User talk:Thebiguglyalien

Welcome to the alien's nest. days since the last alien abduction.
 * If you seek wisdom, you have likely come to the wrong place, but I will do my best.
 * If you come with insults or put-downs, at least make them clever.
 * If I haven't replied in 48 hours, either I forgot or I assumed you didn't want a reply.
 * I review good article nominations on request, but only if it's about a country where I've never done a review before (see the last column in my articles per country) and if you've reviewed more articles than you've nominated.
 * Talk page stalkers are welcome. The vast majority are not abducted or eaten.

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 1
The article Federalist No. 1 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 1 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 1/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 18:23, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 24
The article Federalist No. 24 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 24 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 24/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 08:00, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 23
The article Federalist No. 23 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 23 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 23/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 08:23, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 25
The article Federalist No. 25 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 25 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 25/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 12:23, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Samia Suluhu Hassan you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 17:44, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Anna Harrison
The article Anna Harrison you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Anna Harrison for comments about the article, and Talk:Anna Harrison/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dugan Murphy -- Dugan Murphy (talk) 22:04, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Don't Be a Sucker
The article Don't Be a Sucker you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Don't Be a Sucker for comments about the article, and Talk:Don't Be a Sucker/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 23:01, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan
The article Samia Suluhu Hassan 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:Samia Suluhu Hassan and Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 04:40, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Autocracy
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Your GA nomination of Catherine Samba-Panza
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Catherine Samba-Panza you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 13:23, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Catherine Samba-Panza
The article Catherine Samba-Panza you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Catherine Samba-Panza for comments about the article, and Talk:Catherine Samba-Panza/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 10:23, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan
The article Samia Suluhu Hassan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan for comments about the article, and Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 12:11, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
The article Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy for comments about the article, and Talk:Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vrxces -- Vrxces (talk) 07:21, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Autocracy
The article Autocracy you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Autocracy for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of PizzaKing13 -- PizzaKing13 (talk) 18:01, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hugo's House of Horrors
The article Hugo's House of Horrors you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hugo's House of Horrors for comments about the article, and Talk:Hugo's House of Horrors/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vrxces -- Vrxces (talk) 08:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana
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Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana
The article Politics of Botswana 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:Politics of Botswana and Talk:Politics of Botswana/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:44, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana
The article Politics of Botswana you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Politics of Botswana for comments about the article, and Talk:Politics of Botswana/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:22, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikisource
I'm considering writing a short article for the Signpost about contributing to (English) Wikisource, which I've been doing on and off since this January. Since you're another Wikipedian who recently joined that project, I wondered if you would like to say a few words about your experiences getting started on Wikisource (learning curve, pros, cons, anything really). No worries if you don't want to. Cheers, Cremastra (talk) 22:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Sure! Anything in particular you're looking for? The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 23:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've drafted a bit of the article here, so specifically, (you can answer any or none of these, say what you like):
 * Did you find getting started on Wikisource easy?
 * What do you do at Wikisource?
 * Do you like it? Why or why not?
 * How does editing Wikisource compare to editing Wikipedia (process, community, difficulty, etc.)
 * Thanks, Cremastra (talk) 00:20, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * do you have a timeframe for when you want to submit this? Because right now I have about three days of experience on Wikisource and I suspect I'll have more to say in the near future. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 01:25, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh, of course take your time. I'm happy to wait until you have more to say. Cremastra (talk) 12:19, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Leatherface
Hi! So, I saw your GAN review before on this article and I want to apply it here Good article reassessment/Michael Myers (Halloween)/1. Do you think those primary sources are fine to be used in the concept and design of the character? 🥒 Greenish Pickle! 🥒 (🔔) 05:21, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I have no opinion on this GAR. It's just a matter of whether other editors think it meets the WP:GACR. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 06:27, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 8
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Federalist No. 8 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of The Blue Rider -- The Blue Rider (talk) 15:02, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

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Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission
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Disambiguation link notification for May 4
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Iron Man, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page James Rhodes.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 05:57, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
 * Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
 * Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
 * Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
 * Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
 * Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
 * Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
 * Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission
The article Kgabo Commission 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:Kgabo Commission and Talk:Kgabo Commission/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Death of Captain Marvel
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Death of Captain Marvel you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

The Core Contest is halfway through!
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Now is a good time to set goals for your article: What section needs the most improvement? Which sources remain unused? How can you best spend your time? Good luck and happy editing! Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. –  Aza24  (talk)   02:28, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

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Editor of the Week
User:Hey man im josh submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:
 * I nominate Thebiguglyalien to be Editor of the Week for their exceptional content work. Particularly impressive is their work on the first ladies of the United States. They have worked to create 4 Featured Articles such as Barbara Bush, Frances Cleveland, and Lou Henry Hoover plus 65 Good Articles (69 GAs promoted) and 1 Featured List. Examples of their work are Dictatorship,  Centre-left politics, and  Iron Man, for which they received a Million Award. I believe we should recognize their significant contributions and efforts to improve Wikipedia. A wonderful writer, whether on content, in back-page discussions, or in satire. Seconded by AirshipJungleman29

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven   Talk  (UTC) 12:29, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * A well deserved honor. Thanks for everything you do, TBUA. I'd also shout out the ~100 high-quality reviews. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 13:08, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Leucippus
Bro your article Leucippus is the featured article of the day 00:38, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * So it is! I had completely forgotten that it was scheduled to be on the main page. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 04:21, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Leucippus was the first person to propose that matter is made of microscopic particles called atoms. What makes this impressive is that he lived over 2,000 years before atoms were actually discovered. Of course, Leucippus's atoms were quite different from the ones we know to exist: he contended that they were totally indivisible, and that they came in infinitely many shapes and sizes. Using his concept of atoms, he developed explanations for the creation of the world and the existence of a physical soul. Despite his importance in the history of philosophy, almost all information about his life and his writings has been lost, and what we know comes from second-hand accounts. He has since been overshadowed by his more famous student, Democritus."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sebele II
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Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission
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Your GA nomination of The Death of Captain Marvel
The article The Death of Captain Marvel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel for comments about the article, and Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Congratulations by the way, and thanks for all your hard work to improve some really important articles. :) BOZ (talk) 08:12, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

2001 GA
Just noticed that 2001 has achieved the GA status a while ago! Fantastic work. I'm so glad that the work we initially did together paid off. Thanks for all your perseverance. BorgQueen (talk) 19:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Yep! I think it turned out really well, though I'm still trying to figure out the exact format and sourcing style that works the best (especially for the events lists). I've got something similar in progress at 2002 and 2003. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 03:07, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Great to hear that. Do you still need Ein Engel in der Hölle von Auschwitz by the way? I can get a copy and scan the relevant chapters for you if you'd like. A secondhand copy is only about 10 euros from Amazon Germany. BorgQueen (talk) 12:58, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd like to get its main subject Maria Stromberger to FA. But I wouldn't ask you to go out of your way like that, especially since I'd need the whole book and, until there's an English translation, I'm limited in what I could do with it. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 23:03, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sebele II
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"DYK shouldn't feature anything contentious or charged."
Re your comment in Wikipedia talk:Did you know that "DYK shouldn't feature anything contentious or charged. That's just not appropriate for the main page.": this seems a little tone-deaf coming from someone who not that long ago successfully (and appropriately!) nominated LGBT representation in The Simpsons for DYK. The fact that it was nominated for deletion three months later (by someone later sanctioned for problematic views on gender-related topics) should make it obvious that there are plenty of people who will consider any visibility for LGBT representation as something that is contentious and charged. I am not one of those people, of course...just pointing out that they exist. What is unremarkable or worth highlighting to you and me may well be contentious or charged to others. —David Eppstein (talk) 08:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

The 2024 Core Contest has ended!
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Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Edith Roosevelt you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HistoryTheorist -- HistoryTheorist (talk) 00:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fear of bees
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Invitation to participate in WP:GARC
Hello Thebiguglyalien, I noticed you have an article listed at WP:GAN. I recently started a project, Good Article Review Circles, and thought you might be interested. This initiative helps articles get reviewed more quickly through collaborative efforts. By joining, you'll review others' articles and get your own reviewed in return. Check out the page for more details! — GMH Melbourne (talk) 09:38, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Autocracy
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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)
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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)
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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)
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Your GA nomination of Autocracy
The article Autocracy you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Autocracy for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 18:01, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Iron Man FAC
Hey. Didn't have time to write this earlier. Sucks that the FAC wasn't allowed to continue and the article didn't pass. Irregardless, I saw that you made some edits on Iron Man's article and was wondering if you'd like me to continue my comments here? That way, when you renominate the article, I won't have all that many comments to make. PanagiotisZois (talk) 22:58, 13 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I was planning on taking one more look at it then nominating it tomorrow. But if you have any thoughts, then by all means. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 23:18, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Ah, that's great! I'm really glad to see you're keen on getting the article to FA. Since I still haven't looked over the whole article, I'm probably going to need some time to look over the final few sections. Which also means I probably will have more than just a few comments to make. So, go ahead and renominate the article, and I'll leave my initial comments then.
 * PS. I hope the changes I made to the image pages are adequate for the image review. Maybe you'll want to look over them yourself and put your own touch on them for the FAC. PanagiotisZois (talk) 23:23, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

On your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt
Hey, sorry for being so slow reviewing the article. I really jumped into the deep end reviewing and I thought I would be able to review all the citations as I have done for the shorter GANs I've reviewed, but I got a bit burnt out in the process. I should be done by Wednesday after I've conducted one more prose check and have finished spot-checking sources for the sections I haven't got to yet The article is on track to pass, provided you respond to the suggestions listed, but I thought I would give you an update for your and my sake. ❤History Theorist❤  04:55, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt
The article Edith Roosevelt 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:Edith Roosevelt and Talk:Edith Roosevelt/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HistoryTheorist -- HistoryTheorist (talk) 22:44, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt
The article Edith Roosevelt you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Edith Roosevelt for comments about the article, and Talk:Edith Roosevelt/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HistoryTheorist -- HistoryTheorist (talk) 02:42, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kahina Bahloul
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Broad tbans
Can't say I haven't had a similar thought every now and then looking at a contribution history, but there's no way it works for good reasons or bad. My bold fantasy is to have simply locked the leads of the high-level pages (ie. those not directly related to the war but about the topic, like the country articles) when the war started. A balance between diffusing heat (emotion combined with WP:LEADFIX) while leaving the actual articles accessible. CMD (talk) 03:25, 21 June 2024 (UTC)


 * For sure, "strongly believe" is very different from "expect to happen" or "ready to implement". But at the same time it does feel like more can be done than we're currently doing. It's not an area I really participate in, but it spills over so frequently into AfD, RS/N, and basically everywhere else that it becomes hard to miss that certain names always end up supporting the same side in what I'm sure is a total coincidence. I get why, but it's frustrating that WP:CPUSH is so toothless. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 03:39, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I do not tend to edit in the area that much, but it's not an isolated issue. En.wiki struggles when WP:Systematic bias aligns with the bias of the majority of editors. I would boldly posit that it struggles even more so when those biases align with the 'right' position. Then again, I suppose that is normal confirmation bias. CMD (talk) 03:45, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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

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


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

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

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Welcome to the 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, Thebiguglyalien! The contest is now open for submissions. List your work at your submissions page to earn points. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:


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Botswanan Politics
Separate to your note on my talkpage, I thought I'd congratulate you on Politics of Botswana. It joined the very small ranks of "Politics of X" GAs, and is a good model within that. I take an interest because I had what sounds like a similar experience, once completely rewriting Politics of the Philippines (which had a grand total of zero sources) due to frustration at the poor state of the main Philippines section. Comparing that article to yours, it is interesting to see how the very different political systems and context have shaped different articles around the same theme. A lot of variety in the world. CMD (talk) 15:06, 1 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks! That's actually the reason I wrote it. I noticed that most of the "Politics of" articles aren't great, and I figure that once there are a few good examples, it makes the rest of them a little easier to write. I had done the same thing with 2021 in Botswana to show how a smaller country might have a good "year" article, and after working on these two, I decided to keep going on Botswana-related articles so we could actually have a sub-Saharan country with good general coverage and make it a sort of "model country" for similar articles. It's ended up becoming one of my main focuses on Wikipedia, which I certainly wouldn't have expected when I started, but I have no regrets here! The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 18:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
 * They do say Botswana is a model country. One-level-below country articles are generally quite poor, not sure we have a model anywhere, globally. As I mentioned do feel free to ping me regarding this goal, and if you ever get onto Demographics of Botswana and Culture of Botswana I'll be very curious about that progress. CMD (talk) 01:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thor (Marvel Comics)
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A thank-you for speaking the truth
Feel like a barnstar might be inappropriate here, but your remarks at AE were a better summary of my feelings on the ARBPIA area and its frequent editors than I’ve ever been able to put into words myself (see User:The Kip). Points 2 and 5 in particular are brilliantly summarized.

Most attacks/defenses at AE on the issue are based on ideological alignment rather than actual policy, and I do agree that the area as a whole would be better off if most of the editors in the AE filing were TBANned indefinitely - unfortunately, their editing records and navigation of policy/Wikilawyering makes sure that’ll never happen. The  Kip  (contribs) 04:10, 5 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the thought. Your "screaming into the void" sums up my thoughts as well. That last sentence is too real, just in that AE discussion alone. I see the same issues in other discussions where it's always the same few names agreeing with each other regardless of the issue—it's especially funny for example when they're diehard deletionists if the articles hurt their cause but suddenly they're stalwart inclusionists if the articles help their cause. And of course I also appreciate that there's no barnstar, because I'd feel obligated to decline it for the same reason. I wasn't sure how the post would be received, but I'm grateful to the admins so far who have replied frankly instead of just saying something to the effect of "this is unsolvable and trying to solve it is unhelpful". The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 04:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * And right on cue, one of the editors covered by your statement has now attacked you, claiming that your call-out of POV-ridden editing is the actual disruptive editing.
 * As expected. The   Kip  (contribs) 04:04, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Fear of bees
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Your GA nomination of Fear of bees
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GAN assistance
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Your GA nomination of Kgari Sechele II
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Your GA nomination of Melania Trump
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Your GA nomination of Kgari Sechele II
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Iron Man relaunch
Hello. I hope that my comments on the Iron Man FAC are not too annoying or cause any issues. I have a quick question for you about the future of Iron Man in the comics. Spencer Ackerman will be writing the next run for the character (according to here and here). Should that be mentioned in the Iron Man article? It may be best to wait until the issue actually comes out, but it seems like it will played as a big deal as it is a relaunch with a new armor. I did not want to distract too much from the ongoing discussions on the FAC page so I thought it may be more appropriate to raise this to your attention on your talk page instead. Best of luck with the FAC and I hope you are doing well. Aoba47 (talk) 01:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * No worries at all! Additional feedback is the most valuable part of FAC in my opinion. I went ahead and added the info, and I expect to keep the article updated over time. The big ugly alien  ( talk ) 02:26, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the response. I am glad that I could help when and where I can. I have a lot of respect for you for working on an article about such a well-known character, and I think you have done a wonderful job with it. Aoba47 (talk) 02:38, 21 July 2024 (UTC)