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Current sports transaction template[edit]

Hello Oltrepier. I appreciate your willingess to help with transfer news about footballers. However, I just want to remind you that {{Current sports transaction}} is a template that should only be used for players that are involved in imminent transfers reported by the media. Simple speculation or rumors, or even seemingly confident reports from low-quality sources should not be considered in making this determination. A good example of where this template is appropriate is Hugo Lloris. You added the template on Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Zanoli, Juan Miranda (footballer), Edvin Kurtulus, Woobens Pacius, Gianluca Prestianni, and Almugera Kabar. Correct me if I made a mistake, but in none of these examples there was an imminent transfer widely reported in the media.
Basically, we don't want to abuse the usage of this template, because otherwise it becomes meaningless if every single player with a rumor has it on their Wikipedia page. Please take more careful consideration of news reports when adding this template. A good source (by the way) is Fabrizio Romano, if you don't know who he is. Anyways, happy editing! Paul Vaurie (talk) 20:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Paul Vaurie Hello, sorry for my belated reply and my mistakes: I admit I should have been way more careful at double-checking those bits of speculation... Of all the transfers you've cited, only AC Milan's deal for Miranda is likely to be completed, but even in that case there are no "advanced talks" to write about (yet), so I apologize.
Of course I know about Romano, as an Italian myself, but I suspect that most of the deals he reports on are already covered by dozens of other users here... : D
I'll definitely have a more cautious approach to transfer reports in the future, and I'll try to explain my decision better whenever I'll use the template -- actually, I've just done so for my edits on the articles of Vasilije Adžić (set to join Juventus) and Isak Hien (set to sign for Atalanta).
Thank you for your advice and Happy Holidays! Oltrepier (talk) 17:40, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the 2024 WikiCup![edit]

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ITN recognition for Carmen Valero[edit]

On 4 January 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Carmen Valero, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Giovanni Bonfanti[edit]

On 8 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giovanni Bonfanti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Giovanni Bonfanti scored a goal on his debut in a European competition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Bonfanti. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Giovanni Bonfanti), 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.

WaggersTALK 00:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 10 January 2024[edit]

The Signpost: 31 January 2024[edit]

DYK for Carmen Valero[edit]

On 2 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carmen Valero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1976, Carmen Valero became the first female track and field athlete to represent Spain at the Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carmen Valero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carmen Valero), 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.

Kusma (talk) 00:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, please contact them[edit]

re:Disinformation report. Smallbones(smalltalk) 15:00, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallbones Ok, I'll try to send an email to the staff and see what happens! Oltrepier (talk) 15:33, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Smallbones So, I sent a mail to the staff a week ago, but it looks like it went unnoticed, at least for now. Sorry for that... Oltrepier (talk) 17:57, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. If they pick it up, they'll pick it up! Smallbones(smalltalk) 19:16, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Top Report[edit]

Saw the notification yesterday, but only read your e-mail today. Sure, seeing that idea spread over other Wikipedias can be very positive (most just put the ranking - I myself update the Portuguese list). The monthly periodicity even has the advantage of an easier source. igordebraga 23:00, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Igordebraga For sure, monthly releases should be a huge advantage for us, especially since we're just an "army of two" working on the project at the moment... : D
Okay then, thank you very much for your support, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 11:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter[edit]

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The Signpost: 13 February 2024[edit]

About the BADHOUSE thing[edit]

Hello there! I saw your comment on the Signpost about WP:BADHOUSE being turned into a guideline page, and I made it into a shortcut for "An unfinished house is a real problem," like the replier thought would be good. - The exclamation mark Master ofexclamation mark  Magenta clockclockHedgehogsMagenta clockclock (always up for a conversation!) 13:57, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Master of Hedgehogs @QuickQuokka Hello, thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 14:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are very welcome! - The exclamation mark Master ofexclamation mark  Magenta clockclockHedgehogsMagenta clockclock (always up for a conversation!) 14:21, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@The Master of Hedgehogs: You misunderstood the context. Please nom that redirect for deletion, as we don't need it. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:28, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here's what Oltrepier commented on that Comix entry:
"We should make WP:BADHOUSE a real guide page, to be honest..."
If this is about the : ) at the end, I don't know what to say. - The exclamation mark Master ofexclamation mark  Magenta clockclockHedgehogsMagenta clockclock (always up for a conversation!) 14:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Christos Metskas article (Italian translation request)[edit]

Hello, Oltrepier!

Thank you, again, for so kindly editing the article in English about my father, but I'm humbly asking you to also do a translation into Italian and publish it on Wiki whenever you find the necessary time for that. I hope you won't find my request too bold, maybe even exaggerated, given your previous effort. Knowing which your native language is, I would consider unrespectful from my part to publish myself such a translation, done primarily by the help of an online automatic translator, but having little knowledge to be able to correct or improve it. Thank you!

I wish you health! CristianMetcas (talk) 12:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

correction: unrespectful = disrespectful (sorry) CristianMetcas (talk) 16:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CristianMetcas Hello! You aren't exaggerated at all by asking that: I'd actually love to do it! The problem is, I likely won't have much spare time to work on full articles in the next couple of months, so I can't really guarantee you anything for now. I'm so sorry...
On a side note, the Italian Wikipedia has stricter criteria for footballer bios than the English Wikipedia, mostly related to the number of appearances in national leagues and international tournaments: however, I think this might not be an issue, given your father's career in the Romanian top tier. Oltrepier (talk) 17:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand you completely! You are most likely attending university courses and have to study. However, your answer gave me hope, so, unless you manage to find the necessary time to do and publish the Italian translation until then, I will contact you here in May to remind you about my request. I wish you health and success in your daily activities! CristianMetcas (talk) 17:54, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
On a side note, as you might've already noticed, a Greek (from Greece) considered highly important to place that "autobiography" template message on top of both the English and Greek versions of the article ... Although I understand the importance of carrying for the accuracy of the content, which I also did and will always do, even though I don't plan to publish any other article or to make any edits to other articles, I feel that some users like to play the policemen instead of carrying more for the enriching of the encyclopedia's content, especially in some languages that still lack it compared to English. CristianMetcas (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CristianMetcas To be honest, I think it mostly had to do with conflict of interest, and that user likely added the template in good faith, so it shouldn't be a glaring issue.
Anyway, thank you for understanding! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 21:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I made the Greek translation by the help of an online translator. Even though I speak Greek only at a basic level, I was still able to identify some of the errors in the translation but there are most likely others. I agree about the good faith of that user but he should've also try to correct those errors, not only to alert everyone by placing that template. After all, I have tried to find all the online existent references about my father and you added them beautifully. You surely understand that all of my father's career as a footballer and coach took place during the communist era of Romania, which ended a decade before you were born. The communist block was almost like a closed world for the west and, even though some sportsmen managed to be known outside, like those who competed in individual sports, by participating at some international events (championships, olympiads) there still weren't the communication and opportunities there are today. I don't know of any performant footballer, Romanian citizen by birth, in the Division A/ Liga I of the communist era to have managed to transfer himself to a club in a foreign country, unless he flew Romania. In Romania he wasn't even paid by an actual "club" with a proper such identity, but he was in most cases the employee of some factory, even though he didn't actually work there. Factories had "sport associations" alongside them, but with no juridical personality. That episode about my father joining Olympiacos, almost ten years before I was born, could've happened only because he wasn't a Romanian citizen and the communist regime allowed in such cases for the person to leave the country, aside of the fact that, at least locally, my father was a very known and appreciated sportsman. Anyway, I'll leave you know and hopefully won't bother you until May. Be well! CristianMetcas (talk) 06:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
know = now (sorry);
still, even during communist era Romania, some of the team sports were named by using the "club" word, like the football team of UTA was; there were "workers' clubs", but with no juridical personality CristianMetcas (talk) 07:04, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CristianMetcas Thank you for clarifying, and see you soon! Oltrepier (talk) 12:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024 GAN backlog drive[edit]

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DYK for Panos Katseris[edit]

On 24 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panos Katseris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in December 2022 Panos Katseris scored his first goal for the Italian club Catanzaro less than a minute after kick-off? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panos Katseris. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Panos Katseris), 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.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Greenpeace v. Eni (February 26)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Stuartyeates was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
Stuartyeates (talk) 09:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter[edit]

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024[edit]

Precious[edit]

footballers

Thank you for quality articles around women and men footballers, such as Valentín Carboni, Giulia Dragoni and Cliftonville Ladies F.C., for dealing with articles for creation, for preparing biographies for Recent deaths, such as Lucy Salani, for contributing to the Signpost, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2918 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt For real? Wow, thank you so much, I genuinely appreciate it!
On a side (and honest) note, I should add that I actually didn't create any of those three articles about football in the first place, although I did contribute extensively to them. Anyhow, thank you once more! Oltrepier (talk) 21:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are welcome, and extra praise for honesty ;) - however, this project is about collaboration, and nobody has to do it all alone. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt Absolutely true! Oltrepier (talk) 17:48, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Greenpeace v. Eni[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Greenpeace v. Eni 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! gobonobo + c 15:06, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikirace re: Snoop Dogg[edit]

In the article about it taking 5 steps, do you know that for a fact (it should in principle be possible to tell from a database dump right? Or maybe there's a cleverer way?) or is it just the 5 shortest *known* steps? 2A02:8011:EB50:0:A8B1:4C53:8D3F:9B6D (talk) 00:44, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The right answer is likely... nobody knows! The possibilities are infinite, really! : D Oltrepier (talk) 18:05, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]