a quick explanatory line above the list to clarify that wards will be used where parishes are not available. Good compromise? Rcsprinter123   (interact)  16:07, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * OK. Thanks. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:24, 3 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) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

CfD nomination at
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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) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mongolian language
Mongolian language has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. &#126;~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:08, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Making Route Maps
Hello! I saw the new route maps you recently added to the Far North, Kyle of Localsh, and West Highland lines articles. It looks really good and I want to try to make one. Can you teach me how? Venus Object Cosmos (talk) 12:38, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Venus Object Cosmos, and thanks for the compliment on the map. It is a fairly simple construction if you have a little bit of experience with making graphics. I use a basemap from OpenStreetMap and then draw the lines and place the labels on top of it using the programme Inkscape. Where are you thinking of making one for? I've almost finished creating them for all UK railway lines now. Rcsprinter123   (address)  22:15, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! What's the font that you use though? Venus Object Cosmos (talk) 11:11, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Transport. Rcsprinter123   (gossip)  18:53, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

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) 15:06, 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.

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UK Parliament constituency maps
Hi. I notice you post maps of current boundaries for UK Parliament constituencies. Now that a general election has been called and the new boundaries from the 2023 boundary review have come into effect, these will need to be updated. I could do this when I am updating the text descriptions, but I have zero knowledge how to go about this. Would you be able to describe what steps need to be taken, if this is not too much trouble? Thanks. JSboundaryman (talk) 10:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * JSboundaryman: I am already partway through updating them and will be expediting this work following the setting of the election date. Rcsprinter123   (confess)  11:05, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Great! Thanks very much. JSboundaryman (talk) 11:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Penrith & Solway, South Shropshire map data
Hello!

Map data for Penrith and Solway and South Shropshire constituency map data seems to be a bit too large and breaks respective constituencies' articles (P&S, S Sh: all modules return "The time allocated for running scripts has expired." error. Can said maps be slightly simplified?

Thanks, Sfaxx (talk) 20:42, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Sfaxx, I'll see about having these ones redrawn. Rcsprinter123   (engage)  14:15, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sfaxx: Both done now. Just miles on miles of very squiggly rivers made them very complicated boundaries. Rcsprinter123   (interview)  18:27, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your incredible work!
 * Can I help with redrawing btw? Sfaxx (talk) 02:55, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Labour and Conservative MPs templates
Thank you for helping me clean those templates up! They were long overdue to be updated. ThingsCanOnlyGetWetter (talk) 08:45, 10 July 2024 (UTC)