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Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:54, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Urban Versis 32. It has been over six months since you last edited the

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:37, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello... Apparently it is one of my favourite movies franchise. If you can, kindly create one for me. Thanks Volten001 ^☎ 17:33, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Volten001 Sure, I'll have that done for you, would you like a specific icon to be used for the userbox? Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 02:00, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the first, non-image userbox draft.

This user loves Pirates of the Caribbean.

Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 02:06, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. Yeah an image of Jack Sparrow would be awesome or the title. Thanks again Volten001 ^☎ 04:39, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed u finished it already when I went to your userboxes linked page. Thanks a lot. A barnstar is definitely coming your way... Volten001 ^☎ 17:40, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For your significant contributions and creating a userbox on my request on such a short notice. Gracias amigo (Thanks pal) Volten001 ☎ 17:44, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First off thanks for helping make sure Wikipedia is able to function I appreciate you volunteering your time. I was wondering if you would take another look at the Draft:PCS VoIP article again, and provide any feedback if I had not made the sufficient changes. After looking at other VoIP company's pages it was clear to me that in my case less is more and focus on the technology of VoIP and Pathways to other areas of VoIP. I properly linked any locations and terminology and trimmed my sources to only include outside independent sources.

Thanks in advance,

Ryans0621. Ryans0621 (talk) 19:12, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ryans,

I recommend you take a look at some of the articles in Wikipedia:Advertising, because your article seems to read slightly like an advertisement. Also look into expanding your article. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 19:41, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:15, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Urban Versis 32! I have noticed that you create signatures on request, so I want to ask for your kind help about it. I guess that, after using the standard signature since registering in 2010, I got a bit bored with it. So I'd love to have a "customized", or personalized signature. —Sundostund (talk) 12:56, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, what type of signature would you have in mind? Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have some exact idea, actually. I was thinking of somewhat bold letters (similar to the letters in your signature), in green, as I use that color in the infobox on my user page for quite awhile now, so it became a kind of "trademark color" for me... Again inspired by your signature, I would also want to have both my talk page and contributions visible in the signature, with the exact style of the letters – somewhat small and not bold. —Sundostund (talk) 10:52, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I created two variations of something similar to your description:

• Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)}
• Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)}

If you want me to add, change, or remove something, don't hesitate to tell me and I'll change or fix it. A good signature, suited to your personal preference, is how others remember you! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to tag you, so hereby: @Sundostund

Also, I can add a dash right before the username if you wish. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:04, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your work, I really appreciate that! I prefer the first variation, as I like its darker shade of green. I would just change the italic-style of the last five letters; it would be better if all ten letters are written in the same, ordinary way, without italic. Also, would it be possible that, later on, I myself change something in the signature, if I want to? I wouldn't want to bother you about it, if I can do it by myself. —Sundostund (talk) 10:32, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And yes, there should be a long dash (—) before the username, as I use in my current signature. —Sundostund (talk) 11:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, here's the result of the requested adjustments:

Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)}

And here's the code to copy into the settings:

[[User:Sundostund|<b><span style="color:green">Sundo<i>stund</i></span></b>]] <sup>([[User talk:Sundostund|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/Sundostund|contribs]])</sup>

Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:24, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You probably meant this to be the result of the adjustments:

— Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)}

And its code:

— [[User:Sundostund|<b><span style="color:green">Sundostund</span></b>]] <sup>([[User talk:Sundostund|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/Sundostund|contribs]])</sup>

It may be some misunderstanding; you posted one of the previous two versions of the signature, without changes. —Sundostund (talk) 23:39, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I also have to ask, is it necessary to always use copy-paste of the code, for the signature to be used, or is there some "automated" way for it to become visible? —Sundostund (talk) 23:43, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To answer the last question, to my knowledge the only way to start actively using a signature is to copy and paste it into the settings. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:55, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think I got it, by changing settings in Special:Preferences. — Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:02, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for your help, really! When thinking of it, I'll probably not keep that long dash as an integral part of the signature; its somewhat aesthetically better if the dash is added separately from the signature. —Sundostund ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:07, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the italics, I think I forgot to remove them before I copied the code. I apologize for the inconvenience. Anyway, I see you've started using the signature! Thanks for requesting my services (Before you I'd only done one other signature besides my own). Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:54, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I've been having trouble creating a simple age Userbox on my user page. Would you be able to help me out? WikidKev (talk) 01:20, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure! How can I help? Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:13, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Howdy,

Could you make a userbox that combines all the userboxes on my userpage nicely in a table, and lets me easily add more userboxes in the future?

- LechugaYT — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justyouraveragelechuga (talk • contribs) 03:10, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Aaa232355, I have fixed errors on the userboxes section of the user page. I also adjusted the About Me section of your userpage to better merge with the table of contents. Feel free to revert that edit if you felt it looked better without the change. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 18:16, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply

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Hello, Urban Versis 32,

Thank you for creating Gyronautics.

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@Onel5969: the Gyronautics disambig redirects to pages that are a synonym of Gyronautics, for those who are more familiar with the term Gyronautics. This page may function better as a redirect than a disambig, though. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:46, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of the targets mention that fact. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 22:35, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

True, I guess the page isn't really necessary. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:29, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi @Microplastic Consumer, I created the userbox. Unfortunately, I am unable to use the image due to it's lack of copyright info on its userpage. According to the notification on the page, it will be deleted on 16 December 2022. Please see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naang_Naang.webp for more information. At the bottom is the userbox without the image.

Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 15:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This user is a fan of Naang Naang.

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Could you please create a userbox that reads: This user's favourite number is *insert number*. (Is it possible for users to change things like numbers in userboxes?). Thank you, Foxx247 (talk) 11:41, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sure! At the end of the message is the userbox. To add a number, when you add the userbox, {{User:Urban Versis 32/Userboxes/FavNumber}} just add a |1 at the end of FavNumber but before }}, as in {{User:Urban Versis 32/Userboxes/FavNumber|1}}. Replace the 1 with the number you wish to set as your favorite! Lastly, if you'd like me to add something else to the userbox, such as an image, don't hesitate to reply!

Enjoy, Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 17:53, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This user's favourite number is 1!

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I hope you don't mind my embellishing it with a comment. My initial review didn't go that far because I found it unreviewable with a pair of competing reference schemes.

Since we have a weird tag team effort, I have started d

I agree with you. The user/users seemed suspicious to me. I see that the case was already closed. Thanks for elaborating on my reasons for the AfC :) Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:40, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		The Special Barnstar
		Thanks! I couldn't find a barnstar to show you how much I need to thank you, but this one will do. JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 22:20, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic! I'm not quite sure of the reason why you gave me this barnstar... could you please elabortate on why? Many thanks! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:44, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A while back, you gave me a suggestion about my user page, and today I came across your comment again. I deeply need to thank you. I linked the comment here!(second, now my user page looks professional, which is usually something I greatly lack.) JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 23:00, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I saw the comment! No problem, I'm happy to help! Thanks for using my userboxes and thanks for the barnstar! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:29, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		The Original Barnstar
		I'm giving out Barnstars to random people to boost Wiki morale!!! If you want to help me, copy and paste the following code!

{{subst:The Original Barnstar|1= I'm giving out Barnstars to random people to boost Wiki morale!!! If you want to help me, copy and paste the following code! }(Stop here and add second bracket to the end) ~~JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic~~

~~JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic~~ JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 19:52, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'll also be your Wikifriend! :D Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:26, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm reading this comment again, and I'd like to offer a word of advice: when copying code, a helpful indicator to let other users know that it is code designed to be copied and pasted is to use <code></code>. This will make the code have the monoscript font. Also, another helpful thing to use is <nowiki></nowiki>. This will allow you to paste code in the correct syntax without worrying that adding brackets or other code will break the page. Essentially, it will allow you to paste code without having the code actually run and possibly break the page. So, for example, your code on the screen might look like:

{{subst:The Original Barnstar|1= I'm giving out Barnstars to random people to boost Wiki morale!!! If you want to help me, copy and paste the following code!}}

And the code that I used for this is:

<code><nowiki>{{subst:The Original Barnstar|1= I'm giving out Barnstars to random people to boost Wiki morale!!! If you want to help me, copy and paste the following code!}}</nowiki>

(I didn't use <code></code> for the above as it would break the page otherwise.)

Anyway, just a little bit of (hopefully) helpful advice for you! Let me know if you have any questions :)

Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 14:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You! ~~JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic~~ JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 01:44, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:08, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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:

• Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
• Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
• Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
• BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
• FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

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

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with a picture of a dog, of course. Thank You! ~~JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic~~ JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 23:56, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The link is User:Urban_Versis_32/Userboxes/SillyDog.

Here is the userbox. I toned it down a little to "This user's dog is very silly!" Enjoy!

This user's dog is very silly!

Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 02:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself! Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here. Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 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 Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo. *All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Thank you! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:11, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thanks for patrolling pending changes! I wonder if you are interested in our ongoing study for patrollers. The study aims to evaluate AI models that power Huggle, SWViewer, and many other anti-vandal tools. Your feedback can be really helpful! If you're interested, please check out our recruitment page for more information. Thank you for your consideration! Tzusheng (talk) 04:08, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Urban Versis 32, thank you for recently reviewing my AfC Draft:Oxford Metrics, I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on the article in its current form. I have been in discussion with a few editors about the article, who’s feedback led to the tweaks I made between submissions. It would be great to hear from you what more you think I can do to get the article into a better position before resubmitting?

Thanks again for your time, I look forward to working together!

EWix76 EWix76 (talk) 15:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @EWix76! Thanks for asking! First off, try to write your article from a neutral point of view. This essentially means to try to write more about the company itself rather than its accomplishments. Also, on the "Sales, partnerships and acquisitions" section, try to write each thing in one paragraph rather than in a bunch of subheadings. Lastly, make sure you have reliable sources and maybe try to expand the article itself in general. If you follow all of these steps and the article gets declined again, the topic may not be notable enough for its own article. If you have any further questions about this draft or Wikipedia in general, please let me know. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 15:59, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Urban Versis 32, thanks for the kind message and advice, it has been really helpful as I continue to edit and optimise the article Draft:Oxford Metrics. I have implemented another round of edits with neutrality front of mind and would be very appreciative if you could take another look and let me know what you think.

Thanks for all of your time so far and for sharing your knowledge!

EWix76 EWix76 (talk) 15:08, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! You did a good job fixing the errors I pointed out. However, the article still sounds like it wasn't written from a neutral point of view. Again, try to remove parts of the article which list the company's accomplishments, as this sounds more like an advertisement than an encyclopedic article. To give you an example, try to cut down the sentence "Its technology has been used to create effects for television series and Hollywood films including The Mandalorian, The Polar Express, and Gladiator" down to "Its technology has been used to create visual effects for various television series and movies," Another helpful thing would be to try to edit other articles about companies similar to Oxford Metrics, as this may help you get a feel for how this article may be written. I hope this info will be helpful for your article! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 01:28, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Urban Versis 32! Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad the recent edits were a step in the right direction. Thank you for the tip regarding building up further experience. On your suggestion to edit other similar articles, I was wary of editing any article relating to our sector, peers, or competitors, given my COI status, however I will continue studying such articles to improve my own. Regarding the draft itself, thanks for the further guidance. I had included the information referenced to highlight notability, but I will make changes such as the one you have outlined throughout the article to achieve neutrality if you think that is the best course of action. Thanks again! EWix76 EWix76 (talk) 15:21, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! I'm glad to help! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 14:41, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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:

• Thebiguglyalien, with 919 points from a featured article on Frances Cleveland as well as five good articles and many reviews,
• Unlimitedlead, with 862 points from a high-scoring featured articles on Henry II of England and numerous reviews,
• Iazyges, with 560 points from a high-scoring featured article on Tiberius III.

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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• Special:Diff/1164376323

Please see

I apologize for the mistake. You are correct, as captions only have periods if they are full sentences, which the captions of the images you edited weren't. I have reverted my changes so your revision removing the periods is accepted. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 16:45, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am new to the Wikipedia world, and you just denied my article. I need help! How do I make it sound more neutral? I would love to receive any help on how to get the Wikipedia page approved. 80.32.125.65 (talk) 10:17, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is my article: Draft:Foundation for Advice and Action in the Defense of Animals 80.32.125.65 (talk) 10:21, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for asking! First and foremost, review

weasel words and phrases in your article, such as "...offers this campaign to promote the identification, sterilization, and anti-rabies vaccination for dogs, cats, rabbits and/or ferrets at competitive prices." Lastly, though this isn't required, I would recommend trying to find some sources written in English to further improve verification of the article. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 14:55, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Hi

weasel phrases like the sentence I put above as this was the biggest thing that screamed "advertisement!" at me when I reviewed the article. Also, try to expand your article in general. If you have any further questions please let me know, I am happy to help! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:34, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply

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My intention was not to present the article in an advertisement-like manner. The information I included is derived from various articles such as this one, about the company. It's worth noting that this company operates as both a for-profit and a benefits corporation. My primary goal is to accurately depict what they do and convey that essential aspect. Omitting this information would leave out a significant portion of their operations.

Considering this, I am open to suggestions on how to revise the article while retaining the crucial details about the company's structure and operations. If you have any specific ideas or guidance on how to achieve this, I am more than willing to incorporate them into the article to ensure a comprehensive yet balanced representation. Plumzorro (talk) 05:26, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, you may want to review articles on companies similar to MPOWERD to get an idea on how articles like this one are written. I did find an article on a company similar to this one, Constellation Energy. This company also deals in philanthropy similar to MPOWERD. Try to have the page split into several headers like Constellation, and expand your article. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:59, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have indefinitely blocked the account Ruradarm. JBW (talk) 18:26, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 19:12, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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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

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Hi (yet again) Urban Versis 32! I'd like it if you'd create a signature for me. I do not care what it looks like, so you can practice new techniques and the like while making it. ~~JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic~~ JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic (talk) 23:52, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic. Nice to talk with you again! I created a signature. Here's the signature:
JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic -- Talk
I can further refine it if you wish. It's supposed to somewhat resemble the Undertale/Deltarune logo but with different text. It uses the same colors though!
If you want to use the signature as-is, copy and paste the following into your user appearance preferences and make sure you check the "wiki markup" box, otherwise it won't work:
<span style="background:black;font-family:CourierNew;color:#848484">[[User:JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic|<b style="color:#ffffff">JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic</b>]] -- [[User talk:JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic|<b style="color:#ea1c26">Talk</b>]]</span>
Hope you enjoy. Don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions or want to request any modifications to the signature. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 02:08, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic -- Talk 21:55, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If you want any symbols to be added like the lightning bolt in mine, I'm pretty sure any Unicode symbol should work in the signature.

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Hey there! Hope you're doing alright, I came to you to ask for a Babel language userbox template, which I hope you can create for me. It should be for Mansi. Over on Wiktionary, I've already made them, but on here I'm a bit more scared of doing something bad so I would leave it to the professionals. Hope it can be worked out! Ewithu (talk) 19:27, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! Please be advised that it may take a few days, as I am traveling, but I should have it done by this weekend. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 01:11, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've set up everything in Category:User mns so that you can add all languages. For now the user boxes are in English but I will look into copying over all of the Wiktionary Mansi Userboxes so they are actually in Mansi. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:41, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey so I might have screwed up, and the categories I created will be deleted in a week unless a page is in them. You should add the userbox that matches the level in which you speak Mansi to your userpage soon so that userbox doesn't get deleted. Later, if someone else wants to use another Mansi category then I will create that one. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 14:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed these new sections talking about speedy deletion, thank you for the efforts though!

I've added the mns-1 to my userpage. Though I do not know if there is a place where anyone can translate the Babel template of a language to its language, like German and Hungarian has. Maybe Translatewiki, but I am even more unfamiliar with that. And most likely Mansi isn't supported over there. Ewithu (talk) 17:34, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I guess this {{Babel|xyz- template is depracated? Many other places use the {{#babel: instead, and I don't know how that works. Ewithu (talk) 18:34, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, according to Wikipedia:Babel#Instructions you can use the {{Babel|xx-1}} type template or you can use the userbox. Also, the mns-1 cat won't be deleted since you are in it. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:32, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gotcha, but apparently, it doesn't show a card with that if I use the mns-1. Ewithu (talk) 23:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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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:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

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

Thanks a million! Mr Blumenthal (talk) 19:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! My main thing when I read this article is that it seemed to be written by an enthusiastic writer who, although with the best intentions, may have accidentally written the article from the viewpoint of someone who loves the topic. This seems to be exactly the case. I'm glad that you are interested in the topic and want to create the article! However, please try to write it from a

neutral point of view. This basically means to make the article as close to a neutral encyclopedic article as possible. One of the best things I can recommend is to read articles similar to yours to understand how a good article in that category is written. I myself am not the most knowledgeable on your article's subject, so this is the best thing I can recommend. Another thing is that your article contains a few "buzzwords". I have seen articles that are much worse in terms of this, so this is not a huge concern. However, try to keep your article in as plain English as possible. I'd like to thank you for your enthusiasm in creating this article. It's great to have you in the Wikipedia community! My final word of advice is to try editing other articles to get a better feel of how the Wikipedia process works. The more experience, the better! If you have any further questions relating to the article or Wikipedia in general, please feel free reach out! Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:06, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Thank you so much this is really helpful. I will have another go at drafting it and see if I can't put this feedback into place. Thank you so much for taking the time to get back to me :) Mr Blumenthal (talk) 06:34, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]