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Welcome to Wikipedia, Tessaract2! Thank you for your contributions. I am Theroadislong and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Thanks for the cookies :D Tessaract2 (talk) 22:30, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Please go die. Thanks. MobyPaul (talk) 16:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I just want to point out that I did not put your new article under speedy deletion for no reason. Check what it is for. Tessaract2 (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Please don't mess with formatting

Thank you invariably for your kind message on my Talk page. So you know, I did not intend to mess with formatting; I inadvertently did so while making what I believe to be a constructive edit. I did immediately notice that I did this when I reviewed my edit diff, as I do with all of my edits, and I did attempt to manually fix it. For whatever reason, apparently my repair of the error was not saved. Hope you have a terrific day! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.96.9.2 (talk) 19:56, 11 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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changes on Jake Nava page - Tessaract2

Hi Tessaract2 Changes that you made to the recent add ons and edit were requested by Jake Nava.

Samantha Morton

I just thought both of the other reviews were kind of more informative than the "... I've seen in years" of Salon, especially the one from BBC; I saw it as a better cite. Can I but that one back on? Without the other critic's review (not necessarily her biggest fan, she just gets praise for anything she is in). Greets! 190.249.179.87 (talk) 19:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You can, but please make sure you follow WP:NPOV. Tessaract2^Talk 19:21, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hairy Ball Theorem (uncomfortable tuft)

I didn't just randomly decide to mess with the Hairy Ball Theorem article, I saw a screenshot of Figure 1 and was surprised that it no longer said "uncomfortable," and even more surprised that the change was on the current revision. Why it was added in 2008 I have no idea, but it stayed there for 7 years until it was removed without comment by an anonymous editor who made no other changes.

If it were something else, like an earlier edit changing the caption to "hairy ballsack," or those vandals who add complete nonsense words that don't make sense in context any context, I'd understand. But I sincerely think that the impact of "uncomfortable" makes the article substantially more memorable without detracting from its legibility in any way, and that removing the word is more unproductive than adding it.

Even if it's possible that it was only added in the first place because some unbelievable pedant thought "uncombable" was a typo that needed to be corrected. 74.140.30.134 (talk) 17:17, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible that the first editor that put it there vandalized as well? I'm assuming that's what happened. Although, you made it into this.Tessaract2^Talk 17:28, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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4th GA Cup - Round 2

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

Greetings, GA Cup competitors!

December 29th marked the end of the first round, after it was extended from its previously scheduled conclusion at the end of November. Because of the smaller pool of contestants this year, it was decided to keep sign-ups open throughout the month of December.

This extension proved to be very helpful as we saw that more users signed up and completed many reviews. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 402 points, followed by Cartoon network freak with a close 338 points. Shearonink who signed up after our extension was in third with 170 points.

We had a rule clarification in Round 1 which was that many articles were being passed with blatant copyright violations and plagarism occurring in the articles. Thus, the judges have concluded that if an article is passed even if it has a copyright violation/plagarism, we will not provide points for that article as it wouldn't be considered a "complete review" under the scoring rules.

In the end, 94 articles were reviewed by 14 users who will all advance to Round 2. The judges had planned on having 16 contestants advance but since only 14 did, we are changing the pools in this round. We will be having 2 pools of 3 and 2 pools of 4 in Round 2, with the top 2 in each pool advancing to Round 3 as well as the top participant ("9th place") of all remaining competitors. Round 2 will begin on January 1 at 00:00:00 UTC and will end on January 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 2 and the pools can be found here.

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4th GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3

Hello, GA Cup competitors!

Sunday saw the end of Round 2. Shearonink took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 499. In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an astounding 236 points, and in third place, Cartoon network freak received 136 points. Originally, we had plans for one wild card for 9th place, however it appears that both Chris troutman and J Milburn were tied for 9th place. Therefore, we have decided to have both advance to Round 3.

In Round 2, 91 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased to a little over 6 months. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep decreasing the backlog.

To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 has already started and will end on February 26 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here.

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4th GA Cup - The Final

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final

Hello, GA Cup competitors!

Sunday, February 26 saw the end of Round 3. Shearonink finished in first with 616 points, which is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 152 points, followed by Sturmvogel_66 in third with 111 points. Chris troutman and Kees08 each received a wild-card and were able to advance to the Final Round. There was a major error on the part of the judges, and initially, 8 users were advanced instead of 5. This has been corrected, and we sincerely apologize for this confusion.

In Round 3, 71 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait is still holding steady at a little over 6 months, the same as for the previous round. By the end of all three Rounds, the total number of nominations increased slightly - this suggests that users are more willing to nominate, knowing that their articles will be reviewed. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Final so we can keep tackling the backlog.

In the Final Round, the user with the highest score will be the winner. The Final has already started and will end on March 31st at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Finals and the pools can be found here.

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4th GA Cup - Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Wrap Up

Hello, GA Cup competitors!

Saturday, April 1 concluded the 2016-2017 GA Cup. 64 reviews were completed by our finalists. Although the backlog increased by 42 over the reviewing period instead of declining, the increase suggests that the contest is encouraging editors to nominate articles for review.

Congratulations to Shearonink, who is the winner of the Cup, finishing with 672 points! Once again, just as in last round, this is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! It was a close race for second place between Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, who achieved 164 points, and Sturmvogel_66, who earned 150. Though Sturmvogel_66 reviewed one more article than Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga managed to earn 14 points more due to reviewing older articles. Our two wildcard competitors, Kees08 and Chris troutman, came in fourth and fifth, respectively.

There were some bumps in the competition this time: The sign-up deadline and the first round were both extended due to fewer competitors signing up then was planned for. And there were delays in tallying points and getting out the newsletter. The judges apologize for this latter difficulty. Lastly, mid-way through the competition we bid farewell to Zwerg Nase, who stepped down from their position as judge due to other commitments. Information about the Final can be found here.

Thank you to all of our competitors, and congrats to our winners!

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