User talk:Jolielover/Archive 5

On 28 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oscar selfie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a selfie broke Twitter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oscar Selfie. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Oscar selfie), 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.

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 26,500 views (1,104.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2026 – nice work!

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On 4 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cyril Karabus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cyril Karabus was convicted of manslaughter and forgery in 2004, a verdict he learned of only eight years later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cyril Karabus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cyril Karabus), 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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Your good article nomination of the article Club Chalamet 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 Dizzycheekchewer -- Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 21:03, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

		The Friendship Barnstar
		Nice to meet you. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 04:13, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! Nice to meet you too :) jolielover♥talk 04:33, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

I left a message for you at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 06:31, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

You're Welcome! Any thing you would like to add? Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 17:14, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, you're very kind :) this actually came about at an appropriate (?) time since I was feeling a bit down since I've been harassed off-wiki due to my edits. Anyway, just pointing out that I'm actually female :P it's fine though lol jolielover♥talk 17:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I saw your thread about this and wanted to express my support as well! I obviously can't say I completely understand how you feel, but I've found myself in a similar situation in the past where some off wiki people tried to bait random folks as "not your personal army" against my edits. Solaire the knight (talk) 23:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you :) sorry to hear that, hope you're fine now jolielover♥talk 03:42, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi! Not to bombard your talk page with comments like this but I also saw your thread and I want you to know that you have a ton of us behind you. I don't know where some people get the notion that their "righteous fury" is a free pass to harass others and brigade articles, but they certainly aren't gonna win. Keep your head up :) Loytra^✨ 11:02, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you :) jolielover♥talk 14:54, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Jolielover, and thanks for volunteering at the Teahouse. I noticed this statement in your reply to a user question about citing a book that does not appear online, here:

Yes, it's absolutely fine. You have to use the {{Cite book}} template...

Colin already replied at the Teahouse about this, but I just wanted to mention it here as well. The first sentence is correct; the second one is not. You do not have to use any template when fulfilling the WP:Verifiability requirements for inline citations. Any format is okay, including plain text. Templates may be advisable, for a number of reasons, but are never required. WP:TEMPLATEREFS says: "The use of citation templates is neither encouraged nor discouraged". Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 11:16, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

On 23 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heat Waves (fan fiction), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that tribute videos, fan art, and memes have been made about a gay fan fiction about Minecraft YouTubers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heat Waves (fan fiction). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Heat Waves (fan fiction)), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

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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:

• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,467 round points, largely gained from 1 featured article, 5 featured lists, 15 good articles, and 42 FAC and GAN reviews;
• Olliefant (submissions) with 1,246 round points, largely from 4 featured lists, 9 good articles, 2 featured topic articles, 4 did you know articles, and 75 FAC and GAN reviews;
• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, largely from 3 featured articles, 6 good articles, and 5 did you know articles;
• MCE89 (submissions) with 848 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 32 FAC and GAN reviews; and
• Rollinginhisgrave (submissions) with 838 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 14 FAC, GAN, and peer reviews.

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.

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Thank you so much for your contributions on the Punch the monkey!

Eyeswidesshut (talk) 19:47, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! jolielover♥talk 17:22, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Club Chalamet 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 Dizzycheekchewer -- Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 19:31, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

This discussion has been disrupted by block evasion, ban evasion, or sockpuppetry from the following user: ~2026-10855-47 (talk · contribs · block log · spi) Their comments should be excluded from assessments of consensus.

Hi there! I've seen your deletion nominations on several fictional characters which reminded me of pages I've come across recently. This one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Du-sik and this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Ji-pyeong. At first it gave the impression of a well written page but as I read through it, it just gave excessive amount of intricate detail that are not encyclopedic and better off in fanwikis. They are also both created by one user who also exclusively contributed to the page. I think they also fail WP:GNG and WP:NCHARACTER which you cited in your deletion nominations. They just look like fan pages to me and better merged to the actor's page or the pages of the series/film they appear in. Hope you can look at it. Thank you. ~2026-10855-47 (talk) 05:01, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for letting me know, but I don't think I'm capable of evaluating the notability of those articles. I do not know Korean and am not very familiar with Korean sources and culture; I would definitely struggle with a WP:BEFORE check. The characters I nominated for deletion are from an English show I am more familiar with, and can more easily do a WP:BEFORE check for. If you consider the articles as failing WP:GNG and WP:NCHARACTER you can boldly start deletion discussions yourself, or if you want more editors inputs, leave this message on the talk pages of relevant Wikiprojects, like WP:Wikiproject Korea. Thank you! jolielover♥talk 05:58, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Not very active atm due to very important exams + my country being bombed. I've heard many explosions. Strikes in residential areas. jolielover♥talk 17:22, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

• Safe wishes to you and your country. Both In my Prayers. My step-sons and grandchildren are of Iranian heritage. Be Safe! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 22:20, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

  @Jolielover you're from UAE? Galaxybeing (talk) 00:34, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

  Hope you're safe and doing fine Galaxybeing (talk) 00:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

  Yes I am. Thank you guys! jolielover♥talk 11:10, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

My sincere apologies for mistaking your country of origin. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 19:45, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Welcome, welcome, welcome Jolielover! I'm glad that you are joining the March 2026 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Cielquiparle (talk) 18:30, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

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Hi. Just came to know the condition. I hope you stay safe. Peace. M. Billoo 20:01, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Agreed. I hope all stays well with you and your family. Best, UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 20:00, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you guys jolielover♥talk 11:45, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

On 11 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Mosquito Bowl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Mosquito Bowl is based on a college football game played before the battle of Okinawa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Mosquito Bowl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Mosquito Bowl), 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.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

I hope you are doing well. I still remember reviewing White Marc Bouwer dress of Angelina Jolie at GAN. By the way, I have been looking for a fashion reviewer who could assist me with the article Fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales. You can find the peer review page here. Thanks. MSincccc (talk) 18:15, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

On 17 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nicolas Claveau-Laviolette, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that United States interference almost prevented a Canadian skier from competing for Venezuela at the 2026 Winter Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nicolas Claveau-Laviolette. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nicolas Claveau-Laviolette), 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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		Editor of the Week
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User:Buster7 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

One of the many quality workers on Wikipedia, Jolielover has been an example for all of Wikipedia through her careful editing. Jolie has amassed a very respectable body of work in her first year of editing, and is always a joy to work with. Her 21000+ article edits and 70 articles created speak volumes about her dedication to the project. When working on filmographies she scours far and wide to find sources to assure accuracy, including characters names. Her work at articles such as One Direction and Rob Reiner are showcases of the type of underappreciated editors who form the backbone of this encyclopedia. She participates in the annual Wikipedia:WikiCup and has had multiple submissions to DYK.

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

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Jolielover

Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 15, 2026

Jolie has amassed a very respectable body of work in her first year of editing, and is always a joy to work with. Her 21000+ article edits and 70 articles created speak volumes about her dedication to the project and are examples for all of Wikipedia. When working on filmographies she scours far and wide to find sources to assure accuracy, including characters names. Her work at articles such as One Direction and Rob Reiner are showcases of the type of underappreciated editors who form the backbone of this encyclopedia. She participates in the annual Wikipedia:WikiCup and has had multiple submissions to DYK.

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Submit a nomination

Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 16:29, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you!! :) jolielover♥talk 16:33, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

This nomination was seconded by UpTheOctave!, TechnoSquirrel69, JuniperChill and Mateus2019. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 16:42, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations @Jolielover! I hope this brightens your day in an otherwise horrible time. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 04:55, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks!!! jolielover♥talk 00:13, 21 March 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
• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,149 points, mainly from good articles, featured articles, and featured lists about figure skating, along with many article reviews and two good topics
• Olliefant (submissions) with 830 points, mainly from good and featured articles about television shows, episodes and media, along with nearly four dozen good and featured article reviews
• 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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You moved the page for Draft:The Traitors (Australian TV series) season 3 when it was created as it was a series too soon for a page creation.

A page of The Celebrity Traitors series 2 has been created under similar circumstances. Which should happen, Austraian season 3 be moved to main or Celeb 2 moved to draft?

I am not sure how to move either can you help? Thanks in advance!:) JoyfullySmile (talk) 03:10, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

The relevant policy is WP:NFTV. Technically, since The Celebrity Traitors series 2 doesn't appear to have been filmed yet (correct me if I'm wrong - it's not on the page) it shouldn't have an article, although NFTV does note that this is simply in most cases. As for the draft - it could have a page since it says it was filmed, but again, the "in most cases". Like NFTV says, there's no sure production and anything could be scrapped at any moment, at which point WP:GNG is the only thing you need to keep the page in mainspace. I still think the Draft should remain one, at least until a release date is announced. If you want, you can ask folk at WP:Wikiproject Television their inputs jolielover♥talk 05:51, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you so much!!! :) jolielover♥talk 01:37, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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Hi there, jolielover, and welcome to Women in Red. It's good to see you now intend to contribute more articles about women. If you have not already done so, you might find it useful to look through the tips in our Ten Simple Rules. Please let me know if you tun into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 09:54, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! jolielover♥talk 10:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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Alright! jolielover♥talk 14:34, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Draft: Rathindra Bose is already there for AfC. Kindly consider this, thank you and happy editing. Rasel ‍Hasan ^Talk 17:52, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know, I was unaware. As I do not have advanced page mover permissions, I cannot move that AfC to mainspace, over the current article. I think you will either have to ask someone else, or paste the Draft into the mainspace article. Sorry for this. jolielover♥talk 18:08, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello Jolielover, i am trying to upload minutes on our project page and was wondering why the subpage was red yet i had created the page. That's why i deleted and said unreflected page. I am still checking where i may have gone wrong. So please don't delete the page, i am correcting the mess immediately

Wikedits2024 (talk) 06:35, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Alright, I've removed the CSD notice. jolielover♥talk 06:36, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you jolielover. I have corrected the issue Wikedits2024 (talk) 06:51, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Alright, I've re-added the CSD notice to the mainspace page. Thanks for the clarity. jolielover♥talk 06:53, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Why re-add Jolie? The mainspace page is correct please. I was creating the minutes page then add the page on the main project page. Was adding that minutes page to this page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Kenyan Circle of Concerned African Women - Wikipedia Wikedits2024 (talk) 06:58, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm not really sure what's going on here? I don't think the mainspace page is right, but anyway, I've removed the CSD tag and will let someone else determine the outcome. jolielover♥talk 07:01, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you jolielover Wikedits2024 (talk) 07:04, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

@Wikedits2024, essentially, what you did was create an article page called WikiProject Kenyan Circle of Concerned African Women/Minutes/May 19, 2026. Since this is not an article page, but an internal wikiproject page, that title was incorrect. Another administrator moved the page to User:Wikedits2024/WikiProject Kenyan Circle of Concerned African Women/Minutes/May 19, 2026, where that subpage is now.

You may have been looking for Wikipedia:WikiProject Kenyan Circle of Concerned African Women/Minutes/May 19, 2026 instead. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:44, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Epicgenius Wikedits2024 (talk) 16:56, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Ideally, as at now everything is in place so i don't think there is need to add the tag. I started by creating the page then go to project page and add the page. I am not sure if i am making sense. But i request that you remove the tag because everything is in place now Jolielover Wikedits2024 (talk) 07:00, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

please don't remove existing logo ..we are in discussion... whether to keep it as a official flag or new or previouslu existing......I will remove it by myself SALlM BlN YOUSUF (talk) 08:40, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

we are working continuously to add suitable accepted logo SALlM BlN YOUSUF (talk) 11:46, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

No, you are edit warring which is not allowed. jolielover♥talk 11:48, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

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