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{{Short description|Informal page where users may offer a reward to editors willing to complete a certain task}}
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The '''reward board''' is an informal page where users who want a specific task related to Wikipedia (such as the promotion of an article to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] status or the editing of an image) can offer a reward to editors willing to take on the task. The execution and details of the transaction are the responsibility of the participating parties, and the reward can be monetary (including [[cryptocurrency]]), goods (books, cookies, etc.), [[WP:Barnstar|barnstars]], or tit-for-tat editing (like improving another article).

Reward board is similar to the defunct [[Wikipedia:Bounty board|Bounty board]]; however, instead of a donation to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]], payment is made directly to a specific editor.

The [[Wikimedia Foundation]] is not hiring contributors and no payments are made by the [[Wikimedia Foundation|Foundation]]. This is purely a page for editors to offer rewards to other editors. Challenges may remain open for a maximum duration of one year. After that period of time, the challenge will be moved to [[Wikipedia:Reward board expired requests|expired requests]]; however, the author of the challenge may repost the challenge with a new expiration period. The aim of this policy is to keep the board clutter-free, ensure editors are available to fulfill such challenges, and to ensure the challenges are still valid.

See [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] for information about monetary compensation and possible conflicts of interest.

==How to offer a reward==
If you would like to offer a reward such as the ones below, simply add an entry below. Add all the details that you feel are relevant to the reward, in a format similar to this pattern:
<pre><nowiki>===Reward title===
*'''Offeror''': ~~~
*'''Date offered''': ~~~~~
*'''Request''': What needs to be done to claim the award.
*'''Reward''': The reward you are offering.
*'''Limit on rewards''': In the case of possible multiple rewards, any limit set.
*'''Expires''': Date until which your offer is valid. Max expiration date is one year from offer date.
*'''Sign-up''': Person interested in taking on the task. Please provide expected completion date.
</nowiki></pre>
In the case of a monetary offer, please specify country currency. Numerous countries use the same symbols.

Please place new entries in chronological order of expiration. See [[Wikipedia:Reward board fulfilled requests]] for past rewards.

==Active article requests==
===Fix [[Gwendolyn Brooks]] based on [[WP:GAR|GAR]] feedback ===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:FormalDude|FormalDude]] ([[User talk:FormalDude|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 01:04, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Review the feedback at [[Talk:Gwendolyn Brooks/GA1]] and fix the article accordingly. Includes researching sources and writing content.
*'''Reward''': $10.00 USD in Bitcoin and/or The Feather Barnstar.
*'''Limit on rewards''': N/A (one-time).
*'''Expires''': 3/31/2022
*'''Sign-up''': Please contact me on my [[User talk:FormalDude|talk page]]. Please note you'll need to declare a one-time COI as a paid editor if you accept the Bitcoin reward. 

===X Challenge===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:CactiStaccingCrane|CactiStaccingCrane]] ([[User talk:CactiStaccingCrane|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 18:49, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Improve any article that is related about [[SpaceX]] to a good article status. All eligible articles can be found at [[WP:SPACEX]]. '''You don't need to be a space nerd to improve them!'''
*'''Reward''': An exclusive [[Template:X Challenge|X Challenge barnstar]], which is much more than just a regular barnstar. Smaller prize can be given when notified at my talk page. (Reward detail would be finalized soon)
{{X Challenge}}
*'''Limit on rewards''': No limit! More is better!
*'''Expires''': 6 May 2022, 20 years anniversary of SpaceX
*'''Sign-up''': ''Please notify me at my talk page to have special arrangements. '''If you actually want to get the prize, please notify me in my talk page. I will be your mentor for everything SpaceX-related.'''''

===Create new article for Elgi Equipments===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Nirinsanity|Nirinsanity]] ([[User talk:Nirinsanity|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 04:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Create a new article for Elgi Equipments. There is already a draft at [[Draft: ELGi Equipments]], which however, does not adhere to Wikipedia's guidelines. The draft needs to be edited so that it meets NPOV and other basic Wikipedia guidelines. If more references are required, I can provide that as well.
*'''Reward''': US $10 via PayPal. Please make sure you have a valid PayPal account. 
*'''Limit on rewards''': None.
*'''Expires''': 31 October 2021.
*'''Sign-up''': Please feel free to ping me, leave a message on my talk page, or contact me in any other possible way.

===Add content links to Frances Parthenope Verney===
*'''Literature Girl''': [[User:Literaturegirl|Literaturegirl]] ([[User talk:Literaturegirl|talk]])
*'''October 6, 2021''': 18:01, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': On the [[Frances Parthenope Verney]] article, there is a link to a google archived article "In a Great Town Hospital" in the external links section. Many thank yous to whoever did that. I found that extremely valuable. If possible, I would like to add two more links to that section. The links should lead the reader to other important articles by Parthenope Verney. The articles I would like to see included are "The Miseries of War" and "Class Morality (“Class Morality.” Saint Paul's Magazine 8 (June 1871): 259-268. British Periodicals.") The Wikipedia article on P. Verney references both of these articles. They are equally representative of P. Verney's work with the Great Town Hospital article. Please note the links should lead to the complete text of the article, not bibliographical information. 
*'''Reward''': US $25 via PayPal per link to each entire article, the tireless contributor barnstar, and I will reciprocate by copy editing up to three articles of your choice. Please be sure you understand PayPal before taking this assignment. It can take several days for the payment to "clear." It's almost as bad as mailing a check. If you'd prefer me to mail you a check, please let me know. Please correspond with me on my talk page about this if you would like to know more. Disclosure: I am a Nightingale scholar, and Parthenope is a Nightingale. I am not related to the Nightingales, however. 
*'''Limit on rewards''': As indicated in the reward section of this offer
*'''Expires''': October 14, 2021
*'''Sign-up''': {{tick}} done. '''[[User:Stalwart111|<span style="color:#00308F">St<span style="color:#ED1C24">★</span>lwart</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Stalwart111|<span style="color:#32CD32">1</span><span style="color:#228B22">1</span><span style="color:#006600">1</span>]]</sup>''' 23:57, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

===Bring three or more delisted featured lists back to featured status===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>
*'''Date offered''': 03:26, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Improve any three [[Wikipedia:Former_featured_lists|former featured lists]] back to [[WP:FL|featured list]] status. [[List of presidents of the United States]] would be a good place to start, as it's in decent shape and is the [[Wikipedia:Multiyear ranking of most viewed pages|24th most-viewed article]] on Wikipedia, so easily a [[WP:MILLION]] qualifier.
*'''Reward''': The [[Template:The Featured List Medal|Featured List Medal]].
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': When there are no former featured lists remaining
*'''Sign-up''': Please ping me here when you begin work, and again once the LFs have succeeded.

===Bring three or more delisted featured articles back to good article status===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>
*'''Date offered''': 07:02, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Improve any three [[Wikipedia:Former_featured_articles|former featured articles]] back to [[WP:GA|good article]] status.
*'''Reward''': The [[Template:Good Article Barnstar|Good Article Barnstar]].
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': When there are no former featured articles remaining
*'''Sign-up''': Please ping me here when you begin work, and again once the GANs have succeeded.

===Bring [[Killing of Muawanatul Chasanah]] to Good Article status===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:HelenDegenerate|<span style="background-color:backgroundcolour; color:Black;">'''Helen'''</span>]]([[User talk:HelenDegenerate|💬]][[Special:Contributions/HelenDegenerate|📖]])
*'''Date offered''': 01:32, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Bring [[Killing of Muawanatul Chasanah]] to Good Article, A-Class, or Featured Article status.
*'''Reward''': Any appropriate barnstar. I'll hand one out to every editor with a substantial part in promoting the article.
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': August 11th, 2022.
*'''Sign-up''': When the article has been promoted, pop me a message me on my talk page.

===Proofread Vinoj P. Selvam===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:SVcode|<span style="color:blue">SVcode</span>]]([[User talk:SVcode|<span style="color:green">Talk</span>]])
*'''Date offered''': 17:20, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Check if Vinoj P. Selvam is ready to become an article. The draft is [[Draft:Vinoj. P. Selvam|here]]. This is my first article to become an article and I want to make sure if it meets [[WP:GNG]]
*'''Reward''': Any appropriate barnstar.
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': When you give me the suggestions on my talkpage
*'''Sign-up''': Leave me a message on my talk page.

===[[Unionization]]===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>, on behalf of [[WP:WikiProject Organized labor|WikiProject Organized labor]]
*'''Date offered''': 21:32, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Convert [[unionization]] from a redirect into its own article at least 5000 characters long, and successfully nominate a fun fact from it to [[WP:DYK]].
*'''Reward''': The [[Template:Red Link Removal Barnstar|Red Link Removal Barnstar]].
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': When [[unionization]] is created
*'''Sign-up''': I'll see on my watchlist when you begin work and probably touch base; let me know with a ping once the DYK appears.

===Vital article quality markers===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>, on behalf of [[WP:WikiProject Vital Articles|WikiProject Vital Articles]]
*'''Date offered''': 20:28, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Improve any [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/1|level 1 vital article]] to [[WP:GA|good article]] status or [[WP:FA|featured article]] status.
*'''Reward''': The [[Template:Good Article Barnstar|Good Article Barnstar]] for GA status and the [[Template:Featured Article Barnstar|Featured Article Barnstar]] for FA status, as well as the [[WP:MILLION|Million Award]] as appropriate.
*'''Limit on rewards''': None
*'''Expires''': When all level 1 articles have reached FA status
*'''Sign-up''': Post on [[WT:VIT]] when you start if you'd like, and just ping me to claim reward after promotion

===Bring ''Chichester'' to Good Article status===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:RoanokeVirginia|RoanokeVirginia]] ([[User talk:RoanokeVirginia|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 17:46, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Bring [[Chichester]] to Good Article status, A-class, or Featured Article status.
*'''Reward''': The [[Template:The United Kingdom Barnstar of National Merit|United Kingdom Barnstar of National Merit]] for each substantial contributor.
*'''Limit on rewards''': None.
*'''Expires''': 31 December 2021.
*'''Sign-up''': Leave a message on my talk page. Good luck.

===Bring SCP – Containment Breach to Good Article status===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Spirit of Eagle|Spirit of Eagle]] ([[User talk:Spirit of Eagle|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 04:03, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Bring [[SCP – Containment Breach]] to [[wp:ga|good article status]].
*'''Reward''': One original barnstar (or any other appropriate barnstar of your choice) to every editor who plays a substantial role in promoting the article.
*'''Limit on rewards''': N/A
*'''Expires''': July 15, 2020 (will renew offer as necessary)
*'''Sign-up''': [[User:TuorEladar|TuorEladar]] ([[User talk:TuorEladar|talk]]) 16:48, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

===Updating Spaceflight -- the Early Days===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Neopeius|Neopeius]] [[User:Neopeius|talk]]
*'''Date offered''': 29 April 2019
*'''Request''': The early days of the space race, from 57-69, are pretty sparsely covered.  I would love to have partners to work with, updating the unsung, uncrewed spacecraft that were the foundation of our modern programs.
*'''Reward''': A slew of potential awards, starting with the [[Template:SPFLTdevice]] and potentially including everything on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spaceflight/Awards]].
*'''Limit on rewards''': No limits!
*'''Expires''': No expiration.
*'''Sign-up''': (Sign-up at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spaceflight/Members]] -- I'll see you. :) )

===Create and bring Arlene Levine to B-class or above===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Yitzilitt|Yitz]] ([[User talk:Yitzilitt|talk]]) 00:54, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
*'''Date offered''': 00:44, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Create article on [[Arlene Levine]] and bring it to at least B-Class status or above. Draft page is already existent at [[Draft:Arlene_Levine]].
*'''Reward''': One (or more) appropriate barnstar of your choice to every editor who plays a substantial role in creating/improving the article.
*'''Limit on rewards''': N/A
*'''Expires''': No expiration.
*'''Sign-up''': Feel free to ping me.
:: {{u|Yitzilitt}}. I worked on your draft a bit. [[Draft:Arlene Levine]]. I uploaded a photo, added paragraph breaks, and moved links down to the references section. Next step is to find and add an additional GNG passing source. I evaluate 2 of the 11 sources in the article as currently passing GNG, need 1 more, see my comment in the article for details. Step after that is for somebody to read through the GNG passing sources and add as much relevant info as possible. Then after that, hit the "Submit the draft for review" button. Hope that helps. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:limegreen">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 10:03, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

===Bring Serengeti National Park to GA status or above===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:TigerScientist|<span style="color: navy; text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px lightblue;">'''TigerScientist'''</span>]] <small>[[User talk:TigerScientist|Chat]] > [[Special:Contributions/TigerScientist|contribs]]</small>
*'''Date offered''': 17:54, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Do whatever you need to expand to make it GA status or above. It needs more attention and having someone helping me is very good.
*'''Reward''': A barnstar relevant to the article to every editor who improves it a lot.
*'''Limit on rewards''': N/A
*'''Expires''': Until it is GA status
*'''Sign-up''': Ping Me and leave a message in my talk page.

===Bring Tomodachi Life to Good Article status or above=== <!-- this comment can be removed -->
*'''Offeror''': [[User:GameTriangle|<span style="background-color:yellow; color:black;">'''GameTriangle'''</span>]] ([[User talk:GameTriangle|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 17:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Bring Tomodachi Life to Good Article status or above, whatever it be copy-editing or expanding on other sections.
*'''Reward''': Video Game Barnstar. Others possibly may be given based on what was done.
*'''Limit on Rewards''': No limit.
*'''Expires''': November 25 2021. If it is B-class at expiration, rewards may possibly be given, if enough was done.
*'''Sign-up''': Add your name here if you want to do it! awesomecat713

===[[Draft:07102010 (Crown the Empire album)]]===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Moony483|Moony483]] ([[User talk:Moony483|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 18:08, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Help proofread/edit [[Draft:07102010 (Crown the Empire album)]] to meet Wikipedia standards.
*'''Reward''': I am very new to this, so I'm not sure how rewards work. As long as no monetary payment is required, I'm happy to do anything within my reach. I'm also especially willing to help translate articles (EN/ES, either direction) and proofread for grammar/spelling (EN/ES). I can also add archive links to references wherever needed and hunt for new refs.
*'''Limit on rewards''': Whatever I have time for, I'm a university student, and therefore pretty busy.
*'''Expires''': Until the article submission is approved or it is otherwise determined that the subject doesn't meet Wikipedia requirements for notability.
*'''Sign-up''': Please let me know you're joining (either here, on my talk page, or the article talk page). Multiple people can join, there's no limit.

===[[User:Blaze The Wolf/sandbox]]===
*'''Offeror''': ― [[User:Blaze The Wolf|<b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q">Blaze The Wolf</b>]][[User talk:Blaze The Wolf|<sup>Talk</sup>]]<sub title="Discord Username" style="position:relative;right:22q">Blaze Wolf#0001</sub>
*'''Date offered''': 18:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Assist me in finding references for the development section of Slime Rancher (which is in my sandbox) if any exist. If none exist, you can assist with expanding said article wherever you deem fit.
*'''Reward''': Whatever barnstar I deem fit
*'''Limit on rewards''': ∞
*'''Expires''': September 22, 2022
*'''Sign-up''': Let me know on my talk page if you're interested or reply to this.

==Active programming requests==
===Use AWB to templatize all U.S. Presidential election county results===
*'''Offeror''': &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]])
*'''Date offered''': 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Using [[WP:AutoWikiBrowser|AutoWikiBrowser]], convert all U.S. county presidential election results from wikitable markup (such as at [[Rockland County, New York#National politics|Rockland County, New York]]) into template form using {{tl|PresHead}}, {{tl|PresRow}}, and {{tl|PresFoot}} (such as at [[Cook County, Illinois#Politics|Cook County, Illinois]]). Consensus exists for this change so it is not a "controversial" change that is prohibited by AWB rules. I have AWB access, but I don't know how to use its regex features to accomplish this task. &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]]) 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Reward''': An appropriate barnstar. &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]]) 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Limit on rewards''': None &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]]) 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Expires''': Whenever you get around to it. &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]]) 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*'''Sign-up''': Just ping me when you're done. &nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:John M Wolfson|talk]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/John M Wolfson|contribs]]) 17:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
*For whoever takes up this task: 
{| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Presidential election results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2020|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.6% ''73,186''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.3%''' ''75,802''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''1,714'' <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Presidential Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-elections-2020&region=TOP_BANNER&context=election_recirc |work=New York Times |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2016|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''60,911''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.3%''' ''69,342''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''4,834''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2012|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.1% ''57,428''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.8%''' ''65,793''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''1,424''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2008|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.7% ''61,752''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.6%''' ''69,543''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''898''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2004|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.6%''' ''65,130''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.9% ''64,191''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''1,910''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 2000|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.5% ''48,441''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.7%''' ''69,530''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% ''4,619''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1996|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.0% ''40,395''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.2%''' ''63,127''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% ''8,719''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1992|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.7% ''49,608''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.6%''' ''56,759''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.7% ''15,464''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1988|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.8%''' ''63,825''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.4% ''47,634''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''842''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1984|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.9%''' ''70,020''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.9% ''44,687''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''311''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1980|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.3%''' ''59,068''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''35,277''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.1% ''10,648''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1976|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.3%''' ''52,087''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.9% ''48,673''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''780''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1972|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.3%''' ''64,753''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.5% ''35,771''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''196''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1968|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.1%''' ''40,880''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.4% ''36,948''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% ''5,479''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1964|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.2% ''26,187''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.7%''' ''46,173''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''82''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1960|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.8%''' ''33,107''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''27,178''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''113''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1956|1956]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.0%''' ''34,049''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.0% ''13,881''
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1952|1952]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.4%''' ''27,657''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.1% ''15,084''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''212''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1948|1948]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.8%''' ''20,661''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.6% ''13,066''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% ''2,001''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1944|1944]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.0%''' ''19,471''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.7% ''13,437''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''91''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1940|1940]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.8%''' ''20,040''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.2% ''14,897''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''362''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1936|1936]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.6% ''15,583''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.5%''' ''15,876''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''631''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1932|1932]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.9%''' ''13,963''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''13,347''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''672''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1928|1928]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.3%''' ''15,732''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.5% ''9,769''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''571''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1924|1924]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.9%''' ''11,915''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.8% ''5,640''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.3% ''2,004''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1920|1920]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.1%''' ''11,169''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.9% ''5,057''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.0% ''671''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1916|1916]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''5,041''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.3% ''4,469''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''149''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1912|1912]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.6% ''2,221''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.9%''' ''4,241''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|28.6% ''2,586''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1908|1908]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.6%''' ''4,857''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.7% ''3,937''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% ''433''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1904|1904]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.0%''' ''4,283''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.6% ''4,246''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''213''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1900|1900]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.2%''' ''4,187''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.2% ''4,021''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''139''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1896|1896]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.0%''' ''4,336''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.4% ''3,002''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''276''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1892|1892]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.0% ''2,909''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.4%''' ''3,789''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% ''395''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1888|1888]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''3,013''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.7%''' ''3,939''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''251''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New York, 1884|1884]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.3% ''2,593''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.4%''' ''3,697''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''151''
|}
{{pb}}<!-- Division between tables -->{{pb}}
{{PresHead|place=Cook County, Illinois|whig=yes|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>|source2=<ref name="New York Daily Herald">{{cite news |title=The Popular Vote of the United States, in the Presidential Election of 1844 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466609396  |access-date=2 August 2020 |work=New York Daily Herald |issue=5270 |page=2 |date=November 7, 1848 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>}}<br><!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --><br>{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|558,269|1,725,973|41,163|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|453,287|1,611,946|115,111|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|495,542|1,488,537|30,740|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|487,736|1,629,024|20,706|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|597,405|1,439,724|12,305|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|534,542|1,280,547|50,818|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|461,557|1,153,289|111,820|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|605,300|1,249,533|291,822|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|878,582|1,129,973|17,589|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|1,055,558|1,112,641|12,536|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|856,574|1,124,584|181,939|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|987,498|1,180,814|41,436|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,234,307|1,063,268|13,462|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|960,493|1,181,316|194,729|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|895,718|1,537,181|0|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,059,607|1,378,343|7,319|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,293,223|977,821|5,800|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,188,973|1,172,454|6,512|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,015,800|1,216,636|13,463|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|924,659|1,275,367|6,165|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|938,454|1,168,141|8,212|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|701,206|1,253,164|55,087|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|690,146|919,231|54,855|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1928|Republican|812,063|716,283|11,825|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1924|Republican|688,973|226,141|198,538|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1920|Republican|635,197|197,499|60,441|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1916|Republican|435,695|379,438|35,830|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|74,851|130,702|223,759|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1908|Republican|230,400|152,990|31,701|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1904|Republican|229,848|103,762|59,335|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1900|Republican|203,760|186,193|11,181|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1896|Republican|221,823|152,146|5,639|Illinois}}<br>{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|111,254|144,604|5,472|Illinois}}<br>{{PresFoot|1844|Democratic|1,119|2,026|0|Illinois}} 
{{clear}}
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==Active other requests==
===Completing short descriptions for good articles===
*'''Offerer''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>
*'''Date offered''': 07:09, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Add a short description to every [[WP:Good articles|good article]] that lacks one ([https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?&project=wikipedia&ns%5B0%5D=1&sortby=title&edits%5Bbots%5D=both&templates_yes=Good%20article&interface_language=en&since_rev0=&edits%5Banons%5D=both&negcats=Articles%20with%20short%20description&cb_labels_no_l=1&search_max_results=500&cb_labels_yes_l=1&active_tab=tab_output&language=en&edits%5Bflagged%5D=both&cb_labels_any_l=1&doit= currently] roughly 8000)
*'''Reward''': The Short Description Barnstar
*'''Expires''': When there are less than 1,000 good articles without short descriptions remaining
*'''Sign-up''': Just ping me if you've completed the task, and I'll AGF. If a group wants to take this on together, that's also fine.
*:{{ping|Sdkb}} Guess I'll get started on this one. Will try to get a sane number of short descriptions done. Maybe 100? Or even more than that. We'll see how far I get. Regards, [[User:TheDragonFire300]]. ([[User:TheDragonFire300/talk|Contact me]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/TheDragonFire300|Contributions]]). 08:33, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
*@[[User:Sdkb|Sdkb]] I'll try this as well. &#8213;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:gray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 20:52, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
*:Awesome; best of luck to you both! <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 20:58, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}}: Actually started on this last week. Glad to see more editors on board. [https://sigma.toolforge.org/summary.py?name=Justanothersgwikieditor&search=Shortdesc+helper&max=500&server=enwiki&ns= My editing shortdesc history]. --[[User:Justanothersgwikieditor|Justanothersgwikieditor]] ([[User talk:Justanothersgwikieditor|talk]]) 02:32, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
:: {{ping|Sdkb}} Done about 750 short descriptions and I think I am done with this task. Record is [https://sigma.toolforge.org/summary.py?name=Justanothersgwikieditor&search=Shortdesc+helper&max=1000&server=enwiki&ns= here]. --[[User:Justanothersgwikieditor|Justanothersgwikieditor]] ([[User talk:Justanothersgwikieditor|talk]]) 02:06, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}}: I have completed about 200 short descriptions as of today. Good exposure to different subjects. Easy to get caught up in reading them.[https://sigma.toolforge.org/summary.py?name=Akrasia25&search=Shortdesc+helper&max=500&server=enwiki&ns= My editing shortdesc history]--[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 02:43, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
*:It looks like the total count remaining is down to 2900! Many hands make light work {{smiley}} It's hard for me to tell exactly who's contributing and how much, but for anyone who's taken care of a chunk, just ping me once you've done as many as you're willing and I'll be happy to hand out the promised reward. Hopefully it'll be possible to get all the way to zero! <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 04:36, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
*::{{U|Sdkb}} and others: I handled a couple thousand or so of these by strategically adding short descriptions to infoboxes. Many of the remaining articles <s>are</s> were ships and military operations, but I have chosen not to add automated SDs to that template because the Wikidata descriptions are usually pretty good. They just need to be imported, mostly. (Current count is 2,300.) – [[User:Jonesey95|Jonesey95]] ([[User talk:Jonesey95|talk]]) 17:31, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
*::We're passing 1,278 now! While I've unfortunately not managed to contribute as many as other takers of this project, I've been trying whenever I've free time, which is hard when you've got other things to do. Thank you and good luck to everyone else on this project, for making the impossible possible. Let's see if we can get to 0! Regards, [[User:TheDragonFire300]]. ([[User:TheDragonFire300/talk|Contact me]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/TheDragonFire300|Contributions]]). 00:32, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}} I've done a little over a hundred according to my [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Reidgreg contribs], and the remaining total is just under 950. – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 19:06, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
*:@[[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]], nice going! Are you planning to do a few more or calling it for now? I'm very happy to see this task being taken up—it seems very feasible we'll get to zero soon! <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 21:03, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
*::I'll try for a few (dozen?) more today. – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 21:25, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
*:::Awesome! Let me know what your (approximate) count is once you wrap up. <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 21:27, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Sdkb}}Let's call it 140. – [[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]] ([[User talk:Reidgreg|talk]]) 02:51, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
*:::::We are down to 850, with still many easy ones left to do. – [[User:Jonesey95|Jonesey95]] ([[User talk:Jonesey95|talk]]) 03:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}} Saw your call to arms on Discord...I have a lot of free time on my hands, so will give this a go. [[User:Pinktoebeans|<span style="color:#ff9dab">pinktoebeans</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Pinktoebeans|(talk)]]</sup> 11:04, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}} I have started using the [[WP:SDH|shortdesc helper]] recently and I think this might be a task for me. I know I'm late (currently, around 800 GAs without short descriptions) but I'll try to finish the task. [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] ([[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talk]]) 03:05, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}} We might be out, believe it or not... your petscan link returns <code>No result for source categories</code>. We all did such an impressive job if that's the case! Regards, [[User:TheDragonFire300]]. ([[User:TheDragonFire300/talk|Contact me]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/TheDragonFire300|Contributions]]). 22:02, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
*:@[[User:TheDragonFire300|TheDragonFire300]], It's still returning 564 results, so not quite there yet, but we're close! <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 22:54, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Sdkb}} That was a weird moment. Perhaps petscan was on the fritz... but whatever, let's keep at it. Regards, [[User:TheDragonFire300]]. ([[User:TheDragonFire300/talk|Contact me]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/TheDragonFire300|Contributions]]). 23:22, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}} Me and [[User:LunaEatsTuna|LunaEatsTuna]] managed to lower the count from 800 to less than 600 yesterday! We worked together on the Wikimedia Community server. [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] ([[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talk]]) 05:28, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
*:Nice! It seems like we're on track to finish in the next few days {{smiley}} <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 06:42, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Sdkb}} It currently sits at 397 now <nowiki>:</nowiki>3 Progress is fast great job everyone! [[User:LunaEatsTuna|LunaEatsTuna]] ([[User talk:LunaEatsTuna|talk]]) 17:10, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
:Looks like the list is done now. Please put me down for about 1000 short description clean ups. Thanks all.--[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 17:55, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
::@[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] I'm still seeing 240 pages.&nbsp;&#8213;&nbsp;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 18:07, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
::You are right. The report returned no results an hour ago. Thanks everyone almost there. --[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 19:13, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
*{{ping|Sdkb}}It is around 200 and I did around 4,000. [https://sigma.toolforge.org/summary.py?name=SVcode&search=Shortdesc+helper&server=enwiki&max=500&ns= My history] [[User:SVcode|<span style="color:blue">SVcode</span>]]([[User talk:SVcode|<span style="color:green">Talk</span>]]) 14:32, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

*{{ping|Sdkb}} We can do this today! Less than 200 are left. Only a stone's throw from here. I'm gonna finish this. [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] ([[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talk]]) 04:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
*This is {{done}}. – [[User:Jonesey95|Jonesey95]] ([[User talk:Jonesey95|talk]]) 13:54, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
**{{ping|Sdkb}} Woohoo! Well done everyone. Please put me down for ~200 done, as shown [https://sigma.toolforge.org/summary.py?name=Pinktoebeans&search=Shortdesc+helper&max=500&server=enwiki&ns= here]. [[User:Pinktoebeans|<span style="color:#ff9dab">pinktoebeans</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Pinktoebeans|(talk)]]</sup> 13:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
**{{ping|Sdkb}} This is one of the greatest collaborations on Wikipedia I've seen since the (<sup>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland/to do|now defunct]]</sup>) to do list for WikiProject Poland! I did ~300, I think. [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] ([[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talk]]) 14:14, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
{{ping|Sdkb}} {{done}} Many hands. Well done all.--[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 14:00, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
:Great work, all! I've handed out the barnstars. Hopefully I didn't miss anyone, but if I did, please ping me (and my apologies). On to the next task! {{smiley}} (This may be archived soon.) <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 19:17, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

===Completing short descriptions for Level-5 Vital Articles===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>, on behalf of [[WP:WikiProject short descriptions|WikiProject short descriptions]]
*'''Date offered''': 20:10, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Add a short description to every [[WP:Vital Articles|vital article]] that lacks one down to level 5 ([https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?psid=16282517 currently] 18,000). See [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Short_descriptions#Script_for_Vital_Articles%3F|this discussion]] for info.
*'''Reward''': The Short Description Barnstar
*'''Expires''': When there are no level 5 articles without short descriptions remaining
*'''Sign-up''': Just ping me if you've completed the task, and I'll AGF. If a group wants to take this on together, that's also fine. If that's the case, rewards will be available at the time the task is completed for all participants who contributed at least 250 descriptions.
*: {{ping|Skdb}}, this offer looks like it already expired, but just as a note, I'm still working on this :). Is that okay? [[User:EpicPupper|EpicPupper]] ([[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]]) 17:30, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
*:: {{ping|Sdkb}} oops, looks like that ping didn't go through. Trying again. [[User:EpicPupper|EpicPupper]] ([[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]]) 17:32, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
*::: {{u|EpicPupper}}, totally! {{smiley}} <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 19:10, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
*: If this is still ongoing, I'll sign myself up. [[User:Pinktoebeans|<span style="color:#ff9dab">pinktoebeans</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Pinktoebeans|(talk)]]</sup> 20:24, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
*: I'm interested in this, but the petscan link above comes back blank. Is there another way to find these? [[User:Retswerb|Retswerb]] ([[User talk:Retswerb|talk]]) 06:21, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

===Creating spoken versions of Level-1 Vital Articles===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>, on behalf of [[WP:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia|WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia]]
*'''Date offered''': 05:19, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Add a spoken version of a [[WP:VA1|level-1 vital article]] that lacks one (currently [[Life]], [[Mathematics]], [[Philosophy]], [[Science]], [[Technology]], and [[The arts]]).
*'''Reward''': The Spoken Barnstar
*'''Expires''': When all level-1 vital articles have a spoken version
*'''Sign-up''': Just ping me if you've completed the task.

===Creating spoken version of [[English language]]===
*'''Offeror''': <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup>, on behalf of [[WP:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia|WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia]]
*'''Date offered''': 23:56, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Add a spoken version of [[English language]]
*'''Reward''': The Spoken Barnstar
*'''Expires''': When a spoken version of the article is created
*'''Sign-up''': Just ping me if you've completed the task.

===Update [[MRB_constant|MRB constant]] article===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Marburns|Marvin Ray Burns]] ([[User talk:Marburns|talk]])
*'''Date offered''': 23:03, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': See what from Google Scholar and other sources can be added to article.
*'''Reward''': Barnstar of your choice.
*'''Limit on rewards''': No limit.
*'''Expires''': Jan 4, 2022.
*'''Sign-up''': Person interested in taking on the task. Please mention on MRB constant talk page.

===Remove "A" as the first word from short descriptions===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] (he/him | [[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]], [[User:EpicPupper/FAQ|FAQ]], [[Special:Contributions/EpicPupper|contribs]])
*'''Date offered''': ~~
*'''Request''': Remove "A" as the first word from short descriptions, per [[WP:SHORTDESC]].
*'''Reward''': Your choice of barnstar, and I'll "thank" any random edits that I find interesting.
*'''Limit on rewards''': None. Pick as many barnstars as you like (within reason)!
*'''Expires''': When there are less than 50 article short descriptions that start with "a", or all of the rest are within reason.
*'''Sign-up''': Feel free to ping me here when you start on this task, and another ping when you finish.
*:For the sake of the sanity of whoever takes this up: Please use AWB. For anyone not familiar use the search [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=hastemplate%3A%22short+description%22+insource%3A%2Fshort+description%5C%7C%5BAa%5Dn%3F+%2F&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1 hastemplate:"short description" insource:/short description\|[Aa]n? /]to generate the list and replace <code><nowiki>({{[Ss]hort description\|)[Aa]n? (\w)</nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki>$1{{subst:uc:$2}}</nowiki></code>. This is also a typical example of when [[WP:JWB|JWB]] with faster saving and better substitution handling in diffs. If you don't have AWB access just ask. The folks at [[WP:AWBREQ]] are also always hungry for tasks. --[[User:Trialpears|Trialpears]] ([[User talk:Trialpears|talk]]) 21:54, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
*:@[[User:Trialpears|Trialpears]] This doesn't work when the character after the 'a(n)' is not a number or a letter, such as {{oldid2|1030749739|here}}. As a side note, thanks for the RegEx! —[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 20:35, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
*::{{u|Qwerfjkl}} I think you messed up the oldid, but the solution would be expanding the types of characters it capture after a(n). Try replacing \w with a period (.) which should match literally anything instead of just "word characters". I can't guarantee there won't be weird edge cases though. --[[User:Trialpears|Trialpears]] ([[User talk:Trialpears|talk]]) 20:49, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
*:::@[[User:Trialpears|Trialpears]] Thanks! <small>(fixed the oldid).</small> —[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 21:06, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
: {{Reply to|EpicPupper}} I can take this on with AWB. I'm assuming you want the first word capitalized as well? [[User:Yeeno|<span style="color: green">'''Yee'''</span><span style="color: black">no</span>]]  ([[User talk:Yeeno|talk]]) <span style="color:red;">🍁</span> 06:35, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
::@[[User:Yeeno|Yeeno]], yes, thanks! I'm a pretty active AWB user myself as well, and with Trialpears' instructions, I'll probably try to take this on myself as well. [[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] <sup>(he/him | [[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]], [[User:EpicPupper/FAQ|FAQ]], [[Special:Contributions/EpicPupper|contribs]])</sup> 16:13, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
:{{ping|EpicPupper|Trialpears|Yeeno}} Any reason this couldn't be done by an AWB bot?  I'd be happy to submit the BFRA if you like, and also remove "The" per [[WP:SDFORMAT]].  [[User:GoingBatty|GoingBatty]] ([[User talk:GoingBatty|talk]]) 22:48, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
::I imagine there are a couple of false positives where it could cause issues. For example "A iPhone model" would be converted to "IPhone model" which wouldn't be great. --[[User:Trialpears|Trialpears]] ([[User talk:Trialpears|talk]]) 22:55, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
:::Exactly. I was thinking of a bot, but it would probably have too many false positives. [[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] <sup>(he/him | [[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]], [[User:EpicPupper/FAQ|FAQ]], [[Special:Contributions/EpicPupper|contribs]])</sup> 23:47, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
:::{{ping|EpicPupper}} Fair enough.  I've added your find/replace rule to my AWB setup, and am making those updates when I visit articles for another reason.  Happy editing!  [[User:GoingBatty|GoingBatty]] ([[User talk:GoingBatty|talk]]) 00:08, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
::@[[User:EpicPupper|EpicPupper]] I'll try this with JWB. —[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 21:34, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
::I'm doing a few too ... from the back of the search list, it looks like I'm in danger of edit conflicts with Qwerfjkl ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">[[User:Bri|Bri]]</span> ([[User talk:Bri|talk]]) 23:22, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
::By my calculations there are about 2,700 left. I got a little burned out but will jump back in to try to finish. Watch out for [[A capella]]! ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">[[User:Bri|Bri]]</span> ([[User talk:Bri|talk]]) 23:06, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
::There might be 1,500 or so left.  All those "a species of fly" are gone now, I think. ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">[[User:Bri|Bri]]</span> ([[User talk:Bri|talk]]) 13:04, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
'''Note:''' A useful task, but I would ask anyone tackling it not just to blindly remove "A" or "An". While you're there, also check that the remainder of the description complies with [[WP:SDFORMAT]]. In particular, many existing descriptions are far too long and need to be shortened to no more than 40 characters. [[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 07:48, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
:@[[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] I've been using the RegEx:<br>Replace: <code><nowiki>(\{\{\s*?[Ss]hort description\s*?\|.*?)[\.| |\. |,]\}\}</nowiki></code><br>With:<code><nowiki>$1{{</nowiki></code><br>To remove punctuation from the end.<br><small>1000 left<small>!</small></small> &#8213;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:gray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 06:22, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
::{{ping|Qwerfjkl}} I'm curious why you're using <code>\s*?</code> instead of <code>\s*</code>  Are you replacing the regex with <code><nowiki>$1{{</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>$1}}</nowiki></code>  Thanks!  [[User:GoingBatty|GoingBatty]] ([[User talk:GoingBatty|talk]]) 02:44, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
:::Oops, I meant <code>$1}}</code> &#8213;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:gray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 05:35, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
'''Note:''' An initial article ("a", "an", or "the") should only be removed from short descriptions that are noun phrases. When an article has a short description formatted as a sentence (Example: [[Euclid's lemma]], "A prime that divides a product divides one of the factors"), the article should not be removed, because it would break the grammar of the sentence. Also, do not convert these sentences into noun phrases by adding useless verbiage ("Lemma that a prime that divides a product divides one of the factors") just to comply with the rule about articles in short descriptions; that would not be an improvement. —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 20:14, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
:@[[User:EpicPupper|EpicPupper]] <small>Pretty much </small>finished . &#8213;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:gray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 19:13, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
::Thanks Qwerfjkl for the ping. I've awarded barnstars to everyone who participated, please let me know if I missed anyone. Cheers! [[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] <sup>(he/him | [[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]], [[User:EpicPupper/FAQ|FAQ]], [[Special:Contributions/EpicPupper|contribs]] | please use &#123;&#123;[[Template:ping|ping]]&#125;&#125; on reply)</sup> 21:06, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
[[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] Going to start on it, a few left. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Tintinkien|Tintinkien]] ([[User talk:Tintinkien#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Tintinkien|contribs]]) 13:03, 2 August 2021 (UTC)</span>
:{{ping|EpicPupper}} I will give this a start.--[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 00:36, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
::Completed. The list is done. The only ones left are for variations of "A cappella group" which is a group that performs [[A cappella]] so we should leave those alone. Good that a bot did not remove those instances of 'a'. (Now I have to go back and revert a few instances. I think it is good to close this task/reward. Any missed?--[[User:Akrasia25|Akrasia25]] ([[User talk:Akrasia25|talk]]) 01:32, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
:::Looks like this is done, yep. Once again, thanks everyone! I’ll reward barnstars to whoever I didn’t last time. [[User:EpicPupper|🐶 EpicPupper]] <sup>(he/him &#124; [[User talk:EpicPupper|talk]], [[User:EpicPupper/FAQ|FAQ]], [[Special:Contributions/EpicPupper|contribs]])</sup> 17:03, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
* Just to echo  MichaelMaggs and David Eppstein.  Do not blindly remove articles as an automated tick box exercise.  There are many cases when they are needed for accuracy.  This should not be treated as a hard rule. [[User:Spinningspark|<b style="background:#FAFAD2;color:#C08000">Spinning</b>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<b style="color:#4840A0">Spark</b>]] 19:11, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
** ... and in fact the [[WP:SDFORMAT]] guideline says just that "avoid initial articles (A, An, The) except when required for correct grammar and meaning".  [[User:Spinningspark|<b style="background:#FAFAD2;color:#C08000">Spinning</b>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<b style="color:#4840A0">Spark</b>]] 07:06, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
'''Sign-up''' {{ping|EpicPupper}} I would like to sign up for this; [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=hastemplate%3A%22short+description%22+insource%3A%2Fshort+description%5C%7C%5BAa%5Dn%3F+%2F&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1 ~70 articles] is pretty easy and I can finish this quickly. [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] ([[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talk]]) 15:24, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
:@[[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtaythe2nd]] This task is finished. The actual number of articles is probably less than 20; the rest are "a cappella" and similar exceptions.&nbsp;&#8213;&nbsp;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 17:57, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

===Shorten long short descriptions===
*'''Offeror''': [[User:Luxtaythe2nd|Luxtay the]] [[Line of hereditary succession|IInd]] (<sup>[[User talk:Luxtaythe2nd|talke to mee]]</sup>)
*'''Date offered''': 15:58, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
*'''Request''': Clear [[:Category:Articles with long short description]] (currently ard. 6500 articles)
*'''Reward''': The Short Description Barnstar
*'''Limit on rewards''': In the case of possible multiple rewards, any limit set.
*'''Expires''': When the category is cleared, {{circa}} early to mid 2022
*'''Sign-up''': Reply to this request.
:I'll try to make a dent on these. [[User:Retswerb|Retswerb]] ([[User talk:Retswerb|talk]]) 06:28, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
:Having a go at this (although there are definitely some articles still in the category that have already had their descriptions shortened). [[User:Pinktoebeans|<span style="color:#ff9dab">pinktoebeans</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Pinktoebeans|(talk)]]</sup> 19:28, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
:I'll participate in this. I usually find these long ones annoying, and here's some incentivization. -[[User:2pou|2pou]] ([[User talk:2pou|talk]]) 23:13, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
::There's definitely something buggy in populating this category. A number seem to correlate to auto-generated short descriptions from certain infoboxes (i.e. the auto SD would be long, but someone overrode/customized it with something short, yet it's still flagged), but others I can't figure out. -[[User:2pou|2pou]] ([[User talk:2pou|talk]]) 01:02, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

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