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Welcome to the alien's nest.
  • If you seek wisdom, you have likely come to the wrong place, but I will do my best.
  • If you come with insults or put-downs, at least make them clever.
  • If I haven't replied in 48 hours, either I forgot or I assumed you didn't want a reply.
  • I review good article nominations on request, but only if it's about a country where I've never done a review before (see the last column in my articles per country) and if you've reviewed more articles than you've nominated.
  • Talk page stalkers are welcome. The vast majority are not abducted or eaten.


948 days since the last alien abduction.


A barnstar for you!

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The Botswana Barnstar
For your amazing contributions at Politics of Botswana, I have hereby awarded you this barnstar. 48JCLTalk 17:38, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission

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The article Kgabo Commission you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Kgabo Commission and Talk:Kgabo Commission/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Editor's Barnstar
good job as editor of the week BelowFlames (talk) 02:39, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission

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The article Kgabo Commission you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Kgabo Commission for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 22:20, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Death of Captain Marvel

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The article The Death of Captain Marvel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel for comments about the article, and Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations by the way, and thanks for all your hard work to improve some really important articles. :) BOZ (talk) 08:12, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sebele II

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The article Sebele II you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sebele II for comments about the article, and Talk:Sebele II/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Averageuntitleduser -- Averageuntitleduser (talk) 11:42, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Autocracy 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 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 17:03, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy

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The article Autocracy you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Autocracy for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 18:01, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt

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The article Edith Roosevelt you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Edith Roosevelt and Talk:Edith Roosevelt/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HistoryTheorist -- HistoryTheorist (talk) 22:44, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt

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The article Edith Roosevelt you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Edith Roosevelt for comments about the article, and Talk:Edith Roosevelt/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HistoryTheorist -- HistoryTheorist (talk) 02:42, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 8

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The article Federalist No. 8 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 8 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 8/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of The Blue Rider -- The Blue Rider (talk) 20:01, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

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The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything 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) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the DCWC!

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See a    "developing" or    "least developed" country? Write about it to earn points!

Welcome to the 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, Thebiguglyalien! The contest is now open for submissions. List your work at your submissions page to earn points. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:

  • Got open nominations? List them at review requests.
  • Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews.
  • Not sure if your article qualifies? See the guidelines for more information or contact a coordinator for verification.
  • New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions about the contest on the talk page.
  • Know someone else who might be interested? Sign-ups remain open until 15 July, so don't hesitate to invite other editors!

On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you good luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Botswanan Politics

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Separate to your note on my talkpage, I thought I'd congratulate you on Politics of Botswana. It joined the very small ranks of "Politics of X" GAs, and is a good model within that. I take an interest because I had what sounds like a similar experience, once completely rewriting Politics of the Philippines (which had a grand total of zero sources) due to frustration at the poor state of the main Philippines#Government and politics section. Comparing that article to yours, it is interesting to see how the very different political systems and context have shaped different articles around the same theme. A lot of variety in the world. CMD (talk) 15:06, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That's actually the reason I wrote it. I noticed that most of the "Politics of" articles aren't great, and I figure that once there are a few good examples, it makes the rest of them a little easier to write. I had done the same thing with 2021 in Botswana to show how a smaller country might have a good "year" article, and after working on these two, I decided to keep going on Botswana-related articles so we could actually have a sub-Saharan country with good general coverage and make it a sort of "model country" for similar articles. It's ended up becoming one of my main focuses on Wikipedia, which I certainly wouldn't have expected when I started, but I have no regrets here! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They do say Botswana is a model country. One-level-below country articles are generally quite poor, not sure we have a model anywhere, globally. As I mentioned do feel free to ping me regarding this goal, and if you ever get onto Demographics of Botswana and Culture of Botswana I'll be very curious about that progress. CMD (talk) 01:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WiG Editathon Barnstar

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Women in Green Editathon June '24
Thank you so much for contributing to Women in Green's sixth editathon, with your successful GA nominations of Amat-Mamu and Kahina Bahloul. Excellent work! Best wishes --Grnrchst (talk) 11:33, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Thor (Marvel Comics)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Thor (Marvel Comics) 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 Cambalachero -- Cambalachero (talk) 17:26, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A thank-you for speaking the truth

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Feel like a barnstar might be inappropriate here, but your remarks at AE were a better summary of my feelings on the ARBPIA area and its frequent editors than I’ve ever been able to put into words myself (see User:The Kip#Screaming into the void). Points 2 and 5 in particular are brilliantly summarized.

Most attacks/defenses at AE on the issue are based on ideological alignment rather than actual policy, and I do agree that the area as a whole would be better off if most of the editors in the AE filing were TBANned indefinitely - unfortunately, their editing records and navigation of policy/Wikilawyering makes sure that’ll never happen. The Kip (contribs) 04:10, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the thought. Your "screaming into the void" sums up my thoughts as well. That last sentence is too real, just in that AE discussion alone. I see the same issues in other discussions where it's always the same few names agreeing with each other regardless of the issue—it's especially funny for example when they're diehard deletionists if the articles hurt their cause but suddenly they're stalwart inclusionists if the articles help their cause. And of course I also appreciate that there's no barnstar, because I'd feel obligated to decline it for the same reason. I wasn't sure how the post would be received, but I'm grateful to the admins so far who have replied frankly instead of just saying something to the effect of "this is unsolvable and trying to solve it is unhelpful". Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And right on cue, one of the editors covered by your statement has now attacked you, claiming that your call-out of POV-ridden editing is the actual disruptive editing.
As expected. The Kip (contribs) 04:04, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Thor (Marvel Comics)

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The article Thor (Marvel Comics) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Thor (Marvel Comics) and Talk:Thor (Marvel Comics)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Cambalachero -- Cambalachero (talk) 18:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Astonishing Thor 5.jpg

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:03, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Fear of bees

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Fear of bees 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 BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:04, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Thor (Marvel Comics)

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The article Thor (Marvel Comics) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Thor (Marvel Comics) for comments about the article, and Talk:Thor (Marvel Comics)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Cambalachero -- Cambalachero (talk) 18:25, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Fear of bees

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The article Fear of bees you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Fear of bees and Talk:Fear of bees/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:20, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Fear of bees

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The article Fear of bees you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fear of bees for comments about the article, and Talk:Fear of bees/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GAN assistance

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Hello, if you have some time, could you took a look over my review at Talk:WYOU/GA1? Thank you. ForksForks (talk) 15:28, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Donald Trump's ear" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Donald Trump's ear has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 14 § Donald Trump's ear until a consensus is reached. Un assiolo (talk) 22:41, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgari Sechele II

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kgari Sechele II 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 Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 15:44, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Melania Trump

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The article Melania Trump you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Melania Trump for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 750h+ -- 750h+ (talk) 22:42, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:GARC: Invitation to review Oat

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Hello Thebiguglyalien, You have been paired at good article review circles to review Oat. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #5.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 01:43, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgari Sechele II

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The article Kgari Sechele II you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Kgari Sechele II and Talk:Kgari Sechele II/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 15:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgari Sechele II

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The article Kgari Sechele II you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kgari Sechele II for comments about the article, and Talk:Kgari Sechele II/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 14:43, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iron Man relaunch

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Hello. I hope that my comments on the Iron Man FAC are not too annoying or cause any issues. I have a quick question for you about the future of Iron Man in the comics. Spencer Ackerman will be writing the next run for the character (according to here and here). Should that be mentioned in the Iron Man article? It may be best to wait until the issue actually comes out, but it seems like it will played as a big deal as it is a relaunch with a new armor. I did not want to distract too much from the ongoing discussions on the FAC page so I thought it may be more appropriate to raise this to your attention on your talk page instead. Best of luck with the FAC and I hope you are doing well. Aoba47 (talk) 01:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries at all! Additional feedback is the most valuable part of FAC in my opinion. I went ahead and added the info, and I expect to keep the article updated over time. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 02:26, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the response. I am glad that I could help when and where I can. I have a lot of respect for you for working on an article about such a well-known character, and I think you have done a wonderful job with it. Aoba47 (talk) 02:38, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election 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 Chipmunkdavis -- Chipmunkdavis (talk) 06:24, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You might be interested (or maybe not) in these recent postings to various Wikiprojects

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[1] Doug Weller talk 13:15, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election

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The article 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election and Talk:1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chipmunkdavis -- Chipmunkdavis (talk) 15:22, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election

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The article 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election for comments about the article, and Talk:1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chipmunkdavis -- Chipmunkdavis (talk) 02:04, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Back-calculating vote figures

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Hello. Just to say, you should never calculate vote figures yourself by back-calculating them based on valid votes and percentages. Because percentages are only to a certain number of decimal places, the numbers they equate to can be quite wide ranging. For example, the 48.7% of the vote that Tabai received in 1982 could equate to anything between 9,159 and 9,177. Vote figures should only be added when we have a source with the actual number. Cheers, Number 57 00:52, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to add a footnote saying they were approximations, but noted. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:58, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Interestingly this source puts his vote total at 9,145, which would be 48.6%, and Teannaki's at 5,365, which does match the 28.5% given in the Nohlen book. Unfortunately even with those two's vote figures, I cannot find a source with the figures for Teangana and Ratieta... Number 57 01:23, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1982 Kiribati presidential election

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1982 Kiribati presidential election 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 Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 10:45, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Hi there again! I just wanna ask if you're able to review my FAC. Many thanks! 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 11:17, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm willing to do reviews on request for articles related to countries I haven't reviewed before. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:55, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1982 Kiribati presidential election

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The article 1982 Kiribati presidential election you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:1982 Kiribati presidential election and Talk:1982 Kiribati presidential election/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 16:05, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1982 Kiribati presidential election

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The article 1982 Kiribati presidential election you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1982 Kiribati presidential election for comments about the article, and Talk:1982 Kiribati presidential election/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 23:44, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Iron Man

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Congratulations, Thebiguglyalien! The article you nominated, Iron Man, 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, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Congrats on getting Iron Man to FA status! You have done an amazing job with it, and it's so nice to finally have another comics character article besides Anarky that has FA status. I agree with Aoba in hoping that Iron Man's success helps prompt the reworking and promotion of other character articles in the future. I also hope that my nitpicky comments didn't get too annoying. I really wanted the article to succeed and be promoted to FA, but I also wanted to ensure I did an actual review of its content, rather than half-assing it, and help make it better. PanagiotisZois (talk) 10:38, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject merging discussions

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Re: your comment on the Wikiproject Kamala Harris MfD, merging discussions have achieved some small momentum as part of wider thoughts about making Wikiprojects work at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council. CMD (talk) 02:38, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Autocracy 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 Kimikel -- Kimikel (talk) 22:05, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:GARC: Invitation to review Underdark (band)

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Hello Thebiguglyalien, You have been paired at good article review circles to review Underdark (band). At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #7.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 13:47, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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Project Editor Retention

This editor was willing to lend a helping hand!
Thanks for all you do to acknowledge others at the Editor of the Week Awards

Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 11:44, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DCWC August update

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The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are:

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail.

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Hello, Thebiguglyalien. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.BorgQueen (talk) 16:12, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy

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The article Autocracy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Autocracy for comments about the article, and Talk:Autocracy/GA3 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kimikel -- Kimikel (talk) 23:22, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election

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On 15 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, despite a term limit of three elections? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 1982 Kiribati presidential election

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On 15 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1982 Kiribati presidential election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, despite a term limit of three elections? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1982 Kiribati presidential 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 1983 Kiribati presidential election

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On 15 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1983 Kiribati presidential election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, despite a term limit of three elections? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1983 Kiribati presidential 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 1987 Kiribati presidential election

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On 15 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1987 Kiribati presidential election, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, despite a term limit of three elections? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1987 Kiribati presidential 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Contentious Topics notice

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Note that I redacted your personal attack at WP:AN. Needlessly inflaming an issue like that is not going to lead to productive results; keep in mind that WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA apply. The WordsmithTalk to me 17:53, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The_Wordsmith, yeah, you're not wrong and I don't plan on pushing it any further. From my perspective, it's a matter of people pretending this problem doesn't exist and making it worse by doing so, but it looks like admins have finally confirmed that these editors are in fact being disruptive at AE and are considering an ARBCOM case against them. But time and place, I understand. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:55, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for reconsidering. I know exactly how frustrating this topic area can be, so I try to keep the temperature down where I can. Note that this is not a logged warning, just an unofficial reminder so thing (hopefully) don't escalate to that point. The WordsmithTalk to me 18:02, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1987 Kiribati presidential election

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Your GA nomination of 1987 Kiribati presidential election

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Your GA nomination of 1987 Kiribati presidential election

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Biographies for DC Comics characters

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Hey there. I was thinking. Your work on Iran Man is, in my eyes, the gold standard moving forward with articles for other comics characters. Your work on other pages like War Machine and Black Widow is also well-written. But I'm curious, how could one go about writing the pages for DC characters?

With Marvel, we've only ever had one mainstream universe; Earth-616. But with DC, from the Golden Age to now there's been 4 separate main continuities, and each one often portrays characters quite differently and with a different backstory. To give an example, how would one go about writing the Silver Banshee article? Before Flashpoint, she was Siobhan McDougal and essentially a ghost from the Middle Ages. But after Flashpoint, she was Siobhan Smythe; a young adult from the modern era.

Would we just create two separate sections in her "Biography" section? Or for before and one for after Flashpoint? And what about a "Personality and Motivations" section? The McDougal and Smythe version have vastly different moralities and goals. Any thoughts? PanagiotisZois (talk) 11:53, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When in doubt, I try to get the information down first and see how it might be organized afterward. I'd guess that two biography subsections would probably be necessary, and other sections about personality/themes could cover all of the major aspects, specifying what applies to what as well as comparing and contrasting the different versions, assuming the sources exist for that. And if the sources don't exist for that, the given article might be better off as a section in one of the lists of characters. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 02:26, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iron Man scheduled for TFA

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Thank you for participating in the July 2024 GAN backlog drive

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Thank you

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Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into the Iron Man page. It's inspiring to see, especially since there aren't enough fictional character articles that are Featured Articles.

If you have any interest in working on the pages for Darth Vader or Princess Leia, those are two articles about extremely notable characters which amazingly are not even Good Articles. I've done a lot of work on both of them, but have now moved on from working on Star Wars pages. Just a thought. Thanks again for your contributions to Wikipedia. Wafflewombat (talk) 17:30, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1983 Kiribati presidential election

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Your GA nomination of Ieremia Tabai

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Your GA nomination of Literature of Botswana

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

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The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

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2001

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You shouldn't have made this revert. The source appears to be faulty. Two of the buildings you claim were completed/opened in 2001 were actually completed/opened in 2000. Besides, now that those entries that were correct have been moved to 2001 in architecture, you're just duplicating what is in the main article. Hardly any of the content is of international significance and it doesn't belong in the introduction. Deb (talk) 07:10, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at Talk:2001 since you've posted this there as well. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 14:19, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1983 Kiribati presidential election

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Your GA nomination of Melania Trump

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DCWC September update

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Your GA nomination of Term limits in Russia

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Your GA nomination of Term limits in Russia

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Your GA nomination of 1991 Kiribati presidential election

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Close at Talk:List of U.S. executive branch czars

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Thanks for closing that discussion - it was getting a bit stale, and was past the 30-day length for an RFC for a while.

I have a couple of questions for you:

  • You mentioned the count before discarding votes was 12-11; I counted 12-12. Did you consider 2601:600:817F:16F0:DDAC:53F8:F543:7659's comments? They made an unbolded vote, with improper threading (sticking theirs up top, later than other replies)
  • After discarding votes that "show no understanding of the matter of issue" or provided no rationale whatsoever, the count I get is 8-10, whereas you came up with 11-8. Whose votes did you discard in this manner to get this count?
  • Now the most subjective question: after throwing out votes that "flatly contradict established policy" - like applying WP:SIGCOV to a question of verifiability (when it's a notability test, for making a standalone article on a topic), or simply claiming inserting would fail WP:NPOV without seriously engaging in the substance of discussion on why - the count I get is 5-10. This would certainly seem like a stronger consensus of editors who supported inclusion.

Thanks. PhotogenicScientist (talk) 19:40, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did count 2601's unbolded !vote. It was a rough count by hand, so it's possible I was slightly off in either direction, but certainly not enough that it would have moved the needle on consensus. Here's the list I wrote out in my scratchwork:
  • Macaddct1984: 1
  • 2601:600:817F:16F0: 2
  • PerseusMeredith: 2
  • Muboshgu: 1
  • M.boli: 1
  • Objective3000: 1
  • Rhododendrites: 4 > 1 or bad RfC
  • AjaxSmack: N/A
  • XavierItzm: 2
  • Chaptagai: 2 or 4
  • GordonGlottal: 1
  • Bob the Cannibal: 2
  • Garnet Moss: 2
  • 74.64.100.109: 2
  • Killuminator: 2
  • PhotogenicScientist: 2
  • 193.115.85.154: 3
  • MelbourneStar: 1 or 4
  • NE Ent: 2 or 4
  • SPECIFICO: 1
  • 24.90.253.80: N/A
  • JSwift49: 2
  • Locke Cole: 1
  • Nfitz: 1
  • SarekOfVulcan: 4 > 1
  • AusLondonder: N/A
  • Gamaliel: 1
Do let me know if you happen to notice anyone I missed. The !votes that didn't have a substantial rationale or focused on procedural issues instead of the subject were:
  • Option 2 is the right choice. Even with the Wikipedia liberal bias, Option 2 should be approved.
  • I would support either Option 2 or Option 4 with no preference between the two. I also think the article should be frozen in Option 2 so as to not endorse either of the sides while the debate is ongoing.
  • Option 2 Seems to be the most reasonable, omitting it entirely is partisan hackery.
  • Option 4 first choice, option 1 second choice. And AfD might work, as the criteria are so fuzzy, but probably not, because of the sourcing.
Again, giving those !votes full weight or no weight wouldn't be quite enough to sway consensus in my opinion, so my focus was not on exactly how much weight should be given to these four. I was reserved in which !votes I weighed down so long as they gave some sort of rationale. There was support for these interpretations of coverage and POV, even if they didn't invoke the policy or guideline I would have applied. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:04, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The missing !vote was AjaxSmack. Though they declined to participate in the discussion (which, in AP2, can you blame them?), they were the original proposer of the content into the article, so I notched them as a general 2/4 vote.
I also struck 3 of those 4 you did. Though, Chaptagai cited TE(æ)A,ea. (which I read as a "per TE(æ)A,ea." vote) and had participated extensively in the BEFORE discussion which hasn't even been archived yet. It's not fair to discount their vote as "no rationale." PhotogenicScientist (talk) 20:25, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I looked over the other discussions, but I limited the actual counting to what was in the RfC itself. I agree it can be a little subjective in whether mentioning someone counts as a "per" !vote, so like I said, I wouldn't object if someone found the actual !votes to be one or two different from my count. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:54, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ok... so the vote count might be a little fuzzy.
What do you have to say to further discounting votes that flatly contradict established policy - like applying WP:SIGCOV to a question of verifiability (when it's a notability test, for making a standalone article on a topic), or simply claiming inserting would fail WP:NPOV without seriously engaging in the substance of discussion on why. I feel that one can't simply cite a policy to give their !vote weight, and that such !votes should be weighted on the merits of how closely that policy applies - especially if such policy contradictions were noted by other discussion participants. PhotogenicScientist (talk) 21:07, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I say that a different interpretation isn't necessary wrong, or at least not so egregiously wrong in this case that the !voters should be chastised or ignored. The point of the RfC was to determine which policies applied, and they argued it was those policies. Others disagreed. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:21, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that sits quite right with me... that an editor can obstinately cite policy in a way that doesn't really apply, yet in the end their !vote (which, in the absence of a policy-based prohibition on content, is starting to feel an awful lot more like a vote) carries the same weight as one more closely aligned to policy? PhotogenicScientist (talk) 21:30, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They don't apply, in your opinion. You're welcome to disagree with their rationales, but that's the point of the RfC. It's still relevant, and that's the argument they put forward. You disagreed with it. That's part of the process. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:53, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Huh. And so it is. "If the discussion shows that some people think one policy is controlling, and some another, the closer is expected to close by judging which view has the predominant number of responsible Wikipedians supporting it." When it comes down to it, RFCs are really just a vote. A vote of responsible people, sure. But a vote nonetheless.
That's a disappointing conclusion, considering how much I see WP:NOTVOTE cited around the site... but I suppose that's how it is. PhotogenicScientist (talk) 22:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 1991 Kiribati presidential election

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Your GA nomination of 1991 Kiribati presidential election

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2001 article

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I like what you did with the 2001 article; can you also do the same for 2020, my year of birth? Thanks, Wolverine XI (talk to me) 11:11, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wolverine XI So... you're four years old? 😂 BorgQueen (talk) 11:26, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know how to act my age because I've never been this age before. And to answer your question, yes, I am four. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 12:46, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I'd love to get more articles about years fleshed out, and I've been making slow progress on it. But there's just so much to go through for each year! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand, but 2020 is one of the worst years in human history, so I was hoping for that article to be improved to GA-status. No matter how long that will take, I'm sure the end result will be great! Can't wait to see what you have in store for year articles in general. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 03:49, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2020 is one of the worst years in human history, [...] That's not true. The Black Death era was much worse. BorgQueen (talk) 04:11, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's also the question of what sources would be used, because there are three series that have been crucial and they might not help here. By far the most useful source, Britannica Year in Review, was retired in 2018. There's a Time yearbook for 2020, but I can only see the preview and it's unclear how much information it has in a global context (would be great for 2020 in the United States though). Presumably there's an Annual Register for 2020, but I can't find anything about it. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:37, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe 2020 is too recent. How about working on older years before moving to more recent ones? That seems like the best solution, as far as access to useful sources is concerned. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 16:29, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maria Stromberger

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I've updated her ID photo image on Commons to a more natural looking one, with less contrast and saturation. Hope you like it better. BorgQueen (talk) 12:48, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! This one looks much better. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:42, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Melania Trump

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Women in Green's October 2024 edit-a-thon

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Hello Thebiguglyalien:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, 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!

Grnrchst (talk) 10:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Booby Island (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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Your GA nomination of Ieremia Tabai

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Your GA nomination of Literature of Botswana

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Your GA nomination of Booby Island (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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Sorry what, it's named Booby island for pelicans instead of an actual Booby species?? CMD (talk) 01:24, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know! I felt betrayed! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:39, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review

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