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Hey all. I wanted to ask about what articles about pre-division Korea count towards this project. The division of Korea happened in the 1940s, so limiting articles before this based on whether they happen to be from "North/South Korea" makes little sense. Before division, Korea as a whole was a developing country, with an underdeveloped economy and which was subject to colonial occupation by Japan. I'm bringing this up because I wanted to know whether the article on Kim Chwajin would be eligible for submission as part of the contest. He was born and raised in what is now South Korea, before going on to fight against the Japanese Empire in Manchuria. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:14, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the question, Grnrchst! We actually touched on this last year (don't worry if you forgot, so did I!), and the conclusion the coordinators came to was that the subject either needed to be localized to a modern developing country or needed to have the usual "closely associated with or have a demonstrable significance to" a modern developing country laid out in § General rules. It seems with Kim Chwajin that he was born in what is now South Korea, and the majority of the prose in § Legacy suggests that his cultural significance is primarily in the south. Unless there's prose you've yet to add that would verify a significance to North Korea, I don't think this article is eligible for the contest. Let me know if you have any other questions about this! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 12:24, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Quick question. I assumed that we had to nominate and pass articles during the contest for them to be scored, but after perusing the scoreboard, I'm now not sure if that's accurate, as there are several articles that seem to have scored despite being nominated before the contest began. If I have an article that I submitted for GA prior to this month, but it passes this month, would it count? Spookyaki (talk) 09:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your question, Spookyaki! A submission's eligibility is determined not by when it was nominated, but by when it passes its review or is promoted. So, to answer your question, yes! Let me know if there's anything else you'd like clarification on. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 07:17, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks! Good to know. Will add a few of my recent passes then. Spookyaki (talk) 09:02, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that my points do not update, was wondering if there was something I was missing? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 06:24, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Vanderwaalforces, it seems your submission just got missed somehow. Apologies about that! I've accepted it and updated the leaderboard; please let me know if there's anything else I can help with. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:21, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, quick question about eligibility. Would the article on the Chafarinas Islands (and other "plazas de soberanía" (e.g. Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Alhucemas Islands...) qualify for points?

They are administered by Spain (a developed country) but also claimed by Morocco, and are located just 3 km off the Moroccan coast. Since the rules note that non-sovereign territories are considered case-by-case, I wanted to check whether they would count as "closely associated with a developing country" (Morocco) for contest purposes. Mooonswimmer 16:32, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]