User talk:UpTheOctave!#Precious

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 receive tournament 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 Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.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 Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn).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:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|BeanieFan11}} with 1,233 round points from 24 good articles, 28 Did you know articles, and one In the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Thebiguglyalien}} with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplier featured articles on Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) and Grace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviews
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|History6042}} with 1,088 round points from four featured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and a good topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviews
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Gog the Mild}} with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Arconning}} 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 recognize {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Generalissima}} for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. 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 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) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

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My music features Bach Bach Bach today ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi there,

I am contacting you as you left a comment on the Peer Review for One Direction. The article is currently at Featured Article Candidacy, and I would appreciate further comments to be redirected there. The link is here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/One Direction/archive2.

Thanks, jolielover♥talk 08:44, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @Jolielover, I'm very busy at the moment so haven't edited in a while. It's unlikely that I'll be able to provide a review due to this, sorry. Best of luck with the nomination, UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 15:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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Reasons to look at Bach (and listen): it's a recent GA (not by me), he assumed the position of Thomaskantor OTD in 1723, he's up for PR, and several of his cantatas for GA, and his Easter Oratorio for FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:53, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

:I see the Easter Oratorio FAC is moving along nicely, thank you for that. I'll probably drop in for the PR soon, just got some things to sort out in real life before I can devote more time again. Nice to talk with you Gerda. UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 16:09, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

:: Thank you! - more reason: this village organ, - thank you for planning to look at the PR. - The Creston Sonata is planned to be TFA on 2 July, - if you prefer the other date, please tell the coordinator. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:21, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

:::I think it's fine, since we have it in the OTD set for that date now anyways. UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 22:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

:::: Fine with me. OTD should ideally change all the time, but practically doesn't - too few people who care. If you know of significant dates, please add them (to year, date, and then Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries, - fighting a dominance of disasters and wars. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 2 July 2025. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 2025, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/July 2025. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be left there by user:JennyOz, who assists the coordinators by reviewing the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! SchroCat (talk) 13:18, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you SchroCat! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 22:20, 2 June 2025 (UTC)