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Your GA nomination of C. O. Brocato

The article C. O. Brocato you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:C. O. Brocato and Talk:C. O. Brocato/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 03:00, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

rfc

Hey, BF11! At the risk of showing my lack of completely reading the entire thread at the VP, I feel like your objection is to wasting the research/work, however nominal, that Lugnuts did do? Just as a general question, would listifying or redirecting or merging such stubs be a solution you could live with? Valereee (talk) 17:48, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

  • I've got several reasons to object to the proposal, among them is the fact that these are steps in BilledMammal's plan on drastically reducing the amount of sports articles on the website (this was one of several planned proposals he discussed with a few others; some others were getting rid of 30,000+ more Olympians, the rest of the Lugnuts cricketers, expanding the scope to include editors other than Lugnuts, getting rid of tens of thousands of geographical articles, etc.); if this passes, he will gradually increase the stakes of the proposals (next it'll be twice the size, then he'll likely get rid of the rest of Lugnuts' stub creations, then he'll try to expand it to include all editors, etc.): I strongly dislike the precedent that would be set by that. I know many users believe that stubs are worthless, but I have a much different opinion and think that at least something is better than nothing at all. As for listifying or redirecting or merging such stubs I'm not sure exactly how that'd work; many played for different teams, competed in different sports, etc. – do you or BilledMammal already have set out how that would be accomplished? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:03, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Tanner Brown

On 2 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tanner Brown, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American Tanner Brown went from being a walk-on to a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award as the best college placekicker in the nation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tanner Brown. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tanner Brown), 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, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Drew Powell (quarterback)

I will be finishing the Draft:Drew Powell (quarterback) article in the next couple days and I will be notifying you soon MarqueesCalaway (talk) 04:09, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

  • New York (state) Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
  • Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
  • Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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DYK nomination of C. J. Okoye

Hello! Your submission of C. J. Okoye 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! Shuipzv3 (talk) 13:25, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

GANs

Do you think you'll have time to respond to the GANs soon? They were part of the August backlog drive, so I wouldn't mind trying to wrap them up this week. Thanks, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:16, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Johnny Hatley

The article Johnny Hatley you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Johnny Hatley for comments about the article, and Talk:Johnny Hatley/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of C. O. Brocato

The article C. O. Brocato you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:C. O. Brocato for comments about the article, and Talk:C. O. Brocato/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Mark Fabish

On 6 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mark Fabish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mark Fabish was recruited to play college football by coach Al Bagnoli and 30 years later succeeded him as head coach of the Columbia Lions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mark Fabish. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mark Fabish), 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Grant Morgan (American football)

He became in April 2023 a graduate assistant which I added to his page with a source but I dont know how I can add it in his infobox? Can you help with that? Themanwithnowifi (talk) 04:38, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fred Vehmeier

The article Fred Vehmeier you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fred Vehmeier for comments about the article, and Talk:Fred Vehmeier/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:41, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kent Gaydos

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kent Gaydos 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 01:42, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kent Branstetter

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kent Branstetter 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:02, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Thoughts on this one?

Ed Williams (wide receiver). Not much coming up in my searches. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:40, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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ITN recognition for Paul Roach

On 10 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Paul Roach, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ad Orientem (talk) 21:56, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Art Rooney Jr.

On 11 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Art Rooney Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Art Rooney Jr. presided over what one Pro Football Hall of Fame selector described as "the best drafting run in NFL history"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Art Rooney Jr.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Art Rooney Jr.), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:04, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paul Roach

The article Paul Roach you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Paul Roach and Talk:Paul Roach/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 15:02, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Earl Witte

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Earl Witte 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 15:02, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kent Gaydos

The article Kent Gaydos you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Kent Gaydos and Talk:Kent Gaydos/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 16:21, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paul Roach

The article Paul Roach you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Paul Roach for comments about the article, and Talk:Paul Roach/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:20, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kent Gaydos

The article Kent Gaydos you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kent Gaydos for comments about the article, and Talk:Kent Gaydos/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:23, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kent Branstetter

The article Kent Branstetter you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kent Branstetter for comments about the article, and Talk:Kent Branstetter/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 19:02, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Louise Fulton

I figured it was right up your alley (hardy har har!). Sorry I couldn't help myself. :) S0091 (talk) 15:36, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Fancies Versus Fads

Thanks for writing this article. As it turns out, I'm reading the book at the moment! StAnselm (talk) 17:28, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

:D I guess I moved it to mainspace at the perfect time! I haven't read the whole book, but I did listen to a few of its chapters through LibriVox and liked it. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:48, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi

On 15 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi, a National Football League player, had never heard of American football before watching a YouTube video when he was 18 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 12:15, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

The New Page Patroller's Barnstar

The New Page Patroller's Barnstar

According to the top new article reviewers database report, you've reviewed 155 articles and 3 redirects since joining the NPP team a month ago. That's awesome! I wanted to acknowledge the work that you've put in and let you know that we appreciate your efforts. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:41, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Earl Witte

The article Earl Witte you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Earl Witte and Talk:Earl Witte/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 19:01, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Earl Witte

The article Earl Witte you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Earl Witte for comments about the article, and Talk:Earl Witte/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:03, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Keith Hartwig

The article Keith Hartwig you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Keith Hartwig and Talk:Keith Hartwig/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chet Winters

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Chet Winters 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 14:00, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chet Winters

The article Chet Winters you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Chet Winters and Talk:Chet Winters/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:02, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for C. J. Okoye

On 19 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article C. J. Okoye, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first organized football game of C. J. Okoye's life was in the National Football League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/CJ Okoye. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, C. J. Okoye), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Doug Turley

On 19 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Doug Turley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American football player Doug Turley reportedly had some of his best performances after he fractured a bone in his wrist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Doug Turley. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Doug Turley), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 12:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
What a nice person you are! Thank you very much for your professional, supportive, and rather lovely comments at Talk:Leslie Hood. It is very much appreciated and have a great day. Gricharduk (talk) 04:11, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Keith Hartwig

The article Keith Hartwig you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Keith Hartwig for comments about the article, and Talk:Keith Hartwig/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 15:22, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chet Winters

The article Chet Winters you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Chet Winters for comments about the article, and Talk:Chet Winters/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 15:22, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Terry Randolph

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Terry Randolph 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 Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 23:01, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

"...have every NFL player with an article"

Greetings. I happened upon your constructive, source-providing contribution to an AfC and checked out your page. You seem to be doing a lot of work and good work too. Now, you do not have to answer this, of course, but I'm curious about the statement that your objective is to "have every NFL player with an article". Statistically, it seems rather improbable that each and every NFL player in history is Wiki-notable. Do you believe otherwise, perhaps specifically for NFL? If not, how will you go about meeting your objective? Thanks in advance. And take care. -The Gnome (talk) 14:19, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

  • @The Gnome: Interesting that you're asking as I was thinking actually just thinking about that recently — the whole reason I stayed at Wikipedia after joining in 2020 (I only wanted to write two things first, but then found it interesting and continued) was to complete an article on every NFL player of all time (I estimate there's about 1,000 – 1,500 left). At the time they were all given automatic notability, and I believe I added the statement you asking about there early on. Unfortunately—at least I view it that way—the WP:NSPORTS2022 discussion + the deletion discussion on Pete Vainowski determined that every NFL player was not notable. I would estimate the majority of those currently missing articles do satisfy GNG (as well as the vast majority of those who do have articles), but I admit there are some who do not pass GNG with available sources and thus am not trying to get them articles on Wikipedia. I never really got to updating my user page about that subject — after all, it was the whole reason I'm here — but I'll probably re-write my user page lead at some point in the near future as I've become more of a "improve football / sports in general"-type editor than an "improve every NFL player article"-type editor due to notability changes. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:33, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Tips on getting QPQs done faster

I don't love doing QPQs myself, so I totally get it. One way I've been able to get them done lately is by not really thinking about them as QPQs at all, but rather looking through DYKN whenever I get a chance -- no matter what I have in the pipeline -- and seeing if there's anything that stands out, positively or negative. The latter is important too -- there are a lot of nominations that have serious queries like BLP issues, or where the article itself is alright but the hook might need work, and if I find I'm starting to have an opinion about a nomination I generally take the shot to review it. I keep a list in my sandbox of everything I've reviewed but haven't used yet, so when it's time to nominate something I just pull it from there, not needing to remember to fill in a QPQ later. QPQs never expire, so you can keep hold of them as long as you need. You can also search your templatespace contributions to see if there's anything you don't recognize that looks like it might be an unused credit -- sometimes you'd be surprised.

Another thing that's been really great is keeping track of my 'QPQ chains' -- who reviewed in a chain before me, how long it kept going afterwards, etc. It's surprisingly fun to pick out how long ago something started, how long it kept running, what patterns you can spot (people who review one another, specific subject areas, etc) -- and sometimes you find something straight-up insane. Vaticidalprophet 05:15, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Keith Hartwig

Hello! Your submission of Keith Hartwig 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! ––FormalDude (talk) 08:20, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Ben Brown (American football)

On 27 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Brown (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ben Brown was the seventh member of his family to play American football for the Ole Miss Rebels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Brown (American football). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ben Brown (American football)), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chet Winters

Hello! Your submission of Chet Winters 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! Giants2008 (Talk) 01:34, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Chuck Tollefson

Sorry about that one. When I checked, it did mention a championship, but without any references. It can be difficult for non-US contributors to understand the ins and outs of US sports, so his significance needs to be more clearly stated. Deb (talk) 08:23, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Terry Randolph

The article Terry Randolph you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Terry Randolph for comments about the article, and Talk:Terry Randolph/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:02, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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