On 18 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fang Gan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fang Gan failed the imperial examination more than ten times, apparently because of his cleft lip? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fang Gan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fang Gan), 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.

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Xinxiu bencao has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Kzyx (talk) 03:18, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240623031800","author":"Kzyx","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Kzyx-20240623031800-Good_article_reassessment_for_Xinxiu_bencao","replies":[]}}-->

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.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
• Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
• Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
• AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Hi there. You made a mistake on the John Higgins homepage . Can you undo the edit you made please ?. Thanks 92.251.155.97 (talk) 23:17, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240812231700","author":"92.251.155.97","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-92.251.155.97-20240812231700-Hi_there._John_Higgins_removal","replies":[]}}-->

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Thank you for starting Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:46, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240816014600","author":"Clovermoss","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Clovermoss-20240816014600-A_barnstar_for_you!","replies":["c-Kingoflettuce-20240816020800-Clovermoss-20240816014600"],"displayName":"Clovermoss\ud83c\udf40"}}-->

@Clovermoss: Such an honour. Thanks Clover! :) KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 02:08, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240816020800","author":"Kingoflettuce","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Kingoflettuce-20240816020800-Clovermoss-20240816014600","replies":["c-Clovermoss-20240816134700-Kingoflettuce-20240816020800"],"displayName":"KINGofLETTUCE \ud83d\udc51"}}-->

I really do appreciate your enthusiasm. I'm trying to find mine but my brain is fickle 😂. Just know that I am trying to find the motivation to dig through sources and I will eventually get back to you on all that. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:47, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240816134700","author":"Clovermoss","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Clovermoss-20240816134700-Kingoflettuce-20240816020800","replies":["c-Kingoflettuce-20240816150000-Clovermoss-20240816134700"],"displayName":"Clovermoss\ud83c\udf40"}}-->

@Clovermoss: As the Singaporean phrase goes, own time, own target! 😌 KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 15:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240816150000","author":"Kingoflettuce","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Kingoflettuce-20240816150000-Clovermoss-20240816134700","replies":["c-Clovermoss-20240816223700-Kingoflettuce-20240816150000"],"displayName":"KINGofLETTUCE \ud83d\udc51"}}-->

That's a good expression. I think part of my reluctance to do anything at the moment is because there's already a lot of mentally heavy stuff on my plate. 😅 I'd much rather chill and write about libraries at this moment in time. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:37, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240816223700","author":"Clovermoss","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Clovermoss-20240816223700-Kingoflettuce-20240816150000","replies":["c-Kingoflettuce-20240819044800-Clovermoss-20240816223700"],"displayName":"Clovermoss\ud83c\udf40"}}-->

@Clovermoss: Or bridges! 😂 I can relate, my energy/interest levels can fluctuate quite a bit too. It's alright, we have all the time in the world... KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 04:48, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240819044800","author":"Kingoflettuce","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-Kingoflettuce-20240819044800-Clovermoss-20240816223700","replies":[],"displayName":"KINGofLETTUCE \ud83d\udc51"}}-->

Hello! Your submission of Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore 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! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240830010500","author":"Narutolovehinata5","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Narutolovehinata5-20240830010500-DYK_nomination_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses_in_Singapore","replies":[]}}-->

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
• Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
• BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September 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. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

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On 28 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore), 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.

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A tag has been placed on Rony Tan requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rony Tan. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:03, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240929080300","author":"Alexandermcnabb","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Alexandermcnabb-20240929080300-Speedy_deletion_nomination_of_Rony_Tan","replies":["c-Kingoflettuce-20240929085600-Alexandermcnabb-20240929080300"]}}-->

@Alexandermcnabb: I had no access to the previous iteration(s) of this article, so it simply cannot be a recreation--any similarities are coincidental. More importantly, the subject clearly meets our general notability guidelines, with sources dating back to the 1980s. I urge you not to nominate this for deletion on a whim. KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 08:56, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240929085600","author":"Kingoflettuce","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Kingoflettuce-20240929085600-Alexandermcnabb-20240929080300","replies":["c-Kingoflettuce-20240929085800-Kingoflettuce-20240929085600"],"displayName":"KINGofLETTUCE \ud83d\udc51"}}-->

Having skimmed through the previous AfD, it seems that the sourcing then was indeed poor. I certainly did not consult or cite those sources. On the other hand there is plenty of substantive and reliable coverage in local newspapers as Today, the Straits Times, and the New Paper. More to follow KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 08:58, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240929085800","author":"Kingoflettuce","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Kingoflettuce-20240929085800-Kingoflettuce-20240929085600","replies":[],"displayName":"KINGofLETTUCE \ud83d\udc51"}}-->

Hi there Kingoflettuce, my name is Sculture65.

I noted about your Prosecution of S. Iswaran article creation and perhaps I will like a request you to create one article pertaining to Pritam Singh trial over Raeesah Khan since that is also ongoing. Think you can do it too? Thanks.

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The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

• Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
• MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
• Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
• Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
• Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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On 13 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nathania Ong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nathania Ong had not seen Les Misérables before successfully auditioning for the role of Éponine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nathania Ong. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nathania Ong), 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.

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