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Ferrari
I'd like to move this to the article talk page, I'll post some stuff there. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:21, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Feedback on election coordination
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I appreciate them
I really love your user page with all those lovely creations. Anyway, wish u a very Happy New Year!! And am seeing your HTML program-mes to modify mine..appreciate me!! --Jagadhatri২০১২ 12:44, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
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I am honored to get the opportunity but I am new here so I don't even no that how to write my user page so since last 5 hours I am testing and I am getting them right. I really appreciate the way you have edited you edit and user page. But as I told that I am new so i know a little about all thos projects and all. So can you please explain it a bit. Thanking you. --Jagadhatri২০১২ 13:36, 1 January 2012 (UTC) ১৪১৮
Really, well, It's little complicated but I need a help that if I want to write in my page that this user can speak Indian English and Bengali then how can I write !! Well, I tried but it says these users speak bengali and english. --Jagadhatri২০১২ 13:43, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
What will happen if I join a project? --Jagadhatri২০১২ 13:46, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Thank you so much, and i am really interested to join the project but if i join them what will happen and what do i have to do? And how can I join them? Thanking you, Yours Grateful --Jagadhatri২০১২ 13:51, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
I have added my name, so now do i have to do something and by the way, how you got that online tag up there am trying and searching but in vain. --Jagadhatri২০১২ 14:06, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, it's actually helping me brother! --Jagadhatri২০১২ 14:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
A pie for you!
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2012 GOCE coordinatorship
Hi Vibhijain! I'd like to express my appreciation for your vote for me during the 2012 GOCE coordinatorship election. During the next 12 months, I will be looking forward to your input on how I can perform my role, so please be brutally honest regarding my actions.
Regards, and have a wonderful new year! --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 02:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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DYK nomination
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Articles requested for the Hindi Wikipedia
Thank you! Here is a list of articles: By the way, if you wish, please take your time with these articles These are mainly either India-related topics, and of international airlines that fly into India
- en:British Airways - hi:ब्रिटिश एयरवेज़
- en:South African Airways - hi:दक्षिण अफ्रीकी एयरवेज
- en:Continental Airlines - hi:कॉनटिनेंटल एयरलाइंस
- en:Delta Air Lines - hi:डेल्टा एयरलाइन्स
- en:The Darjeeling Limited - hi:द दार्जिलिंग लिमिटेड
- en:Voice of Russia (hi:वॉइस ऑफ रशिया)
- en:Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
- en:Anti-Bihari sentiment
- en:El Al
- en:Tunak Tunak Tun
- en:Druk Air
- en:Clay Telecom
- en:Emirates (airline)
- en:Qatar Airways
- en:Jagson Airlines
- en:Gulf Air
- en:Royal Jordanian
- en:Air China
- en:Air Arabia
- en:Aeroflot
- en:Aerosvit Airlines
- en:Air Astana
- en:South Indian film industry
- en:Cinema of Karnataka
- en:Psycho (2008 film)
WhisperToMe (talk) 09:49, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for your help! I see you got BA created :)
- I added a few more additional ones that I found
- WhisperToMe (talk) 17:02, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for starting the articles! I'll see what I can do to improve several of them. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:52, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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User page
Vibhijain! Nice to finally meet you!
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DYK for Archboldomys kalinga
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Your GOCE request
Hello Vibhijain. I'm going to do the copy edit of Rambhadracharya that you requested. Sorry it took so long to get to it. As it mentions many things I don't know about, I may need to ask questions on the article's talk page, so please would you keep an eye on it.
P.S. Thanks for your support in the recent GOCE elections. Best regards, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 18:08, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Coat of arms of Bivona
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December 2011 wikification barnstars!
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For wikifying 10 articles during the drive, Vibhijain, I hereby award you the Iron Wikification Barnstar! Congratulations! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 08:42, 23 January 2012 (UTC) |
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WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!
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- Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.
We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.
A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:21, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for 1964 Summer Paralympics medal table
On 3 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1964 Summer Paralympics medal table, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that athletes from 17 of the 21 competing NPCs won at least one medal in the 1964 Summer Paralympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1964 Summer Paralympics medal table.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 DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
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