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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be foundhere. If you have not yet signed up, you canadd 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 theWikiCup talk page.
For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implementedseveral changes to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receivetournament points at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.
The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are:Cwmhiraeth (talk ·contribs ·email),Epicgenius (talk ·contribs ·email),Frostly (talk ·contribs ·email),Guerillero (talk ·contribs ·email) andLee Vilenski (talk ·contribs ·email). Good luck!If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name fromWikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk)00:14, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for reverting my edit - for clarity, I was trying to show where the "coupmaster" description came from (and avoid weasel words). Do you want me to attribute that to Pilger, or just delete that description altogether?MiasmaEternal☎23:16, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleYanchep railway station you nominated forGA-status according to thecriteria.
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 byChristieBot, on behalf ofSammi Brie --Sammi Brie (talk)19:04, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The articleYanchep railway station you nominated as agood article has passed
; seeTalk:Yanchep railway station for comments about the article, andTalk:Yanchep railway station/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofSammi Brie --Sammi Brie (talk)07:04, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleTom Dadour you nominated forGA-status according to thecriteria. 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 byChristieBot, on behalf ofMichael Aurel --Michael Aurel (talk)10:24, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Steelkamp. It has been over six months since you last edited theArticles for Creation submission ordraft page you started, "TransRegional".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopediamainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simplyedit the submission and remove the{{db-afc}},{{db-draft}}, or{{db-g13}} code.
If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions atthis link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia!Vanderwaalforces (talk)11:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The articleTom Dadour you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Tom Dadour for comments about the article, andTalk:Tom Dadour/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMichael Aurel --Michael Aurel (talk)16:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please don't dothis.
Prefixing the name by "the", as in "the HMS Ark Royal", while common, is considered bad grammar --His Majesty's Ship
TIA --Pete (talk)09:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleEglinton railway station, Perth you nominated forGA-status according to thecriteria. 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 byChristieBot, on behalf ofMertbiol --Mertbiol (talk)13:42, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The articleEglinton railway station, Perth you nominated as agood article has been placed on hold
. The article is close to meeting thegood 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. SeeTalk:Eglinton railway station, Perth andTalk:Eglinton railway station, Perth/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMertbiol --Mertbiol (talk)14:03, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The articleEglinton railway station, Perth you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Eglinton railway station, Perth for comments about the article, andTalk:Eglinton railway station, Perth/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMertbiol --Mertbiol (talk)17:21, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Steelkamp. I'm just posting to let you know thatList of places in Tasmania by population – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page asToday's featured list for March 17. The TFL blurb can be seenhere. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or atTFL talk. Regards,Giants2008 (Talk)21:54, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On 18 February 2025,In the news was updated with an item that involved the articleBarry Urban, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on thecandidates page.Stephen00:49, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receivetournament points at the end of each round. Unlike theround points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers.This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.
Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4featured articles and 4good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
BeanieFan11 (submissions), with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2In the News articles primarily about athletes.
Sammi Brie (submissions), with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
Hey man im josh (submissions), with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
MaranoFan (submissions), with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.The full scores for round 1 can be seenhere. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. 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 onWikipedia: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 onWikipedia 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 fromWikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk)14:13, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Last year, you tried to upgrade my nomination of theAlan MacMasters hoax article to GA status. It failed, but I am trying to reassess it. Ihave reassessed it, and I was asking if you could go through the process again to review it and see its GA acceptable. Thank you. 🐝B33net 🐝23:46, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On22 March 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleDan Bull (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatDan Bull was a keyboardist forEskimo Joe before he was elected to theWestern Australian Legislative Assembly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Dan Bull (politician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Dan Bull (politician)), and the hook may be added tothe 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 theDid you know talk page.
SL93 (talk)12:03, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I noticed you are a user who has a number of open Good Article nominations and thought you might be interested inGood Article Review Circles. It is an initiative that helps articles get reviewed more quickly through collaborative efforts. By joining, you will review another user's article and get your own GA nomination reviewed in return.Check out the project page for more details! —GMH Melbourne (talk)02:54, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receivetournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round.This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.
Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:
BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,233 round points from 24good articles, 28Did you know articles, and oneIn the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplierfeatured articles onBlack Widow (Natasha Romanova) andGrace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviewsHistory6042 (submissions) with 1,088 round points from fourfeatured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and agood topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviewsGog the Mild (submissions) with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
Arconning (submissions) with 887 round points, mostly from four FLs, six GAs, and seven DYKs on Olympic topics, along with more than two dozen reviewsIn addition, we would like to recognizeGeneralissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.
The full scores for round 2 can be seenhere. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. 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 onWikipedia: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 onWikipedia 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 fromWikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk)01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]