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Not contested - notability criteria not met! BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:27, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Lesson here for me is no copyrighted material ANYWHERE on Wikipedia. Thanks to those who are patrolling! BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:29, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for creating Ann-Marie Farren.

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the News bank link is dead. I removed it to keep the newspaper title

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Dom from Paris (talk) 11:40, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Domdeparis: I’ve made a note about NewsBank elsewhere but didn’t tag you in - so pasting here too - NewsBank is available free via many UK public libraries - not sure about in other countries. Looks like some licences are also available via Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Databases/Requests . If there’s a better way to reference these articles then I’m happy to rectify them- but the sources are not available generally online freely (as far as I can tell) BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yes I saw that and replied there. Cheers. --Dom from Paris (talk) 13:52, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Amended the NewsBank citations there, and in some other articles. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:30, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just as an FYI, I have nominated Mandy Fisher for DYK. You can see the nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Mandy Fisher. Thanks for making the page. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:51, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for creating Rosina Randafiarison! I edit here too, under the username Domdeparis and it's nice to meet you :-)

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Dom from Paris (talk) 16:19, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, I put this back into Draft, pending better evidence of notability being found BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I also found violations of the copyright policy in the new version of Draft:Jazzy De Lisser. Prose you find online is almost always copyright, and cannot be copied here, not even in sandboxes or drafts; it's against the copyright policy of this website to do so. All prose must be written in your own words. The Wikipedia copyright policy and its application are complex matters, and you should not edit any more until you have taken the time to read and understand our copyright policy. There's a simplified version of our copyright rules at Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 12:26, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - and sorry for being a repeat offender in the case of Jazzy De Lisser. Very helpful response to my comment on your talk page - I appreciate the advice. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:32, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BennyOnTheLoose - I hope you are well. If you are interested in creating some more cue sports bios on women, I've got a few that I'd suggest - All of those on this list: List of WPA World Nine-ball champions are notable, such as Vivian Villarreal, Chen Siming, Liu Hsin-mei and Bi Zhu Qing. http://propool.info/ is a good source, as is AZBilliards, which is subscription based, but I have an honorary subscription for. This also includes any winners of the girls/boys/wheelchair events.

I am planning on doing some women's tournament/series articles, such as the Women's Euro Tour and the WPBA Tour, but I'm a bit burned out with creating bios for players (I must have done at least 150). There's also players like Ana Gradisnik, Caroline Roos, Line Kjorsvik, Natalia Seroshtan, Ana MazhirinaMonica Webb, Martine Christiansen and Charlotte Sorensen who all have more than one win on the Euro Tour. Let me know if you are interested in making any of these. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:22, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: Yes, hope you're well too, I'm happy to help. I'm on holiday for a week from 1 August, but I'll try to have a look at Vivian Villarreal, Chen Siming, and Liu Hsin-mei for now. I'm also hoping to dig up a bit more on the women's professional snooker championship in the 1930's and 1940's - I've got a few old, brief, newspaper and pictorial sources, but not enough for articles yet. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:35, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. No rush, I just thought I'd highlight them (as I thought you'd be interested). I suspect it might be difficult, but checking through the articles on the mens snooker championship articles might give some ideas for reference places. I know The Times covered these events, as would have local press (dependent on venue), globalsnookercentre.co.uk has some info, but you'd have to look through the archives. When was the competition founded? Is it the same competition as the World Women's Snooker Championship? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:08, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Great to see a new editor writing interesting articles, especially with access to good offline sources. – Teratix ₵ 10:09, 9 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny! I hope you are keeping well. I'm looking to work on 1985 World Snooker Championship, but running low on sourcing for the earlier rounds (The final is covered (a lot), but not elsewhere). Could you find out if the higher level sourcing you have access to has much on this? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:31, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'll have a look. Unfortunately, I don't think the British Library has the 1985 issues of Snooker Scene, which would probably be the most comprehensive source, but I'll see what I can do. I'll put anything I do find on the 1985 Championship talk page. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:24, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:34, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: Check the talk page on 1985 Championship. Not too much detail on the matches, but hopefully it helps. There are a few additional details in the articles of course, but I've tried to note anything that looked a bit interesting, and excluded mentions of breaks of about 60-70 etc. I should have time tomorrow to check the Times archive too. I can go back to articles if you have questions.

@Lee Vilenski: Hopefully you've got a mail from me with a link to some good stuff - I found the June 1985 issue of Snooker Scene in my cellar! Let me know if not. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:22, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for all of this - yes I did get your email, as wiki has been down it's been a bit difficult to thank you properly. I've added a few details to the article, but I'll be adding in quite a bit for it. It'll take me a bit of time before it's GA nomable, but all of this information means the article should look fantastic. I'm amazed at what you found in your basement! The things about the drug testing and the cue tip being broken are fantastic and give the article loads of colour. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:38, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm almost done with the article now! Feel free to take a look at 1985 World Snooker Championship... Any ideas on the qualifiers? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:45, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: I might a couple of snippets on the qualifying, will add that in. Just to check, did you see the scans from Snooker Scene (17 pages) at the link in the email? I'll hopefully have a look at the article today, but from a brief scan through - great job! BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:38, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I got the scans. I just haven't had time to work my way through what's there. It's a bit weird, I found some online sources talking about a round robin for qualifying. Was this not true? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:45, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: It was knockout for qualifying. If you look at the results, you can track players through. The Rothmans Snooker Yearbook (e.g. 1987-88) omits the first qualifying round (7 matches) and puts the qualifying results into groups rather than rounds, so may have contributed to there being a confusion with round robin, but there are five players in each "group", for a total of 80 players across the groups, not 64. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:35, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That makes much more sense. I've worked my way through the article. I doubt I'd have the effort in me to add all of the qualifying results, but I think it's complete now. Thanks for your hard work getting these sources, they have made it possible to promote! Once a Copyedit is done, I'll nominate for FA Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:37, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Fixed this BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:35, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

On 17 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2017 World Women's Snooker Championship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the final of the 2017 World Women's Snooker Championship was the longest ever recorded best-of-11-frames match, lasting over eight hours of playing time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2017 World Women's Snooker Championship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 2017 World Women's Snooker Championship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Fixed these.BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:34, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2018 Women's World Snooker Championship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ng On-yee won the 2018 Women's World Snooker Championship without losing a single frame in all six of her tournament matches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2018 Women's World Snooker Championship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 2018 Women's World Snooker Championship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Fixed by user Rodw BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:13, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Benny,

Not sure if you watchlist the cue sports talk page, but I thought you might find the links I placed there helpful. It's at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cue sports/Archive 1#Missing players lists. There's a load of players and links to foreign language articles for individual players. Might be worth a peruse. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:40, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Lee Vilenski, and belated congratulations on your marriage! I'll check that list out. My next targets are improving the world billiards championship article, articles for all world billiards champions, and improving Ng On-yee. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That english billiards, or carrom? I would recommend WP:CXT, as there are lots of information on the german wikipedia (that's where I got most of the pool BLPs from. [1] might be a good place to start), and some for carrom on fr.wiki. (such as at [2].) Now the wikicup is over, I can put some more work into the background (like templates, and new articles). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I know you asked about having a look at this one, and now the cup is over, I had a few minutes to check it through. I made a few changes. Let me know what you think. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:06, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski Thanks! I'll have another read through some of the sources and see if there's anything useful to add in. In answer to your earlier question, it's English billiards stuff I'm working on - I'm unlikely to touch carom articles as I don't know enough about the game. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:20, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ideal. I think with a few contemporary sources it could be a GA candidate. I don't know much about billiards in general really - I did write an article on Jean Bessems last night though. Let me know if I can help.Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:13, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello. Lee Vilenski mentioned on Discord that you make a whole bunch of women biographies. He'd thought you'd be interested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/151, where there will be a year long initative of sports for Women in Red for 2020. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:18, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

MrLinkinPark333 Yes, I have now signed up. Thanks for this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:37, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if you are the type Benny, but feel free to join us on Discord - See WP:DISCORD for instructions. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:06, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny, could I interest you in signing up for the 2020 WikiCup? It's a great place to gain more content on wikipedia! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:03, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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no problem. I don't necessarily need tournament brackets (although that would be great), just some sources that talk about the events. I've done backwards to 1996, but before that I can't find much. I'd rather not have an article on the 1991 event based purely from citations in 2002 commenting on Strickland having won the event before. If you do dog anything up, please let me know :). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:07, 6 January 2020 (UTC) Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:09, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny! I'm looking to fill out all of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship articles, and I'm struggling to get anything pre-1996 (1990-1996). Could you have a look and see if there is anything on the newspaper archive? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:39, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski No joy from the online sources I've got access to. There are a few passing references to reigning champions in some US local papers found on NewsBank but no tournament details. There's an outside chance that there might be some coverage in Snooker Scene, but they didn't have much on pool in the 90's. I'll add that to my list of stuff to check at the British Library, which may be next week depending on when I'm able to order the items and get there. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:53, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

no problem. I don't necessarily need tournament brackets (although that would be great), just some sources that talk about the events. I've done backwards to 1996, but before that I can't find much. I'd rather not have an article on the 1991 event based purely from citations in 2002 commenting on Strickland having won the event before. If you do dog anything up, please let me know :). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:07, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Nice work on expanding her article. Thanks! Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 18:25, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Dearing at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 19:48, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Dearing, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2016, Alice Dearing became the first British swimmer to win a gold medal at the World Junior Open Water Championships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Dearing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alice Dearing), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your articles would be most welcome at Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge, we don't have many sportspeople coming in!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:38, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
• Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
• Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
• Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
• CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
• The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included L293D, Kingsif, Enwebb, Lee Vilenski and CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

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On 2 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Toni Shaw, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that British Paralympic swimmer Toni Shaw has set a world record in the S9 200 m (660 ft) butterfly at the age of 15? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Toni Shaw. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Toni Shaw), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:29, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Mayerlin Rivas 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 23:37, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny, I did a bit cleanup on 1985 British Open, as I think it's a good contender for GAN. I'll do a bit more work on it, and get it perfect. If you'd like to claim points for this one, either one of us can nominate (you get points now for just being a significant contributor). Do you want me to chuck it through GA, or do you fancy this one? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:27, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski Hi Lee, thanks. Yes, if you could put it through GA that would be great. It was at this tournament that Francisco accused Stevens of drug use, although that only became public later - "snooker's first drugs story" as Everton has called it. Shall I add in something about this do you think? BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:44, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think so. I went into detail in the world championship article, but it would be great here. I've nommed. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:53, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 8 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caroline Dubois (boxer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that boxing World Youth champion Caroline Dubois pretended to be a boy named Colin when she started training? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caroline Dubois (boxer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caroline Dubois (boxer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

making women blue

Thank you for quality articles about women in different sports, such as Caroline Dubois, Sarah Ellerby, Anastasia Nechaeva, Stacey Hillyard, Alice Dearing, Angélique Duchemin and 2018 Women's World Snooker Championship, - Benny, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2359 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

that list is getting long now Gerda Arendt! I think I was 2,231 if I remember rightly. Benny is a great content creator. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:09, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 14 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup was the first snooker event to be held at Wembley Conference Centre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 16 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Angélique Duchemin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that boxer Angélique Duchemin was an undefeated French, European, and world champion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Angélique Duchemin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Angélique Duchemin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:02, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 18 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mayerlin Rivas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mayerlin Rivas held World Boxing Association world championship titles in both bantamweight and super bantamweight classes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayerlin Rivas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mayerlin Rivas), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:01, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 20 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1985 British Open, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1985 British Open was the first ranking snooker tournament not to feature a British player in the final? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1985 British Open. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1985 British Open), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi mate,

Hope you are well. I know you've done the odd GAN review before, so I'd like to point you to the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/April–May 2020 backlog drive page. Feel free to join up/ignore me. :). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:52, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Benny, there's an FAC open that you might be interested in - Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2017 World Snooker Championship/archive1. Thanks for your time. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:11, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 14 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leonela Paola Yúdica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that International Boxing Federation flyweight world champion Leonela Paola Yúdica won a house in a raffle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leonela Paola Yúdica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leonela Paola Yúdica), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Idiot Wind 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 Legobot, on behalf of Reidgreg -- Reidgreg (talk) 18:00, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Idiot Wind 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:Idiot Wind for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Reidgreg -- Reidgreg (talk) 15:00, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BennyOnTheLoose, I've begun working on the copy-edit you requested at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page for the article Idiot_Wind. Please feel free to contact me and to correct or revert my edits if necessary. I will let you know when I complete the article, GalendaliaChat Me Up 23:25, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@BennyOnTheLoose: - I have finished my intial edits. I am waiting on feedback from another CE'r and when they get back to me I will let you know. Please leave the banner in place on the article for now. I will remove it when the article is completed. If you need anything, ping me. --Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 01:41, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

​I wanted to let you know the CopyEdit has been completed! Don't forget to add Idiot Wind as a promoted page on your user page and nominate it for a DYK! Great Job and congrats! Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 02:48, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Galendalia Many thanks for your improvements to the article, and for keeping me updated throughout the process. I really appreciate your help. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:16, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Idiot Wind you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Idiot Wind for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Reidgreg -- Reidgreg (talk) 22:01, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

• Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
• Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
• The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
• Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
• Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Hog Farm with 801, Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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Hello! Your submission of Snooker world rankings 1988/1989 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 10:34, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 12 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2001 Women's World Snooker Championship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that with her victory at the 2001 Women's World Snooker Championship, Lisa Quick became the first person to win world titles in both pool and snooker? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2001 Women's World Snooker Championship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 2001 Women's World Snooker Championship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joe Davis 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 Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 13:40, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Joe Davis you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joe Davis for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 08:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi can you create a page for this new event hearn announced from June 1-11th please ?. do you know the format?. Regards 31.200.160.204 (talk) 17:02, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cliff Wilson 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 Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 11:20, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Cliff Wilson 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:Cliff Wilson for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 14:40, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Cliff Wilson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cliff Wilson for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 13:21, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 24 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Idiot Wind, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that author Clinton Heylin flew from England to California to hear Bob Dylan perform "Idiot Wind" live? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Idiot Wind. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Idiot Wind), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:04, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Patsy Fagan 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 Legobot, on behalf of Cavie78 -- Cavie78 (talk) 20:40, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Patsy Fagan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Patsy Fagan for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cavie78 -- Cavie78 (talk) 15:02, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work on Cliff's article. I have verified the DYK nomination. Keep up the good work on the snooker articles! Cheers, Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 23:15, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BennyOnTheLoose. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Ng On-yee at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 05:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 29 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1986 World Snooker Championship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that prior to the event, bookmakers' odds against Joe Johnson winning the 1986 World Snooker Championship were 150 to 1? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1986 World Snooker Championship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1986 World Snooker Championship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Benny how are you ?. i am wondering how come i can't find any trace of this book on Google or Amazon using the ISBN 978-0993 143311 code, These codes bring up all other snooker books. Can you help me please ?. Regards 178.167.130.22 (talk) 19:50, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I bought this book via an advert in Snooker Scene. It looks like it’s not sold via Amazon. There are some references to it via Google if you search by name rather than ISBN. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:33, 31 May 2020 (UTC) BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:33, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Joe Davis 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:00, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I wanted to say that I have a current Featured Article nomination, Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bikini Porn/archive1. If you have time to leave some comments there, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Regards! --Paparazzzi (talk) 01:37, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 6 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joe Davis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Joe Davis, champion from 1927 to 1946, remains the only undefeated player at the World Snooker Championship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joe Davis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Joe Davis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ng On-yee 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 Legobot, on behalf of Epicgenius -- Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 7 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bob Dylan's line "horseplay and disease is killing me by degrees" in "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)" has been called the sound of a man who has hit the wall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Ng On-yee you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ng On-yee for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Epicgenius -- Epicgenius (talk) 19:01, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cliff Wilson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cliff Wilson won his first professional snooker title at the age of 57? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cliff Wilson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cliff Wilson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 14 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1987 World Snooker Championship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in qualifying for the 1987 World Snooker Championship, Jimmy van Rensberg had a suspected heart attack, but returned to win his match? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1987 World Snooker Championship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1987 World Snooker Championship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BennyOnTheLoose. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Sheila Atim at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! -- puddleglum2.0 14:24, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Puddleglum2.0, many thanks for your improvements to the article. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:00, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John Pulman 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 Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 13:00, 27 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny! My next target is the 2005 World Snooker Championship, as I'm a huge Murphy mark. However, I'm having a few issues in that most of the refs are broken (specifically the qualifying results). I see there is some stuff on the British Newspaper Archive (I'm working on getting a subscription!), so there may be something on there about it. Could you take a look for me?

Happy to help, Lee Vilenski. If you've got specific British Newspaper Archive items I can look them up (I treated myself to an annual subscription) and failing that I can check Guardian or Times articles, or in the Kobylecky book. Let me know what you're after, or just stick some cn tags in the article. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What I'd really like is an overview of the qualifying structure (if you look at the current refs, they are broken), and the format/seedings list of the event. Luckily there is already a match recap of each of the matches to the BBC report, so we aren't in any issues with that, but an overall structure of the event is missing.

I went to WP:TWL, who got me free access to [3] after a few emails a while back, and I've gotten access to newspapers.com from there before, so maybe I'll get a hit. £70 for a year is quite steep IMO, when I wouldn't get all that much use out of it! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:36, 28 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Konnie Huq 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 Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:00, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Konnie Huq you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Konnie Huq for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, 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 in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:02, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 1 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ng On-yee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ng On-yee defeated Reanne Evans, the champion for the ten previous years, on her way to win the 2015 World Ladies Snooker Championship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ng On-yee. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ng On-yee), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:04, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny, I saw your GA nom for Billiards and Snooker Control Council. I may end up reviewing it, but as I checked it through, I'd like to introduce you to WP:CITEKILL/WP:BUNDLING. You have certain items that look like:

"two professionals to recognise the BA&CC as continuing to have authority over the game.[19][20][21][22][23][6]:146–147 From 1972,"

Might I suggest either getting rid of some of these citations, or bundling these into one citation? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:40, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's great Lee Vilenski - I see myself using this quite a lot in future! Regards BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:57, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thought I'd mention it. I have an issue with any more than 3 citations after a sentence, as it really doesn't need to be confirmed so many times. The bonus with bundling, is that you can add additional comments to the citation, as to why things are as they are, and it's neater.

of course, if possible, remove redundant refs Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:41, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The article John Pulman 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:John Pulman for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article John Pulman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John Pulman for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, 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 in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lee Vilenski -- Lee Vilenski (talk) 22:21, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1986 World Snooker Championship 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 Legobot, on behalf of Cavie78 -- Cavie78 (talk) 19:40, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Patsy Fagan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after early professional success as a snooker player, Patsy Fagan developed a psychological block when using the rest and never won another major tournament? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Patsy Fagan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Patsy Fagan), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		Thank you for completing 16 reviews in the April–May 2020 GAN Backlog drive. Your work helped us to reduce the backlog by over 60%. Regards, Harrias talk 07:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article 1986 World Snooker Championship you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1986 World Snooker Championship for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, 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 in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cavie78 -- Cavie78 (talk) 20:41, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi mate, planning on putting up the co-nom for 1986, would that be ok with you? If you get time, could you look at some sources for the qualifying in 2005 World Snooker Championship? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:28, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Lee Vilenski: Yes to both! Might be a few days on 2005 - I missed booking a British Library spot for the first week of reopening. There might be an online source, I'll root around. Cheers, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:25, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Pulman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that snooker player John Pulman obliterated a rival's branding from his own cue? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Pulman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Pulman), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to User:Trillfendi the article we raised to Good Article status, you guided me on, appeared on the DYK.

On 28 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maisie Williams, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Maisie Williams almost missed her Game of Thrones audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maisie Williams. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maisie Williams), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

~ BOD ~ ^TALK 17:03, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great work Bodney! I can see here that the article is getting a good number of views. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:51, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) 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 Legobot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 08:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) 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:Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 17:01, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 3 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Konnie Huq, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mockumentary called Konnie's Great British Wee? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Konnie Huq. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Konnie Huq), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, do you think this article is not good for creating in English if you can publish it because I think you have enough information.--Snoookerp.12 (talk) 22:31, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Snoookerp.12 thanks for your work on the article. I've made a few changes, and I will try to have another look soon. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:34, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi thanks for your I think the article was good and the sources were complete, so I suggested it to you.--Snoookerp.12 (talk) 01:42, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Snoookerp.12 is a now-locked sock of a cross-wiki LTA. DMacks (talk) 10:20, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Noted, thanks DMacks. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:50, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1987 World Snooker Championship 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 Legobot, on behalf of HawkAussie -- HawkAussie (talk) 06:20, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, 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 in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 07:02, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Benny how are you ?. Wattana won this event it is referenced on Turner's site. It says "Wattana won the £6,000 first prize in the Hong Kong tournament". It is also listed on the new wpbsa players profiles. Can you find the runner-up for the event please ?. This tournament is not to be confused with the 1990 Hong Kong Challenge where Wattana beat Jimmy White. Can you help ?. Regards 31.200.191.247 (talk) 08:50, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No luck on tracking this one down so far. I'll keep an eye out for it. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Me either how come we can't find any info on this ?. It must have been a small event I suppose 89.204.235.137 (talk) 15:39, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Probably. I wonder if it was reported in the Hong Kong press at the time? I don't have access to any Hong Kong newspaper archives. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:44, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Benny -

As you may have seen, I answered your request for a second opinion on the GA review for Atul Gawande. I think that most of my concerns are similar to yours - including unsourced passages and some organization issues (especially in the political career section) that affect readability. I am planning to add a few things - a position mentioned in the lead but not in the body, and the omission of Gawande's now-well-covered advice for reopening schools during COVID. Gawande is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine, which is an organization that admits <0.2% of U.S. physicians.

With that said, I noticed that the nominator has only made a handful of edits on WP in the last five months (none to address your review feedback). I have pinged the nominator to see if he/she is available; if we don't hear back in about a week, I recommend that we close this review for now and move on to other nominations in the backlog. Per Wikipedia:GAN/I, I won't close the review unless you agree that this is fair. Larry Hockett (Talk) 16:15, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for providing the second opinion, Larry Hockett. I agree with your recommendation. The article could always be re-nominated later. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]