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FAC mentor?

Hi Epicgenius. Big admirer of your work as you know. I'm looking to take Pruitt–Igoe to FAC as a first-time nominator. If you have any time to spare, I'd greatly appreciate your guidance on navigating the FAC process. rblv (talk) 02:26, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Rublov, thanks for the kind words. I'd be glad to help if you want my assistance. You're the first person who has ever asked me to be a FAC mentor, though, so I guess it will be a first for both of us.
If you do want my help, I can leave some of my pre-FAC observations on Talk:Pruitt–Igoe. From a quick glance, I'm seeing a few things that we could discuss before you nominate for FAC. – Epicgenius (talk) 02:36, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
That would be fantastic. rblv (talk) 13:18, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

ARCHIVED
The WikiCup is over. Epicgenius (talk) 15:40, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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

  • New York (state) Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
  • Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
  • Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

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

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Growth team newsletter #29

ACKNOWLEDGED
This one didn't have a timestamp. Epicgenius (talk) 16:03, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Welcome to the twenty-ninth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Community Conversations

The Growth team will host its first community conversation Monday, 4 December (19:00 - 20:30 UTC). The topic for this meeting will be Mentorship.

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Impact Module

At the beginning of November 2023, the Growth team deployed the New Impact Module to all Wikipedias. We recently released a follow up improvement to how edit data was displayed based on editor feedback. [1]

We released “add a link” to 35 more Wikipedias. [2] [3]

We have a few Wikipedias remaining:

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Mentorship

When a mentor marked themselves as "Away", they were not getting their name assigned to new accounts when they returned. This has been fixed. [5]

We improved the message received by newcomers when their mentor quits, to reduce confusion. [6]

We worked on ensuring that all mentees are assigned to an active mentor. This required reassigning mentees with no mentors to a new mentor. We paused this as the clean-up script confused some editors. We will resume it when the identified blockers are resolved. [7]

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18:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Hamilton Grange National Memorial

On 7 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamilton Grange National Memorial, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alexander Hamilton lived in the only house he ever owned (pictured) for just two years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hamilton Grange National Memorial. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hamilton Grange National Memorial), 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) 00:01, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 20,721 views (863.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2023 – nice work!

Bruxton (talk) 17:24, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

A WP:DYK holiday award for you?

The DYK holiday award goes to?
Thank you for allowing me to work with you in this section of the project. When I see your work I am impressed by the quality and it makes promoting your articles easy. I wish you happy holidays! Lightburst (talk) 15:26, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings!

Hello there, thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and productive 2024! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:24, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Thu Jan 4: Hacking Night + Wikipedia Day soon

January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

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Meeting info:

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Your GA nomination of Roosevelt Island Tramway

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Roosevelt Island Tramway 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 Bneu2013 -- Bneu2013 (talk) 09:02, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

DYK for 69th Regiment Armory

On 12 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 69th Regiment Armory, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that unlike other armories in New York City, the 69th Regiment Armory was designed in the Beaux-Arts style because its architect did not want it to look like a "mediaeval castle"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/69th Regiment Armory. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 69th Regiment Armory), 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, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 15,295 views (637.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

December: story · music · places

Thank you for more good ones, and today particularly for Lever House, "about a soap company's former headquarters in New York City. Designed by well-known modernist firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Lever House was built from 1950 to 1952. It was the city's second-ever skyscraper with a glass curtain wall, as well as an early example of a skyscraper in NYC that was designed as a rectangular slab, lacking the "wedding-cake" setbacks of earlier towers. After narrowly avoiding demolition in the early 1980s, it was protected as a New York City landmark. Though Lever House is now a regular office building, it has consistently received positive acclaim over the years for its innovative design."! - I missed the FAC, sorry, but admire the house and your work on it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:00, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

DYK for 25 Water Street

On 23 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 25 Water Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 25 Water Street was designed to blend in with historic brick buildings that no longer exist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/25 Water Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 25 Water Street), 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.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 14,852 views (618.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

A solstice greeting

❄️ Happy holidays! ❄️

Hi Epicgenius! I'd like to wish you a splendid solstice season as we wrap up the year. Here is an artwork, made individually for you, to celebrate. Looking forward to the day when you'll have every skyscraper in NYC featured :) Take care, and thanks for all you do to make Wikipedia better!
Cheers,
{{u|Sdkb}} talk
Solstice Celebration for Epicgenius, 2023, DALL·E 3. (View full series) Note: The vibes are winter solsticey. If you're in the southern hemisphere, oops, apologies.
Solstice Celebration for Epicgenius, 2023, DALL·E 3.
Note: The vibes are winter solsticey. If you're in the southern hemisphere, oops, apologies.

{{u|Sdkb}} talk 06:35, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasonal greetings!!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2024!

Hello Epicgenius, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2024.
Happy editing,
The Herald (Benison) (talk) 06:50, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

The Herald (Benison) (talk) 06:50, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower

Congratulations, Epicgenius! The article you nominated, Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Lucy Drexel Dahlgren House

On 27 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lucy Drexel Dahlgren House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the socialite Lucy Drexel Dahlgren's New York City house was designed by a neighbor whom Dahlgren met in Paris? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lucy Drexel Dahlgren House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lucy Drexel Dahlgren House), 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, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Snowy plover scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 2 February 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 2, 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there by user:dying, who assists the coordinators by making suggestions on the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 12:28, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

@Gog the Mild, I think you probably meant to post the snowy plover message on @Jens Lallensack's talk page – Epicgenius (talk) 14:29, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Probably. I did think that it wasn't your usual line of work. *rolly eyes* Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 23

New year, new scripts. Welcome to the 23rd issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter, covering around 39% of our favorite new and updated user scripts since 24 December 2021. That’s right, we haven’t published in two years! Can you believe it? Did you miss us?

Scripts Got anything good? Tell us about your new, improved, old, or messed-up script here!

RefRenamer by Nardog is this issue's featured script. For whatever reason, the foundation will only give us better reference names in VisualEditor if we wish for it in the next survey. Nardog to the rescue! This script has a ton of options to satisfy almost anyone who wishes to use better refnames than ":0" and ":418".

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Due to budget and procrastination limitations, we've only had time to review the first ~39% of the scripts since last issue. Help us out here! Aaron Liu (talk) 13:24, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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For more information, refer to the guidance for use. If you do not want mass message sender rights anymore, just let me or any other administrator know and we will remove it. Thank you and happy editing! <! Hey man im josh (talk) 20:26, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Josh! I promise to use it wisely – Epicgenius (talk) 22:44, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 15 Central Park West

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 15 Central Park West 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 Steelkamp -- Steelkamp (talk) 09:01, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Reverts Selective door operation

Epicgenius, you wrote: Another user has pointed out that it is still largely focused on anglophone countries, which it is.

While that may be true, the template says
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United Kingdom

It doesn't say anything about anglophone countries. Therefor, either the template is no longer valid, because the US is not the UK, or the template doesn't display the correct message.

Regards, User:Mondo (talk) 16:49, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

You seem to be correct, sorry about that. I'll just change it to a generic message for now, since it still is exclusively focused on just four English-speaking countries. Epicgenius (talk) 16:51, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Wishing you the best in 2024, on Wikipedia and off. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 17:57, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Epicgenius!

Happy New Year!

Epicgenius,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Chris Troutman (talk) 20:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Happy New Year, Epicgenius!

Happy New Year!

Epicgenius,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 20:27, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 20:27, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

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