Wikipedia talk:Developing Countries WikiContest

Flag change request

Hi! Could someone change my flag from ({{Flagicon image|ICC logo.png|link=International cricket|border=}}) to ({{Flagicon image|ICC logo (2026).svg|link=International cricket|border=|size=40px}}). Thanks! Vestrian24Bio 06:45, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 15:36, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

French West Indies

I'm considering working on turning an article to a GA for someone who was born and spent her youth in the French West Indies (but left when she was in her teens and spent the rest of her life in the US). Might this one qualify for the contest? Jishara (talk) 12:39, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jishara, Could you please be more specific as to which article you are referring? Magentic Manifestations (talk) 08:44, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

I'm specifically looking at the Level 5 Vital Article Stephanie St. Clair Jishara (talk) 11:14, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

She was born and spent her early childhood in the West Indies, and moved to Canada when she was 12. Most of her notability comes from her later life in the US. Hence, this would not be eligible for points. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 15:01, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Query

Hey all. I've been going through my backlog of almost-GA articles and wanted to know if the article on Los Errantes would qualify for this contest? They were Spanish but their area of activities was Latin America, bouncing from Cuba to Mexico to Chile to Argentina; their robberies in the latter country got them threatened with an extradition request from the Argentine government as well. It seems like an edge case, so thought I'd ask. --Grnrchst (talk) 13:37, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey Grnrchst, Though they are a Spanish group, they have had considerable activity in Latin America (Cuba, Chile, Argentina, and Mexico), all of which qualify as developing countries for the purpose of the contest. You can take this up. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 08:42, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Flag icon change request

Can someone with the ability to do so change my flag icon to {{flag icon|Haiti}}? Thank you in advance. Yue🌙 (talk) 10:01, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done, though I feel compelled to ask if you've actually made up your mind this time! ;) —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 21:49, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

ITN

Hi. Does ITN count when your article was displayed at Portal:Current events? I added the 2026 Piła train collision on 25 June (diff). Does that gain me an extra 12 points? :) Fortek67 (talk) 21:11, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey Fortek67, ITN points are given out if the article appears on the Main Page's In the news section. That doesn't seem to be the case here, so it's not eligible for submission, unfortunately. That being said, I would encourage you to keep expanding it and give a good article nomination a try. :) —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 23:48, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Good to know :) - I've nominated Pesa Elf for GA. Still expanding and improving it but hopefully won't take long for the assessment as I've listed it in the page. Fortek67 (talk) 12:03, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

How do I improve pages

I am new, are there tutorials on what to do? I know that you can improve a page by adding stuff to it and removing inappropriate things from it, but how do I get an article to qualify for these various processes. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 13:11, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi HerrHeulsuse! The contest focuses on improving articles corresponding to developing countries. You have to register for the contest and start contributing towards the same. You can score points by various means and you go through the scoring page to understand how you can earn these points. Basically, it rewards you for doing certain things such as improving an article to a WP:Good Article and doing reviews. You can go through the respective content pages to understand how those processes work. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 14:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I read some of those pages' instructions. I'll try to get a couple of articles through these processes before the contest ends. I think this contest is a very good initiative. Thank you and the other hosts for hosting it. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 08:40, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Timeline

The contest lasts from July 1st and runs until September 30th, but what does that actually mean? For example, do articles that you worked on during the time frame but don't pass GA or appear in DYK only until later count? Equally, do articles that started work on before July 1st but only passed GA or appeared at DYK later count? Some clarification on the rules would be appreciated. JustARandomSquid (talk) 10:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Any GA, FA, FL, etc. nomination that passes between July 1st and September 30th can be submitted, regardless of when it was nominated or when the individual worked on it. Any article that appears at DYK during this time can be submitted as well, unless it became a GA before appearing at DYK. Any GA/FAC/peer review/etc made between July 1st and September 30th can be submitted. Jaguarnik (talk) 23:13, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Now that you mention it, what if it gets to GA after appearing on DYK? JustARandomSquid (talk) 23:52, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Those are eligible! The only reason we don't count DYK submissions that were nominated as a result of a GA promotion is that we use DYK points as a proxy for article creation (or 5× expansion). —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 00:18, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Statistics

Hello, I'm interested to know if there's any statistics collected on what kind of articles are submitted for the contest (not just which countries get submissions) — e.g. type of article (biography, historical event, art, sports, etc.), what percent are vital articles, things like that. Jaguarnik (talk) 23:09, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey Jaguarnik! You may be interested in GreenLipstickLesbian's summary of the 2024 contest that was published in the Signpost. There's a more condensed list of stats in last year's closing update. We also track submissions about women and hand out an award for it. I'm not sure what other information we have collected, but let me ping sawyer777 for help here, since they're usually the one doing the tallying at the end of the contest. —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 23:29, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

How do I add to GA nom

Maybe its not clear to me but I added my GA nomination to my own submission page. But I'm not sure its listed for review. Abs145 (talk) 11:50, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey Abs145, You need to work on the articles of your choice to get it to the standard of a GA and then follow due process to get it rated as such. Please refer to WP:Good article nominations for more information.Magentic Manifestations (talk) 13:15, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Timeline for Featured pictures

What is the timeline for submitting featured pictures (FP) taken by or significantly improved by oneself? Are FPs only within the July-September timeframe eligible? I looked at previous year's contests and there were zero FP submissions (passed) in the leaderboards, so I am unaware if there is any precedent. UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:21, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Also, are FPs that appeared on the mainpage as WP:POTD eligible (and what timeframe)? And if so, does this apply to only creating (or significantly improving) the FP or also extend to creating the POTD? UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:25, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey UnpetitproleX! The timeline for submission of featured pictures is the same as other submissions: seven days after the image is promoted at the latest, and only within the contest period of July to September. Picture of the day is not a category the contest awards points for (nor Today's featured article, due to the minimal content review for those processes). Let me know if you have any other questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 04:41, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

prose limit ?

I have a quick question about the scoring rules. Is there a limit on the number of prose for new articles submitted to the contest? Or is any length acceptable as long as it meets the DYK criteria?

Thank you for your time and God bless u ! YosefKT (talk) 08:07, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi YosefKT, If an article newly created by you and nominated by you is part of a DYK appearance, it is eligible for five points. Any article with at least 5120 bytes of "readable prose size" is eligible for ten points. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 09:15, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your response and God bless ! YosefKT (talk) 09:43, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Question about the 7-day rule for contest submissions

Hello. I am participating in the Developing Countries WikiContest. I created the article "History of the Jews in Rwanda" and I have nominated it for Good Article status.

My nomination page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:History_of_the_Jews_in_Rwanda/GA1

The contest rule says: "Contestants have seven days to nominate their work after promotion (for good and featured content)".

My question is: Does this mean I have to wait until the GA review is completed and the article is officially promoted to Good Article status before I add it to my contest submissions page?

Or can I add it to my submissions page now while the GA review is still pending?

Also, I noticed there are many articles waiting for review since early July. How long does it typically take for a reviewer to pick up a nomination?

Thank you for your help , God bless ! YosefKT (talk) 23:55, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey YosefKT, you do indeed need to wait until the article is promoted to good article status before submitting it to the contest. There is a backlog of good article nominations at the moment, so it might take a while for a reviewer to pick it up. You could add the article to this list to make it more visible to DCWC contestants, which will probably speed up how fast it gets looked at. Let me know if you have any questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 03:30, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Cyclone timelines

Hello, I'm new in the DCWC. Tropical cyclone timelines e.g "Timeline of the XXXX Atlantic hurricane season" and "Timeline of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season" are eligible? Thanks. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 04:29, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Hey Ampil! For the article you linked, I think there's enough of a connection with developing countries like Cuba or Cape Verde that it could be submitted (assuming you plan to bring it to featured list status). Maybe we could get a second opinion from one of the other DCWC coordinators on this? —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 16:52, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

If some these cyclones have had an impact on several of the countries classified as eligible, it should be enough to qualify for DCWC. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 05:45, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I've requested for undeletion of Draft:Timeline of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season. Can you check the eligible countries for the cyclones of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season? ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 04:03, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I wouldn't be inclined to accept that one. The majority of the storms seem to have affected the United States and Canada, including the most notable one, Hurricane Diana. —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 04:19, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I think the cyclones: Fran, Isidore, and Klaus are eligible. Fran affected Cape Verde, Isidore affected the Bahamas, Klaus affected Leeward Islands. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 06:43, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Developing Countries WikiContest + clearing DYK backlog

****Call for support****

re: convo here

There is a backlog in the DYK section.

I have no idea how to process DYKs as yet but am interested in combining activities - helping with Wiki-admin and participate in this contest.

I imagine that with the article creations for this contest - there are DYKs created as well?

As the DYKs processed are those that appeal to the editors perhaps the ones related to this contest could be processed by participating editors, help clear the backlog at the same time.

I can join in with this endeavor at the end of August - although currently have no idea on how to process DYKs...

In warm solidarity,

I&I22 (talk) 22:04, 2 August 2026 (UTC)