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Welcome to the drive![edit]

Welcome, welcome, welcome SounderBruce! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

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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.

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Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:41, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article U.S. Route 101 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 02:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Footy[edit]

Hey. Hope you're good. Do you have a link or quote from the WikiProject Footy article regarding piping (or not) US club names? Not disputing, but I couldn't find it after a cursory search and I've been editing for over a decade and have aleays used, and seen other experienced users use, piped club names in articles. UncleTupelo1 (talk) 23:37, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@UncleTupelo1: I believe the most recent FOOTY discussion on the issue was Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Archive 129#American teams and FC, SC, AFC, etc., but I do know there were earlier discussions where some sort of consensus was reached. I've just been following what has been established in use around non-player MLS articles and am expanding it out to maintain some consistency. SounderBruce 01:22, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"there were earlier discussions where some sort of consensus was reached" doesn't sound exactly like consensus was 100% reached? I'm not 100% convinced. Happy to edit to this standard when there was some official WP:Footy consensus. Appreciate your general updates though. UncleTupelo1 (talk) 20:08, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award[edit]

Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to SounderBruce for collecting more than 10 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:10, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons[edit]

Hello! Your submission of List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seattle March 2024 Events[edit]

Seattle world fair stamp There are a couple of events this month that we hope are of interest to you.
Tuesday, March 12 2024 3pm – 7pm (PDT), Seattle articles edit-a-thon, Seattle Public Library University Branch
This edit-a-thon is based on importance or popularity (as determined by pageviews, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Seattle/Popular pages; or main articles, such as those linked in Template:Seattle; also see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Seattle articles by quality statistics).
Tuesday March 19 2024 6pm – 8pm (PDT), March monthly meetup, Little Oddfellows Café—new location!!!
Since our previous meeting place, Distant Worlds Café, now closes at 6:30pm, we will meet this month at Little Oddfellows café inside of Elliott Bay Book Company in Capitol Hill.
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DYK for Tim Burke (journalist)[edit]

On 11 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tim Burke (journalist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sports journalist Tim Burke specialized in capturing "offbeat" moments through GIFs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tim Burke (journalist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tim Burke (journalist)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101[edit]

The article U.S. Route 101 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:U.S. Route 101 and Talk:U.S. Route 101/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 18:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 101[edit]

The article U.S. Route 101 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:U.S. Route 101 for comments about the article, and Talk:U.S. Route 101/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dylan620 -- Dylan620 (talk) 18:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary[edit]

Precious
Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:KCTS logo.svg[edit]

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DYK for 2026 FIFA World Cup final[edit]

On 19 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2026 FIFA World Cup final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be hosted by a stadium that is cutting corners? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2026 FIFA World Cup final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2026 FIFA World Cup final), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting Start date and in articles[edit]

Wondering why you reverted all of the edits to Empire Builder railway stations that were updated to use the "Start date and age" template.

That template clearly states in its Usage section ... "This template is most often used in infoboxes in articles about buildings or organizations, identifying when they were started/founded/opened or dissolved/ended/closed."

It is being used in railway station articles all over the world, by a wide variety of editors. Its usage has been discussed with several Wikipedia editors with the net result being that it's useful to let our readers know how old a railway station is.

With all due respect, would you please consider reverting your reverts?

Thanks, Truthanado (talk) 18:32, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Truthanado: There is no consensus to add that template en masse to infoboxes, and frankly it just isn't needed for buildings in general despite what the Usage sections says. Note that the Usage section is not a guideline, merely a suggestion, and not enforceable across a wide swath of pages. The GA reviews and FACs for these station articles did not object to the absence of such a template, so others also don't see it as absolutely necessary. SounderBruce 20:25, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand that it is not necessary, but doesn't it help our readers understand the information in the article when they are told (without having to do complicated math) how old a building (train station in particular) is? Truthanado (talk) 00:42, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Further, including the age of a building is analogous to including the age of a person in its article's infobox, which is universally done in every Wikipedia article about an individual. Truthanado (talk) 01:02, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article South Bellevue station 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 15:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of Seattle Storm seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Swift Orange Line[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Swift Orange Line 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and a second QPQ review is needed these days, apparently Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station[edit]

The article South Bellevue station 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:South Bellevue station and Talk:South Bellevue station/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 14:02, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station[edit]

The article South Bellevue station you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:South Bellevue station for comments about the article, and Talk:South Bellevue station/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 15:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Route 101[edit]

On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Route 101, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/U.S. Route 101. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, U.S. Route 101), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]