User talk:SounderBruce

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Possible inadvertent deletion at Hood Canal Bridge?

Hi, I undid part of your cleanup revisions, as the remaining text just seemed to be hanging. We can discuss further at the talk page if you think I erred. ++Lar: t/c 22:00, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops. Thanks for fixing that, Lar. Sounder Bruce 22:02, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2025 May newsletter

The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,233 round points from 24 good articles, 28 Did you know articles, and one In the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplier featured articles on Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) and Grace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviews
History6042 (submissions) with 1,088 round points from four featured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and a good topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviews
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
Arconning (submissions) with 887 round points, mostly from four FLs, six GAs, and seven DYKs on Olympic topics, along with more than two dozen reviews

In addition, we would like to recognize Generalissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. 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) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draft of SIFF Cinema Uptown

Hi, letting you know that I started Draft:SIFF Cinema Uptown. I am hoping to get a better image for it over the next couple of days. Peaceray (talk) 04:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Index, Washington

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Index, Washington 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 Mz7 -- Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello SounderBruce. From below, it looks like today is your birthday—happy birthday!

Really excellent work on the Index, Washington article. I have left a bunch of suggestions at Talk:Index, Washington/GA1, but in my opinion, none of them block your article from passing the good article criteria. I'll probably leave the review open for another day or so in case you or anyone else has any questions or further suggestions, but I am happy to get this article passed for you. Mz7 (talk) 06:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounder commuter rail: FA nomination: map colors

Re: Sounder article at FA nomination. It is a great article!! I liked it during the GA review, and I still like it.

My notes in the FA review include a criticism of the map template that is used for the rail line ... focusing on the "blue on blue" issue I raised in the GA review. Of course, that map is beyond your control, and it is not an impediment to FA approval. I only brought it up in the FA to see if there were solutions to the color contrast issue that already exist ... or maybe the managers of that map template can create a solution?

Anyway: great article, and please don't take my queries about the map template as a reflection of the work you did on the article. Noleander (talk) 14:10, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Your GA nomination of Index, Washington

The article Index, Washington you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Index, Washington for comments about the article, and Talk:Index, Washington/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 Mz7 -- Mz7 (talk) 17:22, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brave Bunnies

Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Brave_Bunnies - please respond ASAP as the set is close to promotion - thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 05:52, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, sorry, got you confused with the nominator - fixed now, thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 08:15, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

owner has a clear legal meaning

hey sounderbruce, i saw your revert of operator to owner. calling somebody "owner" who only holds a license which can be revoked at any time is confusing, if not even misleading, Ownership is a clearly defined legal term. the contracts the operators sign do not mention this term. i believed for years that the clubs of the MLS are owned like in every other country - and felt a little deceived when i found out it is not so, i did not doubt a second what wikipedia writes - and of course i know one should be doubtful more often than not :) ThurnerRupert (talk) 19:40, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ThurnerRupert: Wikipedia is a reflection of existing sources. Almost all of them use the term "owner" for the owner-investor of MLS teams, so let's not try to overcomplicate the infobox (which is meant to be a summary, not a detail-laden section). The league's structure is adequately covered in the league article and associated lists, so I really don't see the point in trying to repeat this on all 33 MLS team articles. Sounder Bruce 06:03, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for PWHL Seattle

On 30 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article PWHL Seattle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Seattle's women's ice hockey team has an expected rival, despite not even having played their first game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/PWHL Seattle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, PWHL Seattle), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The World Destubathon

Hello. You are invited to participate in The World Destubathon. We're aiming to destub a lot of articles and also improve longer stale articles. It's currently planned for June 16-July 13. There is currently $3338 going into it, with $500 the top prize. As 250 countries and entities is too much to patrol, entries will be by user, but there is $500 going into prizes for editors covering the most countries. Sign up if interested! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:37, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]