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Nomination of Do Ya Thang (Rihanna song) and other articles for deletion
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Nomination of Sad (Maroon 5 song) and other articles for deletion
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Orphaned non-free image File:Music of the Sun Japan artwork.png
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Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. We thank Vanamonde93 and Godot13, who have retired as judges, and we thank them for their past dedication. The judges for the WikiCup this year are and. Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Maroon 5 - Hands all over screenshot.png
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FAC: Love for Sale (Bilal album)
Hi. Could you spare some time and review my nomination of this article? Here is the featured article criteria for guidance, in case you choose to do so. Thanks. isento (talk) 22:52, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Hello again! I just thought you might find it interesting that Kelly Clarkson covered "Can't Get You Out of My Head" on her talk show today, and you can watch the video here. I love Kelly and while I appreciate that she did a different arrangement, I still prefer the original. I guess I have become one of those people that I normally hate that always say the original is best lol. Anyway, hope you are doing well and stay safe! Aoba47 (talk) 17:14, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey ! How are you? I hope you are doing well, it has been a while! Yeah, I also watched it and honestly... I think Kelly Clarkson is a great vocalist, however, I don't think she does justice to the song. As a matter of fact, I have seen several covers of CGYOOMH and my personal opinion is that only Kylie can do that song properly with those sexy ice vocals. Sometimes, I feel like only the original artist understands the rendition of the song and this is the case. :) —  Tom (T2ME) 07:53, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I am doing well, thank you. I have retired from Wikipedia to focus on other activities as I realized that Wikipedia work can be quite time-consuming and I am truly awful at time management and balancing stuff out. I think this song is one of the instances where a larger vocal range is not necessarily better. I agree with you there is something about Kylie's vocals that just fit right with the instrumental and the overall vibe of the song. Though, it is always fun to see how different artists interpret music. Covers are one way that these songs are kept alive. How is everything with you? I hope you are staying safe and healthy during these odd times. Aoba47 (talk) 03:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Glad you are doing well. Honestly, I am semi-retired from Wikipedia as well. My personal life just doesn't let me have that much of free time. I am currently doing my master studies among other projects I am working on. And as for the safeness part, you know, I am trying to stay safe as much as I can and trying not to lose my mental health which I think it's very important as well haha. And yeah, you are right, covers are definitely keeping songs alive. And this cover, in particular, is very beneficial for Kylie since her US exposure is not very big. So thanks to Kelly, people are reminded of Kylie's amazing work. Too bad, people in the US missing on amazing music and happiness. :) — Tom (T2ME) 09:13, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It is definitely best to focus on your master studies. I actually started editing on Wikipedia during my master studies and I wish I had budgeted my time better to really appreciate and take advantage of the opportunities present at the time and spend more time with my classmates. I guess that is a big learning experience for me though. It is interesting how Kylie's career never took off in the US, but I have a feeling that during her career, US trends favored other genres over pop so it was tough for her to get a foothold in the US market if she did not explicitly try to cater to US tastes if that makes any sense. I think more and more people in the US are discovering her music now though. At least I hope lol. Aoba47 (talk) 18:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Charts for reissues
Hi Tomica. I just had a question about Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, an article you seem to have significantly edited. In the charts section, on most of the charts listed the peak is credited by its parent album Good Girl Gone Bad. Is it okay to put a peak an album has reached following a reissue's release in the reissues article? Thanks. LOVI 33  01:56, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi ! Yeah, most of the charts do not separate the original album once the reissue is released. But it's okay, as long as you add a note that the sales of the albums were combined. :) — Tom (T2ME) 07:46, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
 * Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
 * 🇷🇼 Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
 * 🇺🇸 Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject Ricky Martin invitation
آرمین هویدایی (talk) 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Can't Get You Out of My Head FAC
Hey, Tomica. It has been a while since we last ran into each other. I saw your FAC for "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (love this song!) is in need of some responses. I would be glad to exchange reviews if you are interested; this is my current FAC.--NØ 09:10, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey ! Glad to be hearing from you =)! Wow, that sounds awesome, cool. Let's do a review-for-review. I will get on "All About That Bass" ASAP! — Tom (T2ME) 09:19, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

FAC suggestion
Hey Tomica, hope "Can't Get You Out of My Head" will finally get the pass this time—it deserves to. If you want to take a look at my song FAC, I think "The 1975" (2019 song) is an interesting one. Best of luck with your FAC! — Bilorv ( talk ) 21:20, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey . Thanks again for the source review on the CGYOOMH FAC. Really appreciate it. I do hope so that this time it will get promoted. I will be checking your FAC today (or tomorrow at the latest). Just had a quick glance at it. It looks really interesting. — Tom (T2ME) 08:24, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
 * Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

Please remember 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 (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). 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. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:28, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Can't Get You Out of My Head
Way to go on getting this up to FA! SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 12:59, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you both, and . I really appreciate your help! I will definitely be nominating it for TFA on 8 September since it's going to be 20 years since this song was released. I feel like both, the single and Kylie deserve to be featured on Wiki's Main Page. =) —  Tom (T2ME) 15:35, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * My pleasure, and that's a very fitting occasion for it to be featured on the main page :) SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 18:17, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

I also wanted to say congratulations on this promotion. I am glad you kept going with this article and I am very happy that it has become a featured article. Great work! Aoba47 (talk) 17:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all the unconditional support and feedback you gave to make this article a featured one. It definitely meant a lot :). Cheers! —  Tom (T2ME) 18:09, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I am just glad that I could help. I'd love to work on Kylie Minogue articles, but as an American, I do not feel comfortable at all writing in Australian English lol. Aoba47 (talk) 18:23, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations on the promotion, Tomica! I also wanted to jump in and review (aw, maybe just because I remember fondly reviewing "Don't Stop the Music" a number of years back) but unfortunately didn't manage to find the time. Hopefully next time. Take care! Moisejp (talk) 03:31, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I do remember actually! True, it was a long time ago. :) Well, next time I have a FAC, I will remember to ping you. ;) — Tom (T2ME) 07:34, 4 May 2021 (UTC)