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WikiCup 2023 May newsletter

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, Chicago PCN02WPS, and London AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

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After discussion, elsewhere, it looks like I should have started by asking you, as the AfD closer:

"Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića" got deleted, or rather, merged/redirected into "Blidinje plateau#Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića", for 'lack of [documented] notability'. I was starting to look at what hadn't been but could be successfully made RS citations — somewhat disadvantaged by my not being a native reader of Croatian, Bosnian, or Serbian (the sources' languages) — when the original page died. I'd love to keep working on the article in draftspace, possibly under my userpage, to try to meet the notability requirements... but I don't want to just copy-and-paste the text, thus losing the previous editors' credits. Is it possible to copy the full file (credits/history included) either to "Draft:Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića" or to "User:.Raven/Draft:Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića"? Or else move it, and create a new redirect in its place? The version I'd need, the last before its being turned into a redirect, is [1] for the article; and the still-existing current version [2] for its talkpage.
Please let me know about whatever options I have. Thanks! – .Raven  .talk 06:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Oh, BTW, I did thoroughly document a different 'fictional micronation'; please see Most Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre. – .Raven  .talk 06:53, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

@.Raven: The consensus of the discussion was clear. I do not think that, outside of new reliable sources with in-depth coverage being found, that working in the draft space will change the outcome in the near future. -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 10:25, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
Well, "new reliable sources with in-depth coverage" are exactly what I'd try to add – not brief passing mentions. The impression I've gotten is that newspapers in that region enjoyed filling space with photos of the costumed staff, and text about the curious customs; the Hajduk Republic seems to have been the journalistic equivalent of clickbait. One of my edits to that page before the AfD closure and merge/redirect decision was the addition of an over-3-minute Al Jazeera video report; for all AJ's controversies, I doubt anyone would deny it's independent of the Hajduk Republic and that motel. – .Raven  .talk 17:10, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of 1991–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:19, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Hiya Guerillero, I was wondering if you could copy the article to User:Govvy/1991–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season for me, I would gladly like to fix it up properly. Regards. Govvy (talk) 08:35, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stay Up Late

The article Stay Up Late 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:Stay Up Late and Talk:Stay Up Late/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Golden -- Golden (talk) 19:20, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stay Up Late

The article Stay Up Late you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Stay Up Late for comments about the article, and Talk:Stay Up Late/GA1 for the nomination. 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Golden -- Golden (talk) 14:21, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for filing that SPI about Cioppino123 .... Judging from the editors behavior my sock sense was tingling but I wasn't sure who the sockmaster was. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 18:52, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

marriage license

hello, Guerillero! i had two questions regarding this article and the associated blurb.

  • i noticed that the article appears to be inconsistent regarding whether the couple illustrated is either applying for a marriage license or signing one. are the sources similarly inconsistent? the source in the lebanon daily news states that the couple is "complet[ing] an application for a marriage license". i was unable to access the other sources. the blurb currently states that the couple is filling out an application. the article also states that the couple in the parody is signing a license rather than an application for one.
  • also, this is a far more minor point, but i had trouble trying to understand what "the best possible deal for the town" could mean. how would one determine what that would be? looking at the cited sources, i noticed that the source in the berkshire eagle stated that the selectmen chairman "wanted to make sure it was in the best interests of the town". i am not sure if this was the basis for the "best possible deal" wording, but if so, i personally think that the meaning conveyed in the source is somewhat different.

dying (talk) 06:33, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

@Dying: I have guests at my home and do not have easy access to my computer. I can't really take a look on my phone. My memory is that sources disagree on what the couple is doing, but everything is online if you want to check. As for the town, the line is a general summation of the newspaper article. See the quote about it needing to get something for filming and the part about extras or a donation. -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 14:04, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
no worries, Guerillero! i had figured that the sources likely disagreed on the first point. regarding the second, i wasn't sure if "best possible deal" was meant to be interpreted strictly or was supposed to be a hyperbolic description (e.g., "best day ever") and your response suggests to me that it was the latter.
anyway, thanks for addressing these issues. hope you are enjoying your time with your guests! dying (talk) 22:40, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
May songs
my story today

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Marriage License is a painting that pushes on the standard assumptions about the limits of art and who it is for. You are more likely to see it on the walls of a midwestern grandmother's house rather than at MOMA. The man or woman on the street would call this painting art without skipping a beat, but art historians and philosophers of art would be more likely to disagree. To add a curve ball, MAD Magazine, yes that MAD Magazine, published a parody of the painting in 2004 that accurately predicted how the winds would shift on LGBTQ rights in American Culture."! - How do you feel about an infobox for it? (Sorrow) - Hope you had a good time with your guests, - I did with mine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:49, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Unlike The Minute Man who had droves of information that readers might want to know at a glance, everything we could summarize about Marriage License is in the caption of the photo. Are there other facts that you feel are useful but missing? I should have photos of my last month of travels for you next week. I was in Bremen, Berlin, and Hamburg four weeks ago. -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 12:47, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
have a few photos for the world, please ;) - will upload (I hope, haven't seen them yet) from the lovely concert I just heard, again at the Casals Forum, as last Thursday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:00, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
upload done ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:17, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
regarding the infobox: you don't see the caption on my screen without a scroll. I just wonder about feelings, because infoboxes caused much heat in former times, and that seems over. What do you think? - I have more May scenery pictured when you click on songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:28, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: I just returned from a trip through Norway and Sweden. I drafted a mock-up of an inbox and didn't like it. I don't have overly firm opinions on the subject, it mostly comes down to vibes -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 19:11, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
no problem with vives ;) - Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 30 May 2023 (UTC)