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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
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:
Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews
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) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Sonim667 on File:Prabowo Subianto, Candidate for Indonesia's President in 2024 .jpg (02:57, 29 February 2024)
Bagaimana cara untuk mengaupload foto ya kakak --Sonim667 (talk) 02:57, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 March 2024
- News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"
- Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"
- In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record
- Obituary: Vami_IV
- Traffic report: Supervalentinefilmbowlday
- WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close
Question from Game0saur (15:49, 28 February 2024)
Hello, I want to try editing because I noticed a page on the extinct animal Agialosaurus was rather short, I gathered all the knowledge i could but when I went to start editing I was rather intimidated, may you please explain how I can start editing before I make a mistake? --Game0saur (talk) 15:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Game0saur: hi; sorry for the delay in getting back to you. In general I'd suggest being bold and making the edits; if you make any mistakes I or another Wikipedia editor would be happy to help you fix them. I'm not sure what in particular you're worried about messing up; if you let me know, I can point you to more specific guidelines regarding that. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:30, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from ElijahOLOWO (19:27, 6 March 2024)
Hi, i have been trrying to publish an article for the past 5 days but it keeps getting declined --ElijahOLOWO (talk) 19:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- @ElijahOLOWO: thanks for reaching out. You need reliable, independent sources with significant coverage of the subject to demonstrate notability, and none are present in your article. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:32, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Help with image maps
Hi, I know you hav created a lot of election image maps and I was curious of you could please create ones for the 2020, 2023, and 2024 secretary of state elections along with the 2022 and 2024 state treasurer elections. That would be a major help. Thanks. Coolxsearcher1414 (talk) 00:04, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Coolxsearcher1414: thanks for reaching out. Will try to do so in a bit though I am somewhat busy. Elli (talk | contribs) 20:18, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Election box unopposed candidate with party link/doc
Template:Election box unopposed candidate with party link/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) 12:50, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Ignat.Lolov (17:11, 27 February 2024)
Hello! I have registered here very recently and started editing just a few days ago. I tried to add a trustworthy source to this article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Denmark). Apparently, the visual editor failed to convert the source properly because the template has some red lines (it is reference 16). I would really love to avoid getting these annoying red notifications, so is there any tip on how to deal with it? Best regards! --Ignat.Lolov (talk) 17:11, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Ignat.Lolov: thanks for reaching out! If you edit the page and click on the reference in visual editor, you should be able to modify its details. Particularly, the "first" field currently contains
18 nov 2021 kl 10:07 Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Del artiklen Del artiklen Facebook Twitter E.-mail Kopier link /ritzau/
-- you want to change that to the actual first name of the author (make sure the "Last name" field is also fixed). Elli (talk | contribs) 17:16, 27 February 2024 (UTC)- @Elli, many thanks for the clear instruction! I will go to the article about the Christian Democrats and try this option out! Ignat.Lolov (talk) 17:12, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from LiamKorda (15:05, 16 March 2024)
Hello, I would like to know about how can attach the both the top tables and both the bottom tables together, respectively in this article. Is it it even possible ? LiamKorda 15:05, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Omuirgheasain on Clan Morrison (14:56, 17 March 2024)
Hello. I changed the plant badge for Morrison from driftwood, which was incorrect, to driftweed, which is seaweed. There is still a footnote that links to driftwood, how do I remove that? Thank you, Melissa --Omuirgheasain (talk) 14:56, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Well apparently the article that said the plant badge is driftweed is outnumbered by other articles stating it is driftwood so I edited it back and have no further questions. Thanks! --Omuirgheasain (talk) 15:03, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Sai160221 on User:Sai160221/sandbox (18:52, 27 March 2024)
Hello How can I move the page from sandbox to wike, please? page title புதுயுகன் --Sai160221 (talk) 18:52, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Sai160221 on User:Sai160221/sandbox (19:19, 27 March 2024)
Hello, how can I move the page I wrote from sandbox to Wikipedia, please? --Sai160221 (talk) 19:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Sai160221: thanks for reaching out. Once you are autoconfirmed, you can use the move page feature. However, I've noticed that the page you have written is not in English. As this is English Wikipedia, all articles must be written in English. If you want to write in Tamil, you can contribute at Tamil Wikipedia. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:36, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Elli,
- Thanks a lot for your prompt response. Is auto confirmation made by Wikipedia and how long it takes please? I will translate the content to English. Can I use the same login details to access the Tamil Wikipedia or should I sign up separately again? Thanks Sai 2A00:23EE:1CF0:3135:98D9:2ADA:11A1:A1B6 (talk) 21:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Also when I create a page in Tamil can I create the wiki page directly instead of sandbox for I have practiced it well today and have created and edited pages already a few years back? Thanks 2A00:23EE:1CF0:3135:98D9:2ADA:11A1:A1B6 (talk) 21:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 March 2024
- Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year
- Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors
- Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune
- Humour: Letters from the editors
- Comix: Layout issue
New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
Hello Elli,
Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.
Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.
Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.
It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!
2023 Awards
Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!
WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.
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Question from Amfan23at (19:53, 2 April 2024)
hello! what to do if the "edit" option doesnt show up on my screen? --Amfan23at (talk) 19:53, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Question from Arc.Lape (09:33, 2 April 2024)
Hello, how do I professionally edit? --Arc.Lape (talk) 09:33, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
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:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;- Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.
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)
Question from Ignat.Lolov (16:56, 8 April 2024)
Hi, Elli! I have just found out that there are some archived versions of dead pages, which are stored on the WebArchive Machine. I tried to insert several of them in my edit about a danish politician through the visual editor. It seems that the editor's citation tool does not recognize the archived webpages because it keeps asking me to insert these sources manually. Is there any guide how to do it? I am a bit confused with the webarchive template because it is somehow different from the standard one for citing news webpages and what not. Cheers! --Ignat.Lolov (talk) 16:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Ignat.Lolov: I'm not familiar with the exact problem you're having as I don't use VE much. Would suggest reading Template:Cite web#Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived -- please let me know if you need more help getting this to work. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:56, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
DYK for 2023–24 Caddo Parish sheriff election
On 15 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023–24 Caddo Parish sheriff election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2023 election for sheriff in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was rerun after an initial margin of one vote? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023–24 Caddo Parish sheriff election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2023–24 Caddo Parish sheriff election), 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.