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Happy New Year + WikiCup

Hi Cwmhiraeth

First of all, wishing you and yours a very happy new year and hoping it's a great 2022 for you!

Also excited to see the WikiCup back, not sure if I'll be able to replicate my podium finish from last time, but it's certainly fun to take part. On a technical point, I see you've set up a table at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2021 but wondering if you meant to do that at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2022? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 11:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru: Happy New Year to you too. I should have set it up for 2022. Would you be able to move it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:50, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. I've rectified it by copying your table over from the 2021 page to the 2022 page and then restoring the final table from the 2021 competition on its page for posterity, since that's what has been done in previous years. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 12:51, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru: Thanks. I find moves are very unforgiving, no preview available, and its easy to find you've forgotten the subpages or got the first part of the string wrong. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup + Happy New Year

Hi! I am new to WikiCup, and have few queries:

• Are articles nominated for FA or GA days/months before January 1, but promoted on/after January 1 eligible?
• I might be a little foolish here, but, can I use the GA reviews I am doing for January backlog drive for claiming points in the WikiCup as well. I am presuming the answer to be 'no', but ...

Thanks! and Happy New Year! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 15:32, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

@Kavyansh.Singh: The answer to both these queries is yes. Happy New Year to you and I hope you enjoy taking part in the WikiCup. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:19, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! definitely! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:24, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Stolonica socialis

On 3 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stolonica socialis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that orange sea grapes contain substances that have a cytotoxic effect? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stolonica socialis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stolonica socialis), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

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Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

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) 14:36, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

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)

Barn owl

Would you be able to add cites for the "Synonyms" in the taxonomy box and add a "how" to the sentence "The shape of the tail is a means of distinguishing the barn owl from typical owls when seen in the air."? LittleJerry (talk) 22:58, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Done the synonyms reference, but not the second request, as the sentence is good as it is. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:07, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Sorry I met the subspecies synonyms. LittleJerry (talk) 13:20, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

I do not have access to suitable sources, you could try Jimfbleak. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:08, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup question

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Can I claim points for stuff promoted/featured on the MP in january but before I signed up for the WC? Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:19, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

@Eddie891: Yes you can. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submissions

If I'm not mistaken, these ITN submission (on this contestant's page) are ineligible. They were promoted before January 1, and were also merely nominated (and not updated) by the contestant. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:50, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Also applies to the GAR submission. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:52, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

I am working through the log and have rejected a few already. There are a tremendous number of submissions at the start of the contest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

My email can be ignored. Should have come to your talk page first lol. Spencer^T•C 07:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Luidia savignyi

On 11 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luidia savignyi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the starfish Luidia savignyi feeds on sea urchins and starfish, swallowing its prey whole? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luidia savignyi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Luidia savignyi), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Aglaja tricolorata

On 16 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aglaja tricolorata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Aglaja tricolorata wraps its egg string around its body, forming a tangled skein? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aglaja tricolorata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Aglaja tricolorata), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Regarding the WikiCup

Hey there, Cwh—Chwhm—Chrwm—Chwem—Chemw—Wcmrcw—Cmrwr—Cwmwre—cWmrth—Cthrmr—Chrtmr—Cwmrthr—Mrcthr—Cmthrth—Creatrh—Chrtmt—ah, forget it.

I would ask this at the WikiCup talk page but it's getting pretty cluttered with large discussions. Does this count towards 5 points? Like, it's a super small review, but there's nothing to review. It's a super obscure video game with little commentary written by an experienced editor. I also didn't review it with WikiCup intention, I just did a quid pro quo and then thought, "Oh right. Points!" Panini!^🥪 16:57, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

@Panini!: That will be fine. Claim away. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:58, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Revdel request: potential libel

See this diff. Named person being described as a paedo. I have reverted for now but it should be expunged.

As a general principle, should there not be a "duty administrator" box for such requests? I suggest that WP has grown too much to depend on readers being able to identify a friendly local admin and hope that they are 'in'. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 10:41, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Done. You are probably right about having a duty administrator, but perhaps reporting it at AN would suffice. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I guess I see ANI as the place where a judgement call is required, with possibly some discussion and evidence of 'due process'. Reports like this one, a blatant BLP vio, just need a dispassionate eye to decide "is it obviously true? if yes, RD; if not, advise reference to ANI". I'll leave the idea with you to brew. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 11:04, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

And again (diff). Might be wise to put a temporary IP block for a few days? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:12, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Done, and I've protected Almere and Ali B for a week. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Kumeko Urabe

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I hope this finds you well - and thank you for all the hard work you have been doing on DYK and elsewhere. It is much appreciated. I'm wondering if you can help me. The above article appeared on DYK today, and the bot has attempted to put the DYK tag for that on the article's talk page. However its markup hasn't worked, and the tag does not appear. Please could you sort that for us? Thank you. Storye book (talk) 22:59, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

@Storye book: Thank you for your kind words. Actually, I am pretty incompetent technically and you would do better to ask BlueMoonset or theleekycauldron. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:46, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks, join the club! Will do. Storye book (talk) 12:13, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dendrodoa grossularia

On 27 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dendrodoa grossularia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the baked bean ascidian settle onto the tunics of adult individuals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dendrodoa grossularia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dendrodoa grossularia), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikicup history log

My FA pass at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School/archive1 didn't appear in the Wikicup log - not sure if you need to know that. Oddly enough, the same article wasn't added to that log when it became a GA in the last Wikicup. SL93 (talk) 14:29, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

• @SL93: I review the submissions when they appear in the log, but do not if they don't appear there. There was a problem with FAs appearing there in last year's contest, but I thought it had been sorted out. Apparently not. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:27, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

• It looks like it. There is also Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/SLAPP Suits/archive1. SL93 (talk) 20:58, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

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Hello mistake

I messaged theLeekyCauldron but this may require an admin. I screwed up a DYK and cannot figure how to fix. When I revert, I cannot enter the project a second time, it says already entered.

Can you help me with my jumbled nomination on DYK. {{Template:Did you know nominations/Louis Micheels House}} Bruxton (talk) 16:44, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

I envisioned this entry: Bruxton (talk) 16:51, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

• Never mind, it was fixed by another! Bruxton (talk) 16:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

I'm glad it is sorted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK

Hello Cwmhiraeth I do not know where to go with an issue regarding an article I started. I saw that you are active in DYK and I was hoping you could look at this issue. I had an article at DYK yesterday and someone used a {{WP:G6}} to delete the article and then recreate it. I put a message on the editor's page, and they have ignored the message. I say ignored because I have waited almost a full day and they are active on Wikipedia but not answering my question. Thanks in advance. And thanks for being a part of DYK-it has been fun to participate in the process. Bruxton (talk) 00:01, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

@Bruxton: I am not the best person to deal with this as I am pretty useless with regards to technical matters. I first thought the deleter had made a mistake and reversed his action, but on further thoughts, I see the article was moved to a new title, and deleting the old page may just have been part of the move process. I see the article now exists and has a DYK tag on its talk page, so what further action do you require? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:19, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks for the reply. It is likely an improper use of a speedy deletion. The editor endorses the use of speedy with a banner on their talk page. In my short time here I have made many page moves and none have required a speedy deletion. I have used the G7 tag twice to remove items that I had created. A normal page move does not require a deletion. What I do not like is a deleted page showing up in my articles created and the editor has made no attempt to engage in dialogue after I posted my concern on their talk page. Bruxton (talk) 14:48, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Agreed, the move process should not have involved a speedy deletion. As for your articles created record, I'm afraid I do not know what, if anything, can be done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:45, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks for all you do. I have enjoyed working on the encyclopedia so far. The fact that anyone can edit is incredible - and it also comes with some chaff. Bruxton (talk) 20:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Oregon POTD

Hi Cwmhiraeth

Just curious about this one: Template:POTD/2022-02-14 - where did you get the text from? I can't see the part from "the upper panel represents commerce" onwards anywhere in the linked article, or in the picture description. Following your request to help out, I've been trying to look through a few of them to make sure the texts are cited in the articles, but not sure where to look for this one! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:56, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru: It comes from the Seal of Oregon. I think it is helpful to the POTD viewer to know what the symbols represent. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:06, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Oh I see, thanks. Given that some of the text is found in that article, I've added it as a second bolded blurb so that we remain compliant with the guidelines we agreed last year at WP:POTD/G#Writing the blurb. I guess it's a bit unusual to have to targets at a POTD, but since we do it at DYK and OTD already I wouldn't think it too problematic. If you object, we can discuss it further I guess. Cheers and enjoy your weekend.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:38, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

OK, that seems good. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:18, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Horse-fly at WP:URFA/2020

You are invited to URFA/2020, a working group reviewing featured articles promoted between 2004 and 2015. An article that you nominated for FA status, Horse-fly, has been marked as "Satisfactory" by two editors, meaning that they believe the article meets the featured article criteria. Can you check the article and determine if the article meets the FA criteria? If it does, please mark it as "Satisfactory" on WP:URFA/2020B. If you have concerns about the article, we hope that you will fix it up or post your concerns on the article's talk page. If you have any questions, please go to the URFA/2020 talk page or ping me. Thanks for your help and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 15:16, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for marking horse-fly as satisfactory. I noticed that there are other articles on URFA/2020 that you nominated. Can you also look at some of the other ones and ensure they are also satisfactory? Feel free to post on the URFA/2020 talk page or ping me if you have any questions. Thanks for your help and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 15:43, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

They are all on my watch list and I do keep an eye on them, but there's always a tendency to go downhill I suppose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:20, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Reviewers at URFA/2020 are always excited when an editor indicates that they watchlist their nominations, as those articles are less likely to have deteriorated. A goal of URFA/2020 is to determine which FAs have been abandoned because their nominator doesn't edit anymore and no one is taking care of them. If you indicate that you are watchlisting your nominations at URFA/2020, it lets future reviews know that they are probably in good shape and also who to ping if there are concerns or questions about the article. Z1720 (talk) 22:11, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks!

... for this change. I agree it might have been my mistake; apologies for that. On another note, it is amazing how much work needs to be done by an admin while making that final prep-to-queue move! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:56, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Ultimately, the admin is responsible for the accuracy of what appears on the main page, while the prep builder does not have the same responsibilities. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:26, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you ...

February songs

in friendship

... for improving our knowledge of creatures! - One of my choirs has music by Stainer planned for 13 March (only I'll not be there then): final chorale of his Crucifixion. - stand and sing Prayer for Ukraine --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Nice picture. We have hardly had any frosts this winter, certainly nothing worth photographing like yours. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:37, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

this was last year, taken in memory of Flyer22 Frozen - same here about the weather, and now March is up on my user pages - 2023 February will be snowdrops, probably --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

I took a pic in 2009 that was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:53, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Da iawn, as we say in Wales. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:00, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Round 1 scores

… appears to have glitched like last year. Hopefully this can be fixed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:29, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

It would be good to have it fixed, but Jarry1250 last edited in November. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:43, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 018

February 2022—Issue 018

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Black-and-yellow broadbill by AryKun Papuan mountain pigeon by AryKun List of leporids by PresN Algerian nuthatch by 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186, reviewed by AryKun Jungle bush quail by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Lycorma imperialis by Etriusus, reviewed by Ealdgyth Harry Allan by Dracophyllum, reviewed by Esculenta Banded bullfrog by DanCherek, reviewed by GhostRiver

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February DYKs

Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila

A Golden Retriever retrieving a shot game bird

Rhododendrons at Sheringham Park

Seagrass in La Ciotat, France

• ... that Ozzie was the first gorilla to take his own blood pressure voluntarily? (February 1)
• ... that the Sonoran blue butterfly uses Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila (pictured) as a larval foodplant and hummingbirds feed on its nectar? (February 2)
• ... that the spotted lanternfly has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling since the 1100s? (February 2)
• ... that all Golden Retrievers (example pictured) descend from a golden-coloured Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle? (February 4)
• ... that Fagus langevinii is considered to be the oldest extinct species of beech tree? (February 5)
• ... that the white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) was named after Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French? (February 5)
• ... that Coleman's melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"? (February 6)
• ... that Mini ature is the largest frog in its genus? (February 7)
• ... that the New Zealand stonefly Stenoperla prasina was the five millionth specimen digitised by the Natural History Museum in London? (February 8)
• ... that Wallace's fruit dove has been described as being one of the most beautiful fruit doves? (February 9)
• ... that the woodland garden (example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"? (February 17)
• ... that seas are being rewilded with seagrass (example pictured)? (February 17)
• ... that Potamophylax coronavirus's range has been described as a battlefield between scientists and hydropower plant management? (February 23)
• ... that the genus Xochiquetzallia was named after the Aztec goddess of flowers? (February 26)
• ... that despite being nicknamed a "lanternbug", Lycorma imperialis does not actually emit any light? (February 28)
• ... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects? (February 28)

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New message from Kavyansh.Singh

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DYK for Elysia timida

On 2 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elysia timida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Elysia timida (example pictured) absorbs its colouration from its algae-based diet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elysia timida. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Elysia timida), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

March thanks

March songs

Thank you for this beauty, for working last-minute-miracles in queues, and all-helpfulness! Music if you like. Prayer for Ukraine continued. We plan the Stainer piece scheduled and cancelled in 2020 again, but now the conductor has COVID. So also the other, - as soon as rehearsals resumed, they are interrupted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:35, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

I see celandines here, but is the pinkish flower which I don't recognise called pilewort? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

The yellows are called "lesser celandines or pilewort", says the article (and I chose the shorter one), the pinkies are corydalis solida.

The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers (well, new white, same yellow) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:09, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Bach's No. 1 today - will sing Stainers chorale 3 April --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:55, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Could you deal with the IPA tags before Eleonore Schönborn appears on the main page? Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:49, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

I don't have the slightest idea, sorry. My one and only attempt was to fix Buxtehude's , and after some edit warring we realised I was trying German and the other Danish. The must be other people Eleonore, Schön (cantata title! - I think it's in the hymn) and Born (which rhymes with Dorn and Zorn). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

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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Russian National Unity

Is it possible for you to unprotect this page? On the talk page, there are 3 editors who have agreed that one editor is committing WP:OR and I have alerted this user of the WP:AC/DS of this area.

There are many edits that are necessary to make given the discovery of lots of information for fixing this inaccurate article.

If disruption resumed after unprotection, then I can file a report on WP:ARE. Thanks. TolWol56 (talk) 10:43, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

I have not removed the protection, which is for one week, but I have removed the disputed sentence. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:53, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Amphibian and bivalvia

Hello. Cite 67 only supports the last sentence of nervous system of amphibian. Same issue with cite 9 for bivalvia. Should find cites for the rest of the paragraph. LittleJerry (talk) 15:20, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:15, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Wiki-cup question!

Hi Cwmhiraeth! I have a question regarding List of international goals scored by Ian Rush. I was not the FL nominator, but I did "adopt" the nomination after the nominator requested someone to take over (Special:Diff/1076144460/1076292003). I now have 69.4% authorship in the list ([1]). It has been promoted as a FL. Would it be fine for me to claim points, or would it be against the spirit of the game WikiCup? Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:00, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

@Kavyansh.Singh: It will be fine for you to claim for it as you have done significant work in bringing it to featured list status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 11:27, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

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WikiProject Tree of Life/Newsletter/019

March 2022—Issue 019

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Queen angelfish by LittleJerry Alaska marmot by An anonymous username, not my real name, reviewed by Ealdgyth Firefly by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Ealdgyth Afrolychas braueri by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Mountain pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by Ealdgyth Dracopristis by Fossiladder13, reviewed by Ealdgyth Bonacynodon by Trilletrollet, reviewed by AryKun Lichexanthone by Esculenta, reviewed by Szmenderowiecki Yellowtail flounder by Eviolite, reviewed by RecycledPixels Sexual selection by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun

Newly nominated content

White-headed fruit dove by AryKun Mountain pigeon by AryKun Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver Agelenopsis pennsylvanica by Kline Hypericum aegypticum by Fritzmann Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse

News at a glance

• A discussion is ongoing over whether the pencil icon for editing taxonomy templates should be changed.

March DYKs

Elysia timida

Humbertium covidum

Door Tree

• ... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects? (March 1)
• ... that Squatina mapama was named after Spain's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment? (March 3)
• ... that the sea slug Elysia timida (example pictured) absorbs its colouration from its algae-based diet? (March 3)
• ... that Seal Rescue Ireland comforts orphaned seal pups with fake mothers made of wetsuits? (March 4)
• ... that the flatworm Hum­ber­tium covidum (pictured), named after the COVID-19 pandemic, was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown? (March 6)
• ... that the Door Tree (pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? (March 8)
• ... that the nature documentary The Green Planet, narrated by David Attenborough, has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (March 10)
• ... that the colour of the markings on Nesticus cellulanus can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings? (March 15)
• ... that the gonads of the banded bullfrog remain ripe during dry periods so that it can mate soon after rainfall? (March 17)
• ... that Gea eff has the shortest scientific name of any spider species? (March 18)
• ... that the discovery of Bianchengichthys may shed new light on the evolution of all jawed vertebrates? (18 March)
• ... that Alaska marmots take turns acting as sentries to protect their colonies? (March 20)
• ... that some of the calls of the bare-headed laughingthrush have been described as "comical"? (March 25)
• ... that the Bornean stubtail forages more like a mouse than a bird? (March 29)
• ... that the rare Somali pigeon urgently needs a population survey? (March 31)

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to answer your comment

You commented out my DYK submission for How Civil Wars Start—I received credit from DYKUpdateBot for the article after I, umm, completely blew up the defunct article and rewrote it from scratch adopted the failed nomination. Does that not count? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:35, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes it does. It's not apparent from the talk page of the article that you were going to receive a credit for it, although I do agree that the credit was merited. Anyway, I'll comment it in again. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup

Hi, Cwmhiraeth-- I'm afraid I'm just not feeling up to editing as of late, and will have to withdraw from the WikiCup. Not sure how to go about doing it. Could you advise? Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:56, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear that and hope things will improve soon. I will mark you as withdrawn. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:05, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Question for you

Hi, Cw - it's been a while!! Do you think the following tags in the lead are warranted? I need a 3rd opinion from an editor I trust as having a good understanding of tree of life stuff, a bit of common sense relative to genetics, and the differences between ancestral breeds with no documented pedigrees vs recognized modern breeds. I will add that almost every single sentence in the article is cited. The article was promoted to GA back in 2019 by FunkMonk, but it has since been challenged, and I subsequently made substantial updates.

The ancestral crosses of bulldogs and terriers were known by different aliases, such as the Patched Fighting Terrier, Staffordshire Pit-dog, Brindle Bull, and Bull-and-Terrier, which can be confusing relative to the modern Staffordshire Bull Terrier's brief history. Those same crosses were also called half-and-halfs and half-breds but were more commonly known as the bull and terrier, which was not a breed but the beginning of several breeds.

An article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) states that the early history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier "is identical to the Bull Terrier which was a cross between a Bulldog and a Black and Tan Terrier". It describes the breed as the result of deliberately crossing "a Bull Terrier (itself a mix of a Bulldog and a Black and Tan Terrier) and a smaller terrier (possibly a Manchester Terrier or a White Terrier)."

Thanks in advance! Atsme 💬 📧 23:24, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

@Atsme: As you say, long time no see. For a start, what article are we discussing here? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and Bull and terrier which is directly related. A merge was proposed last year - B&t into SBT. Atsme 💬 📧 08:42, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

I removed one unnecessary tag. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:41, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, CW. I would very much appreciate your opinion for validation purposes, (totally not designed to trick you into a collaboration that I know your time won't allow). I'm of the mind that Purebred dogs, formerly a stand alone article that was informally merged into Dog breed, should have remained a standalone article, so I asked another admin to help me with the round-robin move (scered I'd screw something up). Science has brought so much more information to light relative to genetics and ancestral origins that it warrants a stand alone article, IMO. As several of our oldest and largest dog breed registries have opined, there is confusion about the ancestral beginnings of modern purebred dogs, much of which is conflated and taken out of context. The more one digs into the research, the easier it is to see how things are misinterpreted, and taken out of context relative to the era vs modern times. We are also dealing with the occasional Use-mention distinction issues that crop up, and CIR issues that arise when dog breed enthusiasists pick-up a book or two from Pets Mart or Amazon and perpetuate the misinformation cycle. There are also far too many people who rely on visual identification of dogs which explains part of the issues we're facing with BSL. Atsme 💬 📧 23:22, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

It seems reasonable to have the purebred dogs as a separate article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Sources

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, the Bjarni Tryggvason ITN submission (on this contestant's page) is ineligible. They were correctly credited for nominating the article for ITN, but they did not make a single edit to update the article for ITN (which the article history shows). —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:28, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

This has happened a couple of times before, with people nominating news items but not editing the article. I usually allow the submission as being within the spirit of the rules, not wanting to discourage people from nominating articles. The points they score this way are not usually important in the overall run of things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:31, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Given that this contestant is currently occupying the second-last qualifying place, with few points separating those who will barely qualify and those who will be eliminated, this is likely to have a major impact on the "overall run of things". —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:24, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

What a treat!

It was good to see American paddlefish on the main page today. I was reminded of it by the lovely, hard working Gerda Arendt. It also reminded me of the now-extinct Chinese paddlefish, so I started updating some of the information on that article, and in doing so discovered some contradictory information in the IUCN status. I vaguely recall a discussion about the IUCN Red List in the taxo-box and was hoping your memory was much better than mine, or if such a discussion even existed. The Chinese paddlefish was declared extinct in 2019 (published in 2020) but the IUCN Red List has it listed as Critically Endangered and has not updated their assessment of the species status since 24 October 2009. I'm not sure how the IUCN template is structured and was wondering if it would prove helpful to add a line to include the last assessment date? It seems odd to include the extinct declaration in the lead with an outdated contradictory IUCN Red List status in the infobox. And then I came across this controversial study, and this review article. Your thoughts? Atsme 💬 📧 12:50, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

I will look at it tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:35, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

I have had a look and think the lead paragraphs deal adequately with its status. One can see why the IUCN would not wish to list it as extinct when a possibility remained that there might be surviving populations. Critically endangered is better under these circumstances. I'm surprised they haven't reassessed it since 2009 however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:55, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

April songs

thank you, - sang the Stainer with expression - now: dance and singing, peace doves and icecream --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda. I like the glories of the snow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

did you see the one in snow, for resilience? - updated with a more prominent link to how to listen to the concert: Freiheit! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Resilient indeed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:48, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Dove sono (Where are those happy moments ...?) - concert with Kyiv orchestra and Aleksey Semenenko (quite a story!) tonight, Symphony with war and peace in the subtitle --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:10, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Interesting. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:14, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

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Africa

Why does your Template:POTD/2022-04-26 mention Africa? I didn't find it in the bolded article. Art LaPella (talk) 02:37, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

I don't know. It must have come from somewhere but I am now not clear where. I have removed it, and removed it from the protected version. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:12, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Sandbox

Hi! I got a ping to your sandbox for the upcoming WikiCup newsletter. Just a note that it says on there to denote FAC reviews when you are claiming them, but that requirement was removed, was it not? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:34, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm working on the newsletter but I did not intend to ping anyone. It is based on a previous one with appropriate alterations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:45, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup scoring question

Hi there! Quick question regarding WikiCup scoring - are thorough GA reassessments, which provide the same amount of detail as regular GA reviews, eligible for points under the GAR category? Thanks! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 14:54, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

They are not mentioned in the rules, but I would probably accept one if it was submitted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:39, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Preview of new military article

Hi, thanks for the DYK on Operation Ivory Soap. I've got a related article in my sandbox I'm about to push out. Thought you might like an advance peek. See Operation Flat Top. Thanks. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 07:44, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

It's looking good! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 020

April 2022—Issue 020

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Red panda by LittleJerry and BhagyaMani White-headed fruit dove by AryKun List of ochotonids by PresN Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by Ealdgyth Magnetoreception by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Mover of molehills Macauley Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus, reviewed by Ealdgyth Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber, reviewed by Ealdgyth Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver, reviewed by SquareInARoundHole

Newly nominated content

Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber List of birds of Tuvalu by AryKun List of cingulates by PresN List of didelphimorphs by PresN Stegotherium by Larrayal Resplendent quetzal by SadAttorney613 Electroreception and electrogenesis by Chiswick Chap Muja (alligator) by Amanuensis Balkanicus Punctelia graminicola by Esculenta Siegfried Huneck by Esculenta Abiogenesis by Chiswick Chap

News at a glance

• The second round of the WikiCup ends with three TOL editors moving into the third round: AryKun, Ealdgyth, and GhostRiver.

April DYKs

Whitehead's broadbill

Anaea aidea

• ... that the rare Somali pigeon urgently needs a population survey? (April 1)
• ... that Darth Vader's anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"? (April 2)
• ... that lichexanthone, a chemical found in some lichens, enhances human sperm motility and kills mosquito larvae? (April 3)
• ... that raptor persecution is a crime against birds of prey, and in Scotland, ravens are afforded honorary raptor status? (April 4)
• ... that the chestnut-hooded laughingthrush feeds on insects that have been hit by vehicles? (April 7)
• ... that the calls of Whitehead's broadbill (example pictured) resemble those of trogons, woodpeckers, and jays? (April 10)
• ... that the nests of Hose's broadbill have tails? (April 12)
• ... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"? (April 16)
• ... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020? (April 21)
• ... that a species in the genus of sponges Pseudoceratina produces a chemical that can help prevent migration of metastatic breast cancer cells? (April 22)
• ... that Ulmus chuchuanus had to be renamed due to another fossil already having its original name? (April 26)
• ... that a walrus was given his own pontoon to stop him damaging other boats in St Mary's Harbour? (April 27)
• ... that magnetoreception in birds works by quantum effects in their eyes? (April 28)

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WikiCup 2022 May newsletter

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)

DYK for Distomus variolosus

On 7 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Distomus variolosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea squirt Distomus variolosus colonises both fronds of kelp and the shells of crustaceans such as the spider crab Maja brachydactyla? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Distomus variolosus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Distomus variolosus), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Always precious

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always, pointing at these little creatures. - see my talk for performances. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Ten years eh! Doesn't time fly? Thanks Gerda more your precious motivational messages. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Thank you. Doesn't a year pass quickly! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:35, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Withdrawal from WikiCup

Greetings, I am not sure how to go about doing this: would you mind marking me withdrawn from the WikiCup? Thanks, 𓃦LunaEatsTuna (💬) 01:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

@LunaEatsTuna: We are sorry to lose you, I hope you've enjoyed participating. I will mark your name as withdrawn. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:35, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 776 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 878 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

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POTD

I've gotten it up to July 1st, scheduling a couple sets to run once a month until done. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 16:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

@Adam Cuerden: Excellent. That is really helpful and takes the pressure off POTD. Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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File:The_Mahasattva_of_Truc_Lam_leaves_the_Mountain_竹林大士出山圖.jpg

I don't suppose you see a good way to set this up for POTD? It's one of those things where I'm definitely feeling a lack of knowledge.

If you're up to setting it up, any free date in November or December will do. I'd say earlier, but... there aren't any free dates before then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 12:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Also, if you have any ideas about making Template:POTD/2022-11-08 look good, please do. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 13:25, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

@Adam Cuerden: I think your current arrangement for the Dead Sea Scroll picture works fine. I will do a POTD for Trần Nhân Tông for November. I think you have made an excellent job of setting up POTDs for the next few months. I never expected such a brilliant response when I mentioned on Main Page talk that help was needed. I have a couple of comments which I will add when I have looked further through the more than 100 featured pictures you have listed under POTD. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:09, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Sounds good! I'm going to try to finish the year, then I think I should probably not do too much into 2023, as I'm worried that it'll screw with anniversaries and such if I get too far ahead. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 06:49, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submissions

If I'm not mistaken, these two ITN submissions (on this contestant's page) are ineligible per the rule: "Articles appearing on recent deaths are eligible for in the news points, subject to the normal requirement for substantial work by the nominator." They were merely nominated (and not updated) by the contestant. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:48, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.

TIP – New school articles

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Misc

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Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 11554 articles, as of 18:00, 2 December 2023 (UTC), according to DatBot

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WikiCup 2022 July newsletter

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)

Can GA reassessments be claimed for Cup points?

Do good article reassessments count as GA nomination reviews for the purposes of claiming WikiCup points? Asking specifically with regards to these additions. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:03, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

No, they are not currently acceptable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

July songs

July songs

Thank you for your DYK work behind the scenes. - Last Friday, I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Good photo, and another nice photo of Alchemilla, with fine water droplets. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! - More music on 14 July: Voces8, pictured - I have a FAC open, in case of interest --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

I have pics from vacation days to offer Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Alpheus armatus

On 17 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alpheus armatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the snapping shrimp Alpheus armatus clears sand from a sea anemone's lair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alpheus armatus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alpheus armatus), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 10:38, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Request

Please see Talk:Staffordshire Bull Terrier#General comments which is now over 4-1/2 mos old. It would serve no purpose to rehash why it was nominated in the first place, so let's just look at what we're dealing with today. FunkMonk recently re-reviewed the article, and I obliged by making the changes he recommended. Don't you think it's time for that GAR to be closed? Atsme 💬 📧 21:34, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

This is not an area of Wikipedia that I am involved in. I suggest you ask BlueMoonset. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:26, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. Atsme 💬 📧 00:36, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

File:Poster for Burnand and Sullivan's Cox and Box - Royal Gallery of Illustration.jpg

Is there any chance you could speed on this file's deletion? I exported it to Commons, then started restoring it, and now have to maintain two copies at once. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 00:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:06, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 13:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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DYK in Queue 2

Hi, I'd like to inform you that I have raised my concerns with regard the DYK of this article. More importantly, the hook is selected without discussing the matter with me. I have kindly asked for the DYK discussion. Best. --Mhhossein ^talk 12:00, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: Where is the discussion about this? I will substitute ALT2 if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:04, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes, plz. That would be fine. The discussion is happening here. --Mhhossein ^talk 06:38, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

I did not realise that ALT2 had not yet been approved, so I have moved the hook to Prep 2 to give time for the hook issue to be sorted out. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Are you talking about this comment Cwmhiraeth? --Mhhossein ^talk 14:09, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

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August songs

August songs

pics and thoughts on 13 August, including 3 pics of a 500 y Linde -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:50, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

look at the church where I heard VOCES8. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP message

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NPP Award for 2020

		The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award
		For over 360 article reviews during 2020. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 02:45, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

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Well, thanks. I have not done much new page reviewing recently. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:00, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

That's ok. Come back to NPP when you have the time. We could use help with the backlog. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:25, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP Award for 2019

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WikiCup 2022 September newsletter

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!

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NPP Award for 2018

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Well, thanks again. NPP is valuable work. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

September music

September songs

Thank you for promoting SWV 36, among others! The rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto (my brother played in the orchestra), and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Tag des offenen Denkmals sounds like a good idea. Keep up the good work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! - Today, we sang old music for two choirs at church, pictured, scroll to the image of the organ of the month of the Diocese of Limburg (my perspective), and if you have time, watch the video about it --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:55, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

... and today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Well done! I like this verse from psalm 42. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:22, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

thank you - travel and strings sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

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October music

October songs

Today we sang the choral concert of the year, Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum (pictured). - Seeing a pic I took on the Main felt good. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:11, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I saw that it was yours. Congratulations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:36, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! - Another pic that I suggested - for Borys Lyatoshynsky - was not taken, although it's a good image, and a GA article (not be me). What do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:36, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

The promoters have to make balanced sets, choosing from many nominated images, and some suitable images inevitably get omitted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

I know that in general, and mostly just swallow, in this case talked to the prep builder ... - today's DYK: two facts from the two concert of this years Rheingau Musik Festival I liked best, both a cappella singing. If you follow the songs, you see a circus, where I performed singing, and in the end the whole tent joined for Dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

who shall separate us --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:36, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

enjoy Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Redaction request

Seriously libellous BLP vio at Luton. See my reversion just now. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:03, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:23, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

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NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022

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Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!

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Happy 12th WikiBirthday!

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Well, thank you Mr Turtle! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:01, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2022

• From the team: A new goose on the roost

• News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet

• News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment

• In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias

• Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove

• Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors?

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• From the archives: Paid advocacy, a lawsuit over spelling mistakes, deleting Jimbo's article, and the death of Toolserver

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Re: Final result

Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with your attempt to deny me points that I legitimately earned and claimed within the rules.

I also don't understand why you stated that Chuck Deardorf "did not appear on the main page until after the WikiCup had ended". It appeared on the Main Page when the competition ended at midnight, not after (unlike Shane Reed, which was posted 26 minutes later at 00:26 on 1 November 2022 and which I consequently did not claim). It seems like you're doing everything to ensure I won't win. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Here in the UK, the DYK set changes at midnight so Chuck Deardorf did not appear until November 1st. We'll see what Sturmvogel thinks about that one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:14, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 November newsletter

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)

The Signpost: 28 November 2022

• News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"

• In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"

• Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC

• Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future

• Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed

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• Book review: Writing the Revolution

• Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality

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• Featured content: A great month for featured articles

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• Concept: The relevance of legal certainty to the English Wikipedia

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Greetings

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	Wishing you joyous holiday spirits, a Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year Cwmhiraeth! and best wishes to you and your loved ones. Have a great time.