User talk:Thebiguglyalien

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1348 days since the last alien abduction.

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Your GA nomination of This Man... This Monster!

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Far-left politics

I really like your work on this article and I hope that you'll take it to GAN once you finish it. I'm unsure whether I'll pick up to review the article, depends if I have enough free time. I've spotted one possible error in the article. While mentioning populist left-wing parties, you've mentioned Netherlands and Scotland. But to me, it seems like the Scottish one is redirecting to a wrong article. Your source most likely thought of the well-known Scottish Socialist Party. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:06, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I went ahead and fixed the link. I am hoping to take this to GAN along with all of the other main political spectrum articles. Centre-left politics, Centre-right politics, and Centrism are already done. Far-right politics, Right-wing politics, Left-wing politics, and Left–right political spectrum are still on the to-do list, and I expect those ones are going to be a little more difficult. But for now, my goal is to find more sources about the general history of far-left politics as opposed to sources about specific ideologies or countries. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 00:49, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Yeah the rest will be more difficult. If you want, I'd like to particularly cooperate w you on bringing Far-right politics and Left–right political spectrum to GAN status in the future. I have background knowledge in far-right politics and have also personally wrote the Far-right politics in Serbia article. I'll begin collecting sources for both of these articles, so that we'll be ready in the future when we work on these articles. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 17:24, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Sounds good! So many of the sources about far-left politics say something to the effect of "way more has been written about far-right politics", so I'm thinking it's going to be a big one. It also doesn't help that the current far-right politics article is basically a disorganized list of different countries' histories. Centrism had a similar issue and I split it off into Centrism by country as a means to WP:PRESERVE, but it remains to be seen what the best approach will be for this one. Either way, I'm hoping it will be a lot easier to find general sources like "history of the far-right" without having to draw too much from sources like "history of fascism" or "history of the far-right in France" or anything like that. Top-level sources make it much easier with this type of article. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 21:40, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm pretty aware of that... There's a lot and I mean A LOT of scholarship regarding Far-right politics than Far-left politics. IMO, finding sources will be much easier for far-right politics just because of this. I'll begin collecting them at User:Vacant0/Far-right politics and User:Vacant0/Left–right political spectrum. Feel free to add any sources that you find to those lists and when we both find free time in the future we can start working on those articles. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:28, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

DCWC August update

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Question from Mynameismax711 (10:06, 8 August 2025)

how do i delete my account --Mynameismax711 (talk) 10:06, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello Max! I see that KylieTastic has answered this on your own talk page. As they said, there's nothing on your account, so simply logging out is all you really need to do. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 16:13, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Arkinchees (05:22, 9 August 2025)

What happens if i make a mistake at editing? --Arkinchees (talk) 05:22, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi Arkinchees, it's not a big deal if you make a mistake while editing, especially if you're new to it and aren't familiar with the various style recommendations. You can undo any edit if there's a problem. And if another editor has advice based on edits you made, it's not uncommon to have people leave notes on your talk page directing you to whichever guidance page talks about a given issue. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 05:49, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from AngGen (19:57, 10 August 2025)

Hi there! I'm already an experienced editor and I do this for fun. I appreciate Wikipedia and use it often. Now that I'm retired, I thought I could do a little light editing from time to time to help support Wikipedia in my own small way. Cheers! Angela --AngGen (talk) 19:57, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Herohcreatives (20:30, 10 August 2025)

Hello mentor, I hope you’re doing well. I’d appreciate your help reviewing this Wikipedia draft on Kieran Donovan. Could you please let me know if its tone reads as neutral and if the sources support neutrality? I value your guidance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kieran_Donovan --Herohcreatives (talk) 20:30, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

I can't say for sure whether it'll be accepted one way or the other, but what stands out to me is that the sourcing isn't independent. Most of the sources are created with Donovan's involvement or with the involvement of an organization he works with. The Tatler and Law.com sources look somewhat promising if they're reputable outlets, but I don't know if that on its own is enough to prove that Donovan is a notable figure for Wikipedia's purposes. Generally, there aren't articles about people on Wikipedia until after the press or scholarship has taken note of them and written about their lives. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

GA review of Alan MacFarlane

I have fixed the tags on the page Alan MacFarlane as said, Just to remind incase if you forgot it 🙃. Rahim231 (talk) 08:28, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Okay, good! That'll prevent the nomination from being disqualified outright when a reviewer begins working on it. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:12, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2020 Irapuato massacres

I suggest you withdraw the nomination. I expanded the article 18 fold using text from fr wiki. Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:58, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

If I were to withdraw my nomination, it wouldn't invalidate the other delete !votes, and the deletion discussion would continue. Regardless, even 109 newspaper articles doesn't demonstrate notability if the entire article is based on newspaper coverage. Wikipedia isn't a collection of random news stories. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:14, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

FAC

Hi @Thebiguglyalien, I've renominated the Jianwen Emperor article. If you have time, you can take a look and review the previous comments. Regards Min968 (talk) 23:29, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Finding sources

I've actually wanted to ask you about this for quite some time, but just forgot it at some point. I've been interested in knowing how do you find sources for topics such as Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Far-left politics, and Crimson. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:29, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

My searches are typically in this order: Google Scholar, Google Books, Internet Archive (title search for broad subjects with books about them, in-text search for more specific subjects), and the Wikipedia Library (De Gruyter, Jstor, Oxford Academic, and SpringerLink have been the most helpful, but I'll go into other collections if that's not enough). I created WP:IAACCESS with instructions on how to get access to Internet Archive books. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 18:02, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. This'll help me in the future. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Your nomination of 2002 has passed

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Rose Cleveland scheduled for TFA

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story · music · places

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Rose Cleveland was the sister of U.S. President Grover Cleveland. He had not yet married when he became president in 1885, so she served as acting first lady until his wedding the following year. Despite all of the excitement in Washington, recent scholarship has taken more interest in the years after, when she began a same-sex relationship with Evangeline Marrs Whipple and moved to Italy. The couple provided assistance for refugees of World War I and the Spanish flu, of which Cleveland herself died in 1918. This is the sixth U.S. first lady article I'm submitting as a featured article candidate, part of a project I began with WP:Women in Green, and the first not to be the wife of a president."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:47, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:13, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I was sort of reading up on old discussions

I read up on a discussion on Morgajons talk page, I see you referred to me as a "they" instead of what it said in my bio, which clearly states "male" just a concern I had because I'm actually misgendered alot in real life, and it's sort of getting annoying now. shane (talk) 16:38, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Athavale, Swadhyay Movement

Hi @Thebiguglyalien, I saw on the Templeton Prize page that there was no picture for Athavale and was hoping you might have an idea or a hyperlink for how to do it? I tried a few times but couldn't figure out how to edit the table. Thanks in advance! Templeton Prize Hemmingweigh (talk) 14:56, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Hemmingweigh, it looks like there are no free images of Athavale. The one on the article about him is not licensed, so it's subject to WP:NONFREE and how we can use it is limited. We would need a freely licensed one to add it to the table. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 15:22, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

I'll try and fine one. Thanks for looking into it! Hemmingweigh (talk) 15:03, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Thebiguglyalien, there is a photo on his Wikipedia page, I assume that could be used for the Templeton prize table? What do you think? Hemmingweigh (talk) 22:17, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

Pandurang Shastri Athavale Hemmingweigh (talk) 22:17, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

No, the images on that article are subject to additional restrictions because of their copyright status. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 01:04, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Crescentmoon25 (16:24, 22 August 2025)

Hi! I have a question about referencing NLM. If, for example, you look at the page for Pompe Disease, the link for the first citation is to NLM but the link goes to a page not found. The link *should* be https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/pompe-disease/ but it's https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition=pompe-disease/. Do you have any idea why this would be? It's unclear to me based on what is there () why this would be, and what I would need to do to fix this?

Thank you! --Crescentmoon25 (talk) 16:24, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Crescentmoon25, it looks like the template is broken. My guess is that medlineplus changed how its links are formatted. I made an edit on the template side so it uses the slash instead of the equals sign, but there's still the issue of it saying something like "pompedisease" instead of "pompe-disease" which has to be fixed with each individual use, so I've created a post at Wikipedia:External links/Noticeboard#Broken links with Template:National Library of Medicine reference to let others know about the issue. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 17:38, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Good to know Crescentmoon25 (talk) 17:41, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

References

Question from Alex261995 (13:34, 23 August 2025)

Hello, I’m new to Wikipedia and interested in creating a biography article about a notable entrepreneur who has been performing exceptionally well in the business world. I noticed their photo is available on Wikimedia Commons and there’s a Wikidata profile as well. Could you please guide me on how to start a draft for a new article and what sources I should use to meet Wikipedia’s notability criteria? --Alex261995 (talk) 13:34, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Alex261995, the page at Help:Your first article breaks down what you need to know. The main point is that you need a few reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Press coverage from major publishers is good, but things like interviews or company websites should be used sparingly and don't count toward notability. The other main thing to keep in mind is the neutral point of view policy. Make sure the article doesn't sound like it's celebrating the person or highlighting their successes. Wikipedia is especially strict about this on people related to business because there are many who misuse Wikipedia as a way to promote themselves. There are also special considerations if you know the person or are connected to them in some way. If you have the necessary sources and there's enough to write a neutral description of the person, then you can start at the article wizard. You're also welcome to practice editing by fixing problems on already existing articles, or to ask questions at WP:the Teahouse, which is a page specifically for new editors. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 15:28, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi! I’ve just finished my first draft

User:Alex261995/sandbox

Could you please review my draft and let me know if there are any notability, neutrality, or citation issues?

I’ve tried to follow all Wikipedia guidelines and only used independent, reliable editorial sources.

Is my draft suitable for submission as a first article, or would you suggest any improvements before I submit for review?

Thank you so much for your help! --Alex261995 (talk) 18:09, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alex261995/sandbox

here is the link of my first draft --Alex261995 (talk) 18:12, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Alex261995, I'm afraid those sources probably aren't going to demonstrate notability. They're all interviews, meaning Dužanec was personally involved in their creation. You'd need to find sources where reliable publishers have decided to write about her without her involvement. There are also some neutrality issues with the article. For one example, saying that "Her brand is known for innovation and quality" is promotional, and things like that can't be included in an article. It can often be difficult to write articles about only moderately well-known figures like this, and oftentimes you simply have to wait until they become more famous. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 18:19, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Pulupu Satya Sai Ganesh (13:00, 27 August 2025)

Hello, I am planning to write my first article on Wikipedia and I am considering the topic of a local politician. Although I have prior experience in writing blogs and academic articles, I want to ensure that I follow Wikipedia’s guidelines properly. Could you please advise me on how to determine whether this politician meets Wikipedia’s notability requirements, and whether it would be appropriate for me to begin with this topic as my first article? --Pulupu Satya Sai Ganesh (talk) 13:00, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

​Sure! To prove notability, you'll need to find reliable, independent sources that write about the person. If they're received significant press coverage, especially at the national level, that could be helpful. But be aware that most local politicians don't reach this point. Routine coverage like campaign announcements or non-independent coverage like personal websites don't prove notability. The other question is whether you have any personal involvement with this person. If it's someone you know or someone you work for, there are additional considerations when writing about them on Wikipedia. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 19:24, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

WikiCup 2025 September newsletter

The fourth round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 29 August. The penultimate round saw three contestants score more than 800 points:

• BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,175 round points, mainly from sports-related articles, including 17 good articles, 27 did you know articles, and 9 in the news articles
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Question from TimRotterdam (22:17, 31 August 2025)

Thank you for reaching out.

I would like to learn more about how to publish the article I wrote in my 'Sandbox'. --TimRotterdam (talk) 22:17, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello TimRotterdam, the draft at User:TimRotterdam/sandbox would not be accepted in its current state. It consists entirely of promotional content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. To write an article on Wikipedia, you have to find independent sources about it and then neutrally summarize the information in those sources. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 23:22, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Ray.Pri (20:29, 4 September 2025)

Excuse me, how can I edit a citation that has already been added? I noticed I accidentally left the name of one of the authors out and would like to include them. --Ray.Pri (talk) 20:29, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Ray.Pri, start by editing the article again. I'm assuming you're using the Visual Editor. Once you're editing the article, you can click on the citation and there should be an "Edit" button on it. But if you're using the source editor (the one that looks kind of like code), you have to add it manually. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:33, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I was using the Source Editor, which explains my previous confusion. I've swapped to the Visual Editor now. Ray.Pri (talk) 20:48, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

I'm glad it worked! For future reference, in the source editor you would add something like "|last4=Doe |first4=John" inside where the template is to add a fourth author. It can take some time to figure out where everything goes in the source editor. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 21:01, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Alex261995 (08:59, 6 September 2025)

hello hope you are doing great. actually i created one more draft please check and let me know if i need to do some changes. is it good to publish for public ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alex261995/sandbox/simkaur --Alex261995 (talk) 08:59, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Alex261995, this would probably be declined if it were submitted as a draft. It seems like a promotional piece rather than a neutral description of her career. The sources also look like they might have been published for promotional reasons, which would make it difficult to write a neutral article. If you're interested in creating an article, I suggest writing about someone or something more well known so that it's easy to find lots of neutral coverage on them. Alternatively, there are a lot of articles that are only a few sentences long and basically need to be written from scratch. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 17:50, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Pablo Marcelo Leon gomez (16:27, 6 September 2025)

hello! I need to build my wiki page about my own autobiography. I was a big deal here in Chile in the early 2000's but then I was diagnosed with Autism and left my career. Now I am back in Chile and have to build up my forgotten history and how I was an important part of the cultural scene in Chile. It feels like I have been forgotten , so Its up to me to place myself in wiki. Can you help? Thank you. I have the referances and link that are needed. If you need me to send them. Thanks!! --Pablo Marcelo Leon gomez (talk) 16:27, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Pablo Marcelo Leon gomez, I strongly advise against this. There are strict rules when writing about yourself, and promotional content is entirely prohibited on Wikipedia. There are also reasons why having an article about you can potentially be unpleasant, which you can read at Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 17:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

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Requesting some article expansion help

Greetings,

Hi, I am User:Bookku. I initiate and support information and knowledge gap areas on WP wherever whenever possible. Time to time, also invite other users in draft/ article expansion work.

I was looking for some draft article expansion help in couple of topics. Requesting your visit to User:Bookku/My Choice (2015 film) and Draft:1969 Rabindra Sarobar Stadium en masse sexual violence controversy article expansion help if you find your interest in any of the topic.

How I came to user name? My general way is mentioned on my user page. In this specific instance: A google scholar search for User:Bookku/My Choice (2015 film) took me to term Femvertising that took me to the article Purplewashing then your contribution it's contributor history from there on I visited Xtools stats which indicated at times you have worked on women's history topics.

Thanks and warm regards Bookku (talk) 07:57, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

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Question from MrNobodyInChat (13:57, 30 September 2025)

I have a few questions about an edit I did on the AFCI (Arc-fault circiut interrupter) article, which don't seem to be there anymore. I'd like to know why that is the case, and how I can fix this. Thank you. --MrNobodyInChat (talk) 13:57, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Hello MrNobodyInChat, it looks like your edit was undone by another editor because it wasn't an improvement to the article. A reference to something a YouTuber did isn't really relevant to the subject of AFCIs in general. Wikipedia articles are based on what reliable sources write about when covering a topic, and reliable sources about AFCIs don't usually talk about Electroboom. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 16:40, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for everything, cool username 2607:FEA8:D860:D000:A5F3:84CB:CB54:1867 (talk) 05:05, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

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DCWC closing update

Two weeks ago, the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest came to a close! After three months of stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard, we have our winners. vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions), continuing his work on covering abortion in Africa, comes in third with 692 points. simongraham (submissions) comes in second with 763 points, largely from a slew of good articles about jumping spiders. And returning to the podium for the second year in a row, BeanieFan11 (submissions) takes the Gold Belt Buckle with a mind-boggling 946 points from his series of articles on sportpersons. Congratulations to our winners!

Amazingly, the award for the most countries covered goes to both BeanieFan11 (submissions) and simongraham (submissions), who each submitted articles under 30 flags! BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins for writing the most quality articles (16 good articles). For submitting 16 articles related to El Salvador, PizzaKing13 (submissions) wins the award for most submissions under one country. The award for most submissions related to women goes to both Spookyaki (submissions) (7 biographies about women) and vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) (21 related articles). And for the second year, simongraham (submissions) wins for the most reviews, having submitted 21!

Among the participants' contributions were 2 FAs, 5 FLs, 124 GAs, and an uncounted number of DYKs, ITNs, and reviews of every kind! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year, and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

We need your feedback! Join the conversation on the talk page to discuss your reflections on the contest (even if you didn't participate!) and help us make it better.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:43, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Question from Gttbgff (19:25, 25 October 2025)

Hey I wanted to see if you could update the 2028 democratic primary and put Kamala harris expressed interest thank you --Gttbgff (talk) 19:25, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello Gttbgff! It looks like our coverage of the 2028 Democratic primary is under a section at 2028 United States presidential election, and she's already listed as "expressed interest" there. It's likely that it will warrant its own article in a couple years once there's enough information that it won't fit in a single section. And keep in mind that if you add information without a source, that makes it much more likely to be removed. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 04:03, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

WikiCup 2025 November newsletter

The 2025 WikiCup has come to an end. Our top scorers, based on the tournament point rankings (which can be seen here), are:

1. BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,604 tournament points, will receive the 1st place award.
2. Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,075 tournament points, will receive the 2nd place award.
3. Arconning (submissions) with 860 tournament points, will receive the 3rd place award.
4. History6042 (submissions) with 804 tournament points
5. Sammi Brie (submissions) with 635 tournament points
6. TheDoctorWho (submissions) with 386 tournament points
7. AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 373 tournament points
8. Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 362 tournament points

Our high scorers in the final round were:

• BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,035 round points, mostly from 19 good articles and 21 did you know articles about athletes
• vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) with 819 round points, mostly from 13 good articles and 11 did you know articles about a wide range of topics from abortion topics to African cities
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) with 508 round points from 9 good articles, 4 good topic articles and 6 did you know articles mainly about Philippines topics, along with 19 good article reviews

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 2 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 106 good articles, 5 good topic articles, 178 article reviews, 76 did you know articles, and 9 in the news articles. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

The top eight scorers will receive awards shortly. The following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. These prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field during the competition.

• Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, with 12 featured articles total, and the featured topic prize, with 9 featured topic articles in total
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize, with 10 featured lists total
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, submitting the only featured picture in the entire contest during round 3
• History6042 (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize, with 127 featured content reviews. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize, with 100 good articles total, and the DYK prize, with 147 did you know articles in total. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• TheDoctorWho (submissions) wins the good topic prize, with 16 good topic entries in total
• Arconning (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, with 68 good article reviews in total

A special mention also goes to these users who scored the highest in a particular category in a single round:

• Sammi Brie (submissions), with 27 good articles in round 3, and 45 good article reviews in round 1
• Tails Wx (submissions), with 10 in the news articles in round 3

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate. The WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2026 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

On behalf of the judges, Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email):

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Awarded to Thebiguglyalien for being one of the eight finalists in the 2025 WikiCup.

– Epicgenius (talk) 23:37, 1 November 2025 (UTC)