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Well, please know that I will gladly review any DYKs or GANs about Haiti-related articles. If you are interested or don't have many plans for the contest, consider helping out! [[User:Averageuntitleduser|Averageuntitleduser]] ([[User talk:Averageuntitleduser|talk]]) 20:10, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

== Pre-Columbian Indigenous Figures ==

Hello! I was thinking of working on the article for [[Anacaona]], an Indigenous Taíno woman, for this contest. She was from the chiefdom of [[Jaragua, Hispaniola|Jaragua]], which was primarily located in what is now Haiti (specifically from the area that would become the town of [[Léogâne]]), but with parts in the Dominican Republic as well. Would she be closely-related enough to either country to be included within the scope of this contest? If so, what country would I submit her under (or could I submit her under both)? [[User:Spookyaki|Spookyaki]] ([[User talk:Spookyaki|talk]]) 06:46, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for your question, [[User:Spookyaki|Spookyaki]]! It appears to be verifiable that the subject was born and lived in present-day Haiti, so feel free to submit it under that flag. It looks like a very interesting topic in great need of improvement! :) <span class="nowrap">—[[User:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span>]]</span> <small>([[User talk:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>]])</small> 07:50, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

== Points system ==

I understand how the points work, but what do the Abbreviations mean? [[User:Theeverywhereperson|<span style="background-color: orange; color: darkblue">Theeverywhereperson</span>]] ([[User talk:Theeverywhereperson|talk here]]) 10:17, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey [[User:Theeverywhereperson|Theeverywhereperson]], which abbreviations are you referring to? If it's the process initialisms (FA, GA, etc.), they are expanded and linked at {{slinkno|Wikipedia:Developing_Countries_WikiContest/2025/Scoring#Scores}} of the scoring page. In general, if you see an abbreviation you're unfamiliar with, you can find it [[WP:ABC|on this page]] or [[Special:Search|search]] for it with the prefix ''WP:''. Let me know if you have any other questions! <span class="nowrap">—[[User:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span>]]</span> <small>([[User talk:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>]])</small> 10:22, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

== Just a question about GAs ==

the page for [[WP:GA]] says you must be in the top five editors for it to not count as a drive-by nom. Does this contest follow by that rule? Because the contest says merely copyediting isn't enough. But what if I did manage to get into top 5 editors by just copyediting? Will it still count as a drive by nom and thus [[WP:gaming the system]] by the contest's standard? Just asking this because one of my pending GA submissions ([[Xuanwu Gate Incident]]) is exactly like that. It's a GA quality article somehow sitting at B class still so I got myself into top 5 editors by copyediting to submit it for GA once again. [[User:Yelps|<b style="font-family:helvetica;color:green">Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ </b>]]<b style="font-family:helvetica;border:transparent;padding:0 9px;background:linear-gradient(#810011,black);color:#19443C;border-radius:6px">[[User talk:Yelps|critique me]]</b> 15:50, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey [[User:Yelps|Yelps]], thanks for your question! The contest has somewhat stricter criteria than the [[WP:GAN|GAN]] process on this point. Since you appear to have [[xtools:articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/Xuanwu_Gate_Incident#tool-authorship|less than 2% authorship]] on this article, I don't think that would meet the threshold set by the "{{xt|All reviewed content must have been worked on significantly by you}}" language in [[Wikipedia:DCWC25/S|the scoring rules]]. Let me know if you have any questions! <span class="nowrap">—[[User:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span>]]</span> <small>([[User talk:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>]])</small> 06:08, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

::Got it. But then how strict is the contest being? Should I be the author of atleast 5% of an article to be eligible? [[User:Yelps|<b style="font-family:helvetica;color:green">Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ </b>]]<b style="font-family:helvetica;border:transparent;padding:0 9px;background:linear-gradient(#810011,black);color:#19443C;border-radius:6px">[[User talk:Yelps|critique me]]</b> 06:48, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

:::This is something the coordinators look at on a case-by-case basis — the scoring rules intentionally leave out any numerical thresholds for this, so I'm unable to provide any here. I would look at the spirit of the law rather than the letter; the same line of the rules states that we generally prefer that you be the primary author (or close to that) for any article you submit. For [[Xuanwu Gate Incident]], it already seems to be fairly developed and 86% of the article has been written by the primary author, so it is unlikely you'll be able to submit it to the DCWC. However, if your GAN [[the Old Elm]] passes, [[xtools:articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/The_Old_Elm#tool-authorship|you have clearly written the majority of its content]] and could thus submit it. I hope that clarifies things! <span class="nowrap">—[[User:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span>]]</span> <small>([[User talk:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>]])</small> 07:12, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

::::Understood! I guess I'll work on [[Cuisine of Pará]] to GA status once I have ample time (hopefully next week!) seeing I turned the article from a state in need of copyedit and having no citations to a decent-ish article. [[User:Yelps|<b style="font-family:helvetica;color:green">Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ </b>]]<b style="font-family:helvetica;border:transparent;padding:0 9px;background:linear-gradient(#810011,black);color:#19443C;border-radius:6px">[[User talk:Yelps|critique me]]</b> 07:31, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

:::::Good luck! <span class="nowrap">—[[User:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span>]]</span> <small>([[User talk:TechnoSquirrel69|<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>]])</small> 07:55, 4 July 2025 (UTC)