The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were
Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.
Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)
Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Always a pleasure to see your work. ―Buster7☎
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Z1720-20241218180100","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Good_article_reassessment_for_2017_World_Series-20241218180100","replies":["c-Z1720-20241218180100-Good_article_reassessment_for_2017_World_Series"],"text":"Good article reassessment for 2017 World Series","linkableTitle":"Good article reassessment for 2017 World Series"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Z1720-20241218180100","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Good_article_reassessment_for_2017_World_Series-20241218180100","replies":["c-Z1720-20241218180100-Good_article_reassessment_for_2017_World_Series"],"text":"Good article reassessment for 2017 World Series","linkableTitle":"Good article reassessment for 2017 World Series"}-->
2017 World Series 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. Z1720 (talk) 18:01, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241218180100","author":"Z1720","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Z1720-20241218180100-Good_article_reassessment_for_2017_World_Series","replies":[]}}-->
Thank you for your quick action protecting Rickey Henderson on my request. I’m so sad that they did indeed turn out to be true, rip to the Goat. But thank you for your quick action. It means a lot. DrewieStewie (talk) 20:40, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241221204000","author":"DrewieStewie","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-DrewieStewie-20241221204000-Thank_you","replies":["c-Muboshgu-20241221221100-DrewieStewie-20241221204000"]}}-->
Yeah I was really hoping that was a social media hoax. What a shame. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:11, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241221221100","author":"Muboshgu","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Muboshgu-20241221221100-DrewieStewie-20241221204000","replies":[]}}-->
Hi Muboshgu :) I noticed a deletion of yours here and just wanted to ask you about it. While I don't agree with the comment itself and find it rather obtuse, is there a specific policy you feel like it violated? I appreciate editors looking out for troublemakers but I do wonder if outright deleting politically contentious comments, especially without a note explaining the deletion, further emboldens the people who do feel like there is an inappropriate level of bias on Wikipedia. Anyway, happy editing! Big Thumpus (talk) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241222220300","author":"Big Thumpus","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Big_Thumpus-20241222220300-Just_curious","replies":["c-Muboshgu-20241222223100-Big_Thumpus-20241222220300"]}}-->
I should have left an edit summary there, Big Thumpus, though I don't know that it would have a difference on "emboldening" anyone. These posts violate the WP:TPG. Reasons for appropriately editing others comments includes Removing harmful posts, including personal attacks, trolling, and vandalism. and It is common to simply delete gibberish, test edits, harmful or prohibited material (as described above), and comments or discussion clearly about the article's subject itself (as opposed to comments and discussion about the treatment of the subject in the article). – Muboshgu (talk) 22:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241222223100","author":"Muboshgu","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Muboshgu-20241222223100-Big_Thumpus-20241222220300","replies":[]}}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Redfiona99-20241222225000","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Thanks_for_moving_my_comment_to_the_right_place-20241222225000","replies":["c-Redfiona99-20241222225000-Thanks_for_moving_my_comment_to_the_right_place"],"text":"Thanks for moving my comment to the right place","linkableTitle":"Thanks for moving my comment to the right place"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Redfiona99-20241222225000","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Thanks_for_moving_my_comment_to_the_right_place-20241222225000","replies":["c-Redfiona99-20241222225000-Thanks_for_moving_my_comment_to_the_right_place"],"text":"Thanks for moving my comment to the right place","linkableTitle":"Thanks for moving my comment to the right place"}-->
Replies on mobile are tricky. Red Fiona (talk) 22:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241222225000","author":"Redfiona99","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Redfiona99-20241222225000-Thanks_for_moving_my_comment_to_the_right_place","replies":["c-Muboshgu-20241222230100-Redfiona99-20241222225000"],"displayName":"Red Fiona"}}-->
They sure are. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241222230100","author":"Muboshgu","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Muboshgu-20241222230100-Redfiona99-20241222225000","replies":[]}}-->
About Sean Manaea did you find the update sources but he re-signed 3 years contract but it wasn't confirmed yet so I requested temporary protection. Mas Menos 28 (talk) 17:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241223175400","author":"Mas Menos 28","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Mas_Menos_28-20241223175400-Sean_Manaea","replies":[]}}-->
Hello, Muboshgu. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Flojaune Cofer, 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.
If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.
Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 19:06, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241223190600","author":"FireflyBot","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-FireflyBot-20241223190600-Concern_regarding_Draft:Flojaune_Cofer","replies":[]}}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241225000100","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-The_Signpost:_24_December_2024-20241225000100","replies":["c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241225000100-The_Signpost:_24_December_2024"],"text":"The Signpost: 24 December 2024","linkableTitle":"The Signpost: 24 December 2024"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241225000100","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-The_Signpost:_24_December_2024-20241225000100","replies":["c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241225000100-The_Signpost:_24_December_2024"],"text":"The Signpost: 24 December 2024","linkableTitle":"The Signpost: 24 December 2024"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-SuggestBot-20241227005200","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Articles_you_might_like_to_edit,_from_SuggestBot-20241227005200","replies":["c-SuggestBot-20241227005200-Articles_you_might_like_to_edit,_from_SuggestBot"],"text":"Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot","linkableTitle":"Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-SuggestBot-20241227005200","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Articles_you_might_like_to_edit,_from_SuggestBot-20241227005200","replies":["c-SuggestBot-20241227005200-Articles_you_might_like_to_edit,_from_SuggestBot"],"text":"Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot","linkableTitle":"Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot"}-->
Note: All columns in this table are sortable, allowing you to rearrange the table so the articles most interesting to you are shown at the top. All images have mouse-over popups with more information. For more information about the columns and categories, please consult the documentation and please get in touch on SuggestBot's talk page with any questions you might have.
SuggestBot picks articles in a number of ways based on other articles you've edited, including straight text similarity, following wikilinks, and matching your editing patterns against those of other Wikipedians. It tries to recommend only articles that other Wikipedians have marked as needing work. We appreciate that you have signed up to receive suggestions regularly; your contributions make Wikipedia better — thanks for helping!
If you have feedback on how to make SuggestBot better, please let us know on SuggestBot's talk page. -- SuggestBot (talk) 00:52, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241227005200","author":"SuggestBot","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-SuggestBot-20241227005200-Articles_you_might_like_to_edit,_from_SuggestBot","replies":[]}}-->
Thanks for uploading File:Hearthustle 275.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of non-free use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:16, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241229181600","author":"B-bot","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-B-bot-20241229181600-Orphaned_non-free_image_File:Hearthustle_275.jpg","replies":[]}}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-RoySmith-20241231000300","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-DYK_for_Emil_Bove-20241231000300","replies":["c-RoySmith-20241231000300-DYK_for_Emil_Bove"],"text":"DYK for Emil Bove","linkableTitle":"DYK for Emil Bove"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-RoySmith-20241231000300","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-DYK_for_Emil_Bove-20241231000300","replies":["c-RoySmith-20241231000300-DYK_for_Emil_Bove"],"text":"DYK for Emil Bove","linkableTitle":"DYK for Emil Bove"}-->
On 31 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emil Bove, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Emil Bove prosecuted Nicolás Maduro and defended Donald Trump? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emil Bove. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Emil Bove), 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.
RoySmith(talk)00:03, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231000300","author":"RoySmith","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-RoySmith-20241231000300-DYK_for_Emil_Bove","replies":[]}}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20250101001400","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Welcome_to_the_2025_WikiCup!-20250101001400","replies":["c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20250101001400-Welcome_to_the_2025_WikiCup!"],"text":"Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!","linkableTitle":"Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!"}-->
__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20250101001400","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Welcome_to_the_2025_WikiCup!-20250101001400","replies":["c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20250101001400-Welcome_to_the_2025_WikiCup!"],"text":"Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!","linkableTitle":"Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!"}-->
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve 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.
For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implemented several changes to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receive tournament points at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.
