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Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup!
Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
Wales national football team home stadium copyedit
 | Hello, Kosack. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Wales national football team home stadium at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with FA and all the best, Miniapolis 22:16, 3 January 2020 (UTC) |
Problem with plagiarism. Correct and then I will continue review. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:55, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
picture
There happens to be a picture of Fred Evans on Flickr. If you sent a Flickr email to the photographer and ask if they would lower their rights, there is a better than 50-50 chance they will. Here is the wording I use and have had good luck using these words for years.
I write articles for Wikipedia. Your picture
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7339476@N08/7768433290/sizes/l/
is interesting and would fit into one or more of the articles I am presently writing on.
There is at least one tag in use that makes your picture not usable on Wikipedia.
Would you consider downgrading your copyright tags to ONLY
"Attribution License" so I could use it on some Wikipedia articles.
Do you have any other similar pictures?
Thanks for your consideration.
(sign your name here)
- Good luck. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 16:05, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment asks whether partial blocks should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
- A proposal asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
- Following a successful RfC, a whitelist is now available for users whose redirects will be autopatrolled by a bot, removing them from the new pages patrol queue. Admins can add such users to Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist after a discussion following the guidelines at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist.
Arbitration
- The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being
the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted
rather thanreasonably construed
. - Following the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Beeblebrox, Bradv, Casliber, David Fuchs, DGG, KrakatoaKatie, Maxim, Newyorkbrad, SoWhy, Worm That Turned, Xeno.
- The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being
Miscellaneous
- This issue marks three full years of the Admin newsletter. Thanks for reading!
Your GA nomination of Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics 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 MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 18:20, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The article Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics 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:Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The article Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 21:41, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Charles Lubulwa
Hello! Your submission of Charles Lubulwa 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Giants2008 (Talk) 23:38, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for Neil McLaughlin
On 11 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Neil McLaughlin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Neil McLaughlin started boxing "by mistake" after an argument with his gymnastics coach? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Neil McLaughlin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Neil McLaughlin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
TFA
Thank you today for Ninian Park, about "a football ground that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years. It was also the home ground of the Wales national side for many years and hosted various other events during its lifespan."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Ralph Evans (boxer)
On 17 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ralph Evans (boxer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ralph Evans is the first Welshman to win an Olympic medal in boxing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ralph Evans (boxer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ralph Evans (boxer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962) 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 Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 12:01, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962)
The article History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 02:41, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Leo Rwabwogo
On 22 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leo Rwabwogo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ugandan boxer Leo Rwabwogo is the only athlete in the nation's history to have won more than one Olympic medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leo Rwabwogo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leo Rwabwogo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Fred Evans (boxer)
On 24 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fred Evans (boxer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fred Evans is the most successful Welsh boxer in Olympic history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Evans (boxer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Fred Evans (boxer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Judith Ayaa
On 25 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Judith Ayaa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sprinter Judith Ayaa, the first Ugandan woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal, later lived in poverty, begging on the streets of Kampala? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Ayaa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Judith Ayaa), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 January 2020
- From the editor: Reaching six million articles is great, but we need a moratorium
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- Special report: The limits of volunteerism and the gatekeepers of Team Encarta
- Arbitration report: Three cases at ArbCom
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2019
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DYK for Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics
On 27 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Uganda's delegation at the 1972 Summer Olympics included both the nation's oldest and youngest athletes ever to compete at an Olympic Games at the time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 11:50, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics
On 29 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Uganda's delegation at the 1968 Summer Olympics included boxers Leo Rwabwogo and Eridadi Mukwanga, who won the nation's first Olympic medals at the Games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
— Wug·a·po·des 00:02, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Charles Lubulwa
On 30 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Lubulwa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that boxer Charles Lubulwa is the youngest Ugandan athlete ever to compete at the Olympic Games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Lubulwa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Lubulwa), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
East Bengal Ultras
Hi. As per your GA Review of East Bengal Ultras last month, I have tried to fix the issues. I renominated the article for GA. Can you review it again? :) S A H A 07:18, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Nemanja matic
Why are you reverting my updated stats? Check out the official Manchester Utd website. Nemanja Matic made 104 appearances and scored 4 goals. Docholliday1244 (talk) 07:22, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Docholliday1244, I have already left a message on your talk page. Kosack (talk) 07:23, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Avtar Singh Bhurji
On 31 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avtar Singh Bhurji, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that field hockey player Avtar Singh Bhurji was shot in the leg during a robbery in 1996? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avtar Singh Bhurji. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Avtar Singh Bhurji), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
— Wug·a·po·des 06:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC) 12:03, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
- The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with
wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input
. No proposed process received consensus.
Technical news
- Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
- When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title. [1]
Arbitration
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2020 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- The English Wikipedia has reached six million articles. Thank you everyone for your contributions!
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Harry O'Neill
Hi,
Yes, indeed it does:
"O'Neill, the Cardiff City and former Runcorn centre forward, has signed for the Berne, Switzerland football club, and left for his new situation yesterday."
Also matches up with the playing details on the ENFA website.
ENFA also states that the 1894-born player is called Henry O'Neill (not Harold) and was born on 2 November 1894, but didn't change that as it seems to conflict with other sources. J Mo 101 (talk) 14:22, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
- ENFA has no mention of O'Neill (1894) playing for Cardiff. The source for O'Neill (1908)'s death confirms he died aged 31 and mentions his playing career in Cardiff. J Mo 101 (talk) 17:06, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020
Hello Kosack,
- Source Guide Discussion
The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.
- Redirects
New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.
- Discussions and Resources
- There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
- A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
- A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
- A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.
- Refresher
Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.
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ip 88.232.170.18 returned from block and making same disruptive edits
Hi, the IP above which you blocked for 31 hours on Wednesday, returned last night and immediately started making the same disruptive edits they were blocked for. Could you take whatever action you deem necessary, please? Cheers, Gricehead (talk) 08:58, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up, I've left a message at their talk page in the hope of getting them to engage in a discussion. Kosack (talk) 10:04, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
DYK
Hi Kosack, I reviewed Ted Robbins, looks good, and nominated Protocol Wars. There is strong Welsh connection in Donald Davies who was a key figure, along with his team at NPL. I was a bit late in nominating so it might need an experienced reviewer and a second opinion. Grateful for your input? Whizz40 (talk) 20:32, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Ted Robbins (football administrator)
On 18 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ted Robbins (football administrator), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ted Robbins was the longest-serving secretary in the history of the Football Association of Wales? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ted Robbins (football administrator). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ted Robbins (football administrator)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 12:02, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
Tyler Roberts
Helo Kosack, restored the TR edit that you just unded, and added a Mail reference for verification. If you feel that it needs to be further clarified, please let me know. Thank you. Franburke2 (talk) 21:16, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
Happy St. David's Day
The leek is one of the national emblems of Wales, worn along with the daffodil (in Welsh, the daffodil is known as "Peter's leek", Cenhinen Bedr) on St. David's Day. According to one legend, King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd ordered his soldiers to identify themselves by wearing the vegetable on their helmets in an ancient battle against the Saxons that took place in a leek field.[1]
Cheers! Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:12, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
Send St David's Day messages by adding {{subst:St. David's Day}} to user talk pages.
WikiCup 2020 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.
Our top scorers in Round 1 were:
Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.- The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included L293D,
Kingsif, 
Enwebb, 
Lee Vilenski and 
CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.
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These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:47, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 March 2020
- From the editor: The ball is in your court
- News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide
- Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews
- Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?
- Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed
- Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman
- In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019
- From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?
- Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark
- Gallery: Feel the love
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
- Opinion: Wikipedia is another country
- Humour: The Wilhelm scream
WikiCup newsletter correction
There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; 
L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops
must not
undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather thanshould not
. - A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.
- Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops
Technical news
- Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
- The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.
Your GA nomination of South Wales derby
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article South Wales derby 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 MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 14:01, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of South Wales derby
The article South Wales derby 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:South Wales derby for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 16:41, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of South Wales derby
The article South Wales derby you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:South Wales derby for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 07:41, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics 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 MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:20, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
1927 FA Cup Final scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the 1927 FA Cup Final article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 23, 2020. 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/April 23, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Please change the image if you have a preferred free-to-use pic.
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? 07:18, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Steve Sims (boxer)
Hello! Your submission of Steve Sims (boxer) 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MWright96 (talk) 08:27, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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DYK for Aberbargoed Grasslands
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Iggy the Swan
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Found out British sport is suspended in March which leaves Liverpool's title bid delayed, see team 1 and team 2 mathematically survive relegation delayed and see a clutter of postponed matches not re-arranged with some teams having at least 3. And who knows where every EFL team will end up with everyone in the Championship still in contention for spots in a certain zone in the table (for starters, the M4 sides - Swansea to Bristol City with Cardiff in between could get into the top 6). The football season is in a heap of uncertainty hoping none gets cancelled and declared fake results (Bolton 0–1 Brentford being the recent case). I also won't see regular editors editing stats updates (e.g. yourself = Cardiff and Struway2 = Birmingham). |
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DYK for Cardiff Ely bread riots
On 16 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cardiff Ely bread riots, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the residents of Ely, Cardiff, rioted over the sale of bread in 1991? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cardiff Ely bread riots. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cardiff Ely bread riots), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:03, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Steve Sims (boxer)
On 19 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Steve Sims (boxer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Welsh boxer Steve Sims has trained for fights by running up and down the 290 steps of the Newport Transporter Bridge ten times a day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Steve Sims (boxer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Steve Sims (boxer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes
On 24 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes in Wales doubled for the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula during the filming of Lawrence of Arabia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK for Aberbargoed Grasslands
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DYK for Lluest-wen Reservoir
On 31 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lluest-wen Reservoir, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lluest-wen Reservoir was once dubbed "the wettest place in Wales"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lluest-wen Reservoir. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lluest-wen Reservoir), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2020).
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April 2020
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Whack! You've been whacked with a foolish trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something silly. |
Special:Diff/20200401 - just wanted to let you know how foolish I am today and say Bristol City will play Cardiff this weekend. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 17:42, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Iggy the Swan: What I wouldn't do for some normality and a weekend full of football! Kosack (talk) 18:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Leonard Frank "Leo" Newton
Hello, since you contribute a lot to articles involving Cardiff City, I was wondering if you could be of some assistance. I've created the article Leo Newton, and he seems to have played for Cardiff at least in 1909 in the South Wales League and in a 1910 friendly against Middlesbrough. Is this the same player as "Frank Newton" listed at List of Cardiff City F.C. players (1–24 appearances), active between 1911 and 1914? I didn't want to change anything without being sure. S.A. Julio (talk) 10:25, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- @S.A. Julio: Sure, I'll take a look at some of the books I have when I get home later. Kosack (talk) 11:17, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- @S.A. Julio: Hmmm, not as straight forward as I thought it was going to be. According to The Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer players, the Leo Newton who played for Wales is actually Frank Newton (footballer, born 1882). I see this issue has also been raised on the eu-football.info site. Whichever Newton it was played four times in the Southern League for Cardiff between 1911 and 1914, which is supported by both the who's who and The Definitive Cardiff City F.C.. Kosack (talk) 18:18, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, took a bit for me to figure out as well. Looking at the history of Frank Newton (footballer, born 1882), it seems they were previously identified as the Welsh international, before the author of the book cited remove the info, stating the source he had used was wrong, and they were in fact not the same person. I managed to identify Leo Newton (1888-1939) playing for Cardiff Corinthians and a local team called "Cardiff Post Office" as a centre-forward, so it seems that this would be a likely match for the Newton of Cardiff who played from 1911 to 1914. I was able to find a good amount of information from the National Library of Wales online newspaper archive, though unfortunately it seems to cut off at 1910. S.A. Julio (talk) 19:06, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- @S.A. Julio: Hmmm, not as straight forward as I thought it was going to be. According to The Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer players, the Leo Newton who played for Wales is actually Frank Newton (footballer, born 1882). I see this issue has also been raised on the eu-football.info site. Whichever Newton it was played four times in the Southern League for Cardiff between 1911 and 1914, which is supported by both the who's who and The Definitive Cardiff City F.C.. Kosack (talk) 18:18, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Cardiff City F.C. Under-23s and Academy
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Your GA nomination of Johnny Owen
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DYK for ROF Newport
On 8 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article ROF Newport, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Laura Knight's painting Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring was painted at ROF Newport in Wales and features one of the factory's workers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ROF Newport. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ROF Newport), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
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The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
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DYK nomination of History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
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TFA
Thank you today for 1927 FA Cup Final, about "perhaps the biggest success in the club's history. Its only major trophy in the English football system and the only time a team from outside England has claimed the FA Cup in its 100+ year history!" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Johnny Owen
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ITN recognition for Jimmy Goodfellow
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Peer Review Stockport County F.C.
Hi, I have started a Peer review for the article Stockport County F.C. if you would give me some guidance into improving the article that would be great. I know its quite a long article to happy to edit things section by section if this is easier. thanks, Wna247 (talk) 20:41, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Just to update you on this. I have had someone else copy edit the article and I am going through the references section by section. Some of current references seem to be duplicated. i.e its the same link but with a different reference name, so I will be sorting those out as well. If there is anything you feel you want to add, feel free. Thanks for help Wna247 (talk) 21:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
GA nomination of Jordan Henderson
Hi I have addressed the issues that were raised and would be grateful if you could take a look at it. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 09:45, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
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ccfc honours
the club actually put these honours, including the algarve cup and osnabruck tournament in the honours list in the match programme every game. they even include league cup semi finalists 1966 and youth cup finalists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ak1927 (talk • contribs) 00:21, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Ak1927: Hi, club's very often claim every honour they can but we base it on certain criteria. Friendly competitions are, by definition, non-competitive so can't be considered a fair benchmark when teams can make make countless substitutions, play trialists, etc. Kosack (talk) 05:44, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2020 May newsletter
The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.
Our top scorers in round 2 were:
- Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
- Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews- Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
- Lee Vilenski with 869 points,
Hog Farm with 801, Kingsif with 719, 
SounderBruce with 710, Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and 
MX with 515.
The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
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Guideline and policy news
- Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
- Following a recent discussion on Meta-Wiki, the edit filter maintainer global group has been created.
- A request for comment has been proposed to create a new main page editor usergroup.
- A request for comment has been proposed to make the bureaucrat activity requirements more strict.
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- The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. You can review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page.
- Enterprisey created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs.
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- A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.
There's a prize for Wales! :-) † Encyclopædius 21:02, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
- Haha thanks, but I've been a bit burnt out recently and only been writing a few articles that have been on my list for a while. I'll sit this one out but will definitely participate in future events! Kosack (talk) 05:56, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.
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Your GA nomination of Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.
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Your GA nomination of Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.
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Hi, I was wondering whether you were still interested in the FA nomination. Thanks, Nehme1499 (talk) 03:24, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Nehme1499: I'll try and take another look at this, I was hoping we'd have a few more eyes on it by now though. Kosack (talk) 06:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
Iggy the Swan (part 2)
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"Found out British sport ... see regular editors editing stats updates (e.g. yourself = Cardiff and Struway2 = Birmingham)." (partly copied from Special:Diff/945436036 |
- After at least eight weeks of not having a single football being kicked and HM Government restrictions, I am not certain that this football season would be completed on time (30 June 2020) but at least some progress has been made on the virus which stopped the season. And I am also hoping our football clubs around England, Scotland and Wales would continue to run normally without being expelled and move into a newer version (e.g. the Hereford, Chester or Halifax teams as recent examples). Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 23:11, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
Burnley F.C. peer review
Hi Kosack, I don't know if you remember, but at the beginning of the year you promoted the Burnley F.C. page to a GA. I've decided to request a peer review since I believe the article has potential to become a featured article. The structure of the article is intact, not much has changed apart from a few tweaks and replacement of some sources. There are of course still flaws in it and therefore I'm hoping you're willing to help, if you have the time and desire of course. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 20:50, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
- @WA8MTWAYC: Sure, no problem. I'll go over it in the next couple of days. Kosack (talk) 21:03, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK for History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
On 10 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the history of the Wales national football team includes the first substitution ever used in international football? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
I would like a bit of clarification on what I've read out in the "Second half" section on the recent newly good article. I've noticed that Joe Allen (Swansea at the time) has been positioned as a defender for a corner by viewing the commentary text from the source. When I see the list of names, they list him as a "CM".
I am half thinking that the word "defender" would be changed into "midfielder" although most of the Swansea team were defending from Reading's 48th minute corner which went in the net. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 14:22, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Good spot, it could probably be read both ways. I'll ask the writer The Rambling Man for the definitive answer. Kosack (talk) 14:36, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Well I've removed "the defender" from the prose. It's fair to say that anyone stopping an attack from the opposition is defending it, his natural position on the pitch is CM – the team listing can't cover all positional changes for all moments of the game. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:46, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.
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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
Images and Captions on Stockport County FC
Hi I have been though the images on the Article Stockport County F.C. but I'm unsure if I have done the Copyright /Licensing correctly. I know you have had many articles reach FA status so I have a good feeling you'll know what it the right way to license something. I think I have done them correctly but nice to get another set of eyes on it incase there is something I have missed off. Mainly the clubs logo but the other images could do with a once over as well. I'm asking as its something that keeps coming up in the FAC image review. Also with image captions on the Article. I have been told full sentences don't need a period in the caption, again I have been through it but just someone to double check would be nice. Thanks, appreciate all you help with the article recently. Wna247 (talk) 15:05, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
- Unfortunately image licensing is far from my speciality I'm afraid, it's all Greek to me. The good thing is you'll never really fail on an image review, these reviewers will help you through rather than fail or pass on images alone. Kosack (talk) 06:43, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- No worries. Also to note today,There have been comments on the nomination page. I have done their amendments but thinking about it wouldn't the peer review, copy edit and any previous action have covered most things. You said in the peer review "I would say this may be pretty much ready for another run at FAC, it's looking in much better shape now. Any further problems brought up would probably be minor enough to be dealt with during a review." I have a feeling that they want to do a overhaul to the article, it's been mentioned the trimming down of entire sections and clarification on things already discussed at peer review. I think that the FAC will get closed for a second time. Any advice/input would be appreciated. Wna247 (talk) 13:34, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- I think one of the issues TRM is looking at is the fact we also have History of Stockport County F.C. as a spin-off. Generally, these tend to be added when the main article becomes too large and the information is split, but this seems to have been created before it was really necessary. This has left the awkward position that the history section of the club article is more substantial than the actual history spin-off page. Kosack (talk) 13:52, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- And to add that the separate history page; while there may have been edits, has not been updated in terms of information since 2012 and most, if not all, the referenced information in that article is in the main article. To add - on the Talk page of the main Stockport County Article I did open a discussion for the History page to be deleted as it wasn't at the time updated for three years and as mentioned all referenced information was already in the main article so at the time it didn't serve a purpose. Wna247 (talk) 14:02, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- I think one of the issues TRM is looking at is the fact we also have History of Stockport County F.C. as a spin-off. Generally, these tend to be added when the main article becomes too large and the information is split, but this seems to have been created before it was really necessary. This has left the awkward position that the history section of the club article is more substantial than the actual history spin-off page. Kosack (talk) 13:52, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- No worries. Also to note today,There have been comments on the nomination page. I have done their amendments but thinking about it wouldn't the peer review, copy edit and any previous action have covered most things. You said in the peer review "I would say this may be pretty much ready for another run at FAC, it's looking in much better shape now. Any further problems brought up would probably be minor enough to be dealt with during a review." I have a feeling that they want to do a overhaul to the article, it's been mentioned the trimming down of entire sections and clarification on things already discussed at peer review. I think that the FAC will get closed for a second time. Any advice/input would be appreciated. Wna247 (talk) 13:34, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Kosack, Thanks for your assistance with guidance on how to make Stockport County F.C. a FA. At the nomination stage I have amended all the notes from The Rambling Man but it seems like he has given up with the nomination and wishes to pass it on to someone else. I have asked the other users for there comments. If there are any comments from yourself or any more advice you could give me it would be much appreciated. TRM has suggested the article needs to go through a peer review and copy edit again. Wna247 (talk) 15:46, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for 1925 FA Cup Final
On 16 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1925 FA Cup Final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1925 FA Cup Final was the first in the competition's history to feature a Welsh team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1925 FA Cup Final. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1925 FA Cup Final), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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- ^ The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Vol. 5. London: J Limbard. 1825.