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WikiCup 2022 May newsletter

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 Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.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.
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  7. England Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

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Interstate 182 scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for May 8 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 8, 2022, or to make more comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:23, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Nutty Narrows Bridge

On 10 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nutty Narrows Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Nutty Narrows Bridge went unused on its first day, despite attempts to lure traffic with peanuts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nutty Narrows Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nutty Narrows Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 8,465 views (705.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of April 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:13, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 512

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Washington State Route 512 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 Legobot, on behalf of Panini! -- Panini! (talk) 12:00, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 512

The article Washington State Route 512 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Washington State Route 512 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Panini! -- Panini! (talk) 13:01, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 292

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Washington State Route 292 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 Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 15:40, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

Hi, you may not have remembered, but you reassessed George Town, Penang's GA status back in 2018. It has been found out that the entire GA process was done via deceptive sockpuppetry. This could have had influenced your judgement, not to mention the sockmaster also commenting on the reassessment you started. Do see this for more information. Paul K. Sutton (talk) 09:26, 16 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi! Just wanted to stop by and say that this is a really cool article, and thanks for all you do around here. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:43, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Washington State Route 512

Hello! Your submission of Washington State Route 512 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:35, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 292

The article Washington State Route 292 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Washington State Route 292 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 06:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final

Hello! Your submission of 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. All is good, just waiting on you to do a QPQ. Legoktm (talk) 23:42, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Interstate 90

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, Interstate 90, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May 2022 Seattle meetup
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What is your problem?

I am not the first person to come to your talk page to complain about this sort of issue.

You are not the arbiter of what does or does not stand in articles relating to Washington, though you certainly act as if you do hold that role. This is not your encyclopedia, it's not my encyclopedia, it's our encyclopedia. I've gotten used to making edits that improve stubs around Eastern Washington and then waiting for you to come in eliminate them to say nothing more than, effectively, "because I said so."

Next time you make a revert to an edit that I, or anyone, makes, especially those that include legitimate sources, please provide more than, "not a reliable source" when you make the change. Please, do like we do and cite your source as to why it isn't. Then, I'll listen. Otherwise, you're coming across as someone on a power trip saying because I said so. I look forward to continuing to contribute to Wikipedia and unfortunately expect to keep encountering you acting like someone on a power trip.

Sincerely, (full and real name) Will Maupin SpokaneWilly (talk) 05:19, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@SpokaneWilly: Just link to proper source (aka the Census's actual website) next time. I'm just here to clean up sources to comply with WP:V, such as those topographic maps you've misused to the point of conducting orignal research. You've been around the project long enough to know these things, so please don't accuse others of ownership without due cause. SounderBruce 05:22, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
censusreporter.org cites its sources (literally the census bureau). This is far from the first time you've undone an edit of mine (and many others) because it didn't meet your standards. censusreporter.org is cited in many other articles. Why? Because it takes raw census data and makes it public through visualizations. It's not original research to cite a source that cites a direct source. You have two options here, one is to keep things as they were in 2013, and the other is to use real census data from 2020. Which serves the readers of a given article better? I cited my sources, and they're legitimate sources, and I did it better than you did. See ya next edit. SpokaneWilly (talk) 05:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any response? It's been a day. You have no response. You are less reliable than the sources you have issue with. Defend yourself the way you want people like me to defend our sources (which we do 1,000 times better than you). You're unreliable. Henceforth, Wikipedia is better without you. SpokaneWilly (talk) 06:53, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Your last comment is wildly inappropriate, SpokaneWilly. There's no need to be mean. ---Another Believer (Talk) 13:17, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Washington State Route 512

On 15 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Washington State Route 512, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the construction of Washington State Route 512 included a new high school football stadium to replace a demolished one? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State Route 512. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Washington State Route 512), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pickleball article

You recently removed bolding for three individuals mentioned in the Pickleball article in the History section. The reason the three individuals were bolded is because none of them warrant their own article, but they do each have a redirect to the Pickleball#History section. The bolding is to allow anyone being redirected to the Pickleball article to locate the name they had typed in. OvertAnalyzer (talk) 17:28, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@OvertAnalyzer: While bolding a redirect is allowed, it's generally only used for when the redirected term/subject has their own standalone section in the article. The three bolded individuals would not be notable enough to have their own article and having overcoverage in the parent Pickleball article would be unnecessary cruft. SounderBruce 04:29, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final

On 22 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that by winning the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Seattle Sounders FC became the first Major League Soccer team to win the competition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(t · c) buidhe 04:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Want any aerial photos of Seattle places or Olympic National Park area?

Hiya SounderBruce! I'm heading out to the Seattle Area, as well as Olympic National Park. A lot of my amateur photography is on my good ol' DJI Mini 2, and I was wondering if you wanted any places in the Seattle area aerially photographed? I can't legally fly in the national park, but I'm heading to areas such as Forks, Washington and Port Angeles, Washington, which are outside of the NP boundaries, so I can legally fly there. Here's my current list for Seattle: Climate Pledge Arena, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Amazon Spheres, T-Mobile Park, Lumen Field, and a random view of the Port of Seattle. Port Angeles has some weird DJI drone restrictions that make it almost impossible to fly in, so I'm not sure about there. Finally, I have nothing to get a photo of in Forks other than a aerial view of downtown. If you have anyplace in specific you want photographed, just reply! I'd love to help out the Seattle area Wikipedia pages. Cheers! Sea Cow (talk) 23:58, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sea Cow: I've been thinking about acquiring a drone of my own, so I have a list of places that would fit the bill:
  • Either of the floating bridges, especially the west side of the SR 520 bridge over the arboretum (where there's a new approach under construction) and the center of the I-90 bridge (where there's light rail construction)
  • The West Seattle Bridge, which is currently under reconstruction for emergency repairs. Fairly close to the Port.
  • Colman Dock, the city's main ferry terminal that is also under reconstruction and close to the Port.
If you're able to get out to the Eastside, there's a few interesting spots I think would be worth the time:
As for Seqium, depending on the timing of your arrival you might be able to get some good shots of the lavender fields in bloom. There's also Dungeness Spit, famed for its connection to the crab of the same name, but it might be too close to the restricted zone (which is used for submarine testing). Cheers and enjoy the trip. SounderBruce 19:32, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Welp, as obvious, I'm back from the trip. Thanks for cleaning up the large amounts of issues and MOS whoopsies I had. Uploading 50 something images in the middle of the night doesn't exactly make me be on point with my editing skills. I got a lot of great photos, but my plans to the photograph Redmond and the Bridges fell through due to good ol' Pacific Northwest rainy weather. You can expect more photos and a lot of video to be uploaded over the next few days (mostly gopro stuff). Brace yourself...???? Anyways, it was a great trip and it was a beautiful area. Thank you again. Cheers! Sea Cow (talk) 05:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Sea Cow: The images alone are a great contribution and are much appreciated. I don't mind tidying up, as it's a good warm-up as I return to normal editing after my own long road trip whilst procrastinating on photo editing. Apologies for the rain, this spring has been the wettest since 1948 and is only just letting up. SounderBruce 05:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Feedback request

Hey Bruce! Hope all is well with you. I wanted to get your feedback on a sort of beta test on a new project: Template:American transit ridership.

As you know, trying to keep the daily and annual ridership updated on most agency pages is a game of wack-a-mole. Some pages get a lot of love and are regularly updated, some may go years between updates. My thought is that putting all of that data in one central location will allow for one page to be updated, and have that trickle down to all agency pages at one times.

So... I've added my proposed changes to the Seattle Streetcar and Trolleybuses in Seattle pages because they provide a good idea of the functionality I am trying to include.

I would love to get your thoughts on any changes/features you'd like to see before I start using this on more pages. RickyCourtney (talk) 17:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

K-101 (Kansas highway) GA review

SounderBruce, I noticed you opened a new GA review at the beginning of this week. I wanted to remind you that you had previously opened K-101 (Kansas highway) for review, and haven't started it yet. I hope you'll give it priority over the newer one, assuming you still wish to pursue it. (If not, let me know, and I'll be happy to arrange to put the nomination back into the pool of unreviewed nominations.) Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:18, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@BlueMoonset: I do intend to get to those GA reviews in the order that they were picked up, but real life has thrown some major interruptions in the past few days for me. SounderBruce 07:10, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Real life has a way of doing that. Hope all is well, and I'm sure the nominators will be happy when the reviews begin. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:23, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
SounderBruce, it's been another four weeks, and this and the other nominations haven't been edited (though you did a quickfail recently). There is a GAN backlog drive ongoing, and an excellent chance that Talk:Letchworth/GA1 would be taken up pretty quickly since it's been over 90 days since the review was opened (and therefore worth 1.5 points to a participant), and reasonable chances for Talk:K-101 (Kansas highway)/GA1 and Talk:Morristown, Tennessee/GA1. I hope you'll consider releasing one or more of these to other reviewers; for Letchworth, the nominator has been waiting since May 1 for a response. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@BlueMoonset: I've released Letchworth and will wrap up the others this week. Been fighting some post-travel fatigue and other annoyances, but those are finally out of the way. SounderBruce 04:29, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)


Black Diamond - Master Planned Development Section Deletion

Hi SounderBruce,

The updates made to the Black Diamond, WA page outlining the signification of the First Master Planned Development on the City of Black Diamond were removed on the grounds of:

  • Try to cut down on information about specific developments unless they are covered by major regional news sources.
  • Far too much detail on development and far too many subsections.


I agree history should be neutral, non-bias, fact driven, with factual sources referenced.

Question: Given the below (impact of the Master Planned Development; structure and content used by other cities pages), how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?

How the First Master Planned Development Is Neutral And Black Diamond's Rebirth

In the late 1800, the City of Black Diamond was originally named due to the coal (black diamonds) the locals mined for a living.

In the mid 1900's, coal mining died off, with the dying off of coal mining, so did the lively hoods, and the future of the City of Black Diamond.

Fast forward to 1990, in 1990 a new Black Diamond City Planner had an opportunity to create something that had never been created before in the state of WA, that being a Master Planned Development (source).

The significance of the first Master Planned Development for the City of Black Diamond has been covered by major news sources such as KUOW (source), Seattle Times (source), and many others.

The First Master Planned Development and has gone on public record to be the largest Master Planned Development in all of King County (the same county Seattle is in)(source).

Due to the sheer size (156 acres; largest Master Planned Development in King County) the Master Planned Development is not only part of Black Diamonds history, it is literally reshaping the city and everything around it; more over, what is odd is most people are not aware this reshaping is part of a master planning going all the back to 1996.

Just like the or coal mining, or the depression, the implementation of a Master Planed Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond into something historically and significantly different -- all by design.

What We Are Trying To Do - Help People Understand Current History, And Reshaping of Black Diamond, likend to Seattle's Wikipedia page

The inspiration we took in crafting the Black Diamond information was from the Seattle and San Francisco pages:

Seattle & San Francisco Page Subsections

Seattle

  • 1 History
    • 1.1 Founding
    • 1.2 Timber town
    • 1.3 Gold Rush, World War I, and the Great Depression
    • 1.4 Post-war years: aircraft and software
  • 2 Geography
    • 2.1 Topography
    • 2.2 Cityscape
    • 2.3 Climate
  • 3 Demographics
    • 3.1 Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • 4 Economy
  • 5 Culture
    • 5.1 Performing arts
    • 5.2 Tourism
  • 6 Professional sports
  • 7 Parks and recreation
  • 8 Government and politics
  • 9 Education
  • 10 Media
  • 11 Infrastructure
    • 11.1 Health systems
    • 11.2 Transportation
    • 11.3 Utilities
  • 12 International relations
  • 13 See also
  • 14 Notes
  • 15 References
  • 16 Bibliography
  • 17 Further reading

San Francisco

  • 1 History
  • 2 Geography
    • 2.1 Cityscape
      • 2.1.1 Neighborhoods
    • 2.2 Climate
    • 2.3 Flora and fauna
  • 3 Demographics
    • 3.1 Race, ethnicity, religion, and languages
      • 3.1.1 Ethnic clustering
    • 3.2 Education, households, and income
    • 3.3 Homelessness
  • 4 Crime
    • 4.1 Gangs
  • 5 Economy
    • 5.1 Technology
    • 5.2 Tourism and conventions
  • 6 Arts and culture
    • 6.1 LGBT
    • 6.2 Performing arts
    • 6.3 Museums
  • 7 Sports
  • 8 Parks and recreation
  • 9 Government
  • 10 Education
    • 10.1 Colleges and universities
    • 10.2 Primary and secondary schools
    • 10.3 Early education
  • 11 Media
  • 12 Infrastructure
    • 12.1 Transportation
      • 12.1.1 Public transportation
      • 12.1.2 Freeways and roads
      • 12.1.2.1 Vision Zero
      • 12.1.3 Airports
      • 12.1.4 Cycling and walking
    • 12.2 Public safety
  • 13 Nicknames
  • 14 Sister cities
  • 15 Notable residents
  • 16 See also
  • 17 Notes
  • 18 References
  • 19 Bibliography
  • 20 Further reading



Restating The Question: Given the above (impact of the Master Planned Development; structure and content used by other cities pages), how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?

Regards,
NateJ.Wiki (talk) 21:07, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@NateJ.Wiki: Subsections are only necessary when a main section is long enough to justify a split. As for the rest, please try to keep to summary style and not dive too deep into the details, as they aren't interesting to readers and are not under the scope of a general encyclopedia. Devoting so much prose to each development while neglecting the other elements of the city is a sign of bias. SounderBruce 00:56, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Part of what is historic about Black Diamond, is the establishment and birth of a concept called "Master Planned Development".
There is an assumption made that the "Master Planned Development" does not address all aspects of the city -- of which the Master Planned Development does (impacts all aspect of the city); which is in part why the concept is historic, informative and information residents within the City of Black Diamond are very much interested in understanding more about -- especially newer residents to Black Diamond, and/or those looking to relocate to Black Diamond.
This Master Planned Development concept is in no way affiliated with a single neighborhood, or commercial organization -- which is part of the point of the Master Planned Development.
A "Master Planned Development" is not something you buy or sell. It is a thing that has a legal definition and is being used by the City of Black Diamond to rebuild itself into something new.
In sticking the the non-bias theme is why I created a "Master Planned Developments (MPD)" section to enabling the house of any other MPD the City of Black Diamond may choice to create in the future.
I am on trying to be obstinate here. What I am trying to do is help to inform people of historic information that has shaped, and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond.
How do you recommend I proceed forward? NateJ.Wiki (talk) 01:38, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)"how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?" Who is "we"? --Orange Mike | Talk 01:04, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The "we" is a reference to residents of Black Diamond, whom I have spoken with, and include myself in. NateJ.Wiki (talk) 01:40, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maple Valley, Washington

I don't mean this in a rude or angry way and I hope it doesn't come off as such, I'm just curious. I hope I didn't break any rules when I added the info, I just thought that it would be interesting to note it on the wiki page with how popular Homestuck is/was and that the address John lived in was actually real and findable on Google Maps. Hope you have a great rest of your day.

--Anethea (talk) 23:45, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) Not answering for SounderBruce, but I noticed your edit and his revert. Anethea, did you see that your source says "Dr. David Brinner" lives in Maple Valley, not John Egbert? And Brinner isn't even important enough of a character to be listed in List of Homestuck characters. Schazjmd (talk) 23:56, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Anethea: All lists of people living in X city must be backed up with a reliable source, of which none was provided. For a fictional character, it needs to be a significant plot point or setting that warrants real-world coverage in a secondary source, not a passing mention that can be brushed off. As far as I can tell, this situation does not meet either of these criteria. SounderBruce 06:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:United States bus rapid transit succession templates by state

A tag has been placed on Category:United States bus rapid transit succession templates by state indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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WikiCup 2022 July newsletter

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:

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I would like to discuss some questions about climate data.

I looked at your home page and your contribution records, you may be well versed in the geography and human environment of the western states of the US. I am updating the climate data for some places in Washington state these days, such as Kent and Aberdeen, but you have withdrawn me A data addition above Bellingham, and you didn't give any reason, and Mean maximum and Mean minimum are available via weather.gov. 迷斯拉10032号 (talk) 08:03, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@迷斯拉10032号: Per WP:V, an updated link citation must be included when data is changed; if it's from the same website as the original citation, then the access-date and other parameters need to be updated. For climate data especially, it's critical to know what years are being used to represent the normals. Next time, just include the appropriate link (I'd recommend the Western Regional Climate Center over a generic NOAA webpage) and don't revert without following WP:BRD. SounderBruce 06:21, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Help for DYK nomination

Can you review the DYK nomination used for this article? Sportsfangnome (talk) 15:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sportsfangnome: Made some tweaks but can't really do a full review right now. SounderBruce 22:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for reversion on Millennium Line station pages

Hey there, I just wanted to get some clarity on why the information I included on five of the six future Millennium Line stations was reverted. While I understand the rules surrounding WP:CRYSTALBALL, I don't think the information I included coincided with the ideas of prediction, extrapolation or speculation, since the bus connections currently exist in the exact location where the stations are being constructed. I will concede that the specificities of the bay numbers have not been determined, which is why I left a "?" for the time being. Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding something, or if you think that we can re-revert the information given my further explanation. EnigmaticSigma (talk) 19:56, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@EnigmaticSigma: Until an announcement from TransLink themselves is published, all of this information is pure speculation. Between CRYSTALBALL and WP:OR, it is not allowed and should not be published so far in advance. Please refer to other GAs/FAs about future services and stations for best practices, such as describing expected services in prose instead of something as authoritative-looking as a table. SounderBruce 20:04, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

MLS Cup 1999


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Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway

Hello SounderBruce,

I noticed that you undid my additions on Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, stating that it is an disambiguation page. This must be a misunderstanding. The point is that this article is not a disambiguation page but an article about one of the routes that is part of the National Scenic Byway system. Therefore i've decided to undo your action.

Offcourse you can contact me when you still don't agree.

Regards Weetjesman Weetjesman (talk) 10:55, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Weetjesman: It is literally a disambiguation page. As the byway's details are already covered in the respective highway articles, there's no need to repeat the information there. Its purpose is to redirect readers to the correct article, not to add more bloat in their search. SounderBruce 21:35, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello SounderBruce, now it's clear. I will leave the article like it is.

Regards Weetjesman (talk) 20:55, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final

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Proposed deletion of File:Seal of Snohomish County.png

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WikiCup 2022 September newsletter

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.

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Promotion of Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 90 scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Interstate 90 article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 18, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 18, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:44, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimfbleak: Thank you for the blurb, however I have Interstate 90 listed at WP:TFAP a year from today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its completion. I would rather have it run on a meaningful date. SounderBruce 17:23, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I'll run something else Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:34, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

NPR media request

Hi Bruce! I just sent you an email for a story I'm working on about Wikipedia editors updating Queen Elizabeth Wikipedia page after her death. Let me know if you'd be open to chat today. Kaimcnamee (talk) 15:00, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I guess that happened, then. I heard you on the NPR website. ☆ Bri (talk) 01:07, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I was at work and I heard your name on NPR. That's crazy. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 22:10, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Cool! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:29, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final

On 4 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final was the first in 14 years to feature a non-Major League Soccer team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 U.S. Open Cup Final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Natfoot on OpenHistoricalMap

Hi Bruce! I stumbled upon this user page at OpenHistoricalMap: Natfoot. Among the projects he lists are:

I thought that might interest you! Peaceray (talk) 04:54, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peaceray: We already follow each other on Twitter, in fact. They're also sometimes active here under a similar username. The railroads tables are very useful and something I'm glad you've linked me to. SounderBruce 06:08, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington) scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 20 November 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 20, 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:54, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

👍 Like ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:56, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Gog the Mild: Would it be possible to push this TFA back to my requested date of March 8, 2023? It would be a meaningful anniversary and would leave more space for other road articles. SounderBruce 18:19, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't speak for March, but I can certainly pull it from November. I don't see how I missed it in Potentials - sorry about that. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:46, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is the Problem?

Hi, Sports event article need symbol section like 1998 FIFA World Cup. Only 1998 FIFA World Cup had a symbol section. So I added a sympbol section in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and I added reliable source from FIFA Official Website.

I don't understand that What Problem is ?

Besides, Inserting a non-free image at 2002 FIFA World Cup article is just a mistake.

Footwiks (talk) 07:05, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Footwiks: Please communicate when editing and only save when necessary. There's dozens of your summary-less edits in the watchlists of many editors. Your edits are being reverted when a suitable source is not provided, or you've left something incomplete; I highly recommend using your own sandbox or draftspace to work on chunks that can be submitted properly at one time. SounderBruce 07:12, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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