User talk:Reidgreg

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Your GA nomination of Let's All Go to the Lobby[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Let's All Go to the Lobby you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Voorts -- Voorts (talk) 18:01, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Let's All Go to the Lobby[edit]

The article Let's All Go to the Lobby 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:Let's All Go to the Lobby and Talk:Let's All Go to the Lobby/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Voorts -- Voorts (talk) 18:43, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Let's All Go to the Lobby[edit]

The article Let's All Go to the Lobby you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Let's All Go to the Lobby for comments about the article, and Talk:Let's All Go to the Lobby/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Voorts -- Voorts (talk) 22:41, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Let's All Go to the Lobby[edit]

On 1 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Let's All Go to the Lobby, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Let's All Go to the Lobby, a one-minute filmed advertisement, has been preserved by the US National Film Registry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Let's All Go to the Lobby. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Let's All Go to the Lobby), 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) 00:03, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive![edit]

Welcome, welcome, welcome Reidgreg! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:55, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

DYK for Johnny & Clyde[edit]

On 2 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johnny & Clyde, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that heist-horror film Johnny & Clyde has been called "unwatchable"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johnny & Clyde. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Johnny & Clyde), 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.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 13,242 views (1,103.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2024 GOCE drive awards[edit]

The Cleanup Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 12,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 01:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copyediting 13 old articles during the GOCE January 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 01:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter[edit]

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:

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)[reply]

February blitz bling[edit]

The Modest Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE February 2024 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 21:03, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter[edit]

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:

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)[reply]

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award[edit]

Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to Reidgreg for collecting more than 25 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:30, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Canada Centre Building[edit]

On 14 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canada Centre Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Canada Centre Building has one of the first aquifer thermal energy storage systems? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canada Centre Building. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Canada Centre Building), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:10, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help? for plot summary[edit]

Hi, would you mind terribly trimming the bloated plot summary I've written for Flypaper (1998 film). The article is being reviewed for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Flypaper (1998 film), where the reviewer insists that it could be shorter even tho I explained basically that it's impossible and that WP:FILMPLOT wasn't a rigid rule. I would really appreciate it if you could help with shortening it, even if it means losing the 5x expansion criterion it may have once had as a result of the copy edit. Thanks Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 13:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: I've read through the article and will start copyediting the plot now. I may have a couple questions which I'll post below. – Reidgreg (talk) 16:35, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: Finished. A couple things I changed which might not be right:
  • With the discussion about the parking lot and "driving around the complex", it sounded more like a motel than a hotel so I changed that.
  • The term henchman implies criminal activity so I switched to a more neutral "employee".
  • I wasn't sure why Jack would hit Bobby with a golf club then exchange gunfire unless he only obtained the gun by knocking it out of Bobby's hand with the golf club. So I assumed that happened and wrote it that way.
  • Sorry. What happened was that Bobby Ray kept pounding the door, so Jack told Natalie to open it just to hit him with the club to keep him out. Bobby then shoots through the door and then Jack shoots back, hence the gunfire exchange. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 04:11, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Otherwise I pretty much condensed it, put similar thoughts together, and trimmed some details that didn't seem important. – Reidgreg (talk) 18:28, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much. I never thought it was possible. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 04:11, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes. When I've been staring at my own writing too long, I'll sometimes get blocked and have to ask someone else to look at it. – Reidgreg (talk) 12:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Ukrainian Sheriffs[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Ukrainian Sheriffs 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! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 23:24, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024 GOCE drive award[edit]

The Modest Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Reidgreg for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE March 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 07:37, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Singh v Canada[edit]

On 4 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Singh v Canada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the anniversary of the Singh v Canada decision is observed as Refugee Rights Day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Singh v Canada. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Singh v Canada), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Minor Barnstar
Thank you for participating in the March 2024 GA backlog drive. Your contribution (3 points total) helped reduce the backlog by more than 250 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:22, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter[edit]

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:

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.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. 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) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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