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Archive 3

Your submission at Articles for creation: Panos Katseris has been accepted

Panos Katseris, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Robo^Cric Let's chat 17:13, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Soumaila Diabate

Hello, Oltrepier. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Soumaila Diabate, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 10:06, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Current sports transaction template

Hello Oltrepier. I appreciate your willingess to help with transfer news about footballers. However, I just want to remind you that {{Current sports transaction}} is a template that should only be used for players that are involved in imminent transfers reported by the media. Simple speculation or rumors, or even seemingly confident reports from low-quality sources should not be considered in making this determination. A good example of where this template is appropriate is Hugo Lloris. You added the template on Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Zanoli, Juan Miranda (footballer), Edvin Kurtulus, Woobens Pacius, Gianluca Prestianni, and Almugera Kabar. Correct me if I made a mistake, but in none of these examples there was an imminent transfer widely reported in the media.
Basically, we don't want to abuse the usage of this template, because otherwise it becomes meaningless if every single player with a rumor has it on their Wikipedia page. Please take more careful consideration of news reports when adding this template. A good source (by the way) is Fabrizio Romano, if you don't know who he is. Anyways, happy editing! Paul Vaurie (talk) 20:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

@Paul Vaurie Hello, sorry for my belated reply and my mistakes: I admit I should have been way more careful at double-checking those bits of speculation... Of all the transfers you've cited, only AC Milan's deal for Miranda is likely to be completed, but even in that case there are no "advanced talks" to write about (yet), so I apologize.

Of course I know about Romano, as an Italian myself, but I suspect that most of the deals he reports on are already covered by dozens of other users here... : D

I'll definitely have a more cautious approach to transfer reports in the future, and I'll try to explain my decision better whenever I'll use the template -- actually, I've just done so for my edits on the articles of Vasilije Adžić (set to join Juventus) and Isak Hien (set to sign for Atalanta).

Thank you for your advice and Happy Holidays! Oltrepier (talk) 17:40, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2024 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. 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 ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), and Frostly (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Carmen Valero

On 4 January 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Carmen Valero, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Giovanni Bonfanti

On 8 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giovanni Bonfanti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Giovanni Bonfanti scored a goal on his debut in a European competition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Bonfanti. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Giovanni Bonfanti), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Waggers TALK 00:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 January 2024

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The Signpost: 31 January 2024

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DYK for Carmen Valero

On 2 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carmen Valero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1976, Carmen Valero became the first female track and field athlete to represent Spain at the Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carmen Valero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carmen Valero), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Top Report

Saw the notification yesterday, but only read your e-mail today. Sure, seeing that idea spread over other Wikipedias can be very positive (most just put the ranking - I myself update the Portuguese list). The monthly periodicity even has the advantage of an easier source. igordebraga ≠ 23:00, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

@Igordebraga For sure, monthly releases should be a huge advantage for us, especially since we're just an "army of two" working on the project at the moment... : D

Okay then, thank you very much for your support, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 11:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Yes, please contact them

re:Disinformation report. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:00, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

@Smallbones Ok, I'll try to send an email to the staff and see what happens! Oltrepier (talk) 15:33, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

@Smallbones So, I sent a mail to the staff a week ago, but it looks like it went unnoticed, at least for now. Sorry for that... Oltrepier (talk) 17:57, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

No problem. If they pick it up, they'll pick it up! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:16, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 February 2024

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About the BADHOUSE thing

Hello there! I saw your comment on the Signpost about WP:BADHOUSE being turned into a guideline page, and I made it into a shortcut for "An unfinished house is a real problem," like the replier thought would be good. - The Master of clockHedgehogsclock ^{(always up for a conversation!)} 13:57, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

@The Master of Hedgehogs @QuickQuokka Hello, thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 14:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

You are very welcome! - The

Master of

Hedgehogs

^{(always up for a conversation!)} 14:21, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

@The Master of Hedgehogs: You misunderstood the context. Please nom that redirect for deletion, as we don't need it. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:28, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Here's what Oltrepier commented on that Comix entry:

"We should make WP:BADHOUSE a real guide page, to be honest..."

If this is about the : ) at the end, I don't know what to say. - The

Master of

Hedgehogs

^{(always up for a conversation!)} 14:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

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(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Panos Katseris

On 24 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panos Katseris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in December 2022 Panos Katseris scored his first goal for the Italian club Catanzaro less than a minute after kick-off? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panos Katseris. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Panos Katseris), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), Schwede 66, and Kusma (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Greenpeace v. Eni (February 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Stuartyeates was:

Too many of theses sources are primary sources by the parties to this case. We need an article built entirely on secondary sources.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Greenpeace v. Eni and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Stuartyeates (talk) 09:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Oltrepier! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Stuartyeates (talk) 09:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record

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Precious

footballers

Thank you for quality articles around women and men footballers, such as Valentín Carboni, Giulia Dragoni and Cliftonville Ladies F.C., for dealing with articles for creation, for preparing biographies for Recent deaths, such as Lucy Salani, for contributing to the Signpost, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2918 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt For real? Wow, thank you so much, I genuinely appreciate it!

On a side (and honest) note, I should add that I actually didn't create any of those three articles about football in the first place, although I did contribute extensively to them. Anyhow, thank you once more! Oltrepier (talk) 21:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

You are welcome, and extra praise for honesty ;) - however, this project is about collaboration, and nobody has to do it all alone. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Absolutely true! Oltrepier (talk) 17:48, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Greenpeace v. Eni

Hello! Your submission of Greenpeace v. Eni 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! gobonobo ⁺ ^c 15:06, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikirace re: Snoop Dogg

In the article about it taking 5 steps, do you know that for a fact (it should in principle be possible to tell from a database dump right? Or maybe there's a cleverer way?) or is it just the 5 shortest *known* steps? 2A02:8011:EB50:0:A8B1:4C53:8D3F:9B6D (talk) 00:44, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

The right answer is likely... nobody knows! The possibilities are infinite, really! : D Oltrepier (talk) 18:05, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 March 2024

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DYK for Greenpeace v. Eni

On 3 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greenpeace v. Eni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Greenpeace v. Eni is the first climate change lawsuit filed against a privately owned company in Italy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greenpeace v. Eni. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Greenpeace v. Eni), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

– Hilst [talk] 20:24, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

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ITN recognition for 2024 Brazil floods

On 8 May 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 Brazil floods, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:57, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 May 2024

News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

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In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

Comix: Generations

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Thanks

I have been somewhat indisposed lately but I want to let you know I very much appreciate the work you have been doing at the Signpost -- it's all very good stuff. jp×g 🗯️ 00:05, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

@JPxG Thank you so much, I'm very happy to read this! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 07:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

I was swinging by to say thank you, so I'll join JPxG. I appreciated your special report. It's important such topics get as much sunlight (during live play-tests) as possible. If folks happen to agree or disagree with your assertions, awesome. We need the clash AND we need to see the clash to help readers identify views with which they may engage. BusterD (talk) 00:53, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

@BusterD Thank you very much for the feedback! Oltrepier (talk) 07:29, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Pageviews

I don't know how it works for everybody else, because I have no way of knowing exactly how much time any given chunk of text took to write, but for myself I've noticed a kind of inverse relationship between effort and pageviews. That is to say: the more effort I spend writing something, and the more critically important the subject is, the fewer people read it. Also, there are caveats like: lots of people read the single-page edition, lots of people read the email edition, lots of people read on signpost.news etc etc -- this is not counting API or spider views. If you want, you can try {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Tables/Author pageviews|whoever}} and see what you get, but I'd take it with a planet-sized grain of salt lol jp×g 🗯️ 03:19, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

@JPxG Right, thank you for the insight!

I don't really care about the views themselves, though: I just wanted to get a sense of how many people looked interested by the various articles! : D Oltrepier (talk) 18:52, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Nile Rodgers, thank you!

Hi. Usually I cringe when Nile Rodgers shows up on my watchlist. I know that I don't own the article, but I have put so much time into it over the years and historically edits to it are not improvements. It was great to see your edits this morning and actually smile. JSFarman (talk) 16:49, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@JSFarman Oh, thank you so much, I appreciate your words! : )

Nile's article is gigantic and ever-growing: no wonder it's difficult to keep it in good shape... I'm very happy to help, though! Oltrepier (talk) 17:06, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

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Christos Metskas article (Italian translation request)

Hello, Oltrepier!

Thank you, again, for so kindly editing the article in English about my father, but I'm humbly asking you to also do a translation into Italian and publish it on Wiki whenever you find the necessary time for that. I hope you won't find my request too bold, maybe even exaggerated, given your previous effort. Knowing which your native language is, I would consider unrespectful from my part to publish myself such a translation, done primarily by the help of an online automatic translator, but having little knowledge to be able to correct or improve it. Thank you!

I wish you health! CristianMetcas (talk) 12:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

correction: unrespectful = disrespectful (sorry) CristianMetcas (talk) 16:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

@CristianMetcas Hello! You aren't exaggerated at all by asking that: I'd actually love to do it! The problem is, I likely won't have much spare time to work on full articles in the next couple of months, so I can't really guarantee you anything for now. I'm so sorry...

On a side note, the Italian Wikipedia has stricter criteria for footballer bios than the English Wikipedia, mostly related to the number of appearances in national leagues and international tournaments: however, I think this might not be an issue, given your father's career in the Romanian top tier. Oltrepier (talk) 17:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

I understand you completely! You are most likely attending university courses and have to study. However, your answer gave me hope, so, unless you manage to find the necessary time to do and publish the Italian translation until then, I will contact you here in May to remind you about my request. I wish you health and success in your daily activities! CristianMetcas (talk) 17:54, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

On a side note, as you might've already noticed, a Greek (from Greece) considered highly important to place that "autobiography" template message on top of both the English and Greek versions of the article ... Although I understand the importance of carrying for the accuracy of the content, which I also did and will always do, even though I don't plan to publish any other article or to make any edits to other articles, I feel that some users like to play the policemen instead of carrying more for the enriching of the encyclopedia's content, especially in some languages that still lack it compared to English. CristianMetcas (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

@CristianMetcas To be honest, I think it mostly had to do with conflict of interest, and that user likely added the template in good faith, so it shouldn't be a glaring issue.

Anyway, thank you for understanding! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 21:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

I made the Greek translation by the help of an online translator. Even though I speak Greek only at a basic level, I was still able to identify some of the errors in the translation but there are most likely others. I agree about the good faith of that user but he should've also try to correct those errors, not only to alert everyone by placing that template. After all, I have tried to find all the online existent references about my father and you added them beautifully. You surely understand that all of my father's career as a footballer and coach took place during the communist era of Romania, which ended a decade before you were born. The communist block was almost like a closed world for the west and, even though some sportsmen managed to be known outside, like those who competed in individual sports, by participating at some international events (championships, olympiads) there still weren't the communication and opportunities there are today. I don't know of any performant footballer, Romanian citizen by birth, in the Division A/ Liga I of the communist era to have managed to transfer himself to a club in a foreign country, unless he flew Romania. In Romania he wasn't even paid by an actual "club" with a proper such identity, but he was in most cases the employee of some factory, even though he didn't actually work there. Factories had "sport associations" alongside them, but with no juridical personality. That episode about my father joining Olympiacos, almost ten years before I was born, could've happened only because he wasn't a Romanian citizen and the communist regime allowed in such cases for the person to leave the country, aside of the fact that, at least locally, my father was a very known and appreciated sportsman. Anyway, I'll leave you know and hopefully won't bother you until May. Be well! CristianMetcas (talk) 06:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

know = now (sorry);

still, even during communist era Romania, some of the team sports were named by using the "club" word, like the football team of UTA was; there were "workers' clubs", but with no juridical personality CristianMetcas (talk) 07:04, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

@CristianMetcas Thank you for clarifying, and see you soon! Oltrepier (talk) 12:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Oltrepier!

I hope you're well. I'm sending you this message in order to remind you about my request for you to translate the article about my father, Christos Metskas, into Italian, since you're a native speaker of that beautiful language.

However, I'm bringing to your attention the fact that, in order to match the truth, as it is written in the book at reference [10], there must be done an important correction to the second phrase of the first paragraph of my father's managerial career in the English version of the article.

So, instead of:

"Between 1972 and 1974 he worked as coach of Gloria Arad,[2] afterwards in the 1974–1975 championship he coached Stăruința Dorobanți,[2] and since 1975 until 1979 he worked as assistant coach of Strungul Arad, the main coach being Emanoil Gherghel.[4]"

it should be:

"Between 1972 and 1974 he worked as coach of Gloria Arad[2] and in the 1974–1975 championship he coached Stăruința Dorobanți.[2] Since 1975 until 1979 he worked as a coach of the republican juniors' team of the club Strungul Arad and in the 1975–1976 championship round he also worked as assistant coach of the senior team of the same club, the head coach being Emanoil Gherghel."

Everywhere else in the text of the article "republican junior team" should be replaced with "republican juniors' team".

The correction concerning the managerial career should be also made in the infobox, as you can see in the Romanian version of the article.

I hope you'll seriously consider to make and publish the Italian translation, after you make the aforementioned correction(s) to the English version of the article.

I assure you of my full consideration in your regard! CristianMetcas (talk) 16:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@CristianMetcas Hello! I hope it's all good.

First of all, I need to apologize for being so late: lately I've been quite overwhelmed by real-life priorities, as well as other tasks here on Wikipedia, to the point I almost forgot to reply to you. I'm so sorry...

I've just integrated your requested edits in the article, so it should be good now! About the Italian translation, I fear I won't be able to work on it in the next few weeks, since I still have to deal with study duties and other stuff, but I'll definitely keep it in mind! Another issue is that the Italian Wikipedia has stricter notability criteria for footballers and coaches in comparison to the English Wiki, being mainly based on a minimum number of appearances in a top-tier (or second-tier) national league, but I think your father should meet those standards quite comfortably.

Sorry again for being late, and see you soon! Oltrepier (talk) 20:12, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much for everything you did! I hope that one day soon I'll read on Wiki the Italian translation/version of the article about my father done by you. Be well! CristianMetcas (talk) 12:34, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Dear Oltrepier,

Below there's the video celebrating 70 years of the Romanian club UTA's existence (in the year 2015) and you can see my father speaking at the times I selected:

https://youtu.be/S0iOvTYwqGo?t=978 (he speaks about the legendary player Pecsovszky/Petschovschi)

https://youtu.be/S0iOvTYwqGo?t=3565 (he speaks about an important match)

I thank you, again, for everything you did, for kindly approving and extensively editing the article on the English Wikipedia, but an Italian version of the article would be much appreciated.

I wish you success in your studies! Be well! CristianMetcas (talk) 08:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello, again, Oltrepier!

I make known to you that I created a Facebook page for my father, Christos Metskas, where I will upload photos (and videos) of him (some of them are already uploaded). While the videos will be those already uploaded on his YouTube channel but which are in Romanian, the photos can be seen and "understood" by anyone, regardless of the language(s) one speaks. There will also be a side explanation of each photo in both Romanian AND English.

Maybe you could find a way to add the link to his Facebook page to the Infobox in the English version of the Wikipedia article, you so kindly edited. You can choose one of the two links below (I would choose the second one):

the link to his Faceook page - https://www.facebook.com/christosmetskas.official

the link to the "Albums" section of his FB page - https://www.facebook.com/christosmetskas.official/photos_albums

Thank you very much! CristianMetcas (talk) 06:24, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

@CristianMetcas Hello, thank you for letting me know! I'll definitely check those out and see if I can add anything to the metadata! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 07:20, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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AVS MEPs

Hi! For your draft list: the MEPs of AVS. If I remember correctly than Salis, Lucano and Guarda will join the Left Group, Marino, Orlando and Scuderi the Green Group. Cassandro (talk) 18:59, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I think Guarda is actually a part of the Green Party, so she might be swapped with Orlando, but I'm not sure about that...

Still, it's indeed very likely that their MEPs are going to split in those two European groups. I can't make these edits right now, but I'll go ahead as soon as possible. Oh, and thank you for flagging that official announcement: I would have never caught it myself! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 20:17, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

True, Guarda is from EV, so 4-2 to the Green Group, or 3-3, depending on Orlando. I was counting Orlando there because in the 90s he already sat in the group but we will see where he will go. Cassandro (talk) 21:08, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cassandro That's right, actually! I guess the next few weeks will bring us some needed clarity...

Anyway, thank you for your help! Oltrepier (talk) 10:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome. :-) Cassandro (talk) 11:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

In the end, it became a 4-2 but someone began to edit the list on the main list page. Is the final tally already done in Rome? Cassandro (talk) 15:23, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cassandro Not yet, I'm afraid, but like I wrote in the discussions over that talk page, the list of Italian MEPs is almost complete at this point, so it's not a big deal if someone starts adding those names up! Oltrepier (talk) 18:54, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

In that case, I added most of the MEPs (bar one party). :-) Cassandro (talk) 20:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cassandro Good, thank you! Oltrepier (talk) 20:35, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cassandro and Oltrepier:: Hey there, I'm the one creating the full list of MEPs in the German Wikipedia (and the country-specific lists as well, like the Italian one). First of all, thanks a lot for your work here on the English Wikipedia, it has helped me a lot! Would you mind pinging me when the last 4 Lega MEPs are sorted out, so I can finalize the list of Italian MEPs? I was trying to find any information on them, but my Italian is rather limited, and seems to be difficult to find the exact info. Thank you! --Jcornelius (talk) 17:26, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jcornelius Hello! Thank you for the feedback and the hard work you've been putting in, as well!

There's no official news on that front at the moment, but I'll definitely let you know about any updates! I should point out, though, that it's also unclear whether Flavio Tosi (of Forza Italia) and Marco Tarquinio (of DemoS, but elected with the PD) will take their respective seats or not; the former might still give it up in favor of Sandra Savino, whereas Tarquinio and Alessia Morani are still "fighting" over a slot due to the technical issues affecting local electronic systems in Rome, which forced poll-watchers to count votes from more than 70 sections all over again. Oltrepier (talk) 19:31, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

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