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Happy editing! DB1729talk 23:46, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!Allaoii (talk) 18:21, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Top icon[edit]

Hello. I replied to a post of yours at Wikipedia talk:Department of Fun#topicon and then I saw another question from you at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Flag Template#Movement and I think I understand what you are wanting to do.

There is no dedicated topicon for Norway, but the same thing can be easily achieved using Template:Top icon.

Insert the following on your user page and it will display the Norway flag as a top icon.

{{Top icon
| imagename    = Flag of Norway.svg
| wikilink     = The page to link to. This is where you will be taken when clicking the icon.
| description  = The tooltip will display this text when the mouse pointer hovers over the icon.
| id           = A unique id is required when using different top icons on the same page.
}}

I have filled in the file name for the |imagename= parameter for you, but I have left in the instructions for the other parameters for you to replace with whatever you prefer. Hope this helps and is what you wanted. --DB1729talk 23:47, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

thank you also how do you get your username to have colors like that? Allaoii (talk) 19:56, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's explained at WP:FANCYSIG. The code required for it can get complicated and tedious though, depending on what you want. What I did is copied someone else's code and tinkered around with it until got something I was happy with. It took a little while but, there is a preview button at your preferences where you make the change, and that helps tremendously of course. And I wasn't in too much of a hurry about it anyways;) DB1729talk 20:42, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
could you give me that code you copied? Allaoii (talk) 20:47, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't remember whose I started with. I can give you mine:
<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#4B0082;">'''''DB'''''</span><span style="color:DeepSkyBlue"><small>'''''1729'''''</small></span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DB1729|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''talk'''''</span>]]</sup>
What you can do is go to a popular discussion page and find someone's signature that you like or is close to what you have in mind. Open the edit window and all the raw code/markup is revealed. Then copy the sig, paste it into preferences, and modify it from there. DB1729talk 21:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
i found someone whos look i prefer and im new so im going to get as close to the result i want before i customize. im not going to use this sorry Allaoii (talk) 21:05, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Good luck! happy editing! DB1729talk 21:09, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
you too! Allaoii (talk) 21:11, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
can i ask how to get italics and the chat up like that [Allaoii] talk 00:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Italics is done by adding the double prime markup ''...'' around the text (e.g. ''DB'' produces DB).
Superscript is the <sup>...</sup> markup so <sup>talk</sup> produces talk.
It works the same in a signature, just be aware if combining these little markup functions around the same text, they are picky about how they are "nested" within each other, at least for sigs. It throws up errors if it's not right. DB1729talk 01:43, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

...continued. I notice now in your signature, you're already correctly using italics by combining it with the triple prime bolding —'''''talk''''' To superscript your talk link, just wrap the code with the sup markup like this: <sup>[[User talk:Allaoii|<span style="color:#8B0000;">'''''talk'''''</span>]]</sup> to produce this talk.

Note that in my example, I changed the link target to your talk page (and is thus dead because it is appearing on your talk page) Currently the "talk" text in your signature links to your user page. And that's fine. The minimum requirement is your signature must link to at least one of either your user page, talk page or contributions. Most editors' sigs link to their user and talk pages, and some link to all three. I assumed you wanted a link labeled "talk" to link to your talk page. DB1729talk 02:57, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Department of Fun[edit]

Hi again. I've noticed you posted another question at Wikipedia talk:Department of Fun. That's not really the correct forum for the types of questions you've been asking. As it states at the top This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Department of Fun page. Besides, I don't think there are many regularly watching the page. (I just happened to stumble across it)

A more appropriate place is the Wikipedia:Teahouse. It's there for newer editors looking for help. Someone there will probably either quickly answer your questions, or they will direct you to a more specific forum, if more detailed help is needed. --DB1729talk 23:54, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ok sorry Example! Allaoii 23:54, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

December 2022[edit]

Information icon Hello, I'm KylieTastic. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Furby have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. KylieTastic (talk) 19:14, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i did not mean to mess things up, i meant to do something else Allaoii talk 19:23, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
i also have no memory of doing this, maybe a glitch? Allaoii talk 19:25, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Information icon Please refrain from using talk pages such as User talk:Pizzaplayer219 for general discussion of this or other topics. They are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways, based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines; they are not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See the talk page guidelines for more information. Thank you. Pizzaplayer219TalkContribs 01:05, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

user talk pages are for talking to the user their for, that policy only covers mainspace pages Allaoii talk 17:16, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Warning icon Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Talk:Poppy, you may be blocked from editing. Plantsurfer 18:42, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i was deleting a question that i posted mistakenly Allaoii talk 20:18, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stop icon You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Link (The Legend of Zelda). -- ferret (talk) 21:10, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

link is not explictly male or female. Allaoii talk 22:32, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Very explicitly is, both in all games and canon. -- ferret (talk) 22:35, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Though Link is depicted as male, Eiji Aonuma stated that he intended Link to be gender neutral, and I choose to think of them as nonbinary. Allaoii talk 22:41, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
i apologize, my personal feelings have nothing to do with this, i shouldn't have altered it Allaoii talk 22:47, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Aonuma has also stated that Link is definitely male, but that he prefers a neutral design to allow players to relate. So that's that. Please stop editing personal views into articles, it seems to be a reoccurring issue. -- ferret (talk) 23:03, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
i will try, no promises Allaoii talk 20:19, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thought Link is depicted as male, Eiji Aonuma stated that he intended Link to be gender neutral, and I choose to think of them as nonbinary. Allaoii talk 22:39, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February 2023[edit]

It seems like you've been told this multiple times now, so this is your final warning - please follow WP:NOTAFORUM. Your recent question at Nintendo Switch's talk page had nothing to do with editing or writing the article. Please think hard about what exactly you're doing here on Wikipedia. Talk page comments unrelated to editing should not be such a large part of it. Sergecross73 msg me 20:26, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2023 May newsletter[edit]

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, Chicago PCN02WPS, and London AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2023 May newsletter[edit]

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, Chicago PCN02WPS, and London AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2023 July newsletter[edit]

The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember 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. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]

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

  • New York (state) 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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WikiCup 2023 November newsletter[edit]

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

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

  • Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
  • MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
  • England Lee Vilenski wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
  • MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
  • Delaware BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
  • Berkelland LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
  • MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
  • New York (state) Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
  • Ukraine Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.) Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the 2024 WikiCup![edit]

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), and Frostly (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter[edit]

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

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

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter[edit]

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

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

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

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]