We have written an article to update the London Irish Amateur page. At the moment, the current article must be removed with urgency as it is full on inaccuracies.
This is why we would like to change the article completely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jshunter40 (talk • contribs) 11:00, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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There's no standard about where to reply to talk page messages. Some people like to keep everything together; some people like always to post on the addressee's talk page so they get a 'You have new messages' warning. Philip Trueman (talk) 15:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Your "addition" amounted to putting up different lyrics, ostensibly sung in derision by that team's opponents. Besides what Philip Trueman already pointed out, Wikipedia is not a blog and it's not a soapbox either. The songs and responses sung back and forth, between opposite fans, can be practically infinite. -The Gnome (talk) 21:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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my grandad george hayward referee of british wrestling
hi there im writing to u to get some back ground on my grandad i was just wondering if there is anyone how remembers him his name is george hayward married to margret hayward and also my uncle was dedicated one of dig daddies god children but that is what my grandad said and now he has pasted i just want to find out about his days as a referee.thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathanhayward (talk • contribs) 22:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I would be grateful if you could stop exchanging the word Myth for Legend. This entire text (using Myth) was agreed a while back when discussing and rewriting the whole aspect of Henry VIII and Greensleeves. As I said in my note, a Myth is a popular belief. A legend is an unverified story (handed down from earlier times). In this instance the use of the word legend is inappropriate because a) there is no story to be verified (Henry clearly did not write Greensleeves) and b) there is no evidence that gives longevity to story of Henry VII and Greensleeves. In other words, it's not a legend - it's a myth. And a complete one, at that. David T Tokyo (talk) 10:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(your quote) I'm sorry but Experts have said can't prove Henry VIII didn't write it and since Henry VIII is the only name they have as the composers name and its been known by most people for 500 years that Henry VIII wrote it which is longdetivity.
Please provide me with the necessary references / evidence that show that
a) Experts have said "can't prove Henry VIII didn't write it"
b) Any Experts who have said that Henry VIII is the only name they have as a composers name
c) The story that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves is at least 500 years old.
There are existing references on the Greensleeves page that give a completely opposite story. Obviously if you are able to provide new information it will be an important development for the page. I look forward to receiving them. David T Tokyo (talk) 11:20, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As per this request I looked to see which word would be a better fit. After reading through both legend and mythology, I think, that of the two, "myth" appears to be the better fit. However, I don't have any reference works, nor does there appear to be anything that would be classified as reliable on Google, about Greensleaves to indicate or source either one. There is a reference at the end of that section and it may be able to clear it up. Having said that, I really don't think that either word fits properly. I think that the word "belief" would be more correct in the sentence. Enter CambridgeBayWeather,waits for audience applause,not a sausage22:21, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, your recent edits to Medieval: Total War seemed to revert the article to its inferior quality of several months ago. As with all potentially controversial edits such as these, an explanation as to why it was reverted should be made on the talk page and at least be mentioned in your edit summary. You may also want to look at WP:VGSCOPE, which points out inappropriate material in articles - such as the faction list that you re-added. In the meantime I have restored the article. Cheers QueenCake (talk) 20:23, 5 March 2009 (UTC)#[reply]
Well, video game articles should not contain long lists of concepts, such as factions, the other Total War game articles that contain faction list have not been cleaned up yet. I also would not recommend creating an article devoted to factions and game play tips, wikipedia is not a guide, such an article would likely be quickly deleted. I would say to review Empire: Total War's talk page for the same discussion on why factions should not be included. Cheers QueenCake (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've just remembered, an article about Medieval Total War's factions was in fact created - and quickly deleted - before.
To be honest, I doubt it will be possible to assert the notability of such an article and provide it with any sources. Faction lists don't really belong on wikipedia, a summary of factions in prose on the article page is easily sufficient. QueenCake (talk) 22:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on FA Cup 2008–09. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Peanut4 (talk) 18:40, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Forget what Peanut4 says he is an idiot any way (and there are lots of idiots on wikipedia like him anyway). The FA site list the game to be played 17 March 2009. Arsenal-Hull. I also do not get way offical club site cant be usued as wald prove. DoctorHver (talk) 12:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the League Cup goal from the infobox as it was not scored in a LEAGUE game. There is no dispute as to the validity of the goal, which is fully described in the text. For reasons I won't go into here, mainly because they would take too long, it has long been established that only League appearances and goals should be noted in player infoboxes. Happy editing. --Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 06:19, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am sorry, but I have closed your Request for adminship prematurely. Simply put, you only have 800 edits on Wikipedia; while your edit count isn't the only determining factor, and numerous people have their own personal standards by which they judge RfA candidates, this particular RfA was all but assured of not passing.
I am sorry about this, and I hope you don't take it personally. If you continue to contribute to the project in a positive fashion, I am confident that you would be able to submit a successful RfA in the future. You may wish to consider applying for an evaluation by other Wikipedia editors for feedback on how to obtain the necessary experience. Once you are ready to request adminship again, there is a great admin coaching program available, as well as a guide to requests for adminship.
Hi! I noticed you added a few sporting venues to List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more. All three have been removed because I can't find references that they ever had an attendance of 100,000 or more people for a one day event. Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford's highest attendance are 82,905 and 76,962 respectively, so they both fall short. The only reference for Ascot Racecourse having over 100,000 spectators is for the entire event held there, not just a one day record. Do you have any information about the highest attendance for a one day event is at Ascot Racecourse? Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 19:53, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That is the highest attendance for an event, not a sporting venue. For instance in 2008, Manchester United attracted an average of 75,691 for their 19 home PL matches. The highest attendance isn't 1,438,129. It's whatever the highest attendance for one match is. If the Royal Ascot is a five day event and over 300,000 attend it during the week, than an average of 60,000 are at the Ascot Racecourse at any given time. I have found some sources that back a 70,000 capacity up; this and this. The highest one day figure I can find is 73,175. Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 23:05, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In addition, I'm thinking of making a List of closed stadiums by capacity article and have it linked from the list of stadiums by capacity]]. That way, the list of stadiums by capacity can be for current stadiums. The new article would for any closed, former, unused, or demolished stadiums that had a capacity of 30,000 or more spectators at the time of it's closing. I think we have all stadiums that held 40,000 or more, and all the stadiums in Europe 30,000 or over. What do you think? Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 01:02, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My reason for simply linking to the existing article was because of the length of the list. There are upwards of 450 current stadiums with 40,000 or more people. There are still quite a few racing venues that can be added to the list. Name the major race series and pretty much all it's tracks will be over 40,000 (especially if infield areas or hills are included). If future and past stadiums are also included, it will cimply be a huge article.
Hi! When adding stadiums to lists such as List of stadiums by capacity, make sure that the stadium doesn't already exist under a different capacity in the list. A lot of times, stadium capacities change and a stadium may be listed under a different capacity. Thanks for all the work you've done on the lists! Patken4 (talk) 20:02, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I saw a few changes you'd made to the Alan Sugar article and I thought it might be useful to point you towards this article: Territorial designation. It gives a good explanation of how to use a person's title as a lord - which I didn't understand at all until I read it! The way it works is that you get both a title and a territorial designation, but the two are separate things. Alan Sugar has been given a title, Baron Sugar, with a territorial designation, of Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney. You can use either just his title, or his title and territorial designation, but you have to use the territorial designation in full; so he can be called either Lord Sugar, or Lord Sugar, of Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney - but not Lord Sugar of Clapton. Another example would be Lord Mandelson, of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham, who can be just Lord Mandelson, or Lord Mandelson, of [FULL THING]. Hope this makes sense - as I say, I had no idea how it worked until I read the explanation on there.
Hi! From what I can tell, the Crucible Theatre isn't a stadium, but rather an indoor arena. The difference between the two is that a stadium host sporting events that need a larger playing surface; such as all the forms of football, rugby, cricket, baseball, etc. Indoor arenas host sporting events that require a smaller playing surface; like ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, team handball, etc. Snooker uses an even smaller playing surface than the indoor arena sports. This is why I've deleted it from List of covered stadiums by capacity.
In addition, I took out the information about Wembley. Other stadiums also have every seat under cover while the playing surface isn't, so it isn't all that unique. A lot of the information is already included in the Wembley article. Thanks for all your hard work! Patken4 (talk) 21:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'll try to find the largest EPL stands and them to the list of those I can find. The problem I see is with adding stadiums from a worldwide perspective. I know in the US and Canada, stands aren't used. For instance, Lane Stadium and Kinnick Stadium would likely fit the criteria of the list as their stands are not connected. But I haven't found a source saying what each stand holds. Both stadiums hold over 60,000 people, with a comparatively smaller capacity in the end zone stands. I would estimate that the sideline stands hold over 20,000 each while the end zones are about 10,000 each. Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 21:19, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Would you consider removing the content in question from your user page? Per WP:UP#NOT, it shouldn't be there (personal views are okay, but ones that are likely to be inflammatory should be avoided), and it's likely to cause less drama in the end if you simply pull it yourself. Best, --Bfigura(talk)18:11, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I for one would like to say I misread this situation and made an unfounded assumption about you. I hadn't spoken to you yet and had already lumped you into a certain category of users (the kind who create drama). I can't agree with all your views, but you still probably should have been asked nicely first. We all just assumed that would be futile. Too much past experience, you know? Sorry. Equazcion (talk) 19:07, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Since it has been well over 30 days since you requested to be reviewed, I've gone ahead and archived your request as part of my effort to cleanup Editor Review. You may view your review here. Thanks & happy editing. If you have any questions, please message me on my talk page. =D Netalarmtalk04:58, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of heads of state and government by net worth
Please stop making arbitrary changes to this page, this is what the discussion pages are for. I have reverted the changes you made and created a new section on the discussion page in regards to this issue. I look forward to debating this with you there. Dphilp75 (talk) 16:40, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize if I worded my comments here to sound like you had re-edited the page numerous times. You had in fact only changed the edits I had made once. I was more referring to using the discussion page before making edits. Again, apologies. Dphilp75 (talk) 17:08, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for information! But I tracked it O-Line at the day of referendum, and I received full information immediately after the ending of referendum/ I believe, that reform of current monarchical Constitution of Solomon Islands in future year will be more successfull without referendum, and Solomon Islands will become the newest Republic of the World.CrazyRepublican (talk) 21:15, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Quite a few people have over 70k edits; I'm not sure how many of them have 7 years, but I'm sure there is at least one. Whether they've picked up the award or not, I don't know. Could check the box and see where its been transcluded if you're really curious. Nathan T 21:48, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of heads of state and government by net worth
I added the full titles because not every title can be simplified so easily. There is no 'Prime Minister of Italy', the actual title is President of the Council of Ministers, not to be confused with the President of the Italian Republic. There is no 'King of Saudi Arabia", but The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques which is a title held as equivalent to a king. Sheikh Khalifa is the President of the whole U.A.E., but also hold the princely title of emir of one of the emirates, something that needs to be distinguished. It really does no harm to add the full titles, and adding them only gives better clarity to avoid colloquialisms and misunderstandings. I hope you would agree that adding the full titles does no harm, and is a more accurate description than the simplified equivalents given and would allow me to edit as such. [tk]XANDERLIPTAK11:05, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The Antilles and Aruba are autonomous regions but still part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, much like Scotland and Wales within the United Kingdom. I like to keep the list of countries short because it draws undo attention to European monarchs who tended to make each new territory a kingdom and thus another title for themselves. [tk]XANDERLIPTAK07:47, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Re this article, I have just declined your protection request, I'm reposting my comments there here just in case the bot clears them away before you get to see them.
At this point, semi-protection wouldn't address the issue. If one editor embarks on an edit war, then they can be dealt with individually. If there is a pick-up in similar content from IPs, then relist as necessary. Additionally, have you used the Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard to address the issue of whether the Ethiopian Review is reliable? GedUK22:13, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I added my perspective, though it may be too late. Therequiembellishere also seems to not care about the time spent coming to a conclusion about what to do with HM Elizabeth's II sixteen nations. [tk]XANDERLIPTAK23:03, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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All kinds of human activities need regulation. In organized societies, this is performed by a specialized part of the body social. Ancient city-states had meritocratic regulators, usually respected elders in the community, like in gerousia. Modern states have various levels of police, from vigilente groups to para-military militias. Virtual communities have sysops and administrators. The Wikipedia Project has a network of editors, currently believed to act as "foxes and rabbits" in a natural, harmonious, even democratic meritocracy.
Like all collaborative projects, Wiki suffers from the wear and tear of day-to-day progress, and some editors evolve in ways and means that become counterproductive to the original aims of the project taken as a whole. Real human societies, like the Athenian democracy, have a historical record of an equivalent phenomenon, known as hubris. This is a part of life, and as such, the problem has to be addressed well in advance of Wiki becoming a victim of Peloponnesian Wars, growing pains or even its own success. In order to address the problem, objective measures of editing performance are needed. Clearly, they exist already, or can be computed with little if any additional data mining work.
In the "foxes and rabbits" model, an average Wiki editor is expected to act as a member of the "rabbit" class profile. Conversely, an average Wikipolice officer is expected to act like a fox. As the classical model for differential equations shows, the populations of rabbits and foxes, (with all other things being equal) self-regulate their numbers. Wiki editing, however, is still increasing according to a pyramidal model and it will grow as long as its base will keep growing. Only when the base will become stable, the pyramid will function in a steady state. This Wiki editing growth is maintained at a price: besides for ever new and fresh contributors, the time lost by "rabbits" in dealing with "foxes" is also increasing. This must stop if respect for volunteer contributors is still a leading force in Wiki ideals.
Since anything can be viciously invoked as a Wikivirtue and put on display like a Pharisee's clothing in order to prevent productive editors from contributing to Wiki, proposals for bona fide (non-WikiPolice) editing activites include:
"Wikicreative indices (WICI)"
An average Wiki editor performs more edits than new articles. The ratio of general edits (addressing any article) to the specific edits (those restricted to the number of articles initiated by the editor) is a raw measure of that editor's creativity. The lower the WICI ratio, the higher the editor's creativity. The higher the WICI ratio, the higher becomes the likelihood of "savage" editing. Thresholds and watermarks can be defined empirically. In a way, the Wiki editor indulging in more "corrections" than "authoring", temptatively qualifies as a member of Wikipolice, fitting into the "fox" profile. The immediate objection for such measure is that good Samaritans, and people who are proofreaders at heart need not be called Wikipolice ("foxes"), although they are not creative enough to fit the "rabbit" profile. So, more refined measures are to be defined, to allow for good Samaritans and proofreaders into the Wiki community for they spare everybody's time.
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Wikipolice are known to initiate a lot of arbitration procedures with impunity. Editors making a Wiki living out of cutting things they never care to read, let alone understand, will be asked to produce this CAGA index as a credential.
"Authoring-signal-to-noise-ratio (ASNR)"
Perhaps such extended objective Wikidocimology and Wikimediametry measures can help Wiki volunteers lose less time in non-productive and counter-productive activities. They are useful in arbitrations, for they tend to ban a troll and a productive Wiki editor who insists in bona fide editing but is resented by admins and sysops and Wikipolice alike.
Nobody. That's the single most important aspect of Wikipolice - it regulates everything except itself. If measures defined in order to restrict Wikipolice activity are not taken, the classical and academical dilemma quies custodiet ipsos custodes (who polices the police) will become a real problem: Clearly, Wiki will become a Police state as it already punishes Thoughtcrimes, considers editors not equal among themselves, considers bans, censorship, blatant libel and lies as diversions and as lawful ways and means to achieve hidden agendas. Wikipolice reinforces disinformation, and takes huge amounts of everybody's time (volunteer contributors, Wikipolice and readers) only to maintain disharmonious, if indeed intense overall growth.
In an ideal virtual community, editors would be driven only by genuine, idealistic, volunteering interests. Sadly, in less than ideal communities, including Wikipedia, contributions are made for a variety of reasons, from vanity and Wikiaddiction to hidden agendas and less-than-non-assuming, downright heavy-handed brutality.
One might ask, who are the Wikipolice? It seems that some editors have more rights than other editors on Wikipedia. The Wikipolice, thus, must be marked as such, using the objective measures of Wikipolice activity.
Experience has shown that in six-months immersive assignments, editors of medical articles lost as much as 90% of their Wiki logging time answering questions. Ranging from trivial to bizarre and clear trolling activity, such loss of time would be immediately prevented: Assuming a Gaussian distribution, questions and problems raised by trolls with a "Wikicreative index" way below two sigmas need not even be answered.
I have nominated List of pheonix clubs, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of pheonix clubs. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
It's not really the name of the list that is the problem, it's the fact that it is complete original research and can never be completed, especially going off your definition that a club that has been formed as a protest is included. Can you please explain to me how F.C. United are a "phoenix club" when they clearly have not "risen from the ashes" from any previous team. As far as I'm aware, Manchester United are still doing pretty well for themselves. -- BigDom19:08, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see how a list of protest and reborn clubs would be helpful, seeing as they are two entirely different concepts. Anyway, we'll just have to see what other editors think over the next seven days now. Cheers -- BigDom19:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for that. As I have said, I will revert anyone who reverts that without consensus.Mk5384 (talk) 19:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply] One thing; we have Prince Roy I listed as both head of state, and head of government for Sealand. However, the other entries seperate the title and the person. For example: The United States of America, President Barack Obama. For "President" it has the list of presidents of the United States. Then for "Barack Obama" it has President Obama's article. Should we split the two, having an entry for the history of Sealand's government to go with "Prince", and then have the article for Mr. Bates to go with Roy I? Even though Prince Roy I has been the only leader of Sealand, it has been contested, and there is currently a "government in exile", as absurd as that sounds. I feel that this would add to the legitimacy of our including Sealand in the list. What are your thoughts? All the best-Mk5384 (talk) 19:20, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Here's what I was trying to say. Take, for example, Transnistria. It's leader is President Igor Smirnov. The way the list has it, "President" goes to the article "President of Transnistria", whilst "Igor Smirnov" goes to the article about President Smirnov. Under Sealand, should "Prince" go to an article about "Prince of Sealand", whilst "Roy I" goes to an article about Mr. Bates? All the best-Mk5384 (talk) 01:32, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your responses. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of several important matters at the time, and may need to take a couple of weeks off from Wikipedia. Sealand is indeed soverign,. As I have pointed out, an English court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction over it. Once I have worked out a couple of personal issues, I will return to Wikipedia. Hopefully, you and I can work together to improve the article some more. All the best-Mk5384 (talk) 20:40, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Even though I am taking a break, I am still peeking in from time to time. They reverted Sealand twice, and I have undone it both times. I went on the talk page, and clarified exactly why it does belong, and insisted that if anyone else reverts it, that they post a valid reason for doing so on the talk page. So far, so good, as it has now remained for almost 3 days. We'll see. And by the way, if someone does revert it, and you feel so inclined, go right ahead and undo it. It will not be in violation of any policy unless you were to do it ad infinitum. We have both discussed it at length, and given solid reasons on the talk page. They have reverted without even commenting on the talk page. I am certainly loathe to have an edit war with anyone, as that does nothing to help this encyclopedia. However, we have stated our case clearly, and have supported it with reliable sources. The burden of proof is now on them.Mk5384 (talk) 01:00, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ah right (in terms of your reply about stands having to be unconnected to any other stands).
Then your edit of my post was correct, though I do think the list is a little pointless if it doesn't include all stands, connected or unconnected to other stands. Dodger9 (talk) 08:18, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/Article title
Done. It's self evident how it works. Remember, it's ONLY for vandalism; if you're not sure, don't use it! It can only be used on the most recent edits on a page, and it will roll back all of that user/IP's edits until it finds someone else's: i.e. last five edits are by an IP and ALL are vandalism, you can rollback ALL of them (and only all of them, no selection). Let me know if you've any queries! GedUK20:35, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I just got your note on my talk page, and yes, I will do everything I can to help with that. My schedule is almost unbelieveable right now, so I don't have the time to look into it this very moment. I will, however, check it out soon, and get back to you. Thank's for the note. All the best.Mk5384 (talk) 03:18, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've checked out, and it is amazing. The editor who removed it has stated that the talk page is "a conversation between two users", whilst himself choosing to unilateraly remove something that other editors have let stand for over a month. It was removed; we made our case; they seemed to agree. Now one editor has decided it dosen't belong? Bollocks! Also, the comments about a "juvenile nonsense joke", and "this absurdity", in lieu of AGF'ing do not sit well with me. I will happily put it back, and post some more facts substantiating it on the talk page whilst I'm at it. Here is the problem: I need your help again. Whilst I am constantly endevouring to learn, I still have next to no skills whatsoever on the computer. I now understand how to add it in there. I just can't seem to figure how to insert it alphetabetically without disrupting the others. If you could kindly leave me a brief note of explanation, I would much appreciate it. After I restore it, I will also ask for the opinions of other editors to see where everyone else stands in reference to Sealand. The others seem to be OK with it now, but we'll see. All the best!Mk5384 (talk) 05:19, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have added it once more, but I'm afraid that's about as far as I'm prepared to go with this. I have added more comments to the talk page, explaining the case for inclusion, whilst attempting to rebut the comments of the editor who removed it. If something such as Somaliland belongs, Sealand absolutely belongs. However, I'm not about to have any edit wars, and I just don't have the time at this point to keep fighting for it. It will probably be removed again, and if it is, know that we gave it a good shot, and maybe we can get back to it at some point. All the bestMk5384 (talk) 10:04, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have nominated London Irish Amateur, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Irish Amateur. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Hi, Why did you undo my contribution Seoul vs Suwon derby. I'm from korea and I was a big fan of K-League. I can write reference my contribution. If you don't knonw this rivaly, Please don't toutch my contribution.203.170.110.240 (talk) 11:59, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have nominated London Irish Amateur, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Irish Amateur (2nd nomination). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
You need to expand the article with history and stuff. I added a little bit of it. But if you want to use any information and use the links provided in the second deletion discussion, then you should start to do so now. Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it!01:03, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, correct me if I am wrong, but from your edit summary you sounded like you prefer full names as oppose to vague and short names. You said "there is no need to shorten it..." yet you keep revertingHong Kong National Football Team and South China AA back to to Hong Kong and South China, what is going on? What you are saying is the exact opposite of what you are doing, lol. Da Vynci (talk) 02:47, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, u do aware that every wish comes with a price, right? In the real world, the leaders in PR China in 80s were (and still are) all ready to roll over HK with tanks and cut off their water and food supplies, plus UK's lack of commitment to defend HK, that's why u guys signed that agreement to sell HK out. In order for your wish to be fulfilled, UK has to back out from that international treaty she signed with China in the 80s, deal with the subsequent hostility from the Communists alliance, suppress China through diplomatic, economic and very likely military means. After this, reach a new agreement with China (if that ever happens), then a large number of troops will need to station in HK to prevent invasion and civil unrest. Seeing how UK struggled to send troops to suppress opposition force in third world countries like Afghanistan, what is the price to suppress a nuclear states like China? So the question is, are people in UK willing to pay such cost? Da Vynci (talk) 20:14, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I am really ROFL reading your view. That is as unlikely for London to declare independence from UK and then request to be a US territory. This is as unlikely as for Alaska to declare independence from USA and then request to be a Russian territory. Da Vynci (talk) 20:39, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
FYI, regarding WikiPolice (which I think you have done an extremley good job on, I am hopefully going to allow WP:POLICE to redirect to it, instead of the current page, which is just some failed proposal that had snowball's chance in hell of passing! Thanks,Acather96 (talk) 20:57, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Don't worry about the requests, it's all part of the job ;). I have to admit, the whole World Cup thing is pretty interesting, from an outsider's perspective... I feel a bit like a 14-year-old watching people doing drugs for the first time - it's like it is intriguing, yet the rest of the world seems to have lost its collective mind for a month, so I'm not too sure how deeply I want to be involved. Honestly, it's like once an hour another embattled ref or trade rumor pops up on RFPP... AlexiusHoratius16:23, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there! Don't worry, this isn't a comment about what your sig actually says, but I noticed on your request at RfPP that I actioned that your sig has a chunk of spaces in it for some reason. The raw text is [[User:The C of E|The C of E. God Save The Queen!]] ([[User talk:The C of E|talk]]), but it doesn't actually display the spaces, but you can see it in the edit box. Not a big deal, thought I'd point it out.
Second point is you really, really need to archive your talk page! It's getting rather long now, and older, slower computers might struggle to load it all in a reasonable time. Miszabot archives mine, and is very useful and flexible. User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo has a useful guide on how to set it up. You can, of course, do it manually. Hope you don't mind me suggesting this. Cheers! GedUK13:33, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yes, sorry. I was meaning to change that but I have a tendency to get distracted and relativly minor things like this rarely get done. But I hope I've changed it your satisfaction. Now as for the archive thing, I'm not too keen on it mainly because I don't really know what bots do (apart from the bot that does reflinks, a wonderful tool!) and I don't quite trust an automated programme doing something that would be done better by a human on something that can be quite integral to remembering past issues. As for archiving it, I much prefer to have this all in one place rather than split up. So thanks but no thanks for the offer. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 14:03, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No need to apologise, the sig issue was a bit of a thing that got my curiosity going more than anything.
Re the archiving, it's your page of course, but all the bot does is check whether there's been no reply to a section in x days/mins (you define) and then moves it to your archive folder (which you can define). I'm not going to lose sleep over it, just thought I'd mention it in case you weren't sure how to go about requesting the bot. :o) GedUK14:17, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi C of E, can you do me a favour and please not edit the above article or its talk page for the next hour or so. I have reverted some of your and other peoples edits to the page, and am now tidying up the page and explaining things on the talk page. Its just that I dont want any edit conflicts. Essentially I dont think the defunct and proposed stadiums should be there. I do want to achieve consensus on things though, so I welcome and request your comments on the talk page, if you can give me about an hour. Cheers. Willy turner (talk) 21:45, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for looking into asking another editor to perform the GA review. I'm not sure of another editor I would be happy to ask at this stage, but I'm glad the option's open if protocol takes too long! :-) I'll give it a day or two at least, as it is only fair that first come are first served. Please keep me abreast of any further news and developments. Best wishes, CountdownCrispy19:08, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi - good question! bit of a neologism really, but Web scraping probably explains it well enough. GFDB.COM is a web scrape from Wikipedia i.e. the bulk of their content is collected by a 'bot which reads the Wikipedia site and redisplays it on theirs. Simply by adding something to Wikipedia, it will appear on their site next time it is "scraped". Therefore GFDB is not a valid site to use as a reference as it basically is referencing itself. Wikipedia fails WP:RS, therefore all sites that scrape it fail WP:RS too.--ClubOranjeT10:15, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It appears that it is an attempt by O Fenian to censor information relating to convicted terrorists and in particular, the self-confessed former second in command of the RIRA. O Fenian's motives are somewhat obvious since he has consistently edited articles in favour of Republican terrorists. I have no doubt that his conduct is contrary to Wikipedia policy on naming such terrorists given that several reliable sources have been given. --87.114.85.253 (talk) 10:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please note that the above ip is a sockpuppet of blocked vandal The Maiden City. Any concerns regarding other editors contributions should only be handled according to WP policy and guideline, and not assumed allegiances. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:39, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
There is a factual error on the Thierry Henry page, endorsements section. This has been highlighted on the discussion page and bumped twice, to no avail. Can you deal?
The error is that there is no connection between Clare Merry and and the character of 'Nicole'.
Thanks for your message. I wonder if you could remove 'Nicole' from inbetween Ms Merry's first name and surname? She and the character 'Nicole' played a decade or more earlier by another woman in a different ad campaign are wholly unrelated. If you could take this on trust that would be good though, if I am wrong (which I am not), then it can be reverted - with a citation. --78.101.108.174 (talk) 20:50, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Good work, but incomplete, and that is my fault. He met Merry on set and they began a relationship, later marrying. Can you further alter the text to reflect this? Something like: 'with Clare Merry, whom Henry later married and subsequently divorced' or somesuch. Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to anything other than the egregious 'Nicole' bit. Please excuse me. --78.101.84.30 (talk) 23:34, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Season's greetings! It's good to hear from you. You're quite right that I haven't been very active over at the Razer article, or indeed at all on Wikipedia—I've just returned home for Christmas and have only this evening checked back in after an academia-based hiatus. Hopefully this second Razer FA nomination, whether or not it's successful, will see the article grow stronger and stronger. I'll see if I can make any improvements myself and will try (but can't promise) to keep an eye on the nomination.
Well hes not started an ANI comment (which has backfired), he started the RFC in violation of the reasons thereof, and the tag-team partner with who he requested to "sign the dotted line" as signed that he was involved in resolving dispute. Where they've attempted to resolve dispute i dont know other than citing guideline and saying it wont happen and nothing more.
the previous Arbcom (you have seen that right?) appeal was turned down on the grounds we didnt try anything else, weve tried wikiquette (pending admin comment) and it has escalated already (escalated to where he previously said hes collating data to file a case against me. if that not a pound of flesh, what is?)
note please: "there were 2 ARBCOM and wikiquette requests on him following which he decided to slap on these 2 cases (RFC which followed his call to call me up "soon" on data he is collating) and this (ANI) that i think youd find had clearly BOOMERANGED with him doing exactly the same (and in a bad faith way to "sign the bottom line" (an allegation he has not responded to))"
and that: ":Also note his vengeance mongering stems from the conflict that started over the 2011 page with 2 other complaints and now he resorts to an ancient 2010 page that shows no dispute resolution"(Lihaas (talk) 16:05, 28 January 2011 (UTC))."(Lihaas (talk) 15:58, 28 January 2011 (UTC)).[reply]
I hope you won't mind my templating this message, but as there are several users whom I wish to express more or less the same thoughts to, it seemed appropriate.
Of course it's a shame things turned out how they did with regard to the thread on ANI about Someone65, but no great harm has been done and he will eventually get his comeuppance. I'd like to thank you for your support there - it's been noted :)
I'll continue the conversation here, as it's of only secondary relevance to the discussion on the article. What I was saying is that in the word document which I could see on clicking on that questionnaire link (the link to http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/downloads/2011census_question_ethnic.doc from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/cn_155.asp), I couldn't see anything asking which country you come from. The nearest I see asks "For which UK countries/geographies do you need this information?" and of course doesn't mention Republic of Ireland in that context, so it didn't seem to match what you had described in your post where you said "... on the form you do have to say which country you come from whether it's England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland or other.". I have now seen the census form itself (and specifically question 9), so perhaps you were referring to that, rather than to the "Consultation questionnaire on ethnic group, national identity, religion and language ..." to which you had provided the link? - David Biddulph (talk) 22:13, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On 27 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Avenue, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Avenue(pictured) is still used for London Irish's pre season friendlies despite being demoted to a training facility since their move to the Madjeski Stadium? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 6 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Follow On (hymn), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the music to the hymn "Follow On" was later adopted by Rangers F.C. as the music for their anthem, "Follow Follow"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Gunnersaurus is one of the most well known football mascots, plenty of sources, ask any arsenal fan and theyll tell you about Gunnersaurus. I advise that you take it to a AfD, and if that goes well change your mind. Wummer71 (talk) 16:54, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On 7 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Follow Follow, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a parrot was branded sectarian after being heard whistling "Follow Follow"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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On 21 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mote Park (cricket ground), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mote Park stopped being used by Kent after a green wicket cost them eight County Championship points due to a low scoring cricket game that ended in under two days? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Footes Lane, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Footes Lane is the main sporting venue in Guernsey? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The problem has cleared up for me, but if it hasn't for you or if it recurs: You can either start with the link I provided above, or go straight to https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi. Set up an account if you don't have one (simple), and then choose MediaWiki as your product to report on. On the resulting scroll menus chose History/Diffs as the component; unspecified as the version; major or critical as the severity; PC (or Mac, etc.) as your hardware, and whatever OS you are on (Windows XP, etc.) for that. Then create a subject title and explain the problem and also how difficult it makes working on Wikipedia. Then just click "Submit". Softlavender (talk) 10:31, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On 14 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siam Cup, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Siam Cup was hidden in an unknown place to prevent it from being melted down by the Nazis, and was only rediscovered in 1947? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The page Capitol Punishment (2011) looks like it may be a valid CSD, but I prefer not to delete a page unless the creator has been notified. I understand that sometimes automated tools fail to do the notification for some reason. Not sure if that was the case, but could you make the notification?SPhilbrickT11:40, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On 5 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as a reward for good support the previous year, Kent gave the Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week two Twenty20 fixtures in 2011 opposed to one? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 10 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Bouncy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there were concerns that The Bouncy could derail a train? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Bouncy.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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Of course no reasonable people disagree with us about using the correct form for Londonderry in that article, but where was it agreed? Talk page seems inconclusive. EggCentric18:30, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that the article you requested, List of fictional towns and villages has been created. It went through an AfD (of my own accord) because I found a few other similar articles that had been deleted. The discussion closed with a near-unanimous "Keep". Ncboy2010 (talk) 01:15, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I had a look and unfortunately by my count it still seems insufficiently long. I will see whether I can find anything to add; I believe you have another day to add 1,744 characters. Also I will note at WT:Did you know in case someone disagrees with my figures. I also found one problem reference on a quick examination, meaning the original hook is supported but the alternate is not. Yngvadottir (talk) 02:24, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On 13 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bat'leth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a Klingonbat'leth was used in two Colorado robberies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bat'leth.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
You reviewed this DYK on April 20, and the nominator responded (under a different IP, but I'm pretty sure it's the same person) on April 25. Can you please see whether the information supplied is enough to move the nomination forward, or if you need further improvements or data? Many thanks.
Incidentally, I don't think hook 3 can be usefully shortened, but with three other possibilities, it doesn't matter. I personally think the 95-year-old is the best of the bunch, if it can be adequately sourced. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi C of E, I need to send you some confidential information which could have a bearing on the use of your account. I just enabled email on my account to do this, but I see you don't have it enabled. Might you be able to do so, even on a temporary basis? Thanks, Van Speijk (talk) 15:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Had a little free time and ran across this which has some information that might help expand bat'leth. Obviously, some of it would be overkill, but there is a lot of stuff about the origins and pronunciation of bat'leth and mek'leth that could be useful. Acdixon(talk·contribs)16:29, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, a nice piece. I remember hearing it at the Shed End a great deal in the 1970s. It would be good to have a bit of audio with the chant; the rather stupid and brutal tune (?) added to the menace. I don't recall it being quite like the tune in ID, but it was ages ago. Ericoides (talk) 11:45, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
DYK for You're Gonna Get Your Fucking Head Kicked In
Nice article on The Track. Do you have an interest in Guernsey football?
I am trying to put quite a bit on Wikipedia, I have done a number of pages and intend to do many more. I watch all of the Guernsey FC matches at home and some away ones too. Its a great project. (Darrylgsy (talk) 11:27, 27 June 2012 (UTC)).[reply]
On 2 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Track, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Track was dusty? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Track. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/He Bowls To The Left until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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Hi. As an active participant in DYK discussion, if you have a minute, can you drop by Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Number of Olympic hooks per day? and offer an opinion on how to address this? I'd rather get it dealt with sooner rather than later as I feel like the sheer volume will require a discussion as all people involved in building prep areas will need to be aware of whatever decision is reached. --LauraHale (talk) 21:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On 30 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rum ration, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rum ration was abolished because the Royal Navy's leadership was concerned that it made sailors less capable? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Grateful for your comments there, to which I have responded. i hope I've achieved the necessary things well enough to make the cut. But the article is slightly better for it anyway. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 12:01, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have responded to your comments at the nomination's entry. I thought the tourist website was just repeating common knowledge about the history of the Rock. I was wrong. The correction improves the article by adding more detail. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 14:11, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Also when you finish, just ping me on my talk page and I will finish the review. I am not the most observant of editors when it comes to my watchlist. --kelapstick(bainuu) 12:43, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello. Thanks for approving my DYK nomination for the Synod article. I am not familiar with the new QPQ rule, though. Can you help me out? Thanks! --Briancua (talk) 17:04, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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The layout was fine- better to start it with "#", so that it's numbered, but the bot would have caught it. However, I have removed it, as it was not eligible- the article was written and nominated last year. Work has to be done on items you're nominating during 2013. J Milburn (talk) 16:44, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. — Kpalion(talk)23:51, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (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. 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:
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.
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 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?
Thanks for expressing your preferences at the WT:GAA page - it's very helpful to have this calm and well-ordered discussion on what has previously been a very heated topic! There is a new proposal which has come in after your contribution, which you might also like to comment on. Many thanks! Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)08:04, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 20 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shit Brook, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi C of E - I've updated the article to address the queries mentioned above. Could you please take a look at the first two sections, which I've completely rewritten, and let me know if you're happy with them and the new hook (we're up to ALT4 now, by the way). Prioryman (talk) 21:58, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, the bot's not made a mistake there; 1kb is 1024b, and so 5kb is 5120b. You're about 100b under the line-in-the-sand, so the article's not eligible. This was clarified on the scoring page after this discussion. J Milburn (talk) 10:34, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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:
Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.
Other contributors of note include:
Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by 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) 11:57, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I was just patrolling Wikidata recent changes on #cvn-wikidataconnect, and the bot that updates it listed you as "blacklisted". Upon investigation, it apears you were given a 2-month block on the Lithuanian Wikipedia a few hours ago. I can't read (or Google Translate) the reason given, but I find it hard to believe that a trusted EnWikipedian could do something to deserve that on another project with only 2 edits (both of which appear to have been deleted), so I thought you might want a heads-up. — PinkAmpers&(Je vous invite à me parler)22:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding your reason for removal - "brevity is not a good reason for doing that. This is an encyclopedia intended to be comprehensive and that includes the title" - this makes no sense to me at all. The pertinent facts for that section are this: When he said he would resign. Why he said he would resign. When he actually resigned, and why. The information I removed is dealt with elsewhere as you would expect. It does not need to be duplicated in that article for Wikipedia to be considered comprehensive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gruesome Foursome (talk • contribs) 20:08, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 6 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guernsey RFC, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guernsey RFC's ladies team was rejected from joining the RFU leagues on logistical grounds, despite the men's team playing in the RFU's National League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guernsey RFC. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi – I will start reviewing your 5-part nom shortly. Bear with me, as I will have to look at it on-and-off over the next few days. If I have any questions, I'll put them here as well as at the nom page. PS Thanks for using my pic on the King Charles the Martyr article! I have a few other angles, but don't think I've uploaded them yet; maybe I should make a Commons category for them and link to the article. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!)12:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, multi-noms tend to get overlooked (as you say, they look like hard work!), which is a shame because they are usually pretty interesting, especially when they cover a variety of topics as this one does. I have an eight-article hook planned (for churches in Eastbourne, incidentally), but haven't yet psyched myself up to finish writing them and submitting the hook! I actually discovered your nom when you linked KCTM to Places of worship in Tunbridge Wells (borough), one of my articles from last year. Ideally every notable church would have its own article, but that's a very long-term goal! Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!)20:36, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The C of E, there were significant issues with your review of this article nomination, which should not have been approved given the condition it was in. I think you should consider doing another QPQ review in place of this one under the circumstances. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:33, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 25 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ferney Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ballinamallard United's matches are often poorly covered on TV because it is deemed too expensive to send cameras to Ferney Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ferney Park. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hello, The C of E. You have new messages at Talk:Delhi Daredevils in 2012/GA1. Message added 17:39, 26 March 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
This is a completely inappropraite use of the rollback tool. Rollback should only be used to revert obvious vandalism and never used in a content dispute. I have removed your rollback rights until you can show that you understand how the tool should be used. ItsZippy(talk • contributions)16:56, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I removed it because this particular use of rollback was grossly inappropraite. If it had been one case of you rolloing back a good faith edit, then I would not have removed it immediately; however, you used the tool to further your own position in a content dispute you were already involved in. I am willing to restore your access to the tool if you can assure me that you will only use it for reverting obvious vandalism in the future. ItsZippy(talk • contributions)17:25, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, The C of E. You have new messages at Talk:British Asian Cup/GA2. Message added 05:52, 30 March 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
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 Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's 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 (Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare (Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus (Keilana (submissions) and Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John (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) 23:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Seems to have got it in the last few minutes. For whatever reason, the bot hasn't actually run in a few days- I'll let Jarry know. J Milburn (talk) 21:09, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! On Prep area 2. Mea culpa. There was an edit conflict earlier that caused the inadvertant miss. Thanks for pointing it out. Just checked the other templates to make sure I haven't missed anything. Sorry for the bother. Ashwin147 (talk) 18:25, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 18 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bank of England club, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Arsenal became known as the Bank of England club after gaining the largest amount of income from match days and being cautious with money while also breaking British transfer records? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bank of England club. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 28 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ian Kirkby, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that actor Ian Kirkby once described motor racing as "a waste of petrol"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ian Kirkby. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 7 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Latu Makaafi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Latu Makaafi became one of Jersey's first professional rugby players? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Latu Makaafi. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with 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 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 Casliber (submissions) and second place 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) 16:25, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Unless I'm mistaken, the articles were not eligible for bonus points. Bonus points are awarded based on how many different Wikipedias covered the subject at the start of the year (that is, as of 31 December 2012). As far as I could see, neither of these topics were covered on five or more Wikipedias at that time. Did I make a mistake? J Milburn (talk) 09:20, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 17 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stangmore Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that stolen beer bottles once led to the postponement of a football cup semi-final at Stangmore Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stangmore Park. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windowgate until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Harriastalk16:31, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 20 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tony's Cronies, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tony's Cronies included Tony Blair's former boss, school friend and office manager, who some viewed as appointed to official positions because of their personal friendships with Blair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tony's Cronies. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi The C of E, I'm beginning the copy-edit you requested to the above article at the GOCE Request page. Please feel free to contact me, and to correct of revert my edits if I'm doing something I shouldn't. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:14, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done - I've changed the English variety to American per WP:ENGVAR; Star Trek is an American series and articles directly relating to it should follow that variety. After I added the appropriate maintenance categories I noticed you'd changed it back to British spellings. I don't particularly care what style it uses so feel free to change it all back, but this may be flagged as a problem at FAC review. Feel free to contact me about any issues arising from the copy-edit. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 19:09, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, The C of E. Greetings from the Photography workshop. A reply has been made to your request. If you are satisfied, please copy/paste the following code and add it to your request: {{resolved|1=~~~~}}
Hi The C of E, I'm beginning the copy-edit of the above article you requested at the GOCE Requests page. Please feel free to contact me, or to correct or revert my edits if necessary. By the way, may I suggest you archive your talk page occasionally? Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 04:29, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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) 10:35, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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On 7 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article NI21, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that NI21 intends to be the first official opposition in the Northern Ireland Assembly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NI21. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Did you know ... that since you expressed an opinion on the GA/DYK proposal last year, we invite you to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the matter? Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Regards, GilderienChat|What I've done22:58, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's 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, 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 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 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 Piotrus (submissions), 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) 00:03, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.
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) 06:22, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I was simply reverting to the way it has always been on the page. There was no real need to change it. To quote WP:ERA 'Do not change the established era style in an article unless there are reasons specific to its content. Seek consensus on the talk page before making the change. Open the discussion under a subhead that uses the word "era". Briefly state why the style is inappropriate for the article in question. A personal or categorical preference for one era style over the other is not justification for making a change.' Perhaps I have misunderstood. Dbrodbeck (talk) 18:43, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and 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.
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) 23:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
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 The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
Finally, the judges are awarding 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) 01:30, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On 7 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyclone Bodil, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all train services in Scotland were cancelled because Cyclone Bodil led to trampolines and hay bales on the line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cyclone Bodil. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hello The C of E. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Brighton Football Club (RFU), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. — Malik ShabazzTalk/Stalk16:36, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hello The C of E, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition will begin at midnight tonight (UTC). There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn (talk·contribs), The ed17 (talk·contribs) and Miyagawa (talk·contribs) 17:33, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
In reply to your talk page message: 1500 characters is a bare minimum. IMO the article is not complete if 4 years are missing from the team's history. As I said on the DYK nomination page, I took care of the close paraphrasing. Best, Yoninah (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the message - I'm always a bit cautious about DYK reviews, but I can see your point there and I've now given it the green tick. Cheers --Bcp67 (talk) 10:20, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Quick question on {{Did you know nominations/We Three Kings}} — would you mind a revised hook of that the carol "We Three Kings" (Magi pictured) was written in 1857? That's far more surprising to me than anything else in the article, since Christmas carols always seem to be these centuries-old traditional pieces with no clear origins. I'll also ask Bloom6132, who made the nomination. Nyttend (talk) 15:05, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I just finished up most of the Money in the Bank review so I'll be taking a look at it either tomorrow or the day after. Depends on the weather, a big winter storm is coming through. I may have no power.--WillC01:34, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 9 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luke Baldwin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before his rugby career, Luke Baldwin competed in track and field in secondary school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luke Baldwin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
I'm not going to override the bot in this case. While the article did appear on five Wikipedias at the start of the year, the Old English article was deleted because it wasn't in Old English and the notability was questionable. I'm also not convinced that your Scots is up to scratch. I'm really not keen on artificially boosting the number of interwiki links- the whole point is that this is a measure of importance. J Milburn (talk) 20:46, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
After a chat with the other judges, I have removed the other bonus points you had, as all five of the articles on other Wikipedias were created by you, and little touched (if at all) afterwards. Whether you're creating the articles on other Wikipedias in order to game the system or whether you just want to see the topic well-covered, this approach seems to undermine the fact that we're trying to use the interwiki links as a gauge of importance, not as something valuable in their own right. J Milburn (talk) 11:23, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The rules are clear that "the judges reserve the right to adjudicate in the spirit of the rules, rather than to their letter". Interwiki links are our fast-and-dirty judge of importance. Equally, if we used views as our yardstick, we wouldn't be keen on people spamming links everywhere, or using scripts to insert thousands of page views. If we used the vital lists, we wouldn't be keen on seeing WikiCup participants descend onto the talk page to try to push their articles onto the lists. We haven't taken the time to list every way that the rules could be circumvented. This has only cost you 6 points- you'll still no problem getting through to the second round. J Milburn (talk) 11:40, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've removed the bonus points for Soldiers of Christ, Arise as all the interwikis are from this year (regardless of who created them). This is something of a bot error, so I've let Jarry1250 know about it, but I thought it polite to let you know too. J Milburn (talk) 19:49, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 18 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grace Gates, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lord'sGrace Gates(pictured) were nearly moved as they were being damaged by turning lorries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grace Gates. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
I'm not a particularly appropriate person to approve the article at DYK, since my closeness to the subject means I'm reasonably likely to be editing it a lot – I meant my comment at DYK to be a general comment rether than a review. One thing I would say is that the proposed hooks aren't particularly engaging. Neither would prompt me to click through from the Main Page if it wasn't for the fact that I'm an avid fan of one of the teams involved. Not that I have too many alternative suggestions; matches that haven't happened yet don't really lend themselves interesting hooks. Record semi-final win? Perhaps too sport-specific for the general reader. Maybe there's some quirky fact that can be dug up about that hilariously incompetent penalty shootout. Oldelpaso (talk) 22:13, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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 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.
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) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, I've restored the points. Must have been a bit of a miscommunication - J had left the article up on a list of ones to check. Miyagawa (talk) 19:41, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I saw your request, and I'm beginning it now. I saw you want to bring it to Good Article status, so I'll give you some comments un-related to the copyedit but which will help the article if you're ok with that. -Newyorkadam (talk) 01:11, 12 February 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam[reply]
"The deaths led to an angry reaction in England with Galatasaray fans being banned from attending the second leg." 'Leg' seems to be soccer (or football, I'm American :P) jargon. Please clarify.
"Leeds lost the tie 4-2 on aggregate." Same thing as above with aggregate.
The C of E, there are a few things that need to be added to your review here, including which ALT hooks are valid, plus the results of your neutrality and close paraphrasing checks. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:01, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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:
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).
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.
Hahc21 (submissions), who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.
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)[reply]
Thanks for your review of the Sacarello's DYK nom. As for your comment on the sources, I've been wanting to ask the following question for a while. I'm of the opinion that Neville Chipulina's site should be considered a reliable source. Although technically a blog, it's arranged as a regular website which serves as a collection of articles. Moreover, Chipulina is a subject matter expert insofar as Gibraltar's social history is concerned and has published articles in the Gibraltar Heritage Journal. The Gibraltar Heritage Trust also recently bestowed him with a special commendation, specifically for his website. So my question is if there's some way of having this site approved/white-listed as a reliable source? Thanks, --Gibmetal 77talk 2 me18:21, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. I'll have a look at your footy DYK nom later.
Apologies for not having reviewed your DYK nom on the Prince of Wales F.C. but I've been busier than expected in real life. Good news is someone has already passed it and it's now in the queue. Thanks again for this Gib article :) --Gibmetal 77talk 2 me21:37, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Oval (Belfast) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cloudz679 -- Cloudz679(talk)06:30, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 18 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wan King Path, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Wan King Path was listed as one of the 100 rudest place names in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wan King Path. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
I was thinking of taking a look att Quod scripsi, scripsi. Would you mind adding the thought I found while reading the refs, (Ref3, page 414-415) the unconscious role of Pilate, as pointing to Krist as The King. Hafspajen (talk) 17:23, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
I was thinking of reviewing it. If I start working on it isn't that a conflict? Hafspajen (talk) 17:33, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Well, since I am reviewing this article, maybe you would like to add: According to Sabrina Longland this event demonstrate the role of Pilate as an unconscious Christian agent showing the role of Jesus and his significance. (page414) Pilate gives also the impression to have been unwilling to permit the execution of Jesus, he tries to release him and he washes his hands afterwards saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; you will see." Matt.
Also, I think some re-wording of the hook is necessary for clarity. Like... Pilate replied Quod scripsi, scripsi to... when they asked why did you wrote Jesus was a King? (or something like this). Hafspajen (talk) 20:59, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, thanks very much for your kind review of Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick). I thought I'd let you know I've been editing the page since your review, and have added a second alternative hook to the nomination. I am not sure if this is allowed, though. But it would be in Wikipedia's interest to come up with the best hook one can.MackyBeth (talk) 18:02, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
DYK nomination of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley
A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer 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 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. 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)[reply]
Hehe yeah, I know, that's what makes it funnier to me is that you can take it literally seriously or interpret it otherwise! I suppose if it was worded that "Amy Garnett is England's most prolific international female hooker" then it would be even more obvious!♦ Dr. Blofeld09:07, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
DYK for United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls
Hi there- this is just a quick note to apologise for a small but important mistake in the last WikiCup newsletter; it is not 64 users who will progress to the next round, but 32. J Milburn (talk) 18:45, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 4 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Maidment, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ben Maidment's failure to serve a rugby union league ban resulted in Jersey R.F.C. losing two RFU Championship points? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Maidment. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Thanks for the reply on my talk, please let's keep it here. How would Bach use the tune of something English? You might say that one chorale is on the same tune, - they sang many on the same tune. I still don't know which one it would be. - Sorry, I am way to busy to look into your article more deeply, enough to approve or not. What do you think of merging with the Latin? What of stressing that the original author didn't write in English? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:10, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
One more question: "Triumphal entry into Jerusalem". Since when is the entry called "triumphal", in time I mean? I have the feeling that the addition of "triumphal" was well after the hymn was written. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:19, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I found the connection of All Glory and St John by chance here when I started the hymn that Bach actually used. Please take the refs from the linked article to explain how that melody was composed in 1613 and sung in the Middle Ages, or am I confused? Well, all is possible if the Middle Ages people sing in English ;) - Did you see that I use {{infobox musical composition}} for hymns? -Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:46, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I've been able to tell, the default hymnal for the LDS is the US version, (though I believe there is a separate UK version, at least with different patriotic songs at the end). As such, I believe that the article there should use the US spelling. Also, given that you linked it, can you let me know when you expect to create the article?Naraht (talk) 17:49, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi- I was just looking through some of the DYKs you've submitted this round, and I note that there has been some concern with a number of them concerning inadequate length/sourcing. As I'm sure you know, we've had problems with articles that aren't quite ready being submitted to DYK as a part of the WikiCup in the past- in the interests of avoiding this sort of controversy in the future, could you please do what you can to ensure that articles are "ready" before submitting them? You're welcome to message me if you'd like a second pair of eyes on a particular article. I hope it won't be necessary, but the judges can and will remove articles from your submission page if we feel that substandard articles are being submitted. J Milburn (talk) 19:42, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm seeing people raising issues on a number of the nomination pages- In my experience, you generally shouldn't need much discussion at DYK noms (for comparison, here are my five most recent: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). I've not looked at these issues in depth, but a glance suggests that the concerns may have some merit. Take Template:Did you know nominations/Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!- the nomination page is actually longer than the article, and the article required a number of edits from others; looking at it now, I'm still hardly convinced by the sources. A lot of the articles are extremely short, and others have commented on this (this is something which has attracted some ire in the past- large numbers of short articles submitted as part of the WikiCup). On more than one occasion, you've been questioned on less-than-stellar sourcing: Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley and Template:Did you know nominations/The Oval Gasholders are recent examples. I'm not saying that these are terrible articles, I'm just saying that it may be worth spending a little more time on future submissions before nominating them. I hope this is a little clearer. J Milburn (talk) 21:50, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I understand that mistakes happen, and I understand that some articles are going to be shorter than others. I'm just trying to alert you to a possible problem before it happens. The WikiCup is coming under fire at the moment, and I don't want the issue of poor DYKs to raise its head again. J Milburn (talk) 22:10, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The C of E, your most recent edit of this article, to the lyrics, has left the ending looking very odd: it ends with a colon, and nothing after it. Please clean this up right away. If it's still like this, it's going to stand in the way of the DYK nomination getting promoted for a set on May 3. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:43, 2 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
Hello, I would just like to say that I too believe HK should be a British Overseas Territory and although I assume you believe it as some post-imperialist dream (is this so?), I believe it is best for the people of Hong Kong who genuinely want to be free from China. I found your user-page rather interesting due to your imperialism - I assume you are Euro-Sceptic/Anti-European then (and no longer Conservative)? (Considering UKIP promise Commonwealth Unification). Italay90 (talk) 15:28, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'll get to the review sometimes tomorrow. I have a big econ final to study for right now so I'll focus on that when I am free after noon on Friday. Thanks again for the review though, must appreciated.--20:04, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Just to let you know that the DYK review wasn't complete. I moved it back to the May 12 noms pending a fuller review. Yoninah (talk) 22:46, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! Your submission of The Summons (hymn) 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! <-- the impersonal template is trying to tell you that I think I improved the article but in doing so I broke it for DYK. Kiss,kiss [Exit Belle pursued by bear] Belle (talk) 14:54, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 15 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Billy Boys, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the "Billy Boys" was ruled as a tolerated historic song by UEFA despite it being banned in Scottish football grounds due to sectarianism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Billy Boys. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hello! I thought you may be interested in joining WikiProject Channel Islands. We work on creating, expanding and making general changes to articles related to the Channel Islands. If you would be interested in joining feel free to visit the Project Page. Thank You!
Hi C of E- I'm here to mention your DYKs again. As with last time, it's not that there are absolutely ridiculous problems; I'm just hoping you can become aware of the issues before there is a real problem. I'm sure you're aware of the incredibly intensive and critical attention that another WikiCup competitor has faced over concerns not dissimilar to concerns raised about some of your articles, and I wouldn't want to see another WikiCup participant have to go through that. Basically, I'm left feeling that you've submitted these articles to T:TDYK before they are ready. Looking at your nominations from this round, BlueMoonset seems to have raised legitimate concerns with a number of your articles, there are some moderately serious sourcing issues (one was raised here) and Sven was quite right to point out that this hook was nominated prematurely- you shouldn't nominate an article for a DYK appearance until you're happy that it's ready to go on the main page. Your articles also sometimes contain silly mistakes which should be caught by a quick read-through- for example, misused apostrophes in this article. Let me be clear- I'm not trying to accuse you of anything, I'm asking you to be a little more judicious about your sources and to be more careful that your articles are ready for reader eyes before nominating them. Again, if we (the judges) feel that you are causing problems by nominating premature articles at T:TDYK, we will remove them from your submission page. J Milburn (talk) 19:31, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I just don't understand how you're checking for close paraphrasing with a "sample sentence" in this and other reviews. All the sentences need to be checked! Yoninah (talk) 10:24, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The C of E, as your recent edit clearly started from your own previous version, completely ignoring the copyedits I made (in addition to the deletions and moves), I have reverted. Please be sure to see my original comments on the Talk page, and be prepared to explain there why the copyedits were reverted to unnecessarily wordy text if you are thinking of reverting again or otherwise ignoring every single one of the changes I made. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:00, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for taking care of everything. Would you like this moved to the special holding area for June 14 or June 16? Yoninah (talk) 22:52, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, C of E. Thanks for the thanks-click. Please may I suggest another ALT on this nom, avoiding direct mention of religious issues? For example a hook that says the hymn was written by blah from the Iona community, or something similar? That fact is already mentioned and cited in the article, and it would give people one less thing to vent their religious or non-religious feelings on. If you want to do this, I suggest that you just post the ALT without comment, and I'll review it in the normal, objective way. I just want to cut through the time-wasting and get the job done. Cheers. --Storye book (talk) 10:31, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. You recently formally closed this DYK nomination, after User:Mangoe boldly redirected it to a dab page. For the last four days a debate has been going on on the articles talk page regarding whether this redirect was appropriate, with Mangoe maintaining it was the right thing to do and myself and another user disagreeing. Now a fourth editor has come in and reverted the redirect. Anyway, assuming the article remains how it is, how do I go about renominating it for DYK? Do you re-open the closed nomination? Or do I created "Template:Did you know nominations/Jailbait (2nd nomination)". It is currently 6 days since I expanded it, though I am very much hoping I would be given some leeway if it goes over 7 days due to extenuating circumstances. Please advise and thanks for your time. Note: I have also contacted User:Mandarax about this, as he is the one who closed the DYK following your rejection. This hasn't happened to me before, so I don't really know what to do about it. Freikorp (talk) 23:42, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Billy Boys you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:00, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Plastic Brit you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:21, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On 24 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mungu ibariki Afrika, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that over 120 Jehovah's Witnesses objected to singing "God bless Africa" because they believed it suggests obeisance to the flag of Tanzania over God? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mungu ibariki Afrika. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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 Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, 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 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)[reply]
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arsenal F.C.–Stoke City F.C. rivalry until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. GiantSnowman08:19, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As you may know, I write for the Signpost, basically Wikipedia's newsletter. I'd like to do a feature on the semifinalists, would you be willing to provide, say, 250 to 500 words saying: (1.) Why did you join the Wikicup? (2.) What you you hope to get out of it? and (3.) Which of your contributions to the Wikicup are your favourites?
Not quite sure how I'll order them - I'll probably make the ed17 decide, as, you know, Conflict of Interest: I am a semifinalist. I'd imagine point order or alphabetical or the like.
If you don't object, I'm going to put "Jesus Christ is Risen Today" into quotes, as it's a song title. I remember that incident, by the way. Oh god, the stupid everywhere. I mean, there was a valid point to the objections. All the really stupid arguments have, at their core, a valid point. It keeps them going far too long, and gives people reign to create vast conspiracy theories. Adam Cuerden(talk)17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, you must know an organist. You should see about filming a couple hymns being played on the organ, then submit them to WP:Featured pictures. Moving pictures count. (I would love to get featured sounds back up, but that probably isn't happening anytime soon - reopening something is a nightmare. Kind of annoyed about that - when I left for a long Wikibreak, I got an arbitrator to promise to look after featured sounds and featured sounds on the main page, and he did nothing, and without me there to push it, and no additional exposure, it failed. Adam Cuerden(talk)17:53, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mind if I try my hand at a little table revision (e.g., adding a few refs, a few missing names, etc.) in the FLC? Anything you don't like/agree with feel free to remove, no hard feelings at all...-Godot13 (talk) 20:11, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
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.
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)[reply]
Your creation of this page before the 2011 election is full of selective WP:BIAS with no mention that the party in power, the Conservatives, refused London Irish. HM Planning Inspectorate granted it. However given the lack of demolition of tower blocks in the borough and of course the prospect of an incinerator in the borough, you are totally fair in doing so. Just to warn you though someone less fair will take it down. The stadium is no longer there. - Adam37Talk17:45, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The 2014 WikiCup champion is 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. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.
A full list of our prize-winners follows:
Godot13 (submissions) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 181 featured pictures in the final round.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 65 did you knows in the final round.
Casliber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for four featured articles in the final round.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for 28 in the news articles in round 3.
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)[reply]
Hi, I have seen that for the DYK for Evan Dimas template you mention that it needs a QPQ and need more characters. Could you explain how much characters are needed and what is a QPQ? For the picture I will try find some good quality free license picture. Cheers!! MbahGondrong (talk) 17:08, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Ouen F.C. until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jkudlick (talk • contribs) 15:06, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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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Hi and thanks for starting the review. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need any sources clarifying, etc. I don't use the site as much nowadays as formerly but I generally keep an eye on my watchlist so I should never be too long in replying. Thanks again. Jack | talk page12:00, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Soccer kick you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of PRehse -- PRehse (talk) 11:21, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hello there. I have been asked to take over the review. I have made comments pertaining to five of the six criteria, which you can find at the review page. I will be posting my remaining findings in due course. Thanks, C67921:53, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the Mixed martial arts category because it was the only technique article under the main heading and it just seemed out of place - kick being enough. I do see your point and am thinking of creating an new category Mixed martial art techniques and including such articles as Stomp, etc. Would that make sense?Peter Rehse (talk) 11:22, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Are you still interested in reviewing this? The QPQ has been supplied, and a note says the other issues were addressed. If not, please let me know and I'll add it to the list of old noms needing a review. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:37, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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 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 Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, 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:
Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
And last but not least, Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark(pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.
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!
On 2 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holm Park, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a football cup final was moved to Holm Park after one of the teams involved had allegedly received threats? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holm Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 9 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Broadmoor Sirens, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Broadmoor Sirens(pictured) are tested every Monday at 10am to ensure their readiness to give warning should a patient escape from Broadmoor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Broadmoor Sirens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Sorted the hook now. I Was surprised this article never existed before (or at least in an article on all derbies in the region like we see on West London derby. It seems like it only builds up steam when both teams are strong, and Blues and Wolves weak. '''tAD''' (talk) 20:00, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
By the way sir, I remember your article on the Arsenal and Stoke rivalry. You were really hard done by the deletion process. Sources including the BBC had written that a rivalry existed, albeit nascent. A parallel could be drawn with the Arsenal and MUFC rivalry, which sprouted up when both teams were dominant around 1996 onwards, despite being on separate ends of the country. It was a loss to the website to lose that page. '''tAD''' (talk) 20:50, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
From the looks of it, it seems like you haven't been viewing this article for awhile, but I would like a few suggestions for the List of heads of state and government by net worth. I know there have been some discussions in the past about sources so I was wondering if you could take a look at them to see what is reliable and what could be used. Also, what makes a source reliable when it comes to estimating net worth?--ZiaLater (talk) 18:45, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry but I won't be able to review the hook. I respect the suggestion of the other user that a different reviewer is now needed. Thank you '''tAD''' (talk) 19:07, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
On 27 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Airfield, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Airfield has retractable floodlights because of a nearby working runway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Airfield. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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 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.
Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
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) 16:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
On 15 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Olivers, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Thomas Olivers was buried in John Wesley's grave, despite Wesley's erstwhile complaint that Olivers was "murdering" his magazine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Olivers. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Okay, so this is LONG overdue. I was just going through the list, and noticed that somehow you had not received this award. So, congratulations on 100 DYKs (even though you almost have 200 already...)! Your articles always have an "Ooo factor", and so frequently a "How come we've only just got an article on that?! Well done! Harriastalk19:47, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your edit, however I belive some of the content you added was not appropriate, so I reverted it, if you think I made a mistake, then you are welcome to leave a polite message at my talk page. Thank You TeaLover1996(talk)22:34, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DYK for Great Britain national rugby union team (sevens)
On 4 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Praise to the Living God, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "Praise to the Living God" can be used in both Jewish and Christian worship as a hymn written for interfaith use? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.
In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.
The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:
Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.
The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.
Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!
WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.
This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.
Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.
A full list of our award winners are:
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.
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 2016 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.
Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.
After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.
We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.
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. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring 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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Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (
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. 
12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
Buggie111 (submissions) was the first to score for a did you know, with Marquis Flowers.
Spencer (submissions) was the first to score for an in the news, with 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
Status (submissions) was the first to score for a featured list, with list of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists.
Adam Cuerden (submissions) was the first to score for a featured picture, with File:Thure de Thulstrup - L. Prang and Co. - Battle of Gettysburg - Restoration by Adam Cuerden.jpg.
Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
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.
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.
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?
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Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with 
Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.
Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
Sasata (submissions), whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
Muboshgu (submissions) and 
Wizardman (submissions), who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
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Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus (
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.
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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: 
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 
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, 
Dana boomer (submissions), 
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.
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Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
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Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:
TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
WonderBoy1998 (submissions) scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Wikipedia:Featured topics/She Wolf.
TheAustinMan (submissions) scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
Igordebraga (submissions) has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).
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.
Hahc21 (submissions), who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
Prism (submissions), who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.
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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.
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 
Czar (submissions) and 
Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of 
Matty.007 (submissions), 
Yellow Evan (submissions), 
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Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
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.
Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.
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