User talk:Reidgreg

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Margaret Reid (politician) 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of History6042 -- History6042 (talk) 13:04, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Margaret Reid (politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Margaret Reid (politician) for comments about the article, and Talk:Margaret Reid (politician)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of History6042 -- History6042 (talk) 14:22, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@David Eppstein and Narutolovehinata5: The article Margaret Reid (politician) has just been promoted to GA and I would like to do the DYK for it. David Eppstein, would you be willing to continue with the DYK review? It was at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician), which is currently closed as "rejected". Narutolovehinata5, is there a protocol for reopening a closed DYK nom or creating a second DYK nom for the same article? – Reidgreg (talk) 15:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just make a new nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination) and nominate it as a newly-promoted GA. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, the nomination wizard (big blue button) didn't seem to like the idea but I manually created the page. Will see if the bot throws a fit. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:30, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where is your QPQ? —David Eppstein (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The QPQ is still Template:Did you know nominations/Rheinsberg (story), is that good enough? I don't think I've had a DYK that was rejected before. The article is virtually the same as at the first nomination, the hook is the same, there's no extra work. – Reidgreg (talk) 01:39, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@David Eppstein: Per discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § QPQ: per-nomination or per-article? I've added a new QPQ (I had 20 banked) and have requested a new reviewer. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination) 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 III 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) 03:34, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Anti-Systemic Bias Barnstar
		Congratulations on your GA about Margaret Reid! Here is your star as offered on the Reward Board. GraziePrego (talk) 21:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On 11 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Starbuck (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both the comedy film Starbuck, and the Holstein bull it was named after, had cloned remakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Starbuck (film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Starbuck (film)), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 12:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On 19 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (pictured) was born in Canada's capital, but outside the country's legal jurisdiction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth), 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.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:02, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,745 views (1,395.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On 24 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Reid (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Margaret Reid is the first woman to have served as President of the Australian Senate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Reid (politician) (2nd nomination). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret Reid (politician)), 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.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 10:57, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Minor Barnstar
		Your noteworthy contribution (4 points total) helped reduce the backlog by 185 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. IntentionallyDense (Contribs) 04:44, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE February 2025 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 18:23, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.

Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions), with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
• Hey man im josh (submissions), with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
• MaranoFan (submissions), with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.

The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:13, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Starbuck (film) 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 15:24, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Starbuck (film) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Starbuck (film) for comments about the article, and Talk:Starbuck (film)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 10:01, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Thank you for your incredible skills at creating articles. Your work is very much appreciated. Damien Linnane (talk) 03:08, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 March 29 § British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies upmerge on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Beland (talk) 07:39, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing controversial in the move. I was notified because I 'created' a category to fix an apostrophe-related typo in the name of an existing category. – Reidgreg (talk) 13:56, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disregard

On 6 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paper Chained, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the arts magazine Paper Chained was banned in some Australian prisons due to its pen-pal program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paper Chained. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paper Chained), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE March 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 06:20, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you have been paired at good article review circles to review Mauritania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #37. 750h+ 11:34, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ukrainian Sheriffs 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 16:23, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you have been paired at good article review circles to review Wanderstop. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #38. 750h+ 13:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Ukrainian Sheriffs you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article needs changes or clarifications to meet the good article criteria. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Ukrainian Sheriffs and Talk:Ukrainian Sheriffs/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GGOTCC -- GGOTCC (talk) 06:02, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Reidgreg, I see that you place my good article nomination on hold after I sent a message saying I fixed the problems. Was this a mistake, please explain? History6042😊 (Contact me) 22:48, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the auto message; that was sent when I changed GAN template status to onhold which I was supposed to do earlier. I'm partway through checking your changes; will continue after a few hours' break. – Reidgreg (talk) 04:38, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, no problem, and thanks for letting me know. History6042😊 (Contact me) 10:51, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, You have been paired at good article review circles to review Bhutan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #39.

GMH Melbourne (talk) 11:04, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cyborgs (film) 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Chchcheckit -- Chchcheckit (talk) 20:44, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

• BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,233 round points from 24 good articles, 28 Did you know articles, and one In the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
• Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplier featured articles on Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) and Grace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviews
• History6042 (submissions) with 1,088 round points from four featured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and a good topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviews
• Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
• Arconning (submissions) with 887 round points, mostly from four FLs, six GAs, and seven DYKs on Olympic topics, along with more than two dozen reviews

In addition, we would like to recognize Generalissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]