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Growth team updates #15
Welcome to the fifteenth newsletter from the Growth team!
The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in mid-size Wikimedia projects.
Variants C and D deployed
Variants C and D are two new arrangements of the newcomer homepage. We hope they will increase the number of users using suggested edits. They both make suggested edits the clear place where newcomers should get started on the page. They have some differences in their workflows, because we want to test which design is better. We deployed these variants on October 19; half of newcomers get each variant. After about 5 weeks, we will analyze the data from the tests. The goal is to determine which variant is helping more newcomers to make more suggested edits. We will identify the better variant and then use it with all newcomers.
Structured tasks: add a link
As we discussed in previous newsletters, the team is working on our first "structured task": the "add a link" task. After community discussion on design ideas, we ran user tests on the mobile designs. We decided on the design concept we want to use moving forward: Concept A. We're now engineering the backend for this feature. Next, we will be running user tests for desktop designs.
Learn more about the findings.
Community news
- We recently deployed the Growth features to Polish, Portuguese, Swedish and Turkish Wikipedias. 18 wikis now have Growth features. Learn more about getting the features.
- Have you recently checked if all interface messages are translated for your language?
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10:09, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is 
Lee Vilenski (submissions), the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by .svg){kind=small}
Gog the Mild (submissions). In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. 
The Rambling Man (submissions) was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with 
Epicgenius (submissions) close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.
The other finalists were 
Hog Farm (submissions), 
HaEr48 (submissions), 
Harrias (submissions) and 
Bloom6132 (submissions). The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!
All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.
Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
Bloom6132 (submissions) win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
Rhododendrites (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
Lee Vilenski (submissions) wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.- Epicgenius (submissions) wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
MPJ-DK (submissions) wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
The Rambling Man (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.- Epicgenius (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
- Bloom6132 (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.
Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- Congrats! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:26, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- I also thought you did well for your debut year! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:32, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
DYK for City Investing Building
On 4 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article City Investing Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the City Investing Building (pictured) was regarded as a "monument to greed" due to its sheer size? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/City Investing Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, City Investing Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
DYK for 240 Central Park South
On 5 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 240 Central Park South, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that balconies at 240 Central Park South were designed to give residents a view above Central Park's tree line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/240 Central Park South. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 240 Central Park South), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
240 Central Park South
Nice job on the 240 Central Park South article! ~ Quacks Like a Duck (talk) 02:40, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
WikiCup Awards
Congratulations! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:26, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Surrogate's Courthouse
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Surrogate's Courthouse 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 Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 02:01, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Surrogate's Courthouse
The article Surrogate's Courthouse you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Surrogate's Courthouse for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 02:41, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
Million Award for Coney Island
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The Quarter Million Award |
| For your contributions to bring Coney Island (estimated annual readership: 450,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 15:40, 10 November 2020 (UTC) |
Great work with this and the rest of the Coney Island topic! – Reidgreg (talk) 15:40, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
DYK for 220 Central Park South
On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 220 Central Park South, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when it changed hands in 2019, a "mega condo" in 220 Central Park South became the most expensive residence ever sold in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/220 Central Park South. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 220 Central Park South), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
The WikiCup
Adam Cuerden has created a gallery on the 2020 WikiCup for the next issue of Signpost which you can see here. Please let me know if you do not like me singling you out for mention in the opening paragraph, because I can rewrite it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:21, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
- Cwmhiraeth, thanks for the message. I'm fine with my being name-dropped in the opening paragraph. I think it only needs one clarification - I worked on NY places in general, not just buildings. epicgenius (talk) 15:08, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
About the review of 5 Columbus Circle
I just reviewed your nomination of 5 Columbus Circle for DYK and the only thing missing is the QPQ. --C messier (talk) 20:31, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for November 17
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited J. André Fouilhoux, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page McGraw-Hill Building.
(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:16, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
October 18: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC (plus weekend editathons)
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October 2020 GAN Backlog drive
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The Working Man's Barnstar |
| Thank you for conducting 6 reviews in the October 2020 GAN Backlog drive. Your work helped us to reduce the backlog by over 48%. Regards, Eddie891 Talk Work 14:10, 19 November 2020 (UTC) |
DYK for 5 Columbus Circle
On 22 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 5 Columbus Circle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the architect who was hired to remodel 5 Columbus Circle's lower stories later expressed regret for the renovation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/5 Columbus Circle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 5 Columbus Circle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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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Happy First Edit Day!
Have a very happy first edit anniversary!
From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 09:50, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
DYK for General Electric Building
On 25 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article General Electric Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crown of the General Electric Building in Midtown Manhattan contains Gothic tracery and four 50-foot-tall (15 m) electric deities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/General Electric Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, General Electric Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
—valereee (talk) 00:22, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
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... thank you, for WikiCup, and the stream of NYC buildings and parks! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:55, 30 November 2020 (UTC)