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A belated welcome!

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The welcome may be belated, but the cookies are still warm!

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, It is a wonderful world! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Kj cheetham (talk) 11:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Kj cheetham! It is a wonderful world (talk) 12:04, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Buddy Baarcke has been accepted

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Buddy Baarcke, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

‍ ‍ Relativity ‍ 03:58, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

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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:

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) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

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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:

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) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:WikiProject Water sports/doc

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Template:WikiProject Water sports/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 15:36, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

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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:

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)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

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The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). 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 would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. 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) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sudoku Cube you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 23:24, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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The article Sudoku Cube 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:Sudoku Cube and Talk:Sudoku Cube/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 04:41, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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The article Sudoku Cube you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Sudoku Cube for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 22:01, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

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The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. 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) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

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The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. 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) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

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Copying from one article to another

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I see nothing wrong with the practice as long as the Edit summary mentions the source. For the articles on food allergies I copied content that was common to the physiology of allergy. David notMD (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for clarifying :) It is a wonderful world (talk) 15:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Matthew Webb you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 13:25, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Selfstudier (talk) 16:20, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for the review

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Thankyou so much for the review of history of chocolate. I only started reviewing GAs so I would know what I needed to do to get this to GA, so I'm very grateful that it received such a careful review and copyedit. Thankyou again. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 13:18, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it really is my pleasure. Of all people that deserve a good review, it's you after reviewing 60+ of your own. Thank you also for committing to reviewing Matthew Webb, I started writing that article when I was much less experienced than I am now. I hope it's up to standard. It is a wonderful world (talk) 13:27, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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The article Matthew Webb you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Matthew Webb for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 09:42, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 September 2024

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Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Matthew Webb you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 07:21, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
For getting Matthew Webb to GA after a lot of work; not many people work on a level 5 vital article as their first at GA, but you did an amazing job! Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 06:55, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! The process was a lot of work, but absolutely worth it. I have learned so much about writing and Wikipedia, which wouldn't have been possible without such a patient reviewer. It is a wonderful world (talk) 07:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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The article Matthew Webb you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Matthew Webb for comments about the article, and Talk:Matthew Webb/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 07:05, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for History of chocolate

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On 7 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article History of chocolate, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a woman was considered a witch because her husband prepared chocolate instead of her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/History of chocolate. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, History of chocolate), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:04, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

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Growth News, October 2024

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Trizek_(WMF), 15:43, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re: S. F. Light

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Hello! Let me know if there's anything I can do to get the ball rolling on this. As I said before, I am happy to share offline sources with you as much as I can in lieu of Internet Archive's status. This means, if you want to do any spot checks, I can share the original offline sources with you, in whole or in part, in plain text, or some other way. Let me know. Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's crazy, I am actually doing the spot check right now! Not sure when IA came back online, I hadn't checked for the last half-week. It is a wonderful world (talk) 21:16, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 21:19, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Passing now, I learned a lot from this review, thank you for discussing kindly on every point, even though some were overly stylistic. It was great that we could converge our perspectives through discussion alone. It's also the first review I have done which has passed the spot check with no issues! It is a wonderful world (talk) 21:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I will go back and review your points again to see if I can make additional changes. I have been known to continue addressing a reviewer's concerns long after the review has closed to show that I value your time and expertise. Viriditas (talk) 22:15, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary

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Hi! Thanks for reviewing the article. I believe I've taken care of the prose, media, and sourcing issues. I'll work on expanding the lead a bit more than I already have.

I do not have a physical copy of source [2], but do have one of source [5] and could email scans if you desire.

I left a couple questions on how to approach certain things you brought up. Thanks again! ~Darth StabroTalk/Contribs 21:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Darth Stabro, I believe you missed a few prose points on your check through, so I marked the completed fixes with a checkY, and the points that are still yet to be addressed with a Magenta clockclock. The lead looks much better!
For the purposes of keeping conversation in the right place, reply to my comments at the review page rather than here.
Thank you for offering to email [5], I may take you up on that when I do the spot check. I am still going to wait for [2] to be available before doing it though, since it is so heavily used. It is a wonderful world (talk) 22:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Matthew Webb

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On 30 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matthew Webb, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Matthew Webb died attempting to swim down the Niagara Rapids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Webb. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Matthew Webb), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

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The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, Delaware BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Canada Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and Christmas Island AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 6 November 2024

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