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    Frozen FAC

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    Hello thank you for reviewing the Frozen II FAC three years ago. Can you also review Frozen's FAC too? Wingwatchers (talk) 17:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    If you do that I will also do a review for Fly. Wingwatchers (talk) 17:29, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey there, thanks for the request here! I'll see what I can do for the FAC, expect some kind of comments after I finish the FAC request above. GeraldWL 03:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    All right, since the above person is closing their FAC review does that mean you can prioritize on mine? Thanks. Wingwatchers (talk) 13:49, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I am sorry I dont mean to rush you but I felt is in dire need of attention. While you are doing that I will look into Fly. Wingwatchers (talk) 03:25, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh no worries! I can understand that; some FACs unfortunately don't get immediate attention. I'll wait for the image review to be done then I'll move on to the rest. And thanks for stopping by To Fly. GeraldWL 03:29, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Apologies for the late review. You article is very well-written and refined, and I don't have any fundamental complaints. I will support it at its FAC in the near-future once you decide it is ready. Wingwatchers (talk) 04:43, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Begotten

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    Hello Gerald, Just wanted to give you a heads up on that peer review for Begotten. I also discovered that one of the literary sources is dead but have found an alternate place for it on Google Play. However I do not know how to cite it. Anyways, I did remove some of the more unreliable sources and have replaced them with more reliable ones though I have still been trying to check on some online ones like The Pitsburger. Hopefully everything turns out well considering this article has been something I have been trying to get to FA for several years now.

    Paleface Jack (talk) 18:04, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Paleface Jack, that sounds wonderful and I wish all the best on the source digging! As for the Google Play, I believe its not mandated to cite any links for books, since anyone can google it. Not having URL doesnt reduce reliability :) GeraldWL 18:19, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I like doing it so the reader and the reviewer has something to look at, so I will cite it. As for The Pitsberger I will add it and if reviews dictate its removal I will do so. Paleface Jack (talk) 18:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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    The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, Delaware BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

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    Taking A Hiatus

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    I am sure nobody would read this, but if anyone does, I hope I am able to relay this message clearly and without offense.

    Since the start of COVID I have dedicated part of my life to this encyclopedia, and making it a creative, fun, and eye-opening look into various topics, especially the arts and Indonesia, occassionally helping with current events and whatnot. I am blessed to be able to retain over the years with the company of so many wonderful users who, despite me never knowing much about most of you all, have supported my work and continued to build me up as an English speaker and writer. Believe me, your contributions to my editing has affected me in real life, and in such tremendous way. I am writing here not to announce an eventual resignation. That is something I will never plan to do until I die or am unable to write anymore, for this has always been the most amazing place in the Internet I've discovered.

    As you may have known, the world has been torn apart recently by the atrocities committed in Israel and Palestine. Wars are not something I generally look at-- and for that I admit shame. I pass by this year's war on Ukraine and Sudan just like the clouds pass by the city (although I did put a certain focus on Ukraine). This time, however, the wave surrounding the atrocities committed in Gaza has shattered me like no other atrocity committed in modern times. My earliest memory of Gaza was in 2014, when I heard songs about it juxtaposed with buildings destroyed. Right now we are seeing the same images repeating but on a larger scale, and it is killing me. I am a legal adult but by Wikipedia's definition still a teenager, and seeing my fellow teenagers losing their future in such brutal fashion haunts me all day, all night.

    I am not here to spark a fire of debates-- that does not belong in Wikipedia. I will not debate about this war on Wikipedia, and whatever views you hold I am not trying to combat in this forum. But I have seen a barrage of misinformation even in the sources we most trust here when editing. RSes like CNN are actively censoring information about Gaza (they do cover some, but it doesn't hold the weight of the Israeli coverage), and blindly trusting the Israel Defense Forces despite the objective fakeness exposed by independent sources. I have seen many people attacking Palestinians despite their facade of "only condemning Hamas", and attacking me under accusations of antisemitism and homophobia.

    My distrust in the media right now I feel can heavily affect my research on Wikipedia topics. I do not want to execute the habit of cherrypicking sources, ignoring sources from media I and many others distrust. And in this climate where I am actively participating in the pro-Palestinian movement, I cannot find myself able to write on Wikipedia-- the energy just isn't there now. I shall go on a hiatus from writing for now, but this shall not be for long, for I have big plans on my editing in the future. I will continue to make minor edits whenever I feel like it, but do not expect major edits or replies. Thank you for everyone who has been majorly or minorly been a part of my editing journey-- and I wish to edit war with y'all again very soon.

    Regards. GeraldWL 09:49, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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    Hey GWL, hope all is well with you. Not sure how active you are these days, but I noticed you participating in a FAC review recently, so thought I'd ask since you were previously involved in taking one of their lists to FL status. I've decided to rework and improve their main article and have nominated it. I was wondering if you would have time and interest to provide feedback on my current FAC? Not to worry if things are busy IRL, I would totally understand. Pseud 14 (talk) 20:57, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    Should we hide this edit cause this has a part that seems like a death threat? 184.56.40.33 (talk) 01:18, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @184.56.40.33 Hi. Nah, I don't think we need to do anything on this. It's been three years since this fairly-brief vandalism was published, so I don't think anyone would scour the history to find this, let alone the director. GeraldWL 01:56, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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    Hi, I see you're on the list of volunteers for peer review; I wanted to see if you could provide some feedback on the article for the Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers; the editor who submitted it wanted to make the article better, and possibly reach FA or GA status, in advance of the film entering into the public domain in January 2026.

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    Nice work on List of World Heritage Sites in North Korea

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    There are many World Heritage Sites lists that are promoted at WP:FLC, so I think you should nominate it at WP:FLC. You won't need to put much work in, cuz you already have, and you'll get a FL. Great deal right? Easternsahara (talk) 19:33, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Easternsahara! I have followed your suggestion and have nominated it for FL, and am eyeing on more WHS lists to be FLC. You might wanna have a look at it. GeraldWL 04:50, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I will. Thanks! Easternsahara (talk) 13:40, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Heyy uh never mind lol, PresN told me the list is not eligible simply because NK is short of one heritage site to merit an FL. I'll instead focus on the Palestine article and subsequently Indonesia; I'll notify you if I do start a new FLC. GeraldWL 04:02, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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