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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) 00:18, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 September 2012

A message from WikiProject Grey's Anatomy

Hello M.Mario, I would like to thank you for being apart of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy! Unfortunately, you have been given semi-active status by the project, due to your inactivity for one (1) month(s). Your work to the project was always appreciated, being that you were a great asset. This message is to encourage you to return to the project, and help out in the tasks that need addressing. To become an active member again, all you have to do is make at least five (5) edits, to any Grey's Anatomy-related page, over the course of two (2) weeks. We miss you at the project, and hope to see you around soon! File:Smily.png Sofffie7 (talk) 10:17, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Poppy

Did you ever get around to downloading this - [1]? - JuneGloom Talk 22:15, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh! No I didnt, thank you very much! :) — M.Mario (T/C) 15:44, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

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George Woodson

Why did you move George Woodson to Georgina Woodson and claim it was her "better known name"? Did you even watch Doctors when she was in it? Everyone called her George and she was credited as such.Rain the 1 18:01, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

That was a long time ago! But if you want to, you can move them back! — M.Mario (T/C) 18:54, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
Mario, nice of you to say but I've only really edited Freya's article. But I would like it if you could seek out the page move. I would do it, but because a redirect is in place, only an admin can change it.Rain the 1 20:06, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Redirects

I noticed you redirected a few of your sandboxes to the actual articles. Instead you should place {{db-u1}} on the page and allow an admin to delete them. - JuneGloom Talk 21:10, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Okay, just on it. — M.Mario (T/C) 21:24, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 September newsletter

We're over half way through the final, and so it is less than a month until we know for certain our 2012 WikiCup champion. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) currently leads, followed by Canada Sasata (submissions), Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Scotland Casliber (submissions). However, we have no one resembling a breakaway leader, and so the competition is a long way from over. Next month's newsletter will feature a list of our winners (who are not necessarily only the finalists) and keep your eyes open for an article on the WikiCup in a future edition of The Signpost. The leaders are already on a par with last year's winners, but a long way from the huge scores seen in 2010. That said, a repeat of the competition from 2010 seems unlikely.

It is good to see that three-quarters of our finalists have already scored bonus points this round. This shows that, contrary to criticism that the WikiCup has received in the past, the competition does not merely incentivise the writing of trivial articles; instead, our top competitors are still spending their time contributing to high-importance articles, and bringing them to a high standard. This does a great service to the encyclopedia and its readers. Thank you, and good work!

The planning for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Some straw polls have been opened concerning the scoring, and you can now sign up for next year's competition. 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) J Milburn (talk) 19:58, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 01 October 2012

GAN: Love, Blactually

About a year ago you reviewed Love, Blactually for GA but at that time it failed. I have fixed your issues with it and improved the article over all and I have also nominated it one more. So please review since most of the corrections were made by your criteria. --Pedro J. the rookie 01:26, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Alright, I fixed all of your listed concerns. Pedro J. the rookie 18:32, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Whitney's Story

Hello Mario. I cannot help but notice you keep working on the Whitney's Story article in your sandbox. Obviously you have a lot of work to do on it yet - but I was just wondering.. are you planning on keeping 1000 episode citations and 1000 Digital Spy references when it is moved into the mainspace? Episode citations do not make articles appear more notable - and relying to heavily on DS is not broad coverage. It is also quite biased to one entertainment website's reporting. Just thought I'd mention it to you to save future work. I wouldn't want you to put all that work in for nothing. But like I said, it is obvious that there is plenty of work to be done and I know you've probably already thought about everything I just said. :)Rain the 1 00:11, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

RE:GAN

Responded. --Pedro J. the rookie 17:04, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Doctors - Longest Serving

If the user that has been adding the longest serving list to the various Doctors articles does it again, feel free to leave me a message and I will rollback, as I appreciate it will take you a little time if they do it over multiple edits and I can do it in one click. Hope this helps. Adamiow (talk) 13:52, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! I will do that next time! — M.Mario (T/C) 13:53, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

EastEnders awards

Hey, just wanted to thank you for your updates to the EE awards article, as I may not have spotted those ones myself. It's nice to see someone else working on updating that article. –anemoneprojectors– 17:30, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

That's okay! Im not very good at the leads above the Other section though... Do you think the most recent award I added, the one with Ray, Kim and Fatboy noms should be split into it's own section? — M.Mario (T/C) 20:24, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
There's a lot of them now over the last few years, so I think the Black International Film Festival and Music Video & Screen Awards could be split off, maybe also the Screen Nation Awards and the Virgin Media TV Awards - at least if they continue and have another ceremony in 2013! –anemoneprojectors– 20:30, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Yes, a lot of the split one's are defunct now, or its just EastEnders is not good enough! — M.Mario (T/C) 20:32, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Yeah. Digital Spy awards didn't last long but there were a lot for EastEnders. TV Now seems to have ended - I couldn't find any reference to them in 2011 when I looked before. But again, there are quite a lot of them. –anemoneprojectors– 22:13, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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Re

It is from Flickr. The user agreed to release a selection of images to Wikimedia commons. Me and Danny built up quite the rapport with the user and they were kind enough to allow the uuse of some of their images. They changed the license and it was then uploaded. I used a bot to upload and this bot only allows the use of images with the correct license. There are quite a few other images from the user in WP:EE's free use image gallery. There are templates somewhere to aid the requests of images from Flickr - but I didn't find them very helpful personally.Rain the 1 18:09, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I just found the templates and thought the same thing. — M.Mario (T/C) 18:13, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hey, you might be able to use this for Poppy's article [2]. D4nnyw14 (talk) 15:34, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much! — M.Mario (T/C) 15:51, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
The image that i gave you the link for was uploaded by Famefad who i messaged through flickr asking him for permission to use that specific image and another of a Neighbours actor, i don't think he was releasing all his works under free-use licences, he said that we could only use those images at the specific size as well. D4nnyw14 (talk) 22:07, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
Oh, my mistake, I tell them to delete it. :) — M.Mario (T/C) 14:51, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

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Left you another message. Adamiow (talk) 16:09, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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Talkback

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Tommy Jessop

Hi Mario,

I don't really understand your edit on the Tommy Jessop page. Why have you deleted a photo, removed the notability of his being the first actor to play Hamlet from the opening paragraph, and lumped together "TV and Theatre" and "Radio and Documentary" in the career section? For me, this re-structuring makes the entry much less accessible because the information is muddled.

If you perceive OR and Unsourced Information, that's one thing - but I don't see how lumping the sections together addresses this.

Please explain!

Thanks, B.

Bobchinsky (talk) 13:25, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

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Jane Cameron

I actually own the book in question, which was why I changed the title etc. I found it rather confusing that you changed the information and cited a fansite. Surely all the information should just be removed from Cameron's article, as you do not own the book, there is no way of verifying the information. Seeings as they cannot get the book title correct, leaves the rest of the information in doubt. Which means you should not of really added it. But I have checked and the information is correct. But there are no specific page citations. You will now need to go back and cite which pages the information was taken from. I have provided you with the specific pages to help. [3]Rain the 1 13:52, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Your welcome. If you can do me one favour, please warn disruptive IP's when they vandalise articles as with Rainie and your Cross family sandbox earlier. I know it is time consuming, but it really does help in the long run. That particular IP is well known for disrupting soap opera themed articles.Rain the 1 16:45, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, sure I will. I just got so fed up of him doing it over, and over, you know. — M.Mario (T/C) 20:51, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
But the editor has form for carrying on until an admin is forced to block. Their three month block expired today and they returned straight away to carry on where they left off. But now they are blocked once again.Rain the 1 21:00, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
And sorry about the edit conflict, I just did it while I was investigating the changes.Rain the 1 21:02, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
Sigh... the disadvantages to Wikipedia. And no worries! — M.Mario (T/C) 21:01, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

A message from WikiProject Grey's Anatomy

Hello M.Mario, I would like to thank you for being apart of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy! Unfortunately, you have been given inactive status by the project, due to your inactivity for two (2) month(s). Your work to the project was always appreciated, being that you were a great asset. This message is to encourage you to return to the project, and help out in the tasks that need addressing. To become an active member again, all you have to do is make at least five (5) edits, to any Grey's Anatomy-related page, over the course of two (2) weeks. We miss you at the project, and hope to see you around soon! File:Smily.png Sofffie7 (talk) 13:42, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Just to let you know that your status at the project will soon change back to 'active' because of your recent edits. Thanks, Sofffie7 (talk) 20:51, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Drive Award

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
Your recognition for 5 GA reviews at the last June-July GAN Review Round. Regards. — ΛΧΣ21™ 02:17, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

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Request for comments/opinion

Hi Mario - I'm trying to come to a consensus at this discussion regarding the inclusion of some primetime dramas that have been called soaps/soap-like in the WP:SOAPS project. If you have a minute any opinions are greatly appreciated. Take care, Kelly Marie 0812 (talk) 02:21, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Mario. Sorry if it was a bother. I've noticed you around soap editing so thought you would have some insight. Take care, Kelly Marie 0812 (talk) 01:48, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
No worries! It's fine! — M.Mario (T/C) 15:00, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

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Doctors Episode Numbers

I have seen your cleanup and did a check of the episode numbers based on the 2000th episode and how many episodes have aired since. I have 2381 as of Friday 26th. Just wondered where you got your number from? Thanks. Adamiow (talk) 23:02, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

I got it from IMDb and counted upwards, though must have miscounted, by 2. I'll change it! — M.Mario (T/C) 11:09, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Also, did you happen to find out if it was Kevin's neice or nephew? And would you be able to update the storylines of Mandy, Joe, Howard and Emma on the 2012 list? — M.Mario (T/C) 11:11, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Jane Cameron

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 October 2012

WikiCup 2012 October newsletter

The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009), Sturmvogel 66 (2010) and Hurricanehink (2011). Our final standings were as follows:

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  3. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions)
  4. Scotland Casliber (submissions)
  5. New York City Muboshgu (submissions)
  6. Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions)
  7. Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions)
  8. Michigan Dana Boomer (submissions)

Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:33, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

MI High Actors

Hi, I have spent alot of my morning finding sources to prove which actors will play which characters and the source I have found shows that! I accept that your format pages are improved but please do not remove the Actors to "TBA". Thanks much — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.169.96 (talk) 14:57, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I have seen you have made these changes, and I am sure you have spent a lot of effort finding sources! IMDb is not considered a reliable source, so I will see if I can find a better source, apologies! Make sure you sign your posts with four of these -> ~ ~ ~ ~ (with no gaps). — M.Mario (T/C) 15:00, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you too!

Sorry for the delay in thanking you for the barnstar - I've been away for a few days. It took a bit of work, but I am pleased that the past list is now in the correct order, with a few corrections also.

Anyway, to thank you for all of your hard work with all of the Doctors articles:

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your tireless work with regards to all of the Doctors articles - from the biggest to the smallest edits! Adamiow (talk) 16:12, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much! :D — M.Mario (T/C) 17:18, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Abi Branning

Hey Mario, couldn't do me a massive favour could you? I have noticed you have made barely any edits to Abi's page, only reverts so could you possible review it for GA? Cheers, GeorgePing! 22:22, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Yeah sure I will do it, as long as I get no backlash from other users. But I give special preferences to you, a proper GA review will be done! — M.Mario (T/C) 16:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
...when are you gonna start matey? GeorgePing! 11:48, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm all done now Mario, pls check! :) GeorgePing! 14:56, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Done my final points!! — M.Mario (T/C) 15:34, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Done that now. Pls check. GeorgePing! 13:34, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For all your excellent work getting new free images and also your work on Poppy Meadow! –anemoneprojectors– 09:54, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! — M.Mario (T/C) 19:08, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Thought this might interest you. Contains spoilers, but contains Poppy and Tansy! –anemoneprojectors– 10:13, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Lorraine Newman

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Filmographies

Hi, just noticed you put Charlie Brooks's filmography in reverse chronological order. I've reverted that because of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works which says "Ordered from oldest to newest." I don't know if you've done any others but in case you have I thought I better let you know you might need to change them back! –anemoneprojectors– 14:50, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes sorry I had to revert you, then go back through and unrevert. I had just done this edit [4], so I was panicking! It's all done to the correct standard now though. — M.Mario (T/C) 15:20, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
Oh, hope I didn't cause too much work. I just looked at the old revision and copied the old table, then pasted it back to the current version so I didn't have to work on reordering it back! You are really good at expanding actor articles though. –anemoneprojectors– 16:11, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
No it was fine! It was not much trouble. And thank you very much! — M.Mario (T/C) 09:58, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Sharon Newman

Hey there. I was just wondering, are you still whiling to do the GA thing for Sharon? If you don't, it's okay. I realize this does need a good copyedit. Arre 05:08, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes I am still going ahead with the review. I fixed the Casting section a few days ago, did you see? — M.Mario (T/C) 09:59, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Yes, I saw. Thankyou for adding the episode citation! Arre 11:35, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

R&R picture

I've wanted that specific picture for years. How did you know?! –anemoneprojectors– 21:08, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

I didnt! I was just going through all the free images on Flickr, and this came across! — M.Mario (T/C) 18:21, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Lorraine Newman

Hi M Mario. I'm responding to your GA nomination of Lorraine Newman which I've just seen on the nominations page. Unfortunately, as it stands right now I don't think it would meet the Good article criteria guidelines as there are several things missing from it that should be included in a good biography. I've listed one or two suggestions below:

  • What is her date and place of birth if known?
  • Education and media experience. What university did she attend? How did she become involved in television? What jobs did she do before then, if any?
  • When exactly did she join Eastenders? The infobox says 1997, but you say in the lead that she has been with the series for "about 20 years"
  • What other television work has she done besides producing EastEnders? Did she work on something else before she joined the soap?

There are also a couple of other things that concern me. First of all the article is less than two weeks old, and really needs more time to be developed further, and secondly I notice some editing has been done from an account sharing the name of the subject. While they're only minor edits, it could trip the article up at GAN, especially at such an early stage.

I thought I'd write to you here rather than in the form of a review because if I was reviewing it, it's more likely than not I'd have to fail this because it is incomplete, and I'd hate to do that. I you've successfully submitted several fictional character articles to GAN, but no biographies of real people. You've clearly put a lot of work into this one, but it just needs a little more detail before reaching GA standard. I'd suggest withdrawing the GA nomination for now and perhaps asking for a Peer review instead. These are always useful because they often draw attention to things that we can overlook, and you can always bring it back to GAN later once you've expanded it.

You might also like to check out Category:GA-Class biography (actors and filmmakers) articles and Category:FA-Class biography (actors and filmmakers) articles for articles concerning similar people that have gone through this process previously. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions. Cheers Paul MacDermott (talk) 20:17, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

I should stress that the above thoughts are only my personal opinion. You don't have to withdraw it, and you're more than welcome to seek a second opinion. Obviously if she joined EastEnders at 17, she did so straight from school or college, so a lot of the things I've mentioned don't apply. Date of birth is good if you can get one, but Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies appears to suggest it's not strictly necessary. You've done a reasonably good job with what is available, so you could give it a shot. I'd get a peer review and copyedit first, then put it forward again. If you do decide to bring it back to GA, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look at it. Paul MacDermott (talk) 00:00, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

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Sharon

Hey, I've started to trim parts of Sharon's article. I'm not trying to be pushy or anything, take your time, but do you know when you will be able to resume the review? Arre 01:03, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Going through the article again, and will soon be giving more points. — M.Mario (T/C) 15:26, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. Arre 11:40, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
I hope you can finish soon ^.^ I am planning to retire from Wikipedia soon and really wanna get Sharon to GA before I do:) Arre 11:39, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Arre has worked really hard and to be fair to her - you should not have decided to do the review if you cannot spare the time to finish it.Rain the 1 12:22, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
As soon as she posted this, I started up again. And to be fair, Im not even the reviewer! — M.Mario (T/C) 12:31, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Then why did you your name alongside the word "reviewer". Pass the blame.Rain the 1 12:58, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Rain. I am really thankful to you Mario for talking on the review, though. I understand.. :) Arre 12:39, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Apologies, I am about to begin to start the Writing section. — M.Mario (T/C) 13:00, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm not 'retiring', I used the wrong words. I'm taking a wiki-break. Lol. So I'd love to finish the review. Arre 13:17, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Jill Marsden (EastEnders)

Hi, I feel pretty rotten about the comments above, so have decided to review Jill Marsden. It looks fairly good so there shouldn't be any major problems, but give me a day or so to read through it thoroughly. Paul MacDermott (talk) 01:08, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi again. Thanks for the kind words. I've just finished my review of Jill Marsden and it's almost there. There's a couple of small things that I think need to be done before it can pass, so I've placed it on hold. I'll leave it open, and keep an eye on the page so once you've sorted everything out I can do the paperwork, so to speak. Cheers Paul MacDermott (talk) 17:25, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
I notice you're doing quite an in-depth review of something else just now, so thought I'd do the tweaks to this article so it can pass. There's only a few minor things to do so it seems a pity to hold it up. Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:37, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
ok, I passed it. Congratulations. Needs a bit of a copyedit though so I'll list it at WP:GOCE. Paul MacDermott (talk) 13:38, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Hunting Party (Body of Proof)

Hello! Your submission of Hunting Party (Body of Proof) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:52, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hunting Party (Body of Proof)

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 17:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Lapland (TV series)

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WikiCup 2013 starting soon

Hi there; you're receiving this message because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup. This is just to remind you that the 2013 WikiCup will be starting on 1 January, and that signups will remain open throughout January. Old and new Wikipedians and WikiCup participants are warmly invited to take part in this year's competition. (Though, as a note to the more experienced participants, there have been a few small rules changes in the last few months.) If you have already signed up, let this be a reminder; you will receive a message with your submissions' page soon. Please direct any questions to the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! J Milburn 19:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Matt Lapinskas

Hi, I know you're brilliant at writing pages for actors - well now I've done Matt Lapinskas based on a userspace draft I did ages ago. I think he's notable now because he'll be in Dancing on Ice. Wondered if you might have time to do your magic! –anemoneprojectors– 12:12, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

I will take a look soon! :) — M.Mario (T/C) 13:23, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for doing that! I guess I had done a pretty good job! I just made a few tweaks to your version. –anemoneprojectors– 13:24, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2013 WikiCup!

Hello M.Mario, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The competition begins at midnight UTC. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders: *The rules can be found here. There have been a few changes from last year, which are listed on that page. *Anything you submit must have been nominated and promoted in 2013, and you need to have completed significant work upon it in 2013. (The articles you review at good article reviews does not need to have been nominated in 2013, but you do need to have started the review in 2013.) We will be checking. *If you feel that another competitor is breaking the rules or abusing the competition in some way, please let a judge know. Please do not remove entries from the submissions' pages of others yourself. *Don't worry about calculating precisely how many points everything is worth. The bot will do that. The bot may occasionally get something wrong- let a judge know, or post on the WikiCup talk page if that happens. *Please try to be prompt in updating submissions' pages so that they can be double-checked. Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 18:10, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2013 WikiCup

Hello, M.Mario, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders:

  • The rules can be found here. There have been a few changes from last year, which are listed on that page.
  • Anything you submit must have been nominated and promoted in 2013, and you need to have completed significant work upon it in 2013. (The articles you review at good article reviews does not need to have been nominated in 2013, but you do need to have started and completed the review in 2013.) We will be checking.
  • If you feel that another competitor is breaking the rules or abusing the competition in some way, please let a judge know. Please do not remove entries from the submissions' pages of others yourself.
  • Don't worry about calculating precisely how many points everything is worth. The bot will do that. The bot may occasionally get something wrong- let a judge know, or post on the WikiCup talk page if that happens.
  • Please try to be prompt in updating submissions' pages so that they can be double-checked.

Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 13:02, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Missing (Body of Proof)

I've raised issues about this episode's notability. I'm going to propose a merger into body of Proof (season 2) soon. --George Ho (talk) 17:43, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Seasons first, episodes later (not second...)

That is all I can say. As for Ugly Betty pages, do I must watch that show first before improving it? Or must I research more and create a sandbox version? --George Ho (talk) 17:33, 6 January 2013 (UTC) No, no; dont worry about them; they were just another example of low quality articles. — M.Mario (T/C) 17:35, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Missing (Body of Proof)

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Peer Review Question

Hello. I recently nominated "Deadalive" (an episode of The X-Files) for a peer review, but have had trouble getting reviewers in the past for my articles. Is there anyway you could take a look over it if you have any time? Thank you.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 18:24, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Body of Proof

Please do not back your edits, this source just ABC press-relase about 2012 Emmy campaign contenders, it NOT shortlist or Nod. See WP:PSTS and WP:HOAX.--Alrofficial (talk) 19:13, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 January newsletter

Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (Irish Citizen Army Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. Florida 12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:

Featured articles, portals and topics, as well as good topics, are yet to feature in the competition.

This year, the bonus points system has been reworked, with bonus points on offer for old articles prepared for did you know, and "multiplier" points reworked to become more linear. For details, please see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. There have been some teething problems as the bot has worked its way around the new system, but issues should mostly be ironed out- please report any problems to the WikiCup talk page. Here are some participants worthy of note with regards to the bonus points:

  • United States Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) has the highest overall bonus points, as well as the highest scoring article, thanks to his work on Enrico Fermi, now a good article. The biography of such a significant figure to the history of science warrants nearly five times the normal score.
  • Chicago HueSatLum (submissions) claimed bonus points for René Vautier and Nicolas de Fer, articles that did not exist on the English Wikipedia at the start of the year; a first for the WikiCup. The articles were eligible for bonus points because of fact they were both covered on a number of other Wikipedias.

Also, a quick mention of British Empire The C of E (submissions), who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?

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) 00:26, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 February newsletter

Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:

  1. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
  2. London Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
  3. New South Wales Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with Alaska Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by British Empire The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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) J Milburn (talk) 11:30, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

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Body of Proof GANs

Have you had a chance to look at that extra note on the two Body of Proof GAN nominations? Once that's addressed, they're both good for promotion. Miyagawa (talk) 11:29, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Have you had a chance to take a look at the Missing article yet? If you need more time, just post on the nomination page (I'm not about to reject any specific ;/time, its just that if it doesn't look like some progress is being made then other reviewers come onto the review page and start to nag!). :) Miyagawa (talk) 17:31, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Yes! I have already added the neccessary information to the article. :) — M.Mario (T/C) 10:55, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Inside Soap

...has a new interview with Rachel Bright. Just in case you haven't seen/bought it yet. - JuneGloom Talk 02:39, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it's pretty good. It's got stuff about Poppy and Fatboy, Poppy and Dot... and I can't remember what else because I read it last night. I've already used it to cite Bright's birth year on her article. –anemoneprojectors– 13:59, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much for that, I have become plagued with work lately! — M.Mario (T/C) 16:49, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 March newsletter

We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate London Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's New South Wales Casliber (submissions) (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.

Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr (Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare (Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus (Alaska Keilana (submissions) and New South Wales Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John (Indiana Cerebellum (submissions)). All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.

Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.

A quick reminder: now, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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) J Milburn (talk) 22:20, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

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Photo consensus discussion at Talk:Mark Millar

Hi. Can you offer your opinion regarding an Infobox photo here? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 07:02, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 April newsletter

We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place New South Wales Casliber (submissions) and second place Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.

The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.

A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. 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) 15:45, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

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The Hills

Hey there! I see that you promoted/reviewed several GAs, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking on my GAN for the reality television series The Hills. (No worries if you're not interested!) Regards, WikiRedactor (talk) 20:00, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

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WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed over 15 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the first message I sent out went to only WikiProject members).

So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

  • Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with (at the time this message was sent out, 2 recruiters have volunteered), the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".
  • Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).
  • Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 14:44, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 June newsletter

We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.

Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions) claimed the first featured topic points in this year's competition for her excellent work on topics related to Maya Angelou, the noted American author and poet. We have also continued to see high-importance articles improved as part of the competition: Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions) was awarded a thoroughly well-earned 560 points for her featured article Middle Ages and 102 points for her good article Battle of Hastings. Good articles James Chadwick and Stanislaw Ulam netted Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to Poland Piotrus (submissions) for each of Władysław Sikorski and Emilia Plater, both recently promoted to good article status. Collaborative efforts between WikiCup participants have continued, with, for example, New South Wales Casliber (submissions) and Canada Sasata (submissions) being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.

A rules reminder: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on the 29/30 June, which may be claimed in this round. 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. We are currently seeing concern about the amount of time people have to wait for reviews, especially at GAC- if you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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) 09:51, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Amusement Park Quarter 3, 2013 Newsletter

WikiProject Amusement Parks Newsletter

Quarter 3, 2013

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Peer-Review Request

Hello! I was checking through the Peer-Review volunteer list and noticed that you said you are good with TV series. I was wondering, if you have time, if you could look over "The Unnatural" article. It's an episode of The X-Files that I would like to get up to FA one of these days. Any help would be great! Thanks.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:43, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Canada Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, London Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Poland Piotrus (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

Other than that, there is not much to report! 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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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) 23:16, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Precious again

Poppy Meadow
Thank you for quality work on Poppy Meadow in the context of the series, a character introduced as "bizarre and utterly irrelevant" but brought to fame, also for the presentation of your contributions on your user page, nothing but content, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 200th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:14, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 August newsletter

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

  1. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
  2. New South Wales Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
  3. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
  4. Canada Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
  5. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
  6. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
  8. Poland Piotrus (submissions) participated in 2012 and 2011, but this is his first time making it to the final. He writes primarily on Polish topics, with a large number of good articles and did you knows.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions), Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions), Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions), Michigan Dana boomer (submissions), Prince Edward Island Status (submissions), United States Ed! (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), England Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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) 05:19, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Canada Sasata (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and New South Wales Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.

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WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)
  3. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  4. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
  5. New South Wales Casliber (submissions)
  6. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions)
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions)
  8. Poland Piotrus (submissions)
  9. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

  • New South Wales Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
  • Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
  • Portland, Oregon Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
  • Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
  • Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
  • Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
  • Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
  • United States Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
  • The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to British Empire The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
  • Finally, the judges are awarding Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! 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) 00:19, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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In recognition of your participation in the 2013 Wikipedia:WikiCup. J Milburn (talk · contribs) and The ed17 (talk · contribs) 15:29, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

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MfD nomination of User:M.Mario/sandbox:The Voice UK

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Request for peer review

Please, could you be kind enough to review this article, Médecins de nuit. I will highly appreciate your help. thanks. Emekadavid (talk) 20:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

  1. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
  2. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
  3. United States WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 March newsletter

A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Rhodesia Cliftonian (submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.

With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. 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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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The Citation Barnstar
💎Diamond Awards #1 M.Mario gets the Tennis Racket! 🎾 Bwaahofjapan (talk) 13:50, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 April newsletter

Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's United States ChrisGualtieri (submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included Rhodesia Cliftonian (submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and Washington, D.C. Caponer (submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from Canada Reid,iain james (submissions), tiger from Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and The Lion King from Minas Gerais Igordebraga (submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to Nepal Czar (submissions) and Indiana Red Phoenix (submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.

192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. 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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 June newsletter

After an extremely close race, Round 3 is over. 244 points secured a place in Round 4, which is comparable to previous years- 321 was required in 2013, while 243 points were needed in 2012. Pool C's Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, Scotland Casliber (submissions) finished second overall, claiming three featured articles, including the high-importance Grus (constellation). Third place was Pool B's , whose contributions included featured articles Russian battleship Poltava (1894) and Russian battleship Peresvet. Pool C saw the highest number of participants advance, with six out of eight making it to the next round.

The round saw this year's first featured portal, with Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) taking Portal:Literature to featured status. The round also saw the first good topic points, thanks to Florida 12george1 (submissions) and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. This means that all content types have been claimed this year. Other contributions of note this round include a featured topic on Maya Angelou's autobiographies from Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions), a good article on the noted Czech footballer Tomáš Rosický from Bartošovice v Orlických horách Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions).

The judges would like to remind participants to update submission pages promptly. This means that content can be checked, and allows those following the competition (including those participating) to keep track of scores effectively. This round has seen discussion about various aspects of the WikiCup's rules and procedures. Those interested in the competition can be assured that formal discussions about how next year's competition will work will be opened shortly, and all are welcome to voice their views then. 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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

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Poppy Meadow
Thank you for quality work on Poppy Meadow in the context of the series, a character introduced as "bizarre and utterly irrelevant" but brought to fame, also for the presentation of your contributions on your user page, nothing but content, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Two years ago, you were the 200th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

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The final of the 2014 WikiCup begins in a few short minutes! Our eight finalists are listed below, along with their placement in Round 4:

  1. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer, finished top of Pool A and was the round's highest scorer. Godot is a featured picture specialist, claiming large numbers of points due to high-quality scans of historical documents, especially banknotes.
  2. Scotland Casliber (submissions) is a WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist every year since 2010. In the semi-final, he was Pool B's highest scorer. Cas's points primarily come from articles on the natural sciences.
  3. Nepal Czar (submissions) was Pool A's runner-up. Czar's points come mostly from content related to independent video games, including both articles and topics.
  4. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Pool B's runner-up. Another featured picture specialist, many of Adam's points come from the restoration of historical media. He has been a WikiCup finalist twice before.
  5. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) won the WikiCup in 2012 and 2013, and enters this final as the first wildcard. She focuses on biology-related articles, and has worked on several high-importance articles.
  6. Florida 12george1 (submissions) is the second wildcard. George's points come primarily from meteorology-related articles. This year and last year, George was the first person in the competition to score.
  7. Colorado Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
  8. Canada Bloom6132 (submissions), the fourth and final wildcard, has participated in previous WikiCups, but not reached any finals. Bloom's points are mostly thanks to did you knows, featured lists and good articles related to sport and national symbols.

We say goodbye to this year's semi-finalists. Herm Matty.007 (submissions), Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions), United States WikiRedactor (submissions), Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions), Greece Yellow Evan (submissions), Portugal Prism (submissions) and Bartošovice v Orlických horách Cloudz679 (submissions) have all performed well to reach this stage of the competition, and we hope they will all be joining us again next year.

There are two upcoming competitions unrelated to the WikiCup which may be of interest to those who receive this newsletter. The Stub Contest will run through September, and revolves around expanding stub articles, especially high-importance or old stubs. In addition, a proposal has been made for a new competition, the GA Cup, which the organisers plan to run next year. This competition is based on the WikiCup and aims to reduce the good article review backlog.

There is now a thread for brainstorming on how next year's WikiCup competition should work. Please come along and share your thoughts- What works? What doesn't work? What needs changing? Signups for next year's competition will be open soon; we will be in touch. If, at this stage of the competition, you are keen to help the with the WikiCup, please do what you can to participate in review processes. Our finalists will find things much easier if the backlogs at good article candidates, featured article candidates, featured picture candidates and the rest are kept at a minimum. As ever, 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 · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

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In one month's time, we will know our WikiCup 2014 champion. Newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) has taken a strong lead with a featured list (historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876) and a raft of featured pictures. Reigning champion Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) is in second place with a number of high-importance biology articles, including new FA Isopoda and new GA least weasel. Scotland Casliber (submissions), who is in his fifth WikiCup final, is in third, with featured articles Pictor and Epacris impressa.

Signups for the 2015 WikiCup are open. All Wikipedians, new and experienced, are warmly invited to sign up for the competition. Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may also like to sign up for the GA Cup, a new WikiCup-inspired competition which revolves around completing good article reviews. As ever, 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 · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014: The results

The 2014 WikiCup champion is Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Scotland Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.

A full list of our prize-winners follows:

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have participated this year. We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! 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 · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:52, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.

  • We would like to announce that Josh (J Milburn) and Ed (The ed17), who have been WikiCup judges since 2009 and 2010 respectively, are stepping down. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but the main one is time. Both Josh and Ed have found that, over the previous year, they have been unable to devote the time necessary to the WikiCup, and it is not likely that they will be able to do this in the near future. Furthermore, new people at the helm can only help to invigorate the WikiCup and keep it dynamic. Josh and Ed will still be around, and will likely be participating in the Cup this following year as competitors, which is where both started out.
  • In a similar vein, we hope you will all join us in welcoming Jason (Sturmvogel 66) and Christine (Figureskatingfan), who are joining Brian (Miyagawa) to form the 2015 WikiCup judging team. Jason is a WikiCup veteran, having won in 2010 and finishing in fifth this year. Christine has participated in two WikiCups, reaching the semi-finals in both, and is responsible for the GA Cup, which she now co-runs.
  • The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. While it may be impossible to please everyone, the judges will make every effort to ensure that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

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Round one of the 2015 WikiCup has begun! So far we've had around 80 signups, which close on February 5. If you have not already signed up and want to do so, then you can add your name here. There have been changes to to several of the points scores for various categories, and the addition of Peer Reviews for the first time. These will work in the same manner as Good Article Reviews, and all of the changes are summarised here.

Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round, and one of the new changes this year is that all scores must be claimed within two weeks of an article's promotion or appearance, so don't forget to add them to your submissions pages! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs)
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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.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

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. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)

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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.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

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. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)

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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.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:36, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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