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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)

On 28 January 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Sukhbir Singh Gill, 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. Stephen 22:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 30 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Voice of Freedom (radio station), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Voice of Freedom had to counter poisonous snakes, leeches, and other wildlife? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Voice of freedom (radio station). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Voice of Freedom (radio station)), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding your question here, the nom_comment parameter was deprecated following this discussion as it was causing issues with the reply tools. Curbon7 (talk) 09:58, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey @Curbon7, thanks for letting me know. I used to like that attribute. It also ensured some color commentary on the nomination. But, tbh, I do not understand the reply-issue. So, maybe it is for the best. Ktin (talk) 19:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 3 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gurdev Singh Gill (physician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gurdev Singh Gill was the first Canadian physician of Indian descent? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gurdev Singh Gill (physician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gurdev Singh Gill (physician)), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 12:02, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 5 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article R. Champakalakshmi, 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. Stephen 10:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 5 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vincent Marks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that pathologist Vincent Marks helped reverse the conviction of socialite Claus von Bülow in a case that was adapted for the film Reversal of Fortune? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vincent Marks. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vincent Marks), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 12:02, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 19:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 8 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)Reply[reply]

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:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

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)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 05:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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)Reply[reply]

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)Reply[reply]

On 19 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 15:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 21 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, thanks for your contributions! Feel free to put your articles up on the challenge! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:40, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Good article nominations | March 2024 Backlog Drive
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(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]