Wikipedia talk:The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge/The Summer World Destubbing Challenge

New articles
can new articles be counted in the count or only articles expanded from existing? SEe --SuperJew (talk) 16:31, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Existing I think, given that we have 3.3 million stubs, but if anybody wants to create a stub and later expand it within the week I'll accept that. I'll start it that way, but if I find people are creating more articles to Destub rather than destubbing long standing ones I'll abolish it. † Encyclopædius  16:44, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Who is funding/organizing this?
Sorry if I'm missing something obvious, but I'm having trouble finding information about where the prizes come from (and/or whether there is any organizational coordination of the campaign?) Looks like a great effort, I'm just looking for context. May fit in nicely with a campaign I'm working on too. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 17:10, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * According to Encyclopaedius, Wikimedia UK is funding this effort, hence the focuses on the United Kingdom. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  18:58, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit late with the answer, but that's absolutely right, Wikimedia UK are providing the prize money while Encyclopædius is organising it. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 14:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Users destubbing together?
I noticed that there is a heading of and. From the pages linked it seems both worked on destubbing the pages. How does this work for the competition? (pinging as the organiser) --SuperJew (talk) 18:11, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , We turn down any prizes :) Just in it for the prestige WormTT(talk) 18:53, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Well done to you guys! :) I think it's worth having the answer on the books anyways for the comp ;) --SuperJew (talk) 20:48, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Scopes
We should probably have defined problematic scopes in advance. For example: countries which are on 2 continents, such as Russia or Turkey, under which region do they fall for this challenge? Also what about articles which cover several regions, such as 1999–2000 World Sevens Series which "was consisited of ten tournaments spread over five continents" ? --SuperJew (talk) 20:33, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Russia is largely Asia so Asia. Turkey is Europe. NZ champions, classify under NZ.† Encyclopædius  20:48, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * As Russia and Turkey are part of the WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge, and not the WikiProject Asia/The 10,000 Challenge, shouldn't they both be considered Europe? Nehme1499 (talk) 20:51, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * thoughts? Nehme1499 (talk) 00:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Russia should be under Asian challenge, I know I've done entries for it. If there's Russian entries in the European one they should be moved over. Turkey is Europe IMO.† Encyclopædius  06:19, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I suppose anything west of Nizhny Novgorod could be called Europe. Moscow is really Europe. We could split it but I think it's easier just to have under one.† Encyclopædius  11:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * What about articles related to Football in Russia, which is under the jurisdiction of the UEFA? Shouldn't those go under Europe? Also, I don't really see how Turkey should be considered part of Europe and Russia part of Asia; in my opinion they should either both be Europe, or both Asia. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">1499</b> (<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>) 15:32, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Do whatever you're happy with. All country and continent territory is a man-made creation anyway!† Encyclopædius  16:06, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Ahahaha you're right. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">1499</b> (<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>) 16:21, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Where would you place Israel? --SuperJew (talk) 19:27, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I would have to say Asia, unless we are dealing with anything (association) football-related, then Europe. Same logic for Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia. Also, same thing for Australia (Oceania), unless it's football-related, then Asia. I'm sure there are other similar situations around the world (football and non football related). <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">1499</b> (<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>) 19:49, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Returning back to the Russia situation, I think the logic should not be: "This subject is from Russia, which we decided is part of Asia, therefore this subject should go under Asia". The reasoning should be "Where is this subject from? Is he from St. Petersburg? We put him under Europe. Is he from Tomsk? He should go under Asia". Same for other cross-continental countries. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">1499</b> (<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>) 19:49, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Higher assessments
If an article reaches GA or higher during the contest period because of the improvements made by the claiming user, can additional points be awarded? Kges1901 (talk) 18:18, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Somebody could put up a prize for most GAs if they wanted to!† Encyclopædius  18:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Checking articles
Are people checking that articles submitted are up to the standard requested? I noticed that was the way it was done on The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon and also the WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest. --SuperJew (talk) 09:12, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

No, as it's not a full on contest. But if I spot some serious issues I will say something.† Encyclopædius  09:25, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

One month status
As this challenge has been running for a month, I thought it'd be fun to have a bit of a round-up how things are doing. We'll take it by regions :)

(this is all in some tongue-in-cheek humour and zest, and is not meant to be taken too seriously)
 * England: So in England we have a tight contest between and  with 6 articles each, while  and  destubbed another 23 articles together (but are not eligible for the prize). Running close behind our leaders with 4 is  and with 3 is the . England is still a wide open region folks :)
 * Scotland: An easy outright lead by with 12 articles, while only  and the team of  and  contributing another article each. Seems Scotland is in the lowlands right now ;)
 * Wales: Another outright lead by who destubbed 6 articles, with no competition at all as the only other contributors are the ineligible team of  and  who destubbed 4 articles.
 * Ireland/N. Ireland: Here we have a close contest between with 6 articles and  with 4 articles. Trailing behind are  and myself, destubbing an article each.
 * Europe: Europe seems quite poorly populated based on these contributions, with only three current countries being represented. is in the lead after destubbing 5 articles, while behind him are  and  with 2 articles each and  and  with an article each. Don't stay away from Europe due to COVID-19 - it doesn't infect through the keyboard!
 * Asia: Our largest continent has some heavy hitters, with leading after destubbing 26 Lebanese articles and  not far behind with 22 Russian articles. Quite a way back we have  with 5 articles. Helping round out Asia are, ,  and , , , and  with one article destubbed each.
 * Africa: Out of Africa we have a clear lead with destubbing 23 articles over a range of 20 countries (I'm personally cheering/challenging for them to get all 54 ;) ). Behind them are  with 3 and  with 1, while  and  destubbed another 2.
 * Latin America and the Caribbean: Hola, once more we have a clear lead to who destubbed 12 Jamaican articles. Also contributing to the region are  and  and  with 2 articles each, as well as  and  contributing one each.
 * North America: In this region, which seems to encompass only the United States based on the contributions (but that's okay - Canadians will just apologise about it ;) ), we have another tight contest: with 6 articles is just leading over  who contributed 5. Also  gave a little with one article, but seeing them in other regions, I'm sure they can make up the ground.
 * Oceania: Unsurprisingly perhaps, the focus on Oceania is on Australia, with New Zealand getting a little shout-in too with destubbing 2 (I would even count it as 3) about them, totalling 4 all together. The outright lead here is for the 3rd time with  who destubbed 25 articles, while I  an failing to keep up, standing at 16. Other contributors are,  and , and  with 1 article each.


 * Total: Our leader on total articles destubbed is with 61 articles. Following him are the trio of  with 37, the  and  team with 34, and  with 32. I also think it's worth giving a big shout-out to  who destubbed articles in the most regions (9).

Well folks, that's all for this wrap-up. Let me know if you would like another one next month or if this was tiresome and you'd rather I quit and use my time for better things ;) Cheers, --SuperJew (talk) 08:36, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I enjoy this. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  09:18, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Also a big shout-out to our organizer and boss dude,, who runs the whole show and without them we'd have much less fun and a lot more stubs and redlinks --SuperJew (talk) 08:37, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Exceptionally fine work thanks so much for this. Considering the circumstances nearly 1600 destubs in a few months is remarkable. I hope though we can get more people involved long term.† Encyclopædius  11:11, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * So fun, and thanks for the shout out! Penny Richards (talk) 13:36, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Very nice--thanks SuperJew! Kingoflettuce (talk) 03:49, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Two month status
Since the one month status seems to be liked, we're back for the two month status (sorry it's a day late - I'm a bit busy at the moment studying for my anatomy exam). Once again, we'll take it by regions (totals are over the two months) :)

(this is all in some tongue-in-cheek humour and zest, and is not meant to be taken too seriously)
 * England: Well, in this month in England, has taken the lead, destubbing 13 articles all together, while  stayed on 6 articles.  and  have also stayed on their previous totals of 4 and 3 respectively, while  and  rose to 25 articles (but are a team and not eligible for the prize).
 * Scotland: Seems a bad month for Scotland, with only one new article destubbed (by ), meaning keeps her super lead of 12 articles.
 * Wales: Also here not much movement, seeing only adding 2 articles, taking her lead to 8 articles and staying the only eligible team for the prize ( and  have their 4 articles from the previous month).
 * Ireland/N. Ireland: On the island there has been more additions, with both leaders doubling their article count, meaning leads with 12 articles, while  is not so far behind with 8 articles. Trailing behind with no change are  and myself, destubbing an article each, while  and  added an article too.
 * Europe: So seems Europe received a heap of attention this month. Currently is in the lead with 30 articles destubbed, and very close behind them is  with 29 articles. Far behind them are  with 3 articles,   still with 2, while  and  destubbed one article each. I'm intrigued who will win Europe :)
 * Asia: In an opposite trend to Europe, Asia started well in the first month, but hardly had destubbings in month number 2. extended his lead by 2, reaching 28 Lebanese articles destubbed, while behind him  is still on 22 articles.  added the most this month, reaching 12 articles. And rounding out the large continent,, ,  and , , , and  all still have one article each.
 * Africa: Seems the COVID-19 situation in Africa is so bad, that no one destubbed even a single article. The tallies stayed the same with leading easily with 23 articles (still waiting for all 54 countries mate ;) ). Behind them are  with 3 and  with 1, while  and  destubbed another 2.
 * Latin America and the Caribbean: Another continent with barley any movement, with only adding 2 articles to take their tally to 3.  is still leading here with 12 articles, while behind him are  and  and  with 2 articles each, as well as  with one.
 * North America: In a massive second half comeback, took the outright lead with 23 articles, including the only Canadian article destubbed!  is behind her with 7 articles after a quieter month, and  with 1 article.
 * Oceania: Here we have a nice amount of contribution, with reaching a tally of 30 articles to keep myself  at bay. I also had a quieter month (due to trying to study for my afore mentioned exam haha), and have reached 21 articles. In the third place is  who has continued destubbing and reached 10 articles. Rounding out the region are  with 2 articles, and  and  and  with 1 article each.
 * Total: Our leader on total articles destubbed is still with 66 articles. Following him closely is  with 56 articles, while the trio of  with 38, the  and  with 37, and  with 31 round out the top five. Also  added another region and still has destubbed articles in the most regions (10) (second shout-out!) ( after ce: and apparently that's all of the regions. Well done!).

Well folks, that's all for this second wrap-up. We're in the final month, so let's give it a push, find out who wins Europe, can destub an article for every African country, and can  destub an article in every one of the 10 regions? never mind she's done that already, so can she destub an article from a region not mentioned? (um Antarctica? Space?) I jest of course, Penny Richards is awesome!

Cheers, --SuperJew (talk) 12:20, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * As grand as the one-month roundup, . Without fresh sports to watch, this is the most exciting competition coverage around. Thanks for the shoutouts! Onward to Month Three. Penny Richards (talk) 14:18, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This is a great way to keep busy while being stuck at home this summer. Thanks for the fun round-up ! MauraWen (talk) 16:27, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Honestly, even when I was stuck at home, there wasn't so much extra free time ;) (was busy studying/looking for a job/taking care of the house and pets while my wife worked extra at her essential job). Glad you're enjoying it :D --SuperJew (talk)
 * Good stuff. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  15:28, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Oh my....
Just a quick line.... (sorry I've been super busy with work this past month... originally was thinking of doing a half month) Seems we have some warming up on this Challenge the past month: Just a few more days. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will tell your story? (seriously though boss, do you want a serious count by yourself for end of comp, or another fluff piece by crappy writers such as myself?) --SuperJew (talk) 19:34, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * has taken England by winter-storm.
 * Our original Scot Lady has some serious challenging from
 * Even Wales is getting a bit of a fix-up with challenging  there too
 * On the second island of GB, and  are battling to the finish line
 * In Europe we have an Industrial Revolution on our hands with and  neck-to-neck
 * Over in Lebanon Asia, opened a sizeable lead, but new kid on the block  is closing in and almost passed
 * Speaking of new kid, he's also almost taken over in Africa (still waiting for that one from each country user)
 * Did I mention ? Because he exploded also in Latin America and the Caribbean!
 * Also, like A. Hamilton, crossed to North America, but seems  is too far ahead there
 * And finally in my favourite region (#notbiased), invaded there too to give myself and  some extra competition and motivation.
 * Thanks for the round-up, ! I've just met my personal goal for the challenge, (30 England articles). Heading home to North America for the final stretch, I am looking forward to destubbing a new subject: the snakes of the southeastern USA. MauraWen (talk) 23:40, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * 100 destubs or bust! – ♠Vami _IV†♠  23:44, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  21:59, 31 July 2020 (UTC)