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WikiCup 2019 November newsletter[edit]

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is Better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly Adam Cuerden (submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 91 featured pictures, including 32 in the final round. Our finalists this year were:

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WikiProject India Newsletter – December 2019[edit]

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Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup![edit]

Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. 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. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On changes in Onam Festival[edit]

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on Onam Happy New Year! ᗙ DBigXrayᗙ 14:47, 1 January 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the article talk. Nitin shared the pdf of the files here, and it is accessible. --Happy New Year! ᗙ DBigXrayᗙ 15:30, 2 January 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2020 March newsletter[edit]

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

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These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

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WikiCup newsletter correction[edit]

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WikiCup 2020 May newsletter[edit]

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge[edit]

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WikiCup 2020 July newsletter[edit]

The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, Denmark MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.

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M. T.[edit]

Inviting your opinion on this.--Joseph 💬 06:03, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Narayana Guru[edit]

Hi, you did a lot of work on the Narayana article in April 2019 but the sources are terrible. I'm almost tempted to revert the entire thing back to how it was prior to those edits but, as per usual with anything Ezhava related, there has been a lot of disruption etc since then. We really shouldn't be using tourist websites nor any website published by an institution that is in any way connected to him ... but you did both and I'm a bit surprised by it. Surely this info can be sourced reliably and independently? - Sitush (talk) 15:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, This was some time ago so I need to really check on them. The site you mention about tourism is a Malayala Manorama site (https://travel.manoramaonline.com/travel/essential-kerala/these-places-were-a-part-of-sree-narayana-gurus-life.html) and the tourism site is a Government of Kerala site (https://www.keralatourism.org/varkala/sree-narayana-guru--philosophy.php). This is what I got with my initial check. I am in the middle of another work, so please bear with me, I will try to check on it later and will revert. --jojo@nthony (talk) 15:46, 2 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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WikiCup 2020 September newsletter[edit]

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to 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. 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 yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:53, 1 September 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ITN recognition for P. R. Krishna Kumar[edit]

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ITN recognition for Sekhar Basu[edit]

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ITN recognition for Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri[edit]

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A barnstar for you![edit]

The Writer's Barnstar
Hey there! While working recent WP:ITNRD, I came across many articles that you helped create including P. R. Krishna Kumar, Sekhar Basu, and Akkitham. Thanks for all your efforts. Ktin (talk) 13:46, 17 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ktin:, Thanks mate! --jojo@nthony (talk) 14:09, 17 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Karikku[edit]

I have re-created a once deleted article- Karikku. I have reliable sources like The Hindu, The New Indian Express, IMDb, Mathrubhumi, Mazhavil Manorama and Times of India. I have also managed to get rankings of the site- Social Blade. I reviewed the previous article by coincidence, and found that mine is a lot different from it. What are my chances of success — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlantis77177 (talk • contribs) 09:29, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Atlantis77177: The chances of getting this article through are very low. But still you could try. All the best! --jojo@nthony (talk) 10:53, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you for supporting me. You can visit my article and comment to me personally Atlantis77177 (talk) 15:11, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tagging the article[edit]

I am unable to tag my article to improve a chance for a faster review. Another helped me by tagging the article to Youtube and India. Can you tag it to- Kerala — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlantis77177 (talk • contribs) 15:15, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

you may use the syntax ((portal|India)) for tagging a Kerala related article to India portal. --jojo@nthony (talk) 16:23, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

New articles[edit]

My first article is close to being accepted or declined. Could you advice me on new topics of Kerala that need creation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlantis77177 (talk • contribs) 16:01, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You may start working on biographies after checking about the notability of the subject of the article. WP:BIO will help you to ascertain notability.--jojo@nthony (talk) 16:31, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please help me[edit]

You are from Kerala and know our media. Please visit the page of Draft:Karikku and view the comments. The reviewer requires an indian to comment on the sources before accepting or declining. Kindly help him--Atlantis77177 (talk) 18:20, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please help me[edit]

Comment: The references look promising, but since I am not familiar with the independence or reliability of them, I've asked for help at Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics#I need a notability check here (diff). If everything checks out, I will probably accept this if nobody else beats me to it. That said, the article could use some copy-editing and other cleanup. That can be done now or later

Please visit the site and comment. The link is in Draft:Karikku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics#I_need_a_notability_check_here --Atlantis77177 (talk) 04:19, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Atlantis77177: I have made my comments there.--jojo@nthony (talk) 07:42, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you so much--Atlantis77177 (talk) 08:11, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Your review was really helpful for my article's review. But the reviewer is still not fully impressed as - You were a previous creator and the other guy was not sure. So could you please ask other experienced editors from Kerala, (who have collaborated with you) to give their personal views,. (Positive or Negative). --Atlantis77177 (talk) 05:34, 31 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have already posted the topic at WikiProject Kerala which is good enough. One of the active members will give you assistance.--jojo@nthony (talk) 05:46, 31 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No response[edit]

Since I posted the question on Wikiproject Kerala, there have been no responses. I suspect that most of them viewed the page and noticed that you had already responded, and thus did nothing. Then the others might even never have seen it. I ask you to give me advise on my next step. Should I repost the question, suggesting that you have already replied, but I need more responses, or should I ask the reviewer to repost his doubt, so that we may get new responses.--Atlantis77177 (talk) 04:27, 1 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Atlantis77177: Please visit the members' page of Wikiproject Kerala where you can find the list of members. If you go through the contribs of some of the members, you can identify those who are are active in similar topics. Please repost the request and tag those active members (you may use the syntax @User: to tag them). That would help you in finding assistance.--jojo@nthony (talk) 05:17, 1 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you so much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlantis77177 (talk • contribs) 05:29, 1 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Unavaialable[edit]

I followed your advise and visited WIkiproject Kerala, only to find that most editors had either retired, or very new or just inactive. Could you suggest me someone please. Thank you--Atlantis77177 (talk) 05:50, 1 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please try Tinucherian, Naveenpf and Shyamsunder. They may be able to put in a word of help.--jojo@nthony (talk) 06:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank You for helping me[edit]

My aricle Karikku was accepted yesterday, and I thank you so much for your help and guidance. But there is still a problem. When I type karikku in google. The first deletion discussion for your article - Karikku, comes up instead of my new article Is there any solution. --Atlantis77177 (talk) 04:03, 2 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Google algorithm will soon divert the search to the new article, you need not worry on this.--jojo@nthony (talk) 04:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Editor's Barnstar
Thank you for your help and guidance. Atlantis77177 (talk) 04:05, 2 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks --jojo@nthony (talk) 04:21, 2 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter[edit]

The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is England Lee Vilenski (submissions), the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by England Gog the Mild (submissions). In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. Botswana The Rambling Man (submissions) was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with New York (state) Epicgenius (submissions) close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

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Please help me[edit]

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TachsHello Sir, I have made some edits to a page supposedly created by you, Mungtu Ram Jaipuria. Kindly see. Best regards RAJIVVASUDEV (talk) 14:05, 17 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@RAJIVVASUDEV: Thanks for your edits on the page. However, I would like to point out a few flaws. (1) The content in the section Family does not have the support of a reference. Please add a reliable one. (2) Statements such as "He was a great nationalist and tycoon of the textile Industry" is POV and promotional. It would be better if we refrain from using peacock terms such as great and tycoon and so forth. I did not make any corrections and would rather leave them to you to make. Wish you a productive Wikilife and all the best! --jojo@nthony (talk) 14:26, 17 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sure! Thanks for your time and advice. Regards RAJIVVASUDEV (talk) 14:45, 17 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Indira Joseph Venniyoor[edit]

Hi @Tachs: - Hope you are well. Wish you happy holidays and a happy new year in advance. I needed an assist from you -- I know you have edited quite a few articles as it pertains to Kerala and the Malayalam language. Can I ask for a pair of eyes on Indira Joseph Venniyoor to see that nothing is too dramatically off the mark in that article. Thanks in advance. Ktin (talk) 05:35, 31 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ktin: What I could find out has been noted below:
Early life

It would be better to incorporate the below in the first sentence of this section, or else it may read as petty information: Recalling her childhood, she would later say that her family would host visitors like the Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich, American art historian Stella Kramrisch, and other English speakers at home, instilling in her a love for the language.[2]

Career

Venniyoor (then Poduval) graduated at the time that C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, Dewan of the state of Travancore, was establishing the Travancore Radio Station with a dedicated low-power broadcasting in Travancore. She submitted her application to the then chief minister of Travancore–Cochin, Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai, and was selected for the job.[1] When the station started broadcasting in 1949, she started as the announcer, earning a salary of Rupees 69 (then equivalent of US $14.50 and was the first English-language news broadcaster.

communications minister E. John Philipose stated that Poduval was paid Rupees 69 (then equivalent of US $14.50) for her news broadcast in 1949.[4][1]

She noted English broadcasters from All India Radio Delhi, Melvin Dimmello and Roshan Menon as her inspiration

Personal life

Recalling the marriage of an upper caste Hindu to a Christian, she would say, "He was adept at English; and that’s what drew us close."[2]

The words noted in italics, may either be reworded or removed. Trust this helps --jojo@nthony (talk) 06:37, 31 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Tachs: thanks for this one. Will get to these changes in the morning, it is pretty late here. I have added you to a discussion at WP:ITN/C where I needed your assistance in assessing the Malayalam language sources to ensure that the sources meet hygiene checks for the texts being referred to. Please can you help there. Apologies in advance for the bother. Ktin (talk) 07:01, 31 December 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Request[edit]

Please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santhosh_George_Kulangara. Please improve if you feel.Pachu Kannan (talk) 13:18, 10 June 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter[edit]

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

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WikiCup 2021 September newsletter[edit]

The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, Botswana The Rambling Man and New York (state) Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being Republic of Venice Bloom6132 who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are Gog the Mild, England Lee Vilenski, Zulu (International Code of Signals) BennyOnTheLoose, Rwanda Amakuru and Hog Farm. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

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Create a new Article on Padma Shri Winner[edit]

Hi! Can you create an article on Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" Please I can't create that article but you can create that article so can you create that article Please by this citations [1][2][3][4] Please sir I will also help you only you have to create this article

Hi friend, The references provided by you are not valid ones that can support an article. Further, nomination for Padma Shri does not make a person notable. I checked on the web but could not find references that can stand. Regret I am not in a position to assist you here. --jojo@nthony (talk) 06:26, 2 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meet an amzing poet". Digg. Retrieved 2021-10-02.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Meet the poet who writes biography in poetry form. 9/27/2021, भिलाई Avalanches.com". Avalanches.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. ^ "Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara"". EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-02.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" - Nomination Details. Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 2021-09-14.

Publish a Draft[edit]

As you write articles on Padma Shri Winners I also write about that you can see my this draft Draft:Krishna Ram Chaudhary so please publish this draft UserABCXYZ (talk) 04:38, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wrong Move[edit]

You have move Draft:Draft:Krishna Ram Chaudhary to Wikipedia:Krishna Ram Chaudhary which is wrong you have to move it to [[ UserABCXYZ (talk) 05:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Krishna Ram Chaudhary]]Reply[reply]

Padma Shri[edit]

You know that what is Padma Shri a national and forth highest civilian award in India so I create and article but it has been moved to draft because it is not notable but we know that the person is notable so please publish this article Draft:Anup Ranjan Pandey to Article Space and reply me at my talkpage UserABCXYZ (talk) 06:25, 23 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@UserABCXYZ: I see that the page has already been published. --jojo@nthony (talk) 09:02, 23 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Another user already helped me UserABCXYZ (talk) 11:01, 23 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter[edit]

The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is Botswana The Rambling Man (submissions), who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:

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  2. England Lee Vilenski (submissions) with 3276 points
  3. Rwanda Amakuru (submissions) with 3197 points
  4. New York (state) Epicgenius (submissions) with 1611 points
  5. Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1571 points
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P. Sukumar[edit]

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Looking at your draft, much of the text, including nearly all the claimed director/cinematographer/actor roles are completely unsourced, and the refs you do give include YouTube and IMDB, which are unacceptable. I haven't checked the others. Note also that you can't have YouTube (or social media) as external links either Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:17, 11 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2022 May newsletter[edit]

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

  1. New York (state) Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
  2. Christmas Island AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
  3. Kingdom of Scotland Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
  4. Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
  5. Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
  6. United States Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
  7. England Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

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WikiCup 2022 July newsletter[edit]

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:

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.

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ITN recognition for P. Gopinathan Nair[edit]

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WikiCup 2022 September newsletter[edit]

WikiCup 2022 September newsletter[edit]

The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!

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WikiCup 2022 November newsletter[edit]

The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is

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.

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) 19:29, 6 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup![edit]

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 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 at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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ITN recognition for R. K. Krishna Kumar[edit]

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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter[edit]

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:

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included Berkelland LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, New England Trainsandotherthings, England Lee Vilenski, Indonesia Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, Washington (state) SounderBruce, Wales Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and Chicago 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.

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Proposed deletion of G. Vijayaraghavan[edit]

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@QueensanditsCrazy: The article has 7 citations of which a few are Government of India references. The subject of the article is a recipient of Padma Shri, a highly coveted national honour in India. I feel you missed out on that and as such, I am removing the tag which says the article is without any citation. Thanks. --jojo@nthony (talk) 16:24, 14 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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WikiCup 2023 May newsletter[edit]

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:

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

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WikiCup 2023 July newsletter[edit]

The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, 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.

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ITN recognition for Namboothiri (artist)[edit]

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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]

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

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.

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Leela Omchery article[edit]

You started this article back in 2014, and you put the following: 

After early schooling in Kanyakumari, she obtained a graduate degree in Carnatic music from Women's college, Thiruvananthapuram...

I was wondering whether by "Women's college" you meant this place. If so, it deserves a link, and that college's article might have Leela Omchery entered under "Notable alumnae". Kelisi (talk) 17:09, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Kelisi: done--jojo@nthony (talk) 03:48, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WikiCup 2023 November newsletter[edit]

The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, Delaware BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

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) 16:52, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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