User talk:Seddon/Archive 6

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Cwmhiraeth in topic DYK for The Queue

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Seddon's todo list edit


DYK nomination of Exolaunch edit

  Hello! Your submission of Exolaunch 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:20, 10 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Autogenous pressurization edit

  Hello! Your submission of Autogenous pressurization 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 17:21, 19 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 20:54, 25 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Exolaunch edit

On 21 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Exolaunch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Exolaunch managed the launch rideshare of a CubeSat only 2.5 cm (0.98 in) tall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Exolaunch. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Exolaunch), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 07:42, 19 May 2020 (UTC) 12:22, 21 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

ULA Launches edit

Hello! In case you haven't seen, I've shared some text about ULA's 2010-2015 launches. I've drafted some for 2016-2020 launches as well, but I don't want to give editors too much to review at once. Thanks! ULA Megan (talk) 18:14, 26 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Precious anniversary edit

Precious
 
Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:09, 30 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Autogenous pressurization edit

On 19 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Autogenous pressurization, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Space Shuttle used autogenous pressurization to keep its external fuel tank pressurized after engine ignition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Autogenous pressurization. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Autogenous pressurization), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 19 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for trying to keep Wikipedia close to the truth

Nomination for merging of Template:User Featured Picture Nominator edit

 Template:User Featured Picture Nominator has been nominated for merging with Template:User Featured Picture. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Tom (LT) (talk) 23:00, 9 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Incomplete DYK nomination edit

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Thanks for the help~ edit

  The Tropical Cyclone Barnstar
Thanks. For Contributions to Cyclone Seroja. ^^ Nyanardsan (talk) 22:30, 4 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

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ITN recognition for Cyclone Seroja edit

On 5 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Cyclone Seroja, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. HurricaneEdgar 12:08, 5 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Active Seismic Experiment edit

On 13 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Active Seismic Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a number of live grenades remain on the moon as part of the Active Seismic Experiment, flown on Apollo 14 and Apollo 16? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Active Seismic Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Active Seismic Experiment), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 13 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Precious anniversary edit

Precious
 
Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 30 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Elon Musk edit

Hi, I noticed that you page protected Elon Musk last year. The protection just expired and I was wondering whether you could extend it. I would really appreciate it and it would save me plenty of headaches. ~ HAL333 21:59, 13 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Palmer Report has been nominated for Did You Know edit

Hello, Seddon. Palmer Report, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. EnterpriseyBot (talk!) 12:01, 4 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

LTA/VCV edit

LTA/VCV is back at it again after the June 20 2-week block you put on 49.207.128.0/20 expired. 108.56.139.120 (talk) 00:27, 6 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Nevermind. Another admin took care of it. 108.56.139.120 (talk) 20:28, 6 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sushant Singh Rajput edit

Hii, the Wikipedia page which you edited by adding " Under Investigation" is undone by one of Wikipedia edit "GorillaWarfare" !. Why but ? CBI is still investigating the case and they haven't ruled any angles Can you please look again into this matter & do what's right !. Thanks again !. Sonijay9876 (talk) 03:21, 22 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Affari tuoi edit

Hi, I don't understand your edit changing the date format. In Italy, the format used is the date, month and year, not the month, day and year. Denisarona (talk) 10:04, 12 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

@Denisarona: Hey! thanks for the ping. An LTA for the past 6 years has been en masse changing the dates of articles where no inconsistencies existed within an article and against policy (WP:DATERET). I sought clarification here and seems this was raised last year as well. I'd engage with the discussion on MOS talk page since I'm just following what the currently accepted consensus is, though naturally that could change. Seddon talk 10:18, 12 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hello edit

Hi, you denied me rights to become a new page reviewer and I totally respect your decision but your reason was based on a recently deleted article of mine where the article was deleted because the Ghana Premier League is being contested whether its a professional league or not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football/Fully_professional_leagues#Ghana_Premier_League. The article was deleted after the GPL was removed from the list of professional leagues. I respect your decision but the article I created had all the notability references needed. I would be glad if you reconsider my request even temporally then you keep track. Thank you -- Robertjamal12 (talk) 01:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you! edit

  The Admin's Barnstar
For clearing the autopatrolled backlog I created a few days ago. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 01:25, 18 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Alarming behaviour edit

Dear Joseph Seddon

Yesterday I spent several hours rewriting a long entry about the Memorial Society in Russia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_(society). I know the subject well, I read Russian (and lived there for many years). I understand the need for proper references, for retaining what others have added where possible and for explaining the reason for any change.

Imagine my shock today when all yesterday's work (referenced, explained, etc) was reverted by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Robertjamal12 on the spurious grounds that a statement was not properly referenced. I have now restored the text and removed the effects of such vandalism, intended or not.

This note is to make you aware of the problem and the individual concerned. It may be that he has simply not mastered or understood editing procedures and principles.

Rustat99 (talk) 13:05, 19 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Happy Adminship Anniversary! edit

 
Wishing Seddon a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 00:53, 30 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
 

Can you please manually review the appeal for EleonorA125? Please and thank you. He is my friend and lacks a Wikipedia account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joanna Roosevelt Borah Strum (talkcontribs) 11:11, 30 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled edit

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Happy Holidays edit

  Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays Seddon, and a happy new year! DirkJandeGeer (щи) 00:08, 25 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

Merry Christmas! edit

Merchandise giveaway nomination edit

 
A token of thanks

Hi Seddon! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}}talk ~~~~~
 

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Do not do manual fixes on the GAN page edit

Legobot will overwrite any changes. You need to edit the template on article talk. (t · c) buidhe 01:58, 4 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the note. Seddon talk 01:59, 4 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup! edit

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Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup! edit

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 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. Any questions on the rules or on 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) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup & the Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive edit

Hi there, you're receiving this note because you're currently signed up for the 2022 WikiCup and don't yet have any points in the competition. As you may know, scoring any points in the first round is traditionally sufficient to advance to the second, and a fast way to get 5 points is to complete a good article review. Given that the January 2022 Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive is active for another 10 days, you might be interested in pitching in. Complete one review, and you'll be on to the next round in WikiCup; complete two or three, and you'll also be eligible to win some barnstars. As always, quality reviews with attention to detail are expected. Cheers, --Usernameunique (talk) 19:40, 22 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Angela Cullen edit

On 25 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Angela Cullen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lewis Hamilton's physiotherapist, Angela Cullen (pictured), once cycled from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, to northern Colombia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Angela Cullen. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Angela Cullen), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 25 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of International Habitation Module edit

  Hello! Your submission of International Habitation Module 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 15:20, 26 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Habitation and Logistics Outpost edit

On 14 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Habitation and Logistics Outpost, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that HALO will orbit the Moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Habitation and Logistics Outpost. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Habitation and Logistics Outpost), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 14 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

ClueBot NG edit

You accidentally/mistakenly blocked ClueBot NG. Please unblock it. EthanGaming7640 01:19, 18 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

ClueBot NG Not Blocked edit

Hi, i just wanted to let you know that you put a block template on ClueBot NG's Talk Page However he is not blocked, Thank you. Mr Eat (talk) 00:49, 19 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter edit

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

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

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

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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WikiCup 2022 March newsletter edit

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

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

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

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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DYK nomination of Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment edit

  Hello! Your submission of Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Wasted Time R (talk) 13:01, 20 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Seddon, this is a final notice that the nomination is likely to be closed at any time. You need to engage at the nomination, and start work right away on your QPQ review, if you wish your nomination to succeed. Best of luck. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:44, 27 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of International Habitation Module edit

  Hello! Your submission of International Habitation Module 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 22:54, 22 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Tropical Storms arbitration case opened edit

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DYK for International Habitation Module edit

On 14 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article International Habitation Module, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ESA astronauts used virtual reality to verify the design of the International Habitation Module? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/International Habitation Module. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, International Habitation Module), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 20:41, 14 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

New administrator activity requirement edit

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 May newsletter edit

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

  1.   Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
  2.   AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
  3.   Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
  4.   Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
  5.   Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
  6.   Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
  7.   Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, 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.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment edit

On 8 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that LACE found a pre-dawn breeze on the Moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 8 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Peak beard edit

On 27 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Peak beard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that we don't know if peak beard has ended? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Peak beard. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Peak beard), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Hook update
Your hook reached 16,420 views (684.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 03:28, 28 May 2022 (UTC) Reply

Precious
 
Four years!

Precious anniversary edit

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 30 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Dam Breaks in Northern Iowa edit

My name is Sid Wilson. I am a gay man . I.play in a band called slipknot. They all are devout and loyal worshippers OF SLIP'S KNOT, Cori Taylor.

LOVE, AND HATE
King SKoreO. & Shelby Shelby Corrine (talk) 03:24, 1 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup 2022 July newsletter edit

The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

  •   BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
  •   Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
  •   Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that 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 a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything 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. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

New message from Narutolovehinata5 edit

 
Hello, Seddon. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Space Forge.
Message added 03:24, 25 July 2022 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

It's been a week since the review, a QPQ must be provided soon. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:24, 25 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Space Forge edit

On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Space Forge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Space Forge satellite is scheduled to fly on the first-ever satellite launch from the United Kingdom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Space Forge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Space Forge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup 2022 September newsletter edit

WikiCup 2022 September newsletter edit

The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; 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 the remaining competitors, 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, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help 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 yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Test post from apple device edit

@Nosebagbear: This is a post to test the talk page feature in the Wikipedia app. Seddon talk 14:41, 5 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Test Seddon talk 14:42, 5 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Test Seddon talk 14:43, 5 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

DYK for The Queue edit

On 15 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Queue, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that people queued in a queue to queue in The Queue? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Queue. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Queue), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 October 2022 (UTC)Reply