User talk:HumanxAnthro/Archive 4

Using deprecated chart "Germany2"

Hi HumanxAnthro. Using {{Single chart}} with the chart Germany2 was deprecated more than three years ago, after spending more than two years cleaning up its usage all across Wikipedia and replacing it with Germany. While I can continue to fix it every time, the fact that you are still using it (repeatedly) indicates that you are probably using an older example as a template. Please let me know what example you are using for single charts so we can fix it and makes sure it does not use this deprecated chart code. Best regards. --Muhandes (talk) 09:38, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

• Muhandes, I initially thought it was the only code that linked to offiziellecharts.de, the only official German chart website that's accessible. I experienced this with the albumchart template, of which "Germany1" definitely does not link to that site. I assumed the singlechart would be coded the same way. 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 14:33, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

  The coding of {{single chart}} and {{album chart}} is separate, and both are awful, just looking at them give me a headache. If you are interested, you can read about the Germany citations cleanup process here for singles and here (among other places) you can read and join the ongoing process for albums. Having said that, the chart Germany2 for singles is deprecated for three years now and I am going to remove it to avoid confusion, so I suggest you stop using it. --Muhandes (talk) 15:38, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Hoop Dreams

I've been revising Hoop Dreams before nominating it for GA, and I appreciate that you took the time to put together that year-end awards list, with references for each entry. Nice work. Ruбlov (talk • contribs) 18:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

• Oh, thanks. Actually, Ruбlov, I was adding those 1994 YEs to other articles, but another prominent editor told me to stop adding them for a reason I cannot remember fully, but it was considered trivial by some other users or something. 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 19:52, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

  Well, it might not be appropriate for every article, but I think it's a nice touch for Hoop Dreams since the "Reception" section is otherwise a bit thin. Ruбlov (talk • contribs) 22:48, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Equinox (1993 video game)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Equinox (1993 video game) 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 Legobot, on behalf of ProtoDrake -- ProtoDrake (talk) 20:20, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Jam! Canada Year-End Charts

Hi HumanxAnthro, thank you for your edits. I just wanted to point out that edits such as this for Canada decade-end charts are problematic. Nanda Lwin, the author, combines multiple charts (The Record, SoundScan) into one, which is not really how a decade-end chart is supposed to work. You listed the decade-end chart as SoundScan, but the source combines SoundScan with The Record charts. I would not use this source unless there is a decade-end chart for SoundScand specifically, which would be from 1996-1999.

If you have any questions about this please let me know. I am now very familiar with Canadian charts as I have read all of Nanda Lwin's books about The Record. I even started a draft at Draft:List of Retail Singles number ones. Not many editors seem to know that RPM was only a radio airplay chart after September 1988, not multi-metric. That's why I believe that The Record physical singles sales chart (which was what was republished in Billboard's Hits of the World, not RPM) is certainly equivalent to RPM and thus singles discographies should probably incorporate The Record peak positions more, especially as almost all other countries' charts are physical sales-based. Anyways, just wanted to point this out. Thanks, Heartfox (talk) 01:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Wait, what's the problem here? I have no idea what a chart being "not really how it's supposed to work" means. So what if it "combines multiple charts (The Record, SoundScan) into one"? The chart uses all the information that's available to it, as any other reputable chart would. Jam! was a official source for Canadian charts at they time they were around, so if that's the only available 1990s decade-end chart, so be it.I'll admit that tidbit about RPM is a fascinating bit of insight that I agree more individuals should know, but I do not know what that has to do with this. Do you have a decade-end chart from The Record specifically? 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 02:01, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

It would be like using Billboard Hot 100 from 2010 to 2018 and then Rolling Stone Top 100 for 2019 and then combining them to call it the American song decade-end chart of the 2010s. It just doesn't make sense. You can't combine two charts into one. Moreover, they have different tabulation methods. The Record used retail reports, while SoundScan was actual scans. Here is the decade-end chart for The Record via Nanda Lwin's 1996 book The Canadian Singles Chart Book: https://imgur.com/mQoM7hi. It ends in 1996 because that's when The Record stopped publishing it. Heartfox (talk) 00:58, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

I see your point about that being a weird method, but all official charts have odd ways and rule changes to their methodology people question and critique. The Billboard Hot 100 chart, for example did not count Youtube streaming at all until February 2013, and have constantly changed how impactful radio and streaming is to the point system. Does that make Billboard's 2010s decade-end chart unreliable to use because it had a different methodology from December 2009 to February 2013? 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 02:54, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

The WikiCup

Please do not submit WikiCup claims for DYK until the article has appeared on the main page. You have submitted before appearance on three occasions, as far as I have noticed. This is particularly important at the end of a round because it affects which round the points are allocated to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Alligator (Of Monsters and Men song)

On 28 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alligator (Of Monsters and Men song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that with "Alligator", Of Monsters and Men had their second top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and their first number-one on the magazine's Rock Airplay chart? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alligator (Of Monsters and Men song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alligator (Of Monsters and Men song)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wild Roses (song)

On 1 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wild Roses (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Of Monsters and Men filmed the music video for their song "Wild Roses" in 12 hours, just before beginning a tour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wild Roses (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wild Roses (song)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 May newsletter

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

1. Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
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3. Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
4. Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
5. Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
6. Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
7. Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, 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.

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DYK for Visitor (song)

On 7 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Visitor (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although it spent only one week on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, "Visitor" was the fifth Adult Alternative Airplay number-one for Of Monsters and Men? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Visitor (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Visitor (song)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 7 May 2022 (UTC)