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Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Sophia Lucia

On 5 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sophia Lucia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at age 10, Sophia Lucia surpassed the world record for consecutive pirouettes by 19 turns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sophia Lucia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sophia Lucia), 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, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

  • Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
  • Germany FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
  • United States TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
  • Byzantine Empire Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included Berkelland LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, New England Trainsandotherthings, England Lee Vilenski, Indonesia Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, Washington (state) SounderBruce, Wales Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and Chicago PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, 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. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Equestria

I noticed you're working on the Equestria page again! I'd still like to get it up to GA quality (or at least close) but last time I got so overwhelmed with everything that needs to be improved. It's a big undertaking but I think it'll get there. BuySomeApples (talk) 04:34, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Hopefully, I'll be able to work on that soon! WP has decided to break on me for the past few months (my edit window, like, does not work and IDK how to fix it). Some of the article (or probably most of it) might have to be completely WP:TNTed. Hope to work with you soon! ​Pamzeis (talk) 14:55, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
That's understandable! I was having a really hard time adjusting to the new look on here until I figured out how to turn it off, and that was almost enough to make me take a break. I guess the good news is the page isn't going anywhere, so we can get to it whenever we can. BuySomeApples (talk) 11:04, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ashley Leechin

Hello! Your submission of Ashley Leechin 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! Sebbirrrr (talk) 23:43, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Ashley Leechin

On 16 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ashley Leechin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Taylor Swift-lookalike Ashley Leechin went viral for doing laundry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ashley Leechin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ashley Leechin), 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, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 8,410 views (700.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Paige Niemann for deletion

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

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paige Niemann until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Onel5969 TT me 11:19, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Paige Niemann for deletion

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

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paige Niemann (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Onel5969 TT me 22:12, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

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Nomination of Jahzir Bruno for deletion

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

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jahzir Bruno until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Oaktree b (talk) 16:51, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 May newsletter

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, Chicago PCN02WPS, and London AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for The Rose Song

On 6 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Rose Song, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although her character goes through writer's block while writing "The Rose Song", Olivia Rodrigo wrote its first version chords in 20 minutes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Rose Song. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Rose Song), 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, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 July newsletter

The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, 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. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:18, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Once Upon a Studio

On 20 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Once Upon a Studio, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the short film Once Upon a Studio features previously unheard audio from Robin Williams as the Genie? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Once Upon a Studio. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Once Upon a Studio), 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, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

August 2023 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

Good article nominations | August 2023 Backlog Drive
August 2023 Backlog Drive:
  • On 1 August, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded.
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You're receiving this message because you have reviewed or nominated a good article in the last year.

(t · c) buidhe 05:15, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mckenna Grace

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mckenna Grace 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 MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 12:21, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Goldie & Bear

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Goldie & Bear 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 Chilicave -- Chilicave (talk) 22:01, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mckenna Grace

The article Mckenna Grace you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mckenna Grace for comments about the article, and Talk:Mckenna Grace/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 11:21, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of Mckenna Grace performances

Congratulations, Pamzeis! The list you nominated, List of Mckenna Grace performances, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists 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 list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:25, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

RfA

Hey there, I noticed that you expressed Oppose at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/theleekycauldron 2. I moved it from the Support column to "Oppose" to maintain consistency, however it was reverted because your rationale is seemingly humorous. I just want to confirm if that's the case. GeraldWL 05:48, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Ha ha, yes, it's a joke. If you ever see me unironically opposing someone's adminship for not having built 10,000 prep sets (for reference, the most one user has built is a bit over 9000) block me immediately.​ Pamzeis (talk) 09:33, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alice's Wonderland Bakery

The article Alice's Wonderland Bakery you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Alice's Wonderland Bakery for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jalapeño -- Jalapeño (talk) 19:41, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Alice's Wonderland Bakery quickfail

I've ruled the quickfail you received as ineligible for the drive. If you want to renominate it now, I can 'reset' the nomination so it goes back to the same place in the backlog it was originally in. Vaticidalprophet 23:35, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and re-nominated it with the same date (27 Feb) as before. This is what you were referring to, right? If not, I can (or you can) revert my edit. Thanks! ​Pamzeis (talk) 03:08, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Yes, that's what I was referring to -- thank you! I'll also re-add it to the list of older nominations on the backlog drive page. Vaticidalprophet 03:15, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for List of Mckenna Grace performances

On 15 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Mckenna Grace performances, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mckenna Grace (pictured) has portrayed younger versions of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Tonya Harding, and Captain Marvel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Mckenna Grace performances. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of Mckenna Grace performances), 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, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Excellent work on both, and congrats on getting the top DYK slot! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:21, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I just read the article on Untitled Goose Game, which is a very interesting read, so great work on that (and basically everything else you've written, but I can't list it all)! Pamzeis (talk) 00:42, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
You were lucky in that such a beautiful image was available with a CC license. BorgQueen (talk) 06:24, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Goldie & Bear

The article Goldie & Bear you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Goldie & Bear for comments about the article, and Talk:Goldie & Bear/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chilicave -- Chilicave (talk) 02:23, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Mckenna Grace

On 15 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mckenna Grace, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mckenna Grace (pictured) has portrayed younger versions of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Tonya Harding, and Captain Marvel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Mckenna Grace performances. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mckenna Grace), 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, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 38,743 views (1,614.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations! I'm not surprised though. BorgQueen (talk) 03:40, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I will say, I was not expecting it to do that well because the hook wasn't particularly interesting IMO, but what can I say... the pictured spot gives me free views Pamzeis (talk) 06:08, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Audition (The Fools Who Dream)

On 16 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Audition (The Fools Who Dream), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that La La Land's composer initially wanted "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" to be the film's "award song" instead of "City of the Stars"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Audition (The Fools Who Dream). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Audition (The Fools Who Dream)), 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, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alice's Wonderland Bakery

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Alice's Wonderland Bakery 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 06:03, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alice's Wonderland Bakery

The article Alice's Wonderland Bakery you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Alice's Wonderland Bakery and Talk:Alice's Wonderland Bakery/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 06:20, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alice's Wonderland Bakery

The article Alice's Wonderland Bakery you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Alice's Wonderland Bakery for comments about the article, and Talk:Alice's Wonderland Bakery/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Xochitl Gomez

The article Xochitl Gomez you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Xochitl Gomez for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 01:02, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Xochitl Gomez

The article Xochitl Gomez you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Xochitl Gomez for comments about the article, and Talk:Xochitl Gomez/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 04:21, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Audition (The Fools Who Dream)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Audition (The Fools Who Dream) 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 Cessaune -- Cessaune (talk) 14:22, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Xochitl Gomez

On 31 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Xochitl Gomez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Xochitl Gomez was aged 13 when she first auditioned for the 18-year-old America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xochitl Gomez. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Xochitl Gomez), 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, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

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) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MediaWiki message delivery (talk • contribs) 9:45, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

In the name of a certain gator

Hi. I think I just became part of an edit war with a certain IP address you gave a previous warning to. For some reason they've insisted, without comment, on changing the mentioned sex of Wally Gator. I'm sorry. Their edits were unfounded yet keep returning with no argument, going to the point I consider it vandalism.

Recognizing their history of rejected edits and lack of response on their talk page, I thought of issuing one myself but decided to ask someone like you for advice, to play it safe. Carlinal (talk) 08:32, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Mckenna Grace

Congratulations, Pamzeis! The article you nominated, Mckenna Grace, 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) 00:06, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
I thought I recognized this article when I saw it up on the main page- great work on this article, and I look forward to seeing Mckenna up there soon! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:23, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I'm hoping to get Grace on there for her 18th birthday in June next year. Excited to see where you place in the WikiCup (plus, you've done an INSANE number of FAC reviews)! ​Pamzeis (talk) 01:43, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

shaylee mansfield

hello, Pamzeis! i had two questions regarding this article and the associated blurb.

  • both the blurb and article lead describe mansfield as a former youtuber, but i was unable to find any mention in the article body that she is no longer considered a youtuber. did i somehow miss the reference? the about page on mansfield's own website appears to still describe her as a youtuber. the most recent video available at the asl nook youtube channel appears to be from two years ago, but there doesn't seem to be any indication there that she has retired.
  • although i think it is fair to say that the disney advertisement starring mansfield's family went viral, i am not sure if it is appropriate to describe mansfield's christmas story videos as viral videos. the blurb and article lead both describe them as viral videos, but the article body does not appear to make such an assertion. in addition, the "viral video" article appears to suggest that, in order for a video to be viral, it has to have had at least a few million views within a week, and none of the videos at the asl nook youtube channel appears to have had more than 300,000 views. is there a good reason why the christmas story videos should be considered viral videos? to be clear, i think they are still very successful videos, and i could never hope to amass so many views on youtube, but i am just not sure if they would be accurately described as viral videos.

dying (talk) 20:59, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Hiya, dying! Thanks for your comments. Regarding the first point, her website describes her as an "YouTuber turned actress", which implies, at least to me, that she has stopped YouTube...ing to focus on acting. CinemaBlend also refers to her as a "former YouTuber". Regarding the second point, I've amended the article and blurb to exclude the word "viral". Thanks! Pamzeis (talk) 01:49, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
oh, that is a really interesting point! personally, whenever i have previously described myself as an "x turned y", i had meant that i no longer focus that much on x-related things, but i admittedly had never considered the possibility that people might think that i no longer considered myself an x. i don't know if this is a mos:engvar issue, or if i have simply been using the construction incorrectly all these years. in any case, i'd consider the cinemablend article sufficient sourcing for the statement that mansfield is a former youtuber, so my confusion on the previous point isn't really that relevant. thanks for addressing these issues, Pamzeis! dying (talk) 18:36, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "... she hasn't been around for very long and is probably younger than most of us. So Mansfield began appearing in viral ASL videos as a child and received some media coverage. In 2016, she starred in a viral Disney Parks ad. She became an actress after appearing in films like Noelle with Anna Kendrick and Feel the Beat with Sofia Carson. She has also made a request to Instagram that garnered coverage from Slate, MIT Technology Review and CNET. And finally, this year, she became the first deaf actor to be credited alongside the voice actors in an animated production... at 12 years old!"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:23, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Precious

friendship is magic

Thank you for quality articles such as Shaylee Mansfield ("probably the youngest person alive with a featured article"), Mckenna Grace, A Canterlot Wedding and List of The Good Place episodes, for quality reviewing, for pursuing your goals, - Pam, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2882 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Gerda Arendt! I don't believe our paths have ever crossed before this, but I've definitely seen your work, which is just so amazing. Again, thank you! Pamzeis (talk) 01:43, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

English grammar.

Please pay some attention to the correct usage of verb tenses in English language. It’s not correct to use a continuous tense(i.e. Present Continuous) in a case like where you reverted me. The Present Continuous should be used to describe a current ongoing continuous act that is being undertaken by the subject, e.g. I’m writing this post to you, not to describe a definite ability a subject possesses. Tvx1 08:54, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Tvx1. I don't think your assessment is correct, because "hearing" is being used as an adjective in this case, not a present continuous verb. (If you were wondering, the adjective form literally means "able to hear".) Grammatically, saying "who is hearing" is the same as saying "who is deaf". From what I've seen, it's a common phrase within the Deaf community (I'm not deaf or hard-of-hearing so I may be wrong) and has been used by several reputable publications. Mansfield has also used "hearing" as an adjective in many of her Instagram posts as well. Pamzeis (talk) 12:25, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, but that is not how that particular sentence is constructed. It really just is a subject-verb construction. In any case, it is confusing and should be avoided. Not every reader is part of the deaf community and thus acquainted with this uncommon adjective usage. My version tells the exact same thing but avoids all confusion. I cannot see what you could possibly have against this. Tvx1 12:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
The sentence is a subject-verb-object construction, as far as I'm concerned (I mean, I'm not an expert at what everything in grammar is called so...). (Shaylee) Mansfield is the subject in this case, and the verb is "has". To be completely honest, I find "able to hear" to be very clunky and a bit wordy, but I don't think it's a good use of both of our times to continue arguing over one word, so I'll leave it at that, even if I disagree. Hope you're having a great week so far.​ Pamzeis (talk) 10:26, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
While it might appear to be such a construction to you, for most people this looks like a present continuous verb constriction and that’s confusing in such a sentence. We just shouldn’t forget that we aren’t writing for ourselves. Tvx1 17:37, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

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Shaylee Mansfield

Hi Pam, I wondered if you had any thoughts about the concerns I raised on the article's talk page? If the article stays as it is, I intend to take it to FAR but I don't want to do that if you were intending to make edits to try and address the concerns. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:19, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Hiya, HJ Mitchell. Apologies for not getting this sooner. To be completely honest, no, I don't plan on making any edits at the moment. I've read through your concerns a few times and have been looking for sources, but coverage seems no different from what it was a year ago and so I'm not sure what I can do. You can go ahead and start the FAR if you want. Hope you're having a great week so far! Pamzeis (talk) 00:55, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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Illicit Affairs

Hello, thank you for the edits you made for the article. I was wondering if you could archive all the sources? This is a little embarrassing, but I don't how to do it 😅 Gained (talk) 13:13, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

I've actually been asked this before lol (albeit back it 2021). Last time my explanation was super long, so I'll try to make it shorter. Obviously, there's doing it manually, but that's no fun. (I did them manually for a few months 'cuz I didn't know and it was a pain.) So I mostly use the InternetArchive tool for this stuff; it adds archives from web.archive.org. So what you're gonna want to do is log in (so click "Log in" on the top right and it'll redirect you to WP and you gotta confirm it and then it's gonna redirect you back to the tool). Then click "Run Bot" (top left) and "Fix single page" on the drop-down, type the page you wanna archive the sources to in "Page title to analyse", check "Add archives to all non-dead references (Optional)" and then click analyse. It's gonna load for a few minutes (depending on the amount of sources) and when it's done that's it! Occasionally, there'll be more to it, but I don't think it's essential (plus, it'll bloat up my reply a lot). If you wanna read about it, it's in my reply to this query in 2021. Hope this helps! ​Pamzeis (talk) 13:32, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I salute you for explaining to me on how to do it instead of just archiving the article. I will address some comments on the GA shortly. Gained (talk) 13:46, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for A Friend of the Family (miniseries)

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A Friend of the Family (TV series)

Hi Pamzeis, I noticed several uncited direct quotations, which according to the Manual of Style should be directly referenced in text. I also noticed two ambiguities; in "Production" --> "Development" we find Broberg but we don't know which Broberg is being referred to; Jan or Mary Ann? I guessed it refers to Jan but as I can't be 100% certain I've tagged with {{which}}, though feel free to untag if you feel no disambiguation is needed. Anyway, good luck with your planned FA nom and cheers, Baffle☿gab 06:34, 12 October 2023 (UTC).

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Can you review Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Frozen (2013 film)/archive1? Chompy Ace 03:55, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Chompy Ace! Thanks for the request. ATM, I'm not sure whether I'm free to review Frozen, given it's pretty long. I still have to wrap up my review for Raya and the Last Dragon and have a few things going on IRL. If time permits, I'll probably review it within a few weeks :) Pamzeis (talk) 14:08, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

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FAR for Shaylee Mansfield

Hi Pam, I'm sorry, but I've opened Wikipedia:Featured article review/Shaylee Mansfield/archive1. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:55, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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Jenna Ortega

Hi Pamzeis, the article was already in very good condition but I was about to tell you I'd added some [excessive citations] tags to the article, though I see you've already quickly dealt with the issue; thanks! Anyway, good luck with the article. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 06:13, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

1989 FTC

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