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Spider-Man → FA?
In celebration of Spider-Man's 60th anniversary this year, I'm starting to work on getting Spidey's article setup for an FA. If you have the time (don't worry, I'll be mainly doing most the stuff) to be able to work alongside me, that would be appreciated. I'm gonna do a PR if you don't mind tomorrow morning (and take care of those cleanup tags, good night). The link's at User:SirDot/sandbox/Spider-ManFA if you need it. — SirDot (talk) 23:07, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Seeing as you have been inactive and only frequently edited this month, That's fine too. — SirDot (talk) 23:09, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- I'd be happy to assist. I have access to a large number of print books and magazines going back to the 70s - let me know if you need help with any sourcing. Argento Surfer (talk) 12:18, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- That's impressive! I hope someday this year I get to fully read the Lee–Ditko Spider-Man run in physical volumes. — SirDot (talk) 13:50, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- I highly recommend reading Kurt Busiek's Untold Tales of Spider-Man at the same time. They're set between those issues, and quite good. Skip the "minus one" issue, though. Argento Surfer (talk) 14:41, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- That's impressive! I hope someday this year I get to fully read the Lee–Ditko Spider-Man run in physical volumes. — SirDot (talk) 13:50, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- I'd be happy to assist. I have access to a large number of print books and magazines going back to the 70s - let me know if you need help with any sourcing. Argento Surfer (talk) 12:18, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
For when this article becomes an FA, I plan it to be featured on the main page on August 10. However, I have just noticed that WP:TFA/Requests are accepting specific dates for August 1–31. So, while no rush, I feel we may need to fasten the FA development. — SirDot (talk) 17:08, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- I have some creation/development material I can share. Would you prefer I share the bare facts for you to assemble into prose, or for me to provide prose directly? Argento Surfer (talk) 12:56, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Can you provide the prose? — SirDot (talk) 11:24, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Seeing as you did a minor edit on the page, are you working on the prose out-of-wiki? — SirDot (talk) 21:23, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
- Can you provide the prose? — SirDot (talk) 11:24, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
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.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
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Feedback request: Media, the arts, and architecture request for comment
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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
Hello Argento Surfer,
- Backlog status
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
- Coordination
- MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.
- Open letter to the WMF
- The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.
- TIP - Reviewing by subject
- Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.
- New reviewers
- The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.
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Feedback request: Media, the arts, and architecture request for comment
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Precious anniversary
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