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Your GA nomination of Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Your GA nomination of Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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FATWS GAN
Hey @ZooBlazer! It's been a while since we've last talked but first of all, I hope you're doing well this year. I was interested in seeing what the progress was on the FATWS articles and what the game plan will be. I think as of now, it's reasonable to expect that we'll do it by each episode right? I remember editing the first episode earlier in the year and doing some decent improvement on it, and THINK that it is ready for a GAN, but am not sure. I'll defer it over to you on that one.
PS: It sucks that the Avengers and IW/EG production GAN is taking SO long, in addition to Shang-Chi lol. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:39, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan I've been pretty good, hope things have been good for you too. I'm pretty sure the plan is episodes first, then the main article for the series. I think Adam was going to look over the episode articles if I remember correctly, but I'm not sure if he ever had a chance, so it's probably best to check with him to see if he has any additional info that needs added.
- As for the GANs, yeah it's rough. It takes a lot of patience sometimes... the Shang-Chi article was at one point under review, but the reviewer abandoned it before ever doing anything, so it had to go back on to the GAN list unfortunately. -- ZooBlazer 02:46, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Also, not sure if you saw, but Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One was also nominated for GA a couple months ago thanks to you adding the final piece in terms of some reception. If that passes, then that article as well as the movies can be nominated for a Good Topic like WandaVision currently is.
- Originally I wanted the two Avengers articles to pass their GA reviews ASAP because I want to make the Avengers into a Good Topic. At the time those were the final two articles likely needed, but since then I created Avengers assemble scene and that'll need to also be promoted to GA eventually before the Good Topic. I haven't worked on the article in a couple months because I've struggled to find reception info to add before it can be nominated. I think there are still some unused potential refs on the article, but I haven't gone through them to see if they have any useful info.
- Then once the Avengers are nominated/promoted to GT, my next plan is to get all the involved articles, or at least the 4 movies, promoted to FA so the topic becomes a Featured Topic. Sorry for the long message lol. -- ZooBlazer 03:14, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer I'm glad to hear you're doing well! Yea, I think it makes sense the episodes should come first, it's more easier that way. I also remember that Adamstom wanted to do a look-thru of the whole article but am not sure if he ever got around to it. I'll prolly ping him back soon as I have noticed he was a bit active recently. Yea, the GANs defo does require a lot of patience. I guess the silver lining is that there's more time to improve it beforehand and you can also prep other articles in the meantime. Hopefully it'll start very soon, worst case scenario I think is that it could maybe be done in the August Backlog Drive, which would suck, but that's only if the worst comes to the worst I guess, idk.
- I did notice that you have nominated Phase 1 for GAN, congrats on that and I'm glad to help. I'll take a look at the Avengers assemble scene, also noticed the creation of that article and add onto it. It should definitely be easy to find Reception info as it's of course considered one of the most iconic scenes in the MCU. I'm not sure if I can find any articles centered around specific scenes so I don't have any particular precedent, as I feel like the lead perhaps could have another Para explaining a bit of the background and writing and all that.
- Sounds like a good game plan and don't worry about it lol. Either way, I'll try to work on other MCU articles, such as sprucing up Loki S2. I'll consult with Adamstom in a bit about FATWS tho, and hopefully you'll be able to join in on that discussion. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 18:47, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan There are articles about the specific big scenes sort of usually. A lot of them are just ranking the best MCU scenes and things like that, which isn't ideal, but some of them have useful info that can maybe be used for reception or elsewhere. Endgame reviews are also not useful which is a bummer, because they don't mention the scene at all due to spoilers at the time. And yes, the lead will definitely need expanded, but it may be best to wait until the sections of the article have a good amount of info since that'll help with what to add in the lead. -- ZooBlazer 21:22, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Yea, you're probably right. The only article I could look to for precedent was the BR monologue but I think the Avengers article is superior. Nevertheless, I did do some searching and managed to find some decent sources that I think can decently expand reception. In the meantime, I'll assist in expanding the lead so that's one less task to worry about. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Sounds great. The next thing I need to do is add/clean up the What If season 2 info for the Avengers article in the off chance the GA review finally starts. -- ZooBlazer 02:46, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Hey, do you have a little time to do a c/e of the season 2 What If info on the Avengers article? I'm going to address the other GAN stuff. I added a ref for the 1602 episode but I don't think there is any info for it yet on the article. -- ZooBlazer 18:45, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Yea, I'll take a look at it. I added in another review to the Avengers assemble scene. I was wondering how long do you think that article's reception section should be or if it's the ideal length now. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 03:57, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer My goodness, I didn't even realize the Avengers MCU article had already undergone the GAR, that was a pleasant surprise today haha. Either way, I tossed my hat into the wring and did CE all across the article so I think it should be good. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 04:26, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan I don't think there is a set length we should go for. Mostly just focus on adding any info we can to the section. If we can't find additional info, then the length is what it is. Thanks for adding to the reception. -- ZooBlazer 04:33, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan With that said, if we can find like 2 more sources of info, then I think that would be ideal. -- ZooBlazer 04:56, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Yea, I'll take a look at it. I added in another review to the Avengers assemble scene. I was wondering how long do you think that article's reception section should be or if it's the ideal length now. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 03:57, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Hey, do you have a little time to do a c/e of the season 2 What If info on the Avengers article? I'm going to address the other GAN stuff. I added a ref for the 1602 episode but I don't think there is any info for it yet on the article. -- ZooBlazer 18:45, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Sounds great. The next thing I need to do is add/clean up the What If season 2 info for the Avengers article in the off chance the GA review finally starts. -- ZooBlazer 02:46, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Yea, you're probably right. The only article I could look to for precedent was the BR monologue but I think the Avengers article is superior. Nevertheless, I did do some searching and managed to find some decent sources that I think can decently expand reception. In the meantime, I'll assist in expanding the lead so that's one less task to worry about. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan There are articles about the specific big scenes sort of usually. A lot of them are just ranking the best MCU scenes and things like that, which isn't ideal, but some of them have useful info that can maybe be used for reception or elsewhere. Endgame reviews are also not useful which is a bummer, because they don't mention the scene at all due to spoilers at the time. And yes, the lead will definitely need expanded, but it may be best to wait until the sections of the article have a good amount of info since that'll help with what to add in the lead. -- ZooBlazer 21:22, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
@Dcdiehardfan Do you have any DYK suggestions? I have 2 potential ideas so far. One about the franchise's box office standings and one involving Avengers Campus, but I'm open to 1 or 2 more if you have any ideas. -- ZooBlazer 18:55, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer First of all, congrats on getting the GA on the Avengers one. I think those are some pretty good ideas. One idea I had would be saying something along the lines of
DYK...prior to being cast as Black Widow in the Avengers, Scarlett Johansson also prepared for other Marvel characters, such as the Wasp and Blonde Phantom
, or something about how Marvel Studios initially opposed RDJ for Iron Man, or talk about how Marvel Studios negotiated with the WGA in the 2007-8 strike to get the ability to write a film based on the [insert article] characters or something. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 01:30, 3 January 2024 (UTC)- @Dcdiehardfan Thanks! One Avengers article down and still at least 2 more to go for the GT. I was thinking about doing things like that, but I was trying to avoid singling out one character or movie, which is why it's been tougher to find good options compared to other articles. Mostly I feel like single character hooks fit better for those character articles, and same goes for individual movie hooks. Although maybe we can make something work in regards to the WGA strike if we involve multiple members of the team.
- I didn't realize how tough it would be for the whole team related ideas lol. -- ZooBlazer 01:37, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Indeed. Hopefully the Prod article gets picked up soon, I'll also be a GA Hawk on that one. I also thought that too but it really is hard to find something for the whole time, for sure lol. I actually have another idea, we could perhaps do one regarding the "Avengers: Some Assembly Required" thing Joss Whedon did but I guess you have to make sure it goes back to the actual article subject. Perhaps the hook could read as
DYK...after Joss Whedon rejected Zak Penn's original script for an Avengers film for not having enough character connection, Whedon wrote his own using the humorous tagline "Avengers: Some Assembly Required"
. The other approach I think could be to get something from the comic book differences section as that makes the connection clear-cut, but that's too boring. I'm genuinely at a loss here...hmm... Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:44, 3 January 2024 (UTC)- @Dcdiehardfan There's some early rumblings of a GA backlog drive for February, so hopefully the production article gets picked up then if not before. Also gonna try to get the assemble scene nominated in the next week or so to have it ready for the backlog drive. It'll for sure be a group effort for the production article once the review starts since it has multiple significant contributors. Hopefully a good reviewer picks it up and is thorough so it'll be in better shape towards a potential FA nom down the line.
- I ended up creating the DYK nom already and also gave you credit for it as the GA co-nominator. If none of those hooks pass, I'll try some of the ones you just suggested. -- ZooBlazer 02:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan I think in regards to the Assemble scene, one more paragraph in reception and then a full page c/e, including expanding the lead if necessary is all that's really needed before a GAN. Maybe see if any of the talk page ref ideas can be incorporated as well, but I don't think those are absolutely required at the moment. -- ZooBlazer 04:17, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Alright, I've used all of the refs that I had saved that could be used in the reception. I think pretty much all that's left is to expand the lead if possible and a full page c/e to make sure everything is organized neatly in each section. -- ZooBlazer 00:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Thanks for the co-nom credit. Sorry I haven't been getting back to you as punctually. I'll take another quick look at the Avengers assemble scene and do a CE before it undergoes the GAR. That's good you could flesh out Reception a bit more and I'll see what's left to do. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 18:46, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Alright, I've used all of the refs that I had saved that could be used in the reception. I think pretty much all that's left is to expand the lead if possible and a full page c/e to make sure everything is organized neatly in each section. -- ZooBlazer 00:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan I think in regards to the Assemble scene, one more paragraph in reception and then a full page c/e, including expanding the lead if necessary is all that's really needed before a GAN. Maybe see if any of the talk page ref ideas can be incorporated as well, but I don't think those are absolutely required at the moment. -- ZooBlazer 04:17, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ZooBlazer Indeed. Hopefully the Prod article gets picked up soon, I'll also be a GA Hawk on that one. I also thought that too but it really is hard to find something for the whole time, for sure lol. I actually have another idea, we could perhaps do one regarding the "Avengers: Some Assembly Required" thing Joss Whedon did but I guess you have to make sure it goes back to the actual article subject. Perhaps the hook could read as
Hello! I feel a bit awkward asking this given my message is of a similar nature to the above but here it goes. I am incredibly grateful for your contributions and help in getting House of Ashes to GA status. We both expressed interest before in possibly taking it to FAC - back when we were discussing how to create the reception section, I believe? I wanted to do an interest check to see if you're looking at giving it a shot in the near future. You totally don't have to do it if you're busy with other onwiki or offwiki stuff. Thank you! Elias 🌊 💬 "Will you call me?"
📝 "Will you hang me out to dry?" 00:06, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Your Power For sure I'm still interested. It's actually crazy timing that you bring this us because I just started thinking about restarting my plans on getting the other games to GA yesterday. Been working on other Good/Featured Topics and still want to make the Dark Pictures one eventually.
- I have other FAC plans, but no experience with FAC, so this would be a good learning experience for me. -- ZooBlazer 00:34, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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- @BuySomeApples: Thanks for the review. Do you have a suggestion of where to place the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" part into the body of the article? I have refs for it, but I'm not sure where it fits the most naturally. -- ZooBlazer 06:06, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure, maybe somewhere near the beginning of "Fictional team biography"? BuySomeApples (talk) 02:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- @BuySomeApples Alright, it has been added. -- ZooBlazer 02:59, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure, maybe somewhere near the beginning of "Fictional team biography"? BuySomeApples (talk) 02:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
AfC notification: Draft:The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 has a new comment
- @1AmNobody24 I didn't do an AfC for the article. It shouldn't be moved to the mainspace until there is actual information released for the game. -- ZooBlazer 08:21, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I know you didn't, but someone else did create a seperate draft at Draft:Directive 8020. Can i take it that you don't agree with my acceptance of that draft? Nobody (talk) 08:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- @1AmNobody24 I do not agree with the acceptance. Directive 8020 is now a redirect to the properly named draft, which has been around since March. The article doesn't pass WP:GNG at the moment as the only info about the game is a teaser trailer from 2022. -- ZooBlazer 08:52, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I can use the page swap tool, so when the draft moves to the mainspace, the redirect will be properly used, similar to how House of Ashes redirects to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes. -- ZooBlazer 08:54, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I assume the GNG part you think it doesn't pass is Significant coverage. If it's that, then I can agree with you. I was on the fence about whether it passed Significant coverage but decided that it was enough for a Stub. But that's, of course, debatable. Nobody (talk) 09:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- @1AmNobody24 As much as I'd like for the article to finally be in the mainspace, we should probably wait until Supermassive Games at least acknowledges its existence. The teaser trailer was released at the end of the previous game and since then it's been radio silence, although it is assumed the game will release around October or November, so hopefully some new info in the coming months. -- ZooBlazer 09:07, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- That sounds good. Sooner or later, Supermassive Games will probably announce it, so it's better to wait till then. Nobody (talk) 09:19, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- @1AmNobody24 As much as I'd like for the article to finally be in the mainspace, we should probably wait until Supermassive Games at least acknowledges its existence. The teaser trailer was released at the end of the previous game and since then it's been radio silence, although it is assumed the game will release around October or November, so hopefully some new info in the coming months. -- ZooBlazer 09:07, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- @1AmNobody24 I do not agree with the acceptance. Directive 8020 is now a redirect to the properly named draft, which has been around since March. The article doesn't pass WP:GNG at the moment as the only info about the game is a teaser trailer from 2022. -- ZooBlazer 08:52, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I know you didn't, but someone else did create a seperate draft at Draft:Directive 8020. Can i take it that you don't agree with my acceptance of that draft? Nobody (talk) 08:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Avengers assemble scene
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DYK for Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Your GA nomination of Avengers assemble scene
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Your GA nomination of Avengers assemble scene
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- Congrats @ZooBlazer, let me know when you begin the GT nom! Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Dcdiehardfan Thanks! Just have to wait for the production article now. -- ZooBlazer 03:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Promotion of Portland Trail Blazers draft history
Avengers: Endgame copyedit
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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter
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 Generalissima (submissions), 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:
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
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Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.
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DYK for Avengers assemble scene
On 21 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avengers assemble scene, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Spider-Man was chosen as the last character to return in Avengers: Endgame's Avengers assemble scene because it was designed to be emotional for audiences? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avengers assemble scene. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Avengers assemble scene), and the hook may be added to the 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 the Did you know talk page.
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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
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:
Generalissima (submissions), 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
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), 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 Vami_IV (submissions), 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.
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Promotion of Portland Trail Blazers all-time roster
A barnstar for you!
The Reviewer Barnstar | ||
In recognition of the thorough, detailed and actionable reviews you have carried out to many FA and FL nominators, and for your continued work bringing quality articles to featured and good class. Your work in the field of sports, video games, MCU, and possibly more is truly admirable. Here's to all your FAC, FLC, and GAN reviews. Pseud 14 (talk) 15:52, 3 March 2024 (UTC) |
- @Pseud 14 Thanks for the kind words! I truly appreciate it. -- ZooBlazer 18:04, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Page move
Hello, ZooBlazer,
Well, you were wrong and then you were right. We don't go back and retroactively change AFDs to match the current title of the page. There are some AFDs that list previous discussions where the same article is listed under two or even three different page titles that were appropriate when the deletion discussion happened. Also, with so many articles getting moved on a daily basis, we can't go back and change every mention of them under a previous page title and alter it. It's more important to know what page title the article was at when the discussion happened. But what's important is that you had second thoughts and changed your mind. It's much better than making a mistake and digging your heels in, refusing to admit you made an error. Good job! Liz Read! Talk! 19:26, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- I just noticed the notice about the Portland Trailblazer article getting featured status. Congratulations! Are you in the Northwest? I am although I haven't been to a game in years. Liz Read! Talk! 19:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Liz I'm from the PNW, but not there anymore. Hopefully I will be again someday. I grew up with the Blazers being my favorite team and that hasn't changed as I've gotten older. -- ZooBlazer 19:58, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
The Avengers (2012 film)
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Your GA nomination of Production of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
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Your GA nomination of Production of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
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Promotion of 1970 NBA expansion draft
Happy Birthday!
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Concern regarding Draft:Jack Russell (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Your GA nomination of Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One
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Your GA nomination of Production of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
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Your GA nomination of Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One
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DYK for List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series)
On 28 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Keivonn Woodard's nomination for The Last of Us made him the second-youngest actor and first black deaf actor to be nominated at the Emmys? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series)), and the hook may be added to the 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 the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
Welcome to the club
The Featured Article Medal | ||
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 10:59, 2 April 2024 (UTC) |
Promotion of The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
Hello ZooBlazer,
Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.
Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.
Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.
It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!
2023 Awards
Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!
WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.
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DYK for List of games by Supermassive Games
On 9 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of games by Supermassive Games, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the positive reception for Until Dawn, developed by Supermassive Games, caught Sony by surprise and led to two spin-off games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of games by Supermassive Games. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of games by Supermassive Games), and the hook may be added to the 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 the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Promotion of List of games by Supermassive Games
WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
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:
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) 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.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) 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) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
TFL notification
Hi, ZooBlazer. I'm just posting to let you know that 1970 NBA expansion draft – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for May 10. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 20:27, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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DYK for Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One
On 24 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Edgar Wright's pitch for an Ant-Man film in 2006 helped to shape the early films of Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One), and the hook may be added to the 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 the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
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:
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
voorts (submissions) 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.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May 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 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 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 (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) 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) 13:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
TFL notification
Hi, ZooBlazer. I'm just posting to let you know that 2012 NBA draft – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 28. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
TFL notification for July 2024
Hi, ZooBlazer. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Infinity Saga) – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 1. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:41, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
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TFL notification for July 2024
Hi, ZooBlazer. I'm just posting to let you know that List of games by Supermassive Games – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 5. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Per your request, the postponement of the article's Main Page appearance has been completed. Three TFLs in a row by the same primary contributor isn't the best idea anyway, and I didn't fully realize it was the case until after I had picked the article, so delaying this one until a relevant date is probably for the best. Cheers. Giants2008 (Talk) 21:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
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:
Generalissima (submissions) 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;
Skyshifter (submissions) 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;
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) 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.
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 (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) 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) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Happy First Edit Day! Hi ZooBlazer! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 08:00, 14 July 2024 (UTC) |