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StudiesWorld (talk) 19:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BennyOnTheLoose - I hope you are well. If you are interested in creating some more cue sports bios on women, I've got a few that I'd suggest - All of those on this list: List of WPA World Nine-ball champions are notable, such as Vivian Villarreal, Chen Siming, Liu Hsin-mei and Bi Zhu Qing. http://propool.info/ is a good source, as is AZBilliards, which is subscription based, but I have an honorary subscription for. This also includes any winners of the girls/boys/wheelchair events.

I am planning on doing some women's tournament/series articles, such as the Women's Euro Tour and the WPBA Tour, but I'm a bit burned out with creating bios for players (I must have done at least 150). There's also players like Ana Gradisnik, Caroline Roos, Line Kjorsvik, Natalia Seroshtan, Ana MazhirinaMonica Webb, Martine Christiansen and Charlotte Sorensen who all have more than one win on the Euro Tour. Let me know if you are interested in making any of these. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:22, 30 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: Yes, hope you're well too, I'm happy to help. I'm on holiday for a week from 1 August, but I'll try to have a look at Vivian Villarreal, Chen Siming, and Liu Hsin-mei for now. I'm also hoping to dig up a bit more on the women's professional snooker championship in the 1930's and 1940's - I've got a few old, brief, newspaper and pictorial sources, but not enough for articles yet. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:35, 30 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No worries. No rush, I just thought I'd highlight them (as I thought you'd be interested). I suspect it might be difficult, but checking through the articles on the mens snooker championship articles might give some ideas for reference places. I know The Times covered these events, as would have local press (dependent on venue), globalsnookercentre.co.uk has some info, but you'd have to look through the archives. When was the competition founded? Is it the same competition as the World Women's Snooker Championship? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:08, 30 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great to see a new editor writing interesting articles, especially with access to good offline sources. – Teratix ₵ 10:09, 9 August 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Benny,

Not sure if you watchlist the cue sports talk page, but I thought you might find the links I placed there helpful. It's at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cue sports/Archive 1#Missing players lists. There's a load of players and links to foreign language articles for individual players. Might be worth a peruse. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:40, 30 October 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks Lee Vilenski, and belated congratulations on your marriage! I'll check that list out. My next targets are improving the world billiards championship article, articles for all world billiards champions, and improving Ng On-yee. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That english billiards, or carrom? I would recommend WP:CXT, as there are lots of information on the german wikipedia (that's where I got most of the pool BLPs from. [1] might be a good place to start), and some for carrom on fr.wiki. (such as at [2].) Now the wikicup is over, I can put some more work into the background (like templates, and new articles). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nice work on expanding her article. Thanks! Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 18:25, 17 February 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

making women blue

Thank you for quality articles about women in different sports, such as Caroline Dubois, Sarah Ellerby, Anastasia Nechaeva, Stacey Hillyard, Alice Dearing, Angélique Duchemin and 2018 Women's World Snooker Championship, - Benny, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2359 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

that list is getting long now Gerda Arendt! I think I was 2,231 if I remember rightly. Benny is a great content creator. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:09, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Red Link Removal Barnstar
		Thank you for heavily reducing the redlinks for the yearly events of the World Women's Snooker Championship. With your persistence, almost all of the redlinks are gone! Keep up the good work :) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 19:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you MrLinkinPark333! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:13, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I'm hoping you can clear up some confusion for me. I was planning to add achievement boxes similar to Reanne Evans#Achievements for some of the female snooker players. Mandy Fisher#Career Highlights show she won the 1980 Pontins Women's Champion and Sue Foster as being the 1983 Women's World Snooker Championship - sponsored by Pontins. However, the Template:World Women's Snooker Championship and Template:World Women's Snooker champions show Sue Foster as the 1983 winner but 1980's winner as Lesley McIlrath as also shown on 1980 Women's World Open (snooker) at Warners Sinah Warren Holiday Camp, Hayling Island, sponsored by Guinness. So what was the "Pontins Women's Champion" competition that Fisher won in 1980? --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 02:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, The Vintage Feminist. The Pontins championships for women ran alongside some of the Pontins Open events and were not world championships. I don't think we have those women's tournaments on Wikipedia at the moment - I'll see if I've got the sources to add them in. You may find this a useful resource for some past results going back to 1983 - e.g. see Mandy Fisher. Let me know if there's anything I can help with. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pontin's Women's Championships 1977 (first event) to 1984. (Events after 1984 still to be added):

So Sue Foster won the Pontins 1983 Women's World Snooker Championship beating Maureen Baynton 8-5 in the final and also won Pontins 1983 championship for women beating Grace Nakamura 3–1 which was not a world championship. I think that was where I was getting lost. Thanks. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 16:33, 26 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congrats on finding an unknown World Championship match. Does't happen every day. Nigej (talk) 09:06, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I was similarly impressed. I had seen a match in the 1954 NoTW tournament with the two when I was searching for sources, but overlooked it. Clearly a keen eye! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:15, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks Nigej and Lee Vilenski - the May article with the draw was a lucky find. If I'd filtered the search by month I wouldn't have seen it, and then would have had no reason to search for the players' names together in articles. Makes my paid subscription to the British Newspaper Archive worthwhile! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:32, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The 2020 totals are now complete, and your hook for Konnie Huq and the mockumentary on her Great British Wee ranked as the No. 11 hook of the year with 2,019 DYK views per hour. A list of the 25 most viewed hooks of 2020 can be viewed at "Top hooks of 2020". Congratulations on your hook's remarkable showing, and keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 09:48, 2 January 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Precious

One year!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 12 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Thank you, Gerda Arendt! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:07, 12 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Great work on all that you've put together over the last year or so. Impressive stuff! Keep it up Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1987 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey BennyOnTheLoose,

You have been successfully nominated to receive a free t-shirt from the Wikimedia Foundation through our Merchandise Giveaway program. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! Please email us at merchandisewikimedia.org and we will send you full details on how to accept your free shirt. Thanks!

On behalf of the Merchandise Giveaway program,

-- janbery (talk) 15:01, 2 July 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1989 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 14 August 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Reviewers Award
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the thorough, detailed and actionable review you carried out at FAC for Snooker and for other similar reviews. This work is very much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:33, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1983 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 31 August 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	For your valued work in the July 2021 GAN Backlog Drive, which, in a single month, helped to reduce the backlog by nearly 50%. --Usernameunique (talk) 04:48, 19 September 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1988 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 15 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 2015 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 17 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, and thank you for some excellent contributions! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:38, 4 November 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Phenominal work! Hope to see you at it again next year! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for December 15, 2021. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 15, 2021. Congratulations for your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 11:49, 5 November 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for the shout out! ❤️ Lewolka (talk) 11:55, 16 November 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Women in Green GA Editathon — October '21
		Thank you for your excellent contributions to Margaret Llewelyn Davies and Edith Margaret Garrud (nominations) and May Childs Nerney (review) during our first Women in Green editathon event! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:45, 19 November 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Half Barnstar
	Hi Benny, I probably don't comment enough to the guys I know do a lot of great work, but I do appreciate all of your work. I'm very much enjoying all of your newly promoted articles, and your great work all this time. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:50, 17 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Walter Donaldson (snooker player), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Hog Farm (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Precious

Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 12 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you today for Tessa Sanderson, "about the British javelin thrower, who had a distinguished sporting career. Sanderson made six appearances at the Olympic games, and won gold in 1984. Despite the excellent contibutions and suggestions in the GA review by Sillyfolkboy, the copyedit by Miniapolis, and the Peer Review by Sportsfan77777, no doubt much improvement is still possible."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1976/1977, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:28, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Tessa Sanderson, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 21 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations Benny. I'm not seeing any record of you ever applying for the lower tier Triple Crown awards, so if you wanted to be retroactively awarded them just let me know. It's completely up to you. Have a great day. Damien Linnane (talk) 13:28, 24 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Many thanks, Damien Linnane. Yes, I'd like the lower tier crowns too, please. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:55, 24 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BennyOnTheLoose. Your account has been added to the "New page reviewers" user group. Please check back at WP:PERM in case your user right is time limited or probationary. This user group allows you to review new pages through the Curation system and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or nominate them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is vital to maintaining the integrity of the encyclopedia. If you have not already done so, you must read the tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the deletion policy. If you need any help or want to discuss the process, you are welcome to use the new page reviewer talk page. In addition, please remember:

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Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1977/1978, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:27, 27 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Music Barnstar
		Nice going for All Along The Watchtower and New Pony. ErnestKrause (talk) 21:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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) 12:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1982 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 15 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Cliff Thorburn, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Women in Green GA Editathon — July '22
		Thank you for your excellent contributions as reviewer to articles Margaret Nygard, Eleanor Glanville, We Are Water Protectors, and Elizabeth Wagner Reed at the WiG "Women and the Environment" editathon event! All the best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:50, 4 August 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

August songs

Thank for an enigmatic song! Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 30 August 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Women's Professional Billiards Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Ray Reardon, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 4 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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)Reply[reply]

Congratulations on your success in the WikiCup! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:25, 10 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Women in Green Editathon — October '22
		Thank you for your excellent contributions as GA reviewer for Venla Luukkonen and Halyna Kuzmenko and as a member of our 20-minute assessment team at the WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 14:34, 12 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Fatima Whitbread, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 27 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have nominated Cliff Thorburn to be today's featured article on January 16. As the article's FAC nominator, you are invited to the discussion, which you can join by clicking here. Z1720 (talk) 21:47, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1978/1979, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 11 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is to let you know that the Cliff Thorburn] article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 16, 2023. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page blurb, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 16, 2023, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. If you wish to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article, you can do so at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/January 2023.

I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:27, 13 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

January songs

happy new year

Thank you today for the article "about the 1980 World Snooker Champion, known as "The Grinder", who is generally recognised as the first champion from outside the the United Kingdom. (Sorry, Horace Lindrum!) I've tried to keep the playing career part of the article quite focused on the main points as discussed in sources"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 16 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	For completing at least 7 points worth of reviews in the June 2022 GAN Backlog Drive, I hereby award you this barnstar in my capacity as coordinator. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 17:59, 22 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		For over 100 article reviews during 2022. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 04:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 11 February 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 11, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:34, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Music Barnstar
		For consistently excellent work improving the quality of Bob Dylan articles. Mick gold (talk) 17:10, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for ping. I'm currently away from my Dylan books but hope to look at this after Wednesday. Mick gold (talk) 14:42, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Benny, I've been run over by work and life. I want to look at SELOL but maybe next week. Best, Mick gold (talk) 09:43, 30 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well done Benny, I enjoyed collaborating and I'm impressed by how productive you are in the field of Dylan articles. Mick gold (talk) 23:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the GA section, you listed "Idiot Wind" and "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)" twice, so I substituted them for "If You See Her, Say Hello" and "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues", based on your userpage. Hope that works! — Bilorv (talk) 22:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

February songs

my daily story

Thank you today for Fatima Whitbread, "about the former European and World champion javelin thrower. In 1986, she became the first British athlete to set a world record in a throwing event."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 11 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

today's story: the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:52, 17 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My story on 24 February is about Artemy Vedel (TFA by Amitchell235), and I made a suggestion for more peace, - what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 24 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:55, 28 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
• Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
• FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
• TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
• Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, Trainsandotherthings, Lee Vilenski, Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, SounderBruce, Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. 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, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! 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) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 12 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I saw you're about to create a PR for Josette Simon; did you realize that her PR agent is on Wikipedia? TomDale90 is his user name. I mention it because he might have access to sources or information that you could find useful. Might even be worth asking him (or her) to review the article and see if they see any errors or omissions, though of course the risk is that they'll ask for something against policy. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:48, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1981 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

• Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
• Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
• Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
• BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
• FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, PCN02WPS, and AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere 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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1979/1980, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 9 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1980 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, BennyOnTheLoose. I'm just posting to let you know that Snooker world rankings 1976/1977 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 26. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 00:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
		This award is given to BennyOnTheLoose for collecting more than 40 points doing redirect reviews, in the May 2023 NPP backlog reduction drive. Thank you for your help in bringing down the backlog. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 01:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		For your thoughtful GA review of Schramm's model of communication and your countless other reviews. Phlsph7 (talk) 06:56, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 7 August 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 7, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/August 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:29, 8 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

August songs

my story today

Thank you today for the article, on top of all the quality improvement around, "about the year that Cliff Thorburn ground his way to the world title. Coverage of the final was interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege, which caused numerous viewers to complain to the BBC."! - My story today - a first - isn't about an article by me, but one a reviewed for DYK, liking all: topic, "hook", connected article (a GA on its way towards FA), image and the music "in the background". As I just returned from a weekend of weddings, I also like the spirit ;) - besides having listened to The Firebird with one of the bridegrooms in the orchestra. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Again not by me: today's story - with the triumph of music over military - is uplifting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:37, 22 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Josette Simon, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, List of UK Open Billiards Championship winners, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Women in Green Editathon June '23
		Thank you for your excellent contributions to GA reviews for Songbird Sings Legrand, Born This Way (album), Maggie Savoy, Mollie Steimer, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ancelma Perlacios, and Astrid Lindgren at the latest WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 23:03, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello BennyOnTheLoose. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Terry Griffiths at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with FA and all the best, Miniapolis 19:23, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Pamela Stephenson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pamela Stephenson for comments about the article, and Talk:Pamela Stephenson/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mujinga -- Mujinga (talk) 14:03, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1975 World Snooker Championship you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 18:40, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article 1979 World Snooker Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1979 World Snooker Championship for comments about the article, and Talk:1979 World Snooker Championship/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 18:41, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1978 World Snooker Championship you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 18:42, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1976 World Snooker Championship you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 18:44, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article 1975 World Snooker Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1975 World Snooker Championship for comments about the article, and Talk:1975 World Snooker Championship/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 16:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Shaparak Khorsandi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Shaparak Khorsandi for comments about the article, and Talk:Shaparak Khorsandi/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Garnet-Septagon -- Garnet-Septagon (talk) 08:41, 11 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article 1976 World Snooker Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1976 World Snooker Championship for comments about the article, and Talk:1976 World Snooker Championship/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 05:21, 13 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, 1927 World Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 13 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 14 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pamela Stephenson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that comedian Pamela Stephenson was pleased that her 1987 book How to be a Complete Bitch was described as "sexist, violent and crude"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pamela Stephenson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pamela Stephenson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article 1978 World Snooker Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1978 World Snooker Championship for comments about the article, and Talk:1978 World Snooker Championship/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 06:21, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article I Shall Be Free No. 10 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:I Shall Be Free No. 10 for comments about the article, and Talk:I Shall Be Free No. 10/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Eurohunter -- Eurohunter (talk) 18:03, 15 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2023 World Seniors Championship you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ArcticSeeress -- ArcticSeeress (talk) 16:42, 20 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Quarter Million Award
	For your contributions to bring Pamela Stephenson (estimated annual readership: 280,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 01:53, 21 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article 2023 World Seniors Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2023 World Seniors Championship for comments about the article, and Talk:2023 World Seniors Championship/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ArcticSeeress -- ArcticSeeress (talk) 23:40, 21 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joe Johnson (snooker player) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MaxnaCarta -- MaxnaCarta (talk) 06:02, 22 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Charles Chambers (referee) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MaxnaCarta -- MaxnaCarta (talk) 06:03, 22 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Suze (The Cough Song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 20:22, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 24 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shaparak Khorsandi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shaparak Khorsandi asked for her book to be removed from the Jhalak Prize longlist, which she considered to be "a sticker for being brown"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shaparak Khorsandi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shaparak Khorsandi), 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 12:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jack of All Parades you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:42, 24 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Charles Chambers (referee) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Charles Chambers (referee) for comments about the article, and Talk:Charles Chambers (referee)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MaxnaCarta -- MaxnaCarta (talk) 01:01, 28 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Jack of All Parades you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jack of All Parades for comments about the article, and Talk:Jack of All Parades/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Suze (The Cough Song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Suze (The Cough Song) for comments about the article, and Talk:Suze (The Cough Song)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 18:41, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Joe Johnson (snooker player) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joe Johnson (snooker player) for comments about the article, and Talk:Joe Johnson (snooker player)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MaxnaCarta -- MaxnaCarta (talk) 03:01, 31 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Women's Professional Snooker Championship, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:26, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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

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

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	We really appreciate that you reviewed several GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BennyOnTheLoose, just inquiring as to why you removed the citation that I recently added to Susanna Hoffs Early Life (California birth index). Landplane123 (talk) 16:49, 11 September 2023 (UTC)Landplane123Reply[reply]

Hi, Landplane123 unfortunately I mentioned the wrong policy in my edit summary. Please see WP:BLPPRIMARY: "Do not use ... public documents, to support assertions about a living person. Do not use public records that include personal details, such as date of birth, home value, traffic citations, vehicle registrations, and home or business addresses." We already have suitable sources for the info, and a note that sources differ. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:54, 11 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for clarifying Landplane123 (talk) 16:58, 11 September 2023 (UTC)Landplane123Reply[reply]

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tombstone Blues you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Phlsph7 -- Phlsph7 (talk) 08:02, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Tombstone Blues you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tombstone Blues for comments about the article, and Talk:Tombstone Blues/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Phlsph7 -- Phlsph7 (talk) 17:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello BennyOnTheLoose:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1980/1981, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:25, 28 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Terry Griffiths, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 30 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 3 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Brown (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "John Brown" was recorded by Bob Dylan under the pseudonym "Blind Boy Grunt"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Brown (Bob Dylan song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John Brown (song)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey BennyOnTheLoose -- Do you have time to tackle one or two 20-minute article assessments for WiG this weekend? We've got a few piling up in the October editathon, and I've been too busy with off-Wiki work to take them on myself. Alanna the Brave (talk) 14:43, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey Benny! I would like you to request for you to review Australian rock band AC/DC. Would be greatly appreciated if you'd take part of the review! — VAUGHAN J. (TALK) 09:33, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations - a marathon process, an excellent article and a well-deserved FA. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 08:58, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@UndercoverClassicist: Yes, it took a bit longer than I anticipated, but it was worth it to be able to get so much improvement advice from reviewers. Definitely a learning experience for me. I have a slight chuckle thinking about your comment "perhaps a little short of a full review"! Thanks and regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:30, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John Brown (song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of UndercoverClassicist -- UndercoverClassicist (talk) 10:01, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Many Congratulations on elevating Dylan's "old-time religious carnival music" to FA status. Your stamina and resourcefulness in negotiating the FA process are truly impressive. Well done. Mick gold (talk) 17:21, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations! Moisejp (talk) 19:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, Mick gold and Moisejp. Getting an article to featured status is always a collaborative effort, so thanks both for all you did in editing/reviewing this one. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:50, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Also pinging Thebiguglyalien. I raised my eyebrow at your (Benny's) objection to The Week In Chess. Do you have a specific problem with it? For decades, while I was following chess news, it was my main online source. I have a superficial grasp of WP:RS but if TWIC doesn't cut it, I don't know why. Thanks for any suggestions.

BTW, I am OK with the change that was made (removing the reference to her win of the 1995 Senior Women's WC), since I think that mentioning her 8th, and noting that it was her 8th, is sufficient for the purposes of this biographical article. Bruce leverett (talk) 03:39, 28 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, Bruce leverett. Looking at The Week in Chess, this appeared to be a self-published source. WP:SELFPUBLISH allows these sources under some circumstances, but also says "Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer." Is there already a consensus about the reliability of this source? If not, you could post at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard and seek to establish one. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:16, 28 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WP:SELFPUBLISH makes an exception for the contents of magazines and newspapers, and TWIC is generally treated as a magazine. It has been updated weekly since 1994. I am familiar with the reasons why blogs and self-published websites do not make the cut, but TWIC is nothing like those.

Thanks for pointing out that noticeboard to me. (I may have read about it but forgotten.) I would not have thought there was any question about TWIC, since I am sure that the frequent editors of chess-related articles are regularly citing it. But that's my insular point of view. If you are doubtful about TWIC, I am sure that other editors are, so I will look into the possibility of starting a discussion there or contributing to an existing discussion. Bruce leverett (talk) 00:00, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article John Brown (song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John Brown (song) for comments about the article, and Talk:John Brown (song)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of UndercoverClassicist -- UndercoverClassicist (talk) 13:22, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello BennyOnTheLoose:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

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There is a backlog of over 1200 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (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 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

November songs

my story today

Congratulations! - Perfect timing - I just wanted to bring November thanks anyway, having updated pics to 24 Oct. I proudly remember having sung in an oratorio premiere seven years ago OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:42, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Excellent work! Thanks for the reviews on my own candidacies, and wonderful work on the various Snooker rating lists/competitions! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 13:01, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello BennyOnTheLoose. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for 1977 World Snooker Championship at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:26, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The list you nominated, Snooker world rankings 1981/1982, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi, BennyOnTheLoose. I'm just posting to let you know that List of UK Open Billiards Championship winners – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for December 29. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 02:31, 2 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, John Spencer (snooker player), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@BennyOnTheLoose: You have just used the BOT to archive refs in the 2023 UK Championship article, and that's generally OK, the BOT works fine. But, like all BOTs, it will make mistakes. So you need to check through manually after you use it. I think it's a really bad idea to archive any of the snooker.org references until well after the end of the tournament and not use a previously archived version (which is what the BOT does), as Hermund Årdalen updates these pages continually. As an example, compare [3] with [4]. The archived version is completely useless. I think these archives need to be removed for now.  Alan  (talk) 14:53, 4 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AlH42: Fair point; feel free to revert any instances you see where I've used the bot. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That all seems to be OK now. That BOT seems to be a very "blunt instrument" so I've stopped using it, in favour of manually archiving stuff as required.  Alan  (talk) 16:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

AlH42: as penance, I've added the little I could to 1990 Shoot-Out. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:48, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Brilliant - thank you.  Alan  (talk) 06:39, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Women in Green Editathon October '23
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A belated Happy New Year to you, Lee Vilenski! 01:29, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not sure i can be of much use but ... I found the following [5] which I hope you can read. Relates to the suicide of a Thomas Bradlaugh Leng from an aspirin overdose in 1965. The trouble is that it's not clear that it's the same person. Age 57 fits roughly, but "retired caterer" less so. Probate records have "LENG Thomas Bradlaugh otherwise KEEN Thomas, of 46 Burleigh Mansions Charing Cross Road London W.C.2 died 16 May 1965 at Pembury Hospital Kent Probate London 12 October (1965) to National Provincial Bank Limited. £66884" Obviously £66,000 was a lot of money in 1965. His birth is registered in March 1908 as Thomas Bradlaugh KEEN in West Ham. The trouble is that that's all I have. Still not clear whether it's the same man. Nigej (talk) 14:31, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Many thanks, Nigej. Having spent a while looking through records at Ancestry, I'm pretty much convinced this is the same person, but I feel need one more link in the chain before I put it into an article. Much appreciated! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All very frustrating. Did some more family history stuff myself. Probably he married Ivy Gladys Slyth in Westminster in 1943. Probably no children (per Freebmd). Her birth was registered in March 1911 and she died on 29 December 2014 (probate records). Confusingly she was known as Joy (see https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/leng/4208681). I was hoping to find some obituary at her death, but have failed miserably. Nigej (talk) 09:31, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there Benny,
Best wishes for the new year. I look forward to working with you again in 2024. I'll start looking over Alex Higgins at some point and we can do another FAC together. Meanwhile, here are some mischievous moggies!
Cheers, Rodney Baggins (talk) 19:17, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Happy New Year Rodney Baggins! I'd be interested to see what you think about Higgins's article; I feel it's rather unbalanced at the moment, and needs more detail on his playing career, with perhaps a bit less on some other aspects. The biographies by Borrows and Hennessey are the best book sources I've seen so far (apart from the excellent Masters of the Baize, which is of course less detailed). Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 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 ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 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: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), and Frostly (talk · contribs · 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 16 February 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 16, 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there by user:dying, who assists the coordinators by making suggestions on the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 12:19, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
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