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Ray Garrett Jr.


Hi. What I could find is on the talk page here ↗. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 13:31, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

WikiCup 2025 July newsletter



The third round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 June. This round was again competitive, with three contestants scoring more than 1,000 round points:


Everyone who competed in round 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn. This table ↗ shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far, while the full scores for round 3 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 4 featured articles, 16 featured lists ↗, 1 featured picture ↗, 9 featured-topic articles, 149 good articles, 27 good-topic articles, and more than 90 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 18 In the News ↗ articles, and they have conducted more than 200 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. 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! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send ↗.</small> MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:49, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for George Nigh ↗



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WikiCup 2025 September newsletter



The fourth round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 29 August. The penultimate round saw three contestants score more than 800 points:


Everyone who competed in Round 4 will advance to Round 5 unless they have withdrawn. This table ↗ shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far, while the full scores for Round 4 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 9 featured articles, 12 featured lists ↗, 98 good articles, 9 good topic ↗ articles, more than 150 reviews, nearly 100 did you know articles, and 18 in the news articles.

In advance of the fifth and final round, the judges would like to thank every contestant for their hard work. As a reminder, any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed in Round 5. In addition, note that Round 5 will end on 31 October at 23:59 UTC. Awards at the end of Round 5 will be distributed based on who has the most tournament points over all five rounds, and special awards will be distributed based on high performance in particular areas of content creation (e.g., most featured articles in a single round).

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Israel Maulsby


Hi. I am the primary source. I am the secretary for the Masonic lodge in question. I am currently writing a book on our lodge history and updating info as I go. We have original minutes and original source materials written in Bro. Maulsby’s own handwriting. So, this is as legit as it gets. I’ll be glad to jump through whatever hoops. But in this case that information belongs there and removing it is an error. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by 98.117.63.9 ↗ (talk) 2 October 2025</small>

Middle name citing question | TheOnlyWiki


Hello, I have undone the middle name reversion, but was wondering if I'm missing something - The previous president Munson's middle name did not need to be cited. Regardless, I have added two citations for them, feel free to make them the proper format. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by TheOnlyWiki (talk • contribs ↗) 20:10, 27 September 2025 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} I've wikified the cites. If you are new, I definitely recommend reading WP:Citing sources ↗ and learning how to use the citation templates, so you don't have to ask for help each time. I'm happy to help, but generally good to learn these skills. Any information added to Wikipedia should be cited, but perhaps that detail got overlooked for Munson. I can take a look later. --Engineerchange (talk) 21:40, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
::Have you taken a look at Munson's page yet? My question is moreso, are you aware of ''any'' page that has a name cited? TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:16, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} I took a look a bit the other day but hit a roadblock. A lot of famous people articles do a fair job of citing on the full name, Ulysses S. Grant ↗ is a good example. If I'm unable to find a source for Munson's, I'll remove the middle name and make a note on the talk page. Citing names, just as citing birth dates, or other information is necessary for any article, even if it had been added before without a cite. WP:WHYCITE ↗ does a fair job of explaining this. The mistakes you see sometimes are historically people can get names wrong in obituaries or, in more recent years, someone can add something without providing a source and it can be incorrect. Hope this helps, --Engineerchange (talk) 19:15, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I see, I'm a bit confused, where exactly is Grant's full name cited? I just see a pronunciation. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 06:50, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} His full birth name and his nickname are cited in the first section, Ulysses S. Grant#Early life and education ↗. His nickname from West Point is cited in the second section. --Engineerchange (talk) 15:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::It seems like it's only just cited because of it talking about how he got his name. Most articles don't do this, so I'd assume this is a special case and unless I'm still missing something, middle names are never usually cited like you had me do for Sanders's article. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 15:52, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::@Engineerchange And like I could go around to so many articles, is Bill Gates' full name cited? Are you going to remove that now? I am sorry if I come across as rude but your logic just doesn't make sense to me respectfully. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 15:55, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} _Any_ information you add must be verifiable and cited on Wikipedia. That's what WP:WHYCITE ↗ says. If you need more recent examples, Donald J. Trump ↗ and Joe Biden ↗ both have citations referencing their middle name in the first statement in their first section. This sort of thing is incredibly common. If you add a middle name that is not cited, it can be removed. Any information that you add without a citation can be removed. Citations are the foundation of this encyclopedia. If you think I am wrong, ask the question at Wikipedia:Teahouse ↗. --Engineerchange (talk) 16:01, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::@Engineerchange Oh fair enough, so I guess your point is that you don't have to cite everything individually, but your cited sources anywhere in the article need to include the information you add if I understand this correctly. Thanks for the clarification!
::::::::Also, FYI the Munson citation you added is incorrect, Munson is still alive and that obituary is for a different person - I'll remove it but no need to replace it, if you search for Munson in citation 4 you will actually find his middle name. As for Sanders' page, I actually found another source which I'll add. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 16:50, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} It's the obituary of his father and cites the fact that it is his father. Please keep the citation. --Engineerchange (talk) 16:52, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::OH my bad, thanks for reverting it TheOnlyWiki (talk) 16:55, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} His middle name is cited from my previous edit. The issue remaining is his birth place is not cited, just to be clear. --Engineerchange (talk) 16:57, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::::One question, why does it say citation needed after #7 for Sanders? TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:20, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} You can read the reason in edit mode or hovering over in read mode, the reason stated is "date of bachelor's and master's". The fact he has the degrees is cited, but not the years as stated. --Engineerchange (talk) 17:26, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::::::@Engineerchange Thanks! It actually works out - I moved the citation you thought was unnecessary for the middle name to replace this citation needed.
::::::::::::::(by the way no need to keep mentioning me I subscribed to this section) TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:38, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::I just cited a Sanders source, does that citation look good? I looked through the citation article but wasn't sure how to find templates. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:08, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} I think it's unnecessary. It already had two citations you added. The third citation isn't needed, in my opinion. --Engineerchange (talk) 17:11, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::Perhaps, but having a text source can be nicer I feel like. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:14, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::Actually I found the citation templates article which is helpful. TheOnlyWiki (talk) 17:10, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::{{reply|TheOnlyWiki}} On the Bill Gates ↗ topic, his full name is in the second cite (link ↗) in the first sentence of the first section. --Engineerchange (talk) 16:02, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Nereus Mendenhall


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ITN recognition for Charles J. Otto ↗



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WikiCup 2025 November newsletter



The 2025 WikiCup has come to an end. Our top scorers, based on the tournament point rankings (which can be seen here ↗), are:
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Our high scorers in the final round were:

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Harry W. Archer, Jr.



Excuse me, but you apparently failed to notice my edit summary. I explained that Find-a-Grave had an exact birthdate for Mr. Archer (including a photograph of his gravestone with that date on it) and a birth location. That should have been more than adequate documentation, considering that this was an Infobox edit and I don't see any footnote links there. Rontrigger (talk) 08:15, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
:{{reply|Rontrigger}} Hello, my edit summary following yours stated why I reverted your edit. You cannot "cite" a gravestone. Gravestones can be wrong. And WP:RSPFINDAGRAVE ↗ states that findagrave is an unreliable source since it is user-generated, and it cannot be used as a citation. An infobox change also requires appropriate citation. Hope this helps explain. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 13:14, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2026 March newsletter



The first round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As some of you may have noticed, good article nomination reviews ↗ now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP ↗. This point increase has been retroactively applied to all good article reviews for which competitors have claimed points in this round. Peer reviews ↗, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews ↗, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

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Welcome to the drive!


Welcome, welcome, welcome Engineerchange! I'm glad that you are joining the March 2026 drive ↗! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
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DYK for Alexander F. Warley


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March 2026 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award



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This award is given in recognition to Engineerchange for collecting more than 24 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles ↗'s March 2026 ↗ backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 8362 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – <span style="color:#5A4FCF">'''Dream'''Rimmer</span> <span style="color:#5A4FCF;">&#9632;</span> 16:36, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2026 May newsletter



The second round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 April. As a reminder for contestants who just joined or are unaware of recent changes to our round-points system, good article nomination reviews ↗ now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP ↗. Peer reviews ↗, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews ↗, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 2 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; nine scored over 500; and fourteen scored over 300. The top seven contestants had at least one featured article ↗ (two of them with two apiece). The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:


The full scores for round 2 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 12 featured articles, 13 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 106 good articles, 22 good-topic articles and more than 40 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 3 In the News ↗ articles, and they have conducted over 200 reviews. The tournament points table ↗ has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. 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! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send ↗.</small> MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:49, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for Gerald Talbot ↗



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Your recent article destubs



Hi. This is just a notice telling you that article destubs after 23:59 UTC+1 don't count for prizes in the destubathon. Just wanted to let you know in case you're unaware. <span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: #00c9c2; color: #000000; font-family:Frutiger">🪐Kepler-1229b &#124; talk &#124; contribs🪐 ↗</span> 03:40, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
:{{reply|Kepler-1229b}} Bummer, thought I had 6 hours after that. Oh well! --Engineerchange (talk) 03:41, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Raymond Berry ↗



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WikiCup 2026 July newsletter



The third round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 June at 23:59 (UTC). As a reminder, good article nomination reviews ↗ now receive 10 points, while peer reviews ↗, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews ↗, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 3 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; eight scored over 500; and thirteen scored over 300. The top three contestants had at least one featured article ↗ (two of them with two apiece). The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:


The full scores for round 3 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 12 featured articles, 12 featured lists, 7 featured-topic articles, 117 good articles, 74 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 13 In the News ↗ articles, and they have conducted nearly 180 reviews. The tournament points table ↗ has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. 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! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send ↗.</small> MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:49, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for Eddie Knox ↗



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{{reply|PFHLai}} Thanks, I thought it missed the cutoff, though? --Engineerchange (talk) 23:18, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
: The edit history indicates that the wikibio was already ready when the nom was eligible. Even if it was a little late, it should not be a big deal, IMO. :-) Happy editing! Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 23:26, 30 June 2026 (UTC)