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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
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Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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World Series

We got the matchup you predicted last offseason.. Not sure we have the pitching to hang with you guys but it's gonna be fun. Spanneraol (talk) 18:50, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Spanneraol, if only I had put money down on it. The last time the Yankees and Dodgers played in the World Series, I was a fetus. I'm excited for this series. YANKEES IN SIX! – Muboshgu (talk) 21:02, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shoulda bet on it..lol.. tonight's game was certainly something.. I get way too caught up in these games.. not good for my health. At least now people can stop talking about 1988. Spanneraol (talk) 05:26, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As a Mets fan I lost interest when I found out they couldn't both lose. -Ad Orientem (talk) 05:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a Mets fan to me. – Muboshgu (talk) 13:45, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the Bombers. I guess they'll have to go back to their vacation condominiums in Utah and plush mansions in Jersey and settle for counting their many many millions. I do feel badly for them. BusterD (talk)

ITN recognition for Fernando Valenzuela

On 23 October 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Fernando Valenzuela, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 18:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hoax on French wiki

Hello, I have found a former hoax article on the French Wikipedia where information about it is very scarce. It can be considered lost media. It was about a Chinese scholar named Li M'hâ Ong (or Li Ma-hong) (which was apparently a parody of the phrase "lime á ongles" which means toenail clipper or file) and reportedly existed for over a decade on the French wiki before it was removed in 2015 or 2016. There is almost absolutely zero information still on the internet on what this article was about. It feels like it was quite long, given that multiple French dictionary sites have referenced it as a source for example sentences about "gnarled trees" until recently. The article also had a bunch of supposed quotes from the scholar, apparently, such as: "On nomme d'ordinaire mythologie les récits sacrés des religions auxquelles plus personne ne croit", which in English means "We usually call mythology the sacred stories of religions that no one believes in anymore". One quote, "le clou qui dépasse connaîtra le marteau " (Li M'Hâ Ong)" (The nail that sticks out will know the hammer) has been referenced on the website of TECFA, which is located at Geneva University, as a real quote, and appears to be not the only occurrence where Li M'Hâ Ong is seriously quoted. This article was apparently a very elaborate hoax. Do you know anything about the article or its contents? (Source: https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion:Mythologie, https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Projets_p%C3%A9dagogiques/Universit%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec_en_Outaouais, both French) 87.122.16.35 (talk) 16:04, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If there is a page on the French Wikipedia that deals with hoaxes, you should bring it there. At least, you should let an administrator on the French Wikipedia know about it. This is the English Wikipedia. We know nothing about what goes on on the other language Wikipedias. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:31, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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ITN recognition for 2024 World Series

On 31 October 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 World Series, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 11:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Must have been hard to nominate.—Bagumba (talk) 11:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think I deserve a World Series ring for my efforts. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		The Baseball Barnstar
		For placing project before team in getting 2024 World Series to ITN. Not a ring, but perhaps better than a crummy t-shirt.—Bagumba (talk) 16:13, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly better than that crummy "My Dawg" shirt – Muboshgu (talk) 16:18, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Venable

It's official. It's been announced. Don't need a press conference for it to be so. Get off your high horse Muboshgu and stop bullying other people just because your an admin. 2603:8080:BC00:24C9:FD63:D958:CBDF:9AD8 (talk) 15:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It had not been announced when I reverted it. Stick to the facts. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

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The 2024 WikiCup

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Barnstar

		The Special Barnstar
		Hey there. Some time ago, you helped me out with a user on here who had been harrassing me for over a month. I just wanted to say thank you for helping. 😊 Also, even though I'm a Mets fan, I'm sorry the Yankees lost... Well, not too sorry but for you specifically 😂. Omnis Scientia (talk) 18:47, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad that it worked out with that user. But I'm sorry that Mets fans are such haters. Some sort of little sibling syndrome? :P – Muboshgu (talk) 19:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey... Its been a while. 1986 is ancient history. 😭 Omnis Scientia (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I woulda rooted for the Mets over the Guardians. Just sayin'. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping the Yankees would win, for what its worth; keep it in NYC at least and beat the team who beat the Mets! 😭 Alas... Freddie Freeman happened. Omnis Scientia (talk) 20:25, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tiffany Justice

Your redirect of Tiffany Justice has been reverted. I reverted back with a hopefully informative edit summary, but I'm going back to bed now. Could you take a look? Bishonen | tålk 05:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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Infobox, predecessors/successors

Howdy. You wouldn't happen to know when/where the RFC was, concerning whether or not to show successors (before they take office) in predecessors's infobox? GoodDay (talk) 17:34, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, not sure. I imagine we've discussed it, but I don't remember where. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for 2024 Japan Series

On 3 November 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 Japan Series, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 23:39, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]