User talk:SounderBruce

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TFA

Thank you today for "2020 Seattle Sounders FC season", introduced: "This article is my first foray into a season article, describing the shortened and strange 2020 season for Seattle Sounders FC, an American soccer team and defending MLS champions. The season opened with a local COVID-19 outbreak and continued through lockdown bubbles and limited travel to finish with yet another MLS Cup appearance for the team, although one that ended differently."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:42, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:42, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for Interstate 182, "about a short freeway in southeastern Washington that took 17 years to build and was the compromise for a bitterly fought over routing debate. Unlike many urban freeways, this one was coveted by its eventual host cities, who did everything in their power to get part of the Interstate Highway System to their doorstep."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:12, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I saw it too. Well done! ☆ Bri (talk) 18:14, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I could totally push that Walmart sign over. Panini! • 🥪 23:38, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of cities in Oregon

On 29 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of cities in Oregon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the least populous of Oregon's cities has three people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of cities in Oregon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of cities in Oregon), 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.

1=Laun chba ller 00:04, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/U.S. Figure Skating Championships/archive1

Hello... Thank you for taking the time to conduct a source audit on my FL candidate article. I posted a response to you on March 24, and just wanted to see if you've had a chance to follow up? Please let me know if you have any further concerns regarding that article. Bgsu98 (Talk) 11:34, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sharon Wylie

On 5 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sharon Wylie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sharon Wylie has served in the state legislatures of both Oregon and Washington? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sharon Wylie. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sharon Wylie), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 01:41, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GARC

Hello, you have been paired at good article review circles to review Bhutan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #33. 750 h+ 10:01, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sounder commuter rail

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sounder commuter rail 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 Noleander -- Noleander (talk) 00:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Sounder commuter rail

The article Sounder commuter rail you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sounder commuter rail for comments about the article, and Talk:Sounder commuter rail/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 Noleander -- Noleander (talk) 13:43, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of List of Tacoma Defiance seasons

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of Tacoma Defiance seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists 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 list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Hey man im josh (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TFL notification

Hi, SounderBruce. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Seattle Reign FC seasons – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for May 12. 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. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 00:29, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Possible inadvertent deletion at Hood Canal Bridge?

Hi, I undid part of your cleanup revisions, as the remaining text just seemed to be hanging. We can discuss further at the talk page if you think I erred. ++Lar: t/c 22:00, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops. Thanks for fixing that, Lar. Sounder Bruce 22:02, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2025 May newsletter

The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,233 round points from 24 good articles, 28 Did you know articles, and one In the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplier featured articles on Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) and Grace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviews
History6042 (submissions) with 1,088 round points from four featured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and a good topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviews
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
Arconning (submissions) with 887 round points, mostly from four FLs, six GAs, and seven DYKs on Olympic topics, along with more than two dozen reviews

In addition, we would like to recognize Generalissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. 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) 01:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]