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Question from Grostaylor (12:43, 24 February 2025)

Hello. Just wanted to add The Peabody to dances of the 40’s. --Grostaylor (talk) 12:43, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Grostaylor, and welcome to Wikipedia! It doesn't look like we have a list of dances of the 1940s, nor does it look like we have a category for them. We only have an entry at List of dances#P. So, if you have information about the Peabody you would like to add, I suggest you add it to the article, Peabody (dance). Toadspike [Talk] 15:07, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2025 March newsletter

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disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia.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)[reply]

Question from Stoica.IPO (18:46, 4 March 2025)

Hi , I'm trying to put correct information about my organization and every time I try to delete the false information that I have proof , I'm roll back by some users and I'm trying to secure the page to not let them vandalize our image that has nothing to do with what they are putting --Stoica.IPO (talk) 18:46, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your article must be about a notable topic and based on reliable sources. Also, since you have a conflict of interest with the company you work for, you should create a draft and submit it to articles for creation for someone else to review your work. Toadspike [Talk] 19:52, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NavinaChhabria (19:33, 6 March 2025)

How do I submit my article for review? I've already published. Can you clarify the process? --NavinaChhabria (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@NavinaChhabria I have added a template to the article that allows you to submit it to Articles for Creation for review. If you would like to submit it, click the blue button that says "Submit the draft for review!". I will note, however, that your article relies overly on primary sources, and I recommend finding more secondary sources to demonstrate notability. You also appear to have a conflict of interest, which can make writing an unbiased article challenging. Toadspike [Talk] 07:16, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GAN Backlog Drive

Could you please update Wikipedia:Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/January 2025 so that I can tally up your total points? Thanks! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 18:41, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IntentionallyDense Thanks for the reminder, should be good now. Toadspike [Talk] 20:09, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for participating in the January 2025 GAN backlog drive

		The Minor Barnstar
		Your noteworthy contribution (3 points total) helped reduce the backlog by 185 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 03:21, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from LEDDallas (20:39, 12 March 2025)

When uploading photos on Commons, how do I find out which detailed license the photos fall under? I know they're free-use but I don't know what exact license they have. --LEDDallas (talk) 20:39, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEDDallas If you're uploading photos you took yourself, you can choose what license you would like to release them under. If you are uploading photos originally made by others, such as photos from other websites or scans of books, then you must make sure that either: 1. the copyright is expired, or 2. the photos are under a free license. If you have a link to the image you're uploading, I can explain in more detail. Toadspike [Talk] 21:00, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the online archive I'm getting my photos from-

https://untd.smugmug.com/ LEDDallas (talk) 23:22, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any copyright notice for the images there, so I assume the copyright still belongs to the photographer or university. Unless you have evidence of a free license, these unfortunately cannot be uploaded to Commons. If you are affiliated with the university or know the photographer/copyright holder, you can ask them to release them under a free license by following the procedure at commons:COM:VRT/CONSENT. Toadspike [Talk] 13:25, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEDDallas I forgot to ping you, sorry. Toadspike [Talk] 13:25, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A cookie for you!

Thank you for reaching out to a Vietnamese friend to do a web search for WP:Articles for deletion/Lê Quang Khải. Even though you didn't find anything in this instance, I appreciate the extra effort put in to consult a native speaker. Habst (talk) 20:00, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tahira Sultan (22:43, 14 March 2025)

Hello How do I create a new wikipedia page? --Tahira Sultan (talk) 22:43, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tahira Sultan See WP:Your first article. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Toadspike [Talk] 12:59, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Martin Pfister

On 15 March 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Martin Pfister, which you 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) 23:12, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Brz1937 (04:12, 21 March 2025)

hello, how can i publish an article --Brz1937 (talk) 04:12, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Brz1937 and welcome to Wikipedia! You can find some instructions at WP:Your first article. If you need any more help with specific parts of the process, please come back here and ask! Toadspike [Talk] 06:47, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RX#Excerpt from book held mainly by German libraries

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Question from Таня Кирим (21:20, 24 March 2025)

Здравствуйте как написать о себе биографию ? Я певица Таня Кирим --Таня Кирим (talk) 21:20, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Таня Кирим You should not write an article about yourself because you have a strong conflict of interest. Toadspike [Talk] 08:39, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]