Hi - just a good faith heads up; your closure here is not in line with best practice at AfD, it would be better to indicate that you withdraw the nomination and then close as a speedy keep, see WP:NACAFD and WP:CSK. Personally, if I had nominated and then withdrawn I would not close as a non-admin due to my interpretations of WP:INVOLVED, but I've seen other non-admin closers do so. Finally, even if self-closing, waiting 24 hours may have been better to see if there were any other responses. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 00:01, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Goldsztajn Hello. I very much mentioned withdrawing the nomination. Also, the point has been made, and there was no original support for deletion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 05:04, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"I am inclined to withdraw" is different than "I withdraw" - one indicates possible intention, there other affirms an act. Closing a discussion following a withdrawal this early before the seven day period is a speedy keep not a keep. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 11:42, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Goldsztajn Oh damn! I didn't quite get what you meant originally, the XFDCloser tool also didn't help because I actually used the "quick close" option and I thought that used to result in a "speedy keep". I have now fixed the result; I am certainly to be blamed and not the XFDCloser, hehe. Thank you again, Goldsztajn. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:54, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Uwa (Ogiso) 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Borsoka -- Borsoka (talk) 13:43, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Uwa (Ogiso) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Uwa (Ogiso) for comments about the article, and Talk:Uwa (Ogiso)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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 Borsoka -- Borsoka (talk) 04:04, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ehenneden 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Borsoka -- Borsoka (talk) 10:24, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.

Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions), with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
• Hey man im josh (submissions), with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
• MaranoFan (submissions), with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.

The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:13, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Ehenneden you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ehenneden for comments about the article, and Talk:Ehenneden/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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 Borsoka -- Borsoka (talk) 05:04, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]