User talk:Giants27/Archives/2012/May

The Signpost: 30 April 2012

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 04:32, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 07 May 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes

• News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013

• In the news: What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies ... again.

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 00:36, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Florida Gators women's lacrosse

Hey, G27, I've noticed your editing on the 2012 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament article. As you may know, the Florida Gators women's lacrosse team has done very well this year, and the team is currently the No. 1 seed in the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship. I've been tending the Wikipedia articles for the team and coach Amanda O'Leary for the last couple of years, and I just created the 2012 women's tournament article to parallel that for the 2012 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament. I will be traveling, with only limited time and internet access, from May 18 through May 27, and I would be grateful if you would add these three articles to your watch list during my absence, update them with the tournament results, and revert any obvious vandalism. The NCAA Division I women's quarterfinals are being held on May 19 and 20, the semifinals on May 25, and the championship final on May 27. I've also asked Richmond96, another Gators editor, to keep an eye on the team and coach articles. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 22:31, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely. I'll try and remember to keep an eye on those next weekend and until you're back. Cheers,--Giants27(T|C) 22:57, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 May 2012

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 22:46, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 May 2012

• From the editor: New editor-in-chief

• News and notes: Two new Wikimedia fellows to boost strategies for tackling major issues

• WikiProject report: Trouble in a Galaxy Far, Far Away....

• Featured content: Lemurbaby moves it with Madagascar: Featured content for the week

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Articles for Creation Appeal

Articles for Creation is backlogged and needs YOUR help! Articles for Creation is desperately in need of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors and administrators alike, to help us clear a record backlog of pending submissions. There is currently a significant backlog of 1018 submissions waiting to be reviewed. These submissions are generally from new editors who have never edited Wikipedia before. A prompt, constructive review of submissions could significantly editor retention. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Are you (at least) autoconfirmed? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. Click here to review to a random submissionArticle selected by erwin85's random article script on toolserver. We would greatly appreciate your help. Currently, only a small handful of users are reviewing articles. Any help, even if it's just 1 or 2 reviews, would be extremely beneficial. On behalf of the Articles for Creation project, AndrewN talk 23:47, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2012

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 08:10, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader, Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. 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) 23:31, 31 May 2012 (UTC)