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So I was checking on topic retentions and noticed that two of the topics, Bloc Party albums and No Doubt albums, are incomplete as they are missing an album in their topic and their grace period has been long gone. Kinda makes me concerned about what other topics are like this. GamerPro64 14:54, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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) 22:16, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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I restarted the dead FA nomination for "Deadalive", do you have anything you might want to add/critique?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:22, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for the revert at The Dark Knight Rises. Bluerules has already been a major problem amongst several editors these past few weeks (more particularly his edits at Burt Wonderstone and his feud with Darkwarriorblake and BattleshipMan) and tries to turn things around his way against the tide. I find it so despicable like really, "Stop following me"? Can't blame stuff if that has been under watch for a long time, and his diatribes against admins are just stupid. --Eaglestorm (talk) 05:58, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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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.
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Hi Grapple X. I am concerned about seeing one Gibraltar DYK per day. That's way, way, way too many for such a tiny land with a tiny population. We know there's been heavy, paid, COI editing on the topic. We should be a lot more careful. Where is the correct venue to discuss this. I hope you'll talk rather than reverting. Jehochman Talk 21:46, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
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Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:53, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Congrats on the TFA!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:43, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Is there anyway you could drop by the A-class X-Files nomination and add suggestions/support/opposition to these articles: "Vienen", "The Gift", "Millennium", and "X-Cops". They've been waiting there forever, and I feel they may have been forgotten. I'd like to get them out of the limbo they're stuck in.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 16:37, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Grapple X, just wondered, if you have a moment, if you'd like to return to the FLC, there are more comments waiting for you! The Rambling Man (talk) 14:53, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Grapple. If you can, could you close some of the nominations at FTC? Haven't been able to get around to do that myself. GamerPro64 18:05, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm really concerned about your duties for being a delegate for Featured Topics. When I ask you for to close nominations, you are unavailable to take care of them. Can you still able to to do this or should we get another delegate? GamerPro64 00:50, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.
Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. 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
Hawkeye7 (submissions) 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to
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,
Casliber (submissions) and
Sasata (submissions) being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.
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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),
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There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:34, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
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This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions),
Figureskatingfan (submissions),
ThaddeusB (submissions),
Dana boomer (submissions),
Status (submissions),
Ed! (submissions),
12george1 (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.
This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.
Finally, the usual notices: If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:12, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
You claim that LEAD tells us we are supposed to repeat a link if it's in the lead. Can you point me to that passage because I don't see it. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:15, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Hey Grapple. I'm contacting you because you're involved in the Article Feedback Tool in some way, either as a previous newsletter recipient or as an active user of the system. As you might have heard, a user recently anonymously disabled the feedback tool on 2,000 pages. We were unable to track or prevent this due to the lack of logging feature in AFT5. We're deeply sorry for this, as we know that quite a few users found the software very useful, and were using it on their articles.
We've now re-released the software, with the addition of a logging feature and restrictions on the ability to disable. Obviously, we're not going to automatically re-enable it on each article—we don't want to create a situation where it was enabled by users who have now moved on, and feedback would sit there unattended—but if you're interested in enabling it for your articles, it's pretty simple to do. Just go to the article you want to enable it on, click the "request feedback" link in the toolbox in the sidebar, and AFT5 will be enabled for that article.
Again, we're very sorry about this issue; hopefully it'll be smooth sailing after this :). If you have any questions, just drop them at the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 18:59, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I'm SummerPhD. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Manhunter (film) because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, you can use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! You are engaged in an edit war about whether or not to Wikilink one name. You are not discussing it on the articles talk page. You should. You are discussing editors not content. You should not.
Please visit the article's talk page. Without so much as obliquely referring to any other editor, explain why you feel the link in question should or should not be there. (I don't know which of you wants what and don't have an opinion.) After sufficient time for anyone interested to comment, I'll give a third opinion (which is something else you might have considered to resolve this). My opinion is neither infallible nor final. After that, you may choose to provisionally accept what I think or you may seek broader input.
Or, you might choose to continue the edit war and see if an editing block helps clear up the issue. SummerPhD (talk) 01:26, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Manhunter (film). Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:33, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Squeeze (The X-Files) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on September 24, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 24, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Doug Hutchison"Squeeze" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, premiering on September 24, 1993. It featured the first of two guest appearances by Doug Hutchison (pictured) as the mutant serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms. In this episode, FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) (who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files) investigate a series of ritualistic killings by somebody seemingly capable of squeezing his body through impossibly narrow gaps. The agents deduce that their suspect may be a genetic mutant who has been killing in sprees for ninety years. Production was problematic; creative differences led to the director being replaced, and some missing scenes needed to be shot after the initial filming. "Squeeze" received positive reviews from critics, mostly focusing on Hutchison's performance and the resonance of his character. Academics have examined "Squeeze" for its portrayal of the politics of law enforcement, highlighting the tension—evident throughout the series—between the agents' desire to find the truth and their duty to secure criminal convictions. (Full article...)
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Congrats on TFA!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:14, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
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. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:37, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
This is a neutral notice that there is a discussion at Talk:Prometheus_(2012_film)#connection_to_Alien_and_location_of_LV223 that may be of interest to you. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 00:27, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You're being contacted as you've previously used global message delivery (or its English Wikipedia counterpart). It doesn't feel so great to be spammed, does it? ;-)
For the past few months, Legoktm has built a replacement to the current message delivery system called MassMessage. MassMessage uses a proper user interface form (no more editing a /Spam subpage), works faster (it can complete a large delivery in minutes), and no longer requires being on an access list (any local administrator can use it). In addition, many tiny annoyances with the old system have been addressed. It's a real improvement! :-)
You can test out MassMessage here: testwiki:Special:MassMessage. The biggest difference you'll likely notice is that any input list must use a new ((#target:))
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or ((#target:User talk:Jimbo Wales|test2.wikipedia.org))
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If you find any bugs, have suggestions for additional features, or have any other feedback, drop a note at m:Talk:MassMessage. Thanks for spamming! --MZMcBride (talk) 05:17, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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) 22:36, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 14 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The X-Files: The Album, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The X-Files: The Album contains a spoken word hidden track by the series' creator, Chris Carter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The X-Files: The Album. 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 DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 17 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The X-Files: Unrestricted Access, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the video game The X-Files: Unrestricted Access includes a comprehensive database based on the first four seasons of The X-Files? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The X-Files: Unrestricted Access. 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 DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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Long time no see! Have you gotten a chance to read the new X-Files Season 10 comics IDW has put out?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 05:07, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The X-Files: Revelations, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The X-Files: Revelations was compiled as an introduction to The X-Files by series writers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The X-Files: Revelations. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:04, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up
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Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
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![]() | On 31 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Curse of Frank Black, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Halloween-themed Millennium episode "The Curse of Frank Black" was inspired by the Japanese horror film Kwaidan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Curse of Frank Black. 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 DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:
All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:
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Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.
Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:12, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The X-Files: The Album 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 Вик Ретлхед -- Вик Ретлхед (talk) 09:21, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
The article The X-Files: The Album you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:The X-Files: The Album for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Вик Ретлхед -- Вик Ретлхед (talk) 13:41, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
I know that you're a main contributer to the project, but is there any way you could drop a comment/vote on either "The Unnatural" or "Home"? Last time, both were archived due to lack of comments, which was sad (but I guess better than being ripped apart for grammar!)--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:02, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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I have just closed a portal peer review that you had started because the review had went unedited for several months. As I'm sure you can tell, the portal peer review process is rather understaffed, and I apologize if you didn't get what you were looking for. If you are still interested in working with portals, either the one that you brought to PPR or another one, and are looking for advice, please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally by leaving a message on my talk page. I would be happy to help.
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Curse of Frank Black 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 Khazar2 -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:12, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring "The Curse of Frank Black" to Good Article status. Your prolific contributions are always appreciated--keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:37, 5 November 2013 (UTC) |
The article The Curse of Frank Black you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Curse of Frank Black for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Khazar2 -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:42, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
The article The X-Files: The Album you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The X-Files: The Album for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Вик Ретлхед -- Вик Ретлхед (talk) 08:32, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
OK, let's stick to the best practices. In this case, I would like to ask you to check my previous image additions and captions. I plan to fill in all the empty slots. I want to believe.
Best regards, Lamro (talk) 07:39, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Grapple X,
OK with Gender Bender. Maybe you will help me with the image addition to this episode? I guess the great X-files series deserves to get full coverage in Wiki. I want all the episode articles to have nice and to-the-point screenshots and infoboxes. This is an obvious and noble goal, and it was a surprise for me to find out that it has not been fulfilled yet.
Cheers from an X-files fan from sunny Moscow, Russia! Lamro (talk) 07:16, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
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User:Lamro added new images to almost all of The X-Files pages. I went through and removed the ones that are not needed or will probably be deleted (most of them were what had previously been in the articles before they were deleted a year or so ago). Just thought I'd give you a heads up.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 18:46, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Best regards, Lamro (talk) 08:29, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
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December Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
The December blitz ran from December 8–14. The theme for this blitz was articles tied in some way to religion. Seven editors knocked out 20 articles over the course of the week. Our next blitz will be in February, with a theme to be determined. Feel free to make theme suggestions at the Guild talk page! The January 2014 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in October and November 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2013. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in October and November 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! ![]() Coordinator election: Voting is open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January through 30 June 2014. Voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:25, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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I found the references from Fox and left you a response. 72.72.240.141 (talk) 19:24, 27 December 2013 (UTC) Talk:The_Lone_Gunmen_(TV_series)#E-com-con_Corporation
I am not even arguing that the image passes WP:NFCC, I am arguing that an image that wwas previously kept through a deletion discussion should not be speedily deleted either through the orphaning process or the disputed fair use process, but should be discussed again through a new deletion discussion. The way these screenshots have been deleted recently, you should have no problem getting the image deleted from Wikipedia, but should someone complain at least going through the proper channels of a new deletion discussion, you would be able to show that there is a new consensus to not have the image in the article. Aspects (talk) 19:01, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.240.141 (talk • contribs)
Please note that I don't like it is NOT a valid reason for removing information from Wikipedia.
You may cite your reasons in the edit summary, or in the article's talk page if you need more room than the edit summary affords.
Thanks again,
72.72.240.141 (talk) 03:50, 28 December 2013 (UTC) There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.240.141 (talk) 03:52, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors 2013 Annual Report
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So, anything strange and unusual cooking? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:59, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
Can you comment at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews6.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:56, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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)
Ahh man, I'm sorry. I only copied the pages that had The X-Files reviews on them. :( Sorry I can't be of help.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 05:15, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Fourth Horseman (Millennium) 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 Seabuckthorn -- Seabuckthorn (talk) 19:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
![]() | On 18 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Fourth Horseman (Millennium), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Millennium's Brittany Tiplady credited the episode "The Fourth Horseman" with helping her to develop as an actress? 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. |
Thank you Victuallers (talk) 16:03, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
The article The Fourth Horseman (Millennium) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Fourth Horseman (Millennium) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Seabuckthorn -- Seabuckthorn (talk) 22:52, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
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It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:
Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.
More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.
I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!
--Dom497
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Millennium Group 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 Seabuckthorn -- Seabuckthorn (talk) 02:00, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
The article Millennium Group you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Millennium Group for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Seabuckthorn -- Seabuckthorn (talk) 23:12, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article ...Thirteen Years Later, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Millennium's "...Thirteen Years Later" featured the members of Kiss in dual roles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/...Thirteen Years Later. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may 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. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:48, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
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:
Other competitors of note include:
After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello colleague. I was curious to know is there an official reviewing process for an article to reach A-class status? I've searched all over Wikipedia, but could not find anything related to this, so if you can provide some links regarding A-class nomination/reviewing, I'll be very thankful. Bye.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 13:09, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I was wondering if you could do a check for close paraphrasing for Of Human Feelings, currently a good article? My last attempts at its FAC were impeded by different users (including one with whom I was having a content dispute with all the while) either telling me the paraphrase was too close or not worded to their liking (which led in some examples to me revising it in a way too close to the source). Simply put, it was derailed, and my offer to transcribe whatever hard-to-access print sources for reviewers hardly helped (even though I did one--[2]--to show I could). In the last FAC for this article, an editor suggested I should have an independent reviewer do a source review, and I saw your name at the FAC talk page. Would you be interested? Dan56 (talk) 10:24, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
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)
Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Thanks to all who participated in the drive and helped out behind the scenes. 42 people signed up for this drive and 28 of these completed at least one article. Final results are available here. Progress report: Articles tagged during the target months of December 2012 and January 2013 were reduced from 177 to 33, and the overall backlog was reduced by 13 articles. The total backlog was 2,902 articles at the end of March. On the Requests page during March, 26 copy edit requests were completed, all requests from January 2014 were completed, and the length of the queue was reduced by 11 articles. Blitz!: The April blitz will run from April 13–19, with a focus on the Requests list. Sign up now! – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2014 Blitz wrap-up
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