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Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!
[edit]Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve 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.
For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implemented several changes to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receive tournament points at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.
The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:14, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Margaret Reid (politician)
[edit]Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Margaret Reid (politician) 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 History6042 -- History6042 (talk) 13:04, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Margaret Reid (politician)
[edit]The article Margaret Reid (politician) you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Margaret Reid (politician) for comments about the article, and Talk:Margaret Reid (politician)/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 History6042 -- History6042 (talk) 14:22, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
DYK for Margaret Reid
[edit]@David Eppstein and Narutolovehinata5: The article Margaret Reid (politician) has just been promoted to GA and I would like to do the DYK for it. David Eppstein, would you be willing to continue with the DYK review? It was at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician), which is currently closed as "rejected". Narutolovehinata5, is there a protocol for reopening a closed DYK nom or creating a second DYK nom for the same article? – Reidgreg (talk) 15:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Just make a new nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination) and nominate it as a newly-promoted GA. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Okay, the nomination wizard (big blue button) didn't seem to like the idea but I manually created the page. Will see if the bot throws a fit. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:30, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Where is your QPQ? —David Eppstein (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- The QPQ is still Template:Did you know nominations/Rheinsberg (story), is that good enough? I don't think I've had a DYK that was rejected before. The article is virtually the same as at the first nomination, the hook is the same, there's no extra work. – Reidgreg (talk) 01:39, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- @David Eppstein: Per discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § QPQ: per-nomination or per-article? I've added a new QPQ (I had 20 banked) and have requested a new reviewer. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- The QPQ is still Template:Did you know nominations/Rheinsberg (story), is that good enough? I don't think I've had a DYK that was rejected before. The article is virtually the same as at the first nomination, the hook is the same, there's no extra work. – Reidgreg (talk) 01:39, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Where is your QPQ? —David Eppstein (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Okay, the nomination wizard (big blue button) didn't seem to like the idea but I manually created the page. Will see if the bot throws a fit. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:30, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Incomplete DYK nomination
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Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination) at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 03:34, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
Reward for Margaret Reid (politician)
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The Anti-Systemic Bias Barnstar | |
| Congratulations on your GA about Margaret Reid! Here is your star as offered on the Reward Board. GraziePrego (talk) 21:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC) |
DYK for Starbuck (film)
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On 11 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Starbuck (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both the comedy film Starbuck, and the Holstein bull it was named after, had cloned remakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Starbuck (film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Starbuck (film)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
RoySmith (talk) 12:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
DYK for Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth
[edit]On 19 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (pictured) was born in Canada's capital, but outside the country's legal jurisdiction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:02, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
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| Your hook reached 16,745 views (1,395.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2025 – nice work! |
GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
DYK for Margaret Reid (politician)
[edit]On 24 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Reid (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Margaret Reid is the first woman to have served as President of the Australian Senate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret Reid (politician)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
January 2025 GOCE drive award
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The Minor Barnstar | |
| This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 10:57, 3 February 2025 (UTC) |
Thank you for participating in the January 2025 GAN backlog drive
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The Minor Barnstar | |
| Your noteworthy contribution (4 points total) helped reduce the backlog by 185 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. IntentionallyDense (Contribs) 04:44, 7 February 2025 (UTC) |
February blitz bling
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The Modest Barnstar | |
| This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE February 2025 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:23, 24 February 2025 (UTC) |
WikiCup 2025 March newsletter
[edit]The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.
Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
BeanieFan11 (submissions), with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
Sammi Brie (submissions), with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
Hey man im josh (submissions), with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
MaranoFan (submissions), with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.
The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:13, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Starbuck (film)
[edit]Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Starbuck (film) 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 MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 15:24, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Starbuck (film)
[edit]The article Starbuck (film) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Starbuck (film) for comments about the article, and Talk:Starbuck (film)/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 MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 10:01, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
| Thank you for your incredible skills at creating articles. Your work is very much appreciated. Damien Linnane (talk) 03:08, 20 March 2025 (UTC) |
CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 March 29 § British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies upmerge
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A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 March 29 § British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies upmerge on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Beland (talk) 07:39, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
- Nothing controversial in the move. I was notified because I 'created' a category to fix an apostrophe-related typo in the name of an existing category. – Reidgreg (talk) 13:56, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
Disregard