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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2011

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Volume 4, No. 2 — 2nd Quarter, 2011
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–MuZemike 14:40, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

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Re A barnstar for you!

Thanks Henrik! Long time no see. Hope all is well with you! — Hunter Kahn 23:20, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

ITN: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

-- tariqabjotu 19:39, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Sam Simon

Thanks! If you pick anything up about him not already in the article then go ahead and add it; it just feels like its missing 'something', but I don't know. As for the Schorn quote, I know what you mean, but it doesn't really fit anywhere else, and I wanted something to sum up the wacky enigma that is Sam Simon. Gran2 12:28, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah there is something up about that. He says he was 23 by the time he produced Taxi in multiple sources so I'm inclined to believe that he was, or at least thinks he was 23. I wouldn't be suprised if he couldn't remember. But his age seems to skip around alot in sources from the same years and I can't actually find anything other than IMDb for his birthdate. I'll keep looking and if I can't find a clear answer I'll just remove the "aged 23". Gran2 13:27, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
Okay, do we need to report this user to ANI? Gran2 21:20, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I'd rather you did it if you don't mind. I'd probably muck it and I have no real experiance in this of area... Gran2 21:41, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
This whole issue brings to light a much more pressing issue. Most of the older episode GAs (mainly seasons 8, 9, 1 and partly 4) really need substantial work to be brought up to the standards of the more recent ones. Many of them have barely any lead or reviews; and a lot of them (this one is a good example) are crying out for a themes section. Gran2 21:49, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Yeah it's something I've been putting off because I really don't want to do it; I was never that great at writing episode pages (as shown by most of the poor ones now being ones I did!) and I find them far less interesting and rewarding than biographies. Oh well, I'll make a list of the ones that need doing, and then maybe we can try and persuade Queenieacoustic to work on these, rather than non-GAs... Gran2 22:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I'll post it at WT:DOH, so it'll get a slightly wider audience. Some of them (for example, season 1) will take a lot less work than others, but I've included them simply because the could perhaps be expanded/cleaned. Gran2 22:32, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Professor Frink/GA1

Hey- I see you've been involved with the article recently, but the nominator has retired. Just dropping a line to let you know that I've offered a review. J Milburn (talk) 21:59, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah I actually wrote the article, the nominator hasn't been involved with it. It was written quite hastily during an AfD last year, but I'll do what I can to address the problems. Oh and thanks once again for reviewing an article! :) Theleftorium (talk) 22:07, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hey you are an administrator, right? This IP (79.167.23.81) from Greece is always adding fake & weird stuff. :| Someone should block that IP, I guess. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/79.167.23.81 --Hydao (talk) 09:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi! Well, since he hasn't received any warnings I can't block him. Write him a message on his talk page and let me know if he continues after that. :) Theleftorium (talk) 10:14, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

The Simpsons (season 10) re

Wow, nice! It looks amazing! I can't really find any errors anywhere, although I feel a little unsure about ref 41 (infoplease.com). Are you sure it's reliable? If so, sorry for troubling you, but if it isn't, I can always add the commentary for Viva Ned Flanders, in which the award is mentioned.

Again, thanks for the wonderful work you did on the article! I can't believe this is the first time you've contributed to a season article! :) Queenieacoustic (talk) 13:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are New Zealand Adabow (submissions) (Pool A, 189 points) and Russia PresN (submissions) (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from Scotland Casliber (submissions)) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from Another Believer (submissions)). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!

There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 11:46, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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Re: Barnstar

Hey thanks man! Always greatly appreciated. Gran2 21:58, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

You may find this useful [1] It's a scan of an interview Gervais did in the January 2006 edition of Dazed & Confused in which he summarizes the extent of his input on the episode. Gran2 21:23, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
No problem. And it's not exactly an emergency, nobody seems to have noticed their condition. Gran2 22:01, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I was considering it, but it probably does justify its own page. Like D'oh, it has gone far beyond the show. I just wanted to give a fully sourced overview in the episode article, especially as it helps make up for the lack of reception material. Gran2 16:00, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Sounds good to me. Gran2 16:07, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
I can't recall anything else... but then I haven't listened to the commentary since 2007. I think I'll listen again now; I'll report back if there's anything else. Gran2 21:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Okay the quote is actually "probably" not "most likely" and it was said by Jean, not Reiss. I obviously wasn't good with the voices back then. They say that nobody can remember exactly who wrote it but the "consensus" is that it was "probably" Keeler. Apart from that Jean also says they never expected it to have become so widely used, and they never intended it as any kind of genuine political statement. Gran2 22:30, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar

Thanks! Very much appreciated. I've been trying to put more time and effort into reviews over the last few months :) J Milburn (talk) 18:45, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Merging

I will try and remember it. --Maitch (talk) 10:33, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

I was about to write a post on the project page about it. I would very much like to merge/redirect the following lists:
  1. List of animals in The Simpsons
  2. List of media personalities in The Simpsons
  3. List of fictional characters within The Simpsons
That way we would a much cleaner character list structure (recurring, one-time, guest star). --Maitch (talk) 11:00, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it. --Maitch (talk) 10:28, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

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Edit to Marcia Mitzman Gaven

There were various incorrect facts on the Marcia Mitzman Gaven page. They are now corrected. Thank you for your interest. Mmgwiki6996 (talk) 00:36, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

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David Mirkin

I could use a fresh voice here, relating to Mirkin's article. Gran2 20:58, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

As always, your diplomatic administrative skills are greatly appreciated. And some excellent work on Marcia Mitzman Gaven. Gran2 21:33, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

See the response in the section below... I hate it when this happens. Judging by the language they are using ("Thank you for your interest"? and the baffling "incorrect facts", how can facts be incorrect?) I would say that this is Marcia's agent. This is very similar to something that happened on Nancy's page. They are removing anything even slightly negative (her wanting more money) and trying to turn it into an ad for her (changing appeared to starred etc.). The fact is: they have not proven they are anyone official and they are removing reliably sourced content, inclduing a very clear NYT interview with Marcia, on the claim that it is "incorrect". That's not going to cut it. Unless they can reliably prove it is false then you must revert them. Gran2 09:44, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Ha, I saw those a while back, completely missed that they were written by Bill. Lots of good stuff there; although I also can't be bothered to do anything with them right now. Gran2 13:45, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

I just got that full Ulitmate Simpsons Guide. To says it's big would be an understatement, you could easily kill somebody with it. Anyway, it should help us source a tonne of stuff. Gran2 12:25, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Will do. I'm going to work my way through sourcing all of the cultural references, chalkboard gags and couch gags from the bad episodes. Gran2 20:47, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:

  • Scotland Casliber (submissions), Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
  • Russia PresN (submissions), Pool B's winner and the highest scorer this round. PresN is the only finalist who has scored featured topic points, and he has gathered an impressive 330, but most of his points come from his 4 featured articles, one of which scored double. PresN writes mostly on video games and the Hugo Awards.
  • Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
  • Ohio Wizardman (submissions), Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
  • Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
  • Canada Resolute (submissions), the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
  • Greece Yellow Evan (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
  • Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

We say goodbye to our seven other semi-finalists, Another Believer (submissions), Poland Piotrus (submissions), United Kingdom Grandiose (submissions), Bavaria Stone (submissions), Norway Eisfbnore (submissions), Saskatchewan Canada Hky (submissions) and Wisconsin MuZemike (submissions). Everyone still in the competition at this stage has done fantastically well, and contributed greatly to Wikipedia. We're on the home straight now, and we will know our winner in two months.

In other news, preparations for next year's competition have begun with a brainstorming thread. Please, feel free to drop by and share any thoughts you have about how the competition should work next year. Sign ups are not yet open, but will be opened in due course. Watch this space. Further, there has been a discussion about the rule whereby those in the WikiCup must delcare their participation when nominating articles at featured article candidates. This has resulted in a bot being created by new featured article delegate Ucucha (talk · contribs). The bot will leave a message on FAC pages if the nominator is a participant in the WikiCup.

A reminder of the rules: any points scored after August 29 may be claimed for the final round, and please remember to update submission pages promptly. If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, 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, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:15, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

The Simpsons "Separate Vocations" episode

Hi there. I've posted a message at this talk page regarding a song used in the episode. I figured that since you're the main recent editor of the article, I'd ask for an opinion first before going ahead with any changes. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 16:41, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

I added "a variation of" to the sentence. What is wrong with Radio Bart? Theleftorium (talk) 17:03, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, it looks fine now. Regarding "Radio Bart", there's actually nothing wrong with it.. Before I had a look at the article (just now), I presumed that the same line about "Axel F" would've been mentioned in the Cultural refs section, but it doesn't seem to be there at all. Maybe add it there as well, though? After all, "Radio Bart" came before "Separate Vocations". Mac Dreamstate (talk) 17:46, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Unfortunately I don't think there's any reference for that information, so it shouldn't be added. Theleftorium (talk) 17:49, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

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Reverting article Architecture of Bangladesh

Almost all the information are related to Bangladesh. I edited it considering the differences very carefully. The intention was to make it clear about architecture of Bengal and architecture of Bangladesh. 'Bengal' creates a confusion, as it means both of Bangladesh and West Bengal (India). I only kept those information, which are related to Bangladesh not India. Now, Architecture of Bengal belongs to what? Architecture of India or Architecture of Bangladesh? It is definitely creating confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossi101 (talk • contribs) 21:18, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Cameo list

Hi Left. I saw your additions of a cameo list to several episode articles and wanted to read it, but the link didn't work. --Maitch (talk) 23:21, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi! That's odd, it works for me... Perhaps it was just down briefly yesterday when you checked? Theleftorium (talk) 10:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Strange, I just doubled checked. They still don't work in my main browser (Opera). All I get is a page not found, but then I tried accessing the page with Chrome and it works there, so maybe it is just an Opera issue. --Maitch (talk) 19:11, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

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Daemon's tv

The Daemon's tv seems like a blog, but the author received an advanced preview and actually posted the review before the episode even aired, so she must be an important person. --Maitch (talk) 20:28, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

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Main page appearance

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this list know that it will be appearing as the main page featured list on October 10, 2011. You can view the TFL blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured list/October 10, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured list directors The Rambling Man (talk · contribs), Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) or Giants2008 (talk · contribs), or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured list. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 21:40, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

A river delta in Sarek National Park

The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of the national park service is to create a system of protected areas that represent all the distinct natural regions of the country. In 1909, Sweden became the first country in Europe to establish such parks when nine were opened following the Parliament of Sweden's (Swedish: Riksdagen) passing of a law on national parks that year. This was followed by the establishment of seven parks between 1918 and 1962 and thirteen between 1982 and 2009. Mountain terrain dominates approximately 90% of the 29 parks' combined area. The reason for this is the extensive mountain areas taken up by the large northern parks—Sarek National Park (pictured) and Padjelanta National Park. Many of the northern parks are part of the Laponian area, one of Sweden's UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to its preserved natural landscape and habitat for the native reindeer-herding Sami people. The southernmost parks—Söderåsen National Park, Dalby Söderskog National Park and Stenshuvud National Park—are covered with broadleaf forest.


Interview with Wikimedia Foundation

Hi Theleftorium, I hope you're well. I'm a Storyteller on the fundraising team at the Wikimania Foundation and I'm interviewing Wikipedians who contribute significantly to the projects as part of the preparation for the 2011 fundraiser this November-December. In the past, we've relied pretty heavily on Jimmy to carry the fundraising burden, and while his appeals have done very well, he alone doesn't represent the multitude of content creators across the project spaces. In the outreach process, Moonriddengirl suggested I get in touch with you to see if you would like to participate? If you are inclined, please email mroth (at) wikimedia.org. I would hope to speak with you for about 60 minutes and would ask you a number of questions about your personal experiences editing on Wikipedia and about its impact more generally. Thanks! Matthew (WMF) 23:34, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Email sent! Theleftorium (talk) 15:39, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Am I crazy?

Am I crazy, or does the image of Moe on Hank Azaria's page clearly fail WP:NFCC#8? Gran2 09:23, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

That's what I thought. I would really appreciate it if you could back me up here. Gran2 17:41, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
The user now seems to have taken the position of just ignoring me, which is nice. Oh well. Anyway, I need your input on something. As I asked Maitch, which do you think is better? The present structuring of Hank Azaria, where his career is recounted in a chronological order, with film and TV mixed up? Or this restructing here, where his TV and film roles are split into separate sections? I prefer to write biographies in the former style, but the latter is far clearer and easier to navigate and understand. Thanks. Gran2 16:12, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, and yeah, you're right about the Kirkland image. No source, no proof, it has to go. Gran2 14:50, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry I haven't responded yet, I have no internet for the next week or so. Hopefully everything should be sorted by next Monday and I will add anything relevant then. Gran2 13:10, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Okay, it has been fixed quicker than I expected. I'll see if I can add anything tomorrow! Gran2 18:10, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 September newsletter

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) and Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, 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, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 12:54, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2011

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
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CCI update

CCI complete Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/FlyingToaster is now complete. Thank you for your assistance in the evaluation of this CCI.

Review is finally complete.--Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:34, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

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Video compilation release dates

Is there some sadly errant guideline that lead you to this conclusion? We try to avoid using marketplaces in lieu of stable sources, if only for reasons of wp:V, wp:RS and wp:LINKROT. Please consider using something more reliable, such as OCLC 317622092 or OCLC 58432589 instead.LeadSongDog come howl! 16:36, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Persistent Vandalism

Hello Theleftorium. I just noticed that this user is a vandal, please do something: Mega Mom 2: MLBP????

Look at his/her contributions. -.- ... I think it's the same person. --Hydao (talk) 05:48, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi! :) Sorry, I'm terribly busy right now and this looks rather complicated, could you ask another admin to have a look? Thanks, Theleftorium (talk) 16:41, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Done, no problem. --Hydao (talk) 00:40, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Marcia Mitzman Gaven

The article Marcia Mitzman Gaven you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Marcia Mitzman Gaven for things which need to be addressed. Ruby 2010/2013 00:24, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Clancy Wiggum

Hi. Could you please move Clancy Wiggum to Chief Wiggum when you get some spare time? It takes a sysop to do it. --Maitch (talk) 16:31, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Done! :) Theleftorium (talk) 16:46, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks :) --Maitch (talk) 16:50, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 October newsletter

The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:

  1. Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions)
  2. Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions)
  3. Greece Yellow Evan (submissions)
  4. Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions)
  5. Ohio Wizardman (submissions)
  6. Scotland Casliber (submissions)
  7. Canada Resolute (submissions)
  8. Russia PresN (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.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:51, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

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2011 WikiCup participation

Awarded to Theleftorium for participation in the 2011 WikiCup.

It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:46, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

The Fight Before Christmas passed for GA

I reviewed it and passed it, well done-SCB '92 (talk) 12:11, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Modest Barnstar
Well, thanks for pointing out the mistake. Here, please accept The Modest Barnstar, as it is the most appropriate award in this situation :) --Sp33dyphil © • © 00:04, 12 November 2011 (UTC)


The Falcon and the D'ohman

Thanks for fixing those things. I've replied to two of your comments, as I did not make myself clear (and there were some typos) one some things. Check back and they'll be easily fixed. As for Wayne loosing his house, I'd just ask another user if s/he knows; if not, perhaps it's not stated in the episode at all and is just glossed over ("You're fired!"..."I'll let you live in my treehouse"). I've never seen The Simpsons so I don't know how the stories are usually presented. Glimmer721 talk 23:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

I've begun reviewing Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts now. Glimmer721 talk 19:41, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for welcoming me to the project! I have been a fan of The Simpsons for many years and it is my favorite TV show. I hope to keep the article pertaining to the series updated and accurate. Dough4872 18:17, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

The Food Wife

Why is the "reception" section called "release" now? Did I miss something? CTJF83 18:26, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

IMO ratings ≠ reception, but reviews and ratings = release. Theleftorium (talk) 18:30, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
Ah, ok...so all the old stuff should be changed. CTJF83 18:36, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
Yeah I guess, but it's not like it's a big problem or anything. Heh :) Theleftorium (talk) 18:38, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
True! CTJF83 18:50, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

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The Monkey Suit

I've found only two things to change, and now, it's up to you to fix them. ~~Ebe123~~ → report ← Contribs 11:24, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

More Simpsons rename

Due to your recent weigh in at Mayor Quimby and/or Principal Skinner renaming, please feel free to weigh in on Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick renaming. Thanks, CTJF83 21:48, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

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Maitch

Hi. I was just wondering if you had a problem with me finishing some of you work. You have done a terrific job driving articles from stub/start-class to B/C-class. Some of them doesn't need all that much work to get to GA. So if I just added a few sources, it would be an easy way to get another GA for the project. --Maitch (talk) 12:41, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Sure, I have no problem at all with that! Great job finding sources for Replaceable You! :) Theleftorium (talk) 12:43, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
Great. I was just checking. I am getting pretty frustrated myself over those drive-by GA nominations that seem to be quite popular these days.--Maitch (talk) 12:53, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi again. Have you seen this source for The Book Job?--Maitch (talk) 20:54, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Replaceable you

Hey why are you, with Maitch, continuously deleting my contributions to this Simpsons episode ? The stuff I've wrote is correct and gives more information about the cultural references ! And it's not the first time I edit Simpsons' wikipedia and I've never been deleted ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaynichan (talk • contribs) 20:54, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

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Trivia

Trivia, as defined by the link you provided, is miscellaneous information put in a list format. My info was not written in that manner, but I see where you are coming from. Okay, how about we replace "in the restaurant they were having dinner in" with "in Marcel's restaurant where they were having dinner." Included is the information, but it flows and doesn't break the fourth wall, so to speak. -user:hsxeric

Yes, that sounds good. The problem before was the we made the connection, which is sort of original research. This would be better. Regards, Theleftorium (talk) 10:02, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

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Holidays of Future Passed

Hello. I have recently read why the image I uploaded into the episode page's infobox keeps getting deleted. I apologize for being persistent on re-adding it. But, I do believe that that episode, being as important and memorable as it is, deserves an image in the infobox. While I will no longer re-add the old one, I will be attempting to find another screenshot from the episode on the internet to take its place. It would be a tremendous help if you could tell me what would be a suitable image for that article. Thank you. NetflixSoup (talk) 15:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

GA review of Holidays of Future Passed

Hi,

I reviewed your nomination at Talk:Holidays of Future Passed/GA1 and just have a few questions. Everything looks good. I made a few edits that you may want to check.[2]

Best, MathewTownsend (talk) 00:14, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Let me know when you're done. You seem to be adding material at a fast rate! MathewTownsend (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
I have become concerned about the balance of views in the article, per WP:UNDUE. I removed a couple of quotes to try to tone down the political pontificating from the Houston Chronicle (an over abundance of quotes from that paper. Not sure why they are so vocal. IMHO, the local opinion is more relevant. Please examine and tell me what you think. MathewTownsend (talk) 02:18, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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You have done such a splendid job at transforming the articles of recent Simpsons episodes into high-quality articles. Keep up the great work! :) —DAP388 (talk) 01:38, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks a lot! :D Theleftorium (talk) 10:25, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

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Re:User:Wiki no 4

Blocked here and at Commons, images deleted. I probably should have given him more warnings, let discussions last a few weeks or something, but I think any sane admin would agree that this is not the kind of person we want editing. J Milburn (talk) 14:25, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Trilogy of Error

I was hoping that you could help me prepare Trilogy of Error for a good articles nomination. NoD'ohnuts (talk) 06:20, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Sure! I'll try to help out over the next few days. Theleftorium (talk) 10:40, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
I was wondering what you think would be the chances of the article becoming promoted to a good article excluding the large plot, because I'm going to work on that NoD'ohnuts (talk) 23:31, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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Blame it on Lisa

Hi. I saw your GA review for Blame it on Lisa and was wondering if you had watched the DVD extra "Blame it on the monkeys" on the season 13 DVD. There might be something useful. I don't have the DVD, so I can't tell. --Maitch (talk) 10:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Yeah I saw it. Unfortunately it's just a cut-out of the episode commentary and all it mentions is the stuff that is already in the second paragraph of the "Response in Brazil" section. Theleftorium (talk) 11:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

I wasn't planning on doing a review, since I've been absent for half the year, but if there's demand, then I suppose I will. -- Scorpion0422 20:21, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Done. Our overall article count actually went down a bit. Why is that? -- Scorpion0422 20:59, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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GA review of Blame It on Lisa

Hi,

I have reviewed your nomination at Talk:Blame It on Lisa/GA1 and placed it on hold for seven days while you address my comments.

Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 20:49, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Too bad the reaction to the episode is such as is described in the article. It really removes the humor from it. When I read the "Plot" section, I thought it was the very best written of any Simpson episode. LOL funny. Now I see it in a different light - not so funny at all. I wonder if I'll ever be able to enjoy the Simpsons again without thinking about their underlying agenda. Especially after Holidays of Future Passed. I don't think so. I watched the show for pure humor and to get away from political controversy. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:27, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
I obtained a second opinion. He said that the second version was appropriate (and I agree now too) so the article is now GA. Sorry for holding things up. Congratulations on a very well written article! Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 13:29, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Where's my "Cultural References" on those new Simpsons' episodes article?

I always find a cultural references section on every old Simpsons episodes - except season 23! Why?

And why there was a pic of the episode's guest star on articles of every season 23 episodes? It shouldn't appeared in those Aarticles!

And why a Swede wants to edit them (Those Articles of New Simpsons' episodes) that has to be very accurate to American Wikipedians or Canadian Wikipedians after they watched an new Simpsons' episode on TV! D'oh! - Mr a (talk) (contrib) 02:58, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

The cultural references are incorporated into the production sections. Why shouldn't there be pictures of the guest stars? And what does the fact that I'm a Swede has to do with anything? Isn't being a fan of The Simpsons enough reason to edit the articles? :P Theleftorium (talk) 10:06, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Because put a pic of the episode's guest star on articles on their related episodes are too weird for me. By the Way: Did you download or watching those new Simpsons' episodes from the web? (That's why I'm mentioning you're Swede on the beginning. No offence. ) - Mr a (talk) (contrib) 06:26, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Hmm, well I think it's good with pictures of the guest stars. I think it makes the articles more appealing to read. And yes, I watch the episodes online! :) Theleftorium (talk) 14:13, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
But I think put a pic of the episode's guest star on articles on their related episodes is too something... mmm... something that quality will down with those, especially those articles looks like kind of... showbiz news sites. - Mr a (talk) (contrib) 14:29, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

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Hi there. You seem to be the guy to ask; what's the story on the Simpsons' episode number and TheREALCableGuy's assertion that episode #497 has aired, et cetera? Can you shed some light? Thankely-dankely, Blake Burba (talk) 16:11, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi! Episode 497 has aired, but he should be updating Template:The Simpsons episode count and not the article. Theleftorium (talk) 11:21, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Mauritius Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.

  • Florida 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
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  • Russia Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
  • Russia Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
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  • Mauritius Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, 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, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:20, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview

Dear Theleftorium,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

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Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

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WikiCup 2012 February newsletter

Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was United Kingdom Tigerboy1966 (submissions), thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions), Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions) and Scotland Casliber (submissions). February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions). At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.

The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.

The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. 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 receiving 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) 00:09, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 March newsletter

We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), of Pool B, is our highest overall scorer thanks to his prolific writings on television and film. In second place is Pool H's Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), thanks primarily to work on biological articles, especially in marine biology and herpetology. Third place goes to Pool E's Scotland Casliber (submissions), who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3.

Congratulations to Vanuatu Matthewedwards (submissions), whose impressive File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg became the competition's first featured picture. Also, congratulations to Florida 12george1 (submissions), who claimed good topic points, our first contestant this year to do so, for his work on Wikipedia:Featured topics/1982 Atlantic hurricane season. This leaves featured topics and featured portals as the only sources of points not yet utilised. However, as recent statistics from Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions) show, no source has yet been utilised this competition to the same extent it has been previously!

It has been observed that the backlogs at good article candidates are building up again. While the points for good article reviews will be remaining constant, any help that can be offered keeping the backlog down would be appreciated. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/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 receiving 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) 23:29, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 April newsletter

Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's Scotland Casliber (submissions) was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's New York City Muboshgu (submissions) coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both Vanuatu Matthewedwards (submissions) and United Kingdom Grandiose (submissions), the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, England Ealdgyth (submissions) earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article, Michigan Dana Boomer (submissions) earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by Bavaria Stone (submissions) to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. United Kingdom Jarry1250 (submissions) managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year.

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank United Kingdom Jarry1250 (submissions) and Bavaria Stone (submissions), for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it 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 receiving 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) 23:23, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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FYI, that guy from Shearer's page [3] seems to have it in for you and has even (largely failed) to set up an edit warring complaint against you for some reason. Gran2 16:09, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Great... Thanks for letting me know! Theleftorium (talk) 17:26, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

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

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, New York City Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:47, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

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Marge Be Not Proud + Trivia

Why was my 'Trivia' on Marge Be Not Proud removed? I was as accurate as I could. N.B. Is this the correct place to talk? 81.102.54.62 (talk) 23:09, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

The source is from the episode itself. Here is the scene I was referring to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozIp-tvw1Qs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.54.62 (talk) 15:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

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How does this image fail NFCC? What about Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen? --George Ho (talk) 04:18, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Update: This image is put under WP:NFCR. --George Ho (talk) 04:22, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's Minas Gerais igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's New York City Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. 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) 11:12, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for participating in my RFA! I'm glad to have your support. Zagalejo^^^ 06:07, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

Please stop

Alt text You've removed alt text citing "clean up"—why would you do this? Please respond on my talk. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:54, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Theleftorium. You have new messages at Koavf's talk page.
Message added 19:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

—Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:28, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Re:Need some help

As it's on Flickr right now under a free license, and that has been confirmed with the addition of a template, you shouldn't really need OTRS confirmation. Of course, if you want to make doubly sure, forwarding the email discussion to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, along with links to all the images referred to, couldn't hurt. J Milburn (talk) 21:02, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

It is technically possible to change the license on Flickr, however, the license itself is irrevocable, so even then we would be able to do with it what we will. We have the "trusted user has confirmed this" template for exactly this eventuality. J Milburn (talk) 13:14, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

The Book Job

Why did you take down my note about Moe being in cahoots with Gaiman? That was as much a part of the plot as everything else mentioned in that section. 94.171.242.211 (talk) 12:33, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 July 2012

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FLCR

I have nominated List of The Simpsons episodes for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TBrandley (talk • contribs) 16:21, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 July 2012

WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) as the leader, with 300 points being awarded for the featured article Bivalvia, and Pool B sees Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) in the lead, with 10 good articles, and over 35 articles eligible for good topic points. Pool A sees New York City Muboshgu (submissions) in second place with a number of articles relating to baseball, while Pool B's Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions) follows Grapple X, with a variety of contributions including the high-scoring, high-importance featured article on the 2010 film Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.

Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! 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) 22:35, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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