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WikiCup 2012 August newsletter

The final is upon us! We are down to our final 8. A massive 573 was our lowest qualifying score; this is higher than the 150 points needed last year and the 430 needed in 2010. Even in 2009, when points were acquired for mainspace edit count in addition to audited content, 417 points secured a place. That leaves this year's WikiCup, by one measure at least, our most competitive ever. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

  1. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) once again finishes the round in first place, leading Pool B. Grapple X writes articles about television, and especially The X-Files and Millenium, with good articles making up the bulk of the score.
  2. Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions) led Pool A this round. Fourth-place finalist last year, Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, and has reached the final primarily off the back of his massive number of did you knows.
  3. Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions) was second in Pool B. Ruby2010 writes primarily on television and film, and scores primarily from good articles.
  4. Scotland Casliber (submissions) finished third in Pool B. Casliber is something of a WikiCup veteran, having finished sixth in 2011 and fourth in 2010. Casliber writes on the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. Over half of Casliber's points this round were bonus points from the high-importance articles he has worked on.
  5. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second in Pool A. Also writing on biology, especially marine biology, Cwmhiraeth received 390 points for one featured article (Bivalvia) and one good article (pelican), topping up with a large number of did you knows.
  6. New York City Muboshgu (submissions) was third in Pool A. Muboshgu writes primarily on baseball, and this round saw Muboshgu's first featured article, Derek Jeter, promoted on its fourth attempt at FAC.
  7. Michigan Dana Boomer (submissions) was fourth in Pool A. She writes on a variety of topics, including horses, but this round also saw the high-importance lettuce reach featured article status.
  8. Canada Sasata (submissions) is another WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist in 2009 and 2010. He writes mostly on mycology.

However, we must also say goodbye to the eight who did not make the final, having fallen at the last hurdle: Russia GreatOrangePumpkin (submissions), England Ealdgyth (submissions), England Calvin999 (submissions), Poland Piotrus (submissions), North Carolina Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), Cherokee Nation The Bushranger (submissions) and North Macedonia 1111tomica (submissions). We hope to see you all next year.

On the subject of next year, a discussion has been opened here. Come and have your say about the competition, and how you'd like it to run in the future. This brainstorming will go on for some time before more focused discussions/polls are opened. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:13, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

GOCE September activities

Reminders from the Guild of Copy Editors

A quick reminder of our current events:

  • The August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 14 (UTC).
  • The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
  • The September 2012 Backlog elimination drive is now underway! The event runs until midnight September 30 (UTC). The goal is to copy edit articles with the oldest tags and complete all requests placed before September. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who participates, with special awards given to the top five in the following categories: "Total articles", "Total words", "Total articles over 5,000 words", "Total articles tagged longest ago", and "Longest article". – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

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Clue

Yes, I thought that there might be some type of connection, but be that as it may, I am going on a school (as a senior in a life-long learning program) wikibreak probably starting on Sept 4 through mid-December 2012. I may be able to do minor editing but certainly nothing like what this article requires. You might want to drop a note at the Musicals project talk page, maybe someone there would be willing to take this on.Flami72 (talk) 22:17, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 September 2012

The Tea Leaf - Issue Six

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Re:Hello!

Thank you for reminding -Irvan Ary Maulana (talk) 09:24, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 September 2012

Current DYK

I suggest you put back Tar Heel with the link. The phrase was not the problem; the absence of a link was. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 10:27, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, put it back. A Tar Heel is a recognizable term for people from North Carolina, just like people from Indiana are called Hoosiers. In fact, the University of North Carolina athletic teams calls themselves the Tar Heels. Maile66 (talk) 11:58, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Moot point now, but I would hasten to point out that not everyone is from the US (not even North Carolina!) and so having the phrase there at all was only ever going to add confusion where there didn't need to be any. Removing it took nothing away from the blurb and if anything clarified it - another link there would simply lead to a sea of blue links, something we try to avoid. — foxj 19:08, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
I understood that not everyone would understand. Indeed, my suggestion, which is now hypothetical and moot, was that it would be a crutch for those (like yourself) who found it confusing. Being a North Carolinian is a source of pride to those who are from there, and being a Tar Heel is a source of pride. Rather like being a Scotsman. I would also point out that lots of people from the U.S.A. would be equally confused— it's a big country. You could be right about overlinking, and this is a reason why I have only peripheral involvement with the main page. I was not trying to be officious, but was only suggesting a way to address the concerns that cropped up in your edit. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:17, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
That's okay. I'm sorry for the delay, I was out of town all day. I would definitely not say "... that Scotsman Joseph Fox discovered...", especially if "Scotsman" wasn't in the article in the first place! But yes, you're right, the nationality is important, but I would argue that the exact state probably isn't. — foxj 19:27, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the courtesy of a response. Maile66 (talk) 20:37, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
No problem! — foxj 20:41, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

GOCE mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
  • Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 19 have copy-edited at least one article, about the same as the last drive. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!
  • Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—August, September, and October 2011—by about 44%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 58 articles so far, to around 2600 articles. The biggest difference between this drive and the previous one is a stronger focus on large articles, so total word counts are still comparable.
  • Don't forget about the Copy Edit of the Month contests! Voting for the August contest has been extended through the end of the month. You don't have to make a submission to vote!
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The Signpost: 17 September 2012

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Replied. — foxj 14:19, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

OKBot

Hi there, just been on User_talk:OsamaK/AlexaBot.js where it seems a lot of requests are still pending. Just thought I let you know, since you seem the one who does them normally ^^ --Windharp (talk) 12:23, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

I'll look into them. — foxj 14:19, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
I think you should include the page in your watchlist. extra999 (talk) 16:24, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
It is on my Watchlist. I just have other things to do, and assume - perhaps foolishly - that other admins are doing the same. — foxj 16:42, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Isn't there any way to get it semi protected? extra999 (talk) 05:31, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
Unfortunately, since it's a user's javascript page, these are all fully-protected by default - if they weren't it would lead to some pretty gaping security holes ;) — foxj 09:12, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
Oh, that was quick. Good work foxj, thanks. :-) -- Windharp (talk) 07:19, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Removal of image from main page

The Starcraft text logo you removed from the main page was pretty clearly free per {{PD-textlogo}}. It shouldn't have been removed without a discussion at the very least. Best, IronGargoyle (talk) 21:12, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Note the copyright disclaimer on the file's page on Commons, as well as the fact there isn't any author information and so forth. There's far too much confusion to risk this under our current guidelines. — foxj 21:17, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 24 September 2012

Thanks...

...for pointing this out! --Soetermans. T / C 10:35, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

No bother! :) — foxj 13:29, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Can you help?

[1] Edit warring. extra999 (talk) 01:31, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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