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The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Elli}}, both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. 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. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 17:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Greetings,

I hope this finds you well, i will like to get more information while my page was deleted and how to get it approved under the wikipedia guidelines Brightheseer (talk) 09:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Brightheseer}}. Your page was deleted because user pages are to describe who you are in relation to your activities on Wikipedia. The Conflict of Interest disclosure was appropriate, even necessary. The advertisement for a seer is entirely inappropriate for Wikipedia. Articles about topics belong in mainspace when developed, and in your personal sandbox or in draftspace while in development. However, your text would be unacceptable in any location on Wikipedia because it was blatantly promotional (see WP:NPOV). It also does not meet the notability requirements for an article, so this must also be addressed before the topic can be considered for inclusion. Because you have a conflict of interest, you must use the Articles for Creation process. I hope that helps. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:39, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello, 78.26,

Hey, I hope you are doing well this winter. I'm just leaving you a reminder that any time you restore a draft article or user sandbox that has been deleted due to CSD G13 criteria, you need to make an edit to the page or it shows up as eligible for deletion again. This is, as you might guess, because there have been no edits to this article in a few years so it is considered stale and abandoned. I've made an edit to the draft so you are good for another 6 months. Take care, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:51, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Hey, hope all’s well?

Can you please copy my article to the user page please? Claudy Beats (talk) 22:43, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Claudy Beats}} I'm afraid I don't understand your request. Your article is already at your user page. (User:Claudy Beats/sandbox). Please clarify. Thanks! PS, this draft very strongly violates our WP:NPOV policy. I hope that is helpful. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 03:07, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

::Oh okay, if it is in the userpage ok. I was trying to write a biography, O don’t know how to do that correctly. Thank you! Claudy Beats (talk) 12:37, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

:::First of all you need to read and adhere to WP:COI, WP:NPOV and WP:PROMO. I do not want to be unkind, but frankly if someone asked me to delete your draft for advertising, I would do so. I understand it is not your intent to do anything "wrong", but this is an encyclopedia, not a place to post your resume or press releases. Phrases like "remarkable journey and accomplishments serve as an inspiration to many" have no place in an encyclopedia. How can that possibly present an objective, dispassionate view of the topic? That's why you really shouldn't create an Wikipedia:Autobiography. How can someone be expected to be objective about themselves? You make such claims as "has published several books that have received critical acclaim." What critical acclaim? From whom? Without citations to reliable, independent sources, these claims are empty and completely promotional. I hope that is helpful. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 04:29, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

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:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, 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
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, 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 {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, 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)

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Hamisi Gift Musitwa popularly known as Volvexzshawa kindly research his Wikipedia was deleted and his a notable musician in Kenya Teresia Akinyi Achilo (talk) 06:26, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

:{{ping|Teresia Akinyi Achilo}} I cannot restore this. It was deleted by community discussion. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Volvexzshawa If you think the deleting administrator misjudged the discussion you can file a report at WP:DRV. As I have read the discussion I would strong urge against this. If you have multiple reliable WP:INDEPENDENT sources from which to write an article, then I would start an article in draftspace via WP:AFC. I hope this helps. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 12:15, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi there,

I am new to wikipedia and have had my recent article submission deleted. Can you please copy the content to my user page, so I can save the content and make the requested changes for resubmission?

Thanks Preet Kalkat (talk) 00:28, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Preet Kalkat}} I'm sorry, but your page was deleted for copyright reasons, and I can't restore copyright violations. Please write your proposal in your own words, with different phrasing and structure than your sources. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 12:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

I am creating a new page for me but unable to add pictures Ambarish2anand (talk) 09:13, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Ambarish2anand}} Your page was deleted, because frankly it's one of the worst examples of self-promotion I've ever seen. I don't want to be unkind, but this is an encyclopedia, not a place to advertise yourself. Definitely read WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY before you attempt to make any further edits about yourself. I hope that is helpful. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 00:02, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

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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:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Tamzin}} with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Kusma}} 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.

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You know I am confused by this AfD deletion, how does a person with SIGCOV like [http://www.vgmonline.net/erikdesideriointerview/], [https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/film-tv-video-game-composer-erik-desiderio-sits-down-with-nyfa-students/], [https://www.soundtrackcollector.com/composer/8805/Erik+Desiderio], who has won the Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, and also a recipient of a Global Music Award of Excellence for The Four Players, the Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music? [https://www.levelwithemily.com/guest/erik-desiderio/#:~:text=He%20is%20also%20a%20recipient,Film%20Festival%20in%20New%20York.]. Govvy (talk) 10:03, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

:None of that was brought up in the discussion. If I were to close any other way than what I did, it would be a super vote, because I would be inserting my own opinion into the close. Because discussion consensus was clear-cut I closed without resisting. I am willing to re-open the discussion if you wish to present new information for consideration. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 13:36, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

::If you reopen the discussion I would post a similar comment. He is not that well known in his field, but has a certain amount of recognition to get those awards, I would have thought it would easily pass WP:BASIC, well that's my two-cents, Regards. Govvy (talk) 16:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

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Original message: I'd like the Michael Masch draft page to be restored to draft status even though it's been through the AfD process. I've been told to contact the admin of the Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Michael_Masch discussion and it looks like that was you. New references are available for this person since page was deleted due to NPOL concerns. He passed away in 2021 and there are obituaries in The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Jewish Exponent. There are also articles about him preceding his death but I don't know if they were cited in the original draft so I'd like to see it. Is there a way I can do that?

Update: I'd mistaken the admin of the AfD process who told me 78.26 was the actual admin. 78.26 asked me to provide the three best references, which I list below. There are more as well.

• First set includes obituaries in [https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/michael-masch-budget-secretary-pennsylvania-philadelphia-school-district-obit-obituary-20210215.html The Philadelphia Inquirer], [https://www.jewishexponent.com/former-pa-budget-secretary-michael-masch-dies/ The Jewish Exponent], and [https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-mourns-loss-michael-masch Howard University]
• The Philadelphia City Council passed a [https://phlcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CM-Johnson-Michael-Masch-Resolution.pdf resolution] honoring Masch after he passed which lists notable achievements - to me this is a reliable secondary source but would be curious for an opinion.
• There are also two articles in The Philadelphia Inquirer about him from his time as [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1840573255?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers chief budget director for Philadelphia] (1994) and as [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1896494864?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers Budget Secretary for Pennsylvania] (2003). Note Ed Rendell was Mayor of Philadelphia for the first one and Governor of Pennsylvania for the second one.

Nnev66 (talk) 15:38, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

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:The deleted article had none of those citations. Most of the citations were to .edu site pages, a couple of blogs, a press release, and primary sources. There is one citation to Howard University but not that obituary (and I would say that university newspapers don't count toward notability). It isn't surprising it got deleted with such poor sourcing. I think it's worth restoring to draft space based on what you found, but I'll leave that up to 78.26, who closed the AFD and deleted it. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

::Note the AfD discussion happened in 2019 and this person passed away two years later in 2021 so sources in my first two bullets weren’t available at the time of the AfD discussion. I don’t know why the original page creator(s) didn’t use more reliable secondary sources from earlier times though… Nnev66 (talk) 17:11, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

:::{{re|Nnev66}} So the short story is that this person is semi-notable, and if it went to AfD with the sources you give here I'd give it a 60% chance of deletion and 40% chance of being kept through "no consensus" or "keep". To be more specific about your sources, everything is quite local. The Inquirer obituary is ok, as is the Jewish Exponent. These do not appear to be obituaries sent in, but written by journalists. That's good. The others seem like routine coverage. The City Council resolution is likewise merely local coverage. All of these sources are good to use in an article, but I'm not sure they'd add up to notability. Can you find coverage outside the Philadelphia area? In any case, I'm going to restore it to draft space, and if you feel like working on it given, and want me to look at it when you're done, I'll be happy to. Keep in mind that my views on notability are my own, and although I'm fairly well versed on the Notability policy, in marginal cases like this you'll get different answers from different editors, which is why we have the consensus process here. (I should note that my opinion as an admin carries no more weight than any other editor.) I hope you find that helpful. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 03:58, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

::::You can find it at Draft:Michael Masch. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 04:03, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

::::Thank you for restoring the Draft which I see is written like a resume with no reliable secondary sources. In the next couple of weeks I'll revise it to read more like an encyclopedia entry, extracting what is notable about the subject and adding reliable secondary sources. Not sure I'll find references outside Philly/PA since the subject is mainly notable there. There are a lot of articles about Philadelphia topics and notable people that need attention. Nnev66 (talk) 02:02, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

:::::Feel free to ping me also if you want another set of eyes to look it over when you're done. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

::::::Thanks @Anachronist! I've revised the draft and have a question I'd love to get your input on. Should I do that on your Talk page (sorry, I'm still learning protocol here)? Nnev66 (talk) 14:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

:::::::You can do it on any page but may be best to ping me on the draft talk page. I do respond to pings. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:38, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

::::::::I agree, draft talk page is best. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 19:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

:::::::::I put a question and a comment about notability on the Draft talk page. I'll stop posting here. Thanks both. Nnev66 (talk) 19:58, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello,

Myself along with a group of other people are trying to dig up some info about the band Cojum Dip, its early history being somewhat fuzzy. As such, would you be able to send me a copy of the page Cojum Dip, and the dates of edits that were made to the page before its deletion? Although it redirects to Tally Hall since 2023, it used to have some content in 2005 before being deleted shortly after in 2006. That page also used to contain Image:wow.jpg, and I would also appreciate if you can recover this image.

Thank you very much. 57EML (talk) 19:54, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|57EML}} sorry for the slow reply, and I messed up anyway. Perhaps it'll be kept, but I meant to create a sandbox for you where you could see the history. Anyway, you can now see the deleted history at the redirect page. There's absolutely nothing encyclopedic about the deleted versions, but you can see what the band thought about itself at the time. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 01:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks! 57EML (talk) 15:21, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hello 78.26, how are you?

@DareshMohan told me he was willing to recreate an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Kuntilanak_2&type=delete article deleted in 2009] (Indonesian horror film, 2007, titled Kuntilanak 2). Do you think you could create a page with the deleted content (Draft or User space), if you prefer), so that we can make sure the pages are different (and also save time and restore potential credits, maybe). Thanks a lot! Best, -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 08:52, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Note: DareshMohan had left a similar request on User:JzG's TP ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JzG&diff=prev&oldid=1227520120]) but is JzG still an administrator? (I see a Rouge admin box on their page; but otherwise cannot confirm it); If they are, sincere apologies for this fauxpas and confusion. If they aren't, 78.26 do you mind doing it? Thanks a lot. Best,-My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 09:18, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

:File:Yes check.svg Done. {{ping|Mushy Yank}} You can find it at User:Mushy Yank/Kuntilanak 2. JzG is no longer an administrator, but continues to greatly benefit the encyclopedia. Looks like he hasn’t been online for a few days. Anyway, hope that’s helpful. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 16:41, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks, as always. Yours, -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 18:59, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi there, I received a notice that my sandbox page was deleted. It said to message one of you about getting my deleted content restored to just my 'draft' page. Any help is appreciated. Sethzindler (talk) 15:39, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Sethzindler}} I'm a little confused as to what you are referring. The only talk page message you've received is the welcome message. You have a sandbox, which remains intact. You also have a draft article, which is also intact. Neither have been tagged for deletion. Do you have an alternate account where this happened? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:45, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Terribly sorry. I must have been referencing something that doesn't exist now. I apologize. Feel free to delete this chain.

:No worries, happy editing. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 18:45, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I think it would appropriate to AfD this article but not CSD as there are sources but not very great ones (by looking at RS/P).

There is Dexerto but it is not really good.

There are many sources not listed in RS/P. Don't know what to do with them.

Seems like Arab News and Legit are the only good secondary sources so far. (altough I have doubts about Legit) Rrjmrrr (talk) 18:54, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

That's not "Unambiguous advertising or promotion". It is my artist autobiography. Please restore it on my sandbox. Heylenny (talk) 23:04, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Heylenny}} I'm going to decline this request. First of all, take a look at what you linked to, advertising, where point #4 directly addresses self-promotion. Your draft contained phrases such as "This passion evolved..."; "His academic fervor..."; " "diversified his experience..." "dedicated himself to assisting the community..." each of these blatantly violates WP:NPOV, they are strictly designed to promote the topic, namely yourself. How can your draft possibly be construed as encylopedic? Please refer to Wikipedia:Autobiography as well as the other policies linked to here, included the one you yourself linked to. If you feel I am in error, you may bring my actions up at WP:AN to get another administrator's opinion, but I must forewarn you I don't think that will work out well for you, because if you fundamentally can't tell the difference between self-promotion and encyclopedic writing, you will be blocked because competence is required (this is an essay, not policy, but it does a good job of explaining things). I do wish you luck, and if you need editing assistance other than promoting yourself or other topics in which you have a conflict of interest, I truly am ready to help. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

::@78.26 I understand you, but my intention was not really an autobiography or promote myself, but rather to write information about my artistic career. I didn't know I couldn't use the draft for this, so I ask you to restore it to my sandbox. And actually, I have only one song on [https://open.spotify.com/track/6210itYHDvno8YXXzuHgl4?si=36849b6a94b04634 Spotify], [https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-heart-is-blue-single/1494300417?l=en-US iTunes], etc. I have no relevance to having an article on Wiki, that's why it was in the draft. I'm not going to bring this up to other admins because it's an irrelevant topic. I'm currently at a standstill musically, as you read in the draft. I'm focused on my college. But yeah, thank you anyway :) Heylenny (talk) 03:03, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Information.svg Hello, 78.26. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Neely Plumb, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 03:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Can you help my article for creation submit for review?Draft:Soulboy (Khalil Fong album) has been four months and no one has reviewed it for me. I see that you are a person related to this topic. Can you please help me? Thank you very much 78.26!! musiccat (talk) 08:28, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|王炯浜}} it's hard for me to review this since I don't know the language or the sources. The topic seems notable based on the sales rewards. However, the article also seems promotional to me. Everything written praises the artist, his background, and his art. I would recommend re-writing much of it from a dispassionate standpoint, not from a fan's standpoint. I hope that helps. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 00:31, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}} with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Hey, 78! I've been meaning to ask about this, {{xt|Closing as keep, as no one has challenged (5 days) the sources used to improve the article}}, which I really like but am wondering if I've seen before. In an AfD, I always wonder about early !votes by folks who don't circle back. Is this a close rationale that's used often? I definitely approve, but I'm trying to think if I've seen it before. Valereee (talk) 00:29, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

:Hi {{re|Valereee}}! Always good to hear from you. I don't know if you've seen it before, but I don't know that it's a "novel" close rationale. I could have closed it as "Consensus is keep, GNG met", but given the !vote count was 3 to 3 (counting nom statement), I thought it required a bit more explanation regarding my judgement of consensus. I suppose another close could have been "Consensus is keep by strength of arguments" as nobody refuted the sources you added to the article. So if you'd added the sources a within a couple days of the 17th, I would have relisted it. However, in my judgement 5 days is plenty of time for editors to analyze sources and poke holes in them. Good luck finding a rule or hard precedent for that, but I don't think there would be too many who would argue against it. Since an article meeting GNG is presumed to be notable in most cases (WP:CORP being one exception) and the claim to GNG was not refuted by further arguments, and the coverage you provided refuted the argument that there was no evidence of sufficient reliable secondary sourcing, I could only judge that consensus was "keep". Does that help at all, or have I made it worse? All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 01:31, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

::No, that totally helps! I don't close AfDs often, and I just thought it was quite the elegant rationale: new additions, no rebuttals. Thanks! Valereee (talk) 11:05, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

I know you closed the discussion for List of Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure episodes afd discussion but we need someone to close List of Wonderful Pretty Cure! episodes afd discussion here is the link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/List_of_Wonderful_Pretty_Cure!_episodes#List_of_Wonderful_Pretty_Cure!_episodes Anime9000 (talk) 00:50, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

::The discussion needs to run a full week. Don’t worry, almost all AfD discussions are closed in a timely manner. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 00:54, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Do you think most users don't follow Wikipedia guidelines and policies because they never knew them in first place? Anime9000 (talk) 02:34, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

:When I first I joined wikipedia I didn't know there was guidelines and policies because it was never mention when you create an account Anime9000 (talk) 02:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

::I'm not sure if you're asking a question or making an observation. Of course most new Wikipedia users make mistakes because they don't know rules/guidelines/style manuals. I certainly made my share of mistakes as a new new user. A not-so-secret: I still mess up sometimes. The question really is: Is the user willing to listen to guidance, and are they willing (and in rare instances the question is are they able) to learn from their mistakes and improve. (You also have editors who edit contrary to the purposes of Wikipedia, promoting things, vandals, etc, but they don't count.) Anyway, that's why we try to point new editors to the WP:TEAHOUSE, where there are numerous editors who make it their point to help new editors (and occasionally even the experienced ones.) So if you see a new editor who is floundering, invite them!. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, 78.26. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "78rpm".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion/G13?withJS=MediaWiki:G13-restore-wizard.js&page=Draft%3A78rpm request its undeletion]. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:41, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}} with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 03:11, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

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• Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
• A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

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• Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
• Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
• The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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• Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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• The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/294789?lang=en anonymous survey].

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

78.26,

I am still here! How are you doing?

I am interested in writing an article about the Old National Bank Building in Houston, which has already for many years been re-adapted for use as the Islamic Da'wah Center of Houston. I am confident that I can build a solid Start-class or C-level article with a local architecture survey, the historic preservation report, and two local online news reports. This is an important site in Houston, and it would be a shame not to have a solid article on it.

My other interest relates to my original research. This is not relevant to the article, but it is relevant to my motivation for creating it. I have traced the history of this site to its original owners and original use until a fire destroyed the property in 1859. After that it was rebuilt as a theater before that was torn down and the bank was built in the early 20th-c.

Given the concerns about the article, I understand the need to compose this article in draft space, so I am requesting your help as an administrator to enable to write this in draft space, but with the understanding that an administrator would need to vet the draft before publishing to main space. I would also need to devise a care plan, in order to ensure that the article is not corrupted.

Best regards, Oldsanfelipe2 (talk) 10:29, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

:{{re|Oldsanfelipe2}} So good to hear from you! I'm not sure how I can help. It appears your asking for editorial assistance, and not administrator assistance. Everything in Wikipedia is owned by the editing community, Wikipedia:Ownership of content so I can't promise to keep your work "pure". However, if you're looking to develop this article in peace I'd recommend creating it in your user space and not in draft space. It's highly unlikely anyone would interrupt your work there. Once it's move to mainspace it's subject to the same abuse and improvement as all other articles. I'm terribly sorry if I'm missing your point, and I'll do what I can to help, I've always thoroughly enjoyed working with you. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:11, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

:::I am sorry that I did not make my request clear. Currently, I cannot save the title as a draft in my sandbox. What just occurred to me is that I could retitle it in my sandbox, and the reviewer can correct the title when they approve the content for main space. So I think I just answered the first question.

:::Second, before I publish this in main space, it would be good if for me to find a few other editors to help me with vandalism patrol. So I will also reach out to some other Texas-based editors for this.

:::I have been writing history essays, so there is a small, non-zero chance that I will create RS for Texas history. Best regards, Oldsanfelipe2 (talk) 16:45, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}}, who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 879 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} with 533 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 432 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 244 points, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}} wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Fritzmann}} wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Muboshgu}} wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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• Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
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Greetings! Happy Winters.

I hope you're doing great.

While looking at Instant Bollywood, I came to know that it was deleted under G5 (created by a banned or blocked user). I liked to create it, as it seems notable. Is it fine to recreate this?

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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 found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add 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 the WikiCup talk page.

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The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}. 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) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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• The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

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• Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|CaptainEek}}, {{noping|Daniel}}, {{noping|Elli}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Liz}}, {{noping|Primefac}}, {{noping|ScottishFinnishRadish}}, {{noping|Theleekycauldron}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}.

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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 receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round 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:

• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Gog the Mild}} with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Generalissima}} with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|BeanieFan11}}, with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Sammi Brie}}, with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Hey man im josh}}, 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.
• {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|MaranoFan}}, 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 seen here. 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 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) 14:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

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• A new filter has been added to the {{#special:Nuke}} tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. {{phab|T378488}}
• Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the {{#special:Nuke}} tool. {{phab|T376378}}

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• The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
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Hello 78.26,

I hope you are well. May I ask you the texts of 2 deleted pages that I wish to work on? Two actresses, one Indian, one Pakistani.

One is Khushi Dubey

For the record, one was the object of a Deletion review (where I didn't !vote and was not "involved" in the editing of the page (at all, I think), but I did mention I would ask for the text of that page; it's long, sorry, hope you don't have to read it....). Other users seemed to implicitly agree she's notable (but I'll make sure it's the case and cannot be challenged, before moving it to Main).

The other is Sahar Hashmi and the page was G5-s-deleted. And there too I mentioned my intention to request the deleted the text on the TP of the admin who deleted it). Her notability has been challenged (obviously) so I'll make sure I provide coverage showing she meets the guidelines for notability. Again I was not deeply involved (apparently one edit only, though) in the editing of the page itself. The AfD showed that one user at least disagrees on her notability so I'll be even more cautious with that one.

Can you put them in my user space (in one page or two) or in Drafts as you think best, please? I am not sure about the history (if you want to restore it or not (what's the word?)). I always thought that having the history of a page is better but you know better.

Again, I will not publish them unless I think I have enough to do so.

As always, thank you very much! Best, -Mushy Yank. 00:37, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{re|Mushy Yank}} - apologies this took so long. I've been away for a bit and forgot to come back to this when I returned. I've restored to User:Mushy Yank/Khushi Dubey and User:Mushy Yank/Sahar Hashmi. Happy editing! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:39, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

::Hello 78.26, no problem at all, and thank you very much. Yours, -Mushy Yank. 08:10, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

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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.

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Hi! In this edit you reverted my removal of the detailed Personnel section from In the Wee Small Hours. This section is one of numerous such sections that have been added to many articles about Frank Sinatra albums by one editor. There was a discussion of this editor's "Personnel" sections at Wikiproject Music here and at ANI here. In both discussions I argued that these sections (mostly consisting of mind-numbingly long lists of personal names) are unnecessarily detailed and fail WP:INDISCRIMINATE. It seems to me that the result of both of those discussions was a consensus clearly against retaining these sections. Do you read the consensus differently, or do you think this issue needs more discussion? CodeTalker (talk) 03:11, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{re|CodeTalker}} Thank you for writing! Also, thank you for bringing my attention to those discussions, of which I was unaware. Please note that what follows is just my thoughts on the matter and nothing more, but I hope you will consider them. (Also consider the fact that I've been known to be wrong on several occasions.) First, I think I would agree that the incredibly long list of personnel on that exhaustive compilation CD is probably not worthwhile, probably crossing into WP:UNDUE territory (perhaps a novel interpretation, but nontheless...) However, I think that the personnel is encyclopedic for instances such as In the Wee Small Hours because the article is about the album and the specific making of that one album, and the artists listed have a direct impact upon the artistic quality of that recording, therefore I don't think the information is INDISCRIMINATE. As a music researcher, I find this information useful and informative. Many of the musicians are notable in their own right, and the names give an indication of the timbre and quality of the recordings for the given tracks. Don't confuse specialized information with INDISCRIMINATE. I get that this is a judgement call, and I most certainly understand that discographical information such as this is not most reader's cup of tea, but Wikipedia is both a general and specialized encyclopedia. The position at the end of the article is not intrusive to the average reader, and Wikipedia's feelings aren't hurt if most readers think "boring" and skip that section. MOS:ALBUM suggests a Personnel section, and in fact if this article were a Featured Article I would expect it to have exactly this sort of information. I also would be cautious of using localized discussions to project consensus broadly. At least the discussion on WikiProject Music is likely to bring knowledgeable editors to the topic, but before I would consider this type of information to be deemed unencyclopedic I'd like the input of WikiProject Albums and WikiProject Discography, or at least give them the opportunity to participate. I understand your frustration with the editor who has been disruptive, but the information has been significantly improved upon regarding formatting, and it is currently referenced to a superior academic source.

:I hope that is at least somewhat helpful. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for this encyclopedia. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

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