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Welcome to the alien's nest.
  • If you seek wisdom, you have likely come to the wrong place, but I will do my best.
  • If you come with insults or put-downs, at least make them clever.
  • If I haven't replied in 48 hours, either I forgot or I assumed you didn't want a reply.
  • I review good article nominations on request, but only if it's about a country where I've never done a review before (see the last column in my articles per country) and if you've reviewed more articles than you've nominated.
  • Talk page stalkers are welcome. The vast majority are not abducted or eaten.


863 days since the last alien abduction.


Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 1[edit]

The article Federalist No. 1 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 1 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 1/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 18:23, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 24[edit]

The article Federalist No. 24 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 24 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 24/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 08:00, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 23[edit]

The article Federalist No. 23 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 23 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 23/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 08:23, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 25[edit]

The article Federalist No. 25 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Federalist No. 25 for comments about the article, and Talk:Federalist No. 25/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 12:23, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Samia Suluhu Hassan 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 Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 17:44, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Anna Harrison[edit]

The article Anna Harrison you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Anna Harrison for comments about the article, and Talk:Anna Harrison/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dugan Murphy -- Dugan Murphy (talk) 22:04, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Don't Be a Sucker[edit]

The article Don't Be a Sucker you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Don't Be a Sucker for comments about the article, and Talk:Don't Be a Sucker/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 23:01, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan[edit]

The article Samia Suluhu Hassan 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:Samia Suluhu Hassan and Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 04:40, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Autocracy 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 PizzaKing13 -- PizzaKing13 (talk) 22:23, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Catherine Samba-Panza[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Catherine Samba-Panza 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 Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 13:23, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Catherine Samba-Panza[edit]

The article Catherine Samba-Panza you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Catherine Samba-Panza for comments about the article, and Talk:Catherine Samba-Panza/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 10:23, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Samia Suluhu Hassan[edit]

The article Samia Suluhu Hassan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan for comments about the article, and Talk:Samia Suluhu Hassan/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 12:11, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy[edit]

The article Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy for comments about the article, and Talk:Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vrxces -- Vrxces (talk) 07:21, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Autocracy[edit]

The article Autocracy you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Autocracy for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of PizzaKing13 -- PizzaKing13 (talk) 18:01, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Hugo's House of Horrors[edit]

The article Hugo's House of Horrors you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hugo's House of Horrors for comments about the article, and Talk:Hugo's House of Horrors/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vrxces -- Vrxces (talk) 08:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Politics of Botswana 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 AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:21, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana[edit]

The article Politics of Botswana 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:Politics of Botswana and Talk:Politics of Botswana/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:44, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Politics of Botswana[edit]

The article Politics of Botswana you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Politics of Botswana for comments about the article, and Talk:Politics of Botswana/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:22, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Melania Trump[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Melania Trump 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 750h+ -- 750h+ (talk) 02:22, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Master Detective Barnstar
I dub thee the "master detective" with The Master Detective Barnstar. Through your deep persistence, expert puzzle-solving and clue-finding, and a disregard for what Wikipedia is about, you have discovered all five guestbooks. Panini! • 🥪 15:25, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am quite surprised you (and Dialmayo) actually found the last one specifically. I would like to hear your thoughts. How did you uncover the answers to the puzzles, and should it be made harder or easier? Panini! • 🥪 15:26, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024[edit]

Hello Thebiguglyalien,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

Reviewing tip: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages within their most familiar subjects can use the regularly updated NPP Browser tool.

Reminders:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your work on "Don't Be a Sucker"[edit]

The other day I noticed you had brought the article on Don't Be a Sucker to GA, so I gave it a read and it convinced me to watch the movie. I find classical anti-fascist propaganda to be fascinating pieces of history, so I very much enjoyed watching and learning about this film, as well as the places it succeeded and failed. So I just wanted to thank you for writing this and broadening my understanding of this subject! Thanks :D --Grnrchst (talk) 12:29, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Iveta Radičová[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Iveta Radičová 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 Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 15:23, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Iveta Radičová[edit]

The article Iveta Radičová you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Iveta Radičová for comments about the article, and Talk:Iveta Radičová/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 10:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review[edit]

I have agreed to do as you said—deleting and reversing my review pages for another reviewer. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 02:17, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SafariScribe If you intend to do so, you can just paste {{db-g7}} on the top of each page, and an administrator will reverse them. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:23, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. I am not going to do that any more. I can clear the backlog. It's just a challenge! Thanks. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 07:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
Thank you for participating in the March 2024 GA backlog drive. Your noteworthy contribution (7 points total) helped reduce the backlog by more than 250 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:27, 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]

The Core Contest has now begun![edit]

The Core Contest has now begun! Evaluate your article's current state, gather sources, and have at it! You have until May 31 (23:59 UTC) to make eligible changes; although you are most welcome (and encouraged) to continue work on the article, changes after May 31 will not be considered for rankings and their prizes. Good luck and happy editing! Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 03:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive[edit]

New Page Patrol | May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
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Wikisource[edit]

I'm considering writing a short article for the Signpost about contributing to (English) Wikisource, which I've been doing on and off since this January. Since you're another Wikipedian who recently joined that project, I wondered if you would like to say a few words about your experiences getting started on Wikisource (learning curve, pros, cons, anything really). No worries if you don't want to. Cheers, Cremastra (talk) 22:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cremastra Sure! Anything in particular you're looking for? Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've drafted a bit of the article here, so specifically, (you can answer any or none of these, say what you like):
  1. Did you find getting started on Wikisource easy?
  2. What do you do at Wikisource?
  3. Do you like it? Why or why not?
  4. How does editing Wikisource compare to editing Wikipedia (process, community, difficulty, etc.)
Thanks, Cremastra (talk) 00:20, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cremastra do you have a timeframe for when you want to submit this? Because right now I have about three days of experience on Wikisource and I suspect I'll have more to say in the near future. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:25, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, of course take your time. I'm happy to wait until you have more to say. Cremastra (talk) 12:19, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leatherface[edit]

Hi! So, I saw your GAN review before on this article and I want to apply it here Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Michael Myers (Halloween)/1. Do you think those primary sources are fine to be used in the concept and design of the character? 🥒Greenish Pickle!🥒 (🔔) 05:21, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have no opinion on this GAR. It's just a matter of whether other editors think it meets the WP:GACR. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:27, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Botswana Barnstar
For your amazing contributions at Politics of Botswana, I have hereby awarded you this barnstar. 48JCLTalk 17:38, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter[edit]

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:

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)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 8[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Federalist No. 8 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 The Blue Rider -- The Blue Rider (talk) 15:02, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kgabo Commission 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 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 22:43, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for May 4[edit]

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Iron Man, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page James Rhodes.

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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins[edit]

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission[edit]

The article Kgabo Commission 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:Kgabo Commission and Talk:Kgabo Commission/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Death of Captain Marvel[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Death of Captain Marvel 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 BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Core Contest is halfway through![edit]

Hello Core Contest participants, we've officially hit the halfway mark! With just over three weeks remaining until the May 31 deadline (23:59 UTC), it's time to ramp up our efforts. Remember, Wikipedia wants to be edited!

Now is a good time to set goals for your article: What section needs the most improvement? Which sources remain unused? How can you best spend your time? Good luck and happy editing! Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 02:28, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Editor of the Week[edit]

Editor of the Week
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:Hey man im josh submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate Thebiguglyalien to be Editor of the Week for their exceptional content work. Particularly impressive is their work on the first ladies of the United States. They have worked to create 4 Featured Articles such as Barbara Bush, Frances Cleveland, and Lou Henry Hoover plus 65 Good Articles (69 GAs promoted) and 1 Featured List. Examples of their work are Dictatorship, Centre-left politics, and Iron Man, for which they received a Million Award. I believe we should recognize their significant contributions and efforts to improve Wikipedia. A wonderful writer, whether on content, in back-page discussions, or in satire. Seconded by AirshipJungleman29

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week: 

{{User:UBX/EoTWBox}}
thebiguglyalien
 
Editor of the Week
for the week beginning May 8, 2024
Does exceptional content work on many topics but particularly impressive is their work on the first ladies of the United States. Created 4 Featured Articles such as Barbara Bush, Frances Cleveland, and Lou Henry Hoover plus 65 Good Articles (69 GAs promoted) and 1 Featured List. Examples of their work are Dictatorship, Centre-left politics, and Iron Man, for which they received a Million Award. I believe we should recognize their significant contributions and efforts to improve Wikipedia.
Recognized for
being a wonderful writer on content, back-page discussions and in satire
Submit a nomination

Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 12:29, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A well deserved honor. Thanks for everything you do, TBUA. I'd also shout out the ~100 high-quality reviews. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 13:08, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leucippus[edit]

Bro your article Leucippus is the featured article of the day 48JCL 00:38, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So it is! I had completely forgotten that it was scheduled to be on the main page. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:21, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Leucippus was the first person to propose that matter is made of microscopic particles called atoms. What makes this impressive is that he lived over 2,000 years before atoms were actually discovered. Of course, Leucippus's atoms were quite different from the ones we know to exist: he contended that they were totally indivisible, and that they came in infinitely many shapes and sizes. Using his concept of atoms, he developed explanations for the creation of the world and the existence of a physical soul. Despite his importance in the history of philosophy, almost all information about his life and his writings has been lost, and what we know comes from second-hand accounts. He has since been overshadowed by his more famous student, Democritus."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sebele II[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sebele II 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 Averageuntitleduser -- Averageuntitleduser (talk) 20:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Editor's Barnstar
good job as editor of the week BelowFlames (talk) 02:39, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kgabo Commission[edit]

The article Kgabo Commission you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Kgabo Commission for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 48JCL -- 48JCL (talk) 22:20, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Death of Captain Marvel[edit]

The article The Death of Captain Marvel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel for comments about the article, and Talk:The Death of Captain Marvel/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of BennyOnTheLoose -- BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations by the way, and thanks for all your hard work to improve some really important articles. :) BOZ (talk) 08:12, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2001 GA[edit]

Just noticed that 2001 has achieved the GA status a while ago! Fantastic work. I'm so glad that the work we initially did together paid off. Thanks for all your perseverance. BorgQueen (talk) 19:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BorgQueen Yep! I think it turned out really well, though I'm still trying to figure out the exact format and sourcing style that works the best (especially for the events lists). I've got something similar in progress at 2002 and 2003. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 03:07, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Great to hear that. Do you still need Ein Engel in der Hölle von Auschwitz by the way? I can get a copy and scan the relevant chapters for you if you'd like. A secondhand copy is only about 10 euros from Amazon Germany. BorgQueen (talk) 12:58, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to get its main subject Maria Stromberger to FA. But I wouldn't ask you to go out of your way like that, especially since I'd need the whole book and, until there's an English translation, I'm limited in what I could do with it. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:03, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sebele II[edit]

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"DYK shouldn't feature anything contentious or charged."[edit]

Re your comment in Wikipedia talk:Did you know that "DYK shouldn't feature anything contentious or charged. That's just not appropriate for the main page.": this seems a little tone-deaf coming from someone who not that long ago successfully (and appropriately!) nominated LGBT representation in The Simpsons for DYK. The fact that it was nominated for deletion three months later (by someone later sanctioned for problematic views on gender-related topics) should make it obvious that there are plenty of people who will consider any visibility for LGBT representation as something that is contentious and charged. I am not one of those people, of course...just pointing out that they exist. What is unremarkable or worth highlighting to you and me may well be contentious or charged to others. —David Eppstein (talk) 08:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Fear of bees[edit]

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Invitation to participate in WP:GARC[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Autocracy[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Amat-Mamu (daughter of Sin-ilum)[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Autocracy[edit]

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Happy First Edit Day![edit]

Iron Man FAC[edit]

Hey. Didn't have time to write this earlier. Sucks that the FAC wasn't allowed to continue and the article didn't pass. Irregardless, I saw that you made some edits on Iron Man's article and was wondering if you'd like me to continue my comments here? That way, when you renominate the article, I won't have all that many comments to make. PanagiotisZois (talk) 22:58, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PanagiotisZois I was planning on taking one more look at it then nominating it tomorrow. But if you have any thoughts, then by all means. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:18, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, that's great! I'm really glad to see you're keen on getting the article to FA. Since I still haven't looked over the whole article, I'm probably going to need some time to look over the final few sections. Which also means I probably will have more than just a few comments to make. So, go ahead and renominate the article, and I'll leave my initial comments then.
PS. I hope the changes I made to the image pages are adequate for the image review. Maybe you'll want to look over them yourself and put your own touch on them for the FAC. PanagiotisZois (talk) 23:23, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt[edit]

Hey, sorry for being so slow reviewing the article. I really jumped into the deep end reviewing and I thought I would be able to review all the citations as I have done for the shorter GANs I've reviewed, but I got a bit burnt out in the process. I should be done by Wednesday after I've conducted one more prose check and have finished spot-checking sources for the sections I haven't got to yet The article is on track to pass, provided you respond to the suggestions listed, but I thought I would give you an update for your and my sake. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 04:55, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Edith Roosevelt[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Kahina Bahloul[edit]

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Broad tbans[edit]

Can't say I haven't had a similar thought every now and then looking at a contribution history, but there's no way it works for good reasons or bad. My bold fantasy is to have simply locked the leads of the high-level pages (ie. those not directly related to the war but about the topic, like the country articles) when the war started. A balance between diffusing heat (emotion combined with WP:LEADFIX) while leaving the actual articles accessible. CMD (talk) 03:25, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For sure, "strongly believe" is very different from "expect to happen" or "ready to implement". But at the same time it does feel like more can be done than we're currently doing. It's not an area I really participate in, but it spills over so frequently into AfD, RS/N, and basically everywhere else that it becomes hard to miss that certain names always end up supporting the same side in what I'm sure is a total coincidence. I get why, but it's frustrating that WP:CPUSH is so toothless. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 03:39, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I do not tend to edit in the area that much, but it's not an isolated issue. En.wiki struggles when WP:Systematic bias aligns with the bias of the majority of editors. I would boldly posit that it struggles even more so when those biases align with the 'right' position. Then again, I suppose that is normal confirmation bias. CMD (talk) 03:45, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Kahina Bahloul[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Federalist No. 8[edit]

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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter[edit]

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

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Botswanan Politics[edit]

Separate to your note on my talkpage, I thought I'd congratulate you on Politics of Botswana. It joined the very small ranks of "Politics of X" GAs, and is a good model within that. I take an interest because I had what sounds like a similar experience, once completely rewriting Politics of the Philippines (which had a grand total of zero sources) due to frustration at the poor state of the main Philippines#Government and politics section. Comparing that article to yours, it is interesting to see how the very different political systems and context have shaped different articles around the same theme. A lot of variety in the world. CMD (talk) 15:06, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That's actually the reason I wrote it. I noticed that most of the "Politics of" articles aren't great, and I figure that once there are a few good examples, it makes the rest of them a little easier to write. I had done the same thing with 2021 in Botswana to show how a smaller country might have a good "year" article, and after working on these two, I decided to keep going on Botswana-related articles so we could actually have a sub-Saharan country with good general coverage and make it a sort of "model country" for similar articles. It's ended up becoming one of my main focuses on Wikipedia, which I certainly wouldn't have expected when I started, but I have no regrets here! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They do say Botswana is a model country. One-level-below country articles are generally quite poor, not sure we have a model anywhere, globally. As I mentioned do feel free to ping me regarding this goal, and if you ever get onto Demographics of Botswana and Culture of Botswana I'll be very curious about that progress. CMD (talk) 01:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WiG Editathon Barnstar[edit]

Women in Green Editathon June '24
Thank you so much for contributing to Women in Green's sixth editathon, with your successful GA nominations of Amat-Mamu and Kahina Bahloul. Excellent work! Best wishes --Grnrchst (talk) 11:33, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Thor (Marvel Comics)[edit]

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