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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
[edit]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)
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
[edit]- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos
- Humour: A joke
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play
Question from Muhammed Anas N M (10:47, 17 July 2024)
[edit]There are many wrong information abailable the wikipedia platform which are widely monitored by themselves. Whenever someone correct those edits they are keeping an eye to unbring the changes in to the page. What is to be done in those circumstances? --Muhammed Anas N M (talk) 10:47, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, welcome to Wikipedia. If I am correct, yes we do undo unconstructive edits on Wikipedia. However, if a constructive edit is reverted (often in good faith), please check over your edit and make sure it is sourced, has a edit summary and follows Wikipedia guidelines regarding style (WP:MOS) and discuss it on the talkpage. Regards, ~delta (talk • cont) 16:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
July thanks
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Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. - Could you update the WP:QAI page with your current name, please? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
- No problem, Done. Thanks Gerda for being nice as usual and improving Wikipedia as well :) I appreciate all that you do to spread WikiLove. ~delta (talk • cont) 19:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
[edit]- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Question from Principe Mejia II (20:55, 25 July 2024)
[edit]Y como me vulevo alguien que si puede estar, osea mi bio es importante para mis sucesores ft; --Principe Mejia II (talk) 20:55, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, please do not write autobiographies on Wikipedia. My Spanish is rather poor, so if I understood incorrectly please let me know. Best, ~delta (talk • cont) 23:47, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Question from Principe Mejia II (00:11, 26 July 2024)
[edit]Si la percupacion es mi User name puede ser de otra manera, pero mi pocion es que es lamentable que un gobierno en todo lo que su ciudad #2 #3 no puedan estar. Osea los paises por porvincia y caba una gorbernntes diferentes.
If the concern is my User name it may be otherwise, but my point is that it is regrettable that a government in everything that its city #2 #3 cannot be. That is to say, the countries by province and caba a different governing body.
Se a percupação for o meu nome de utilizador poderia ser de outra forma, mas a minha opinião é que é uma pena que um governo em tudo o que a sua cidade #2 #3 não possa ser. Quer dizer, os países por província e havia governantes diferentes --Principe Mejia II (talk) 00:11, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Principe Mejia II Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Are you talking about a specific page? Please link it so I understand what you are talking about. If you need to make a change to a page, Be Bold! Just make sure to follow guidelines and cite sources though. Also, please use English on talkpages as this is the English Wikipedia. Best, ~delta (talk • cont) 23:43, 26 July 2024 (UTC)