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Discussion notice about amusement parks

Please see the discussion at WT:WikiProject Amusement Parks#Status field for Amusement Park infoboxes. Thanks. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Note about merging pages

Hi, Can you please to not undo the note about pages merge here 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus. I'm trying to de-dup and merge two almost identical contents and contributors still updating both pages. Any other suggestions?

Thanks DmitryShpak (talk) 19:13, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello DmitryShpak. The note at the top of the page is not a proper way to notify contributors/viewers of an article, thus the reason why I hide the note. However, I have added the template Template:In use to the article as it conveys the message better and more "officially". If you need to, I also suggest adding Template:Under construction when editing is not taking place. Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:05, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

In addition, if there are edits that are disruptive, might I suggest making a formal request to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection about semi-protection on the article in question. Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:10, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. DmitryShpak (talk) 06:41, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)

Thanks for opening the ANI on that IP. We gave them every chance... Meters (talk) 20:33, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

All good. At the end of the day, all we can do is try. I am sure they can write a great off-wiki blog about their home park, they have a passion that is for sure. I would like to thank ya'll individually for keeping cool too. The belittling-other-editors-about-their-knowledge comments was the precipitating pet-peeve. I know someone would have filed a notice or pinged an admin anyhow. Adog (Talk・Cont) 23:13, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

And now they have lost access to their own talk page too. Meters (talk) 04:36, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Also figures, bound to happen. Adog (Talk・Cont) 13:21, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Iron Gwazi

On 11 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Iron Gwazi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that it took seven years for Gwazi, a pair of dueling wooden roller coasters, to be refurbished into the hybrid roller coaster Iron Gwazi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iron Gwazi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Iron Gwazi), 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.

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DYK for Tigris (roller coaster)

On 28 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tigris (roller coaster), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the design of the train for the roller coaster Tigris was revealed in the form of a cake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tigris (roller coaster). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tigris (roller coaster)), 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.

Vanamonde 12:04, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 9,170 views (764.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:33, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jolly Rancher Remix

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Vanamonde 00:02, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 10,075 views (419.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 02:20, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

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That is a very nice looking dog!

I see you reviewed my one or two-sentence user page. There's not much there, but I figured someone would review it soon. I'm still pretty new, but I was stalking the help desks for a while as an IP, and finally got an account name. Thanks. David10244 (talk) 01:26, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

@David10244: Well welcome, thank you, and no problem. I use my New Page Patrol rights irregularly to patrol user and talk pages when I am link hopping around the Wiki. My user page started off the same some time ago and went through several iterations before I stuck to a less-messier and semi-professional looking style. Lots to do and see here. Jump into whatever feels right, even if it results in a wet trout being thrown your way. Nothing is unusual, usually. Adog (Talk・Cont) 03:24, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Well, I'm hoping to put off being trouted for as long as possible... David10244 (talk) 07:09, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

You "unusual" link led me to notice that Stone Mountain, Georgia is not in the list of tautological place names. I used to live in Atlanta, and the name "Stone Mountain" always seemed as dumb as if there was a "Water Lake" near it. David10244 (talk) 07:14, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

@David10244: I am sure it could be added. A great mountain to hike up. Weird for its topography, considering the seemingly flat lands around it. Adog (Talk・Cont) 17:07, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Roller Soaker

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:31, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

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

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Precious

roller coasters with a smile

Thank you for quality articles around roller coasters such as Great Bear (roller coaster), Tigris (roller coaster) and Time Traveler (roller coaster), for the timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida, for nice reviewing and a wow user page, - user enjoying the life on Tampa Bay with a smile, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2774 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Honestly, I did not think I would wake up to this kind of punishment, haha. That said, I do very much appreciate and accept this Precious kindly. I will make sure to keep it safe. If you would like to throw a cod my way at any point, I will humbly accept that as well. Again, I do apologize for the inconvenience around the review. Hopefully I will see you around and give you a better review on the DYK board! :D Adog (Talk・Cont) 14:59, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Iron Gwazi

You got what you asked for. As this is my busiest time of year (I leave for the IAAPA Expo in five days) I don't have time to go through this. I did find some edits that introduced errors and made a few changes. You will probably need to give this a thorough review once the GOCE is done with it.—JlACEer (talk) 03:02, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

@JlACEer: No problemo. I appreciate you taking a glance at it before your trip, and will do a comb over once the edits are complete. I do plan on nominating the article in the near future for WP:FAC, so do tell if any further corrections should be made and will be happy to fix (of course, given available time)! I hope the trip is productive and this year's additions are thrilling. Adog (Talk・Cont) 03:36, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Great Bear (roller coaster)

On 19 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Great Bear (roller coaster), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the roller coaster Great Bear is named after the constellation Ursa Major? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Great Bear (roller coaster). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Great Bear (roller coaster)), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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On 22 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SooperDooperLooper, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the name of the SooperDooperLooper was picked when a Hershey executive was outvoted by his wife and children? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SooperDooperLooper. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, SooperDooperLooper), 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, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 12,938 views (539.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2022 – nice work!

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Barnstar

		The Citation Barnstar
		For your work on improving the references in Iron Gwazi, a task too often neglected or done perfunctorily. — Daniel Case (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: Hey! Thank you kindly, this is my first Barnstar so it is much appreciated. A good surprise coming back from vacation. Hope you are doing well! Adog (Talk・Cont) 14:57, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Flight Deck (California's Great America)

On 22 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flight Deck (California's Great America), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a man dropped his hat while riding Flight Deck and went to retrieve it, but ended up dying after being struck by the foot of a rider? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flight Deck (California's Great America). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Flight Deck (California's Great America)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:03, 22 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:

• Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
• Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
• Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
• BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
• FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

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

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Iron Gwazi

Just a quick side note that I noticed you removed "early" from "early 2021". Totally fine if you're OK with that, but the point I was making is that when you have the month and year, then terms like "early" and "late" aren't needed. In other words, it would be just fine to say "early 2021" or "March 2021", just not something combined like "early March 2021" unless another event is describe in "late March 2021". Hope that makes sense! --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:21, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: 10-4, I figured I delete that instance to address WP:RECENT a tad made by another user. In retrospect, I am not sure how useful that might be for a reader to know Iron Gwazi's opening date did not occur in early 2021, since it would open anyhow in 2022 with no further pushback in the same year. Let me know what you think. Open to either its inclusion or exclusion. Appreciate the comments so far and the message! Adog (Talk・Cont) 16:12, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Just an FYI in case you weren't already aware, you can ping the FAC coordinators if needed to perform the necessary spot checks, which might be a good idea after receiving support from Epicgenius (assuming that happens). Instructions on how to ping are at WP:FAC. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:13, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: Thank you. I was not sure whether I had to wait for someone to come by and review them. Will do that after a (hopeful) Epicgenius' or others consideration that may hop on before that time. I appreciate your help and guidance as well, haha! Adog (Talk・Cont) 15:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Haha, no prob! I was looking at another FAC review and saw the nominator do that after a month went by and receiving support from several reviewers. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:51, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Recent minor changes

Just dropping a quick note that I made a few more changes that hopefully you are ok with. Another thing I noticed is that the lead length has increased from 338 words, 16 sentences to about 360 words, 17 sentences. Per MOS:LEADLENGTH, it should be right in the middle of 2-3 paragraphs, and the guideline notes that most FA leads are about 300 words, 10-15 sentences. Seems like it is trending in the wrong direction. Do you see any other opportunities to trim it just a tad? If not, I'm sure it will be fine either way, but just a thought! --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:02, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Some ideas:

• "Busch Gardens announced the construction of Gwazi in July 1998, with construction initiating the same day" – maybe cut-out the last part, since the "day" is not being specified here, or find another way to shorten?
• "In 2018, the park indicated it would refurbish the wooden structure, with site preparation taking place in late 2018 and preliminary work starting in early 2019." – Perhaps just say, "In 2018, the park settled on a refurbishment of the wooden structure commencing after the 2018 season" or something similar? Specific details would still exist in the body.
• "The refurbished ride was marketed and opened as North America's tallest, steepest, and fastest hybrid roller coaster. The steel-track hybrid coaster is 206 feet (63 m) high, features a maximum speed of 76 mph (122 km/h), and received a track length increase of 567 feet (173 m) over its predecessor." – Could combine into one sentence. Maybe something like, "The refurbished ride was marketed as North America's tallest, steepest, and fastest hybrid roller coaster, featuring a height of 206 feet (63 m), a maximum speed of 76 mph (122 km/h), and a track length increase of 567 feet (173 m) over its predecessor."

If all 3 changes were made, overall length would drop to 339 words and 16 sentences. Again, totally fine if you are opposed to any of these. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:23, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: Good suggestions. Cut some words and took the suggestions from above. Lead is down to 341 words. Of course, the last paragraph is a little heavier, but that would be necessary anyhow because it is the main subject. Thank you for acting on it. Hopefully looks a bit better. Adog (Talk・Cont) 15:34, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Looks great! And by my count, the current version is down to 330 words, 16 sentences! Awesome! --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:40, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Awesome, awesome. Adog (Talk・Cont) 15:41, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Fury 325

Saw your recent revert at Fury 325, but I was actually already in the process of adding another source. Looks like my edit overrode yours. Since the NYT actually pointed out that the report came from a bystander, it's probably relevant enough to mention it on Wikipedia. Just my 2¢, but feel free to take it to the talk page if you'd like to discuss further. Thanks! -- GoneIn60 (talk) 02:10, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: I agree with your revision. Looking at more sources now that are covering it from the bystander's perspective. So long as it isn't too detailed, that should suffice as opposed to some of the edits that have been going through the past 48-72 hours. I may have jumped the gun on that one. Adog (Talk・Cont) 02:43, 3 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:

• Thebiguglyalien, with 919 points from a featured article on Frances Cleveland as well as five good articles and many reviews,
• Unlimitedlead, with 862 points from a high-scoring featured articles on Henry II of England and numerous reviews,
• Iazyges, with 560 points from a high-scoring featured article on Tiberius III.

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.

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Promotion of Iron Gwazi

Congratulations, Adog! The article you nominated, Iron Gwazi, 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, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations on a great accomplishment. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:00, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

@Hawkeye7: Thank you, it is much appreciated! :) Adog (Talk・Cont) 12:37, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

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Triple Crown

I'm very pleased to present the Triple Crown Jewels to Adog, for your work on the good and featured article processes! — Bilorv (talk) 19:49, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

@Bilorv: Thank you! Adog (Talk・Cont) 19:48, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

August 2023 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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Put my edits back on steel vengeance

Elturo Ryan is one of the best sources of information he has a lot of insider information Thewriter806 (talk) 13:21, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

@Thewriter806: Hey, how is it going. Unfortunately I cannot for three important issues: YouTube content is generally unreliable, it has potential copyright issues, and should follow the narrow standard for inclusion, if proper. ElToroRyan does not fit the latter, as he deals with a lot of rumor and speculation, which is not allowed. He does provide convincing original analysis, but it cannot be verified by others (or from established secondary sources) as you would see in a traditional news publication where an article's content is vetted. Furthermore, if he does provide useful insight, it generally is mixed in with commentary which can skew reliability. I do like his content. He is the only enthusiast channel I follow. However, for Wikipedia's sake, he and any other enthusiast channels are generally unreliable.

If you are interested in amusement parks and attractions, consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Amusement Parks (WP:APARKS). We help in improving content for amusement parks, attractions, roller coasters, manufacturers, etc. Mostly things amusement. We have discussions on the reliability of enthusiast sources/publications if you care to take a look. I also have a source list in my sandbox you can look over, where the discussions are summarized. It is not part of WP:APARKS yet, but there is starting consensus to post this to the WikiProject to help new user's with knowing which sources we can use and should avoid. :) Adog (Talk・Cont) 16:50, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for Rampage (roller coaster)

On 25 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rampage (roller coaster), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rampage was said to cause "an adrenaline-induced tingle"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rampage (roller coaster). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rampage (roller coaster)), 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) 12:03, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

TFA details for Iron Gwazi

Hey Adog, congrats on getting the TFA approved! These are typically copyedited and modified prior to the actual date it's posted, so I went ahead and made some changes. Please review them at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 25, 2023, and feel free to modify further or undo any that you disagree with. Thanks! --GoneIn60 (talk) 07:35, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: I appreciate it! I like how you edited the sentence structures; it looks a lot nicer now. I did some edits myself if you want to check them out for grammar and flow; made a small correction if that is good! Adog (Talk・Cont) 13:44, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Even better now! Looks great to me! Glad WP:APARKS finally got another FA, congrats again! --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:21, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

@GoneIn60: As always, I appreciate the guidance and help! Adog (Talk・Cont) 18:17, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

September songs

my story today

Thank you today for the article, with the possibly longest FAC introduction in history: "Can you believe one of the world's most recently acclaimed roller coasters is located in the wetlands and jungles of Tampa, Florida? That is a bit of a stretch, but the attraction's history is fascinating. Before my parents were born, Anheuser-Busch (A-B) built a brewery in Tampa, which opened in 1959. To stand out, August Busch Jr. also built landscaped gardens that opened with the brewery to attract community members. The park was such a hit that it began to add more; years and decades passed, transforming the simple brewery and gardens into a fully functional theme park: Busch Gardens Tampa. In time, A-B built more significant and better breweries, making its Tampa plant obsolete. - As part of an ever-innovating industry, the owners closed and demolished the brewery, building two dueling wooden roller coasters in its place, Gwazi. ... A roller coaster manufacturer business prominently emerged when it sat dormant, transforming old wooden roller coasters into steel behemoths. Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) began giving life to expired wooden roller coasters, who were soon hired by SeaWorld Entertainment to revive Gwazi. RMC re-used portions of both dueling track support structures and concrete footings to create a single roller coaster. Once having a reputation for two rough, uncomfortable rides became a smooth, fast-paced, and thrilling steel-track roller coaster, Iron Gwazi. ... The roller coaster went on to be voted as the best new roller coaster for 2022 in Amusement Todays Golden Ticket Awards, one of the highest achieving awards in the amusement industry."! - Enjoy your first TFA, - I hope it's a smooth ride! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Aww, thank you @Gerda Arendt. What a lovely September song with photos! Hopefully that was a wonderful trip! I will make sure to read today's story as well.

I was a tad embarrassed at myself once I realized FAC intros were not usually that long. Whoops. I am super excited nonetheless. I told some of my family and friends about the article. Hopefully there will be many more rides for readers into the future. :D Adog (Talk・Cont) 13:47, 25 September 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

• 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)

Thank you for helping out with the GAN backlog drive

		The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit
		We really appreciate that you reviewed 30 GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent.

(t · c) buidhe 07:15, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

@Buidhe: And thank you for your work as a coordinator! Lots of fun and learning opportunities. Adog (Talk・Cont) 12:35, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

More vileness

Gleetus left a very vile message on own Talk page after being blocked. I deleted it and added "Tsk, tsk." Cullen subsequently blocked Talk page access, so that should be the end of hearing from Gleetus. David notMD (talk) 03:55, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

@David notMD: Sounds about right for a WP:NOTHERE user. Adog (Talk・Cont) 11:58, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Do you do GAN review requests?

Hi there, I want to ask; do you do GAN review requests? If so, can you review my nomination for Australian rock band AC/DC? It's my first nomination, and I would like for you to review it. Thanks! — VAUGHAN J. (TALK) 04:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

@Vaughan J.: Hello there, thank you for reaching out. I want to say maybe, mainly because it is a large, it is a level 5 article, and I do not have much expertise in music/bands outside of listening to my own favorite songs (this weeks jam) and reading a bit up on Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs guidelines I did for the GAN Drive. I would consider dropping a comment to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject AC/DC, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rock music, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Metal, or Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board as there may be a more avid or experienced user in the songs genre of Wikipedia article content contribution that may be of service more than I. :) Adog (Talk・Cont) 12:39, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

A belated welcome to the club

		The Featured Article Medal
		When Iron Gwazi was promoted to FA I was so busy enjoying the cookies you sent that I overlooked giving you the traditional first FAC success barnstar. But, better late than never, here you go. By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 15:49, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Hey! Hopefully those cookies were not too filling! Thank you Gog the Mild kindly for the medal and the assistance with Iron Gwazi's FAC! It is an honor, and I did not know this was a medal to be had. Unfortunately, life has been busy anyhow, but I am eager to get back to editing once this WikiOgre/old dog has some energy. As always, keep up the amazing work you are personally doing at FA! I hope to see you back there when I can get another article up and running. Hope you are doing well, all the best. Adog (Talk・Cont) 01:55, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

I seem to have worked them off. Hopefully you will be back at FAC sooner rather than later, it could do with more nominators of your capabilities. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:30, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

Joining the admiration for your first FA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you for the anniversary reminder and commendation! It is greatly appreciated! I was surprised that six years might have flown by this quickly, but alas, it has been one! Although, six is a great number. Adog (Talk・Cont) 22:33, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 November newsletter

The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

• BeanieFan11 with 2582 points
• Thebiguglyalien with 1615 points
• Epicgenius with 1518 points
• MyCatIsAChonk with 1012 points
• BennyOnTheLoose with 974 points
• AirshipJungleman29 with 673 points
• Sammi Brie with 520 points
• Unlimitedlead with 5 points

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

• Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
• Lee Vilenski wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
• BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
• LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
• Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 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 on 31 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: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), and Frostly (talk · contribs · 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

• Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
• Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
• Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
• MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
• Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February 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 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, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

• Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
• voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
• Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
• SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
• Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
• Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)