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Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Area 51 at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{ db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot ( talk) 17:43, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks User:REDMAN 2019 for starting the Good Article Review for FC Santa Claus. I fixed the issues you raised at Talk:FC Santa Claus/GA1 and left one question for the last one. RedPatchBoy ( talk) 18:32, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

As a WikiCup judge, I have rejected your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Area 51 for points in the WikiCup. It is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)". An interesting article! Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 07:13, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

On 2 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Area 51, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Area 51 was originally called Paradise Ranch to encourage workers to move there? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Area 51. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Area 51), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Hello! Your submission of FC United Zürich at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset ( talk) 21:00, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Your DYK hook about Area 51 and its early years as "Paradise Ranch" drew 13,740 page views (1,145 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is the one of most viewed hooks during the month of February and has thus earned a place on the February stats list. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 ( talk) 16:47, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

The article Mohamed Salah you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mohamed Salah for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kosack -- Kosack ( talk) 15:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

March 2021 Backlog Drive As you have taken part in previous GAN Backlog drives, or are a prolific GAN reviewer, you might be interested to know that the March 2021 GAN Backlog Drive starts on March 1, and will continue until the end of the month.

( t · c) buidhe 04:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian ( talk) 22:44, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
• Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
• ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
• Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
• Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
• The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
• Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
• Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
• Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
• Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 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 a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

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On 15 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mohamed Salah, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while at Fiorentina, Mohamed Salah chose the shirt number 74 in honour of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mohamed Salah. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mohamed Salah), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:02, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I am a fellow Liverpool Supporter like yourself and I created the article for Liverpool 4 - 0 Barcelona. I was wondering why there can't be a space inbetween the scores, in my opinion, it looks much better. Thanks. TheWikiEditor1234 ( talk) 17:38, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

TheWikiEditor1234, I understand, but no spaces is what is usually used in these articles. See FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich. REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 17:43, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I just became a member of the Liverpool Task Force. I would like to help you on any article, please could you send me a list of anything you would like help with. #YNWA. TheWikiEditor1234 ( talk) 17:52, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

TheWikiEditor1234, I don't really have a list of requirements. My advice would be to look for a article with citation needed tags or clean-up banners at the top. When you edit them make sure that you try to edit in a unbiased fashion, because if you don't then it will most likely be reverted. Another very important thing is to always try not to get triggered if someone reverts you as it will lead to more trouble, discuss it with them on the article's talk page or the other user's like you have done here. It the other user is being unreasonable or you feel that you won't be able to come to an agreement then ask about it at WT:FOOTY where others familiar with the topic will be able to help. I hope this is helpful and that you enjoy editing here. Cheers! REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 18:07, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your help REDMAN 2019, I appreciate the advice. TheWikiEditor1234 ( talk) 18:12, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Note the above user has been blocked for block evasion of User:DDP-Trooper1777. Canterbury Tail talk 18:26, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot ( talk) 19:01, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Redman (and pinging Munfarid1), I don't think we need to drop the GA designation, but I do think that there were things that were overlooked, esp. in terms of citations, so I'm hoping that next time you will look at them more carefully. Please see my edit summaries in the history. I appreciate the work you did, of course. Drmies ( talk) 15:24, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I was concerned about it as I am currently competing in the Wikicup and I don't want anyone thinking that I'm deliberately submitting poorly-reviewed GA's just so I can claim points. REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 15:27, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

OK. Did you see my notes? Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 15:27, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Hello Drmies, I did see your notes and have since changed what you have criticised as inappropriate. Don't think that there are other unreliable sources now, but if I see any, I will amend them, like the one about the SAMA Music Fesival. Munfarid1 ( talk) 18:49, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

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The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:

• The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
• Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
• Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
• Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
• Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
• Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
• Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
• Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

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Hello, REDMAN 2019. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, " 1929–30 Genova 1893 C.C. season".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CommanderWaterford ( talk) 18:14, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Redman 2019 - long time :) hope you can help me out with something I'm struggling with editing here in Wikipedia. I was looking at the PL Golden Boot page ( /info/en/?search=Premier_League_Golden_Boot) and had an idea for an improvement to the page. I wanted to add a picture of Michael Owen, with a caption regarding his feat of being the youngest winner of the Golden Boot (and in fact the only one to win it as a teenager - twice even). Although his age when he won it and those of all the other Golden Boot Winners could be cross checked to verify that the statement is true, I have attempted to find a simple source that is acceptable for the purpose, but according to another user much more well versed in Wikipedia rules than me, my attempts are being rebuked without his help for improvement, and the edit is being simply undone each time. I think the achievement is of high relevance, and improves the page, and wanted to check if you have an idea for how I can better reference this, either good sources, or other good ways of referencing such an age specific record. I assume the reasons made by the other user for undoing it are correct. The articles I found that specifically mention this were on Football365 and DailyStar - I wasn't aware of WP:Dailystar which I guess supersedes the comment on WP:PUS I knew regarding tabloids. Is there a list that shows which football websites are considered unreliable sources (such as Football365 apparently)?

On a separate note I noticed the same article pictured an arbitrary photo of Ronaldo with an achievement shared by 3 other players. I thought this was a strange and arbitrary inclusion but the same user as previously stoically defended this photo needing to be there (I thought it might as well be Kevin Philips which I thought is a more wondrous achievement!). He mentions something called FLC that approved this particular entry - where can I read about these decisions that are being made there apparently?

Thanks for your help! :) TheRealGutripper ( talk) 09:11, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

@ TheRealGutripper: Bloom6132 pointed you to WP:RS in his edit summary here, although perhaps you may not have noticed. I personally have no issue with adding a image of Owen as long as it is sourced reliably, which is what Bloom was pointing out. The FLC they mentioned is it's Featured list candidate review. For more info on reliable sources, WP:RSP has a list of do's and don'ts although it doesn't list every website :). REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 17:05, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

@ Redman 2019: Thanks Redman 2019 - I have checked out WP:RS and WP:RSP, and getting wiser :) . So any deprecated source (such as the Daily Star) can not be cited for any purpose whatsoever, no matter how easily verifiable or true it may be. Football365 is however not a deprecated source nor listed on WP:RSP at all. If Football365 is considered an unreliable source I have failed to find that - I searched through reliable sources noticeboard and not found a mention of it to the best of my ability. Is there perhaps a list or guide of unreliable sources for football related Wikipedia content to know what to avoid citing? Where can I for example see the ruling/discussion that Football365 has been deemed to be unreliable? However coming back to the specific citation used it is in fact only stating a fact regarding the relevant achievement based on age, where both the achievement and the age of the players on the list are all easily verifiable (each player's age at any point in time is undeniable from their date of birth). There is no doubt that Michael Owen was 18 years old when he won the first golden boot, there are numerous sources that can confirm that. Reading WP:RS, it states that even sources that could be considered less reliable can still be used depending on context. Then is the age of a person at a given time compared to that of others not considered according weight to be Mundane, uncontroversial details which have the lowest burden of proof allowing the use of a source such as Football365? TheRealGutripper ( talk) 12:13, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

@ TheRealGutripper: "my attempts are being rebuked without his help for improvement" – per WP:BURDEN, I'm under no obligation to help you improve the article. The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material (i.e. you, not me). Quite frankly, the fact that it has featured list status means it doesn't need much improvement other than yearly updates for new winners. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 18:41, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Bloom6132 Ofcourse I agree it's not your burden, I just thought the ethos of Wikipedia was to be bold and make improvements to pages, help each other to try and improve pages by improving edits, bringing progress, rather than reverting. However it is of course your prerogative to choose how you wish to navigate the Wikipedia community. The ocean of rules can be difficult to navigate for newcomers even with the best of intentions, and I apologise if my struggle provides you with frustration. I will try to find an acceptable source somehow, with the help of others in the Wiki community if needed. TheRealGutripper ( talk) 13:41, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

@ TheRealGutripper: also, the fact you think what Kevin Philips achieved was "a more wondrous achievement" is irrelevant as to whether his photo should be included. Making an unsourced personal judgment call based on what you feel violates WP:NPOV. Even if you were to find such a source ranking greatest Golden Boot–Euro Golden Shoe seasons, Ronaldo objectively had a better season (more goals overall and higher goals-to-games ratio). The reason I chose that photo was because, at the time this list was promoted to FL, Ronaldo was the most recent player to achieve the feat. I would've used Henry's photo (since he achieved it twice) had it not already been used at the top of the article. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 21:12, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Bloom6132 Maybe it would be kinder to move this discussion off @ Redman 2019: talk page? I'm not the expert on Wikipedia 'customs', so maybe you can guide me to the right approach here, but I'm happy to have a civilised discussion on the points on the talk page where it's most appropriate - I would like to at least mention that my statement regarding K. Philips "wondrous achievement" is based on published articles such as " https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/greatest-seasons-super-kevin-phillips-goes-goal-crazy-and-bags-golden-shoe-19992000"and others, and was not solely a 'personal judgement call' other than that I also do find it fascinating. Achieving this feat at a club like Sunderland was for many people a 'wondrous', unlikely, and very memorable achievement. However by your measure, would Luis Suarez then not be a better candidate to update the photo (scored 31 goals like Ronaldo, is the most recent, and also had higher goal-to-games ratio)? Should we move this discussion to the Talk Page of the article or where is the right place given your experience on these matters ? TheRealGutripper ( talk) 13:41, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Egghead06. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Michail Antonio, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Egghead06 ( talk) 15:17, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Adam Lallana you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Paul W -- Paul W ( talk) 16:20, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

• The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
• Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
• Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
• Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
• Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
• BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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The article Adam Lallana you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Adam Lallana for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Paul W -- Paul W ( talk) 14:42, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Changes made; thanks for the review! Let me know if anything more is needed! Sanfranciscogiants17 ( talk) 13:40, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day, REDMAN 2019, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 07:32, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

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The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, The Rambling Man and Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being Bloom6132 who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are Gog the Mild, Lee Vilenski, BennyOnTheLoose, Amakuru and Hog Farm. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. Bilorv scored for a 25-article good topic on Black Mirror but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

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The article James Milner you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:James Milner for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IronManCap -- IronManCap ( talk) 14:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Harvey Elliott you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 15:21, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

The article Harvey Elliott you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Harvey Elliott for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 21:21, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

The article James Milner you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:James Milner for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IronManCap -- IronManCap ( talk) 20:21, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

The article Harvey Elliott you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Harvey Elliott for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 09:01, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

The thing is, most sources don't make that distinction. If a substitution is forced by injury, that should be indicated in the prose account of the match. The details section should just have the raw data, per sources. – Pee Jay 11:24, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

PeeJay, I see your point. The icon was an experiment to see if that kind of visual aid would be helpful. Come to think of it, I probably should have asked around before I made the template. Cheers! REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 11:26, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Nothing wrong with making the template, or even with implementing it. That's the whole ethos behind WP:BOLD. – Pee Jay 11:29, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

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The article 2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SounderBruce -- SounderBruce ( talk) 00:41, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

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On 7 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Milner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James Milner once held the title of the Premier League's youngest goal scorer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Milner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, James Milner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Your hook reached 13,657 views (569 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2021—nice job! theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) ( they/them) 07:18, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is The Rambling Man ( submissions), who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:

1. The Rambling Man ( submissions) with 5072 points
2. Lee Vilenski ( submissions) with 3276 points
3. Amakuru ( submissions) with 3197 points
4. Epicgenius ( submissions) with 1611 points
5. Gog the Mild ( submissions) with 1571 points
6. BennyOnTheLoose ( submissions) with 1420 points
7. Hog Farm ( submissions) with 1043 points
8. Bloom6132 ( submissions) with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

• The Rambling Man ( submissions) wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
• Lee Vilenski ( submissions) wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
• Gog the Mild ( submissions) wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
• Epicgenius ( submissions) wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
• The Rambling Man ( submissions) wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
• The Rambling Man ( submissions) wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
• Epicgenius ( submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
• Bloom6132 ( submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving 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. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving 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. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi, just wanted to apologise for not responding to your email not so long ago. I'm afraid I put it to one side and ended up forgetting! Thanks for the thought, it was appreciated. Also, thanks for taking up the Tuchel GA review, that was a loose end I'd forgotten about unfortunately. Kosack ( talk) 22:26, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

@ Kosack:, you are very much welcome. Good to see you back again! REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 15:17, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, you're receiving this note because you're currently signed up for the 2022 WikiCup and don't yet have any points in the competition. As you may know, scoring any points in the first round is traditionally sufficient to advance to the second, and a fast way to get 5 points is to complete a good article review. Given that the January 2022 Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive is active for another 10 days, you might be interested in pitching in. Complete one review, and you'll be on to the next round in WikiCup; complete two or three, and you'll also be eligible to win some barnstars. As always, quality reviews with attention to detail are expected. Cheers, -- Usernameunique ( talk) 19:40, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Usernameunique, thanks for the heads-up. I have been very busy so far this month but I have several GA-related things going on so I shouldn't be too worried about having no points come Feb. Cheers! 11:52, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello again REDMAN 2019! Thank you so much for the review! Cheers. Paul Vaurie ( talk) 21:52, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello.

Although you've not been very active at all there recently, I see you're still currently listed as a host at the Teahouse. So I wanted to make sure you're aware of the imminent rollout of new Growth Team Features which every new account will be getting by default. Each users will soon see a new 'Homepage' tab next to their User page. It contains two main elements which might impact on your involvement - and you'd be welcome to get involved and help out directly with one of them.

• Firstly, they will be offered a range of 'suggested edits', and encouraged to make simple improvements to pages that interest them. (Being aware of this feature would be helpful for all Teahouse hosts if you're likely to offer advice on tasks for them to start out doing.)
• There's also a 'Your impact' box to show them how many people have seen the pages they've just edited.
• Finally, each new user is randomly assigned a 'mentor' from a list of friendly, experienced editors, like yourself. If they get stuck, they can ask a question directly to them via a Your mentor box, and hopefully get a swift, friendly answer from that mentor. Currently, this feature is given to 2% of new users, but it's set to increase to around 10% in the very near future.

To spread the load on our current list of around 65 mentors, I'm reaching out to ask if you'd like to help out and sign up as one? The workload is relatively small; User Panini! reports receiving four questions a month, on average, all of which were simple ones of the type we already get at the Teahouse, whilst I've had just one in the last 3 weeks. To view a list of every question asked of all mentors over the last 14 days, click here.

If becoming a mentor and being available to help new users on their first few days here interests you - just as have done at the Teahouse in the past - then please consider signing up at Growth Team features/Mentor list. But please only do so if you are genuinely willing to be available to help. Existing users can already 'opt-in' to seeing the Newcomer Homepage features via their Preferences.

Thank you! Nick Moyes ( talk) 11:39, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. 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.

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And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. 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.

Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations, REDMAN 2019! The list you nominated, List of international goals scored by Ian Rush, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN ( talk) via FACBot ( talk) 00:26, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

1. Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
2. AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
3. Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
4. Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
5. Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
6. Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
7. Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Egghead06. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Benjamin Mendy, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. If they have confirmed his departure please add a confirming reference. A Google search on my part found none. Egghead06 ( talk) 16:09, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive

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The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
• Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
• Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Hey, REDMAN 2019. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman ( talk) 19:06, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is

• Lee Vilenski (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by
• Bloom6132 (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
• BennyOnTheLoose (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by
• Muboshgu (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were
• Sammi Brie (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
• Kavyansh.Singh (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on Louis H. Bean, famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
• PCN02WPS (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
• Z1720 (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.

During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. 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 the overall leader in this field.

• Lee Vilenski wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
• Kavyansh.Singh wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
• Adam Cuerden wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
• Z1720 wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
• Epicgenius wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
• SounderBruce wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
• Lee Vilenski wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
• Sammi Brie wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
• Sammi Brie wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
• Bloom6132 wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed on the discussion page. You are invited to sign up to take part in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 19:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Wishing REDMAN 2019 a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee!   Chris Troutman ( talk) 19:07, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

I noticed that you are Liverpool fan. Therefore, I feel an obligation to provide you with this lovely pie. Enjoy! echidnaLives - talk - edits 10:40, 13 November 2022 (UTC)}