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Io Saturnalia![edit]

Io, Saturnalia!
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:40, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas[edit]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

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I dunno[edit]

Is this ref worth an article? Stretchrunner (talk) 20:40, 10 January 2020 (UTC) "A century of racing - 50 greatest flat jockeys". The Racing Post. 17 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2016.</ref>[reply]

Not an article in itself, but it would be worth adding the ref to individual articles. It's also a good starting point for identifying jockeys who really should have articles- Bernard "Brownie" Carslake for instance. Tigerboy1966  20:50, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The reason I thought about an article was that it in essence appeared the same as this: Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Stretchrunner (talk) 19:58, 11 January 2020 (UTC) Stretchrunner (talk) 19:59, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I never much cared for that article anyway. Despite the WP article's title the original Bloodhorse list was entitled "Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century". Tigerboy1966  07:38, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Shimanoumi[edit]

Hi, I think there is a mistake in Shimanoumi Koyo's page, section Background. As I'm not fluent in english I'll let you correct it if needed. Thanks Sumo ch (talk) 21:32, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He was scouted by several professional sumo stables but was not recruited at chose to continue his education.

Thanks, I can see what happened and will correct this. Tigerboy1966  05:39, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Racing coverage[edit]

Coronavirus killed my visit to the UK. Can you tell me which of the major UK Sports Channel(s) will broadcast the 2020 Epsom Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes? Thanks. Stretchrunner (talk) 13:50, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing would be the main ones. I think that the Derby is touch-and-go but they will probably run it "behind closed doors". With normal luck we will be back to normal by the King George at the end of July. You are probably asking the wrong person as I don't have a TV. The radio channels are BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. Tigerboy1966  15:56, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I now only have Roku and another streaming subscription channel on my TV for horse racing, news, and my other passion, tennis (ATP & WTA). Horse racing includes TVG (who at least did give us a Frankel race) and recently I got "UK Racing." It seems to have a lot of Irish racing. Unfortunately they never mention, at least from what I've seen so far, anything about future "top races" so I assume that channel doesn't carry them and as such won't give their competitors free advertising. This Covid-19 is certainly taking a toll over here. Hope all works out as best possible for all everywhere. BTW, congrats on your new American Prime Minister who seems to be a bit of a clone of another New Yorker.Stretchrunner (talk) 19:42, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Most of the big races are posted on youtube within an hour. so as long as you can avoid taking a sneak look at the results it's almost like watching live. As for our American PM: "being born in a stable does not make a man a horse" as the Duke of Wellington allegedly said. Tigerboy1966  21:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Breeding section added to Epsom Derby 1981 article[edit]

Hi there. I have just added a section pertinent to the breeding careers of the participants in the 1981 Derby. As you are the article creator, I would be interested in any feedback you might like to offer. Given that the race has historically been central to the production of bloodstock, I felt that an overview into the impact on the breed could make for an interesting footnote. All best wishes, Kotkijet (talk) 15:25, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it's a really valuable and interesting addition to the article. Thank you, it must have taken a ton of research. I wonder what the best "future stallions" classic race was. I would lean towards the 1984 Prix du Jockey Club, when the first three home were Darshaan, Sadler's Wells and Rainbow Quest. Tigerboy1966  16:35, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I think much of the time was spent considering which format to use and how much space to dedicate to each sire and the accomplishments of their offspring. For a horse kidnapped after one crop, you can only really name a handful of useful horses in any case. But with a horse such as Galileo, at some point it ceases to be either practical or necessary to list all of his classic horses. Particularly as they will be mentioned in his own article. Galopp Sieger definitely makes the research a bit easier for flat horses but I do wish the information on jumps horses was less skeletal. I think one would be hard pressed to top that 1-2-3. The 1984 classic crop was quite fantastic since you also had the likes of Lear Fan, El Gran Senor and Mendez on the scene. Oddly enough, it was watching the 1985 Derby which gave me the idea as I noticed it featured more than its fair share of good National Hunt sires which led me to wonder if another Derby has produced a larger amount. It is only after a fair amount of research that answers can be found.Kotkijet (talk) 18:35, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see your point about the 1985 Derby. Supreme Leader and Phardante got bucketloads of top class jumpers. Tigerboy1966  19:42, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is really interesting stuff. I never noticed that the Epsom Derby articles talk about subsequent form as well. I'm wondering if we should add it to the Kentucky Derby articles. It's never been known as a stallion making race but it is the top-rated 3yo classic in the US and it would be nice to show why. (And also show the sad dearth of wins after some of the recent renewals!) Jlvsclrk (talk) 19:01, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Great research there and fascinating stuff, I'm trying to come up with someone to beat Tigerboy's suggestion of the 84 Prix du Jockey-CLub but can't think of anything at the moment. As a further thought - would "sires of Classic winners" etc read better than "Stallions of...."? All the best to everyone. --Bcp67 (talk) 08:48, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, I've been trying to think of something like that on the North American side and would have to go back to the 1957 Derby. Ignore the winner and you've got Bold Ruler, Gallant Man and Round Table. The 1968 Woodward would also rank up there, with Buckpasser, Damascus and Dr. Fager. Most of our great-sires were just below top class on the racetrack (eg Mr. P) or got injured (Danzig, Storm Cat). Jlvsclrk (talk) 16:14, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Turns out the 2007 Kentucky Derby produced a bunch of noteworthy sires. Nothing on the order of Sadler's Wells, but Curlin is an absolutely top-notch sire with a couple of Classic winners to his credit, plus both Hard Spun and Street Sense have done well. And I'd forgotten that Scat Daddy was in the field, which gives you a Triple Crown winner in the progeny column. Jlvsclrk (talk) 00:38, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's a good contender! I think that Scat Daddy, Hard Spun and Curlin could have the G1 winners tabulated as with Street Sense. Tigerboy1966  10:06, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Frankel[edit]

I'm sure you are aware, but just in case. [1]

Stretchrunner (talk) 13:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vimy Ridge[edit]

1959 colt Vimy Ridge by Vimy out of Angelicus

Thought you might be able to help:
He raced in the U.S. so I am looking for the name of his breeder and confirmation of where he was foaled. He is shown as bred in GB at Pedigree Query but in Ireland at Equiline. I always go with the latter. However, I found a very detailed story on his background and Canadian owner in a Tuscon, Arizona paper that says he was foaled in GB but raised in Ireland and was purchased privately in 1959 by Frank E. Power as a weanling from trainer Paddy Prendergast. Stretchrunner (talk) 14:28, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find anything useful. The GB/IRE confusion can happen when a horse is bred in Northern Ireland. It's part of the United Kingdom but not Great Britain and horses foaled there take the (IRE) suffix. Tigerboy1966  05:56, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for trying. Stretchrunner (talk) 18:02, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Missing a historic horse[edit]

We have no article on Australian (horse). Seems a notable omission. Interested in creating it? Montanabw(talk) 23:12, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll have a go at it. Tigerboy1966  05:51, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Only just started this but already found an interesting connection. I bet a pound to a china pig that the horse's breeder "W E Duncombe" was the man who later became William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham. He would have been plain old W E in 1859. Tigerboy1966  18:00, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What fun! Love the way this stuff all links up. Montanabw(talk) 14:51, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New one, if interested[edit]

No article on Montana (horse). Won the Suburban Handicap in 1892. Some info here: [2] Ping me if you bite, I can add a PD photo. Another article that could be expanded to add horse racing info is a guy who lived on your side of the pond: William Broderick Cloete...There's a PD painting of him with one of his racehorses. Anyway, only if it sounds like fun. Montanabw(talk) 22:46, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Montanabw: Sorry for the delay in responding: there's been a sumo tournament on for the last 2 weeks (my boy Terunofuji won!) so I have just been doing sumo updates. I can't find much on this horse, the best info was from your book which mentioned him killing the rats in his stable. It might be a project that User:Stretchrunner would be interested in. Tigerboy1966  14:39, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I have Montana on my list but as part of a first priority bio for the HoF trainer Matthew Byrnes whose list includes the likes of Firenze (horse), Salvator (horse), Scottish Chieftain (horse), Pontiac (horse) -- 3 of 5 already done by Wikipedians is normally a great help for me but 1) Pontiac also won the Suburban plus the Manhattan so I normally would do him before Montana, and 2), my health problems means I'm trying to narrow things down to a Priority List. Unfortunately, my P L is so huge that I will have to make further, deeper cuts and that is tough. I've actually started setting up "skinny stubs" for horse & their J/T/O articles; e.g. Joseph H. Pierce Jr. so it might be that I won't make it as far as Montana. Thanks. Appreciated. Stretchrunner (talk) 16:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Stuff on Matt Byrnes (Matthew Byrnes, however it comes up) would also be awesome, the HOF trainers need articles and they are definitely a priority. Hope you get to feeling better, Stretchrunner. Obviously, I won't cite my own work and that's why I'm careful about even editing articles where I did a major profile unless I have piles and piles of neutral third party sources that aren't all WP:PRIMARY. I can dive into established articles like Spokane (horse) (if I get around to it) because I can just tap earlier sources and not use my own, but where there are new articles, it's better if another wikipedian tackles them, though I am willing to swing by and clarify stuff once they are underway (as I did for Mother Berry) Montanabw(talk) 21:57, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and Stretchrunner, if you do tackle Scottish Chieftain, that's another Marcus Daly horse I have tons of stuff on. Email me if you want stuff. Montanabw(talk) 21:58, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Epsom Derby[edit]

I'm a bit of a history lover so when I came across this in one of my searches at the DRF archives, I thought you might want to add it to the Derby article.[3] Stretchrunner (talk) 15:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Do you know how I find out if someone has an e-mail address at Wikipedia? Thanks.

if you go to someone's user page and look at the bar on the left side you will see an option "e-mail this user". You can add an email-address to your account by clicking on the Preferences tab. Tigerboy1966  16:05, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Swiss Skydiver[edit]

Thought you might like an interesting note to maybe add to her bio. (especially so for those of us with granddaughter(s).) Can't remember where, but awhile ago I read her owner named her for his granddaughter who e-mailed him a photo of her skydiving in Switzerland. If my lousy memory is right, she might have been in the air and sent a "selfie" on her cellphone. Stretchrunner (talk) 16:27, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • That's a good little nugget. I'll try to track it down. Tigerboy1966  16:36, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jockey categories[edit]

I've found several prominent U.S. Steeplechase (inc. HoF) riders who never rode on the flat but have found flat racing jockeys that rode a few Steeplechase events. I think we should create American steeplechase (jump ?) jockey as a separate category. Do you think we should do this for Europe & Australia as well with a standardized title fo all? Stretchrunner (talk) 16:46, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quadruple Dead Heat[edit]

Found this online but coluldn't see it in Wikipedia's List of dead heat horse races. Thought you might want to do something with it. Stretchrunner (talk) 23:26, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Ikioi[edit]

Good catch. The sorting didn't need tweaking, he sorts correctly now with your change. It is great having you around. I noticed when I was updating the list that you were already hard at work on the individual wrestler articles (long process, I used to do most of it). FourTildes (talk) 07:27, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Natalis soli invicto![edit]

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Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:27, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here's one that needs an article[edit]

Norfolk (horse), (Lexington x Novice, 1861). Interesting background. If you can't find sources, email me, and I can scan some pages about him from The History of the Thoroughbred in California, which I just purchased. Montanabw(talk) 18:42, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well if Mark Twain took an interest [4] I'm sure I can work up an article. I will let you know if I get stuck. Tigerboy1966  21:58, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Derby[edit]

Thanks for creating an article about the race. I try to kick it off when the yearling entries come out, but could never find any source which gave the details for this one.--Bcp67 (talk) 14:22, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Bcp67:I couldn't find anything useful on the yearling entries. One tweet turned up on google but it seems to have been deleted. Come on Mac Swiney! Tigerboy1966  14:25, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Judy the Beauty[edit]

I wasn't sure about this line in the article so if you don't mind taking a look:
"On November 2 Groupie Doll contested the seventh running of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park, with Luis Saez taking over the ride for the injured Velazquez.[13] After tracking the leaders in the early stages she made steady progress in the straight and finished second, half a length behind Groupie Doll." Stretchrunner II (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 00:02, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Needs some help[edit]

I guess I'm glad it was created, but needs your magic pedigree stuff, an infobox, massive cleanup and a copyvio check: Janus (horse). I moved it to a decent title, tagged it for the project and took a very brief whack at a copyedit, but it's beyond what I've got the time, knowledge and energy to tackle. Pinging a couple people who can help. Montanabw(talk) 17:16, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary[edit]

Precious
Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Local currency (or currency by racing organization)[edit]

As a title. Mishriff won prize by Great Britain pound, Euro and United States dollar. This is not UK view horse racing wiki. --14:54, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Emaraaty Ana[edit]

I've spotted a couple of new horse articles linked to pages I've created and done a quick proof-read on them today. There's something wrong in the four-year-old section for Emaraaty Ana though which I can't fix - "Shortly after his run at York Emaraaty Ana. Later in the year he underwent surgery to correct breathing problems". Not sure if that is all about the wind op or whether you were looking to put something else in that first sentence? All the best! --Bcp67 (talk) 06:44, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for spotting this. I've been trying to catch up on G1 winners so may have been skipping the proof-reading. The problem has been fixed, as indeed was Emaraaty Ana. Tigerboy1966  07:42, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Haha yes, see what you mean! --Bcp67 (talk) 11:54, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I tend to keep an eye out for new articles on G1 winners, I've created a lot of race articles over the years and I get a notification when a new article is linked to one - hence I got a notification that Saffron Beach was linked to the Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes. If I have time I usually have a look through to spot anything obvious. If you ever want me to go through a new article, leave me a message and I'll happily proof read it.--Bcp67 (talk) 11:56, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Spinaway (GB) - Spinaway (US)[edit]

The article for Busybody (horse) links her dam Spinaway to the American mare (1878) but should be the Brit one of 1872. Not sure how best (norms?) to designate the two so will leave it to you. Thanks. Stretchrunner II (talk) 17:56, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • I would go for Spinaway (British horse) vs Spinaway (American horse). There would be no need to change the name of the current article until there is one on the English mare. I wonder where the word "Spinaway" comes from: Lord Falmouth could not have invented the name for his Oaks winner as it had been given to a horse foaled way back in 1851. Maybe a lost piece of Victorian slang?  Tigerboy1966  08:30, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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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. New York (state) 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. Christmas Island AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
  3. Kingdom of Scotland 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. United States Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
  7. England Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

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Iroquois Steeplechase[edit]

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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:

  • Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
  • Kingdom of Scotland 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.

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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.

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WikiCup 2022 November newsletter[edit]

The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is

  • England Lee Vilenski (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by
  • Kingdom of Scotland Bloom6132 (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
  • Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by
  • New York City Muboshgu (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were
  • Sammi Brie (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
  • United Nations Kavyansh.Singh (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on Louis H. Bean, famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
  • Chicago PCN02WPS (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
  • Toronto Z1720 (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.

During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. 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 the overall leader in this field.

  • England Lee Vilenski wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
  • United Nations Kavyansh.Singh wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
  • Adam Cuerden wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
  • Toronto Z1720 wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
  • SounderBruce wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
  • England Lee Vilenski wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
  • Sammi Brie wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
  • Sammi Brie wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
  • Kingdom of Scotland Bloom6132 wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed on the discussion page. You are invited to sign up to take part in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, 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. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:29, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 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 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) 14:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter[edit]

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

  • Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
  • Germany FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
  • United States TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
  • Byzantine Empire Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included Berkelland LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, New England Trainsandotherthings, England Lee Vilenski, Indonesia Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, Washington (state) SounderBruce, Wales Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and Chicago PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. 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 2023 May newsletter[edit]

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:

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, Chicago PCN02WPS, and London 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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WikiCup 2023 July newsletter[edit]

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:

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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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]

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

  • New York (state) Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
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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.

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WikiCup 2023 November newsletter[edit]

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, Delaware BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

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.
  • England 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.
  • Delaware BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
  • Berkelland 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.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
  • Ukraine Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:52, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter[edit]

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]

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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter[edit]

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]

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter[edit]

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) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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