WikiCup 2022 July newsletter

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:

  •   BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
  •   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.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by 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. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment

 

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Wikidata weekly summary #522

Tech News: 2022-27

19:31, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #528

Tech News: 2022-28

19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikimania 2022 in South Africa

Wikimania 2022 is almost here (11-14 August 2022) and will be held entirely online this year with the exception of a number of local mini-Wikimania's for local community members. I just wanted to let you know that two local Wikimania mini-events will be happening in South Africa; one in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg. Participants will be able to attend both the international event from these local events. If you are interested, available and in the area at the time we would be delighted to have you join us. For more information please checkout the South Africa mini-event page here. Discott (talk) 11:06, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Discott:, Thanks for the invite, I hope to make the Johannesburg event even though I’m currently on holiday in Cape Town. I think you should also announce thus on the Discord. TapticInfo (talk) 14:52, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
That's awesome. Thanks @TapticInfo: and thanks for filling out the form.--Discott (talk) 09:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

 

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Wikidata weekly summary #529

Your draft article, Draft:COVID-19 vaccination in North America

 

Hello, TapticInfo. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "COVID-19 vaccination in North America".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Hey man im josh (talk) 20:49, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-29

22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #530

Tech News: 2022-30

19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Pages using infobox TikTok

 

A tag has been placed on Category:Pages using infobox TikTok indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 23:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC)