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I see that you reviewed a bunch of redirects I created

Hi lol Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 02:25, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Ed Carberry is under review

Your good article nomination of the article Ed Carberry 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 The Robot Parade -- The Robot Parade (talk) 02:26, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Kaleena Smith

On 9 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kaleena Smith, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kaleena Smith received her first NCAA Division I offer to play college basketball as a pre-teen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kaleena Smith. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kaleena Smith), 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.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Brandon Arrington

On 15 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brandon Arrington, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Brandon Arrington broke track meet records held by Olympic gold medalists Noah Lyles and Michael Norman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brandon Arrington. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Brandon Arrington), 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.

—TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 02:20, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Fernando Mayén

On 16 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fernando Mayén, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fernando Mayén was named the top college football player in Mexico in 2023 after leading the nation with 14 touchdowns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fernando Mayén. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fernando Mayén), 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) 00:02, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Help with Magickal Weirdness

Hello which source(s) are unreliable on the “Magickal Weirdness” page? I coulda sworn there was actually one that said “blog” or something on its link, (which ik is a no go) however it is not a blog it is a dedicated music review website. And it also no longer says “blog” anywhere. I also did add one more source this morning. But I can make any revisions later today if required. Splashmoney15 (talk) 15:39, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

@Splashmoney15: Hey there. Nice work on your album articles. I tagged this one because Firstherd is a blog created using WP:WORDPRESS, as stated at the top and bottom of the website. JTtheOG (talk) 19:30, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Ed Carberry has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Ed Carberry has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of The Robot Parade -- The Robot Parade (talk) 19:23, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Redirect Barnstar
		Thank you for reviewing and accepting such a number of redirects I created. It was a huge help. Youshouldchooseausernamethat (Youshouldtalk) 02:59, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Goelet Cup - Thank you so much for reviewing my new page!

Very appreciative of your time and thoughtfulness. Will be expanding and improving. Minard38 (talk) 19:51, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

@Minard38: Happy to help. Congrats on your work. Happy editing! JTtheOG (talk) 06:14, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day 2026 - BunnyBowl

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Oscar_. (talk) 14:17, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

DYK

Hello! I've finished what I could of theDYK review of your article on Blanca Quiñónez. I only had a few issues with it but it seems very well put together! Thank you for your work on it. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:24, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

@Andrzejbanas: Hey! Thanks for taking this. I will be getting to this soon! JTtheOG (talk) 06:13, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer of the Year - 2025

		New Page Reviewer of the Year
		Congrats on being chosen as reviewer of the year, for 2025! Your username has been permanently engraved on the cup. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:46, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

If you want, you may add this userbox to your user page: {{Wikipedia:New pages patrol/CoY userbox|year=2025}} -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:46, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

@MPGuy2824: Thank you my friend! Appreciate all your hard work on the backend. JTtheOG (talk) 19:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Wow, New Page Reviewer of the Year. Congrats!

Continuing our conversation from Beanie's talk page... Do you ever look at AfC? I feel like the vast majority of drafts are AI-assisted. Seriously, it's crazy. I basically just assume that any "newbie" AfC draft is AI-assisted unless proven otherwise (and new users are the only ones using AfC anyway). I pretty much only look at FloridaArmy's drafts nowadays because I know that he's doing stuff manually. I think a lot of articles from new users in the NPP feed are AI-assisted too. It's hard to tell sometimes though. People can rework the article to get rid of the easy AI "tells" while still leaving in hallucinations.

For example, I think short articles like this could even be AI-assisted. There aren't any typos and the references are formatted neatly (see this from the same user for further evidence). I believe this from a different user is definitely AI-assisted. When I write long articles I always have typos while that article doesn't have any. The lack of typos or grammar mistakes in new articles (short or long) nowadays is really telling. And those are literally the first articles I clicked on.

Sorry if this is long-winded. Do you come across AI a lot when doing NPP? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:23, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for messaging you again before you even had a chance to respond to my original message but I wanted to add some further evidence for my suspicions. I've left PutABoatOnTheWater a message in the past about using AI to generate articles but I believe they are still doing it. KiJuan Ware is a long article and has no grammar mistakes. (And yes I'm just linking URLs instead of piping because I don't want to give someone a linking notification somehow. Not trying to call anyone out, just listing examples lol) 10 years ago, very few newbie sports editors were making "perfect" start-class articles like this without any mistakes. And that article pretty much is perfect except for the lack of SIGCOV.

Thanks for enduring my rant. Sorry for being annoying. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:00, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: Hey! A large part of what I do at NPP is knocking out short articles from very experienced editors (i.e. politicians meeting NPOL, towns meeting NGEO, bugs meeting NSPECIES, young footballers meeting NSPORT, disambs, etc.), many of which should probably be autopatrolled by now (I should make that initiative tbf). My eyes just gravitate towards the same usernames I've seen dozens or hundreds of times.

When I spot AI language, I quickly check the sources to see if the article could qualify for G15. I'm really glad they added that criteria. But yeah, this wave of AI content has made me extremely weary of reviewing, for example, species articles any longer than 2 or 3 sentences. Anything more than that, and I get suspicious because of how easy it is to conceal now. Or articles on military subjects... Aside from being out of my wheelhouse, lots of articles on battles or army units just reek of LLM usage now, but I could say the same for many topics. So I mostly stick to sports, politics, geography, as well as my previously mentioned frequent customers.

I think I tried reviewing some AfC drafts a while back after being invited to the process, but I was unable to figure it out. Maybe you could help me get back into it? And yeah, I think it's not a bad idea to assume that a large proportion of the newbie userbase is unfortunately using AI in some way or another. This is probably more true for non-native English speakers, to whom I imagine AI-generated language sounds very well-written.

As for the examples, that's a good point about perfect grammar. There's also something about the way it's so succinctly summarized and organized, almost as if gathered and put together by a computer..... Cuz there's the long-winded, flowery language (droning on about underscoring, highlighting, reflecting the importance of blahblah), but there's also this perfectly(?) executed short&sweet summary of facts that it does now too. But yes, it will only get harder and harder to tell as both LLM tools improve and editors better learn how to use them (and how to hide their use). (Also, *criollismo* is 100% a sign of AI use, right? I always find it funny when the LLM messes up the markup.)

P.S. doesn't the Ware article pretty much just very closely paraphrase the sources? JTtheOG (talk) 19:36, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

You stated all that perfectly. Great catch about *criollismo*. I didn't see that. As for Ware, I'm just skeptical of any long drafts that have perfect grammar and spelling....

I know what you mean about those obscure military articles. I always skip those... ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:43, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Alas, editors that were on Usenet back in the day may have an ingrained habit of using * ... * for emphasis: I catch myself doing it approximately daily. M kuhner (talk) 21:02, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Caden Pinnick

On 23 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caden Pinnick, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Caden Pinnick's first two career touchdowns in college football were retroactively voided? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caden Pinnick. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Caden Pinnick), 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.

Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:02, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

2020 F1600 Championship Series

Sorry for disturbing you, i am a new editor; Can i ask what does "reviewed page" mean and what are the consequences of it? And tell me if i have to do any significant change for this page. Thank you and have a good day Alessandro User (talk) 08:42, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

@Alessandro User: Hello and welcome! I hope you stay around to continue to contribute to the world's best collection of knowledge. It just means that a new page reviewer has checked the page for problems such as adequate sourcing or copyright violations. No changes are necessary. Nice work. JTtheOG (talk) 21:15, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you; i hoped for a mark change XD (only got a C on the last 6 pages i created). Have a nice day Alessandro User (talk) 21:17, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

so i can delete the comment in talk page about the copyright problem?? Alessandro User (talk) 10:41, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Virgil Hooe has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Virgil Hooe has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zzz plant -- Zzz plant (talk) 20:45, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Question

Hi JTtheOG, I'm wondering why the two articles I created (2026 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 2026 LSU Tigers football team) both fall under WP:DRAFTIFY? Sorry I'm late by the way. Dylan Hackworth1 (talk) 02:34, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Dylan Hackworth1: Hey Dylan. As per WP:DRAFTREASON, Common reasons for incubating an article to draftspace as an alternative to deletion include... 3. The article is about an upcoming event or forthcoming work that is not notable yet, but likely to become so in the near future

The athletic program's website and fbschedules.com is not sufficient coverage to warrant an article with all empty sections nine months before the start of the season.

Please see the comments at Draft:2026 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, for example. I encourage you to work on the articles in draftspace, filling out information about the coaching staff and recruits/transfers with strong sources. Thank you. JTtheOG (talk) 19:28, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Themeparks (talk) 02:45, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Themeparks (talk) 02:45, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Excessive review of my contributions

I appreciate your effort. however, please refrain from posting on my user talk page or reviewing my contributions. I find your edits to be non-constructive. Wieditor25 (talk) 03:34, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Wieditor25: There is no attempt being made at showing significant coverage of Buzunesh Gudeta or Anna Dibaba, which you recently recreated without improving. What am I to do when I come across these pages while reviewing new articles? JTtheOG (talk) 03:38, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

As I said I appreciate your contributions, but Wikipedia doesn't grant ownership of topics or entitlement. Please focus on constructive edits rather than following my edits. I just decided not to address them as they show patterns from the same contributor. Wieditor25 (talk) 03:51, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

2026 Kentucky Wildcats football team

You moved 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football team to draft space without stating a reason. Please justify this action. Thank you for your attention to this matter. rogerd (talk) 16:07, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

I have made several additions to the article with references about the new coaching staff, which as you know, is not unusual when a new head coach is hired. Again, I am concerned that you moved the article without explaining your reasons for doing so. I think you will find that it is referenced as well, if not better than similar articles of other 2026 SEC teams Auburn, Georgia and Missouri. --rogerd (talk) 02:13, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Draftification of 2026 season articles

As we have discussed elsewhere, consensus at the college football project is that we don't allow creation of season articles until the prior season has ended. We do permit such articles to be created, at a minimum for major teams, once the prior season has ended. Despite this consensus, you have in the past few days draftified several major college season articles, including such major teams as 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2026 LSU Tigers football team, 2026 Texas Longhorns football team, 2026 Purdue Boilermakers football team and 2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football team. I have now moved these back to main space. Let me know if you disagree. Cbl62 (talk) 13:19, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

• NOTE: I did not move some such articles back to mainspace which were of particularly low quality. E.g., Draft:2026 Oregon Ducks football team. Perhaps a broader discussion is needed at the college football project about minimum quality/content/sourcing standards for when an article can/should be allowed in main space. Cbl62 (talk) 13:29, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Seems reasonable enough. Thanks for the heads up. JTtheOG (talk) 20:37, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red February 2026

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January–February 2026 NPP drive - Phase 2

NPP unreviewed article statistics as of February 02, 2026

Welcome to Phase 2 of the January–February 2026 NPP drive. During Phase 1, we reviewed 16,658 articles and 4,416 redirects, and there is currently a backlog of 16,475 articles and 23,782 redirects in the queue. Fantastic job! Completing 22,502 patrols in the first phase made a significant dent in the backlog. Let's keep our foot on the gas for Phase 2, and I hope we can achieve even more reviews than Phase 1. Best of luck!

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Thanks!

Hey, thanks for the super quick reviews of the redirects I made, it normally takes months! —blindlynx 21:03, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Caden Dowler

On 5 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caden Dowler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American football player Taco Dowler is the twin of a football player who was called "Burrito"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caden Dowler. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Caden Dowler), 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.

JuniperChill (talk) 00:06, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reviewing my page quickly! I’m not sure if I have any that aren’t reviewed yet, but if so I’d be grateful if you took a look! Cheers, Hayden Soloviev (talk) 01:10, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Article for Deletion Discussion

I would like to support keeping Shovon Ahmed article. The subject appears to meet Wikipedia’s notability guidelines because there is coverage from independent and reliable sources. I believe the article can be improved further by adding additional citations, improving neutrality, and expanding verifiable information. Deletion may remove useful encyclopedic content. Instead, improving sourcing and formatting would better align the article with Wikipedia standards. I am willing to help improve the article by adding reliable references and ensuring it follows Wikipedia policies. Arman360Editor (talk) 03:08, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

@Arman360Editor: Hey there. You are welcome to continue improving the article and also to participate in the deletion discussion. JTtheOG (talk) 03:27, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group

Hello JTtheOG, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Draftified - please consider draftification in lieu of speedy deletion. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. asilvering (talk) 06:51, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

MBLE

I checked every page created by the same creator, and every entry except two has been nominated for G3. Draft:REVOLVER Remix Championship is obviously LLM-generated, and while a user sandbox with the same topic has been G11 nominated, I don't think it is eligible for CSD. Unless you are sure that it meets G3. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:18, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi @JTtheOG, Thank you for reviewing 2025 Zee Cine Awards. It encourages me to create more new articles. I have started some other articles too, but they are still unnoticed, maybe you can review them too?

Zuck28 (talk) 19:24, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Looking for help from a football reviewer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Madden_Williams

Hi @JTtheOG, I see you review A LOT of pages and are very familiar with American college football. I was wondering if you could review my draft Draft:Madden Williams Thank you for your time. Phenom Sports (talk) 20:41, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Immanuel Iheanacho

On 9 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Immanuel Iheanacho, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Immanuel Iheanacho was measured as a 14-year-old freshman at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and 325 lb (147 kg), with a 7 ft (2.1 m) wingspan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Immanuel Iheanacho. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Immanuel Iheanacho), 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 15,070 views (627.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2026 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

Aviso

Hola, solo por si acaso, un amigo, que es novato y le estoy enseñando, está interesado en cubrir las reseñas parlamentarias. Aviso solo para dejar constancia de que no es cuenta títere ni nada por el estilo. Un abrazo; Carigval.97 (talk) 12:03, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

@Carigval.97: Hola, saludos. Gracias por el mensaje. ¿Cual es su nombre de usuario? Abrazo. JTtheOG (talk) 01:38, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

ElNavegante23,

En es-Wiki se dedica a temas de navegación colonial, acá en en-Wiki le interesó la cobertura parlamentaria, pero comenzó con navegación y espera retomar.

Que estés bien, saludos grandes!! Carigval.97 (talk) 02:22, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Diego García Miravete

On 11 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diego García Miravete, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Diego García Miravete and his college football team's games were closely monitored by the Mexican government in the early 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diego García Miravete. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Diego García Miravete), 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 February 2026 (UTC)

Page reviews

Hi JTtheOG, Thank you for reviewing all my new articles the past couple of months. Greatly appreciated. Cheers, Mill 1 (talk) 21:12, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Mill 1: Likewise, thanks for all the work you do. Happy editing, JTtheOG (talk) 21:34, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Titan Fleischmann

On 14 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Titan Fleischmann, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Titan Fleischmann's grandmother first heard her future grandson's name, she cried out of fear that he would be bullied for it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Titan Fleischmann. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Titan Fleischmann), 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.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:03, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Inquiry about 2026 North Dakota State Bison football team page

Hi JTtheOG! I discussed with you about the 2026 NDSU football page back in early January, and agreed with you that the page was too early. I have been maintaining and developing the page in Draftspace (Draft:2026 North Dakota State Bison football team. However, I just discovered that a page was created with the exact data from my draft article and put into articlespace. Both the draft and this new article exists. This was not me that did this, in fact more than before I think the article should stay in draftspace where I am maintaining it specifically because with the move to FBS - there is no schedule. The roster table on the page is incorrect since there is no 2026 roster yet and the ref link goes to the 2025 roster. I don't want to over step and propose deletion before I understand what exactly I should do here. Is proposing deletion the right thing here? Either way this article technically has no valid sources and the data on the entire page is invalid. Any advice you can give would be much appreciated!! Thanks! natethegreat4226 (talk) 06:05, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Hey @Natethegreat4226: Sorry to hear that. I've PRODded the article in hopes of clearing the way for your draft, which I think can definitely be moved to mainspace. Think of all the coverage that has come from the FBS move alone. I'm sure they've had changes to the coaching staff and plenty of transfer portal movement as well. Happy editing and good luck this season! JTtheOG (talk) 06:16, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I will get to work and add some transfer portal and staff movement. I had the transfer portal on my todo list, but coach movement did not cross my mind. I figure once the MWC schedule is announced and the other sources are added, I will attempt to move it mainspace. Thank you again for your help, and yeah the Bison might need it! natethegreat4226 (talk) 06:20, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Hey @JTtheOG: this has seemingly happened again that someone got impatient and just created an 2026 NDSU football article to mainspace even though I have an open draft. Is there anything we can do about this? natethegreat4226 (talk) 17:30, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Gandy Malou-Mamel

On 17 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gandy Malou-Mamel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gandy Malou-Mamel first played basketball at age 12 wearing a shirt and tie? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gandy Malou-Mamel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gandy Malou-Mamel), 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.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:03, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Lil Poppa

Well done for all your work on this article. He clearly is notable after your efforts. Can I suggest the discography section is updated to distinguish between his mix tapes and albums, and also includes chart recognition as appropriate. You are clearly more able than I to extract references (always something of a problem from my side of The Pond), plus rappers are generally not my cup of tea. Many thanks. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:01, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Derek R Bullamore: Thanks Derek. I appreciate it. The funny thing is that I was sort of avoiding that section myself in hopes someone with more experience on music articles could lend a hand! But I could give it a shot. Cheers, JTtheOG (talk) 22:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

You're welcome. I will keep the article on my watchlist and offer you a hand with the table(s) if you get stuck. If I can ! - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:46, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Derek R Bullamore: The problem can sometimes be distinguishing between albums and mixtapes. Early on, they're all mixtapes, but it can get hard to tell after they make their major label debut, since they might drop a mixtape here and there in between the albums. This gets especially difficult if their popularity dies down a bit after their initial success, since the releases stop getting as much media coverage explicitly describing them as one or the other. Plus, their labels might be less willing to spend the money on a full studio album. JTtheOG (talk) 05:29, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Please defend your crown at WP:MAR26

Hi. When you have a moment to pause and take a break from demolishing the NPP backlog...please do consider signing up for the WP:MAR26 Unreferenced article backlog drive to once again defend your crown. (Note: We are going back to using the Edit summary tool (due to problems with the Hashtag summary method), so while we're encouraging editors to use [[WP:MAR26]] in their summaries, strictly speaking any text containing "MAR26" should work (#MAR26, etc.). Cielquiparle (talk) 07:11, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red - March 2026

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WikiCup 2026 March newsletter

The first round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As some of you may have noticed, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. This point increase has been retroactively applied to all good article reviews for which competitors have claimed points in this round. 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 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

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.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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) 14:57, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Update!

You reviewed the article Kesar Singh (film) previously but it has been moved back to draft again. I have made multiple changes and improved the quality of the article kindly check.🌟 𝒯𝐻𝐸 𝐵𝒪𝒮𝒮! 08:09, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Blanca Quiñónez

On 28 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blanca Quiñónez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Blanca Quiñónez, the first player from South America in the history of UConn women's basketball, speaks the Molisan dialect alongside Spanish, English, and Italian? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blanca Quiñónez. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Blanca Quiñónez), 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) 12:03, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!

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

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 19:06, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@Cielquiparle: Appreciate the reminder! JTtheOG (talk) 23:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Spelling error

Hello! Thank you for all your hard work. In a number of recent edits (about 9 I think) you have misspelt Encyclopedia as Encylopedia, that is, omitting the second C. These are all in articles that take the form 19xx in Libya. You can see them listed here. Would you mind correcting them please? I usually do it myself but I haven't come across so many in a batch before!

Thanks and all good wishes, DBaK (talk) 20:21, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes of course I can fix these tonight. Man do I hate mobile editing… JTtheOG (talk) 20:41, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Fantastic job, thank you so much! cheers DBaK (talk) 23:15, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

European Commission v Hungary

Hello, JTtheOG! Would you mind marking the article for European Commission v Hungary as reviewed so that the article appears in search engine results? The case easily exceeds the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability. Justthefacts (talk) 20:11, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Charlie Marr

On 10 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charlie Marr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charlie Marr was paid by oil corporations to coach American football in Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charlie Marr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charlie Marr), 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.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:03, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewing AfC for Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Hello,

I saw you've reviewed many of the articles I created using the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (HDS) (example). Thanks a lot for that!

There's actually many, many more that should be created, so I would like to get the help from some people from my non-profit OKA for it. However, because they receive a grant from OKA, they are considered paid editors and therefore can only publish articles through Articles for Creation (AfC).

Typically the AfC process works fine, but in this particular case I worry that AfC reviewers will just decline the articles because they will see they have a single source only (as they won't be familiar with HDS). So I think it could help if we had 1-2 people like yourself who could review the AfC articles related to HDS? If you agree, we could find some kind of mechanism (e.g., an on-wiki or off-wiki list) to track the HDS articles that need review.

Let me know what you think 7804j (talk) 07:43, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@7804j: Hello, it's a pleasure to connect. I'd be glad to help out with that, even though I've never reviewed an article through the AfC process... JTtheOG (talk) 02:33, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:2026 North Dakota State Bison football team has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:2026 North Dakota State Bison football team. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 00:28, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Agustín Coppel Luken

Hi JTtheOG. I found your name at WP:MEX, and I see you have experience with new article creation - would you mind taking a look at a draft in my userspace (User:ValeNoggy/Agustín Coppel Luken) and moving it to mainspace if you think it's ready? Feel free to do any cleanup you feel is necessary. I'm not putting it in mainspace myself because I work for Grupo Coppel. Thanks! ValeNoggy (talk) 16:20, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Carlo Radice

You missed the tag on this one! Silverseren^C 01:06, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! JTtheOG (talk) 05:11, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ja'Deion High

Hello! Your submission of Ja'Deion High 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! _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:04, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Orientación

Hola! Tras intentar neutralizar la página del Partido Republicano chileno, como parte de mi conocido trabajo sobre historia política de mi país, un usuario me llevó a WP:ANI y otros desviaron el tema para proponer mi sanción por uso de IA, siendo que lo reconozco en mi User Page al trabajarla de manera profesional para lo que fue la sacrificada tarea de cobertura parlamentaria 1932–2030. Asimismo, suelo ocuparla en Inglés por motivos de intentar una redacción más pulcra al no tener total dominio pese a sí tener entendimiento.

De verdad que no he tenido mala fe en nada. Solo he querido promover información de calidad en relación a lo que es Chile hacia exterior. No obstante, tengo algo de temor por lo que pueda ocurrir. Por lo mismo, me gustaría recibir orientación.

Muchas gracias de antemano. Te escribí en esta ocasión por que sé que has sido bueno, paciente y empático conmigo. Carigval.97 (talk) 02:34, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

@Carigval.97: Hola amigo, buenas. Disculpa que no tuve tiempo para entrar y leer la discusión. Espero que todo haya ido bien. Cual fue el resultado? JTtheOG (talk) 21:24, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Ethan Sanchez

On 25 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethan Sanchez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ethan Sanchez was nearly named "Diego Maradona Sanchez" by his father, but his mother's anesthesia wore off in time for her to dismiss the idea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethan Sanchez. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ethan Sanchez), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red – April 2026

Women in Red | April 2026, Vol 12, Issue 4, Nos 358, 359, 367, 368, 369 Online events: New: Countries starting with D, E and F | Women's Works: Written works | Cascading Women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements from other communities: CEE women Tip of the month: When creating a new article, take a moment to ensure any notable woman is redlinked. Someone might be inspired to create an article for her. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

--Chocmilk03 (talk) 20:15, 29 March 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

More AI?

I just know this is AI too: Continental Football League (2026) (at least the first diff before other people started editing it) I'm sure it's notable but I can't bring myself to patrol anything unless it's from a non-AI editor. People assume good faith way too much on this stuff. No has one any typos anymore except me. Also no one posts bare URLs as references anymore. Every ref is always just a title and an italicized publisher like at the Continental Football League (2026)#References. Newish editors didn't used to make these perfect articles. People used to make stubs. And I'm supposed to believe everyone is just doing this stuff by themselves? lol ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:36, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: My bad, just seeing this now. Definitely AI. The "[1][2]" fake citations are always funny. I hate how much it sounds like corpo-speak slop, too. Corporate press releases and LLMs were made for eachother. JTtheOG (talk) 21:36, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

I started a similar thread here if you're interested. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:50, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:AI_noticeboard#~2026-40064-42: Someone who only started editing three months ago wants to tell me '""New accounts don't make articles that good" is not reliable: I got my first one accepted on the first try, no problems. We need a detailed analysis.' - Obviously the guy replying doesn't know what it used to be like (and even he had a typo in his first article). This is the temp account's fifth edit and I'm supposed to believe that's not AI? They write articles better than me without any typos and I have 600K edits. These LLMs always format the references perfectly too. Newbies didn't use to do that.... And for such a perfect article, he completely forgot to add the reference section. Those obviously aren't "External links" Facepalm "According to The Salt Lake Tribune" - I know for a fact noobs don't write like that.

And that's a really obscure article for that newbie to expand anyway. Kind of weird. That temp account also thinks sack and tackle-for-loss are the same thing (not an LLM hallucination): "A sack is a loss of yards on the play, by definition. It's simply different phrasing." I swear I'll stop venting to you about AI every five seconds but you're one of the few sane people left, lol. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:44, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

I can't write an essay or anything about my typo theory though because then new users will just add intentional typos to their articles. Then I'll have no way of spotting AI anymore.... ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:58, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

The newspaper attribution is most suspicious to me.. apart from the idea of a brand new temp account rewriting articles from scratch. It's also worrying if they're confusing sacks and TFLs, but I'm not sure an LLM would make that mistake. I suppose it could. Idk anymore. If they admit to using AI for "proofreading", that also feels like they are trying to satisfy your suspicions by admitting to a "lesser offense". JTtheOG (talk) 19:17, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:56, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Of course I "reviewed the sources myself and reached the notability conclusions independently" "the argument and policy analysis were mine" TOTALLY. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:32, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

I would respond to this, but first I'd like to see how Claude can tidy up my language and sentence structuring real quick. I just want to tighten up the phrasing and streamline my communication a bit. Please let me know how else I can improve my discussion comments going forward. I just want to be as clear and concise in my language. Thank you. Btw, did you hear about this? JTtheOG (talk) 19:43, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

WHAT. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:14, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

It's insane to me how execs and people don't even care about anything. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:14, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

We also have the technology to carefully scan books without ever damaging a single page, but they decided it was more cost-effective to just rip millions of books apart and trash 'em. They're literally in the emails talking about how they know it's not legal, but they know corp will just get hit with a small fine and it'll be back to business. The only reason this came out was cuz a judge ordered docs to be unsealed. JTtheOG (talk) 20:23, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Xavian Stapleton is under review

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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Content Review Medal of Merit

		Content Review Medal of Merit
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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – January Champion

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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – February Champion

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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Backlog Crusher Award

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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Article Impact Award

		Article Impact Award
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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Phase 1 streak award

		Unnecessarily complicated Gears Award
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January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive – Phase 2 streak award

		Unnecessarily complicated Gears Award
		This award is given in recognition of JTtheOG for accumulating at least 150 points during each week of Phase 2 of the January–February 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped review 27,750 articles and 7,050 redirects during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and helping reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 17:34, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Ja'Deion High

On 5 April 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ja'Deion High, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ja'Deion High took time off from his job as a truck driver to represent the United States in flag football? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ja'Deion High. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ja'Deion High), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Republic of the Congo at the Paralympics

Hi there! I wanted to let you know I have unmarked Republic of the Congo at the Paralympics, an article you recently patrolled, as reviewed. I clicked on both source links, and they came up empty. That is, they were the same link, which went to a search page with no results. If you disagree with this action or had a different experience, let me know. Sometimes links end up wonky. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:31, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Xavian Stapleton is on hold

Your good article nomination of the article Xavian Stapleton has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jordano53 -- Jordano53 (talk) 22:26, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

About My Review Speed

Hi @JTtheOG, I wanted to reach out because I took your feedback from April 5th to heart regarding my patrolling speed.

Because of your comment, I've significantly adjusted my work to prioritize the article's depth over the article's volume. I have slowed down my reviewing speed to only ~4 articles a minute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers. And I’m trying to spend even more time on complex pages.

As someone who earned Reviewer of the Year in 2024 and 2025 for a reason, I’d value your honest take: do you still consider 4 a minute too fast for the types of articles I'm hitting? I’m trying to eliminate errors, and my reviews present to readers of Wikipedia as high-quality, not high-volume. Thanks for the guidance and for all the work you do for the project. CostalCal (talk) 07:52, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Hey @CostalCal:, that seems pretty reasonable to me. I generally hover somewhere around that rate too (1-4 a.p.m.), but like I said, there are certainly no set rules and there will be situations where you can bang some out in very quick succession, such as surnames, disambiguations, or very-obviously-notable two- or three-sentence stubs. However, 12 or 14 per minute does start wading into dangerous waters, and there is a lot one could potentially miss if they're consistently approaching those numbers. I'm glad to hear that you've slowed down a bit in order to better scrutinize each article. This will undoubtedly result in higher quality reviews, just as you've pointed out. Once again, thank you for putting a big dent in the unreviewed articles backlog. Your help is very much appreciated. JTtheOG (talk) 08:16, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Also, why did you remove the fv tags on Buhera North? I didn't see the name of the constituency anywhere in the source, unless I'm missing something. JTtheOG (talk) 08:20, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Premise?

Hi @JTtheOG! I want to express my gratitude for your work reviewing the articles I created <3 I also have a question.

Since I create film articles that are usually about upcoming films or those only playing at festivals at the time the articles are created, I typically include only a Premise section that I paraphrase from reliable sources, rather than a full Plot summary. Recently, I noticed that someone copied and pasted the actual premise into one of the articles. In the back of my mind, I think that's not allowed. I'd like to ask if you remember the basis for this so I can undo the edit. From what I’ve read, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film only addresses Plot Summary.

Thank you! Have a nice day. Semampunya (talk) 13:15, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

@Semampunya: Hi! My apologies as I was unable to help you. I don't remember what I had going on at the time. Films aren't really my area of expertise, either way, so I hope you found what you were looking for.. JTtheOG (talk) 02:44, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Pyramid of the Moon shooting

Are you serious dude? the article was just made. Why are you ALREADY nominating it for deletion, and without a reason at that. Mass shootings are rare at tourist spots, and most of them are terrorism. This has already been reported on internationally and I'm sure will sustain coverage. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 20:42, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

@Bloxzge 025: If you cared to read the notice, an article was already created on the same topic. JTtheOG (talk) 20:43, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, but that should be a merge discussion instead. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 20:50, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

April 29: WikiWednesday NYC Salon

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Your nomination of Xavian Stapleton has passed

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A barnstar for you!

	The Real Life Barnstar
	Thanks for your steady contributions Himankshu (talk) 17:45, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

@Himankshu: Much appreciated! JTtheOG (talk) 22:45, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

April

Would you stop diverting? Stately2 (talk) 01:54, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

@Stately2: No, an article has already been created on the topic. Please edit that instead. JTtheOG (talk) 02:19, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Elizabeth Shoyemi

Hi, @JTtheOG

Thank you so much for reviewing my recent article and approving it. I have an article that has been on the review list for long (It's been more than a month) and no review yet. Maybe you can take a look.

Here: Elizabeth Shoyemi

Best. Obinna Tony (talk) 14:34, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Karim Diane

Hello JTtheOG, as I've noticed that you reviewed Kerrice Brooks and Bella Shepard (thank you), I wondered if you could also review Draft:Karim Diané Someone else published it as a draft way back in 2021 and it was reviewed multiple times since, before the new Star Trek series even aired, and at this time, it was considered as not yet relevant enough. Now it seems to be stuck in a rejection limbo, even though the actor has gained international prominence for his performance as first gay Klingon in the Star Trek franchise and recently was anounced as an honoree by the Critics Choice Association. More on the article's Talk page. Re-review would be greatly appreciated. Tartigradesinspace (talk) 07:22, 27 April 2026 (UTC) Edit 2026-04-30: already re-reviewed, nothing to do. Tartigradesinspace (talk) 15:49, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

March 2026 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

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March 2026 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to JTtheOG for collecting more than 1244 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's March 2026 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 8362 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 16:35, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Panama women's national flag football team

On 29 April 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panama women's national flag football team, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Panama women's national flag football team won a gold medal after outscoring its opponents 349–7? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panama women's national flag football team. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Panama women's national flag football team), 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, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

New pages patrol May 2026 Backlog drive

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WikiCup 2026 May newsletter

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)

Women in Red – May 2026

Women in Red | May 2026, Vol 12, Issue 5, Nos 358, 359, 370, 371, 372 Online events: New: Countries starting with G and H | Women's scientific works | Religion and Spirituality Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements from other communities: Contest: Destubathon of the Americas Tip of the month: Struggling to find scientific works to write about? Start with review articles or textbooks, which may highlight influential studies, theories or methods by women. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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Am I missing something?

At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wayny Balata, the article was kept despite no one actually citing any sources... I looked at all of the sources in the article myself and this was literally the best one. There was nothing else close to independent or SIGCOV. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:32, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: Nope, nothing at all. I just put up a white flag and choose to respect Peaceray's additions to the article despite no actual SIGCOV getting added. I mean he claimed that Canada Soccer and the American Conference were independent sources lol. Plus, I had just been admonished for my apparent sexism at another AfD, so didn't wanna hurt this person's feelings any more. JTtheOG (talk) 15:51, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Closed by a non-admin too... JTtheOG (talk) 15:51, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

And don't forget that this bozo has all the proof they need to determine I'm racist too. JTtheOG (talk) 15:53, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

The result was keep. -.- ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:48, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Canada Soccer and the American Conference definitely aren't independent, lol. I think a deletion review may be in order. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:54, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

No consensus even though Peaceray is saying the ESPN database shows notability and that the college conference is indendepent. LOL. "ESPN is a reliable source. To discount the statistics about Balata on espn.com as a database is absurd." I don't think he knows what absurd means. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 22:20, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Omg. I unwatched the discussion page towards the end of last month cuz I though it was forsure headed towards a keep so I never saw any of this. That's insane. JTtheOG (talk) 23:05, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Here's another beauty of a quote: "theamerican.org is the website for the American Conference (NCAA) (formerly the Big East. As a multi-state, multi-sport (24 NCAA sports when part of the Big East) consortium of powerhouse sports universities, I suspect that Americans knowledgeable about collegiate sports would disagree with the assessment that they are not independent & would count the site as reliable." ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 23:13, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

I had not considered the subject played in a multi-state conference in college. Changing my !vote to Strong keep. JTtheOG (talk) 23:19, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

How about: Keep because These gymnasts usually start their competitive careers very early and have already achieved results. JTtheOG (talk) 02:25, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Adminship

Hi JTtheOG, I have officially nominated you for the May 2026 Administrator Elections. Please stop by to accept the nomination and answer the candidate questions whenever you're ready! I hope I did the nomination correctly. CostalCal (talk) 04:21, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

@CostalCal I sincerely hope you didn't make a nomination page for somebody without speaking to them first. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

That did cross my mind, but I wasn't certain enough to actually say it here. @JT is a fantastic candidate... however something like an administrator nomination requires weeks or even months of prior communication beforehand. 11WB (talk) 18:58, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

@11WB ehhh, not necessarily. Some people have approached me and others in the very last day of AELECT and went for it. Some people do plan a while ahead and it benefits them greatly, while others have been ready for a while and say "screw it", and go for it. It's so very hard to generalize that sort of thing.

Now with all that said.... I'm quite confident JT would make a good admin, but it's very important that a nomination be made with their consent and not be a surprise. Hey man im josh (talk) 21:08, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

I meant to say 'usually requires weeks or even months'. A one week headstart would be risky in any event. 11WB (talk) 21:53, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

In addition to many highly experienced editors not being interested in adminship, the nominator is informally expected to be an admin or otherwise someone with more experience than the nominee. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 19:02, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

There are a number of non-admins who are highly respected who would make excellent nominators, but they're not usually interested in doing so. It's just that those who are most interested in helping others become admins are already admins. But I'd also argue some candidates I've nominated have had way more experience than me! I do get what you were trying to say though :) Hey man im josh (talk) 21:06, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

• Update: @JT has formally declined the nomination. This was clearly a good faith nomination from @CostalCal for a superb editor. I'm certain if @JT ever chooses to run, they would have no difficulty in finding nominators and support! 11WB (talk) 23:34, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks, I appreciate you all. I'll consider it in the future. JTtheOG (talk) 23:50, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Review

Thank you so much for reviewing the pages Sonakshi Batra and Rajat Verma. ITVStoryWeaver (talk) 08:10, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Elliot Cadeau

I don't undestand the Elliot Cadeau warning.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:33, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

@TonyTheTiger: Please revisit your work to the article. JTtheOG (talk) 22:35, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Questions about New Page Patrol

Hello, I was recently granted new page reviewer permissions and I've been trying to work on the backlog drive for May 2026. However, I'm a little confused as to how the review process works. Since you seem to be very experienced with new page patrolling and Wikipedia in general, I wanted to ask you about when to mark a page as "reviewed". Should a page only be marked as reviewed if it doesn't warrant some sort of maintenance tag, or can you mark it as reviewed as long as you tag it for those issues? What is considered "not enough" for something to be reviewed, and if it doesn't meet standards what other routes can be taken for it?

For instance, take the page AMRO. It isn't reviewed, and a previous reviewer has left a talk page notification that says it needs more established notability. Should I tage it as such and mark it reviewed, or what? Thanks, DoO2 02:33, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

@Dog Oxide: Hi there. Usually it comes down to notability. Looking at the content and the sources will give you a good idea of its notability, and you'll eventually get better at identifying what types of articles are easy WP:GNG/WP:SNG passes.

The second source in the AMRO article is a multiple-page article in an academic journal, so that's a very good start. There is also this paper, which is even longer. I'd say you can confidently review that one since it's covered in-depth in multiple independent sources. Just tag it with "more citations" needed (all the leaders aren't sourced) and check for copyvio. JTtheOG (talk) 02:44, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

And you can definitely mark as reviewed while tagging, but wait an hour before tagging articles up, and try not to add more than two or three. If an article is of questionable notability, it never hurts to send it to AfD. JTtheOG (talk) 02:54, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Great, thanks so much for the quick, concise, and non-bitey reply! Is there a way to install that copyvio detector as a plugin? It seems really handy! Thanks, DoO2 03:11, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

No problem. And not that I know of, no. JTtheOG (talk) 03:21, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Huh, someone should really make that. Also, one more thing: is there a good tool to use for checking LLM-usage? I've been pretty paranoid recently about AI usage in writing new articles given its prevalence, and I'm just wondering what you do for that. DoO2 03:22, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

I put some links on Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2026. I think of the clearest/most common signs is WP:OVERATTRIBUTION. It sounds unnatural to constantly say where information came from when it's supposedly already said in the source attached to it. The Undetectable.ai website is good sometimes but not too reliable. JTtheOG (talk) 03:27, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

@Dog Oxide For a quicker way to get to a copyvio check, you can install User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/NPPLinks. That gives you, among other things, a Copyvio check link in the left hand pane. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 05:46, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Sweet, thanks! DoO2 00:46, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

WAKO championships series

Hi there. We've both draftified some of this series of articles that have been created for lacking sources. The original author has been moving them back basically unaltered. Do we have a plan going forward? It's a hell of a lot of work to search for sources for someone who doesn't want to do it themselves. Boynamedsue (talk) 07:01, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

@Boynamedsue: If they move it back, you can just send it to AfD and mention that the article creator immediately moved the draftified article back to mainspace. A before search doesn't have to be comprehensive, especially when the creator isn't being bothered to look for any sourcing and is disruptively moving the pages back.

Scroll through a couple Google search results and maybe try a few different languages, while ignoring primary sources like the WAKO or national federations. The few independent sources will probably not contain in-depth coverage, but you can include the beefiest sources in your AfD nomination.

I like to add something like "-instagram.com -facebook.com -tiktok.com -YouTube.com -x.com -twitter.com -reddit.com -pinterest.com -linkedin.com -threads.com" to my google searches to filter out all the annoying social media links. You can add wako.sport to that too. JTtheOG (talk) 17:51, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll give that a go.Boynamedsue (talk) 18:02, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Dubois County Bombers

Hey @JTtheOG

I am just messaging you about checking over an article I expanded from a simple redirect to an actual article.

It is for the Dubois County Bombers. It originally redirected to League Stadium but I decided to finish my project of getting all active Prospect League team’s a page.

Does it look good (note: still pulling together info from their Ohio Valley League seasons since that is hard to find). ParkerLyme (talk) 22:06, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Looks great, nice work! JTtheOG (talk) 22:08, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

List of Singaporean films of 2026

Ouch, you missed out on the reviewing of this... I was hoping it was you... last list article for the moment. ~ JASWE (talk) 06:59, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 New Page Patroller's Barnstar

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		Hi JTtheOG! I just wanted to say thanks for reviewing some of my pages that I made about plant stubs (I just noticed the drive a couple days ago). Nice work, and good luck with the drive! GamerMatthew276 (talk) 15:26, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

@GamerMatthew276: Appreciate it! JTtheOG (talk) 05:25, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

AI-generated tagging

(Starting off by saying that I appreciate, truly, your doing AI cleanup work.)

Just wanted to let you know that there are people who are warning that they will remove any AI-generated templates from articles if there are not also parallel discussions started on the talk page, so unfortunately, it looks like you have to tag articles in two places now. I'm going down the list and doing this for past tags so they don't get drive-by deleted. Gnomingstuff (talk) 01:14, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up and for all your talk page notices. JTtheOG (talk) 05:27, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The New Page Reviewer's Gold Award
		JTtheOG, thank you so much for the speedy review of all my Poland-related rail transport articles on railway stations for all these months! --Fortek67 (talk) 08:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

@Fortek67: Much appreciated! Nice work. JTtheOG (talk) 23:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

A fox for you!

Thank you for reviewing the Lola Tórtola article! I appreciate your help.

AdriSoft (talk) 21:11, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

@AdriSoft: Thank you! JTtheOG (talk) 23:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

Hello JTtheOG,

New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026

Backlog update

At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.

After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.

2024 and 2025 NPP Awards

JTtheOG was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.

Hey man im josh and MPGuy2824 won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.

Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.

BoyTheKingCanDance, Rosiestep, SunDawn, and Vanderwaalforces were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.

January–February backlog drive

The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.

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The Reviewer's Barnstar for Jagannath Chattopadhyay Article.

	The Pending Changes Reviewer's barnstar
	Keep the good work up. Rasel ‍Hasan Talk 18:02, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reviewing my article RV Soela, it is appreciated! Tony 1212 (talk) 01:51, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

You may be able to help

Hi there, JTtheOG, and thanks for your tremendous efforts in connection with page reviews. At the moment, I'm faced with a pretty sticky problem. While I am by no means a proponent of articles created by family or close contacts, I was recently asked by the creator and father of Kai Vetch (see my talk page) to assess its rating. After looking through the article and taking into account the assessments by Ores and Rater, I promoted the article to B class. I have now been informed that the article has been deleted and see that this was on the basis of insufficient valid citations and poor prose. Without some kind of support, it appears to me that further attempts at recreating article will again lead to deletion. I also wonder whether it is perhaps premature to write an article about someone who has participated only in the 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship but am not sufficiently familiar with any rules relating to motor sports. I see however that none of the other participants have biographies. If this is the case, then the "too soon" conclusion of the deleting reviewer may indeed be justified. Nevertheless, the article seems to me to have sufficient valid citations and I could find no major faults with the prose. I would therefore appreciate any advice you could could provide in this connection. In particular, it would be useful to have some suggestions from you on how to respond to the article's creator.--Ipigott (talk) 11:23, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

I see that Road Atlanta Turn 5 is making a serious attempt at improving the draft. It therefore looks as if it will be moved back to mainspace soon.--Ipigott (talk) 08:54, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

@Ipigott: Hello, I appreciate your attention to this matter. I must preface by saying that I am by no means an expert on motorsports. I have noticed that many auto racing bios of questionable notability have been expanded to impressive lengths, possibly due to the many different competitions that racers participate in. However, I also know that Road Atlanta Turn 5 is one of our best editors in the auto racing project. While I have no comment on the subject's notability yet, I am certainly glad that someone with this experience can clean up the article, since I'm not comfortable with articles created by family either. Thank you for all you do! JTtheOG (talk) 18:26, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Close paraphrasing in Paul Wright (fairground artist)

Hi, I'd like to admit I made a mistake by copying and pasting a lot of the original text with little to no changes. I didn't know this was forbidden in Wikipedia and it's the first time I come accross that rule.

Should I move the article to a draft? Miiversal (talk) 22:58, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

May 27: WikiWednesday NYC Salon, focus on wiki+law school and wiki+ai

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Women in Red - June 2026

Women in Red | June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375 Online events: New: LGBTQ+ women | Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L Article improvement campaign: Orphaned women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Eiffel women Tip of the month: Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage of LGBTQ+ women by de-orphaning their articles. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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Speedy deletion contested: Yemoh Ike

Hello JTtheOG. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Yemoh Ike, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The subject in question has produced a film that was screened at Cannes. This is enough to not be eligible for A7. Thank you. BangJan1999 16:35, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

@BangJan1999: Understandable but unfortunate, seems like a COI issue. JTtheOG (talk) 19:15, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. seasons 2011–12 & 2012–13

Hello JTtheOG. Thank you for your suggestions to improve notability for 2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season and 2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season. I am working on a project to record the previous football campaigns since women's football turned professional in 2010. I have been working backwards from the current 2025-26 campaign. I understand why these seasons were not ready for going live and I have now begun making amendments. The previous campaign seasons are part of the Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. department which has increasing notability as a club but understand as this gets further back there is less famililarity. APDHistorian (talk) 20:30, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@APDHistorian: Hello! That's a very noble project indeed, but the articles you publish must contain independent coverage from WP:RS, just like any other page. The articles were only sourced to the FA and club website (non-independent) and a blog (not reliable). Cheers! JTtheOG (talk) 20:36, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

I totally agree with the WP:RS but I find it a little sexist that there can be articles for men's teams going back over 100 years but for the women's teams it is harder to gain relevance. All I am trying to do is collect historical sources for the women's team to put them on equal parity to the men's team. What is so different that allows this to remain 2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season but 2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is not permitted? APDHistorian (talk) 21:05, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@APDHistorian: I find it a little disrespectful and dismissive to refer to my actions as sexist. I'm a new page reviewer, and I came across an article (regardless of the subject) that had zero independent coverage, so I draftified it to allow you (or anyone) to continue improving the sourcing until it's ready for publishing. The difference is that that other article was created in 2012, predating my time on Wikipedia, and I was not the person who marked it as reviewed (although they were justified, since an EFL Championship season gets more coverage than probably most first-tier leagues around the world).

Second, these cases are just not comparable, other than the name on the front of the jersey. I could be 100% wrong, but I have doubts the women's side had an average home attendance of 26,000, or the same amount of TV viewers every week, or (most importantly in our case), the same amount of newspaper coverage being written about them. As you mentioned, these were the early stages. They also played in the English third tier, while the men's team played in the second tier. That's not to say they don't deserve the same attention, respect, or salary than their male counterparts. They put in just as much work and sacrifice, and possibly even more when considering other societal factors. But unfortunately, sports remains one of the most sexist industries there is, and men's pro sports in particular have been pushed, marketed, and invested in for over a century.

Many editors like myself are committed to improving coverage on women's biographies through WP:WIRED, which organizes monthly and yearly initiatives to tackle our site's content gap, where just over 20% of biographies are about women. However, what we cannot do is lower the existing standards to try to correct this clear injustice. Wikipedia articles reflect the amount of coverage that exists on a given subject, not the amount we would like to exist. Instead, we should try to focus on creating robustly sourced articles on women subjects, which we all know they deserve. Once again, I commend your project and wish you the best of luck going forward. I have no doubt these articles have a tremendous amount of untapped potential. There very well might be a swath of independent coverage about either or both of these seasons.

A great resource that I can recommend is the WP:LIBRARY, which gives you access to many, many sites such as Newspapers.com and NewspaperArchive (although your account needs to be a few months old). I see that 2001–02 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season already has a few independent sources, so that's a great start. Happy editing, and let me know if you have further questions. JTtheOG (talk) 21:48, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Apologies, I didn't mean to infer your actions were sexist, you're just doing your best to infer the rules which I agree with otherwise anything would end up published. I was just commenting on general unconscious bias which is something I think everyone can be guilty of unintentionally. My reasons for improving resources and articles on Wikipedia was that I want more people that want to learn about the women's team. I personally have a distrust of AI and value that Wikipedia is force of good to tackle this and I'm 100% committed to providing accurate sources. APDHistorian (talk) 22:14, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@APDHistorian: No worries. I understand your point. We are certainly vulnerable to these biases. I also have deeply negative attitudes on AI, which represents an existential threat to Wikipedia. Thank you for your commitment to your values. JTtheOG (talk) 22:44, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

I have spent some time on Draft:2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season and I believe it is now ready. I haven't started on 2011-12 yet. I also might wait until I have 500 edits so I can try to use WP:Library to track down even older articles as the articles from 2001 are very hard to find. APDHistorian (talk) 00:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the FA would not be considered an independent source. JTtheOG (talk) 00:44, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Other women's pages like 2011-12 FA Women's CUP cite the football association alone because it's a neutral governing body, so I struggle to understand your point how the FA isn't considered independent? Surely news articles are less reliable than a neutral governing body because news articles like BBC News would often cite the relevant governing body. APDHistorian (talk) 11:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the newspaper resources. I will look into it as I do value accurate sources. How long do draftspace articles take to be reviewed by the way? Does it go to another reviewer and not back to you? APDHistorian (talk) 22:37, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Just shoot me message and I should be able to help you move it back. JTtheOG (talk) 22:47, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

I have added sources for Draft:2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season to the relevant independent governing bodies of the football association and Sussex Football Association documents. I also wish to point out that the wiki article 2011-12 FA Women's Cup citations are solely from the football association. APDHistorian (talk) 11:22, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing this out. I have tagged that page as overly reliant on primary sources. Brighton & Hove Albion is not independent from the FA because it is a member club of said organization, so they have a direct relationship.

The General notability guideline says: A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. JTtheOG (talk) 21:21, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

While official governing body statistics systems are fully permitted under WP:PRIMARY to verify non-controversial factual data like scorelines and match dates, I have updated the references to resolve your concerns. The draft now integrates independent, third-party regional journalistic sources, including local sports coverage from seagulls.co.uk, to provide robust secondary verification (WP:SECONDARY) for the 2012–13 fixtures and management structure. I wish to remind you it is common practice to reference the football governing body for results as the 2012–13 FA Women's Premier League article has done so. APDHistorian (talk) 20:29, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Is seagulls.co.uk not the club's website? JTtheOG (talk) 06:15, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Shiyazh Pete

On 1 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shiyazh Pete, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shiyazh Pete is the first player from the Navajo Nation to sign with a National Football League team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shiyazh Pete. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shiyazh Pete), 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.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:02, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Mule Dowell is under review

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Your nomination of Mule Dowell has passed

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Speedy deletion declined: Moses Shipi

Hello JTtheOG. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Moses Shipi, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Chair of a political party notable enough to have its own article is a credible enough claim to notability for A7. Take it to AfD if required. Thank you. GedUK  08:47, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

AMurmu

Hi, I'm messaging you after seeing this message. All articles created by AMurmu were in fact generated using an LLM. Next time if you are suspicious of LLM content, such as when patrolling new articles, please report to the AI noticeboard, it would be very helpful of you. Thank you. Fortek67 (talk) 00:17, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: My Toilet Is Clogged

Hello JTtheOG. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of My Toilet Is Clogged, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: As bizarre as it sounds, this is a real thing. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 02:53, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Silvia Contreras is under review

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DYK for Anton Bonke

On 8 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anton Bonke, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that basketball player Anton Bonke represented his home nation, Vanuatu, in rowing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anton Bonke. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anton Bonke), 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.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Silvia Contreras is on hold

Your good article nomination of the article Silvia Contreras has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Morogris -- Morogris (talk) 00:26, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

• Hello. Will you be able to get to this soon? We typically leave reviews on hold for 7 days. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 19:47, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

  @Morogris: Hello. My apologies, I will complete this tomorrow. Thank you, JTtheOG (talk) 06:41, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Want to join Wiki Loves Fútbol?

You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Fútbol! We're running it during the 2026 World Cup, starting now until July 19. Help us edit pages on everything futbol: think national teams from across Latin America, players, host cities, and the stuff around the cup that usually gets short shrift, like the immigration and culture angles. We're working in both English and Spanish.

Here's the fun part: it's set up like a Panini sticker album. You collect stamps for different kinds of contributions: editing an article, adding a photo over on Wikimedia Commons, doing a translation, or starting a Wikidata item. Fill the album first to win $200. That’s not all: we are also giving out $25 prizes to the “Player of the Match” every week the contest runs. You don't have to be a power editor to play. Everyone is welcome!

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Hope you'll jump in. Oscar_. (talk) 17:50, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi JTtheOG, Just wanted to let you know that yesterday I was granted autopatrolled user rights. This means that from now on I won't be spamming you with new soft redirect pages anymore. Thanks again you for hard work. Regards, Mill 1 (talk) 07:53, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

No worries. Best of luck on your projects! JTtheOG (talk) 19:34, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
		This award is given in recognition of JTtheOG for accumulating at least 500 points in the May 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped review 14884 articles during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and helping reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 15:56, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 NPP backlog drive – Streak award

		Unnecessarily complicated Gears
		This award is given in recognition of JTtheOG for accumulating at least 150 points during each week of the May 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped review 14884 articles during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and helping reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 15:56, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 NPP backlog drive – Top reviewer

		The Content Review Medal of Merit
		This award is given in recognition to JTtheOG for accumulating the most points during May 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions, which involved over 4284 points, played a huge part in the 14884 articles reviewed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and all that you do to help reduce the backlog! You are a truly amazing person, and we at the NPP coordination team are eternally grateful for your efforts. – DreamRimmer ■ 15:56, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Emmanuel Oyebadejo

On 16 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emmanuel Oyebadejo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Emmanuel Oyebadejo discovered his affinity for American football while attending medical school in England? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emmanuel Oyebadejo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Emmanuel Oyebadejo), 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) 12:02, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Adan Diggs

On 19 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adan Diggs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that basketball player Adan Diggs hired an agent before making his high school debut? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adan Diggs. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Adan Diggs), 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.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:02, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

It's funny

how Olympians aren't notable anymore. Now you have to cite IAR to try and even keep medalists. WP:NSPORTS should just be marked as an essay at this point. That's not even the first Olympic medalist that got AfDed recently. And forget non-medalists, those always get deleted or redirected. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:38, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

I hate it here sometimes. JTtheOG (talk) 17:00, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

I remember looking at the NPP feed in 2014 and all the Olympians always got reviewed really quickly. Because duh, they're an Olympian. Now people want to debate about everything, lol. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:08, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

I see you ran into Centurion Seraph. He has the worst IDHT I've ever seen . I don't know how he hasn't been blocked yet. Fred Jackson (American football coach) was really bad. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 13:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Also, I wasn't stalking you. His talkpage is on my watchlist, lol. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 13:57, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

That was... strange. lol. over a meaningless issue too. JTtheOG (talk) 18:58, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

See his talk page for the latest issue. Did you know that saying Jenniffer González-Colón is a Puerto Rican politician is basically the same thing as saying Greg Abbott is a Texan politician? Puerto Rico is just a US state obviously (sarcasm) Facepalm ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:38, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Yeahhh I noticed the same thing thanks to Yaxel Lendeborg. JTtheOG (talk) 00:03, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

My crystal ball is still on point. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:18, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

"I find it hard to believe you weren't referring to my religion when you said 'bark up the wrong tree'"?? Holy shit. It's like a parody of itself. Also seems anti-Semitic, but I digress. The "angry black man" comment is just the perfect cherry on top. JTtheOG (talk) 19:35, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

He should probably be indeffed honestly. Srsly, Fred Jackson (American football coach) was the worst IDHT/edit warring over nothing I've ever seen. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:53, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

User_talk:Centurion_Seraph#Fred_Jackson_coaching_years_at_Flint_SW_and_Toledo ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:58, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

That article is such a mess, unfortunately, but that's not always our fault if the sources are contradictory. The way it's written up, I would instinctively think there was some LLM use involved if I saw it while patrolling new articles. JTtheOG (talk) 19:59, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

It's only like that because Centurion Seraph won't listen to reason. He thinks college bios or interviews from decades later can contradict the contemporary sources. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:03, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

You guys should chime in at the noticeboard if you think he should get a stiffer penalty. The admin who blocked him invited other admins to review for longer blocks and/or systemic editing issues. You can call me an asshole, but don’t call me a bigot lol. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Rikster2 (talk) 20:03, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure how you found this talk page but yes, Centurion Seraph has been a pain in recent months. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:04, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

June 24: WikiWednesday NYC Salon, Pride Month Edition

June 24: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

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2026–27 Ferencvárosi TC season

Hi, I have edited the article (2026–27 Ferencvárosi TC season) to include both secondary and tertiary sources. Please take a look and if you see fit, please remove the mark. Thank you! Regards, Cakesam (talk) 23:47, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

@Cakesam: Hey, I replaced the tag with "mostly primary sources" since only source 11 seems independent. JTtheOG (talk) 04:20, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Regards, Cakesam (talk) 11:57, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Hey, I edited in the article more and more references. Please, check this. Thank you! Regards, Cakesam (talk) 00:10, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Silvia Contreras has passed

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DYK for Carroll B. Land Stadium

On 26 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carroll B. Land Stadium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that two pitchers were married on the pitcher's mound at Carroll B. Land Stadium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carroll B. Land Stadium. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carroll B. Land Stadium), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Literally no idea how I missed that birthdate...

...and I even looked specifically in the early life section for it in preview before saving. Is it time for Friday cocktails yet?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:20, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

@Ponyo: That's cuz y'all were editing at nearly the same exact time lol. No worries, happy Friday. JTtheOG (talk) 20:23, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

July 2026

Women in Red | July 2026, Vol 12, Issue 7, Nos 358, 359, 376, 377 Events: New: Crime & law | Alphabet run: Countries starting with M Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18! Eiffel women Developing Countries WikiContest Tip of the month: Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box for the footer of those pages? Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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Dhuppani Waterfall

Blatant close paraphrasing like this should be removed and revdel'd, instead of tagging it. Please make sure to do so from now on. — Tenshi! (Talk page) 09:32, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

WikiCup 2026 July newsletter

The third round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 June at 23:59 (UTC). As a reminder, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, while 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 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 3 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; eight scored over 500; and thirteen scored over 300. The top three 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 1567 points, mainly from good and featured articles about Australian people and geography, as well as some article reviews
• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1547 points, mainly from good articles, featured articles, featured lists, and a good topic about figure skating, along with 20 article reviews
• Reconrabbit (submissions) with 1004 points, mainly from a high-multiplier featured article on European rabbit and several good articles, DYKs, and reviews
• A.Cython (submissions) with 1004 points, mainly from good articles about warfare, along with 22 article reviews
• Generalissima (submissions) with 859 points, mainly from good and featured articles about rivers and East Asian topics

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 12 featured articles, 12 featured lists, 7 featured-topic articles, 117 good articles, 74 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 13 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 180 reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. 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) 13:49, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

July 10: Free Culture Friday / Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party

July 10: Free Culture Friday @ Prime Produce

Wiki Loves Fútbol, World Cup Watch Party! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Free Culture Friday / Wiki Loves Fútbol World Cup Watch Party at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This special event will feature starting at 1:30 pm a Wikimedia Foundation meet-and-greet bringing together local staff and community, and then at 3 pm a Wiki Loves Fútbol watch party and edit-a-thon for the Second Quarter-Final, 2026 FIFA World Cup (Q137545497). All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy. Meeting info: Friday, July 10 Free Culture Friday / World Cup Watch Party @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Wikimedia Foundation staff + community meet-and-greet) 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party + Edit-a-thon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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Request manual review of article

Hi, could you please review the article Gone Thursday (musician)? I fixed the issues you mentioned on my talk page. Any feedback would also be appreciated. Thank you. :)

Medelinezezie (talk) 10:57, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

@Medelinezezie: Hello! Thank you for removing LLM-generated language. Unfortunately, I'm not convinced the subject of the article meets the relevant notability guidelines. There's only one piece of coverage about him from 1883 Magazine, but even that seems to be a press release, meaning it's not an WP:Independent source. Our WP:General Notability Guidelines (or "GNG") require significant coverage from multiple independent sources. For example, an article I created, Clave Especial, has coverage about the banda from website like Billboard, Remezcla, Rolling Stone, and El Planeta. Were you able to find any coverage or music reviews about Gone Thursday or his music during your research? JTtheOG (talk) 18:55, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup photos

Hi JTtheOG, I am uploading 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup photos on commons. Categories are here. Regards, Zafer (talk) 22:29, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

@Zafer: Hello, I was just going through them actually. Congratulations on your fantastic work. I hope you are enjoying the basketball as well; Turkey had a great win today. Cheers! JTtheOG (talk) 22:39, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, it was fantastic last 2 minutes. remaning days photos will be upload next week. Also I want to inform you my others photos. 2024-25 season photos are here, 2025-26 is here. Regards, Zafer (talk) 22:48, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Awesome, thank you. I might be creating articles on the subjects of some of those. Keep up the great work. Regards, JTtheOG (talk) 01:50, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Ronald Lombaya and Transfermarkt

I would like to ask you why the Transfermarkt reference was removed. The source was only used to verify objective facts such as the players club history, appearances and goals. Transfermarkt.de is one of the most complete publicly available source for this type of information, especially in Germany. However, removing the citation without suggesting an alternative leaves these statements without a reference. I would appreciate your thoughts and any suggestions for a more suitable source. Thank you.Nado158 (talk) 00:53, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

@Nado158: It has been determine that Transfermarkt is not reliable as it is user-generated, and thus should not be used on Wikipedia, especially for Biographies of Living Persons. See WP:WPFLINKSNO. JTtheOG (talk) 01:03, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Butters

At least he doesn't use AI. I'll give him that, lol. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:28, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

That is very true. JTtheOG (talk) 01:22, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Farruko Edits

Hi, please don’t undo the edits for Farruko. The description on the article states his birthday wrong, albums dates are incorrect. There is a lot of bad grammar and incorrect information of the artist. Medelinezezie (talk) 04:19, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

@Medelinezezie: LLM use is not allowed. Please make those edits yourself. JTtheOG (talk) 21:21, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for always reviewing my newly-created articles on Wikipedia! You're usually the first person to always review my articles, you deserve this barnstar! Great work you also do in NPP as well. Cheers! MoviesandTelevisionFan (talk) 03:07, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles for Creation backlog drive

Hello JTtheOG:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in August!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than a month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 August 2026 through 31 August 2026.

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July 29: WikiWednesday NYC Salon, Post-Wikimania Edition

July 29: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

Prime Produce on W 54th St You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This month's salon will feature stories from our local Wikimedia community, a session with Annie Rauwerda of Depths of Wikipedia, plus fresh recaps from members who just returned from Wikimania 2026 in Paris. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy. Meeting info: Wednesday, July 29 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom

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Just, how didn't you know

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.

This is the first time I am trouting someone so bear with me, but how didn't you know that you don't need to be an AFC participant since you're already NPP >.<? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:09, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Not sure really, I've just never concerned myself with AFC so I assumed it was a different process. JTtheOG (talk) 19:59, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

About Draft:Ophion luteus

Hi JTtheOG.

I would suggest that you possibly reconsider the drafiticication of this critter article.

This big wig guy described the species back in 1758.

Rejecting this citation from Global Biodiversity Information Facility as "rmv irrelevant refs". Could you possibly explain why you thought it was irrelevant?

Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 11:13, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

¡Felicidades! You're a Wiki Loves Fútbol winner ⚽

Hi @JTtheOG:! Congratulations, you were one of our top editors in the Wiki Loves Fútbol World Cup campaign. Your contributions really stood out, and they're helping make Latino fútbol and culture better represented on Wikipedia. As a thank-you, we've got a little surprise for you: Here

Thank you for being part of this, and for everything you contributed. Oscar_. (talk) 18:02, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Nice! Congratulations, JTtheOG!! Cielquiparle (talk) 18:21, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Appreciate both of y'all! @Oscar .: @Cielquiparle: Muchas gracias. Fue un proyecto divertido y ojalá se repita en un futuro. JTtheOG (talk) 21:26, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Personal invitation to WP:AUG26

Dear JTtheOG,

As you are the current reigning Unreferenced article backlog drive champion, we hope you will be able to join us to defend your title at WP:AUG26.

Our overarching goal is to eliminate the backlog completely by 16 May 2027 – the 20th anniversary of the WikiProject – and we will need the help of all our heavy hitters to reach that ambitious target date.

We understand that there will be other backlog drives in parallel, but we are awed by your proven ability to juggle multiple drives at the same time, and hope that you will consider signing up here.

Cheers,

Cielquiparle (talk) 18:34, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the reminder. I'll be happy to contribute! JTtheOG (talk) 21:35, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red – August 2026

Women in Red | August 2026, Vol 12, Issue 8, Nos 358, 359, 378, 379, 380 Events: New: Alphabet run: Countries starting with N and O | Indigenous women | Women born before 1900 Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports More ... Announcements: On 25 July, at Wikimania Paris, Women in Red was named the Coolest Project! Tip of the month: Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand the criteria for a woman's status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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Welcome to the drive!

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

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 19:47, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Arafan Diané

On 2 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arafan Diané, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a coup d'état trapped Arafan Diané in Guinea for two years before he could leave to pursue his basketball career? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arafan Diané. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Arafan Diané), 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.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:02, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Just noticed your reviews directed at me

Hey. Obviously I'm off to a terrible start (this is my first time actually doing this). I didn't know that this drive is to remain strictly fixed on articles that don't have sources. Sorry for messing up. I'll agree that this source sucks, so I'll look around again. And regarding these edits and whole bunch of em' you pinned down, but different sub pages. Can you explain how -- www.rangershistory.co.uk -- qualifies for a fan blog? I'm confused? It appears to be legit for fact checking the team's English competition results, with quite a resemblance too -- www.midlandfootballleague.co.uk/ -- which I used earlier.‎ — B.J (talk) 00:43, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@B.J: Hey there. Thanks for joining the drive. No worries. I suggest you slow down though and at least read the rules of the drive at Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/August 2026. But yes, the goal is to reduce the backlog of unreferenced articles.

Midlandfootballleague.co.uk is the official website of the Midland Football League. On the other hand, Rangershistory.co.uk seems like a Rangers FC fansite. As per the about page: "The project is open to anyone who wishes to contribute and has an interest in Rangers or football history in general. If you would like to get involved with the project please let me know via the contact page." Additionally, the contact page says "You can contact me via e-mail." It's basically a WP:BLOG ran by a (very dedicated) Rangers fan. Let me know if you have more questions. JTtheOG (talk) 01:06, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

What a bang. I appreciate the reply. I will be checking the "about" page from now on before considering any website as reliable. I definitely agree to reduce my speed. Can't afford another mistake here. Another question is that, do you mind if I revert all the pages I sourced with -- www.rangershistory.co.uk ? I'm okay with losing points on this one too.‎ — B.J (talk) 01:26, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

No problem at all. Happy editing, JTtheOG (talk) 04:23, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Boxers from Aguascalientes

A tag has been placed on Category:Boxers from Aguascalientes indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ^SMason_Garrison 19:46, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Boxers from Querétaro

A tag has been placed on Category:Boxers from Querétaro indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ^SMason_Garrison 19:46, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Please populate the categories you create. ^SMason_Garrison 21:16, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For always reviewing my articles and your helpful contributions to Wikipedia! RossEvans19 (talk) 14:18, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Re: Dan Garza

Here's an interesting article for you to do (if you want): Gonzalo Morales (American football) ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:22, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

He threw one TD also. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:24, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Looks promising, I'll have to cover him soon... I appreciate it! JTtheOG (talk) 18:28, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

He had a fumble recovery TD also. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:29, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

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Good article nominations RfC

Hi JTtheOG,

There is an ongoing Request for Comment (RfC) at Wikipedia:Good article nominations/August 2026 RfC, which you may be interested in because in the past year, you have nominated or reviewed more than one good article nomination. This message has also been sent to all subscribers to the Good Article Gazette. The RfC contains many proposals (33 at the time of writing), which are split into the following categories: nominators, reviewers, reviews, volunteer roles, reviewing initiatives, and others. However, you are more than welcome to add any proposals of your own that you wish to put to the community.

By the end of September, all the proposals will have been closed by an uninvolved editor, either as a consensus for one of the options or with no consensus. At this point, editors will be invited again to develop these proposals into coherent policy and implement them.

Thank you for your contributions to the good articles project, and I look forward to your input! (in solidarity), JacobTheRox^{(talk|contributions)} 16:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Tags

Hi @JTtheOG, I've noticed that you've been switching out "unreferenced" tags for "no footnotes" tags on various pages, even when this doesn't seem appropriate. The page Svatba jako řemen is a perfect example of this: It includes no references and one footnote, a link to imdb. The "no footnotes" tag is used when an unreferenced page includes several footnotes that contain useful information that could potentially be used to reference claims made within the text, but this is not the case with imdb, a user-generated site that only provides list-style data on a film and thus does not support most of the claims made within prose sections. In this type of instance, the "unreferenced" tag is the appropriate one to use. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 14:57, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

I came here to leave the same remark -- your changes seem inappropriate. --ZimZalaBim^talk 17:58, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

@Revirvlkodlaku: @ZimZalaBim: I was of the exact same mindset until I noticed others doing the same. They were even changing the tag when the external link was a dead link. Where is this policy stated exactly? JTtheOG (talk) 18:40, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

OR just any old “official website”. I also found it highly inappropriate, since nothing can be verified with that, but came to understand that this was acceptable. JTtheOG (talk) 18:46, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Not so much a policy issue, but just read the respective "When to use" sections at Template:No footnotes and Template:Unreferenced, which align with Revirvlkodlaku's explanation above. --ZimZalaBim^talk 18:48, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

No footnotes: Use this template to indicate that there are general references in the article, but that none are currently linked with inline citations. If you wish to indicate that there should be more linking via inline citations for articles that already have inline citations, use more footnotes instead. For articles where the problem is not in that there are general references that are unlinked, but rather that there are just simply not enough references, use More citations needed.

Unref: You should only add this template to articles that contain no citations or references of any kind.

@ZimZalaBim: Forgive me, but I'm genuinely struggling to understand which part of either of these was violated, because it doesn't quite seem like what y'all are saying is true. There is also no mention of the reliability of said external links. I'll stop the practice anyways, but I would appreciate some clarification going forward. Maybe we can open a thread at WT:URA. I appreciate the concern, JTtheOG (talk) 19:13, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

NoFootnotes says "Use this template to indicate that there are general references in the article, but that none are currently linked with inline citations", yet the dozens and dozens of articles you tagged with this all lacked any references that could potentially be linked with inline citations. They were devoid of references of any kind, which, as pointed out above, is why the Unreferenced tag is more approporiate.

For example, Frida Blumenberg has a list of references that aren't incorporated into the article with inline citations. Thus the NoFootnotes tag is appropriate. --ZimZalaBim^talk 19:23, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Okay, so the difference is wether the specific subsection containing those links is titled "References" or "External links"? JTtheOG (talk) 19:29, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

I don't konw what you mean by "those links". But merely having an external link doesn't count as a reference, especially with these articles where their only EL appears to be IMDB, which is not a reliable source. --ZimZalaBim^talk 19:32, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

I mean the external links that were in every article whose tag I switched. Some articles had a list of 3 or 4 external links. If those were instead in a subsection titled "References" or "General references", would that be fine in your view? Again, nothing about the reliability of the sources is mentioned. JTtheOG (talk) 19:37, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

No, I would view external links as something completely different than a set of references. --ZimZalaBim^talk 19:52, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Fantastic, thank you. I'll spread the word. JTtheOG (talk) 20:06, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

@ZimZalaBim: William V of Angoulême would actually be the right use, correct? JTtheOG (talk) 20:12, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Seems like that's a good use of the NoFootnotes tag. --ZimZalaBim^talk 20:39, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

About your message

Please do not, under any circumstances, harass another editor by putting a message on their user talk page complaining about a single edit made ten years ago. It ought to be obvious to you that I cannot possibly remember what happened with a particular article ten years ago. It ought to be obvious to you that a search in 2026 does not prove what could or could not be found in 2016, let alone how easily it could be found. I should point out that the article was first PRODed and then redirected and then even taken to RfD by the now blocked user Walter Görlitz who was absolutely hell bent on getting rid of it by any and every means necessary: . If I had not removed the PROD in 2016, the page would probably have been deleted, because the admins who closed PRODs in 2016 usually did not look for sources or a redirect target. You fail to give me credit for removing the PROD. My redirection was not unilateral because Walter had already redirected it. Atlantic306 did not add any sources to the article, or give any indication that there was any possibility he thought the article might be notable. The words "this should go to afd" prima facie mean "this page should be deleted" and gave no indication they meant anything else. I can tell you that if the article had been taken to AfD, in all probability no-one other than myself would have made any attempt to search for sources, because that was the way AfD was in 2016. If I had produced any of those sources, Walter would have insisted they were all unreliable, since his PROD rationale claimed that they were all unreliable. The first thing you should have done is to tell me how I was supposed to prove that any of those then unfamiliar sources was reliable. Because if I could not prove the sources were reliable, the page would have been deleted. As far as I can see, all but one of the sources were not listed as reliable in 2016: . In fact, pre-2009 Metal Storm reviews were alleged to be positively unreliable. And if I had been able to cite the Exclaim review, Walter would have just turned round and said the WikiProject essay was WP:LOCALCONSENSUS that one review was not enough, because that was Walter. As far as I can see, if that page had gone to AfD in 2016 it would have been deleted, and you would have had no article to restore. You should thank me for preventing the page from actually being deleted. James500 (talk) 03:37, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for preventing the page from actually being deleted. JTtheOG (talk) 03:45, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

LLM-usage in recent new articles

Hiya. I saw that you draftified a lot of User:Ayomaju's new articles, and looking over them, I get the feeling they're LLM-generated (markdown markup in Hussein Masalanga, LLM-style lists in Draft:Sebastian Gishamer). What do you think about the article output, and do you know how to move forward on this? Asking because there seems to be 20+(?) articles by my crude count, which feels like grounds to take it to WP:AIN. /over.throws/^✎ 07:34, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

@Overthrows: Oh, it's a whole lot more than 20. I left a message for an admin about possibly mass draftifying them, but they're probably in bed at this time. I think you should definitely take it to AIN, if you're up to it. JTtheOG (talk) 07:38, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Pretty nuts. I put something in the NPP Discord a while back, but that might be pretty slow moving, so AIN might be the way to go for now. Notability checks on 38(!!) articles might warrant WP:TNT. /over.throws/^✎ 07:41, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

@Overthrows: Nutty indeed. 38 live articles plus the 25 I've draftified. JTtheOG (talk) 07:47, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

LLM Usage

Hello! I noticed that you made an edit on my talk page regarding the article Meme marketing, which I believe might be in error. Because of the fact that large portions of the article were seemingly AI generated, my sole edit to the page was to nominate the article for deletion under WP:NEWLLM.

I apologize for any inconvenience. TangoWhiskeyDelta (talk) 21:12, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

@TangoWhiskeyDelta: My mistake! JTtheOG (talk) 01:09, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

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Prolific creators for autopatrolled rights

You suggested this on the NPP discussion page. It's an excellent idea. I suggest you start with Victuallers.--Ipigott (talk) 08:52, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Good point Ian. If you want help at NPP then you need to review rights. I've already had a review - it was decided that it had to stay in place. My articles are adding to the NPP backlog, sorry, but its the community's choice as to where it directs its efforts. Victuallers (talk) 11:13, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

@Victuallers: In the light of recent discussions, there have been various proposals to reduce the backlog, including granting autopatrolled rights to all prolific creators. It seemed to me that this could include you, despite your previous review. Let's see how it goes.--Ipigott (talk) 12:32, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you!! (and a question)

Thank you for the kind words about the articles I've created! I really appreciate it.

I have a very unrelated question for you, as someone far more experienced here than me. I'll keep this somewhat general because I know that this is a public comment. There are several deletion discussions that haven't gotten a lot of engagement, and that seem like they are going seriously off track. I have not seen anyone step in yet. Is it appropriate/permissible/advisable to ping some of the folks who regularly participate in deletion discussions? I'm less familiar with the norms around things like this and you were the person I thought to ask. Thank you!! PA Uploader (talk) 00:22, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

@PA Uploader: On the contrary, thank you for your invaluable contributions. I'm honestly not super aware of the specifics, and I don't want to give you any erroneous advice that could cause any trouble, but I can say that the appropriate guidelines would be at WP:CANVAS. I hope they can provide you with a good idea of what you can and cannot do. Cheers, JTtheOG (talk) 02:50, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

New pages patrol September 2026 Backlog drive

September 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
On 1 September 2026, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin at a particularly important time for NPP. The backlog has now passed 30,000 unreviewed articles, a level that has been described in current NPP discussions as exceptionally high and potentially difficult to overcome through normal reviewing alone. Backlog drives are one of the few measures that have historically produced a noticeable reduction in the backlog, so the participation of as many active patrollers as possible will matter this month. If you can review during September, please make articles your priority. Every article that is reviewed is a meaningful reduction in the backlog. With the queue at its current size, even a relatively small increase in the number of articles each patroller reviews can add up to a substantial difference over the course of the month. This is a hybrid drive, so redirect reviewing is still included. Redirects can be a useful way for newer patrollers to get comfortable with NPP and can help people build up to reviewing articles. However, the main goal of this drive is to tackle the article backlog, and experienced patrollers are particularly encouraged to spend as much of their available reviewing time on articles as they can. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Each article review will earn 1 point, while each redirect review will earn 0.2 points. Streak awards will be given out based on consistently hitting point thresholds for each week of the drive. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. If you have been thinking about doing more NPP, this is an especially good month to jump in. Whether you can review a few pages or hundreds, every review helps. And if you are already an active patroller, please consider whether you can put in some additional time during September to help bring the backlog back under control. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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DYK for CJ Rosser

On 26 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article CJ Rosser, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that basketball player and self-described "country boy" CJ Rosser was taken fishing by coaches on a college recruiting trip? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/CJ Rosser. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (CJ Rosser), 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.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:03, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Request to review sourcing tag on 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship II

Hi, I’ve addressed the primary-source concern on 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship II by adding two independent secondary sources: Hockey World News and Daily Record. Could you please review the changes and remove the maintenance tag if you consider the sourcing issue resolved? Thanks! Xandercorvus389 (talk) 08:45, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Request to review sourcing tag on 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship II

Hi, I’ve addressed the primary-source concern on 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship II by adding two independent secondary sources: Hockey World News and Daily Record. Could you please review the changes and remove the maintenance tag if you consider the sourcing issue resolved? Thanks! Xandercorvus389 (talk) 08:45, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Feel free to remove the tags yourself as well. Cheers, JTtheOG (talk) 08:46, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

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DYK for Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832)

On 28 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ole Peterson served with Ole Peterson in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but should not be confused with fellow state legislator Ole Peterson (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832)), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1835)

On 28 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1835), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ole Peterson served with Ole Peterson in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but should not be confused with fellow state legislator Ole Peterson (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1835)), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1853)

On 28 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1853), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ole Peterson served with Ole Peterson in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but should not be confused with fellow state legislator Ole Peterson (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1853)), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

Water polo ref

Thanks for nominating that one. I was fuming when I found out it had been kept, it just seemed that the other users weren't thinking about significant coverage. Boynamedsue (talk) 16:41, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, it occasionally happens when there isn't enough participation. I suspect there's many more problems with that user's articles. Thanks for your diligence. JTtheOG (talk) 19:04, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

WikiCup 2026 September newsletter

The fourth round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 29 August at 23:59 (UTC). Everyone who competed in round 4 will advance to round 5 unless they have withdrawn or been removed. Round 4 was competitive, though slightly less so than round 3. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; six scored over 500; and nine scored over 300. Each of the top five competitors had hundreds of points accumulated from multiple GAs. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,318 points, mostly from 13 good articles and 3 featured articles about creeks and Chinese and Japanese subjects
• Vanderwaalforces (submissions) with 1,208 points from 2 featured articles, 2 featured lists, and 12 good articles about African leaders, along with over two dozen reviews
• A.Cython (submissions) with 1,084 points from 16 good articles and a small good topic about warfare and Greek elections, along with over two dozen reviews
• Vestrian24Bio (submissions) with 955 points, mostly from 2 FLs, 2 featured topics, and 16 GAs about cricket, and almost two dozen reviews
• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 837 points from 4 FLs and 8 GAs about figure skating, along with two dozen reviews

The full scores for round 4 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 10 featured articles, 11 featured lists, 8 featured-topic articles, 103 good articles, 6 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 11 In the News articles, and they have conducted 170 peer reviews, FA and GA reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.

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A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For reviewal on articles on Scheduled castes in Karnataka Himankshu (talk) 17:13, 31 August 2026 (UTC)