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MediaWiki message delivery 19:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
On8 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dean Crawford, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic gold medalist Dean Crawford was introduced to rowing when he found a rowing shell outside the students' union building at the University of Victoria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dean Crawford. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dean Crawford), 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.
—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:03, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.
Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:
As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 05:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Imtiaz Qureshi at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
On 18 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Imtiaz Qureshi, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 07:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
On19 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sukhbir Singh Gill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Indian field hockey player Sukhbir Singh Gill continued to play professionally after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2006? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sukhbir Singh Gill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sukhbir Singh Gill), 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.
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MediaWiki message delivery 15:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
On21 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lewis Pragasam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Malaysian percussionist Lewis Pragasam was drumming to "Joy to the World" at a Christmas concert when he suffered a fatal heart attack? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lewis Pragasam. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lewis Pragasam), 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.
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MediaWiki message delivery 19:21, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is 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) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Just caught your tag, and yeah, a heart attack and heart failure are two very different things. Well, maybe not very different, since they both involve hearts and often wider death. But in a heart attack, part of the heart itself suddenly dies from a lack of blood; in failure, it (usually more slowly) stops working hard enough to move enough blood to our other vital organs. Someone can have a heart attack during a spell of heart failure, but in the same way one can drop dead of anything during anything. Comorbidity is more correlation than causation. Anyway, hope everything turned out well in the DYK sense and everything turns out well in our cardiopulmonary senses. Cheers! InedibleHulk (talk) 20:16, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
On1 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bernard Descôteaux, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Canadian journalist Bernard Descôteaux is credited with the economic revival of the independent newspaper Le Devoir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bernard Descôteaux. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bernard Descôteaux), 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.
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MediaWiki message delivery 19:45, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
On11 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article R. Champakalakshmi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Indian historian R. Champakalakshmi was a script consultant for Bharat Ek Khoj, a television series based on Jawaharlal Nehru's The Discovery of India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/R. Champakalakshmi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, R. Champakalakshmi), 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.
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On14 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Indian aristocrat and photographer Umrao Singh Sher-Gil left more than 3000 prints and negatives, including many of his daughter Amrita Sher-Gil, documenting life in Europe and India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Umrao Singh Sher-Gil. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Umrao Singh Sher-Gil), 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.
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On24 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Imtiaz Qureshi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to Indian chef Imtiaz Qureshi, who is credited with reviving the cooking tradition of dum pukht, all biryanis are pulaos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Imtiaz Qureshi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Imtiaz Qureshi), 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.
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MediaWiki message delivery 18:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
On28 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robin McLeod, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Canadian surgeon Robin McLeod advocated for post-operative patients to get back on their feet and move around immediately, against the prevailing guidance that they should stay in bed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robin McLeod. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Robin McLeod), 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.
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On 29 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Daniel Kahneman, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 02:19, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
Stop badgering everyone who doesn't agree with you. Stephen 02:18, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
On 29 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Shahryar Khan, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 17:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 03:33, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
On3 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thambi Naidoo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South African civil rights activist Thambi Naidoo was arrested along with Mahatma Gandhi and sent outside of Transvaal for refusing to register? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thambi Naidoo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thambi Naidoo), 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.
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On 8 April 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Anne Innis Dagg, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 11:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.
Our current top scorers are as follows:
Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi Ktin, thanks for participating in the WikiCup. You recently submitted Anne Innis Dagg for ITN points in the WikiCup, but your only edit to the article was to add archive links using the archive bot. Although you do appear as a top contributor on XTools, adding archive links is merely a formatting change, rather than an addition of substantive content. Unfortunately, this is not eligible for points as a result, as we're looking specifically for articles where you've done substantial work. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:22, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 20:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.
The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether 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 would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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On 20 May 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Katherine Porter, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 23:11, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
On 23 May 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Narayanan Vaghul, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 15:50, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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On 28 May 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 Indian Premier League final, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru (talk) 10:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
On 2 June 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Alan Choe, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 12:14, 2 June 2024 (UTC)