Have you considered requesting the autopatrolled permission? You seem to meet the general criteria (only stumbling block being a couple of copyright notices) and this could be helpful in reducing the WP:NPP backlog. If you have questions or wish to discuss don't hesitate to ping me here or leave a comment on my talk page. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 03:54, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jon698, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Swarm ♠ 05:37, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Request reason:
I have made one account and used it for illegitimate purposes. However, I ask that I be unblocked, but banned from participating in AFD discussions and only be allowed to edit as my contribution history shows that I am the only person that has edited articles such as George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign, Alaska Libertarian Party, and Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and there are many articles like Bush's that are in need of greater editing to be completed or to be proper for Wikipedia. I came to Wikipedia two years ago to improve political articles and I have went too far. I acknowledge that I have broken the rules, but as this is the first time I ask that I be given a second chance. If I renege on this then I wish for the next blocking to be permanent.
Decline reason:
You outright lied about the connection before being blocked. You can take the standard offer. NinjaRobotPirate ( talk) 09:17, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
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Hello it has been six months since my block in May and I would like to begin the standard offer process. My provided clear reason is Scott's statement "I agree with MJL in that it looks like you've made some really significant contributions to the project and it would be a shame to lose you as an editor. This seems like a textbook case for WP:SO." and MJL's statement "If I may chime in here and say that Jon has been incredible in improving our coverage of american politics." Also in the past six months I have improved my understanding of copyright and public domain and I hope to use it to improve the images of political/election articles and I have learned election mapping and hope to improve many Washington, D.C. election articles. The next year will be important for election/political Wikipedia editors and will have a large amount of work and I hope that I will be able to help and participate in that. It has been hard to not edit Wikipedia for six months, but I would still like to thank Scott for the block because it has helped me become less addicted to editing and MJL for helping me get a LPedia account that I could use to edit that site on if I ever had the urge to. -- Jon698 02:19, 1 November 2019 (UTC) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?title=Special:ListFiles/Jon698&ilshowall=1 https://lpedia.org/Special:Contributions/Jon168
Accept reason:
Per the conversation below ( Special:PermanentLink/924708850), you are unblocked. Conditions for your unblock include a 6 month topic ban from Articles for Deletion and a reminder to keep aware of general sanctions pertaining to American politics and other areas as you've acknowledged. -- ferret ( talk) 13:25, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
@ NinjaRobotPirate: I am sorry about the ping, but I have noticed that there is a large backlog in Requests for unblock Jon698 ( talk) 03:57, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Please note that the correct time to claim points for DYK in the WikiCup is after the hook has appeared on the main page. So you can claim for Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign now, while some of your other submissions have been premature. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 07:34, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi-I enjoyed reading your articles; thank you for writing them. I did have to make a change with the William Jefferson Hardin article; he served in the Wyoming Territorial Legislature not the Wyoming State Legislature. The territorial and state legislatures are two different legislative chambers serving different political divisions-territorial and state in Wyoming-many thanks- RFD ( talk) 13:00, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi-I have to remove the Wyoming Legislature template from the article about Cathy Connolly who served in the Wyoming Legislature. The Wyoming Legislature template place the Members of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature category on the the article. This happen on some other articles. I had to go through the members of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature category and there 2 or 3 others this happen. I am not sure why the Wyoming Legislature template is doing this-many thanks-20:23, 28 May 2020 (UTC) RFD ( talk) 20:24, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, Jon698, and welcome to Women in Red. With the enormous experience you have of writing about politics and politicians, it's great to see you now intend to devote more of your time to women. If you haven't already done so, you might find it useful to look through our Ten Simple Rules and our Primer for creating women's biographies. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 09:48, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
I completely agree with you about your position on the position of whip. Seems obvious to me. Activist ( talk) 21:50, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
Your 6 months ban was a travesty, IMO. It's absurd that such a good editor was hit with such awful sanctions. This is an example of why I totally regret having started WP:AN, which led to the farce that is WP:AN/I. - Aussie Article Writer ( talk) 19:41, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hi! Just wanted to give you a heads up of a Wyoming-related state legislator article that I recently created, as I recall you are active in the Wyoming Wikiproject and with American state legislator bios. I unfortunately don't have much more time to expand it further, but there are a number of Newspapers.com clippings that I came across and think offer some good material, if you ever feel the urge to expand it! Connormah ( talk) 05:07, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
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You did a fantastic job with the 2019 Seattle City Council election page! If you have time, could you please help me bring the 2023 election page up to the standard of the one you made? C. W. Edward ( talk) 04:53, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for the like on my post. I also have autism. How do I add the ASD tag to my profile? I mostly edit Wikimedia content and then put it on Wikipedia pages. So I might put it up there as well. Thanks again for the like. MonkeyBBGB ( talk) 02:35, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello there, thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and productive 2024! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:30, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I'm reaching out because I saw that countless election articles have had huge amounts of sourced (or easily sourceable) material removed. This is information that innumerable other editors have objected to the removal of, and your defense is either that it's unsourced (in many cases against WP:CALC practices) or irrelevant (which I and many others would argue is a contentious assertion in many of these cases). Notable instances that come to mind are various state articles on the 1964 presidential election or the 1972 election in the Deep South. Please let me know your thoughts, as I'm fairly inclined to reverse (in part or in full) a large number of these edits. Best, Cpotisch ( talk) 21:40, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Welcome, welcome, welcome Jon698! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
CactiStaccingCrane ( talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC [ refreshvia JWB and Geardona ( talk to me?)
Hello! I'm TheApex150. I saw on the page for the 1984 U.S. Presidential Election that you added additional info to the national exit poll. I wanted to ask if you have access to exit poll info from certain states? For example, an exit poll from California or one from Texas. I know the election was a landslide, but I'm curious to see if there were differences among the states themselves. If you have access to that info, can you please link it to me here? Or you can link it to my talk page. Thank you! :-) TheApex150 ( talk) 09:19, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV ( submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
On 5 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1919 Baden state election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first election in Baden in which women could vote resulted in nine women being elected to the state legislature? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1919 Baden state election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 1919 Baden state election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 10 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article James Hedges, 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. Spencer T• C 05:28, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
I having trouble inserting a new paragraph without screwing up the footnotes. You can see the proposed text on the article's talk page. Talk:Policing the Plains Filmhunter ( talk) 21:29, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, Jon698. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, " 2000 Delaware Democratic presidential primary and caucuses".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 06:05, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gerald Willis (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald Willis (politician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gerald Willis (politician)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 10 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 1984 Democratic presidential primaries, Alan Cranston scheduled his advertisements in Iowa around airings of The Day After? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Have you considered requesting the autopatrolled permission? You seem to meet the general criteria (only stumbling block being a couple of copyright notices) and this could be helpful in reducing the WP:NPP backlog. If you have questions or wish to discuss don't hesitate to ping me here or leave a comment on my talk page. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 03:54, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jon698, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Swarm ♠ 05:37, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Request reason:
I have made one account and used it for illegitimate purposes. However, I ask that I be unblocked, but banned from participating in AFD discussions and only be allowed to edit as my contribution history shows that I am the only person that has edited articles such as George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign, Alaska Libertarian Party, and Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and there are many articles like Bush's that are in need of greater editing to be completed or to be proper for Wikipedia. I came to Wikipedia two years ago to improve political articles and I have went too far. I acknowledge that I have broken the rules, but as this is the first time I ask that I be given a second chance. If I renege on this then I wish for the next blocking to be permanent.
Decline reason:
You outright lied about the connection before being blocked. You can take the standard offer. NinjaRobotPirate ( talk) 09:17, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
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Jon698 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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Hello it has been six months since my block in May and I would like to begin the standard offer process. My provided clear reason is Scott's statement "I agree with MJL in that it looks like you've made some really significant contributions to the project and it would be a shame to lose you as an editor. This seems like a textbook case for WP:SO." and MJL's statement "If I may chime in here and say that Jon has been incredible in improving our coverage of american politics." Also in the past six months I have improved my understanding of copyright and public domain and I hope to use it to improve the images of political/election articles and I have learned election mapping and hope to improve many Washington, D.C. election articles. The next year will be important for election/political Wikipedia editors and will have a large amount of work and I hope that I will be able to help and participate in that. It has been hard to not edit Wikipedia for six months, but I would still like to thank Scott for the block because it has helped me become less addicted to editing and MJL for helping me get a LPedia account that I could use to edit that site on if I ever had the urge to. -- Jon698 02:19, 1 November 2019 (UTC) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?title=Special:ListFiles/Jon698&ilshowall=1 https://lpedia.org/Special:Contributions/Jon168
Accept reason:
Per the conversation below ( Special:PermanentLink/924708850), you are unblocked. Conditions for your unblock include a 6 month topic ban from Articles for Deletion and a reminder to keep aware of general sanctions pertaining to American politics and other areas as you've acknowledged. -- ferret ( talk) 13:25, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
@ NinjaRobotPirate: I am sorry about the ping, but I have noticed that there is a large backlog in Requests for unblock Jon698 ( talk) 03:57, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Please note that the correct time to claim points for DYK in the WikiCup is after the hook has appeared on the main page. So you can claim for Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign now, while some of your other submissions have been premature. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 07:34, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi-I enjoyed reading your articles; thank you for writing them. I did have to make a change with the William Jefferson Hardin article; he served in the Wyoming Territorial Legislature not the Wyoming State Legislature. The territorial and state legislatures are two different legislative chambers serving different political divisions-territorial and state in Wyoming-many thanks- RFD ( talk) 13:00, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi-I have to remove the Wyoming Legislature template from the article about Cathy Connolly who served in the Wyoming Legislature. The Wyoming Legislature template place the Members of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature category on the the article. This happen on some other articles. I had to go through the members of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature category and there 2 or 3 others this happen. I am not sure why the Wyoming Legislature template is doing this-many thanks-20:23, 28 May 2020 (UTC) RFD ( talk) 20:24, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, Jon698, and welcome to Women in Red. With the enormous experience you have of writing about politics and politicians, it's great to see you now intend to devote more of your time to women. If you haven't already done so, you might find it useful to look through our Ten Simple Rules and our Primer for creating women's biographies. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 09:48, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
I completely agree with you about your position on the position of whip. Seems obvious to me. Activist ( talk) 21:50, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
Your 6 months ban was a travesty, IMO. It's absurd that such a good editor was hit with such awful sanctions. This is an example of why I totally regret having started WP:AN, which led to the farce that is WP:AN/I. - Aussie Article Writer ( talk) 19:41, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hi! Just wanted to give you a heads up of a Wyoming-related state legislator article that I recently created, as I recall you are active in the Wyoming Wikiproject and with American state legislator bios. I unfortunately don't have much more time to expand it further, but there are a number of Newspapers.com clippings that I came across and think offer some good material, if you ever feel the urge to expand it! Connormah ( talk) 05:07, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
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Three years! |
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Could you explain why the police stopped Moran in the first place? Thank you. DS ( talk) 03:49, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
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You did a fantastic job with the 2019 Seattle City Council election page! If you have time, could you please help me bring the 2023 election page up to the standard of the one you made? C. W. Edward ( talk) 04:53, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Filmhunter ( talk) 02:48, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the like on my post. I also have autism. How do I add the ASD tag to my profile? I mostly edit Wikimedia content and then put it on Wikipedia pages. So I might put it up there as well. Thanks again for the like. MonkeyBBGB ( talk) 02:35, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello there, thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and productive 2024! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:30, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I'm reaching out because I saw that countless election articles have had huge amounts of sourced (or easily sourceable) material removed. This is information that innumerable other editors have objected to the removal of, and your defense is either that it's unsourced (in many cases against WP:CALC practices) or irrelevant (which I and many others would argue is a contentious assertion in many of these cases). Notable instances that come to mind are various state articles on the 1964 presidential election or the 1972 election in the Deep South. Please let me know your thoughts, as I'm fairly inclined to reverse (in part or in full) a large number of these edits. Best, Cpotisch ( talk) 21:40, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Welcome, welcome, welcome Jon698! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
CactiStaccingCrane ( talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC [ refreshvia JWB and Geardona ( talk to me?)
Hello! I'm TheApex150. I saw on the page for the 1984 U.S. Presidential Election that you added additional info to the national exit poll. I wanted to ask if you have access to exit poll info from certain states? For example, an exit poll from California or one from Texas. I know the election was a landslide, but I'm curious to see if there were differences among the states themselves. If you have access to that info, can you please link it to me here? Or you can link it to my talk page. Thank you! :-) TheApex150 ( talk) 09:19, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV ( submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
On 5 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1919 Baden state election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first election in Baden in which women could vote resulted in nine women being elected to the state legislature? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1919 Baden state election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 1919 Baden state election), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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This award is given in recognition to Jon698 for collecting more than 1 point during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer ( talk) 17:41, 8 March 2024 (UTC) |
On 10 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article James Hedges, 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. Spencer T• C 05:28, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
I having trouble inserting a new paragraph without screwing up the footnotes. You can see the proposed text on the article's talk page. Talk:Policing the Plains Filmhunter ( talk) 21:29, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, Jon698. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, " 2000 Delaware Democratic presidential primary and caucuses".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 06:05, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gerald Willis (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald Willis (politician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gerald Willis (politician)), 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) 00:03, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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On 10 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 1984 Democratic presidential primaries, Alan Cranston scheduled his advertisements in Iowa around airings of The Day After? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses), 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) 00:02, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.
Our current top scorers are as follows:
Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ( Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs), Epicgenius ( talk · contribs), and Frostly ( talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.
The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ( Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs), Epicgenius ( talk · contribs), and Frostly ( talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)