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About me

Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.

I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.

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Articles
[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]

Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
Cullen F.C.^[1] (February 12, 2008)
Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
Portal:James Bond^[1] (May 20, 2008)
Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Deleted via deletion discussion some time after.

Article alerts

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Did you know

23 Apr 2024 – Amie Parnes (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pac-Man PHD (t · c); see discussion
22 Apr 2024 – Kikunosuke Toya (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2024 – The Sign (Bluey) (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – Cora Babbitt Johnson (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Borg Axoim (t · c); see discussion
25 Mar 2024 – 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cambalachero (t · c); see discussion
18 Mar 2024 – Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by AndrewPeterT (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

30 Apr 2024 – China and the opioid epidemic in the United States (talk · · hist) was AfDed by LegalSmeagolian (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
30 Apr 2024 – Dino Mennillo (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Simione001 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
28 Apr 2024 – List of Premier League overseas broadcasters (talk · · hist) was AfDed by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
28 Apr 2024 – 2024 UK Independence Party leadership election (talk · · hist) was AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
27 Apr 2024 – Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Justlettersandnumbers (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
27 Apr 2024 – Astrid Chevallier (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Extraordinary Writ (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
25 Apr 2024 – Varna University of Management (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Moritoriko (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
25 Apr 2024 – Maratha-Rajput conflict (1800-1820) (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Ratnahastin (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
24 Apr 2024 – Alexey Okulov (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Ruslik0 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
22 Apr 2024 – IC 21 (talk · · hist) was AfDed by C messier (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

30 Apr 2024 – Corrosion inhibitors for petroleum industry (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Mfernflower (t · c): concern
29 Apr 2024 – Nella Linhas Aéreas (talk · · hist) was PRODed by ErickCF (t · c): concern
26 Apr 2024 – Alex Moazed (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Ferien (t · c): concern
26 Apr 2024 – SkilledUp (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Teratix (t · c): concern
28 Apr 2024 – Spark (XMPP client) (talk · · hist) PRODed by The Banner (t · c) was deproded by Colinstu (t · c) on 29 Apr 2024
25 Apr 2024 – Suzette Kent (talk · · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) was deproded by Burt Harris (t · c) (author) on 29 Apr 2024
20 Apr 2024 – Hubert Godart (talk · · hist) PRODed by 2A02:AB88:4C01:7500:84E:6485:B66C:DC73 (t · c) was deleted
20 Apr 2024 – Allcures (talk · · hist) PRODed by JoeNMLC (t · c) was deleted
17 Apr 2024 – H.E Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed (talk · · hist) PRODed by Daniel Martin77 (t · c) was redirected to Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed (talk · · hist) by Necrothesp (t · c) on 23 Apr 2024

Categories for discussion

28 Apr 2024 – Category:C+VG Hit award winners (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Soetermans (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2024 – Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Macau (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
26 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in New Caledonia (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
23 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Réunion (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

25 Apr 2024 – Shadow Dio (talk · · hist) →Dio Brando was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Benjamin Fahey (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Denzo Bishop (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Eileen Bishop (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Vivienne Lynch (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Esther Roche (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Finn McGrath (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Philip O'Connor (Fair City character) (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Lucy Mallon (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Cleo Collins (talk · · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion

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Featured list candidates

28 Mar 2024 – Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (talk · · hist) was FL nominated by ZooBlazer (t · c); see discussion

Featured topic candidates

17 Mar 2024 – Timeline of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season (talk · · hist) was FT nominated by Dylan620 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

27 Apr 2024 – Gubir shootdown (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by PenangLion (t · c); start
17 Apr 2024 – Disappearance of Joshua Guimond (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Atubofsilverware (t · c); start
13 Apr 2024 – Tourism in ancient Rome (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Graearms (t · c); see discussion
13 Apr 2024 – You Are in Love (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion
28 Mar 2024 – Santos Passos Church (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by V.B.Speranza (t · c); start
22 Mar 2024 – 2022 Fife Council election (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start
03 Mar 2024 – Physics Wallah (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Sohom Datta (t · c); see discussion
23 Feb 2024 – Dia (film) (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by DareshMohan (t · c); start
10 Feb 2024 – Music of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Adamstom.97 (t · c); start
21 Nov 2023 – Where the Angels Fall (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); start

Good topic candidates

14 Apr 2024 – Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song) (talk · · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – Midnight Rain (talk · · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

11 Apr 2024 – Mukokuseki (talk · · hist) has an RfC by Super ninja2 (t · c); see discussion
17 Apr 2024 – Elliot Rodger (talk · · hist) RfC by Shoot for the Stars (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Peer reviews

11 Apr 2024 – Eclipses in mythology and culture (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
17 Feb 2024 – Idris Bazorkin (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

27 Apr 2024 – Doomsday Pt. 2 (Eminem song) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Doomsday Pt. 2 by SafariScribe (t · c); see discussion
26 Apr 2024 – The International (Dota 2) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to The International (esports) by Pbrks (t · c); see discussion
25 Apr 2024 – Begoña Gómez (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Begoña Gómez (judoka) by Unknown Temptation (t · c); see discussion
24 Apr 2024 – Sturges' Rule (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Sturges's rule by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
16 Apr 2024 – Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Djurgårdens IF hockey (women) by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
13 Apr 2024 – Dora the Explorer (franchise) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Dora the Explorer by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
11 Apr 2024 – Mont-Tremblant Airport (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Mont-Tremblant Airport (disambiguation) by BrandonXLF (t · c); see discussion
27 Mar 2024 – The Grudge (2020 film) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to The Grudge (2019 film) by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2024 – 2019 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game (talk · · hist) move request to 2019 Mountain West Conference football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
28 Apr 2024 – 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game (talk · · hist) move request to 2017 American Athletic Conference football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Articles to be merged

29 Apr 2024 – 2024 NAIA Women's Wrestling Championship (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to NAIA women's wrestling championship by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
24 Apr 2024 – Final (C++) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to C++ classes by The Anome (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2022 Balloon World Cup (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2021 Balloon World Cup (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Eurosport (Indian TV channel) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Eurosport 1 by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Loss functions for classification (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to scoring rule by Biggerj1 (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Battle of Kreminna (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of Donbas (2022) by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
06 Apr 2024 – Tropical Storm Philippe (2023) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Atlantic hurricane season by 71.190.208.91 (t · c); see discussion
24 Mar 2024 – Lingaa loss issue (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Lingaa by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
23 Mar 2024 – Pags (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Pag by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

14 Apr 2024 – PAW Patrol (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Opinion polling for the next Italian general election (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
15 Sep 2023 – Great Reset (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Username6892 (t · c); see discussion
11 Sep 2023 – Mind teachings of Tibet (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2023 – Kaithalkuchi (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by MPGuy2824 (t · c); see discussion

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Todo

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
RfA candidate	S	O	N	S %	Status	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
ToadetteEdit	0	0	0	0	Open	12:21, 6 May 2024	5 days, 20 hours	no	report

New pages that haven't been checked for ages

Things I want to do at some stage

Take to FA

Joe Danger
Get to Heaven

Take to GA

Take to DYK

Other things

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. 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) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May 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. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you 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) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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