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Spotted-winged fruit bat‎ ↗



I noticed your change here. I updated the taxonomy ↗. - UtherSRG (talk) ↗ 17:48, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

:Hey thanks, I'm a little rusty coming off an extended wikibreak. I'll make sure to update the taxonomy templates in the future. Enwebb (talk) 20:39, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
::Welcome back. :) - UtherSRG (talk) ↗ 12:32, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving 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 ↗. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, and {{User4|Frostly}}. 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) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 25



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{{icon|FA}} Teloschistaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of birds of Bouvet Island ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of sunbirds ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Slime mold ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Handicap principle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Insect ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Iztwoz}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Wheat ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|KoA}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Eucalyptus gomphocephala ↗'' by {{noping|Hughesdarren}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Buellia frigida ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|J Milburn}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Great cuckoo-dove ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Lake Patzcuaro salamander ↗ by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Anoplotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br />
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{{icon|FAC}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br />
{{icon|FAC}} ''Pachysentis ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Banded palm civet ↗ by {{noping|Cremastra}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Perothops ↗'' by {{noping|Memer15151}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum hircinum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Boquila ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}} and {{noping|Veridicae}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Aptostichus barackobamai ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Buffy-tufted marmoset ↗ by {{noping|André Ribeiro Cardoso}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Ant mimicry ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Mosquito ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Anopheles ↗'' by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Rice ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Pliosaurus andrewsi ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Triassosculda ↗'' by {{noping|Abdullah raji}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Flaco (owl) ↗ by {{noping|Rhododendrites}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Crassispira incrassata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Sei whale ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}<br />
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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter



The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) ↗ and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:


As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. 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 ↗. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup ↗ and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter



The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:


In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class ↗ articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Award ↗s. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 26



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{{icon|FA}} Alpine ibex ↗ by {{noping|LittleJerry}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} Markham's storm petrel ↗ by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, and {{noping|Therapyisgood}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of birds of Alberta ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Rice ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|RecycledPixels}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Barley ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Chicken ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|DocZach}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Cereal ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Ant mimicry ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Anopheles ↗'' by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Mosquito ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Cherry blossom ↗ by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Sei whale ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Megaherbivore ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Brown bear ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Indian rhinoceros ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum hircinum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum foliosum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum grandifolium ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Boquila ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Aptostichus barackobamai ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Crassispira incrassata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Punctelia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Chrysothrix chlorina ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Chrysothrix chlorina ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Ramalina peruviana ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Menemerus animatus ↗'' by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Afraflacilla braunsi ↗'' by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Nasutoceratops ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Angustidontus ↗'' by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Amitchell125}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Pruemopterus ↗'' by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Black-billed magpie ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Black-capped chickadee ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Horned sungem ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Flaco (owl) ↗ by {{noping|Rhododendrites}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Telonemia ↗ by {{noping|Snotoleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} "''Pliosaurus''" ''andrewsi'' ↗ by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Beaver drop ↗ by {{noping|Lightburst}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>

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{{icon|FAC}} Tufted jay ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|FAC}} ''Nasutoceratops ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Maize ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Cattle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Pig ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Domestic duck ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Eusociality ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Fish ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Barnacle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Ochrophyte ↗ by {{noping|Snotoleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Parvilucifera ↗'' by {{noping|Snotoleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Thalattoarchon ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hydropunctaria amphibia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Melanohalea ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Spot test (lichen) ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Lecideaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum'' × ''inodorum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Olga Hartman ↗ by {{noping|Viriditas}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Mixtotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enhydriodon ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Lentinus brumalis ↗'' by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}<br>
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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024



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thumb|400px|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 {{no ping|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 {{no ping|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'''
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{{no ping|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. {{no ping|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.

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter



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 ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter



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 ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 27



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{{icon|FA}} Horned sungem ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} Tufted jay ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of erinaceids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FT}} Primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|GT}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Thalattoarchon ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Lentinus brumalis ↗'' by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Maxim Masiutin}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum'' × ''inodorum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Barnacle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Maize ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Pig ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Orange (fruit) ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|750h+}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Fish ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Organism ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hydropunctaria amphibia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Melanohalea ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Lecideaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Xylopsora canopeorum ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Spot test (lichen) ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Gustaf Einar Du Rietz ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Allocalicium ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Multiclavula mucida ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Aphaena submaculata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} White-tailed jay ↗ by {{noping|Grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Fork-tailed drongo ↗ by {{noping|The Blue Rider}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Northern green anaconda ↗ by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}, reviewed by {{noping|Geardona}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Heptamegacanthus ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Mixtotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Diplobune ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Ochrophyte ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Parvilucifera ↗'' by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Urceolus ↗'' by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Plexippoides regius ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Olga Hartman ↗ by {{noping|Viriditas}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Giant panda ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}, reviewed by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Enchylium conglomeratum ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>

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{{icon|FAC}} Great cuckoo-dove ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|FAC}} ''Heptamegacanthus ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of talpids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of birds of New Brunswick ↗ by {{noping|B3251}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada ↗ by {{noping|Dank}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Dissoderma odoratum ↗'' by {{noping|NotAGenious}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Xiphodon ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Banana ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Phintella parva ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Evarcha maculata ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Asian elephant ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Megafauna ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Fishing cat ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Thistle tortoise beetle ↗ by {{noping|Justinxuje}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enchylium limosum ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enchylium polycarpon ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Skeleton panda sea squirt ↗ by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum aciferum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum russeggeri ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum minutum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Chrompodellid ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Aquilegia sibirica ↗'' by {{noping|Pbritti}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Carabus japonicus ↗'' by {{noping|NHanselman}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Charles De Geer ↗ by {{noping|Yakikaki}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Cheetah reintroduction in India ↗ by {{noping|Magentic Manifestations}}<br>
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|File:Calamophyton reconstruccion.jpg|''Calamophyton'' tree
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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter



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:


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 ↗.

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 ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
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Book recommendation question



Hi, I have a question about book recommendations for bat species, and was directed at you. I've been writing lists of mammal species for a few years (e.g. List of crocidurines ↗, List of primates ↗, etc.), and have now reached Chiroptera. A lot of the details in these lists can be pulled from the IUCN website, etc., but what really needs a solid reference work is the length/wingspan of each species, as well as their diets. Do you know of any reference works for Chiroptera that go into that level of detail that you would recommend? Thank you. --'''<span class="tmp-color" style="color:green">Pres</span><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">N</span>''' 17:14, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

:I tried to get this from the statewide public library link and they accidentally sent me the wrong volume (I got the Rodent one instead). So I haven't actually gotten my hands on it but I think it would be right what you're looking for. Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 ↗. And published in 2019, so should have relatively updated taxonomy. Best of luck with making your bat lists! Enwebb (talk) 19:57, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
::Excellent, thank you very much! Hopefully my library system works out a bit better (though I'll need the rodent one too, eventually.) --'''<span class="tmp-color" style="color:green">Pres</span><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">N</span>''' 00:22, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
:::Just FYI, I couldn't get this at the library but ended up buying the condensed ''All the Mammals of the World'' (2023) by the same publisher, which has been incredibly helpful so far at List of hipposiderids ↗ and List of rhinolophids ↗, both of which are at FLC. Thanks so much! --'''<span style="color:green">Pres</span><span style="color:blue">N</span>''' 22:25, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter



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:


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.

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 ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) 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) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this '''anonymous survey ↗'''.

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WikiCup 2024 November newsletter



The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, 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, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}}, who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} 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: {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 879 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} with 533 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 432 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 244 points, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} 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!

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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.

The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}. 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) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
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Nomination of :Mortar (organization) ↗ for deletion


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WikiCup 2025 March newsletter



The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points ↗ at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table ↗, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table ↗ shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.

Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:


The full scores for round 1 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. 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) 14:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2025 May newsletter



The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points ↗ at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table ↗ shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:


In addition, we would like to recognize {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Generalissima}} for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

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) 01:02, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
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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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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).

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 – {{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, {{User|Frostly}}, {{User|Guerillero}} and {{User|Lee Vilenski}} – are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck!

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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:
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|BeanieFan11}} with '''1,604''' tournament points, will receive the 1st place award.
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Gog the Mild}} with '''1,075''' tournament points, will receive the 2nd place award.
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Arconning}} with '''860''' tournament points, will receive the 3rd place award.
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|History6042}} with '''804''' tournament points
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Sammi Brie}} with '''635''' tournament points
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|TheDoctorWho}} with '''386''' tournament points
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|AirshipJungleman29}} with '''373''' tournament points
# {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Thebiguglyalien}} with '''362''' tournament points

Our high scorers in the final round were:

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 2 featured articles ↗, 4 featured lists ↗, 106 good articles ↗, 5 good topic ↗ articles, 178 article reviews, 76 did you know ↗ articles, and 9 in the news ↗ articles. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

The top eight scorers will receive awards shortly. The following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. These prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field during the competition.


A special mention also goes to these users who scored the highest in a particular category in a single round:

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 2026 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

On behalf of the judges, {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}:

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Welcome to the 2026 WikiCup!



Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2026 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 a bot will set up your submissions page within one day, 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 2026 WikiCup, the highest-ranking contestants will receive tournament points ↗ at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. This is the same scoring system that we had last year. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants are no longer eliminated at the end of each round.

The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}. 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) 00:38, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
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Happy First Edit Anniversary Enwebb 🎉



Hey @Enwebb. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 9 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey and a blessed New Year. :) -<span style="color:#990000">❙❚❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000"> GnOeee </span><span style="color:#006699">❚❙❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span> ✉ 15:29, 6 January 2026 (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.

Round 1 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 300 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:


The full scores for round 1 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 7 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 168 good articles, 13 good-topic articles and more than 50 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 14 In the News ↗ articles, and they have conducted nearly 700 reviews. The tournament points table ↗ will be updated within the next few days.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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) 14:56, 27 February 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.

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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026



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'''Backlog update'''

At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.

After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.

'''2024 and 2025 NPP Awards'''

74px|left ↗{{no ping|JTtheOG}} was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.
{{no ping|Hey man im josh}} and {{no ping|MPGuy2824}} won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.

Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.

{{no ping|BoyTheKingCanDance}}, {{no ping|Rosiestep}}, {{no ping|SunDawn}}, and {{no ping|Vanderwaalforces}} were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame ↗ for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.

'''January–February backlog drive'''

The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to {{no ping|JTtheOG}}, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.

'''May backlog drive'''

An article-only backlog drive is currently underway. We are hoping to make a big dent in the backlog. You can read more about it or join at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2026 ↗.

'''PageTriage'''

An attempt was made to get the New Pages Feed ↗ to sort by date marked as reviewed instead of date created. However we had to revert it due to bugs. We may try again in the future. You can subscribe to the Phabricator ticket ↗ if you're interested in following along.

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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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