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The articleSeepapitso III you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Seepapitso III for comments about the article, andTalk:Seepapitso III/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 ofBorsoka --Borsoka (talk)04:21, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The articleBlack Widow (Natasha Romanova) you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) for comments about the article, andTalk:Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)/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 ofWrangler1981 --Wrangler1981 (talk)23:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The articleFederalist No. 29 you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Federalist No. 29 for comments about the article, andTalk:Federalist No. 29/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 ofPatrick Welsh --Patrick Welsh (talk)01:02, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The articleIf This Be My Destiny...! 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:If This Be My Destiny...! andTalk:If This Be My Destiny...!/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofBennyOnTheLoose --BennyOnTheLoose (talk)23:44, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleIf This Be My Destiny...! you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:If This Be My Destiny...! for comments about the article, andTalk:If This Be My Destiny...!/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 ofBennyOnTheLoose --BennyOnTheLoose (talk)17:01, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleFox in Socks you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Fox in Socks for comments about the article, andTalk:Fox in Socks/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 ofRFNirmala --RFNirmala (talk)00:05, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleCentre-right politics 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 ofIntentionallyDense --IntentionallyDense (talk)14:45, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleGrace Coolidge 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:Grace Coolidge andTalk:Grace Coolidge/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofSimongraham --Simongraham (talk)23:23, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleDewey–Stassen debate you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Dewey–Stassen debate for comments about the article, andTalk:Dewey–Stassen debate/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 ofVigilantcosmicpenguin --Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk)02:27, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleGrace Coolidge you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Grace Coolidge for comments about the article, andTalk:Grace Coolidge/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 ofSimongraham --Simongraham (talk)11:46, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleCentre-right politics 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:Centre-right politics andTalk:Centre-right politics/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofIntentionallyDense --IntentionallyDense (talk)19:21, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleCentre-right politics you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Centre-right politics for comments about the article, andTalk:Centre-right politics/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 ofIntentionallyDense --IntentionallyDense (talk)03:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleKgabo Commission you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Kgabo Commission for comments about the article, andTalk:Kgabo Commission/GA2 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 ofSpookyaki --Spookyaki (talk)21:44, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work. There's a personal tale between the lines there for Mmusi.CMD (talk)06:59, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleCentrism you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Centrism for comments about the article, andTalk:Centrism/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 ofSilverTiger12 --SilverTiger12 (talk)19:22, 1 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]

I reverted your edit at Toronto District School Board. The tag on the section says, "This section may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. Please help improve it by rewriting it in a balanced fashion that contextualizes different points of view." It doesn't say "delete it all". I agree it needs a trim though. I'll try to remove or trim the obvious cruft. Thanks for your understanding.Magnolia677 (talk)15:48, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Magnolia677 I didn't remove it because the tag said to remove it, I removed it because it violatedWP:NPOV.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸16:21, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to move this to the TDSB talk page. Thanks.Magnolia677 (talk)17:43, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello I’m Seven feather and I come with a message that King Author has made it back to earth and he’s headed to take back his throne! Ancient Seal of Approval! --Sevenfeather (talk)14:01, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do i make a new article? --SpitFire5075 (talk)10:30, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloSpitFire5075! The first thing you want to do is make sure that what you're writing about meets Wikipedia'snotability requirements. Most things don't qualify for their own articles. You'll need to find severalreliable, independent sources that cover what you're writing about. If you can find that, then you'll use the information from those sources to write a draft.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸16:10, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article1994 Kiribati presidential election you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:1994 Kiribati presidential election for comments about the article, andTalk:1994 Kiribati presidential election/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 ofQueen of Hearts --Queen of Hearts (talk)20:04, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I recently nominatedMargaret Sanger for FA. It could use an additional reviewer atWikipedia:Featured article candidates/Margaret Sanger/archive1 I noticed that you recently gotEdith Roosevelt promoted to FA (congratulations), and since both articles are biographies of women, I thoughtMargaret Sanger might be of interest to you. Regards,Noleander (talk)01:37, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Am cryptocurrency expect how can I find business partner here --Cryptosystem (talk)15:51, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloCryptosystem. Wikipedia is not a social networking site or a place to conduct business.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ok Sir/Madam I am sorry

I need help to

knew more about This big application?Cryptosystem (talk)07:56, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand the question. I can't help you with anything related to cryptocurrency or business partners.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸08:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Thebiguglyalien! The article you nominated,Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. Thenomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you maynominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers,Gog the Mild (talk) viaFACBot (talk)00:05, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Congratulations on the FAC promotion!Aoba47 (talk)21:08, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Noice. You are quite the wikimentor!BozniStudios (talk)01:02, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy! Since yourWP:BLPN post (now archived, sorry for my inactivity), I've done a head-to-toe on the sources cited in the article, and most failedWP:RS orWP:BLP (especiallyWP:SPS) metrics. Having done a cleanup, I'd like to personally confirm your concerns, invite you to review the current version and changes I made, and request that if you end upWP:AFDing to please leave me a note. Cheers and thanks for what you do here!JFHJr (㊟)05:08, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I've been doing some work trying to resolve issues atCategory:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes and that one felt more complex given how much of the article was based around it, so I thought I'd bring in another opinion. Looks good!Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸05:36, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BUA, I trust you're well. You rememberUdagbedo when you reviewed the first GAN? I have addressed all issues and fixed the article overall, do you mind checking it out for a second review, please?Vanderwaalforces (talk)11:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I usually prefer to let a new reviewer look them over to get another opinion.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸22:00, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there @Thebiguglyalien. I believe that you have been assigned as my mentor on Wikipedia. I have been editing the article on Sir Bijoy Prasad Singh Roy as I receive accurate information from first sources with correct citations and it appears that someone has suspended my editing writes. The original article did not have correct information and I had been alerted by readers of the same. Please review the page ' Bijoy Prasad Singh Roy', comment in the talk section and please let me know where improvements can be made. A user C.Fred added a COI tag and there has been no further discussion since. I believe that I am being unfairly treated by the community. Please advise-thank you. --Debussy1854 (talk)23:42, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

​Hello! Wikipedia's practices can be confusing, especially the image uploading process. I agree that the comments you've received so far have been unhelpful. I'm looking at the images first, since that seems to have been the original issue. I haven't encountered a circumstance like this before, so I've madea post at the Commons help page where someone with more experience on Commons can weigh in.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸00:30, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back 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 ofRjjiii --Rjjiii (talk)03:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:The Cat in the Hat Comes Back for comments about the article, andTalk:The Cat in the Hat Comes Back/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 ofRjjiii --Rjjiii (talk)02:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

have you any informations about sudanese art, specially in painting? --Adilkarma (talk)02:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloAdilkarma. I personally do not, but the articleVisual arts of Sudan has some information about it andCategory:Sudanese painters lists several articles about different painters.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸03:12, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I was wondering how can I create a portfolio about something --Summarizer 1 (talk)21:20, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloSummarizer 1! I'm not really sure what you mean by a portfolio. Wikipedia is for encyclopedia articles that document notable subjects.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸21:41, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! How long does it take to get the edits and articles approved? --Mizusoup (talk)16:13, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloMizusoup: When you make an edit to Wikipedia, in most cases it changes the article in real-time. You should be able to see the changes as soon as you click publish. If you're writing a new article from scratch, it can take any amount of time up to a few months for the new page to become an article.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸19:02, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply! Who approves the pages though?Mizusoup (talk)19:24, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For individual edits to pages that already exist? You do! Anyone can edit Wikipedia and change it instantly. For example, your edits toAvenida da Liberdade automatically changed the page as soon as you made them. There's no approval process, though sometimes other people might check them later. For brand new pages? Any user who has some experience working with articles can apply to check the new drafts and approve them.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸19:28, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thank you so much for the help!Mizusoup (talk)19:42, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Thebiguglyalien,I have created a draft article in Ukrainian about a Ukrainian filmmaker. I also posted it in the discussion section, but no one has responded since March 12.Could you kindly advise whether I may have made a mistake in my approach, or if this is a typical waiting time before receiving feedback or recommendations for improvements? I would greatly appreciate your guidance.Here is the short link to my draft:https://w.wiki/DYNn.Thank you in advance for your help!Best regards,LLarysaLingva (talk)12:16, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

LLarysaLingva, the Ukrainian Wikipedia has its own procedures and standards that are different from the English Wikipedia. I'm not familiar with how drafts work over there, so you'll want to ask someone from that wiki.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:13, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how do i make this page shown to the public? --Rosie posieseed123 (talk)09:43, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rosie posieseed123, you can't. Wikipedia isn't a social media site for pages about random people. It's anencyclopedia. Unless you can find reliable sources that say this person is anotable figure who's written about in the press, it's likely going to be deleted soon.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸18:35, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there, regularly while reading discussions in various places I find myself agreeing with you more often than not. I finally stumbled on yourUser:Thebiguglyalien/Philosophy subpage, and I have to say that it is a real treasure trove! I thought I had read a lot of essays already, but this is a particularly well curated selection, with many pieces verbalizing just right a lot of thoughts that are crystallizing as I am getting more deeply involved in the project. It was particularly weird to read the section about Main Page proposals because it felt like someone just read my mind and wrote it down (did you?). Not exactly sure how to finish this message, so I will wish you a nice day.Choucas0 🐦‍⬛•💬•📋00:34, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! After a while, it became easier to have it all in once place than just leaving general ideas and complaints wherever they happened to land. I only just recently added the proposals section since it was easier to put it there than to have a separate page.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸01:00, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for closing the RfC atWT:FILM. Just a quick note that you may have forgotten to sign it? Thanks again!DonIago (talk)02:22, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, glad I could help! And yes, I read it over several times before I posted so naturally I forgot the most basic part.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸02:29, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add a new word to Wikipedia. How do I do that? --Doverbear (talk)02:32, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doverbear, it depends what you mean by that. Do you want to add things to a page on Wikipedia? Do you want to add a new page about a separate topic? Or do you have a single word that you want to put somewhere?Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸02:44, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've created a word and would like to add it with my own definition2001:56A:6FF4:1D2:8CF0:5931:2A1A:166C (talk)14:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Now I'm curious! Why do you want to do this? What is the word? What reliable sources use this word? Where would you want to use it here? Is this an April Fool's Day joke? SeeWP:Neologism. --Valjean (talk) (PING me)16:48, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to pitch your word toMerriam-Webster before you add it here. -_Ɔ\^ꓕⱯƎꓶZ16:57, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is it still needed? And for how long? I don't think many (or perhaps any) will disagree with your proposal and that the sub article was excessive. The children's fiction section in the main article covers the revision controversy although maybe a couple of examples of the revisions could be added.Gabriella MNT (talk)11:21, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Merging has the details about how the whole process works. The tag sorts it into the category of articles to be merged, where it should be until the merge is complete.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸15:22, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear there is no consensus to remove it (which surprised me). Any objections to me going ahead and linking the sub article as well as adding a couple of examples of revisions to his children's books to the main article?Gabriella MNT (talk)13:18, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gabriella MNT, we don't need to be messing with things while the discussion is ongoing.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸22:21, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Thebiguglyalien, perUser:Thebiguglyalien/Articles per country I thought I'd let you know I've nominatedTalk:States and federal territories of Malaysia. I'm happy to let it sit for a few months or so, but thought I'd let you know as I'm a big supporter of that ambitious table. I've had vague plans on my mind for a few months to somewhat imitate it for DYKs, which has already prompted a few shifts of priority. I reckon I might go for each Malaysian state for the Administrative divisions and territories bonus challenges before trying to go for the United States though. Best,CMD (talk)14:39, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello how do I create a citation --E34556 (talk)05:02, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloE34556! First you have to find the source that you're using to add information to an article. Once you've used your source, there should be a button that says "Cite", which will let you fill in the details about what source you used. I suggest looking atthe tutorial if you've never edited before.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸05:56, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you for your help with gettingVeiqia to FALajmmoore (talk)09:28, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, youdo have access to the NYT, via the Wikipedia Library. It's in Proquest.DS (talk)21:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is there left to say? Your work on all these comic book-related articles is just amazing. Funnily enough, although I've never actually read theFantastic Four comics, I distinctly remember the cover of this issue. I think it was from that magazine Marvel published in the 2000s where each issue focused on a different character, alongside an associated figure. I think issue #2 or #3 focused on Ben Grimm, which might be where I've seen that.

Anyway, before the GA review starts by someone (unless I end up snatching it, lol) something I wanted to note is that although the lede and infobox give the issue's publication date as June 1966, this isn't mentioned anywhere in the main body. Also, while the main body does acknowledge Stan Lee as the story's writer, his role as the editor isn't acknowledged anywhere outside the infobox; not something major, but it is there. Lastly, I noticed that the infobox image is quite word out and gray-ish. Have you considered replacing it with the one from theMarvel Wiki? Seems like the one used on Wikipedia isn't even the full image, but a crop.PanagiotisZois (talk)10:52, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I agree that the digitized version at the Marvel Wiki is better and probably should be switched, though I don't know if there are any non-free use considerations here. Thanks for catching the publication date, I've fixed that now.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸22:30, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, it's true that your work is great! As for the image, I don't think there's much to consider. I mean, Wikipedia automatically resizes non-free images, so there's that, if that is what you were referring to. I moved the publication date at the beginning of the paragraph, so that it directly ties into the issue's number and creative team information, though I'm not sure about the wording. If you don't like it, feel free to change it.PanagiotisZois (talk)22:40, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. How do you know that your edit is good. Are there any reviews --Pinaddel (talk)14:14, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloPinaddel! There are many people who watch new edits as they come in or keep their eye on specific articles, but each edit is not individually reviewed. If you're ever not sure about an edit, you can always ask for feeback atthe Teahouse. I notice that your edit toUSS Worcester (CL-144) added some grammar issues into the article and made it incorrect. To make a good edit, you'll want to look it over before publishing to make sure that everything looks how it's supposed to.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸16:20, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As I have linked to one of your diffs, you might be interested inWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Das osmnezz topic ban.GiantSnowman06:44, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, The Big Ugly Alien!

Hope all is well. Great to have you as my mentor.

I've completed my first two wiki edits. I fixed one dead link and updated the tone of a flagged article to be more natural.

Before I make any more edits, it would be helpful to know that I'm following the correct guidelines and doing everything according to the book.

All the best! --Murremannen (talk)17:04, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Murremannen Looks good! These sort of fixes are super helpful and we could definitely use more people on this sort of thing. I removed the maintenance tag since it looks like the problem has been fixed. You can feel free to remove the tags during your edits if you've fixed what it's referring to.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:17, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you do reviews per the country of the article, so I thought that I'd let you know aboutthe current articles from Yemen that need to be reviewed. Or if you want you can wait for me to be done withSouth Yemen so you can review it𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵)12:10, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, how can I create my career achievements? --Nhial Reath Nyuon (talk)14:37, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloNhial Reath Nyuon, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia based on what independent sources say about a subject, and you cannot add your own career achievements. Let me know if you need help adding anything that you have no professional connection with.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:44, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Heya! I am a teacher and tutor. Can you please tell me how I can EMBED an article to something? --HarrocksHLA (talk)13:40, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I do not know how to do this! But your assigned mentor can help you!2605:A601:909E:1100:BD31:2883:E52E:8880 (talk)13:43, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard to say without knowing what you want to embed the article to or what you want to do with it.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:13, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, tell please, how to create an article? --IuseArchBTW8 (talk)07:34, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloIuseArchBTW8! You can follow the instructions atHelp:Your first article.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸16:13, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk)15:26, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Thebiguglyalien! The article you nominated,Grace Coolidge, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. Thenomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you maynominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers,Gog the Mild (talk) viaFACBot (talk)00:05, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I will be publishing my first article on the wiki soon. Is there anything I need to know to deliver a successful article that will meet the guidelines? --Herohcreatives (talk)16:53, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloHerohcreatives, does the article have sources that meet the requirements listed atWP:42? The most important thing is that all of the information is based on reliable sources, and that these sources prove that the subject meets Wikipedia's notability requirements. If you think it does, then you can use thearticle wizard to get started with the publishing process and I can take a look at it for you. The other important thing is whether you have a connection with the article's subject. If you're being paid to write the article or if it's about something you're personally involved with, you might have to disclose that.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Thebiguglyalien for your reply. Yes the two articles met with the requirement to my possible knowledge. Also, I am personally involved with the two subjects. Both of them have impacted my life and they have played a prominent role in the Academic environment both home and abroad. Therefore, no money is involved. As a matter of fact I am using this to build a portfolio in Wikipedia as I am planning to choose the path of a Wikipedia writer. I am a graphic designer and I do layout for academic journals.

I am still doing the necessary things to get started on Wikipedia; editing and contributing to previous articles....once that is done I will commence writing and get it across to you for your input.Herohcreatives (talk)07:37, 29 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 reviews
• History6042 (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 reviews
• Gog 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 reviews

In 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]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled astoday's featured article for 8 June 2025. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found atWikipedia:Today's featured article/June 2025, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article atWikipedia talk:Today's featured article/June 2025. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there. I also suggest that you watchlistWikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before the article appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!Wehwalt (talk)11:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On2 May 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleArdo Hansson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatArdo Hansson was appointed to the committee overseeing the transition from theSoviet ruble to theEstonian kroon as a replacement for someone who fell ill? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Ardo Hansson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Ardo Hansson), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk)00:03, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Thebiguglyalien! The list you nominated,Barbara Park bibliography, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. Thenomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you maynominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers,Hey man im josh (talk) viaFACBot (talk)00:25, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I would like to ask, how to make a reference? I use source and I'm confused since I don't really get it --OmegaAndromedae (talk)03:10, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OmegaAndromedae, the simplest way is to type<ref>your reference</ref>. The most important thing is that you have the basic info like the title, the author, the date, the publisher, and anything else that might be relevant. That's really all you need to worry about. A lot of editors like to use citation templates, where you add something like<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |website= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> and then fill in the parameters for each part. Then it formats it automatically. You can practicein your sandbox if you like. As a side note, make sure you're only editing using one account. You generally shouldn't be using a second account unless you have a valid reason.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸03:41, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do you suggest I cite a movie credit for my boss without relying on IMDb Pro? --MayaRubySmith (talk)21:01, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloMayaRubySmith. You have to be careful when writing about someone you work for because that's aconflict of interest (I see that Knitsey has already offered you some guidance on this). With that said, if you're simply looking to add a citation, I suggest looking for press coverage that verifies the role.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸21:34, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleMaria das Neves 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 ofLEvalyn --LEvalyn (talk)20:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission ofTemplate:Did you know nominations/Johann Voldemar Jannsen at theDid You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described instep III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with{{db-g7}}, or ask aDYK admin. Thank you.DYKHousekeepingBot (talk)07:15, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleMaria das Neves you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Maria das Neves for comments about the article, andTalk:Maria das Neves/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 ofLEvalyn --LEvalyn (talk)20:24, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Writer's Barnstar
	For your work onList of pre-Socratic philosophers. Wow! I am very impressed at how well you have filled this content gap. Thanks,Eddie891TalkWork13:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I was surprised that we didn't have this already and I've really enjoyed working on it.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸16:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I publish an article --Therian Controls (talk)17:53, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloTherian Controls! If you want to write an article on Wikipedia, you start by finding reliable sources about the subject you want to write about. Then you can use those to start a draft withthe article creation wizard. One important thing is that articles cannot be promotional. The text currently written atUser:Therian Controls/sandbox would not be accepted because it describes a product using marketing-like language.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸17:58, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

re-did the page, included devices from the company (based off of the info on their website https://www.bluepointalert.com)

is this better? (due to not a lot of info currently new info might be added by other users if new info is available in the future)Therian Controls (talk)18:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest looking at other Wikipedia articles to see how it should be written. You'll want to find sources that are independent of the subject. The guide atWP:42 might help.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸19:11, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleJan Brewer 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 ofJon698 --Jon698 (talk)22:45, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi can you please help me. --Thabo Clement mokoena (talk)20:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that depends. What do you need help with?Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸20:40, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean to changepretty much every 2023 to 2023a?DuncanHill (talk)22:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I added Volume 2 of the same book and wanted to avoid confusing the template by having two books with the same author and year, so I labelled Volume 1 as 2023a and Volume 2 as 2023b perTemplate:Sfn#More than one work in a year. It's a little more complex withTemplate:harvc, so I'm open to any other ideas.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸22:44, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah OK, it made the article appear inCategory:Harv and Sfn template errors and I thought perhaps you had made a slip. Personally I would recommend against shortened citations, they are so terribly error-prone.DuncanHill (talk)22:50, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I had missed a few A's, but I found where they were needed. I wish there was something better than shortened citations, but right now the only other realistic option isTemplate:Rp, which creates a lot of clutter.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸22:52, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I make a Wikipedia article? --Warren Edle (talk)03:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Warren Edle, the first thing you want to do is findreliable, independent sources that will be used to get information for the article. Then you can get started by usingthe article wizard.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸03:24, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just finished off the last of the low-hanging fruit inCategory:Wikipedia_neutral_point_of_view_disputes_from_December_2019! That means that all the junk tags from before 2020 have been dealt with! Over the coming month or two I plan to take a break from mass-processing of tags and shift to actual content-writing work to fix the tagged articles from pre-2020 that actually still need work. I have also noticed your work addressed POV tags from this year, which has greatly slowed the growth of the backlog, so thank you! --LWG^talk20:10, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice! Not counting the subcategory I created forTemplate:Criticism section (I noticed the process for resolving them is a little different and figured it would help to separate them), it looks like we've removed or resolved roughly 1,500 of them since I joined in about three months ago. I've been leaning toward the content-writing side of things for the older ones, but I also figured that it might help to go to the other end and work backward as well.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸20:48, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I recently created a Wikipedia account and was fortunate to receive an edit opportunity. However, I'm having trouble understanding it clearly. What should I do next to improve it? --Ultimatelooks4 (talk)13:43, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloUltimatelooks4, you can edit just about any article on Wikipedia. I suggest getting started atHelp:Introduction.Thebiguglyalien (talk)🛸19:28, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]