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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2015)

Trailer Trash is a US derogatory term for poor people living in trailers or caravans. It appears that these trailer trash happen to live on a trailer park.
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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Australia Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2015)

There are many backup dancers accompanying the dances of the main dancer.
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DYK for Every Kid in a Park

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

Sup, wanna collaborate soon? I don't see you on IRC anymoar! :P Newyorkadam (talk) 06:10, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
@Newyorkadam: Hey, I'd love to collaborate, but I've been really busy in real life so I won't be active on Wikipedia for a while. I'll let you know when I'm back in business. Bananasoldier (talk) 14:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2015)

Turkish cuisine
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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2015)

A antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in, or represents, opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.
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A man garbage picking through a skip (dumpster)
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The wheel is one of the most famous and useful inventions in the history of technology
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A saxophone is an example of an aerophone.
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A satellite image demonstrating the Geography of Niger
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Hydroelectric dams use hydropower to generate electricity
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An example of home appliances is this washing machine and clothes dryer combination.
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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by India The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Belarus Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

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Ref

If you could specify which fact you want to add (as per your question at WP:TH), we can find some better source. Because I fear it is something like a blog (not exactly), but better citations would be good.
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 20:57, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Well that is inappropriate to declare the question as solved. Let us come to a point, and still, we can wait to confirm if it is a reliable source or not.
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:02, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi @Acagastya: I'm using this article to describe some components that are used in Draft:Volcano science project. Articles from the same source also include chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalvolcanoes/ss/volcano.htm and chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalvolcanoes/a/ketchupvolcano.htm. I agree that About.com is written in a somewhat "Internet/bloggerish" way, so I was looking for a second opinion. I think About.com is a pretty widely known website, however, and the article's written by a PhD, but I'm not sure if About.com has the same publisher standards as reputable sources. Thank you! --Bananasoldier (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
  • P.S. Sorry for the confusion. I put  Done on the Teahouse page so that other TH hosts know that I'm being helped here and that my question hasn't gone unanswered. --Bananasoldier (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
okay, so let's hunt for the facts. Which one do you want?
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
  • Supporting the idea that "A baking soda and vinegar volcano is a classic chemistry project."
  • "The baking soda volcano is also non-toxic" possibly, but likely a claim like this would need more references
  • "The detergent helps trap the bubbles produced by the reaction so you get better lava."
  • The fact that detergent, flour, ketchup, salt, cooking oil & food coloring are commonly used in addition to the vinegar + baking soda
Thank you so much for your help! --Bananasoldier (talk) 21:22, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
is this what you want (pt. 3?) link (tell me if it doesn't display accurately.)
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
@Acagastya: That would work! Thanks! --Bananasoldier (talk) 21:25, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

About that non-toxic thing: Refer WP:BLUE. As per the heading, you will know!
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:30, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

And you may have this. link for the citations!
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

And this! link.
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 21:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

These are great! So, what's your verdict on About.com? With these, we may not even need to cite it anyway. --Bananasoldier (talk) 21:37, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
I don't know. Because I haven't seen anyone citing that website, I can't presume that it is not allowed.
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 22:03, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Check your query at teahouse. It is about about.com.
aGastya  ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 22:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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The food industry is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that supply much of the food and food energy consumed by the world population.
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Left: Czech bramboráček, a bread made of potato dough, being deep fried. Right: The Royal Navy Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Tireless (S88) sits on the surface of the North Pole, the northern polar ice cap on Earth
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Chocolate most commonly comes in dark (bottom), milk (middle), and white (top) varieties
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The term Buggy is generally used to refer to any lightweight automobile with off road capabilities and sparse bodywork.
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An example of sport – a view of the 1906 unofficial Olympic Games
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People enjoying the nightlife at a nightclub in Cape Town, South Africa
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5th Annual Wiknic (Saturday, July 11, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm)

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The amounts of fat types in selected foods
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A party in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Ox at a restaruant
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Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam. Pictured is the Masjid al-Haram during Hajj, 2007.
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5th Annual Wiknic rescheduled to Saturday, July 25, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm

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Dessert is a typically sweet course that concludes an evening meal. Pictured is a chocolate-strawberry crumble ball.
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A farmhouse (bottom) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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Berries for sale at a farmers' market
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Three plates of soufflés
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A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar
Thank you for your positivity and solid contributions to the encyclopedia! Esquivalience t 00:33, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
@Esquivalience: Wow, thank you very much for the barnstar! I appreciate it. Bananasoldier (talk) 02:22, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2015)

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Historic house

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This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2015)

A Old Colony Mennonite family observing the practice of plain dress
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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Scotland Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Philadelphia Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

  1. Belarus Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
  2. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
  3. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
  4. Somerset Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
  5. Washington, D.C. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
  6. Somerset Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
  7. United States Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
  8. England Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 11:47, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2015)

Two high divers in mid-air
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High diving

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