User talk:SL93/Archive 12

Special:Diff/1070097012
Thank you so much for promoting osteogenesis imperfecta with its image, as it was a whole lot of work to get it to its current state. I'm sure will be happy I didn't give up due to not being able to think of a hook at first! I'm writing to suggest you move the text (pictured) after the words blue eyes—as a genetic disease can't really be pictured.So my suggested change is in full—"... that osteogenesis imperfecta causes blue eyes (pictured)—and brittle bones?"Thanks so much! I'm sorry for forgetting to write the (pictured) in my suggested hook. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 02:19, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's fine. Done. SL93 (talk) 02:27, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Banzai Bug
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Designasaurus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Block Lewis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest. Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
 * The template db-afc-move has been created - this template is similar to db-move when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

DYK nomination of Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914
Hello! Your submission of Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Bruxton (talk) 18:56, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry to reject the hooks. I wanted to yield to your opinion and if we had two we could agree on, the reviewer could choose one. That is how I have seen some reviews go. Bruxton (talk) 23:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's fine. I will just let whoever promotes the article choose one. SL93 (talk) 01:04, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message. You have 334 DYKs so there's that! I thought the article was very interesting and I may go read the book because of it. Thanks for your hard work.Bruxton (talk) 01:07, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I pinged Leeky because they are active at DYK. They have given the article a tick. Bruxton (talk) 03:55, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lord Chumley
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Valerie Boles
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

March editathons
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:38, 27 February 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Together We Live
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 2 March 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.

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 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:07, 3 March 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.

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 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Hello! Your submission of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! lullabying (talk) 05:53, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

March songs
Thank you for support in the RfC! Listening to the charity concert mentioned here. I created the articles of the composer and the soprano. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Now, you can also listen on YouTube, and more music, the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices call "Freiheit!" (freedom, instead of "Freude", joy). Music every day, pictured in songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

St. Patrick's Day, more music and today's sunset --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Sunday flowers and sounds, don't miss the extraordinary marriage of the beginnings of the theme of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, and Prayer for Ukraine - here! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:12, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School as TFA, "about a documentary that focuses on LGBTQ topics being taught in schools"! - Per happy coincidence, a pictured DYK by me (and Grimes2 and many) shares the Main page, - enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Also nice stats, above average! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Greenwell Street
Should probably be in the "quirky" slot. Philafrenzy (talk) 08:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. SL93 (talk) 14:02, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:54, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Khairunnisa Ash'ari
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Harriet Connor Brown
—Kusma (talk) 12:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Navy Wife (1935 film)
 Schwede 66  12:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Great job on this article and hook. It’s one of the first DYK hooks I’ve seen in a very long time that I’ve actually liked. It’s informative, instructional, educational, and interesting. Viriditas (talk) 21:41, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

April Editathons from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:46, 22 March 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lucy Feagin 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 Legobot, on behalf of Theleekycauldron -- Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:21, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hockley Pendant
Hello! Your submission of Hockley Pendant 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 15:36, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Carl Cain
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

your first TFA
congrats! :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 01:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Such a long wait though. SL93 (talk) 01:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

I also want to chime in and share congratulations–it's a great article topic and I'm always thrilled to see coverage of queer topics and media show up on the main page! Stellar work. —&#8288;Collint c 14:20, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

fun trick
if you put  into the wikipedia search box, the total number of search results will tell you how many DYK promotions a user's made. you're coming up on 2,000, some of these numbers are just crazy. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 10:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Interesting. I didn't think it was that much. SL93 (talk) 15:28, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Need some help with explaining
Hello, can I ask for some help? Venkat TL left a message on my talk page stating that I should not have added a to his nomination since I wasn't planning on doing a full review. I told him it's common practice to add icons to nominations with issues, even if a full review has yet to be performed. To be fair, in my case it was mea culpa: I told him he needed to do a QPQ since he had more than 5 DYK noms, when he corrected me and said that the QPQ kicks in not at 5 DYK noms but rather 5 successful DYK credits. In any case, I really don't know how to explain to him that adding icons without full reviews is commonly-done on DYK and is considered acceptable practice, so I was hoping you can explain it to him better than I can. Thanks.  Naruto love hinata 5 (talk · contributions) 16:44, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I backed you up on your talk page. Now to see if Venkat TL believes it. SL93 (talk) 17:30, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. Now he's bringing up the Hijab nomination and I really don't know how to explain that one anymore. I've been trying to tell him that multiple editors had raised concerns about that article. Maybe you can explain it better to him than I can?  Naruto love hinata 5 (talk · contributions) 19:52, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think I can. I think you did a good job with it, but for some reason its not clicking with him. SL93 (talk) 19:54, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article Lucy Feagin 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:Lucy Feagin for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Theleekycauldron -- Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:41, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article Lucy Feagin you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lucy Feagin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Theleekycauldron -- Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:41, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lucy Feagin
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

File rename
the filename is incorrectly translated, it should read: "A Kingdom for a House". Since I have no filemover rights here, I would be much obliged if you could correct this painful typo. Thank you for your time. Lotje (talk) 12:54, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I tagged it for a rename, but I don't have filemover rights. SL93 (talk) 21:59, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you ever so much Lotje (talk) 07:36, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Da Turdy Point Buck
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Juice
I wanted to thank you for Juice (2017 film), and miss a credit. Anyway, good job, and thank you for patience. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:43, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hockley Pendant
— Maile (talk) 00:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Iowa Corn Song
I just wanted to thank you for creating this nomination, and with music. It's so darned cute. Makes me want to grab a baton and march up and down to the beat. — Maile (talk) 00:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I may or may not have taught myself the song on guitar and spent 15 minutes giddily strumming it over and over. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:22, 16 April 2022 (UTC) yes, I did put my hands over my head every time I said "tall corn". Made it very hard to keep strumming.
 * Thanks, Maile and leek. While creating the article, I was hoping that I could find music that could be used. I about became upset because the first audio that I found was a rendition that wasn't in the public domain, but I ended up becoming lucky. SL93 (talk) 00:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm glad it worked out :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 01:50, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Barbara Ann Wilcox (nom)
i've got mixed, personal feelings about the image preventing me from judging it fairly; so, leaving this one up to you as to whether it gets the image slot. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 12:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't like the image because the subject is looking down. SL93 (talk) 19:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * If I promote it, I will choose the image. I had a long drawn out episode with that user before after I didn't choose their image. SL93 (talk) 03:51, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
 * @SL93: well, someone'll promote it with the image if they want to, then. it is what it is. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 04:29, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Iowa Corn Song
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Taco pizza
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ethel Ogden
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Julian M. Wright
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Trachelomonas cervicula
I reviewed the article for dyk and greenlighted it. Wanted to ask if you wanted to give credit to another editor. I appears the article had another major contributor/creator. Thanks Bruxton (talk) 02:17, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The editor with the second highest number of contributions was me, but I only made minor edits. SL93 (talk) 06:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I messed up on the credits. I meant to only have a nominator's credit. I will fix that now. SL93 (talk) 06:04, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Itsuki Hirata
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 2 May 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:11, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

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)

DYK for Julie Jensen McDonald
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Eiboeck
Hello! Your submission of Joseph Eiboeck 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! Cielquiparle (talk) 08:24, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Trachelomonas cervicula
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Daisy Wood Hildreth
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

rollback for debugging
sorry about that; this shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. Longer than that and I'll just take away the removal entirely. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It's fine. There is also the same issue in prep 4. I noticed that preps are getting harder to balance with the currently approved hooks. It shouldn't be much of a problem at the moment due to how many queues and preps are filled, but I'm hoping we move into two QPQs per nomination soon. SL93 (talk) 06:06, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * i hope so, looks like the backlog's swelling. issue's fixed :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Great work. As for the backlog, it doesn't help that the majority of approved hooks appear to be biographies. I was having a lot of trouble finding non-US non-biography hooks. SL93 (talk) 06:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks :) really, shortage of non-us non-bios? haven't seen that in quite a while... if the U.S. bio hooks are piling up, I'd stuff four into every set. Looks like there are a lot of non-u.s. non-bios in the preps right now, more than needed; when a new set opens up, you can make some swaps with filled preps to stretch some of the unnecessary !u.s. !bios. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure. All of the preps, except for prep 1 and 2, have four biographies. Prep 1 and 2 have three biographies. SL93 (talk) 06:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * right, that's my bad—I scanned mostly for U.S. balance, not bio balance. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:52, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tlaleng Mofokeng
Hello! Your submission of Tlaleng Mofokeng 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! Bruxton (talk) 04:00, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Continuing discussion

 * Original discussion: Special:PermanentLink/1088226816

Listen; i'm sorry if I misrepresented what you were saying. Whether or not your criticism was valid (and I think it has merit), I was trying just to get at the idea that WP:ERRORS isn't the place for criticizing another editor's conduct; it moves too quickly, and it's seen by too many people. I think you should have gone to their talk page; it's less embarrassing for them, and the community can fix errors on WP:ERRORS and move on. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:09, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I see no issue on mentioning someone's conduct in the place where the conduct is happening. We will have to disagree on that. SL93 (talk) 21:17, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * okay, fair enough- we'll drop it, then. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Lancaster Budd
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for this DYK and work around the preps! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:34, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

a strong woman in great collaboration --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Strippers vs Werewolves
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Tlaleng Mofokeng
—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

bottom preps
as a matter of guideline, do we fill the bottom preps or not? I keep wanting to do work at the preps, which is difficult if you fill the bottom one and I don't... are we supposed to or not? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:46, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It hasn't been written anywhere despite a couple editors, who don't work on the preps, being snappity about it. I think it should be decided among those who work on the preps unless it becomes a guideline. I tend to not listen to unwritten rules and guidelines. It's not either of those in my mind until there is an established consensus that is written. Then again, I'm not the only editor who works on the bottom set. I only filled the set because more sets can be promoted if it's an issue and it needs to be taken care of soon anyway with only one filled queue. I'm not sure if you're saying I work on them too much, but I only filled a few of the current preps and I didn't work on the promotions that are in the only filled queue. Though you recently worked on around three sets at once. SL93 (talk) 03:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, now there is a new bottom prep and soon to be more due to there only being two filled queues... SL93 (talk) 05:05, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm totally not saying you work on them too much – I was more trying to get at the inside of your head, see if there's a consistent rule that needs to be followed. I'm happy for you to fill the bottom preps, if you want, but it does bring on the snappities. If you want to take a whack at the currently open bottom set, you're more than welcome to. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 07:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for misunderstanding you. I try to always ignore the few complainers when we are on two sets a day. SL93 (talk) 08:11, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently Special:ListUsers/patroller New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

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Kim E. Nielsen DYK
Hi I just saw you promoted Kim E. Nielsen. Could you link Helen Keller in the hook for Nielsen? I don’t think every reader will be familiar with her. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 20:24, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * {{u|Thriley} Done. SL93 (talk) 20:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Let's try that ping again - . SL93 (talk) 20:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Thriley (talk) 20:31, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Newspaper clippings — short guide
I wanted to give you some more specific guidance on newspaper clippings, now that I see you've gotten into the act.

My first suggestion to you is to use PressPass, a Greasemonkey script that will save you oodles of time. What PressPass does is generate cite news templates based off a clipping—if you title the clipping, it will use the clipping title.

For instance, I have a clipping https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/. PressPass turns that clipping into

That's great! But three things need to be done before I go off and put this in the article.


 * Newspapers.com, except for newer paper years added by digital microfilm, does not account for section numbers in pagination. Page 1 is actually page A1 in this newspaper, so that has to be changed out. One of the Dr. Max Show citations is a magazine supplement, scanned alongside the newspaper, which has its own title and pagination: "The Five Seasons Extra 10".
 * The author information must be added manually.
 * This article spans two pages and requires two clippings. The second clipping is https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102429075/channel-21/ and it is on page A8. For second and third pages, you only need the raw clipping URL for Wikipedia use, as we'll be linking it in the pages parameter. We add all that information in as follows:

(Also note that if you have two references from the same paper, or sometimes multiple papers in the same city, on the same date, you may need to edit the ref name to avoid ref name duplication.)

PressPass has been enormously useful to me in saving time. You will find that Newspapers.com's holdings will allow you to write broadcasting articles into nearly every corner of the state (sorry, Ottumwa). I suspect you will have quite a bit of fun.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:14, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm having trouble figuring out how to even begin using it and I don't know what Greasemonkey is. SL93 (talk) 11:21, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What browser do you use? I can walk you through things a bit. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 17:23, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm interested too; I have chrome, was never able to get it to work (as promised by JPxG, I guess) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 17:33, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was already a Firefox user. You might need to switch for this. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 17:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I use Chrome and Edge. SL93 (talk) 19:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

June events from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 09:22, 31 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Prep 7 note
I was really hoping my 500th DYK (which is the next one of mine to run) would be WLOK instead of Rich Strike, and honestly Rich Strike might be best held for June 11 (second set if 2-a-day) so it runs during the Belmont Stakes... It's funny, a racehorse is so unrepresentative of my work! Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:47, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * You just gave me background information that I had no way of knowing. There was no special occasion request made for Rich Strike also. Next time, please make a request for what you want promoted next at the DYK talk page because no one has a way to know otherwise. SL93 (talk) 11:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't make a date request for Rich Strike because I didn't think it'd take this long to run (nor did I know Rich Strike would skip the Preakness for the Belmont). Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 16:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Either way, I wouldn't know what you preferred when it comes to that nomination. I also had no idea of knowing what you wanted your 500th DYK to be or that you even cared about it. SL93 (talk) 22:29, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Should I move Rich Strike to the special occasion holding area for June 11? SL93 (talk) 01:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah. If we're still at two-a-day, run that in the second set to appear during the Belmont. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 01:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. SL93 (talk) 02:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ouigi Theodore
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

just to be clear
This Jeez was directed at myself, not at you! :D I'd just blown TWO pings. valereee (talk) 20:23, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I realized that. Thanks for posting here though. SL93 (talk) 20:48, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jiggle Jiggle
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 07:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Eiboeck
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

James F. Kelley DYK review
Hi there, I just want to make sure James F. Kelley got a proper DYK review. I’m a bit confused as to what happened. It looks like the Good Article review template was used, but then was deleted. Thriley (talk) 16:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The review was fine. I guess I'm confused because I still see the GA review template. SL93 (talk) 21:51, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi SL93 ...re Sonya Legg
I would really like to go with an earlier hook. I don't want to encourage the trivial messing about with hooks after they have been approved by a reliable editor. Your tick for the article was fine and then everyone piled on to ... have their name mentioned. I think this is just pissing about and it deters nominators and reviewers from getting a good hook. After all why bother when the hook is going to be "improved" and everyone says "briiliant" ... because they know that discussion just leads to more delay and a lower position hook. Promoters need to fix real and actual errors not oblige everyone to have to comment on their stylistic mods as they try and make a 100% good hook into a 101% better one. Victuallers (talk) 20:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Pinging to see about using the original hook. SL93 (talk) 21:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at Sonya Legg and Template:Did you know nominations/Sonya Legg, I think this was Alt2: ... that British oceanographer Sonya Legg has studied the South China Sea where waves can be bigger than 600 ft?
 * Which one did you want? --evrik (talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Pinging SL93 (talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thx SL93, and thanks to - the earlier the better IMO. There was nothing wrong with the original hook. The critic of 0.2 km was quite happy to see "600 feet" as long as the USA's units got mentioned, which is a bit biased??. SL93's checking of the hook was fine and didn't need to prissed up by later commentators. Victuallers (talk) 22:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * mind if I use meters rather than kilometers? The 0.2 seems small. --evrik (talk) 01:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure, just do it, lets go with your "stylistic mod" (see above) its hung around too long. Although it would have been nice to have run it as written and as approved. Do you think I chose km randomly? This was written by someone who has written dozens of articles since it was nominated. We/they lose interest. DYK is for new articles. Thanks for helping for this article to escape from the DYK holding camp. Victuallers (talk) 07:05, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for The Dr. Max Show
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cory Synhorst SerVaas
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Canyon Kid's Corner
Hello! Your submission of Canyon Kid's Corner 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! Vladimir.copic (talk) 02:34, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fischer quintuplets
Hello! Your submission of Fischer quintuplets 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! Bruxton (talk) 00:57, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Aurelia Sentinel
Hello! Your submission of Aurelia Sentinel 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!  Arbitrarily0  ( talk ) 21:27, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cyclotron
Hi, thanks for promoting Cyclotron for DYK. In the discussion I had with David Eppstein about the nomination, the consensus was to remove that cyclotron diagram and replace it with this one, but I didn't know how to make that edit at the time. Is that something you can help me with now? Thanks! PianoDan (talk) 19:33, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I became confused on which image to use because the automated prep promoter didn't list the second image. Now done. SL93 (talk) 19:44, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * it won't list if the image file isn't in main page image/DYK format- gotta add that functionality. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 19:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for your help! PianoDan (talk) 20:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Your DYKN nomination
Hello! Your submission of TFW No GF 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!

Nyanardsan (talk) 12:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Canyon Kid's Corner
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Bronx County Bird Club
Hi. I see this already made it to the front page. I thought things got promoted to a prep area and then after a week moved into a queue, and then another week later they find their way to the front page. I'm certainly not complaining that this got through the process faster, I'm just curious how that works. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:13, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There are no time limits for DYK. Prep builders go through the approved hooks, starting from the oldest nominations first, to build a balanced prep set. The balanced set alternates between biographies, non-biographies, and countries while also trying to not have more of one topic in that prep set (such as music, film, sports, etc). The time that it takes to reach a prep, then a queue after admin approval, and then the automated switch to the main page has to do with the backlog, building a balanced set, how many promoters we have, and when the promoters feel like working on the task. Template:Did you know/Queue shows the preps and queues. It also shows the order for sets moving to the main page plus the day and time of when it will be on the main page. The main reason for your hook being promoted so fast was that we were running low (and still are) on "quirky hooks" which is what the last hook in each set is for. Per Did you know/Supplementary guidelines - "Consider picking a funny or quirky hook if there is one available and putting it in the last (bottom) slot of the update. Just as serious news programs end on an upbeat note to bring viewers back next time, ending on an upbeat or quirky note rounds an update off nicely and encourages readers to come back next time for more. An update can have more than one quirky hook, but the best examples should probably be preserved for the bottom slot." SL93 (talk) 01:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks for the explanation. Good to know my bizarre sense of humor gets me to the front of the line sometimes :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 01:42, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
 * Backlog status

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.
 * Backlog drive

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
 * TIP – New school articles

There is a new template available,, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
 * Misc

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.


 * Reminders
 * Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Wrap
Hey I just want to say that I trust your judgement more than my own when it comes to DYKs. If you want to pull the hook you should do it, the nominator is ok with it. I was just talking it through. Cheers Bruxton (talk) 22:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It wasn't just the hook, but a potential error in general existing. I'm fine with just saying my piece to have it on record just in case. SL93 (talk) 22:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes understood, thank you for all you do for the project. Bruxton (talk) 22:56, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in July 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:49, 27 June 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging


 * Thank you. I admit that DYK has been somewhat frustrating lately. I couldn't even use my right as a promoter to choose to not use a particular image without getting someone angry. I faced pushback for wanting Spanish sources to be checked for copyright violations when the hook was recently pulled due to copyvios from the English sources. I faced more pushback about attributing statements in hooks when there have been multiple similar discussions over the past year and a half or so. Fram repeatedly called me a liar when I tried to defend myself on the DYK talk page. I'm also tired of seeing hook approvals where not all of the information is even in the article. SL93 (talk) 22:16, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is like when too many people design a table. Try to keep your chin up and keep on keepin on! Bruxton (talk) 22:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I hear you – it's been pretty frustrating for me as well. You do great work, and while it's sometimes difficult to get everyone on board with something, you keep your head up. You're a valuable and important part of DYK, for both your work and your views. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 22:36, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments. I just added my main concern to the DYK talk page about hook attribution. I really should have said it before. SL93 (talk) 22:43, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Hey
Hey can you help with me with this? Bruxton (talk) 21:37, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I added it to the pending nomination list. SL93 (talk) 22:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for UK cost of living crisis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Aurelia Star
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Inkvaders


The article Inkvaders has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "All in article sources are dead and of uncertain reliability. No other coverage in RIS found and game does not appear notable."

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Mccapra (talk) 06:05, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
(t &#183; c)  buidhe  20:26, 1 July 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)

DYK for Avtar Singh Jouhl
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for TFW No GF
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
Lovely to see so much energy even nine years later! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. There have been several times when I thought about leaving Wikipedia, but I still continue to stick around. SL93 (talk) 23:36, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and - just looking around - that's productive ;) - my first barnstar was for resilience, dyk?
 * On Fridayday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:43, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for James Herndon (drag queen)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Lester Errington
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Judith Ehrlich
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Fischer quintuplets
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Vid
Check out the cool video- documentary of the quints Bruxton (talk) 15:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * That was very interesting. SL93 (talk) 16:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

 * Thank you. SL93 (talk) 21:27, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for My Last Wonderful Days
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wayne Cryts
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 13:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cerro Bola
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lawyering (book)
 Schwede 66  00:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

M/m
In case you were wondering about this edit.... I was a little uncertain about how to format it. Since the quoted text from the source said she ran in "two Boston marathons", I was uncertain whether that meant she was in the Boston Marathon twice (which seems most likely), or if she was in two marathons which were in Boston. (I dunno if there are other marathons there.) I kinda compromised, linking to the uppercase per MOS:DYKPIPE, while retaining your original lowercase to display, but I was tempted to just unlink it since I wasn't sure.   M ANdARAX       XAЯAbИA M    20:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I managed to find an online reference that it was the Boston Marathon and I will add it to the article now. I didn't realize until viewing the Wikipedia article that it wasn't lowercase. SL93 (talk) 20:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks!   M ANdARAX       XAЯAbИA M    21:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Motion Pictures in Education
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cotton Blossom Singers
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 27 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Byron Tabor
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 11:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Arthur Samuel Garretson
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Love Falls On Us
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your consistent DYK work, and the support of saying two things about a singer if that broadens what readers get to know about her! - I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William Savage (ornithologist)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ann Kiemel Anderson
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Orphan label for Stöner article
Hello @SL93, Firsltly, thank you for accepting my article via the Articles for Creation submission process. In regards to the article being an orphan, I have provided links to the article on related pages including Brant Bjork, Kyuss, Nick Oliveri, etc., as a band the person is a member of or a band it is a spinoff of, for example. I was wondering if this is a solution to the Orphan label or if there is more to be considered as to when it should be removed. Any help is appreciated. HPSR (talk) 02:00, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * (watching:) I removed the tag, and next time you can do it yourself. Orphan or no orphan is clear-cut. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
Hello ,

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators and, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
 * Backlog status

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.


 * Coordination: and  have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out.  will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.


 * Open letter to the WMF: The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.


 * TIP - Reviewing by subject: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.


 * New reviewers: The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.


 * Reminders
 * Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
 * To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.

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DYK for Mexican Pizza
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

August songs
thank you - pics and thoughts on 13 August --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:15, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP message
Hi ,

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
 * Invitation

To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Gilbert Eastman
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for The Corner That Held Them
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in September 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:38, 31 August 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

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)

NPP Award for 2018
Here is a barnstar to show appreciation for the NPP reviews you did back in 2018. We realize this is late, but NPP fell behind in some coordination activities. We have just caught up with giving out deserved barnstars. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:35, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Emory Collins
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Melissa Clark-Reynolds
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your latest, and for promoting SWV 36 for DYK! The rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto (my brother played in the orchestra), and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

travel and strings sound - more travel pics if you are interested --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Green Valley State Park
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
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Yamatai Honshu Theory
You accepted Yamatai Kyushu Theory. Do you think Draft:Yamatai Honshu Theory is ready for mainspace? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 14:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

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Women in Red October 2022
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DYK for Reconstructing Womanhood
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
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DYK for Robert Bauer (artist)
Vanamonde 12:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

George Douglas Gray
Isn't the Alt a little more interesting (with or without "which they did"? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Iowa Cow War
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Your GA nomination of Iowa Cow War
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Your GA nomination of Iowa Cow War
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thank you! - today featured Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:30, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red November 2022
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DYK for Mahurangi Harbour
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Iowa Cow War
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 2 November 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 19:51, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Manuel Carpio
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Rhino Rumble
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DYK for Te lapa
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 5 November 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 10:28, 6 November 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)

DYK for Locust Plague of 1874
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 9 November 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:32, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the update. It looks like I should create more notable, but niche, articles like this one and Iowa Cow War for DYK. SL93 (talk) 01:37, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Francisco de Terrazas
— Maile (talk) 00:43, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for People, Places and Things (short story collection)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:22, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rhino Rumble
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:04, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Boggy Creek Monster (film)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving - Bach said it in music for peace. Thank you for good work on DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:50, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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Women in Red in December 2022
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Chase Brown
Can you return this from prep? Somebody passed him in the final week of the season, so I need to come up with something else? Cbl62 (talk) 04:23, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. SL93 (talk) 13:44, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Locust Plague of 1874
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DYK for William Miller Beardshear
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Locust Plague of 1874
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Because I lurk on theleekycauldron's talk page
I see you've been injured in an accident. I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Take care of yourself. If there's anything I can do to help (watch, assist), please call on me. We're stronger with you. BusterD (talk) 18:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. My surgery is tomorrow morning. SL93 (talk) 01:14, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for John Barber White
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rebecca Yahr
~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 00:03, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Gyalectidium yahriae
~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 00:03, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Thinking of you, sad to learn of your accident, best wishes for recovery! I wish I was near you, then I would offer to type for you. - Today, I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera, and as she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent Christmas concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing "Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk, for cheers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Enjoy the season, dreaming of peace! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt, in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Thoughts
I am thinking of you and hoping you come back to your activities in DYK. The project needs you. But for now just get better and know you are missed Bruxton (talk) 05:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi SL93, I promoted a hook and image from your nomination, I am just thinking that maybe the image caption reads funny. Perhaps you can take a look. Bruxton (talk) 05:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I would be fine with just Vivian Smith as the caption. SL93 (talk) 16:45, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks I like Vivian Smith (1916) Bruxton (talk) 17:40, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Resting and healing
I just learned about the accident! I'm so sorry.

Just forget about DYK. If preps don't get filled, they don't get filled. Take care of yourself. Valereee (talk) 12:37, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I will be depending on the appointment today. My stitches will be removed this afternoon and the doctor will tell me if I can go back to work or if I need any physical therapy. SL93 (talk) 16:46, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Fingers crossed! Valereee (talk) 16:49, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * There is good news and bad news. The new x-ray turned out to be great. I can still do most work that doesn't involve much heavy-lifting, such as typing, so participating on Wikipedia is fine. However, I can't go back to my actual job for at least another month so that there is no chance of the metal plate surgery being ruined. SL93 (talk) 03:01, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I hope it's a welcome break from the actual job rather than a worrisome one! Valereee (talk) 14:21, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Marilyn Gayle Hoff
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Alice Bird Babb
Hello! Your submission of Alice Bird Babb 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! PCN02WPS ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 04:38, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!
I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new Year. Best regards RV (talk) 08:33, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Benjamin F. Gue
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023
--Lajmmoore (talk) 18:04, 27 December 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Vivian Smith (suffragist)
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC) Thank you, fine hook and pic - nice to have it together with Quentin Oliver Lee. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: and. Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, SL93!


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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
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Closing nom
Hi, I just closed Template:Did you know nominations/Execution of Russian soldiers in Makiivka, which you marked for closure. Did I do it correctly? BorgQueen (talk) 19:11, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * You did. SL93 (talk) 22:53, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Elmer Carlson
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 7
Just wanted to let you know that I didn't notice you were adding hooks to Prep 7 until I went to add one. I went ahead and added it but I'll let you fill the rest of that Prep 7 in so that we don't conflict. :) - Aoidh (talk) 00:28, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * You can fill it if you want. SL93 (talk) 00:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like Template:Did you know nominations/Thurgood Marshall's hook got cut off when you moved it into the prep area—I assume that wasn't on purpose (maybe the script got confused by the question mark?) but just wanted to make sure. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 01:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * @Extraordinary Writ: Agh, umm, yep! detecting the last question mark doesn't usually work, because often times there'll be a question mark in the source link, that's no good. Not sure how to efficiently deal with that edge case... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:25, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries! I've just added the rest of the hook in myself: I reckon that shouldn't be controversial. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Request
Thanks for building preps as usual. Could you please consider promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Goncharov (meme)? It's fairly old (24 Nov) and I can't promote it since I've reviewed it, as per our rules. Well, actually I did promote it and then had to un-promote. Lol. BorgQueen (talk) 21:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh Leeky just promoted it. Thanks anyway! 😊 BorgQueen (talk) 21:41, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . . . theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:42, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Spencer Finkbine
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 10 January 2023 (UTC)