User talk:BennyOnTheLoose

Hi, I'm hoping you can clear up some confusion for me. I was planning to add achievement boxes similar to Reanne Evans#Achievements for some of the female snooker players. Mandy Fisher#Career Highlights show she won the 1980 Pontins Women's Champion and Sue Foster as being the 1983 Women's World Snooker Championship - sponsored by Pontins. However, the Template:World Women's Snooker Championship and Template:World Women's Snooker champions show Sue Foster as the 1983 winner but 1980's winner as Lesley McIlrath as also shown on 1980 Women's World Open (snooker) at Warners Sinah Warren Holiday Camp, Hayling Island, sponsored by Guinness. So what was the "Pontins Women's Champion" competition that Fisher won in 1980? --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 02:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi, The Vintage Feminist. The Pontins championships for women ran alongside some of the Pontins Open events and were not world championships. I don't think we have those women's tournaments on Wikipedia at the moment - I'll see if I've got the sources to add them in. You may find this a useful resource for some past results going back to 1983 - e.g. see Mandy Fisher. Let me know if there's anything I can help with. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Pontin's Women's Championships 1977 (first event) to 1984. (Events after 1984 still to be added):

So Sue Foster won the Pontins 1983 Women's World Snooker Championship beating Maureen Baynton 8-5 in the final and also won Pontins 1983 championship for women beating Grace Nakamura 3–1 which was not a world championship. I think that was where I was getting lost. Thanks. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 16:33, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Congrats on finding an unknown World Championship match. Does't happen every day. Nigej (talk) 09:06, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

I was similarly impressed. I had seen a match in the 1954 NoTW tournament with the two when I was searching for sources, but overlooked it. Clearly a keen eye! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:15, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Nigej and Lee Vilenski - the May article with the draw was a lucky find. If I'd filtered the search by month I wouldn't have seen it, and then would have had no reason to search for the players' names together in articles. Makes my paid subscription to the British Newspaper Archive worthwhile! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:32, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

The 2020 totals are now complete, and your hook for Konnie Huq and the mockumentary on her Great British Wee ranked as the No. 11 hook of the year with 2,019 DYK views per hour. A list of the 25 most viewed hooks of 2020 can be viewed at "Top hooks of 2020". Congratulations on your hook's remarkable showing, and keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 09:48, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Hey BennyOnTheLoose,

You have been successfully nominated to receive a free t-shirt from the Wikimedia Foundation through our Merchandise Giveaway program. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! Please email us at merchandisewikimedia.org and we will send you full details on how to accept your free shirt. Thanks!

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-- janbery (talk) 15:01, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations, and thank you for some excellent contributions! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:38, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Phenominal work! Hope to see you at it again next year! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for the shout out! ❤️ Lewolka (talk) 11:55, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations Benny. I'm not seeing any record of you ever applying for the lower tier Triple Crown awards, so if you wanted to be retroactively awarded them just let me know. It's completely up to you. Have a great day. Damien Linnane (talk) 13:28, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks, Damien Linnane. Yes, I'd like the lower tier crowns too, please. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:55, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
• Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
• Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

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In the GA section, you listed "Idiot Wind" and "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)" twice, so I substituted them for "If You See Her, Say Hello" and "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues", based on your userpage. Hope that works! — Bilorv (talk) 22:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi, BennyOnTheLoose. I'm just posting to let you know that Snooker world rankings 1976/1977 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 26. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 00:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you today for the article, on top of all the quality improvement around, "about the year that Cliff Thorburn ground his way to the world title. Coverage of the final was interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege, which caused numerous viewers to complain to the BBC."! - My story today - a first - isn't about an article by me, but one a reviewed for DYK, liking all: topic, "hook", connected article (a GA on its way towards FA), image and the music "in the background". As I just returned from a weekend of weddings, I also like the spirit ;) - besides having listened to The Firebird with one of the bridegrooms in the orchestra. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Again not by me: today's story - with the triumph of music over military - is uplifting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:37, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

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On 14 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pamela Stephenson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that comedian Pamela Stephenson was pleased that her 1987 book How to be a Complete Bitch was described as "sexist, violent and crude"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pamela Stephenson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pamela Stephenson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 24 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shaparak Khorsandi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shaparak Khorsandi asked for her book to be removed from the Jhalak Prize longlist, which she considered to be "a sticker for being brown"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shaparak Khorsandi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shaparak Khorsandi), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	We really appreciate that you reviewed several GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent.

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On 3 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Brown (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "John Brown" was recorded by Bob Dylan under the pseudonym "Blind Boy Grunt"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Brown (Bob Dylan song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John Brown (song)), 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, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations, BennyOnTheLoose! The article you nominated, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Many Congratulations on elevating Dylan's "old-time religious carnival music" to FA status. Your stamina and resourcefulness in negotiating the FA process are truly impressive. Well done. Mick gold (talk) 17:21, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations! Moisejp (talk) 19:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Mick gold and Moisejp. Getting an article to featured status is always a collaborative effort, so thanks both for all you did in editing/reviewing this one. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:50, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

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Excellent work! Thanks for the reviews on my own candidacies, and wonderful work on the various Snooker rating lists/competitions! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 13:01, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi, BennyOnTheLoose. I'm just posting to let you know that List of UK Open Billiards Championship winners – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for December 29. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 02:31, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Not sure i can be of much use but ... I found the following which I hope you can read. Relates to the suicide of a Thomas Bradlaugh Leng from an aspirin overdose in 1965. The trouble is that it's not clear that it's the same person. Age 57 fits roughly, but "retired caterer" less so. Probate records have "LENG Thomas Bradlaugh otherwise KEEN Thomas, of 46 Burleigh Mansions Charing Cross Road London W.C.2 died 16 May 1965 at Pembury Hospital Kent Probate London 12 October (1965) to National Provincial Bank Limited. £66884" Obviously £66,000 was a lot of money in 1965. His birth is registered in March 1908 as Thomas Bradlaugh KEEN in West Ham. The trouble is that that's all I have. Still not clear whether it's the same man. Nigej (talk) 14:31, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks, Nigej. Having spent a while looking through records at Ancestry, I'm pretty much convinced this is the same person, but I feel need one more link in the chain before I put it into an article. Much appreciated! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

All very frustrating. Did some more family history stuff myself. Probably he married Ivy Gladys Slyth in Westminster in 1943. Probably no children (per Freebmd). Her birth was registered in March 1911 and she died on 29 December 2014 (probate records). Confusingly she was known as Joy (see https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/leng/4208681). I was hoping to find some obituary at her death, but have failed miserably. Nigej (talk) 09:31, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Lasting for over 11 minutes, Bob Dylan’s song "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" occupied an entire side of his 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde. It has polarised music critics." - I wonder why the title in the infobox is like in the official audio, but the article is different. No topic for the next three days, - never even think about moving an article while linked from the Main page. - Sad eyes - I mourn the death of Vami IV, and this image - given to him with thanks for GA Gates of Heaven Synagogue two days before he died - was taken on a cemetery returning from a funeral last year. It pictures a promise, - let's work on the articles he left under construction. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

... and thank you today for John Spencer (snooker player) - below - introduced: "This article is about three-time world snooker champion John Spencer. Spencer was noted for his cue action, which featured an unusually long backswing that provided immense cue power, allowing him to develop long-distance shots with deep screw and maximum side spin. According to Clive Everton in Billiards and Snooker magazine, Spencer's play in the 1969 World Snooker Championship final "justifiably caused gasps of amazement" from the audience."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Are you of a thought that any one of the Dylan songs might be of interest to move forward towards GAN or FAC at this time? ErnestKrause (talk) 17:48, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

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Congratulations, also to a another FA, and thank you today for 1984 World Snooker Championship, introduced (in 2020): "This article is about the World Snooker Championship event in 1984. A year before the blackball final, Steve Davis won his third world championship. He defeated Jimmy White in the final, which was White's first of six losses at this stage!"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

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		Your hook reached 31,421 views (1,309.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2024 – nice work!

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Great to see this at GA level! Well done!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:37, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on getting this article to GA status. —  AjaxSmack  12:43, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Benny: I'm recalling doing a successful co-nomination with you for All Along the Watchtower 2-3 years ago. I'm starting to give a look to Girl from the North Country. I'm noticing that DISCOGS is giving some record label art for the song which might be added to the Infobox if you are good at this sort of thing here: . Any interest in moving the article forward to some peer review grade at this time? ErnestKrause (talk) 00:35, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm not working on Dylan articles at the moment, ErnestKrause. I'm sure I'll be motivated to at some point, though. I don't think that image would add much. The article could really do with a lot of improvement. At least there are plenty of sources. Feel free to ping me when you take it to peer review. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:56, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

I've kind of doubled the size of the article since my last note. I attempted to find the artwork for the '45 release, either for Dylan or for one of the many cover releases listed in the Wikipedia article, which came close though I'm still on it. Possibly you can see if the article is going in an improved direction towards peer review or GAN at some point. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

Finally I've found some cover art for the sheet music from Europe and Holland here: . ErnestKrause (talk) 01:01, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

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Hi there, Benny. How are you? I hope you are doing great. I have assembled a list of snooker-related articles that show some potential with regards to future GA nominations or FA candidacies. There are some I wrote, which would obviously need some reviewing and copyediting, given that English is not my native language. All in all, your help would be very much welcome, should you be interested. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 07:40, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

• Hi Alavense, I'm good, hope you are too. I had a quick look at 2021 World Seniors Championship - there are a few small issues I think, but I'd be happy to review it if you nominate it. I'm probably one of the few people with access to the Snooker Scene source. For the 2007, 2009 and 2010 world championships, I really dislike that style of table for the final, which repeats the scores. (Probably not enough to fail a GA though.) I'd be happy to take on those, or the other World Seniors ones, for GA reviews as long as you've checked that the citations support the text - it's a common issue in snooker articles that uncited commentary or context gets added, and it's a pet peeve of mine. Keep up the great work! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:41, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

I'm good as well. Thank you very much for your guidance. I have been working on the 2021 World Seniors Championship: I've improved the draw and I've been checking that the text is everywhere supported by the sources, amending those instances where it wasn't. I will still have a few more looks at it and will then maybe nominate it. Regarding the 2007, 2009 and 2010 world championships, would a table like the one used for 2025 be better, you think? If so, I'll work on it. Thanks again, Alavense (talk) 11:00, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Yes Alavense, I think the 2025 style table is OK. If you take the article to FAC there might be a question about accessibility, but there might not. (See the comments at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/1981_World_Snooker_Championship/archive1 about "The table with the tournament final statistics doesn't satisfy all criteria of MOS:DTAB and MOS:ACCESS at the moment"). Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:32, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks again! I will try to improve those tables. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 15:38, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi again. I just wanted to let you know that I've been working on 2007 and I've improved the format for the main draw, the final table and every table in the qualifying sections. I think it looks much better now. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 08:19, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

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Hi, Anonymous accounts with similar editing behaviour keep edit warring on snooker articles, especially over 900 and Q events - see Stephen Hendry and Stuart Bingham. Now they're back on Jimmy White, wiki bans seem to be ineffective and a GA backlog drive starts sunday.........Not sure how to keep the page stable? Canary757 (talk) 17:09, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Canary757 this editor, or editors, who has or have an incredibly similar editing pattern to banned user User:DooksFoley147 does not seem to want to engage constructively. They can create new editing IDs as quickly as others are blocked. Maybe we should seek some form of page protection under Wikipedia:Protection policy? Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:03, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, seems to have avoided a lengthy back and forth like the other articles so will just keep an eye on it for now. Canary757 (talk) 08:45, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello Benny, I see you reverted one of my edits. May I ask you to look at this website please ? I added a link from this website to show that these competitions are included. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html Appreciate it. ~2026-72188-6 (talk) 16:14, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

This is per consensus at WP:SNOOKER not to include qualifying events in those tables. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:51, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

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@BennyOnTheLoose: I have added a List of 146 breaks to the "Maximum break" article. There are four entries for which I can't find citations:

1. Stephen Hendry v Ronnie O'Sullivan on 22 January 1995 at the 1995 European League.
2. Brian Morgan v John Giles on 9 September 1996 at the 1996 Asian Classic qualifying.
3. James Reynolds v Indika Dodangoda on 1 November 1996 at the 1996 German Open qualifying.
4. Stuart Bingham v Nigel Bond on 17 March 2003 at the 2003 World Championship qualifying (Bingham lost the match).

Since you are really good at finding old newspaper articles (and I'm not), could you please have a look for citations for these.  Alan  (talk) 13:06, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: All four of these are available on CueTracker which is, of course, banned.  Alan  (talk) 09:36, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I'll take a look, AlH42. Here's another 146, a "16 red" one. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:38, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

146 by Joe Davis in 1950 (world record); and one in 1954. Mike Watterson won the 1977 National Breaks competition with a 146; I think this was only for amateurs and it's unlikely that the table was assessed for compliance with standards. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:52, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

The "16 reds" one by Alex Higgins doesn't count because the table is only for if one pink is potted instead of a black. I don't know about Joe Davis's 146. Would the table have been assessed for compliance with standards? If so I could put it in.  Alan  (talk) 11:28, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

"JOE DAVIS'S Break of 146 (Manchester, 1st March v. George Chenier) was accepted as World Record, by the B.A. & C.C. at its meeting of 22nd March, last." (from "Additional Professional Results, The Billiard Player, April 1950, p.10). BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:21, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: I've thought about this and don't think the two by Joe Davis should be added to the table, since both this table and the main table are limited to the "modern era" (from 1969). However, if you want to add a note in the prose before the table then go ahead.  Alan  (talk) 12:29, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: They are pretty much all done now except for:

• John Spencer v Kevin Robitaille on 28 August 1977 at the 1977 Canadian Open.

...which has a citation but not a web reference. I have sent a message to the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association but have not had a response yet.  Alan  (talk) 08:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I've put the two from Joe Davis in.  Alan  (talk) 19:22, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

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Hi there, Benny! I've been absent for some time, so I just wanted to say hi. It is nice to see you working hard, as ever, on snooker articles. Have a nice day, Alavense (talk) 16:54, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Great to hear from you, Alavense. Enjoy your day! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:00, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Oh, and if you want any Snooker Scene sources for 1990s World Championships, just let me know, Alavense! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Much appreciated, BennyOnTheLoose. :) Will let you know! Alavense (talk) 17:39, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

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Hi there, Benny. I want to improve the format for the Qualifying rounds of the 1998 World Championship. However, I found some discrepancies. There are two different round 11s. Besides, some other things don't make sense: Andy Neck is whitewashed in round 10, but then plays round 11, wins and disappears? Thank you very much in advance, Alavense (talk) 07:03, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Round nine was mistakenly listed as one of the "Round 11"s. I think it makes more sense now, Alavense. The layout of the entire draw from round 1 looks quite stange, I'll see if I can find a source about what the basis was. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:44, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much for having a look at it. Maybe the newspapers will shed some more light on it. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 17:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

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Hi there, Benny. Happy Monday. I added a bit to the 2025 World Women's Snooker Championship's summary. Is there anything else on the magazines? On another note, I'm working on men's qualifiers. I hope to have 1995 ready soon. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 08:16, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Alavense and a happy Monday to you too. there wasn't much about the 2025 championship in Snooker Scene but I'll see if there is anything to add. I'm working on the qualifying rounds for 1993 World Snooker Championship, so don't bother with that one! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:47, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much! And great work on all the WC articles, it's so satisfying to see all that progress. :) Alavense (talk) 08:53, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

1995 is now done as well. Alavense (talk) 10:54, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Brilliant Alavense! I didn't have the energy to put the 1993 qualifying into brackets; I think that year probably had the largest number of entrants. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:33, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Alavense; I had a look in Snooker Scene and there was very little to add for 2025 World Women's Snooker Championship, unfortunately. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:54, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

That's a pity. Thanks anyway, Alavense (talk) 15:16, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Good morning, Benny. I received your email and I will have a look at it. I also added to the article the draws for both the Seniors and the Under-21 event. Do you think we should add the group standings for the main event as well? Alavense (talk) 07:42, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

I think that would be good, Alavense. I don't think it will overwhelm the article, as there's not a huge number of players. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:26, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Good morning. I've added the group standings. Regards, Alavense (talk) 08:20, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi there again. I found this draft and I added a bit I could find in the papers. Is there anything else noteworthy you can find about him? Thanks in advance, Alavense (talk) 16:56, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I had a look in some issues of Alavense and there's really only a match report of the World Amateur Snooker Championship that I could find; I think the first couple of newspaper sources at the draft article are just about enough to meet WP:GNG, Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 13:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello how are you? May I ask why you removed a few events which are played under 900 rules? Discussions on pages have been open for months by the way. Why are these events being deleted when other snooker tournaments with 900 rules have been accepted by the wikipedia community? ~2026-23482-97 (talk) 10:10, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Where is this? I couldn't find it. 17:56, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

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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:

• MCE89 (submissions) with 1,333 points, mainly from good and featured articles about Australian people and geography
• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,169 points, mainly from good and featured articles related to shipping ethics controversy in fanfiction, waterways, and Gu Yanwu
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• Gommeh (submissions) with 827 points, mainly from good and featured articles related to Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail

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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Hi there, Benny. Hope you are doing well and enjoying the Worlds. I need your help. Does "Rod Lawler wins second title". Snooker Scene. May 1996. p. 30 verify that the 1996 China Masters was the third time the China Masters was held? Thanks in advance, Alavense (talk) 08:36, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Alavense. No, it doesn't. Chris Turner's page is usually the best place for tournament history, but that says "The first major international tournament in China was the Catch China International in September 1997". That 1996 event, which was on the "WPBSA Tour" seems to be quite different to the 1985 and 1986 ones. I'm not sure if it was really an invitational; I think there were qualifying rounds. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:39, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Have a nice day! Alavense (talk) 09:55, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, Benny. Hope you are doing well. I added brackets and some links to the Qualifying section of the 1993 WC. There's something wrong with Robert Foxall in the Almanac. He is shown as the player defeated 1-5 by Ken Owers, but that seems to be a mistake, given that he defeated Steve Russell, Paul Gibson, and Surinder Gill before being beaten by David Finbow. I guess the player defeated by Owers was someone else, but I had a look at other sources (CueTracker, for instance) and that didn't help. Maybe you can fix the issue with further sources. Thanks in advance, Alavense (talk) 08:50, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Fantastic, Alavense! Sefton Payne played Iain Trimble in the second round not the first; and Chris Capel in the third round, not the second, and so on. I think Downer may have mistakenly put the Foxall v Owers UK Championship result in round 7; it is the row above Foxall's 1993 WC results in the CueSport book. You can let him know! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:35, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Have I got it right this time? Please check when you can. Thanks! Alavense (talk) 14:05, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

I want to offer my sincere apologies in regards to the Rex Williams edits. I was mistaken thank you for correcting them and letting me know that I made an error. Ldnndrty (talk) 17:55, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for being civil here. We all make mistakes. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 07:57, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, BennyOnTheLoose. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Dayna Mellanby".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:30, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, BennyOnTheLoose. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "T.B. Leng".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:30, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, Benny. How are you doing? I added to the 1999 World Snooker Championship a while ago and then HurricaneHiggins helped me with the copyediting. The article is still missing a summary of the qualifying rounds. I was thinking that maybe you could help with that. I know you are busy with 1993 and other articles, but maybe you are interested in taking on it once you get a bit of time. You will let me know. Thanks in advance, Alavense (talk) 08:02, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Sure, I'll add something Alavense. In return, if you don't mind, please have a look at some of the newspaper sources I've used for 1993 and see if there is anything interesting to add from the second round onwards there. I'm nearly done on that year, just need to go through the qualifying sources again and tidy that section up. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:33, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Great! I will have a look at it tomorrow. Thank you very much in advance, Alavense (talk) 10:42, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

(My access to newspapers.com expired, so I'll do it as soon as I have it renewed.) Alavense (talk) 16:41, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, Benny. Hope you are doing well. I haven't forgotten about this, but I haven't got the access to Newspapers.com renewed yet, so I can't help with that at the moment. I will get to it as soon as I can, though. Have a nice week, Alavense (talk) 10:46, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi Alavense, no worries, thanks for the message. Let me know if there are more years I can help with qualifying details for. All the best, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:13, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi again! The Independent has a bit on the semi-finals, should you wish to add to the White-Wattana one. Something about the second-round McManus v Davis match, with that 144 break. And here about White losing being already a "familiar scene". Let me know if there's any round in particular you want me to help with. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 14:20, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi Alavense! Anything from second round up to the final that you think is worth adding; or from the first round if I missed anything significant. There is probably already adequate detail for a GA nomination, but I tend to err on the side of keeping things brief. Thanks, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:58, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

More there. Alavense (talk) 15:48, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article 1987 Australian Masters is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HurricaneHiggins -- HurricaneHiggins (talk) 15:20, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi @BennyOnTheLoose, I'm trying to promote the 1987 Australian Masters article using the GAN Review Tool, but it's requiring me to choose a Topic, Sub-topic, and Sub-subtopic. I've never done this before and don't want to screw it up. Could you please advise what to put in this field? All the high-level categories are greyed out. Thanks! HurricaneHiggins (talk) 15:42, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

• HurricaneHiggins, If you scroll about 80% of the way through the list you should find "Cue sports events and concepts" - just select that. (You only need to select one thing; in this case it knows that it is under Cue Sports, which is under Sports and Recreation.) Thank you! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:51, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you, @BennyOnTheLoose! I just did that. Hopefully it all goes through okay now. HurricaneHiggins (talk) 15:55, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article 1987 Australian Masters has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of HurricaneHiggins -- HurricaneHiggins (talk) 16:00, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I made some adjustments to the list and would like you to comment on it so we can move forward with the nomination. I pinged you there but I'm not sure you saw it, so I'm giving it a second try here. Best regards. GustavoCza (talk • contribs) 14:09, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

I see that the nomination has been archived now, GustavoCza. I'm not sure that the citations I saw really help as they still don't verify which songs were played; if they were links to recordings of the performance then that would work, but I just had a look at the BBC website as an example and there is hardly anything from Coldplay available at the moment. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:01, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

The nomination is still ongoing. I think you might have mistaken it with the previous two archived nominations. I used Template:Cite AV media to avoid copyright concerts. List of Taylor Swift live performances uses the same resource for television sets. GustavoCza (talk • contribs) 15:39, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

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Hi BennyOnTheLoose,

There is an ongoing Request for Comment (RfC) at Wikipedia:Good article nominations/August 2026 RfC, which you may be interested in because in the past year, you have nominated or reviewed more than one good article nomination. This message has also been sent to all subscribers to the Good Article Gazette. The RfC contains many proposals (33 at the time of writing), which are split into the following categories: nominators, reviewers, reviews, volunteer roles, reviewing initiatives, and others. However, you are more than welcome to add any proposals of your own that you wish to put to the community.

By the end of September, all the proposals will have been closed by an uninvolved editor, either as a consensus for one of the options or with no consensus. At this point, editors will be invited again to develop these proposals into coherent policy and implement them.

Thank you for your contributions to the good articles project, and I look forward to your input! (in solidarity), JacobTheRox^{(talk|contributions)} 16:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

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Hello. Just to let you know, this article has been nominated for good article reassessment as the GA reviewer has been accused of using a LLM in other reviews. Canary757 (talk) 06:28, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

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The fourth round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 29 August at 23:59 (UTC). Everyone who competed in round 4 will advance to round 5 unless they have withdrawn or been removed. Round 4 was competitive, though slightly less so than round 3. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; six scored over 500; and nine scored over 300. Each of the top five competitors had hundreds of points accumulated from multiple GAs. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,318 points, mostly from 13 good articles and 3 featured articles about creeks and Chinese and Japanese subjects
• Vanderwaalforces (submissions) with 1,208 points from 2 featured articles, 2 featured lists, and 12 good articles about African leaders, along with over two dozen reviews
• A.Cython (submissions) with 1,084 points from 16 good articles and a small good topic about warfare and Greek elections, along with over two dozen reviews
• Vestrian24Bio (submissions) with 955 points, mostly from 2 FLs, 2 featured topics, and 16 GAs about cricket, and almost two dozen reviews
• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 837 points from 4 FLs and 8 GAs about figure skating, along with two dozen reviews

The full scores for round 4 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 10 featured articles, 11 featured lists, 8 featured-topic articles, 103 good articles, 6 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 11 In the News articles, and they have conducted 170 peer reviews, FA and GA reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed in Round 5. 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! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:43, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, I believe you started a review on my FLC List of general elections in Botswana but didn't respond to my ping. During an FAC, I was informed by @SchroCat and other FAC coordinators that none of my pings have been going through. I'm here since I really have no other choice if I want a reviewer to finish a review since my pings don't work. — splains (💬/📝) 15:31, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

thanks for the notice, splains. I've added some more comments on the FLC page. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:42, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

I've just responded to your comments. Do take a look. Thanks. — splains (💬/📝) 23:12, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello BennyOnTheLoose:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2026!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2026, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films or organizations created by women) during the event period — and this time, we are extending our focus to encourage more Did You Know (DYK) submissions spotlighting new GA articles about women and women's works. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by the event's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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