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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For great work at the reference exchange! It means a lot. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 17:18, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Eddie891! Happy to help out where I can. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:55, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again! Your efforts are really appreciated. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:18, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, Eddie891. And again, it's my pleasure! --Usernameunique (talk) 10:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sutton Hoo helmet

Hi Usernameunique - I hope this finds you well. I see that this has got some editors engaged with a few of your articles! While the interest of fellow editors in one's articles are always welcome, it can sometimes be a little trying! Did you like the film? I watched it last night and found it fascinating. But I'm no expert, so any historical/archaeological howlers will have gone straight over my head. It did prompt me to write this, Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, which led me inevitably to the Sutton Hoo helmet, and to my query. Why is that amazing article not FA? It certainly reads/looks like it should be. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 12:17, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey KJP1, good to hear from you. That film's certainly had an impact! Something like 300,000 page views yesterday for Sutton Hoo, and another 25,000 for the helmet. I'm about half an hour in, and enjoying it. Judging by all those edits (my favorite is the one that changed Charles Phillip's name to Basil Brown), the Brown-got-robbed-by-elitist-interlopers theme will remain strong. Nice article on Tranmer House! That was definitely a subject in need of an article.

I've been a bit lazy with the helmet article, and need to turn back to it. There's a to-do list at the top of the talk page; the main remaining issues are putting in a bit more analysis (age and the England v. Scandinavia debate), and reading up on Anglo-Saxon interlace art to finish the sections on designs 4 and 5. And the article's a bit of a monster, so there's also the question of whether it should be trimmed or split in places.

By the way, would you have an interest in looking over a slightly related article, on the archaeologist Martin Rundkvist (now at User:Usernameunique/Martin Rundkvist)? Chiswick Chap and I have been putting it into shape, but since the article's a two-time casualty of AfD (not to mention the two rounds at AfD for its Swedish counterpart), having an impartial reader take another look would be a big help. --Usernameunique (talk) 22:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

300,000 views - Wow! The impact media coverage can have is astonishing. Yes, the “yokel” digger cruelly usurped by establishment smartarses is a powerful narrative. I shall have a look at Mr Rundkvist. Not my period at all, but I may be able to make a suggestion or two. It could be a little while. Oddly enough, I find myself rather busy in the time of lockdown. Take care. KJP1 (talk) 22:36, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Having done a first quick skim, it is both absurd and dismaying that that this has been AfD’d twice. When you think of the promotional rubbish/absolute trivia/outright advertising that gets on here every day....An indicator of our problems, I fear. KJP1 (talk) 23:18, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for jumping in with your comments, KJP1. Yes, AfD is truly the most demoralizing part of Wikipedia—I try to check it out every now and then to save a worthy article from deletion, but it's hard to stay long without getting dispirited—which, I suspect, only feeds the problem, as it leaves AfD full of deletion-prone users. The only upside is that it has forced the Rundkvist piece into good shape; the plan is to make a concurrent good-article nomination when the article is moved to mainspace. --Usernameunique (talk) 01:35, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, did you see the discussion at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2021 February 2#Sutton Hoo Helmet article issues? It is possible that the article is getting too long for Wikipedia's software. TSventon (talk) 12:22, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up, TSventon—I hadn't seen that. Left a note there. --Usernameunique (talk) 10:38, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Diligent Librarian Barnstar
		For exemplary service at the Resource Exchange, tirelessly delivering the reliable sources on which this encyclopedia depends, please accept this award. :) Thank you for all you hard work at WP:RX. Your efforts are really appreciated. —Bruce1ee^talk 21:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Bruce1ee! It's my pleasure. That's a fun barnstar, by the way, and one which I don't recall having seen before. But looking at the list of recipients, I see I'm in good company. --Usernameunique (talk) 08:10, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Martin Rundkvist

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Martin Rundkvist 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 Legobot, on behalf of MeegsC -- MeegsC (talk) 23:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bridges Cafe

Thanks for reviewing the article for GA status. I know the onus is on me to respond to all of your concerns and requests, and not on you to update the article on my behalf, but since I am unable to access the 2 local business journals you found, I wonder if you'd be willing to incorporate them into the article appropriately. If not, I may need to ask for assistance at WikiProject Oregon. Again, I know I'm not supposed to pawn the work off to others, but I'm not sure how I can resolve this final concern so I'm hoping to you might be willing to make the final couple edits needed to get the article promoted. Either way, please let me know next step(s) and I will act as needed. Thanks again!! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:25, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, Another Believer. Why don't you shoot me an email and I'll send them to you. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:49, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Usernameunique,

Done Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter

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

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

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

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

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 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of SSK 90 helmet

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article SSK 90 helmet 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 Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 04:01, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of SSK 90 helmet

The article SSK 90 helmet 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:SSK 90 helmet for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 06:21, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of SSK 90 helmet

The article SSK 90 helmet you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:SSK 90 helmet for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 18:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Martin Rundkvist

The article Martin Rundkvist 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:Martin Rundkvist for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MeegsC -- MeegsC (talk) 21:01, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Martin Rundkvist

The article Martin Rundkvist you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Martin Rundkvist for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of MeegsC -- MeegsC (talk) 11:42, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Article

Hello! Your submission of Article 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! — MarkH₂₁^talk 11:03, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Starry-eyed

		The Diligent Librarian Barnstar
		For exemplary service at the Resource Exchange, tirelessly delivering the reliable sources on which this encyclopedia depends, please accept this award. :) Thank you for finding those papers for me! I was convinced they'd disappeared somewhere into an abyss of obscure scholarship. (I see you only recently learned of this barnstar yourself, which I can hardly believe -- I assumed you'd be drowning in the things.) Vaticidalprophet (talk) 16:37, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yours of 13 March

Hello, Usernameunique. Sorry to be slow responding. Do they want the Italian section or the whole report? And how do I transmit it?

Out of curiosity, what did you mean when you said you pinged me?

Rgrds,Ijmusic (talk) 22:13, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply, Ijmusic. They want just the Italian section, which I think is a page or two. The best way to transmit it is for XanonymusX to send you an email using Special:EmailUser. Once you receive the email, you can respond and attach the relevant pages. As for pinging, it is a way of mentioning an editor in a way that (depending on how their preferences are set up, see "Mention" at Special:Preferences) gives them an alert that pops up at the top of their page, and an email. You do it by 1) typing a username like this: {{u|Ijmusic}} and 2) making sure you sign your message with four tildes (~). --Usernameunique (talk) 22:29, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thanks for your help. Ijmusic (talk) 22:36, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]