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A tag has been placed on File:Elvis Costello and the Attractions 1979.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a non-free file from a commercial source (e.g. Associated Press, Getty Images), where the file itself is not the subject of sourced commentary. If you can explain why the file can be used under the non-free content guidelines, please add the appropriate non-free use tag and rationale.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.  REAL 💬 ⬆   19:51, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Zmbro! The article you nominated, Blackstar (album), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 23:05, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Load (album) 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 SignedInteger -- SignedInteger (talk) 14:05, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your decision to revert was good, not sure if you're aware but these edits come from an LTA who has been blocked several times. They have a bunch of technical tells (which is why I know that was them) but their general preoccupation is insisting on vandalizing the term "neo-Nazi" into articles with 0 sources, often of random CEOs and celebrities they don't like, then concern trolling about it when confronted.

Going forward, just revert them for block evasion, debate is useless. No matter what source you bring up, they aren't satisfied, they will misrepresent sources, then admit it don't say this, and then when you call them out will imply you're whitewashing secret neo-Nazi cabals. They have been doing this for several months, and may continue targeting the Bowie page. Just wanted to make you aware. PARAKANYAA (talk) 17:14, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

PARAKANYAA I appreciate the heads up. The only reason I didn't revert to begin with was that I neglected to see the original revert, and no one had reverted the post I responded to by the time I replied (thinking it was real). I'll keep an eye out for the future and not waste my time with this shit. Thanks! – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 17:16, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Load (album) 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 SignedInteger -- SignedInteger (talk) 02:26, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Reload (Metallica album) 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 SignedInteger -- SignedInteger (talk) 02:44, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Reload (Metallica album) 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 SignedInteger -- SignedInteger (talk) 04:43, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. This is a courtesy notification to let you know that I've just blanked-and-redirected the articles "Sense of Doubt" and "Neuköln" to "Heroes" (album), since neither song seemed to have any significant coverage outside of mentions in Bowie biographies or coverage about "Heroes". As the person who got the album to GA, you are likely the editor with the most knowledge about whether this sort of significant coverage does exist at all for these songs; if so, feel free to reverts these BLARs. Leafy46 (talk) 21:24, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Hallo Spaceboy 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 Ceoil -- Ceoil (talk) 21:46, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all of your wonderful work - it was such a delightful brightness to see Ziggy Stardust on main page today. You rock. Netherzone (talk) 01:46, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you today for Life on Mars?, "about... David Bowie's 1971 masterpiece "Life on Mars?". Take two, electric boogaloo. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both so much! Appreciate the kind words :-) – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 17:08, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Load (album), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the cover artworks for Metallica's Load and Reload were created by mixing blood with semen and urine, respectively? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reload (Metallica album). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Load (album)), 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 nominate it.

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 18,894 views (787.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2026 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

JuniperChill (talk) 00:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reload (Metallica album), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the cover artworks for Metallica's Load and Reload were created by mixing blood with semen and urine, respectively? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reload (Metallica album). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Reload (Metallica album)), 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 nominate it.

JuniperChill (talk) 00:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Wild Life (Wings album), may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

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Your good article nomination of the article Hallo Spaceboy 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 Ceoil -- Ceoil (talk) 00:09, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, zmbro. I'm just posting to let you know that List of songs recorded by the Smiths – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 18, 2026. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. --PresN 02:48, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]