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Your GA nomination of The Reality War
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Your GA nomination of The Interstellar Song Contest
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[edit]Hey there... I haven't seen you at the FL project in a while and just wanted to check in to see how you're doing! 😃 Bgsu98 (Talk) 15:32, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Hi, thanks for checking in, I appreciate it a lot! I had gotten a little sidetracked with the Doctor Who series 15 episode articles for a little while, which consumed most of my on-wiki time. Since that's nearly wrapped up though, I'm looking forward to jumping back into reviewing and nominating FL's. I actually just pushed through an FLC nom for List of Private Practice episodes (and an FAC nom for Deer Lady), if you're interested in taking a look at either of those. I see that you have two FLC noms up right now I'll try to take a look at them and leave a review on them soon. Hope you're doing well too?
TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:42, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
- I did the source review for your Private Practice article... There are some problems with the season 1 and 2 ratings. As for me, this wasn't the highlight of my Wikitenure. 🥴 Bgsu98 (Talk) 13:52, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
- I did the source review for your FAC nomination. I also have one article at FAC – 2021 World Figure Skating Championships – and another at FL – North American Figure Skating Championships. Is the PP article the only one you have at FL right now? Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:07, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Thanks for doing the source review on both of those for me! Yup, those are my only two right now. I have another FLC in mind I'll try to get up in a few weeks (but knowing me, we'll see). I'll definitely check out your other two nom's. And big oof, reading over that AFD discussion on the Bulgaria Juniors gave me a headache (would've been an easy keep for me too). TheDoctorWho (talk) 16:55, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- It seems to me source reviews are what most people enjoy doing the least, but they're usually not too bad, so I don't mind doing them if it helps out. Bgsu98 (Talk) 16:57, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- I honestly enjoy doing source reviews for topic-adjacent areas to what I usually edit in. Sometimes they just a bit more of a time-commitment to check quality, formatting, supported statements, etc., so I don't always get to do them quite as often as I like. TheDoctorWho (talk) 18:20, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- It seems to me source reviews are what most people enjoy doing the least, but they're usually not too bad, so I don't mind doing them if it helps out. Bgsu98 (Talk) 16:57, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Thanks for doing the source review on both of those for me! Yup, those are my only two right now. I have another FLC in mind I'll try to get up in a few weeks (but knowing me, we'll see). I'll definitely check out your other two nom's. And big oof, reading over that AFD discussion on the Bulgaria Juniors gave me a headache (would've been an easy keep for me too). TheDoctorWho (talk) 16:55, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
DYK for The Reality War
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On 26 June 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Reality War, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Doctor Who episode was still in post-production in the month before it aired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Reality War. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Reality War), 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.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
WikiCup 2025 July newsletter
[edit]The third round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 June. This round was again competitive, with three contestants scoring more than 1,000 round points:
BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,314 round points, mostly from articles about athletes and politicians, including 20 good articles and 48 did you know articles
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DYK for Wish World
[edit]On 30 June 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wish World, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ducks, an owl, a horse and a baby were utilized for the opening scene of a Doctor Who episode? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wish World. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wish World), 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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I see the usual BS is back. Every year, like clockwork. 🥴🥴🥴 Bgsu98 (Talk) 02:06, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Oh, I am very much well aware. Seems like we might need to grab lifevests ourselves 🦺.... TheDoctorWho (talk) 18:02, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
- It's as predictable as Julie Chen's dialogue. 😉 Bgsu98 (Talk) 18:07, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hey, I have another national list up for consideration – East Germany – when you have a minute. 😃 Bgsu98 (Talk) 18:19, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at it at some point over the next few days! TheDoctorWho (talk) 03:59, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at it at some point over the next few days!
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- @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: Thank you so much! Means a lot coming from you :) TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:00, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- I am so glad! Please continue being you - you are a legend! :D DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 18:40, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Promotion of List of Private Practice episodes
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Elimination tables are needed in The Great Food Truck Race's page
[edit]I don't understand why elimination tables are not needed just because episode summaries exist. It's like saying we don't need to have graphs because the information on the graphs are already written in paragraphs. The pages for other shows, like MasterChef, Top Chef, Survivor and the Amazing Race, have both episode summaries and elimination tables. Elimination tables are much easier to look at to quickly see the results and the progression of each team episode-by-episode. Also, they are far easier to update than episode summaries.
Also, a lot of the episode summaries are too long because they contain a lot of unnecessary information. They are harder to read because of that. They also don't cover much ground about how each team performed other than the 1st place finisher and the eliminated team. Lastly, 14 seasons of The Great Food Truck Race don't have any information about what happened in those seasons TheVoicelessWriter (talk) 04:35, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
- @TheVoicelssWriter: Per WP:BRD please don't revert further while discussion is ongoing. You made a bold edit that was reverted, the status quo should remain in place while discussion is ongoing. Please see WP:OTHERCONTENT and WP:OTHERSTUFF, just because "graphs and information" exists in one article, doesn't mean that it should automatically be included in other articles. All of the examples that you named have individual season articles, which is the proper place for this type of content.
- The Great Food Truck Race does not have season articles (bar season 11, which does have a table). A "list of episodes" page isn't the appropriate place for these types of tables (see List of Top Chef episodes, List of MasterChef Canada episodes, List of Survivor episodes, and List of Amazing Race episodes for the proper equivalent), and should be limited to the article title. If you do want to include them, write season articles instead. TheDoctorWho (talk) 21:00, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
- @TheVoicelessWriter: Correct ping TheDoctorWho (talk) 21:02, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
Second opinion requested
[edit]I am looking for a quick second opinion. I have just finished auditing Norwegian Figure Skating Championships. I had included a History section, but chose to eliminate it and instead slightly expand the lead, since the History section basically just repeated what was already in the lead. You can see a previous version of the article here. This article isn't like some of the other articles I've done (like the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain), where there is extensive information to include. It seems to me that the inclusion here is unnecessary and redundant. What do you think? Bgsu98 (Talk) 20:38, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
- Apologies for taking so long to get to your FLC's. I ended up coming down with a cold last week and wasn't active as much as I'd originally hoped.
- If that's all of the history information available, I'd agree that it's probably best without one. Most lists can be dealt with on a case-by-case for things like that. When I originally expanded List of ghost towns in Oklahoma, I had all of the stuff in the history section in the lead (as can be seen here), because no history section existed prior to that, nor did any of the lists for the other 50 states. Then I realized that the lead was unproportionately large and that an exception was warranted there. The same could be said for the Norwegian article, just from the opposite perspective. I definitely wouldn't oppose at FLC for lack of having one here. TheDoctorWho (talk) 21:30, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
- Pinging @Bgsu98: to the above response. TheDoctorWho (talk) 21:33, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
- I hope you're feeling better! The first article I brought to FLC in this series – Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships – had nothing between the lead and the tables. That discussion revealed that the lead was too short, so that's where a lot of the items which are not standard in my articles came from: who holds the most gold medals, etc. The next articles were all big: the U.S., Europe, World, Canada, Great Britain, Grand Prix de France... all with extensive histories. So when it came time for Estonia, I was so used to having a history, I struggled to pad it out, and frankly, I don't like how it turned out. I think, like with Norway, the lead can be expanded and the history section eliminated. Several of these just don't have a lot of extra stuff worth mentioning. Switzerland is another one that's done and ready to go; there just isn't a lot of extra stuff there. On the other hand, East Germany, Russia, and the Czech Republic, which are also ready to go, have histories worth expanding upon. I just wanted a second opinion. I think the Norway article, and also the Switzerland article, are better off without a history section that would ultimately just be repetitive and padding. Bgsu98 (Talk) 23:24, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Sorry again for the delayed response, but I'd definitely agree with the way it seems you're leaning. If it came down to having to choose between a very well-fleshed out lead or a weak lead and weak history section because the two are split, I'd always pick the one that allows for stronger prose. TheDoctorWho (talk) 02:39, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
- User:TheDoctorWho: I have the following articles up for FA/FL review if you have a free minute or two. Also let me know if you have anything in need of a review!
- Bgsu98 (Talk) 02:14, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
- @Bgsu98: Sorry again for the delayed response, but I'd definitely agree with the way it seems you're leaning. If it came down to having to choose between a very well-fleshed out lead or a weak lead and weak history section because the two are split, I'd always pick the one that allows for stronger prose. TheDoctorWho (talk) 02:39, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
- I hope you're feeling better! The first article I brought to FLC in this series – Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships – had nothing between the lead and the tables. That discussion revealed that the lead was too short, so that's where a lot of the items which are not standard in my articles came from: who holds the most gold medals, etc. The next articles were all big: the U.S., Europe, World, Canada, Great Britain, Grand Prix de France... all with extensive histories. So when it came time for Estonia, I was so used to having a history, I struggled to pad it out, and frankly, I don't like how it turned out. I think, like with Norway, the lead can be expanded and the history section eliminated. Several of these just don't have a lot of extra stuff worth mentioning. Switzerland is another one that's done and ready to go; there just isn't a lot of extra stuff there. On the other hand, East Germany, Russia, and the Czech Republic, which are also ready to go, have histories worth expanding upon. I just wanted a second opinion. I think the Norway article, and also the Switzerland article, are better off without a history section that would ultimately just be repetitive and padding. Bgsu98 (Talk) 23:24, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
- Congratulations on the promotion! Aoba47 (talk) 20:03, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
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Congratulations for getting Deer Lady to FA!! That is amazing! I was about to comment and then realised that it had already passed. Well done!
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Your nomination of Line of Duty series 5 is under review
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