User talk:Suonii180

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run G & H | Business
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (Events facilitated by others):

• The European Destubathon – a stub improvement contest/editathon from 1–30 April 2025

Tip of the month:

• When creating biographies, don't forget to use Template:DEFAULTSORT.
  Accessible from "Wiki markup" at the foot of the page being edited,
  it allows categories to be listed under the subject's family name rather than their first or given name.

Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool)

• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
• 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 2,657 articles during this period!

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
• Follow us on social media:

Instagram | Pinterest

• On 1 May 2025, a one-month backlog drive for New Pages Patrol will begin.
• Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled.
• Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
• Each review will earn 1 point.
• Interested in taking part? Sign up here.

Online events:

• New: Revolutionary women | Alphabet run I & J
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (events facilitated by others):

• WikiProject Women in Green - a Good Article editathon from 1-31 May 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!

• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

Tip of the month:

• Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
  are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
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The New Page Patroller's Barnstar

Online events:

• New: LGBTQ+ | Alphabet run K & L
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea,
  but we're putting together our list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red.
  We are creating the list to celebrate 10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania.
  We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?
  Can you suggest a DYK style hook?
  If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page.
• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

Tip of the month:

• Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability and reliable sources.
  Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research
  the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.

Other ways to participate:

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• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run M & N | Women in Red turns 10 | Kenya
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women)
• 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women)

Tip of the month:

• A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements,
  but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations.

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Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to Suonii180 for collecting more than 111.5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's JUN25 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 9,500 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer Alt ■ 15:50, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run O & P | Indigenous women | Film and stage
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the month:

• Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand
  the criteria for status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
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• On 1 September 2025, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
• Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled.
• Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
• Each review will earn 1 point.
• Interested in taking part? Sign up here.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run Q & R | Women writers & their works | Microstates
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the Month:

• Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• The WikiProject Women in Red homepage is usually updated weekly, using the Humaniki tool. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June.

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run S & T | Women in STEM | Halloween
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Sister wikiproject Women in Green October 2025 Good Article Edit-a-thon focuses on What Women Do

Tip of the Month:

• Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever.
Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women)

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
• Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run: U, V, W | Asian women
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Women in Red's Asian women event is part of the global Wikipedia Asian Month 2025 campaign.
  You are welcome to add your contributions to both event pages.

Tip of the Month:

• Verifiability is increasingly important as AI evolves. You should ensure that every statement made
  is adequately sourced. There should be no less than three independent reliable sources for each
  biography, including at least one source for each paragraph.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever. Thank you if
  you contributed one or more of the 20,473 articles created in the past year.

• 21 Oct 2024, 19.963% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,030,245 biographies; 405,305 women)
• 28 Oct 2025: 20.23% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,094,677 biographies; 423,778 women)

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help wanted! Want to apply your skills or learn new ones? Help us plan monthly events, design event logos,
  come up with a tip-of-the-month, and/or provide any general ideas on developing the project.
• Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes.

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run X, Y, Z | Food and drink | Women who died in 2025
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Global Translat-a-thon 2025 06 December 2025

Tip of the Month:

• Lists of deaths by year is a good resource for the December / January meet-up Women who died in 2025

Other ways to participate:

• Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
• Join the conversations on our talkpage.
• Help wanted! Want to apply your skills or learn new ones? Help us plan monthly events, design event logos,
  come up with a tip-of-the-month, and/or provide any general ideas on developing the project.
• Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

Online events:

• New: Sports (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run - countries starting with A
• Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2025

Announcements from other communities

• Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2026.

Tip of the month:

• Consider becoming a new page reviewer to help reduce the huge backlog of women's biographies.

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New Pages Patrol is hosting a one-time, two-month experimental backlog drive aimed at reducing the backlog. This will be a combo drive: both articles and redirects will earn points.

• The drive will run from 1 January to 28 February 2026.
• The drive is divided into two phases. Participants may take part in either phase or across both phases, depending on availability.
• Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled during the drive.
• Two-month drive-exclusive barnstars will be awarded to eligible participants.
• Each article review earns 1 point, while each redirect review earns 0.2 points.
• Streak awards will be granted based on consistently meeting weekly point thresholds.
• Barnstars will also be awarded for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
• Interested in participating? Sign up here.