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Shoot out colors

@SounderBruce I see you changed a result color on 2023 North Texas SC season page based on a shoot-out win, but you also changed a shoot-out loss to show as a win based on the different color. I attempted to change to SL but that does not produced a color. How should that be annotated? Demt1298 (talk) 17:39, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

@Demt1298: My mistake, it should just be "D". There is no separate color for a shootout loss, as a draw would be a sufficient label. SounderBruce 00:03, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Four Award for MLS Cup 2019

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on MLS Cup 2019. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 21:12, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of MLS Cup 2019

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, MLS Cup 2019, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Adding Home Stadium

Hi there,

I added in the 'Home Stadium' section for the USWNT but you undid it. I was just trying to mimic what the USMNT already has on their page. Would you consider re-adding it? TylerDurdenXXX (talk) 20:50, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

Hello SounderBruce:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 1100 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 November newsletter

The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

• BeanieFan11 with 2582 points
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• Epicgenius with 1518 points
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Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

• Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
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• BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
• LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
• Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

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DYK for 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

On 8 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs feature 62 percent of the league's teams? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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Editor experience invitation

Hi SounderBruce. :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:27, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

MLS Cup 2022

Hi SounderBruce, I've marked one sentence in the second para of the first section with a clarify tag because I couldn't work out what "homegrown products" refers to in this context; the full sentence: "LAFC was characterized as having a "star-studded" lineup relying on international talent while the Union was a "blue-collar alternative" side that relied on data-based, cost-effective signings and homegrown products" (my emphasis). I wondered if they might grow their own oranges for half-time! :) The rest of the article still has lots of football jargon but I'm no expert so I shalln't try to fix that. Anyway, good luck with your planned FA nom. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 06:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

@Baffle gab1978: Thanks for the copyedit. I'll go through and fix some of the jargon issues as well as the clarification; players are products and business is good. SounderBruce 03:58, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Didn't mean to revert your edit on TriMet

i didn't see that you had already reverted that IP user edit before i made the revert. Trimetwes fan1003 (talk) 04:07, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Minor Barnstar
		For your edits fixing the terminology of AADT on highway-related articles in the Pacific Northwest. DJ Cane (talk) 04:23, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@DJ Cane: Thanks, though I think this might be the least amount of work I've ever had to do to earn a barnstar (ha). SounderBruce 06:05, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:U.S. Route 10 in Washington

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:06, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings!

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Orphaned non-free image File:Seattle Sounders FC logo (2024).png

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Promotion of List of Seattle Seahawks seasons

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of Seattle Seahawks seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Meetup in Seattle on 16 January 2024

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Requesting assist for George Town's peer review

Hey there and hope the New Year starts well for you.

I've just opened a peer review request for George Town, Penang here: Wikipedia:Peer review/George Town, Penang/archive3, having substantially rewritten the article & improved sourcing with the aim of elevating it to FA. I was wondering if you're keen to help in its review? Thanks a bunch! hundenvonPG (talk) 09:47, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Sports & city limits

Hello! Regarding this edit, I'm not sure if the team playing in Redmond justifies removal from the Seattle article. There's already one team in that table that plays in a suburb, and there are plenty of prominent examples of sports teams not playing within the limits proper of the home city (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Angels, etc.). If we're going to use city limits as a bar for inclusion, then we're going to have to chop tons of content from the article, starting with stuff in the lead like Alaska Airlines and Nirvana. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 00:51, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

@Orange Suede Sofa: It was the weaker justification, but the main issue is that MLC does not yet play in the "home" markets. Once the Orcas are playing normal games in Redmond, then they should be added back in. The scope question is going to need to be discussed, as I'm not sure what should be kept when the article is fixed up to modern standards, and what should instead be moved to Seattle metropolitan area. SounderBruce 02:04, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that makes more sense. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 02:42, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Seattle Reign

I made a request at WP:RMT to have OL Reign moved into the Seattle Reign FC redirect. Given the efficiency at which requests on that page are acted upon, I thought it wise to bring this to your attention as perhaps a better way than WP:CSD to get these kinds of moves done. — AFC Vixen 🦊 02:01, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of MLS Cup 2000

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Your GA nomination of MLS Cup 2000

The article MLS Cup 2000 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:MLS Cup 2000 for comments about the article, and Talk:MLS Cup 2000/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ReedyTurnip -- ReedyTurnip (talk) 23:23, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for your contributions to Ferndale Museum where there is/was a COI editor busily at work. I have respectfully requested they cease and desist. I am more active on Commons. If this persists, could you message me there? Best wishes, Ellin Beltz (talk) 06:29, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for 2024 Seattle Sounders FC season

On 15 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2024 Seattle Sounders FC season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2024 season for Seattle Sounders FC will be their first with a new logo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2024 Seattle Sounders FC season. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2024 Seattle Sounders FC season), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Isabelle Belato ^🏳‍🌈 00:03, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:U.S. Route 10 in Washington

Hello, SounderBruce. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "U.S. Route 10 in Washington".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:40, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for MLS Cup 2023

On 22 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MLS Cup 2023, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wilfried Nancy became the first Black coach to win the MLS Cup in 2023? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MLS Cup 2023. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MLS Cup 2023), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 2023 Seattle Sounders FC season

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DYK for Jorge Barón (politician)

On 27 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jorge Barón (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jorge Barón, a member of King County Council, was an assistant director on The Mask of Zorro? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jorge Barón (politician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jorge Barón (politician)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

FLC review

Sorry to bother you on your talk page. You were the last editor to leave comments on my FLC nomination and it has stalled, so I was wondering based on your comments if there was anything else that you thought should be done. I probably just need 1 or 2 more supports for the FLC to pass.

Again, sorry for bothering you on your talk page about this. -- ZooBlazer 02:09, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of List of Seattle Mariners seasons

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of Seattle Mariners seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 2023 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Welcome to the drive!

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

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:55, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article U.S. Route 101 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tw294 -- Tw294 (talk) 16:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

What goes in the notes section?

Okay. I'm just going to ask this straight up; why does it seem like you're the only one that actually knows anything about this project? The only person I ever encounter about edits I make on this project seems to be you! XD This is not a criticism by the way; I just find it kind of funny.

Jokes aside, by the logic that you gave, should I remove terminus info like that on other route pages? The only reason why I added that was for consistency's sake. I had a similar encounter recently on an Amtrak article page, so I'm just trying to get a grasp on what exactly I should do here. ChessEric 21:49, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

@ChessEric: The U.S. Roads WikiProject has largely gone inactive, as many core members have moved to a forked wiki due to a change of culture on English Wikipedia that puts our content in danger of being deleted. I'm one of the editors hanging around both because of my non-roads interests. As for the notes section, it still has to follow the citation rules that apply to the rest of the article, especially for FAs and GAs. Other non-FA/GA articles may have them, but they aren't part of MOS:RJL and thus aren't required. Learning what is and isn't in various MOS elements is an important part of becoming a better editor. SounderBruce 21:57, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

True. I went over their briefly, but trying to edit in two places is too much. I also tried to bring up a discussion that I thought was appropriate for both wikis and was threatened with a ban. I'm not too keen on being there, so I'm staying put for now. Thanks for telling me more about the rules. ChessEric 21:54, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2026 FIFA World Cup final

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DYK for South Bellevue station

On 9 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article South Bellevue station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that completion of South Bellevue station was delayed by more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a workers' strike? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/South Bellevue station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, South Bellevue station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) 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) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final

On 12 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:20, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: User:Citrakayah/sandbox

Hello SounderBruce. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Citrakayah/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: It's an odd page, but I don't see how this fits the strict criteria under U5, so declining to delete. You can always blank it (since it is over a year old) but the editor can restore, or send it to MfD (not a good candidate). Thank you. Dennis Brown 2¢ 02:44, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@Dennis Brown: A fictional war with a normal (albeit non-functional) infobox seems to fall under WP:UP#GAMES and WP:FAKEARTICLE from the supplemental link in CSD U5. SounderBruce 02:47, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

• That bothered me as well, but it seems to really be a list of references for other articles, and that was a significant percentage of the article, so it is plausible that was the original intent. The first half fiction wasn't coherent, but the list of sources was, enough so that maybe MfD would delete it, but I didn't feel it met the criteria for a SPEEDY delete. Dennis Brown 2¢ 02:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Updated populations, U.S. metropolitan areas

Thanks so much for your careful updating for 2022. The 2023 U.S. Census estimates come out next month (late March), and you are welcome to do that update as well. Wikipedia's full list of 2023 Metropolitan statistical areas, which should be fully edited by April 1, might be easier to work from than the U.S. Census website. Mason.Jones (talk) 00:59, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@Mason.Jones: I'll leave updating the big list to those with scripts and tools that can do a bit better than my copying and pasting out of the raw CSV. Only noticed that this table was out of date while working on Seattle metropolitan area, so I'll return to doing that instead. SounderBruce 02:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

I totally understand, and don't mind updating it in future. Before, some other editor just copied in the new numbers from Metropolitan statistical areas. Thanks very much for your reply. Mason.Jones (talk) 16:08, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for List of WNBA seasons

On 17 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of WNBA seasons, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some WNBA seasons, including this year's, have a break for the Summer Olympic Games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of WNBA seasons. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of WNBA seasons), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for 2024 WNBA season

On 17 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2024 WNBA season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some WNBA seasons, including this year's, have a break for the Summer Olympic Games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of WNBA seasons. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2024 WNBA season), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red Barnstar

		The Women in Red Barnstar
		Thank you for your articles about the WNBA! Frostly (talk) 05:05, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

@Frostly: Thank you. I plan to do a few more general articles in the space (mostly for the Storm), but seeing the sorry state of the lists was enough to drive me to do something about it. SounderBruce 03:09, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of List of WNBA seasons

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of WNBA seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, SounderBruce (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:26, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

Good article nominations | March 2024 Backlog Drive
March 2024 Backlog Drive: On 1 March, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded. Interested in taking part? You can sign up here or ask questions here.
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(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Seattle metropolitan area

On 25 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Seattle metropolitan area, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Seattle metropolitan area includes two major volcanoes, Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seattle metropolitan area. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Seattle metropolitan area), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) and theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:03, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on Michael Bradley (soccer)

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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

• Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
• Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
• Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
• MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
• Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 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) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Congrats! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:41, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article U.S. Route 101 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 02:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to SounderBruce for collecting more than 10 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:10, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons

Hello! Your submission of List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons 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! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Seattle March 2024 Events

	There are a couple of events this month that we hope are of interest to you.
	Tuesday, March 12 2024 3pm – 7pm (PDT), Seattle articles edit-a-thon, Seattle Public Library University Branch
	This edit-a-thon is based on importance or popularity (as determined by pageviews, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Seattle/Popular pages; or main articles, such as those linked in Template:Seattle; also see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Seattle articles by quality statistics).
	Tuesday March 19 2024 6pm – 8pm (PDT), March monthly meetup, Little Oddfellows Café—new location!!!
	Since our previous meeting place, Distant Worlds Café, now closes at 6:30pm, we will meet this month at Little Oddfellows café inside of Elliott Bay Book Company in Capitol Hill.

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DYK for Tim Burke (journalist)

On 11 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tim Burke (journalist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sports journalist Tim Burke specialized in capturing "offbeat" moments through GIFs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tim Burke (journalist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tim Burke (journalist)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101

The article U.S. Route 101 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:U.S. Route 101 and Talk:U.S. Route 101/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 18:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101

The article U.S. Route 101 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:U.S. Route 101 for comments about the article, and Talk:U.S. Route 101/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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 Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 18:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:KCTS logo.svg

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DYK for 2026 FIFA World Cup final

On 19 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2026 FIFA World Cup final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be hosted by a stadium that is cutting corners? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2026 FIFA World Cup final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2026 FIFA World Cup final), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 19 March 2024 (UTC)