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WikiProject Amusement Parks has a newsletter again! Called In The Loop, its aim is to bring together the editors of the project, form more of a community, encourage improvement of articles, and recognize the achievements of editors who have made outstanding contributions.

Issues will be published at the end of each quarter for a total of four per year. To stay In The Loop and receive a notice like this one when an issue is released, add your name to the mailing list. Readership will ensure the newsletter continues and fulfils its goals.

If you would like, you can also help write the upcoming issue of the newsletter – learn about how to help.

Below is an overview and link to the first issue of the newsletter. Enjoy!

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In The Loop – WikiProject Amusement Parks newsletter
In this issue:

WikiProject News

• WikiProject Amusement Parks revival – Project Retrack
• The newsletter is back!
• What's next?

Article News

• Operation B&M
• Featured content
• Goals and statistics

Amusement Industry

• Six Flags Qiddiya City opens its gates
• Ride announcements, ride openings, ride closures
• Six Flags sells 7 parks
• Parks announce major themed areas

Member spotlight

• New members
• Outstanding contributions
• HOW CAN YOU HELP?

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In The Loop is published by WikiProject Amusement Parks at the end of each quarter for a total of 4 issues per year. To receive a notice like this one when a new issue is released, add your name to the subscriber list. To unsubscribe, remove your name.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

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Congratulations on your ban! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:19, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much indeed. Didn't know that turning this place into Latiospedia was that controversial, huh. Latilly on Latios aka ~delta _{{talk • cont • 🇰🇷 • 🎢}} 21:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC) ^{[April Fools!]}

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

- Happy April Fool's! - SimpleObjects-9ei 🌸/🌻/🌞 21:33, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Quick facts Two years! ...

Precious

Two years!

Close

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:58, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

“Hello, I’m the subject of this page. I’d like to request updates to ensure accuracy and provide reliable sources.” --Vincent M Ward (talk) 21:12, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello Vincentmward2024. I noticed that another user has posted a guide to helping manage a conflict of interest on Wikipedia regarding your article - please read the aforementioned guide thoroughly as well as the Conflict of Interest Wikipedia policy page. As for requesting edits, please read the guide on edit requests and use the {{edit COI}} template to request one - the directions on how to use said template is linked on the page for the template itself. Furthermore, please make sure to review our pages regarding content such as the neutral point of view policy, reliable sources policy and our Manual of Style. If you have any other questions about editing, feel free to reach out to me anytime. Regards, ~delta _{{talk • cont • 🇰🇷 • 🎢}} 02:37, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors – April 2026 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the April 2026 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2025 coordinator election, incumbents Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and Wikieditor662 was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). December 2025 Blitz: 16 of the 31 editors who signed up for the December 2025 Copy Editing Blitz edited 116,064 words in 47 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. January Drive: 35 of the 55 editors who signed up for the January Backlog Elimination Drive edited 498,397 words in 183 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. February Blitz: 19 of the 23 editors who signed up for the February Copy Editing Blitz edited 83,969 words in 43 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. March Drive: 28 of the 48 editors who signed up for the March Backlog Elimination Drive edited 210,064 words in 87 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. April Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 12 to 18 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 09:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 81 copyediting requests since 1 January 2026. The backlog of articles needing copyediting stands at 1,794 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wikieditor662. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:28, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
On 1 May 2026, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each review will earn 1 point. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:25, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

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.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! 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) 14:49, 29 April 2026 (UTC)