User talk:BeanieFan11

Wow!

Just thought I'd stop by to say "Wow". I haven't been so active in recent months, but when I come back from time to tine I see all your great work on historical football topics. It is great to see someone relatively new working so diligently in this area and generating quality work. Cbl62 (talk) 16:55, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:07, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Barnstar for you!

		The College football Barnstar
		For creating and expanding high-quality content on college football players and teams and for diligent research and advocacy in saving many notable articles from deletion. In a relatively short period since 2021, the 823 articles you created have received more than 3.7 million page views! These contributions include 21 college football biographies with more than 25,000 views: Spencer Webb - 475,944 views Sam Hartman - 229,142 views Josh Sills - 131,480 views Britain Covey - 111,227 views Frank Gore Jr. - 110,607 views Reed Blankenship - 108,971 views Vinny Papale - 56,539 views Jack Stoll - 48,702 views Ledarius Mack - 46,757 views Maurice Drayton - 46,469 views Nick Rallis - 44,719 views Dicaprio Bootle - 37,674 views Christian Saulsberry - 35,272 views Tom Flacco - 34,467 views Chris Naggar - 31,753 views Amen Ogbongbemiga - 30,137 Caleb Huntley - 29,824 Christian Elliss - 29,218 Matt Leo - 28,929 Josh Pederson - 28,642 Lester Cotton - 26,159 I look forward to your next contributions. Cbl62 (talk) 17:08, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

• Thank you very much, Cbl62 - this means a lot coming from you! And wow, I'm surprised my creations have received that many views - when I joined back in November 2020 (initially only to write two things), I would never have guessed I would go on to create things read by millions! BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:19, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Page views are an indication that people care for the subjects about which you are writing. You garnered 3.7 million views in just two-and-a-half years. That total will continue to grow in the years (and decades) ahead. Keep it up! Cbl62 (talk) 17:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

August – September

DYK for Warren Lawrence On 1 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Warren Lawrence, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Warren Lawrence, the first Dominican swimmer at the Commonwealth Games, is the son of the first Dominican swimmer at the Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Warren Lawrence. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Warren Lawrence), 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) 00:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Marcedes Walker On 1 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marcedes Walker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that basketball player Marcedes Walker became an Olympian 16 years after her WNBA career ended? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marcedes Walker. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Marcedes Walker), 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) 00:03, 1 August 2024 (UTC) Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik Are you making a DYK for Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik? Because you should. Yue🌙 07:37, 1 August 2024 (UTC) Thanks, I'll make sure to get to it soon (have a few others I intend on nominating first). BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:48, 1 August 2024 (UTC) DCWC August update The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are: Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India. Arconning (submissions) – 305 points, including from six seasonally-appropriate Olympics-related good articles. Generalissima (submissions) – 290 points, the bulk from her featured article about Greenlandic interpreter Qalaherriaq and two China-related good articles. AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) – 245 points, mostly from the achievement of bringing Genghis Khan to featured status. Thebiguglyalien (submissions) – 144 points from three good articles, including two about Kiribati elections, and four reviews of good article nominees. Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date. If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Emily Ausmus On 2 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emily Ausmus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at age 12, Emily Ausmus participated in an international water polo tournament against players as old as 19? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Ausmus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Emily Ausmus), 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. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC) Alasan Ann Nice work on this article! Kablammo (talk) 13:53, 2 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Filomenaleonisa Iakopo On 3 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Filomenaleonisa Iakopo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic sprinter Filomenaleonisa Iakopo is also a competitive bodybuilder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Filomenaleonisa Iakopo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Filomenaleonisa Iakopo), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:04, 3 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Apsara Sakbun On 3 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Apsara Sakbun, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that had Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Apsara Sakbun. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Apsara Sakbun), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:04, 3 August 2024 (UTC) Draft:William J. Thorn (athletics coach) submission Hey, I saw your comment on Draft:William J. Thorn (athletics coach). I wasn't actually notified by the user that it was rejected, but thanks for asking for clarification on the reasoning for rejection - the same user rejected another draft of mine Draft:Craig Angelos (the athletic director of Hawaii), and I was not able to get any more detail on that one either. I'm not going to ask you to review them - that can be a lengthy process - but could you maybe make a similar request there? If there's specific feedback, I can try and correct any issues, so it's disappointing when nothing specific is given. Toa Nidhiki05 (Work) (talk) 17:40, 3 August 2024 (UTC) (talk page stalker) You don't have to use AfC, you know. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:35, 3 August 2024 (UTC) I actually do - I use this account for disclosed paid editing (hence the name, and my user page, and disclosures in edit summaries and on talk pages), and using AfC for articles is absolutely mandatory for that per WP:PAY. I try to follow all guidelines when doing this, which includes submitting new articles for peer review through AfC. Toa Nidhiki05 (Work) (talk) 18:56, 3 August 2024 (UTC) @Toa Nidhiki05 (Work): As the user has not responded in 24 hours, and this issue has happened previously (no reply to a comment regarding the decline), I accepted Thorn myself, given that the article seemed to be of high quality and he seems notable. I'll take a look at the other one as well. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 3 August 2024 (UTC) If this is about SafariScribe, I suggest joining this discussion on their talk page because they are stating they do respond to inquiries. S0091 (talk) 19:13, 7 August 2024 (UTC) DYK nomination of Kevin Mejía Hello! Your submission of Kevin Mejía at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 11:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Jamal Valizadeh On 5 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jamal Valizadeh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jamal Valizadeh. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jamal Valizadeh), 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. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Ruby Remati On 7 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ruby Remati, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympian Ruby Remati got into synchronized swimming because she liked the competitors' "sparkly suits" as a child? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruby Remati. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ruby Remati), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 7 August 2024 (UTC) DYK nomination of Yahya Al Ghotany Hello! Your submission of Yahya Al Ghotany at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Z1720 (talk) 00:31, 7 August 2024 (UTC) AFDs Hello, BeanieFan11, Lately, it seems like I've seen you make valuable comments in AFD discussions but you don't cast a "vote". Is there a reason why? I hope it has nothing to do with keeping a high AFD agreement percentage but that doesn't seem like something you'd care about. As a frequent AFD closer, I'd appreciate it if you would take a stand on what you think should happen with articles because I know you do your homework and make a thoughtful decision. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 05:40, 7 August 2024 (UTC) @Liz: Its mainly because of how disorganized the notability criteria for sports has become. I usually comment on ones which I feel have a very good chance of being notable. Due to the changes in NSPORT, though, one is not supposed to be allowed to be kept until it is 'demonstrated that SIGCOV exists', something that can be absurd in some situations. I try to only vote on the ones which have been demonstrated to have SIGCOV, or, failing that, a very strong argument otherwise for its keeping. For many of them (especially older, foreign topics), while they have a very high chance of being notable, I don't feel right voting 'keep' when there hasn't been sufficient coverage demonstrated and I can't think of a strong enough argument to keep. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC) (talk page stalker) Historically, voting keep at too many borderline AfDs just gets you badgered and your creations targeted (if you have any). Less stressful to just comment sometimes. Beanie was brought to ANI a few years ago when he really didn't even do anything. The reporting user was interaction-banned in a separate discussion later for hounding Beanie. That's not the only person who has targeted Beanie either. No sanctions came out of the other case though. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC) Well, if true, that's just tragic. No one should be harrassed for comments at an AFD discussion unless they are clearly AI-generated or they are just a series of "per nom" votes. Sorry you had to deal with that, BeanieFan11. Being called to ANI is no fun at all. But I appreciate your thoughtful response here to my query. I understand your position, I wish some other editors took AFDs as seriously as you do. Liz Read! Talk! 04:48, 8 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Emmanuella Atora On 8 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emmanuella Atora, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Emmanuella Atora described her career as "I hit people for a living"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emmanuella Atora. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Emmanuella Atora), 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. Schwede66 01:49, 8 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Manizha Talash On 9 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manizha Talash, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manizha Talash. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Manizha Talash), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Logan Edra On 9 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Logan Edra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Logan Edra. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Logan Edra), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC) Hook update Your hook reached 46,359 views (1,931.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2024 – nice work! GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 10 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Gaku Akazawa On 10 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gaku Akazawa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic wrestler Gaku Akazawa also runs a popular massage parlor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gaku Akazawa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gaku Akazawa), 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) 00:02, 10 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Alasan Ann On 10 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alasan Ann, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that taekwondo practitioner Alasan Ann was injured by a gunshot four months before an Olympic qualification tournament, but recovered in time and won the competition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alasan Ann. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alasan Ann), 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) 00:03, 10 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Kennedy Blades On 10 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kennedy Blades, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that female wrestler Kennedy Blades once won a state championship against boys? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kennedy Blades. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kennedy Blades), 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) 00:03, 10 August 2024 (UTC) Hook update Your hook reached 30,374 views (1,265.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2024 – nice work! GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 11 August 2024 (UTC) Menno Haha, you beat me to making Menno's article! I added the the stuff I'd been working on over in my sandbox though, team work 💪 -- NotCharizard 🗨 17:44, 10 August 2024 (UTC) Notcharizard, and that’s why it’s better to create content in draft space. Had you done so, it would have been shown to Beanie that someone is already working on the article. It doesn’t show if the content sits in a sandbox somewhere. Schwede66 18:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC) @Schwede66 I always make things in my sandbox first while I’m just find resources, so I don’t make a draft for a topic who turns out not to be notable enough :) Otherwise I’d have quite a few abandoned drafts! Once I’m sure the topic’s notable, I create a draft, which in this case is when I found out an article has just been made! I feel like you’re trying to lecture me, but I stand by this method and it’s not a big deal at all that this happened, I found it pretty funny! -- NotCharizard 🗨 04:04, 11 August 2024 (UTC) I’m not lecturing you. All I did is tell you of a way of preventing such double ups. You can work the way that suits you best. Having articles in draft space that you don’t get over the notability threshold is not a problem either; you can just ask for them to be deleted. Schwede66 05:09, 11 August 2024 (UTC) In appreciation The DYK Barnstar For suggesting and contributing to the Summer Olympics period at DYK. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:53, 12 August 2024 (UTC) Thanks! BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC) IP that submitted drafts Hi Beanie, is that IP who continuously submitted drafts that were declined due to insufficient sources still active? Just curious. I haven't seen drafts from them in a while but also haven't been super active with AfC. S0091 (talk) 19:45, 12 August 2024 (UTC) @S0091: The IP is still active, see here. Hasn't made many drafts recently, though. (Since June: 11 drafts created, 8 I accepted, 2 I still need to look into.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:25, 12 August 2024 (UTC) DYK nomination of Sun Chen (breakdancer) Hello! Your submission of Sun Chen (breakdancer) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 15:39, 13 August 2024 (UTC) BeanieFan11, it's been nine days since you were asked to provide a QPQ for this nomination, and seven is the official maximum before the nomination can be closed. Please provide a QPQ immediately to avoid closure. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:39, 13 August 2024 (UTC) @BlueMoonset: But there is a QPQ listed there? BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:41, 13 August 2024 (UTC) Wow. Sorry, BeanieFan11. I didn't see a specific reply, yet didn't notice a newly added link above, which is my error. Thank you. I've marked the nomination with a specific note that a reviewer is needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:03, 14 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970) On 15 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that college football player Reggie Brown tore three knee ligaments but still made it to the NFL? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970)), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:04, 15 August 2024 (UTC) If you're going to get involved… …you ought to familiarize yourself with the situation, where the article creator was recently WP:CBANNED for countless hours of timesinks via COI/UPE going back more than a decade creating a walled garden of over 400 articles cited mostly to poor-quality sources. Some of us are trying to clean up the encyclopedia and it's a massive effort. Please refer to: WP:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 163#Greghenderson2006 WP:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1149#Proposed article-space block Greghenderson2006 WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive362#Partial Unblock Request (Greghenderson2006) WP:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1163#Topic Ban or Site Block, Greghenderson2006 Left guide (talk) 22:10, 15 August 2024 (UTC) I don't have the time to read through all that. What specifically is wrong with Charles O. Goold and Inchling (the two I restored) – they looked relatively well-developed with sources that seemed decent? (Also, what COI could he have with a century old children's play?) BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:18, 15 August 2024 (UTC) Some of the issues with Greg's articles is they sometimes use unreliable sources, fail verification and/or the claims are exaggerated so you have do a thorough review. The COI is his him writing about his family, related people and topics. I notice in the article about Goold, a book published by Arcadia Publishing is used, which often is not a reliable source and heavy reliance on the hyper-local newspaper the Carmel Pine Cone. S0091 (talk) 14:20, 16 August 2024 (UTC) Thank you S0091. We have someone who appears to be new to this walled garden innocuously "defending" a couple of Greg's articles without having a full awareness of the situation. @Netherzone: as the one who added the notability tag to Inchling along with years of experience dealing with these sources and this topic area, would you mind briefly explaining the problems with the sources and the ways they are being used? You tend to articulate source analysis better than I can. Left guide (talk) 15:57, 16 August 2024 (UTC) My concern is: are the issues really that serious that they need to be mass removed by the dozens? Have Arcadia and the Pine Cone been determined to be unreliable? We've got very few editors who write decent articles on historical topics, so we better get it right if we decide that its necessary to mass throw them out. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC) When there's 400+ articles worth of these similar sets of sources, and most of us would rather spend time doing other things of a more personal preference on Wikipedia and in real life, it's extraordinarily difficult to do anything other than mass removal. Ironically, Pine Cone and Arcadia are probably the two sources that have been discussed the most ad nauseum on endless rounds of talk page discussions, with Greg being the only one who believed they were reliable for establishing notability, in his own extremely persistent way. Left guide (talk) 16:19, 16 August 2024 (UTC) Arcadia Publishing has been discussed a few times at RSN and needs to be used with extreme caution because often the authors are not recognized experts and often they have a vested interest in promoting the subject. Some editors have noted factual errors. I came across one that was written by a local real estate agent. I am not sure the issue with Pine Cone is reliability as much as its use to establish notability given it is hyper local publication. These sources have been discussed with Greg and at various AfDs several times and consensus I believe has consistently been neither can be used to establish notability. S0091 (talk) 16:27, 16 August 2024 (UTC) Hello @BeanieFan11, yes, @Left guide is correct. The articles are not "decent" if sources are misrepresented enmass and unreliable sources are used in the majority of them. If you do decide to take the time to investigate in depth, read through the talk page archives of the editor. The problems with COI go all the way back to 2007 and later with UPE editing, and the sourcing issues (part of the block) run the course. Personally, I see no issue whatsoever with the redirect, and I doubt the Inchling article would survive an AfD. Re: the biography, many of the bios were written about local people who were simply doing their job and are not notable. Bits and pieces of non-sigcov are often woven together to form a synthesis to make the person sound notable (this often would include misrepresenting sources and simply making up original research. Back to Inchling...I don't have time at the moment to do an in-depth source analysis table for 21 (refbombing is also often a problem with these articles) however they seem to be hyper-local coverage in a weekly tabloid (Carmel Pine Cone), press releases in other local publications and books by marginal presses like Acadia or Valley Press, or user-submitted content on TFAO. I think redirecting or merging to the playwrights article is the best solution. Netherzone (talk) 16:33, 16 August 2024 (UTC) I still question whether e.g. the Pine Cone is unusable solely for being local, but as there do seem to be some issues I'll take a step back and let others deal with the articles. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:48, 16 August 2024 (UTC) BeanieFan, thanks for offering to step back from this complicated and time consuming clean up situation. FYI, I just had a quick look at the Goold biography and want to share my thoughts. It is part of the Carmel walled garden that was identified by multiple editors and administrators. It's a fluffed and puffed creation of a person who was simply living his life and doing his job. City trustees and board members do not have inherent notability as politicians, nor do bankers. Here are the problems with the sourcing. There is one decent source, the bio in the 1925 Watkins book. The "NPS" source is not about him, it is a mention of a building associated with him, people don't inherit notability from buildings, and it is questionable if the building itself is notable, it's not on the NRHP. Additionally, the source is misrepresented as the National Park System, but it is really from the California Parks and Recreation Department. The Hale and Dramov sources are from questionable presses, and the rest of the sources are hyper-local weekly tabloid and/or press releases. Also I want you to know that I deeply respect the work you do on DYK and in saving articles that are notable, even if the subject may seem obscure. I like doing that too, and have saved quite a few such as Scovern Hot Springs, Bernadette Vigil, Piñon, Colorado, Bucket of Blood Street and others. My best wishes to you, and see you around! Netherzone (talk) 17:04, 16 August 2024 (UTC) I hate to beat a dead horse over here, but just for the record, that 1925 Watkins book is published by S. J. Clarke which according to its Wikipedia article is a self-publishing firm and thus WP:SPS, (but even if I'm somehow mistaken, it wouldn't be enough on its own to establish notability especially since it also appears to be an indiscriminate source) and that was one of the factors involved in my initial decision to redirect. Thanks as always to Netherzone for the skillful mediation, and to BeanieFan11 for being willing to listen and communicate with the community. Left guide (talk) 20:14, 16 August 2024 (UTC) Not a dead horse at all, Left guide, since I am pretty sure it has been used in other articles. BeanieFan, sorry to take up your talk page with this. If you prefer, this discussion can be move to another talk page. Netherzone (talk) 21:26, 16 August 2024 (UTC) Alissa Wykes I was looking at womens football info and looked at my info...Why was the MVP title removed? Where you there? I was....I realize it is old info, but I WAS named league MVP, not sure why you felt the need to remive it. I would like it reinstated. Thank you 98.115.146.134 (talk) 19:41, 19 August 2024 (UTC) I remember I had removed it three years ago because I could not find a published reliable source for it. Do you have a reliable source for it? That'd include e.g. news articles, books, league publications, etc. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:46, 19 August 2024 (UTC) ITN recognition for Dan Dorazio On 19 August 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dan Dorazio, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 22:04, 19 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of C. A. Clingenpeel The article C. A. Clingenpeel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:C. A. Clingenpeel for comments about the article, and Talk:C. A. Clingenpeel/GA2 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 22:22, 22 August 2024 (UTC) DYK nomination of Edmilson Pedro Hello! Your submission of Edmilson Pedro at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ltbdl☃ (talk) 15:39, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Frank Fitzgerald (American football) Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Frank Fitzgerald (American football) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. 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Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Joe Gray (American football) Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joe Gray (American football) 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:41, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Aaron Hertzman Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Aaron Hertzman 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:42, 23 August 2024 (UTC) I have sent you a note about a page you started Hi BeanieFan11. Thank you for your work on Jaylyn Sherrod. Another editor, Aszx5000, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment: Perfect article - how come you are not autopatrolled, there is certainly no need for patrollers to be reviewing your articles? thanks. To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Aszx5000}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.) Aszx5000 (talk) 20:55, 23 August 2024 (UTC) @Aszx5000: I actually am autopatrolled already – not sure why it didn't patrol initially... Nice to hear your feedback though :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:24, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Well that's odd... Articles are marked as auto patrolled when moved from draft space to main space, and this was never converted to a redirect (which would have unmarked it). I'm stumped! Hey man im josh (talk) 22:36, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Frank Fitzgerald (American football) The article Frank Fitzgerald (American football) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Frank Fitzgerald (American football) for comments about the article, and Talk:Frank Fitzgerald (American football)/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 23:26, 23 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Gordon Cooper (American football) The article Gordon Cooper (American football) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gordon Cooper (American football) for comments about the article, and Talk:Gordon Cooper (American football)/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:06, 24 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Michael Jerrell On 25 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Michael Jerrell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Michael Jerrell was the only player from the NCAA Division II level to be selected in the 2024 NFL draft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Jerrell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Michael Jerrell), 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) 00:02, 25 August 2024 (UTC) Saving AfDs for college football QBs Hey, so there's an editor going around nominating a series of college football QBs for AfD, and it's not clear whether they are doing WP:BEFORE searches or even assessing the sources already in the article. For WP:Articles for deletion/Tai Lavatai, a basic Google search yielded a Fox Sports news archive showing 19 instances of SIGCOV from various outlets over a span of 2.5 years. The other two are: WP:Articles for deletion/Alex Flinn (American football) WP:Articles for deletion/Zion Webb Thought you might be interested in saving them. Cheers, Left guide (talk) 04:30, 25 August 2024 (UTC) I've had them on my watchlist – I'll make sure to take a look. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:02, 25 August 2024 (UTC) Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#IBAN_being_over Just wanted you to be aware of this thread should you choose to participate. Happy football season! Star Mississippi 19:13, 25 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat On 26 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Spanish bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat is expected to be a future head of state of Andorra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:09, 26 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Aaron Hertzman The article Aaron Hertzman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Aaron Hertzman for comments about the article, and Talk:Aaron Hertzman/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:24, 26 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Joe Gray (American football) The article Joe Gray (American football) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joe Gray (American football) for comments about the article, and Talk:Joe Gray (American football)/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:02, 27 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Dick Harris (center) The article Dick Harris (center) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dick Harris (center) for comments about the article, and Talk:Dick Harris (center)/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:06, 27 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Dim Montero Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dim Montero 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Vivian Hultman Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Vivian Hultman 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 13:04, 28 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Dim Montero The article Dim Montero you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dim Montero for comments about the article, and Talk:Dim Montero/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:03, 28 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Vivian Hultman The article Vivian Hultman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Vivian Hultman for comments about the article, and Talk:Vivian Hultman/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:26, 28 August 2024 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Turning Wikipedia Green Barnstar "The Turning Wikipedia Green Barnstar is awarded to an editor who adds encyclopedic content at rapid or large rates, resulting in many of their contributions being green." ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC) Thanks! BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:39, 28 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Sun Chen (breakdancer) On 29 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sun Chen (breakdancer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic breakdancer Sun Chen is nicknamed "Quake" as he was born on the day of a deadly earthquake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sun Chen (breakdancer). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sun Chen (breakdancer)), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC) Incomplete DYK nomination Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Malacchi Esdale 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) 15:37, 29 August 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Lewis Manly The article Lewis Manly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lewis Manly for comments about the article, and Talk:Lewis Manly/GA2 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 23:42, 29 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Winzar Kakiouea On 30 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Winzar Kakiouea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Winzar Kakiouea was the sole athlete from his nation at the 2024 Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Winzar Kakiouea. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Winzar Kakiouea), 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. Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 30 August 2024 (UTC) WikiCup 2024 August newsletter The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points: Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations; Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews; AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics. Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October. If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) 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) 03:11, 30 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Joseva Talacolo On 31 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseva Talacolo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic rugby sevens player Joseva Talacolo only started playing the sport as a way to support his family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseva Talacolo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Joseva Talacolo), 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. —Kusma (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2024 (UTC) DYK for Nam Su-hyeon On 1 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nam Su-hyeon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nam Su-hyeon, Jeon Hun-young, and Lim Si-hyeon's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nam Su-hyeon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nam Su-hyeon), 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) 00:03, 1 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Jeon Hun-young On 1 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jeon Hun-young, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nam Su-hyeon, Jeon Hun-young, and Lim Si-hyeon's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nam Su-hyeon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jeon Hun-young), 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) 00:03, 1 September 2024 (UTC) Interesting Have you seen Justin Herdman-Reed and Jordan Herdman-Reed? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 23:22, 3 September 2024 (UTC) Interesting. Reminds me of the Rams defender T. J. Carter (2022) – who played alongside Rams defender T. J. Carter (2022). BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:50, 4 September 2024 (UTC) Nice, I don't think I've seen that one. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 01:58, 4 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Ri Jong Sik On 4 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ri Jong Sik, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ri Jong-sik. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ri Jong Sik), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Kim Kum Yong On 4 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kim Kum Yong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ri Jong-sik. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kim Kum Yong), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC) Revisiting the improvement of sports stubs Hello! Doing new page patrol for the massive amount of sports biographies has reminded me about the effort to get some of them fleshed out with existent but hard-to-find significant coverage. It's not really my area of expertise, but you've been doing good work toward making that happen. Are we still considering a broader effort to get these cleaned up through an event or drive, or something similar? I'd really like for Category:Sports biographies lacking sources containing significant coverage to be cleared, and obviously it would be better to do that through high quality articles over deletion if it's feasible. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC) @Thebiguglyalien: I still hope eventually to do it, although I haven't really made progress in the past months to be honest. I still have the format I made here, though I'd likely make some changes and re-organizing (I think I made scoring too complicated). The main issue was that I'm not sure exactly how to go about starting up a new competition, especially in getting decent participation, etc... I don't have much time right now, but I can think about ways to do it – maybe we could shoot for December or January as a time to hold it? BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:44, 4 September 2024 (UTC) DCWC September update The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to: Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures. Only one month remains until the end of the contest, so it's time to make your remaining nominations! Please consider answering some review requests, particularly the older entries, as a way of helping out your fellow participants and moving up the leaderboard. Good luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Sydney Francisco On 6 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sydney Francisco, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympian Sydney Francisco was named after the city where her mother competed at the Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sydney Francisco. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sydney Francisco), 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. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 6 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Ban Hyo-jin On 7 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ban Hyo-jin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ban Hyo-jin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ban Hyo-jin), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 7 September 2024 (UTC) Administrator Elections: Updates & Schedule Administrator Elections | Updates & Schedule Administrator elections are in the WMF Trust & Safety SecurePoll calendar and are all set to proceed. We plan to use the following schedule: Oct 8 – Oct 14: Candidate sign-up Oct 22 – Oct 24: Discussion phase Oct 25 – Oct 31: SecurePoll voting phase If you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts before we get started, please post at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections. If you are interested in helping out, please post at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections § Ways to help. There are many redlinked subpages that can be created. You're receiving this message because you signed up for the mailing list. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:18, 10 September 2024 (UTC) Did you know... ... that Danton Barto never played in the NFL despite still being the Memphis Tigers' all-time leading tackler over 30 years after his college career ended? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:15, 11 September 2024 (UTC) Interesting. Nice work with the article. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:24, 12 September 2024 (UTC) Thanks. Do you think that's a good DYK or should I reword it? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 01:59, 12 September 2024 (UTC) I think that works. If you want, you could add ALT hooks in the nomination (e.g. in addition to the initial hook, you could have something like "ALT1 ... that despite still being the Memphis Tigers' all-time leading tackler over 30 years after his college career ended, Danton Barto never made it to the NFL?" if you want to give different wording options) BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:51, 12 September 2024 (UTC) Thanks, that's a good alt. I think I'll go with that. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 23:14, 12 September 2024 (UTC) Do you mind helping me come up with another hook for this? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 13:21, 1 October 2024 (UTC) Nothing particularly jumps out to me, but reading the article, here's every different possibility that came to mind (some may be 'interesting', some not, just ideas): ... that the University of Memphis football team retired the number of Danton Barto 29 years after his career, following a petition from school students? ... that the NFL's top scouts receive the BART Awards, named after Danton Barto? ... that within two years, football coach Danton Barto both led his team to a league championship and witnessed them folding? ... that Danton Barto was the first football player to have his number retired by his high school? ... that in professional football, Danton Barto coached both winless teams and league championship teams? Maybe one of those could work? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:25, 1 October 2024 (UTC) DYK for Kevin Mejía On 12 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kevin Mejía, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as a child, future Olympian Kevin Mejía sold spinning tops? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kevin Mejía. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kevin Mejía), 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. —Kusma (talk) 00:03, 12 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Malacchi Esdale On 13 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Malacchi Esdale, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that rugby sevens player Malacchi Esdale said that the conditioning he went through to play in the Olympics was "borderline crazy"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malacchi Esdale. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Malacchi Esdale), 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. —Kusma (talk) 00:02, 13 September 2024 (UTC) ITN recognition for Diondre Overton On 14 September 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Diondre Overton, 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. PFHLai (talk) 11:27, 14 September 2024 (UTC) Still looking for list of coaches? Apologies for not seeing your ping earlier, I've been quite under the weather this week and was offline for several days. If you just wanted a list of coaches to possibly write about, this was the primary source (CFB Data Warehouse) used on that deleted article, which may or may not be useful to you: [[1]] Again, sorry for not seeing the ping earlier. Let'srun (talk) 12:14, 14 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Yahya Al-Ghotany On 15 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yahya Al-Ghotany, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Yahya Al-Ghotany picked up the sport "by chance" at a refugee camp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yahya Al Ghotany. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yahya Al-Ghotany), 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. —Kusma (talk) 00:02, 15 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Edmilson Pedro On 19 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Edmilson Pedro, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic judoka Edmilson Pedro is nicknamed Bicho Papão, which means "the bogeyman"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edmilson Pedro. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Edmilson Pedro), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 19 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Pat Ragusa Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pat Ragusa 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:43, 20 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Pat Ragusa The article Pat Ragusa you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pat Ragusa for comments about the article, and Talk:Pat Ragusa/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:23, 20 September 2024 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for September 20 An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Alan Pringle, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page The Orange Leader. (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 19:53, 20 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Amir Zakirov On 22 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amir Zakirov, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in order to attend breakdancing classes as a child, future Olympian Amir Zakirov had to give up eating lunch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amir Zakirov. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Amir Zakirov), 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. —Kusma (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2024 (UTC) ITN recognition for Jim Cullivan On 22 September 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jim Cullivan, 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) 12:37, 22 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Jordan Sepho On 23 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jordan Sepho, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic gold-medal-winning rugby player Jordan Sepho vomited from stress the first time he played? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jordan Sepho. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jordan Sepho), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 23 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Valentin Bontus On 24 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valentin Bontus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Valentin Bontus won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in Formula Kite, while Toni Vodišek won the first silver medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valentin Bontus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Valentin Bontus), 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) 00:03, 24 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Toni Vodišek On 24 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Toni Vodišek, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Valentin Bontus won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in Formula Kite, while Toni Vodišek won the first silver medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valentin Bontus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Toni Vodišek), 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) 00:03, 24 September 2024 (UTC) Women in Green's October 2024 edit-a-thon Hello BeanieFan11: WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024! Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts. We hope to see you there! Grnrchst (talk) 14:53, 24 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Ron Tiavaasue On 25 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ron Tiavaasue, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ron Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played college football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ron Tiavaasue. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ron Tiavaasue), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 25 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Sankar Montoute Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sankar Montoute 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:43, 25 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Sankar Montoute The article Sankar Montoute you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sankar Montoute for comments about the article, and Talk:Sankar Montoute/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:05, 25 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Negussie Roba Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Negussie Roba 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:43, 26 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Han Bong-zin Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Han Bong-zin 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:44, 26 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Mathias Nkwenti Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mathias Nkwenti 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:46, 26 September 2024 (UTC) DYK nomination of Teleke Lauti Hello! Your submission of Teleke Lauti at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 07:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC) RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review Hi there! The trial of the RfA discussion-only period passed at WP:RFA2024 has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period. Cheers, and happy editing! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Mathias Nkwenti The article Mathias Nkwenti you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mathias Nkwenti for comments about the article, and Talk:Mathias Nkwenti/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 17:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Kenneth Odumegwu Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kenneth Odumegwu 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:21, 27 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Kenneth Odumegwu The article Kenneth Odumegwu you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kenneth Odumegwu for comments about the article, and Talk:Kenneth Odumegwu/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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 21:44, 27 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Han Bong-zin The article Han Bong-zin you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Han Bong-zin for comments about the article, and Talk:Han Bong-zin/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:28, 29 September 2024 (UTC) DYK for Kyle Hergel On 30 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kyle Hergel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that football player Kyle Hergel said his biggest strength was "my nastiness"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kyle Hergel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kyle Hergel), 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. BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Anthony Vaz Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Anthony Vaz 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Alan Pringle Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Alan Pringle 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 13:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Roger Farmer (American football) Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Roger Farmer (American football) 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 13:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Ricot Joseph Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ricot Joseph 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 13:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Negussie Roba The article Negussie Roba you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Negussie Roba for comments about the article, and Talk:Negussie Roba/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Ricot Joseph The article Ricot Joseph you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ricot Joseph for comments about the article, and Talk:Ricot Joseph/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:41, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Roger Farmer (American football) The article Roger Farmer (American football) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Roger Farmer (American football) for comments about the article, and Talk:Roger Farmer (American football)/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:43, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Muadianvita Kazadi Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Muadianvita Kazadi 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. 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Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:47, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Wasswa Serwanga Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Wasswa Serwanga 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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Muadianvita Kazadi The article Muadianvita Kazadi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Muadianvita Kazadi for comments about the article, and Talk:Muadianvita Kazadi/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Wasswa Serwanga The article Wasswa Serwanga you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Wasswa Serwanga for comments about the article, and Talk:Wasswa Serwanga/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 WikiOriginal-9 -- WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:25, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Bertrand-Hudon

On 1 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Bertrand-Hudon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Thomas Bertrand-Hudon is the first professional football player to wear a Guardian Cap during a regular season game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Bertrand-Hudon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Bertrand-Hudon), 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) 00:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Ajah Pritchard-Lolo

On 1 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ajah Pritchard-Lolo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ajah Pritchard-Lolo is Vanuatu's first Olympic weightlifter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ajah Pritchard-Lolo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ajah Pritchard-Lolo), 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) 00:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

I would appreciate any help on Reto Gertschen

If you could help on Draft:Reto Gertschen it would be appreciated. Dwanyewest (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

• I did some minor copyediting and moved it to mainspace – the sources appear to pass GNG. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:53, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

A Silver Belt-buckle for you!

The Developing Countries

WikiContest Silver Belt Buckle

Thanks so much for your hard work, especially with your million-or-so DYK nominations. You've received 771 points, placing in 2nd. :)

... sawyer * he/they * talk 18:34, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Global Barnstar

		The Global Barnstar
		For covering an impressive 44 countries in the Developing Countries WikiContest, the most of any participant, here is a special award!

... sawyer * he/they * talk 18:49, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Women's History Barnstar

		The Women's History Barnstar
		For putting 15 women on the Main Page, here is a special award! Thank you for increasing Wikipedia's coverage of women. :)

... sawyer * he/they * talk 18:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

DCWC closing update

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has come to a close! After a thrilling finish to the event with a slew of submissions on the final day, we have our winners. With 608 points, Thebiguglyalien (submissions) comes in third with his series of Kiribati and Botswanan submissions; BeanieFan11 (submissions) flies into second place at the last second with 771 points after a string of good articles about sportspersons; and after leading for much of contest's three months, Generalissima (submissions) finishes with a whopping 798 points to take home the Gold Belt Buckle. Congratulations to our winners!

In addition to his spot in the top three, BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins the special awards for submitting under the most countries (44 countries) and for writing the most articles about women (15 Did you know? nominations)! Magentic Manifestations (submissions), after making 16 submissions under the Indian flag—15 of them good articles—receives the awards for most submissions for a single country and most featured or good articles promoted. For their submission of one FAC review, five FLC reviews, and 20 GAN reviews, Simongraham (submissions) wins for most article reviews.

The results of the contest have far exceeded any expectations the coordinators had for it at the beginning: among the submissions to the event were 3 FAs, 10 FLs, 88 GAs, dozens of article reviews of every kind, and more Did you know? submissions than we can count! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

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Anti-Systemic Bias Barnstar

		The Anti-Systemic Bias Barnstar
		Thank you for participating in the Developing Countries WikiContest! You've received 771 points, and here's a special award for your contributions.

... sawyer * he/they * talk 19:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks! BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:40, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Living

Hi. Just wondering why you marked |living=no on Talk:Joe Peterson (American football) because the article indicates that he is alive — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:43, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

• Sometimes I copy-paste from other talk pages on similar topics to get the assessment; I must have just forgot to change the blp parameter. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:07, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mathias Nkwenti

Hello! Your submission of Mathias Nkwenti at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:18, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Mokulubete Makatisi

On 7 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mokulubete Makatisi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mokulubete Makatisi placed eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games women's marathon despite running in new shoes that she had received late during the race? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mokulubete Makatisi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mokulubete Makatisi), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

September 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

The Working Man's Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to BeanieFan11 for accumulating at least 10 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:33, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrator Elections: Call for Candidates

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DYK nomination of Chris Collier

Hello! Your submission of Chris Collier at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —Bagumba (talk) 10:11, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Dim Montero

Very nice work. Cbl62 (talk) 18:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks – that was one I particularly enjoyed writing. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:13, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ricot Joseph

Hello! Your submission of Ricot Joseph at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —Bagumba (talk) 10:13, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for always providing a supply of (U.S.) sports noms for QPQ. Really, I'm not stalking.—Bagumba (talk) 10:13, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Scott Bolton (American football)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Scott Bolton (American football) 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Regular Republican

Hello, BeanieFan11. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Regular Republican".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:37, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Dim Montero

On 16 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dim Montero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that football coach Dim Montero was considered such a great recruiter that it was said he "could pick up a rock and find an outstanding football prospect"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dim Montero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dim Montero), 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.

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Your GA nomination of Scott Bolton (American football)

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How many GANs do you have prepped?

Not like I'm going to be competing for the top spot in the WikiCup, but I was curious how many articles you have prepped and ready to nominate. Is there a reason you haven't nominated a bunch earlier in this round? I see, I believe, 8 from December of last year that you had received feedback on but had withdrawn due to being busy and having a bit of burnout. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:46, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

• I was actually just preparing to nominate a few when I noticed your message – I've been meaning to do some nominations recently (and work on the old ones) but got a bit carried away with other work – to answer your question, I had previously wrote up a list of about c. 15-20 likely GAs that are ready to be nominated (and a good number of others that I intend on working on in the upcoming days). BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:41, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

  20 eh? So 700 points assuming no bonuses, which would be 1 point short of first. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:57, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

  Those are just the ones that are ready. I still have two weeks to prep the rest – don't underestimate a beanie's ability to rapidly produce GAs! ;) BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:12, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

  "a beanie's ability" Given that, and the picture in your infobox, I think I finally understand your username, lol. So it's not about Beanie Ebert? Or maybe it is? Maybe it's a combination of both. :) ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:47, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

  I'm a 'fan' of NFL-themed 'Beanie Ballz', one of which is pictured in my infobox. My name is not about Ebert, although him and Odell Stautzenberger not having articles was what inspired me to join (Ebert because of his name 'Beanie', of course, and Stautzenberger because...I liked the name 'Stautzenberger'). BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

  Aw, I see. Nice! ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Derrick Harden

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Your GA nomination of Sylvester McGrew

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Your GA nomination of Derrick Harden

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Your GA nomination of Sylvester McGrew

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Your GA nomination of Johnny Fripp

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Your GA nomination of Chauncey Archiquette

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Your GA nomination of Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970)

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Your GA nomination of Jeff McIntyre

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Your GA nomination of John Stadnik

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Your GA nomination of Blake Miller (center)

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Your GA nomination of Ken Moore (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Arch Wolfe

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Your GA nomination of Herb Slattery

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Your GA nomination of John Holahan

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Your GA nomination of Twink Twining

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Your GA nomination of Caitlin Van Sickle

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Your GA nomination of Mary Ann Hitchens

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Your GA nomination of Travis Simpson

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Your GA nomination of Chauncey Archiquette

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Your GA nomination of John Stadnik

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Your GA nomination of Jeff McIntyre

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Your GA nomination of Arch Wolfe

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Your GA nomination of John Holahan

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Your GA nomination of Herb Slattery

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Your GA nomination of Twink Twining

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Your GA nomination of Mary Ann Hitchens

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Your GA nomination of Ken Moore (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970)

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Your GA nomination of Caitlin Van Sickle

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Your GA nomination of Lou Rash

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Deprodding

I'm aware there's no requirement to provide a genuine rationale for deprodding, but it's good practice and this seems rather poor. AusLondonder (talk) 16:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

• When someone rapidly PRODs well over 100 Olympian articles within minutes and admits that they did not do any BEFORE search whatsoever – and the only explanation given for PRODing is something listed as a argument to avoid in deletion discussions, dePRODing on that basis is certainly valid. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:37, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

  The nom actually stated the article fails WP:NSPORT, which is true. AusLondonder (talk) 16:42, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

  The other point still stands: When someone rapidly PRODs well over 100 Olympian articles within minutes and admits that they did not do any BEFORE search whatsoever ... dePRODing on that basis is certainly valid. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:44, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lou Rash

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An essay on sports rivalries

Hi there, I'd like to invite you to read over and discuss User:Conyo14/Sports rivalries. Your input may be very helpful in accurately determining how to view sports rivalry sources in relation to the general notability guideline. Cheers! Conyo14 (talk) 01:37, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

• Can take a look, likely tomorrow. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:38, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lou Rash

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DYK for Chris Collier

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RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

To answer your questions in recent North Korean AfD nominations

• Pang Gwang-chol: What's his Korean name? I think it's roughly like 팡광촐.
• Tak Yong-bin: How do you know he fails GNG? Did you look at even a single North Korean news source from the time? I usually assume Simione001 just looked at the article by the base it doesn't have any significant coverage.

⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 13:00, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks for Pang Gwang-chol. As for Tak, I've figured it was something like that – still a completely inappropriate level of BEFORE for the topic (or, rather, no BEFORE), but oh well... BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:09, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

  Actually, Pang Gwang-chol's Korean name is based on my interpretation. I can't find any source that writes it differently, though. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 14:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua

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DYK for Brenden Bates

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• Thanks! BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for Mathias Nkwenti

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Your GA nomination of Fred Narganes

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Your GA nomination of Larry Kennedy (baseball)

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Your GA nomination of Cliff Brumbaugh

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Your GA nomination of Garnett Wikoff

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Your GA nomination of Herbert Gidney

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DYK for Pat Ragusa

On 26 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pat Ragusa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the only two Venezuelans ever to make the NFL, Pat Ragusa and Alan Pringle, played a combined total of four games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pat Ragusa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pat Ragusa), 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) 00:03, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Alan Pringle

On 26 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alan Pringle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the only two Venezuelans ever to make the NFL, Pat Ragusa and Alan Pringle, played a combined total of four games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pat Ragusa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alan Pringle), 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) 00:03, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Your WikiCup submission: Template:Did you know nominations/Mathias Nkwenti

Hi BeanieFan11, thanks for participating in the WikiCup. You recently submitted Template:Did you know nominations/Mathias Nkwenti for DYK points, but unfortunately it is not eligible for DYK points because it was nominated to DYK as a newly promoted GA. I know this can be disappointing, but Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring#Did you know? states that only newly created or expanded DYKs are eligible for DYK points. The rules specifically exclude DYK submissions from receiving points if their appearance on DYK is solely because the article was a newly promoted GA. Epicgenius (talk) 00:57, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

• @Epicgenius: I left a comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11; it could have qualified as either a 5x expansion or GA. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:58, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

  @BeanieFan11, thanks for your response. I'm double-checking the nomination again, but in the future, please nominate it as a 5x expansion if it's a fivefold expansion (even if it's also a newly promoted GA). If you nominate the article for DYK solely based on it being promoted to GA status, it would not be eligible. – Epicgenius (talk) 01:01, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

  After taking a look, I can confirm that the article did meet the 5x eligibility criterion at the time of nomination. I apologize and have restored your points. However, I should caution against nominating a 5x expansion as a newly promoted GA next time - I would rather grant you the points if it's actually eligible, rather than mistakenly denying you the points. Epicgenius (talk) 01:06, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paul Chadick

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Your GA nomination of Karl Thielscher

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Your GA nomination of Graham Kernwein

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Your GA nomination of Bob Hainlen

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Your GA nomination of Lonny Calicchio

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Your GA nomination of Mark Thompson (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Joseph L. Cahall

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Your GA nomination of Madeo Molinari

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Your GA nomination of Rod Taylor (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Joseph L. Cahall

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Your GA nomination of J. Nash McCrea

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Your GA nomination of Bob Hainlen

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Your GA nomination of J. Nash McCrea

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Your GA nomination of Rod Taylor (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Mark Thompson (American football)

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Your GA nomination of Lonny Calicchio

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Your GA nomination of Graham Kernwein

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Your GA nomination of Henri Claireaux

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Your GA nomination of Armwell Long

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Bulky user page header

I do love how full your userpage header is, with all those top icons, but I think it, in a way, takes away from your successes because I don't think anybody is actually trying to count the GA and DYK icons on your page because of how many there are. Have you considered something similar to what Gonzo has (see User talk:Gonzo fan2007)? Personally I have no idea how many GAs and DYKs you have because of this, and I think it could actually help to showcase this a bit better. Just a suggestion, but obviously we all have our own preferences and style! Hey man im josh (talk) 13:36, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

• I've been thinking about that recently – I lost count of my GAs and DYKs as well! :) – after the WikiCup I plan on reorganizing my userpage so it's not so cluttered. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:47, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

  I do like Gonzo's Recognized Content page as well. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:52, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vince Villanucci

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In appreciation

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I feel like a deer getting chased by a very, very determined wolf. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:16, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

• Haha! :) Thanks! BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:43, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

  Don't forget to put your points in! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:47, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

  Can't forget to do that! BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:17, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fran Foley

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Your GA nomination of Grant Hermanns

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Your GA nomination of George Schollenberger

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Your GA nomination of David Petway

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Your GA nomination of Bethwel Henry

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Your GA nomination of Fran Foley

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Your GA nomination of Henri Claireaux

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Your GA nomination of Armwell Long

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Your GA nomination of Grant Hermanns

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Your GA nomination of Oh Yoon-kyung

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Your GA nomination of John Wiltbank

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Your GA nomination of Oh Yoon-kyung

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Your GA nomination of John Wiltbank

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Your GA nomination of Jim Dillard (gridiron football)

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Your GA nomination of Jim Dillard (gridiron football)

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ITN recognition for 2024 Mozambican general election

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Your GA nomination of Karl Thielscher

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Your GA nomination of Madeo Molinari

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Mass de-PRODding

Hello, BeanieFan11,

I just wanted to let you know that I suggested to that editor to use PROD rather than sending dozens of articles to AFD. This was because no one was participating in these AFDs about dart players and they all filled up the daily log and had to be relisted. I thought it would be easier to PROD these articles and if anyone wanted to work on them, they could be easily restored through REFUND. So, they were following my advice to do so. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:08, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

• I think both the mass PROD route and the mass AFD route is inappropriate. The user seems to have done zero BEFORE search (they refused over three times to answer the basic question of 'have you done a BEFORE?') and several of them proved to be clearly notable when actual effort was put in (e.g. Bill Lennard; and while Jack McKenna hasn't been closed yet there's multiple stories calling him Ireland's greatest ever darts player, a household name, etc.). IMO, even if articles aren't in the best shape, when a good chunk are likely notable mass removal without any effort to verify notability is not a good idea. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kim Bong-hwan

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Your GA nomination of Henry Janzen

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WikiCup submissions?

Hey Beanie, how come you stopped updating your submissions for the WikiCup? The last time you did so was the 25th, and I don't think it's great to leave it all to the last minute to add, even though technically allowed. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

• In the process of doing it now. (I don't know, it just made sense to me to do it at once rather than update the page c. 20 times in six days). BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:03, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Updated. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:14, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

    Looks like you missed the ITN recognition mentioned above :) Hey man im josh (talk) 16:10, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

    You're right – I'm not completely sure if it qualifies but might as well list it to see. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:35, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

    @BeanieFan11, hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but this doesn't qualify for points because you haven't made any edits to the page at all. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

    Well my bad then lol. I just saw it up higher on the talk page. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kim Bong-hwan

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DYK for Muadianvita Kazadi

On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muadianvita Kazadi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NFL player Muadianvita Kazadi viewed football as "war", according to a teammate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muadianvita Kazadi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Muadianvita Kazadi), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Teleke Lauti

On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Teleke Lauti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that politician Teleke Lauti unseated a former prime minister, was himself unseated by a future prime minister, and later ran again to replace a former prime minister? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Teleke Lauti. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Teleke Lauti), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome BeanieFan11! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2024 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 11:57, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

• Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
• MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
• Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
• Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
• Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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The 2024 WikiCup

Awarded to BeanieFan11 for scoring second place in the 2024 WikiCup.

The good article prize awarded to BeanieFan11 for nominating the most good articles in the 2024 WikiCup, with 58 GAs in round 5 and 70 GAs overall.

The DYK prize, awarded to BeanieFan11 for nominating the most DYKs during the 2024 WikiCup, with 131 DYKs overall.

Congratulations! Epicgenius (talk) 16:52, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks – although disappointed I didn't win this time, I guess I'll just have to do it in 2025! BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:25, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

  Still super impressive! Well done. It is a wonderful world (talk) 12:28, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Ivan Ivan (ice hockey)

On 3 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ivan Ivan (ice hockey), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ivan Ivan played for the Eagles and the Eagles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ivan Ivan (ice hockey). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ivan Ivan (ice hockey)), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Mass dart player PROD reversal

Hello, BeanieFan11.

I noticed you recently removed PROD templates from a bunch of dart player’s pages citing that a proper BEFORE was not done according to your research.

As you requested, ItsKesha brought those articles to AfD, where editors like me are trying to figure out if they are notable.

Currently, from the research of us !voters on AfD, it seems as if all or most of them are only mentioned in automated databases, with no human having written about them in detail meeting SIGCOV besides the creation of the article.

However, I was wondering why you believed ItsKesha’s BEFORE was insufficient - did you find any sources that they missed to indicate this? (not that you needed to provide a valid rationale from dePRODing, it’s totally optional).

You are also welcomed to contribute on AfD.

Thank you for your time! 2001:8003:4A10:601:4DE5:4E09:A5D1:B265 (talk) 10:12, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

It’s just that over on AfD we’re trying to figure out if any sources were missed. Thanks again for your time! :) 2001:8003:4A10:601:4DE5:4E09:A5D1:B265 (talk) 10:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I based the removals on these discussions; I find it highly likely that no BEFORE was performed, given that well over 100 articles were nominated en masse in a few minutes (how would anyone be able to do a proper BEFORE in that timeframe, especially for historical ones?) and ItsKesha outright refused on numerous occasions to answer the basic question of 'have you done a BEFORE'. I only gave a proper look to a few but several of them turned out to be clearly notable (e.g. Bill Lennard, as well as Jack McKenna who has multiple newspaper articles calling him the greatest Irish darts player in history). There's the possibility that many may not be notable, and that's why I don't object to AFDs (although it'd be nice if they were of a reasonable quantity – i.e. not all at once) – but surely a good number of notable ones were going to be lost in the process given how little effort was put in which is not appropriate in my opinion. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:23, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Kylian Portal

On 4 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kylian Portal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that swimmer Alex Portal and his brother Kylian Portal both won medals in the same event at the 2024 Paralympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kylian Portal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kylian Portal), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Alex Portal

On 4 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alex Portal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that swimmer Alex Portal and his brother Kylian Portal both won medals in the same event at the 2024 Paralympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kylian Portal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alex Portal), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of David Petway

The article David Petway you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:David Petway for comments about the article, and Talk:David Petway/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 Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 01:03, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Perry Newberry

Hello! this article was "kept" at AfD. In the discussion, you mentioned that there is coverage of him in California papers, and cited several. Unfortunately, I cannot access most of them, though I could access the first one and added something from it to the article. Could you please add these cites and summarize the info about him in Perry Newberry article?: Fresno Morning Republican, San Francisco Chronicle (2), Oakland Tribune (2). Thank you very much! - Ssilvers (talk) 07:05, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

• @Ssilvers: Here's clippings of the articles (besides the first one): 1 2 3 4. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:35, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Added. Can you give me a link to the clipping of this one? Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:59, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

• @Ssilvers: Here. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:43, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vince Villanucci

The article Vince Villanucci you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Vince Villanucci for comments about the article, and Talk:Vince Villanucci/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 Generalissima -- Generalissima (talk) 01:21, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Ricot Joseph

On 8 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ricot Joseph, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that college football player Ricot Joseph declined a full scholarship so that he could be a walk-on? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ricot Joseph. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ricot Joseph), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Derek Devine

I came across his redlink at 2011 Virginia Destroyers season. They didn't look very hard in that AfD. I found two more sources on a quick Google search. ([2][3]). I haven't looked through the archives yet either (my newspapers.com is still messed up). ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:16, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Here's another from Google ([4]) ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:21, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

There appears to be a decent amount of coverage on Newspapers.com. I could provide some clippings if you want to recreate it, or I could possibly recreate it at some point if you want (apparently he was cut from his college team, then played juco for two years, then was a third-string at Marshall for two years and only completed two passes ([5]) – interesting that he was able to sign with the Seahawks after such little experience.). BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:53, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

It would probably be best to have it refunded and moved to draft so either of us could work on it. Did you want to refund it or did you want me to? Thanks, ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:48, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

You can go ahead and refund it. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Derek Devine ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:32, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

I'll add some newspaper clippings that can be used to expand. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:41, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of George Schollenberger

The article George Schollenberger you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:George Schollenberger for comments about the article, and Talk:George Schollenberger/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 Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 16:02, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

PRODs

Hello, BeanieFan11,

I appreciate all that you do on Wikipedia, your contributions are invaluable. However, it would make things smoother if you didn't wait until the last minute to de-PROD articles. The earlier you can do this, the better. Thanks! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:55, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

• I can try, but its a little difficult to keep up with all the PRODs and give them the proper attention when they're being done in large chunks (e.g. there's 22 active Olympian PRODs and several more added each day; it can take a decent bit of time to do proper searches for each, especially for ones in different languages, etc.). BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:07, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for Dalibor Riccardi

On 15 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dalibor Riccardi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dalibor Riccardi, a head of state of San Marino, has played more than 70 matches in the country's football league? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dalibor Riccardi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dalibor Riccardi), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Jabulani Mabuza

On 15 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jabulani Mabuza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Buy Cash" is the speaker of the House of Assembly of Eswatini? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jabulani Mabuza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jabulani Mabuza), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Question

Sorry to bug you, but do you mind doing a quick Newspapers.com search for Thaddeus Coleman's father Michael Coleman to see if he really spent time with the Saints and Redskins? This source says that but it was in the Wikipedia article before that source was published so they may have been copying Wikipedia. Thaddeus's PFA profile has a link to another Michael Coleman but it's the wrong Michael. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:14, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

• I looked at the first 20-or-so matches for "'Michael Coleman' 'New Orleans Saints'" and "'Michael Coleman' 'Washington Redskins'" and didn't see anything... Any idea what years he would have been active? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:37, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

  No clue, I don't even know where he went to college. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:04, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Negussie Roba

On 16 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Negussie Roba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Negussie Roba was an Olympic sprinter who later became a top marathon coach? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Negussie Roba. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Negussie Roba), 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) 00:03, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Help please

Hello. It's been a while. If you recall you helped me out with the Jersey Women's cricket business back in June or July. I'd like to turn one of the redirects into a full page as I have put together enough significant coverage on this particular player to get it passed I believe. Can you tell me how to do this? I've tried but can't figure it out. The player in question is Charlie Miles. Any help would be appreciated. Best wishes. Shrug02 (talk) 22:19, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

• Here's a link to the article before it was redirected. If you click 'edit source' at that link, you can add the details to the original article that prove notability and then hit publish. Does that help? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:41, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

  Certainly does. Thanks. As always you are a marvel. Shrug02 (talk) 22:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

  @BeanieFan11 It got passed by the reviewer! Thanks again for all your help. Shrug02 (talk) 14:36, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Roger Farmer (American football)

On 17 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Roger Farmer (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Roger Farmer, the first NFL player from Barbados, reached the league after playing for schools that a newspaper described as having "terrible records"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Roger Farmer (American football). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Roger Farmer (American football)), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Draft Title

I am trying to a make a page about current Washington State receiver Kyle Williams, but I don't know what the article name should be as there are already multiple American football page with the name Kyle Williams, one of which is already a receiver, and I don't know the birthdate of the Washington State Kyle Williams. What should the article name be? Butters (talk) 15:05, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

• @Butters.From.SouthPark: Hmm... that's complicated – and I can't seem to find his birthdate either... Maybe something like Kyle Williams (Washington State wide receiver)? Of course, it'd need to be changed if he signs into the NFL... If you're reasonably sure he was born in e.g. the 2000s you could do Kyle Williams (wide receiver, born 2000s), although that doesn't seem certain. I could start a thread at the WikiProject College Football talk page if you like (or you could). BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:02, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Veylma Falaeo

On 18 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Veylma Falaeo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the politician Veylma Falaeo is the first woman to be President of the Congress of New Caledonia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Veylma Falaeo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Veylma Falaeo), 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.

1=Launchballer 00:03, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Wasswa Serwanga

On 19 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wasswa Serwanga, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wasswa Serwanga and his twin brother were the first two NFL players from Uganda? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wasswa Serwanga. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wasswa Serwanga), 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) 00:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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Kevin Parks (American football)

Kevin Parks was good enough to get trading cards but doesn't have an article. I don't think he was even invited to an NFL rookie minicamp tryout, kind of odd (it might be because of his height, he has a PFR page somehow that says he is 5'6). This guy is the polar opposite of Derek Devine from above, who didn't play any in college but signed with an NFL team anyway. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

• I think I've seen a couple of guys with trading cards who did absolutely nothing beyond college (I've gotten quite a few no-name autographs in packs myself). Does seem kind of unusual that he got next to zero attention beyond college, since he seemed to have decent stats. According to [6] he briefly played in the German Football League and was a signee to the failed Major League Football. Some other coverage: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

  OK thanks, I'll get around to creating it eventually unless someone else gets to it first. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

  SAGE is usually good for some no-namer autographs (I have JJ Howland's SAGE auto, he was with the Bucs during 2022 preseason). SAGE does have good stuff though as well, hee hee. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:30, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Sankar Montoute

On 21 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sankar Montoute, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sankar Montoute became the first NFL player from Trinidad and Tobago in 1987? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sankar Montoute. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sankar Montoute), 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) 00:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Bethwel Henry

On 21 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bethwel Henry, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bethwel Henry was the first Micronesian to receive a degree in his field, and served as a United Nations delegate at the age of 25? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bethwel Henry. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bethwel Henry), 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) 00:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)