User talk:ReaderofthePack/Archive 36

WikiProject Horror Newsletter - July 2020
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Request on 08:23:28, 28 July 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Lowyhong
Heya, thank you for reviewing my submission (Swords & Stationery). I've made major additions that include more citations. I'm keen to see if this works!

Cheers!

~Shaun

Lowyhong (talk) 08:23, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Responded on the draft! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  10:03, 28 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the help so far! I can't scrounge up any more sources though. The YP.sg and TNP ones were my best shot. Any ideas if I don't want to go the biography route? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lowyhong (talk • contribs) 02:41, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * At this point I'd just give it some time and wait for more sourcing to become available. You may want to check in with the RPG and D&D WikiProjects to see if they have any advice on outlets to appeal to for coverage - or if they may have a differing viewpoint on the available sources. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:37, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Pings in refund responses
There was recently agreement at WT:REFUND that when responding to a REFUND request it is a good practice, although not required, to ping the requesting editor. I see you have recently been responding, and I want to draw this to your attention, as it is a change. It is now in the instructions, but experienced editors may not re-read that looking for changes. Reasons and discussion may be found at WT:REFUND DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 14:14, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I wasn't aware but I definitely think that this is a good idea! I'll make sure to do this from now on! If I forget, please let me know! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:35, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Sad emoji
In regard to this edit, how come we have "thank", but no "sad" emoji? We even have. Oh, well. Nice to see you editing on your own terms. Mathglot (talk) 06:58, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Give it time, they may add it! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:59, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Template:Emoji/Gallery - and I agree 100% with Mathglot's sentiments. -- Cabayi (talk) 09:34, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Aspose.BarCode additional review
Hello I have edited Aspose.BarCode article with requested requirements (i think).

What I had did I wrote on talk page

If you could find some time, could you add some advises what also need to be changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexandr.gavriluk (talk • contribs) 02:52, 16 August 2020 (UTC) Thank you for your work. I didn't ask anyone in Wikiproject because I started WikiProject Barcode and noone have interested in this. In this way I understand that barcodes technology isn't too popular in wiki and I have to do everything by myself. Alexandr.gavriluk (talk) 17:18, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it looks good as far as neutrality goes. I'm going to post at the computing WikiProject to get some people to look at it that are more familiar with this topic area, as I realized after reviewing that some of my suggestions (like the code examples) may have been wrong. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  09:59, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You may want to check in with the Wikidata project since this sounds like it may be something that would be of interest to them - their page image is of a barcode. You may want to also check out whether or not the barcode project could be of assistance to Wikidata as well. I'm going to ping since he is active with Wikidata (at least per the list) and may be interested in this. At the very least you may want to check out Wikidata - it's honestly pretty awesome. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:35, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not very active on Wikidata these days, sorry (I've removed myself from the list) and barcodes aren't my thing anyway. MrOllie is the name that seems to come up most frequently in the edit history of Barcode so they may be able to help. Thryduulf (talk) 10:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Tarick Salmaci
Hi ReaderofthePack (or the editor formerly known as Tokyogirl79). About three years ago you protected this article for about a week because of edit warring. Every so often, an IP shows up again to try and make the same unsourced changes to the article and they just popped up again today. This time, however, the IP also tried to add some images uploaded to Commons by. That account is username blocked on Wikipedia, but not Commons. This could just be a coincidence, but my guess is that it's Salmaci or someone close to him trying to edit the article again. Adding the images might actually be a good thing except one is clearly a copyvio and the other is almost certainly not "own work". I've left a message about this on the IP's user talk page, but I'm not sure they'll bother to read it. Anyway, I'm wondering if you'd mind watching this for a day or two to see if the IP comes back. PP is probably not needed at this point unless the IP really starts edit warring again; so, perhaps just another pair of eyes on the article would suffice for the time being. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Will do! Let me know if you feel like it needs a pp! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  07:24, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply. The page has been protected by per WP:RPP. I hope you don't feel like I got impatient waiting for you to reply and went around you to RPP. I was happy to wait until a new SPA was created (almost certainly a SOCK) and started trying to make the same edits and re-add the same questionable images. The SPA even kept edit warring after others showed up to try and settle things down. Anyway, the DE has stopped for now, and an SPI has been started. The Commons files that were uploaded have also been tagged for review. Even so, my guess is that it will start up again once the PP has expired; if not right away, then not too long thereafter. My feeling is that the subject of the article (or perhaps someone close to him) has been trying non-stop to try and get his (their) version into the article. I've really tried to work with this person and look for anything that might be considered an RS to support the changes, but just have had no look. Previously, files were uploaded as well, but these were also deleted for copyright reason. Perhaps this person just has a lot of down time now and felt it would be a good time to once again try and get the article the way they want it to be. If they'd only use the talk page, I'd be more than happy to try and explain things and help them out. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:25, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Nah, no worries! I was at work so I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to catch them if things got busy (and they did), so I'm glad that you did! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:48, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Teddy Dressing
When I was looking at the AFD yesterday, I found a reference to the purported children's book in this 2016 book. Now I wonder if the author found the title on Wikipedia. pburka (talk) 15:39, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * That would make sense - I've seen it done for some other book related topics that turned out to be hoaxes. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:07, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

September Women in Red edithons
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WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


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Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to 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.

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Thanks for the input on Lucy's Heart!
Hi, thanks for your input and the brochure! It's indeed frustrating when you want to write about niche genres. I figured this one stood a chance, but Priyanjali Singh is right: the article doesn't stand up to and also won't be able to stand up to WP:NFILM as I can't find any credible references to the film (as IMDb doesn't count). It's known in its own little circle of enthusiasts, but not a lot can be found on it online. I've commented on Priyanjali's remarks on the AfD talk page and we'll see how it goes in seven days I guess... oh well, at least it's still up on the Dutch Wikipedia :)

Oh, and thanks also for the recommendation on Izzy Lee. I'll be sure to check her work out! I wish I could recommend you go see Lucy's Heart, as it really is a sweet little film that'll make you smile, but it's not in circulation anymore unfortunately. And no home media release either I'm afraid.

Cheers, Sjokhazard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjokhazard (talk • contribs) 08:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It's always a bit sad when a film isn't available online or easily through other means. I remember trying to find a copy of Fury of the Demon to watch, as the pitch sounded really fascinating. The gist is that the film is a documentary of a lost short film that can drive its viewers insane. The short film itself doesn't actually exist and is only a gimmick used to draw the viewer into what is actually a documentary on Georges Méliès. I managed to get a DVD shipped to me, as it's available from the production company with English subtitles, but it wasn't available online at that point. It is available on Tubi now, if this is something that strikes your fancy. It really is well done - the granddaughter of Méliès even joins in the fun herself. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:37, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Dionna Dal Monte
Hi

Do you remember discussions about this singer in Italy back in 2013? Her page was deleted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dionna_Dal_Monte with a redirect to her father.

She has done nothing since 2013 which warrants her inclusion on Wiki. Indeed, it was arguable at the time (and since) that the swastika event merely gave her the publicity she and her husband crave. The Italian version of the Victor Colicchio page recently took the decision to remove her completely. Do you think it's time the English version did the same?

Cheers! (2001:16B8:494D:FD00:50C2:FE64:4F36:265C (talk) 21:20, 15 September 2020 (UTC))
 * I think that this should be brought up on the article's talk page, as it's something that should be decided via a discussion. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:07, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

'nee tokyogirl
Well, I'll be. Thanks for that. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 09:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * LOL, it did take a few people by surprise! I had to add the disclaimer in my sig since people didn't know that I'd changed names! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  10:35, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Requesting your opinion on this AfD
Hi, Please provide your valuable opinion on this article Dooley_Car_Rentals which is AfD here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dooley_Car_Rentals). You have previously participated in the discussion when it was nominated for Speedy Deletion. Thanks. (NixBee (talk) 11:46, 18 September 2020 (UTC))
 * I'll take a look! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

October editathons from Women in Red
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actor
Hello, it is not possible to create a Wikipedia for Javad Ramezani. They are actors and singers. They played in the movie The Legend of the Dragon Tomb.--5.125.195.178 (talk) 15:21, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you need - can you clarify? If it's to create a new page, then I do want to note that noted here that this actor doesn't appear to pass notability guidelines. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

actor
Hello, thank you for your help, because it was in many movies, I thanked you once--5.125.147.238 (talk) 11:17, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see my above comment. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:07, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

g11 and biographies
I like to message users when I delete their creations, and I use User:Deepfriedokra/g11 where needed. But I'm seeing more biographies G11 tagged, and I feel I need a fresh message or an adjustment of the current one. Would you mind commenting at User talk:Deepfriedokra/g11 to help me help them? -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 18:16, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:24, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

New events
Hey there! So, it looks like KurdoKardir is using his phone to send me silly Jihadist threats and what-not, listing my name and all that jazz. Would you be able to block and strike out their contributions?  D ÅRTH B ØTTØ ( T • C ) 04:01, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually, he approached me from a different angle. I've asked him to try to redeem his place on Wikipedia, which will require compromise. We'll see what happens, as I want to believe in second chances and I must remember that there's a reasoning behind these decisions.  D ÅRTH B ØTTØ ( T • C ) 05:34, 4 October 2020 (UTC)


 * I've still blocked him for a year as far as his IP address goes. He can ask for an unblock. His comments to you were pretty vile and he will have to show that he can interact maturely and responsibly with other editors if he wants to be able to edit. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  07:16, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * That's fair. After he became aware that I had contacted WP:EMERGENCY, he did a 180 and recanted his jihadi threats as being satirical. Indeed, you said it; there are certain lines you can't cross and when he insinuated that he would go after my family and I, it was out of my hands. My change of heart extends to the point of me hoping that he climbs out of this hole that he's dug for himself - though, I lament that last night's events made it all the more difficult.  D ÅRTH B ØTTØ ( T • C ) 18:43, 4 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Did something else happen? ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:56, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * No, I was just reflecting on things - to say that I understand how it all settled the way it did. I appreciate your help.  D ÅRTH B ØTTØ ( T • C ) 06:13, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * No problem! Let me know if anything else happens! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:09, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you ! This made my day! :) ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:45, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Request on 16:00:40, 15 October 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Ceduarte1
The subject of the article, Professor Marc Zimmerman, created the Amazon profile as a means of advertising his books. He did not understand Wikipedia's rules for copyrighted material and simply copied/pasted the Amazon wording into the first draft submission he sent to me to create his Wikipedia page. He has since removed the Amazon content.

Can you reconsider my page submission for him at this time ?

Ceduarte1 (talk) 16:00, 15 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Please have a look at Wikipedia's rules about "Conflict of Interest". If Prof Z is sending you text to create an article about him, you are clearly connected with him and should not be creating that article. If you are doing this as part of your employment, please also see WP:PAID. Thank you. Pam  D  16:23, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Ceduarte1, since the work has already been previously published elsewhere, it would still be considered to be copyrighted material. It being removed from the Amazon listing would not resolve this. He would have to submit a ticket through WP:OTRS placing the text under a compatible Creative Commons license. However that said, there's another issue that comes from using copyrighted materials - in many instances the text will be partially or entirely written to "sell" the individual or topic to the reader. It can sometimes be subtle and sometimes blatant, but in either situation it's still a type of tone that isn't really appropriate for Wikipedia since it's not neutral.
 * As far as creating the article goes, I thought that COI editors could make an article through the Articles for Creation process as long as it passes guidelines and another, non-affiliated editor approves it? I admittedly haven't been as on top of any changes to COI as I have in the past, so if guidelines have gotten tighter then it's definitely something I need to stay abreast of. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:48, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, sorry, I"d forgotten this was about AfC where COI editors are indeed allowed to create articles. But even so they are required to discloae their conflict of interest and I don't see any statement on the user talk page, perhaps there was one on the deleted draft's talk page. Sorry for barging in with unsolicited and oversimplified (ok, plain wrong) advice. Pam  D  06:00, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries - you had good intentions and didn't want them to trip themselves up! Navigating the ins and outs of COI can be a definite minefield, to be sure. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:06, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Thomas
I am Larry D. Thomas. You just edited my Wikipedia page and improved it significantly. I just want to bring a couple of things to your attention in the early career section. When I was discharged from the Navy, I worked in the adult probation field, not the prison system. I worked as a probation officer, not a parole officer. Thank you very much for improving my page. Although I didn't create the page, I added publications to it as they were published. I am embarrassed to admit that I didn't know this was inappropriate. I will definitely not make any other changes to the page.73.98.126.125 (talk) 15:10, 9 October 2020 (UTC) Thank you so much. I cannot express how much I appreciate the time you have so generously spent in researching my page and improving it. You are kind beyond measure! (73.98.126.125 (talk) 23:26, 10 October 2020 (UTC)) I am Larry D. Thomas. I apologize for bothering you again, but I just noticed two other items on my Wikipedia page which need to be corrected. In the "Early Career" section, it is noted that I was employed as a probation officer while I was working on my B.A. degree. I was actually employed as a social services caseworker. (I was not employed as an adult probation officer until I received my degree and was discharged from the navy). In the bibliography section, "Brazos, Carry Me" should be deleted as I was not the author of that book. Thank you very much for your kind assistance! 73.98.126.125 (talk) 16:02, 14 October 2020 (UTC) This is Larry D. Thomas. If it is appropriate for me to do so, I would like to provide a list of additional reference links which might assist the Wikipedia editors who are reviewing the deletion discussion concerning my Wikipedia listing. If this is in any way inappropriate, please disregard the information. The links are as follows: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/larry_d_thomas https://soundcloud.com/stephensouris/larry-d-thomas-on-jerry-bradley https://www.questia.com/library/primary-sources/authors/27081/larry-d-thomas/2 https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Montrose-man-honored-as-poet-laureate-9641833.php https://32poems.blogspot.com/2011/04/terror-and-transcendence-brief-review.html https://www.tbr.txstate.edu/archives/fall-2015/as-if-light-matters.html Thanks for your kind consideration. 73.98.126.125 (talk) 16:20, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries - I can understand where it may not be something you were aware of. Wikipedia isn't the greatest at making its policies very well known to new users, unfortunately. I'll fix this in the article! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:06, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Request on 22:06:01, 17 October 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Ceduarte1
Prof. Zimmerman is an acquaintance. I have read his books and short stories and wanted to publish a page about him on Wikipedia as a way of getting started doing editing on the platform. I solicited some input from him but I did write most of the content myself. I am unclear at this point how to move forward but would like very much to proceed.

Ceduarte1 (talk) 22:06, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * You can start a new draft at AfC, just make sure that you don't copy from external sources when it comes to the prose. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  23:53, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 11:26, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Dmitry Borisovich Volkov
Hello. Translated from Russian Wikipedia. I ask for help in reviewing. Thanks. 95.153.129.122 (talk) 20:05, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Heyyyy
Hey TokyoGirl, almost didn't recognise you ( didn't read the whole signature; totally impressed by the new same... "readerofthepack"... oh my god! ). It feels so good to see people I used to know, after coming re-active after a long time. Nice finding you still around. I found that some of the people I met back when I was active earlier are not here anymore. How are you? Hopefully safe and healthy. Here, let me pour you a hot cup of fresh darjeeling. Aditya (✉ • ⚒) 03:24, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I love darjeeling! I'm doing fairly well right now - I'm working in a new position. It's the same story as a lot of people in that covid really had a negative impact on my job, as Wiki Ed is really reliant on grants and donations, but I managed to land on my feet. :) The new job is challenging, but it does give me time on some nights for Wikipedia-ing when things are slow. How about you, how are things? ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:12, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I got a new job too. The old company collapsed. Covid hurts. But things are fine again. With movement restricted, I also get to do some Wiki stuff again. Aditya (✉ • ⚒) 05:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)


 * At least we're surviving! That's sometimes the most we can hope for - and that eventually it'll become more than just surviving. :) ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:48, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Hanumanthegowda
Kindly express your opinion in the ongoing deletion discussion. Thank you.TamilMirchi (talk) 19:05, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:53, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like it closed before I could do anything! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:54, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Corona (film) for deletion
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References on Wikipedia
Have provided two links to tv.com both in the References section and as external links. Is that okay with you?Glammazon (talk) 15:14, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi! These are considered to be routine database listings, so they can't really establish notability. Essentially, what we need to establish is that the series is notable as it airing would not establish notability in and of itself. What's needed here are things like newspaper articles discussing or reviewing the show. Books can be used but they would have to be released through a reliable publisher, which typically means that they're academic/scholarly or an established press. Small or indie publishers often aren't considered to be reliable since they may not use a good or clear editorial oversight, instead choosing to publish the work "as is" due to time and budget restraints.
 * To be honest, I'd be surprised if there wasn't coverage out there, however given the time period of the series it's most likely that it's not on the Internet - meaning that proving notability would require IRL footwork to find the sourcing, which would most likely be on microfiche or in books that don't have previews on the Internet. It's one of the more frustrating aspects of the Internet, honestly. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:05, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Yay! It was kept! By default as no consensus, but it's still here! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:32, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I couldn't really close it as "keep" because there were not enough views in that direction, but I'm certain your efforts were principal in avoiding a "Delete - COI and spam" close. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:02, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

November edith-a-thons from Women in Red
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks ! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  02:44, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

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.

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 2021 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Draft: Affected: The Story of Us
Hello! I'm just new here and I tried to post the draft and I made a mistake by using the sinopsis and I'd like to change that part and try again, is that alright? I saw that I'm supposed to ask here first :) I'm sorry for the troubles! Velma Kaiser (talk) 18:08, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * That's fine - I'll restore this and remove the copyrighted material. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello :)
Thanks for your diligent work in respect to my article. I small section that I reused and/or modified from the Spotify page in question is available for reuse and modification under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License. I invite you to scroll all the way down on said page to reveal the above mentioned permission. Hopefully this will be a simple and speedy solution to undelete and approve my article. Thanks again, and I too loved Ace of Bass in the early 90's :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2pennyworth (talk • contribs) 10:54, November 6, 2020 (UTC)
 * It still has some issues with tone, but I've removed the speedy notice and will put it back up for review. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:38, 7 November 2020 (UTC)