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Women in Red - June 2026

Women in Red | June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375 Online events: New: LGBTQ+ women | Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L Article improvement campaign: Orphaned women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Eiffel women Tip of the month: Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage of LGBTQ+ women by de-orphaning their articles. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

--Rosiestep (talk) 22:53, 25 May 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

One Week Left in The Core Contest!

Hello Core Contest participants! There is less than one week left until the May 31 deadline (23:59 UTC), so it's time to ramp up our efforts. Remember, Wikipedia wants to be edited!

Now is a good time to set some final goals for your article: What section needs the most improvement? Which sources remain unused? How can you best spend your time? Good luck and happy editing! Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 19:37, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

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End of the 2026 Core Contest!

The Core Contest has now ended! Thank you for your interest and efforts. Make sure that you include both a "start" and "improvement diff" on the entries page. The judges will begin delibertaing shortly and annouce the winners within the next few weeks. Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 18:27, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors – June 2026 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2026 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June 2026 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Election news: Nominations for the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 15 June. Voting will last from 00:00 on 16 June to 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced on the election page. April Blitz: 18 of the 21 editors who signed up for the April 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 122,993 words in 56 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. May Drive: 34 of the 66 editors who signed up for the May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 543,972 words in 211 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. June Blitz: Our June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz will start on 14 June and finish on 30 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 22:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 132 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 1,691 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Women in Red in July 2026

Women in Red | July 2026, Vol 12, Issue 7, Nos 358, 359, 376, 377 Events: New: Crime & law | Alphabet run: Countries starting with M Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18! Eiffel women Developing Countries WikiContest Tip of the month: Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box for the footer of those pages? Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

--MSGJ (talk 22:16, 28 June 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

The 2026 Core Contest Winners!

The winners of the 2026 Core Contest are announced 🎉. A huge turnout that resulted in one of our trickiest deliberation sessions. The judges (Aza24, Femke and Casliber) would like to thank everybody who joined and congratulate the winners!

• First place (and a prize of £120) goes to Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk · contribs) for his dual efforts on Flatbread and Tortilla! One, formerly an unsourced list-like article, and the other, once a poorly sourced and spotty overview, both now number 250+ citations from an impressively academic source pool. We particularly commend the efforts to globalize content, treat the topics comprehensively and thoughtfully select illustrations. Both articles (one now a GA) are of a uniquely high quality amid the often underserved food topics on Wikipedia. Bravo!
• Second place (and a prize of £100) goes to Phlsph7 (talk · contribs), a Core Contest regular who has once again shown a mastery of big topics, with his dual efforts on Agnosticism and Premise—both now GAs (one, with a review by our first place winner!). With immensely thorough sourcing improvements, alongside carefully nuanced text on these often misunderstood topics, both articles are a pleasure to read.
• Third place (and a prize of £80) goes to MCE89 (talk · contribs), whose improvements to the Heard Island and McDonald Islands article have led to a triumphant FA declaration. The incredible balance of detail between human, geographical and flora-fauna elements is a great achievement, and sets a high standard for future island articles.

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Ben, Halo Taco.

If you removed Ben and Halo Taco, both are notable and I made those pages so I wouldn't forget to work on them. Halo Taco in particular is one of the largest nail polish companies on Earth, let alone their regions. Ben once was one of the top players for some video games and is a notable streamer, let alone his contributions to Halo Taco and Christine. I am asking for those pages to come back so I can continue working on them please. Boomgaarden93 (talk) 17:15, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

@Boomgaarden93, I removed AI-generated content from an article talk page; I did not edit any article contents. Reverted additions are still visible in the page history. Please refer to WP:TPG and WP:AITALK. For an article to be published to the mainspace, please consult WP:N and WP:RS. Wracking ^talk! 17:21, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

what AI generated talk page? I have been working on adding relevant (if overly generously) wiki projects to neglected articles. what makes it AI generated? It's purely just adding projects. Boomgaarden93 (talk) 17:25, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

@Boomgaarden93, Your contributions to Talk:Holo Taco appear to be AI-generated. As another user asked you, please stop adding WikiProjects to talk pages, and please stop changing ratings and assessments. Wracking ^talk! 17:28, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

I only got that message now, as well, I did stop. Now I'm working on another project. I did as I was recommended. Again, it was a placeholder so I can work on it today. Not the final product. I am liable to forget things, so I created that so I can add it to my saves then work on it. Please let me prove it. Boomgaarden93 (talk) 17:32, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Please stop using LLM/AI/chatbots to generate Wikipedia edits. ‑‑gurkubondinn 17:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Hockey sense

Hello, Wracking. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Hockey sense, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 21:06, 18 July 2026 (UTC)