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Current sports transaction template
Hello Oltrepier. I appreciate your willingess to help with transfer news about footballers. However, I just want to remind you that {{Current sports transaction}} is a template that should only be used for players that are involved in imminent transfers reported by the media. Simple speculation or rumors, or even seemingly confident reports from low-quality sources should not be considered in making this determination. A good example of where this template is appropriate is Hugo Lloris. You added the template on Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Zanoli, Juan Miranda (footballer), Edvin Kurtulus, Woobens Pacius, Gianluca Prestianni, and Almugera Kabar. Correct me if I made a mistake, but in none of these examples there was an imminent transfer widely reported in the media.
Basically, we don't want to abuse the usage of this template, because otherwise it becomes meaningless if every single player with a rumor has it on their Wikipedia page. Please take more careful consideration of news reports when adding this template. A good source (by the way) is Fabrizio Romano, if you don't know who he is. Anyways, happy editing! Paul Vaurie (talk) 20:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Paul Vaurie Hello, sorry for my belated reply and my mistakes: I admit I should have been way more careful at double-checking those bits of speculation... Of all the transfers you've cited, only AC Milan's deal for Miranda is likely to be completed, but even in that case there are no "advanced talks" to write about (yet), so I apologize.
- Of course I know about Romano, as an Italian myself, but I suspect that most of the deals he reports on are already covered by dozens of other users here... : D
- I'll definitely have a more cautious approach to transfer reports in the future, and I'll try to explain my decision better whenever I'll use the template -- actually, I've just done so for my edits on the articles of Vasilije Adžić (set to join Juventus) and Isak Hien (set to sign for Atalanta).
- Thank you for your advice and Happy Holidays! Oltrepier (talk) 17:40, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for Carmen Valero
On 4 January 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Carmen Valero, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
DYK for Giovanni Bonfanti
On 8 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giovanni Bonfanti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Giovanni Bonfanti scored a goal on his debut in a European competition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Bonfanti. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Giovanni Bonfanti), 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.
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DYK for Carmen Valero
On 2 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carmen Valero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1976, Carmen Valero became the first female track and field athlete to represent Spain at the Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carmen Valero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carmen Valero), 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.
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Top Report
Saw the notification yesterday, but only read your e-mail today. Sure, seeing that idea spread over other Wikipedias can be very positive (most just put the ranking - I myself update the Portuguese list). The monthly periodicity even has the advantage of an easier source. igordebraga ≠ 23:00, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Igordebraga For sure, monthly releases should be a huge advantage for us, especially since we're just an "army of two" working on the project at the moment... : D
- Okay then, thank you very much for your support, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 11:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 February newsletter
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