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I have been working on Rugrats: Search for Reptar for a little bit, and might nominate this article to WP:FAC after Tatannuaq's FAC is complete. Would you be interested in doing a co-nom with me, as you have it listed as one of the articles you nominated for GA? Are there any edits to make to the article before it is posted at FAC? Z1720 (talk) 03:49, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like it'd take some more work to expand it, it's still kind of light. Cukie Gherkin (talk) 14:36, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• @Cukie Gherkin: Do you know where to find other sources for this article to add information? Is there anything from the sources already cited that should be added to the article? I searched all the online sources listed at WP:VG/RS: I'll keep going down the list but other sources are always welcome. Z1720 (talk) 14:50, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  User:Cukie Gherkin/Source searching This is what I use Cukie Gherkin (talk) 14:52, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• I went through your list of sources, and found some to add to the article. I think the Internet has been searched thoroughly for sources and that there isn't a major unused source for the article. Would you be interested in co-noming this with me, or would you like me to send this to FAC on my own? Is there anything else from the sources (or new sources that you found) that should be added to the article? Z1720 (talk) 01:48, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Honestly, the idea has potential, but I don't think it's really something I'm interested in working on, especially with so many projects on my plate at the moment. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 07:34, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Is it alright if I FAC'ed it by myself sometime in the not-near future? In the nomination statement, I would mention that you brought it to GA status, and you can add your name as a co-nom if you wanted. I would take charge of responding to comments (unless you wanted to respond before me, although there would be no obligation for you to do so). Z1720 (talk) 16:58, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  Feel free to carry the torch Cukie Gherkin (talk) 03:55, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Ninetales has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. 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 Olliefant -- Olliefant (talk) 23:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Your good article nomination of the article Drill Dozer has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. 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 3family6 -- 3family6 (talk) 15:03, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey you created the page Arceus a while back, would you be interested in co noming it at GA with me? It's currently got some easily fixable problems that I'd be willing to take care of Olliefant (she/her) 06:12, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, that would be fine - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 06:34, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Olliefant (she/her) 07:06, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

While I'm working on clearing the citation needed tags for Arceas, would you mind explaining how you look for non English sources? Olliefant (she/her) 03:52, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I use this: User:Cukie Gherkin/Source searching Cukie Gherkin (talk) 03:55, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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		The Reviewers Award
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the thorough, detailed and actionable reviews you have carried out at FAC. This work is very much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:10, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I really appreciate it - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 23:31, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Wobbuffet is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Olliefant -- Olliefant (talk) 06:08, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Good day,

I have recently got into the habit of translating articles, although often I want to attempt to add English sources where possible. I noticed you had many articles for anime and games and so on, and was wondering if you had any sort of style guide on sources, especially as I imagine these topics have "lower standards" for sources than more encyclopaedic elements. If you have any tips to share, I would be grateful.

Kindly, (Trabifan) @Trabifan: Hi there, so firstly two notes: 1) when adding a new section to a talk page (user or otherwise), be sure to add it to the bottom of the page; 2) you can sign your posts with Cukie Gherkin (talk) 09:25, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

With that out of the way, it should be noted that, when it comes to video games at least, the standards can actually be somewhat strict, so to make a comprehensive article, I usually have to do a deeper dive to demonstrate notability. On translating articles, it's also important to note that non-English wikis usually enforce notability less stringently, so what might qualify as notable on, say, the French Wikipedia, may not be considered notable by editors here.

As far as what sources to use, I tend to follow the perennial sources page and the WikiProject Video games reliable sources database. These should be an adequate guide to what sources to use and what to avoid. They are not the end-all be-all of reliable sources though, so even if something is not listed, it may still be a reliable source (determined by multiple factors, like having experienced writers contribute, having an editorial policy, and not being a self-published source).

When actually searching for sources, I use this source searching tool I developed over the years that contains reliable or situational sources (though it should be noted that some sources, like Game Rant, TheGamer, Screen Rant, and CBR tend to be unpopular, so you shouldn't have an article that relies too much on them). You can also find sources by searching Google Books (make sure they are published works) and Google Scholar; for the former, be careful about using thesis work unless it's often cited or the author is cited a lot for other works they've done. The ideal scholarly work is published, written by a trusted author, and often cited (though it doesn't have to be all three of these things). Generally, you want to look for three strong sources for a subject that show significant coverage of them. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 09:25, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Rat King (The Last of Us) is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:10, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Cukie Gherkin. Thanks for linking your /Source searching list for my question at this WT:VG discussion. I'm wondering if you know about Google custom search, and whether you have created one for your list. If not, it would be great to create one; no technical knowledge is required; it is all web-based; you just type or paste your urls into a form, give it a name, and a couple other things, and you're done. You get a cse.google.com url back from Google which goes to a page that looks like Google's search page, except with the name you chose for it, and when you type in something and hit Search, it searches just those urls (all of them) and then returns results just like Google web search does. If there are no results for your search terms in any of those urls, then it adds some regular Google search results so you don't end up with nothing. Anyone can use it who knows your custom search engine url. (It would be easy enough for me to create it, but then it would be under my Google login, and I would be the only one who could update it, so it makes sense for you to create it under your id.) If you want to create one, I can walk you through it. If you already have a Google CSE, can you share the url so I can use it to find reliable source for VGs? Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 08:43, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make a CSE for it, that would be fine by me; however, I personally find CSEs to be somewhat limiting, so I tend to favor doing it the way I do it. I actually made it after having difficulties with the current CSE maxing out at 10 pages of results. Cukie Gherkin (talk) 08:46, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Weezing has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 09:37, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Your good article nomination of the article Weezing has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. 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 DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 11:03, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Drill Dozer 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! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:15, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Your good article nomination of the article Rat King (The Last of Us) has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 23:33, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Rat King (The Last of Us) has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. 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. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 19:03, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I've noticed that you have done a lot with articles for Pokémon species, so I was wondering if you thought there was enough info for an article for a Dragapult article? I haven't done a whole lot with video game character articles, but it is something I plan to work on eventually. -- ZooBlazer 07:50, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]