User talk:Generalissima/Archive 9

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Snuff bottle you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 15:42, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

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On 16 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthur Loveless, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that architect Arthur Loveless was a collector of Chinese snuff bottles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Loveless. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Arthur Loveless), 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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Your good article nomination of the article Snuff bottle 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 09:45, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your cooperation and endurance—it took me a bit longer than usual to go through the entire article this time. I enjoyed reviewing the article.

And yes, it was the first time I was reading about snuff bottles (never came across the term in my young life), and I was unaware of Toki Pona before I learnt about it from your talk page. Keep contributing as you do. Till the next time. MSincccc (talk) 10:23, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity – I was wondering how you first came across snuff bottles.

And if you’ve the time, I’d appreciate hearing how you got into Toki Pona. It’s oddly fascinating (and I am finding the basics difficult). MSincccc (talk) 16:00, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Emperor Tenmu 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Borsoka -- Borsoka (talk) 05:50, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Henry Darger has failed. See the review page for more information. If or when the reviewer's feedback has been addressed, you may nominate the article again. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 17:19, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Hey Generalissima, and thanks for participating again in the Developing Countries WikiContest! I've had to decline your FAC review of Yan Ruisheng as it is too short to be contest-eligible. This is without prejudice to resubmission if you'd like to expand upon your review — maybe with more prose comments or a source review. Please let me or one of the other DCWC coordinators know if you have any questions. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 17:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Generalissima, I am inviting previous participants of a good article review circle to nominate another article for a circle. As you know, GARC is an excellent way to get a good article nomination reviewed more quickly and help reduce the backlog at WP:GAN. I hope you will consider participating again, and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 19:24, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

The article Arthur Loveless you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Arthur Loveless for comments about the article, and Talk:Arthur Loveless/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Arconning -- Arconning (talk) 12:21, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! Your submission of Murder of Liu Mengying at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Leafy46 (talk) 00:37, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Great work with this. Just wanted to give you a heads up that you seem to have missed Chiang (2006). I was going to comment it out, but based on the title it seems like it should have a bit of useful material. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:51, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Oh yeah, I was gonna add that one in next time I get the chance to work on it. I have a silly workflow - I publish an article once I feel it works as a summary of the topic, and then I add any remaining sources one by one. And thank you! :) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:28, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

• Ah! Given your hesitation with nominating Children's literature in China for GA before it was comprehensive, I thought it possible that you might have forgotten it. Glad the magazine got some love.

I've been doing a lot of photography right now, but I think there are a few articles I should flesh out. Probably local (a few heritage buildings, etc.) though there are always topics to write about. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:04, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Oh, thank you for reminding me about that one — theres really just one source I wanted to add to it. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:07, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

@Crisco 1492: Speaking of, Chris; The Ladies' Journal is almost done with GAN review, and I want to take it to FAC at some point soon. Since you've done a New Culture periodical FA before, I thought I'd ask if there's anything you feel is missing at the moment. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:35, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

• My RW schedule is a little full ATM, but I'll try and have a look.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:27, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article The Ladies' Journal 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 Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 15:07, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you today for Zhao Chongguo, about "a general of the Western Han dynasty of China. Born on the rural western frontiers of the empire, he served as an officer in several campaigns against the Xiongnu before (in his seventies!) leading a campaign against the Qiang in what is now Qinghai. He is known mainly through an extensive biography in the Book of Han, through which his advocacy of the Tuntian system became influential on later Chinese military history."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

I know it can't be updated today, but @Generalissima do you mind if I retouch the leading image of this article to remove the text visible through the other side of the page and other artifacts? -- Reconrabbit 15:26, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Reconrabbit Go ahead, that'd be very helpful. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:14, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

I updated it in the article, but the version I created may not appear on the Main Page (I would have to ask an admin). It's not tthe most professional job but I think it's okay. -- Reconrabbit 16:32, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I've swapped out the version on the main page. Elli (talk | contribs) 16:57, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article The Ladies' Journal 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 18:02, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

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On 31 August 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Snuff bottle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some Chinese snuff bottles (example pictured) were made to look like people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Snuff bottle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Snuff bottle), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi. I see you've done GA/FA work on Empress Kōken and several other Japan/Asian themed articles. I've been looking for someone to help me get Aomori Prefecture to GA and/or FA status, as I don't feel qualified to do it alone, but so far no takers. You can see posts on WP:Japan and Aomori Prefecture talk pages. I was wondering if you'd like to work together on this article. Thank you for your consideration. MisawaSakura (talk) 19:14, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Congratulations, Generalissima! The article you nominated, Algemeyne Entsiklopedye, 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, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

congrats @Generalissima! Remsense 🌈 论 00:07, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Eyebrow Talk 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 PizzaKing13 -- PizzaKing13 (talk) 08:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

The article Empress Kōken you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Empress Kōken for comments about the article, and Talk:Empress Kōken/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Reverosie -- Reverosie (talk) 05:24, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

On 15 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emperor Tenmu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Emperor Tenmu had his sons swear to honor his consort and niece Uno-no-sarara as their mother, including two of her brothers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emperor Tenmu. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Emperor Tenmu), 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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Hi, I have suggested clarifying the use of "gloss" at Talk:Bæddel and bædling/Archive 1#To gloss or be glossed, please could you respond there? TSventon (talk) 03:13, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Murder of Liu Mengying 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 23:34, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

On 22 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Battle of Calverhine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Battle of Calverhine, Henry Darger's largest collage, is ten feet (3 m) wide and almost impossible to make out with the naked eye? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Battle of Calverhine. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Battle of Calverhine), 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 nominate it.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Nice work! I’m jealous. BorgQueen (talk) 14:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I really need to get back to that one; I have many drafts I made in a burst of inspiration and then just slowly chip away at. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:45, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

BTW, I’ve noticed your interest in East Asian topics (among others). I’m a native Korean speaker, so feel free to reach out if you ever need translation help. BorgQueen (talk) 18:57, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

And maybe sources too. The National Library of Korea isn’t exactly next door, but if there’s a Korean-language source you really need — so long as it was published in South Korea, not North — I might be able to help. BorgQueen (talk) 20:34, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the offer! :) I will definitely let you know if I find something I need help translating. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 21:26, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Archaeology of North Korea 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 Spintendo -- Spintendo (talk) 06:03, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Generalissima. I don't know a lot about Wikipedia. Can something other than returning the merge tags to the following articles:

As stated in the edit summary for each one, a discussion was held here. Of the five people adding input, three were against the merges and two offered advice on things to do but expressed no opinion. That discussion ended May 25. Why is a new consensus needed? And anyway, their point is just practical common sense. The merge will make an already very lengthy article entirely too unwieldy for people on devices with limited memory, and we have to put the readers first. Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 08:16, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

On 2 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Ladies' Journal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the editor-in-chief of The Ladies' Journal was removed in 1925 after he advocated for polyamory? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Ladies' Journal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Ladies' Journal), 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 nominate it.

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On 30 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Murder of Liu Mengying, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Chinese art student who murdered her lover was released after only five years because the Japanese invaded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Liu Mengying. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Murder of Liu Mengying), 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 nominate it.

Launchballer 00:03, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Terrific work on this piece of Chinese history, as per usual. Tenpop421 (talk) 18:20, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi. What is your view of exchanging GA reviews? I'm looking for a reviewer to do a thorough GA review of Bridge ... warning: it is 8,800 prose words. I'd be happy to do a detailed GA review of Henry Darger. If you are not a fan of exchanging GA reviews, no worries ... I know some editors think the practice is not appropriate. Noleander (talk) 00:34, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

I've started to do a GA review of Henry Darger. Don't feel obligated to review Bridge, unless you want to. Noleander (talk) 00:41, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Sure, mine is a long one too so I don't mind. But I did see that it just got declined with some feedback the other day; have all of simongraham's suggestions been gotten to? I wanna make sure you have time to do them first. :) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:57, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I implemented all of the suggestions from GA1 that improved the article. There were about nine (out of 50?) suggestions in GA1 that I felt were not beneficial, and were not required by WP guidelines. I explained those decisions in detail here: Talk:Bridge#Follow_up_on_GA_#1_suggestions. I've gone over the article very carefully in the past two days, and I believe it meets GA criteria. Noleander (talk) 01:05, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Okie, good on you for being on the ball on that :) I picked it up. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 01:44, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article The Battle of Calverhine 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 Epicgenius -- Epicgenius (talk) 15:53, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article The Battle of Calverhine has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Epicgenius -- Epicgenius (talk) 20:21, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article The Battle of Calverhine 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Epicgenius -- Epicgenius (talk) 13:08, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi, while adding interlanguage links to Tkies-kaf (1924 film), I noticed that the Polish page for Seweryn Steinwurcel, the cinematographer, is actually spelled Seweryn Steinwurzel (see https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seweryn_Steinwurzel). The IMDb page also uses Steinwurzel (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826239/). Are you sure the spelling you used is correct? BorgQueen (talk) 19:56, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Yiddish names often have multiple transliterations; this entry from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum uses Steinwurcel for instance, as do the books I cite in the article IIRC. Steinwurzel seems to be the Polish transliteration. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 20:13, 8 October 2025 (UTC)s

Hello Generalissima- I wanted to propose a review trade- you review my FAC nom of Hunter Schafer (or perhaps my GANs), and I will review whatever you want, FAC or GAN or whatever. Also, how are you? HSLover/DWF (talk) 20:17, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for asking- but did you miss this? If not, please just answer with no? HSLover/DWF (talk) 17:15, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Oh yes, I did miss this, sorry. I have a lot on my plate atm alas, so I wouldn't want to commit to another review. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:38, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Okay. Though you can request any review/expansion of any article, and I would most likely do it. HSLover/DWF (talk) 21:02, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

I am intrigued, one of the "fixes" in a recent edit to the article Zhang Jingsheng produced the markup: 1927—the [[White Terror (China)|White Terror—]]<nowiki/>shifted. The opening dash is not part of the link, but the closing dash is; is that intentional? I presumed not. The original markup did not have this "feature". Is this "FAC review" referring to the featured article candidates? Maidenhair (talk) 20:11, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

oh, oops! that was accidental formatting error on my part Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 21:40, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Fixed

Maidenhair (talk) 07:36, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Archaeology of North Korea has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Spintendo -- Spintendo (talk) 20:06, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Two weeks ago, the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest came to a close! After three months of stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard, we have our winners. vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions), continuing his work on covering abortion in Africa, comes in third with 692 points. simongraham (submissions) comes in second with 763 points, largely from a slew of good articles about jumping spiders. And returning to the podium for the second year in a row, BeanieFan11 (submissions) takes the Gold Belt Buckle with a mind-boggling 946 points from his series of articles on sportpersons. Congratulations to our winners!

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Among the participants' contributions were 2 FAs, 5 FLs, 124 GAs, and an uncounted number of DYKs, ITNs, and reviews of every kind! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year, and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

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On 22 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jiaoyu zazhi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the publication of the magazine Jiaoyu zazhi was interrupted when the Japanese army bombed its publisher's headquarters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jiaoyu zazhi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jiaoyu zazhi), 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 nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

On 24 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Help Mark, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Help Mark (pictured) is a Japanese accessibility symbol for people with invisible disabilities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Help Mark. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Help Mark), 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 nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Generalissima, I hope you’re doing fine. The source reviewer of FAC Independence Day (Nigeria) wants a second opinion, can you take a look and possibly offer one, please? FAC here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Independence Day (Nigeria)/archive3. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:47, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Silver Lake (Whatcom County, Washington) 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 Astral highway -- Astral highway (talk) 13:08, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Henry Darger 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 Noleander -- Noleander (talk) 00:42, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Zhang Xichen 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 MCE89 -- MCE89 (talk) 05:07, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

FYI: There is a very helpful reviewer at FAC, MSIncccc, that has reviewed several of my nominations, and always has fine suggestions. I visited their WP home page and noticed they had written this: "The following are some of the goals I hope to achieve before I leave school: ... Receiving a thank button click from UndercoverClassicist, Wehwalt, and Generalissima by virtue of my work. They are among my inspirations." I thought that was kind of cool, and so I'm notifying you of their wish. Of course, you already got pinged when they wrote it ... so you can do what you wish with this reminder. Noleander (talk) 18:08, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Zhang Xichen 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MCE89 -- MCE89 (talk) 11:45, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Silver Lake (Whatcom County, Washington) 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 20:05, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Archaeology of North Korea 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. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Spintendo -- Spintendo (talk) 02:09, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

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

1. BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,604 tournament points, will receive the 1st place award.
2. Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,075 tournament points, will receive the 2nd place award.
3. Arconning (submissions) with 860 tournament points, will receive the 3rd place award.
4. History6042 (submissions) with 804 tournament points
5. Sammi Brie (submissions) with 635 tournament points
6. TheDoctorWho (submissions) with 386 tournament points
7. AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 373 tournament points
8. Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 362 tournament points

Our high scorers in the final round were:

• BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,035 round points, mostly from 19 good articles and 21 did you know articles about athletes
• vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) with 819 round points, mostly from 13 good articles and 11 did you know articles about a wide range of topics from abortion topics to African cities
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) with 508 round points from 9 good articles, 4 good topic articles and 6 did you know articles mainly about Philippines topics, along with 19 good article reviews

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.

• Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, with 12 featured articles total, and the featured topic prize, with 9 featured topic articles in total
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize, with 10 featured lists total
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, submitting the only featured picture in the entire contest during round 3
• History6042 (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize, with 127 featured content reviews. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize, with 100 good articles total, and the DYK prize, with 147 did you know articles in total. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• TheDoctorWho (submissions) wins the good topic prize, with 16 good topic entries in total
• Arconning (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, with 68 good article reviews in total

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

• Sammi Brie (submissions), with 27 good articles in round 3, and 45 good article reviews in round 1
• Tails Wx (submissions), with 10 in the news articles in round 3

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, Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email):

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On 2 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eyebrow Talk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an early Chinese women's magazine ran afoul of a government ministry due to its sexual content and nudity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eyebrow Talk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eyebrow Talk), 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 nominate it.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:03, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,285 views (678.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

On 19 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Silver Lake (Whatcom County, Washington), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that golden trout disappeared from Silver Lake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Silver Lake (Washington). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Silver Lake (Whatcom County, Washington)), 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 nominate it.

Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:03, 19 November 2025 (UTC)