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Welcome to the 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, Skyshifter! The contest is now open for submissions. List your work at your submissions page to earn points. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:

Got open nominations? List them at review requests.
Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews.
Not sure if your article qualifies? See the guidelines for more information or contact a coordinator for verification.
New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions about the contest on the talk page.
Know someone else who might be interested? Sign-ups remain open until 15 July, so don't hesitate to invite other editors!

On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you good luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Pokémon and pornography

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pokémon and pornography 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 Kung Fu Man -- Kung Fu Man (talk) 16:29, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Pokémon and pornography

The article Pokémon and pornography you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Pokémon and pornography 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 Kung Fu Man -- Kung Fu Man (talk) 15:05, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Ulterior Motives boombox.webp

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Akihiko Kondo

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Akihiko Kondo 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 Arconning -- Arconning (talk) 17:02, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Need some advice

Greeting, Skyshifter! Great work on Worlds; you and TechnoSquirrel69 worked amazingly! Since you have experience in music-related articles, I'd like to know how to improve one of my favorite songs ("Heat Waves") to GA status. Where do I find reliable sources? Thanks, TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 23:38, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @TrademarkedTWOrantula! I just use Google to find sources, though looking through magazines (through Google Books, Internet Archive, etc.) might be useful especially for older songs. Most reliable music publications are listed on WP:A/S, and if they're not listed there, they're likely reliable if they have a Wikipedia article. To try to find more useful results on Google I filter by adding keywords related to the song (i.e. "heat waves" "pop", "heat waves" "dreamland", with the quotation marks). I also try filtering by date (i.e. I look for the date the song was released and filter to only find results around that month). Album reviews will also be useful for composition and reception. You can also try looking for the song's position in year-end lists if any. Skyshiftertalk 15:42, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Akihiko Kondo

The article Akihiko Kondo you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Akihiko Kondo for comments about the article, and Talk:Akihiko Kondo/GA1 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 Arconning -- Arconning (talk) 12:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your WikiCup submission: Sea of Voices

Hi Skyshifter, thanks for participating in the WikiCup. You recently submitted Sea of Voices for GA topic points in the WikiCup, but you do not seem to have been a major contributor to the article. Though your name does not appear on the list of 10 top contributors to that page, about 97% of the text was written by two other editors. Unfortunately, Sea of Voices is not eligible for GA topic points as a result.

However, since you are a significant contributor to the other three articles in Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Worlds (Porter Robinson album)/archive1, you are allowed to claim points for those. Epicgenius (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Oh, I thought I had to put every article from the topic in my submission. It was a mistake. Thank you for letting me know! Skyshiftertalk 14:15, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Skyshifter, no problem. I will check the wording of the rules again, but if you're claiming points for a topic, you should only list any articles where you would be a significant contributor. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:24, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder: GA backlog drive

Hello! Just a reminder that, if you have time, you are welcome to join the GA backlog drive; it runs until the end of July. You are receiving this message because you signed up on the drive page but have not yet listed any reviews. We hope to see you there! Either way, happy editing! —Ganesha811 (talk) 05:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax

Hello! Your submission of Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax 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 at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 07:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Ecco2K

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ecco2K 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 Kimikel -- Kimikel (talk) 03:23, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Ecco2K

The article Ecco2K you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ecco2K for comments about the article, and Talk:Ecco2K/GA1 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 Kimikel -- Kimikel (talk) 19:45, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Nothing More to Say (Sophie song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nothing More to Say (Sophie song) 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 Dxneo -- Dxneo (talk) 04:24, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for July 29

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Immaterial (song), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Mainstream.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:06, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax

On 30 July 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Wikipedia hoax Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis was cited in a judicial decision by the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax), 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) 00:04, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 15,956 views (664.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song) 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 MaranoFan -- MaranoFan (talk) 15:06, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)

The article Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song) 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:Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song) and Talk:Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MaranoFan -- MaranoFan (talk) 13:25, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)

The article Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song) for comments about the article, and Talk:Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)/GA1 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 MaranoFan -- MaranoFan (talk) 18:42, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax 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 TappyTurtle -- TappyTurtle (talk) 20:21, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Nothing More to Say (Sophie song)

The article Nothing More to Say (Sophie song) 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:Nothing More to Say (Sophie song) and Talk:Nothing More to Say (Sophie song)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dxneo -- Dxneo (talk) 23:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Nothing More to Say (Sophie song)

The article Nothing More to Say (Sophie song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nothing More to Say (Sophie song) for comments about the article, and Talk:Nothing More to Say (Sophie song)/GA1 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 Dxneo -- Dxneo (talk) 23:21, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DCWC August update

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are:

Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India.
Arconning (submissions) – 305 points, including from six seasonally-appropriate Olympics-related good articles.
Generalissima (submissions) – 290 points, the bulk from her featured article about Greenlandic interpreter Qalaherriaq and two China-related good articles.
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) – 245 points, mostly from the achievement of bringing Genghis Khan to featured status.
Thebiguglyalien (submissions) – 144 points from three good articles, including two about Kiribati elections, and four reviews of good article nominees.

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Triple Crown

TFA

Thank you today for your share of Worlds (Porter Robinson album), introduced: "After becoming popular as an electronic dance music artist, Porter Robinson eventually grew weary of the style, writing his debut album Worlds in an attempt to break the conventions of the culture. The album used a novel blend of influences to evoke a sense of grandeur and nostalgia over the pounding bass music of Robinson's discography prior."! — I have a FAC open, different kind of music ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax

The article Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax 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:Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax and Talk:Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TappyTurtle -- TappyTurtle (talk) 05:02, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Crystal Castles discography

Congratulations, Skyshifter! The list you nominated, Crystal Castles discography, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists 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 list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Hey man im josh (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ecco2K

On 17 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ecco2K, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ecco2K created a fashion brand when he was 16 years old by talking online to Chinese factory managers who did not know his age? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ecco2K. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ecco2K), 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) 00:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New page reviewer granted

Hi Skyshifter, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the new page reviewer user right to your account. This means you now have access to the page curation tools and can start patrolling pages from the new pages feed. If you asked for this at requests for permissions, please check back there to see if your access is time-limited or if there are other comments.

This is a good time to re-acquaint yourself with the guidance at Wikipedia:New pages patrol. Before you get started, please take the time to:

Add Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers to your watchlist to follow NPP-related discussions
If you use Twinkle, configure it to log your CSDs and PRODs
If you can read any languages other than English, add yourself to the list of reviewers with language proficiencies

You can find a list of other useful links and tools for patrollers at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Resources. If you are ever unsure what to do, ask your fellow patrollers or just leave the page for someone else to review – you're not alone! Hey man im josh (talk) 23:33, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You deserve this

		The Music Barnstar
		For the great work you've put toward music articles, including Virtual Self (EP) among many, many others. I feel bad about how the FAC went down, and while I stand by my initial comments, I probably wouldn't have outright opposed if I had known it would be archived so quickly afterward. We can discuss further if you would like, but you addressed most of my feedback satisfactorily, and should you decide to turn this link blue in a couple weeks, I hope to be able to support. Regards, Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 23:36, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, Dylan620! Don't worry about it; the oppose was completely valid after all. This is a problem with the FAC system, not the FAC participants. I will soon ping you on the talk page of the article so we can discuss other needed changes. Skyshiftertalk 00:49, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Not in Love (Crystal Castles song)

On 25 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Not in Love (Crystal Castles song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Crystal Castles canceled their studio recording plans for "Not in Love" because they became attached to Robert Smith's demo vocals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Not in Love (Crystal Castles song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Not in Love (Crystal Castles song)), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax

The article Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax for comments about the article, and Talk:Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax/GA1 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 TappyTurtle -- TappyTurtle (talk) 04:00, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of E (Ecco2K album)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article E (Ecco2K album) 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 Generalissima -- Generalissima (talk) 16:11, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive

New pages patrol \| September 2024 Backlog Drive
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:11, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Path (album)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Path (album) 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 18:46, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Path (album)

The article Path (album) 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:Path (album) and Talk:Path (album)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 19:28, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of E (Ecco2K album)

The article E (Ecco2K album) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:E (Ecco2K album) for comments about the article, and Talk:E (Ecco2K album)/GA1 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 Generalissima -- Generalissima (talk) 22:24, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album 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 AstonishingTunesAdmirer -- AstonishingTunesAdmirer (talk) 01:23, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Celestica (song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Celestica (song) 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 Tails Wx -- Tails Wx (talk) 03:42, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Path (album)

The article Path (album) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Path (album) for comments about the article, and Talk:Path (album)/GA1 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 17:44, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album

The article Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album for comments about the article, and Talk:Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album/GA1 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 AstonishingTunesAdmirer -- AstonishingTunesAdmirer (talk) 21:25, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Celestica (song)

The article Celestica (song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Celestica (song) for comments about the article, and Talk:Celestica (song)/GA1 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 Tails Wx -- Tails Wx (talk) 14:41, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

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:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

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]

Nomination of Math Lady for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Math Lady is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Math Lady until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Babar Suhail (talk) 15:35, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DCWC September update

The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics
Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries
TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines
Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page
Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures.

Only one month remains until the end of the contest, so it's time to make your remaining nominations! Please consider answering some review requests, particularly the older entries, as a way of helping out your fellow participants and moving up the leaderboard. Good luck!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New message from Aaron Liu

Hello, Skyshifter. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Math Lady.
Message added 17:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Aaron Liu (talk) 17:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editor of the Week

		Editor of the Week
		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:TechnoSquirrel69 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

Though I might be a little biased due to our extensive collaborations, I think most editors would agree Editor Skyshifter deserves recognition for the tireless work she has been putting into the encyclopedia over the past few months. She currently has promoted 27 good articles — 17 of them in the last six months — as well as three featured articles, among them being

Worlds (Porter Robinson album) (our co-nomination!) and

OneShot (my favorite work of hers). Her focus has been primarily on music- and video game–related topics, but she's also put a lot of time into Brazilian cultural topics, a largely underrepresented area of content on the English Wikipedia. Oh, and did I mention English isn't even her first language? I hope you'll join me and share your appreciation for the excellent service she's provided to the project. This nomination was seconded by User:Sohom Datta.

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

{{User:UBX/EoTWBox}}

She comes from Brazil

Skyshifter

Editor of the Week
for the week beginning September 22, 2024

Most editors would agree Skyshifter deserves recognition for the tireless work she has been putting into the encyclopedia over the past few months. She has promoted 27 good articles — 17 of them in the last six months — as well as three featured articles, among them being

Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and

OneShot Her focus has been primarily on music and video game–related topics. She also put a lot of time into Brazilian cultural topics, a largely underrepresented area of content on the English Wiki. English is not her first language and yet she provides excellent service to the project.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 10:47, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TechnoSquirrel69, Sohom Datta, and Buster7: can't describe how happy I got when I saw this! Thank you so much for choosing me as the Editor of the Week! Skyshiftertalk 11:53, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's well-deserved, Skyshifter. I hope you'll stick around here for many years to come! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:26, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You too, TechnoSquirrel69! Skyshiftertalk 15:58, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

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DCWC closing update

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has come to a close! After a thrilling finish to the event with a slew of submissions on the final day, we have our winners. With 608 points, Thebiguglyalien (submissions) comes in third with his series of Kiribati and Botswanan submissions; BeanieFan11 (submissions) flies into second place at the last second with 771 points after a string of good articles about sportspersons; and after leading for much of contest's three months, Generalissima (submissions) finishes with a whopping 798 points to take home the Gold Belt Buckle. Congratulations to our winners!

In addition to his spot in the top three, BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins the special awards for submitting under the most countries (44 countries) and for writing the most articles about women (15 Did you know? nominations)! Magentic Manifestations (submissions), after making 16 submissions under the Indian flag—15 of them good articles—receives the awards for most submissions for a single country and most featured or good articles promoted. For their submission of one FAC review, five FLC reviews, and 20 GAN reviews, Simongraham (submissions) wins for most article reviews.

The results of the contest have far exceeded any expectations the coordinators had for it at the beginning: among the submissions to the event were 3 FAs, 10 FLs, 88 GAs, dozens of article reviews of every kind, and more Did you know? submissions than we can count! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

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Your GA nomination of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

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Your GA nomination of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

The article Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song) for comments about the article, and Talk:Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)/GA1 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 Chchcheckit -- Chchcheckit (talk) 11:43, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Haunted (Laura Les song)

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Your GA nomination of Haunted (Laura Les song)

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Chess

I just tried to have you (Skyshifter) play with Vitorperrut555, but it didn't work. Damn! The tournament needs to be completed, right. Fox de Quintal (talk) 21:25, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Haunted (Laura Les song)

On 31 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Haunted (Laura Les song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the song "Haunted" "blends cuteness and spookiness"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Haunted (Laura Les song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Haunted (Laura Les song)), 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, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trick or treat!

		The Barnstar o'Lantern
		Thanks so much for getting Haunted (Laura Les song) to GA status and helping out with this year's Halloween DYK set! Di (they-them) (talk) 15:36, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

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, 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, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and 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.

Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

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!

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DYK for Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

On 19 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites has been credited with bringing dubstep to the mainstream? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Every Night (Hannah Diamond song)

On 24 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Every Night (Hannah Diamond song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Every Night", released ten years ago today, was called "the smartest dumb music out there"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Every Night (Hannah Diamond song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Every Night (Hannah Diamond song)), 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.

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