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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 18, 2024.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Bill Wurtz once accepted an award with a two-word acceptance speech?

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On 01:04, 28 August 2022 (UTC), it was proposed that this article be moved from Bill Wurtz to William Wurtz II. The result of the discussion was Not moved.

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The result was: promoted by Hey man im josh talk 16:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Bill Wurtz once accepted an award with a two-word acceptance speech?

Source: [1] One indicative moment was his acceptance of a 2016 Shorty Award for “Best in Weird,” in which he ambled up to the stage in a black suit and tie and delivered a two-word speech: “Thank you!”

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Improved to Good Article status by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

New GA status verified; no QPQ needed. Article meets DYK's sourcing standards (stricter than GA) and the hook is properly sourced. Earwig is temporarily overloaded so I could not run a copyvio check but spot-checking turned up nothing problematic. I think that not saying what the award is for is part of the charm of the hook; it makes it intriguing and therefore interesting enough. Good to go. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:25, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Joe Tractorman" listed at Redirects for discussion

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"Billy Wilds" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Career since 2018

A while back I added a description of Wurtz's latest ventures to the bottom of the Career section, including his YouTube hiatus and return with Blender and "Here Comes the Sun". All of that was later removed, but I don't understand why, as I think it is relevant information and keeps the article up to date. Shai mm3 (talk) 04:13, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for working on this article! I removed your addition because it did not cite any sources. Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable, which means a reliable source is needed for most statements.
I agree that this article is lacking information about this era of Bill Wurtz, but I was unable to find any reliable sources with more recent information. If you can find some sources that mention this information, that would be great; feel free to re-add it with a citation. (If you have any more questions, I'm here to help.) — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]