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Natalis soli invicto!

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Happy 2021

Water pot, Acoma Pueblo, c. 1889-1903, earthenware decorated with slip
Water pot, Acoma Pueblo, c. 1889-1903, earthenware decorated with slip
 Happy New Year!

Hi J Milburn, May your 2021 be abundant, joyful and healthy.
Thank you for helping out with all my questions about image use on the Pueblo pottery article, I appreciate it!

Netherzone (talk) 20:36, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Andy Lamey

On 20 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andy Lamey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the philosopher Andy Lamey challenges "new omnivorism", according to which it is permissible to eat animals even if they have moral status? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Lamey. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Andy Lamey), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Eva Haifa Giraud

On 25 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eva Haifa Giraud, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that by paying attention to mundane decision-making among activists, the critical theorist Eva Haifa Giraud troubles the notion of staying with the trouble? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eva Haifa Giraud. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eva Haifa Giraud), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Cortinarius ainsworthii

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius ainsworthii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cortinarius ainsworthii. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius ainsworthii), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cortinarius heatherae

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius heatherae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius heatherae), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Cortinarius britannicus

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius britannicus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius britannicus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cortinarius scoticus

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius scoticus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius scoticus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cortinarius aurae

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius aurae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius aurae), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cortinarius subsaniosus

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cortinarius subsaniosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among Kew's highlights of species described in 2020 were six British webcaps: Cortinarius ainsworthii (example pictured), C. heatherae, C. britannicus, C. scoticus, C. aurae, and C. subsaniosus? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cortinarius subsaniosus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Would you have the time to read-through Pueblo pottery?

Hello, it's Netherzone "calling". I've worked on refining the Pueblo pottery article, and am really pleased that it ran as a DYK! Some weeks ago when you were helping me to understand image fair-use policies, that you thought it might have potential as a "good article." I am wondering if you might have some time to read through the article, now that it is all cleaned up and in pretty good shape. I'd appreciate other eyes to point out any rough spots or problem areas. Only if you have the time and interest, of course. I've never tried for GA-status, and I'll read up on how the process/procedure works. Best to you and thanks again for your patient mentoring re: the photos. Netherzone (talk) 15:56, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Netherzone: Yes, I'd be happy to take a look, but I can't promise that it will be very soon. Straight off the bat, I'd say that it's a little over-illustrated; you may want to think about trimming some superfluous images, and thinking about how to display the others -- template:Multipleimages or the use of tables (perhaps appropriate for the "styles" list?) may be worth thinking about. The lead also looks a little short; per WP:LEADLENGTH, it should probably be about three times the size! Josh Milburn (talk) 16:32, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for the quick response. I appreciate this feedback and will read up on the links above and consider making changes to the lead and trimming the photos. I wanted to represent many of the pueblos, as their work is all distinct; each pueblo has specific styles and designs. However, I went overboard on including many examples of the older Mimbres "zig-zag" black-on-white pottery - mainly because it is so mesmerizing to look at. Each image I found was more marvelous than the one before! Thanks again for your help, Netherzone (talk) 16:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Would you have the time to read-through Pueblo pottery?

Hello, it's Netherzone "calling". I've worked on refining the Pueblo pottery article, and am really pleased that it ran as a DYK! Some weeks ago when you were helping me to understand image fair-use policies, that you thought it might have potential as a "good article." I am wondering if you might have some time to read through the article, now that it is all cleaned up and in pretty good shape. I'd appreciate other eyes to point out any rough spots or problem areas. Only if you have the time and interest, of course. I've never tried for GA-status, and I'll read up on how the process/procedure works. Best to you and thanks again for your patient mentoring re: the photos. Netherzone (talk) 15:56, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Netherzone: Yes, I'd be happy to take a look, but I can't promise that it will be very soon. Straight off the bat, I'd say that it's a little over-illustrated; you may want to think about trimming some superfluous images, and thinking about how to display the others -- template:Multipleimages or the use of tables (perhaps appropriate for the "styles" list?) may be worth thinking about. The lead also looks a little short; per WP:LEADLENGTH, it should probably be about three times the size! Josh Milburn (talk) 16:32, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for the quick response. I appreciate this feedback and will read up on the links above and consider making changes to the lead and trimming the photos. I wanted to represent many of the pueblos, as their work is all distinct; each pueblo has specific styles and designs. However, I went overboard on including many examples of the older Mimbres "zig-zag" black-on-white pottery - mainly because it is so mesmerizing to look at. Each image I found was more marvelous than the one before! Thanks again for your help, Netherzone (talk) 16:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Would you have the time to read-through Pueblo pottery?

Hello, it's Netherzone "calling". I've worked on refining the Pueblo pottery article, and am really pleased that it ran as a DYK! Some weeks ago when you were helping me to understand image fair-use policies, that you thought it might have potential as a "good article." I am wondering if you might have some time to read through the article, now that it is all cleaned up and in pretty good shape. I'd appreciate other eyes to point out any rough spots or problem areas. Only if you have the time and interest, of course. I've never tried for GA-status, and I'll read up on how the process/procedure works. Best to you and thanks again for your patient mentoring re: the photos. Netherzone (talk) 15:56, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Netherzone: Yes, I'd be happy to take a look, but I can't promise that it will be very soon. Straight off the bat, I'd say that it's a little over-illustrated; you may want to think about trimming some superfluous images, and thinking about how to display the others -- template:Multipleimages or the use of tables (perhaps appropriate for the "styles" list?) may be worth thinking about. The lead also looks a little short; per WP:LEADLENGTH, it should probably be about three times the size! Josh Milburn (talk) 16:32, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for the quick response. I appreciate this feedback and will read up on the links above and consider making changes to the lead and trimming the photos. I wanted to represent many of the pueblos, as their work is all distinct; each pueblo has specific styles and designs. However, I went overboard on including many examples of the older Mimbres "zig-zag" black-on-white pottery - mainly because it is so mesmerizing to look at. Each image I found was more marvelous than the one before! Thanks again for your help, Netherzone (talk) 16:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Adding a comment here so that it is not archived. I will get to this... Josh Milburn (talk) 08:26, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

infobox for essays and articles

Hi. What do you think about creating an infobox for essays (writings shorter than books or unpublished)? I think it is necessary for articles in the Category:essays, and particularly philosophy essays like Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment? or On Denoting. Ali Pirhayati (talk) 09:34, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@Pirhayati: It doesn't sound like a bad idea. I checked a few other "essay" articles (What is it like to be a bat, On Denoting, and Famine, Affluence, and Morality) and was surprised to see that none of them have infoboxes. I suppose part of the trouble is drawing a line between an "essay" and a book. I'm imagining an infobox for specific journal articles; you're perhaps imagining something a bit broader. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
No, I'm exactly thinking about the writings which are published in journals or as part of books. I think essays can be somehow divided into books and articles/papers (writings which are not published as a whole book). Now we have book infoboxes for the first category; we need an infobox for the second category. Ali Pirhayati (talk) 07:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2021 March newsletter

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

  • New York (state) Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
  • Republic of Venice Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
  • Scotland ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
  • Rwanda Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
  • Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
  • Botswana The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
  • Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
  • Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
  • United States Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
  • England Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

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Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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John Richard Clark Hall

Hey Josh, long time no chat. I thought I'd ask if you might be interested in taking a look at this FAC nomination, which could use a set of experienced eyes. It's an interesting little article on this barrister-cum-Old English scholar, I think; if you disagree, it at least offers a useful tutorial on how to dupe the curators of the British Library. But at any rate, no worries if you've got other things on your plate. Cheers, --Usernameunique (talk) 07:50, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

@Usernameunique: Thanks for the note; very interested! Hoping to have some time for Wikipedia next week. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:30, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, Josh. Glad to hear it, and appreciate you seeing if you have time. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:28, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Morgul albums

A tag has been placed on Category:Morgul albums requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 14:49, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Uncle Slam albums

A tag has been placed on Category:Uncle Slam albums requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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John Richard Clark Hall

Hey Josh, long time no chat. I thought I'd ask if you might be interested in taking a look at this FAC nomination, which could use a set of experienced eyes. It's an interesting little article on this barrister-cum-Old English scholar, I think; if you disagree, it at least offers a useful tutorial on how to dupe the curators of the British Library. But at any rate, no worries if you've got other things on your plate. Cheers, --Usernameunique (talk) 07:50, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

@Usernameunique: Thanks for the note; very interested! Hoping to have some time for Wikipedia next week. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:30, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, Josh. Glad to hear it, and appreciate you seeing if you have time. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:28, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Unarchiving... Josh Milburn (talk) 18:55, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Begotten

Hello J Milburn, It has been a while since we last talked. In between that I renominated the Begotten article for FA status, but it failed to pass yet again due to not enough reviews and questions in regards to the sources used. I am just wondering if you are willing to work with me on coming up with an appropriate defense for all the sources that are cited in the article?--Paleface Jack (talk) 19:03, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@Paleface Jack: Hi, thanks for the message. I don't have as much time for Wikipedia these days as I used to, so I can't make any promises. I remember that concerns about reliable source was something I noticed when I first read the article, so I'd be looking to remove/replace those borderline sources where possible rather than focussing on having a good defence for them being present. But that's just my first instinct; I may be able too drop by for a closer look at some point. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:07, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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Precious anniversary

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WikiCup 2021 May newsletter

The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:

  • Botswana The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
  • Republic of Venice Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
  • Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
  • England Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
  • England Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
  • Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
  • Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

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Request for peer review help

Hello again! Apologies for this super random message. I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I was wondering if you could possibly help with my current peer review for the Veronica Clare article. I know that you are on a wikibreak, but since you did the GAN review, I thought it would be best to reach out to you about the peer review as well.

I have done a rather substantial rewrite of the article, mostly incorporating information from newspaper articles from Newspapers.com as well as scholarly articles. I completely understand if you do not have the time or would just prefer not to participate in the peer review. I completely understand the importance of wikibreaks. I am actually taking a step back from Wikipedia myself and will leave the peer review open for at least a month to try to make the most of that process. Either way, I hope you are having a great day (or night depending on when you read this). Aoba47 (talk) 02:17, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

@Aoba47: Sorry, I'm not really around right now. If I do drop in, though, picking up a few reviews will probably be something I'll do! Glad to see you have some comments on the peer review. I note that your Richmond and Mann bibliography entries don't have any footnotes pointing to them, so they'd be worth adding. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:19, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
  • No worries, and do not feel pressured to do a review for this. You have already helped a lot with this article. Thank you for pointing out that those two citations are not currently being used in the article. I am not sure how that happened, but they probably just got lost in the shuffle of everything. I will look through them in the near future and add anything noteworthy from them. Have a great start to your weekend! Aoba47 (talk) 21:21, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Spurred me on a bit.....

A few of these Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:40, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

@Casliber: That's great to see! I recently finished Merlin Sheldrake's popular book on fungi, which was great fun. And Esculenta's articles on lichenologists were suitably inspiring. I don't have much time for Wikipedia right now, but I'd certainly like to dip my toe back into some mycology before long... Josh Milburn (talk) 18:24, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
That book looks interesting. BTW this came out in 2019, which led me to do [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inocybaceae&diff=prev&oldid=1022954443 this...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:41, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Another Request for peer review help

Hi J Milbourne. I hope you are doing well and staying safe during these times! Apologize to bother and posting a random request. I have just started to work on a stub (Fontainea Venosa)and had added some sections. Knowing your expertise, I would love if you can help me to review and left a comment on what I can do to improve my edits. I hope that this is okay, but no pressure if you are busy. That is completely fine and understandable :) Hope to hear from you soon. The article is Fontainea Venosa

Thank you so much :) Sparklingkull (talk) 02:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Portuguese death metal musical groups

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WikiCup 2021 July newsletter

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

  • Botswana The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
  • Republic of Venice Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
  • England Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
  • Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
  • Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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Good topic removal nomination of Inside No. 9

With regret, I've nominated the good topic Inside No. 9 for removal here as it's missing episode articles for the most recent three series. Thanks for all your hard work on the subject area. Feel free to leave a comment. — Bilorv (talk) 15:48, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Bilorv: Fair enough -- thanks for letting me know! Josh Milburn (talk) 13:28, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Pulse of the Earth for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Pulse of the Earth is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Hungry Lucy albums

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:The Fading albums

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WikiCup 2021 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, Botswana The Rambling Man and New York (state) Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being Republic of Venice Bloom6132 who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are Gog the Mild, England Lee Vilenski, Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose, Rwanda Amakuru and Hog Farm. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. George Floyd mural Bilorv scored for a 25-article good topic on Black Mirror but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, 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 14 days of "earning" them.

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WikiCup 2021 November newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is Botswana The Rambling Man (submissions), who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:

  1. Botswana The Rambling Man (submissions) with 5072 points
  2. England Lee Vilenski (submissions) with 3276 points
  3. Rwanda Amakuru (submissions) with 3197 points
  4. New York (state) Epicgenius (submissions) with 1611 points
  5. Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1571 points
  6. Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 1420 points
  7. Hog Farm (submissions) with 1043 points
  8. Republic of Venice Bloom6132 (submissions) with 528 points

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