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Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.

I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.

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Articles ±
[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]

Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
Cullen F.C.^[1] (February 12, 2008)
Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
Portal:James Bond^[1] (May 20, 2008)
Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Deleted via deletion discussion some time after.

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14 Apr 2024 – Cora Babbitt Johnson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Borg Axoim (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jaguarnik (t · c); see discussion
28 Mar 2024 – Sans (Undertale) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Greenish Pickle! (t · c); see discussion
25 Mar 2024 – 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cambalachero (t · c); see discussion
18 Mar 2024 – Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AndrewPeterT (t · c); see discussion
15 Feb 2024 – Biodiversity Impact Credit (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pinkchiken (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

15 Apr 2024 – Khan Garh Tehsil (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by North8000 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
15 Apr 2024 – Mark Willis (politician) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hemmers (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
15 Apr 2024 – Manoj Tiwari (film director) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CNMall41 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Esolo5002 (t · c); see discussion (9 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – BoomCase (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sadads (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
10 Apr 2024 – 28th Guam Legislature (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Redivy (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
10 Apr 2024 – Flying (Cody Fry album) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
10 Apr 2024 – Nanotech metallurgy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
09 Apr 2024 – Vecteezy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dafydd y Corach (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
09 Apr 2024 – Mask Bloc (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JeffUK (t · c); see discussion (1 participant; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

16 Apr 2024 – Rita Ferrandino (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Anthoth01 (t · c): concern
15 Apr 2024 – SuperProfs (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by TheTechie (t · c): concern
15 Apr 2024 – David A. Jobes (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Llyoddanxc (t · c): concern
14 Apr 2024 – Voters of Tomorrow (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Piggo2020 (t · c): concern and endorsed by AxisandAlloys (t · c) on 14 Apr 2024
10 Apr 2024 – Buenvenida (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (t · c) was deleted
09 Apr 2024 – Mark Willis (politician) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Hemmers (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 14 Apr 2024

Categories for discussion

04 Apr 2024 – Category:18th-century Roman Catholic churches in the Canary Islands (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Aruba (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
26 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in New Caledonia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
23 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Réunion (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

11 Apr 2024 – Gorbino's Quest (talk · edit · hist) →Cruelty Squad was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Oncotype DX Colon Cancer Assay (talk · edit · hist) →Colorectal cancer was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
09 Apr 2024 – Freeze, everybody clap your hands! (talk · edit · hist) →Cha Cha Slide was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
09 Apr 2024 – Freeze! Everybody Clap your Hands! (talk · edit · hist) →Cha Cha Slide was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

12 Apr 2024 – File:AnneBoonchuyBlueGemForm.webp (talk · edit · hist) (on Anne Boonchuy) was FfDed by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion
12 Apr 2024 – File:Amity Blight s2e13.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Amity Blight) was FfDed by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

28 Mar 2024 – Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by ZooBlazer (t · c); see discussion

Featured topic candidates

17 Mar 2024 – Timeline of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Dylan620 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

16 Apr 2024 – Larry (Pokémon) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
13 Apr 2024 – Tourism in ancient Rome (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Graearms (t · c); start discussion
13 Apr 2024 – You Are in Love (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion
11 Apr 2024 – Palworld (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Davest3r08 (t · c); start discussion
28 Mar 2024 – Rice-fish system (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
28 Mar 2024 – Santos Passos Church (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by V.B.Speranza (t · c); start discussion
22 Mar 2024 – 2022 Fife Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion
07 Mar 2024 – Maui (Moana) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Fieryninja (t · c); see discussion
03 Mar 2024 – Physics Wallah (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sohom Datta (t · c); start discussion
23 Feb 2024 – Dia (film) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DareshMohan (t · c); start discussion

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Good topic candidates

14 Apr 2024 – Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – Midnight Rain (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
25 Mar 2024 – Now That We Don't Talk (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

11 Apr 2024 – Mukokuseki (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Super ninja2 (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

11 Apr 2024 – Eclipses in mythology and culture (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
17 Feb 2024 – Idris Bazorkin (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

16 Apr 2024 – Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Djurgårdens IF hockey (women) by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
13 Apr 2024 – Peter Ashmore (theatre director and actor) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Peter Ashmore (director) by CambridgeBayWeather (t · c); see discussion
13 Apr 2024 – Dora the Explorer (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dora the Explorer by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
11 Apr 2024 – Mont-Tremblant Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mont-Tremblant Airport (disambiguation) by BrandonXLF (t · c); see discussion
05 Apr 2024 – Mike Hall (musician) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mike Hall (bassist) by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
27 Mar 2024 – The Grudge (2020 film) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Grudge (2019 film) by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (t · c); see discussion
04 Apr 2024 – Lee Tae-yong (talk · edit · hist) move request to Taeyong by HoneyKpop (t · c) was moved to Taeyong (talk · edit · hist) by Robertsky (t · c) on 11 Apr 2024; see discussion
25 Mar 2024 – 2021–2023 inflation (talk · edit · hist) move request to Inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic by ElijahPepe (t · c) was moved to 2021–2023 inflation surge (talk · edit · hist) by Robertsky (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion

Articles to be merged

14 Apr 2024 – 2022 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2021 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Eurosport (Indian TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Eurosport 1 by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Loss functions for classification (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to scoring rule by Biggerj1 (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Battle of Kreminna (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of Donbas (2022) by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
06 Apr 2024 – Tropical Storm Philippe (2023) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Atlantic hurricane season by 71.190.208.91 (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Tamāra Zitcere (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Tamara Zitcere by Marcok (t · c); see discussion
24 Mar 2024 – Lingaa loss issue (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lingaa by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
23 Mar 2024 – Pags (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pag by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
20 Mar 2024 – Amarna Era (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Amarna Period by Kaasterly (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

14 Apr 2024 – PAW Patrol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Opinion polling for the next Italian general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
15 Sep 2023 – Great Reset (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Username6892 (t · c); see discussion
11 Sep 2023 – Mind teachings of Tibet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
11 Jun 2023 – Explainable artificial intelligence (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Geysirhead (t · c); see discussion

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Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
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New pages that haven't been checked for ages

Things I want to do at some stage[edit]

Take to FA[edit]

Joe Danger
Get to Heaven

Take to GA[edit]

Take to DYK[edit]

Other things[edit]

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to 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 your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)

Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

Introduction
Membership news, obituary and election results
Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
Closing words

– Your Guild coordinators: Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

This Month in GLAM: March 2024[edit]

This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue III, March 2024
Headlines
Albania report: WikiGap Tirana 2024 Australia report: Art+Feminism in Australia Belgium report: Belgian Public domain day and Wiki Loves Heritage awards on March 7 Brazil report: A GLAM focus on Rio de Janeiro; Archivos en vigília Colombia report: Making the public domain visible on Wikidata; In Colombia Women are historical Italy report: GLAM call winner projects Netherlands report: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category New Zealand report: Update on Wikidata:WikiProject Te Papa research expeditions and the Wikipedian at Large Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in March Sweden report: More photo memories – and the community is helping out; Yearly student project Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme UK report: A small problem with the Ottoman Empire USA report: GLAM CSI and WikiPortraits launch and more meetups Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group March monthly highlights Content Partnerships Hub report: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report: WikiLearn course for OpenRefine on Wikimedia Commons WMF GLAM report: Learn to upload to Commons with OpenRefine and get up to date on the International Museum Day, GLAM CSI, WiLMa Network, and WikiWorkshop Calendar: April's GLAM events
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter[edit]

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) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Things I want to do at some stage[edit]

Take to FA[edit]

Take to GA[edit]

Take to DYK[edit]

Other things[edit]

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report[edit]

This Month in GLAM: March 2024[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter[edit]

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter[edit]

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