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The Signpost: 24 August 2026
[edit]- News and notes: Union process progresses, unanswered questions about Littler Mendelson remain
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"Explaining civilly" probably should go both ways...
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WikiCup 2026 September newsletter
[edit]The fourth round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 29 August at 23:59 (UTC). Everyone who competed in round 4 will advance to round 5 unless they have withdrawn or been removed. Round 4 was competitive, though slightly less so than round 3. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; six scored over 500; and nine scored over 300. Each of the top five competitors had hundreds of points accumulated from multiple GAs. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,318 points, mostly from 13 good articles and 3 featured articles about creeks and Chinese and Japanese subjects
Vanderwaalforces (submissions) with 1,208 points from 2 featured articles, 2 featured lists, and 12 good articles about African leaders, along with over two dozen reviews
A.Cython (submissions) with 1,084 points from 16 good articles and a small good topic about warfare and Greek elections, along with over two dozen reviews
Vestrian24Bio (submissions) with 955 points, mostly from 2 FLs, 2 featured topics, and 16 GAs about cricket, and almost two dozen reviews
Bgsu98 (submissions) with 837 points from 4 FLs and 8 GAs about figure skating, along with two dozen reviews
The full scores for round 4 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 10 featured articles, 11 featured lists, 8 featured-topic articles, 103 good articles, 6 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 11 In the News articles, and they have conducted 170 peer reviews, FA and GA reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.
Remember that any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed in Round 5. 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) 02:43, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Adam Larsson is under review
[edit]Your good article nomination of the article Adam Larsson is 
under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Edlectro28 -- Edlectro28 (talk) 18:22, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Adam Larsson has failed
[edit]Your good article nomination of the article Adam Larsson has 
failed. See the review page for more information. If or when the reviewer's feedback has been addressed, you may nominate the article again. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Edlectro28 -- Edlectro28 (talk) 13:01, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- I really wish you let me work on this. I waited like 7 months for this review and I didn’t even have a chance to work on anything. As you can see, I have numerous articles that have passed GA. I would have done the work. I am quite frustrated by this decision. I strongly believe this doesn’t qualify for quick fail. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:07, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Pinging Edlectro28 HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:11, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- I thought it was a lost cause with you being on a Wikibreak, if you promise to make the changes I’ll revert the descision Edlectro28 (talk) 13:14, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- An email or a message beforehand would’ve been courteous. If you look above, I just passed an article through GA review a month ago. This implies that I am still active.
- Yes, I will address these changes ASAP. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:22, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Look, there’s too many problems with the article as is, it was two years out of date even at time of submission. If it was just the prose problems that would be understandable, but there’s too much wrong. I know you’re experienced, but I’m going to stand my ground. Sorry. Edlectro28 (talk) 13:25, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Apologies if the decision is upsetting, but the bottom line is the article was not close enough when submitted for me to grant time. Edlectro28 (talk) 13:30, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Edlectro28 Fine. I can respect your decision, even if I vehemently disagree. I will make the changes regardless and re-nominate. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:31, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Good luck. The article will probably pass with the changes. As I've said before, if it was nothing more than prose issues I would have given even more time than I did. You've probably seen but I left my initial notes on the review page. Edlectro28 (talk) 13:35, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- You can trout slap me if you want, I don't have the template on my page but If it makes you feel better Edlectro28 (talk) 13:36, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Edlectro28 Fine. I can respect your decision, even if I vehemently disagree. I will make the changes regardless and re-nominate. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:31, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- OH, and one last thing. As the Wikibreak was for university, and university has just started, I assumed you'd be busy Edlectro28 (talk) 13:58, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Sure, but if you had asked, I would’ve told you that I’m getting my PhD and therefore don’t have classes. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:47, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Good for you, I'm getting my chemotherapy this year Edlectro28 (talk) 19:04, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- Sure, but if you had asked, I would’ve told you that I’m getting my PhD and therefore don’t have classes. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:47, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2026
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- Speedy deletion criteria G15 has been renamed from "LLM-generated pages without human review" to "Unambiguously LLM-generated pages" and has an additional sign of detection added to it following a RfC.
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The Signpost: 16 September 2026
[edit]- News and notes: The Balance of Power
Wikimedia employees unionize, officer departs, The Signpost gains sister on Wiktionary
- In the media: Shocking photos may be changed on Wikipedia
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- Disinformation report: Have UN Secretary-General candidates manipulated Wikipedia?
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- Recent research: Google's AI overviews may have reduced search engine referrals to English Wikipedia by 5%
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- WikiConference report: The backwater symbiosis – reflections from Wiki Conference India 2026
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- Traffic report: Heaven let your light shine down
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- Serendipity: Wikipedia Family Mosh Pit
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- Obituary: Passing of Gobonobo, community leader advocating for women and minorities
Promoter of cultural knowledge and organizer of global cooperation.
- On the bright side: Fantasy video games, hopeful science fiction, and the change of seasons
The Legend of Zelda, Star Trek, and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
- Comix: The Adventure of the Unknown Corpse
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- Following an RfC, the good article criteria have been amended to add accessibility requirements.
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- The post-May 2026 administrator elections RfCs concluded with consensus for election monitors to curate blatantly inappropriate questions after posting, and to remove or merge true duplicates, clearly marking merged questions. Calls for candidates will include advisory guidance that users with less than one year’s experience or 5,000 edits generally lack a realistic chance of success.
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Your nomination of Justin Schultz is under review
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Your nomination of Justin Schultz is on hold
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on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jishara -- Jishara (talk) 19:46, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
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