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DYK for Subwoolfer

On 17 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Subwoolfer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the identities of Subwoolfer, who are set to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, remain unknown to date? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Subwoolfer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Subwoolfer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,171 views (514.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

: Theleekycauldron Oh, thank you for notifying me. BabbaQ (talk) 13:56, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2022)

Tomba is a drink of Sikkimese cuisine made from fermented millet: warm water is added to the millet and the liquid is consumed. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Sikkimese cuisine Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Letter (alphabet) • First Sudanese Civil War Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Nomination of Light Me Up (Gromee song) for deletion

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Sims2aholic8 (talk) 08:42, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Viszlát nyár for deletion

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Sims2aholic8 (talk) 08:43, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Sebi (song) for deletion

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Nomination of Hatrið mun sigra for deletion

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Nomination of Storm (Victor Crone song) for deletion

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Nomination of Love Is Forever (Leonora song) for deletion

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Nomination of Siren Song (Maruv song) for deletion

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ITN recognition for Dagny Carlsson

On 25 March 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dagny Carlsson, 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) 09:07, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Eurovision songs redirected

Hey BabbaQ. As Sims2aholic8 has been redirecting these Eurovision song articles for months now and you have a far better knowledge of and edit more frequently in the topic of Eurovision songs than I do, if you see any that you disagree with, I encourage you to revert them and restore the articles. There are plenty of users outside of those who watch the Eurovision WikiProject page who would argue songs competing at Eurovision are notable for that reason alone and should have an article in and of themselves regardless of anything else they may have achieved. I'm sure there are charting hits from years prior to what I noticed and reverted, so if you have the time or come across them naturally I say go ahead and restore them. Ss112 10:19, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Also, all of them have been de-linked on their respective Eurovision pages. I will certainly take a look. But it is literally months of work to go through, incredible.BabbaQ (talk) 10:23, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

I am concerned that a lot of valuable work is gone. This is unacceptable in my opinion.BabbaQ (talk) 10:28, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Ss112, just for example in the article Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, several songs has been de-linked which have charted in Sweden. And all songs has been de-linked on all related articles. It will take an incredible amount of time to undo this mess.BabbaQ (talk) 10:40, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that. It is unfortunate, but that's what happens when editors who prefer deleting instead of improving (the articles they redirect) work for months at something. I will say that it appears the links have primarily been removed from "[country] in the Eurovision Song Contest" and "[country] in the Eurovision Song Contest [year]" articles and not elsewhere. It's also annoying that many have now had their cover artworks deleted. You may be able to work country by country and restore the ones you think are notable, starting with Sweden. I am sure plenty of editors, including admins, will disagree with this but many aren't aware of this or don't keep track of Eurovision song articles. Most of them wouldn't stand a chance of actually being deleted if taken to AfD for being Eurovision entrants and their historical value even leaving aside charting and popularity. If you restore any of the articles and they are reverted by anybody, I would inform an admin and warn them against edit warring—and of course, tell them to take it to AfD which is where every admin I've spoken to will warn them to go. Ss112 12:43, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

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Eurovision song stubs

Hey, I wanted to ask a question: do we know what will happen to all the stubs that have been redirected? Years of valuable work is gone, and that's made me a bit concerned. Is competing in Eurovision in itself makes the article notable? Or should we individually assess each article by itself? You seem to know way more about this than me, so I'd thought I'd ask you. Thank you! Nascar9919 (talk) 20:13, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Nascar9919 Yes, I know. Me and Ss112 have already restored several articles. The songs that have charted/peaked on one or more national music charts are notable. So if you find some or are worried about specific articles feel free to restore them back. We have also made it clear to the person redirecting articles in mass-redirects to stop. --BabbaQ (talk) 11:05, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

All right, will do. Thanks. Nascar9919 (talk) 19:55, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

@Nascar9919: It's not that much work to undo this (when appropriate) and for some it's just one click. Nascar, you're doing a great job expanding some of these when you restore them! In general, please use some constraint if they are stubs in dire condition (one line of text for example). The outcome of the AfDs was clear that it's not a general "all must remain" but that each needs to be assessed as to whether they are appropriate as stand alone articles vs notable subjects included in other articles. Some of the latter I think may need to be revisited. Please make sure both of you are checking on the talk page to fix assessment information. The automated change list alerted me to both of your edits, so I just want to make sure you both know that there's one additional step when un-redirecting. Happy editing! Grk1011 (talk) 15:01, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

@Grk1011: Thank you! I'm trying my best to see which ones can be expanded. I can see that a lot, and I mean A LOT needs fixing (especially references, they're an absolute mess). Expanding for newer songs (probably 2000-present) is easier considering the amount of information on the countries page, along with information stored on websites like the Wayback Machine or other archiving websites. For older songs, I believe maybe something like a newspaper archive could help us find a lot of information on those type of songs. I hope to see these most of these pages have an article again, and I hope expanding it really does make it better than it was before. Thanks for letting me know! Nascar9919 (talk) 17:53, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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Nomination of Aksel Kankaanranta for deletion

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Dropbox

I have began to format my dropbox to contain missing people profiles and videos. Davidgoodheart (talk) 01:11, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Ok, interesting.--BabbaQ (talk) 06:28, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Are you feeling OK? I mean in times of Covid? BabbaQ (talk) 09:04, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

I am OK, but some of my family members have had Covid. One is very close to being recovered though. I had Covid about a year ago, but am completely recovered. Davidgoodheart (talk) 03:42, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

I have updated the article about Zaida Catalán. She was a Swedish woman murdered by militia members in Congo a few years ago. I had Covid I believe in Octobef of last year. Lost my taste and smell for a week or so.--BabbaQ (talk) 09:33, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

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Regarding unpatrolled status

Hello,

I noticed that you usually edit articles categorized under "Swedish Female Models". I have created a new page as follows, can you review it as its still unpatrolled/unreviewed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_Sj%C3%B6berg_Sidibe

Thanks Wickedwiki2 (talk) 15:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

I have made a few changes. And added WikiProjects. Looks good.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:14, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! For some reason, the page still shows as unreviewed/unpatrolled when checked here: Do you not have new pages patrol rights? Wickedwiki2 (talk) 12:13, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

I am no expert. But your article is an ”official article” now. And will likely get ”patrolled” status in a day or two. It truly does not matter. I have never concerned myself about it. BabbaQ (talk) 12:51, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

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A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. Pictured is The Geographer (1668-69), by Johannes Vermeer. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Geographer Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: No such thing as a stupid question • Student exchange program Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 October 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Missing cite in Olof Thunberg

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How weird. I have no clue how I could have added such a cite. Anyway, I will take care of it.--BabbaQ (talk) 08:05, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

I have removed it. And will add a different source. BabbaQ (talk) 08:08, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

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Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. Pictured is Cambodian sweet fish sauce mixed with chopped chili peppers and slices of garlic. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Fish sauce Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Geographer • No such thing as a stupid question Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 October 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Morden i Sandhamn

Hello, I have two queries about the series. You started this article, so I'll ask you:

1. Do you have any reviews from reliable sources?
2. Given the actors' names, Ping Mon H. Wallén/Ping Monn and Lion Monn/Lion Mon H. Wallén, appear to be real-live siblings. Do you have a reliable source, which confirms this?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:25, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

[1],[2],[3], here are some reviews. The only good source I found is this one about the Monn family. I think that source confirms what you wanted though. [4].--BabbaQ (talk) 21:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for those. Seems I've made a Swedish-speaking mate: Good onya! From Oz! shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:02, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

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ITN recognition for Einár (rapper)

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Infobox needed

Please see if you can make an infobox for this article here Rosvall and Voutilainen. Davidgoodheart (talk) 00:16, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Done.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:32, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Done further more werldwayd (talk) 00:16, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Checking new article

I have established a new page in English Wikipedia for Vårbynätverket based on a translator I ran on the Swedish Wikipedia article. Please check that I didn't miss anything or misunderstood some of the wording. The event became more imminent because of the death of Einár (rapper). So sad. werldwayd (talk) 23:19, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Looks good. You got to it before I did. I can certainly look for more sources tomorrow. Yes sad case, but sadly these kind of shootings happens daily in Sweden nowadays.--BabbaQ (talk) 00:29, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

I linked this new article in the Einár article as well. BabbaQ (talk) 00:33, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

I think we need an article for Haval Khalil known as Haval. He is very notable in his music and his involvement in Vårbynätverket and does have an article in Swedish but not in English. By the way, I've been watching a lot of videos from Yasin, Haval and the sad sad Einár... but with a deep concern of how youth get involved in such crimes. I think next week's Sverigetopplistan will be full of a great number of Einar songs at high positions as fans devour his singles old and new werldwayd (talk) 00:55, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Pardon the intrusion here ... but I did some checking, overall the content was good. Some citations are needed and I boldly changed the sectioning of the article. Imho there should be a link to Gun violence in Sweden. A Thousand Words (talk) 08:37, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Normally I prefer talk page discussions to user talk pages and will happily continue on the article talk page if that's preferred. Have a nice weekend. A Thousand Words (talk) 08:37, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

I have done further improvements now. BabbaQ (talk) 19:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

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Melodifestivalen 2022

Thank you for creating Melodifestivalen 2022 page. This is admirable work as you know how much I like Melodifestivalen and follow it every year. I read with great interest that Alvaro Estrella will be in 2022. I just loved his song "Baila Baila" in 2021 which is now a zumba sensation worldwide with the Zumba people. There are dozens of them from all over. Here I present an adorable fitness dance version with a revamped version of the song by Filipino zumba project TML Crew by one of its many crews here the Crew Jay Laurente. I dedicate it for your excellent work and recent additions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D05vrSJNcCg Enjoy and many thanks. werldwayd (talk) 03:54, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Oh thank you! Much obliged! Yes, I can not wait for Melodifestivalen 2022. And Alvaro’s song is great, interesting facts you gave me as well. Was not aware. BabbaQ (talk) 08:30, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2021)

Hang gliding is an example of an air sport. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Air sports Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Isabel Adrian • Postmodernism Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 8 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2021)

Dettifoss, located in northeast Iceland, is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, with an average water flow of 200 m3/s. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Geography of Iceland Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Air sports • Isabel Adrian Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Article re-created

Hi, I have re-created the article Death of Manon Dubé just as you said perhaps could be done in the future at it's afd. I will continue expand to it, but am okay with just reviving it and the expansion that I have done so far for the moment. Davidgoodheart (talk) 23:39, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Could you please expand it with the information given in the sources, here is a source that contains lots of information as well: https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Death_of_Manon_Dub%C3%A9.html. I have had help expanding it, but it could still use some more expansion. Also I will be seeing if I can get some computer help after November 17. Davidgoodheart (talk) 10:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2021)

Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. Pictured is the Birmingham Wholesale Markets at 4:00 AM. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Wholesaling Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Geography of Iceland • Air sports Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 22 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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Proposed Lazarev Sea name (at top-middle of image) as part of the Southern Ocean Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Lazarev Sea Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Wholesaling • Geography of Iceland Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2021)

Bushtits eating suet, which is usable as a bird food, from a bird feeder Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Bird food Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Lazarev Sea • Wholesaling Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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People experiencing an adventure (close-up view) Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Adventure Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bird food • Lazarev Sea Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

How is everything

Hi, how has everything been lately? Davidgoodheart (talk) 03:49, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Everything is fine. A lot about Covid, but I am staying safe. And you? --BabbaQ (talk) 14:46, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Things are so, so. I have had two Covid shots already. I am going to a place where they may be able to help me with my needs on Monday. Please see if you can expand thus article I Wish I Were Stephanie V with more sources. Davidgoodheart (talk) 03:41, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Per Pålsson - some inaccuracies

Hello, some chronology issues have been spotted in the article about Per Pålsson. For example, if he was born in 1828, then this sentence must be incorrect: "The first time Per Pålsson was convicted for a crime was in 1849, he was at that time 18 years old". So, 1828 + 18 = 1846, not 1849. Can you double check it?

The other thing: if murder of Hanna Pålsdotter took place in 1868, then Per Pålsson couldn't be convicted of it in 1953. Also, is "Hanna" a female name? If so, then "He died" isn't right neither.

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2021)

Goat meat being roasted as part of an asado Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Goat meat Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Adventure • Bird food Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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Merry Merry!

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I have been drinking a lot of Julmust today! BabbaQ (talk) 20:11, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Good to hear from you! You may want to add this Category:Wikipedians interested in WWE to your userpage since you like wrestling. Davidgoodheart (talk) 21:57, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2021)

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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2022)

A man playing the didgeridoo, an indigenous instrument of Australia that was developed at least 1,500 years ago. This is one of the myriad topics within the history of music. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: History of music Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Carapace • Goat meat Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 3 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

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Happy New Year

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This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2022)

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2022)

A NeXTstation graphics workstation from 1990 Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Workstation Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Reader Rabbit • History of music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2022)

Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Joseph Lelyveld Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Social equality • Television ratings Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Marie Serneholt

You just thanked me for creating the article Marie Serneholt back in 2004 - right after I started on wikipedia. What's funny is that I have no memory of creating that article, and know nothing whatsoever about her or that band, so I don't know why I would have created such a stub.

Back then, wikipedia had very few articles and it was easy to create new ones so I guess I just stumbled across something somewhere and made it. Very strange!

- DavidWBrooks (talk) 12:51, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I did it with that in mind :) I see you made no further edits on the article. I have the same revelations some times, with articles I created years ago. Your article on Serneholt at least have been heavily improved over the years!--BabbaQ (talk) 14:28, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2022)

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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2022)

Isabella I of Castile in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada, by Pedro Marcuello Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Isabella I of Castile Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cult of personality • Joseph Lelyveld Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2022)

Google's corporate headquarters is named Googleplex, and is also the headquarters of its parent company, Alphabet Inc. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Google Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Isabella I of Castile • Cult of personality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

In case you didn't see my edit summary on Tribe Friday

When you make articles for these Swedish artists who participate in Melodifestivalen and beyond, you usually copy the same "Singles" section wikitable to each of them, but you do not need to copy rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}, because there's usually only one single listed in the table, and there's also no need to open a new row (with |- ) at the end of the table. Wikitables do not need |- to be the last thing in them before the end ( |} ) at all. Just copy the {{n/a|Non-album single}} without a rowspan and end the table after it. That's all. Ss112 13:49, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Oh, thank you for the heads up. I have been off-wiki for a few days so I did not read it until now.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:47, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. 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.

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2022)

Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: First Sudanese Civil War Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Google • Isabella I of Castile Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

I am facing problems now that I never new about

I have gotten into trouble for cutting and pasting my votes at AfDs, which I never knew was against the rules and have been reported to an ANI. I may even need to retire sometime in the future since I might be nearing my last warning. I just can't seem to avoid getting in trouble. If I do retire I may return at a later date, but am really worried right now that I am nearing a complete block. How is everything with you? Davidgoodheart (talk) 01:58, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Please see if you can expand this article Murder of Kirsty Jones with more information. Davidgoodheart (talk) 19:35, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi, do you think you could help me add more sources to the List of kidnappings. Davidgoodheart (talk) 22:19, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

@Davidgoodheart: I can take a look!. Hope everything is well with you. I just wanted to tell you as a friend that you should really avoid making these kind of edits. I don’t know if that editor have given you the OK to edit his talk page. But just reminding you that people are basically looking for a reason to block you indefinitely right now. Editing of others comments at talk pages are usually not accepted by most editors. Do not give them a reason to do so for some minor pointless edit like that. Because frankly, if you get blocked indefinitely you will never be able to edit Wikipedia agan. And we do no want that. Take care.BabbaQ (talk) 22:06, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

That editor has granted to permission to edit their talk page when I asked them to. I make edits like that when I need to leave a comment instead of writing it on the talkpage. I am now being very careful with my editing from this point forward. Thanks for your kind words. Davidgoodheart (talk) 22:42, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2022)

A letter is a segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system. Pictured are uppercase and lowercase Z with stroke letters. Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is: Letter (alphabet) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: First Sudanese Civil War • Google Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 14 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

please use edit summaries

Hello! I notice that you make a lot of edits without leaving edit summaries. I would like to encourage you to use edit summaries. WP:FIES. Cheers! Doctormatt (talk) 01:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)