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I know my contributions have been limited lately, but my mother passed away on Monday so I'll be even more sporadic than I have been. All the best to you all, don't leave it too late to tell those you love how much they mean to you. 22:02, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
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It appears that some of the stranglehold may be relieving with the disposal of a few editors, whether it be forced or unforced. Sayonara to some, good riddance to others. We may be entering a new phase. [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Keep wearing the mask...]])</small> 21:26, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
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== Best wishes == |
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My condolences to you and your family TRM, [[User:Stephen|Step]][[User talk:Stephen|hen]] 08:06, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
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==Back in the game== |
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Ah, the fresh air of a new beginning. All requests welcome, in particular article reviews at GAN or FAC. I think I'm banned at ITN so that's off the cards, so please don't ask me to do anything there in case I mess up and get a silly block. Otherwise, LET'S GO! [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Keep wearing the mask...]])</small> 22:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
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Also sending condolences.--[[User:ZKang123|ZKang123]] ([[User talk:ZKang123|talk]]) 13:33, 7 July 2024 (UTC) |
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: Wonderful to see you back! – [[User:Kavyansh.Singh|Kavyansh.Singh]] ([[User talk:Kavyansh.Singh|talk]]) 05:26, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
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:Welcome back! GAN's eternally crushed by a backlog nowadays, your help there would be great. [[User:AryKun|AryKun]] ([[User talk:AryKun|talk]]) 15:07, 3 May 2024 (UTC) |
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: good news! I have 2 GAN open, see my user page, and 2 DYK, and remember your review of [[Barrie Kosky]], still (saw several of his always interesting productions in the meantime). [[Samuel Kummer]] to be nominated today, sad story. - I love to have [[Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine]] on the Main page. Check out "music" for a row of double basses (and bassists) ;) --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
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:I know you were active at OTD in the past; it's basically dormant right now, with [[Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries|no updated sets in three weeks]]. [[User:AirshipJungleman29|~~ AirshipJungleman29]] ([[User talk:AirshipJungleman29|talk]]) 00:55, 1 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:Hi TRM, great to see you back. Also, congratulations on the Tractor Boys' return to the PL! I just hope you will enjoy it more than we have this season.. [[User:Eem dik doun in toene|Eem dik doun in toene]] ([[User talk:Eem dik doun in toene|talk]]) 16:15, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== Shock horror == |
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Just happened to notice. Please accept my belated condolences on your loss. Memory eternal. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem|talk]]) 22:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC) |
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I'm going to have to play catch-up with [[The Boat Race 2023]] and the [[The Boat Race 2024]], and I don't EVEN WANT TO START WITH [[2024 English Football League play-offs]]. In my absence this has gone to shit....!! [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Been a while, I know......]])</small> 22:53, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
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:Good to see you back. I was very frustrated on the day of this year's Boat Race searching for information across news and official websites that should have been under one Wikipedia article. I thought about improving the 2024 article but didn't have the capacity. — [[User:Bilorv|Bilorv]] ('''[[User talk:Bilorv|<span style="color:purple">talk</span>]]''') 13:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::Yeah, same. I thought I might try and valiantly keep the good ship TRM afloat while the great man was away, but sadly I rather failed. The best I've achieved is [[User:Amakuru/Draft 18|a half-finished draft]] of last year's League 2 play-off final. Real life has not really allowed me extended content-creation time in the last couple of years... 😔 I'll try to muck in where I can though, maybe together we can catch things up. — [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] ([[User talk:Amakuru|talk]]) 14:16, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Of course, I was going to have to invest a LOT of time this year in the Championship play-offs articles, if it weren't for the inconvenient and pesky fact that Ipswich just did promotion the "easy" way....! [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Been a while, I know......]])</small> 15:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== WikiCup 2024 August newsletter == |
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You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process. |
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The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points: |
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This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. |
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* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 [[WP:FA|featured article]]s, 2 [[WP:FL|featured lists]], 7 [[WP:GA|good articles]], and 13 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] nominations; |
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The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. |
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* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews; |
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* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}} with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on [[Genghis Khan]] and 2 good articles; and |
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* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on [[Susanna Hoffs]], 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles. |
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Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 4|here]]. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 [[WP:ITN|in the news]] credits, and at least 333 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to [[Wikipedia:featured topics|featured topics]] and [[Wikipedia:good topics|good topics]]. |
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Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]]. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October. |
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== [[1964 European Nations' Cup final]] == |
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Good to see you back. This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as [[WP:TFA|today's featured article]] for 19 June 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 2024]], or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at [[Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/June 2024]]. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there by [[user:dying]], who assists the coordinators by making suggestions on the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist [[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors]] from two days before the article appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 14:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== A present for you == |
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I see you got [[2019 FA Cup final]] through FAC and it is scheduled for the main page on cup final day. I just uploaded [[:File:2019 FA Cup final.jpg]] to Commons which you may find of use. I'd add it myself but last time I tried image stuff on mobile was a disaster. [[User:Oldelpaso|Oldelpaso]] ([[User talk:Oldelpaso|talk]]) 10:35, 17 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:: Thank you today for the article on the Main page, introduced (in 2021): "This article is about the 2019 running of the oldest association football cup competition in the world. Hopefully even non-experts will be able to negotiate their way through it and perhaps even learn something."! - Yes! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 06:25, 25 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Thanks Gerda. These kind of articles really brought out some anti-"soccer" bias in some editors who simply couldn't tell the difference between a tie and a tie, had no idea what a reserve was, and let's not even get into offside....!! Thankfully sense prevailed and we some pretty decent articles floating around about these matches. I appreciate your note! [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Been a while, I know......]])</small> 17:09, 25 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== Hello == |
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@[[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] Hey man, I want to ask if you can comment on any improvements for an article [[Nestory Irankunda]]. I am looking to promote it to a featured article but I'm unsure if it meets the criteria. Thanks, [[User:JC Kotisow|JC Kotisow]] ([[User talk:JC Kotisow|talk]]) 13:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:@[[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] Sorry if I come a bit rude or straightforward btw. I would like to know your thoughts. [[User:JC Kotisow|JC Kotisow]] ([[User talk:JC Kotisow|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== ''The Signpost'': 8 June 2024 == |
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== Advice on how to change my username == |
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Hi The Rambling Man, |
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I am [[User:Oogglywoogly]], a Wikipedia editor. I came across your page and noticed you changed your username title. I am looking to do the same and was looking for advice on the procedure. Who can I contact? |
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Revision as of 03:13, 30 August 2024
I know my contributions have been limited lately, but my mother passed away on Monday so I'll be even more sporadic than I have been. All the best to you all, don't leave it too late to tell those you love how much they mean to you. 22:02, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Best wishes
My condolences to you and your family TRM, Stephen 08:06, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Also sending condolences.--ZKang123 (talk) 13:33, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
So sorry for your loss TRM. Sharrdx (talk) 15:05, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Just happened to notice. Please accept my belated condolences on your loss. Memory eternal. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you all. The Rambling Man (Been a while, I know......) 22:28, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter
The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
- Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
- AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
- BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.
Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further 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) 03:13, 30 August 2024 (UTC)